T h e p o w e r and influence of t h e C a t h o l i c P r e s s a r e so g r e a t t h a t e v e n s e e m i n g l v insignificant a c t i v i t y in i t s f a v o u r i s o f g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e . A n y t h i n g y o u do f o r t h e Catholic P r e s s I w i l l c o n s i d e r d o n e for m e personally.—Pope Pius XI.
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Brussels, 30th July. The flags of t h e Papal S t a t e , t h e Chinese Republic and Belgium w e r e flown a t t h e Abbey St. A n d r e n e a r B r u g e s on t h e occasion of t h e ordination a s a priest of Lou T s e n g T s i a n g who in 1913 was P r e s i d e n t of t h e Chinese Council of Ministers. Broken-hearted on t h e d e a t h of his Belgian wife, nine y e a r s ago, Lou took t h e Benedictine robe and today became Dom P i e r r e Celestine Lou.
In addition to t h o u s a n d s of pilgrims, t h e Chinese C h a r g e d* Affaires and A m b a s s a d o r s in London, a n d Moscow, M i n i s t e r s in Madrid, P a r i s and t h e H a g u e w e r e present. Mass w a s celebrated b y Monsignor Constantini, A r c h b i s h o p of Theodoria, t h e late Apolostic Deleg a t e t o China. His Holiness t h e Pope sent c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and greetings.—Reuter.
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i n g t h e m t o observe all t h i n g s w h a t s o e v e r I h a v e commanded L a s t week's article g a v e a n a c - y o u . " A u b u r n , N.Y.—-The s i t u a t i o n i n M e x i c o count of t h e s p o n t a n e o u s origin of w a s declared t o b e "a challenge t o t h e C h r i s t i a n i t y i n K o r e a a m o n g some I n 1791 t h e bishop of P e k i n g C h r i s t i a n people of t h i s c o u n t r y " b y t h e Mackay, K o r e a n scholars, who s t u d i e d t h e t r u e t o his promise s e n t t o t h e R e v . D r . J o h n A l e x a n d e r Foreign principles of o u r religion from K o r e a n frontier a p r i e s t from sMe ci srseitoanrsy o fo ft h et hP er e sBb yo at errdi a no fChurch, in books w r i t t e n i n C h i n e s e b y m i s - Macao named J o h n Dos Remedios. a n a d d r e s s delivered i n W i l l a r d C h a p e l s i o n a r i e s i n P e k i n g , a n d adopted U n f o r t u n a t e l y a persecution in t h e o f t h e A u b u r n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y t h e principles e n u n c i a t e d t h e r e c o u n t r y rendered i t impossible f o r ( P r e s b y t e r i a n . ) concerning God, t h i s life, d e a t h , t h e C h r i s t i a n s t o send a n y one t o "There a r e Christian churches in h e a v e n , a n d h e l l ; of h o w , n o t be- t h e meeting place, a g r e e d upon bei n g satisfied, w i t h t h e m e r e spread fore hand, t o guide t h e p r i e s t into Mexico w h i c h n e e d t h e s y m p a t h y a n d support o f Christians in t h e United of C h r i s t i a n i t y , t h e y wished t o t h e country. F a t h e r Remedios S t a t e s , " D r . M a c k a y said. " T h e figure h a v e a n ecclesiastical o r g a n i s a t i o n , t h e r e f o r e w a s obliged t o r e t u r n t o o f J e s u s C h r i s t s t a n d s a b o v e t h e p r e s e n t ^exactly a s t h e y found i n P e k i n g P e k i n g w h e r e h e soon died. Dur- conflict, c h a l l e n g i n g u s a l l t o b u y o u r a n d established a h i e r a r c h y b y i n g t h e persecution m a n y converts selves i n s o m e t a s k o f c r e a t i v e e n d e a v o u r . t h e m s e l v e s a p p o i n t i n g a bishop in Seoul won t h e Crown of M a r t y r - O n l y a s t h e s e e d d i e s a n d i s buried i n field c a n i t find i t s n e w a n d p r i e s t s , a n d h o w w h e n d o u b t s dom. A f e w denied t h e i r F a i t h . tahned fgurreraotwe re d life. That is t h e challenge b e g a n t o a r i s e o n t h e validity of I n s p i t e of all t h e s e b y 1794 t h e o f t h e p r e s e n t Mexican s i t u a t i o n . " t h e i r e s t a b l i s h m e n t , t h e y w r o t e t o n u m b e r of C h r i s t i a n s rose t o over the. bishop of P e k i n g f o r h i s a d - f o u r t h o u s a n d a n d t h e presence of " Wherein," Dr. Mackay asked, " cona p r i e s t b e c a m e m o r e a n d more sists t h e so-called M e x i c a n s i t u a t i o n ? vice. Three facts of primary importance must necessary. be b o r n e in mind. First, Mexico is T h e bishop of P e k i n g in h i s becoming, deliberately and increasingly, reply encouraged t h e m t o perA Chinese p r i e s t w a s t h e r e f o r e the b r o w n m a n ' s f a t h e r l a n d . T h e t r u e severe i n t h e i r F a i t h , reproved n a m e d t o replace F a t h e r Remedios. M e x i c a n i s prouder o f h i s I n d i a n a n t h e m f o r h a v i n g exercised t h e H i s N a m e w a s F a t h e r J a m e s c e s t r y than of a n y w h i t e blood h e may S t a t i s t i c s show, functions w h i c h only H o l y O r d e r s Tjyou. He w a s luckier f o r h e suc- h a v e i n h i s v e i n s . b y t h e ceeded in m e e t i n g t h e C h r i s t i a n s m o r e o v e r , t h a t t h e I n d i a n e l e m e n t o f properly administered uch more C h u r c h could e m p o w e r t h e m t o do, w h o h a d come t o guide h i m into trha ep i dployp utlhaat ino ne i tihse ri n cwr ehai tsei ns g o m r Mestizos. T h i s w a s i n 1795. M e x i c o i s i n t e r e s t e d in n o s y n t h e s i s o f a n d consoled t h e m b y g r a n t i n g t h e c o u n t r y . t h e m p e r m i s s i o n t o p r e a c h a n d t o T h e news of t h e a r r i v a l i n t o t h e t h e E u r o p e a n a n d Indian, b u t i n t h e t e a c h t h e doctrines of t h e C h u r c h c o u n t r y of a real, validly appointed affirmation o f h e r Indian blood a n d h e r a n d b a p t i s e c o n v e r t e d p a g a n s . p r i e s t from P e k i n g , a s promised in i t a g e i n t e r m s o f t o d a y . G r e a t w a s t h e j o y of t h e K o r e a n t h e l e t t e r of t h e Bishop, caused a " S e c o n d , M e x i c o ' s r e v o l u t i o n J£ t h e C h r i s t i a n s w h e n t h e y received t h r i l l of joy t h e y h a d n e v e r before first revolution on t h e American * coni n t h e i r life. Needless experienced this letter. t i n e n t o f t h e vertical, v o l c a n i c t y p e . (Continued
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Previous revolutions had been o f t h e earthquake o r horizontal order, w h i c h dislocated administrative machinery a n d changed administrative heads b u t did not b a s i c a l l y affect t h e s t r u c t u r e o f society. The Mexican revolution is a n ethnic revolt bursting forth from a b y s m a l d e p t h s o f blood a n d t r a d i t i o n . I t i s n o t h i n g m o r e n o r l e s s t h a n an a t t e m p t t o liquidate t h e effects o f t h e Spanish conquest The supreme deity o f t h e n e w M e x i c o is T h e R e v o l u t i o n t o w h i c h a m o n u m e n t h a s b e e n erected in t h e c a p i t a l w i t h t h e l e g e n d , ' T o the Revolution of Y e s t e r d a y , T o d a y and Forever.' "Third, M e x i c o is t h e first emerging t o t a l i t a r i a n S t a t e in the N e w World.
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T h e c h i e f e x p r e s s i o n o f totalitarianism a p p e a r s i n t h e a n t i - r e l i g i o u s policy of the Government. I n n i n e S t a t e s of the M e x i c a n union n o r e l i g i o u s s e r v i c e s are a l l o w e d i n e i t h e r public o r private. In m a n y j g t a t e s s c h o o l t e a c h e r s a r e required t o g i v e r e g u l a r l e s s o n s a g a i n s t religion themselves and t o swear that they p r a c t i c e n o r e l i g i o u s r i t e . O n t h e other h a n d t h e S t a t e i s b e i n g c o n v e r t e d into a C h u r c h ; b a p t i s m a l s e r v i c e s a r e carried o u t i n s o m e o f t h e S t a t e s i n t h e name of the Mexican Revolution.
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t o s a y t h a t t h e i r devotion a n d St. P a u l , Minn.-—The Confraternity t h e i r zeal w e r e g r e a t in e n r i c h i n g of Christian Doctrine w a s ranked t h e i r souls b y o b t a i n i n g God's improtant v e h i c l e for as the most promoting Catholic Action b y the graces through t h e Sacraments M o s t R e v . J o h n G r e g o r y M u r r a y , Archadministered b y t h e priest, who b i s h o p o f S t . P a u l , in a n a d d r e s s before also finding himself in a n a t m o s t h e D i o c e s a n Council of Catholic Women p h e r e almost u n i q u e in t h e H i s t o r y at i t s spring meeting here. of t h e C h u r c h , did n o t s p a r e him- h i s fiock, he offered himself t o t h e P r e s i d i n g a t t h e first m e e t i n g of the self i n t h e services of t h e self- j u d g e s on t h e 20th April 1801. s e s s i o n s , A r c h b i s h o p M u r r a y called the converted C h r i s t i a n s , whose n u m - T h e eloquent t e r m s in which h e C o n f r a t e r n i t y t h e n u c l e u s a b o u t which b e r s continued t o increase a n d soon | defended himself a n d h i s F a i t h all o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s should radiate. He described t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n i n t h e archreached ten thousand. I before t h e court proved useless d i o c e s e a s "a m o d e l s y s t e m , " providing a n d a f t e r being t o r t u r e d h e w a s e d u c a t i o n f o r a d u l t s a n d children. H e established t h e Confrater- m a r t y r e d on t h e 31st of May, T h a t T h e R e v . D r . R u d o l p h B a n d a s , direcn i t y of t h e C h r i s t i a n Doctrine t o s a m e y e a r t h r e e h u n d r e d Korean tor o f t h e C o n f r a t e r n i t y in t h e archgive i m p e t u s t o t h e propogation of C h r i s t i a n s won t h e palm of diocese, reported p l a n s f o r t h e establisht h e F a i t h a n d i t produced wonder- M a r t y r d o m . T h i s was t h e first of m e n t o f 150 r e l i g i o u s v a c a t i o n schools u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s of t h e Confraternity. ful results. T h a t t h e F a i t h of t h e f o u r g r e a t persecutions of t h e A r c h b i s h o p M u r r a y said t h a t t h e Holy these a u t o m a t i c converts w a s K o r e a n Church. Father's Catholic Action programme sincere, a n d s t r o n g , a n d e x t r a w a s p l a n n e d p r i m a r i l y t o " w i t h s t a n d the T h e promotion o r d i n a r y , is proved b y t h e fact, Father Tjyou having been inroads o f p a g a n i s m . " t h a t when t h e G o v e r n m e n t of m a r t y r e d , t h e K o r e a n Catholics o f Catholic A c t i o n , h e s a i d , depends o n a d e e p personal k n o w l e d g e of Korea, g e t t i n g wind of t h e arrival w e r e again w i t h o u t a p r i e s t a n d ^more Christianity than on "organization." a of a priest, a r r e s t e d t h e head of c o n t i n u e d t o b e so for n o less t h a n The * announcement that (N.C.W.C.) p r i e s t would soon b e coming t h e house i n which F a t h e r Tjyou t h i r t y y e a r s , a miracle of g r a c e ! caused g r e a t j o y a m o n g t h e w a s accommodated, along w i t h B u t t h e y were not r e m a i n i n g quiet. C h r i s t i a n s , b u t t h e b i s h o p ' s deci- t w o o t h e r s w h o h a d b r o u g h t h i m T h e y m a d e repeated a t t e m p t s t o s i o n concerning t h e n a t i v e religion i n t o t h e c o u n t r y , all t h r e e g a v e u p i n f o r m t h e Bishop of P e k i n g , a n d w a s n o t v e r y m u c h t o t h e t a s t e of t h e i r lives a n d w o n t h e palm of even t h e Popes (Pius V I I and Leo SACRIFICES. rather than deny X I I ) of t h e i r plight. T h e Bishop some of t h e m . Even Peter Ri Martyrdom, G r e a t sacrifices a r e n o t always . f o u n d i t r e p u g n a n t t o give u p t h e t h e i r F a i t h . of P e k i n g could no longer help t h e h a r d e s t t o bear. Always exw o r s h i p of h i s dead r e l a t i v e s . t h e m f o r h e h a d died in 1808. p e c t i n g t h e m t o confront us, we F a t h e r T j y o u escaped a n d con- P o p e P i u s V I I w a s i n prison i n , T h e n e x t c h a p t e r in t h e h i s t o r y t i n u e d his m i n i s t r y w i t h fervour F o n t a i n e b l e a u , when t h e l e t t e r a r e often r e a d y f o r t h e m . But of t h e C h u r c h in K o r e a begins until a n u n f o r t u n a t e incident r e - f r o m t h e Korean Catholics reached little e v e r y d a y t r i a l s — t h e inviw i t h t h e heroic, m o s t h a z a r d o u s vived t h e persecution. A case h i m , a n d could do no m o r e t h a n sible crosses w e all carry, the hidden v e x a t i o n s and trifling frets, and a d m i r a b l y p e r s i s t e n t a t t e m p t s containing books, religious articles, s y m p a t h i s e w i t h t h e m . Leo X I I Tjyou's a n d m a n y of F a t h e r t h e contradictions of circumstanon t h e p a r t of t h e m e s e n g e r s of in 1827 received a second l e t t e r ^ t h e Gospel t o e n t e r t h i s forbidden l e t t e r s w a s discovered b y t h e a d d r e s s e d t o t h e Holy See. T h i s ces, t h e worries of daily living— these' a r e t h e t h i n g s t h a t a r e hard P t e r r i t o r y i n obedience t o t h e divine police, a n d a s a consequence t h e t i m e t h e i r efforts were fruitful. t o e n d u r e ; t h e s e a r e t h e sacrifices P m a n d a t e , "Going t h e r e f o r e t e a c h C h r i s t i a n s w e r e h u n t e d , a r r e s t e d : ye all n a t i o n s , b a p t i s i n g t h e m i n a n d imprisoned. T h e p r i e s t knew t h a t help t o m a k e s a i n t s , if borne (To b e continued) t i t h e n a m e o f the F a t h e r a n d of t h e t h a t a price h a d been placed upon w i t h cheerfulness a n d resignation I Son and of the Holy G h o s t , t e a c h - his head and i n t h e hope of saving for t h e love of God. A. D'C. F r a n c i s X a v i e r Kouen, w h o m t h e y h a d appointed bishop, g a v e u p p e r f o r m i n g h i s "espiscopal" functions a n d t h e " p r i e s t s " likewise stopped t h e i r p r i e s t l y d u t i e s . H o w e v e r t h e y w e r e n o t satisfied w i t h t h i s s t a t e of affairs, and s e n t delegates t o t h e Bishop of P e k i n g on a double m i s s i o n : t o a s k h i m t o send t h e m p r i e s t s a n d t o question h i m o n t h e lawfulness of c e r t a i n rites relating to ancestor worship. T h e bishop promised t o send a missioner a s soon a s possible t o b e t h e i r f a t h e r a n d guide i n t h e religion they h a d spontaneously adopted, and, a t t h e s a m e t i m e , warned them against superstition a n d pointed o u t t o t h e m t h a t t h e w o r s h i p of a n c e s t o r s w a s incompatible w i t h t h e w o r s h i p of t h e one t r u e God.
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Only o n e of Catholic S t u d e n t s , o r P a x R o m a n a , P e i p i n g . — " N e w W a y s of F i x i n g t h e circumstance detracted from t h e P e i p i n g . — " N e w W a y s o f F i x i n g t h e | from v a r i o u s E u r o p e a n c o u n t r i e s a n d participated joyousness of t h e assembly, a n d E t h n o l o g i c a l P o s i t i o n o f China " w a s t h e ! t h r e e s p i r i t u a l a d v i s o r s t h a t was t h e knowledge t h a t illness s u b j e c t of a n open l e c t u r e g i v e n t o d a y j included p r i n c i p a l l y d i s c u s s i o n s c o n c e r n had p r e v e n t e d t h e Bishop of t h e in t h e auditorium o f t h e Catholic j iRno gm pa rneap aCr aotnigo rness s f ot ro tbhee hf oeul dr t eienn t Ph rPa gauxe niversity of Peking b y t h e R e v . Dr. diocese, t h e R t . Rev. Dr. T h o r m a n , I U W i l l i a m S c h m i d t , S.V.D., o n e o f t h e n e x t S e p t e m b e r . from being present with h i s world's f o r e m o s t e t h n o l o g i s t s , w h o a r - A f t e r t h e c h a i r m a n , D r . J . J. R u c k ] , people, e i t h e r f o r t h e J a r r o w rived h e r e M a y 18 a n d will spend about w e l c o m e d t h e d e l e g a t e s t o P r a g u e , a n d M. l'Abbe J . G r e m a u d , s e c r e t a r y g e n e r a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n o r for t h e New- s i x m o n t h s in t h e Orient. T h e lecture w a s o f a n introductory p a i d a t r i b u t e t o t h e l a t e P r o f e s s o r D r . castle m e e t i n g . T h e chief s p e a k e r o u t l i n i n g b r o a d l y t h e s u b j e c t BuHough, f o r m e r c h a i r m a n o f t h e P a x a t t h i s l a t t e r g a t h e r i n g w a s t h e|; character, m a t t e r t o b e t r e a t e d in a r e g u l a r c o u r s e R o m a n a , t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e secretary, Archbishop of W e s t m i n s t e r . H i s I of e t h n o l o g y w h i c h w i l l b e g i v e n b y Rudi S a l a t , r e p o r t e d o n t h e e x t e n s i o n o f Grace delivered a s t i r r i n g a d d r e s s j F a t h e r S c h m i d t w h e n school r e o p e n s in t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e P a x R o m a n a , s t a t e d on S t . Bede a n d h i s times, going j t h e F a l l . T h e c o u r s e will l a s t f r o m f o u r t h a t t w o n e w f e d e r a t i o n s o f s t u d e n t s back t o t h e eighth c e n t u r y a n d j t o five w e e k s . I n h i s lecture o f t o d a y f r o m P u e r t o R i c o a n d M e x i c o h a v e b e e n : Dr. Schmidt called attention among r e c a p t u r i n g , in imagination, t h e | o t h e r t h i n g s t o w h a t h e called t h e c o n - a d m i t t e d a s m e m b e r s o f t h e f e d e r a t i o n t h a t n e w o r g a n i z a t i o n s o f Catholic a t m o s p h e r e of t h e time in which I v e r s i o n o f e t h n o l o g y f r o m t h e m a t e r i a l - sand tudents have been formed in Bulgaria, t h a t g r e a t Saint lived a n d labour- i s m o f t h e l a t t e r h a l f o f t h e 19th c e n t u r y Beirut, t h e P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s , C a n a d a , ed. D r . Hinsley dwelt upon S t . to i t s p r e s e n t s p i r i t u a l i s m a n d h i s t o r i - J a p a n , D u t c h I n d i e s , a n d o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . i n t i m a t e d t h a t in t h e field o f In a n o t h e r s e s s i o n t h e a g e n d a o f t h e Bede's g r e a t n e s s a s a religious a n d ec it shmn o. l o gHy e China offered a wonderful o p as a scholar. H e pointed out t h a t p o r t u n i t y f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n s a n d t h a t f o r t h c o m i n g C o n g r e s s w a s a p p r o v e d b y the violation of t h e t o m b i n t h e w h a t h a d been done a l o n g t h e s e l i n e s t h e d e l e g a t e s a n d a l l p a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e presented with copies of a n informative Galilee Chapel of D u r h a m C a t h e - t h u s f a r w a s only t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a b o o k l e t a b o u t P r a g u e a n d C z e c h o s l o v a g r e a t w o r k t o come. dral, a n d t h e s c a t t e r i n g of t h e In t h e b e g i n n i n g o f J u n e D r . S c n m i d t k i a , d o n a t e d b y t h e M i n i s t r y o f F o r e i g n Saint's relics, in t h e sixteenth cen- will l e a v e f o r J a p a n w h e r e h e will d e - A f f a i r s . I t w a s a l s o decided t o publish a by Protestant fanatics, liver a s e r i e s o f l e c t u r e s a t t h e I m p e r i a l tury, typified t h e r u t h l e s s rejection, in U n i v e r s i t y in T o k y o . H e will t h e n r e - m o n t h l y o r g a n c a l l e d P a x R o m a n a t h a t d a r k t i m e , of all t h a t St. Bede t u r n t o China. I n O c t o b e r h e will l e a v e i n s t e a d o f t h e p r e s e n t q u a r t e r l y p u b l i P e i p i n g f o r S o u t h C h i n a and t h e P h i l i p - c a t i o n , F o l i a P e r i o d i c a . had lived f o r a n d h a d laboured t o p i n e s a n d will t h e n r e t u r n t o h i s w o r k The delegates are spending a few days leave t o h i s country. a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Vienna. ( L u m e n ) . touring Czechoslovakia. (N.C.W.C.)
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he t h o u g h t w h a t t h a t little act would cost h i m . A s h e w a s w a s h i n g his fingers he spied a little cup j u s t beside t h e basin. W i t h o u t a t h o u g h t h e filled it t o t h e b r i m and took a long r e f r e s h i n g drink, t h e n , r u n n i n g quickly back to t h e o t h e r s h e sat down c o n t e n t e d l y is h i s chair. Two m i n u t e s l a t e r t h e r e was a knock a t t h e door. S i s t e r w a s w a n t e d . One of t h e s e r v a n t s w a s t h e r e ; she c a m e to s a y s h e t h o u g h t — s h e was not s u r e , b u t s h e t h o u g h t — s h e had c a u g h t s i g h t of one of t h e little g e n t l e m e n t a k i n g a d r i n k of w a t e r . S i s t e r ' s h e a r t s a n k w i t h i n her. Could it be t r u e ? R e t u r n i n g to t h e children s h e said q u i e t l y : "Did a n y little boy forget and t a k e a d r i n k of w a t e r ? " H E A R T OF J E S U S . (Acrostic) H o w s a d a r e w e w h e n friends t r u e are E s t r a n g e d f r o m u s d a y to d a y ! A h , t h e y f o r g e t t h e pain t h e y cause: Really t h e y d o ! F o r aye T r u e f r i e n d s we t h o u g h t w e were going to be! O J e s u s , m y loving F r i e n d , often h a v e I F o r s a k e n T h e e by wilful s i n !
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Little Pitchers Have Long Ears. T h e family w a s seated a t t h e tabte with a g u e s t who was a business acquaintance of dad's, all Precepts to be observed at ready to enjoy t h e meal, when t h e Communion. five-year-old son shouted out: T h e following p r e c e p t s for the " W h y , m o t h e r , t h i s is roast beef!" " Y e s . " answered t h e m o t h e r ; ; r e v e r e n t reception of Holy ComI munion h a v e been compiled by " w h a t of i t ? " " W e l l , pop said t h i s m o r n i n g M g r . Canon J a c k m a n , P.P. of t h a t he was g o i n g to b r i n g a big j W a t f o r d , H e r t s . 1. Kneel n e a r t h e o t h e r comfish home for d i n n e r t o - n i g h t . " m u n i c a n t s , if any. 2. Hold up y o u r head without An Odd Thing. t h r o w i n g it back. " Have you noticed a v e r y odd 3. Open t h e m o u t h moderately t h i n g about b l u n t p e o p l e ? " F r e e a n d sufficiently, m a n asked his friend. j 4. P u t out t h e t o n g u e slightly. " Can't say t h a t I have," said t h e 5. L o w e r w i t h o u t closing the l a t t e r : " T h e y a r e certainly r a t h e r •eyelids; a n d don't look at embarrassing at times." the priest. F r e e m a n nodded pensively. 6. Close t h e lips slowly and bow " Y e s ,but h a s n ' t it »ever s t r u c k y o u r head g e n t l y after you t h a t t h e y a r e t h e ones who receiving. generally come t o t h e point first?" 7. Get u p immediately the he said. p r i e s t has passed you, if * * * * o t h e r s are waiting. Sympathetic. 8. Don't genuflect before or " I object t o smoking," said a a f t e r receiving. nervous lady in t h e back seat of a t r a m car. " I t m a k e s me ill." When Sentiment Miscarried. " I s t h a t s o ? " said t h e m a n with T o m m y (to y o u n g m a n , a friend t h e pipe, sympathetically. "Well, of his s i s t e r ) : " I wouldn't drink don't you t h i n k you ought t o give out of t h a t cup. I t ' s Bessie's cup, up, m a ' a m ? " and she's v e r y p a r t i c u l a r who * * * * d r i n k s out of i t . " Did T o m m y P u t It Over? Young man (draining the cup): Teacher (to Tommy, who was " O h . I feel h o n o u r e d d r i n k i n g out a b s e n t from school t h e previous of Bessie's cup. Bessie's your a f t e r n o o n ) : " H o w is it you were sister, i s n ' t s h e ? " not a t school y e s t e r d a y T o m m y ? " T o m m y : " R a t h e r not. Bessie T o m m y : "Please, sir, w h e n I is m y d o g . " was coming to school I s a w a * * * * steamroller." He Saved The Situation. T e a c h e r : "Well, how did t h a t A n inquisitive old lady was alprevent you from c o m i n g ? " T o m m y : " A policeman touched w a y s w a y l a y i n g t h e new minister me on t h e shoulder and said, 'Mind in t h e s t r e e t to ask him questions. t h a t steamroller, boy,' and I stood One d a y s h e stopped h i m and s a i d : "Mr. B r o w n , would you minding it all t h e afternoon." please tell m e t h e difference beth e a r t s were overflowing with peace ween a C h e r u b i m and a Seraphim ?" and happiness. The young minister thought B u t t h e n e x t m o r n i n g very early, when all his little companions of wildly for a m o m e n t or two. Then t h e day before, were still in bed, he replied, w i t h a n inspiration: Reggie's father and m o t h e r "Well, t h e y did h a v e a difference. b r o u g h t him once more to t h e con- I believe b u t t h e v m a d e it up." vent. No music and singing to be H e r Line in Heaven. h e a r d to-day. All t h e music was in Reggie's h e a r t as at last Baby The p a t i e n t saleswoman brought J e s u s entered it for t h e first time. out t h e 17th h a t . The customer How much he had to tell Him—all seemed impressed, b u t h e r doting about t h e long weeks of p r e p a r a - h u s b a n d spoke up with decision. tion and then about t h e b i t t e r dis- " T h a t h a t does not become you. appointment of the day before. my a n g e l . " But how h a p p y he was now, and T h e saleswoman showed anhow quickly t h e m o m e n t s flew. "I o t h e r . had to finish t a l k i n g to J e s u s all " A n d t h a t certainly is not wort h e way out of chapel!" h e said. t h y of you. m y a n g e l . " But I don't t h i n k he or his little " I f e a r , " said t h e saleswoman companions could ever forget t h a t " w e c a n n o t suit your t h e y m u s t be " f a s t i n g from mid- finally, a n g e l : we h a v e n o t h i n g in the night." w a y of a h a l o . "
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WAS SOMETHING IMPORTANT Mr. H a r r y S h e p h a r d , P a r r a m a t t a solicitor, at a send-off to inspector Roberts told a neat story. A certain Prince of Wales, accompanied by the D u k e of Marlborough, was ' r e t u r n i n g h o m e late one evening, a n d seeing a policeman s t a n d i n g on a corner said to a newsboy, "I will give you £5 if you go across and kick t h a t bobby." T h e news- j boy did a s s u g g e s t e d , a n d was speedily t a k e n into custody. The Prince of W ales intervened, and s a i d : " I t w a s nof t h e boy's f a u l t ; I told him t o do it." As a result of this s t a t e m e n t , t h e prince and his friend w e r e t a k e n t o the police s t a t i o n . T h e s t a t i o n serg e a n t a s k e d for t h e n a m e s of the a r r e s t e d m e n . " I a m t h e P r i n c e of Wales," said H i s Royal H i g h n e s s . **And I a m t h e Duke of Marlborough," said his friend. Then t h e s e r g e a n t t u r n e d t o t h e newsboy and inquired, " A n d w h o might you b e ? " T h e lad looked a t the others slyly a n d said, "Well, I am j not going t o let down m y pals— ; Tarn t h e A r c h b i s h o p of Canter- I bury."—"Cumberland Argus." i
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Broadcast. , f r o m t h a t of the Earl of D a n b y , B i s h o p L a s i w e e k w e s a i d t h a t t h e r e w o u l d j C o m p t o n and five o t h e r political l e a d e r s , w h o o n ' J u n e 30, 1688, b e l i e v i n g Church be c o n t r o v e r s y o v e r Mr. C h e s t e r t o n ' s and R e a l m to /be e n d a n g e r e d by t h e broadcast on F r e e d o m . T h e .Church a c t i o n o f J a m e s II, s e n t a n i n v i t a t i o n T i m e s lost i t s f u n n y b o n e a n d w a s r e a l to W i l l i a m of O r a n g e to i n v a d e t h e ly rude t o Mr. C h e s t e r t o n . Mr. K e n s i t c o u n t r y ; t h a t they s u c c e e d e d where never had a f u n n y b o n e in h i s r e l i g i o u s F i s h e r f a i l e d , and that t h e i r a c t i o n w a s frame, and m a d e c a p i t a l out of t h e m o r e in accordance w i t h o u r c o n v i c t i o n s broadcast a t t h e P r o t e s t a n t Martyrs' t h a n h i s , c a n m a k e no difference to t h e celebrtion at L e w e s . m o r a l q u a l i t y of t h e a c t i o n / ' This G.K. looks like a c h i e v i n g P r o t e s t a n t m u c h , a n y h o w , m a y b e s a i d , t h a t if t h o s e reunion all round if h e g o e s on, t h o u g h who engineered the "glorious Revolumany people have enjoyed his breezy t i o n " w e r e h e r o e s , St. J o h n F i s h e r could f r e s h n e s s w h o are n o t C a t h o l i c s . not h a v e b e e n a "traitor" f o r d o i n g e x Mr. K e n s i t had m o r e t h a n one g r i e v a c t l y t h e s a m e kind of t h i n g , did he do ance. H e objected t o t h e Catholic T i m e s so. Protestants themselves are becomproposal f o r a C a t h o l i c H o u r , t h o u g h i n g a l i t t l e doubtful a b o u t the moral we h a v e no o b j e c t i o n s t o a P r o t e s t a n t q u a l i t y of m a n y of t h e i r o w n " M a r i a n Hour, o r e v e n a K e n s i t H o u r . W e s t i m a r t y r s / ' a n d it is i n t e r e s t i n g t o find pulate o n l y one t h i n g , t h a t all p a r t i e s the Anglican prelate concluding his should r e f u s e to b e o f f e n s i v e t o w a r d s article with the following quotation those w h o d i s a g r e e 'with t h e m . I n f r o m t h e U n i t a r i a n Dr. C h a r l e s B e a r d ' s other w o r d s l e t u s a g r e e w h e r e v e r w e H i b b e r t L e c t u r e s on t h e R e f o r m a t i o n : can, a n d d i s a g r e e p o l i t e l y a n d c h a r i t a b "If w e e x c e p t s o m e o f t h e h u m b l e r sufly w h e n w e m u s t . ferers for the new truth, whose fate T h e " h o u r s " w o u l d all be real a n d h i s t o r y p a s s e s b y w i t h brief b u t c o m i n t e r e s t i n g , and all w o u l d quickly l e a r n p a s s i o n a t e record, I a m n o t sure t h a t that m u d s l i n g i n g a n d r u d e n e s s do n o t t h e p u r e s t honours o f m a r t y r d o m do pay. W e h o p e t h a t t h e B . B . C . will n o t n o t r e s t u p o n t h e h e a d s of F i s h e r and be d e t e r r e d by t h e difficulties t h e y m u s t More." m e e t i n i n t r o d u c i n g f r e e d o m of s p e e c h . ( T h e U n i v e r s e , J u n e 21.) * * * $ * * * * Catholic P r e s s A n d C o n v e r s i o n s . T h e E c l i p s e of Calles. T h e c l e r g y of s e v e r a l P o l i s h d i o c e s e s P l u t a r c o E l i a s Calles h a s had a t o l e h a v e r e s o l v e d on v o l u n t a r y t a x a t i o n of r a b l y l o n g run a s a p e r s e c u t o r of t h e t h e i r o w n m e a g r e i n c o m e s i n order t o Church i n M e x i c o . It s e e m e d a s if h e f o u n d a s u i t a b l e f u n d f o r t h e publicah a d b e c o m e p e r m a n e n t d i c t a t o r of t h e t i o n of Catholic l i t e r a t u r e . From the Central American Republic—whether in Bishop of Tiruvalla's (Mar Theophilos) T h e R e u n i o n Record c o m e s f u r t h e r a p - I office or out of i t — b u t h i s m o r e r e c e n t p r e c i a t i o n of t h e C a t h o l i c p r e s s . ] t o o l s h a v e not proved a s p l i a b l e in h i s
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; | I * * * * i What N e x t ? W e a r e not s u r p r i s e d a t the quarrel b e t w e e n Calles and C a r d e n a s . It w a s M a r t y r or T r a i t o r ? bound to c o m e , but w e do not, a t t h e T h e A n g l i c a n B i s h o p of Rochester m o m e n t , count it a s a h a p p e n i n g t h a t h a s i s s u e d an e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e c e l e b presages immediate relief for the r a t i o n s p r o p o s e d t o b e held in R o c h e s t e r Church and t h e p a t i e n t Catholic people Cathedral to-day and tomorrow to of M e x i c o . Calles w a s c r a f t y and c o m m e m o r a t e " t h e f o u r t h c e n t e n a r y of cruel. W e h a v e y e t t o l e a r n t h a t Carthe e x e c u t i o n o f B i s h o p J o h n F i s h e r . " denas is less crafty and less cruel. He W e h a v e a l r e a d y e x p r e s s e d our opinion h a s a l r e a d y s h o w n h i m s e l f t o be a m e a n a s t o t h e t a s t e a n d t a c t of t h e s e c e l e dissembler, declaring through diplomab r a t i o n s , and n e e d n o t r e p e a t it. B u t tic a g e n c i e s t h a t t h e r e i s no p e r s e c u t i o n * e n o t e w i t h i n t e r e s t t h a t t h e A n g l i c a n I of r e l i g i o n in a c o u n t r y w h e r e in 14 b i s h o p deals w i t h a n objection f r o m t h e j S t a t e s no man is p e r m i t t e d to p r a c t i s e P r o t e s t a n t side t o t h e effect t h a t S t . h i s r e l i g i o n and m i n i s t e r s of r e l i g i o n John Fisher w a s a traitor, a charge a r e o u t l a w e d — a n d w h e r e in t h e r e m a i n ^ased on c e r t a i n s t a t e m e n t s of C h a p u y s , i n g S t a t e s the p r i e s t s p e r m i t t e d to live the a m b a s s a d o r o f t h e E m p e r o r , to t h e i t h e r e are hopelessly numerically effect t h a t t h e S a i n t had u r g e d t h a t t h e j insufficient for the r e a s o n a b l e p e r f o r m Emperor should institute hostilities ance of spiritual administration to a g a i n s t t h i s c o u n t r y in t h e c a u s e of r e - ! t h e i r flocks. Cardenas m a y carry on ligion. W e n e e d n o t s t o p t o deal w i t h t h e g a m e of bluff f o r a w h i l e l o n g e r . h i s a c c u s a t i o n ; it i s f u l l y d i s c u s s e d and Calles did it. X o w C a l l e s g o e s o u t — a n s w e r e d in a n a p p e n d i x t o the official in f a c t h e h a s b e e n h u s t l e d out by h i s account of t h e l i v e s of t h e t w o n e w l y | w h i l o m a s s o c i a t e s — a n d C a r d e n a s — h o w canonised S a i n t s , w r i t t e n b y M g r . R. L. l o n g w i l l he l a s t ? A l l t h e b r i g h t peoS m i t h , V i c e - R e c t o r of t h e V e n e r a b i l e , ple o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n a r y P a r t y t h a t h a s ^nd published in E n g l i s h by M e s s r s . dominated the scene in Mexico for the H u m s and O a t e s . The charge against p a s t 18 y e a r s are a l i v e t o t h e c o n d i t i o n s the S a i n t s is t h e r e s h o w n to be t o t a l l y and m e t h o d s that h a v e enabled Calles misconceived. The Anglican bishop, to b e c o m e a m i l l i o n a i r e . They must h o w e v e r , a n s w e r s b y a t u quoque, w h i c h w a n t to k n o w w h y t h e y c a n n o t a l s o w e q u o t e a s b e i n g d i s t i n c t l y o f inh a v e a s h a r e of t h e "boodle." What vest. will Cardenas do now? Catholic M e x i c o is w a t c h i n g , k n o w i n g t h a t t h e V Sound R e t o r t . return of r e l i g i o u s f r e e d o m is o n l y a If it be g r a n t e d t h a t t h e S a i n t s o u g h t m a t t e r o f t i m e . H o w l o n g will Cardeforeign i n t e r v e n t i o n on behalf of t h e n a s s t r i v e to d e l a y i t s a r r i v a l ? Catholic r e l i g i o n , " f r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t " T h e Standard'* D u b l i n . J u n e 21.) o f m o r a l i t y h i s a c t i o n d o e s not differ
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T h e s e are indeed i m p o r t a n t q u e s t i o n s ; j t h e y a r e full o f h u m a n i n t e r e s t ; t h e y | m u s t b e t a k e n a c c o u n t of in a n y d i s c u s s i o n of t h e p r e s e n t antagonisms. Nevertheless, though relevant, they are s u b o r d i n a t e ; t h e y do n o t c o n s t i t u t e t h e principal i s s u e T h a t will be found in the dispute between Church and State o v e r a more f u n d a m e n t a l m a t t e r t h a n of t h o s e j u s t m e n t i o n e d . L e t u s t h e r e fore set the minor questions aside for the moment and focus our attention on w h a t is r e a l l y t h e m a i n difficulty.
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B y D a v i d B a n k s Sickels. Amid the tumult of the street feet, And ceaseless tread of restless \ What varied human forms we meet \ Every day. Some burdened with unwhispered woe, Sad secrets God alone can know; \ We see them wandering to and fro Every day. seared by Time's decay or blight, sight, furrowed brow and fading haunt our feet from morn till night Every day. Some swayed by passion deep and strong, Enkindled by some burning wrong, Some With Who
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Every day. The lust of power, the greed for gain— Twin tyrants of the heart and brain— We see the ruin of their reign T Every day. • The crafty knaves that throng the street', I Robed in the garments of deceit, t Who breathe to lie and lite to cheat • Every day. I I And some aspiring to be great, With beaming eyes and heart elate, f Scorning the thorny thrusts of fate • Every day. I The youth enthralled by some fond A dream T O r borne along on fancy's stream, t Believing all things what they seem • Every day. J The aged tottering towards the tomb. t Wo light to lift their rayless gloom, • Nor hope their weary way illume • Every day. | The rich and poor, the old and young t With silent lip or fluent tongue, • And griefs untold or joys unsung • Every day. A Thus in the dream of the town • Some bear a cross or wear a crown, • Until death rings the curtain down I Every day. X f
T h a t t h e p u b l i s h e r r e p o r t s th» first edition of Blood-Drenched A l t a r s alr e a d y s o l d o u t i s not s u r p r i s i n g . T h i s book is p r e c i s e l y w h a t a g r e a t m a n y o f u s h a v e b e e n l o o k i n g for, n a m e l y , a v o l u m e o f specific i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e p r e s e n t conflict b e t w e e n C h u r c h a n d S t a t e in Mexico. Articles in t h e m a g a zines, stories in the n e w s p a p e r s , interviews and letters have been so contradictory of one another that thinking people are curious about the actual f a c t s of the case. T h e s e people w i l l find t h a t B i s h o p K e l l e y ' s book a n s w e r s m a n y of t h e v e r y q u e s t i o n s t h e y have been asking.
In a d d i t i o n to the m a i n d i s p u t e betw e e n C h u r c h a n d S t a t e in M e x i c o , there are, of course, several subordinate issues. T h e s e m i n o r i s s u e s do n o t essentially affect the chief controversy; y e t t h e y a r e o f i n t e r e s t t o m a n y and w i l l , in t h e l o n g run, do t h e i r p a r t in w i n n i n g or a l i e n a t i n g public s y m p a t h y . F o r example, people are a s k i n g : Was n o t t h e C h u r c h in M e x i c o v e r y rich? A r e not the moral standards of t h e clergy very low? Is not the Church responsible f o r t h e prevalent illiteracy? I f the people are ninety p e r cent Ca-
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t h o l i c , w h y do t h e y a l l o w t h e C h u r c h to be persecuted? Have not the b i s h o p s been a c t i v e i n p o l i t i c s ? Have they n o t opposed progressive movements w i t h r e g a r d t o land, l a b o u r a n d e d u c a tion ?
I n s p i t e of t h e p r o p a g a n d a , it is d e a r l y u n t r u e t h a t a l l is w e l l u n d e r t h e M e x i c a n flag. W e g e t a different p i c t u r e of c o n d i t i o n s t h e r e f r o m s u c h writers as Carlton Beals in The Nation, George Creel in Collier's, R o b e r t H a m m o n M u r r a y and R a y m o n d M o i e y in T o - d a y . N o w comes a big book o n M e x i c o — 5 0 0 p a g e s l o n g , w i t h a crimson c o v e r and a jacket of red, white and green, entitled BloodDrenched A l t a r s , and written by F r a n cis Clement Kelley. Of course every body knows that Francis Clement Kelly, Doctor of Philosophy of Louvain, C a p t a i n C h a p l a i n of t h e M i c h i g a n I n fantry in the Spanish American War, f o u n d e r a n d p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Catholic Church Extention Society, and for m a n y years editor of the Extension Magazine of Chicago, is, since 1924, t h e B i s h o p o f O k l a h o m a . H e h a s t o h i s credit half a dozen books and uncounted scatt e r e d a r t i c l e s . T h i s l a t e s t b o o k of h i s i s really t w o v o l u m s in one, f o r i t cont a i n s ^ h e a H y 1 5 0 ' p a g e s c»f iw>tes. n n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n p r e p a r e d b y E b e r Cole B y a m , a n old s t u d e n t of M e x i c a n a . It i s \ a book w h i c h will do a g o o d deal towards u p s e t t i n g the high-powered prop a g a n d a of p r o f e s s i o n a l w r i t e r s , t r a v e l b u r e a u s a n d M e x i c a n officials; and, incidentally, it raises questions in one's mind about A m b a s s a d o r Josephus D a niels, who, on his return f r o m Mexico o n A p r i l 22nd, g a v e o u t a v e i l e d a p o l o g y for the Mexican r-dministration. " W h e r e h a s h e b e e n , " one :Ceels iike a s k i n g , " w h i l e t h e e v e n t s recorded i n t h i s book w e r e h a p p e n i n g ? "
The Bishop presents quite frankly an ex parte statement—the brief of a n a d v o c a t e , n o t t h e i m p a r t i a l opinion of a judge. H e bases arguments on the admissions of his opponents, while conceding little or nothing himself. H e covers an enormous amount of ground, from the Aztec days down to February, 1935. Amid the preoccupation of a b u s y l i f e , h e h a s had t o do h i s w o r k in h a s t e — i n e i g h t weeks, he tells us—and inevitably there are omissions which l i m i t t h e u s e f u l n e s s of t h e book. The n o t e s could h a v e been m o r e s k i l l f u l l y arranged. One misses a bibliography. Still, for those who wish to learn the Catholic s i d e o f t h e c a s e , t h i s is b y f a r the best volume as yet available.
T h e r e is a b u n d a n t reason for u r g i n g upon t h e home circle, rich or poor, t h e culture of love, w i t h out which no t r u e h o m e culture can exist. How can it be d o n e ? I F i r s t be willing t o show t h e love t h a t already exists. It is like a p l a n t w i t h shrivelled drooping leaves. B r i n g it out into t h e light, j show it, p u t it in t h e w a r m t h of I t h e sun. 1
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The present Mexican Government \ has enacted certain l a w s affecting the C a t h o l i c Church. T h e e n f o r c i n g of j these laws has involved widespread dist u r b a n c e , in t h e c o u r s e o f w h i c h p e o p l e h a v e been d r i v e n f r o m t h e i r h o m e s , m a n y have been imprisoned or punished, and a considerable number (possibly thousands) have been killed. The I situation resembles a state of war. ! j | !
B y w a y o f c o m m e n t on t h e s e f a c t s , ! representatives of the Government state the case equivalently a s f o l l o w s : — " I t is t h e d u t y o f t h e M e x i c a n G o v e r n m e n t to s e e t h a t t h e f r u i t s o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n , a s defined in t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n o f 1917. s h a l l b e e x t e n d e d to all t h e people o f M e x i c o , In t h e d i s c h a r g e of t h i s o b l i g a t i o n , t h e G o v e r n m e n t i s o p p o s e d b y t h e Catholic c l e r g y and their supporters, who openly state t h e i r o p p o s i t i o n to g o v e r n m e n t a l policies and their determination to resist, ( T o be c o n t i n u e d ) .
Children w a t c h y o u r p a r e n t s w i t h eyes of love a n d you will probably see y o u r m o t h e r silent, j y o u r f a t h e r gloomy, w i t h d r a w n I i n t o himself p e r h a p s over t h e fact t h a t no m a t t e r how h a r d h e t r i e s , j h e can never m e e t t h e family demands. Show h i m t h a t you k n o w he is tired, t h a t you love h i m j for his c o n s t a n t effort, t h a t you ' love h i m t h e s a m e even if he h a s failed to do all h e hoped. M o t h e r is silent because s h e cannot give you all t h a t you wish for. Show h e r how well a n d cheerfully you c a n g e t on w i t h a little. If you a r e loyal children and h a v e acquired t h e h a b i t of t h i n k i n g m o r e of y o u r p a r e n t s a n d less of your- j selves, you will find out t h e i r b i r t h d a y s and p l a n — a little gift from e v e r y child—a song s u n g — a little speech m a d e — s o m e g a m e s o r g a n ized in which p a r e n t s m a y join, a n d d u r i n g which in all probability, t h e y will feel a new sense of how t r u l y you love t h e m . W h e n it is F a t h e r ' s b i r t h d a y g e t y o u r M o t h e r to support all y o u r plans, a n d w h e n it comes t o showing y o u r dear m o t h e r how you love h e r , be s u r e and g e t f a t h e r t o help j in p l a n n i n g for t h e good t i m e . B u t w h o can be y o u r unfailing h e l p e r ? T a k e J e s u s into all y o u r s e c r e t s a n d He will inspire you t o do small b i g t h i n g s a s H e once did t o a family of seven. T h e y sacrificed t h e i r pennies for M o t h e r ' s b i r t h d a y , and actually h a d sufficient t o b u y a tea-set, b u t e v e r y s c r a p of t h e crockery got b r o k e n between t h e m . I t w a s a s a d g r o u p of faces t h a t M o t h e r espied on h e r b i r t h d a y m o r n i n g , g a z i n g on broken crockery, b u t J a c k stepped f o r w a r d a n d in his m a n l y fashion saved t h e situation. " H a p p y b i r t h d a y M o t h e r darling, do n o t look a t t h e broken w a r e , b u t a t our intention which w a s g e n u i n e M u m m i e , and G o s h ! it did cost a t t i m e s !
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A m b i t i o n is a l m o s t a s fatal to T h e s a m e seven m a d e a spiritual j t a l e n t as w a n t itself. I t is hard B o u q u e t for t h e i r D a d d y ' s b i r t h - ! day, because J e s u s g a v e t h e m t h e indeed t o h a v e t o b a r t e r one's best h a p p y t h o u g h t a n d M o t h e r helped t h o u g h t s for a c r u s t of bread, but t h e m t o p u t it i n t o action. How- I in w o r k i n g for a l a u r e l w r e a t h we ever, Elizabeth w a s r a t h e r lazy to imperil our souls. g e t u p early for Holy Mass, so she * * * * confidingly told h e r m o t h e r t h a t Get t h e h e a r t r i g h t , a n d t h e ins h e would count t h e whole nine tellect will socn rectify itself. Masses and Communions on * * * * D a d d y ' s b i r t h d a y and offer t h e m T h e r e a r e t w o w o r l d s : one is t o h i m a s h e r Novena. H e r intenclaimed b y S a t a n , w h o is styled t i o n m a y h a v e been genuine, b u t " t h e god U t h i s w o r l d ; " t h e other s h e cannot h a v e been quite q u i t e belongs t o God, w h o c r e a t e d it and h a p p y because—"Gosh ! I t did not all worlds. T h e one world is cost." condemned, a n d accordingly perse" B e a u t y unaccompanied by vir- c u t e s ; t h e o t h e r is reconciled, and accordingly suffers persecution. t u e is a flower w i t h o u t p e r f u m e . " T h e condemned world is all t h a t * * * * is w i t h o u t t h e C h u r c h ; t h e reconT h e spiritual m a n m u s t be care- ciled world is t h e Church.— ful n o t t o seek in t h e t r u e gifts of mocked, for w h a t s o e v e r a m a r God his own pleasures, b u t t h e s o w e t h t h a t shall h e also reap. * * * * * p r a i s e of God.—Blosius. I t is impossible f o r a Christian * * * * N o t h i n g is so profitable t o t h e w h o p r a c t i s e s exercises n o t to come f o r t h from t h e m b e t t e r t h a n soul a s t o obey.—St. A u g u s t i n e . • * * * * h e w e n t in. If t h e desire t o love God be sin* • * * cere, it is itself love.—Blosius. To p e r f o r m o u r a c t i o n s in Christ * * • * * is t o u n i t e o u r s w i t h H i s , so t h a t , Blessed a r e t h e y t h a t h a v e not for t h e s a k e of H i s , t h e y m a y be seen, a n d h a v e believed.—John X X . accepted on h i g h .
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ANSWER. The presence of the priest i s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e v a l i d i t y of m a r r i a g e of a Catholic, b e c a u s e h e i s one of t h e t h r e e vvitnesses n e : e s s a r y for the v a l i d i t y of t h e c o n t r a c t . E v e r y c o n tract i s a m e n a b l e to t h e public a u t h o r i t y to w h i c h t h e p a r t i e s a r e s u b j e c t s . T h i s is a p r i n c i p l e u n i v e r s a l l y a d m i t t e d a n d acted u p o n i n e v e r y s t a t e . E n g l i s h civil law, f o r i n s t a n c e , a p p l i e s it in s c o r e s of c a s e s . P e - p l e under t w e n t y - o n e c a n n o t validly enter into certain contracts w i t h out c o n s e n t o f p a r e n t s o r g u a r d i a n s wives are prevented f r o m m a k i n g some contracts in certain circumstances. S o m e c o n t r a c t s in o r d e r t o b e v a l i d m u s t b e in w r i t i n g ; s o m e m u s t b e w i t n e s s e d b y o n e or s e v e r a l w i t n e s s e s ; some are limited as to t i m e or place of c o n t r a c t i n g ; s o m e m u s t be a c c o m panird b y s p e c i a l f o r m a l i t i e s . T h i s i s practised throughout the world. Though t h e d e t a i l s of t h e l e g i s l a t i o n in different c o u n t r i e s m a y d ffer, n o o n e d o u b t s t h a t the public authority can make true effective l a w s preventing, a contract b s t w e e n c e r t a i n people in c e r t a i n circ u m s t a n c e s . If people a t t e m p t t o m a k e c o n t r a c t s in s p i t e of s u c h l a w s , t h e c o n t r a c t s a r e null and v o i d i. e., n o n - e x i s tent.
T h o u g h t s of a Schoolmaster, by H. S. Shelton (Hutchinson, 6 s . ) , is a n i n t e r e s t i n g and t h o u g h t f u l book, and, on t h e whole, both s a n e and sensible. T h e a u t h o r is n o t a Catholic, t h o u g h h e claims t o be "one w h o h a s studied t h e f a i t h , " and h e w r i t e s w i t h fairness and s y m p a t h y on Catholic m a t t e r s F o r instance, h e fully endorses t h e justice of t h e Catholic claim to receive help from t h e r a t e s , and appreciates t h e i r reasons for w a n t ing t h e i r own schools. In an a p pendix, h e refuses to be convinced by Mr. Arnold L u n n t h a t " m a j o r evolution" is n o t a proved fact. On m a t t e r s not directly concerned w i t h religion h i s views a r e a l w a y s at least, i n t e r e s t i n g . He is not in favour of co-education or, on t h e o t h e r hand, of a classical c u r r i culum. I n o u r opinion, h e definitely underrates and fails to appreciate t h e value of t h e l a t t e r . He ably defends t h e teaching profession, a n d h a s a special word in defence of t h e a s s i s t a n t m a s t e r ' T o t h e problem of religious a n d moral i n s t r u c t i o n , " h e w r i t e s of non-Catholic schools, " t h e r e seems t c be no solution." So h e would leave t h i n g s a s t h e y a r e . The book is well w o r t h r e a d i n g for t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in school m a t t e r s ; even t h o u g h w e do not a l w a y s a u t h o r i t y a s a basis of principle, a g r e e w i t h it. T h e a u t h o r ' s whole position is a good illustration of t h e u r g e n t need of a n e x t e r n a l (C. T. S.)
publicly r e g i s t e r e d and t h a t t h e S t a t e h a s full r i g n t s to d e m a n d such r e g i s t r a tion in her official books. In f a c t Church and S t a t e c a n h a r m o n i o u s l y w o r k t o • g e t h e r a s l o n g a s it is conceded t h a t w i t h r e g a r d to t h e bond of wedlock in itself, and in its n e c e s s a r y r i g h t s a n d d u t i e s , | the Church a l o n e m a k e s l a w s f o r CathoI lies. If b o t h p a r t i e s are n o n - C a i h o i . e s , j the Church p u r p o s i v e l y avoids l e g i s l a t i n g I about the f o r m a l i t i e s of m a r r i a g e . {The '' Catholic Gazette).
Q U E S T I O N . I understand that it is the d o c t r i n e of y o u r C h u r c h t h a t t h e parties t o m a t r i m o n y a d m i n i s t e r t h e sacrament of marriage one to the other. Why t h e n i s a p r i e s t n e c e s s a r y ? I quite grant t h a t it i s s e e m l y a n d d e s i r a b l e that t h e r e should be a r e l i g i o u s c e r e mony a t a w e d d i n g , b u t n o t t h a t it i s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e v a l i d i t y of t h e m a r r i a g e , s o t h a t t h e y are n o t h u s b a n d and wife if t h o p r i e s t i s n o t t h e r e .
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A N a s t y One. "My d e a r , " said M r s . Robinson with a s h u d d e r , " I h a d such a n awful n i g h t - m a r e l a s t night. I dreamed t h a t all t h e a n i m a l s f r o m which m y new f u r coat is m a d e were c h a s i n g m e . " " B u t s u r e l y you a r e not a f r a i d of a few r a b b i t s , a r e you, m y d e a r ? " a s k e d h e r friend.
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Mr. E d w a r d P o n n i a h , on t h e staff of t h e St. P a u l ' s I n s t i t u t i o n a m e m b e r of a well-known M a l a v a n Ceylon Catholic ramily and a b u d d ing Meliorist, in collaboration w i t h another S e r e m b a n scboolmps+pr h a s j u s t b r o u g h t out a book e n t i t l ed " S p o t l i g h t s in M a l a y a " T h e foreword is w r i t t e n by a n e m i n e n t l a w y e r a n d a S t a t e Councillor Mr. S e e n i v a s a g a m of P e r a k . I t h a s been well commented on b y t h e Malayan Press. The Straits Times " T h e wind of progress blows t h r o u g h t h e i r p a g e s " Malaya T r i b u n e " T h e book is an a t t e m p t t o place a n a c c u r a t e picture of some of t h e problems t h a t confront t h e Jaffna Tamil community in Malaya and succeeds a d m i r a b l y in doing s o . " T h e Malacca G u a r d i a n devoted a n editorial on t h e m e r i t s of t h e publications.
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The g r e a t A r c h b i s h o p P a t r i c k Clune, R e d e m p t o r i s t , of P e r t h , Western A u s t r a l i a , h a s died a g e d 71. He w a s appointed Bishop in 1910 and b e c a m e first A r c h b i s h o p of P e r t h in 1913. H e w a s born i n Ireland and d u r i n g t h e w a r w a s appointed C h a p l a i n — G e n e r a l t o t h e A u s t r a l i a n Forces. He endeavoured to b r i n g about a peaceful settlement of t h e Anglo-Irish diffil culties of 1920 between Lloyd George and De Valera b u t for r e a ! sons beyond his control, did n o t succeed. D r . Clune w a s a v e r y fluent p r e a c h e r and powerful w r i t er. He is succeeded by A r c h j bishop Prendiville, also Irish, w h o i at 35 y e a r s of age, is probably t h e youngest A r c h b i s h o p in t h e world. Mgr. Prendiville w a s one of t h e finest a t h l e t e s in Ireland.
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N o w m a r r i a g e is a c o n t r a c t b e t w e e n ! May two persons exchanging between one another the rights and duties of the Thai I may see thy face, Heaven s Queen, whose married state. This contract i s a m e n mother love a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c a u t h o r i t y t o w h i c h i t | Has brought me home above. belongs, and this public a u t h o r i t y c a n prevent a marriage b e i n g valid e x c e p t To Thee saved through the tangles of a perilous in c e r t a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s o r w i t h c e r way, tain f o r m a l i t i e s . The o n l y public a u t h o I lift my grateful lay. r i t y to w h c h a m a r r i a g e o f a C a t h o l i c is amenable is the Catholic Church, and none o t h e r . Christ h a s m a d e m a r r i a g e a S a c r a m e n t . I t is a s m u c h a S a c r a A n A p t Reply. ment a s Baptism, Confirmation, the A Miss Boylan recently g o t m a r Eucharist, Penance, Last Annointing or the Priesthood. It is n o t a sacrament ried to a m a n named Dunne. Meetin a d d i t i o n t o the c o n t r a c t ; i t i s n o t ing a friend who had not h e a r d of m e r e l y a n added b l e s s i n g ; t h e c o n t r a c t h e r m a r r i a g e and who addressed itse f is, for the bartized, the sacrah e r as Miss Boylan, s h e aptly ment, and the sacrament is the contract. T h e C a t h o l i c Church a l o n e h a s p u b l i c authority over Sacraments. N o n e of the s a c r a m e n t s are u n d e r t h e control of t h e civil l a w — o r t h e p o l i c e m a n o r t h e magistrate. The Church alone can therefore make laws affecting the validity c f t h e c o n t r a c t o f m a r r i a g e . She has done so. She h a s decreed that no m a r r i a g e of a Catholic i s v a l i d e x c e p t i n the p r e s e n c e of the p a r i s h p r i e s t o f t h e place ( o r t h e Ordinary, o r t h e d e l e g a t e of e i t h e r ) a n d t w o w i t n e s s e s . I n c a s e of real i m p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t or h i s d e l e g a t e b e i n g p r e s e n t , s h e h a s made special laws, but t h e s e are rare!y applied, s i n c e s u c h i m p o s s i b i l i t y i s l i k e l y to o c c u r b u t s e l d o m . W h e n t h e r e f o r e t w o p e r s o n s of w h o m a t l e a s t o n e i s a Catholic, e x c h a n g e m a t r i m o n i a l c o n s e n t not in p r e s e n c e of t h e t h r e e w i t n e s s e s , the p a r i s h p r i e s t and t w o o t h e r s d e m a n d ed b y C a t h o l i c l a w , t h e y do n o t e n t e r into a c o n t r a c t ; a s r e g a r d s v a l i d i t y i t i s an idle p e r f o r m a n c e a n d n o t h i n g m o r e . S u r e l y all t h i s i s s i m p l e , a n d f o r a n y o n e who a c c e p t s C a t h o l i c p r i n c i p l e s o n l y p l a n common sense. I t follows directly from t h e t w o f o l d f a c t t h a t a c c o r d i n g t o the C a t h o l i c f a i t h t h e c o n t r a c t o f m a r r i age is a sacrament and t h a t the Catholic Church h a s l e g i s l a t e d a b o u t i t a n d d e manded the presence of the aforesaid three w i t n e s s e s f o r i t s v a l i d i t y . I f o n e d e n i e s t h e Catholic F a i t h , t h e w h o l e r e a s o n i n g i s of course v a l u e l e s s ; b u t t h e n one n e e d n o t b o t h e r a b o u t w h a t t h e C a thoMc C h u r c h t h i n k s o f o n e ' s m a r r i a g e . Although the Catholic Church allows no authority whatever to the State regarding the essential nature and d u t e s of the m a r r i a g e of a C a t h o l i c , s h e d o e s acknowledge authority in the State to r e g u l a t e t h e civil c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e marr a g e c o n t r a c t S h e f u l l y r e c o g n i z e s that t h s important contract should be
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On H i s w a y t o C a l v a r y O u r Blessed L o r d a n d S a v i o u r t u r n e d t o a g r o u p of s y m p a t h e t i c a n d s o r r o w i n g women w h o s o u g h t t o c o m f o r t H i m by e x p r e s s i n g t h e i r g r i e f f o r H i s t e r r i b l e sufferings a t t h e h a n d s , a n d b y t h e o r d e r , of c o w a r d l y m e n blinded b y pride. B u t w h a t was Our Lord's response to t h e women's lamentations and t e a r s ? H e was touched by their s y m p a t h y of t h a t t h e r e c a n b e no d o u b t b u t it a r o u s e d n o w e a k n e s s in H i s p u r p o s e to suffer, f o r t u r n ing to t h e m He said: "Weep not f o r M e , b u t weep f o r yourselves and for your children." W e m u s t read into these words a g r a v e warning, since Our Lord f o r e s a w t h e evils t h a t would follow t h e J e w ' s r e j e c t i o n of H i s t e a c h i n g a n d H i s Grace. H e would n o t dwell u p o n H i s own g r e a t physical a n d m e n t a l a g o n y w h e n H e consid e r e d t h a t of t h e w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n w h o would suffer a s a r e s u l t of t h e i n c u r a b l e s p i r i t u a l b l i n d n e s s a n d h a r d n e s s of h e a r t of those proud Jewish leaders and t h e i r followers w h o c r i e d : " C r u c i fy H i m ! H i s blood b e upon u s a n d upon o u r children!" , "Why D o e s O u r L o r d Weep? H o w often h a v e w e not h e a r d t h o s e w o r d s O u r D i v i n e L o r d add r e s s e d t o t h e w e e p i n g w o m e n of Jerusalem, repeated by His C h u r c h t o t h e afflicted w o m e n of C h r i s t i a n n a t i o n s , a s if in w a r n i h g . A n d w h y ? B e c a u s e t h e spiri•HIOIITT YMnA
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a n d p e r s e c u t e d m v s t i c a l Bodv of m . i ,, ^, V • o • ' T> Christ—the Church m Spam, RusS i a , Mexico, and e l s e w h e r e , and to-day, a g a i n . He m a y b e imagined turning to them and saying t h r o u g h t h e Voice of H i s V i c a r on Aftrfriw e e p not e a r t h : ""nDa ai iuogl ihftoerrcs i , for M e b u t weep f o r yourselves f o r y o u r c h i l d r e n ! " I t is a t « e and the same time a warning and a p l e a d i n g of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t ef O u r L o r d f o r o u r o w n s a k e s a n d f o r t h e s a k e of t h e little children t o - d a y w h o need t o b e defended from t h o s e inspired b y S a t a n w h o would enslave t h e i r bodies in sin and so stifle t h e life of t h e i r souls. T h e r e is no e x c u s e f o r only w e e p i n g a n d lamenting* n o w . W e h a v e n o t i m e t o w a s t e in w o r d s of Bjrmpahy—however heartfelt—for t h e C h r i s t i a n w o m a n is called to act r a t h e r t h a n w e e p t o - d a y . She •ftust b e u p and d o i n g t o set h e r s p i r i t u a l h o u s e in o r d e r . The C h u r c h of C h r i s t h a s need of h e r daughters; to a great extent the Catholic C h u r c h ' s d e s t i n y in every
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Jubilee week in Belfast, N . Ireland, was m a r r e d by a virulent anti-Catholic c a m p a i g n . A Catholic woman w a s s h o t in t h e foot. Shots were fired into a Catholic house and a Catholic m a n had a narrow escape f r o m a bullet. A mob of 300 s m a s h e d windows in t h e Catholic q u a r t e r and looted a public house. A Catholic was inj u r e d by a blow f r o m a b a t t o n and had t o be t a k e n to hospital. N u m e r o u s r e s i d e n t s in t h e Catholic a r e a received l e t t e r s t h r e a t e n ing d e a t h if t h e y did not leave t h e i r houses. A Catholic boy selling fruit was b e a t e n by a mob and his c a r t o v e r t u r n e d . O r a n g e g u n men actually m a d e t h e i r appearance. A y o u n g m a n of 25 on his w a y home w a s s h o t in t h e abodemen and is critically ill. His f a t h e r was shot dead in t h e 1921 anti-Catholic r i o t s in Belfast. Hi*, cousin Miss L. C a n n o n w a s in t h e same y e a r blown t o pieces by a bomb. Catholic mill girls r e t u r n ing t o t h e i r w o r k a f t e r t h e d i n n e r hour were a t t a c k e d by a mob of 50. T h r e e Catholic women workers h a v e had to leave t h e i r employm e n t in t h e Linfield Mill. Two bombs were t h r o w n into t h e Catholic q u a r t e r . A crowd knocked down and kicked a Catholic on t h e g r o u n d In County Tyrone, a m o b s u r r o u n d e d t h e house of F a t h e r Donnelly, P . P . of Coagh, shouting, u s i n g obscene l a n g u a g e and flinging stones. When t h e good p r i e s t c a m e out he w a s set upon by t h e crowd, knocked down and r o u g h l y handled. CORSICAN B A N D I T M E E T S DEATH A F T E R MAKING P E A C E W I T H GOD. A n d r e Spada, t h e notorious Corsican bandit, who w a s guillotined on J u n e 2 1 s t in t h e presence of a t r e m e n d o u s crowd of F r e n c h and Corsicans, m a d e h i s peace with A l m i g h t y God before t h e end came. T h i s m e s s a g e has been received from Reuter's wireless. W e t r u s t t h a t God's mercy was s h o w n to h i m a s stated. BISHOP H E N S H A W P R E S I D E S A T UNION O F C A T H O L I C MOTHERS' MEETING. A message of appreciation f r o m . H e r Majesty, t h e Queen of E n g land, and s t r i k i n g speeches by Mrs. Joseph L y o n s , wife of t h e P r e m i e r of A u s t r a l i a , and F a t h e r Cyril Martindale, S. J. w e r e memorable features of t h e a n n u a l demonstration of t h e Salford diocesan branch of t h e Union of C a t h o iic Mothers in M a n c h e s t e r last month. The Q u e e n ' s m e s s a g e came in response t o t h e Union's Jubilee congratulations. M r s . Lyons is t h e m o t h e r of 11 children. About 4,000 ; m o t h e r s from m a n y p a r t s of t h e Salford diocese were present, j Bishop H e n s h a w presided. o
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T h e eatholic A r c h d u k e Otto and E m p r e s s Zita of A u s t r i a have been invited b y t h e Municipality of Ha!!, in t h e Tyrol, to live t h e r e as ordinary citizens. This a p p a r ently violates t h e e x i s t i n g A n t i - j H a p s b u r g laws.
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BANDITS. CRIME P E R P E T R A T E D NEAR SIBERIAN BORDER. R o m e . — A t e l e g r a m received at the headquarters of t h e M i s s i o n a r i e s of Bethlehem at I m m e n s e e , Switzerland, announces the k i d n a p p i n g and murder by b a n d i t s of the R e v . A n t h o n y J o e r g , a m i s s i o n a r y s t a t i o n e d at M o n g u d a t u i n , in n o r t h e r n Manchukuo. The message s a y s t h a t his body h a s been recoved but g i v e s no p a r t i c u l a r s . T h e f o r m e r superior of this mission, the R t . R e v . M s g r . E u g e n e Imhof, P r e fect A p o s t o l i c of T s i t s i k a r , lost his life in a s i m i l a r m a n n e r J a n u a r y 17, 1934 w h e n the T r a n s - S i b e r i a n Express, on which h e w a s r e t u r n i n g t o his post of duty, w a s held up b y bandits w e s t of Harbin. F a t h e r J o e r g w a s 33 y e a r s of a g e and had been in the e a s t since 1929. Last winter his work brought him to the northern f r o n t i e r of M a n c h u k u o where he f o u n d t h o u s a n d s of W h i t e R u s s i a n s , w h o h a d fled f r o m t h e S o v i e t P r o v i n c e s of e a s t e r n Siberia, e n c a m p e d a l o n g the s o u t h e r n bank of the A m u r River. He m a d e t w o t r i p s to t h e r e f u g e e s during t h e w i n t e r and w a s p r e p a r i n g to visit t h e m a g a i n w h e n he w a s a t t a c k e d by the b a n d i t s . It w a s not his first e n c o u n t e r with o u t l a w s ; he had several e x p e r i e n c e w i t h t h e m , e s c a p i n g s u c c e s s f u l l y from each e n c o u n t e r , s o m e t i m e s a f t e r b e i n g robbed and m a l t r e a t e d , and other t i m e s a m i d a s h o w e r of bullets. D u r i n g t h e recent hard t i m e s in northern Manchukuo h e did m u c h t o relieve the d i s t r e s s of the s u f f e r i n g f a r m e r s and w o n t h e e s t e e m of t h e G o v e r n m e n t and t h e people. (Fides) HARVARD •
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B o s t o n . — A near-riot i n v o l v i n g some 2,000 H a r v a r d s t u d e n t s and r e q u i r i n g the a t t e n t i o n of 25 m e m b e r s of t h e C a m bridge police force resulted from the ceremonial burning, Tuesday n i g h t , of hundreds of copies of t h e Lampoon, H a r v a r d s t u d e n t publication, w h i c h t h a t day h a d b e e n banned by police and o t h e r officials a s "obscene, p r o f a n e and scurrilous." It w a s indicated y e s t e r d a y t h a t T i m o t h y F . L e a h y , Chief of t h e C a m b r i d g e Police and official censor, w h o c h a r a c t e rized t h e s t u d e n t publication a s " h i g h l y obscene and exceptionally profane," would s e e k to b r i n g a b o u t the indictm e n t of t h o s e responsible f o r t h e i s s u e complained against. (N.C.W.C.)
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London.—Widespread i n t e r e s t in the o i d i n a t i o n c e r e m o n y i s r e v e a l e d in t h e Catholic T r u t h Society's a n n u a l report, which stages that the average annual s a l e o f i t s p a m p h l e t describing the service i s 15,000. Y e t v e r y f e w l a i t y a t t e n d ordinations. The c e r e m o n i e s u s u a l l y t a k e place in seminary chapels and the accommodat i o n s f o r v i s i t o r s are v e r y restricted. T h e circulation of t h e p a m p h l e t on t h e m a r r i a g e c e r e m o n y is 7,000 a y e a r . In t h e 12 m o n t h s the s o c i e t y sold 1,374,085 p a m p h l e t s , or 42,774 more t h a n in t h e p r e v i o u s year. T h e m o s t popular pamphlet is the " S i m p l e P r a y e r Book," of w h i c h 102,000 ccpies were sold. St. Bernadette of L o u r d e s r e t a i n s h e r place a s the most popular S a i n t a m o n g p a m p h l e t readers. D u r i n g l a s t y e a r the C.T.S. publications were translated into Japanese, N o r w e g i a n , Dutch, G e r m a n , Esperanto P o r t u g u e s e , F r e n c h and S p a n i s h . (N.C.W.C.) MORE
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FR. NIEUWLAND FURTHERS R E S E A R C H E S IN S Y N T H E T I C RUBBER. In recognition of t h e r e s e a r c h e s of F a t h e r Nieuwland, a Professor a t N o t r e Dame U n i v e r s i t y , U.S.A., a s u m of $10,000 h a s been given for t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t a t N o t r e D a m e of a Nieuwland F u n d for C h e m i s t r y . F a r t h e r Nieuwland h a s developed r e s e a r c h e s w i t h S y n t h e tic rubber. KING RECEIVES BISHOP BROWN. W h e n His M a j e s t y t h e K i n g visited Camberwell Green, London, ; lately he received Bishop Brown of j Pella, t h e Catholic Auxiliary of ! Southwark. COMMUNISTS MORE
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T h e Communist forces a t Tatsienlu, border district in Szechuan, h a v e captured two F r a n c i s c a n s , F a t h e r P e g o r a r a , Italian, and F a t h e r Nadal S p a n i s h . G o v e r n m e n t troops are in p u r s u i t of t h e Reds. o A N ECHO O F T H E S O L E M N EUCHARISTIC TRIDUUM. I C h a n g a n a c h e r r y (South I n d i a ) . T h e Most Rev. J a m e s K a l a c h e r r y , Bishop of C h a n g a n a c h e r r y , South India, celebrated Mass in t h e SyroMalabar rite d u r i n g t h e Solemn E u c h a r i s t i c T r i d u u m a t Lourdes, April 25 to 28, which m a r k e d t h e close of the Holy Year. Bishop Kklacherry's diocese, w i t h a Catholic population of 286,000, said t o be t h e descendants of t h e F i r s t C h r i s t i a n s of India converted by t h e Apostle St. Thomas, h a s 138 churches, 167 chaoels, 180 Catholic schools, 36 convents and nine monasteries. T h e Bishop h a s a diocesan clergy of 396 priests. A new Catholic College was begun in the Diocese of C h a n g a n a c h e r r y several y e a r s ago, but building operations had to be abandoned when t h e depression s t r u c k t h a t p a r t of India. T h e Bishop is seeking funds to complete t h e institution, t h e only Catholic College, he says, in all Travancore. (Fides).
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D u r i n g t h e Canonisation Ceremony in London of S S . J o h n F i s h e r and T h o m a s More on May 19th in Rome t h e r e w e r e assembled in St. P e t e r ' s , Chinese, Indians, F r e n c h , Americans, Italians and British pilgrims. S t u d e n t s of t h e English College acted as ushers. Princess Maria Jose, Princess of Piedmont, sat to t h e r i g h t of t h e Papal Throne. T h e K i n g of Spain, his two d a u g h t e r s and one son were also p r e s e n t along w i t h t h e whole diplomatic corps. There w e r e 81 Bishops and Archbishops, and 18 Cardinals in t h e C a t h e d r a l .
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DR. E m m i t s b u r g , Md., May 13.—The n e w . work relief p r o g r a m m e of the N a t i o n a l R e c o v e r y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n will not bring r e c o v e r y because it does n o t provide a sufficient a m o u n t of m o n e y , the Rt. Rev. M s g r . J o h n A. R y a n , D i r e c t o r of the D e p a r t m e n t of Social A c t i o n , National Catholic W e l f a r e C o n f e r e n c e , said in an a d d r e s s delivered at a K n i g h t s of Columbus b a n q u e t here. "The only rational programme for business recovery," M s g r . R y a n said, (Continued on Col. 4.) 1
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Dr. M a r c h a n t , Minister of Education, A r t s and Sciences in t h e D u t c h National Government a t t h e H a g u e , Holland, h a s been received into t h e Church. His submission h a s a t t r a c t e d much a t t e n t i o n . He has been for m a n y y e a r s Leader of t h e Liberal-Democratic P a r t y . H e is 66 years of age.
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JUGOSLAVIA AND CZECHOSLOV A K I A TO N E G O T I A T E WITH THE VATICAN. Ljubljana.—Jugoslavia is making peace w i t h t h e Catholic Church. T h i s is the e x a c t m e a n i n g of t h e declaration of P r e m i e r J e v t i c h made in Z a g r e b last Sunday in a s p e a c h delivered a t a n e l e c t i o n m e e t i n g held in t h e Croat c a p i t a l and o r g a n i z e d by t h e official S t a t e p a r t y of w h i c h Mr. J e v t i c h is chief. The P r i m e M i n i s t e r , a f t e r h a v i n g outlined the i n t e r n a t i o n a l position of the J u g o s l a v S t a t e , e x p r e s s e d t h e firm desire of the G o v e r n m e n t t o live in peace w i t h all n e i g h b o u r ; ing n a t i o n s and to c o m e t o a s a t i s f a c t o r y s e t t l e m e n t w i t h t h e Catholic Church. "In m y first declaration m a d e b e f o r e | the l a t e P a r l i a m e n t , " he s a i d , "I p r o m i s ed t h a t m y G o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d do e v e r y j thing possible to s a t i s f y t h e C a t h o l i c p o p u l a t i o n of the c o u n t r y b y s i g n i n g a Concordat with the Holy See. I am h a p p y t o inform y o u t o d a y , t h a t the I Government was not misleading you, but t h a t it h a s e n t e r e d n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h i the H o l y S e e in order t o g i v e t o t h e : C a t h o l i c s of this c o u n t r y a legal e x i s tence in the State. The negotiations j h a v e b e e n concluded and I hope t h a t w e shall be able to s i g n t h e Concordat i n j the v e r y n e a r f u t u r e , o p e n i n g t h u s a n I era o f t h e m o s t f r i e n d l y r e l a t i o n s b e j t w e e n J u g o s l a v i a and t h e V a t i c a n . " I T h i s is t h e first a u t h e n t i c pronouncement on negotiations for a Concordat I and, a l t h o u g h in t h e p a s t 15 y e a r s p r o I mises of this sort were made t o the C a t h o l i c s on s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s without being fulfilled, t h e r e is no r e a s o n a t ; p r e s e n t to doubt in t h e s i n c e r i t y of t h e Prime Minister's statement. It is k n o w n on t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h a t t h e CaI tholic E p i s c o p a t e of J u g o s l a v i a h a s b e e n I providing the Holy See with information I a b o u t t h e s i t u a t i o n of t h e Church i n J u g o s l a v i a and t h a t t h e M o s t Rev. L o u i s S t e p i n a c , Coadjutor A r c h b i s h o p of Z a greb, has twice made the journey to i R o m e , s e n t b y the B i s h o p s ' Conference ' as their official representative in the ! c o m m i s s i o n f o r t h e d r a f t i n g o l t h e COTIcordat. :
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N o t h i n g precise h a s been made public as t o t h e c o n t e n t s of the Concordat, w h i l e all the other confessional bodies in J u g o s l a v i a h a v e had t h e i r l e g a l e x i s t e n c e recognized by special constitutional l a w s , C a t h o l i c s h a v e been obliged t o l i v e under s e v e r a l different p r e - w a r l a w s no one o f w h i c h has been f u l l y put into p r a c t i c e b y the J u g o s l a v governments On t h e o t h e r hand the J u g o s l a v State p r e f e r r e d to n e g o t i a t e w i t h c o n f e s s i o n a l bodies having t h e i r s u p r e m e h e a d in J u g o s l a v i a itself. One of t h e principal p o i n t s s e t t l e d i n the Concordat is the reduction of d i o c e s e s , s m a l l e r dioceses such a s V e g l i a , an i s l a n d on the D a l m a t i a n c o a s t , a n d L e s i n a , a n o t h e r island, or Bari, in f o r m e r Montenegro. The D i o c e s e of Ljubljana would b e c o m e a M e t r o p o l i t a n S e e w i t h the D i o c e s e of Maribor a s the o n l y suffragan See. T h u s the Catholic S l o v e n e s would b e united in t h e n e w archdiocese of L j u b l j a n a . Finally, referring to the desire o f the late K i n g A l e x a n d e r , w h o was v e r y much a t t a c h e d t o S o u t h e r n Serbia and e s p e c i a l l y to its principal township Skoplje, formerly Uskub, Skoplje w o u l d b e c o m e t h e Metropolitan See o f a n e w A r c h d i o c e s e re-uniting p r a c t i c a l l y t h e w h o l e of S o u t h e r n S e r b i a or M a c e d o n i a . The next important question to be s e t t l e d in the Concordat is t h a t o f the clergy. The practice of the parish c l e r g y b e i n g appointed b y the B i s h o p s with the tacit a s s e n t of the State a u t h o r i t i e s would be m a i n t a i n e d . Members o f the Catholic c l e r g y h a v e r e c e i v e d an a l l o w a n c e f r o m t h e S t a t e but the a m o u n t is much l o w e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e non-Catholic clergy. Obligatory r e l i g i o u s t e a c h i n g in the p r i m a r y and s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s would be m a i n t a i n e d , a l t h o u g h t h e church l o o s e s its c o n t r o l of the g e n e r a l t e a c h i n g s u b ject m a t t e r . T h e r e is v e r y little k n o w n as t o t h e a r r a n g e m e n t arrived a t a s r e g a r d s the Catholic o r g a n i z a t i o n s a s a w h o l e a n d t h e Catholic y o u t h o r g a n i z a tions in particular. It s e e m s t h a t t h e S t a t e h a s adopted t h e l i n e laid d o w n in the I t a l i a n and G e r m a n concordats. (N.C.W.C.)
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"is o n e t h a t will c o n c e n t r a t e on t h e c o n s u m e r s ' g o o d s and i n d u s t r i e s . " D e a l i n g w i t h t h e i d e a s advanced by the R e v . Charles E . C o u g h l i n o v e r t h e radio, M s g r . R y a n s a i d n o programme involving merely currency problems a l o n e could b r i n g a b o u t recovery. (N.C.W.C*
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 , «th J U L Y , 1935. m e . I have u n d e r s t o o d more t h a n all m y t e a c h e r s , because Thy Post Free, Local and Aoroad: testimonies are m y m e d i t a t i o n . I 12 Months ... $6.00 MMMfMMOtttlf t " " MMMM»MMMMMMM 4 ^ h a v e had u n d e r s t a n d i n g above 6 Months ... $3.00 : a n c i e n t s , because I h a v e s o u g h t I T A L Y A N D A B Y S S I N I A — D I P L O M A C Y — M A R R I A G E S IX 3 Months ... $1.50 G E R M A N Y — F A I L U R E OF SOVIET SYSTEM — Thy commandments." (Psalm PENAL LAWS IN RUSSIA. All correspondence and literary C X V I I I ) . contributions should be addressed B u t as G o d ' s law c a n n o t be Italv and Abyssinia. b e e n offering m o d e s t loans ranging to The Managing Editor, Ret. observed in its fullness unless w e The Italo-Abyssinian squabble f r o m £50 to £90, a n d it is believed A. Car don, 73, Bras Basah Road, j look u p o n it as a m a t t e r of p e r - ; is still h a n g i n g fire, in spite t h a t one-third of last year's marthe mediation of B r i t a i n r i a g e s h a v e been m a d e possible by J sonal, loving service t o t h e g r e a t of Singapore. any armed conflict. S t a t e aid. T h e r e is however offi| L a w g i v e r , so in every good o r d e r to a v e r t Tel. 7376, Singapore. The speech of Sgr. Mussolini I cial denial of t h e fact t h a t the ! obedience should always be a c - at Caglirari in Sardinia, a f t e r | g r e a t increase in t h e number of ! c o m p a n i e d b y an a r d o u r of p e r - j reviewing the troops leaving ; m a r r i a g e s is directly due to any i sonal d e v o t i o n t o the leader a n d for E a s t Africa, does not sound j loans or bounties f r o m t h e governJEalatm Catfetxlir *L*ztbtt but to t h e progressive j r u l e r . W h e n s p e a k i n g of t h e j too conciliatory. The d i c t a t o r is \ m e n t reported to h a v e s a i d : " I t a l y h a s s t a b i l i s a t i o n of political and ecot l o y a l t y t o G o d w e do n o t m e a n Saturday, 6th July, 1935. The fostering decided firmly not to accept any nomic conditions. any a t t a c h m e n t to an abstract coercion w h a t e v e r . We h a v e old of m a r i t a l u n i o n s by t h e Nazi j c o n c e p t of good o r d e r , b u t r a t h e r and new accounts t o settle. We ; g o v e r n m e n t m a y produce t h e osa r d e n t d e v o t i o n will pay no a t t e n t i o n to w h a t m a y tensible impression t h a t their soROYALTY TO GOD I tt ho e He inmt h.u s i aLsomy aof l t y in this intense be said across t h e frontier. We ; cial i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e paramounthsole a r b i t e r s of our in- designed t o a s s u r e t h e well-being AND NEIGHBOUR. f o r m is m a n i f e s t e d in t h e f a m i l y at er ree s tt sh e and g u a r a n t o r s of our of h e r people; b u t we find it hard j circle a n d e x t e n d e d to o u r n e i g h f u t u r e . " T h i s s a v o u r s of a defi- to reconcile t h i s a t t i t u d e with the ! b o u r s as well, because of t h e a n t spirit which can easily be sterilisation of imbeciles to ensure I t h o u g h t t h a t w e o w e e v e r y t h i n g fanned into a flame t h a t m a y a virile Nordic stock both in mind T h e w o r d ' l o y a l t y ' bears an g o o d t o t h e A u t h o r of all good. 1 consume far and wide. T h e last a n d body. F a d s t h a t a r e based i m p o r t w h i c h has a v e r y i n t e r e s t S u c h a g r e a t v i r t u e is indeed n o t i sentence of his speech in p a r t i - on biological considerations must ing history. Originally t h e word easily t o be a c q u i r e d o r p r a c t i s e d . I cular sounds a dismal note. T h e perforce leave t h e s p i r i t u a l s>Ve of l o y a l ' was m e r e l y a N o r m a n I principle of s i t t i n g in j u d g m e n t m a n out of r e c k o n i n g . I t calls f o r e n t i r e s e l f - s u r r e n d e r j over t h e i n t e r e s t s of one is dangeequivalent of the m o d e r n t e r m * * * * a n d a large c a p a c i t y f o r b e a r i n g rous, and it is t h i s selfsame prac'legal. I t j u s t signified s o m e F a i l u r e of Soviet S y s t e m . m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d even ridi- tice t h a t h a s b r o u g h t about every thing connected w i t h or belongc u l e . If s e l f - r e n u n c i a t i o n be o n e r e g r e t t a b l e w a r in t h e p a s t . T h e extension of capital punishi n g t o l a w . E v e n in this p r i m a r y * * * * of t h e m a i n i n g r e d i e n t s of L o y a l t y I m e n t to children f r o m t h e age of sense it is a p p l i c a b l e t o us, as w e Diplomacy. I 12, a s decreed in April last ciearly t o G o d a n d n e i g h b o u r t h e n it a p Sgr. Mussolini a p p a r e n t l y rea r e all s u b j e c t t o t h e laws of n a - \ p r o x i m a t e s C h a r i t y w h i c h should s e n t s any t h i r d p a r t y intervention p o i n t s to t h e complete failure of ttire n o t o n l y i n a p h y s i c a l sense t h e Soviet S y s t e m . T h e reason for be t h e g u i d i n g f a c t o r of o u r a c - and t h e following r e m a r k s are t h i s u n u s u a l m e a s u r e is t h a t it b u t also f r o m a m o r a l v i e w p o i n t . aimed a t B r i t a i n : " W e will imitions. H e w h o is n o t loyal t o his w a s n e c e s s a r y t o t a k e steps for Since G o d h a s infused H i s o w n n e i g h b o u r has c e r t a i n l y fallen t a t e to t h e l e t t e r those who pre- t h e suppression of criminaiity standards of r i g h t and w r o n g into | sume to be our school m a s t e r s . a w a y in c h a r i t y a n d has p r o v e d a m o n g minors. I t will be recalled They h a v e shown t h a t w h e n it w a s e\ir consciences, w e m a y n o t v i o - \ himself disloyal t o H i m W h o has a question of c r e a t i n g and defend- t h a t in t h e inceptive s t a g e of the fate t h e m o r a l l a w s w i t h o u t n a - j c o m m e n d e d these w o r d s t o us. ing t h e E m p i r e t h e y did not in t h e R e d G o v e r n m e n t , t h e communistic t u r e e x a c t i n g a severe p e n a l t y . ! p r e s s was loud in i t s denunciation " A s l o n g as y o u did it t o one of least t a k e into consideration t h e of capital p u n i s h m e n t as applied Sometimes a n i n d i v i d u a l m a y es- [ Britain, these m y least b r e t h r e n , y o u did opinion of t h e world." in o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . T h e gullible cape from p u n i s h m e n t for a time, i j holding as s h e does a vast Colonial it u n t o M e , " ( M a t t . X X V . 4 0 ) . r e a s o n s advanced by t h e Soviets j E m p i r e flung around t h e four b u t sooner o r l a t e r a p e r v e r t e d for t h e complete abolition of capi; corners of t h e e a r t h is in a unique system of m o r a l s c r t h e n e g l e c t of was that the ONE'S MOTHER. position t o b e a fit a r b i t e r when t a l p u n i s h m e n t conscience i n t h e i n d i v i d u a l will 'capitalistic s y s t e m s ' of other two powers e n t e r t a i n conflicting A r o u n d t h e idea of one's m o t h e r ] c o u n t r i e s n a t u r a l l y induced men to b r i n g its r e t r i b u t i o n . Among t h e m i n d s of m e n cling w i t h fond views, and especially when t h e i r recourse to m u r d e r and criminal t h e m o r a l l a w s , t h e one t h a t g e n e - affection. t e m p e r s a r e a p t to become ruffled I t is t h e first d e a r violence. This is t h e irony of the rally appeals t o t h e a v e r a g e m i n d t h o u g h t s t a m p e d upon our infant j under t h e s t r a i n of p a r t y disputes. s i t u a t i o n in R u s s i a , t h a t t h e criIt is sincerely hoped t h a t good h e a r t s w h e n yet soft and capable is t o preserve a s t a t e of orderliness. minal propensity among rhV.r T h i s spirit is o f t e n recognised in of receiving t h e most profound counsel and goodwill will at last y o u t h is so intolerable t h a t there i m p r e s s i o n s , a n d all t h e after-feel- prevail and p r e v e n t t h e present c h i l d r e n w h o a r e eager t o e n f o r c e i n g s a r e m o r e or less light in com- t a n g l e from r e a c h i n g an appalling a p p e a r s t o be no milder m e a n s of t h e o b s e r v a n c e o f ;order o n t h e p a r i s o n . climax. Diplomacy like jugglery s t e m m i n g t h e w a v e of homicide y o u n g e r m e m b e r s of t h e i r f a m i l y , O u r p a s s i o n s a n d our wilfulness | can be practised w i t h success only a n d criminal a s s a u l t so prevalent a m o n g t h e y o u n g t h a n by rutht h o u g h t h e y m a y themselves v i o - m a y lead u s f a r from t h e object I by a gifted few, for t h e i r is an less m e a s u r e s . ! element of skill in both which is of o u r filial love. We m a y become late it w h e n t h e i r self-interest is | wild, h e a d s t r o n g , and a n g r y a t h e r h a r d t o a c q u i r e b u t delightful to involved. counsels or opposition—but w h e n visualise. W e do y e a r n for those P e n a l L a w s in R u s s i a d e a t h h a s stifled here m o n i t o r y d a y s t h a t a r e yet t o come when calm political chicanery m a y give place T h e real a s p e c t of l o y a l t y is n o t I voice, a n d n o t h i n g but The severity of t h e penal laws m e m o r y r e m a i n s to r e c a p i t u l a t e to C h r i s t i a n f u n d a m e n t a l s in in- in t h e Soviet Union clearly reveal a mere n a t u r a l inclination to orh e r v i r t u e s and good deeds, affec- t e r n a t i o n a l dealings. t h a t t h e i r social s y s t e m h a s provder, b u t it i n c l u d e s t h a t love and tion, like a flower beaten to t h e ed to be t o p - h e a v y and is conse• # $ :•< eagerness w h i c h should h e l p t o j ground by a r u d e storm, rises u p over. The q u e n t 1 y toppling M a r r i a g e s in G e r m a n y Increase. e n f o r c e all n a t u r a l laws. P a r e n t s h e r head and smiles a m i d s t h e r It is officiallv announced t h a t impressions of a n impartial obsera n d e d u c a t o r s m a y impress on the t e a r s . t h e r e were 731,431 m a r r i a g e s in ver, an A u s t r i a n , w i t h o u t political A r o u n d t h a t idea, a s we h a v e G e r m a n y in 1934. This is evi- or commercial i n t e r e s t s t h e r e , are m i n d s of c h i l d r e n t h a t t h e i r c o m a d e q u a t e l y by these f o r t and e n j o y m e n t m u s t d e p e n d said, t h e mind clings w i t h fond dently an increase of 43 per cent conveyed affection. over t h e 1932 figures (a Non Nazi w o r d s . He s a y s : " F r o m begging u p o n t h e i r submission t o fixed "Love is a n infinite compassion Y e a r ) when 509.831 m a r r i a g e s a n d c o m m i t t i n g small t h e f t s the r e g u l a t i o n s . T h e rules of games, for t h e sorrows of o t h e r s ; h a p p i w e r e recorded. To p r o m o t e m a r - y o u n g folks a r r i v e at house breakt h e r e s t r i c t i o n s imposed b y good ness is a g r e a t love and m u c h riages t h e Nazi g o v e r n m e n t has ing and h i g h w a y robberies for m a n n e r s , t h e c o n s t a n t necessity of s e r v i n g ; and goodness is t o t a k e which purpose t h e y form h a r a s , c o - o p e r a t i o n all m a k e t h e y o u n g I all t h e little t h i n g s of life, a n d t h e sound of whose voice, whose a n d finally boys of 13 or 14 attack walk t r u l y a m o n g t h e m . " very presence, seems like a ray of g r o w n - u p people w i t h knives and alive t o t h e need of o b e y i n g e s t a b - j "So long as t h e r e is sin in t h e s u n s h i n e b r i n g i n g happiness to iron bars, and for a piece of oread Iished laws a n d c o n s t i t u t i o n s , j world so long m u s t t h e r e be o t h e r s . or a few w o r t h l e s s paper roubles T h i s zeal f o r o b s e r v a n c e of fixed P e n a n c e . ' We must all have our trials, and t h e y destroy h u m a n life without o rules and p r a c t i c e s m u s t g r a d u a l t i m e s will come when we feel "out h e s i t a t i o n . " Prarda, t h e official C H E E R F U LNESS. of t u n e " with life, but o t h e r s like- o r g a n of t h e Communistic Parry, l y be raised t o a high s u p e r n a t u r a l One of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t qua- wise have t h e i r crosses to bear, c o m m e n t i n g on t h e decree extrudv i r t u e t e n d i n g t o t h e d i r e c t law lities to be cultivated in domestic and why should we add to then- ing capital p u n i s h m e n t to juveniof G o d . T h e inevitable need for life is cheerfulness. A s s u n s h i n e weight by causing t h e m to s h a r e les, complains of t h e "weakness oi a d h e r i n g t o t h e l a w of G o d is best b r i n g s out t h e flowers and ripens o u r s . C o n s t a n t cheerfulness can t h e educational work of t h e P^ >" expressed b y t h e Psalmist t h u s : — t h e fruit, so does cheerfulness only be acquired by constant un- c o m m i t t e e and t h e C o m m u n ' ' "Through Thy c o m m a n d m e n t develop in us all t h e seeds of good selfishness, a n d arises from our Union for J u v e n i l e s , a? well as of T h o u hast m a d e m e wiser t h a n —all t h a t is best in us. Cheerful- d e t e r m i n a t o n to m a k e ourselves, t h e u t t e r incompetency oi the ness is a d u t y we owe to o t h e r s . as St. Paul tells us. "all t h i n g s to Commission for t h e AflVrm y enemies, f o r it is e v e r w i t h T h e r e a r e some people whose smile. men." Minors/' RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION
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VON S C H I R A C H ASSERTS STATE PRIORITY IN EDUCATION. A m s t e r d a m . — A n e w a t t a c k on the Catholic Y o u t h g r o u p s of G e r m a n y w a s made by B a l d u r v o n Schirach, c h i e f of the H i t l e r Y o u t h o r g a n i z a t i o n , in a n address d e l i v e r e d to a g a t h e r i n g of invited g u e s t s in Berlin. H e a s s e r t e d that t h e p e r s i s t e n t refusal o f t h e Catholic g r o u p s to join the H i t l e r Y o u t h means t h a t t h e y a r e hostile t o t h e p r e sent G e r m a n r e g i m e . The Catholic g r o u p s , S c h i r a c h cont i n u e d , are b a s e d on a r e l i g i o u s c o n v i c tion, b u t t h e i r r e l i g i o u s o b j e c t s s h o u l d not be d i s t o r t e d f o r political p u r p o s e s by d e n y i n g t h e S t a t e its p a r a m o u n t claim in y o u t h education. T h e r e l i g i o u s g r o u p s , h e c o n t e n d e d , s h o u l d confine t h e m s e l v e s to r e l i g i o u s p u r p o s e s e x c l u sively. H e did n o t object, S c h i r a c h e x plained, t o t h e continued e x i s t e n c e of t h e s e g r o u p s provided t h e y m e t this condition. T h e n , he said, he would c o n s e n t to a s i m u l t a n e o u s m e m b e r s h i p of b o y s and g i r l s in both t h e r e l i g i o u s g r o u p s and t h e H i t l e r Y o u t h . Schirach concluded that "religious education b e l o n g s . t o the C h u r c h , but politico-philosophical education t o t h e State." Position
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T h e C h u r c h holds that r e l i g i o u s and so-called p o l i t i c a l education c a n n o t be s e p a r a t e d , a n d t h a t religion m u s t p e r m e a t e t h e w h o l e of h u m a n l i f e . Were sufficient s a f e g u a r d s offered b y the G e r m a n G o v e r n m e n t that t h e p a g a n , a n t i - C h r i s t i a n and m a t e r i a l i s t i c influenc e s w o u l d be definitely e l i m i n a t e d f r o m the Hitler Youth organization, no furt h e r o b j e c t i o n would be r a i s e d on the p a r t of t h e Church a g a i n s t y o u n g Catholics joining that organization. Thus f a r v i o l e n t anti-Catholic propaganda lias been p e r m i t t e d a m o n g t h e H i t l e r Youth, and m e m b e r s of t h e Catholic g r o u p s r e f u s e t o g i v e up t h e i r p r e s e n t a s s o c i a t i o n w h i c h is based first of all on t h e a l l e g i a n c e to God and to t h e Church. A m p l e s a f e g u a r d s had b e e n p r o v i d e d for in t h e Concordat b e t w e e n t h e H i t l e r G o v e r n m e n t and t h e H o l y S e e f o r t h e protection of the Catholic a s s o c i a t i o n s , but n e g o t i a t i o n s carried on f o r a l m o s t t w o y e a r s h a v e f a i l e d to b r i n g t h e p r a c tical e x e c u t i o n of t h e s e s o l e m n p r o m i s e s . The n e g o t i a t i o n s h a v e now c o m e to a complete s t a n d - s t i l l , and c o n t r a r y to t h e predictions of H i t l e r Y o u t h l e a d e r s t h e Catholic g r o u p s still are in e x i s t e n c e in s p i t e o f t h e p e r m a n e n t o b s t a c l e s p u t in their w a y . T h e r e c e n t incidents w h e r e Catholic boys w e r e e x p o s e d to h u m i l i a t i o n s upon their return from a pilgrimage to Rome s h e w the t r e n d which still p r e v a i l s in Germany. The words which the Holy F a t h e r h i m s e l f s p o k e in d e f e n s e of t h e beys w e r e s u p p r e s s e d by t h e N a z i c e n sors and m o s t G e r m a n Catholics a r e n o t even a w a r e of the crucial s t a g e w h i c h the w h o l e q u e s t i o n of youth o r g a n i z a t i o n h a s n o w r e a c h e d in t h a t c o u n t r y . V a r i o u s i n c i d e n t s continue t o be r e ported f r o m G e r m a n v a l m o s t d a i l y w h i c h show t h a t no r e s t r a i n t w h a t e v e r is b e i n g used by t h e N a z i radicals w h o a r e b e n t on e l i m i n a t i n g Christian influence f r o m the public and e v e n private l i f e of t h e i r country. (N.C.W.C.) VATICAN RUSSIAN
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Vatican C i t y . — I n connection w i t h t h e world e x p o s i t i o n of the C a t h o l i c P r e s s , which is to be held in V a t i c a n C i t y n e x t year, M s g r . A . S i p i a g h i n h a s c o n t r i b u t e d an article t o L'Osservatore R o m a n o in w h i c h he r e v i e w s t h e h i s t o r y of t h e R u s s i a n Catholic P r e s s and p r o m i s e s that it t o o will h a v e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n at the e x p o s i t i o n . The R u s s i a n Catholic P r e s s , M s g r . S:piaghin w r i t e s , had no e x i s t e n c e prior t o April 17, 1905, t h e day on w h i c h t h e late Czar N i c h o l a s II g a v e r e l i g i o u s liberty to h i s s u b j e c t s . The first Catholic m a g a z i n e in the R u s s i a n l a n g u a g e Viera i Z h i s n ( F a i t h and L i f e ) b e g a n t o a p p e a r m o n t h l y in St. P e t e r s b u r g in 1908, due t o t h e initiative of a y o u n g and z e a l o u s p r i e s t , the R e v . A n t o n i o Ocolo-Culac, n o w a domestic p r e l a t e of His H o l i n e s s resident in Warsaw. The Government viewed t h i s publication w i t h an evil from the first and in 191? it w a s s u p Pressed. m
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THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. ( L u k e , V, M L ) At t h a t t i m e , when t h e multitude pressed upon Jesus, t o h e a r t h e word of God, he stood bv t h e lake of Genesareth. And he saw the t wo ships s t a n d i n g by t h e lake; but t h e fishermen were gone out ef t h e m , and were w a s h i n g t h e i r n e t s ; and going up into one of the s h i p s that was Simon's, he desired him to d r a w back a little from t h e l a n d : and sitting, he t a u g h t the m u l t i t u d e s out of t h e ship. Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon, Launch out into t h e deep, and let down your n e t s for a d r a u g h t . And Simon, answering, said to him, Master, we have laboured all t h e n i g h t , and h a v e t a k e n n o t h i n g , but at t h y word I will let down t h e n e t . And w h e n t h e y had done t h i s , t h e y enclosed a very g r e a t m u l t i t u d e of fishes; and t h e i r net b r o k e : and they beckoned to their p a r t n e r s t h a t were in t h e other ship, t h a t they should come and help t h e m ; a n d they came and filled both theships, so t h a t they were almost s i n k i n g . . Which when Simon Peter saw, h e fell down a t J e s u s ' knees, saying. D e p a r t from me, for I a m a sinful m a n , O Lord. For he w a s wholly astonished, and all t h a t were with him, a t the d r a u g h t of fishes which they had t a k e n ; and so were also J a m e s and J o h n t h e sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's p a r t n e r s - . And J e s u s said to Simon, F e a r n o t : from henceforth t h o u shalt catch m e n . And h a v i n g brought t h e i r ships to land, leaving all t h i n g s , t h e v followed him. COMMENTARY. T h i s Gospel contains m a n y spir i t u a l lessons, and t h u s it is impossible to develop t h e m all. The one which, p e r h a p s , s t r i k e s us t h e m o s t is t h e miraculous d r a u g h t , St. P e t e r and his companions had laboured all t h e night (the most propitious t i m e for fishing) and c a u g h t n o t h i n g . J e s u s bade t h e m let down t h e i r nets, a f t e r daybreak, and t h e fishes filled two ships. To work w i t h o u t J e s u s . D u r i n g t h e n i g h t J e s u s w a s absent. To w o r k w i t h o u t J e s u s , a t, l e a s t a s f a r a s t h e K i n g d o m ot God is concerned, is a complete failure. To w o r k w i t h o u t Jesus m e a n s t o act w i t h o u t his grace, is to p u t our confidence only in nat u r a l m e a n s . T h e H i s t o r y of t h e C h u r c h and of t h e Catholic Missions supplies us w i t h eloquent lessons t o t h i s purpose. P e r h a p s even o u r own experience h a s unfortunately come across many schemes very ingeniously planned, which have resulted unsuccessful because t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l element bad been t a k e n away, or, a t least, b a d not been cared for. W i t h o u t m e you can do n o t h i n g , said J e s u s . When commenting these clear w o r d s of Our Lord, t h e Grreat F a t h e r of t h e C h u r c h St. Augustine did not doubt to w r i t e : Therefore, be it much or little, vou cannot do it w i t h o u t Him without W h o m n o t h i n g can be done. Of course, we have been speak' n g h e r e r a t h e r of t h e failure of e x t e r n a l w o r k s , for it would be -eless t o r e m a r k ' t h a t t h e grace of God is essentially necessary to , n d o w our actions with supernat u r a l efficacy. SJovo Istini ( W o r d of T r u t h ) had a *hort life. F r o m 1913 to 1915 it propag a t e d the ideas of the " R u s s i a n N e w m a n . " the philosopher A. Soloviev, and w a s pledged to uphold a m o n g R u s s i a n Catholics their devotion to the B y z a n tine ' Rite. Its editor, the Rev. Ivan D e u b n e r , is still in prison a m a r t y r for his F a i t h . One of his principal a s s i s tant?. Exarch Fedorov, afterwards suffered a m a r t y r ' s death. D u r i n g i t s short life Slove Istini wielded i m p o r t a n t influence and i t s sudden d e m i s e w a s due to difficulties c r e a t e d by t h e World War. Since 1915 t h e R u s s i a n Catholic P r e s s h a s e x i s t e d only outside t h e borders of R u s s i a . Sim Pobiedisci (.1 Will Conquer) w a s published a t Harbin, 1922-1923, by the F r a n c i s c a n m i s s i o n a r y , F a t h e r O s r - o v s c h i j . But t h e real r e v i v e r of t h e Catholic Russian Press is the Rev. S t a n i s l a u s T y s z k i e w i c z , S.J.
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7. Sunday—4th Sunday After Pentecost. M a s s and Vespers of t h e Sunday. July 8. Monday—St. Elizabeth of Portugal, Q. and W. July 9. Tuesday—Of t h e F e r i a . July 10. W e d n e s d a y — T h e Ss. VII B r o t h e r s a n d Comp., Mm. July 11. T h u r s d a y — S t . P i u s I., P. and M. Simple. July 12. F r i d a y — S t . J o h n Gualbert. Abb. July 13. S a t u r d a v — S t . Anacletus, P. and M.
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i July 7. S u n d a y — F o u r t h S u n d a y 1 A f t e r Pentecost. P r o p e r of | t h e Mass in t h e Small Missal a p. 198. Celebration of t h e | F e a s t of t h e Most S a c r e d J H e a r t of J e s u s . Solemn H i g h J Mass at 8 a.m. F i r s t Com| munion Service for B o y s a n d a Girls of t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n s J Renewal of B a p t i s m a l Vows | a t 4.30 p.m. f N.B. Collections on t h i s day I at the morning and evening a services a r e for t h e o r p h a n s m of St. A n t h o n y ' s Convent. |j J u l y 8. M o n d a y — S t . E l i z a b e t h , ^ Queen. G r e a t e r double. I J u l y 9. Tuesday—Of t h e feria. were n e v e r extolled by pride, b u t Simple. t h e m o r e they experienced t h e J u l y 10. W e d n e s d a y — T h e seven efficacy of t h e God's g r a c e , t h e Holy B r o t h e r s , M a r t y r s . Simg r e a t e r w a s t h e i r humility. ple. H o w t o work with J e s u s . A s men dependent on God and J u l y 11. T h u r s d a y — S t . P i u s I, still m o r e as C h r i s t i a n s redeemed Pope and M a r t y r . Simple. by t h e most precious Blood of Our J u l y 12. F r i d a y — S t . J o h n GualLord J e s u s Christ, we should digbert, Abbot. Double. E v e n i n g nify o u r life by working w i t h God. Service a t 5.30. A b s t i n e n c e . And first of all, we m u s t s t r i p ourselves of all i m p u r i t y of intention, jfj J u l y 13. S a t u r d a y — S t . AnacJetus, Pope a n d M a r t y r . SemiWe m u s t keep in our h e a r t s t h e § double. habitual grace, which places us on 1 t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l way t o Heaven. & We m u s t do everything for God's g g l o r y : Therefore, w h e t h e r you eat |jj PRIEST SCIENTIST or drink, or whatsoever else you g A C C L A IMED HEROIC CHEMIST. do, do all to t h e glory of God 1 (iCor., X, 3 1 ) . L e t us, then, work w i t h J e s u s . |J "I a m t h e vine, you t h e b r a n c h e s . S H a i l e d a s a .soldier of s c i e n c e w h o He t h a t abideth in me, and I \in ij daily risked h i s l i f e in t h e l a b o r a t o r y him, t h e same beareth m u c h fruit M and t h e r e b y provided the c o r n e r s t o n e . . . . If a n y one abide not in me, | j for a n e w branch of the c h e m i c a l instry, Father Julius A. Nieuwiand, he shall be cast forth as a branch | j d u.S.C., p r o f e s s o r of o r g a n i c c h e m i s t r y ( and shall w h i t h e r : and t h e y shall g a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of N o t r e D a m e , w a s g a t h e r him W ^ ^ * ™ I t h e g u e s t of h o n o u r of t h e N e w Y o r k s e c t i o n , A m e r i c a n Chemical S o c i e t y , a t t h e fire: and he b u r n e t h . (St. | a d i n n e r in H o t e l P e n n s y l v a n i a re»* > °- * | . ently. To work w i t h Jesus, If we examine t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y institutions of t h e C h u r c h ; if we consider t h e success of t h e Apostolic labours of St. Paul, of St. F r a n c i s Xavier and of so m a n y Missionaries of t h e past a n d pres e n t ; if we t r y to discover t h e secret of t h e miracles of C h a r i t y of some F o u n d e r s of religious orders, d e s t i t u t e d of all h u m a n m e a n s , t h e only explanation is t h a t t h e y all worked w i t h J e s u s . F i r s t of all t h e y w e r e m e n of God. T h e y reckoned t h e m s e l v e s a s m e r e i n s t r u m e n t s in t h e h a n d s of God. e success t o
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In 1924, F a t h e r T y s z k i e w i c z b e g a n to publish a t Paris t h e m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , Viera i Rodina ( F a i t h a n d C o u n t r y ) w h i c h , in 1926, c h a n g e d i t s title to Catoliceschij V r e m e n n i c ( C a t h o l i c M i s c e l l a n y ) . T h r o u g h it m a n y Orthodox R u s s i a n s h a v e been b r o u g h t into t h e Catholic Church. B l a g o v i e s t ( T h e Good Messenger) was published at P a r i s , 1930-1934, b y the A r c h i m a n d r a t e A l e x ander J e v r e i n o v . T w o decidedly Russian Catholic publications exist t o d a y — o n e at Vilna, P o l a n d , the other at Harbin. C Soiedinieniu (For Union) appears twice a m o n t h at Vilna. I t s director is the Rev. Macewicz, S.J. Catoliceschij Viestnic ( C a t h o l i c M e s s e n g e r ) is t h e o r g a n of t h e flourishing R u s s i a n Catholic Mission a t H a r b i n , Manchuria. It is published b y Lithuanian and Polish m e m b e r s o f the Marianist Congregation. Archmand r a t e A b r a n t o w i c z is editor.
In p r e s e n c e of over a thousand g u e s t s , the W i l l i a m H. N i c h o l s M e d a l , h i g h e s t honour of the s e c t i o n w a s c o n ferred upon h i m for h a v i n g p r e p a r e d the s y n t h e t i c c o m p o u n d s , m o n o a c e t y l e n e and d i v i n i l a c e t y l e n e , " w i t h o u t which s y n t h e t i c rubber would n e v e r h a v e b e e n m a d e / ' In p r e s e n t i n g the m e d a l , Dr. J. M. W eiss, c h a i r m a n of t h e j u r y o f a w a r d , s a i d : " W o r k in t h e c h e m i s t r y of a c e t y l e n e d e r i v a t i v e s is d a n g e r o u s . You all k n o w the e x t r e m e e x p l o s i o n h a z a r d s incident to m a n y of t h e s e c o m p o u n d s . T h i s field of r e s e a r c h r e q u i r e s c o u r a g e g r e a t e r than t h a t of t h e battlefield. Nevertheless F a t h e r Nieuwiand devoted h i m s e l f to t h i s field which l e s s a d v e n t u rous i n v e s t i g a t o r s had a v o i d e d . And all t h r o u g h t h e s e y e a r s of work it w a s d e v o t i o n to s c i e n c e w i t h o u t t h o u g h t o f material gain." r
Others p r e s e n t praised the priest h i g h l y a s a s c i e n t i s t and m a n of religion. [Lumen—Brooklyn Tablet.]
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A L E C T U R E ON HISTORY CONCLUDED. B e c a u s e t h e Catholic C h u r c h | f a i t h , t h e y denied t o t h e Queen a could n o t allow H e n r y V I I I t o t a k e power t h a t belonged t o h e r a n d by a n o t h e r wife, h i s l e g i t i m a t e wife doing it t h e y p u t a r e s i s t a n c e t o government. They were, b e i n g still alive, h e u s u r p e d for h e r himself t h e spiritual p o w e r of t h e r e f o r e , t h e enemies of t h e deciding in religious m a t t e r s a n d Queen, and E l i z a b e t h w a s entitled obliged h i s s u b j e c t s t o ac k n o w le d g e t o p u n i s h and p e r s e c u t e t h e m , and t h e t r a n s f e r of t h i s p o w e r upon if t h e y p e r s e v e r e d in t h e i r r e s i s t himself. B e c a u s e t h e Catholics ance, to send t h e m to d£ath. could not, w i t h o u t a b a n d o n i n g t h e To t h i s a r g u m e n t we a n s w e r : A d o c t r i n e of t h e i r church, r e c o g n i s e r i g h t u s u r p e d b y a t y r a n n i c a l act t o E l i z a b e t h t h e power on consci- a n d violating n o t only vested r i g h t s ences a s well a s in civil m a t t e r s , of o t h e r s b u t also one's own o a t h , she, r a t h e r inclined to. t h e Catholic cannot be a legal r i g h t . M i g h t is d o c t r i n e , w e n t to t h e side of t h e not r i g h t . T h e r e can be no doubt P r o t e s t a n t s , w h e r e civil a n d religi- t h a t E l i z a b e t h h a d b o t h infringed ous s u p r e m a c y was g r a n t e d t o h e r , t h e vested r i g h t s of h e r Catholic a n d a c t e d according to t h i s fall- s u b j e c t s and violated h e r coronaacious r i g h t , p u n i s h i n g a s a t r a i t o r tion o a t h . I t isn't a l w a y s possible t o m a k e t h e w h o s o e v e r did not a s c r i b e t o h e r W h e n E l i z a b e t h acceded to t h e this right. t h r o n e , she f o u n d E n g l a n d recono t h e r m a n pay. And even if you do T h e r e w a s now a r i g h t u s u r p e d ciled t o R o m e , t h e old f a i t h r e you m a y not be able t o recover y o u r b y t h e s o v e r e i g n in conflict w ith a established. S h e herself h e a r d v e s t e d r i g h t of t h e n a t i o n . F o r M a s s , w e n t t o confession a n d r e legal costs. nobody c a n d e n y t h a t t h e r i g h t of ceived c o m m u n i o n a s a good C a t h o o b s e r v i n g t h e doctrine of t h e Ca- lic. S h e w a s crowned a c c o r d i n g t o tholic C h u r c h and of b e i n g in t h e Catholic r i t e s . On h e r coronaIn addition to u n l i m i t e d i n d e m n i t y a g a i n s t Third P a r t y r i s k s , our Policies give complete indemnity against material d a m a g e a s well obedience w i t h t h e P o p e w a s n o t tion o a t h s h e p r o m i s e d religious a s g e n e r o u s medical e x p e n s e s in c a s e of i n j u r y t o I n s u r e d a n d only a r i g h t come down u p o n t h e m l i b e r t y t o all h e r s u b j e c t s . How p a s s e n g e r s and specified P e r s o n a l A c c i d e n t B e n e f i t s in r e s p e c t of b y i m m e m o r i a l i n h e r i t a n c e , b u t s h e fulfilled t h i s solemn o a t h , is t h e Insured for D e a t h or L o s s of Limbs, etc. also f o u n d e d on t h e c o m m o n laws sufficiently s h o w n by t h e cruel perA g r e e d V a l u e of car a r r a n g e d if d e s i r e d . of E n g l a n d ; w h e r e a s H e n r y a n d secution s h e i n s t i g a t e d a g a i n s t h e r S p e c i a l reduction in P r e m i u m e x c l u s i v e to m e m b e r s of t h e A u t o m o E l i z a b e t h could not claim t h e religi- Catholic s u b j e c t s . b i l e A s s o c i a t i o n of M a l a v a . ous supremacy without violating T h e r i g h t of t h e Catholics, n a y t h e o a t h t h e y took w h e n t h e y a c t h e d u t y of e v e r y friend of E n g ceded t o t h e t h r o n e of E n g l a n d . l a n d ' s liberties t o oppose r e s i s t a n c e E l i z a b e t h a f t e r h e r accession t o t o t h e religious policiy of E l i z a b e t h t h e t h r o n e t o l e r a t e d w i t h i n t h e will a p p e a r m o r e clearly, w h e n we s p h e r e of h e r cruel d e s p o t i s m no consider t h e m o t i v e s which guided o t h e r will, no o t h e r p o w e r t h a n h e r t h a t Queen in e s t a b l i s h i n g a newown. T h i s gives t h e clue t o h e r c h u r c h . L e t us h e a r M a c a u l a y : policy t o w a r d s t h e Catholics. A s " H e r i m p e r i o u s t e m p e r , h e r keen t h e a d h e r e n t s of t h e Catholic s a g a c i t y , a n d h e r peculiar s i t u a C h u r c h recognised in m a t t e r s con- tion, soon led h e r t o a t t a c h herself N A T I O NINSURANCE A L E M PASSOCIATION L O Y E R S ' LTD. M U T ZU*i£tl% AL GENERAL c e r n i n g t h e i r spiritual salvation completely t o a c h u r c h which w a s Official I n s u r e r s t o t h e A u t h o m o b i l e A s s o c i a t i o n of M a l a y a. only t h e s p i r i t u a l a u t h o r i t y of t h e M e y e r C h a m b e r s , Raffles Place, S i n g a p o r e . Pope, t h e y necessarily did h u r t t h e a r b i t r a r y m i n d of E l i z a b e t h , w h o claimed f o r herself t h i s s u p r e m a c y . Viewed from t h i s standpoint, a n d extension of t h e royal preroT h u s religious war, p e r s e c u t i o n gative. T h i s g r e a t Queen and h e r t h e r e s i s t a n c e of t h e English w e r e inevitable. The Living Bread of angels successors, by considering con- Catholics t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t of H o w does t h e P r o t e s t a n t h i s t o r i Bestowed as food to man. f o r m i t y and loyalty as identical, Elizabeth a p p e a r s in a q u i t e diffea n a r g u e in o r d e r t o e x c u s e ElizaTo nourish and to strengthen, r e n t light from w h a t we a r e coma t l e n g t h m a d e t h e m so." b e t h ? T h e Queen h a d t h e s u p As only Jesus can. monly shown by P r o t e s t a n t writr e m e p o w e r in m a t t e r s b o t h civil O wondrous disposition! " E l i z a b e t h h a d , " says Macaulay ers. This r e s i s t a n c e , even when a n d religious. A s t h e Catholics That poor and lowly slave "in t h e b e g i n n i n g of h e r reign t h e going too far, w h e n going beyond acknowledged t h e s p i r i t u a l jpower Should thus consume the Master, h a p p i e s t o p p o r t u n i t y ever vou- w h a t ecclesiastical a n d divine laws His precious soul to save. of t h e P o p e in m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g t o chsafed to a n y sovereign of esta- admit as n e c e s s a r y for self-defence, blishing freedom of conscience we cannot b u t , in some ways, O Triune God we ask Thee t h r o u g h o u t h e r dominions w i t h o u t excuse it, a n d accuse, in its stead, But one request to give— any danger to her government." t h e cruelty a n d injustice of the Thy presence sweet within us If Elizabeth could have bestowed persecution w h i c h h a s gone for That, serving Thee, we live, on t h e Catholics religious freedom, beyond w h a t w a s legal. T h i s perAnd follow Thy love leading w i t h o u t a n y d a n g e r to h e r life or secution lasted d u r i n g t h e reign of Our hearts, made all for Thee, t o h e r crown, her behaviour to- Elizabeth, c o n t i n u e d u n d e r her To realms of light celestial For all eternity. w a r d s t h e Catholics a d m i t s of no successors, till t h e end came, not (REV.) MICHAEL C. BURKE. excuse, a n d t h i s all t h e more as yet of t h e p e r s e c u i t o n , but of the s h e h a d promised to g r a n t such a p e r s e c u t i n g royal house. freedom to all h e r subjects. How did all t h i s e n d ? By the all h e r own. On t h e s a m e principle In s pite of t h i s happy opportu- Revolution ( b u t not t h e work of on which s h e joined it, s h e a t - nity, however, to establish freedom t h e Catholics w h o had suffered so t e m p t e d to d r i v e all h e r people of conscience, in spite of h e r somuch for t h e i r religious belief, w i t h i n its pale by persecution. lemn promis e to g r a n t such a because a t t h a t t i m e t h e y were S h e s u p p o r t e d it by seven penal freedom to all Elizabeth soon a f t e r still and r e m a i n e d a f t e r w a r d s outlaws, not because s h e t h o u g h t con- s h e took t h e g o v e r n m e n t in h e r laws, w i t h o u t a n y civil r i g h t . ) It is difficult to express the f o r m i t y to i t s disciplne n e c e s s a r y own h a n d s , began t h e most odious to salvation, b u t because it w a s t h e of religious persecutions a g a i n s t reverent love w e feei for Then t h e k i n g , d e s e r t e d by those f a s t n e s s which a r b i t r a r y power t h e Catholics, in o r d e r to force on who had been enriched by the those who are gone. A w a s m a k i n g s t r o n g for itself; t h e m t h e religion of h e r own royal liberty w i t h goods confiscafuneral here and a Symbol because she expected a m o r e p r o - t y r a n n i c a l will. T h e d a n g e r s , t h e ted from C h u r c h ; deserted by of remembrance aid and found obedience from t h o s e w h o plots of which t h e queen com- those who, by f e a r or i n t e r e s t had comfort the bereaved. s a w in h e r b o t h t h e i r civil a n d plained so often a f t e r w a r d s , a n d accepted t h e religion established t h e i r ecclesiastical chief t h a n from of which P r o t e s t a n t h i s t o r i a n s by t h e royal will, w a s m a d e a prit h o s e who, like t h e P a p i s t s , a s c r i b - speak in so injurious a m a n n e r for soner by h i s own subjects, coned spiritual a u t h o r i t y t o t h e Pope, t h e Catholics, w e r e c r e a t e d solely demned a n d p u t to d e a t h by his SINGAPORE or from t h o s e w h o , like some of t h e by t h e cruelty of t h e sovereign own subjects, a n d t h e centuriesPuritans, a s c r i b e d it only t o herself and by t h e injustice of h e r old royal h o u s e of E n g l a n d chased CASKET C O . h e a v e n . 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T h i s England. t h e first p l a c e — a n d a s t h a t w h i c h will ence on t h e social o r d e r a s elucidat- Catholic population h a s increased W e v e n t u r e to p u t f o r t h before the lead u s on to R e p a r a t i o n . So w e can ed in t h e Encyclical " Q u a d r a g e s i m o by 150 p e r cent d u r i n g t h e last 50 reader t h e g r o u n d s on w h i c h the c l i e n t s t a k e it t h a t d e v o t i o n to t h e W i s d o m of a n n o . " Directing t h e c o m m i t t e e • y e a r s , for, in 1886, t h e n u m b e r of of the " S p o u s e o f t h e Crucified" regard Christ will enrich and a m p l i f y t h e prewhich did t h e p r e p a r a t o r y work Catholics in t h e s a m e t e r r i t o r y was her Cause a s one of t r e m e n d o u s importv i o u s l y - e x i s t i n g devotion w i t h o u t t a k i n g a r e H . E m . Theodor Cardinal In- e s t i m a t e d at 1,637,355. ance for E n g l a n d . M a n y people s e e m a n y t h i n g f r o m it, w h i c h w o u l d be u n " T h i s g r o w t h is all t h e more ret o t a k e if f o r g r a n t e d t h a t her obvious t h i n k a b l e a m o n g Catholics. WTien w e nitzer, Archbishop of Vienna, and and o u t s t a n d i n g s a n c t i t y is the s o l e or I r e g a r d the h i s t o r y of the Church l a r g e l y Richard Schmitz, B u r g o m a s t e r of m a r k a b l e , " writes t h e editor of T h e the chief q u e s t i o n i n v o l v e d in her c u l t u s . w e find a l a w of d e v e l o p m e n t in her Catholic Leader of M a d r a s comVienna. It is t r u e indeed t h a t w e i g h t y and i d e v o t i o n s a s c l e a r l y a s in her d o g m a t i c m e n t i n g on t h e figures, "when we impartial theologians have strongly j teaching. T h i s is s e e n v e r y s t r o n g l y T h e invitation n o t e s t h a t t h e t a k e into account t h e various faca t t e s t e d t h e i r belief t h a t T e r e s a w a s a in regard to Our B l e s s e d L a d y ; but saint of no o r d i n a r y t y p e — i n f a c t that i q u i t e a s m a r k e d l y in t h e c a s e of E u Catholic social m o v e m e n t in all t o r s t h a t stood in t h e way of misshe a t t a i n e d a d e g r e e of s a n c t i t y w h i c h ; c h a r i s t i c d e v o t i o n . the New forms have countries is following t h e a i m s set sionary progress, such as h a s been but r a r e l y g r a n t e d to the j c o n s t a n t l y c o m e into v i e w , and a r e conby t h e Holy F a t h e r for t h e reor- spread of nationalism and t h e friends of God. T h a t is indeed a wonder- j t i n u i n g to do s o t o d a y . N o t h i n g is ever ganization of Society. A t t h e s a m e spirit of indifference t o religion, ful c l a i m to m a k e ; but it is one that j l o s t , but v i t a l g r o w t h g o e s on. In the time o t h e r m o v e m e n t s a r e a t work t h e paucity of w o r k e r s , i n a d e q u a t e m u s t of i t s n a t u r e r e q u i r e exceptional | e a r l i e r t i m e s w e note love of the in some countries which, based on j resources and m a n y e x a c t i n g dek n o w l e d g e of m y s t i c a l t h e o l o g y to v e r i f y or even to a p p r e c i a t e . S u c h s t a t e m e n t s , different principles, a i m a t corpo- | m a n d s m a d e on t h e t i m e and however, coming from authoritative r a t i v e formations. T h u s it is energy of w o r k e r s w i t h t h e fuller sources, must interest us, especially as • THE RICKSHAW COOLIE deemed advisable t h a t advocates of l development of Catholic life. no E n g l i s h m a n o r E n g l i s h w o m a n since "One v e r y valuable f e a t u r e of Catholic social ideas a n d leaders of the R e f o r m a t i o n h a s b e e n a c t u a l l y r e c o g t h e Catholic social m o v e m e n t s be p r e s e n t - d a y Catholic activities is nized by t h e H o l y S e e a s fit f o r c a n o n given an opportunity to m e e t for t h e i n c r e a s i n g participation of t h e i z at i on. We refer m o r e s t r i c t l y to. f He's but a rickshaw coolie," C o n f e s s o r s and V i r g i n s , for the long an exchange of views and experi- laity in t h e apostolic mission of t h e said; f The maiden glibly delay in g r a n t i n g t h e c r o w n to our MarC h u r c h . T h e indications a r e t h a t ences. • / gazed upon the figure t y r s m a y be e x p l a i n e d by t h e exceptional j t h e lay apostolate will play a domi1 Who meekly bowed his head, c i r c u m s t a n c e s of t h i s c o u n t r y . T h e promotors of t h e conference I n a n t p a r t in t h e expansion of mistThe beads of sweat clung to him, B u t in point of f a c t t h e significance j a r e already in possession of infor- | sionary activities in t h e n e a r fuJ He panted on his way, of T e r e s a H i g g i n s o n does not m a i n l y i m a t i o n received from p r o m i n e n t I t u r e a n d , a s in t h e e a r l y t i m e s of r Pulling his heavy burden c o n s i s t in h e r p e r s o n a l virtue. W e are ; Catholics of various c o u n t r i e s in j C h r i s t i a n i t y , t h e work of t h e laity * Each slowly passing day. h o p i n g s o o n to h e a r t h e voice of P e t e r which t h e y express a willing alac- I will s u r e l y bear a b u n d a n t f r u i t . " declare t h a t the s a c r e d m e s s a g e , or w e I r i t y to attend. (Lumen-NCWC). I (Lumen-Fides). fThe words struck cold and heartless, • m a y s a y m i s s i o n , s a i d to h a v e been e n rr
t r u s t e d b y J e s u s Christ to H i s Church t h r o u g h T e r e s a , is a u t h e n t i c . If and w h e n t h i s act r e s u l t s f r o m the i n v e s t i g a t ion n o w in t h e h a n d s of t h e S a c r e d C o n g r e g a t i o n of R i t e s , t h e s t a r of T e r e s a wiii indeed shine b r i g h t l y in t h e Catholic firmament. The m e s s a g e w a s no l e s s than t h i s . The g l o r i o u s r e v e l a t i o n to S t . M a r y M a r g a r e t t h a t s h e w a s to spread d e v o t i o n t o t h e H e a r t of Christ had not y e t r e c e i v e d i t s c o m p l e t i o n and its crown. True, it had a f t e r a l o n g drawn c o n t r o v e r s y triumphed magnificently. Its wondrous potency had increased during the centuries, for e v i d e n t l y it had b e e n d e s t i n e d by P r o v i dence to p o u r life and h e a t like a rush of blood t h r o u g h t h e v e i n s of the M y s t i c a l B o d y of J e s u s Christ. And y e t s o m e t h i n g r e m a i n e d to be added. Great a s i s the h e a r t , s u m m i n g u p a s it does all h u m a n e m o t i o n , a flame of love, a s y m b o l of t h e hidden l i f e — i t is y e t not e v e r y t h i n g in m a n w h o is the i m a g e of God. T h e w i l l m u s t be g u i d e d by w i s d o m , the emotions must be r e g u l a t e d b y the i n t e l l i g e n c e , the h e a r t by the b r a i n . Did n o t S t . P a u l , s p e a k i n g of the J e w s , g i v e a w a r n i n g a b o u t a "zeal of God w h i c h i s n o t according to knowledge?" So it m a y be that the humble E n g l i s h s c h o o l t e a c h e r of our own d a y s w a s c h o s e n , a s had been the simple F r e n c h n u n o f t h e s e v e n t e e n t h century t o c o n v e y t h e w i s h of Our Lord regarding devotion to Himself. H e m a y d e s i r e our g e n e r a t i o n to recognize H i s S a c r e d H e a d a s the s e a t and s y m b o l of H i s o w n w i s d o m , and to venerate i t — t h u s t o c r o w n and c o m p l e t e the> devotion to H i s S a c r e d H e a r t . T h o u g h there i s but one P e r s o n in Christ, t h e Second P e r s o n of the Trinity, theology t e a c h e s t h a t t h e S a c r e d H e a r t symbolizes, first t h e h u m a n love of J e s u s and more directly t h e D i v i n e love o f the Person t o w h i c h H i s H e a r t is h y p o s t a t i cally u n i t e d In l i k e m a n n e r H i s Sacred Head w o u l d s y m b o l i z e , first t h e w i s d o m as m a n i f e s t e d b y t h e W o r d made F l e s h , and more i n d i r e c t l y t h e D i v i n e W i s d o m which is t h e W o r d I t s e l f , the Second Person of t h e T r i n i t y . T h u s w e can at once r e a l i z e h o w d e v o t i o n t o the Sacred H e a d w o u l d c r o w n t h a t of the Sacred H e a r t . It w o u l d c o u n t e r a c t any latent t e n d e n c y in our m i n d s to dwell too e x c l u s i v e l y u p o n t h e e m o t i o n a l element in our h u m a n n a t u r e , or e v e n in that of t h e I n c a r n a t e S o n of God. R e c e n t l y the a c t i o n of t h e H o l y See, by i n s t i t u t i n g t h e s o l e m n F e s t i v a l of the K i n g s h i p of C h r i s t , h a s drawn the attention of the C h u r c h t o a s p e c t s of His life and c h a r a c t e r w h i c h the Sacred H e a r t d e v o t i o n w o u l d hardly of itself bring into p r o m i n e n c e . In practice we find u s u a l l y t h a t t h i s devotion forces JPON its clients t h e d u t y of reparation :
I | 1 fumed my eyes once more; • J A change passed o'er the figure, \ ; • A nameless look he wore; J • The beads of sweat were bloody • J And thorn-crowned was the head,\ j 4. \And there, a rickshaw coolie, J t Stood Christ, his Friend, instead. J • / bowed down on the roadway • And raised my eyes to sec j ZThe wondrous Son of Mary \ f A rickshaw coolie. He J t Who came all men to rescue • Gasped on His way again, • The Shameful One of Calvary, I Bearing His load for men. | I T Why goes! Thou so, my Jesus?"
She A s if t h e above a s p e c t s of t h e a l l e g e d j burial, i s e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y manifold. r e v e l a t i o n s are n o t sufficiently e n t h r a l l - j w a s born in W a l e s , lived in E n g l a n d a n d i n g , t h e r e is a n o t h e r t o be m e n t i o n e d j S c o t l a n d , a n d s h e b e l o n g s indirectly to here. The ecstatica, besides m a k i n g j I r e l a n d * — h e r sojourn included ( b e s i d e s c e r t a i n prophecies a s t o t h e f u t u r e of i Y o r k s h i r e , D e v o n s h i r e , N o t t i n g h a m , a n d the new devotion in this c o u n t r y , ! C h e s h i r e ) n o l e s s t h a n e i g h t different d i s t i n c t l y averred t h a t i t s g r o w t h w o u l d j t o w n s in L a n c a s h i r e , in w h i c h she did be c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e r e t u r n of E n g - : work a s t e a c h e r . S h e died in D e v o n This land t o t h e old F a i t h , a n e v e n t w h i c h : shire, a n d is buried in Cheshire. h a s b e e n prophesied a g a i n a n d a g a i n , ; a p p e a r s a wonderful record f o r such a and of w h i c h the p r e l i m i n a r y s y m p t o m s ' s i m p l e r e t i r i n g soul a s w a s Teresa's, W h a t h a s h a p p e n e d l a t e l y on t h e j a r e g a i n i n g men's a t t e n t i o n m o r e and j j more. T h e whole m a t t e r is indeed of i C o n t i n e n t is n o t a l i t t l e b e w i l d e r i n g . 1 s u c h g i g a n t i c import ( t o s a y n o t h i n g o f \ So f a r t h e affair h a s b e e n e n t i r e l y c o n j s e v e r a l h a p p e n i n g s t o t h e S a i n t h e r s e l f j fined t o o u r o w n p e o p l e ( a n d of c o u r s e But owing w h i c h w e shall n o t d i s c u s s h e r e ) t h a t j t o the R o m a n a u t h o r i t i e s ) . a c e r t a i n h e s i t a t i o n t o a c c e p t T e r e s a ' s I to e v e n t s h a p p e n i n g a f e w m o n t h s a g o • Love pireccd me like a dart, a t O n k e r z e l e (in B e l g i u m ) , a s t r a n g e m e s s a g e c a n hardly c a u s e w o n d e r . H o w ±He turned His gaze upon me, d e v e l o p m e n t h a s t a k e n p l a c e . It is w e l l e v e r , of recent y e a r s t h i s s c e p t i c i s m is k n o w n t h a t a p p a r i t i o n s of Our L a d y d i s a p p e a r i n g , the m o v e m e n t in f a v o u r o f • Full captive was my heart. w e r e r e p o r t e d in t h r e e different B e l g i a n t h e C a u s e is g r o w i n g v i s i b l y s t r o n g e r , tWith smile of tender pity villages At the one mentioned a a n d t h e n e w s f r o m R o m e about t h e 1 He raised His bleeding head, p i l g r i m a g e in honour of t h e Sacred H e a d P r o c e s s is e n c o u r a g i n g . W e shall n o t t 7 go to die for coolies on, t h e d a y prophesied b y T e r e s a a s t h e p r e s u m e t o enter into a n y a r g u m e n t s of f u t u r e f e a s t d a y ( n a m e l y t h e O c t a v e of t Of all the world;' He said. c o n t r o v e r s i a l t e n d e n c y , a s our plain d u t y t h e F e a s t of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t ) w a s s a i d is to a w a i t the decision of t h e H o l y S e e , to be c o m m a n d e d . T h i s p i l g r i m a g e w a s t The vision then passed from me. which however m a y come sooner than carried 'out, and it 'is s a i d 'that o v e r m a n y think. But t o t h o s e w h o are inI We paid our rickshaw fare, 15,000 p e r s o n s joined in i t — s o f a r a s clined to doubt a b o u t a n y t h i n g s u p e r t The street was grey and dirty, w e know, with the approbation of the n a t u r a l on account of i t s s t r a n g e n e s s , I With only coolies there. diocesan a u t h o r i t y . I t w o u l d not b e w e w o u l d b e g to s u g g e s t t h e s a y i n g of iBut fears welled up within me, prudent a s y e t to c o n c l u d e t h a t t h i s t h e P r o p h e t , "As t h e h e a v e n s a r e e x a p p a r i t i o n w i t h its m e s s a g e w a s t r u l y T And I prayed on the Road, Taiping• a l t e d a b o v e the e a r t h , s o a r e m y w a y s supernatural; but it seems that e x a l t e d above your w a y s . " fThat Christ, the Rickshaw Coolie, | M o n s i g n o r O'Brien, of B o o t l e , w h o r e p T h e r e are several r e a s s u r i n g f e a t u r e s Would let me carry His load. resents the Postulator of Teresa's in t h e p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n of t h e c a u s e in C a u s e in t h i s c o untr y , is h i m s e l f s a t i s —A Sister of Charity this c o u n t r y . The m o s t i m p o r t a n t , a f t e r fied a s t o i t s c h a r a c t e r . H e spoke of i t p e r h a p s t h e g r o w i n g d e v o t i o n of p i l g r i m s publicly, t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e n a r r a t i o n of in China. , ' far East t o t h e g r a v e at N e s t o n , is t h e i n t e r e s t certain miracles worked through the s h o w n by the body of Catholic school i n t e r c e s s i o n of our S a i n t . Many other t e a c h e r s , male and f e m a l e , principally m i r a c l e s and, a n s w e r s to p r a y e r h a v e in L a n c a s h i r e , w h e r e m o s t of T e r e s a ' s . been r e p o r t e d , but on a c c o u n t of t h e t e a c h i n g w a s done. T o m e n t i o n a hopeg r e a t difficulty of a t t e s t i n g t h e s e w e ful event; at the last pilgrimage L i t u r g y ; l a t e r c a m e occasional E x p o s i h a v e n o t d e a l t w i t h t h a t side of t h e o r g a n i z e ^ by and f o r t h e t e a c h e r o f t h e t i o n ; t h e n Benediction more a n d more subject. M i r a c l e s are n o t a s y e t i n c l u d D i o c e s e of Salford, o v e r t h r e e hundred p r o m i n e n t l y , w i t h t h e F e a s t of Corpus ed in t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n g o i n g on in R o m e and fifty joined in t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n . C h r i s t i and i t s p r o c e s s i o n s ; l a t e r still as to s a n c t i t y of T e r e s a . T h e r e is a two-fold i n t e r e s t h e r e . If the First Fridays along with Perpetual the canonization t a k e s p l a c e . Teresa It will be understood t h a t in s p e a k i n g A d o r a t i o n ; in our t i m e d a i l y M a s s and I will c e r t a i n l y become t h e a c k n o w l e d g e d of her a s a s a i n t w e u s e t h e w o r d in C o m m u n i o n and t h e H o l y H o u r ; and last P a t r o n of school t e a c h e r s , w h o a t p r e s the c o n v e n t i o n a l sense, without any o f all, t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s e s . I t > ent could hardly name any such. a t t e m p t t o f o r s t a l l t h e d e c i s i o n of t h e i s n o t intended t o m a i n t a i n t h a t such ; Moreover, it is g r e a t l y in the p o w e r of Church. d e v e l o p m e n t s a r e quite in line w i t h the I t h e t e a c h i n g f a c u l t y t o s p r e a d d e v o t i o n Certain o t h e r a p p a r i t i o n s h a v e b e e n p r o p o s e d "crown and c o m p l e t i o n " of the t o t h e Sacred Head a m o n g t h o s e w h o recently condemned by the Belgian S a c r e d H e a r t devotion. It is e n o u g h t h a t in a f t e r y e a r s will f o r m t h e r e s p o n s i b l e Primate, and the fact that Onkerzele t h e y e x e m p l i f y t h e rule t h a t Catholic Catholic people. It is r e m a r k a b l e h o w w a s not named with disapproval has d e v o t i o n can be in s o m e s e n s e n e w w i t h e a s i l y the children a r e r e s p o n d i n g to been t a k e n a s an e n c o u r a g e m e n t to h o p e o u t l o s i n g w h a t is old. T h e W i s d o m of t h e d e v o t i o n ; indeed, it is c o m m o n l y that it m a y be u l t i m a t e l y confirmed. God w a s r e n o w n e d in t h e E a r l y Church t h o u g h t that if t h e C a u s e s u c c e e d s it Gaelic schoiais declare that the u n d e r the t i t l e of S a n t a Sophia. Its will be l a r g e l y t h r o u g h t h e influence of ! n a m e H i g g i n s o n , so E n g l i s h a s it s o u n d s , devotional resurrection should r e s u l t in t h e little ones of C h r i s t . is a t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e well known Irish s t r e n g t h e n i n g our devotion to t h e Sacred O'Higgins. Besides, the parents of W h a t one m i g h t think a special P r o v i H e a r t , p o s s i b l y b y g i v i n g it a m o r e inT e r e s a first m e t a t a V i c e r e g a l B a l l dence, the range of local c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t e l l e c t u a l b a s i s than it a p p e a r s to have held in D u b l i n . T e r e s a in her birth, l i f e , d e a t h , and had h e r e t o f o r e . tr
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W h a t a Little C h a p Can A m o n g the poor pupils, in one of Blessed John Bosco's School in Italy, was a mere lad of about thirteen years old a t the time t h e following incident took place. F i g h t i n g or duelling was common among boys of t h a t locality and two boys who had started an argument on the superior merits of their respective families ended by challenging each other for a duel w i t h stones, the first down to be considered t h e loser. There happened to be in that school a lad named Dominic Savio w h o was a model of manly piety t o t h e others. Though much younger than t h e combatants, he boldly spoke to each in turn, and tried his best t o prevent the duel, as soon as toe heard of it, but failed. He t h e n spoke t o their parents and failed again, as t h e parents sided w i t h t h e boys, because the quarrel w a s about t h e m selves. H e could easily have stopped t h e duel by informing Father John Bosco who w a s t h e n in charge of t h e school, but h e saw that t h e result would be t h e expulsion of t h e boys, and more trouble. With a fervent prayer for help, he braraly approached each again in turn. This t i m e each plainly told him before h e could speak a word t h a t whatever request he had t o m a k e will not stop t h e fight a s each was determined to knock I
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THE P O P U L A R GIRL. It i s not a l w a y s the girl with classical features, nor y e t she who is dressed in the l a t e s t creations, who c o m m a n d s a d m i r a t i o n a n d a t tention wherever she goes. W h a t is the secret of those others, not s o f a v o u r e d b y n a t u r e o r b l e s s e d with this world's goods, who nevertheless enjoy unuiversal popularity? It is t h a t t h e y h a v e p e r f e c t h e a l t h and a r e t h e r e f o r e h a p p y , a b o u n d i n g in e n e r g y a n d g o o d s p i r i t s , n e v e r too t i r e d , a l w a y s r e a d y t o lend a helping hand. Such health is only possible when t h e b l o o d is p u r e a n d p l e n t i f u l , rich in h a e m o g l o b i n , t h a t a l l i m p o r t a n t s u b s t a n c e w h i c h s u p p l i e s t h e c e l l s a n d t i s s u e s of t h e b o d y w i t h o x y g e n from the lungs and nutriment from the food digested. If t h e h a e m o g l o b i n c o n t e n t of t h e blood i s b e l o w n o r m a l y o u will be c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y b e l o w n o r m a l in h e a l t h . T h i s w i l l m a n i f e s t itself in t h o s e s i g n s of a n a e m i a w h i c h it i s f o l l y t o d i s r e g a r d . If y o u h a v e r e a s o n t o s u s p e c t a n a e m i a y o u s h o u l d a t o n c e s e e k a tonic w h i c h i s k n o w n f o r i t s a b i l i t y t o b u i l d u p t h e b l o o d . S u c h a n one is D r . W i l l i a m s ' P i n k P i l l s . T h i s i d e a l blood a n d n e r v e t o n i c h a s helped t h o u s a n d s of a n a e m i c sufferers b a c k t o h e a l t h a n d s t r e n g t h during t h e p a s t fifty y e a r s . T h e y a r e e q u a l l y g o o d f o r m e n and w o m e n , a n d w h a t t h e y h a v e done f o r o t h e r s t h e y c a n do f o r you. Obtainable a t c h e m i s t s e v e r y w h e r e .
down t h e o t h e r . Dominic a g r e e d b u t only a s k e d t h a t t h e y should p r o m i s e t o fight as h e a r r a n g e d . To t h i s t h e y agreed. T h e m o r n i n g of t h e fight came. T h e distance w a s m e a s u r e d and by a h e a p of s t o n e s stood each combatant, with grim determination. Now w a s Dominic's t u r n to dictate h i s condition. Advancing, so a s to be j u s t m i d w a y b e t w e e n t h e t w o , he stood u p r i g h t , holding aloft a crucifix h e h a d hidden u n d e r his v e s t u p to now, and shouted, "now begin !" T h e boys w e r e Catholics carried a w a y b y ang»er and misled by a stupid c u s t o m of t h e place which m a d e y o u n g and old r e g a r d meekn e s s a s w e a k n e s s , a n d fighting m a n l y s p o r t . T h e y dropped t h e s t o n e s t h e y h a d r e a d y in hand, a n d refused t o begin. T o m a k e t h e m s h a k e h a n d s a f t e r t h i s w a s an easy matter. T h e q u e s t i o n I would a s k m y y o u n g r e a d e r s is t h i s . W h o w a s t h e b r a v e s t of t h e t h r e e ? w a s it Dominic w h o b r a v e l y intervened, or t h e o t h e r t w o who shook h a n d s a n d m a d e i t up, w h e n t h e y s a w they were wrong. This story was first w r i t t e n b y Blessed J o h n Bosco w h o k n e w Dominic Savio personally. A m a r b l e s t a t u e w a s recently •erected in on of t h e Salesian schools in E n g l a n d , s h o w i n g h i m holding t h e crucifix aloft.
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It will be a great consolation for us a t the hour of death to see that w e are to be judged by Him, Whom we have loved above all t h i n g s during life.
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W e will never attain a perfect knowledge of ourselves if w e do not endeavour t o know God; in * * * * contemplating H i s grandeur and If you are joyful, consider Our m a j e s t y we will soon discover our Lord in H i s resurrection. If your baseness and misery. heart is cast down b y labour and * * # * sadness, contemplate Him in the You are not more holy because garden a t Gethsemane and thus you are praised; neither are you you will profit by sadness. more vile because you are blamed. When t h i n g s go seriously wrong For you are w h a t you are, neither with us, w e cry out t o God. can you be made better by w h a t W H A T IT INDICATES IF YOU DO NOT T A K E A CATHOLIC P A P E R . 1. That you have not been asked to do so. 2. That you have little if a n y interest in Catholic affairs. 3. That you prefer not to be bothered with religious reading 4. That it is merely neglect. You haven't thought of it. 5. That you "take so many papers'* you mast economize by cutting off the best and most necessary of t h e m . 6. That you will let t h e other fellow defend your religion. 7. That you differed once with an editor and can't forgive him, although you agreed with him in ninety-nine other instances. 8. That such money a s yo i pay for papers, you give to dailies which occasionally insult your religion, refer to your Church a s "the Romish Church" and brin-r yellow immorality and scandal into your family. Now, reader, if you are not a subscriber to THIS CATHOLIC P A P E R and belong to the first, fourth, fifth, seventh or eighth class, y e n will subscribe at once. But if vou belong t o t h e second, third or s i x t h , we can do nothing for you
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Kandy (Ceylon).—The Bishop of Kandy, the M o s t R e v . B e d e B e e k m e y e r , of t h e S i l v e s t r i n e B e n e d i c t i n e s , died a t K a n d y M a y 22. H e w a s born in Colombo October 11, 1873 a n d b e c a m e B i s h o p of K a n d y in 1912, s u c c e e d i n g t h e l a t e Bishop Pagnani. (Fides.) *
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Yerapolv ( S o u t h I n d i a ) . — W h i l e a N a i r (Hindu) Conference at Kottavam, South India, w a s p a s s i n g a r e s o l u t i o n a p o r o v i n g birth-control, t h e A l l - K e r a l a Catholic C o n g r e s s at E d a t h u a , a f e w miles d i s t a n t , passed a r e s o l u t i o n c o n d e m n i n g t h e practice. ( F i d e s . )
FATHER'S PENHOLDER. A literary m a n , who w a s compelled by c i r c u m s t a n c e s to use his family s' tting-room a s a study, missed his p e n h o l d e r one evening while absorbed in w r i t i n g a story. He looked over his desk, t h r o u g h t h e pigeonholes and in t h e d r a w e r s , b u t it was n o w h e r e in sight. I t w as not on t h e floor. H e felt behind his e a r . It w a s not there. " T h i s is w h a t c o m e s / ' h e said impatiently, "of t r y i n g t o work w h e r e t h e r e is a houseful of children. Which o n e of you h a s t a k e n my pen?" The children looked a t each o t h e r and l a u g h e d . H e became irritated. " I don't w a n t a n y foolishness!" h e exclaimed. " W h e r e ' s t h a t p e n ? Who has taken i t ? " After a p a u s e one of t h e childr e n said s l y l y : "If you l a u g h , papa, you will find it." H e s t a r e d a t h e r in a s t o n i s h ment. Then, as her meaning dowry broke upon him, h e joined in t h e laugh, and t h e penholder fell out of h i s m o u t h , w h e r e it had been all t h e t i m e . How m a n y of t h e little difficulties of this life one can e x t r i c a t e one's self f r o m by a laugh. :
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Bv Caroline Leslie Field. either side a window That opened to the west. They guarded each her treasure, A cradle and a nest.
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And sitting there in silence, Unbroken by a word, There grew to be a bond between bird. The woman and the So that when each had cradled Her offspring for the night, SJJC looked to see that all within The other home was right. Tlyere came a time of storm without A time of grief within; The chair stood vacant, bare the iwi$ Where once a bird had been. And w-en once more the windowStood open ic the west A seddened human face looked out Upon a shattered nest. Ah,
strange the link that bound Even in grief so great! "Poor little friend!" the woman "Are both lx>mes desolate?"*
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MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 6th JULY, 1935.
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SOCCER. One m u s t certainly t h a n k t h e the S p o i l s E d i t o r of t h e S t r a i t s Times for h i s very kind and f a i r remarks on t h e recent form of Singapore's c e n t r e forward, C h i a Keng Hock, w h o happened to s t r i k e a bad p a t c h a s a goal scorer. T h i s Chinese Catholic lad however d i s tributes h i s p a s s e s so cleverly a n d is so v e r y d a n g e r o u s in front of goal t h a t h e could hardly be o m i t t ed from t h e s t a t e t e a m a t all. T h e moment his accuracy r e t u r n s h e will p r o v e priceless. By t h e w a y George V a l b e r g showed a g a i n s t Johore w h a t a really fine f o r w a r d he is. S t r a n g e to say he and K e n g Hock used t o play t o g e t h e r in identical positions t h r e e seasons b a c k when a p p e a r i n g in a n u m b e r of friendly g a m e s for t h e combined schools. A n t h o n y Philomen w h o was t h e c e n t r e half for t h e combined schools h a s a t last been given a t r i a l b y t h e Malacca selectors b u t at c e n t r e f o r w a r d . H e really should find h i s w a y into his s t a t e eleven w i t h o u t difficulty for he possessed splendid ball control when a t Saint J o s e p h ' s , Singapore, a n d could use e i t h e r foot with ease. * * * * *
t h e 8th J u n e , was unable to play for t h e S t a t e against Malacca on the 15th i n s t a n t owing t o a n inj u r y to his leg sustained in t h e I match a g a i n s t Singapore. CRICKET. Ashton Pennefather of St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore captured 6 Rafflesian wickets for 9 runs and R a y m o n d Minjoot 4 for 39 w h e n t h e s e two schools m e t last S a t u r d a y on t h e f o r m e r ' s ground. T h e B r o t h e r s ' Boys were beaten by 26 r u n s , * * * * E d w a r d s (1 for 2 4 ) , L e Mercier (1 for 1 5 ) , Balhetchet (3 for 45, Windsor 1 for 17) c a p t u r e d m o r e t h a n half t h e opponents' wickets | when t h e S.R.C were a t home t o I t h e P.W.D. on t h e P a d a n g . Edw a r d s 13. a n d L. R e u t e n s 20 reached double figures for t h e homesters. F o r t h e P.W.D. P . D. Almeida j 33, C. P e r e i r a 13, I. Leijssius 14 |! made m o r e t h a n half t h e i r sides' | total. P e r e i r a bowled 2 m e n for • 15. i
T h e correspondent, who s u g g e s t - | * * * * * ed t h e composition of t h e Singa- j H. L. Boon, retired a f t e r m a k pore X I a p p e a r i n g in our last issue, j ing 39 for S.C.R.C. a g a i n s t the w r i t e s t o correct t h e left w i n g choice h e m a d e . H e considers I T e a c h e r s ' Association l a s t S a t u r Quee L a i n g b e t t e r t h a n Mahmood. j day. I g n a t i u s c a p t u r e d 3 for 24 P e r h a p s h e is r i g h t b u t Quee L i a n g I and scored 23 r u n s . Boon took 3 m u s t c u t o u t h i s gallery-stuff. If for 28. * * * * E d w a r d s of t h e S.R.C. could only W h e n t h e Johore C.C. defeated be m a d e t o c o n c e n t r a t e on t h e ball r a t h e r t h a n on t h e m a n h e would t h e Raffles College on F r i d a y D. s t r i k e t h e eye of t h e selectors. E s s ( 9 ) , and R. Hoffman (39) Noel D a y , o u r Catholic c e n t r e half, compiled m o r e t h a n half t h e ColE s s took 2 for 24, h a s been seriously crocked a n d lege t o t a l . m a y b e unable t o t a k e his place Hoffman 1 for 11 a n d Mosbergen a g a i n s t t h e combined services t h i s 2 for 29. m o n t h . P o o r J o h n Then is comB a r t h e l o t of J o h o r e obtained 6 pelled b y r e a s o n of badly d a m a g e d r u n s . t h i g h a n d a n k l e t o r e s t for a n indefinite period. One h e a r s t h a t t h e S.C.F.A. second s t r i n g needs a W h e n will t h e Police Cricket goalkeeper. W h y don't t h e y t r y a u t h o r i t i e s give G. F e r n a n d e z , H. L. Boon a n d Sim Im P e n g , t w o who w a s t h e best schoolboy b a t s very excellent Catholic c u s t o d i a n s ? m a n of 1930 a fair c h a n c e to show * * * * his w o r t h ? In almost all m a t c h e s Mr. L i m Y o n g Liang, a s popular where F e r n a n d e z finds it possible an a t h l e t e a s h e is a footballer, is t o t u r n o u t he is sent in a s n u m b e r t h e trainer-in-chief of t h e local 7 or 8 m a n and invariably finds s t a t e side a n d a very good one too. himself n o t out. H e is besides a S i n g a p o r e will not lose t h r o u g h reliable fieldsman a n d w i t h p r a c lack of p r o p e r t r a i n i n g . tice m a y develop i n t o a useful * * * * * bowler. T h e k n o w n Catholics in t h e * * * * Negri Sembilan Soccer t e a m , deA u s t r a l i a n Test Cricketer. feated b y t h e Combined Services, on t h e 3 0 t h J u n e , a t Anson Road, The g r e a t A u s t r a l i a n bowler, w e r e : R. N e w m a n and G. P i n t o : O'Reilly, will not h a v e t o give up I am open to correction h e r e a n d : T e s t M a t c h Cricket a f t e r all. hope some one in Seremban will I R u m o u r w a s t r u e w h e n it hinted assist our E d i t o r with r e g u l a r ; at this sad possibility, b u t A u s t r a snorts j o t t i n g s from t h e N e g r i . lia h a s seen to it t h a t h e r best N e w m a n w a s excellent while P i n t o | bowler, who is a Catholic of was practically starved. course, will be able t o serve t h e c o u n t r y down South a s long as * * * * P. F . de Souza of Malacca h a s possible. O'Reilly is a schoolmaster been selected to represent his | by profession, and one can envy t h e S t a t e a t soccer and cricket. U n - school t h a t is f o r t u n a t e enough to f o r t u n a t e l y t h e d a t e s on which benefit by his wonderful coaching. t h e s e t w o fixtures a r e due to t a k e t>lace clash and he will be obliged to p a r t i c i p a t e in one. MR.
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A n d r e w S a n d h a m of Surrey Cricket Club h a s now 99 centuries in first class cricket to his credit, Good luck to this fellow Catholic in t h e speedy compilation of t h e next h u n d r e d is t h e f e r v e n t wish of all cricket loving r e a d e r s of t h e M.C.L.
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BOXING. MALACCA INTER-SCHOOL T a r l e y only m a n a g e d to d r a w SPORTS. The Chief Malacca Catholic w i t h J o h n s o n on last F r i d a y n i g h t Boys' School, St. Francis's Insti- a t t h e new world s t a d i u m t h o u g h tution, emerged a s r u n n e r s up in he w a s t h e f a s t e r of t h e two and t h e I n t e r School Sports held on should h a v e got t h e verdict. * * * « J u n e 2 7 t h on t h e High School ground. A n e u t r a l a r e n a should Primo Camera, the giant h a v e been used, for t h e home run- Italian, h a d a v e r y severe beating, ners w e r e q u i t e accustomed t o from J o e Louis, an American t h e i r own field conditions. The N e g r o . T h e referee stopped t h e winners, t h e H i g h School, were 11 fight in t h e s i x t h round of a 15 points a h e a d a t t h e finish. The round contest. Poor C a m e r a seems St. F r a n c i s ' s successes w e r e : to be slowly b u t steadily fading D. Hendroff w a s 2nd in t h e 12 a w a y . y a r d s H u r d l e s . W. de W i t t won * * * * * t h e 440 y e a r d s race in 5 9 % All Catholics will r e g r e t v e r y seconds. D. Hendroff did t h e 100 deeply t h e second defeat of J a c k y a r d s in 11 seconds. H. Rodrigues P e t e r s o n , Welsh and B r i t i s h h e a v y was 2nd in t h e High j u m p . V. w e i g h t champion, a t t h e h a n d s of Carvalho came 3rd in t h e 220 Neusel of G e r m a n y . G r e a t hopes y a r d s flat. St. F r a n c i s ' s was run- w e r e built up on t h i s splendid n e r up in t h e 880 y a r d s Relay, t h e | specimen of manhood b u t t h i s serunners being: D. Hendroff, V. cond r e v e r s e m a y prove fatal to B a t e m a n , Koh Kim Pow and W. P e t e r s o n ' s f u t u r e prospects. de W i t t . T h e 1934 Clarke Hockey Trophv w a s presented to t h e BroTENNIS. t h e r s ' Bovs who were the winners. Miss J o a n H a r t i g a n , A u s t r a l i a n I n t e r School Snorts and games Catholic t e n n i s player, won t h e j a r e contested in Malacca with very ladies' singles championI laudable spirit t h a n k s t o t h e S u r r e y ! friendly feeling existing between ship. S h e is t h e first A u s t r a l i a n to win t h i s title. H e r f a t h e r is ComJ t h e heads of schools, t e a c h e r s and i pupils. Rev. Bro. Dominic is Direc- m i s s i o n e r of Railways, New S o u t h Wales. t o r of t h e Malacca B r o t h e r s School.
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G e n e r a l Jottings of the W e e k . AN INTERESTING EPISODE. o H o w t h e Holy F a t h e r a n d M a r s h a l P i l s u d s k i Collaborated i n Common Cause.
T h e full account t a k e n from " T h e I r i s h Catholic " a n d concerni n g o u r P o p e a n d t h e late M a r s h a l P i l s u d s k i will prove of g r e a t interesfc. M g r . Achille R a t t i , ( P i u s X I ) , w a s s e n t t o W a r s a w , Poland, in 1918 a s Apostolic visitor. I n t h e m o n t h s w h i c h followed h e w a s imp r e s s e d so g r a v e l y b y t h e R u s s i a n peril t h a t h e w r o t e t o P o p e Benedict X V : " I believe t h a t m o r e t h a n p r a y e r s is n e e d e d — T h e blood of Catholics, t h e blood of p r i e s t s . " H e h a d a c t u a l l y packed h i s l u g g a g e for departure t o Russia, quite prepared for martyrdom, when h e was promoted suddenly t o t h e Nunciat u r e . I n 1919 M g r . R a t t i p r e s e n t ed h i s l e t t e r s of credence t o Marshal Pilsudski. Wifhin less t h a n a m o n t h Pilsudski w a s marching to stem t h e t r e m e n d o u s t i d e of Bolshevik invasion. M r . Lloyd George counselled s u r r e n d e r , b u t F r a n c e sent officers t o help t h e little Polish a r m y . T h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d Diplom a t i c Corps fled from W a r s a w , all except t h e P a p a l Nuncio, who moved coolly t h r o u g h t h e t h r e a t e n ed capital, h e a r t e n i n g w i t h words a n d e x a m p l e t h e people in whose e a r s t h e g u n s of R u s s i a sounded. General W e y g a n d , F o c h ' s Chief of Staff, c a m e t o Mgr. R a t t i , on t h e eve of t h e F e a s t of t h e A s s u m p tion, s a y i n g t h a t all w a s lost, a n d a s k i n g " only t h e help of your p r a y e r s . " T h e Nuncio remained a t h i s post, a n d on t h e n e x t d a y c a m e w h a t h e a f t e r w a r d s described a s " t h e c r o w n i n g miracle of t h e V i s t u l a . " T h e R u s s i a n legions collapsed, Pilsudski t r i u m p h e d , E u r o p e w a s saved from t h e a d v a n c e of Bolshevism into i t s v e r y h e a r t . I n P a r l i a m e n t P r e s i d e n t W i t o s of Poland publicly t h a n k e d f o r his i n e s t i m a b l e moral a s s i s t a n c e t h e unassuming student and Churchm a n w h o is t o d a y o u r Pope. E v e r a f t e r w a r d s Pope P i u s XI r e m e m b e r e d Pilsudski w i t h s t r o n g personal r e g a r d .
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IRISH F R A N C I S C A N S FOR CHINA MISSIONS. N i n e F r a n c i s c a n s a r e to leave Ireland soon t o establish a new mission a t Hupeh, in t h e Hankow vicariate, China. T h e superior is F a t h e r Maurice C o n n a u g h t o n , w h o h a s worked for 22 y e a r s in China. O t h e r priests will follow t h e m each y e a r . * * * *
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%31-CENTENARY CELEBRAT I O N S A T CORSICA. The processionists themselves numbered over 5,000, a n d extended a mile long. As t h e casket bearing t h e relics passed it w a s received with reverence a n d devotion, m a n y kneeling down on t h e footp a t h a n d on t h e roadway.
T h e island of Corsica, Napoleon's b i r t h place, h a s j u s t celebrated t h e b i - c e n t e n a r y of i t s consecration t o t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception. Cardinal Verdier of P a r i s visited t h e island for t h e celebrations w h i c h lasted t h r e e d a y s . Thous a n d s of m e n , w o m e n a n d children took p a r t in t h e devotions. YORKSHIREMAN'S HONOUR.
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T h e r e left for Belgium last week, Rev. Brothers Aubert A Y o r k s h i r e m a n , M r . F . Holroyd, j ( H o n g k o n g ) , Louis (Taiping) a n d of Elland, a delegate t o t h e recent Symphorien (Singapore) w h o will Cotton Congress in Milan a n d ' be a w a v for t e n m o n t h s . Rome, h a s h a d t h e h o n o u r of a n audience with t h e Pope, t h e K i n g I of I t a l y a n d Signor Mussolini all COAL M I N E R T O B E w i t h i n 24 hours. ORDAINED PRIEST. :
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Rev. George Horkan. formerly a L a n c a s h i r e Coal Miner, is t o be S i g n o r Mussolini g r a n t e d an a u - ordained t o t h e priesthood f o r t h e dience t o t h e boys of t h e J o h n F i - i diocese of Detroit, U.S.A. A t t h e s h e r School, London, d u r i n g t h e i r a g e of 13 h e began work i n t h e visit t o Rome. T h e Duce shook coal mines of t h e W i g a n district h a n d s w i t h t h e boys a n d spoke t o • and r e m a i n e d a t t h e s a m e occupat h e m in E n g l i s h . A f t e r w a r d s h e tion for 10 y e a r s . He t h e n emiw r o t e h i s a u t o g r a p h for each m e m - g r a t e d to t h e United S t a t e s a n d a f t e r a n u m b e r of y e a r s in t h e b e r of t h e P a r t y . m o t o r i n d u s t r y he entered a Semi* * * * n a r y in D e t r o i t a n d is now ready VICE-ADMIRAL EMBRACES for ordination. FAITH. Vice-Admiral in T h u r n , Comm a n d e r of t h e F i r s t Cruiser Squadron of t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n Fleet, w h o w a s lately received into t h e C h u r c h , is one of several distinguished sailors w h o have become Catholics in r e c e n t y e a r s . A d miral T h u r n h a s been Director of Signals a t t h e A d m i r a l t y a n d h a s commanded t h e H.M.S. Hood a n d t h e Signal School a t P o r t s m o u t h . H e w a s Chief of Staff t o t h e Medit e r r a n e a n Fleet.
PRIEST NAVIGATOR. Discovers Sand of Chemical Value. .
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G R E Y S I S T E R S TO LOOK A F T E R DIONNE QUINTUPLETS.
G r e y Sisters from t h e General A f t e r t h r e e y e a r s of j o u r n e y i n g Hospital a t M a t t e w a . Ontario. r o u n d t h e w o r l d — d u r i n g w h i c h h e C a n a d a , a r e being given c h a r g e of h a s combined a number, of m a r i n e t h e famous Dionne Quintuplets. i n v e s t i g a t i o n s w i t h h i s w o r k a s in- P r o p e r t y held in t h e n a m e of t h e t e r n a t i o n a l p r o m o t e r of t h e Apo- five babies is valued a t about s t l e s h i p of t h e S e a — F r . J . Rock- £30,000. liffe a r r i v e d in Liverpool. D u r i n g h i s s t a y in t h e S. Pacific, F r . Rockliffe w a s m a s t e r of a 200 ton B I R M I N G H A M P R O C E S S I O N IN s a i l i n g schooner m a k i n g marine HONOUR O F ST. CHAD. r e s e a r c h i n v e s t i g a t i o n s . H e holds a m a s t e r m a r i n e r ' s certificate. Off More t h a n 200,000 people lined T a h i t i a black s a n d w a s found t h e s t r e e t s of t h e city of B i r m i n g w h i c h it is hoped t o p u t t o com- h a m last m o n t h for t h e annual m e r c i a l u s e a s a valuable ingredient procession of t h e relics of St. of p a i n t . C h a d . Apostle of t h e Midlands.
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Miss Madeline Carroll, t h e Catholic s t a g e a n d film star, opened a Catholic bazaar in Chelsea r e cently. S h e said, " I w a s b o r n of poor p a r e n t s a n d a f t e r m y first school d a y s w a s passed on to a S t a t e secondary school. I h a v e n o t been a Catholic from infancy, b u t w a s received into t h e C h u r c h later on, a n d I h a v e t h e g r e a t e s t confidence in t h e education a n d t r a i n i n g of children a s i t is p r a c t i s e d b v Catholics." DEVOUT
NONAGENARIAN TWINS.
T h o u g h t h e y a r e nearly 90 y e a r s old. N a t a l i e a n d Melanie De Duffeleer, t w i n sisters of Brussels, practise t h e i r religion w i t h regularity. T h e y a t t e n d Mass every Sunday. Both m a r r i e d a n d Natalie was blessed with four d a u g h t e r s w h o a r e n o w g r a n d m o t h e r s . Melanie h a d no children a n d w a s fated to n u r s e an invalid h u s b a n d alm o s t from t h e d a y of h e r m a r riage.
ARMY BISHOP CONSECRATED BY M G R . H I N S L E Y . T h e n e w B r i t i s h A r m y Bishop, Mgr. J a m e s Dey, of Oscott College, B i r m i n g h a m , w a s consecrated by Mgr. Hinsley, on J u n e 2nd. We hope t h i s will b r i n g about t h e app o i n t m e n t of a Chaplain t o the ! local g a r r i s o n s .
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INDIAN PILGRIMS RECEIVED BY H O L Y F A T H E R . A l a r g e g r o u p of Indian pilgrims led by a J e s u i t , F r . L e Tellier, was recived by t h e Holy F a t h e r recently. T h e p i l g r i m s k e p t a n all-night t h e Blessed adoration before S a c r a m e n t on t h e preceding night. T h e y b r o u g h t m a n y gifts t o the Pope, m o s t l y objects in gold, silver, ivory a n d precious woods as well a s silks. T h e Pope gave them his h a n d t o kiss a n d t h e n spoke to t h e m of h i s j o y a t seeing them come from so f a r . * * * * R E V . M O T H E R H E L E N DOWNS TO C E L E B R A T E G O L D E N JUBILEE. On J u l y 5 t h , R e v e r e n d Mother Helen Downs, of t h e Franciscans of S t . J o s e p h , will celebrate t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of h e r arrival at t h e Mission in S a r a w a k , Borneo. In 1885 t h i s n u n , w i t h 5 companions, landed in Borneo, which was a t t h a t t i m e i n h a b i t e d b y cannibals. D u r i n g t h e 50 y e a r s of h e r m i s s i o n a r y life, t h i s courageous I r i s h n u n h a s founded t e n convents a n d also t a k e n a n active p a r t in founding a n a t i v e congregation of n u n s . A l t h o u g h almost completely blind M o t h e r Helen keeps alert and still r e n d e r s valuable services to t h e mission.
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D E A T H O F M R . C. O E H L E R S . W e extend o u r heartfelt condolence t o t h e familv of t h e late Mr. C. Oehlers of S t . P a t r i c k ' s Road, w h o died on t h e 2 9 t h J u n e . His widow a n d chidren a s well a s the Cropley family a r e Catholics t h o u g h t h e deceased gentleman w a s n o t . D e a t h came very suddenly a n d unexpectedly a n d a very popular m e m b e r of t h e Eurasian c o m m u n i t y w e n t t o h i s eternal rew a r d . M a y h e r e s t in peace. * * * * CLERICAL
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Mr. D. E . T. J a y a k o d d y , Mr. C. Misson a n d Mr. N . S. Hogan a r e the newly elected Vice P r e s i d e n t s of t h e Clerical Union. Mr. M. r Gomes is t h e n e w H o n . Treasurer.
M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y ,
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T h e t i m e p a s s e d quickly a s t h e priest told t h e m s t o r i e s of his missionary life, s t r a n g e r t h a n a n y fiction. T h e doctor, too, enthralled them w i t h h i s experiences worki n r a s a y o u n g doctor in t h e E a s t End. A t last t h e doctor s a i d : — T d like t o m a k e a t h o r o u g h e x a m i n a t i o n of Mr. M o r a n tonight. If I ' m not satisfied Til have a n o t h e r t o - m o r r o w . So, would you come u p s t a i r s w i t h m e ? T h e r e ' s no need for you t o stir, Mrs. M o r a n , " a s she g o t u p . ' T i l m a n a g e perfectly alone. You a n d F a t h e r m u s t have a lot t o talk a b o u t . " H e smiled a s h e helped P a t up a n d assisted h i m t o walk out of t h e room. The priest a n d Eileen s a t on s t a r i n g into t h e fire, each busy with t h e i r own t h o u g h t s . Suddenly h e h e a r d soft sobbing a n d t u r n e d round, a n d gently whispered: you mustn't worry "Eileen, yourself like this. You m u s t n ' t give in now a f t e r all t h e m o n t h s of b r a v e r y . You've been a real heroine. I k n o w t h e reaction is dreadful. But—you've got to smile. If P a t t h i n k s you've given u p hope—it'll finish h i m . " She looked a t h i m wistfully, t w o b i g t e a r s like diamonds on h e r cheecks. " Y o u do honestly, F a t h e r T o m , t h i n k P a t will g e t b e t t e r ? Tell m e h o n e s t l y w h a t y o u t h i n k ? " s h e alm o s t sobbed t h e question. "I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t t o t h i n k , Eileen, I ' m puzzled hopelessly. I've never seen a case like h i s . B u t if a n y m a n in t h e world can cure him D r . F i t z g e r a l d will. A n d — I've p r a y e d n o w w i t h all m y soul for t h e last t w o y e a r s f o r P a t — since t h i s t r o u b l e s t a r t e d . You've p r a y e d night a n d d a y t o o . H u n d r e d s of n u n s have p r a y e d . So, God is bound t o h e a r . R e m e m b e r t h a t s c e n e : M a r t h a a n d M a r y , and Lazarus dying—remember the messenger coming t o O u r L o r d : "He w h o m T h o u lovest is sick." T h a t ' s been o u r cry for t w o y e a r s now. I t ' s g o t t o be a n s w e r e d even by a miracle. In some m y s t e r i o u s way.. Eileen, Our L o r d will heal F a t I'm s u r e of it. So d r y your eyes, a n d let m e see y o u smile." The priest smiled a s h e finished. B u t h i s mind w a s in a whirl. Would Dr. F i t z g e r a l d discover t h e mysterious disease. H e felt h e k n e w w h a t it w a s , y e t h e d a r e not %
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tell. It w a s too horrible. H e shuddered a s t h e t h o u g h t b u r n t itself on his brain. Eileen saw t h e shudder. " W h a t is it, F a t h e r ? " she asked anxiously. " O h ! j u s t a shiver, Eileen. T h e fire h a s gone down a n d t h e room is g e t t i n g cold. W h a t about b e d ? " h e asked. " B u t , " s h e replied, " t h e doctor h a s n ' t come down y e t . We'll wait for h i m . H e m a v h a v e news for us." "Well," he answered, "let's s a y t h e Rosary for P a t . " W h e n t h e y finished a gentle t a p on t h e door sounded a n d t h e doctor came in. T h e r e w a s a puzzled look on h i s keen face. H e walked t o w a r d s t h e fire, took a c i g a r e t t e from t h e box and lit it. THE
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" She is a little hindering thing, ' The mother said; " But still she is my wine of life, My daily bread. The children—what a load of care Their coming brings! stoop But oh! the grief when God doth To give them wings. 1
Both, Eileen a n d F a t h e r Tom looked enquiringly a t h i m . Then t u r n i n g t o t h e m h e spoke. " I ' m sorry, I j u s t can't m a k e out to-night w h a t P a t ' s illness i s ; m a y b e it w a s a little t o o dark. B u t , I'm s u r e I'll know to-morrow. I h a v e n ' t knocked u p a g a i n s t a similar case. I t ' s like a good m a n y I know. B u t , I c a n ' t s a y y e t . " " O h ! well," replied t h e priest, "it can't be too deadly or you'd h a v e recognised it r i g h t away. I t ' s a' g r e a t sign, Eileen. So cheer up. Have a good sleep now. Doctor will solve all o u r troubles in t h e m o r n i n g . "
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T h e h u n g r y must be fed, T h e bind ones onward led, T h e captive's freedom sought, T h e weakling's b a t t l e fought. A helping hand be lent To those neath burdens b e n t ; T h e fallen gently raised. Renewed endeavour praised. T h e slander m u s t be crushed, Reproaches softly h u s h e d ; Dispelled all doubts, all f e a r s , A n d wiped away h o t t e a r s . T h e dying m u s t b e cared, To meet t h e i r God p r e p a r e d ; T r u e , e a r n e s t p r a y e r s be said F o r living a n d for dead. A h , cry n o t o u t " N o w o r k , " T h e r e ' s much, so much t o do And d u t y t r y t o s h i r k ; F o r me a n d you, a n d y o u . POST
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A big game hunter, contemplating a t r i p to Africa, called a t t h e b r a n c h office of a large firm of g u n m a k e r s and b o u g h t several h u n dred rounds of c a r t r i d g e s . A f t e r he h a d m a d e h i s p u r c h a s e he looked very t h o u g h t f u l . " I usually deal w i t h y o u r h e a d office, of course," h e said t o t h e m a n in c h a r g e , " b u t I d a r e s a y you will be able t o send t h e s e for me. " M o s t certainly, s i r , " said t h e other. " Well, I w a n t t h e m t o go t o N i g e r i a , " said t h e h u n t e r . T h e shopman looked blank for a m i n u t e o r two, t h e n s a i d : " I t h i n k you h a d b e t t e r give t h e o r d e r t o o u r h e a d office, a f t e r all, sir. You see, we've only a small boy w i t h a bike h e r e . "
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Mrs. S m i t h w a s telling h e r neighbour t h a t s h e h a d j u s t r e ceived a t e l e g r a m s t a t i n g t h a t h e r soldier son arrived safely in India t h a t morning. T h e n e i g h b o u r w a s a m a z e d by t h e news. " W h a t , " s h e 'exclaimed. " T h a t seems impossible, M r s . S m i t h . T h e t e l e g r a m m u s t h a v e travelled a t a terrific speed." " I t m u s t h a v e , " said t h e proud m o t h e r . " W h e n I received t h e envelope t h e g u m on it w a s still moist."
T h e c a r p e n t e r h a d left t h e g a s t u r n e d on in h i s shop a n d , on ent e r i n g t h e following m o r n i n g , t h e first t h i n g h e did w a s t o s t r k e a m a t c h . T h e r e w a s a terrific explosion and t h e c a r p e n t e r found himself in t h e s t r e e t again. A passer-by r u s h e d t o h i s a s s i s t ance and, a f t e r helping h i m t o h i s feet, inquired if h e were injured. T h e c a r p e n t e r looked a t h i s shop, now b u r n i n g fiercely, a n d s a i d : " No, I'm n o t h u r t , b u t I g o t o u t only j u s t in t i m e . "
" I t h i n k I'll t u r n in too, M r s . M o r a n , " said t h e doctor. " I feel r a t h e r t i r e d a s I've h a d a very heavy d a y . Good n i g h t , F a t h e r , a n d God bless y o u . "
He seemed t o see t h e first leper in t h e world s u r r o u n d e d b y a fierce and horrified m o b . T h e y w e r e s t o n i n g h i m a s h e fled into t h e wilderness.
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"Good n i g h t a n d God bless you, T h e n h e s a w Christ, infinitely Eileen, you too, Doc. I know m y j g e n t l e a n d s y m p a t h e t i c , w a l k i n g room, I've some office t o finish, t h r o u g h t h e w a v i n g cornfields. H e a n d t h e n I'll follow y o u r good s a w H i m s t o p a n d listen. Then example." h u r r y on t o w a r d s t e n m e n in filthy Alone t h e priest s a t . So, t h e r a g s , hideous in revolting disease. doctor t o o w a s baffled. Could h e " U n c l e a n ! U n c l e a n ! " w a s t h e c r y b e r i g h t — a m a n , w h o k n e w n e x t of despair from t h e i r fetid lips. to n o t h i n g about medicine—or B u t — t h e y see H i m . W i t h outflung d i s e a s e ? H e k n e w t h e h i s t o r y of a r m s they c r y : " J e s u s , have m e r c y t h i s old house. He h a d come on u s ! " A m o n g s t t h e m H e s t a n d s ; across, a p p a r e n t l y by accident, a n infinite pity wells u p in H i s e y e s : Go, show yourselves t o t h e old volume p r i n t e d a couple of h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o , of t h e history p r i e s t s , " comes t h e soft voice. of t h e county. T u r n i n g idly over T h e y h u r r y a w a y . T h e leprosy, t h e p a g e s h e s t a r e d a t a photo- like a foul g a r m e n t , falls from g r a p h of t h e h o u s e — w i t h a dread t h e m . New blood, n e w skin, new inscription b e n e a t h . A s a priest life comes: t h e y a r e c l e a n s e d ! Suddenly h e woke a n d s a t up, h e lived in t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l . H i s mind w a s a t t u n e d to t h a t world, every nerve t i n g l i n g like a d y n a m o to t h e influences of t h a t world on fully charged. H e w a s d r e a m i n g h u m a n beings. He knew, too, before, but n o w his i m a g i n a t i o n t h a t evil spirits not only could and could play h i m no t r i c k s . H e could did possess people, b u t also places. see t h e full moon a n d h e r a t t e n d a n t s t a r s t h r o u g h t h e winH e knew t h e i r power f o r evil. dows. He s t r e t c h e d o u t h i s hand, He s t i r r e d uneasily. T h e clock chimed eleven-thirty. T h e priest and, took h i s R o s a r y from t h e hastily opened his breviary t o small table b y h i s bed. Sleep had finish Compline. On h i s knees h e left h i s eyes. T h e low long whine knelt a n d cried with all t h e pathos, of t h e Airedale m a d e h i m ; s t a r t . all t h e faith of his s o u l : "Lord, Ajcain t h e mournful w h i n e came, he whom Thou lovest is sick." H e a n d he felt a cold freezing chill t u r n e d t o h e r who is called " H e a l t h r u n t h r o u g h h i m . In a m o m e n t he s t a r e d a s if of t h e Sick." a n d implored h e r t o plead with h e r Divine Son even t u r n e d to s t o n e . In loose h a n g i n g for a miracle. Slowly h e got u p g a r m e n t s t h e hideous f o r m of a from h i s knees. H e p u t t h e g u a r d leper stood before h i m . T h e a r m s fingers before t h e fire: t u r n e d out t h e w e r e almost b o n e s ; some lamps, and softly opened a n d had fallen off t h e h a n d s , t h e o t h e r s w e r e t h e claws. T h e h a i r h a d all closed t h e door. gone, a n d t h e head w as ringed With a lighted candle in his w i t h purple-hued sores. T h e eyes hand h e crept quietly up t h e w e r e deep s u n k in bleared sockets. s t a i r s t o h i s bedroom. Soon h e T h e m o u t h w a s open for t h e HDS lay in t h e soft bed a n d pulled t h e h a d rotted a w a y , a n d yellow-like clothes around h i m T h r o u g h t h e f a n g s m a d e a m o n s t r o u s , bestial open window t h e breeze blew t h e j g r i n . T h e neck w a s s c r a g g y , d r y c u r t a i n s . T h e weird screech of a n \ skin stuck t o t h e bones. N e a r e r owl broke t h e death-like silence. | a n d n e a r e r t h e lener came. He The moonlight poured t h r o u g h j felt choked w i t h t h e foul stench t h e windows. Drowsiness came I t h a t seemed t o soak t h e room. (To be continued) and t h e n sleep. r
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T h e C h u r c h of Ss. P e t e r a n d P a u l p r e s e n t e d a splendid spectacle on Sunday 30th June. I t was t h e f e a s t of t h e C h u r c h - ^ f h e F e a s t of S s . P e t e r a n d P a u l . I n cidentally t h e C o r p u s C h r i s t i P r o cession w a s also held on t h e s a m e d a y . T h e c o m p o u n d w a s resplend e n t w i t h colours a n d g a i l y bedeck e d w i t h flags a n d s t r e a m e r s a n d c o l u m n s of silk d i s p l a y i n g t h e colours of t h e C a t h o l i c Action. T h e b r o n z e s t a t u e of S t . P e t e r w a s illuminated a n d d e c o r a t e d w i t h f r e s h flowers. I t w a s placed in t h e centre portico for veneration. During the day t h e statue was thronged with crowds eager to show t h e i r devotion. ; A large crowd attended t h e Pontifical H i g h M a s s , officiated b y H i s Lordship M g r . A . Devals, B i s h o p of M a l a c c a a n d a s s i s t ed b y R e v . F r s . L a u r e n t a n d D u bois. H i e M a s s w a s a musical o n e s u n g b y t h e C h o i r Section of t h e Catholic Y o u n g M e n ' s A s s o ciation. I t w a s a n e d i f y i n g spect a c l e t o observe t h e l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e C o m m u n i o n Rail) b o t h a t t h e 6 . 3 0 and 8 . 0 0 a.m. Masses. T h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s exposed f o r a d o r a t i o n a f t e r M a s s . Many visits w e r e made both individually a n d i n a g e n e r a l body b y t h e v a r i o u s A s s o c i a t i o n s of t h e Parish. Beautiful s u n n y w e a t h e r f a v o u r e d t h e Corpus C h r i s t i Procession held in t h e evening. Long before the Vespers, t h e Church w a s crowded t o t h e d o o r s . C r o w d s of about three thousand assmbled t o w i t n e s s t h e procession of t h e y e a r . J K s L o r d s h i p t h e B i s h o p of Malacca carried t h e Monstrance with R e v . F r s . Dubois a n d L a u r e n t a s assistants. T h e Procession w a s headed by t h e Convent girls and b o a r d e r s w i t h t h e Girl's Associat i o n of t h e P a r i s h b r i n g i n g u p t h e rear. T h e m e m b e r s w e r e all d r e s s e d in p u r e w h i t e a n d veiled, t h u s presenting a pleasing sight. The President—Miss Teresa Tan— carried t h e Association's banner. T h e n followed t h e S t . J o s e p h ' s The teachers Institution boys. banners—the c a r r i e d t h e school l a s t of which w a s t h e Sodality b a n n e r . F o r t h e first t i m e t h e Chinese Catholic A c t i o n j o i n e d t h e Procession in r a n k s of t w o s i m m e diately b e h i n d t h e school^ b o y s . I t was a most imposing sight. Beh i n d t h e canopy t h e S t . J o s e p h ' s I n s t . Cadet C o r p s in c h a r g e of Q. M. S. T a n Soon L a y b r o u g h t u p t h e r e a r a n d v e r y efficiently k e p t b a c k t h e crowd.
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PENANG C o r p u s C h r i s t i a t t h e C h u r c h of the Assumption. E d i f y i n g m a n i f e s t a t i o n s of Catholic piety a n d f e r v o u r w e r e w i t n e s s e d o n S u n d a y , t h e 23rd of J u n e , w h e n t h e f e a s t of C o r p u s C h r i s t i w a s celebrated in t h e C h u r c h of t h e A s s u m p t i o n . A t t h e solemn H i g h M a s s s u n g by t h e parish priest, Rev. F a t h e r S o u h a i t , W i e g a n d ' s M a s s of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception i n f o u r voices w a s r e n d e r e d b y t h e c h o i r u n d e r t h e b a t o n of M r . B . de C r u z while h i s son, M r . A . d e Cruz a c companied a t t h e o r g a n . T h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s exposed a n d m e m b e r s of t h e Sodality of t h e Children of M a r y a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n p a i d visits. A detachment from t h e E u r a s i a n C o m p a n y of t h e P . & P.W.V.C. i n h a l f - h o u r w a t c h e s p r o vided a g u a r d of t w o s e n t r i e s o v e r t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t . A f t e r t h e s i n g i n g of v e s p e r s t h e procession h e a d e d b y t h e girls i n w h i t e a n d followed b y t h e b o y s a n d t h e r e s t of t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n wended its w a y round t h e Church grounds t o t h e altar on t h e front lawn erected by t h e n u n s and dec o r a t e d w i t h a p r o f u s i o n of candles a n d flowers.
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T h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s carried under a canopy by a professor from t h e College-General, assisted by two priests. A guardof-honour of t h e E u r a s i a n Volunt e e r s u n d e r t h e c o m m a n d of L i e u t . W. A . T h e s e i r a flanked b o t h sides of t h e canopy. D u r i n g t h e p r o cession t h e choir s a n g t h e M a g n i ficat, L a u d a Sion, a n d t h e T e D e u m , while t h e S t . X a v i e r ' s B r a s s B a n d rendered appropriate music. A f t e r t h e open-air benediction t h e procession r e t u r n e d t o t h e C h u r c h for a final benediction.
F e a s t of S S . P e t e r a n d P a u l . T h e feast of SS. P e t e r a n d P a u l w a s celebrated a t t h e Chapel of Our L a d y of A s s u m p t i o n , P r a y a Lane, Malacca on J u n e 29th w i t h Solemnity.
J u l y 2 n d Muriel Constance d e T h e r e w a s Benediction a t t h e Silva, born on t h e 1 6 t h J u n e , Church Compound. A temporary d a u g h t e r of Claude R e n e e de Silva a l t a r w a s specially built for t h i s and of Matilda do Rozario. Godpurpose. T h e n e x t Benediction parents:—Angelo de Cotta a n d was at St. Joseph's Institution. J a n e d e Cotta. T h e " T a n t u m E r g o " w a s ably r e n d e r e d b y t h e C a t h e d r a l Choir, j J u l y 2 n d O t t o E u g e n e R£e, b o r n T h e P r o c e s s i o n t h e n proceeded in S i n g a p o r e on t h e 1 9 t h J u n e , back t o Church for t h e "Te Deum" 1871, son of T h e o d o r e Daniel R e e a n d final B e n e d i c t i o n . a n d of Wilhelmina E s s .
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Mrs. N . d e Souza, beloved wife of Mr. J . N . d e Souza, pensioner, F.M.S. Medical Service, w h o w a s ailing f o r s o m e t i m e died on t h e n i g h t of F r i d a y , J u n e 2 8 t h a t 9.30 a t h e r r e s i d e n c e i n t h e presence of h e r children a n d g r a n d children. T h e r e m a i n s w e r e removed for i n t e r r m e n t o n J u n e 2 9 t h to t h e Bukit Serindit burial ground followed b y a l a r g e g a t h e r i n g . C r a c k e r s were also fired. T h i s Revd. F r . D i a s of t h e S t . P e t e r ' s show of m e r r i m e n t is i n accordance C h u r c h officiated b o t h a t t h e house and t h e graveside. R.I.P. w i t h a n old custom. T h e H i g h Mass w a s s u n g by Revd. F r . Dias a n d w a s given b y t h e C h r i s t i a n fisher folks of t h e B a n d a Hilir a n d S u b u r b . I n t h e evening t h e fishing b o a t s owned by C h r i s t i a n s were decorated, a n d illuminated l a n t e r n s a n d candles added t o t h e g a i e t y of t h e whole scene.
Marriages. Mr. F r e d e r i c k C. P i n t o , a keen volunteer a n d a Lance-Sergeant of t h e E u r a s i a n Company, M.V.C. w a s married to a convert on June 27th a t t h e C h u r c h of S t . F r a n c i s Xavier, Malacca. R e v d F r . F r a n cois Officiated.
Mr. a n d M r s . N e e C h e n g L i a n g of Selandar, Malacca, w e r e m a r r i e d on J u n e 2 9 t h a t t h e C h u r c h of S t . F r a n c i s Xavier, Malacca. Mr. a n d Mrs. B . V . R i c h a r d a c t e d a s sponsors while Revd. F r . F r a n c o i s p e r formed t h e m a r r i a g e ceremony. Mr. N e e Cheng L i a n g is a n overseer of t h e P.W.D. a n d is stationed in t h e Selandar d i s t r i c t . H e is a well k n o w n a n d p o p u l a r resident. T h e reception w a s held a t t h e residence of t h e Sponsors.
F e a s t of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t . A t t h e C h u r c h of S t . P e t e r , B u n g a R a y a , Malacca, on J u n e 30th t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of t h e feast of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t d r e w a large congregation. The occasion t o o w a s t h e administering- of t h e F i r s t Communion to boys a n d g i r l s belonging t o t h e p a r i s h . T h e d e c o r a t i o n of t h e altar, t h e c h u r c h a n d t h e grounds was v e r y a t t r a c t i v e .
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The f e a s t of C o r p u s Christi was c e l e b r a t e d a t t h e C h u r c h of St. Mary, A y e r Salak, Malacca, on BUKIT MERTAJAM. J u n e , 3 0 t h . T h e compound and Marriage. t h e c h u r c h w e r e t a s t e f u l l y decorJ u n e 1 5 t h t h e M a r r i a g e took! ated. T h e C h o i r of t h e Church of St. F r a n c i s X a v i e r , Malacca t h e place a t t h e C h u r c h of S t . Anna, s e r v e r s , Revd. F r s . F r a n c o i s and B u k i t M e r t a j a m , of Felix Michael, A s h n e s s a n d a l a r g e congregation P.W.D., Seremban, son of Mr. a n d were p r e s e n t . A Solemn High Mrs. J . Michael Pillay, of P r a i , t o Mass w a s s u n g b y Revd. F r . M a r i a Lily, d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d F r a n c o i s followed b y a procession of Mrs. M. D. Joseph Pillay. t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t carried by Revd. F r . A s h n e s s u n d e r a canopy along a d e c o r a t e d r o u t e t o a n improvised A l t a r w h e r e t h e BenedicBALIK PULAU. tion took place. F e a s t of Corpus C h r i s t i . T h e F e a s t of Corpus Christi w a s celebrated a t t h e C h u r c h of t h e Holy N a m e of J e s u s , Balik Pulau, on S u n d a y , J u n e 2 3 , w i t h a s o l e m n I H i g h Mass in t h e m o r n i n g a n d V e s p e r s a n d solemn Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t in t h e afWATCHES ternoon. T h e w e a t h e r being excel-1 lent, t h e Church w a s filled t o i t s ; and u t m o s t capacity a t b o t h services. CHRONOMETERS A f t e r Vespers, t h e Blessed Saacknowledged | c r a m e n t borne b y Rev. F r . G. j Denarie of t h e College-General,; the BEST w a s t a k e n in procession round t h e in all C h u r c h t o a t e m p o r a r y a l t a r erectt h e Countries. ed in t h e Recreation Hall of t h e Agent: : Convent. T h e a l t a r w a s tastefully On decorated by t h e Sisters. RENE bended knees a n d bowed heads, : t h e congregation r e v e r e n t l y r e ULLMANN, ceived t h e Benedition of t h e BlessSINGAPORE. ed S a c r a m e n t . :
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FEAST O F CORPUS CHRISTI. The F e a s t of Corpus C h r i s t i w a s celebrated w i t h g r e a t e r solemnity t h a n in p r e v i o u s y e a r s a t t h e Church of S t . J o h n T h e E v a n g e list, K u a l a L u m p u r , on S u n d a y 23rd i n s t a n t . A f t e r t h e H i g h Mass t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s exposed t h e whole d a y for adoration. Members of t h e Catholic Action Society w e r e detailed i n p a i r s for the half h o u r a d o r a t i o n in t h e Sanctuary in t u r n t h r o u g h o u t t h e day. I n addition b a t c h e s of boys from t h e S t . J o h n ' s School a n d girls from t h e Convent, besides several m e m b e r s of t h e congregation p a i d h o m a g e t o O u r L o r d A t 5-30 p . m . during t h e d a y . Vespers w e r e intoned followed b y the procession of t h e Blessed T h e w a y from t h e Sacrament. Church t o St. J o h n ' s School field w a s lined by t h e c a d e t s of t h e St. J o h n ' s I n s t i t u t i o n , while t h e band of t h e Cadet Corps honoured O u r Lord w i t h t h e Royal S a l u t e T h e Crusad u r i n g Benediction. d e r s of t h e Convent in t h e i r r e d and white uniforms and the Children of M a r y added splendour j t o t h e occasion, while m e m b e r s of t h e Catholic Action Society did y e o m a n service i n r e g u l a t i n g t h e h u n d r e d s w h o joined i n t h e p r o St. John's Institution, cession. w h e r e t w o A l t a r s h a d b e e n erected (at t h e T u c k S h o p a n d o n t h e portion f a c i n g t h e School field) was beautifully decorated 'and credit is d u e t o t h e B r o t h e r s a n d their helpers. The singers were led b y R e v . F r . Deredec while Rev. F r . G i r a r d of t h e C h u r c h of t h e Holy R o s a r y officiated a t p r o cession a n d Benediction, assisted by Rev F r s . H e r m a n n a n d F r a n c i s of S t . A n t h o n y ' s C h u r c h .
OBITUARY. Miss R a j a P h i l o m e n a , d a u g h t e r of M r . & M r s . A. Soosai, w h o w a s ailing for some t i m e p a s s e d a w a y peacefully on S a t u r d a y , t h e 22nd June, 1935, a t 6.30 p . m . a t h e r p a r e n t ' s residence, fortified b y t h e rites of t h e C h u r c h . T h e funeral took place a t 4 p . m . on S u n d a y , t h e 23rd J u n e , 1935. Rev. F a t h e r V. H e r m a n n conducted t h e f u n e r a l service. A l a r g e crowd of s y m p a t h i s e r s a t t e n d e d at t h e c e m e t e r y . R.I.P.
CELEBRATION OF T H E FEAST OF C O R P U S C H R I S T I A T T H E CHURCH OF T H E HOLY ROSARY. The F e a s t of Corpus C h r i s t i w a s celebrated a t t h e C h u r c h of t h e Holy R o s a r y w i t h all reverence a n d solemnity o n 30th J u n e , 1935. In t h e m o r n i n g a t 8.00 a.m. a solemn H i g h Mass w a s s a i d by t h e Parish P r i e s t R e v . F a t h e r R. Girard followed b y t h e exposition of t h e M o s t Blessed S a c r a m e n t . The m e m b e r s of t h e Catholic Action Society k e p t w a t c h by t u r n s before t h e exposed Blessed Sacrament t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y until Vespers. M a n y Catholic families
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too came for t h e adoration of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t from 9 . 3 0 a.m. till 5 . 0 0 p . m . I n t h e evening Vespers w a s s u n g by t h e Rev. F a t h e r N . Deredec w h o officiated, a n d t h e procession a t which over 1,500 people w e r e p r e s e n t w a s well conducted b y t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Catholic Action T h e Cadets a n d t h e Society. Bugle Band of St. J o h n ' s I n s t i t u tion formed t h e guard of h o n o u r all along t h e way, t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t passed. N e x t there w a s Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t a t a n improvised a l t a r . T h e procession included t h e s i s t e r s a n d pupils of t h e Convent of t h e Holy I n f a n t J e s u s , Catholic boys of various nationalities, m e n , followed b y t h e singers a n d s e r v e r s a n d t h e r e a r brought up by t h e ladies. 3T.
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E s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Catechism Class. A s it w a s keenly felt by t h e Tamil Catholic C o m m u n i t y in Sentul t h a t a Catechism Class should be established, t h e M a n a g i n g C o m m i t t e e of t h e above C l u b organised a class in t h e i r p r e m i s e s on P a l m S u n d a y , t h e 1 4 t h A p r i l , 1935, a n d since t h e n v e r y good p r o g r e s s i s b e i n g made. T h e c l a s s e s a r e divided i n t o f o u r g r o u p s . On 2 n d J u n e , 1935, R e v . F a t h e r Hermann, Parish Priest, paid a v i s i t w h e n h e u r g e d t h a t i t should b e m a d e i n c u m b e n t upon e v e r y Catholic p a r e n t t o r e a l i s e t h e necessity of i m p a r t i n g religious i n s t r u c t i o n s t o young children. H e h i g h l y p r a i s e d t h i s f e a t u r e of C a tholic action a n d insisted t h a t i t should b e maintained. I t is t h e r e f o r e requested t h a t p a r e n t s will m a k e i t t h e i r b o u n d e n d u t y t o send t h e i r children t o t h e s e classes regularly a n d w i t h o u t fail. C a t e c h i s m classes a r e held on T h u r s d a y s a t 5.15 p.m. a n d on S u n d a y s a t 10.30 a.m. CORPUS CHRISTI A T T H E CHURCH O F ST. A N T H O N Y . T h e F e a s t of Corpus Christi w a s celebrated a t S t . A n t h o n y ' s C h u r ch, Kuala L u m p u r , on S u n d a y 3 0 t h J u n e , 1935, w i t h g r e a t solemnity and piety. T h e r e was H i g h M a s s in t h e m o r n i n g , after which t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s exposed t h r o u g h o u t t h e day f o r public adoration. T h e Members of t h e Sodality of Immaculate Conception and Catholic Action, t h e boys of St. A n t h o n y ' s School, m a d e several visits in groups in t u r n and t h e r e w a s a good a t t e n d a n c e of t h e faithful in t h e c h u r c h d u r ing; t h e whole day. A t 5 p.m. Vespers w a s s u n g by Rev. F a t h e r E . Belet, followed b y t h e procession of t h e Blessed SacTwo altars, tastefully rament. decorated, w e r e erected in t h e Church compound w h e r e BeneBy the (Mction took place. courtesy of t h e Rev. B r o t h e r Director, of S t . J o h n ' s Institution, t h e Cadets formed a Guard of H o n o u r u n d e r t h e Command of L i e u t e n a n t A. J . A. P e t r u s . A t t h e conclusion of t h e procession, Solemn Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w a s given in t h e C h u r c h .
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T H E F E A S T O F CORPUS CHRISTI. T h e P a r i s h of S t . Michael, Ipoh, celebrated t h e solemnity of t h e feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, J u n e 30—the previous Sunday b e ing reserved for t h e Church of O u r Lady of Lourdes. T h e r e was E x position of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t , and t h e Church w a s kept b u s y t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y . Group visits were made by t h e Schools, t h e Convent, t h e Sodalities, a n d t h e Catholic Action Society. A t 4 p . m . t h e r e was a downpour, b u t a f t e r five, ideal w e a t h e r prevailed. The procession w a s v e r y well attended. F a t h e r Cordeiro of B a t u Gajah officiated. Members of t h e Catholic Action w e r e conspicuous with t h e i r n e w badges. F o u r carried t h e canopy a n d f o u r | others held l a n t e r n s — t h e r e s t b e ! i n g grouped behind. T h e choir, presided over b y F a t h e r Ladislaus, s a n g t h e i r b e s t . T h e g u a r d of honour w a s composed of B o y Scouts of S t . Michael's Institution. L e a v i n g t h e c h u r c h , t h e procession wended i t s w a y t o t h e a l t a r p u t u p in front of t h e Parochial H o u s e a n d from t h e n c e t o a n o t h e r a l t a r in front of t h e Convent. T h e edifying proceedings of t h e evening ended at 6.45 with Solemn Benediction in c h u r c h . OBITUARY. Two Ipoh Catholic families s u s tained i r r e p a r a b l e loss recently t h r o u g h t h e u n t i m e l y d e a t h of t h e i r beloved o n e s . M r . F r e d d i e F e r r a o , t h e y o u n g e s t s o n of M r s J . J. F e r r a o , w h o h a d been sufferi n g f o r some m o t h s from a t u m o r a t t h e base of h i s skull, passed off peacefully on J u n e 18, in t h e p r e s ence of a n u m b e r of friends a n d relatives a n d some Sisters of t h e Convent. T h e deceased, who w a s 24 y e a r s of a g e , w a s a t one t i m e a t t a c h e d t o t h e staff of t h e A n d e r T h e funeral son School, Ipoh which took place t h e following day w a s largely a t t e n d e d — m a n y friends and relatives, including t h e Sodalists of St. Michael's I n s t i t u tion, being p r e s e n t . R.I.P. * * * * Sad news w a s received by M r . R. R. Skelchy of t h e P.W.D., of t h e d e a t h in London on J u n e 28 of h i s seventeen-year-old son, William A r t h u r . Besides h i s father, t h e deceased leaves behind his m o t h e r , t w o sisters, E t h e l a n d Winnie, a n d two b r o t h e r s , David a n d Stephen, who were all p r e s e n t a t his d e a t h . G r e a t s y m p a t h y is felt for M r . Skelchy w h o h a d n o t seen his l a t e beloved son since t h e l a t t e r left for England t e n y e a r s a g o , and for Mrs. Skelchy a n d h e r children in t h e i r bereavement. Mr. Skelchy is a popular figure in local Catholic society and w a s t h e h a p p y recipient of a Jubilee Medal recently.
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A Tamil d r a m a , depicting t h e lives of o u r early Christian, is t o be staged b y t h e m e m b e r s of S t . J o s e p h ' s Club, Sentul, under t h e caption of " S t . J o s a p h a t , " a t t h e Town Hall, K u a l a L u m p u r , on 13th July, 1935. O u r t h a n k s a r e
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due t o t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Comm i t t e e of t h e Club for t h e i r g e n e r o s i t y in h a v i n g promised half of t h e proceeds of t h e v e n t u r e f o r S t . Xavier's Seminary, Singapore. It is therefore requested t h a t Catholics will t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h i s twofold o p p o r t u n i t y of seeing a h e a l t h y Catholic d r a m a a n d a t t h e same time contributing tow! a r d s a w o r t h y cause.
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