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(By AIR MAIL.) In a f u r t h e r article on t h e c a u s e of t h e Belfast pogrom Mr. P a d raic G r e g o r y recalls provocative i n c i d e n t s t h a t occurred m o n t h s before t h e T w e l f t h of J u l y on w h i c h d a t e apologists for t h e violence say t h e t r o u b l e b e g a n w»th a n u n p r o v o k e d a t t a c k on an inoffensive Orange procession. M r . G r e g o r y ' s s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d n a r r a t i v e of •facts n e e d s no e m b e l l i s h m e n t s In last w e e k ' s issue of t h e S t a n d ard 1 g a v e , a t t h e r e q u e s t of i t s editor, w h o is desirous of r e n d e r ing all possible a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e suffering Catholics of B e l f a s t b y giving publicity to t h e i r p r e s e n t unfortunate plight, a v e r y r o u g h outline of t h e s t a t e of affairs now obtaining in " t h e only u p - t o - d a t e and really p r o g r e s s i v e city in Ireland," a s a r e s u l t of t h e r e c e n t wanton a n d almost unbelievable scenes of bloodshed a n d incendiarism.

This w e e k I should like t o m a k e it clear for all w h o r u n t o r e a d t h a t the official t h e o r y of t h e origin of this y e a r ' s p o g r o m is, in a few words, t h a t a n orderly, peaceful, dignified, O r a n g e proces-ion, composed of r i g h t e o u s and God-fearing men, a l m o s t b u r s t i n g w i t h loyalty to the K i n g of E n g l a n d a n d simply oozing w i t h b r o t h e r l y o v e a n d affection f o r t h e i r b e n i g h t e d a n d Rome-ridden fellow-citizens, w a s , on the 12th d a y of July, w h i l e p a s s ing t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s of t h e city, wantonly a t t a c k e d b y t h e s e said Rome-ridden citizens, a n d t h a t t h e resulting a t t a c k s b y j u s t l y i n furiated P r o t e s t a n t s on Catholic people and Catholic p r o p e r t y w e r e , while m o s t r e g r e t t a b l e , v e r y n a t u ral, and, in t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , almost excusable, acts of r e p r i s a l But it can b e said w i t h o u t f e a r of successful c o n t r a d i c t i o n t h a t those w h o manufactured this theory wilfully a n d d e l i b e r a t e l y r e frained f r o m chronicling t h e disgraceful e v e n t s of t h e three months preceeding t b i * alleged attack on t h e O r a n g e procession.

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Three M o n t h s before t h e 12fh.

To go b a c k only t o t h e 13th April, 1935—and, m a r k you, t h i s is Three M o n t h s before t h e 12th of J u l y — a m u r d e r o u s attempt *s made on the life of Mr. J a m e s Madden, a Catholic Publican, of 313 York S t r e e t , t n r e e shots being fired a t h i m a s ho left his licensed p r e m i s e s b y a P r o t e s tant g u n m a n .

This attempted Murder took place not f a r f r o m t h e e r y spot w h e r e Mr. J a m e s O' y

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Boyle, a Catholic publican also, a n d a b r o t h e r of V e r y Rev. Canon O' Boyle, B.A., P . P . , t h e e s t e e m e d P a r i s h P r i e s t of L i s b u r n , Co. A n t r i m , w a s m u r d e r e d in October, 1933.

The Protestant gunman r e f e r r e d t o , it is fair t o say, w a s given t h r e e y e a r s ' penal s e r v i t u d e by t h e L o r d Chief J u s t i c e of N o r t h e r n Ireland, who in sentencing h i m , s t a t e d t h a t h e was a bad character, and that had his m u r d e r o u s a t t a c k on t h i s inoffensive Catholic been successful it m i g h t h a v e led t o serious trouble b r e a k i n g out in t h e city.

F r o m April 1 3 t h o n w a r d s t h e r e was, on t h e p a r t of anti-Catholic elements in t h e city, a deliberately organised c a m p a i g n to i n t i m i d a t e Catholic citizens and t o provoke t h e m t o a c t s of hostility to t h e i r P r o t e s t a n t fellow-townsmen. This c a m p a i g n w a s intensified after Jubilee D a y , Monday, M a r 6 t h . It comprised, firstly, p a r a d e s of a n t i Catholic b a n d s , accompanied ly j e e r i n g mobs of undisciplined followers, t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s of t h e c i t y ; secondly, vicious a t t a c k s on individual Catholics; and, t h i r d ly, firing i n t o Catholic from P r o testant quarters.

T a u n t i n g Crowds.

R e g a r d i n g t h e p a r a d i n g of t h e s t r e e t s of Belfast by anti-Catholic bands, t h i s would, on first t h o u g h t s , seem t o be a trivial c h a r g e to lav a t t h e doors of t h e non-Catholics of t h e city. B u t w h e n it is explained t h a t t h e s e b a n d s did not content themselves w i t h merely p a r a d i n g or p a s s i n g along t h e s t r e e t s of t h e city, b u t t h a t t h e i r uncontrolled followers s m a s h e d t h e windows of Catholic shops and dwelling houses, and t h a t t h e bands themselves stopped a t t h e corners or s t r e e t s b o r d e r i n g solidly Catholic a^eas and t h e r e , m o r e loudly and frantically t h a n ever, played pa»-ty t u n e s , while t h e i r accompanying mobs jeered and yelled themselves h o a r s e , it will be a d m i t t e d t h a t such conduct w a s indeed calculated t o i n f u r i a t e Catholics into e m e r g (Continued

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A " XRUB LIFE STORY. A few weeks ago the "Passing Show" printed, as one of a series of "True life" stories, an eccount of the immuring of a nun in a Spanish Cathedral.

The story was brought to our notice by several readers of T H E CATHOLIC TIMES, so we tfoek 1ke matter up with she Editor.

W# have received bis apology for the ^ffenoe fctven to Catholics by the publication e f vrhst is just a resurrection i©f one jHf the foulest anti-Catholic canards ever invented. We feel that the Editor has dealt with the matter in a very honourable manner, and that he is not tp be blamed too much for the inclusjqiT of this regrettable .story.

An editor is at the mercy of his conir»b- "oxer and correspondents in many things, and the blame must lie at the door of the writer of the story, who foisted this antiquated and hoary lie on the * Passing S h o w " as a true happening.

Naturally, Catholics would suspect a " walled-ttlCjiun " tale immediately, but we cannot expect the general public to be as well-informed about us as we are ourselves. All that we ask of them is, tibat when they are deceived, they should retract as honourably as the Editor of tfee "Passing Show." m

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MERCY MURDER. A Recent case, in which a young woman hastened her mother's death and was acquitted by the courts, was interesting in many ways, but to us chiefly on account -of the way certain organs of flue press labelled it boldly "the mercymurder case."

Words are losing all meaning and all stability. I t will soon be possible to write of a holy sin and a penniless millionaire, of a white negro and a dry sea, without the slightest sense of conta»dictoriness, or rather of nonsense, literally understood.

Murder thas always been regarded as the cruellist and foulest crime.

To hyphenate it with mercy, except in a paradox, is indeed to murder both speech and reason.

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in this label, and it makes us reflect on the advisability of abolishing the death sentence, and substituting some other punishment for unauthorised killing.

Juries would more readily enforce a humane law than give a verdict in conflict with their pity.

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JURIES A N D HARSH LAWS. When the law becomes, in the popular estimate, too harsh, juries begin to return verdicts which frustrate its operation. In olden days, when hanging or transportation was the penalty for theft over £5, the juries used to return verdicts of "guilty, but the amount under £5."

To-day one suspects that verdicts which seem to be in flat opposition to the judsre's summing up, as well as verdicts: of "guilty but insane" in murder cases are really to be understood as an expression of the jury's objection to the harshness of the law, at least in the particular cases under consideration.

A law which is not rigorously enforced becomes a mockery, and a source of contempt, which may end by bringing the whole system into disrepute.

Hence our judges are frequently in the foremost ranks of law reformers, for they know, better than anyone else, the harm which is done by laws which offend the popular estimate of right and wrong.

Which brings us to the consideration of Lord Hewart's plea for divorce-law reform.

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BIBLE-MESMERISM AND DIVORCE. This country is still under a kind of Bible-mesmerism. The effects are diminishing rapidly, but when, in 1857 and 1875. the door was first opened to divorce for the masses the spell bound more potently. to give Had Matthew v. 32 not seemed a verbal loonhole to those who wanted to legalise divorce it is doubtful whether the consciences of Victorian Protestants would have tolerated divorce, even for mp-^tal infidelity.

The phrase "except for fornication" by itself alone, without reference to other texts winch are as clear as crystal against divorce, and without reference to the constant and unanimous Christian tradition, is admittedlv obscure.

Probably the obscurity is due to a faulty translation of St. Matthew's original Aramaic, and, had it not been of practical use. would not have worried commentators the least bit. It sufficed, however, in order to stifle the conscience qualms of the Victorians, to auote the text, and uree that at least it misrht be read as permitting divorce in cases of marital infidelity. The trick was done. * * * * * SIN TO OBTAIN FREEDOM TO STN. Divorce was made possible to those who were willing to place evidence of their partner's infidelity before the Courts.

The Protestant conscience tolerated this flagrant departure from the Christian code because it was mesmerised by an obscure Bible text.

Sin was made the condition for obtaining a freedom which, to the Christian, conscience, is in itself sinful. From that doubly-fouled beginning all the futilities, all the illogicalities and immoralities of our divorce laws, against which A.P. Herbert has turned his deadly humorous pen and Lord Hewart his sardonic torp-ue, took their rise.

What shall we say about it? Is it lawful to remove gross excesses, further evils, from the operation of a law which is itself evil? May we try and rectify the unforeseen results of a bad law whilst allowing the law to stand on the statute books?

To come to the matter in hand: is it permissible to reform the divorce laws?

Can that which is intrinsically evil be reformed? Must it not be abolished, if we are to be sensible and logical? * * * * * PAPISTS AND PAPUANS. Let us hope we have made it quite clear: the State has no power to grant divorce. All divorce laws are, therefore, both arrogant and immoral at least "in Papua and among Roman Catholics" as Lord Hewart gibed, with little sense and less manners, for Roman Catholics are at least a seventh of the human race, and their standing in the intellectual world is, to put it mildly, quite good.

Papists and Papuans, then, regard the State, when it legislates on divorce, as a usurper without a title. Granted that, may the State remove injustices and contradictions from the operation of its immoral divorce laws without incurring our censure?

Niagara Falls, N.Y.—The Rev. J o h n P . Keavin, 53, p a s t o r of t h e Holy R o s a r y Catholic C h u r c h h e r e , died s h o r t l y a f t e r finishing t h e 8 o'clock M a s s one S u n d a y m o r n i n g .

H e h a d p r e a c h e d a s e r m o n on " D e a t h " a n d w a s stricken w i t h a h e a r t a t t a c k while d i s t r i b u t i n g Holy C o m m u n i o n .

A n a l t a r boy b r o u g h t h i m a c h a i r a n d h e continued t o give Communion.

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(N.C.W.C.) NEW CATHOLIC P A P E R FOR JAVA. M a l a n g ( N e t h e r l a n d s Indies) — A new Catholic paper, called Vox, has b e g u n publication in t h e P r e fecture of M a l a n g , J a v a , a d d i n g a n o t h e r u n i t t o t h e rapidly developing Catholic P r e s s in t h e N e t h e r lands I n d i e s , w h i c h now is m a d e up of t w o i l l u s t r a t e d m o n t h l i e s in Malay, a m o n t h l y review in t h e same t o n g u e , one m o n t h l y a n d one weekly in J a v a n e s e , a n i l l u s t r a t e d m o n t h l y in S i k k a n e s e and 26 p u b lications in D u t c h .

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Without anticipating the verdict of the august body of moral theologians, and bowing to their better judgment, we would say that it can, and that divorcelaw reform in that narrowly restricted sense would not arouse our opposition, nor even our interest—except to say that the task is impossible.

What is intrinsically immoral must always involve injustice and immorality in its operations, at least to some extent. * * * * * NOT REFORM BUT FURTHER CONCESSIONS. What rouses Catholic opposition is not divorce-law reform but divorce-facilities extension. Behind all the clatter for reform, behind all the fruity-port jests about a solemn and portentous problem, we Catholics hear the plans for laying the original evil and the primal sin on a broader foundation.

The so-called reformers do not want reform. They will ridicule the illogicalities and incidental injustices which occur in the administration of our present laws not in order to be rid of them, not to protect the majesty of the law from the gibes of the man in the street, but as a pretext for extending the grounds upon which a petition for divorce may rest.

Hence the fight remains what it was j in the beginning, a fight on principles, j not on practice. Catholics will know how to turn a deaf ear to all the heavy humourists and pathetic pleaders when they bring their batteries »o bear on facts, and remember that they are smoke-screening the real issue.

They are not reformers but agitators, and principles are at stake.

SEPARATION WILL SUFFICE. We have ourselves listened to fiercely j earnest men and women, passionately recounting, as Lord Hewart does once more, the hardships of the women with the drunken, cruel, and criminal husbands, and the men who have faithless wives.

Always we said to ourselves: let them separate. Let them not live together.

But why must we go further than that?

Why must we demand for them "freedom" to marry again?

Surely "once bitten twice shy." Is the won: an whose husband has extinguished his cigar on her arm—to quote a case hysterically flung in our own faces—so enamoured of the male sex that she has but one longing, to find another man?

The more one hears of hard cases the worse is the whole case against matrimony, if you like, but surely they do not tell in favour of repeated marriages.

If a second marriage were guaranteed against failure we could understand the plea for divorce, but hard cases prove no more than that separation is sometimes desirable.

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C H U R C H O F T H E SACRED H E A R T DELHI. Madras, (India) — The new church of t h e Sacred Heart at Delhi, w h i c h h a s been built as a N a t i o n a l S h r i n e for India, has been completed a n d will be formally opened on December 8.

M a n y A r c h b i s h o p s , Bishops and o t h e r d i g n i t a r i e s a r e expected to be p r e s e n t for t h e opening.

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t h e r e f o r e , h a s demanded a n imp a r t i a l inquiry by t h e British Parliament.

That enquiry has been refused, on t h e g r o u n d t h a t U l s t e r h a s a P a r l i a m e n t of its own and m u s t a t t e n d to its own business. ' An enquiry b y t h e Ulster P a r l i a m e n t would be a f a r c e ; i t s verdict would be a foregone conclusion : " P a p i s t s in t h e w r o n g . " So when t h e new House of Commons m e e t s , t h e m a t t e r is likely to be raised forcefully a n d insistently.

The approaching G e n e r a l Election holds all t h e u n c e r t a i n t i e s which such events c o n t a i n , b u t so far as t h e Catholic .electorate is concerned t h e political b a r o m e t e r points to "set f a i r " w i t h r e g a r d to support for t h e National Government candidates.

This is SINCE 1866 because of a declaration of policy, by t h a t p a r t y , which promises, a t long last, a considerable m e a s u r e R O S K O P F of financial justice f o r o u r Catho* 4c * • * lic elementary schools.

Not to T h e Church L e a d s . labour a point, to which t h e s e Only a few y e a r s ago, one of t h e notes h a v e already r e f e r r e d , it g r e a t London dailes c a m e out with may be said a t once t h a t t h e a p o s t e r containing only t h r e e Government, if r e t u r n e d t o office, w o r d s : " T h e Pope L e a d s . " After propose to give a s s i s t a n c e from t h e g r e a t Catholic d e m o n s t r a t i o n the public funds t o w a r d s t h e cost held in t h e Royal A l b e r t Hall a of building and r e o r g a n i z i n g vol- few evenings ago, a n o t h e r poster untary schools to m e e t t h e de- m i g h t with equal t e r s e n e s s and MAKE mands of t h e Board of E d u c a t i o n . t r u t h proclaim t h a t " T h e C h u r c h The g r a n t will be n o t less t h a n leads " — t h e Catholic C h u r c h , t h a t G O O D WATCHES half, a n d not more t h a n t h r e e is t o say, and t h e leadership on t h e quarters, of t h e cost entailed.

ASK Y O U R DEALER i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r of n a t i o n a l and In r e t u r n for t h i s financial help, social d u t y in face of t h e evils of T O S H O W Y O U T H E LATEST the Government propose t o widen t h e day. In t h e Albert Hall t h e r e the S t a t e control over t h e schools, were m a n y speakers, b u t t h e y including t h e m a t t e r of t h e a p - spoke w i t h one voice.

I t is a pointment of t e a c h e r s ; b u t it is c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of a Catholic demonstated t h a t t h e r i g h t s of t h e s t r a t i o n t h a t on principles t h e r e is Y O U W I L L LIKE IT. religious denominations will be ! never t h e n o t e of divergence, of safeguarded in seeing t h a t t e a - disunion.

A G O O D TIME PIECE chers w h o a r e appointed a r e comT h e a d d r e s s delivered b y t h e AT A L O W PRICE petent to give t h e religious A r c h b i s h o p of W e s t m i n s t e r h a s instruction desired. T h i s , in t h e been reproduced in full b y Catholic AGENTS: case of Catholic schools, m e a n s j o u r n a l i s m , while e x t r a c t s f r o m it Catholic t e a c h e r s . W i t h o u t t h a t h a v e a p p e a r e d in t h e s e c u l a r n e w s safeguard a s an u n d e r s t o o d t h i n g , p a p e r s all over t h e c o u n t r y . His Catholics could not, of course, Grace w a s o u t s p o k e n — w i t h enSINGAPORE agree t o t h e t e r m s proposed a s cyclicals a n d other p a p a l p r o being a satisfactory s e t t l e m e n t . n o u n c e m e n t s t o s u p p o r t him— As it is, t h e feeling is of quiet a g a i n s t race h a t r e d , class h a t r e d , satisfaction.

No collective pro- t h e a b u s e of capital, t h e " s w e a t e d " nouncement by t h e h i e r a r c y h a s wage, t h e scandal of ill-housing, yet been made, b u t m o r e t h a n one and o t h e r defects in i n t e r n a t i o n a l of t h e Bishops h a s e x p r e s s e d t h e relations a n d in our social economy. view t h a t t h e t e r m s a r e acceptable. B u t besides t h i s wide c a t e g o r y , If all goes well on t h e b a s i s pro- t h e r e is a whole battalion of evils posed, it will largely r e d r e s s a in w h i c h t h e t h r u s t is directly grievance which h a s r a n k l e d for a g a i n s t domestic m o r a l i t y : b i r t h many y e a r s past in t h e h e a r t of control, sterilization, and s u c h like. excitement, a n d w h a t m i g h t be, b u s y t i m e . L a s t week t h i s c o r r e s every s u p p o r t e r of t h e v o l u n t a r y To c o m b a t t h e s e , by e x p e r t know- t h e y t h o u g h t , r a s h j u d g m e n t , t h e pondence chronicled t h e d e a t h of Lord M o r r i s . W i t h i n a few d a y s school s y s t e m . Also, t h e know- ledge a n d well p u t a r g u m e n t , t h e Catholic p a p e r s have t r e a t e d all ledge t h a t such is t h e declared Catholic F e d e r a t i o n h a s t h e aid of such cases a s accidents.

Now, t h a t v e t e r a n worker h a s been policy of t h e G o v e r n m e n t p a r t y is a g r o u p of distinguished medical however, t h e r e comes a f u r t h e r followed t o t h e g r a v e by a n o t h e r likely t o sway t h e Catholic vote men a n d women, whose speeches a t instance, from Anerley, a London m e m b e r of t h e Catholic p e e r a g e , very considerably in t h a t p a r t y ' s t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n m a d e a pro- suburb, w h e r e no doubt e x i s t s . A Lord V a u x of H a r r o w d e n . I n t h i s favour in t h e coming contest. found impression.

On a n o t h e r Catholic C h u r c h h a s been delibe- l a t t e r case t h e death r e d u c e s t h e m a t t e r , too, t h a t of t h e c a m p a i g n rately set on fire, and, b u t for a peerage, for a l t h o u g h L o r d V a u x in favour of euthanasia, or providential discovery v e r y soon leaves t h r e e d a u g h t e r s by h i s first Belfast. after t h e o u t r a g e , would probably wife, one of t h e m a nun, t h e i r sex " legalized d e a t h , " t h e A l b e r t Hall A n o t h e r m a t t e r w i t h which t h e d e b a r s t h e m from t h e H o u s e of have been b u r n t t o t h e g r o u n d . m e e t i n g h a s registered a firm flew Government will h a v e t o conLords. T h e barony, consequently, The p a r i s h priest a t Anerley p r o t e s t .

While non-Cathoilc speak cern itself is t h a t of t h e r e c e n t passes into abeyance, w i t h t h e anti-Catholic o u t b u r s t in N o r t h e r n j era a n d w r i t e r s a r e shilly-shally- happened to go into t h e c h u r c h . possibility t h a t it m a y s o m e d a y He found t h e building filled w i t h ing on t h i s subject, p u t t i n g pros Ireland; t h i s , also, is a m a t t e r of be revived, on claim, a f t e r t h e smoke.

On one side of t h e a l t a r and cons a n d timidly e x p r e s s i n g which r e a d e r s of t h e s e n o t e s h a v e death of t h e last of t h e co-heirs already been informed.

A l t h o u g h m e r e personal opinions, t h e C a t h o - t h e r e w a s a hassock, or cushion, in already r e f e r r e d to. flames ( a t t e m p t n u m b e r one) ; a lic C h u r c h alone stands forward Parliament is dissolved, o u t s t a n d A n o t h e r Catholic peer t h e E a r l ing questions of n a t i o n a l a n d Im- with a firm, clear, unanimous " N o . " similar blazing m a s s w a s on t h e # * * * * other side ( a t t e m p t n u m b e r two) ; of Denbigh, h a s been b e r e a v e d b y perial concern a r e n o t dissolved a flaming newspaper w a s n e a r t h e t h e d e a t h of a d a u g h t e r , L a d y F i r e - b u g s a t Work. with i t ; so when t h e n e w House of benches a t t h e far end of t h e Dcrothie Moore, wife of C o u n t Commons m e e t s t h e r e is likely to Y e s ; it would seem t h a t h e r e in • church ( a t t e m p t n u m b e r t h r e e ) . Moore. T h i s lamented l a d y won fee more h e a r d of t h e Belfast E n g l a n d ant.-Cathohc ' f i r e - b u g s < ^ renown, a n d m a n y h o n o u r s , d u r i n g Question. In a nutshell, t h a t ques- a r e a t work, as was t h e case m tion is t h i s : A s N o r t h e r n Ireland, Canada a y e a r or two ago. In t h e triple conflagration. T h e o u t r a g e t h e t i m e of t h e G r e a t W a r , b y h i g h was a fire-bug's work. It is hoped personal c o u r a g e .

She was not unlike t h e F r e e S t a t e , p r e s e r v e s l a t t e r c o u n t r y , a s will be r e m e m t h a t t h e p e r p e t r a t o r m a y be t r a c k - t h e n m a r r i e d : she w a s Lady its full connection w i t h G r e a t bered, one church after a n o t h e r ed down and b r o u g h t t o j u s t i c e ; Dorothie F e i l d i n g . J o i n i n g a s a Britain a n d h a s i t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s was set on fire and destroyed. It for, until h e is u n d e r lock and key, v o m a n w o r k e r , she d r o v e a m b u l at W e s t m i n s t e r , a r e n o t m a t t e r s did not occur t o t h e mind t h a t t h e Catholics m u s t ask themselves, ances on t h e W e s t e r n Front, jj Ulster t h e concern of t h e B r i t i s h fanatical and violent spirit " out " Where n e x t " ? braved p e r s o n a l d a n g e r , a n d genParliament in q u e s t i o n s w h e r e W e s t " would find a parallel on t h i s anxiously, * * * * * { erally s h o w e d a f e a r l e s s n e s s which side of t h e Atlantic, b u t such apguarantees by t h a t Parliament D e a t h ' s Sweeping S t r o k e . | m a d e h e r a heroine in m o r e e at stake?

The Imperial pears t o be t h e case. T h e r e h a v e The p a s t week h a s been a sad j countries t h a n h e r own. S h e w a s government g u a r a n t e e d religious been several church fires over h e r e , e r t y in N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d . T h a t in r e c e n t y e a r s , which h a v e not one for a n u m b e r of well-known j given t h e M i l i t a r y Medal—a g r e a t j^eHy is denied to t h e Catholics of been explained so as t o p u t t h e families, and Catholic o b i t u a r y j h o n o u r for h e r sex. F r a n c e , also, Avoiding w r i t e r s h a v e had a sorrowfully Belfast.

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C A T H O L I C S C U L P T O R ON " T H E BIGGEST JOB OF HIS CAREER." Mr. F r a n c i s W- Doyle Jones, t h e Catholic S c u l p t o r is w o r k i n g a t p r e s e n t on a s t a t u e of S t . P a t r i c k in g r a n i t e , m e a s u r i n g 20 feet, w h i c h is t o b e e r e c t e d n e x t y e a r on t h e t r a d i t i o n a l spot w h e r e t h i s Apostle of I r e l a n d first landed.

WTien completed, t h e m o n u m e n t will b e a l a n d m a r k for miles around, standing as the statue does on a 15 foot b a s e .

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T h e 33rd International Eucharistic C o n g r e s s w h i c h i s t o t a k e place a t M a n i l a n e x t F e b r u a r y is focussi n g all e y « * t o w a r d s t h e J P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s . T h e 9 0 % Catholicity of t h e population of 1 3 millions g i v e s t h e P h i l i p p i n e s t h e distinction of b e i n g t h e only C a t h o l i c N a t i o n in t h e F a r E a s t . T h e r e a r e in t h e whole province, t h r e e A r c h b i s h o p s , ten Bishops and two Prefects Apostolic, u n d e r w h o m t h e r e a r e 1,190 p r i e s t s . M o r e t h a n a 1,000 w o m e n in t h e Philippines follow t h e religious life. T h e Philippines since t h e i r discovery in 1508 w e r e colonised b y t h e S p a n i a r d s a n d remained under t h e i r sovereignty f o r over 3 0 0 y e a r s till t h e close of t h e last century, when they passed i n t o t h e p o s s e s s i o n of t h e U . S . A .

T h e present Governor-General Mr. M u r p h y is a C a t h o l i c .

T h e l a s t C o n g r e s s of C h r i s t t h e King was held at Salzburg, A u s t r i a , f r o m October 24 t o 27.

These congresses h a v e as their object t h e g a t h e r i n g of Catholics i n t o "one s t r o n g a r m y " in accorda n c e w i t h t h e w i s h e s of t h e H o l y F a t h e r t h a t t h e y m a y form a solid p h a l a n x a g a i n s t t h e a s s a u l t of t h e C h u r c h ' s e n e m i e s , a n d defend a n d s p r e a d t h e k i n g d o m of C h r i s t .

Three congresses have already been held, a n d it is hoped t h a t t h e y m a y b e developed i n t o World cong r e s s e s similar to t h e E u c h a r i s t i c Congresses w h i c h h a v e been so i m p o r t a n t a f e a t u r e of t h e life of t h e C h u r c h in r e c e n t y e a r s .

A R M I S T I C E DAY CELEBRATIONS. There was a large attendance a t t h e Cenotaph, S i n g a p o r e on t h e m o r n i n g of N o v e m b e r , 11th for t h e c o m m e m o r a t i o n of Armistice day.

Representatives of the Royal N a v y , t h e Royal Artillery, t h e Royal E n g i n e e r s a n d the Royal Corps of S i g n a l s w e r e lin*d o u t on Connaught Drive.

Opposite t h e Cenotaph w e r e r a n g e d t h e exservice men in double file. On t h e a r r i v a l of H . E . t h e Governor, t h e Bishop of S i n g a p o r e R t . Rev. B . C. R o b e r t s conducted a service. T h e r e w a s a profusion of w r e a t h s la'd on t h e s t e p s of t h e cenotaph.

I n t h e p r e s e n c e of 15,000 pilg r i m s Cardinal V e r d i e r p e r f o r m e d t h e crowning of t h e S t a t u e of O u r L a d y and t h e Holy Child a t t h e little village of Chapelle—Montligeon. This village is t h e c e n t r e of a pious association for t h e h e l p of t h e souls in P u r g a t o r y , which w a s s t a r t e d 50 y e a r s a g o .

MADONNA OF T H E OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY. Anni R u t z , t h e Madonna of t h e O b e r a m m e r g a u P a s s i o n P l a y in 1930 and 1934 w h o is t h e only one t o h a v e filled t h i s role twice, is g o i n g to Rollin College. W i n d s o r P a r k , F l o r i d a w h e r e she will give G e r m a n lessons a n d elocution in r e t u r n for lessons in Music and English.

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CONSECRATlbN^OF A FRENCH ABBEY CHURCH. Ten A r c h b i s h o p s and B i s h o p s , twelve a b b o t s and t h r e e h u n d r e d p r i e s t s a s s i s t e d a t t h e consecration of t h e Benedictine Abbey C h u r c h of St. Benoit d ' E u Calcat n e a r D o u r g n e in F r a n c e . T h e Abbey w a s founded in 1890. T h e cerem o n y was p e r f o r m e d by t h e A r c h bishop of Albi. T h e C h u r c h h a s 24 a l t a r s a n d 122 stalls for m o n k s and lay-brothers.

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ON W I N G S F R O M ALBION. (Continued from page 3 ) . decorated h e r ; Belgium, also.

L a d y D o r o t h i e , it h a s been well said, w a s " a w o m a n in a thousa n d . " S h e h a s died early, in the " f o r t i e s of life; and there is s o r r o w e v e r y w h e r e t h a t she has gone.

Y e t a n o t h e r d e a t h , in pathetic c i r c u m s t a n c e s , h a s deprived the discalced Carmelite Order of its deeply-regreted Provincial, Father Cyril R y a n , O.D.C. This distinguished p r i e s t w a s an Irishman, and h a d his h e a d q u a r t e r s in his own l a n d ; b u t h e w a s in England w h e n h e w a s t a k e n ill and had to e n t e r hospital. H e had unremitti n g c a r e from t h e doctors a n i religious in t h e Catholic Hospital of St. J o h n and S t . Elizabeth, but a l a s ! w i t h o u t avail. He has died, a w a y from h i s own people, though h i s body is being t a k e n home, to Dublin, for burial.

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Anne was e v e r b r i g h t , j u s t like other gay and i n n o c e n t c h i l d r e n ; but she w a s also holy f a r above other innocent children, which gave a c h a r m t o h e r every action and won reverence a s well as love.

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An intimate friend describes A n n e briefly a n d beautifully: " S h e w a s j u s t t h e embodiment of a n exquisite goodness, and angelic innocence, a n d a touching realization of l o v e ; " a life such as one would imagine would have been had t h e r e been no F a l l : a life of perfect self-control.

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And t h i s w a s , u n d e r t h e *nfluence of grace, t h e f r u i t of t h e wise and holy t r a i n i n g of h e r devoted mother, e n c o u r a g i n g from earliest years to sacrifices a n d self-denial, first for t h e speedy e n t r a n c e of h e r daddy into H e a v e n , and later, for France.

All witnesses of h e r last d a y s noticed t h e c o m p l e t e d e t a c h m e n t from all t h i n g s of e a r t h , a wonderful peace a n d absorption, like one n e a r i n g t h e eternal Home.

They expected, a n d awaited w i t h awe, t h e end.

In h e r last O c t o b e r t h i s loving child g a t h e r e d " t h o r n l e s s r o s e s . " meaning sacrifices cheerfully made, t o be offered t o J e s u s on t h e F e a s t of All S a i n t s : P a p a will be glad t o g i v e t h a t bouquet from m e t o t h e Blessed V i r g i n . " She never forgot t h a t father, and

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how often, now s o n e a r h e r own end, s h e expressed t o h e r intim a t e ijriend h e r g r e a t desire to ' go a n d see him.

We r e m e m b e r how A n n e insisted on h e r special little fiiend t a k i n g h e r place in Carmel if she should die. On t h e F e a s t of All S a i n t s , h e r last, a f t e r Communion, A n n e w a s seen " t r a n s f i g u r e d . " On a n o t h e r occasion, d u r i n g these l a s t m o n t h s of h e r life, a lady ent e r e d t h e confessional, from which A n n e h a d j u s t come, t o a s k t h e confessor h e r n a m e . H e asked w h y s h e wished t o k n o w ; "Because I saw her "tranfigured" the m o m e n t you w e r e giving h e r absolution." she answered. This happened a g a i n a f t e r h e r confession on C h r i s t m a s E v e , when she lay upon h e r bed of sickness.

D u r i n g h e r last weeks she o^ten w e n t about t h e house, singing t h e A v e Maris Stella, t h e h y m n to M a r y , J e s u s ' S w e e t Mother, so loved by A n n e ; t h e first versa of which especially t h e n s t r u c k a chord in h e r h e a r t : " M o t h e r of our Maker T h e ocean's S t a r , by which we sail, a n d gain t h e port of r e s t , " A n n e w a s a h e a l t h y enough child, t h o u g h s h e h a d t w o sicknesses in early y e a r s and, when s h e w a s eight, suffered from painful h e a d a c h e s c a u s e d by spinal weakness.

She was thought c u r e d of t h i s ; b u t t h e h e a d a c h e s r e t u r n e d a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of December, 1921.

The dotcor, however, m a d e light cf t h e m .

A n n e w a s quiet a n d t h e y passed a w a y , t h o u g h a t t i m e s t h e y were v e r y painful.

On t h e 19th t h e y r e t u r n e d and severely. A n n e h a d t o leave h e r d i n n e r a n d lie down.

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of h e r s i s t e r s : " Y e s , b u t it will soon be over." A n n e said, quietly.

Still t h e doctor w a s n o t anxious for h e r a s long a s s h e r e s t e d and w a s very quiet. So t h i n g s w e n t on for a week. S h e even t a u g h t J oj o secretly a piece of p o e t r y to s a y t o t h e i r m o t h e r on C h r i s t m a s D a y . T h e j o y it g a v e h e r m o t h e r seemed t o m a k e A n n e b e t t e r .

A l a s ! on t h e 2 7 t h t h e doctor found A n n e in a s t a t e of c o m a ; it w a s meningitis.

By midday s h e become conscious, b u t t h e pains in h e r head a n d back were excruciating. H e r poor face became livid and d i s t o r t e d w i t h p a i n : "Oh, I w a n t t o see n o t h i n g , n o t h i n g at all.

Do not come n e a r me, please, t h e n it will not h u r t y o u . " She t h o u g h t only of t h e pain which she knew o t h e r s felt for h e r .

She was so grateful for all done for her, till s h e had t o be told not to say " t h a n k y o u " so often, because it only tired h e r t h e more. T h e next day, Holy Innocents, t h e priest asked A n n e if s h e would like to receive Holy C o m m u n i o n : "Oh, yes, s h e said. " N e v e r shall I forget t h a t word, t h e whole desire of h e r soul w a s in i t , " said t h e priest.

A s he w a s going a w a y A n n e called h i m b a c k ; she had forgotten to t h a n k him. When he returned he found A n n e motionless, h e r eyes shut.

W a s h e too l a t e ? bending down h e a s k e d : " H e r e is O u r Lord, m y little one, will you receive H i m ? " a deep-breathed "yes," c a m e from h e r h e a r t . T h e lookers-

THE LAST STRAW. The employer called his staff together and informed them that owing to taxation and bad trade there would have to be a further reduction in wages, "This will mean that we shall have to tighten our belts," he said and then more sharply, to a junior clerk who did not appear to be listening. "Do you understand what I'm saying, Kelly?"

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"Oh. pride, sir—pride," replied the porter. "It's blushing with pride because it doesn't poke itself into other people's business." * * * * « * HOW W E SAVED. An Italian and an Irishman about to fight a duel met at the railway station en route for the appointed field.

The Italian asked for a return ticket but the Irishman took only a single.

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on were deeply t o u c h e d by A n n e ' s i n t e n s e devotion.

On t h e 30th A n n e w a s anointed.

S h e asked to receive Holy C o m m union a g a i n on t h e 1st J a n u a r y . " W h a t day is i s ? " s h e asked on t h a t day, quite dazed. " T h e 1st of January, Nenette," she was told: " O h , I did not k n o w ; t h e n , a H a p p y New Year!"

A n d so s h e g r e e t e d w i t h gentle smile all h e r visitors t h a t day.

A slight i m p r o v e m e n t raised brief hopes in t h e h e a r t s of t h o s e w h o loved A n n e . B u t one m o r n i n g t h e doctor found h e r chest muscles paralysed, and for h o u r s a t a t i m e t h e poor little sufferer p a n t e d for b r e a t h , yet n e v e r complaining, often a s k i n g h u m b l y if she h a d been brave.

Sometimes s h e m o a n e d : "Oh, I a m d o n e ; " o n c e : "Oh, d e a r Lord, I a m absolutely d o n e . " One evening t h e doctor found t h e r i g h t eye s h u t and paralysed. H e r case w a s hopeless. In all h e r countless sufferings she n e v e r complained, b u t unceasingly p r a y e d , offering h e r self for souls, especially for sinners,

W h e n s h e could no m o r e p r a y herself s h e a s k e d t h o s e a r o u n d h e r t o p r a y aloud t h a t s h e m i g h t join in spirit.

A f t e r a p a r t i c u l a r l y cruel bout of pain h e r poor m o t h e r s a i d : "You h a v e suffered bravely, darli n g ; m o s t surely you h a v e comforted t h e H e a r t of J e s u s and helped t o t h e conversion of s i n n e r s . " "Oh, m a m a , how glad I a m , " t h e little m a r t y r replied f r o m h e r h e a r t . " I i t h a t is so, I a m q u i t e willing t o suffer still m o r e . " She w a s told t h e n u n s of Annecy w e r e p r a y i n g for h e r ; " I t is for y o u r sake, m a m a , because t h e y love you," said t h e child. " B u t no, darling, t h e S i s t e r s know and love you, because you a r e a good little g i r l . " " O m a m a , if I a m good, it is you w h o h a v e t a u g h t m e , " exquisite ever in h e r h u m i l i t y .

T h e d a y before h e r d e a t h h e r m o t h e r s a i d : "My darling, will you forgive m e if I h a v e ever grieved you?"

"O m a m a , you h a v e never grieved m e , " s h e a n s w e r e d firmly. " N o r you either, darling, You h a v e never, n e v e r grieved m e . " "All t h e b e t t e r , oh, all t h e b e t t e r , " Ann e said w i t h a s w e e t smile.

A s h a s been said A n n e h a d learned t h e lesson of obedience well.

T h i s w a s shown pre-eminently t h r o u g h o u t h e r painful sickness.

She would t h a n k t h o s e w h o did s o m e t h i n g for h e r , t h o u g h asked not t o fatigue herself by so doing.

H e r c h a r i t y and h u m i l i t y got t h e b e t t e r of h e r good will. H o w she would apologise w i t h sweet confusion for h e r unintentional fault.

The doctor h a d ordered b a t h s , b u t t h e y were a t o r t u r e t o her.

One day she s a i d : " O m a m a , I really don't t h i n k I c a n " ; immediately "if it is O u r D e a r L o r d ' s Will, H e will give m e t h e s t r e n g t h I need." A h e a r t r e n d i n g scream followed t h e efforts t o lift h e r and they gave up the attempt.

She w a s told t o go t o sleep, a s being t h e best t h i n g for h e r ; sleep would r e s t and h e l p forget. T h e obedient child would s h u t h e r e y e s : (Contd: on p a g e 7)

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FR. E. LELIEVRE AND THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BEGINNINGS. ( D R A W N F R O M T H E E D I T I O N W R I T T E N BY T H E BENEDICTINES OF TEIGHMOUTH.) (THIRD INSTALMENT) The work of Fr. Lelievre during his had dared to expect; there were Catholics among the vendors, and they all stay in Rome was of great importance and value to the Society. His know- hastened to give vegetables, cheese, ledge of languages as well as his legal eggs, butter a great quantity of apples training immensely assisted the Supe- and onions, and twenty-five shillings." riors in a troublesome affair in connec- At this first visit, a policeman cleared tion with the house in London, and the away, from time to time, the children personal friendship which he had made who crowded round, curious to know when at the Academia with Manning, what the nuns were like. Several ProTalbot and Howard enabled him to gain testants gave; Catholics sent the Sisters their support, while on the Superiors' on from one to another. God made it part it was a great advantage to have a spokesman at Rome. Finally a decree clear that His poor should not want. of Pope Pius IX, which Father The alms gatherers got tea-leaves, Lelievre was instrumental in obtaining, coffee-grounds, and waste bread from set the question at rest, and Cardinal two large Protestant hotels. The poor Wiseman authorised the Little Sisters old people who were received brought of the Poor to found a new house in itothing but rags, and these often had Westminster in 1861, so that they then to be boiled to get rid of the vermin.

Clothes were wanted, and the old-clothes had two houses in London.

This decree of the Holy See was the shops gave some, and even a little starting point of other foundations in money. The Sisters went to Protestants and asked for bits and scraps of England and Scotland, namely, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol in 1862, printed linen and calico to make bedquilts, and thus soon had patch-work Dundee and Edinburgh in 1863, Birmingham 1864 Plymouth and Leeds counterpanes, according to the ru*es of 1865, and Newcastle 1866. religious poverty..

The words of Cardinal Manning, The clergy and already existing commspoken before a vast audience of Cathonunities welcomed the Litt'e Sisters lics and Protestants, may well find a warmly, but before long Prostestant place here: "It is my duty to ask your alms for bigotry exploded. The presence of the the keeping up and extending of the Little Sisters in the Streets meant the reappearance of the habit, and of CatHome founded by the Little Sisters of the Poor. By what means is this work holic charity. One of the ministers of the Little Sisters supported?

By wrote to the papers against them, the sheer charity, solely and absolutely by Sisters were several times pelted with alms. Like the birds of the air, they stones, and their windows were broken. live only by the gifts that fall day by But there was a brighter side, and they day from the hand of our heavenly persevered cheefully, secure in the help Father. No, I do not believe that there of Divine Providence. Thirty old men exists a work which bears witness to a greater faith in the goodness of God, filled the house, and by degrees the and which, in presence of our century Little Sisters received so much broken and of our country, both so full of con- food that it was more than they could fidence in their own resources, in human carry. Now they had received into the wisdom and prudence, attests in a more home an old man, formerly a porter, striking manner to the great law of who dragged a small vehicle by hand.

Christian life, the law of entire reliance "This was perhaps the most curious upon the Providence of our Father who thing that was ever seen in the Little is in heaven."

Family; it was neither a carriage, nor The spirit of this great "little work" a cart, nor a wheel-barrow, and st'*ll it is summed up in a few words by a was a little of each, but it was more like member of the French Academy, a trunk, placed on wheels and painted Maxime du Camp; in writing of Jeanne green. Certainly the priest who made Jugan he says: " She loved the us this oresent well understood that we poor and homeless because her God had were called to practise humility, even to been homeless: because he had not the rolling where.to lay His head; because in the humiliations." However, faces of those she helped she saw the trunk was very useful; with careful image of Him whom she adored; in a packing, it would hold three pans and a word, because she had faith, that mili- sack of bread; what remained over had tant faith by which the unhappy are to be carried. People soon knew the consoled and by which humanity pro- Little Sisters' green trunk, and when it stopped, children ran to see wnat was in fits."

The ' difficulties met with in these it, they could easily do so, even when English and Scottish jfoundations are they were quite small. almost incredible to us in the present day, but Ygry real they were at that First Foundations of the Little Sisters time and, perhaps, partly account for of the Poor in England. the fact that Father Lelievre wrote: "The greatest joy of my life is that I The following account of the foundaam now sent on the first foundation in tions in England written by Fr. Lelievre England." to H. E. Cardinal Barnabo, in Rome, At this time the Sisters scarcely dared gives an idea of his labours in England to be seen in the streets in their habits, and Scotland at this time even though covered with otheir large " It is necessary to refer to the cloaks. Protestantism was still in all foundation in Southwark which already its strength, and mistress of the princiexisted in 1861 in that diocese. The unexpal resources of the kingdom.

The pected development of that house invites Catholic population of the great towns us to do so. All that we possessed was a was, for the most part, in a state bor- little hired house where eight Sisters dering on indigence, and everywhere the sufficed with difficulty or rather, did not aged Catholic poor were forced to seek suffice, to care for twenty-five old refuge in those places which the Propeople. Things have changed much for testant Government supported under some French benefactors have come to the name of workhouses, where they help, almost without our asking for were exposed to the danger of losing through the mere thought of the their faith or of leaving off its practices. ^ Before giving the account of these p estants. foundations m the words of F r . I ^ l i e v r e when writing his report t6 Rome it - £ . „ ^ will be well to .nance at some of the , „ ^ , .....

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Powerfully contributed to sustain In London, the Little Sisters tried begging, as in France and Belgium* but "First they hired the house adjoining on 6th May, 1863, the police thought the one they had already inhabited, and : oroper to arrest the Little Sisters for so the number of poor was brought up to .doing, and to bring them before the sixty. The Sisters began to receive ^magistrates, who prohibited *heir alms from Prfotestants.

They then begging and threatened them with im- bought a sufficiently large piece of prisonment in case cf a repetition oi the ground and built a house, which they offence. T)us particular case Drought to have paid for entirely, and which holds light the fact that twenty other h stitu- 130 poor comfortably. What is most tions in the capital were supported in surprising in this movement is the inthe same way, and in reality it was a creased sympathy of Protestants. In question of common liberty. The news- the beginning, the Sisters feared to papers took it up and the affair en/Jcd in ; show themselves In their habit in the a n acknowledgement of he common : streets, even where the population is right and apologias, from tfc> police. '^.i.leasts-hostile; now they. able to In. Glasgow, w$e»» trhe S sters first appear .^without'•"difficulty' even' in the presented themselves in the market*4 marketplace, and publicly b-?«.r the^c for pl&ce^ "we were better received th?n w e fish, vegetables and meat. IT: is seldom o u r

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Not one of the many Protes rants who have visited the house has left it without showing his satisfaction; and as to the poor who are admitted, one ma" say it is enough for them to cross the threshold to become Catholics, if they were not so before. Sweet consolation, repaying the Little Sisters for all their I sacrifices.

"As to the house in the diocese of Westminster, His Em. Cardinal Wiseman presided in person at everything which concerned our foundation, deigned to visit the place which was io serve as I a provisional dwelling, recommended the I Sisters to all the faithful of Westminster and, in spite of ihe grave malady with which he was already attacked, he came to give h s Blessing to the Sisters and their poor as soon as he knew that the first poor people had found a place under their roof. His Eminence had agreed to ouv desire to establish .ourselves in the mission then directed by Mgr Manning, who has since become successor to the Cardinal '"u the see of Westminster. Mgr. Manning had known and loved our houses in France and his very great benevolence seamed to be, for our Sisters in a foreign *and, the firmest support and the surest and most complete safeguard. All our confidence in His Grace of Westminster was well founded, for the home which he established in his . missionary district was as prosperous as the ether home situated in a different part of London, and it had the same kindly -^-operation on the part of both Catholics and Protestants. Among its inhabitants it counts today several old men who were octogenarians when the Little Sisters converted them, and who are, for the old Catholics themselves, a subject of edification. The buildings have been finished lately and His Grace the Archbishop of Westminster blessed them himself on his return from Rome.

Addressing himself on that occasion to a numerous public, he said *hat ore of his dearest hopes, and one of those which seemed more surely founded, was to see a house of the Little Sisters in every town of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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"His Lordship the Bishop of Manchester had been the first to forestall this wish of the illustrious Archbishop for in the month of January, 1862, he called the Little Sisters to his Episcopal City, where the cotton crisis had caused dreadful misery among the poor.

He personally designed to fi ad a house for the Little Sisters, which permitted them to begin their work, whilst waiting to find a permant habitation. From him they received the first alms in money and the first broken food. He gave them the Altar, Tabernacle, and chapel seats, and showed them the greatest kindness. The first postulant was one of his penitents. At the present moment, thanks to the care of this excellent Bishop and his worthy secretary, the Sisters are supplied with an adequate establishment and they propose, next year, to double the buildings destined foe the aged, which have quickly become insufficient. The number of poor is already considerable, but the Catholic population of this great city is immense, and almost all in deep poverty.

"The town of Bristol offered, on a smaller scale, the same need and one may say almost as much of all the great cities in England. The Bishop of Clifton (son of Lord Clifford) had visited, in Company with Mgr Grant, the house in London, still in its early days; and it would be impossible to hear without admiration a recital of the steps taken by this prelate to give help, to prepare the way for the foundation, or to facilitate its progress.

"To dwell on the details of Foundations in Birmingham, Plymouth - and Leeds would be out of place here, but the Striking fact about the Sisters in Birmingham is that they and their old people live principally on the alms of Protestants, which the Sisters go to beg from door to door without any- distinc. .: bs uteI r!?i * > - would'do,in * Catholic town: and if t h e r m s given them is usually small enough, it is rarely accompanied by an uncivil word

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Shanghai.—H. E . t h e Apostolic Delegate t o China, Archbishop Mario Zanin, a t t e n d e d t h e grand opening c e r e m o n y of t h e Sixth N a t i o n a l Olympics, t h e most impressive e v e n t of i t s kind ever held in t h i s c o u n t r y , in which 2,670 a t h l e t e s of b o t h sexes from 38 P r o v i n c e s a n d Municipalities participated.

Accompanying the Delegate w e r e H . E . Bishop Simon Tsu, Vicar A p . of H a i m e n , Ku., Rev. Dr. Yu Pin, D i r e c t o r General of Catholic Action, and t h e Very Rev. G. G e r m a i n , S.J., Rector of Aurora University.

A r c h b i s h o p Zanin left the stadium s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e inaugural speech of M r . L i n Sen, Chairman of t h e N a t i o n a l Government and H o n o r a r y C h a i r m a n of t h e Athletic Meet, w i t h w h o m he exchanged a g r e e t i n g .

T h e Apostolic Delegate also attended t h e b a n q u e t given the same evening by M a y o r W u Tieh-chen for G o v e r n m e n t m e m b e r s , t h e dip* lomatic corps a n d t h e chief Officers of t h e Meet. M g r . Zanin was s e a t e d between Mr. W a n g Chingwei, H e a d of t h e E x e c u t i v e Yuan, a n d D r . H . H . K u n g , Minister of Finance.

T h e following day, October 11, H i s Excellency left for Ningpo, being escorted b y Bishop A. Defebvre. An o v e r n i g h t voyage by s t e a m e r b r o u g h t t h e m to their dest i n a t i o n . T h e a u t h o r i t i e s of Ningpo, joined b y t h e Chamber of Commerce, g a v e a b a n q u e t in t h e visitor's h o n o u r .

A f t e r s p e n d i n g 5 o r 6 days in N i n g p o , M s g r . Zanin left for H a i m e n , C h e k i a n g , to inspect the V i c a r i a t e of Taichow. His next objective a f t e r Taichow will be Foochow, in F u k i e n Province.

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At Plymouth, Bishop Vaughan ha. charged himself with the installation oi the Sisters, while Leeds has only a temporary home, the foundation beingrecent.

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ing from t h e i r h o m e s to disperse being m e t e d out to t h e i r Catholic "I will t r y ; I will do my b e s t . " But m i s s i n g a single word she said t h e the t a u n t i n g crowds v. ho w e r e n e i g h b o u r s w i t h w h o m they h a d sleep w a s impossible, h e r pains Hail Holy Queen. f hurling i n s u l t i n g a n d even obscene lived in peace and h a r m o n y for were too g r e a t . epithets a t e v e r y t h i n g t h e Catholic m a n y y e a r s ) assisted a Catholic W h e n t h e doctor came, f e a r i n g Overwhelmed with sufferings y e t holds most d e a r a n d sacred. family t o get all t h e i r belongings t h i s child t h o u g h t only of o t h e r s . convulsions a t t h e end, he o r d e r e d Two o u t s t a n d i n g cases of t h i s on to a c a r t , which w a s r e a d y to When in pain she would a s k for a n injection of morphia.

As conduct occurred, each, be it noted, t a k e t h e m a w a y , b u t before t h e something which a m o m e n t before A n n e ' s eyes w e r e closing h e b e n t after an U l s t e r P r o t e s t a n t L e a g u e c a r t e r could drive off, a mob of she had refused, asking p a r d o n for down and said t o h e r : "Look once meeting, one on M a y 3 0 t h a n d t h e hooligans arrived on t h e scene of being so troublesome.

One n i g h t m o r e a t y o u r m o t h e r , dear." W i t h other on J u n e 12th. T n e second t h e eviction, drenched with petrol she awoke t o find h e r g o v e r n e s s be- a s u p r e m e effort A n n e opened h e r (and t h e w o r s e one) of t h e t w o t h e f u r n i t u r e , clothing, c a r t and side h e r : " W h a t , a r e y o u h e r e eyes and g a v e one lingering look cases w a s fully described in a all, leaving t h e whole to b u r n in still!

Oh, if m a m a k n e w s h e a t h e r m o t h e r . It w a s h e r l a s t a c t letter w r i t t e n t o t h e P r i m e Minis- t h e s t r e e t . would not be pleased Y o u will of obedience a n d love. A t d a y break, 14th J a n u a r y , 1922, t h i s ter of E n g l a n d , Mr. Stanley Women Victims. get tired." angelic child had joined t h e Baldwin, by a n E n g l i s h observer, Long before t h e 12th J u l y cerAnd w h e n r e a s s u r e d t h a t it w a s A n g e l s .

— Mr. Ronald Kidd. tain women mill-workers h a d t o all a r r a n g e d : " I do not w a n t you A London E y e - W i t n e s s .

N o a d o r n m e n t , not even a flower, endure insulting and derisive to get ill." W h e n a t r a i n e d n u r s e , Mr. Kidd, S e c r e t a r y of t h e abuse, d a y a f t e r day, from t h e i r a Bon Secours nun, was b r o u g h t in, w a s allowed a r o u n d t h i s F l o w e r of National Council of Civil L i b e r t i e s , P r o t e s t a n t fellow-employees, and t h e dear child h a d t h e s a m e deli- t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t , H e r f r i e n d s was specially s e n t over from Lon- t h r e a t s , couched in the m o s t cate t h o u g h t f u l n e s s , u n h a p p y t o came uncessingly to gaze f o r t h e don by t h e c o m m i t t e e of his d a s t a r d l y language, were continu- find her s i t t i n g beside h e r w h e n last t i m e upon t h e child t h e y h a d Council to r e p o r t to t h e m fearless- ally m a d e to drive t h e m forcibly she awoke in t h e n i g h t : " W h y so loved a n d revered. T h e r e w a s a ly and i m p a r t i a l l y on t h e s t a t e of from t h e i r employment if t h e y did Sister dear, I really don't w a n t you one universal voice: She is affairs in Belfast. His l e t t e r a p - not give in t h e i r notices. T h e to s t a y beside me, you will g e t so Saint. W e should p r a y to h e r — peared in t h e public p r e s s of G r e a t object of t h i s was, of course, to tired." A n d , a m o m e n t l a t e r : not for her.

Britain a t t h e end of July, while | t h r o w a s m a n y Catholics as possi- "And you m u s t be h u n g r y A n n e w a s laid to rest in t h e Catholics w e r e being evicted from ble out of employmnt and t h u s Won't you t a k e a lump of t h a t family vault a t Annecy-le-Vieux, their homes a n d beaten out of m a k e w a y for t h e employment of s u g a r ? " S h e did not w a n t a n y o n e a n d all, w h o k n e w her, h a v e t h e their places of employment In m a n y m o r e P r o t e s t a n t mill-work- to get up early for h e r s a k e or p r e s e n t m e n t t h a t t h e y h a v e a t r e a the light of s u b s e q u e n t e v e n t s , a ers. d i s a r r a n g e t h e i r daily occupations. s u r e . " H e r d e a t h f a r from b e i n g re-reading of t h i s l e t t e r by Mr. In spite of h e r t o r m e n t s A n n e a g r e a t s o r r o w t o m e , " w r i t e s one I t is a m a t t e r of common knowBaldwin should be sufficient to ledge t h a t t h e police a u t h o r i t i e s remembered t h e b i r t h d a y , t h e w h o knew a n d loved Anne t e n d e r l y , prompt h i m t o accede to t h e de- did not t a k e effective step* to seventh of M a r i n e t t e , w i t h s w e e t " h a s only given m e a deeper p e a c e mand m a d e t o h i m by o u r Bishop, check P r o t e s t a n t a g g r e s s i v e n e s s . greetings.

Ten days b e f o r e h e r a n d a n i n c r e a s i n g joy. Since h e r his L o r d s h i p t h e Most Rev. D r . Speaking a t a m e e t i n g of t h e death one of t h e Annecy n u n s c a m e d e p a r t u r e I h a v e never been able Mageean, for a full and s e a r c h i n g Maynooth Union of I r i s h p r i e s t s in to visit A n n e . Soon she c a m e out t o t h i n k of h e r w i t h t h e s l i g h t e s t inquiry into t h e t r u e causes of t h i s Britain, held in London on Oclober in t e a r s : " I t h a n k God for h a v i n g m e l a n c h o l y : I feel h e r t h e r e , year's bloodshed and rioting.

16th, M o s t Rev. D r . Mageean let me see t h i s child. S h e is above, so alive, so t r u l y h a p p y , indeed a s a i n t : h e r face is q u i t e and a l w a y s t h i n k i n g of u s . " T h i s R e g a r d i n g a t t a c k s on individual s a i d : — Catholics, lack of space p r o m p t s " T h e m i l i t a r y w e r e callei out angelic." W h e n t h e g o v e r n e s s h a d is t h e experience of all, and espeme t o m e n t i o n b u t two. w h e n — I a n d t h e police w ere armed, y e t left t h e room a t t h e n u n ' s e n t r a n c e cially of h e r own family. J o j o a n d could mention m a n y m o r e ; t h e first t h e m o b s p u r s u e d t h e i r n e f a r - t h e poor child's face was d i s t o r t e d t h e t w o s i s t e r s t u r n to h e r still in is t h e a t t e m p t e d doing to d e a l h of ious w o r k unmolested.

T h e y with pain, so s h e w a s s u r p r i s e d a t all t h e i r n e e d s a n d often receive, a s Mr. P a t r i c k Mallon, who, on M a y h a d h e a r d t h a t t h e a u t h o r i t i e s t h e s e w o r d s . S h e h a s t e n e d b a c k : t h e y p r e t t i l y p u t it, "Some n e w s A n n e quite c h a n g - from N e n e t t e . " 9th. while r e t u r n i n g t o his h o m e , h a d t h r e a t e n e d to t a k e 'discipli- " I found was shot in t h e abdomen, receivn a r y m e a s u r e s ' a g a i n s t t h o s e ! e d : her face w a s indeed lovely • If I should h a p p e n to die, from lay there sweetly smil ing a wound w h i c h would u n d o u b t m e m b e r s of t h e police 'who w e r e she H e a v e n I will h e l p you," A n n e once i n g . " Suddenly Anne cried edly have p r o v e d fatal h a d it n o t considered t o h a v e exceeded said t o a little friend, who r e m e m been for t h e m a s t e r l y s u r g e r y of t h e i r d u t y . ' Is it t h e oolice and o u t : "Jojo, Leleine, B a b y , come bers, and f r e q u e n t l y asks, a n d is and see.

Oh, how beautiful it i s . " Mr. Maurice L a v e r y , of t h e M a t e r m i l i t a r y t o w h o m t h e chief The n e x t day in t h e early m o r n - a l w a y s h e a r d .

H o s p i t a l , B e l f a s t ; and t h e second, blame a t t a c h e s in t h e s e circumBefore t h e burial Jojo was kneeling Anne called h e r m o t h e r a n d the shooting of Miss Annie Qninn, stances?

T h e military murt ing b y t h e deathbed, absorbed in a I told her s h e saw h e r Angel G u a r who, on t h e m o r n i n g of J u n e 1 6 t h , obey o r d e r s : and t h e police being I long whispered conversation w i t h while on h e r w a y to h e a r M a s s in h u m a n could n o t forget t h e : d i a n : " I t is quite t r u e , q u i t e t r u e . his sister. A t last his m o t h e r St. J o s e p h ' s C h u r c h , P i l o t - s t r e e t , t h r e a t of those 'disciplinary ; He is t h e r e . I see him, m a m a , I j see h i m ; t u r n round and you will touched h i m on t h e shoulder a n d near t h e Belfast docks, received a measures.' see him, t o o . " These l a s t w o r d s suggested h e h a d been long e n o u g h . bullet wound in t h e leg, d u r i n g t h e Read This.

Jojo answered, " I ' v e lots she repeated twice. D u r i n g h e r "No," sudden, unprovoked a t t a c k m a d e If I w r o t e t h i s p a r a g r a p h : — m o r e to s a y t o N e n e t t e . " After I life her G u a r d i a n Angel e v e r h a d

by P r o t e s t a n t s on Catholics, w h o A t a riot on J u n e 1 2 t h — a t , A n n e ' s fullest t r u s t , she confided some more w h i s p e r i n g s h e g o t off were merely p a s s i n g peacefully which I w a s present—following to h i m all h e r wishes, offering h e r his knees a n d disappeared. H e r e along t h e public s t r e e t s on t h i s a n inflammatory m e e t i n g of t h e | petitions t o God t h r o u g h h i m , a s k - t u r n e d with all t h e P r a y e r B o o k s Sunday m o r n i n g of J u n e to t h e i r Ulster P r o t e s t a n t L e a g u e a t t h e j ing his help in h e r n e e d s : "You and pictures h e could find and t h e n , place of w o r s h i p .

Custom House S t e p s , an u n r u l y j have only t o invoke your G u a r d i a n t o t h e a s t o n i s h m e n t of t h e onEarly Threatening. mob of some t h o u s a n d s of m e n Angel a n d h e will help y o u , " s h e lookers, touched h i s sister's h a n d I need n o t l a b o u r t h e point of a n d w o m a n swept t h r o u g h t h e j used to s a y t o h e r little compa- w i t h each. T h e n t u r n i n g r o u n d h e Catholic d i s t r i c t s of t h e city b e i n g t h e b u s i n e s s q u a r t e r of t h e d t y . j nions. s a i d : "Some d a y you will b e glad fired into f r o m P r o t e s t a n t a r e a s .

Men, n o t all of t h e m sober, w e r e The n e x t day, more t h a n once, I h a v e done t h i s . " During t h e m o n t h s of April a n d dancing in t h e r a n k s , and women she seemed t o be. dying.

The I t only r e m a i n s t o be recorded May m a n y Catholic families r e were s c r e a m i n g a s t h e v m a r c h - p r a y e r s for t h e dying w e r e s a M t h a t t h e Holy F a t h e r h a s g i v e n ceived notices (and in some cases ed. I pointed out t o a constable and Anne answered all t h e invocaindividual Catholics w e r e told t o t h a t t h i s w a s an illegal assembly tions. In a m o m e n t of g r e a t suf- p e r m i s s i o n — C h r i s t m a s Day, 1931 their t e e t h ) t h a t t h e y would be a t common law. T h e mob were fering h e r m o t h e r told h e r t h a t t h e for A n n e ' s cause t o be begun. T h e forceibly driven from t h e i r h o m e s g e t t i n g o u t of h a n d , and a s t h e y doctor would come soon a n d give Divine Child Himself h a s t a k e n it u n d e r His special care.

There if t h e y did n o t clear out of t h e disreached Y o r k - s t r e e t t h e y r a n . h e r some relief: " H e can do no h a v e been m a n y cures and w o n d e r tricts in w h i c h t h e y resided. A s completely amok. A bomb w a s more for m e , " Anne said, g e n t l y . ful a n s w e r s t o p r a y e r s a f t e r i n t e r early a s t h e 9 t h May, t w o m o n t h s , t h r o w n i n t o a shop, shots were Never h a d t h e child said t o h e r cession to A n n e , especially in bebe it noted, before t h e 12th of J u l y , fired, e v e r y window in t h e m o t h e r t h a t she felt she w a s d y i n g . half of A n n e ' s favourite s i n n e r s , the Irish News of Belfast publishL a b o u r Club w a s broken, and T h a t m o t h e r had no d o u b t ; it w a s a b o u t which, no doubt, t h e C h u r c h ed in its c o l u m n s a list of t h e Catholic shop windows along a supreme a c t of charity on t h e will give h e r decision in h e r o w n names of t h e s t r e e t s in w h i c h Y o r k - s t r e e t w e r e smashed in p a r t of t h i s loving child, u n d e r - good time.

Catholics h a d received si~ch notiees w i t h s t o n e s and iron bolts. One standing t h e pain it would g i v e L e t us t h e n go t o t h i s s a i n t l y and from w h i c h t h e y had been a r r e s t w a s made, B u t t h e pri- her. ordered to d e p a r t . Two m o n t h s soner w a s rescued by the mob.

But h e r whole soul w a s in t h e child in o u r needs t h a t s h e m a y later these notices w e r e i n h u m a n l y W e a r e justified in a s k i n g "Mama, d a r l i n g I love you," which help us and t h a t J e s u s , w h o m s h e and b a r b a r o u s l y p u t into effect; ( a ) w h y t h i s dangerous mob, she repeated m a n y times. D u r i n g so dearly loved, m a y glorify h e r .as and, as I s t a t e d in last w e e k ' s which was visibly out for t h e night of T h u r s d a y and F r i d a y H e will. article, t h e household furr'ture riot, was allowed by t h e with death so near, A n n e twice [Those who receive favours, and even t h e s c a n t y wearing police to proceed on i t s revealed h e r t r u s t in God a n d said after intercession to Anne, are apnarel of h a p l e s s Catholics w e r e w a y ; ( b ) w h y nine a r m o u r e d t h e Act of Hope. A little l a t e r , asked to send a scrupulously exs a t u r a t e d w i t h petrol and b u r n e d c a r s a n d h u n d r e d s cf a r m e d t u r n i n g _ t o - l h e nun bv h e r s i d e : act account t o Rev. Father Laas one would b u r n r u b b i s h — d i r t y police w e r e unable to effect even "Sister m a y I go to t h e A n g e l s ? jeunie, Saint Maximin, Var, or Catholic r u b b i s h ! t h e o n e a r r e s t which t h e y and when t h e nun a s s e n t e d : t o Madame la Comtesse de "Oh a t t e m p t e d ; (c) w h y t h i s force t h a n k you, t h a n k you." Only once Guigne, Chateau de la Cour, In one i n s t a n c e some decent P r o a r m e d police w a s enable to more did t h i s child speak, i t w a s Annecy-le-Vieux, Hte. S a w i e , testant people (honestly and (Continued on page 17) France]. t o h e r M o t h e r in H e a v e n ; w i t h o u t genuinely grieved a t t h e t r e a t m e n t :

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M O S T DIFFICULT PROFESSION A plea f o r a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of m a r r i a g e as t h e g r e a t e s t a n d m o s t difficult p r o f e s s i o n w a s r e c e n t l y m a d e b y t h e C o u n t e s s of Balfour.

She was distributing prizes at Tiffin School, a well-known g i r l s ' school n e a r London. A f t e r u r g ing t h e girls to m a k e marriage t h e i r c a r e e r , s h e said. " I w a s a f r a i d w h e n I c a m e h e r e t h a t you m i g h t t h i n k I was early Victorian a n d be shocked at m e when I h o p e d t h a t t h e g r e a t m a j o r i t y of y o u would a d o p t t h e profession of marriage. " U n f o r t u n a t e l y , m a r r i a g e te not a profession t h a t we can be ass u r e d of a t t a i n i n g b y p a s s i n g a n y f o r m of e x a m i n a t i o n . I c a n a s s u r e y o u t h a t t h e r e is n o profession w h i c h n e e d s a wider, fuller, deeper e d u c a t i o n t h a n t h a t of m a r r i a g e . " Y o u h a v e t o be a l e a d e r . You h a v e t o have imagination and T H E ROSARY O F LOVE. Two

hands—strong, beautiful and fair, Outstretched I see: Rose-tinted in each fragrant palm With deep-dyed stain of priceless balm "Poured forth for me.

Two feet—white in the lilied fields Of endless bloom, Scarred on that weary way of death, To Calvary from Nazareth, Through deepening gloom.

t h a n t h a t of wife a n d m o t h e r — a real home maker. " I do not wish t o be d o g m a t i c on t h e t h o r n y s u b j e c t a s t o w h e t h e r a woman should a t t e m p t two professions simultaneously. "From m y o w n experience a s a wife and m o t h e r of f o u r b o y s , I h a v e found a v e r y fulltime j o b until q u i t e recently, when w i t h m y freer time I h a v e been privileged t o help in social w o r k o u t s i d e m y h o m e . " E v e n if a w o m a n is n o t obliged t o d o h e r own w o r k , a n d t a k e full c h a r g e of h e r b a b i e s , it is necess a r y t o know all a b o u t t h e s e t h i n g s t o b e a real h o m e - m a k e r . T h i s is w h e r e t h e e d u c a t i o n of which L a d y Balfour s p e a k s comes in. " H o w can a wife b e a companion t o a m a n of a n y m i n d a t all unless s h e h a s paid a t t e n t i o n t o t h a t s i d e of h e r life? . " I t h a s been s a i d t h a t n o nation is g r e a t e r t h a n h e r w o m e n . Most m e n a r e c o n t e n t t o let t h e i r wives set t h e standard. " T h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y view ed from t h i s s t a n d p o i n t is t r e m e n d o u s for t h e profession of m a r r i a g e , and calls for p r e p a r a t i o n of tody, m i n d a n d spirit t o t h e h i g h e s t possible e x t e n t . " r

wonderful music or beautiful s p e e c h . T h e wilful lad, w h o sees so clearly w h a t h e w a n t s a n d is so d e t e r m i n e d to g a i n i t , m a y bec o m e a leader of m e n , t h e builderu p of a fine c o m m e r c i a l e n t e r A wounded Heart—ah! me, that p r i s e , a fighter f o r s o m e social r e wound f o r m , or a zealous m i s s i o n a r y in Of rending spear I t h e battle-field of r i g h t a n d w r o n g .

Dark-lined upon His spotless breast, T h e shy, sensitive one m a y be a Through all eternity impressed, s c i e n t i s t w o r k i n g a l o n e in h i s laIt shall appear. b o r a t o r y a n d m a k i n g discoveries This is the Rosary of love— f o r t h e p r e v e n t i o n a n d relief of Five wounds, death-deep; d i s e a s e . T h a t f r e t f u l l i t t l e girl, With prayers of penance and of w h e n s h e f o r g e t s h e r o w n woes, praise will become a g r e a t - h e a r t e d comMay I, O Lord, fill up my days p a s s i o n a t e w o m a n . I t t a k e s all Until 1 sleep! s o r t s t o m a k e a world. M a n y a m o t h e r , w i t h o u t p e r h a p s q u i t e unFive "Paters" and five Aves" here d e r s t a n d i n g h e r s o n ' s difficult naTell o'er and o'er, t u r e , b y h e r love a n d h e r f a i t h in The perfect prayer which Thou didst h i m h a s helped h i m t o u n d e r s t a n d teach, himself, t o develop t h e b e s t of h i s Thy Mother's "Aves," all my speech p o w e r s a n d o v e r c o m e h i s weakFor evermore. nesses.

T h e difficult child is a s difficult sympathy and understanding.

Y o u h a v e t o b e a c o m p a n i o n in t o himself a s h e i s t o o t h e r s . Be m i n d a n d h e a r t a n d soul f o r y o u r p a t i e n t w i t h h i m , l e a r n t o know life's c h o s e n p a r t n e r , a n d you h i m t h o r o u g h l y , a n d above all let h a v e t o b e a s t i m u l a t i n g , loving h i m s e e t h a t y o u r love f o r h i m and u n d e r s t a n d i n g e x a m p l e t o your y o u r t r u s t in h i m ( t h o u g h you a r e n o t blind t o his f a u l t s ) will always children."

T h e C o u n t e s s of B a l f o u r is t h e be t h e r e for h i s comfort: a n d his s t r e n g t h . T r u s t h i m , I r e p e a t , bem o t h e r of six children, one son \ cause boys and g i r l s w i t h d i s t r u s t a n d five d a u g h t e r s . ful a n d suspicious p a r e n t s g r o w up Lady Stamp's Support. deceitful. T h e y a r e a f r a i d t o tell O n e of t h e s t a u n c h e s t s u p p o r t - t h e t r u t h , even w h e n t h e t r u t h is e r s of h e r appeal f o r m a r r i a g e a s v e r y innocent. a c a r e e r i s L a d y S t a m p , wife of E x a m p l e , of c o u r s e is t h e m o s t Sir Josiah Stamp, t h e famuos potent form of suggestion. e c o n o m i s t a n d P r e s i d e n t of t h e M o d e r n children r e q u i r e t h e influL o n d o n Midland a n d S c o t t i s h ence of religion, f o r t h e world is R a i l w a y — o n e of E n g l a n d ' s four daily g r d w i n g m o r e chaotic a n d in main railways. t h e r a c e for p l e a s u r e , even o u r " I t h o r o u g h l y a g r e e w i t h L a d y l i t t l e ones, h a v e l i t t l e t i m e t o t h i n k B a l f o u r , " L a d y S t a m p said. " I of God. still t h i n k t h a t , while m o s t o t h e r T r a i n t h e c h i l d r e n in littte p r o f e s s i o n s should b e open to t h i n g s a n d l a t e r t h e y will h a v e t h e w o m e n t h e r e i s no g r e a t e r privi- c o u r a g e t o face t h e b i g t h i n g s . v4c«?« t h a t c a n come t o a n y woman tf

"Every child

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"MILKMAID" MILK OUR L I T T L E O N E S .

RECIPES. I t is v e r y difficult f o r m a n y S h e e p ' s Head. m o t h e r s t o apply t h e adjective Soak a n d w a s h t h e head well. " n a u g h t y " t o t h e i r little ones' a n d really t h e less one t a l k s a b o u t T a k e o u t t h e soft bones about the n a u g h t i n e s s t h e b e t t e r . W e k n o w 'nostrils, c u t o u t t h e tongue, tie how depressing it is t o b e told how t h e t w o sides of t h e head togen a u g h t y w e a r e , a n d h o w m u c h t h e r ; p u t it in a large sauce-pan m o r e helpful it is w h e n people t a k e well covered w i t h cold water, add it for g r a n t e d t h a t w e a r e good, a little salt, b r i n g it slowly to the a n d t h a t , a s Monsieur Coue would b o i l ; s k i m it, t h e n add two cars a y : " D a y by day, in e v e r y w a y , r o t s , a t u r n i p , a n d two onions.

T h e onions m u s t be peeled and cut w e a r e b e t t e r and b e t t e r ! " P r e v e n t i o n is a l w a y s b e t t e r t h a n j up, t h e c a r r o t s scraped, and the cure. E a c h p e r s o n ' s c h a r a c t e r t u r n i p s w a s h e d a n d peeled. The contains good qualities a s well a s t o n g u e m u s t be boiled separately. faults, j u s t as e v e r y g a r d e n con- T h e b r a i n s , tied in a muslin bag, t a i n s flowers and weeds. I t is n o t m a y be cooked w i t h t h e head, but enough t o pull u p t h e w e e d s ; w e m u s t n o t boil m o r e t h a n ten or m i n u t e s . L e t t h e head m u s t fill o u r b o r d e r s w i t h s u c h fifteen h e a l t h y flowering p l a n t s t h a t t h e r e boil slowly f o r t w o hours, then place i t on a dish, t h e t w o halves is n o room for t h e o t h e r s . l y i n g side b y s i d e ; skin t h e tonA s w e s t u d y t h e c h a r a c t e r s of t h e children we become a w a r e of g u e a n d l a y it o n t o p ; it may be split. M a k e a g r a v y w i t h half-at h e i r good qualities, a n d also of t h e i r corresponding f a u l t s or w e a k - p i n t of t h e liquor in which t h e head n e s s . M a n y little o n e s a r e so h a s been boiled, t h i c k e n with a s w e e t a n d lovable t h a t w e would little flour, t h e b r a i n s chopped up, n o t d a r e t o alter t h e m even if w e a n d a teaspoonful of chopped parsc o u l d ; i t is r a t h e r t h e y w h o p u t ley P o u r i t o v e r t h e head, and u s t o s h a m e by t h e i r innocent a n d s e r v e w i t h t h e vegetables arranged r o u n d it. confiding w a y s . T h e r e a r e , howB r o t h m a y b e m a d e from the e v e r some queer little c h a r a c t e r s , v e r y h a r d t o u n d e r s t a n d , v e r y dif- liquor b y t h e addition of a little ficult t o live w i t h . T h e r e is t h e o a t m e a l or rice. » * * • s t o r m y passionate n a t u r e , swept a w a y from t i m e t o t i m e by t e m Calf's H e a d Boiled. p e s t s of feeling; h e will sob a n d Soak t h e half of a c a l f s head r a g e , a n d w e a r himself o u t w i t h o u t k n o w i n g why. T h e r e i s t h e self- in cold w a t e r f o r a n h o u r and a willed y o u n g person, w h o will half, t h e n for t e n m i n u t e s in hot s t r i v e a f t e r his own e n d s w i t h o u t w a t e r .

P u t i t i n t o a saucepan with t h e s l i g h t e s t r e g a r d f o r t h e opip l e n t y of cold w a t e r (enough for nions of o t h e r people. T h e r e is t h e s e n s i t i v e , ' s h y , easily h e a r t - t h e head t o s w i m ) , a n d let it boil rises broken little t h i n g ; w e w o n d e r h o w g e n t l y . W h e n t h e scum s k i m i t v e r y carefully. After the best to prepare him for t h e battle w a t e r boils, let i t s i m m e r gently of life. F a i l i n g s s u c h a s greed, peevishness, d e s t r u c t i v e n e s s a r e a n h o u r a n d a half. Serve with p a s s i n g h a b i t s , a n d c a n be over- m e l t e d b u t t e r a n d p a r s l e y ; slices come fairly easily. Real little of fried h a m o r bacon should be sin's such a s " p i c k i n g a n d steal- served w i t h it. i n g , " deceit, spite, m u s t b e a t t a c k » • » * ed w i t h o u t hesitation, a n d honesty, Ox-Cheek Cheese. unselfishness and c o u r t e s y implanSplit half a n ox-head in two, t e d in t h e i r place. W h a t we m u s t realise all t h e t i m e is t h a t each t a k e o u t t h e eyes, crack t h e side child's n a t u r e needs love and u n - bones, a n d lay i t in w a t e r for one d e r s t a n d i n g in o r d e r t o develop f o r whole n i g h t . T h e n p u t it m a t h e best, and w h e n t h e child h a s s a u c e p a n w i t h sufficient water to a difficult n a t u r e , it n e e d s t h e p e r - cover i t . L e t i t boil v e r y gently, fect love, t h e p a t i e n t f a i t h , a n d s k i m m i n g carefully. When the t h e never-failing h o p e t h a t only m e a t loosens f r o m t h e bones take it from t h e w a t e r and p u t it into a m o t h e r can give.

Some of us m a y n e v e r h a v e chil- a bowl. T a k e o u t every particle d r e n of o u r own, b u t w e can all b e of bone, chop t h e m e a t very fine, G u a r d i a n Angels t o e v e r y child w e a n d season it w i t h a teaspoonful m e e t , a n d we shall a l w a y s find of salt, a n d half a teaspoonful ot some needing o u r love. W e m u s t pepper, add a teaspoonful of powT i e it in a cloth help t h e m to lay hold of t h e i r good dered t h y m e . qualities, and t o develop t h e m so a n d p r e s s i t w i t h a w e i g h t in a s t r o n g l y t h a t t h e i r t h o r n y points dish o r basin. W h e n cold, it may become insignificant. T h a t p a s - b e c u t in slices for dinner or supsionate child m a y , in l a t e r life, e x - p e r . T h e g r a v y r e m a i n i n g wm m a k e a r i c h b r o t h if a few vegep r e s s h i s emotions b y m e a n s of t a b l e s b e s t e w e d in it.

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MALAYA

CATHOLIC

LEADER,

S A T U R D A Y , 16th N O V E M B E R , 1935.

POPE'S MESSAGE OF PEACE TO CONGRESS IN U.S.A. SUCCES OF CONGRESS. 100 PRELATES, 20,000 LAITY HEAR HOLY FATHER'S WORDS.

STADIUM UNABLE TO HOLD MORE UNPRECEDENTED

SCENES.

Cleveland.—The Public Audito- down t h e open-air s a n c t u a r y . T h e r i u m in Cleveland, Ohio, second light was p a s s e d t o candle-bearers largest covered m e e t i n g place in n e a r b y . t h e United S t a t e s , holding 25,000 Like a swift p r a i r i e fire, t h e people, h a d to be abandoned as t h e l i g h t s swept round t h e s t a n d s , a n d scene of t h e general assemblies of soon t h e whole s t a d i u m w a s a s e a t h e National E u c h a r i s t i c Congress. of s h i m m e r i n g flame.

It w a s too small.

P A P A L LEGATE USES S A I N T S CHALICE. One evening a Holy H o u r w a s T h e assemblies w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d held for t h e scores of B i s h o p s and Rome.—Speaking into a micro- • The Apostolic Delegate u r g e d to t h e Cleveland S t a d i u m . Regard- h u n d r e d s of laity. I t w a s "invadphone in h i s s u m m e r residence a t | t h e promotion of m o r e E u c h a r i s t i c ed a s a " w h i t e e l e p h a n t , " t h e s t a Castel Gandolfo, t h e Holy F a t h e r j ceremonies and "frequent, n a y , dium had only once b-sen filled, e d " by 15,000 or m o r e l a i t y . broadcast a peace m e s s a g e t o • daily Communion."

NON-CATHOLIC WELCOME. t h r e e y e a r s ago a t a baseball game, 20,000 people g a t h e r e d in t h e P u b when, a f t e r a t r e m e n d o u s publicity Non-Catholic Cleveland welcomed T h r o u g h o u t t h e c o n g r e s s t h e city lic a u d i t o r i u m in Cleveland, Ohio, campaign, t h e 80,000 s e a t s were t h e congress h e a r t i l y . S t a t e a n d | w a s ablaze with flags, b a n n e r s a n d at the closing ceremony of t h e city welcomed t h e P a p a l L e g a t e , occupied. four-day N a t i o n a l E u c h a r i s t i c Con- I congress shields festooning busiA n d t h e n t h e s t a d i u m w a s found Cardinal H a y e s , w i t h t h e h i g h e s t n e s s houses and public buildings. gress. honours. !

All t h e hotels w e r e filled w i t h to be too small.

The g r e a t auditorium, scene of j visitors, and families t h r o u g h o u t A t t h e Holy H o u r on t h e n i g h t P r e s i d e n t Roosevelt w a s officially numerous services and ceremonies j t h e city—including non-Catholics of t h e t h i r d d a y of t h e congress, r e p r e s e n t e d b y P o s t m a s t e r G e n e r a l during t h e congress, h a d been | —opened t h e i r h o m e s t o pilgrims 150,000 people—the m a j o r i t y men F a r l e y . transformed into a cathedral. T h e | from all p a r t s of t h e country.

—packed themselves into the N e v e r before h a d t h e c i t y been high a l t a r w a s a copy of t h e Papal The Papal L e g a t e opened t h e s t a n d s a n d on t h e field. T w e n t y - decorated so lavishly w i t h flags Altar in S t . P e t e r ' s . A r o u n d t h e | congress by celebrating Mass in five t h o u s a n d w e r e t u r n e d a w a y . and bunting.

These decorations interior w e r e 120 a l t a r s , each one [ t h e public a u d i t o r i u m in s p r e a d for miles beyond t h e city. the MEN RISK LIVES. representing a diocese in t h e presence of m o r e t h a n 100 A r c h One h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d v i s i t o r s , Midnight Mass w a s celebrated I it is estimated, c a m e i n t o t h e city.

United S t a t e s . bishops and a lay congregation of b y t h e Apostolic Delegate t o t h e H o t e l s were crowded t o capacity.

The Holy F a t h e r broadcast a 20,000.

United S t a t e s , A r c h b i s h o p Cicog100,000 H E A R T H E P O P E .

His Eminence u s e d a chalice p r a y e r for peace. n a n i . A t t h e s a m e t i m e , 50 p r i e s t s T h e traffic commissioner a p p e a l as used b y S t .

F r a n c i s of which w His Holiness said t h a t h e desired celebrated Mass in t h e Public ed t o residents t o leave t h e i r c a r s to join h i s p r a y e r s with t h o s e of Sales.

Auditorium to consecrate the at home throughout the four days the congress t a deprecate t h e "unWARNING TO AMERICA. H o s t s for t h o s e w h o wished t o of t h e congress t o leave r o o m for speakable m a t e r i a l a n d moral havoc i T h e P o s t m a s t e r General a n d e x - receive Holy Communion a t t h e t h e visitors' c a r s — t h i s despite t h e of w a r , " a n d " t h e dire a f t e r m a t h Governor Alfred E . S m i t h w e r e L e g a t e ' s M a s s . f a c t t h a t t h e city h a s p a r k i n g of t e a r s a n d s o r r o w " ; t o implore a m o n g t h e lay s p e a k e r s .

B u t t h e s t a d i u m w a s j a m m e d so space for 25,000 vehicles. t h a t peace so m u c h desired b y all, Mr. F a r l e y s a i d : " U n f o r t u n a t e l y t i g h t t h a t Holy Communion h a d T h e congress closed w i t h a and " t o supplicate a t least a less t h e r e a r e countries in t h e f a m i l y t o be abandoned. I t w a s a physi- solemn procession from t h e Public intolerable b u r d e n of life for a of nations who little u n d e r s t a n d cal impossibility for p r i e s t s t o get A u d i t o r i u m t o t h e Cleveland S t a world worn t o e x h a u s t i o n by t h e I t h e very foundation-stone of l a s t - a m o n g t h e crowd. d i u m w h e r e a g a t h e r i n g of a b o u t ravages of t h e g r e a t depression." I ing peace. T h e y t a l k of peace a n d D e t e r m i n e d to a t t e n d t h e Mass, 100,000 h e a r d t h e a d d r e s s broadP R E S I D E N T S E N D S M E S S A G E . destroy t h e v e r y k e y s t o n e of peace m e n risked t h e i r lives in t h e d a r k - cast by t h e Sovereign Pontiff from n e s s by climbing o n t o t h e roofs of h i s s u m m e r villa a t Castel GanP r e s i d e n t Roosevelt was officially ! which is belief in a n d t h e w o r s h i p the stands.

Policemen had t o dolfo. of A l m i g h t y God. represented a t t h e congress b y t h e They glory in t h e persecution of rescue t h e m from t h e i r perilous Twenty thousand prelates, priests, P o s t m a s t e r General, Mr. J a m e s A. religion.

T h e y would t e a r God perches. laymen, women a n d children w h o Farley, w h o is a Catholic. T h e from t h e h e a r t s of t h e y o u n g .

STREETS CRAMMED. marched into the stadium formed President also s e n t a long l e t t e r to T h e y would d e s t r o y t h e very founH o u r s before t h e M a s s began all themselves in a h u m a n m o n s t r a n c e , the Bishop of Cleveland, Mgr. dation upon which society r e s t s . t h e s t r e e t s for long distances were w i t h t h e a l t a r in t h e place for t h e Schrembs, in which he declared: ' T h i s policy c o n s t i t u t e s a s o r e c r a m m e d w i t h m o t o r c a r s unable H o s t .

"My own experience in public life t r i a l to t h e devout people of o t h e r t o move. D a w n h a d broken before Some 500,000 people, it is esticonstantly b r i n g s h o m e t o m e t h e lands, but it also h a s a lesson for t h e s t r e e t s w e r e finally cleared. m a t e d , g a t h e r e d in a n d a r o u n d t h e abiding t r u t h of t h o s e w o r d s of our us.

D u r i n g t h e Mass all t h e electric j s t a d i u m t o h e a r t h e P o p e ' s voice Such a day m u s t never d a w n first P r e s i d e n t : 'Of all t h e disposi- for America. W e m u s t hold firmly l i g h t s in t h e s t a d i u m w e r e t u r n e d a n d assist a t t h e final Solemn tions which lead t o political pros- to t h e sacred t r a d i t i o n s of o u r be- off, leaving only t h e l i g h t s on t h e Benediction b y t h e P a p a l L e g a t e . a l t a r . T h e n a candle w a s lit lower — ( T h e H e r a l d ) . perity, religion a n d morality a r e loved c o u n t r y . " indispensable s u p p o r t s . ' " "Most humbly, therefore, do w e Cardinal H a y e s , Archbishop of p r a y for peace, peace b e t w e e n New York, presided a t t h e con- neighbour and neighbour, i n d u s gress as P a p a l L e g a t e — t h e first t r i a l peace between employer a n d Amercian p r e l a t e t o be appointed j employee, world peace between Broken Hill, ( N o r t h e r n Rho- villages.

May all be j d e s i a ) — A sect of immoral fanaLegate. H i s E m i n e n c e w a s accom- nation and nation.

F r e e love, w i t h absolute dispanied by t h e Apostolic Delegate, united in t h e reign of His Divine I tics and t r o u b l e - m a k e r s , known a s r e g a r d of relationship, is forcibly Majesty, J e s u s C h r i s t , t h e P r i n c e Archbishop Cicognani, and scores t h e " W a t c h T o w e r s " a n d believed imposed upon t h e people. W o m e n of other A r c h b i s h o p s and Bishops. of Peace." by colonial a u t h o r i t i e s to be p a r t w h o refuse t o comply a r e t h r e a t of a world-wide communistic or- ened by t h e p r e a c h e r s a n d told CATHOLIC H O S P I T A L TO B E ganization, h a s been t h e cause of t h a t t h e J u d g e himself will come MISSIONARY B I S H O P DECOmuch u n r e s t in t h e villages of w i t h a big knife, " s h a r p e n e d on RATED BY T H E Q U E E N OF BUILT IN N A N K I N G .

Northern Rhodesia.

A g r e a t b o t h sides," to c u t t h e i r t h r o a t s .

HOLLAND. a m o u n t of l i t e r a t u r e h a s been cirE x c h a n g e of wives is p r e a c h e d S h a n g h a i . — I t is announced h e r e culated ridiculing C h r i s t i a n i t y and Ndona-Ende ( N e t h e r l a n d Indies) and, naturally, h a s caused m u c h —-His Excellency t h e Most Rev. t h a t a Catholic hospital is t o be exciting t h e N a t i v e s a g a i n s t t h e trouble and h a s been fatal t o t h e built at t h e Capital a s p a r t of t h e Government.

Henry Leven, S.V.D., Vicar Aposnormal life of t h e villages. tolic of t h e L i t t l e Sunda Islands, building project which is to occupy Many p r e a c h e r s h a v e been goChief Cembe, one of t h e N a t i v e t h e 40 Chinese a c r e s of land in has been h o n o u r e d by H e r M a j e s t y ing about t h e villages.

The r u l e r s , h a s been doing his b e s t t o the Queen of Holland w i t h t h e possession of t h e Catholic Mission. principal points of t h e i r doctrine, keen t h e W a t c h T o w e r s o u t of h i s nomination of Officer of t h e O r d e r Work has already commenced a n d which t h e y t r y to impose upon t h e region, b u t h e complains t h a t h e of Oranien-Nassau. Bishop Leven t h e ceremony of l a y i n g t h e corner- people b y force of dreadful is n o t backed b y t h e Government, received t h e h o n o u r on t h e occasion stone h a s been set for early t h r e a t s , a r e : (1) deliverance a n d even some o f ' h i s own a s s i s t from thfe p r e s e n t dependence on a n t s h a v e deceived h i m . of his Silver Jubilee of Ordination, November.

The September 29.

P r e s e n t plans also call for t h e t h e w h i t e s , w h o t h e y call s n a k e s ; t r o u b l e - m a k e r s , in t h e meantime,, The V i c a r i a t e Apostolic of t h e erection of a C a t h e d r a l Church t o (2) free l o v e ; and (3) hope in t h e do e v e r y t h i n g possible t o u n d e r Little Sunda i s l a n d s is t h e flourish- be dedicated to t h e Sacred H e a r t early a r r i v a l of j u d g e R u t h e r f o r d m i n e his a u t h o r i t y a n d havei composed a d i t t y , " L w a b o a b e n e ing mission off t h e s o u t h - e a s t e r n of J e s u s in commemoration of t h e from America.

By p r e a c h i n g independence of b a Cembe, B a k a l w a n a y e p a k w i s a fact t h a t t h e first c h u r c h to be so end of J a v a w h e r e t h e F a t h e r s of Combe's the Divine W o r d Society h a v e built dedicated is s i t u a t e d in China. I t t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e G o v e r n m e n t Judgre," w h i c h m e a n s : Vengeance up, in a q u a r t e r of a century, a is hoped to complete t h i s and also and of t h e Chiefs t h e y h a v e been I people are a t f a u l t !

(Judge, community of 230,000 Catholics. a n episcopal residence within t w o able to s e c u r e a large following I w h e n t h e J u d g e c o m e s ! a m o n g t h e y o u n g e r element of t h e i.e. R u t h e r f o r d ) . or t h r e e y e a r s .

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logic' and it is therefore small surprise if Christian missionaries reject his gratuitous advice.

Now coming to the claims of the Church in India it may safely be asserted that She is older than SATISFYING THE E X A M I N E R S Islam and Brahmo-Samaj. The presence of the Catholic Church HOME FOR DESTITUTES. in India dates back to the first m a d e t o realise t h a t n o t only t h e century, when St. Thomas, one S a Tt i hs fey irnegm atrhkes Eofx a Pmrionfeersss — o r Yone physical b u t also t h e intellectual of the Apostles of Christ preach- N a g u c h i , t h e J a p a n e s e P o e t f a c u l t y of m a n h a s t o b e developed ed His religion there; and the L a u r e a t e on S i n g a p o r e ' s lack of a s f a r a s lies w i t h i n h i s power.

T h e y o u g h t t o b e persuaded to historicity of this has been proved c u l t u r e a n d t h o s e . of S i r Andrew t a k e a life-long i n t e r e s t in a t least Caldecott t h a t h e looked t o Raffles time and again. It is therefore a College t o supply t h a t lack seem one of t h e s u b j e c t s t h a t t h e y have belated attempt to treat the to h a v e elicited a good deal of com- s t u d i e d in school; o n e subject, Catholic religion as a sort of an m e n t in t h e local p r e s s . W h a t of w h i c h h a s h a d a p a r t i c u l a r appeal alien and adventurous late-comer c o u r s e is said of Singapore can f o r t h e m . that should be left out in the cold. equally well be applied t o Malaya With nineteen centuries of exist- a s a whole. T h e r e is found among Hente for D e s t i t u t e s — t h e cosmopolitan population t h a t is ence in India and with a host of | c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of M a l a y a a n almost T h e contribution of $750,000 by sympathisers and even actively t o t a l disregard for intellectual cul- t h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d of $500,000 protecting Indian rulers it is a t u r e . T h e root of t h e evil lies in b}' t h e Municipality t o w a r d s the stupendous task to dislodge the a n indifference t o all intellectual Jubilee Relief F u n d , h a s caused i r e m e n t , an indifference which q u i t e a stir, a n d t h i s generous Christian religion. Furthermore, aisc q uin decision h a s e a r n e d f o r t h e m well p a r t d u e t o t h e want the Catholic Church is foreign of a r i g h t method of i n i t i a t i n g t h e m e r i t e d praise a n d g r a t i t u d e all nowhere, being a universal reli- y o u n g e r generation i n t o t h e works r o u n d . T h e s c h e m e f o r t h e opengion and supernatural it is of t h e h i g h e r a u t h o r s . T h e girl i n g of a home f o r d e s t i t u t e s has independent of race or place. As ! o r b o y w h o sells h i s Shakespeare, m e t w i t h wide-spread approval, o r any o t h e r book prescrib- a n d t h o u g h we a r e n o t aware of for the right of conversion, if |! Milton, ed f o r s t u d y , t h e v e r y week after t h e lines on which it is intended to Mr. Gandhi and his satellites are | h i s e x a m i n a t i o n , c a n n o t b e expect- form t h e home, y e t t h e very fact keen on introducing Hindi as theI ed l a t e r t o t a k e a n y i n t e r e s t in of i t s e s t a b l i s h m e n t is welcomed common language of India, it is such w o r k s , unless a g a i n h e intends a s a serious a t t e m p t m a d e by t h e not out of order to offer a univer- a p p e a r i n g for some o t h e r examina- G o v e r n m e n t t o solve t h e long tion. E i t h e r t h e i r i m m a t u r e minds s t a n d i n g problem of unemployment sal and divinely revealed religion w e r e unable t o discover t h e t r u e w i t h i t s concomitant evil of disto all Indians of good-will. Is w o r t h of such w o r k s , o r if t h e y t r e s s . T h e g o v e r n m e n t by its not the introduction of Hindi as h a d been able t o a p p r e c i a t e t h e g e n e r o s i t y in c o n t r i b u t i n g towards a 'lingua franca' in India a form value of such a u t h o r s , t h e method t h i s scheme h a s shown itself of conversion? It will be accept- employed was j u s t ' c r a m m i n g ' with a n x i o u s t o find a r e m e d y for t h e a view t o s a t i s f y i n g , a n d only p r e s e n t condition of t h e social ed by every fair-minded person s a t i s f y i n g e x a m i n e r s . T h e same body. While t o u c h i n g on this subthat conversion of any sort could b e said of a n y o t h e r subject ject, we h a v e t o t h a n k t h e "Sunday without duress or deceit is a — H i s t o r y is learned j u s t ' t o satisfy T i m e s " f o r g i v i n g such publicity perfectly honest and legitimate t h e e x a m i n e r s , ' a n d n o lively t o t h e quiet w o r k of t h e "Little i n t e r e s t is a w a k e n e d b y t h a t S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r " carried on in process. " P a g e a n t of h u m a n life," t h a t t h i s s p h e r e . B y t h e i r interesting It may not be out of place, p a r a d e of past e v e n t s a n d ways, article on t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of this eji passant, to recall the recent w h i c h conjures before apprecia- n e w C o m m u n i t y in Malaya, they r o u g h t t o t h e notice of a address of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, t i v e m i n d s a g r e a t a n d tremendous hl aarvgee r b circle of r e a d e r s t h a n ours d r e a m , having f o r i t s s t a g e and the Harijan leader, a summary of vivid s e t t i n g , t h e whole world it- a deserving concern a n d may whose views appears elsewhere in self. W i t h t h e close of t h e exa- b e a s s u r e d t h a t in doing so they this issue among the Tides News m i n a t i o n they h a v e achieved t h e h a v e only been f u r t h e r i n g the Service items.'

A significant object t h e y had in view and so they cause of social welfare. W e would a g a i n t o s t r e s s t h e fact that resolution passed unanimously by add t h e last line 'Ne plus ultra'— tlike h e h o m e is m e a n t f o r aged destiT h u s f a r and no f u r t h e r . T h e first the depressed classes conference m o v e t h e n t o w a r d s intellectual t u t e s r e g a r d l e s s of t h e i r sex, race that Hinduism cannot, from its c u l t u r e would b e t o inculcate in t h e or creed. F o r t h o s e w h o may be very constitution, give them the r i s i n g generation a t r u e love of i n t e r e s t e d , w e a r e publishing social equality they look for, and education for i t s o w n sake, n o t in weekly i n s t a l m e n t s a brief hisa s a m e a n s of obtaining t o r y of t h e origin of t h i s benevolent that they must therefore break esolely m p l o y m e n t . T h e y h a v e t o be o r d e r for t h e c a r e of t h e aged. with Hinduism and look for some other religion, amply proves again that all religions are not IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISM AND ITS equally good. Should these deRESPONSIBILITIES. pressed brethren stigmatised for no fault of theirs, turn in their o despair to Christ's religion foundARCHBISHOP HINSLEY RECEIVES CATHOLIC ed on His twofold commandment WRITERS. of the love of God and love of (By George B a r n a r d . ) one's neighbour, are they to be London.—In t h e opinion of t h e a c c o m p a n y a l e a d i n g newspaper dubbed as 'turn-coats' disloyal to Holy F a t h e r t h e p r e s s is t h e "after- m a g n a t e in audience w i t h Pius XI. Hinduism? Social emancipation school university of t h e m a s s of H i s Holiness began b y saying that can come only through the t h e people." T h e Archibishop of h e a l w a y s w a r m l y congratulated channels of Christianity, and W e s t m i n s t e r , t h e Most Rev. A r t h u r t h o s e w h o w e r e connected with just as the House of the Father Hinsley, recalled t h i s fact when h e t h e P r e s s , b u t a t t h e s a m e time he received a t A r c h b i s h o p ' s House, t o w a r n t h e m of their shall be wide open equally to all h e r e , a group of Catholic w r i t e r s ng er evae tr failed responsibility.

His children, so shall the door of w h o a r e a t t e n d i n g t h e annual con" O u r Holy F a t h e r considers t h e His Apostolic Church be thrown ference of t h e I n s t i t u t e of J o u r n a - P r e s s a s t h e after-school Univerlists. s i t y of t h e m a s s of t h e people. His open to all-comers of goodwill.

NOTES AND COMMENTS!

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CHRIST'S APPEAL T O INDIA.

Mr. Gandhi's statement on the work of Christian missionaries in India to which the press has given wide publicity calls for some comment. The amazing feature of his statement lies in the fact that the mahatma ' has naively disregarded religious conviction of individuals and dogmatises merely on the materialistic and humanitarian aspects of religion.

When Mr. Gandhi frowns at the 'great and rich Christian missions' having 'the ulterior motive of converting India,' and requires them "to confine their activities to humanitarian service," he brings out in striking profile the antithesis between 'modern religion' and genuine religion.

It is certainly surprising in a man of his standing as a leader of national thought and aspirations to feel that Christianity could be satisfied with the performance of merely humanitarian service.

Perhaps, to him religion is just humanitarianism, void of its primordial concept. His Grace, the Archbishop of Madras, has rightly pointed out to him, "we cannot confine our work to merely social service without being guilty of a grave dereliction of duty." His Grace has further emphasised in unmistakable terms that the Church makes no secret of winning India for Christ, and that without any fraud or favour.

The futile and oft exploded theory that all religions are equally good and that they point t6 the same end is based on mere opinion which is hardly to be regarded as proven conviction. It is inconceivable how religions that? are fundamentally opposed t o each other in their respective creeds, cults and moral codes can b e regarded as equally good, since their mutually contradictory tenets are bound to destroy each A s h o r t t i m e suffices t o learn t o other. Thus in a babel of relit a l k ; a lifetime m a y n o t t e a c h how gious opinions ( b e it noted c

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T h e Archbishop spoke on t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e vocation of t h e j o u r n a l i s t , a n d of i t s responsibilities.

"Among the many interests w h i c h engage t h e a t t e n t i o n of Our Holy F a t h e r , " A r c h b i s h o p Hinsley said, " i s t h e p r o m o t i o n a n d adv a n c e m e n t of sound journalism.

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approval a n d congratulations a r e for t h o s e w h o a r e sound m a s t e r s or wise t e a c h e r s in t h i s popular quasi University.

H i s w o r d s inspired m e w i t h a g r e a t respect for t h e dignity a n d f o r t h e office of t h e conscientious journalist.

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for November 17. S u n d a y — 2 3 r d S u n year, 1936, h a s placed on m e t h e d a y A f t e r Pentecost. Mass of T H E TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY A F T E R PENTECOST. honourable d u t y of s u p p o r t i n g t h e S u n d a y . V e s p e r s of t h e (Matt. IX, 18—26). sound j o u r n a l i s m w i t h all t h e enfollowing. thusiasm possible a n d t o t h e b e s t A t t h a t t i m e , a s J e s u s w a s s p e a k i n g t o t h e m u l t i t u d e s , behold a N o v e m b e r 18. Monday—Dedication of my poor abilities. t c e r t a i n r u l e r c a m e u p , a n d adored h i m , s a y i n g , Lord, my d a u g h t e r of t h e Basilicas of S t . P e t e r ' s G r e a t P o w e r F o r Good • is even now d e a d ; b u t co.ne, l a y t h y thand upon heir, a n d s h e s h a l l and St. Paul's.

"No t h o u g h t f u l m a n c a n fail t o • live. A n d J e s u s , rising up, followed h i m , w i t h h i s desciples. A n d N o v e m b e r 19. T u e s d a y — S t . Elizasec w h a t a g r a n d p o w e r f o r good I behold, a w o m a n , w h o w a s t r o u b l e d w i t h a n issue of blood twelve b e t h of H u n g a r y , W .

November 20. Wednesday—St. is a t r u t h f u l , t r u t h - t e l l i n g P r e s s T y e a r s , c a m e behind him, a n d touched t h e h e m of h i s g a r m e n t . F o r Felix of Valois, C. and a clean P r e s s . A t t h i s m o - T s h e said within herself, If I shall touch only h i s g a r m e n t , I shall be November 2 1 . T h u r s d a y — T h e P r e ment t h e P r e s s c a n do m u c h t o X healed. B u t J e s u s t u r n i n g a n d seeing h e r , said, B e of good h e a r t , ^ T ^ K I " ' " " I t daughter; t h y f a i t h h a t h m a d e t h e e whole. A n d t h e w o m a n w a s s e n t a t i o n of t h e B.V.M. aver — - * ~ - ~ N o v e m b e r 22. F r i d a y — S t . Cecilia, J e s u s w a s come i n t o t h e from t h a t hi. our. A ft w na ar t ai onnds f obryw aproclaiming r d s t a b l e peace Zllic A n_d Jwhen . among t h e ; m a d e whole M. ruler,' a n d s a w t h e m i n ~ s t r e—l s~ a n d t h e n m.u u ilw t i itu uw d et im a*krim n gi ^ V. a n d— immuiaJJit; pi incipic& of ui j uu^tiuc n< immutable principles s t i c e ctiiu a n d •* h o u s e of t h e — fhe duty of r e s p e c t i n g t r e a t i e s a n d J t u m u l t , h e said, Give place; for t h e girl is n o t dead, b u t sleepeth. t N o v e m b e r 2 3 . S a t u r d a y — S t . Cle inventions A clean 9 decent 1 > " & e d h i m t o scorn. A n d w h e n t h e m u l t i t u d e w a s p u t t m e n t , P . a n d M. Press is m o r e t h a n ever needed in j f o r t h , h e went in, a n d took h e r b y tha^Jiand. A n d t h e m a i d a r o s e , th^se d a y s t o c o m b a t t h e licentious t went a b r o a d into all t h a t c o u n t r y carnival of i m m o r a l p a g a n i s m . N o COMMENTARY. I C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H . small consolation is given t o t h e Two miracles a r e worked in +his a r e influenced, H e deals w i t h t h e I pastors of t h e C h u r c h b y t ne h e loyai loyal T w o instances more of j individual a n d perfects h i s con- • Calendar for t h e week. defence m a d e b y Catholic w r i t e r s -. in- version. Nicodemus h a d h e a r d • in the P r e s s a g a i n s t t h e a t t a c ^ s o t £ . mder a n d seen w h a t n u m b e r s of o t h e r s * Novembe: 17. S u n d a y — T v e n t y neo-paganism on t h e s a n c t i t y of ! ; v e r t h i s love, w e recall t o mind h a d also witnessed. B u t it is t h i r d S u n d a y a f t e r Pentecost. marriage, o n t h e v e r y life of t h e instances m n - e : t h e ; w h e n h e comes t o Our L >rd, alone, Semi-double- Green v e s t m e n t s . race of m a n ; b y t h e i r elf ective con- £ several • w o m a n t a k e n in a d u l t e r y t h e poor! in t h e dead h o u r s of n i g h t , f o r h i s P r o p e r of t h e Mass in t h e "Small 1 1 M i s s a l " p . 233. Second collect of conversion a > l i n , t r u c S t . Gregory t h e G r e a t , t h i r d t h e publican L e v i changed into t h e ; tion, t h a t h e is enlight-eaed a s t o I humbly a s s o c i a t e myself w i t h t h e " Defend u s , " f o u r t h f o r t h e apostle M a t t h e w , t h e p e n i t e n t ! t h e m y s t e r i e s which at first? congratulations of Our Holv F a t h e r Pope, p . 60. V e s p e r s of t h e thief, all t h e miracles a n d o t h e r - a p p e a r e d so s t r a n g e a n d u n p r a c t i - • offered t o all e a r n e s t w r i t e r s w h o following. seek t o c a r r v o u t t h i s c r u s a d e of h 7 " of o u r merciful C S t .

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(Fides) modem-authorities.

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I The v e r y n a t u r e of periodical lite- less t h a n a s h a r e in t h e a u t h o r i t y Public n o t h i n g solidly o r t h o r o u g h - T h a t is a n ideal which I place b e which in f o r m e r t i m e s lodged in ly; too often t h e clients of o u r fore you a s t h e hope of t h e C a t h o - r a t u r e , b r o k e n into small wholes, t h e U n i v e r s i t i e s — a n d t h e y h a v e t o a t a n and d e m a n d e d punctually journals t h e r e a d i n g public, a r e lic j o u r n a l i s t of t h e present a n d of b e w a r e of t h e serious evil of loose, ihour, involves t h e h a b i t of t h i s flippant, e x t r a v a g a n t w r i t i n g ; t h e y dismissed w i t h n o t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n t h e f u t u r e . j e x t e m p o r a r y philosophy of which h a v e t o g u a r d a g a i n s t the brilliant g e n e r a l views about off-hand, Card. N e w m a n ' s S y m p a t h y .

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LOVE, MARRIAGE <S) FAMILY o B Y REV. WILLIAM SCHMIDT, S.V.D. T h e R e f u s a l t o P r o d u c e N e w Men. In v i e w of t h e awful d a n g e r s which t h r e a t e n Europe and t h e world, o n e l e a r n s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e heinous c h a r a c t e r of t h e e x p e r i ments which Judge Lindsay and o t h e r m a r r i a g e r e f o r m e r s a r e advocating.

Trial Marriages.

One of t h e s e i n s a n e e x p e r i m e n t s is t h e so-called t r i a l m a r r i a g e .

Could t h e r e be a g r e a t e r c o n t r a d i c t i o n ? I t i s like a s q u a r e circle, or a r o u n d s q u a r e . I t is of t h e essence of m a r r i a g e t h a t it e n d u r e .

C a n d i d a t e s of m a r r i a g e t e s t a n d examine themselves carefully, w h e t h e r t h e y a r e fit for t h e m a r r i a g e s t a t e , b u t in m a r r i a g e itself i t s d u r a b i l i t y c a n n o t be t e s t e d , for t h a t is t h e blessing of t h o s e united in w e d l o c k — t h a t t h e i r love is so deep a n d s t r o n g t h a t t h e y can afford t o e n t e r a lifelong union w i t h o u t f e a r of s e p a r a t i o n . T h i s essential f e a t u r e of a t r u e m a r r i a g e cannot b e tested by a trial m a r r i a g e w i t h i t s conditional, calculating,, a n d u n c e r t a i n love, w h i c h does not deserve this name.

B e s i d e s , t h e s t r o n g e s t realization of t h i s firm union, t h e cons u m m a t i o n of m a r r i a g e , imposes m o s t s e r i o u s obligations. A t r i a l m a r r i a g e a v o i d s t h e s e obligations and consequently cannot be a trial of a real m a r r i a g e . I t is in n o w a y a t e s t , b u t a selfish indulgence in superficial p l e a s u r e s , a cowardly a v o i d a n c e of i t s p r o p e r d u t i e s a n d a c o m p l e t e i g n o r i n g of t h e d e e p b e a u t i e s a n d j o y s of m a r r i e d life.

The U s e of C o n t r a c e p t i v e s .

T h e m e a n s of avoiding t h e p r o p e r obligations of m a r r i a g e a r e not only u s e d in t r i a l m a r r i a g e s b u t also b y m a n y w h o h a v e c o n t r a c t e d a real m a r r i a g e . T h e s e m e a n s a r e called c o n t r a c e p t i v e s , a n d t h e y a r e intended t o r o b m a r r i a g e of w h a t should b e i t s p u r e a n d h i g h fruit, children.

How u n n a t u r a l , ugly, a n d degr a d i n g , if in t h e m o m e n t of deepest delight, w h e n self should b e m e r g ed in t h e love of t h e o t h e r , a n d in t h e g r e a t n e s s of w h a t is t a k i n g place, a m e a n s of cool calculation is i n t e r p o s e d w h i c h in a vile fashion s t e a l s w h a t i t can of pleasure, b u t destroys t h e n a t u r a l res u l t of t h e act. W h a t should be t h e h i g h e s t a n d m o s t d e v o t e d del i g h t t h u s leads t o d i s g u s t , loathing, a n d d e s t r u c t i o n of o n e ' s b e t t e r self.

I t is t r u e d u r i n g t h e w a r t h e m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s officially distributed the'se contraceptives a m o n g t h e soldiers, ostensibly for p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t social diseases — a n d t h e knowledge of t h e s e t h i n g s h a s been c a r r i e d t o t h e m o s t r e m o t e t o w n a n d h a m l e t of n e a r l y every c o u n t r y . T h e effects of these practices manifested themselves in f e a r - i n s p i r i n g results after t h e war, Germany and Aust r i a r e a c h e d a n d fell below t h e level of F r a n c e . T h e r e w a s a decr e a s e e v e n in such c o u n t r i e s a s I t a l y , H u n g a r y , Poland. I n J a p a n and t h e United States t h e same o b s e r v a t i o n is m a d e . M r s . S a n g e r a n d o t h e r b i r t h controllers a r e c l a m o r i n g for h e a l t h clinics, w h e r e . free i n f o r m a t i o n is t o b e given t o all married women. H o w m u c h m i s e r y of body, how m u c h devastation of soul, how m u c h s e c r e t a n d torturing guilt has been caused t o millions, and how much noble j o y , h o w m a n y values of strength and devotion h a v e been d e s t r o y e d b y t h i s vile practice!

L i m i t a t i o n of t h e F a m i l y a n d Socialism.

I t is s o m e w h a t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t t h o s e w h o forever shout t h e i r slogan, " N o m o r e w a r ! " a r e found a m o n g t h e advocates of b i r t h control. Socialists and c o m m u n i s t s , who w i s h t o depose capitalism, m u s t rely on t h e masses t o accomplish t h e i r purpose. I t can be statistically proven t h a t in Holland, Switzerland, in c e r t a i n p a r t s of G e r m a n y , a n d also in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t h e n u m b e r of Catholic school children is i n c r e a s i n g a p preciably f a s t e r t h a n t h e non-Catholic, w h i c h if it continues, in due time m u s t lead to a preponderance of Catholics over non-Catholics. In Vienna a n u m b e r of schools h a d to be closed for lack of pupils, and t h i s w a s in regions w h e r e t h e socialistic w o r k e r s a r e s t r o n g , a n d a h u m o r i s t m i g h t say, t h a t p e r h a p s a secret capitalist m u s t h a v e slipped in a m o n g t h e s e p r o l e t a r i a n s , possibly a m a n u f a c t u r e r of cont r a c e p t i v e s , t o kill two b i r d s w i t h one s t o n e : sell his goods a n d diminish t h e i r n u m b e r .

T h e g r e a t leaders of socialism of t h e i r heroic a g e did not hold such views. L a Salle condemned t h e t e a c h i n g of Malthus, t h a t t h e population increases f a s t e r t h a n t h e m e a n s of sustenance, a n d t h a t consequently t h e n u m b e r of children m u s t be limited, as i m m o r a l , childish, i n h u m a n , u n n a t u r a l , uneconomic; a n d h e proved it w i t h good r e a s o n s . William L i e b k n e c h t rejects resolutely " t h e d i r t y p r a c t i c e s " of b i r t h control a n d A u g u s t Bebel s p e a k s of " d i s g u s t i n g preventive m e a s u r e s in m a r r i a g e , " which h e considers a s " e n t i r e l y out of place." F r e d e r i c k EngeJs calls t h e t e a c h i n g of M a l t h u s " a n infamous, vile doctrine, a n a s t o n i s h i n g blasphemy against nature and m a n k i n d , a n d a n insane o o m i o n / ' Carl M a r x w a s most e m p h a t i c in his p r o n o u n c e m e n t a g a i n s t Malt h u s : " H i s nonsense, b o r r o w e d from p r e v i o u s w r i t e r s , of t h e geometric and arithmetical progression w a s a m e r e chimeric h y p o t h e s e s " and spoke of m a n ' s " f u n d a m e n t a l vileness," w h i c h fully justifies t h e h a t r e d of t h e English w o r k i n g classes a g a i n s t M a l t h u s . Clara Zetkin a n d Rosa Louxemburg speak in t h e s a m e tone.

W e w o n d e r w h a t moved t h e socialists a n d c o m m u n i s t s of t o d a y j t o t a k e over t h i s " b o u r g e o u s qua- | c k e r y " a g a i n s t t h e universal advice of t h e i r g r e a t e s t a u t h o r i t i e s .

U p t o t h e sixties of t h e l a s t cent u r y s c i e n t i s t s and g o v e r n m e n t officials in F r a n c e recommended b i r t h control a s a source of national well-being, but w h e n t h e consequence of t h e practice b e c a m e apparent, frantic efforts were m a d e to b r i n g t h e m o v e m e n t to a standstill—of course in vain. T h e m o v e m e n t h a s become a n avalanche which will roll on w i t h f r i g h t e n i n g r a p i d i t y and- c r u s h i n g effect.

Killing t h e B a b e in I t s M o t h e r ' s Womb.

T h e r e a r e o t h e r and directly bloody f o r m s of t h e w a r of dest r u c t i o n which mankind is w a g i n g a g a i n s t itself, and t h e s e a r e even m o r e f r e q u e n t t h a n t h e m u t e form of p r e v e n t i o n . If a w o m a n despite all " p r e c a u t i o n " h a s "bad luck," i.e. if in spite of t h e u s e of p r e v e n t i v e s , n e w life h a s been s t a r t e d , t h e f u r y of d e s t r u c t i o n does n o t h a l t , b u t an action t h a t m u s t b e called both m u r d e r a n d suicide is r e s o r t e d t o . Behold, im-

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mediately upon t h e a r r i v a l of t h e Magi follows t h e s l a u g h t e r of t h e Innocents a t Bethlehem. B u t w h e n t h e e x e c u t i o n e r s of bloody H e r o d appeared in Bethlehem, t h e m o t h e r s fled w i t h t h e i r infants, t r i e d t o hide a n d protect t h e m w i t h t h e i r own bodies, while t h e s e m o d e r n m o t h e r s h a s t e n to meet t h e i r executioners, offer t h e i r bodies t o h a v e t h e m delivered of t h i s inconvenient i n t r u d e r , w h o m t h e y have b r o u g h t in t h e m s e l v e s and pay for it w i t h t h e i r money, with t h e i r h e a l t h , and a n g u i s h of soul. Of t h e millions of children who a r e n o t allowed t o be born every y e a r , Germ a n y alone h a s 600,000, R u s s i a h a s more, a n d t h e United S t a t e s no less.

One t h i n g is certain, t h e unescapable r e s u l t s of t h e s e h o r r i b l e practices lead to an equally t e r r i b l e d i l e m m a : e i t h e r in a t o r t u r e d conscience, which never comes t o r e s t on account of t h e dark s h a d e s of t h e m u r d e r e d unseen babes, or in an indescribable debasement of t h e h e a r t , especially of woman, w h o from u n d e r h e r heart, from t h e safest place in h e r being, t e a r s away t h a t which she should love most a n d which had sought holiest shelter with her. The d a m a g e h e r e done t o t h e living and t h e dead is i m m e n s e a n d incalculable. A t r u l y h a p p y m a r r i a g e is t h u s m a d e impossible. I t leads to u t t e r d i s g u s t , because w i t h t h e increasing ease with which children can be avoided, t h e l a s t r e m n a n t s of r e s t r a i n t s d i s a p p e a r a n d u n t r a m m e l e d sensuality w i t h its demoniacal p o w e r s completely d e v a s t a t e body a n d soul.

How u n n a t u r a l t h e killing of t h e living foetus is. can plainly be seen from t h e m a n y serious consequences t o t h e m o t h e r s w h o deny life t o t h e i r children, such a s diseases a n d even death. Sometimes t h e s e consequences do n o t a p p e a r a t once, b u t later t h r o w t h e whole female organism into com-

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plete d i s o r d e r . N o w a d a y s it cannot be held a n y longer t h a t this h a p p e n s only w h e n t h e operation is p e r f o r m e d b y quacks, nor that t h e a d v a n c e d medical technique m a k e s i t s a f e , for proof of which its a d v o c a t e s point t o Russia, w h e r e a b o r t i o n is not punishable by law, if performed in state hospitals a n d by state-appointed doctors. N e i t h e r is it t r u e that t h e n u m b e r of a b o r t i o n s in Russia h a s d e c r e a s e d ; on t h e c o n t r a r y , it h a s i n c r e a s e d , while t h e n u m b e r of b i r t h s h a s decreased, as all authors on R u s s i a a d m i t . F r o m 1913-1925 t h e r e w a s only one abortion to every f o u r b i r t h s ; from 1925-1926 one a b o r t i o n t o about every two b i r t h s , a n d in L e n i n g r a d during 1928 t h e n u m b e r of abortions surpassed t h e n u m b e r of b i r t h s by 1 3 9 % . In Moscow, d u r i n g 1915, t h e r e w e r e 96 b i r t h s for every 1000 women a n d only 25 a b o r t i o n s ; in 1927 t h e n u m b e r of abortions mounted t o 68, a n d t h e n u m b e r of b i r t h s d e c r e a s e d to 79. Russian doctors t h e m s e l v e s a d m i t t h e evil consequences of abortion in many directions, e.g., Z o m a k i n : " There is no d i s e a s e d condition in the female o r g a n i s m in w h o s e causes artificial a b o r t i o n does n o t play an i m p o r t a n t p a r t . " The percentage of pathological b i r t h s a n d of puerperal d i s e a s e s is twice a s high after abortion a s w i t h o u t it.

Thus n a t u r e c r e a t e d by God, takes r e v e n g e on t h e m o t h e r a n d brings h e r d i s e a s e a n d death, because she b r o u g h t d e a t h t o h e r child, to whom s h e first gave life.

The Son of God in M a r y ' s Womb.

W h a t a counterfeit picture of m a r r i a g e i n s t i t u t e d by God, with its h a p p i n e s s , peace and purity, the conditions j u s t described present to our v i e w !

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The s u m m e r d a y h a d s p e n t itself in a wealth of golden sunshine, and t h e evening stillness h u n g over t h e flower-strewn e a r t h , like some angel of peace w h i s p e r i n g t o those t h a t h a d borne t h e h e a t s a n d labours of t h e d a y , of t h e eternal rest which God h a s in s t o r e for His w e a r y , e a r t h - b o r n children, when life's t a s k is done.

Away on t h e hillside, outside her lonely c o t t a g e door, s a t a little old woman, h e r t i r e d h a n d s fingering 5i wellworn R o s a r y , h e r dim eyes fixed dreamily on t h e sinking sun. S h e w a s t h i n k i n g of t h e days t h a t were p a s t a n d t h e children t h a t had p r a y e d , laughed, w ept, a n d gambolled a b o u t h e r knees. She was t h i n k i n g t h a t h e r work in t h e g r e a t world w a s well nigh done, and i t would not b e long, now, till God called h e r t o her r e w a r d .

D e a t h had n o t e r r o r for old N a r r y Power. " S u r e , I'll be only goin' h o m e to t h e Sacred H e a r t t h a t I h a v e p r a y e d t o a n d lived all m y life," s h e said smilingly. " Y e s to the Sacred Heart that arways lifted t h e b u r d e n from me shoulders w h e n it g r e w too heavy t o bear, a n d n e v e r forgot m e t h r o u g h t h e long, long y e a r s . " T h e old woman w a s very, very poor in t h i s world's goods, b u t s h e w a s rich in t h a t beautiful s t r o n g f a i t h t h a t looks b e y o n d t h e sorrows a n d t r i a l s of t h i s life and sees in all t h i n g s God's Holy Will.

S h e h a d bowed h e r h e a d in m e e k r e s i g n a t i o n w h e n God* took from h e r h e r s t r o n g y o u n g h u s b a n d and left h e r t o provide for seven little ones, alone and unaided. S h e had given, w i t h o u t a m u r m u r , t o t h e i r S a v i o u r , h e r blue-eyed little colleen, . E i l y , and h e r s t a l w a r t son, P a t . S h e had experienced m a n y a b i t t e r s t r u g g l e in t h e u p b r i n g i n g of h e r children, b u t s h e h a d done h e r d u t y by t h e m h o n e s t l y and well; a n d a s s h e s a t in t h e evening stillness telling h e r beads, s h e whispered, half t o herself a n d half to t h e swallows, t h a t dived and s k i m m e d and w h i r l e d a n d t w i t t e r ed a b o u t h e r t h a t c h e d cottage, " T h e y all t u r n e d o u t good children; yes, e v e r y o n e — J i m a n d Willie and K a t e a n d Mary, b u t I would die easy if I could only know w h a t h a s become of m e d a r l i n t boy, S h a w n . " r

" Shawn!"—she repeated the word softly u n d e r h e r b r e a t h — Shawn, w i t h t h e w i n s o m e laugh and curly locks—Shawn, w i t h t h e deep g r e y eyes a n d loving h e a r t .

He w a s h e r y o u n g e s t , h e r joy and her p r i d e , but h e h a d slipped from her sooner t h a n t h e r e s t .

She could see h i m now, a tall young figure, w i t h b r i g h t eager face, r e a d y for t r a v e l a n d advent u r e , a s he s a i d : " P a t will mind you h e r e , mother,, while I go out into t h e big world t o m a k e a g r e a t fortune for you, t o give you wealth and comfort in y o u r old a g e . " She tried to tell h i m t h a t gold untold could n o t m a k e up t o h e r for his absence, b u t h e would not listen, and so h e went, a n d t h e L a n d of t h e S t a r s and S t r i p e s swallowed ™ up, a s it h a s swallowed up so m a n y of E r i n ' s s t a l w a r t sons and loving d a u g h t e r s .

N a r r y ' s dim g r e y eyes grew weary, w a t c h i n g f o r h e r t r u a n t Joved one, but in h e r h e a r t was a s t r a n g e peace. " S h u r e I have n

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placed h i m in God's own keeping," she said, "and w h y should I f r e t ?

I know no h a r m can come t o h i m while I p r a y for him, morn, noon, and n i g h t , to t h e Sacred H e a r t and God's Holy M o t h e r . "

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So, w h e n N a r r y ' s friends a n d relatives stopped t o inquire for news of t h e w a n d e r e r , she n e v e r showed undue a n x i e t y a b o u t h e r boy, Shawn, b u t simply s a i d : " H e ' s in God's own keeping, and w h y should I f r e t ? " E v e n when M r s . Sheridan c a m e Obtainable from over from t h e castle t o pay h e r a visit a n d b r i n g h e r some good t h i n g s , N a r r y gatre h e r t h e s a m e answer, a l t h o u g h M r s . Sheridan w a s n o t of h e r creed, and m a n y declared h e r a cold, worldly woman.

She w a s v e r y wealthy, v e r y beautiful, t h i s lady from t h e castle.

N a r r y often gazed on h e r silk robes a n d sparkling jewels w i t h admiration, b u t s h e did not envy dazed w a n d e r i n g s . F r o m h e r own t h e m . " S u r e if God h a s given h e r y o u t h to h e r boy's h a p p y childall t h e wealth and t h e g r a n d e u r h o o d ; from h e r n u m e r o u s r i c h soand t h e honours, H e h a s blessed ciety friends to old N a r r y P o w e r N a r r y Pow er, so weak a n d so h u m - p r a y i n g on t h e hillside with such ble, w i t h t h e g r e a t gift of f a i t h ; simple f a i t h a n d devotion for and w h a t are worldly goods in t r u a n t S h a w n . " O h ! if I could comparison to t h a t ? " s h e m u s e d only p r a y a n d t r u s t , as old N a r r y m a n y a time. does," she m u s e d , " I would b e rich, N a r r y had q u i t e a large-souled indeed, for w h a t good a r e b r o a d s y m p a t h y for t h i s g r e a t lady, for a c r e s and a p r o u d n a m e to a broit w a s said M r s . Sheridan h a d a k e n - h e a r t e d m o t h e r ? " son w h o was all t h e world t o h e r , A v a g u e longing took possession b u t a son who h a d b r o u g h t h e r m a n y a w e a r y h o u r of a n x i e t y a n d of h e r t o s e e old lone N a r r y a n d t o seek, in s o m e v a g u e way, consolasorrow. tion from t h i s w o m a n of f a i t h and " S h u r e it is s h e m u s t h a v e t h e prayer. sad h e a r t under all t h e g r a n d e u r , " m u s e d N a r r y , " f o r s h e never s e e m s So, a s N a r r y fingered h e r beads to g o t o God w i t h a n y of h e r t r o u - on t h e silent s u m m e r evening, M r s . bles." Old N a r r y h a d guessed S h e r i d a n , a r r a y e d in a costly robe, v e r y shrewdly r e g a r d i n g t h i s lady paid h e r a visit. T h e old w o m a n of fashion, s u r r o u n d e d by all t h a t welcomed h e r w i t h t r u e Irish court h e world sets s t o r e on. t e s y , and t h e n t h o s e t w o m o t h e r s In h e r h e a r t w a s t h e b i t t e r deso- — r i c h and poor—fell to t a l k i n g of lation a n d t h a t loneliness and s e n s e t h e i r a b s e n t sons. M r s . S h e r i d a n of desertion which unrequited love spoke in a d r e a m y , far-off w a y of always b r i n g s in i t s t r a i n . H e r h e r son's p r o m i s i n g boyhood, of his son and heir, w h o m she had m a d e m e n t a l a t t a i n m e n t s , his h a n d s o m e t h e idol of h e r lonely widowhood, face a n d figure, N a r r y dilated on had repaid her every care and t e n - S h a w n ' s d e s i r e t o provide f o r h e r derness with ingratitude, a n d old a g e and h i s g r e a t love f o r h e r dashed aside all h e r high hopes in t h e d a y s g o n e by. " B u t I k n o w a n d ambitions for him. W h e r e m y d a r l i n g is safe in God's own s h e h a d looked forward t o h i s ex- k e e p i n g , " s h e said, " a n d no sin or celling and compassing g r e a t h a r m can come t o him, for I p r a y t h i n g s , h e had proved weak and, for h i m m o r n , noon and n i g h t . " s h e w a s beginning to think, w o r t h A silent t e a r stole down M r s . less.

S h e r i d a n ' s pale cheek.

O h ! t h e pain a n d t h e s h a m e of " I wish I h a d y o u r faith and it. T h e r e seemed nowhere t o t u r n devotion, N a r r y , " s h e said softly. for consolation. She had n e v e r " I c a n ' t p r a y for m y boy a s you learnt to bring her trials t o t h e do for y o u r s . I h a v e no h a p p i g r e a t God of m e r c y ; she tried only n e s s ; all s e e m s d a r k a n d d r e a r y . " to hide t h e m from t h e mocking world and to b e a r t h e m all alone, N a r r y r a i s e d h e r dim g r e y eyes whilst in h e r h e a r t t h e r e a l w a y s t o t h e face of h e r benefactress. lurked a vague dread of s o m e t h i n g "Well, if you d o n ' t p r a y for him, worse happening. m a ' a m , I will," s h e said solemnly; T h e blow fell a t last, when, on " a n d every t i m e I a s k God to t a k e a perfect s u m m e r day, w ord r e a c h - c a r e of S h a w n I'll r e m e m b e r Mased h e r of her boy's t h r e a t e n e d dis- t e r G i l b e r t ; b u t , m a ' a m , all t h e grace and dishonour. How she I w e a l t h of t h i s world never m a k e s wished t h a t d e a t h itself would r e - u p to one for t h e p r a y e r s and t h e lease h e r from t h e m u t e a g o n y f a i t h , and s u r e ' t i s I would like to which took possession of h e r soul. see you with t h e m b o t h . " T h e sunshine, t h e singing birds, M r s . S h e r i d a n ' s soft white h a n d . t h e g a y flowers, t h e stately g r a n d e u r of h e r home, e v e r y t h i n g clasped N a r r y ' s brown, toil-worn seemed to mock h e r in h e r sorrow. fingers, as s h e said g e n t l y : " N a r r y , Like some wounded creature, s h e w o n ' t you a s k God t o give m e c r e p t to t h e seclusion of t h e room b o t h ? I k n o w H e will hear y o u . " t o t h i n k and silently weep out t h e " T h e n , m a ' a m , 'tis I t h a t will ask b i t t e r n e s s of h e r h e a r t .

H i m ; b u t s u r e , w h a t a r e my p r a y How f a r and wide h e r t h o u g h t s e r s b u t t h e p r a y e r s of a poor old seemed t o s t r a y t h a t day in t h e i r sinner, b u t God is all-merciful, and

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M r s . S h e r i d a n h a s long since received t h e priceless gift of f a i t h , and s h e will tell you q u i t e candidly t h a t s h e believes old N a r r y ' s p r a y ers s a v e d h e r boy w h e n on t h e brink of ruin, for H e cannot d e ceive W h o s a i d : "All t h i n g s w h a t ever you a s k w h e n you p r a y , b e lieve t h a t you shall receive, a n d t h e y shall come u n t o y o u . "

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I n a volume j u s t p u b l i s h e d in G e r m a n y b y t h e chief G o v e r n m e n t s t a t i s t i c i a n figures a r e r e v e a l e d w h i c h should m a k e o u r would-be p r o g r e s s i v e people reflect seriously.

A g r e a t deal w h i c h comes f r o m G e r m a n y in t h e s e d a y s is p r o p a g a n d a a n d biased, b u t t h e a u t h o r of t h e w o r k r e f e r r e d t o p r o v e s h i s c a s e by f a c t s a n d d a t a w h i c h a r e wholly reliable, a n d t h e y a r e in agreement with what others have w r i t t e n before in v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s .

S o m e of t h e o b s e r v a t i o n s m a d e b y the author are: EUROPE. I n E u r o p e only t h e E a s t e r n Slav and the southern Latin races are maintaining a satisfactory increase in population.

The German birth rate, which r e a c h e d i t s h i g h p o i n t in 1901 a t t h i r t y p e r t h o u s a n d , h a s fallen t o fifteen—just one-half w hat it h a d been.

France, where the birth rate w a s notoriously low a decade o r t w o a g o , now r e g i s t e r s s e v e n t e e n p e r t h o u s a n d population, w h i c h is a h i g h e r b i r t h r a t e t h a n in Germany.

B u t E n g l a n d a n d Sweden a r e n o w b e h i n d F r a n c e , while t h e b i r t h r a t e is a d v a n c i n g in Spain, P o r t u gal, southern Italy and Roumania.

T h e seriousness of it is f a r m o r e apparent t h a n signs indicate, bec a u s e t h e w e s t e r n c o u n t r i e s of E u r o p e h a v e a g r e a t n u m b e r of old people, w h o will h a v e n o m o r e c h i l d r e n , a n d t h e p r o p o r t i o n of d e a t h s t o b i r t h s will b e c o m e greater.

ASIA. A hundred years ago Asia had 450,000,000 people, a n d t o - d a y it h a s 1,125,000,000, o r c o n s i d e r a b l y m o r e t h a n one-half t h e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e world. To a s s u m e t h e y c a n be k e p t o u t of E u r o p e a n d t h e A m e r i c a s if t h e population of t h e l a t t e r becomes s t a t i o n a r y a n d t h e i r o w n becomes t r e b l e d in a n o t h e r 7

one h u n d r e d y e a r s , is ridiculous.

If t h e b i r t h r a t e in A s i a continues during the next hundred years to b e w h a t it h a s been d u r i n g t h e p a s t h u n d r e d , it will h a v e twice a s m a n y people a s t h e r e a r e now on e a r t h , while t h e s u m t o t a l of t h e w h i t e r a c e will be u n d e r t w e n t y five p e r cent, of t h e world's population. W h e n t h e y do expand, a s e x p a n d t h e y m u s t , t h e y will evid e n t l y t a k e possession of and absorb t h e whites.

J a p a n to-day h a s a b i r t h r a t e practically t h r e e t i m e s a s h i g h a s t h a t of t h e w h i t e countries in E u r o p e , if we except t h e R u s s i a n s .

T h e excess of b i r t h s over d e a t h s in J a p a n is 1,100,000 annually.

UNITED STATES. T h e w h i t e population of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , which w a s built u p l a r g e l y b y t h e 38,000,000 vigorous prolific y o u n g people w h o came o v e r f r o m E u r o p e d u r i n g t h e past c e n t u r y , is now r a p i d l y declining.

W h e t h e r t h e r e b e a n y scientific r e a s o n for it or not, h i s t o r y supports the thesis t h a t a high birth r a t e h a s always been associated w i t h p r o g r e s s , m a t e r i a l , educational a n d spiritual. W h e n t h e populat i o n of F r a n c e n u m b e r e d one-third t h a t of all E u r o p e , s h e w a s t h e most progressive nation.

Y e s , w h a t a r e commonly heralde d t o - d a y a s signs of p r o g r e s s , a s m a k i n g f o r a b e t t e r civilization, a r e a c t u a l l y u n m i s t a k a b l e signs of decay, a n d it is c e r t a i n l y too bad t h a t so m a n y of o u r c o u n t r y m e n , o t h e r w i s e well intentioned, a r e so m o t i v a t e d b y selfishness t h a t t h e y do n o t see beyond t h e i m m e d i a t e p r e s e n t . U n d e r a n y b i r t h control p r o g r a m m e t h e w h i t e r a c e , t h e cult u r e of E u r o p e and of A m e r i c a , a r e b o u n d t o decline a n d t o b e a b s o r b e d b y t h e O r i e n t a l n a t i o n s of l a r g e r population, — even t h o u g h these are somewhat easy to handle a n d control a t p r e s e n t . — ( S u n d a y Visitor). *

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In 1805 t h e compulsory civil m a r r i a g e law w a s e x t o r t e d from E m p e r o r F r a n c i s J o s e p h and t h e U p p e r House by t h e liberal majorit y in t h e H o u s e of D e p u t i e s . T h e d e m a n d of R e g e n t H o r t h y is t h e first opposition from offcial circles since t h a t t i m e . I t follows a plea m a d e by H i s E m i n e n c e J u s t i n Cardinal Seredi, A r c h b i s h o p of S t r i gonia, t o t h e c o u n t r y t o cease t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of m a r r i a g e .

T h e c h a n g e of f r o n t on t h e p a r t of t h e G o v e r n m e n t undoubtedly h a s been influenced b y t h e appalli n g drop in t h e b i r t h r a t e in H u n g a r y . T h e Capital, B u d a p e s t , h a s one of t h e lowest b i r t h r a t e s of all t h e l a r g e cities of E u r o p e .

S p e a k i n g r e c e n t l y a t a festival in H a r k a n y , w h e r e public h o n o u r w a s paid t o t h e m o t h e r s of l a r g e families, R e g e n t H o r t h y s a i d : " I a m profoundly afflicted by t h e fact t h a t in t h i s d i s t r i c t a disease is r a g i n g w h i c h a m o u n t s almost t o a n epidemic. T h e r e a r e w ho t h i n k t h a t it is suffcient t o h a v e one child only. T h e y f o r g e t t h a t h u m a n f a t e is in t h e h a n d of God. T h e only child m a y die a n d t h e n t h e p a r e n t s will be alone in t h e i r old a g e , left w i t h o u t t h e c a r e of children and grandchildren. " T h e f u n d a m e n t of society is t h e family arid i t s p r o d u c t : t h e child.

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E D I T O R O F N E W CATHOLIC W E E K L Y I N I N D I A I S CONV E R T F R O M MOHAMMEDANISM. Allahabad, India.—T. Beltie S h a h Gilani, e d i t o r of t h e newlyfounded Catholic periodical T h e Social Order, is a convert from Mohammedanism.

T h e Social O r d e r will be a weekly j o u r n a l dealing w i t h t h e socio-economic problems of India in t h e light of Catholic principles and t h e Indian cultural h e r i t a g e . A p r e issue specimen copy w a s published in J u l y . T h e m a g a z i n e will a p p e a r regularly commencing on All S a i n t s Day, N o v e m b e r 1. (Lumen-N.C.W.C).

Beauty is important to Every Woman!

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The physician who eximinei her had instructed her to take a certain tonic of which he knew the formula and of which he recognised the value. The tonic he recommended and which brought about this remarkable change was Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

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T H E D E A T H O F A YOUNG A M E R I C A N M I S S I O N A R Y IN HUNAN PROVINCE. Yuanling, (Hunan, China)— Father Edward McCarthy, a y o u n g A m e r i c a n Passionist Missionary of the Vicariate of Yuanling, died of dysentry at Chihkiang, H u n a n , A u g u s t 13. He w a s 32 y e a r s of a g e and had been in China six y e a r s .

H e c o n t r a c t e d a c u t e dysentery while r e t u r n i n g from a visit to his C h r i s t i a n s in a d i s t a n t p a r t of the mission. H e c o n t i n u e d his journey h o m e w a r d o v e r r o u g h mountainous c o u n t r y a n d w h e n h e arrived a t h i s residence several days later h e w a s on t h e point of collapse.

P e r i t o n i t i s developed before medical assistance could be brought to h i m , and a f t e r a few days of untold suffering h e died.

Knowing t h a t h e w a s beyond h u m a n aid F a t h e r McCarthy asked t o receive t h e L a s t Sacraments, s a y i n g , " I h a v e finished my work which h a s a l w a y s been so dear to m e . If t h e good Lord wants me I a m r e a d y . " According to his wish, h e w a s b u r i e d among his own Chinese people, many of w h o m he h a d seen to t h e grave d u r i n g t h e y e a r s of his missionary labours.

(Fides).

F I R S T N A T I V E P R I E S T OF DUTCH E A S T I N D I E S .

B a t a v i a , ( N e t h e r l a n d Indies)— T h e first N a t i v e secular priest of t h e N e t h e r l a n d Indies, Rev. John Boen Thiem K i a t , h a s been ordained and will work with the P i c p u s F a t h e r s of t h e Prefecture of B a n g k a a n d Billiton, among t h e islands lyimr between Sumatra a n d Borneo. T h e r e a r e now nine N a t i v e p r i e s t s in t h e Netherland Indies, of w h o m eight belone to t h e Society of J e s u s . (Fides).

M A L A Y A C A T H O L I C L E A D E R , SATURDAY,16th N O V E M B E R , 1935.

THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AT PORT QUEDA (1781-1787). ((By our Kedah

Correspondent).

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In my last l e t t e r from K e d a h (Malaya Catholic Leader, October, 12, 1935) r e f e r e n c e was m a d e to the Church of St. Michael in P o r t Queda (now Kuala Kedah?)

(1).

It existed from 1871 to 1787 or t h e r e a b o u t s and w a s t h e "Mother" of all t h e c h u r c h e s in the diocese t o - d a y (2). A few notes about i t s earliest h i s t o r y may t h e r e f o r e n o t be w i t h o u t interest.

Writing in t h e " P e n a n g Gazette" on 22nd M a y 1922, Mr. J . C. Pasqual s a i d : "Beside t h e P o r t u guese from t h e derelict colony of Junk Ceylon t h e r e w e r e also settled in P o r t Queda t h e i r compatriots f r o m Ligor, w h o fled from t h a t once powerful s t a t e when P h y a Tuck, t h e Chinese usurper of. t h e t h r o n e of Siam, conquered L i g o r and ordered t h e massacre of t h e C h r i s t i a n s in 1778.

Three years later two French missionaries, Coude a n d Garnault, w h o h a d escaped from the p e r s e c u t i o n of P h y a Tuck, travelled from J u n k Ceylon a n d reached P o r t Queda on t h e 7 t h of November 1781, and finding t h e Christians t h e r e without religious ministrations, a s k e d t h e K i n g of Kedah to build a church.

His Majesty g r a c i o u s l y gave t h e m a large h o u s e for a place of w o r s h i p , and t h e w i t n e s s e s t o this royal donation w e r e a P o r t u g u e s e C a p t a i n and a F r e n c h Captain (3) The Church w a s dedicated t o S a i n t Michael and the sermons were p r e a c h e d in P o r t u g u e s e a n d in Siamese on a l t e r n a t e S u n d a y s . " On t h e d e a t h of P h y a Tuck, a n d availing himself of t h e religious tolerance of h i s successor t o t h e Siamese t h r o n e , Coude j o u r n e y e d overland to B a n g k o k (4) w h e r e h e found l e t t e r s f r o m t h e P o p e a p pointing him B i s h o p of " S i a m and Queda." H e w a s to be consecrated in K e d a h , a n d t h e consecrating Prelate w a s no less t h a n P i g n e a u de Behaine, Bishop of Cochinchina, and t h e founder of t h e French Indo-China E m p i r e ( 5 ) .

This celebrated P r e l a t e w a s on h i s way to F r a n c e in a P o r t u g u e s e vessel w i t h t h e Crown P r i n c e of (1). Michael Topping, a friend of Captain F. Light writes: "The principal sea port, called Queda by strangers and Qualla Batang by the natives lies in 6° N. lat. The river is navigable for vessels of 300 tons, but its entrance is choked up by a flat mud-bank 2% miles in length At the mouth of the river is a small brick fortress, built by a Gentoo, with a few small guns, ill mounted; the greater part of the fort is in ruin, so that the spring tides flow into it. Seven miles from the Qualla is Ailerstar (Alor Star) where the king resides, &c. (A. Dalrympie's "Oriental Repertory," London, 1808, Vol. 1, pp.

399-402.—Reprinted in Trubner's Oriental Series, Vol. 1, pp. 1 & ss.) (R.C.).

(2) This statement by Mr. J. C. Pasqual is inaccurate. Adrian Launay, the Archivist and Historian of the Society of the Paris Foreign Missions, says in his "Histoire de la Mission de Siam" £1662-1811) that on the 1st Nov. 1779, Bishop Lebon and his two missionaries, Coude and Garnault received from Phaja Tack the order to leave Siam.

Thev embarked on the 1st Dee. for Malacca, from where, in Febr. 1780, Lebon went to Goa and Coude and Garnault to Pondicherry. The last two with the hope of getting there a ship bound to Jongselang. Launav, .as references, Sive* a letter written in 1780 by Coude *o the Directors of the Seminary for Foreign Missions, actuallv in the Archives of the For. Miss., Vol. 891, p.

(R.C.).

'3). Diary of Fr. Descourvieres Procurator of the Societv at Macau Dec. 21, J'*2. Cf. Launay's Op. cit.. Documents Wistoriques, Vol. 11. (R.C.)

Cochinchina, w h o m h e was going to p r e s e n t a t t h e Court of Louis XVI. w i t h t h e object of inducing t h e F r e n c h k i n g to declare a prot e c t o r a t e over Indo-China.

The consecration w a s to t a k e place in t h e b e g i n n i n g of J a n u a r y 1785; de Behaine h a d arrived a n d everyt h i n g w a s in readiness for t h e c o n s e c r a t i n g ceremony, when a m e s s e n g e r arrived w i t h t h e sad tidings t h a t t h e Bishop-elect who had walked overland from B a n g kok h a d died in t h e c h u r c h a t T u a Kau T o n g ( T a k u a - t o n g ) (Jonk Ceylon) of chill and fever cont r a c t e d t h r o u g h sleeping on t h e floor of t h e c h u r c h a f t e r celebrating M i d n i g h t Mass on C h r i s t m a s Day ( 6 ) . By t h e d e a t h of Coude, G a r n a u l t became t h e Superior of t h e Catholic Mission in Siam, being a t t h e t i m e t h e only F r e n c h m i s s i o n a r y alive in t h e whole Kingdom of Siam and i t s dependencies. ( 7 ) . H e w a s a f t e r w a r d s made " B i s h o p of Siam a n d Q u e d a " and often visited K e d a h and P e n a n g to a d m i n i s t e r Confirmation ( 8 ) .

T h e first e n t r i e s in S t . Michael's C h u r c h R e g i s t e r s a r e t h e following: In t h e ^ B a p t i s m R e g i s t e r : J o a chim Rozels son of J o h n Rozels and F r a n c i s c a In. M a r i a n o P a s c u a l and J o a n n a de Rozario w e r e t h e Godparents.

(Nov. 27, 1 7 8 1 ) — J. L. Coude, m i s s a p .

In t h e M a r r i a g e s Register: Feliz Rozels a n d J o a n n a Sikeem. ( J a n u a r y 4, 1 7 8 2 ) — J . L. Coude, Vic. Gen. In t h e Confirmations R e g i s t e r : On t h e 3 r d December, feast of St. F r a n c i s Xavier, t h e Bishop of Mitellopolis, V i c a r Apostolic of Siam a n d Queda (i.e., Bishop G a r n a u l t ) g a v e t h e S a c r a m e n t of Confirmation in t h e C h u r c h of St. Michael in P o r t Queda t o : J o a n n i de Israel, J o a n n i alias J a n i s , J o a n n i de Rozario, M a r a t h u s J e r e mias, Genovefa Xi, U r s u l a Nian, Petronilla Jeremias, Thomasia H e m . — ( a cross) A r n a l d u A n t o nius, Bishop of Mitellopolis, Vic. Apost.

(To be c o n t i n u e d ) .

(4). Where he arrived on the 4th June 1784. ( R . C ) .

(5). De Behaine had been driven away from his Mission by the war of the Tay-son. He spent a few months at Bangkok in 1783 and then went to Pulo Wei where he met his friend Nguyen-anh, the dethroned king of Annam. They sailed together to France in order to secure the aid of king Louis XVI. and thus to be able to quench the rebellion. A treaty between the two kings was signed at Versailles on the 28th November 1787. The intended French expedition, however, did not take place owing to the indolence of the king's Ministers. Therefore, to call de Behaine " the founder of the French Indo-China Empire" is not only an historical mistake as the famous Bishop died in 1799 while Indo-China was conquered by France only in 1862 and 1867, but a gross misrepresentation of Behaine's policy.

The great Bishop, when he brought Nguyen-anh to France aimed at his restoration to the throne with the hope that, afterwards, sooner or later, the young Prince would, like another Constantine, bring his people to the Christian Faith. In all that affair, the motives wftpch prompted Pigneau ^de Behaine^ip appeal to> Louis XVI were not, as our correspondent believes, of a political but of a religious character. De Behaine never had the conquest of Cochinchina by France in view. (R.C.) (6). The cause of his death was malarial fever which Coude had caught on his way to Kedah. "Wishing to reach Takua-tune for Xmas festivities, he took a road which shortened his journey by

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DEPRESSED CLASSES ADVISED BY THEIR LEADER TO ABANDON HINDUISM. O

Bombay.—Complete severance from t h e H i n d u fold for t h e p u r pose of e m b r a c i n g a n o t h e r f a i t h is t h e advice which h a s been given to t h e Depressed Classes of India by Dr. A m b e d k a r , t h e i r leader, d u r i n g a recent conference in Nasik. W h a t religion should be selected w a s left to t h e choice of the i n d i v i d u a l ; h e insisted, however, t h a t t h e y should decide upon a religion in w hich t h e y would b e g u a r a n t e e d t h e same s t a t u s a n d t h e s a m e t r e a t m e n t a s all o t h e r members.

M a h a t m a G a n d h i is said t o h a v e remarked t h a t this report seems unbelievable. H e called D r . A m bedkar a high-souled, h i g h l y educated m a n w h o s e a n g e r could be readily understood, b u t h e said t h a t he would t r y to p e r s u a d e h i m to change his point of view.

Dr. A m b e d k a r declared d u r i n g t h e conference t h a t it w a s n o t h i s fault t h a t h e h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e of being born w i t h t h e s t i g m a of untouchability, and so long a s it w a s w i t h i n h i s power t o c h a n g e his religion h e would do so, for h e did not i n t e n d to r e m a i n a Hindu.

The Indian m e n t a l i t y s e e m s t o accept caste a s t h e n o r m a l social system, a l t h o u g h it is a n a b n o r mal s y s t e m t o everyone convinced t h a t all m e n a r e born free a n d equal. Below t h e castes a r e t h e Depressed Classes, "a t e r m w h i c h h a s n e v e r b e e n accurately defined," s a y s t h e India Year-Book, " b u t t h e y m a y be described a s classes outside t h e pale of H i n d u society. T h e i r n u m b e r s a r e given in t h e census a s between 55 a n d 60 millions."

"These people for a g e s p a s t , " explains a w r i t e r in t h e B o m b a y E x a m i n e r , " h a v e been condemned by t h e H i n d u social s y s t e m t o b e outcastes, derisively n a m e d 'unclean' and t r e a t e d , literally not figuratively, a s if t h e i r s h a d o w s were polluting, and c o n t a c t w i t h t h e i r bodies positively demoralizing t o m e m b e r s of t h e h i g h e r castes, prohibited from e n t e r i n g r

temples and worshipping a t t h e a l t a r s , and forbidden to listen t o God's word on pain of h a v i n g t h e i r e a r s sealed w i t h molten lead, a penalty which can no longer be inflicted t h o u g h t h e tradition still lives on. And yet, from t i m e immemorial t h e y h a v e prided t h e m selves on being Hindus, h a v e uncomplainingly performed t h e work of s c a v e n g i n g a n d undertaken similar t a s k s which t h e h i g h e r castes of t h e c o m m u n i t y consider too filthy to e n g a g e in, a n d h a v e stubbornly clung t o t h e society which m e t e s out t o t h e m slinging obloquy for no personal misconduct of t h e i r s , b u t solely because

FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL l-A, Kirk Terrace (Off Dhoby G h a u t ) SINGAPORE. T h e only a n d oldest i n s t i t u t i o n of its kind in Singapore w i t h up-to-date equipment.

Had gained a series of successes in t h e T r i n i t y College E x a m i n a tions in t h e p a s t . No a g e r e s triction. W r i t e f o r p a r t i c u l a r s .

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of t h e accident of b i r t h . Of l a t e y e a r s t h o u s a n d s of t h e s e lowly people h a v e accepted C h r i s t i a n i t y , and, a s a consequence, their worldy and spiritual conditions have improved. . . " "The w o r s t of it," w r i t e s t h e Bishop of Decca, " i s t h a t t h e poor p a r i a h t h i n k s himself t o be w h a t h e is told h e is. H e had, so far, no idea t h a t h e could ever e m e r g e from t h i s w r e t c h e d social s i t u a tion, and for centuries h e h a s t r a i n e d his children in t h e s e d e p r e s s i n g feelings. B u t now n e w feelings a r e g r o w i n g u p , slowly b u t surely, a m o n g t h e s e p a r i a h tribes, t h e feelings of h u m a n digeight or ten days; but that road is a n i t y a n d c r a v i n g for liberty. B u t pestilential one by which nobody likes how to a s s e r t t h i s d i g n i t y a n d to travel; he took it in spite of all the representations made to him, because conquer t h i s l i b e r t y ? T h e r e is n o people ascribed to the devil the insaluo t h e r w a y left t o t h e m t h a n t o brity of this country, and he wanted to embrace a religion w h e r e t h e c a s t e show them how much he laughted at s y s t e m is unknown. In I n d i a t h e y that ridiculous idea.

The insalubrity h a v e t h e choice between t w o reliof the place is due to a natural cause, the bad quality of the water. All the gions only, which can e n f r a n c h i s e people who are living along this road t h e m a n d set t h e m free from t h e are continually sick. To add to that, t y r a n n y of H i n d u i s m a n d c a s t e M. Coude, after having said the mids y s t e m , t h e s e a r e t h e Catholic r e night Mass, remained in the church which is very cold, to prepare himself ligion and the Mohammedan to celebrate the second Mass.

After sects. . . .

Will t h e s e pariahs turn that Mass he was taken ill with fever Catholics or M o h a m m e d a n s ? T h a t &., (Letter from Garnault to Descourvieres, June 10. 1785. Launary, op. j is one of t h e m o s t serious p r o cit., T.II, p.319). Bishop Coude died on blems of India for missionaries t o Jan. 8, 1785. (R.C.) solve, for on its solution d e p e n d s (7). At that time, there was another t h e conversion of t h e whole missionary, Fr. Willemin, who had been country." (Fides). left at .Bangkok by Bishop Coude. But f

Willemin, went to Pondicherry on sickleave, in 1785. In 1787 we find him in charge of the Church of the Assumption, Penang. The following year, he returned to France with a broken health and i never came back to the missions. . (R.C.) (8). Garnault was appointed ProVicar in 1785. In 1786, when newly arrived in PenarTg. he received the Bulls which made him Bishop of Metellopolis and Vicar, Apostolic ©f Siam. He was consecrated at Pondicherry in April 15, 1787, by Bishon Champenois in charge of the Malabar Mission. As soon as Capt.

Francis Li^ht, Governor of Penang and a friend of Garnault. heard of his elevation to episcopacy, he secured for him a berth on board a ship going to Madras and gave orders that he should be treated with all the respect due to his character. (R.C.)

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SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, 1935.

A Visitor F r o m Purgatory o

The Price Of An Alms T h e wind w h i s t l e d t h r o u g h t h e a l r e a d y b a r e s t e m s of t h e f o r e s t trees, and old A n n a ' s s h a w l w a s t h r e a d b a r e , y e t s h e stood m o t i o n l e s s before t h e wooden c r o s s b e side t h e r o a d w a y , a n d , w h i l s t h e r lips moved i n p r a y e r , t h e e y e s s h e raised to the F i g u r e hanging over her were w e t with t e a r s . I t w a s t h e Second o f N o v e m b e r , t h e f e a s t d a y of t h e H o l y Souls, t h e first one s i n c e s h e had lost h e r h u s b a n d , and all /her h e a r t w a s r a i s e d t o God in s u p p l i c a t i o n f o r h i s soul.

But her t e a r s were falling because s h e w a s t o o poor t o afford t h e offering t h a t i t w a s c u s t o m a r y t o g i v e t o t h e village p r i e s t t o s a y a Mass f o r h i m . S h e h a d a f e e l i n g that, p r a y a s s h e would, a l o n g , long time m u s t p a s s b e f o r e old John's soul could g o t o H e a v e n , unless he h a d t h e help t h a t t h e Mass alone p r o c u r e s .

S h e h a d n o t noticed, t h a t m o r n i n g , full o f g r i e f a n d r e g r e t s a s s h e was, t h a t t h e windows of t h e C a s t l e w e r e open a n d t h a t t h e flag w a s flying o n t h e t o w e r , w h i c h announced t h a t t h e Count h a d come t o t h e country, from W a r s a w , w h e r e h e usually lived, o n one of h i s i n f r e q u e n t v i s i t s .

I t w a s w i t h a shock of s u r p r i s e t h a t s h e h e a r d a voice, a s s h e stood b e f o r e t h e w a y s i d e s h r i n e , a s k i n g h e r t h e r e a s o n of h e r t e a r s , and turning, she saw t h e Count himself s t a n d i n g beside her.

Anna's husband h a d been, for y e a r s , in t h e g r e a t m a n ' s s e r v i c e — a C o u n t is a v e r y g r e a t m a n in a Polish country place—and she h e r s e l f w a s now e a r n i n g her living by g a t h e r i n g wood i n t h e f o r e s t for t h e fires in t h e C a s t l e .

B u t s h e d i d n o t know, w h a t w a s common knowledge to t h e Count's a c q u a i n t a n c e s , t h a t h e , t h e s o n of a l o n g l i n e of d e v o u t Catholics, had n o t only lost h i s o w n f a i t h in God, b u t t h a t h e s p e n t h i s t i m e i n writing a book by which h e intended t o s h o w — w i t h o u t d o u b t o r q u e s t i o n , s o <he (Said—thajt t h e r e w a s no God. Anna therefore answered the XJount's q u e s t i o n s q u i t e s i m p l y , s a y i n g t h a t t h e r e a s o n of h e r t e a r s was her poverty t h a t prevented h e r from h a v i n g a M a s s said f o r t h e soul of h e r h u s b a n d .

'If t h a t is all," said t h e C o u n t , w i t h a t o n e of c o n t e m p t u o u s p i t y in h i s voice, a s h e took a coin f r o m h i s pocket a n d held it o u t t o h e r , ' t a k e this, and have your Mass said, if y o u like. P e r s o n a l l y , I would a d v i s e you t o g e t yourself a good d i n n e r w i t h it, o r s o m e t h i n g w a r m e r t o w e a r . B u t t h e r e i t is.

S p e n d it a s y o u like, only d o n ' t c r y .

Life is s h o r t , a n d it o u g h t to b e h a p p y , c o n s i d e r i n g theve is no hereafter."

Y e t it w a s w i t h a s i g h t h a t h e turned away, and A n n a ' s grateful t h a n k s fell on heedless e a r s . A good d i n n e r ! A w a r m s h a w l ! N o , n o indeed, A n n a k n e w b e t t e r t h a n that.

T h e old p e a s a n t w o m a n ' s t e a r s w e r e dried, a s t h o u g h by m a g i c a n d c e r t a i n l y s h e followed t h e last part o f t h e C o u n t ' s advice. In s p i t e of h e r p o v e r t y s h e w a s , f o r the m o m e n t a t least, perfectly happy. T h e m o n e y s h e h a d been g i v e n w o u l d provide, n o t f o r one Mass only, but for f o u r o r five W i t h God's grace, now, John w a s certain of spending a t l*ast part

of N o v e m b e r in H e a v e n , for h e h a d died a holy, h a p p y death, a n d h e m i g h t even be allowed to g i v e t o s o m e less f a v o u r e d soul t h e g r a c e s of t h o s e o t h e r M a s s e s t h a t , p e r h a p s , h e w o u l d n o t need himself.

And as A n n a hurried away to t h e p r e s b y t e r y , s h e w a s half t h e t i m e t h a n k i n g God f o r h i s u n e x p e c t e d m e r c y , a n d t h i n k i n g , too, of t h o s e of h e r p o o r n e i g h b o u r s , a l r e a d y dead, w h o m , i n P u r g a t o r y , J o h n would now, m a y b e , be allowed t o help.

T h e b e s t o w e r of t h e a l m s w h i c h had worked such a transformation f r o m t e a r s t o j o y , w e n t on h i s w a y without giving another thought t o w h a t h e h a d done, beyond a a s l i g h t feeling of pity a n d cont e m p t f o r a n y o n e w h o believed in a life a f t e r d e a t h , and in t h e efliicacy of p r a y e r .

H i s book, w i t h which h e h o p e d t o a m a z e t h e w o r l d , took u p all h i s t i m e , a n d i t w a s t o work u p t h e final m o s t convincing a r g u m e n t s a g a i n s t t h e idea of a Godhead t h a t h e h a d c o m e f o r a few w e e k s t o his country house. The noise and b u s t l e of c i t y life h a d b e e n t h e e x c u s e h e m a d e t o himself for t h e feebleness, of all t h e a r g u m e n t s h e h a d so f a r b e e n able t o p u t f o r t h t o p r o v e h i s contention.

On t h e e v e n i n g of t h e d a y on which h e had given the alms to old A n n a f o r a m a s s for t h e soul of J o h n t h e W o o d m a n he s a t alone in h i s s t u d y , p e n in hand, w i t h all h i s p a p e r s s p r e a d out before h i m , y e t t h e w o r d s h e needed t o clinch h i s false a r g u m e n t would n o t come.

Suddenly he heard a movement behind him, and turning angrily t o r e m i n d t h e s e r v a n t of h i s o r d e r s not to be disturbed a t his work, h e saw n o t h i s own valet, b u t a n old p e a s a n t c o m i n g i n t o t h e r o o m .

With a furious gesture h e raised h i s h a n d t o t h e bell, m e a n i n g t o r i n g for s o m e o n e t o t u r n the intruder out.

"Who are y o u ? " he thundered. " H o w d a r e y o u come in h e r e w i t h out permission? What a r e t h e s e r v a n t s a b o u t , t o let you p a s s ?

G e t out of m y s i g h t a t once, o r it will be t h e w o r s e for y o u . " "I am John the Woodman, Excellency," replied t h e old m a n , quite unmoved by the Count's a n g e r . " I w a s in P u r g a t o r y , b u t t h r o u g h t h e m e r i t s of t h e M a s s , w h i c h y o u r a i m s is enabling m y wife to h a v e offered up for m e t o m o r r o w , m y soul will be cleansed, and ready for Heaven. In r e t u r n for y o u r c h a r i t y I h a v e been allowed t o come and tell y o u — t h e r e is a God." As t h e old m a n spoke, h i s l a t e employer recalled t h e f e a t u r e s a n d t h e voice of h i s woodman, b u t a s h e ceased s p e a k i n g t h e figure faded a w a y before t h e C o u n t ' s a s t o n i s h e d eyes. Rousing himself f r o m t h e s t a t e of dazed w o n d e r which h a d c o m e upon h i m . t h e Count briefly dismissed t h e valet w h o h a d e n t e r e d t h e r o o m in a n s w e r t o h i s summons, a n d once m o r e h e w a s alone. Then g e t t i n g u p from h i s c h a i r like o n e in a d r e a m , h e g a t h e r e d all h i s p r e cious p a p e r s , t h e fruit of m o n t h s of t h o u g h t a n d work, a n d g o i n g o v e r t o t h e g r e a t stove t h a t b u r n t in t h e c o m e r of t h e room, h e dropped t h e m in, watched t h e m c a t e h fire, flare u p a n g r i l y attil die

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" P a i n t i n g t h e town r e d " is an expression often heard, and if C o m m u n i s m h a d its way t h e painti n g would be m o r e t h a n figurative.

Cape T o w n (South A f r i c a ) — A A t t h e t i m e t h e s e notes leave LonCatholic hostel a n d social c e n t r e don, on a S a t u r d a y , t h e final toufor Catholic u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s ches a r e b e i n g p u t to. an organizah a s been opened a t Cape T o w n . tion by w h i c h Catholics will paint F a t h e r B r i a n G a v a n Duffy, a n t h e town yellow a n d white. That English J e s u i t F a t h e r of t h e is to s a y , t h e F e a s t of C h r i s t the V i c a r i a t e of Salisbury, S o u t h e r n K i n g is o b s e r v e d over h e r e also as Rhodesia, h a s been appointed C h a p - t h e " H o l y F a t h e r ' s D a y , " when lain t o t h e Catholic s t u d e n t s a t little flags in t h e Papal colours are t h e University. worn in h o n o u r of t h e occasion.

H u n d r e d s of t h o u s a n d s of these T h e n e w c e n t r e h a s been n a m e d "Kolbe H o u s e " a f t e r M s g r . Kolbe flags a r e s e n t f r o m t h e headquarwho, a s a w r i t e r a n d p r o m o t e r of | t e r s to t h e c h u r c h e s t h r o u g h o u t a Catholic Action, h a s done m u c h for j wide a r e a , a n d d u r i n g t h e day Catholics w e a r t h e m openly—in t h e cause of t h e C h u r c h in S o u t h Africa. T h e h o u s e w a s f o r m a l l y ] t h e s t r e e t s , t h e t r a i n s , t h e omniopened S e p t e m b e r 14 b y B i s h o p buses. F l a g d a y s a r e m a n y in F r a n c i s H e n n e m a n , V i c a r A p o s t o - London, so m a n y t h a t a t t e n t i o n to lic of t h e W e s t e r n V i c a r i a t e , Cape t h e m is d w i n d l i n g . B u t t h e Pope's of Good Hope, a n d a t t h e i n a u g u r a l F l a g D a y n e v e r ceases t o be a luncheon S i r C a r r u t h e r s B e a t t i e , g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y for t h e public display of a s i g n of one's f a i t h ; and Vice-Chancellor a n d P r i n c i p a l of each y e a r t h e practice increases. t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Cape T o w n , welcomed t h e foundation on behalf of himself a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y . " T h e T H E ELECTION. C h u r c h " , h e said, " h a s left m o s t j (From Our Special Correspondent) modern u n i v e r s i t i e s t o do a s t h e y I please. I t m u s t not neglect t h e Many Catholic candidates are u n d e r g r a d u a t e . Kolbe H o u s e will a l r e a d y in t h e field for t h e aps t a n d a s a n example of a residence p r o a c h i n g General Election. In m a d e possible by t h e C h u r c h . " Liverpool alone t h e r e a r e t h r e e : T h e building is a fine old D u t c h Sir J o h n S h u t e , D.S.O., a n d Alderresidence n e a r t h e U n i v e r s i t y .

I t m a n L o g a n , t w o p r e s e n t M.Ps. who a r e s t a n d i n g a g a i n ; and Alh a s extensive g r o u n d s a n d overlooks Rondebosch, one of t h e m o s t d e r m a n M a h o n . A t E a s t Willesden, a London s u b u r b a n constipicturesque s u b u r b s of Cape Town. tuency, t h e L i b e r a l s have adopted (Fides). a s t h e i r c a n d i d a t e Miss Nancy S t e w a r t P a r n e l l , a notable Catholic s p e a k e r in t h e feminist cause, and a k i n s w o m a n of Mr. Parnell down t o glowing a s h e s .

Then t h e one-time I r i s h Nationalist lear e t u r n i n g t o h i s table, h e t h r e w der. W h e n t h e full list of Labour himself upon h i s knees, s t r e t c h e d c a n d i d a t e s is m a d e known, it is o u t his» a r m s a n d laid h i s head likely t o include a n u m b e r of upon t h e m .

Catholics. T h e last election re" M e r c y , " h e cried aloud, in a sulted in a Catholic s t r e n g t h of voice of a n g u i s h . " M e r c y ! F o r - about twenty-five in t h e House of g i v e n e s s ! I h a v e been s h o w n God's Commons. Of t h e s e n u m b e r s a divine m e r c y . I implore divine large p r o p o r t i o n , it m a y confidentforgiveness, too, f o r - t h e r e is a ly be p r e d i c t e d , will be re-elected God." n e x t fnonth.

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HOCKEY.

BOXING.

SINGAPORE B E A T MALACCA.

McAVOY O U T P O I N T S L A U R I O T .

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Singapore did not win convincingly a g a i n s t Malacca on S a t u r d a y last on t h e S C . C . p a d a n g . Nicky Sullivan, t h e w i n n e r ' s i n n e r forward w a s irresistible however and notched 3 goals out of 4.

Maurice V a l b e r g w a s a g a m e t r i e r but was n e r v o u s , t h i s -.eing his first i n t e r s t a t e g a m e .

Bhaskaran was really good a n d helped Sullivan quite a lot. T h e s t a r Malacca performer w a s y o u n g Miguelin Toledo of St. F r a n c i s ' I n s t i t u t i o n .

H. M. de Souza skippered t h e visitors. Cyril de V r i e s a s a forward w a s e v e r y w h e r e b u t faiVd t o score for lack of s u p p o r t . Messrs.

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Jock McAvoy, middle-weight boxing champion of G r e a t Britain, out-pointed Marcel L a u r i o t light h e a v y w e i g h t c h a m p i o n of F r a n c e , a t M a n c h e s t e r , recently. *

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MALACCA B A D M I N T O N .

Europeans vs. Rest.

The E u r o p e a n women defeated The R e s t in t h e A n n u a l P o p p y Day match on t h e E s p l a n a d e last F r i day v e r y convincingly.

F o r t h e R e s t t h e following t u r n ed out Miss G. da Silva, Miss M. da Silva, Miss M. V a l b e r g and Miss N .

Sullivan.

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The S.R.C. defeated t h e S.C.C. at Hockey on T h u r s d a y bv 2 goals to nil. Aeria in t h e S R C . goal had very little t o do. Incidentally he was Singapore's goalie a g a i n s t Malacca l a s t week end.

Maurice V a l b e r g scored a n excellent goal t o give h i s t e a m t h e lead in t h e second half.

S t . P e t e r ' s B r i g a d e Juvenile A g a i n Beaten.

In a r e t u r n m a t c h t h e Bluebird Badminton P a r t y a g a i n beat t h e St. P e t e r ' s B r i g a d e J u \ e n i l e on S a t u r d a y , October, 1935, bv 6 g a m e s to nil. T h e m a t c h w a s played on t h e Bluebird <~"ourt.

Singles—Chee Dollah b e a t C h a r lie de Souza 15-12, 15-15; Chee Y a h a y a b e a t Gui Chong W e e 15-12, 15-1.

Doubles Chee D o r a n i and Hadji K e m a t beat A n t h o n v a:id Charlie 21-17, 20-20; ( 1 - 3 ) , 21-19; P a t r i c k M a n a s s e e a n d Yeo T a y Seng b e a t Gui Chong W e e a n d Cyril F e r r a o 21-18, 21-14; Teoh Teck Leong a n d Y a h a y a b e a t Goh E n g Chuan a n d Neil H e m c h i t 20-20 (0-3, 21-17, 21-10; Tay B e n g S e n g and Tan K e e Bee beat Michael Sheperdson a n d Koh E n g C h u a n 14-21; 21-13, 21-8.

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p r e v e n t wholesale riot and d a m a g e ; and ( d ) w h e t h e r t h e police used t h e i r a r m s , and, if not, w h y not?

Told t o Mr. Baldwin.

If I wrote t h a t p a r a g r a p h , I s a y , I should p e r h a p s be accused of letting m y i m a g i n a t i o n carry m e away, of m a k i n g a m o u n t a i n o u t of a molehill, of t u r n i n g an ordin a r y s t r e e t brawl into a m u r d e r o u s riot for t h e purpose of proving m y point, namely, t h a t t h i s y e a r ' s Belfast pogrom broke out m a n y m o n t h s before t h e 12th J u l y . B u t be it known, I did not w r i t e t h a t p a r a g r a p h . I t was w r i t t e n by an

ffiA/«6 i m p a r t i a l observer, Mr. Ronald Kidd, and f o r m s p a r t of t h e l e t t e r he addressed t o t h e B r i t i s h P r i m e Minister. In t h e face of t h a t letter alone, h o w can Mr. Baldwin refuse the Commission of I n q u i r y repeatedly asked for by our Bishop?

Mr. Kidd would like a n s w e r s t o t h e four q u e s t i o n s , ( a ) , ( b ) , (c) and ( d ) , in t h e foregoing p a r a g r a p h . So would t h e suffering Catholics of B e l f a s t ; so would, I a m convinced, e v e r y honest Belfast P r o t e s t a n t : a n d so, too, w c u l d every right-thinking man and woman in e v e r y civilised c o u n t r y in t h e world.

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N o v . 6.—Eileen C o n s t a n c e , d a u g h t e r of Manuel B o n s o l e r e and A n n e t t e Bonsolere. G o d p a r e n t s : T h o m a s J . Duffy a n d M r s . Gert r u d e Lassen.

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N o v . 9.—Carole A n n e , d a u g h t e r of A n d r e w J a m e s O g l e a n d Maisie I r i s Ogle, born on October 25, 1935.

Godparents: Paul James a n d Milda J a m e s .

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N o v . 9 . — C h r i s t i a n H e n r y , son of G e o r g e s Marie J u l e s D o a t and L o u i s e M a r i e Mechile D o a t , born on October 30, 1935.

Godp a r e n t s : R a y m o n d A n d r e Regis P a u v e r g n e and H e n r i e t t e Campanaud.

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N o v . 9.—Corinne Celin, d a u g h t e r of F r e d e r i c k A l e x a n d e r Siddons a n d Eileen A u g u s t a Siddons, b o r n on J u l y 29, 1935.

Godp a r e n t s : A. M. D ' N e t t o a n d J . M. Cardoza.

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N o v . Id.—Roland E u g e n e , son of Alfred Francis Pietersz and Olive M a r y P i e t e r s z b o r n on O c t o b e r 15, 1935. G o d p a r e n t s : R i c h a r d J a c o b a n d M a r i a Jacob. * * * * * N o v . 10.—Alan Clive son of Richa r d George A n d r e w s a n d May B e a t r i c e A n d r e w s , b o r n on Octob e r 28, 1935. G o d p a r e n t s : W. V . d e Sousa a n d H i l d a Maglene d e Souza. * * * * * CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH. Baptisms.

N o v . 9.—Caroline T h e r e s a Carvalho, b o r n on t h e 2 9 t h October, d a u g h t e r of Oswin C a r v a l h o and of Theresa Carvalho.

Godp a r e n t s : W a l t e r F r a n c i s Dias and Lydia Mary Dias.

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N o v . 9.—Colin M a x i m i l i a n Wilson, b o r n o n t h e 3rd of N o v e m b e r , s o n of H o r a t i o W i l s o n a n d of C a r m e l i t a R o s a Wilson.

Godparents: Alfred Wilson and M a r i a Luiza Lopez.

• * * * * * N o v . 9.—Joseph O s c a r Oliveiro, b o r n on t h e 23rd October, son of J o h n Victor Oliveiro a n d of Nellie Chew. G o d - p a r e n t s : Norm a n de Cruz a n d Olivia P e s t a n a . * * * * * * MARRIAGE. Nov. 9.—Francis A n t h o n y Parr, son of A l b e r t H i l a r y P a r r and of J o s e p h i n e P e s t a n a t o Miss Ida J o s e p h i n e Rozario, d a u g h t e r of F r a n c i s J o s e p h R o z a r i o and of A d e l a i d e F r o i s . W i t n e s s e s : Mr. a n d M r s . Felix A l b u q u e r q u e .

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GRATIFYING PUBLIC RESPONSE. T h e Convent E x h i b i t i o n and Sale opened on M o n d a y t h e 4 t h i n s t a n t , a n d despite t h e u n c e r t a i n w e a t h e r p r e v a i l i n g on t h a t a n d t h e followi n g d a y s , a v e r y g r a t i f y i n g success a t t e n d e d t h e function.

T h e L a d y S u p e r i o r h a s much p l e a s u r e in a s c r i b i n g t h e favoura b l e r e t u r n t o t h e whole-hearted m a n n e r in w h i c h t h e Public of P e n a n g responded on t h i s occasion no less e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y t h a n it has a l w a y s done in f u r t h e r i n g t h e int e r e s t s of t h e C o n v e n t School.

S h e t h a n k s in t h e first place, t h e H o n . t h e R e s i d e n t Councillor a n d M r s . Goodman w h o graciously c o n s e n t e d t o open t h e Exhibition a n d g a v e a first splendid impulse t o t h e Sale by m a n y personal p u r c h a s e s a n d t a k i n g a n active intere s t in t h e display of A r t a n d H a n d w o r k a s produced b y t h e Pupils of t h e Convent.

T h e appreciation on t h e p a r t of t h e Public can s e r v e a s a n encouragement to the ^Convent A u t h o r i t i e s a n d all concerned in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of t h e Exhibition of w o r k . Much c r e d i t is due t o t h e T e a c h e r s w h o s p a r e d n o pains t o m a k e t h e function a success.

W h a t m o s t s t r u c k t h e on-looker w a s t h e spirit of h a r m o n y and u n i o n in which t h e Sale w a s prep a r e d a n d c a r r i e d out. T h e L a d y S u p e r i o r g r a t e f u l l y acknowledges t h i s practical e x p r e s s i o n of loyalty a n d devotedhess on t h e p a r t of t h e T e a c h e r s , a n d s h e w a s t o u c h e d in p a r t i c u l a r by t h e l i t t l e Contribut i o n s of t h e Purjils offered a s t o k e n s of affection a n d g r a t i t u d e , in m a n y cases, t h e r e s u l t of personal sacrifices. (

Acknowledgments.

While extending general thanks t o t h e Public of P e n a n g , t h e Lady S u p e r i o r acknowledges in particul a r t h e valuable services rendered t o t h e Convent b y t h e P r e s s , viz., the "Straits E c h o " and the " P i n a n g G a z e t t e , " in t h e continuo u s a n d e n t h u s i a s t i c publication of t h e Sale a n d E x h i b i t i o n several w e e k s previous t o t h e event. The A d v e r t i s e m e n t w a s considerably facilitated by t h e kind co-operation of t h e Criterion P r e s s .

T h e Lady Superior tenders most h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s t o t h e kind Benef a c t o r s who p r e s e n t e d m a n y expensive gifts as Prizes for t h e various competitions:—Gramop h o n e , p r e s e n t e d by Mr. J . M a r t i n (Slot & C o . ) : Bicycle, presented b y Mr. H. S. Russell (Sime D a r b y & C o . ) : Sewing Machine, presented by Mr. P . R. Campbell ( H e n r y W a u g h & Co.) ; C a m e r a a n d L a r g e F l a s k of E a u de Cologne, p r e s e n t e d b v Mr. P . Lienh&rt (Diethelm & Co.).

N u m e r o u s o t h e r gifts of Toys, S w e e t s , etc. offered by t h e followi n g firms a r e g r a t e f u l l y acknowl e d g e d : — M e s s r s . P r i t c h a r d & Co.; M e s s r s . W h i t e a w a y Laidlaw & Co.: O s a k a y a of P e n a n g R o a d ; K. Inagi & Co. of Chulia S t r e e t ; N a r a & Co. also of Chulia S t r e e t . Mr. Scheiss of t h e Singapore Cold S t o r a g e sent a m o s t welcome G i f t : — a consignm e n t of Ice-cream which was thoroughly appreciated.

Competitions.

I n addition t o t h e a t t r a c t i o n s f u r n i s h e d indoors, t h e Convent g r o u n d s presented, d u r i n g the Sale, a scene of y o u t h f u l a n i m a t i o n a s t h e various a m u s e m e n t c e n t r e s provided much m e r r i m e n t for old a s well a s young. T h e r e were t h e Maypole, the Hoop-la, Shooting t h e T a r g e t s and F i s h i n g Competitions p a t r o n i s e d by a c o n t i n u o u s s t r e a m of y o u n g e n t h u s i a s t s , while much i n t e r e s t evinced in t h e "Observation T e s t s " viz., S p o t t i n g t h e Cake, a n d Guessing t h e N u m b e r of S w e e t s in a B o t t l e .

The First P r i z e for the f o r m e r w a s tied for

by M a s t e r A. F o r e s t , a pupil of St. X a v i e r ' s I n s t i t u t i o n , a n d Mr. T a n Soo Cheng of 9 L e i t h Street, a n d eventually won b y M a s t e r A. F o r e s t , while Mr. T a n Soo Cheng h a d t h e Cake in question as a consolation prize.

T h e second competition w a s also tied f o r by Mr. L i m Chow Khai of 51 B u r m a h Road, a n d Miss S. Read of 20A, Leith S t r e e t , t h e l a t t e r c a r r y i n g off a s prize a valuable Sewing-machine, Mr. L i m Chow K h a i received a s consolation prize t h e B o t t l e which contained 4,508 sweets.

Both C o m p e t i t o r s h a d g u e s s e d 4,505.

Chamber of Secrecy.

A novel f e a t u r e , a n d one which drew many amateurs was the att r a c t i o n known a s " T h e C h a m b e r of Secrecy". Miss M. Magness, a pupil of t h e Convent, M a s t e r C. L. Choo of St. X a v i e r ' s I n s t i t u t i o n a n d M r . H. S t e w a r t of 217G, Burm a h R o a d tied for t h e 1st P r i z e : — a beautiful C a m e r a w h i c h fell t o M r . H . S t e w a r t . T h i s prize w a s a w a r d e d for t h e correct a n s w e r t o t h e question of t h e C h a m b e r of S e c r e c y : "How m a n y Rooms a r e t h e r e in t h e Convent ? " . . . . A n s w e r 310.

T h e 2nd question w a s : "Kow m a n y Doors a r e t h e r e in t h e Conv e n t ?" This question w a s answered a s 640 (to t h e n e a r e s t ) by Miss P a u l i n e Oliver of 4 F a r q u h a r S t r e e t , who received a l a r g e Flask of E a u de Cologne.

Miss Chor P h a i k See a Pupil of t h e J u n i o r C a m b r i d g e Class g u e s s e d ( t o t h e n e a r e s t ) t h e n u m b e r of people (1,692) in t h e Convent on a given d a y , for which s h e received a pretty Photograph Album.

T h e Competition " C u t t i n g t h e B o o k " w a s won b y Miss Marjory Duke, a pupil of t h e Convent, who cut P a g e 1,657. T h e P a g e chosen a s W i n n i n g w a s 1,655. She was a w a r d e d a magnificent gramophone.

A n opportunity w a s provided for t h e visitors of a " L i t e r a r y " t u r n of mind by i l l u s t r a t i v e t e s t s in E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e . Miss Oon Chiew Seng of t h e Senior Camb r i d g e Class won t h e " B a t t l e of W i t s " a n d was r e w a r d e d with a beautiful Ink-stand.

On t h e last d a y of t h e Sale a lovely Doll magnificently dressed w a s raffled, and Miss F . S r i c h a n d r a w a s t h e lucky W i n n e r .

I t is on occasions such a s t h i s t h a t t h e Convent A u t h o r i t i e s feel and appreciate t h e whole-hearted s u p p o r t and good will of t h e P u b lic, w h i c h the L a d y Superior acknowledges once m o r e w i t h sincere t h a n k s and all kind w i s h e s t o each and e v e r y benefactor.

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BATU GAJAH C H U R C H O F S T . PHILOMENA AYER KUNNING. I t is w i t h feelings of gratitude a n d j o y t h a t I h a s t e n to inform the devoted Clients oi ist P h i l o m e n a t h a t t h e land for St P h i l o m e n a ' s C h u r c h a t A v e r Runni n g h a s j u s t been purchased. This land is s i t u a t e d a b o u t half a mile from t h e A y e r K u n n i n g village.

I t consists of t h r e e acres a n d i s .divided into t w o equal p a r t s with the highroad (from Kamapr to Telok A n s o n ) r u n n i n g thicugn it.

One p o r t i o n is planted with t a p a b l e r u b b e r a n d t h e other with young rubber trees.

Moreover t h e r e is a f a i r l y big house which will be able t o last for a copule of y e a r s a n d can b e used as a tempor a r y School a n d Chapel. The wholo t r a n s a c t i o n , (including t h e housed cost a b o u t $600- T h i s sum has j u s t been covered b y t h e donations f r o m t h e devoted clients of St. P h i l o m e n a a n d it is gratifying to n o t e t h a t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the pres e n t h a r d t i m e s , w i t h i n i h e space of a few m o n t h s t h e price of the land w a s realized a n d t h i s I do a t t r i b u t e t o t h e intercession of our Zealous P a t r o n e s s ever uager for t h e extension of t h e Kingdom of God. L e t u s also h o p e t h a t it will n o t be too l o n g before we will he able t o build a C h u r c h in honour cf this great Saint.

I t is p l e a s a n t t o note t h a t at my last visit I w a s s u r p r i s e d to see a nice g r o u p of Children attending School in t h e t e m p o r a r y Church a n d fifty p e r cent, of t h ^ children a r e non-Catholics.

A s I h a v e no r e s i d i n g house at A y e r K u n n i n g , t h o s e w h o wish to c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e C h u r c h Building F u n d s of St. P h i l o m e n a m a y send t h e i r d o n a t i o n s c a r e of t h e Church of St. J o s e p h , B a t u Gajah. * * * * &

PARISH NEWS. T h e educational problem for the y e a r 1936 will be a v e r y difficult one for t h e M a n a g e m e n t of the School. O w i n g t o t h e lack of accommodation e i t h e r some of the b i g g e r boys will be a s k e d to discontinue t h e i r education or application for a d m i s s i o n for new stude n t s will h a v e t o be refused. There a r e now 135 children coming to school a b o u t 30 of w h o m are nonCatholics. L a s t m o n t h in order to cope w i t h t h e w o r k an additional t e a c h e r w a s e n g a g e d t h u s numberi n g five t e a c h e r s in all. The M a n a g i n g C o m m i t t e e t a k e this opportunity of thanking Mrs. T i r u c h e l v a m a n d M r s . Webber for teaching the girls needlework T h e needlework done by t h e girls a n d t h e f r e t w o r k articles done by t h e boys a r e b e i n g s e n t t o t h e Ipoh Convent for exhibition a n d sale.

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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, 1935.

AROUND THE PARISHES. MALACCA

KUALA LUMPUR

OBITUARY.

CHURCH OF T H E HOLY ROSARY.

The late Mr. Lee Ah Teem.

We r e g r e t t o chronicle t h e death of Mr- L e e A h Teem, t h e father of R e v . F r . S. Lee, Vicar of t h e C h u r c h of St. Teresa, Kampong Bahru, Singapore, which took place a t A y e r Salak, Malacca on F r i d a y , 8th November. T h e deceased g e n t l e m a n was 60 y e a r s old, a t t h e t i m e of his demise.

Rev. F r . Lee, officiated a t t h e burial services R.I.P. * * * * * OBITUARY. The d e a t h took place on F r i d a y the 8th i n s t a n t of t h e Son of Mr. a n d M r s . H e n r y Beins of Banda P r a y a L a n e , Malacca.

The c o r t e g e left t h e house a t 10 a.m. on S a t u r d a y , N o v e m o e r 9th for t h e C h u r c h of S t . P e t e r and t h e n c e t o t h e Cemetery" Rev. F a t h e r F e r n a n d e z officiated. R . L P .

BAPTISM. The B a p t i s m is announced on Sunday, N o v e m b e r 10th of t h e daughter of Mr. a n d M r s . J u l i a Zarsadias of B a n d a P r a y a L a n e , Malacca.

G o d - F a t h e r J u l i a n Paul De Silva.

God-Mother F r a n c i s c a De Meho.

Rev. F a t h e r Coroado officiated.

MARRIAGE. T h e m a r r i a g e took place on Saturday m o r n i n g N o v e m b e r 9 t h , 1935, b e t w e e n M r . Albino D e r r i c k of t h e G o v e r n m e n t K e a l h D e p a r t ment Malacca, w i t h M r s . Karoiine Rodrigues of B a n d a P r a y a L a n e , Malacca.

Sponsors: J o h n S t a M a r i a of Praya L a n e , Malacca, a n d MrsLicinia F e r n a n d e z of P r a y a L a n e , Malacca.

Rev. F a t h e r F e r n a n d e z officiated.

KLANG. R E Q U I E M H I G H MASSA R e q u i e m H i g h Mass will b e sung at t h e C h u r c h of O u r L a d y of Lourdes, K l a n g , on S a t u r d a y 16th N o v e m b e r , 1935 at 6.30 a.m. for the r e p o s e of t h e soul of M r s Louize W h i l e m i n a Rodrigues, late of Jalan R a i a E a s t . f

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First Anniversary of the C. A. S. The m o n t h l y m e e t i n g of t h e Actionists of t h e Chinese C h u r c h of t h e Holy R o s a r y was held a t t h e Parochial H o u s e on S u n d a y 3rd November. Before proceeding w i t h t h e b u s i n e s s of t h e day, t h e Spiritual Director, Rev. F r . R. Girard, took a d v a n t a g e of t h e occasion (being t h e F i r s t A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Catholic Action Society of t h e Chinese C h u r c h of t h e Holy Rosary) a n d a d d r e s s e d t h e house a s follows:— " T h e Catholic Action Society was formed in our P a r i s h last year on t h e 2 8 t h of October, t h e date of t h e nomination of our President.

L a s t Sunday, t h e F e a s t of t h e K i n g s h i p of C h r i s t , was t h e 1st A n n i v e r s a r y a n d also t h e 1st Solemnity of our P a t r o n al F e a s t . M a n y t h a n k s t o all t h e members~ w i i o m a d e — a r splendid r e s p o n s e t o t h e w i s h e s of His L o r d s h i p by receiving Holy Communion in a body a n d also by t h e i r adoration of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t d u r i n g t h e day w i t h g r e a t devotion a n d piety. I t w a s a v e r y good example for all t h e Chinese Congregation a n d for all t h e faithful. " M a n y t h a n k s t o all t h e m e m b e r s of t h e C.AJ3. who d u r i n g t h e p a s t y e a r t r u l y observed t h e Rules of t h e i r Society in c a r r y i n g out all t h e i r duties.

For instance: (a) T h e diffusion of the M.C.L. (b) T a k i n g a census of t h e C h i n e s e Catholics of t h e Parish. (c) Visit t o t h e sick a t h o m e or in h o s p i t a l . (d) S u b s c r i p t i o n to t h e S t .

F r a n c i s Society. " M a n y t h a n k s t o o u r kind P r e s i d e n t w h o directs all t h e activities of t h e Society w i t h zeal a n d a m i a b i l i t y . . . t o t h e Hon. S e c r e t a r y w h o sends out notices of m e e t i n g s a l w a y s in good t i m e a n d k e e p s t h e list of m e m b e r s a n d r e c o r d s of m i n u t e s and decisions w i t h a t t e n t i o n . . . to the Treasurer who takes care of t h e financial side of t h e

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19 H.E. DOM JOSE D A COSTA NUNES.

TAIPING o -FIRST D O U B L E W E D D I N G SOLEMNISED.

Lee—Yong and Luis—Wright.

F o r t h e first t i m e in t h e a n n a l s of t h e C h u r c h of O u r L a d y of t h e Sacred H e a r t , Klian P a u , Taiping, a dual m a r r i a g e w a s solemnised on S a t u r d a y , 9 t h November, 1935, t h e c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t i e s being a Chinese and E u r a s i a n couple.

Rev. F a t h e r O. Dupoirieux offij ciated, while Mr. Cheow K a n g Yong a t t h e o r g a n rendered a p p r o p r i a t e music. o n t n e u m n e s e side Mr. Lee isoon ±>eng, t m r a son of Mr. a n i Mrs. .Lee A i m x i n u a h of Taipnig a n a a clerk in t h e P.W.D., K u a t a ^ a n g s a r , was m a r r i e d to Miss uoroiny Yong Sooi Chin, eldest u a u g n t e r of Mr. a n d M r s . Yong A h (Jnoy of B a t u G a j a h .

T n e Dride w a s a r e s s e d in a creation of lace a n d g e o r g e t t e a n d carried a bouquet of C a n t e r b u r y Bells, while h e r tulle veil w a s fastened a r o u n d t h e forehead w t h a circlet of o r a n g e blossoms. T h e bridesmaids- w e r e M i s s e s , Louise and M a r i e D'Oliveiro, who wo>e dresses of m e l a n g e crepe. M i .

Chin K i m Thoe of K u a l a K a n g s a r acted a s b e s t m a n , while Mr. a n d Mrs. Ng Teik Swee became sponsors.

A reception w a s held a t t h e H o k k i e n H o a y K u a n , K o t a Road, a f t e r w h i c h t h e bridal p a r t y left for K u a l a K a n g s a r .

T h e E u r a s i a n couple w e r e Mr. Alphonso B. L u i s a n d Miss Beryle M. W r i g h t , eldest d a u g h t e r of M r . and M r s . H . P . W r i g h t of t h e F.M-S. R a i l w a y s . T h e b r i d e w o i e a d r e s s of w h i t e s a t i n a n d carried a sheaf of lilies, while h e r maid, Miss K a t e r i n e W right, w a s dresse 1 in p i n k silk. T h e b e s t m a n w a s Mr. Clement L u i s a n d t h e sponsors were M r . and M r s . A. S. Read a s well a s Mr. a n d M r s . Tekka.

T h e reception in t h i s case w a s held a t " Readlia " Main Road, a n d was k e p t up till l a t e in t h e afternoon.

In b o t h cases t h e brides w e r e given a w a y b y t h e i r respective fathers. ;

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Society w i t h v i g i l a n c e . . . t o t h e Special Correspondent w h o w i t h g r e a t zeal w o r k s for t h e diffusion o r o u r Catholic p a p e r to t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e C h u r c h F u n d w h o collects t h e m o n t h l y s u b s c r i p t i o n s . . . in s h o r t , t o each a n d every m e m b e r of t h e C.A.S. " I hope all will continue n o t only t o p e r f o r m all t h e duties of t h e C.A.S., b u t also t o e x t e n d t h e activities of t h e i r Society. Be faithful t o all t h e Rules of t h e Society first for y o u r sanctification and C h r i s t i a n perfection and t h e n for t h e p r o p a g a t i o n of your faith amongst t h e Catholics a n d t h e P a g a n s , so t h a t you m a y be t r u l y v e r y good Actionists."

T h e r e t h e n followed t h e r e a d i n g of l e t t e r s e x c h a n g e d between t h e Spiritual Director a n d t h e P r e s i dent re-appointing the latter, approved by H i s L o r d s h i p t h e Bishop, t o be t h e P r e s i d e n t for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r in accordance with a r t i c l e 2 of C h a p t e r I V of t h e Rules of t h e Society.

T h e v a r i o u s i t e m s on t h e A g e n d a were n e x t dealt w i t h , a f t e r which a g r o u p photo w a s t a k e n w i t h t h e Spiritual Director a s t h e c e n t r a l figure for t h e X ' m a s N o . of t h e M.C.L. in compliance w i t h t h e r e q u e s t of H i s L o r d s h i p , Bishop A. Devals.

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of the Diocese, fostered t h e d e v e lopment of t h e Missions in China and Timor, a n d t h r o u g h him t h i n g s in Macao changed for t h e b e t t e r .

I t w a s , therefore, no s u r p r i s e when t h e n e w s c a m e of his app o i n t m e n t t o t h e See of Macao.

All clergy a n d faithful expected it.

The only one to be s u r p r i s e d w a s His L o r d s h i p , who being convinced, in his humility, t h a t h e w a s unable to c a r r y out such a difficult task, declined t h e honour done to him and even w e n t t o see Pope Benedict XV. B u t His Holiness who knew t h e qualities of t h e Bishop elect, p e r s u a d e d him t o accept t h e appointment.

It is impossible t o give in a few lines a full account of t h e apostolic work of H i s L o r d s h i p since his Consecration. T h e directions given by him to t h e missions in China and T i m o r h a v e proved to be a t h o r o u g h success, for within t h e last decade t h e s e Missions have progressed wonderfully. F i r m in his resolutions, and possessing a clear vision and foresight, once he h a s studied a subject and formulated a plan, he c a r r i e s it out unflinchingly.

His L o r d s h i p dedicates special care t o his s e m i n a r y , of so glorious t r a d i t i o n s , w h e r e f u t u r e apostles a r e b e i n g educated. H e h a s encouraged t h e coming from P o r t u gal of n u m e r o u s boys w h o wish t o be missionaries, as well a s from all p a r t s of h i s Diocese, not excepting t h e S t r a i t s . A t p r e s e n t t h e r e is one from Malacca s t u d y i n g Theology a n d t h r e e new ones a r e about t o join t h e S e m i n a r y of St. J o s e p h , w i t h m u c h j o y to H i s L o r d s h i p w h o m o r e t h a n once h a s expressed h i s special affection for his beloved children of Singapore and Malacca. I t is sad, however, to s a y t h a t Singapore h a s no r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t h e r e , t h e four abovementioned boys being all from Malacca.

W i t h t h e soul of an Apostle, gifted w i t h s t r o n g intelligence, eloquence, a facile pen, and a kind and u n a s s u m i n g disposition, H i s L o r d s h i p t h e Bishop of Macao h a s gained t h e affection a n d respect of all w i t h o u t distinction of race and class. I t is t h e e a r n e s t wish of all t h a t H i s Lordship m a y be spared m a n y m o r e y e a r s t o continue h i s good work.

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Incarnation h a d been w r o u g h t in your p u r e b o d y ! Y o u r h e a r t could not contain t h e e x u b e r a n c e of joy.

You h a d t o walk in youthful h a s t e over t h e m o u n t a i n s of J u d e a , t o your cousin E l i z a b e t h similarly blessed.—Fuehrich h a s painted t h i s walk in a wonderful picture, which would be a m o s t suitable o r n a m e n t for e v e r y y o u n g family. Merged in deep h a p p y t h o u g h t s , t h e y o u n g m o t h e r walks t h r o u g h t h e landscape, which t h e m a s t e r plainly h a s copied from t h e Wienerwald.

Above hover angels s i n g i n g songs, and o t h e r s s t r e w i n g r o s e s ; before h e r walk o t h e r angels, s w i n g i n g censers t o w a r d s her, for s h e is like a holy tabernacle, in w h i c h t h e Son of God r e s t s a n d w h o m s h e a d o r e s in deepest j o y a n d h u m i l i t y , and t o w h o m , upon h e r a r r i v a l a t t h e h o m e of E l i z a b e t h , s h e sings t h e Magnificat, t h e first song of t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t , w h i c h is also a song of t h a n k s g i v i n g a n d jubilation of t h e y o u n g m o t h e r .

Her glory s u r r o u n d s e v e r y C h r i s t i a n m o t h e r a n d m a k e s h e r tvorthy of honour, consideration, a n d aid, a n d a r a y of i t even falls on t h e fallen m o t h e r if s h e r e p e n t s a n d willingly a c c e p t s Tier babe, for whom God a n d good people will c a r e .

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On t h e 2 0 t h o f t h i s m o n t h occurs t h e f o u r t e e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Episcopal C o n s e c r a t i o n of the R i g h t Rev. t h e B i s h o p of M a c a o , D o m J o s e da Costa N u n e s , w h i c h took place in t h e c i t y of H o r t a , A z o r e s , on N o v e m b e r 20, 1 9 2 1 .

In* p u b l i s h i n g h i s p h o t o g r a p h a n d d e d i c a t i n g a f e w lines t o t h e eminent Prelate, the "Malaya Catholic L e a d e r " i n t e n d s to r e n d e r h i m a n h o m a g e w h i c h will b e u n doubtedly appreciated by his num e r o u s f r i e n d s in Malaya, a n d especially b y h i s s p i r i t u a l children of S i n g a p o r e a n d Malacca.

H i s L o r d s h i p w a s b o r n in t h e village of C a n d e l a r i a , Pico (Azores I s l a n d s ) , on M a r c h 15, 1880. H i s parents, both exemplary Christ i a n s , complying w i t h his w i s h , s e n t h i m t o t h e s e m i n a r y of A n g r a do Heroismo, t h e capital of A z o r e s a n d s e a t of t h e Diocese. T h e r e h e revealed a t r u l y sacerdotal s p i r i t a n d a r a r e intelligence.

I n 1903, w h e n t h e Rector of t h e s e m i n a r y of A n g r a do Heroismo, the late Dom Joao Paulino d'Azevedo e C a s t r o , w a s elected Bishop of Macao, t h e t h e n s e m i n a r i a n J o s e d a Costa N u n e s w a s invited by h i m t o b e his p r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y , and, in t h a t year, b o t h left for t h e E a s t for t h e first t i m e .

I n Macao t h e y o u n g s e c r e t a r y w e n t t h r o u g h h i s l a s t y e a r of Theology, a n d w a s ordained a p r i e s t in t h e following year.

F a t h e r Costa Nunes started s e r v i n g t h e Diocese with g r e a t zeal a n d in a t r u e m i s s i o n a r y s p i r i t . A s e a r l y a s 1906, t h a t is t w o y e a r ' s only a f t e r his o r d i n a t i o n , a n d t h o u g h b a r e l y 26 y e a r s of a g e h e w a s appointed V i c a r G e n e r a l of t h e Diocese of Macao, and entrusted with t h e government of t h e Diocese w h e n e v e r Bishop de Castro was absent.

He always showed a r e m a r k a b l e prudence a n d e n e r g y in t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h i s v a s t Diocese. A t t h e s a m e t i m e F r . Costa N u n e s h a d t o fulfil o t h e r d u t i e s , n a m e l y those of a Catholic j o u r n a l i s t a n d of a t e a c h e r b o t h in t h e s e m i n a r y a n d in t h e lyceum of Macao.

I n 1910, w h e n t h e Republic w a s proclaimed in P o r t u g a l , he h a d , in t h e absence of B i s h o p de C a s t r o , t o face all t h e difficulties a n d persecutions r a i s e d u p in Macao by s o m e influential anti-religious people, b u t his c o u r a g e a n d prudence won him the respect and admirat i o n of all.

I n 1918 Dom J o a o P a u l i n o d ' A z e v e d o e C a s t r o died, a n d t h e C h a p t e r of t h e See appointed F r .

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