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T h e A r c h b i s h o p of W e s t m i n s t e r presided a t t h e m e e t i n g , w h i c h w a s o r g a n i z e d u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s of t h e W e s t m i n s t e r C a t h o l i c F e d e r a t i o n , a n d in a speech e v e r y word of which w a s c h a r g e d with grave portent h e utttered judgments which gave to t h e vast a u d i e n c e d i r e c t i o n i n some of t h e social a n d m o r a l questions affecting u s t o - d a y . T h e a u t h o r i t a t i v e s t r e n g t h of t h e A r c h b i s h o p ' s worlds m a d e clear once a n d for all t h e t e a c h i n g of t h e Catholic C h u r c h on t h e s e q u e s t i o n s w h i c h perplex t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y world.

T h e o t h e r s p e a k e r s w h o c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e discussion w e r e D r .

W . J . . O'Donovan, O.B.E., M.D., a n d M r s . L a u g h t o n M a t h e w s , M.B.E., w h o s p o k e o n " T h e Moral E v i l s of t h e D a y , " a n d t h e Bishop of N o t t i n g h a m , on ' T h e Social E v i l s of t h e D a y . "

" Each Single Soul Worth More Than The Whole World."

Dr. O'Donovan began by saying that the problems to which it was his duty to address himself were those arising from a declension in bis profession from its ancient standards.

"To-day in this post-war world," he asked, "do you seek health, comfort, inspiration and encouragement from your doctors or do you ask in despair, frustration and death?

"Birth-control is one fruit of the tree of knowledge asked by my profession.

Town-life to-day is a nervous strain, and if all relations between the sexes for decades of years is dominated by a fear of pregnancy certain ill-effects follow.

Increase of Nervous Maladies.

"Nervous maladies must and do multiply, the patients live in misery and bring wretchedness on all around them; no method of contraception is certain, and so the obsessional fear of children drives women into the hands of abortionists, and all too often death is then their portion, or, failing that, dangerous illness and prolonged invalidity. . . . " "If birth-control fail and abortion fail, why not still be efficient and kill the unwanted child? We are not quite so brave yet, but the Daily Telegraph has recently recorded an organised movement initiated by a doctor to shield mothers who kill their children from trial. However gentle be the motive, it cannot but develop into a mother's 'rig-ht to kill.* Lord Moynihan.

"Before you think this is improbable, remember that 'only of late all the press told us as an item of news that a Noble Lord (a surgeon) proposed to bring into the Upper Chamber in the near future a bill to legalise the voluntary killing of the suffering sick.

"If God is left out we mortals became as gods and have in our hands unchecked the dread powers of life and death.

"I would ask you, men, women, learned clerks and lawyers, architects, artisans, salesmen and scientists, to have pity on my profession and to protect us

from bondage to a ministry of death.

There is one philosophy underlying all this movement—despair. In vain do we live, we can offer nothing to our children, curse God to die, both ourselves and those who might succeed us. . . ."

Love and Marriage.

Speaking on the subject of birth-prevention from the married woman's point of view, Mrs. Laughton Mathews, president of St. Joan's Social and Political Alliance, said that the basis of married life was love, and love was many-sided —spiritual, mental and physical.

"The outward expression of marital love is children," she went on. "Some of us exaggerate the difficulties of bringing up a family. We want to do so much for our children and sometimes we deny them one of the greatest blessings in life, the companionship of brothers and sisters near their own age.

There is no better training-ground for character than a good Catholic home where money is a bit scarce and selfdenial is a necessity.

"The question must be considered as a whole, and the moral and social issues which are at stake. To attempt by preventing children is obviously to cure our terrible social conditions beginning at the wrong end.

The State and the Family.

The threatened break-up of family life was characterised as the outstanding social evil of the day by the Bishop of Nottingham.

The State, he said, "existed not for its own advantage, but for the protection of the rights of citizens and for the promotion of the common wellbeing. It could neither abolish nor absorb parental authority or parental rights.

In the education question parents had the right, to a point at least, to decide the type of education their child was to receive."

Mgr. McNulty then spoke of the social problems of private property and the living wage. "The right to hold private property," he declared, "is a natunal right and is essential for the duties of (Continued on page 7 ) .

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of t h e growing demand for more divorce facilities.

Instead of resisting or ignoring the demand, and the State's action, many prominent churchmen are preparing to 'pass the buck," as the Americans say, and arrange for the State to take all T H E harmonising their literal, and highly responsibility for a new form of marindividualist interpretations of the riage which shall not be considered inScripture with the common consent of dissoluble.

Christendom. They were a little anguThe scheme is patently insincere, and lar and prejudiced a s a rule, but they W A T C I seems to show that the parties concernsaid their prayers and went 1o Church ed in its production have a shallow hold regularly, and we liked them. on the theology of Christian marriage.

They seem to think that the authority BUT THEY ARE DYING OUT. under whose aegis a marriage is conWe could sympathise at once, knowing tracted makes the marriage. their make-up, with their objections to Nothing of the sort; the contracting priestcraft, sacramental* sm, and the parties, and not the priest, or his "sensuous" appeal in religion. IdentiChurch, or his government, make the fying England with Protestantism a s marriage. If they are baptised they To be a perfect timepiece, a watch they did, it was natural that they should make a sacramental marriage. N o has t o be beautiful and accurate. suspect and dislike the Pope and his other kind is possible. This fact is followers, and object to the externals of often ignored by both Catholics and Now, everyone can say whether a Catholicism being introduced into what Protestants. watch i s to one's liking or not, bat they regard, with every historical justi* * * * .* it i s difficult t o estimate the fication, as a Church essentially ProtestMARRIAGE ESTABLISHES A quality. Only experts can judge ant in origin.

RELATIONSHIP. the finish and precision of a The late Lord Brentford w a s a good We have said it before, b i t it will example of this class of Anglican, and mechanism as delicate a s that of bear a lot of repetition: the State has many Catholics would feci a greater a watch. no standing as a legislator on the marsympathy with this type than with an There remains for those who love riage contract itself, but only as regards advanced Anglo-Catholic, at least if he accuracy a means of eliminating certain civil results which flow from it. made claims so extreme as to sound inThe State cannot institute a form of sincere. disappointment-choose a VULCAIN dissoluble marriage, any more than it watch, acknowledged the best by The notable fact about Anglican Procan institute a moon made of green testantism i s that it is dying out. If thousands of people all over the cheese.

Both are equally out of its our experience is a valid test it i s not world. reach. attracting the young. Its adherents are For marriage is not a contract mereWith a VULCAIN yon have the usually the middle-aged and the older ly, or .even a contract resulting in a satisfaction of knowing that yon people. status—the usual legal definition. The possess a timepiece of unequalled If the future of religion in the Anglicivil power is concerned in the status can Church is bound up with the best of accuracy and refined beauty. of its citizens, but i t i s no: concerned its Protestant wing the position is not in founding what marriage founds, reassuring. namely, a relationship between a man * * * * * and a woman by which they become husband and wife.

MODERNISM A N D Relationships are the results of the ANGLO-CATHOLICISM ADVANCING. natural and supernatural orders, both of Modernism, which i s in effect the which are from God, who established complete abandonment of the supermarriage in its pristine state as an innatural element in Christianity, seems dissoluble union. to us t o be making headway amongst Christian reform of the laxness which all the denominations, and its spirit acwas due to the "hardness of hea^t" of cords so easily with indifferentism, that the Jews, consisted in putting marriage its very elaborate staging of creedlessback in its pristine ?ondition of inness as a creed may draw to it a popular dissolubility. following, which it now lacks. * * * * * Anglo-Catholics are not immune from its corrosive influence, but if we are to IT IS USELESS TO TRY A N D BLUFF. speak of Anglo Catholicism as a differWhat determines whether a couple ent thing from Modernism, w e must call contracts a sacramental marriage or it a movement in the opposite direction an ordinary (what i s caiied "legitito Modernism, and one that is more mate") marriage?

Their status. If popular. they are validly baptised, and therefore Christians, they cannot contract a valid If it can recover and maintain immumarriage which is not thereby a sacranity from Modernism, it must be always ment, whether they be Catholics. Wesits most powerful rival, and on hose leyans, Anglicans or Baptists. grounds i t will always merit oar favour, The conditions for a valid marriage and not, a s many Protestants think, beare determined b y God's natural and cause i t i s a help to us.

292, Teluk Ayer Street, supernatural law, a s expounded and deWhether we gain or lose more by termined by His Church, which has put Anglo-Catholicism is not clear. What conditions affecting the validity of we welcome in it is its desire for fulness.

SINGAPORE. The wholeness of CathoJc life is the in- marriage on all Christians, though she spiration of the movement, and to us, is more severe with Catholics than with who possess it as an absolute, it i s the Christian children of hers who do not acknowledge her authority. only hope of the Christian world.

Of what use is it, therefore, for AngNaturally, therefore, w e note with licans to ignore the facts which govern pleasure that the future of Anglicanism the case? If baptised Anglicans enter seems a t present ix> lie with them. into a dissoluble contract before the State, they will not b e married, but FRANCE IN THE FINANCIAL WAR living in concubinage with the connivance of their Church.

AGAIN. If, on the other hand, they enter into How long is the financial war, between an indissoluble contract eve<i in a rethe gold-backed currency countries and the managed currency countries, to gister office, they will have contracted sacramental marriage, which might as continue?

Last Thursday it w a s anwell have taken place in the church. nounced that France was again the centre of trouble. The bank rate was raised * * * * * to 5 per cent., and rumours of an imTHE NEW IDEAS WILL MAKE pending fall of the Laval ministry were MORE TROUBLE. current.

Instead of saving trouble tb.p proposIf M. Laval's ministry does ^o, his ed new civil, dissoluble marriage will successor may not back the Leacrues's make more. To connive at dissoluble sanctions policy with even the lukewarm marriages is the same as conniving a t fervour .that he has shown.

France free love.

— values her treaty arrangements with Of course Anglicans are hoping that Italy so much that the councry is sharpit will save them trouble with regard ly divided on backing the League.

What support Geneva gets is due to remarrying divorced persons. They are right when they obje^ to re-marmore to fear of losing our friendship rying the innocent party to-day, but than to any love of League interference, apparently they will swallow the camel and a s France's financial troubles are not unconnected with her politics, i t is cf conniving at legalised concubinage to-morrow.

Beautiful Cemetery Memorials quite possible that the speculators who Moreover they are hauling down the are blamed for the flight from the franc in are acting on behalf of some poetical flag. They are in effect telling Christians that the Christian law of monogaMarble and Granite. party. mous, indissoluble marriage is impractiOne wonders how much longer the Photographs and prices sent o n French Constitution can withstand these cal, and nothing better than an ideal to be aimed at. instead of stem and application. continual financial and political crises. unv-elding divine law. * * * * * NO OBLIGATION T O PURCHASE The moral consequences of this THE CHURCH ASSEMBLY AND second sten into the mire will he as SINGAPORE CASKET COJ( great as the first, ^rom abusing the MARRIAGE. UNDERTAKERS A N D MONUMENTAL marr^a^e bed t o den^'ng its sanctity There is obvious anxiety in the altogether is a short, dManc* and it is MASONS. Church of England, judging from the measured bv the An<r'iVan h-'era^chy's N o s . 1 & 3 , P e n h a s Road, discussions at the Church Assembly and T>er ssion of hhr*h control, followed by from a crop of writings and speeches th-s nronosal to wink at legalised conSINGAPORE. on the question during re :ent years, cubinage.

Telephone N o . 6075. about the attitude to be adop /?d ir: face rC<>t?»o!ic Times, Nov. 29.)

PRESS GLEANINGS

By Air Mail ANGLO-CATHOLICS ATTACKED. - Local meetings in Newcastle and Liverpool have engendered a Jot of hot air about the '''Romanizing'* activities of Anglo-Catholics. Sir George Hunter in Newcastle and the Rev. H. E. Poultbee i n Liverpool exalted the Reformation, and expressed grave fear^ regarding t h e destruction of i t s work by Anglo-Catholics.

If w e s a y anything favourable of Anglo-Catholics w e are douoly suspect in the eyes of their enemies, because they are popularly supposed in our interests, and even t o be in clandestine agreement with u s .

Truth, however, will oufc, so we will begin b y disclaiming any partisan interest. Our sole concern U that a s many people a s posisble who are outside our own Communion in this country, should continue to live and serve Almighty God and His Son Jesus Christ.

The grace of God will in time, w e feel sure, eompose the differences between Christians, and bring them within one fold and under one shepherd We may obstruct the plans of God, but we cannot defeat them. Unity will prevail in the end. * * * * * WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT PROTESTANT ANGLICANS. For many years we have lectured all over this country t o mixed audiences, and we have been brought in intimate contact with all types of Anglicans. We have found much that was rleasing in all of them.

In the so-called "Protestant" type we have noted a robust faith in God, Divine Providence and grace, a strong personal devotion to Our Saviour, and a j^reat reverence for the Holy Scriptures.

All these were good points, and when found in a character that w a s naturally strong, they produced a type 'hat must be admired. We always felt that these men and women would oppose anything which was known t o be anti Christian, but our difficulty w a s t o convince them that many modern developments are opposed to the Gospel.

They had no sense of the weight of Christian tradition, and f e w means of

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THE N E W CARDINALS. Ttf O W t h a t t h e n a m e s h a v e been m a d e k n o w n of t h e m a n y new members of t h e Sacred Their College, i t i s s e e n t h a t E m i n e n c e s - t o - b e h a v e been d r a w n f r o m a v e r y wide field s o f a r a s n a t i o n s a r e concerned, a n d t h e y are representative, also, of* a variety of g i f t s .

Soma, like M o n s i g n o r B a u d r i l l a r t , h a v e won d i s t i n c t i o n chiefly b y t h e i r scholars h i p ; o t h e r s , of w h o m Monsignor Sibilia a n d M o n s i g n o r Maglione a r e cases i n point, a r e n o t e w o r t h y f o r diplomatic w o r k , s T h e E a s t i s h o n o u r e d in t h e p e r s o n of a p r e l a t e of t h e S y r i a n R i t e , Monsignor Tappouni, P a t r i a r c h of Antioch.

H i s elevation will give particular satisfaction among Catholic Orientals, proud t o have o n e of t h e i r n u m b e r — H i s Excell e n c y i s a n a t i v e of Mossoul—as a P r i n c e of t h e C h u r c h .

o t h e r Catholic s h o u l d s i t i n j u d g m e n t on films. B u t t h e g r e a t bulk of t h e population k n o w t h a t i n L o r d T y r r e l l t h e y h a v e a m a n of sound views, s t e r l i n g honesty, a n d freedom f r o m a n y t h i n g like p r e j u d i c e . H i s good q u a l i t i e s Ur t h e t a s k , , n o t h i s religion, d e t e r Of t h e mined h i s appointment. s u c c e s s of t h a t a p p o i n t m e n t , m e n cf all s h a d e s of opinion, in m a t t e r s religious o r o t h e r w i s e , will soon be s p e a k i n g .

h a v e come into t h e C h u r c h from outside.—Lord Clonmore, Lord H o w a r d of P e n r i t h , F a t h e r Vernon Johnson, Father Orchard, Father Owen Dudly, M r . A r n o l d L u n n . * * *• * All sounded a c o m m o n note of Chinese A r t . o p t i m i s m a s t o t h e f u t u r e of t h e T N Burlington House, j u s t now, Faith in E n g l a n d a n d Wales, t h e v e r y old i s a l m o s t literw h e r e , a s all t h e s p e a k e r s agreed, ally jostled b y t h e v e r y n e w . T h a t t h e people a r e b o t h r e a d y a n d willis t o s a y , t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y civilii n g t o listen t o a s t a t e m e n t of t h e zation, r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e d r e s s Church's teaching.

T h e demona n d c u l t u r e of v i s i t o r s from varis t r a t i o n w a s held t o d r a w wider ous l a n d s , s t a n d s practically cheek a t t e n t i o n t o t h e w o r k of t h e C a t h o by jowl with t h e artistic testimony lic Missionary Society, a p r o of a h i g h civilization older, b y ceng r e s s i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n which hold turies, than Christianity. The Exm i s s i o n s t o non-Catholics, u p a n d h i b i t i o n of C h i n e s e A r t , a t a first down t h e c o u n t r y , a n d gives M a s s glance—for i t would need half a to s c a t t e r e d C a t h o l i c s in small, dozen visits t o c o m p a s s i t s a t t r a c out-of-the-way villages b y m e a n s tions in detail—astounds by t h e of t h e motor-chapel, "God's V a n , " b e a u t y of w o r k belonging t o a a s F a t h e r Dudley described i t . period which t o t h e W e s t i s " p r e * * * * h i s t o r i c . " W o n d e r f u l e x a m p l e s of m e t a l craft, beautiful carvings, A Catholic F i l m Censor. delicate a n d i n t r i c a t e d e s i g n — i n of F i l m HHHE B r i t i s h Board short High A r t a t i t s highest and Censors h a s a p p o i n t e d a s t h e i r B r i t a i n does n o t figure i n t h e b e s t , reveal F a r E a s t e r n c u l t u r e a t P r e s i d e n t a d i s t i n g u i s h e d Catholic, p r e s e n t list of c r e a t i o n s ; b u t i t a remote time when this western is a l t o g e t h e r a b s u r d t o s a y , a s L o r d Tyrrell of Avon, in succesp a r t of t h e world w a s still i n a sion t o t h e l a t e M r . S h o r t t . I t i s s o m e people over h e r e a r e s a y i n g , s t a t e of b a r b a r i s m . n o t t h e first t i m e t h a t a Catholic t h a t B r i t i s h Catholics a r e " d i s W h a t t h e B u r l i n g t o n H o u s e exhibition is w o r t h i n m o n e y i t would h a s filled t h e p o s t of a film c e n s o r ; a p p o i n t e d " t o find none of t h e i r be impossible t o s a y , because m a n y o w n a m o n g t h e n o m i n e e s f o r t h e one does n o t f o r g e t t h a t for a of t h e e x h i b i t s a r e literally beyond long t i m e t h a t office w a s held b y Red H a t . N o t Catholics, a n d still price: They a r e unique a n d irret h e l a t e Mr. T . P . O'Connor, M. P . less Catholics i n official q u a r t e r s , placeable.

F r o m China t h e treaL o r d Tyrrell, w h o i s t o b e s e v e n t y b u t gossip w r i t e r s on t h e secular sures were brought t o England n e x t y e a r , is n o t l o n g r e t i r e d f r o m p r e s s , r a i s e d A r c h b i s h o p Hinsley under a strong guard. They have t h e Diplomatic Service a f t e r a t o t h e C a r d i n a l a t e m a n y d a y s bebeen w a t c h e d d a y a n d n i g h t since n o t e w o r t h y c a r e e r which h a s i n f o r e t h e list w a s m a d e k n o w n . A s their arrival. E x p e r t s from t h e cluded i m p o r t a n t p o s t s i n cont h e s e n o t e s i n d i c a t e d l a s t week, E a s t h a v e come o v e r h e r e specially nection with F o r e i g n Affairs a n d t h e r e w a s a l w a y s t h e possibility t o d o t h e u n p a c k i n g a n d displaya n u m b e r of y e a r s s p e n t a s H i s i n g ; a n d a t t h e close of t h e exhibiof such a n e l e v a t i o n ; a n d h a d t h a t M a j e s t y ' s A m b a s s a d o r in P a r i s . e l e v a t i o n come a b o u t , Catholics t i o n t h e y will t a k e in h a n d t h e r e L o r d Tyrrell received h i s p e e r a g e would h a v e rejoiced a n d h a v e packing for t h e homeward journey. six y e a r s a g o . been glad t h e r e i n . B u t t h i s honI t i s said, a n d w i t h t r u t h , t h a t o u r f o r t h e i r own A r c h b i s h o p w a s n e v e r before h a s s o m u c h a r t i s t i c T h i s a p p o i n t m e n t i s hailed w i t h not "expected" i n t h e sense t h a t b e a u t y from t h e E a s t been b r o u g h t widespread s a t i s f a c t i o n except, of t o g e t h e r i n a W e s t e r n city. Lonits absence disappoints t h e m . I n course, in e x t r e m e Protestant don i s likely t o b e t h e Mecca of H o l y C h u r c h ' s o w n good t i m e , i t circles. The a n t i - C a t h o l i c m i l i t a n t s E u r o p e a n a r t - l o v e r s , in t h e g r e a t m a y b e t h a t G r e a t B r i t a i n will w h o tried, n o t v e r y long ago, t o b r a n c h e s of c r a f t s m a n s h i p r e p r e a g a i n hail a n a t i v e p r e l a t e a s keep a Catholic o u t of h i g h place sented, d u r i n g t h e t i m e w h e n t h i s "Your Eminence".

Meanwhile, in t h e B r i t i s h B r o a d c a s t i n g CorA r t exhibition remains Chinese the faithful i n this country poration a r e ill-pleased t h a t a n open. receive w i t h g l a d n e s s t h e n a m e s of t h e t w e n t y honoured men, • MASTER'S • p r a y i n g f o r t h e i r good e s t a t e a n d w i s h i n g t h e m h a p p i n e s s a n d long d a y s a s w e a r e r s of t h e Sacred Purple.

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T<HE p r e s e n t Catholic College a t C a s t l e k n o c k i s a n I r i s h instit u t i o n , b u t in E n g l a n d t h e r e a r e m a n y scores of i t s f o r m e r pupils.

I n London, t h e r e f o r e , t h e c e n t e n a r y of t h e college i s t o b e celebrated b y a dinner a t which a n u m b e r of d i s t i n g u i s h e d p r e l a t e s a n d c l e r g y will b e a m o n g t h e company present.

O n e of t h e m o s t illustrious of t h e Old C a s t l e k n o c k ians, if t h a t t e r m m a y h e r e b e coined, w a s a f a m o u s l a w y e r a n d j u d g e of t h e E n g l i s h C o u r t s , t h e l a t e L o r d Russell of Killowen f a t h e r of t h e p r e s e n t p e e r of t h a t title. * * * * F a t h e r M c N a b b . A Golden J u b i l e e .

T^HERE i s p r o b a b l y n o p r i e s t in England better known t h a n F a t h e r V i n c e n t M c N a b b , celebrated alike a s a scholar, a p r e a c h e r , a n d a public d e f e n d e r of t h e f a i t h .

H e is a f a m i l i a r figure t o h u n d r e d s of t h o u s a n d s , i n d o o r s a n d o u t of d o o r s , in t h e pulpit, o n t h e l e c t u r e platform, a s a debater with Prot e s t a n t s , a s a Catholic E v i d e n c e s p e a k e r i n t h e p a r k s . H e i s perh a p s t h e only D o m i n i c a n f r i a r i n t h e country w h o goes about publicly i n t h e h a b i t ; o n e would find it s t r a n g e t o come u p o n h i m i n "seculars."

F a t h e r M c N a b b h a s n o w been fifty y e a r s in t h e Dominican O r d e r .

T h e e v e n t i s b e i n g celebrated i n the handsome privy church a t H a v e r s t o c k Hill, w h e r e h e i s o n e of t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e r e will b e rejoicings b o t h o n t h e religious a n d social s i d e ; a n d a m o n g t h e g u e s t s of t h e F a t h e r a r e t o b e t w o o t h e r p i l l a r s o f Catholic D e fence. H i l a i r e Belloc a n d G. K .

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The Converts' Testimony. ^THE demonstration a t Westminster, addressed b y a numb e r of n o t a b l e c o n v e r t s t o t h e C a t h o l i c F a i t h , h a s come a n d g o n e . T h i s t i m e l a s t week i t w a s a n e v e n t expected. I t c a n now b e r e l a t e d t h a t t h e success of t h e g a t h e r i n g s u r p a s s e d all e x p e c t a ations.

T h e C a t h e d r a l Hall w a s p a c k e d t o t h e doors, auditors sitting, auditors standing, auditors s t r i v i n g t o g e t w i t h i n h e a r i n g of iho p r o c e e d i n g s f r o m t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e hall. W h e n t h e building could hold n o m o r e p e r s o n s , t h e "crowded o u t s " m a d e a move t o an adjacent hall, St. Peter's.

W i t h i n a f e w m i n u t e s t h a t hall also h a d r e a c h e d t h e point of " s t a n d i n g r o o m only".

A third hall, h a d i t b e e n available, m i g h t easily h a v e b e e n filled.

A n d t r u l y i t w a s a demonstration worth t h e attendance.

N o t e v e r y d a y i s t h e r e a n opportu n i t y , even i n London, t o h e a r , a t one g a t h e r i n g , a succession of speeches b y widely k n o w n a n d ninent m e n w h o all of t h e m

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T h e f r u i t l e s s s e a r c h of the 'Setul Hills' in a final t h o u g h flickering h o p e of finding Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and h i s co-pilot C a p t .

Pethybridge, leaves u s now w i t h n o s h a d o w of doubt t h a t t h e w o r s t h a s h a p p e n e d t o t h e s e t w o g a l l a n t h e r o e s of t h e a i r . W e . w e r e w a t c h i n g w i t h expectant interest, during t h e past w e e k s , t h e efforts of t h e v a r i o u s s e a r c h p a r t i e s detailed t o scour t h e forest-£lad coastal region f r o m Victoria P o i n t t o t h e n o r t h e r n b a r r i e r s of t h e p e n i n s u l a .

O u r h o p e s a r e n o w dissipated w i t h t h e official a n n o u n c e m e n t a few d a y s a g o b y Viscount S w i n t o n , S e c r e t a r y for A i r . I n a m e s s a g e t o t h e A u s t r a l i a n M i n i s t e r of Defence, V i s c o u n t Swinton s a y s : " T h e l a p s e of t i m e since h i s dis a p p e a r a n c e a n d t h e f a i l u r e of exhaustive searches made by the Royal A i r F o r c e and o t h e r s , I fear, n o w leave little d o u b t b u t t h a t fatal disaster m u s t have o v e r t a k e n t h e m " . We e x t e n d o u r heartfelt sympathies to t h e fami-

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L a s t Saturday December 7th, Sir A n d r e w Caldecott, former Colonial S e c r e t a r y of t h e S.S. and Governor-elect of H o n g K o n g , left M a l a y a on t h e C a r t h a g e .

The s h i p w a s escorted out of t h e h a r bour by two destroyers, and a s q u a d r o n of R . A . F . b o m b e r s cons i s t i n g of n i n e planes, dipped in s a l u t e over t h e vessel.

The inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines last Friday 28° S h e morning was the occasion for a heartlifting universal manifestation of the truth that the Philippines is a Catholic country in deed as well as in name, and that the Filipinos, from the lowest to the highest, are devoutly Catholic people.

On Thursday, November 14 the eve of the Commonwealth inauguration, by order of His Grace, the Archbishop of Manila, church-bells were rung in all the Obtainable from parishes of the city for five minutes at noon and again for five minutes at midnight announcing to the people the approach of the new regime. Mass was said in all churches of Manila on the morning of November 15 to prepare the people for the inauguration ceremonies.

President Manuel L. Quezon and his family heard Mass and received Communion at their private chapel at six on Friday morning, with the Very Rev. Francis Cosgrave, C. S. S. R. officiating, P R E P A R A T I O N FOR Vice-President Sergio Osmena and his CHRISTMAS. family also heard Mass and received T h e h i s t o r y of t h e world from Communion at the San Beda church. t h e first C h r i s t m a s eve, is more The inauguration ceremonies began at 8.15 a.m. when His Grace, Most Rev. t h a n sufficient evidence t h a t t h e Gabriel Reyes, D.D., Archbishop of Cebu world is not p r e p a r e d for Christ delivered the Invocation.

The vast w h e n H e comes. crowd of 200,000 people who were assemBethlehem, t h o u g h s h e had been bled in front of the Legislative Building to witness the inaugural ceremonies specified by t h e p r o p h e t as t h e stood up as one man and listened in place w h e r e H e w a s first t o appear, absolute silence to the Invocation. w a s n o t w a i t i n g for Him, or p r e Secretary of War, George H. Dern p a r e d for Him, o t h e r w i s e someone delivered the opening address, in which besides t h e few s h e p h e r d s , m i g h t he said among other things that the Filipinos "have been tried and not h a v e k n o w n s o m e t h i n g of H i s found wanting." Secretary Dern also a p p r o a c h . read President Roosevelt's proclamation H o w a r e w e t o p r e p a r e to comestablishing the Commonwealth of the m e m o r a t e in a w o r t h y m a n n e r t h e Philippines. coming of C h r i s t on t h a t first The administration of the oath of office to President Manuel L. Quezon by C h r i s t m a s d a y ! H o w a r e we t o the Hon. Ramon Avancena, Chief Justice p r e p a r e our h e a r t s t h a t H e m a y of the Philippine Supreme Court soon find t h e m a w o r t h y abode when followed. The moment was a most H e comes t o u s w i t h t h e graces solemn one, the Constabulary Band playing the Philippine National Hymn and a n d blessings of C h r i s t m a s . every body standing at attention while T h e r e is no roowi in our h e a r t s President Quezon took his oath of office. f o r C h r i s t if w e a r e living only Chief Justice Avancena next administered the oath of office to Vice-President f o r ourselves in t h e gratification Sergio Osmena. of our c r a v i n g for every c r e a t u r e

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A crowd estimated at 5,000 jammed the Catholic Cathedral of Manila, on Sunday, Nov. 17, when His Grace, the Most Reverend Michael J. O'Doherty, sang the "Te Deum" in thanksgiving for the advent of the Commonwealth. Heading the list of notables was President and Mrs. Quezon and their children, Vice President and Mrs. Osmena, members of the Assembly and the Congressional Delegation and other government officials.

President Quezon and his family were led to special seats at the center of the sanctuary, this position being given only as a privilege to the highest officials of a nation. The Te Deum was sung by the massed choirs of all the seminaries in Manila whose members numbered over two hundred.

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F A T H E R CHRISTMAS A N D H I S ASSISTANT. I n m a n y countries of Europe St. Nicholas, D a y is observed and celeb r a t e d like our X ' m a s by exchanges of p r e s e n t s , and by distribution of gifts t o children. F a t h e r X ' m a s usually comes in t h e guise of a B i s h o p — S t . Nicholas who is t h e i r F a t h e r X'mas.

According t o a n old c u s t o m now abolished, F a t h e r X ' m a s w a s accompanied by anot h e r person dressed u p as t h e devil.

While St. Nicholas or F a t h e r X ' m a s w a s supposed to b r i n g p r e s e n t s to good children, t h e devil's p a r t w a s t o w h i p n a u g h t y ones.

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P u r i f y t h e h e a r t s b y penance a n d self denial, t h e n t h e r e will be r o o m for Christ.

T h e r e is a t h r e e fold coming of o u r Lord. H i s coming in t h e flesh w h e n H e w a s b o r n a t Bethlehem, H i s coming i n t o o u r h e a r t s by H i s g i f t s of grace a n d His coming in power a n d m a j e s t y w h e n He will corns t o j u d g e t h e world.

D u r i n g t h i s Holy Season of A d v e n t while we a r e p r e p a r i n g t o celebrate t h e first coming of C h r i s t let u s also direct o u r t h o u g h t s to H i s second and t h i r d coming.

DR. THIO THIAM POH. The many friends of Mr. Thio Thiam Poh will be pleased to learn that he graduated from the Iowa University Dental School and is now a Doctor of Dental Surgery with an American degree.

Dr. Thio is at present in Singapore and will shortly be leaving for his home in Semarang, Java. His future plans are at the moment indefinite

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Among t h e distinguished visitors w a s H e r M a j e s t y Queen Elibabeth of Belg i u m who travelled incognito. T h e Holy F a t h e r s e n t t h e Apostolic blessing to t h e pilgrims.

G. O. C. A R R I V E S .

T h e New General Officer Comm a n d i n g t h e forces in Malaya, Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, a r r i v e d last week, and is quite t a k e n up w i t h t h e new c o u n t r y entrusted to his charge.

CARDINAL V I L L E N E U V E AT T H E HOME O F H I S A N C E S TORS. Cardinal Villeneuve, A r c h b i s h o p of Quebec, paid a visit to t h e h o m e of h i s f o r e b e a r s — t h e L i t t l e Isle de Re, off t h e W e s t coast of F r a n c e , whence his a n c e s t o r , Mathurin Villeneuve, a cooper sailed for Canada in 1666.

H i s E m i n e n c e ' s visit roused widespread e n t h u s i a s m a m o n g t h e 10,000 i n h a b i t a n t s a n d w h e n h e reached t h e environs of his a n c e s t r a l village of S a n t e Marie, h e w a s g r e e t e d by t h e Mayor w e a r i n g h i s baldric of office, a n d by t h e villag e r s , who escorted h i m t o the 'Hotel de Ville.' H e r e a m i d a n informal ceremony h e w a s p r e s e n t ed with a copy of t h e b a p t i s m a l records of h i s a n c e s t o r s a n d a sachet of w h i t e silk containing e a r t h from t h e foot of a v e r y ancient s t a t u e of t h e Blessed V i r g i n t h a t stands w i t h i n t h e p a r i s h .

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THE WATER TAPS. TDRIDGET h a d t h e whole scullery clean and tidy, b u t waited t o give a final polish t o t h e w a t e r t a p s which w e r e h e r special p r i d e , and t h e n went off t o t i d y herself.

A s soon a s s h e w a s gone, t h e Cold T a p s a i d : — " I t is e a s y t o see how m u c h s h e t h i n k s of u s , " a n d t h e h o t t a p replied:— " A n d w h y not, doesn't the health of t h e house depend on us?"

A n d so t h e y talked a w a y a b o u t t h e i r o w n i m p o r t a n c e a s if n o one were t h e r e but themselves. However, a t last a bucket who w a s listening could s t a n d it n o longer, and asked:— " A n d how, m a y I a s k , does t h e h e a l t h of t h e h o u s e depend on you?" " W h a t a stupid q u e s t i o n ," sneered t h e h o t t a p . " H o w would a n y t h i n g b e clean if it w e r e n ' t washed, and how would a n y t h i n g be washed if t h e r e were no water?"

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JJ <>Let me in season, Lord, be grave, \\ \\ In season gay; \\ \\Let me be faithful to Thy grace, <• \\ Just for to-day. o \And if to-day, my tide of life <• I Should ebb away, <• JGive me Thy Sacraments divine, \\ 4 Sweet Lord, to-day. \\ j / w Purgatory*s cleansing fires, <[ Brief be my stay; JJ

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"Or s t e w e d , " said a saucepan. " O r grilled," said t h e g r i d i r o n . " O r s t e a m e d , " said t h e s t e a m e r . " O r b a k e d , " said t h e oven t i n s . " A n d how would t h e t e a b e m a d e if it w e r e n ' t for m e , " said t h e kettle, " a n d do none of you know t h a t boiled w a t e r o u t of a k e t t l e is t h e only safe t h i n g t o w a s h c u t s w i t h ? I don't believe I ever listened to a more i g n o r a n t conversation."

By t h i s t i m e t h e kitchen fire, which could h e a r all t h a t w a s goi n g on, t h o u g h t it was t i m e for it t o i n t e r f e r e , a n d said in a loud voice:— " E v e r y single one of you s e e m s t o have f o r g o t t e n me, and how would a n y of you do t h e t h i n g s y o u ' r e t a l k i n g about, without m e ?

I never h e a r d t h a t t h e h o t t a p would be h o t if t h e r e were no fire, and I've n e v e r seen a kettleful of w a t e r boil on a table, nor a f r y i n g pan cook r a s h e r s w i t h o u t h e a t .

T h e fact of t h e m a t t e r is, t h e I h e a l t h of t h e house doesn't depend on any of us a t all."

T h e r e w e r e s h o u t s of s u r p r i s e a t t h a t , from all sides, and t h e h o t t a p asked in a very s u p e r i o r voice:— " A n d will you tell us t h e n , w h a t it does depend o n ? " " I will," said t h e fire. " I will, w i t h pleasure. T h e h e a l t h of t h e family depends on c o m m o n s e n s e !

If people w o n ' t w a s h t h e i r h a n d s before m e a l s , if t h e y w o n ' t w a s h t h e i r clothes, or cook t h e i r food, or clean t h e i r houses—will t h e y enjoy good h e a l t h ? You know t h e y w o n ' t ! W e could all b e h e r e all t h e t i m e and be no u s e a t all unless t h e y h a d common sense enough to u n d e r s t a n d , and use us for t h e i r own good." " I believe you a r e r i g h t , " a d m i t ted the kettle, "and " B u t j u s t t h e n t h e y h e a r d Bridg e t r u n n i n g down t h e s t a i r s again, a n d t h e k e t t l e stopped off s h o r t , so by t h e t i m e s h e got back, t h e r e w a s no sound b u t t h a t of a drip of w ater from t h e cold t a p , which w a s feeling v e r y sulky. " T h a t t a p needs a w a s h e r , " said she. " I m u s t tell t h e m i s t r e s s . " J.F.H.

O bid me, if to-day I die, <> Come home to-day. o So, for to-morrow and its needs <• <> I do not pray ; But guide me, guard me, keep me, " " O h I see," said t h e bucket, f" t h a t ' s it,Lord, ; is i t ? B u t w h a t use X Just for to-day. would you be unless pipes b r o u g h t

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would w a t e r r u n n i n g o u t of t a p s be, if t h e r e w e r e n o d i s h e s o r t u b s or basins or b a t h s , a y e , or b u c k e t s , t o p u t it i n ? " A n d a s w e ' r e a t it, y o u could b e done w i t h o u t easily a n y day, a s long a s I'm h e r e , a n d t h e r e ' s a well outside, t o d r a w w a t e r from." " Y o u ' r e all silly t o g e t h e r , " said t h e soap w i t h c o n t e m p t in i t s voice. "You talk a s if w a t e r b y itself w a s all t h a t is needed for good health, b u t nice a n d clean t h i n g s or people would be, w i t h o u t soap!" " Y e s , " said t h e f r y i n g p a n , joini n g in, " a n d cleanliness wouldn't k e e p anybody alive long if t h e r e w e r e no food, a n d w h a t u s e would food be, if it w e r e n o t f r i e d ? "

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T h e quail's whistling is h e a r d in t h e woods a b o u t t h r e e o'clock.

T h e blackcap t u r n s up a t half; p a s t t w o on a s u m m e r m o r n i n g .

By four, t h e blackbird m a k e s t h e woods resound w i t h h i s m e lody.

A t s h o r t intervals a f t e r halfpast four t h e voices of t h e robin and w r e n a r e heard in t h e land.

T h e greenfinch is t h e first t o j rise, a n d sings as early a s half! p a s t one on a s u m m e r m o r n i n g .

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Begor," said the wit smiling, "there's the makings of two or three more in it."

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R e a d i n g m a y became a blessing IMPOSSIBLE. or a curse, according t o t h e u s e Uncle, don't you think it would be t h a t is m a d e of it. By r e a d i n g w e rather foolish for me to marry a girl a r e b r o u g h t into contact w i t h t h e who was intellectually my inferior?" good and t h e bad, a n d a s it h a s Worse than foolish, Thomas, my lad," was the reply, "worse than foolish been wisely said: "You cannot converse w i t h a ' —impossible!" * * * * good m a n w i t h o u t b e i n g m a d e b e t t e r , nor w i t h a b a d m a n IN DANGER. w i t h o u t being m a d e w orse," Tom—Burke is going about telling so YOUR R E A D I N G W I L L I N lies about you.

Pat—"I don't mind that, but if he j F L U E N C E YOU E I T H E R F O R tells the truth about me I will break his I B E T T E R OR FOR W O R S E !

A s food is t h e n o u r i s h m e n t of neck." t h e body, so does knowledge give, * * * * s t r e n g t h t o t h e m i n d ; a n d as n o NOT FOR HIRE. one would e a t all t h a t is set before A haughty old lady irritated by the constant sniffing of a small boy asked him, so no one should r e a d all t h a t he meets if he had a handkerchief.

"Yes, I have," he replied, "but mother ONCE UPON A TIME a band said I must not lend it to strangers." of conspirators s o u g h t t o kill a * * * * king, b u t n o t d a r i n g t o a p p r o a c h DANGER. h i m t h e y sent h i m a poisoned letThe fortune-teller asked Pat what he t e r , which being opened caused h i s would like to know. d e a t h . E v e r y p a g e of a bad book "Well," said Pat, "I would like to is like t h a t letter. I T C A R R I E S know the spot where I'm to die."

"Why would you want t o know that D E A T H TO THE READER. for?"

W hat a bad companion is t o y o u t h "Because you see," replied Pat, "I'd a bad book is t o t h e m i n d . never go near the place."

B u t , w h a t books a r e good, a n d * * * * w h a t b a d ? To t h i s a g e n e r a l a n BRAINS. Landlord (to impecunious dentist)— j s w e r m a y be given. Books t h a t "But can't you do something towards j t e n d t o destroy faith o r m o r a l s a r e b a d : e.g., c e r t a i n novels a n d paying off all the rent that's due?"

Dentist—"Well—er I could pull you love stories, all books t h a t a t t a c k out a tooth a day, you know, til! it's religion, or teach i m m o r a l i t y . paid off."

B u t h o w should w e k n o w t h e * * , * a j good from t h e bad, or h o w d i s t i n Mother (in train)— Sit still, Tommy, I g u i s h e t h e m before we h a v e r e a d or I'll smack you."

Tommy— You smack me and Fl. tell ! i t h e m ? the Guard my real age."

Go i n t o a d r u g g i s t ' s s h o p a n d * * * * * ; you will see medicines n e a t l y b o t GOOD ADVICE. tled and labelled; would you s w a l TourisWWhere is the station, I low t h e first you met, o r choose sonny?" o t h e r s because t h e y a r e done u p The small boy hesitated for a moin p r e t t y and a t t r a c t i v e p a r c e l s ? ment and then said: "Above a: the You would consult a p h y s i c i a n . railway, sir."

T h e r e f o r e in t h e case of b o o k s WE AGREE. CONSULT THE WISE AND T H E A thrifty man seeing "Ditto. . . 2/6" | G O O D ! on a grocer's passbook blamed his wife In t h e choice of books be a s for buying it without h4s knowledge. careful a s you would b e in t h e She protested that she never bought choice of companions, a n d any *Ditto.'* Thereupon he went to the grocer, who explained it to his saT O U C H NO BOOK T H A T Y O U tisfaction.

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Fit E. LELIEVRE AND THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. vided f o r all o u r n e e d s . " T h e Bishop having sent t o t h e m a n old w o m a n w h o h a d s o m e p r o perty, she w a s refused on t h a t (DRAWN FROM T H E EDITION WRITTEN BY T H E account a n d returned to H i s LordBENEDICTINES OF TEIGHMOUTH.) s h i p t o tell t h e t a l e , in t e a r s . T h e (SEVENTH INSTALMENT) B i s h o p said g r a v e l y : " S i n c e t h a t d a y I h a v e been c e r t a i n t h e work Foundations in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ened t o t h e W a l l w i t h pins, o n e old would be e s t a b l i s h e d a n d would t a b l e and t w o old r i c k e t y b e n c h e s — of America. p r o s p e r h e r e , because if o n e builds t h a t w a s all. " W e found i t v e r y W H E N it w a s decided b y t h e on holy p o v e r t y , P r o v i d e n c e cenice," said t h e A s s i s t a n t General, " S u p e r i o r s of t h e L i t t l e F a m i l y m e n t s t h e building."

Philadelphia " a n d very convenient, since a t last that t h e time w a s come to and, a m o n t h l a t e r , Louisville r e w e could o b s e r v e o u r holy r u l e of extend their good works to ceived t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s , a n d of p o v e r t y ; t h a t w a s all w e d e s i r e d . " the N e w World, _ t h e ^ C o n g r e t h e first b e g i n n i n g s of Cleveland T h e t h i r d colony d i s e m b a r k e d gation numbered 107 houses, F r . Lelievre w r o t e : " W e h a d a a t N e w O r l e a n s on D e c e m b e r 19th, 1,750 L i t t l e S i s t e r s , a n d g a v e g r a n d o p e n i n g of o u r c h a p e l . H o w a n d w e r e delighted b e c a u s e a h o s p i t a l i t y t o 13,000 old people. shall I explain t o you i t s size? If T h i s w a s in M a y , 1868, and t h e h o u s e called " H o m e of S t . J o s e p h , " half of y o u r e n t r a n c e hall w e r e t h i r d p a r t y of t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s decision came a s a surprise t o divided i n t o t w o it would hold o u r This m a n y of t h e f r i e n d s of t h e L i t t l e w a s given over t o t h e m . chapel easily. O u r t h r e e l i t t l e old had m e t w i t h such s t o r m y weaS i s t e r s , b u t n o t s o t o F r . Leliovre. w o m e n w e r e inside, I said t h e M a s s t h e r at sea that their ship, the A t t h e m o m e n t of leaving, h e a n d t h e Good M o t h e r , k n e e l i n g on R a p i d a n w a s m o r e t h a n a week r e c e i v e d from C a r d i n a l Mviaco t h e t h r e s h o l d , a n s w e r e d it. T h e behind t i m e . F r . L e l i e v r e t h u s encouraging lines:. ciborium is no b i g g e r t h a n a n e g g , describes t h e i r a r r i v a l : a t i n y crucifix w a s g i v e n u s , a n d R o m e , 7 t h M a y , 1868.—"I h a v e we b o r r o w e d v e s t m e n t s . T h e Bin o t n e g l e c t e d t o i n f o r m t h e Holy " I t w a s h a l f - p a s t six in t h e s h o p l e n t h i s chalice. W e h a d six F a t h e r of y o u r j o u r n e y a^ud of t h e morning. T h e sun rose radiantly, s c h e m e of f o u n d i n g h o u s e s of t h e d a w n n o t h a v i n g t h e black gloves candles, all different sizes, a n d s t a t u e s of O u r L a d y a n d S t . J o s e p h L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r in t h e on i t s r o s y fingers t h a t i t h a b i t u United States.

His Holiness ally w e a r s in London. E v e r y t h i n g w h i c h w e r e b r o u g h t f r o m L a T o u r approves heartily the developw a s brilliant a n d t h e v a s t , s p a r k l - in o u r pockets. All t h i s did n o t p r e v e n t t h e L o r d of h e a v e n a n d m e n t of t h a t d e s e r v i n g Congregai n g r i v e r reflected b e a u t i e s like a t i o n , a n d blesses i t . " m i r r o r . I flew on board, a n d t h e e a r t h f r o m coming, a n d h e found h e a r t s a w a i t i n g H i m who^ a r e a s After a somewhat stor/ny S i s t e r s followed m e t o t h e Convent passage, Fr. Lelievre reached of t h e D a m e s d u S a c r e Coeur, completely devoted t o H i m a s a n y A m e r i c a . F r o m N e w York, h e where Mother Conception w a s in a v a s t C a t h e d r a l . " T h e n h e w r o t e , having seen t h e Archbishop w a i t i n g t o e m b r a c e h e r d a u g h t e r s . a d d s : " T h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s a r e so T h e n I s a i d M a s s , w h i c h w a s a a m b i t i o u s t h e y don't k n o w h o w t o of t h a t city a n d t h e Bishop of s a y ' i t is enough,' t h e y a l w a y s w a n t real act of t h a n k s g i v i n g .

Next Brooklyn: "The fruits of m y c a m e a v i s i t t o t h e A r c h b i s h o p — m o r e old people, l a r g e r h o u s e s t o interviews result in t h i s : t h e h e w a s a t r u e F a t h e r . A t half- j hold t h e m t h e y a r e n e v e r satisfied B i s h o p of Brooklyn, h a s given h i s p a s t t w e l v e t h e M o t h e r a n d S i s t e r s j . . . t h e y will kill u s . . . you a n d c o n s e n t for a n i m m e d i a t e f o u n d a me." took possession of t h e i r A m e r i c a n t i o n of one of o u r h o u s e s ; t h e h o m e . H e a p s of t h i n g s w e r e w a n t Archbishop requires time for D u r i n g t h i s s u m m e r , of 1870, ing, b u t t h a t did n o t p r e v e n t us reflection; t h u s , t h e first h o u s e t h e F r a n c o - P r u s s i a n w a r , on w h i c h airing plans for building, will b e a t Brooklyn, a n d I h o p e t o I f r o m w e s h a l l dwell in a l a t e r c h a p t e r , m a k e t h e f o u n d a t i o n in S e p t e m b e r ; i w i t h o u t t h e prospect of a single w a s r a g i n g ; a n d w h i l s t t h e work I h a l f p e n n y .

T h i s b r i n g s luck." t h e second in N e w Orleans in of d e a t h w a s g o i n g on in h i s own N o v e m b e r ; t h e n e x t a t B a l t i m o r e ; M s g r Odin, t h e A r c h b i s h o p , w a s d e a r land, F r . Lelievre diligently good friend, a n d soon in t h e s p r i n g ; t h e f o u r t h a t S t . j indeed a c a r r i e d on t h e w o r k of life. W h e n found m a n y o t h e r s f o r t h e L i t t l e L o u i s , a b o u t t h e s a m e tin-.e." o n e f o u n d a t i o n w a s t o be m a d e , T h e first L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e S i s t e r s . W i t h his usual vein of literally w i t h o u t a sixpence in fun, F r . Lelievre w r i t e s of t h r e e P o o r t o set foot on A m e r i c a n soil h a n d , h e w r o t e : " I t does seem a n : a r r i v e d a t N e w Y o r k in t h e even- kind h e l p e r s ( M r s . M a r g a r e t , M r s . a c t of folly, b u t we h a v e done so Fourcine, M r s . B y a s s e ) : "These i n g of S u n d a y S e p t e m b e r 13th, a n d m a n y of t h e s e follies t h a t w e m a y t h r e e n a m e s r e p r e s e n t b r e a d , cofo n t h e following W e d n e s d a y t h e y a s well p e r p e t r a t e a n o t h e r . " " A n d fee and s u g a r . . . . a t first s i g h t opened t h e i r h o u s e in D e l k a b this," as h e wrote at another time, no one would t a k e ' M a r g a r e t ' for - A v e n u e , Brooklyn.

Several good " i s n o t a t e m p t i n g of God's P r o v i an Irishwoman.

I went to the p r i e s t s assisted t h e m , F r . Hecker, dence, b u t simply obliging H i m t o portal of a n i m m e n s e building, Founder of the Paulists and do h o n o u r t o H i s own N a m e . T h i s several stories high, with huge E d i t o r of t h e "Catholic W o r l d " , is m y theology. W h e n I come l e t t e r s s c u l p t u r e d on t h e f r o n t t h e s e n d i n g t h e m t w e n t y dollars, t h e i r h o m e t o E u r o p e I shall s u p p o r t a single w o r d ' M a r g a r e t ' . I said t o first g i f t of m o n e y in t h e U n i t e d t h e s i s ; a n d t h e d o g m a t i c proposimyself t h a t t h i s ^building must States. A few days later they retion a n d t h e m o r a l will be one cost a t l e a s t 150,000 dollars. I j c e i v e d t h e i r first old pensioner, a w h i c h I c a n p r o v e f r o m m y own e n t e r e d , a n d on t h e t h r e s h o l d , a w o m a n 82 y e a r s of a g e . F r . experience a n d from t h a t of t h e s h o r t , s t o u t w o m a n m e t m e . She Lelievre wrote to t h e Mother— L i t t l e S i s t e r s . I m u s t believe in was neither young nor pretty, and God t h e F a t h e r A l m i g h t y . " house:".

T h e public appear h a d on a c o t t o n d r e s s a n d c a p , a n d The Labourer at Work. d e l i g h t e d t o s e e t h a t t h e L i t t l e b o t h h a n d s in t h e p o c k e t s of h e r S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r a r e willing t o linsey-woolsey a p r o n .

So I s a i d : R u s h i n g along, t r a i l i n g t h e old work for t h e poor; t h a t they a s k " M a y I see M r s . M a r g a r e t ? " and shoes w h i c h h a d been g i v e n t o h i m no endowment; t h a t they desire t o she replied: " I a m Margaret, Sir." b y t h e J e s u i t F a t h e r s long since, trust in Providence and t h e A n d so s h e w a s : t h e h e a d of a w i t h m o r e t o do t h a n h e k n e w h o w g e n e r o s i t y of t h e people.

Neither baking business with two hundred t o g e t done often t r a v e l l i n g in t h e population of N e w Y o r k n o r w o r k m e n , s e n d i n g o u t e v e r y y e a r trains sixty hours a t a stretch, of B r o o k l y n s e e m t o b e p e r t u r b e d bread, cakes and biscuits worth h a v i n g t o be in all places a t t h e o n s e e i n g t h e h a b i t of t h e L i t t l e millions of dollars, b u t s h e w a s same time, ready to answer every S i s t e r s ; I h a v e n o t seen eve a t h e also t h e ' M a r g a r e t ' a t t h e h e a d of call, t o supply for e v e r y need, s h a d o w of h o s t i l i t y . " every c h a r i t a b l e s u b s c r i p t i o n list, e v e r y d u t y . Such w a s t h e life T h e second colony lost n o t i m e , w h o s u p p o r t s 200 children of a n now led by F r . Lelievre. B u t all b u t a r r i v i n g in Cincinati soon o r p h a n a g e a n d w h o now supplies this fatigue itself w a s n o t h i n g food for half t h e old people of t h e opened a home (14th October), in c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e b u r d e n of a building f o r m e r l y used a s a L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e Poor. I conresponsibility imposed 'ipon h i m sider h e r t h e b e s t a n d m o s t astoschool, n e a r t h e C a t h e d r a l The by t h e s p i r i t u a l a n d t e m p o r a l c a r e n i s h i n g of b a k e r s w h o h a s p u t pupils of t h e S i s t e r s of N ' t r e of t h e m a n y C o m m u n i t i e s of Sisth a n d in p a s t r y since t h e d a y s of D a m e , h e a r i n g from t h e i r t e a c h e r s e r s w h o m h e h a d b r o u g h t so f a r , Pharaoh/' o f t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of +he P o o r , a n d w h o k n e w little o r n o t h i n g of a r r i v e d in a goodly comDanv, e a c h t h e ways, manners, habits and Foundations succeeded each girl c a r r v i n g a l i t t l e parcel. A c u s t o m s of t h e m o s t original n a prood Catholic D o c t o r , t o w h o m t h e tion on e a r t h . W h e n h e h a d first other with marvellous r a p i d i t y .

S i s t e r s offered t h e medical c a r e of landed a t N e w Y o r k h e h a d given T h e fifth colony w a s d i r e c t e d t o t h e i r old peonle, took off h i s c o a t t h a n k s t o God, b u t y e t t h e perils w a r d s S t . Louis a n d located in a n a f t e r t h e first c o n s u l t a t i o n , a n d of t h e s e a f r o m w h i c h h e h a d ese m p t y h o u s e a t once. People said, caped f r i g h t e n e d h i m less t h a n t h e handed i t t o t h e S i s t e r s f o r t h e u s e " W h a t a r e you g o i n g t o do in a responsibility t h a t n o w faced h i m . o f a n old mm.

T h e A r c h b i s h o p h o u s e w h e r e t h e r e is n o t h i n g ?

F o r t h e y felt a c e r t a i n elevation of c a m e in hi* turn and w a s gre*Wy W a i t a f e w d a y s , a n d w e will h a v e soul w h e n b a t t l i n g w i t h t h e elem o v e d at s i g h t of t h e nov^r+y t h i n g s s e n t i n . " W e replied t h a t m e n t s unchained, a n d b e c a m e d e i n t h e S i s t e r s ' rwfeetorv: t w o " w e a l w a y s commence i n holy pressed when confronted with t h e p a p e r p i c t u r e s o f Our Lord f a s t p o v e r t y , a n d t h a t P r o v i d e n c e pro-

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12—A, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. p a s s i o n s a n d artifices of m e n . H i s soul w a s grieved a n d c a s t down a t peeing h o w m u c h people would p r o m i s e a n d h o w t h e y would give little o r n o t h i n g . H o w o t h e r s , calli n g t h e m s e l v e s C a t h o l i c s a n d even s h o w i n g a n i n t e r e s t in religion, would y e t r e f u s e f o r religious w o r k s , even a small a m o u n t which they throw away t w e n t y times a d a y on trifles. H e s a w t h e s a m e t h i n g in London, in P a r i s , in N e w Y o r k — a n d yet h o w m u c h good h a d a l r e a d y been done in Philadelphia, and h o w i m m e n s e t h e good y e t r e m a i n i n g t o be done.

On o n e of t h e few occasions when he had some money with h i m , F r . Lelievre w a s robbed of it all on t h e p l a t f o r m of a t r a m w a y .

Well m i g h t he s a y : " W h o is poor, if I a m n o t p o o r ? "

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One s t o r y w h i c h w e q u o t e from M s g r . B e a u n a r d ' s a c c o u n t of h i s personal poverty, illustrates this fact. T h e Good M o t h e r a t Brooke lyn laid a plot w i t h a k i n d C a n a d i a n friend, a M r . M o r e a u , t o e n g a g e a t a i l o r t o come u n e x p e c t e d l y , t o seize upon t h e p o o r p r i e s t a n d measure him for a complete new s e t of clothes, r e g a r d l e s s of a n y t h i n g h e m i g h t s a y . F r . Lelievre thus relates t h e event: " T h e artist s e n t f o r fell upon h i s v i c t i m swiftly, a n d p a s s e d t h e m e a s u r e promptly around m y neck, regardless of m y p r o t e s t s . . . took t h e m e a s u r e for a g r e a t c o a t , t h e n a suit of walking clothes, still t u r n i n g a deaf e a r t o m e . " "Let him measure you, F a t h e r " s a i d M r . Moreau, " o r d e r w h a t e v e r y o u need, it will cost y o u n o t h i n g . " "Oh, jworthy Canadian—a good m a n w h o m a d e a f o r t u n e only t o s p e n d i t on c h a r i t y ! " (Continued on page 9)

MALAYA

CATHOLIC

LEADER,

SATURDAY,

14th DECEMBER, 1935.

Good Things We Must Have C O N T I N U E D FROM PAGE 1) "It may be said that as industry is , Wisdom from the Pa*t.

"But do not let us imagine that parliafamily life. It is the duty of employers ments and protocols can save, the world. now organised, this is not j "Neither lock-outs nor strikes should to pay fair wages, wages that will en"Men of character, of good character, able families to live in at least frugal _ ! be possible in a normal state of society, they only can bring relief and save the possible. Then » f ^ y . ^ ° comfort."

The "back to the land' world. But not even a good character reorganised.

Some and kmd>of ^ ™ * organised on Christian principles of between worker hisP *employer movement deserved encouragement, esjustice and charity, wherein wealth can be formed and be stable or perseverwould seem to be called for, a system should not be so concentrated in the pecially the endeavour to settle families which would be co-operative through- hands of a few as to bring the dependent ing without the aid of divine jrrace. We on the land with their own smallwant the 'Peace of Christ in the Kingout, giving the employed a stake in multitude into a condition bordering on dom of Christ.' His peace, which »s theholdings. the business." slavery, Wherein violence and indisci- stability of order—the fiixity of the The Archbishop's Address.

"In the light of the truths I have thus pline would be replaced by trustful soul in the love of God and of our neighThe Archbishop of Westminster bebour—must begin within: T h e Kinggan by saying that it was over two briefly sketched," the Archbishop con- following of rightful leaders, wherein all tinued, "we cannot do any ting but con- j should be duly subject to constitutional dom of God is within you.' But the years since the archbishop of the diocese authority. demn employers and businesses thr=it in peace of Christ means the cross—the had had the opportunity, through the energy of the Westminster Federation, their working deliberately ignore mora"We have learnt wisdom from our death of selfishness—and self-sacrificing lity and set aside the notions of justice of meeting his children and of discuspast experience, and I do not think that service especially of the needy and the sing with them the great social pro- and of liberty and of humaneness. class war amongst us is now so wide- poor and the oppressed." " ' I am not my brother's keeper.

It blems which occupy so much of their spread and bitter as to lead again to is no affair of mine how goods arc pro- such a desperate device as a general Finally, his Grace earnestly recomlives. On that occasion—-May 4, 1933— duced, or how commodities reach the mended frequent aittendance at Mass, the Catholic attitude towards the docstrike. It is a device which is wholly trines of materialism, the right ordering market.' Such words are unworthy of against charity, as my illustrious pre- over and above Sundays and holy-days, of family life, and the rights and duties humanity, and yet they are common decessor, Cardinal Bourne, pointed out j according to the scheme of the "Family enough, so thoroughly has ^he desire in 1926: it is unlawful because it nolds ! Mass Crusade," and urged his hearers of t h e worker were the subjects expounded. During the interval the social for gain escaped the control of consci- up a whole nation for the interests of a j to join such organisations as have "ocial ence. I don't ask whence my goods ! work in its various aspects for their question had not lessened in importance. section or class. j programme—social study, the chief Mankind, and every individual man, come.' And so one purcnases cheap "Therefore it is the duty of (very j concern of the Catholic Social Guild, regarded as God made him and as God blood-stained timber from Russia. Or, government, hGwever constituted to social charity such as occupies the great intends him to be and to become, claims 'It is no affair of mine to whom my enforce authority in such an event in Society of St. Vincent de Paoi. goods are sold.' So you may, with a and commands m y devotion and my order to avert disaster to the entire most strenuous zeal. For God's valua- .safe conscience send your munitions to The Layman's Responsibility. community: just as it is the duty of either or both sides of warring nations, tion of each single soul declares that it every government to intervene to Among the speakers who followed, regardless of justice or humanity. outweighs in worth the whole world. prevent the possible occasion of such Mr. Richard O'Sullivan, K.C., proposed The Root of All Evil.

The Christians' Starting-point. a strike—the exploitaton of the help- a vote of thanks to the speakers, and "This seems to me a murderous way "This then, and not the humanitarian less by the heartless. . . . contrasted the speeches that were of making money. Truly covetousview, furnishes the Christian startingmade that evening with the speeches ness is the root of all evils.

"We trust that more and more encourpoint of endeavour for social reform.

"Think, too, of the rampant injustice agement will be given to joint industrial • that used to be made in the Albert Hall It follows that w e ought to seek what involved in 'cornering' commodities in councils, which are the expression of a I in the days gone by when Catholics met God wills, we ought to seek justice and fundamental moral principle, and one | there. Then they were accustomed to social well-being. We ought to desire order to force prices up—grasping at and to labour that happiness may pre- gain from the needs of the poor. Or in step towards that professional organisa- j recite a sort of litany of achieveBut on the present occasion creating artificial scarcity by the des- tion of industry advocated by Pius XI i ments. vail among men; here and now, as well ! they had been talking about the moral a s hereafter. His will should be done truction of goods, of food-scuffs, grain in Quadragesimo Anno. ] and social failures of the day. and coffee and the rest, to Keep up the on earth as in Heaven . . . .

Professional Groups.

"As an immediate consequence, it fol- 1 market value. . . .

Mr. O'Sullivan asked to what °xtent "He urges that each profession shall perchance had this decline been due.to lows that, as far a s his fellow-men are "There is superabundance of the concerned, every man has a right in means of livelihood, but industry is so be encouraged to organise itself, includ- the default of the Catholic laymen, justice to a full human life. Because maladministered that the surplus has ing all engaged therein, and shall whether they had done everything that further be encouraged to manage its it was their responsibility to do in. order of his God-given nature, man has God- to be 'destroyed while multitudes are given rights as well as duties. These starving for the very floods destroyed. own affairs, while the State, relieved of to retain England in the tradition of her spring from his very constitution, or, We must revise our theories of produc- an infinity of occupations and duties great cathedrals, universities and law. as we say, are dictates of the natural tion and distribution, and nay more which do not properly belong to it and The Family Mass Crusade. law: his reason, even unaided by Reveattention to the laws of God than to which it cannot carry out efficiently, Members of families forming this lation, tells him of his claims on him- those of wealth, as taught by the one- shall be content to 'direct, watch, res- crusade, to which the Archbishop of train as circumstances suggest and self and on his fellow-men. time 'dismal science.'

Westminster refers above, receive a necessity demands.'

"He claims to start with the right to "Destruction of the means of life certificate of enrolment and sign the preserve and defend the integrity and surely indicates that there is some"On these lines we may hope for in- following promise: inviolability of his own person, and of thing abnormal, something radically dustrial peace. But it must be Desiring to consecrate ourselves to the family relation into which by God's wrong in the man-dictated course of founded on something higher and Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament ordinance, he enters for the perpetuamore durable than self-interest or events leading up to such an outrage." and to invoke a special blessing upon tion of the race. He cannot lawfully expediency: and there are few traces "On the principles we have considered, our home, we promise that our family consent to the mutilation of his faculties I say again, that the expectation of of the return of its true Christian will be represented at Holy Mass every and members either by private indivi- class by class is sinful. Deeper is the basis. week on at least one day which is duals or by public functionaries; he blackness of the guilt when t h e exploit"And what of international peace? not a day of obligation. cannot consent to the invasion of the ed class swells to the size of a nation or Can war be abandoned as a means of sanctity of his family by devices and a race—a weaker nation or a backward settling disputes among nations? Can There are no other formalities, badgpractices which, aiming at the roots of race. No people white or yf any other it ever be just? es, subscriptions, meetings, etc. Certifilife, mean death to the very race of colour has the prerogative to subdue or "If only a genuine collective peace , cates ... of enrolment may , be obtained by man. dominate or to coerce and exploit, even c J J rr ...

Right to a Full Life. in the name of civilisation, any other system were worked by sincere men of | sade, Convent of the Sacred Hearts, 34, goodwill, it should be possible to banish "I say that man, in normal circum- set of men, whether on t h ptea of West Hill, Highgate, London, N.6. war and make even a just war excepstances, has a right to a full human territorial expansion or of the need of (Catholic Herald, London). life. He has a right to a home and to raw materials for national industries tional if not impossible. a- developing family life . . . a home and markets. Other means of adjust"But we must clearly recognise that with a sense of security and stability, ment must be found which do not involve the exploitation of a weaker people by not a precarious possession from which injustice. a strong or imperialistic power is he may be ousted at short notice and altogether wrong. All the nations reWidespread Murder. unexpectedly. Far better than that his "Class hatred among fellow-citizens presented at the Berlin Conference in home should belong to him than that is sinful enough. But international 1855, and at that of Brussels in 1870, it should be an uninteresting and per- animosities, which are screened under calling Almighty God to witness haps ill-cared~for tenancy, for which he- the sacred love of the Motherland, are pledged themselves to make the interests pays rent. more sinful still because they lead to of the native population their first con"What a blessing to the nation, unjust wars and widespread murder. cern at least as far as Africa was conwhat a gain to health of body and False, unreasoning nationalism, disguis- cerned.

The later Saint-Germain soul, if we could procure proper ed as patriotism,makes men deny human Agreement has endorsed the same prinhomes for all our people, and, by pre- brotherhood and hate their fellow-men, ciple. We have, therefore, in this ference, houses owned by their in- children of the same Father. principle a collective acknowledgment dwellers; if, further, we could guar"Those parties or individual? who that all the nations form one human antee a spirit of self-reliance and of b- their gospel of hate are thus, engi- family under God and that ti;e stronger MERCANTILE INSTITUTE. due independence by giving each man neering a crash of human well-being, brethren are bound as by a racred a small property which he could cannot be otherwise described than as trust to protect and aid the weaker.

61, Waterloo Street, cultivate around his home. A dream, murderers on a general scale, for all Peace Is Positive.

Phone 5755. you will say, but a dream with much men who inflame passions **re murder"Peace is something positive: it is Has accommodation for boys from sense and reality in it, a dream which ers.

Hate and contempt are weapons not the mere absence of war: it is the Primary to Senior Cambridge and it would be worth while to make of death. natural family life between nations.

Commercial. Astounding results in come true.

"Yet war as a means of vindicating We should, therefore, promote peace, public examinations. not jonly by direct action to make war "Again I say, a man has a right in justice and as a last resource may be AFTERNOON CLASSES: Shortrighteous.

What about class warfare? impossible but by fostering those justice to a full human life. Therefore hand, Typewriting, Book-Keeping and relations which more and more ensure no man or group of men has the right The same rule applies. Unjust aggother Commercial Subjects taught. peace as a necessary condition of t o exploit any other man or group of ression may always be resisted and EVENING CLASSES: For all living." men, i.e., to use other persons merely should, even in the interests of the aggCommercial Subjects and Practical for selfish advantage or gain. What- ressor who unless checked and punished English Classes for Adults based on After pointing out that man, fallen ever be the social position or plutocra- would go on from bad to worse.

Basic English. tical power of the employer, he has not, "So with industrial strife. If lock- but redeemed, could not rise abovs. sin LANGUAGES: Latin and French or should not have, the legal right to outs can be just under certain circum- and disorder unless he realised all dependence on God, Mgr. Hinsley taught by a former teacher of use his employees as mere commodities. stances, so can strikes. If the employ- human went on: Raffles and St. Joseph's Institutions If there be men or companies of men ers can combine, the workmen may EVENING CAMBRIDGE CLASHES: who seek to make as much money as also do so in their own defence.

"We must one and all be convinced These classes will commence prothey can out of other men—to swell "But the whole conception of reces- of our duty to work for social justice. vided sufficient number of students dividends at the expense of the toilers sarily rival interests is wrong. What No member of society can dispense himenrol —then such men and such comfir.nies we want is co-operation throughout. self from doing what he can o remedy are unjust in their aims and actions.

If the labourer cannot live without the social injustice, to prevent s o r a l sin.

Commercial and Evening CamA Proper Wage. employer, the employer as such would bridge Classes are open to girls.

"The catechism tells us of the "The wage system itself is not unjust, surely cease to exist witnout the Religious instructions given to We repeat.

Employers heinousness of sharing in another's but, when it exists, the wage should be labourer.

Catholic Children guided by a sin and if we" live and thrive in a a proper wage. And a fair and just should recognise the workers* right to Catholic Minister. social order which is rife with injustw a g e should be sufficient to enable the a fair wage, enough for the support of "The best known and the largest working man, the employee, to live his j a normal human family, to be arranged ice, and care little about its wrongful school"—Straits Times/Free Press. trend and its wrongful deeds, wc may full humane life, sufficient to enable him j for, as is often done, by a pool for For particulars apply to Director not escape sinning by co-operation or and his family to live in frugal comfort j 'family endowment' or some sort of of Studies. by grave omission. and decency. social insurance. u

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VOCATION TO MARRIED LIFE.

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THE FAMILY IS THE FOUNDATION OF STATE AND KINGDOM T g V E R Y B O D Y h a s a vocation, a n d love which will make any sacrifice all vocations a r e essentially one easy.

— t o know, t o love a n d t o s e r v e God Titles, honours, wealth, position, —and t h i s knowledge, love a n d personal c h a r m s , a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s ; service i s first a n d foremost t h e w i t h o u t t h e blessing of God and d u t y of each individual, so t h a t m u t u a l love can mean only failure. none can p u t t h e entire b l a m e of H a v i n g t o live t o g e t h e r until h i s f a i l u r e in t h e s e m a t t e r s on d e a t h t h o r o u g h a g r e e m e n t is r e another. cessary. T h i s cannot be expected B u t God did n o t m a k e us t o live in t h e absence of t h e essential— our whole lives a s solitary indivi- love, s t r o n g love, m u t u a l love, d u a l s ; f r o m H i m also come t h e sacrificing love—in o t h e r w o r d s to i n s t i t u t i o n of t h e family a n d t h e love a n d be loved. T h i s is q u i t e a S t a t e . Consequently in our family different t h i n g from i t s m e r e semlife a n d in our. public life w e m u s t blances—emotion, fascination, p a s a l s o k n o w God's will, we m u s t seek j sion—which a r e not love. T h e y lack t h e continual, u n w a v e r i n g t o please a n d s e r v e Him. union of h e a r t s a n d wills t h a t E v e r y b o d y ' s vocation t h e n , i s c h a r a c t e r i s e t h e love of Holy t h e loving service of God; b u t t o M a t r i m o n y — t h e flow and reflow c a r r y out o u r vocation in i t s fullest of love t h a t gives joyous happiness m e a s u r e of perfection, w e m u s e while filling t h e h e a r t . B u t , t h e s e e k light from God, a n d h a v e t h e u n i t y of love is not enough, l t r i g h t m o t i v e s f o r e m b r a c i n g it. m u s t be s t r e n g t h e n e d by u n i t y of I n t h e o r d i n a r y course of life, religion, religious belief and sancvocation, according to God's will, t i t y of life, o t h e r w i s e a bridgeless i s t h e m a r r i e d s t a t e . T h a t is n e - c h a s m e x i s t s . c e s s a r y for t h e propagation of Mere n a t u r a l love, no m a t t e r m a n k i n d a s well a s for t h e contin u a n c e of t h e C h u r c h . I t can be, how strong, is insufficient t o s u s h a s been, a n d is a vocation of tain t h e t r i a l s , sorrows and diffiS a n c t i t y . T h e n u m b e r of m a r r i e d culties of m a r r i e d life. Many forliving S a i n t s to-day exceeds t h a t get t h i s in t i m e of courtship, a n d of a n y o t h e r calling. The n a m e s God is not consulted by p r a y e r of Canonised S a i n t s who h a d r e - and by t h e reception of the s a c r a ceived t h e s a c r a m e n t of M a t r i - m e n t s .

Religious indifference, selfishm o n y a r e found in t h e Canon of t h e M a s s , a n d i n t h e Lives of t h e ness, love for excitement a n d S a i n t s for e v e r y m o n t h of t h e pleasure, b a d temper, are seldom cured by m a r r i a g e , of course, t h e r e year.

T h e m u t u a l a t t r a c t i o n of a m a n h a v e been miracles of God's g r a c e , and a w o m a n which t e n d s t o w a r d s but such miracles a r e not t h e orm a r r i a g e is one of t h e m o s t p o w e r - d i n a r y course. Marriage includes ful of m e n t a l forces. A s t h e a t r e m e n d o u s responsibility t o t h e f a m i l y is t h e foundation of all wedded pair, t o t h e children—resocial o r d e r a n d g o v e r n m e n t , so it s u l t i n g in happiness or m i s e r y — | i s m o s t fitting t h a t t h e bond, in both unspeakable. Good p a r e n t s They | w h i c h t h e f a m i l y itself is founded, realize t h e i r apostolate. s h o u l d b e a powerful influence— w a t c h over t h e first d a w n i n g of capable of inducing t h o s e under reason to t u r n t h e i r children's i t s s w a y t o g r e a t , even, heroic, a c t s h e a r t s t o God. They confirm t h e i r of self-denial; a n d n o t m e r e l y of | words by t h e example of C h r i s i n s p i r i n g single actions, b u t also t i a n v i r t u e s . A visit to such a home, no m a t t e r how humble, ?s .of p r o d u c i n g a complete c h a n g e of a n effective sermon without w o r d s . outlook, sufficient t o modify t h e whole f u t u r e life. A l t h o u g h m a n y Surely t h e Vocation to M a r r i e d o f t h e e x t r e m e sacrifices a s c r i b e d Life is high, magnificent, a n d even t o h u m a n love m a y p e r h a p s only sublime!

T h e devil, t h e world and sene x i s t in t h e p a g e s of fiction, still t h e w r i t e r s of t h o s e fictions a r e sual pleasures will strive for m a s w i t n e s s e s t o t h e ideal, not only of t e r y in t h e children. W h a t a w h a t t h e y t h e m s e l v e s feel p o s - privilege for p a r e n t s to be, n o t sible, b u t also of w h a t t h e y h o p e only g u a r d i a n s of t h e i r v i r t u e s , will find a n echo in t h e h e a r t s of b u t t r a i n e r s of it, t o be associated w i t h t h e i r C r e a t o r in the w o r k of their readers.

T h i s g r e a t motive force h a s t h e i r sanctification. been given in o r d e r t h a t a m a n If you would know what h a p p y homes should be, and a w o m a n , w h e n u n i t i n g t o g e t h e r f o r life in t h e bond of m a r Or probe t h e cause of ill we r i a g e , m a y b e willing, w i t h God's daily see, g r a c e , t o u n d e r t a k e any, even t h e Go and behold with mental gaze m o s t painful and l a s t i n g of s a c r i and a w e fices if only it will lead t h e i r p a r t W h a t a n g e l s rev'rent, oft in ner t o a h i g h e r life and an i n c r e a s e N a z a r e t h saw o f God's g r a c e .

B e n e a t h t h e roof where J e s u s It is for t h i s reason also t h a t childhood passed, there h a s been i n s t i t u t e d t h e W h e r e M a r y dwelt, and J o s e p h period of " e n g a g e m e n t " so t h a t b r e a t h ' d his last, t h e t w o m a y seriously s t u d y e a c h other's c h a r a c t e r , and thus m a y And learn t h e r e f r o m how ev'ry home should prove learn how t h e y can b e s t help t h a t A s h r i n e of peace, a place of joy other t o self r e s t r a i n t a n d g r e a t e r and love! virtue, w h i l e a c q u i r i n g t h a t f r u e

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MILKMAID" MILK

TEACH T H E C H I L D T H E O F GIVING.

JOY

/ C H R I S T M A S h a s come t o m e a n gift g i v i n g . Because in some circles t h i s practice h a s been j highly commercialised is n o reason j w h y t h e Catholic child should b e | robbed of t h e spiritual significance I of t h e c u s t o m . F r o m t h e b e g i n i n g | t h e child should be t a u g h t t h e j spiritual origin of gift g i v i n g a n d I i t s c o m m e m o r a t i o n of t h e g r e a t e s t of all g i f t s t o m a n , t h e C h r i s t Child.

I n s t e a d of h a v i n g t h e children j u s t g o out and b u y gifts, let t h e m m a k e t h e m . In h i s essay on Gifts, E m e r s o n s a y s : "The only gift is a p o r t i o n of thyself. T h e r e f o r e t h e p o e t b r i n g s his p o e m ; t h e f a r m e r , c o r n ; t h e sailor, coral a n d s h e l l s ; t h e p a i n t e r his p i c t u r e ; t h e girl, a h a n d k e r chief of h e r own sewing. B u t it is a cold, lifeless business w h e n you go to t h e s h o p s t o buy s o m e t h i n g which does n o t r e p r e s e n t y o u r life and t a l e n t . " C h r i s t m a s is t h e season of good will and good c h e e r when t h e child can be t a u g h t t o give a w a y some of his m o s t cherished t o y s a n d playthings t o t h o s e less f o r t u n a t e .

Let t h e children h a v e t h e fun of getting up a Christmas basket, for which t h e y will be wholly r e s ponsible.

I t m a y contain s w e e t s from among t h e i r own gifts o r p u r c h a s ed from t h e i r s a v i n g s ; s o m e of their used books, toys, g a m e s a n d perhaps s o m e clothing w h i c h is in good condition a l t h o u g h w o r n . T h e basket m a y be for a p a r t i c u l a r child o r i t m a y be sent t o one of the many homes where hundreds of eager children await t h e kindness of u n k n o w n friends.

Until t h e child h a s experienced t h e joy of g i v i n g generously w h a t he prizes m o s t h e h a s n o t learned t h e spiritual significance of C h r i s t mas.

BOTH. The ragged tramp made his way to the front door and knocked. The door opened and a young man confronted the tramp.

"Well," he said, "what do you want, work or breakfast?"

"Both if you please, sir!" replied the tramp. The young man disaoneared into the house and returned bearing a loaf of home-made bread.

"Here," said he, "eat this and you'll have both."

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TOO EARLY ONCE. They had one of their usual tiffs because hubby was home late for dinner.

"You're always late," she said indignantly. "You were late at the church the day we were married."

"Yes," he answered bitterly, "but I wasn't late enough."

RECIPES. Fish Pudding.

G r e a s e a mould thoroughly, t h e n line w i t h browned bread crumbs.

W a s h , peel, a n d boil some potatoes. P u t a haddock or o t h e r salt fish in cold w a t e r in a pan, a n d allow it t o come slowly to t h e boil t o e x t r a c t t h e salt. Take up, r e m o v e all skin a n d bone, and chop it finely. Mix w i t h it a n equal q u a n t i t y of m a s h e d potatoes, one ounce of dripping, a little pepper, a n d one r a w e g g ; m i x well.

P u t into t h e g r e a s e d mould lined with b r e a d c r u m b s , a n d bake for twenty minutes.

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Melt a l a r g e piece of dripping o r lard in a p a n until i t is t h r o u g h l y hot. Well clean a plaice, cut off fins, head, a n d t a i l ; remove t h e black skin, s c r a p e t h e white, strip t h e fish off t h e bones, cut into good-sized pieces. W a s h in cold w a t e r , t h e n well d r y a n d flour it.

M a k e a little flour i n t o a smooth stiff b a t t e r w i t h milk. Dip t h e fish i n t o t h e b a t t e r , t h e n p u t into t h e h o t fat, f r y for five or seven m i n u t e s , a n d d r a i n on w h i t e paper.

To Boil F i s h .

T h o r o u g h l y clean t h e fish, scraping t h e skin t o r e m o v e scales, t a k ing o u t t h e inside a n d eyes, a n d c u t t i n g off t h e fins. W a s h well, t h e n d r y , t i e in a cloth a n d place in t h e p a n w i t h sufficient w a t e r to cover, a d d i n g a little s a l t ; boil very g e n t l y a n d allow t e n m i n u t e s to each pound. A s t h e w a t e r boils, r e m o v e t h e scum. T a k e up, drain, and s e r v e e i t h e r plain or w i t h melted b u t t e r poured o v e r it.

P u t all w h i t e fish into cold w a t e r . Salmon is a l w a y s placed in warm water.

THE REASON. Discontented Wife: "Several of the men whom I refused when I married you are richer than you are now."

Husband: "That's why." * * * * * NOT WANTED. Customer: " Give me something for a headache."

Chemist: " Sorry, we don't buy them."

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A CONSCIENCE. A woman went into a draper's shop one day to purchase three yards of lace.

"I want three yards of lace, please," said she to the clerk.

"Busy now, ma'm," he replied, 'wind off three yards yourself."

"I won't know how much to get," says she.

"Oh, take as much as your conscience will allow you."

Finally when he came to her she had fifty yards wound.

"Well, ma'm, I always knew a woman had a long conscience, but I never knew it was fifty yards."

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GERMAN BISHOP ARRESTED WHILE PREPARING TO t h e cause of t h i s decision. In t h e of t h e S t u t t g a r t p a p e r t h e A D M I N I S T E R C O N F I R M A T I O N instance CORRESPONDENCE Episcopal See of W u e r t t e m b e r g , in MEISSEN ORDINARY NOT PERMITTED TO EXPLAIN INTERRUPTION. OTHERS OF CLERGY A N D

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R o t t e m b u r g on t h e N e c k a r , had a financial i n t e r e s t , which a u t o m a t i c ally m e a n t it h a d to s t o p publication u n d e r t h e new rulings. Significantly enough circulation h a d been m a i n t a i n e d on a n even level ever since t h e Nazis c a m e t o power, showing t h a t t h e Catholic r e a d e r s were d e t e r m i n e d t o uphold t h e i r c u s t o m a r y p a p e r in t h e face of Nazi a g i t a t i o n .

In Danzig, t h e Nazis recently confiscated a n issue of t h e local Catholic daily c a r r y i n g t h e r e p o r t s of t h e last eminently successful Catholic convention t h e r e .

More a n d m o r e it becomes obvious, a s D r . W a l d e m a r Gurian, a G e r m a n Catholic publicist now living in Switzerland a n d well known for his s t a n d a r d w o r k on Bolshevism, p u t s it in his latest book on "Bolshevism a s a World D a n g e r , " t h a t t h e r e is " n o essential difference between b r o w n a n d red Bolshevism." The r e m a r k a b l e book, published by t h e V i t a NovaV e r l a g in Lucerne, Switzerland, analyzes b o t h Bolshevism and Nazism under t h e i r common a s pects. D r . G u r i a n w h o h a s spent m a n y y e a r s in Russia a n d knows conditions t h e r e from personal e x perience j u s t a s i n t i m a t e l y a s t h o s e in p r e s e n t - d a y a n d p r e - w a r Germ a n y comes to t h e conclusion\that basically t h e t w o philosophies a r e identical, in t h e i r p o i n t s of depart u r e a s well a s in t h e i r m e t h o d s .

By constitution t h e y a r e b o t h u n compromising foes of C h r i s t .

WHAT A MOCKERY! T h e Editor, Malaya Catholic L e a d e r , Singapore, S.S. D e a r Sir, Apropos y o u r N o t e s a n d C o m m e n t s in y o u r i s s u e d a t e d N o v e m b e r 3 0 t h , let m e a d d m y h u m b l e p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e proposal, t h a t h a s already received official s a n c tion, t o erect a t a l k i e hall by t h e side of t h e C e m e t e r y of S t . Michael in I p o h . Such a project is objectionable not only t o Catholics b u t t o all C h r i s t i a n s a n d o t h e r s w i t h a sense of reference for t h e dead.

H o w would o n e like t h e solemn r i t e s a n d p r a y e r s of a Catholic burial service b e i n g accompanied b y dance m u s i c a n d jovial t u n e s , a n d t h e m o a n i n g a n d weeping of sad h e a r t s a n s w e r e d b y l a u g h t e r and song?

The former bring h o m e t o us t h e realities of l i f e ; t h e l a t t e r t e m p t u s t o forget ourselves, f o r g e t t h e dead. W h a t a m o c kery!

H o w could a m a n w h o values a n expression of s y m p a t h y f r o m a fellow-creature in h i s own b e r e a v e m e n t b e so h e a r t l e s s a s t o b e i n s t r u m e n t a l in s e t t i n g u p in t h e vicinity of a burial g r o u n d a m o n u m e n t of mockery t o t h e h o n o u r e d dead?

Y o u r s faithfully, LIP SENG ONN. Ipoh, 4-12-35.

Schreiber, who w a s one of Bishop L e g g e ' s predecessors in t h e Meissen See w e n t t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s in 1926 t o obtain financial support from G e r m a n - A m e r i c a n Catholics.

T h e a r r e s t of B i s h o p L e g g e was b u t t h e climax of a new series of a r r e s t s a n d court t r i a l s of clergy and Religious in various p a r t s of G e r m a n y . M o t h e r Superior A n n a B r u e g g e m a n n w a s sentenced to t w o y e a r s in jail a n d fined $16,000 by a Berlin court for alleged illegal currency transactions; Father B a u m a n n , S.J., of B a m b e r g , Bavaria, t o five weeks in jail because of " s e r m o n s hostile t o t h e government."

In Heide Holstein, t h e local Catholic pastor, Father Boecke, w a s t a k e n into custody a p p a r e n t l y for no o t h e r r e a s o n b u t t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y o u t h of t h e t o w n is solidly organized in Catholic g r o u p s a n d refuses t o j o i n t h e Hitler Youth groups.

In Essen R u h r , a priest, w h o s e n a m e w a s FR. E. LELIEVRE A N D THE LITTLE SISTERS. not mentioned in t h e p r e s s , was (Continued from page 6) fined $80 because h e h a d p e r m i t t e d Y e t t h e worker, so poor himself, "God, t h e F a t h e r A l m i g h t y " blesst h r e e m e m b e r s of a local Catholic labour g r o u p to p a r t i c i p a t e in a h a d done m a r v e l s . T h i r t e e n houses ed F r . Lelievre's w o r k s , it is well procession dressed in t h e g a r b had been founded in t h e United t o learn from t h i s p a s s a g e a t w h a t denoting this membership.

S t a t e s by his efforts w h e n he left a cost t o himself t h e w o r k m a n Only in t h e m o r n i n g information C a m p a i g n of Vilification. for F r a n c e in 1872, a n d in t h e laboured.

-of t h e Bishop's a r r e s t w a s conU p t o t h e l a s t m o m e n t before h e Simultaneously, t h e Nazi offi- May of t h a t y e a r he w r o t e : " T h e veyed b o t h t o t h e Apostolic Nuncio work of t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s here h a s left for E u r o p e , h e w a s still e n e r cials continue t h e i r c a m p a i g n of in Berlin a n d t o t h e A r c h b i s h o p of ! his s y s t e m a t i c vilification a g a i n s t t h e succeeded f a r - b e y o n d w h a t I e v e r getically active, a l t h o u g h T a d e r b o r n , w h o is primarily interThe thirteen houses h e a l t h w a s so broken t h a t h e Church.

B a l d u r von Schirach, expected. e s t e d i n t h e Meissen diocese, t h e h e a d of t h e H i t l e r Y o u t h , in an founded in t h i s c o n t i n e n t a r e all n e v e r fully recovered.

S t . Boniface home mission society a d d r e s s delivered in L i m b u r g an t h e possessors of t h e e s t a b l i s h H i s last l e t t e r from A m e r i c a a t w h i c h gives ample s u p p o r t t o t h e d e r L a h n , a Catholic stronghold m e n t s t h e y occupy, or of t h e l a n d ^diaspora district of Meissen being a n d Episcopal See, r e p e a t e d his on which t h e y will build when n e - t h i s t i m e described t h e c e r e m o n y located in Paderborn. Some time often r e i t e r a t e d s t a t e m e n t , often cessary. I f I w e r e t o s a y w h a t of l a y i n g t h e first stone of t h e home at Washington and an .ago b o t h t h e Vicar General of e n o u g h refuted, t h a t t h e y o u t h of s u m s I h a v e paid out d u r i n g t h e s e e n o r m o u s " q u e t e " organised f o r M e i s s e n u n d F r a n z L e g g e , who is G e r m a n y m u s t b e " n o t Catholic, t h r e e y e a r s , it would s u r p a s s all t h e ceremony. " T h i r t y men, w e a r B i s h o p L e g g e ' s b r o t h e r a n d Secre- not P r o t e s t a n t , b u t only G e r m a n . " belief. Such a success a n d all it i n g a r o s e t t e a t t h e b u t t o n - h o l e t a r y General of t h e St. Boniface S c h i r a c h w e n t on by s a y i n g t h a t d e m a n d s I a d m i t is o v e r w h e l m i n g ; a n d a r m e d w i t h old cigar b o x e s t o Society, w e r e a r r e s t e d . t h e n a t i o n w a s now " u n i t e d in its I w o n d e r I h a v e not been killed, collect in, w e n t a m o n g t h e c r o w d R e a s o n for A r r e s t . f a i t h in H i t l e r . . . . W h o e v e r serves b u t I m u s t s a y I a m t i r e d . " " P e o w h e r e t h e r e w e r e m o r e black peoH i t l e r , serves G e r m a n y , whoever I t is a s s u m e d in informed quarple called us fools a n d o u r e n t e r - ple t h a n w h i t e , m o r e l a b o u r e r s t e r s t h a t t r a n s a c t i o n s in connec- s e r v e s Germany, serves G o d ! " No } prise follyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now it is w e w h o h a v e t h a n townfolk. T h e y elbowed t h e i r tion w i t h t h e amortization of loans contradiction is possible u n d e r t h e been wise, for we w e r e r i g h t t o w a y a b o u t , t h e i r c i g a r boxes soon c o n t r a c t e d abroad by t h e St. Boni- Nazi r e g i m e allegedly based on a t r u s t in .Godâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the F a t h e r A l filled, and r e s o u n d i n g w i t h m o r e face Society a r e t h e cause of these recognition of C h r i s t i a n principles. m i g h t y .

It is t o H i m t h a t we pennies t h a n dollars. A J e s u i t arrests.

Bishop Legge's a r r e s t Dr* Wilhelm F r i c k , Nazi Secre- m u s t give t h a n k s . " F a t h e r preached showing f r o m t h e -shows t h a t t h e Nazi a u t h o r i t i e s t a r y of t h e Interior, is probably " Y e t , " he w r i t e s , " I recalled chiefly responsible for anti-Catholic how t h a t debt of 38,000 dollars at| p u l p i t how t h e h i s t o r y of t h e L i t a r e n o longer held back by any t l e S i s t e r s w a s a series of m i r a c l e s , c o n s i d e r a t i o n s of respect for t h e legislation in G e r m a n y to-day. In Philadelphia weighed on my h i g h office of church dignitaries a r e c e n t speech delivered in Kob- shoulders. I t o t t e r e d under t h e t h e i r life a visible s e r m o n a n d a n d a r e u s i n g every m e a n s in t h e i r lenz, Rhineland, h e once m o r e in- burden, I suffered agonizing a n - t h e i r work t h e m o s t excellent of a t t e m p t t o discredit t h e Catholic sisted t h a t "public life, h a d t o be xiety, " m y t e e t h c h a t t e r e d w i t h social activities. T h e e n o r m o u s C h u r c h in t h e public eye. T h e ar- freed of confessional influences" fear, and fevers of d o u b t over- collection realised 400 dollars a n d I h a d n o t h i n g t o do b u t bow a n d r e s t , if a t all necessary, could a n d t h a t no exceptions could be whelmed m e .

I w a s ridden by e a s i l y h a v e been b r o u g h t about m a d e for t h e c h u r c h e s . H e t h u s black n i g h t m a r e , I t r e m b l e d w i t h r e t u r n t h a n k s . " H i s w a r m h e a r t w a s a t once a f t e r t h e S a c r a m e n t of Confirma- r e f e r r e d t o t h e sterilization law giddiness on t h e edge of t h e p r e surprised a n d delighted w h e n , on t i o n h a d been administered. Bishop forced on Catholics in G e r m a n y in cipice, and a t t i m e s w a s even op L e g g e h a s been known for quite s p i t e of t h e Concordat stipulations pressed by despair. I asked m y - l a n d i n g a t B r e s t in t h e n i g h t , h i s to t h e contrary. s o m e t i m e as one of t h e most self, h a d I deceived t h e honest feet h a d scarcely touched t h e d e t e r m i n e d opponents of Nazism.

One of t h e oldest Catholic news- w o r k m e n w h o could n e v e r be paid earth when he was greeted and I t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o recall t h a t p a p e r s of G e r m a n y , t h e Deutsches and w h o had t r u s t e d t o m y signa- t a k e n possession of b y t w o L i t t l e t h e Meissen Cathedral is a so- Volksblatt, of S t u t t g a r t , h a s been t u r e ? H a d I not abused t h e con- S i s t e r s of t h e Poor. T h e y h a d called simultaneous c h u r c h , be- forced to discontinue publication, fidence of t h e B i s h o p ? H a d I laid been a w a i t i n g h i m all t h a t d a y and l o n g i n g b o t h to t h e Catholics and a s f r o m N o v e m b e r 1. T h e paner a s n a r e for public c h a r i t y a n d all t h e d a y before t h a t , a n d w e r e t o t h e P r o t e s t a n t s of t h a t town. w a s in its e i g h t y - s e v e n t h y e a r . The compromised t h e n a m e of our d e t e r m i n e d t o b e t h e first t o m e e t Only t h e choir stalls a n d a few r u l i n g s of t h e Nazi P r e s s C h a m b e r dear, good L i t t l e S i s t e r s ? H a d 1 h i m , t h o u g h it w a s a n h o u r p a s t pews a r e available for t h e Catholic c h a i r m a n , W a l t e r A m a n n , close not t a k e n t h e n a m e of o u r P a t r o r m i d n i g h t . T h e y b r o u g h t h i m a t c h u r c h - g o e r s while t h e r e m a i n i n g friend of Chancellor Hitler, preand P r o t e c t o r St. J o s e p h in vain, once in t r i u m p h t o t h e i r h o u s e , space of t h e Cathedral is reserved v e n t i n g Catholic p a p e r s from dep r o m i s i n g a f u t u r e of which I w h i c h w a s one whose f o u n d a t i o n s for t h e P r o t e s t a n t c o m m u n i t y . The v o t i n g t h e i r p r i m a r y i n t e r e s t and h e h a d laid sixteen y e a r s b e f o r e , t h e n knew n o t h i n g ? " a t t e n t i o n t o Catholic m a t t e r s and Meissen diocese is t h e poorest in a n d which h e h a d never seen since.

In t h e face of t h e m a n y and <Jermany. I t will be r e m e m b e r e d i n h i b i t i n g church o w n e r s h i p or ( T o be continued.) t h a t t h e late Most Rev. Christian co-ownership of such p a p e r s , a r e marvellous successes w i t h which

Amsterdam. | T H E a r r e s t of t h e M o s t Rev. P e t r u s L e g g e , Bishop of Meissen, w a s p e r p e t r a t e d b y t h e Nazi police in A l t e n b u r g , Saxony, while t h e B i s h o p w a s about t o a d m i n i s t e r t h e S a c r a m e n t of Confirmation, -according t o information received here.

T h e B i s h o p w a s engaged in conv e r s a t i o n w i t h m e m b e r s of t h e local clergy a n d laity w h o h a d arr a n g e d a reception for h i m in t h e C a t h o l i c p a r i s h house of t h a t little t o w n festively decorated for t h e occasion w h e n a public p r o s e c u t o r a n d a police a g e n t a r r i v e d from Berlin. T h e y asked t o see t h e Bishop a t once and t h e n p r e s e n t e d h i m w i t h t h e w a r r a n t for h i s arr e s t . T h e Bishop was immediately t a k e n d o w n t h r o u g h a back stair^way t o t h e police car w i t h o u t even T>eing p e r m i t t e d t o offer explanations t o h i s associates. T h e police -car b e i n g open, t h e Bishop's req u e s t t o u s e his own limousine w a s g r a n t e d . A t 4 a.m. t h e Moabit prison in Berlin was reached and t h e B i s h o p locked up in a cell like .a common prisoner. ?

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THE CHURCH A N D WAR-

E n g l a n d and France have the l i o n ' s share i n A f r i c a does n o t a l t e r t h e i r obligations t o w a r d s their proteges. A b o u t 1880, by a n a c c o r d , m a d e a t Berlin, b e t ween all E u r o p e a n colonising p o w e r s , definite zones of i n fluence w e r e d r a w n u p t o avoid friction between these same powers in future. There was no question, at the time, for England a n d F r a n c e of " g r a b b i n g t h e l i o n ' s s h a r e " of A f r i c a .

The l a r g e r zones w e r e g i v e n t h e m for t h e v e r y simple reason t h a t b o t h n a t i o n s w e r e t h e first t w o colonising powers w h o could at that t i m e assume c o l o n i z a t i o n o n a w i d e r scale.

Italy n o t having s e n t a delegate t o t h e C o n f e r e n c e g o t n o t h i n g . I n f a c t , she is q u i t e a n e w - c o m e r as a colonising force.

All that H i s Grace Archbishop H i n s l e y m e a n t t o say, a n d said in his l e t t e r is t h a t E n g l a n d has l o y a l l y s t r i v e n t o realize t h e ideal of c o l o n i z a t i o n i n t r e a t i n g those races ( A f r i c a n s ) as a sacred t r u s t t h o u g h , like F r a n c e , she h a d t h e lion's p a r t , i.e. a l a r g e r area t o c o l o n i z e i n A f r i c a a n d conseq u e n t l y heavier responsibilities t o s h o u l d e r . T h e w o r d " g r a b " was

A Kuala L u m p u r corresponde n t s u b s c r i b i n g himself 'Piously P e r p l e x e d ' p r o b e s again i n t o t h e vexatious and often-vindicated subject of t h e "Pope and the I t a l o - A b y s s i n i a n D i s p u t e / ' in a l e t t e r a p p e a r i n g i n t h e Straits T i m e s of 3 0 t h N o v e m b e r . T h e nom-de-plume 'Piously Perplexed suggests a n a p t expression piously added t o perplex, if posw h i c h obviously gives t h e clue t o sible t h e i n c a u t i o u s r e a d e r . — Pointing to other illogical his p e r p l e x e d m i n d .

T o begin discrepancies, o u r 'piously perw i t h , w e m a y i n f o r m o u r bep l e x e d ' c r i t i c q u o t e s M r .

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S. B. nighted critic that piety and G l o v e r , a c o r r e s p o n d e n t t o t h e p e r p l e x i t y c a n n o t be co-existent N e w S t a t e s m a n a n d N a t i o n . under accepted normal condiW i t h o u t b o t h e r i n g t o find o u t t i o n s , since t h e f o r m e r , by e l e v a t i n g ones finer p o w e r s c a n w h a t p r o p o r t i o n o f ' g r e y m a t t e r ' p r o d u c e n o t h i n g but c l a r i t y a n d M r . G l o v e r has t o enable h i m t o pronouncements c o n v i c t i o n , Soliloquizing w i t h i n criticise p a p a l o n m o r a l issues, w e m a y set his t h e p r i c i n c t s of a ' R e d H o u s e ' fears a t rest hy r e minding him m a y be tolerated, b u t rushing t h a t w h e n t h e P o p e speaks ex i n t o p r i n t t o v e n t i l a t e specious cathedra' w i t h t h e c l a i m of and m i s c o n c e i v e d n o t i o n s on infallibility, h e addresses the ^ n a t t e r s of m o m e n t , savours of F a i t h f u l w h o c o m e w i t h i n t he p a l a v e r i n g t h a t helps t o g e t nop a l e of t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h .

As body anywhere. f o r t h e t a u n t i n g suggestion t h a t R e f e r r i n g t o a r e c e n t l e t t e r of H i s Holiness a w a i t e d t h e finding A r c h b i s h o p H i n s l e y in T h e T i m e s o f t h e L e a g u e as t o w h o w a s c u l ( L o n d o n ) w h i c h w a s r e p r o d u c e d p a b l e in t h e I t a l o - E t h i o p i a n c o n b y t h e S t r a i t s T i m e s of N o v e m - flict before denouncing that b e r 2 2 n d , o u r c r i t i c q u o t e s t h e p a r t y , w e m a y f r a n k l y declare (following p a s s a g e : — " T h e m o r a l t h a t o u r critic's preconceived j u s t i f i c a t i o n of colonisation lies i n p r e j u d i c e f o r t h e P a p a c y a n d t h e t r e a t i n g those ( b a c k w a r d ) races C a t h o l i c C h u r c h renders clear E n g l a n d , r e a s o n i n g q u i t e impossible w i t h as a s a c r e d t r u s t .

I hold, b y i n d i r e c t r u l e a n d c o n - h i m .

Supposing even t h a t the siderate measures of a d m i n i s t r a - P o p e h a d deliberately refrained t i o n , h a s loyally s t r i v e n t o realise f r o m m a k i n g a n y p r o n o u n c e t h i s i d e a l " — w h i l e in a later m e n t o n t h e E t h i o p i a n W a r , w h o paragraph h e says, " C o n s i d e r c o u l d reasonably b l a m e h i m f o r these f a c t s . E n g l a n d a n d F r a n c e i t ? A j u d g e c a n p r o n o u n c e o n h a v e t h e lion's share of A f r i c a . " t h e m e r i t s of a d i s p u t e o n l y w h e n W e fail t o see a n y conflict of t h e 'parties' apply to him. T h e *ense o r illogicality of t h e asser- P o p e w a s n o t p r o v i d e d w i t h t h e tions o f H i s G r a c e t h e A r c h - m a t e r i a l s o n this d i s p u t e t o give bishop o f W e s t m i n s t e r w h o has a specific v e r d i c t as w a s t h e case m a d e t w o s t a t e m e n t s t h a t are i n t h e G r a n C h a c a o i n c i d e n t . H e entirely independent of each is j u s t i n t h e position of a n y o u t other. sider w h o c a n f o r m a provisional P o w e r s w h o u n d e r t a k e t h e j u d g m e n t b u t w h o c a n n o t rush colonisation o f b a c k w a r d c o u n t - t o a d m o n i s h t h e parties w i t h o u t ries m u s t h a v e in v i e w n o t o n l y t h e full k n o w l e d g e of t h e merits t h e benefit w h i c h c o m e s t o t h e m - o f t h e case. T h e C2se has n o t been selves f r o m s u c h an enterprise a r g u e d before h i m as it has been b u t also t h e Welfare o f t h e peoples b e f o r e t h e L e a g u e . A n d t h e r e w h o m t h e y t a k e u n d e r their f o r e i t is childish t o e x p e c t t h e jurisdiction and protection. T h a t (Continued on page 11) y

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INTERNATIONAL

E U C H A R I S T I C C O N G R E S S — FASCISM O R Commonwealth of t h e Philippines.

T h e inauguration of t h e Comm o n w e a l t h of t h e Philippines opens a new p a g e in t h e h i s t o r y of t h e F a r E a s t ; a p a g e on which m a y b e recorded t h e advent of a new regime, t h e b i r t h of a n e w n a t i o n . I t is left for t i m e to prove t h e capabilities of t h i s people in t h e n e w era t h a t h a s been opened t o t h e m . They now hold t h e i r destinies in t h e i r o w n hands, a n d w h e t h e r this n e w c h a p t e r of h i s t o r y shall record t h e proud a n d glorious achievements of a rising nation, or t h e flounderings of an a b o r t i v e a t t e m p t a t t h e realization of self-government, will depend largely on t h e i r own abilities t o m e e t t h e task t h a t looms large before t h e m . T h e horizon, it is t r u e , now appears splendent in t h e light of t h e rosy d a w n ; b u t w h e n t h a t veil has lifted, t h e r e will a p p e a r t h e problems t h a t will h a v e to be tackled, t h e difficulties t o be overcome, and t h e arduous t a s k of building t h e solid foundations of t h e n e w nation will have t o b e faced. W e t r u s t from t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e ability t h e Filipi"no§~~^iave~~so--far—shown, ^that t h e y will m a k e a success of t h i s venture, a n d hope t h a t a t t h e close of t h e t e n y e a r s t h a t will see t h e w i t h d r a w a l of all A m e r i c a n influence, t h e Philippines will have been firmly e s t a b lished among t h e nations of t h e E a s t , a n d form a not negligible unit a m o n g t h e nations of t h e world. * * * * *

COMMUNISM.

j which is t o b e held t h e r e from ' F e b . 3 r d t o 7 t h , n e x t year. W e a r e still able t o recall t h a t g r a n d m a n i f e s t a t i o n of t h e F a i t h of a whole nation w h e n t h e last Cong r e s s took place a t t h e A r g e n t i n e capital of B u e n o s Aires. Still furt h e r back t h e r e fade a w a y in glorious splendour t h o s e magnificent Congresses of Dublin, C a r t h a g e , Sydney, Chicago. A n d now we* a r e t o have one still closer t o us..

Visitors a n d pilgrim-contingents from all p a r t s of t h e world, will soon be w e n d i n g t h e i r course t o w a r d s Manila, t o p a y t h e i r h o m a g e t o t h e E u c h a r i s t i c King. I t will not b e a b a d idea f o r those in Malaya w i s h i n g t o t a k e a holiday abroad, t o t h i n k of a t r i p t o Manila so t h a t t h e y m a y be able t o a t t e n d t h e imposing celebrations t h a t a r e t h e usual features of t h e s e public m a n i f e s t a t i o n s of" f a i t h in t h e Holy E u c h a r i s t .

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T h e Italian rejection of t h e Conciliation Commission is of c o u r s e t h e inevitable result of t h e war-mood t h a t h a s been created A s a w r i t e r in

by Mussolini.

"Current History" states, t h e Italian people h a v e been worked up t o t h e point w h e r e t h e y a r e convinced t h a t t h e p r e s e n t w a r is j u s t , moral a n d inescapable. T h e perplexing situation now c r e a t e d is t h a t if only t h e mildest m e a s u r e s a r e adopted in t h e application o f sanctions, t h e Italian a r m i e s would sweep across Abyssinia a n d it T h e B i r t h of a Catholic N a t i o n .

A s t r i k i n g c h a r a c t e r of t h e in- would mean a n e w victory for With the progress o f a u g u r a t i o n ceremonies was t h e fascism. e x t r e m e religious fervour t h a t per- t h e war, t h e r e will scarcely be vaded t h e m all. W e hail t h e advent a n y E t h i o p i a left t o defend. OK of t h e new regime a s heralding t h e t h e o t h e r h a n d , a r e s o r t t o firmer b i r t h of a Catholic nation in t h e m e a s u r e s would m e a n r u n n i n g i n E a s t . I n t h e invocation pronoun- to t h e o t h e r h o r n of t h e dilemma i n ced b y H i s Grace, t h e Archbishop t h a t " t h e d e f e a t of I t a l y t h r o u g h of Cebu a t t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e decisive sanctions would leave t h e Commonwealth, we find quoted t h e Italian people b i t t e r , disillusioned, w o r d s : "Of all t h e dispositions a n d dissatisfied."

Impoverished and h a b i t s t h a t lead t o political p r o s - demoralised b y t h e /after-effects, p e r i t y , religion a n d morality a r e t h e y will b e r e a d y t o join t h e indispensable."

These w o r d s "revisionist" camp. They might should always r e m a i n w r i t t e n if t h e i r defeat w e r e sufficiently large in t h e m i n d s of those in crushing, even be forced into comwhose hands lies t h e f u t u r e of t h e m u n i s m , w i t h d i s a s t r o u s effects new commonwealth. T h e 90 p e r to t h e Catholic principles t h e y n o w cent Catholicity of a population of j cherish. T h e s e a r e t h e d a n g e r s t h i r t e e n million gives t h e n e w t h a t a r e n o w facing t h e governcomirjbnwealth t h e distinction of m e n t s w o r k i n g for t h e i n t e r e s t s being t h e oYily Catholic nation in I of peace. A E u r o p e a n w a r a s a t h e F a r E a s t . T h i s Catholicity is r e s u l t of t h e application of s a n c t h e indelible m a r k left on t h e s e tions would m e a n only one t h i n g : islands by t h e Spaniards w h o introduced C h r i s t i a n civilisation T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e Red reinto t h e country a n d who with t h e volution in E u r o p e w h i c h would u n P o r t u g u e s e were t h e chief colo- h i n g e t h e long-established C h r i s nizers of those d a y s . May its firm t i a n civilization of t h e W e s t . T h e Catholicity be t h e distinguishing Red-international is n o t slow t o see m a r k of t h e new nation t h r o u g h its way, a n d m u c h of t h e a g i t a t i o n t h e succeeding a g e s ; m a y t h a t t h a t now t e n d s t o a g g r a v a t e m a r k be the guiding factor in all i t s m a t t e r s , m a y safely be t r a c e d t o f u t u r e endeavours, and m a y t h e t h a t source. moulders of t h e n e w nation keep in mind t h e words of t h e Royal psalm i s t : "They labour in vain w h o build t h e house, unless God builds Reverence is t h e chief p o w e r it w i t h t h e m . " and j o y of life; reverence f o r w h a t * * * * is p u r e a n d b r i g h t in your, own y o u t h ; for w h a t is t r u e a n d tried T h e International Eucharistic Congress. in t h e a g e of o t h e r s ; f o r all t h a t i s Manila is p r e p a r i n g for vet a n - gracious a m o n g t h e living, g r e a t o t h e r great event. T h e 33rd I n - a m o n g t h e dead, a n d m a r / e l l o u s in ternational E u c h a r i s t i c Congress t h e powers t h a t cannot die.

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M o r e o v e r does a n y o n e e x p e c t t h e Pope t o prevent Italy from p u r s u i n g a w a r l i k e p o l i c y while t h e armed nations of Europe have e x h a u s t e d in v a i n all t h e i r d i p l o m a c y a n d m e n a c e i n t h e same direction?

As t h e V i c a r o f C h r i s t , t h e P o p e shoulders a t r e m e n d o u s r e s in governing and ponsibility teaching a spiritual Church transcending national boundaries a n d racial b a r r i e r s ; b u t t h e w o r l d b l i n d t o this f u n d a m e n t a l f a c t holds h i m responsible f o r t h e political deeds o f n a t i o n s a n d m e n w h o h a p p e n t o b e Catholics. I t is a m u s i n g t o t h i n k t h a t for a n y thing happening in France, Spain a n d I t a l y , t h e P o p e is sure t o b e b l a m e d because t h e y are C a t h o l i c N a t i o n s , a l t h o u g h t h e political p o w e r m a y b e exercised b y a n un-*Christian clique whose m a i n o b j e c t is t o r u i n t h e C h u r c h .

Finally o u r critic b y trying t o p l a c e t h e ethics of b i r t h - c o n t r o l alongside w i t h t h e ethics of w a r a d d s t o his o w n p e r p l e x i t y as well as t o t h e c o n f u s i o n of his readers.

W h e r e a s t h e f o r m e r is f u n d a m e n t a l l y w r o n g i n itself, t h e l a t t e r m a y b e permissible o r n o t , a c cording to the particular circumWe s t a n c e s i n v o l v e d therein. certainly d o u b t M r . Glover's competence t o construe 'papal pronouncements' nor do we reg a r d h i m as a c r e a t u r e e n d o w e d w i t h s u p e r i o r intellectual sense, b u t will i n v i t e 'piously p e r p l e x e d ' a n d those of his school of t h o u g h t t o consider w h a t Sir W a l t e r L a y t o n , the fair-minded editor of t h e ' E c o n o m i s t ' says.

The 'Economist' of the 7th September makes the following comments:— "At first reading (the reference is of course to the audience, granted by the Pope to the members of an international congress of Catholic trained nurses, garbled reports of which were published in the local press to distort every atom of sense —Ed. M.C.L.) some commentators were inclined to criticise the Pope's words as being over—diplomatically non-committal. But this is not how they strike anyone who studies them with a knowledge of the traditional style of Papal pronouncements and of the extreme caution which the Popes have—wisely and rightly—been apt to use in modern times in any public statement on the burning religious and moral issues of the day. The Pope began by giving a fair statement of what the Italian Government's present policy looks like to foreign and to Italian eyes respectively. He then went on to lay down certain propositions of his own which will be supported not only by Catholics but by people of all religions who have at heart a really just and reasonable solution of the present crisis.

In the first place, the Pope declared unequivocally that a sheerly offensive war (if Italy were proved to be contemplating that) would be unjust war. Having said so much, he did not need to underline the implications; for it is notorious that acceding to the doctrines of Christian Theo-

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( J o h n , I, 19-28), A T t h a t t i m e t h e J e w s s e n t from J e r u s a l e m p r i e s t s and Levites t o J o h n , t o a s k h i m , W h o a r t t h o u ? And h e confessed, a n d did n o t d e n y : a n d h e confessed, I a m n o t t h e C h r i s t . And t h e y asked h i m , W h a t t h e n ? A r t t h o u E l i a s ? And h e said, I a m n o t .

A r t t h o u t h e p r o p h e t ? A n d h e a n s w e r e d , N o . T h e y said therefore unto h i m , W h o a r t t h o u , t h a t w e m a y g i v e a n a n s w e r t o t h e m t h a t sent u s ? w h a t sayest t h o u of t h y s e l f ? H e said, I a m t h e voice of one c r y i n g in t h e wilderness, M a k e s t r a i g h t t h e w a y of t h e Lord, a s said t h e p r o p h e t I s a i a s . A n d t h e y t h a t were s e n t were of t h e P h a r i s e e s . A n d t h e y a s k e d h i m , a n d said t o h i m , W h y t h e n dost thou baptize, if t h o u b e n o t Christ, n o r Elias, n o r t h e p r o p h e t ?

John a n s w e r e d t h e m , s a y i n g , I baptize w i t h w a t e r ; b u t t h e r e h a t h stood one in t h e midst of y o u w h o m y o u know n o t ; t h e s a m e is h e t h a t shall come a f t e r m e , w h o i s preferred before m e , t h e latchet of whose s h o e I a m not w o r t h y t o loose. T h e s e t h i n g s were done in Bethania beyond t h e J o r d a n , w h e r e J o h n w a s baptizing.

COMMENTARY.

DIOCESE OF MALACCA. Calendar for t h e week.

December 15. SUNDAY—3rd Sund a y in A d v e n t . T h e Solemnity of S t . F r a n c i s Xavier, C. H i g h Mass a n d Vespers of t h e F e a s t .

A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Election of H i s Lordship D r . A. Devals, Bishop of Malacca.

December 16. M o n d a y — S t . Eusebius, B . and M. December 17. Tuesday—Of t h e Feria.

December 18. Wednesday—Of t h ^ Feria.

December 19. T h u r s d a y — O f t h e Feria.

December 20. F r i d a y — V i g i l of S t T h o m a s , t h e Apostle.

December 2 1 . S a t u r d a y — S t . Thomas, t h e Apostle.

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CHURCH O F ST. JOSEPH. On t h e t h r e e of t h e S u n d a y s of | to t h e powerful a r g u m e n t of h u - [ St. Paul w a s J i m a n respect.

W h a t i Advent t h e C h u r c h b r i n g s before Calendar f o r t h e week. j u s in t h e Gospel t h e p e r s o n a n d 'able t o s a y of himself, t h a t it i t o h i m how h e w a s i m a t t e r e d little Dec. 1 5 t h . S U N D A Y — T h i r d S u n J history of t h e p r e a c h i n g of S t . day of Advent.

Semi-double.

J J o h n t h e B a p t i s t . A n d i t is m o s t j u d g e d by man, s e r v e d a s a prin- j Purple vestments.

Proper of a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t s h e should do s o ; jciple t o t h e intrepid a n d resolute f To all h e p r e a c h e d ! t h e Mass in t h e "Small Missal" I for i n t h e s a m e w a y a s S t . J o h n I P r e c u r s o r . p. 94. Second collect of t h e oci went before Christ, in order, by ' t h e s a m e lessons of morality, j u s - } I tice, a n d penance, w h a t e v e r m i g h t { t a v e d a y of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Con| his p r e a c h i n g a n d l^is b a p t i s m , t o 'be t h e consequences t o himself. ception. V e s p e r s of t h e Sunday | prepare h i s w a y , so does t h i s holy I A g a i n s t Herod, w h o h a d b r o k e n ! at 5 p.m. t i m e come before C h r i s t m a s , in j t h e l a w of God, h e used a n expres- j order t o p r e p a r e u s to welcome o u r I sion which t h e world never h e a r s i Dec. 1 6 t h . M o n d a y — S t . Eusebius, semi-double. dear L o r d a t t h e t i m e of H i s com- ' p a t i e n t l y from t h e C h u r c h : " i t i s i Dec. 17th. T u e s d a y — O f t h e feria. ing a m o n g s t u s , a n d t o dispose u s 'not l a w f u l " ; and h e w a s imprisonSimple. for receiving w i t h g r e a t e r profit jed a n d beheaded. H e bore t e s t i - \ Dec. 1 8 t h . W e d n e s d a y — O f t h e j t h e blessings w i t h which t h a t so- mony a n d he b e c a m e a m a r t y r . feria. Simple. l e m n i t y is a l w a y s a t t e n d e d .

Dec. 1 9 t h . T h u r s d a y — O f t h e feria.

Our t e s t i m o n y .

Who art thou ?

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The s t r a n g e personality of J o h n T h e r e a r e t i m e s in which t h e Dec. 2 0 t h . F r i d a y — O f t h e feria. | t h e B a p t i s t inspired f e a r a n d vene- ! t e s t i m o n y of word a s well a s of Simple.

Abstinence.

Evening j ration a m o n g t h e P h a r i s e e s . N o j work is demanded of u s . T h e r e | | service a t 5.30. i wonder t h a t t h e y s e n t s o m e of | a r e t i m e s in which t h e world p u t s Dec. 21st. S a t u r d a y — S t . T h o m a s , | their o w n t o a s k h i m t h e question, ithe question s t r a i g h t t o u s : w h o Apostle. Double of t h e second | Who a r t t h o u ? T h e w o r l d could jart t h o u ? And i t is o u r d u t y a t class. jnot help b e i n g s t r u c k b y s e e i n g i n I such t i m e s t o give a n a n s w e r : t o I him s i g n s of s a n c t i t y w h i c h w e r e 'say w h a t we a r e not, a n d w h a t very u n u s u a l . M a n y y e a r s hadj we a r e . There a r e times w h e n C A T H O L I C U N I V E R S I T Y COMj passed a w a y even four centuries- silence is cowardly, a n d when it i since t h e l a s t of t h e P r o p h e t s , m a y be i n t e r p r e t e d a s giving conMEMORATES PHILIPPINE 1 Malachy, h a d appeared t o give a sent t o false m a x i m s and princiI N D E P E N D ENCE. j voice of w a r n i n g , a n d b y holiness ples. If t h e spirit of t h e noble J of life associated with a s o l e m n ,outspoken St. J o h n prevailed m o r e i office, t o r o u s e t h e people of God in t h e s e days, injustice would not N e w Y o r k . — T h e U n i v e r s i t y of | to a sense of d u t y t o w a r d s H i m . so easily t r i u m p h , a n d t h e cause Notre Dame commemorated t h e J I t w a s n o w t h o u g h t t h a t God h a d jof t h e church would meet with i n a u g u r a t i o n of Philippine i n d e i again r a i s e d u p a p r o p h e t , o r t h a t more zealous defenders. pendence N o v e m b e r 15 w i t h special | Elias h a d r e t u r n e d t o p e r f e c t t h e On t h e o t h e r h a n d , one m u s t functions a t which m a n y A m e r i c a n | work w h i c h h i s m y s t e r i o u s as-1 b e a r in mind t h a t t h e r e is a mis- j notables were p r e s e n t . T h e c e r e i sumption h a d broken i n upon, or t a k e n zeal, a zeal w i t h o u t discremonies coincided w i t h t h e celebrat h a t even i t w a s t h e long-promised tion, of which s o m e m a y m a k e i tion in Manila.

Messias w h o h a d come i n t h e per- display, when t h e y boast of t h e i r j Mr. Carlos P . Romulo, a C a t h o son of J o h n . Self-denial, in t h e religion, and condemn uncharitably j g r e a t a u s t e r i t i e s which h e p r a c - o t h e r s t o whom t h e Grace which j lic, w h o h a s b e e n v o t e d t h e m o s t tised, w a s a n o t h e r f e a t u r e in t h e t h e y h a v e received m a y n o t have i distinguished a l u m n u s of t h e U n i t e s t i m o n y of S t . John. H e is des- been vouchsafed. A s t h e saying [ v e r s i t y of t h e Philippines and w h o cribed t o u s b y St. M a t t h e w a s goes, t h e r e is a t i m e t o b e silent, j is in line f o r a p p o i n t m e n t a s coming o u t from t h e d e s e r t ,of and t h e r e is a t i m e t o speak. T h e i P r e s i d e n t of t h e University, t o o k J u d a e a t o p r e a c h h i s gospel of; t i m e for being silent occurs more | p a r t in t h e celebration a t S o u t h penance: " h e h a d his g a r m e n t of frequently t h a n t h e t i m e for j Bend a n d received one of N o t r e {camel's h a i r , a n d a l e a t h e r n girdle s p e a k i n g ; and t h e t e s t i m o n y of j D a m e ' s few h o n o r a r y degrees. i about h i s l o i n s : a n d h i s m e a t w a s work a n d example, w i t h o u t words, i Mr. Romulo i s b e i n g singled o u t i locusts a n d wild h o n e y . " a s t h e leading publicist for indeis oftentimes demanded of u s . pendence in t h e Philippine Islands.

His testimony.

I r™ . . j T h i s is o u r t e s t i m o n y , and let us I t is expected t h a t t h e C h u r c h T h e t e s t i m o n y of S t . J o h n w a s be s u r e t h a t it is s t r o n g e r t h a n will continue t o develop under t h e pi not silenced n o r i n t i m i d a t e d b y t h e a n y a m o u n t of w o r d s which our E new C o m m o n w e a l t h G o v e r n m e n t . f opposition of m e n . I t yielded n o t ' z e a l m a y urge u s t o p o u r out. | Catholics of t h e Philippines a r e in entire sympathy with t h e authorities of t h e n e w r e g i m e in w h a t are taken together and allowance is logy, an unjust war is a sin which promises t o be t h e leading Catholic made for the difference between the the Church is bound not only to style of the Vatican and the parlianation of t h e F a r E a s t , and t h e y condemn in the abstract and in genementary language of Westminster, we h a v e given c o n s t a n t proof of t h e i r ral but also to prohibit her members, i shall be struck by the close agreement concern f o r a n d a c t i v e i n t e r e s t in as individual souls, from committing between the Pope's pronouncement t h e social a n d civic welfare of t h e or abetting. In the second place the j and Sir Samuel Hoare's speech in the Pope declared that the distinction Filipino.

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between a legitimate and an illegitimate war must be drawn sharply and strictly. 'The right of defence has certain limits which must be observed if this defence is not to become guilty.' In the third place, he suggested that other way than war could and should be found for meeting the need for expansion, and for access to the world's controlled resources and Markets. When these tkree points

beginning of the recess."

T h e C h u r c h ' s policy of developing t h e n a t i v e secular clergy is This viewpoint reveals t h e well known, a n d t h e p r e s e n t n u m s t u r d y c o m m o n sense of a w e l l - b e r of Filipino p r i e s t s and t h e ; b a l a n c e d journalist of r e p u t e w h o l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n of dioceses u n d e r j e v i d e n t l y k n o w s t h e diagnosis a n d I t h e direction of Filipino Bishops testify t o t h e possibility and p r a c | t r e a t m e n t for t h a t rare m a l a d y tical value of t h i s far-seeing ! k n o w n as T i o u s P e r p l e x i t y . ' policy. ( F i d e s ) .

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A s t h e n e w s reached h e r e t h a t T h e s e p r i e s t s w h o , it s e e m s , t h e f o r m e r p r e s i d e n t of Mexico, w e r e c o n d u c t i n g religious services General A b e l a r d o Rodriguez, h a d i s a p r i v a t e h o m e a t G u a d a l a j a r a , declared a t Manila, P.I., t h a t Mexico is still a Catholic c o u n t r y a n d c a p i t a l of t h e S t a t e of Jalisco, 6 a v e been t u r n e d over t o t h e civil t h a t r e p o r t s of persecution of Cac o u r t s a n d will a p p e a r before t h e tholics in Mexico a r e e x a g g e r a t e d , J u d g e of t h e Second D i s t r i c t t o word w a s received f r o m t h e city R e a r sentence of formal i m p r i s o n - of C h i h u a h u a t h a t p e r s e c u t i o n of m e n t o r t o b e s e t a t l i b e r t y , a c - Catholics i n t h a t S t a t e is b e i n g incording t o t h e evidence p r e s e n t e d . tensified a n d progressively increased because of t h e personal h a t r e d Message o f Raid Leader. of t h e G o v e r n o r for all Catholics.

T h e s t a t e m e n t given t o t h e p r e s s Police a g e n t s of t h a t c i t y h a v e l y t h e M i n i s t r y of W a r a n d M a - sacked t h e Holy F a m i l y C h u r c h , rine, included t h e m e s s a g e received c a r r y i n g off m a n y objects used in from Col. R . L e y v a , A s s i s t a n t services. T h e head of t h e police, Chief of Staff, a s to) t h e action of Villavisencio, h a s a r e g u l a r muG e n e r a l A n t o n i o A . G u e r r e r o , i n seum e s t a b l i s h e d in h i s h o m e c o m m a n d of t h e F i f t e e n t h Mili- which c a n be viewed f r o m t h e t a r y Zone (J&lisco), w h i c h r e a d street. Displayed in o n e window a r e a "rifle surrounded b y Crucifextually: fixes," confiscated from Catholics. " L a s t night this command learnAppeal to Cardenas. ed o f a m e e t i n g of p r i e s t s , t h e T h e Philippine s t a t e m e n t of Rodg r e a t m a j o r i t y of w h o m c a m e f r o m Michoacan a n d Colima, f o r t h e riguez h a s caused i n d i g n a n t critip u r p o s e of o r g a n i z i n g a n d i n t e n s i - cism in Catholic circles for i t is f y i n g the. s e d i t i o u s w o r k w h i c h recalled t h a t it was while Rodrit h e y a r e u n d e r t a k i n g a g a i n s t t h e guez w a s P r e s i d e n t t h a t t h e Most S u p r e m e G o v e r n m e n t , a n d t o r e - Rev. Leopoldo Ruizy F l o r e s , Aposceive special i n s t r u c t i o n s t o t h i s tolic D e l e g a t e t o Mexico, w a s exend. I t proceeded t o t h e d e t e n t i o n pelled f r o m t h e c o u n t r y ; b u t h i s of 3 1 p r i e s t s f r o m w h o m d o c u m e n - s t a t e m e n t is a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e s a m e t a t i o n a g a i n s t socialist e d u c a t i o n vacillation w h i c h characterized hifj a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Catholics living in Morelia, capital of Michoacan, took a d v a n t a g e of Rodriguez' r e m a r k t o send t h e following t e l e g r a m t o To Our Readers President Lazaro Cardenas: r

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(SECOND INSTALMENT) "We've t a k e n t h e t h r e e miles * P H A T p a s s i o n a t e m o t her-vow h a d from t h e village w i t h o u t t u r n i n g a been fulfilled. F o r a y e a r now h a i r . F o r h e r first e q u e s t r i a n a t M a y s i e h a d lived—lived a n d b u r t e m p t y o u r d a u g h t e r h a s done g e o n e d a n d blossomed i n t o t h e r o s y wonders, M a d a m e M a r r . " flower of h e a l t h a n d s t r e n g t h .

And t h e speaker's eyes rested I t w a s S p r i n g a g a i n , and t h e w i t h h u m o r o u s t e n d e r n e s s on t h e g r a s s y slopes of Glenevin w e r e child who, r o s y w i t h e x c i t e m e n t , g r e e n w i t h i t s first s w e e t promise, h a d flung herself into her m o t h e r ' s t h e g i a n t o a k s s h a d i n g t h e old arms. m a n o r - h o u s e i n t h e i r fresh leaf. " O h ! m a m a , m a m a , r i d i n g is j u s t T h e n e w m i s t r e s s stood in h e r lovely.

I w a s n ' t afraid a t a l l ; wide-pillared p o r c h d i r e c t i n g t h e B o n n y is such a darling pony. And p r u n i n g a n d p l a n t i n g a s she directto-morrow Doctor Carleton s a y s he ed all t h e affairs of h e r h o m e — won't hold t h e r e i n s a t all, but ride wisely a n d well. beside m e on his own b i g R e x . " I n t h e long y e a r s of s t r u g g l e a n d " I am afraid w e a r e expecting repression she had gained strength too much of D o c t o r Carleton," said a n d force t h a t m a d e h e r a personthe mother gently. a l i t y in h e r n e w s p h e r e . M a d a m e " N o t a t all," interposed t h e genM a r r of Glenevin w a s already a s tleman. " I a m only seeing m y d o m i n a n t a figure a s A u n t Selina prescription p r o p e r l y filled. No\* herself h a d been, b u t w i t h a differgo lie down, little girl, a n d t a k e a ence t h a t e v e r y one w h o approachn a p until l u n c h . " ed h e r felt. A u n t Selina had n e v e r And a s M a y s i e flitted happily k n o w n t h e mother-love t h a t kindled a w a y he s a n k down on t h e wide t h e eye and lit t h e pale, g r a v e face s t e p of t h e portico with t h e a i r of of t h e p r e s e n t lady of Glenevin. a privileged g u e s t .

A u n t Selina's m i n d a n d h e a r t h a d "Don't mind m e if you a r e busy. n e v e r been quickened b y t h e hopes, I'll j u s t sit h e r e a n d s m o k e until d r e a m s , a n d plans t h a t filled you can give m e a few m i n u t e s ' A u d r e y ' s h e a r t n i g h t a n d d a y for talk."

M a y s i e , w h o s e y o u n g life w a s "About M a y s i e , " s h e asked, o p e n i n g into s u c h b e a u t y and prod r a w i n g a quick b r e a t h a s she m i s e in h e r n e w h o m e . S o m e t h i n g seated herself a t h i s side. " T a l k of t h a t q u i c k e n i n g could be seen now, while you s m o k e ; I like a t o - d a y . A u d r e y M a r r would n e v e r cigar, a s you k n o w . Is t h e r e anyr e a c h t h e full bloom of w o m a n ' s t h i n g w r o n g w i t h t h e c h i l d ? You life, s h e had been t o o chilled, too said only last week t h a t — t h a t — " d e a d e n e d ; b u t a y e a r of s u n s h i n e " T h a t s h e h a d g r o w n well and h a d done its w o r k — e y e and cheek s t r o n g beyond all m y h o p e s , " cona n d lip were g r o w i n g clear, b r i g h t , cluded t h e doctor. " A n d I say so m o b i l e ; t h e dull r o o t s of h e r b e i n g still. I would n o t have believed w e r e s t i r r i n g , t h e s a p r i s i n g all t h a t so frail a n d lifeless a little unconscious; she was hearing, c r e a t u r e could h a v e bloomed out h e e d i n g t h e call of Spring. i n t o such h e a l t h a n d life in one " T h a t old o a k beside t h e s o u t h short year." wall m u s t b e p r u n e d , Jeffrey; t h e " I t w a s y o u r care, y o u r skill, s h a d o w falls t o o h e a v y in Maysie's your watchfulness"—the mother's r o o m . See t o it a t once, please. voice t r e m b l e d with feeling— A n d w e will h a v e lilies around t h e "watchfulness which n e i t h e r m y f o u n t a i n t h i s y e a r . All vou can words nor m o n e y can r e p a y . " plant." " T u t , t u t , " h e laughed, " I sent Jeffrey, w h o h a d been a factotum in my bill a s you r e m e m b e r and it of A u n t Selina's in A u d r e y ' s childw a s a fairly b i g one. I a m a doctor hood, _had t r a n s f e r r e d his allegia n d it is m y business t o cure when a n c e loyally t o t h e n e w chatelaine, I can. B u t no doctor could h a v e w h o l i a d only come r i g h t l y , a s he cured Maysie. I t was t h e t r a n s felt, t o h e r o w n . planting t h a t saved her, the " A n d a b o u t t h e pony, Jeffrey," w a r m t h , light, life—all t h a t she continued t h e lady anxiously. " I t h a s found h e r e .

I h a v e only m u s t be v e r y g e n t l e , you know." watched t h e miracle a n d , " he added "Lord, yes, ma'am," answered in a lower tone, "blessed God for it t h e old m a n . " I wouldn't t a k e no for your s a k e . " responsibility a b o u t picking out Audrey M a r r w a s silent. More t h e little l a d y ' s pony. Doctor Cart h a n once w o r d s like t h e s e , dropleton said h e ' d see t o it himself a s p i n g from Philip Carleton's lips, l o n g a s he o r d e r e d h e r to r i d e . " h a d made h e r dead soul s t i r w i t h " A n d t h e r e t h e y come now." a waking p a n g . F o r in t h e fulness T h e m o t h e r ' s face kindled i n t o life of h e r new life, even a s in t h e — a l m o s t i n t o b e a u t y — a s h e r eyes d e a r t h of t h e old, she h a d given fell on t h e g r o u p a p p r o a c h i n g n o t h o u g h t t o God. u n d e r t h e a r c h i n g boughs of t h e I t w a s a s if t h e w i n g s of h e r new-leaved o a k s — M a y s i e ! a rosy spirit h a d been c r u s h e d a n d brokh a p p y Maysie, m o u n t e d on a p r e t t y en, and s h e s h r a n k from t h e touch s i l v e r - g r a y p o n y , t h a t she s a t in t h a t could heal a n d uplift. Nomib r e a t h l e s s p r i d e a n d delight, while nally, s h e w a s a Catholic, a s A u n t a s t a l w a r t m a n walked beside h e r Selina h a d been, and, t h o u g h t h e a n d , holding t h e bridle-rein, cheerfierce, h a r d old woman had never ed h e r on. practised h e r religion, s h e had sent " S i t up s t r a i g h t n o w ; hold u p A u d r e y for several y e a r s t o a cony o u r head, a n d d o n ' t be afraid. v e n t school. B u t t h o u g h t h e genT h e r e ' s m a m a w a t c h i n g from t h e t l e influence of M o n t m a r i e h a d imp o r c h ; show h e r now you can ride. pressed t h e cold, quiet girl for T h e r e we a r e safe a n d sound," h e awhile, it seemed t o die out u t t e r l y l a u g h e d , as t h e y r e a c h e d t h e wide, in t h e b i t t e r a f t e r - t i m e .

Philip gravelled s w e e p before t h e pillared Carleton's voice h a d b e e n t h e first door, and h e s w u n g t h e little r i d e r in long y e a r s t o rouse it into life. to the ground.

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A u d r e y h a d found h i m installed in t h e modest home a n d practice of t h e old village doctor, who had died some t i m e before h e r r e t u r n a s m i s t r e s s of Glenevin.

A quiet, kindly m a n , w i t h silveri n g h a i r a n d a g l e a m of friendly h u m o u r in his clear e y e s . He had been A u n t Selina's p h y s i c i a n in her l a s t failing years, a n d t h a t fierce old w o m a n had c l u n g t o him for h e l p a n d solace w i t h a confidence t h a t h i s predecessor h a d never inspired.

A n d w i t h s o m e t h i n g of t h e same t r u s t A u d r e y had p u t Maysie in h i s c a r e a y e a r ago. H e h a d given t h e child t h o u g h t a n d attention w h i c h , a s t h e m o t h e r t r u l y said, s h e could not r e p a y , t h o u g h , as h e smilingly told h e r , h e w a s giving equal consideration t o t h e ricketty t w i n s of his w a s h e r w o m a n down t h e r o a d . Money w a s no object w i t h t h i s t r u e doctor, a s everybody k n e w . H e was s c h o l a r a s well a s p h y s i c i a n a n d could h a v e h a d t h e p r e s i d e n t ' s salary of a g r e a t college y e a r s a g o if he h a d consented t o b e d u m b a s t o h i s Catholic faith, w h i c h t h e institution did not admit or approve. " Y o u ' r e not asked h e r e t o teach religion, m a n ! " a r g u e d h i s friend w h e n h e refused t h e glittering offer. " J u s t keep q u i e t a b o u t it.

I t ' s nobody's business w h a t you believe." " P e r h a p s not," h a d been t h e q u i e t reply, "but i t ' s m y business t o s h o w i t — t o p r a c t i s e i t — t o live by it. A n d if I did a n y t h i n g less I would be a coward a n d a liar not fit t o c u m b e r t h e e a r t h .

Your ' m e s s of p o t t a g e ' is s a v o r y , I confess, b u t I can't sell m y b i r t h r i g h t f o r it, J a c k . " A n d w i t h this c h a r a c t e r i s t i c disr e g a r d of t h e prizes of life, Philip C a r l e t o n had come t o Kenwood and s e t t l e d down in t h e old, rambling h o u s e a n d archaic office of his predecessor, t o s t u d y h o o k w o r m and pellagra and various o t h e r blights t o w h i c h t h e g a u n t dwellers in t h e m o u n t a i n ridge a b o v e t h e village w e r e painfully s u b j e c t , and which old Doctor Leins a n d his ilk had hitherto diagnosed as simple "wuthlessness."

Incidentally h e p r a c t i s e d among t h e luckier childr e n of e a r t h . Old A u n t Selina had leaned on him for s o o t h i n g and help a s s h e went rebelliously down t h e d a r k valley. A u d r e y M a r r had given Maysie into h i s care with u n q u e s t i o n i n g t r u s t . H e had settled m o r e t h a n one p r i m i t i v e disp u t e between labour a n d capital in t h e R i d g e , where l a b o u r ' s first a r g u m e n t is apt t o be a s h o t g u n — a n d t o good F a t h e r F l y n n , s t r u g g l i n g t o uphold t h e t o r c h of F a i t h in t h i s debatable land, he was a s t r o n g r i g h t hand. E v e n Audrey M a r r w a s concious of i t s g r a s p , i t s g u i d a n c e , when h e w a s n e a r . " I did not stop t o t a l k medicine t h i s m o r n i n g , " h e said, flicking t h e a s h e s from h i s c i g a r . "Maysie is all r i g h t , as I said, growing in h e a l t h a n d s t r e n g t h every day.

7 8 4 3 .

T h i s y e a r of blessing h a s saved h e r t o you. S h e will be r e a d y for school or a t l e a s t s t u d y in t h e fall.

B u t in t h e m e a n t i m e t h e r e a r e o t h e r lessons t o be l e a r n e d ; F a t h e r F l y n n is g e t t i n g u p a n i n s t r u c t i o n class for t h e children, a n d I t h i n k it would be well for h e r to join it —don't you?" " M a y s i e ! Join F a t h e r F l y n n ' s instruction c l a s s ! " " M a d a m M a r r of Glenevin" d r e w a quick, p r o u d b r e a t h . " W i t h all t h o s e miserable little b e g g a r s ? " " W i t h all t h o s e miserable little b e g g a r s , " Doctor C a r l e t o n r e p e a t ed calmly. " W e a r e all b e g g a r s in God's sight, a s you m u s t know.

B u t being t h e L a d y of Glenevin it seems fitting t h a t you, t h a t M a y sie, should give e x a m p l e t o t h e r e s t . I suppose it is p a r t i a l l y on account of h e r h e a l t h , b u t I find y o u r little d a u g h t e r sadly in need of an i n s t r u c t i o n class herself.

S h e asked m e t h i s m o r n i n g w h a t first communion m e a n t . Really, Madam M a r r , " a n d t h e speaker t u r n e d upon t h e lady a glance t h a t w a s half g r a v e , half whimsical in i t s rebuke, "if I were y o u r spiritual instead of m e r e l y y o u r medical adviser, I would be forced t o call t h a t sinful neglect."

She was silent, t h o u g h t h e dull d e p t h s of h e r soul seemed t o s t i r a t his w o r d s a s m o r e t h a n once t h e y had s t i r r e d before. B u t s h e h a d no wish t o w a k e n yet. H e r long, h e a v y sleep h a d b r i g h t e n e d into d r e a m s in which all t h e solemn t e a c h i n g s to which Philip Carleton held h a d no place. " I s t h i s all t h a t you h a d t o say to m e ? " s h e a s k e d a t last, a faint flush in h e r w h i t e cheek.

"All," h e a n s w e r e d ; " p e r h a p s it h a s been too m u c h ? " " N o , " s h e said slowly. " B u t for once we differ.

I object t o your instruction class. I do not wish Maysie's y o u n g life shadowed by all she would see a n d h e a r a m o n g t h o s e wretched, p o v e r t y - s t r i c k e n little children. I t would recall all t h e dark, d r e a r y d a y s s h e is j u s t beginning t o f o r g e t ; I will not h a v e a cloud c a s t on h e r s u n s h i n e " —there was a passionate tremor in t h e s p e a k e r ' s t o n e — " n o t a cloud of pain or care or t h o u g h t t h a t I can banish or a v e r t . T h i s m a y be wrong, m i s t a k e n , sinful, a s you say, but it is m y resolve—which neither heaven nor earth can shake."

"Don't s a y t h a t , " h e said g e n t l y . " I t is a challenge w h i c h I a m s u r e you do not m e a n . A n d being simply a medical a d v i s e r , I can not p r e s u m e t o t a k e h i g h e r place. So we will let t h e i n s t r u c t i o n class a n d all it s t a n d s for go, I suppose u n t i l — u n t i l , " h e rose and flung a w a y his h a l f - b u r n t cigar.

"Until w h e n ? " s h e asked, flashi n g back a look of defiance a s he held out h i s h a n d for p a r t i n g clasp.

"Until y o u r eyes a r e opened a n d you see, M a d a m M a r r . " (To be

continued)

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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , 1 4 t h D E C E M B E R , 1935.

Noted Dominican Father Dies In Nazi Prison

"Witt There Be

Room For Us In Heaven?'

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W O R D received in A m s t e r d a m tells of t h e d e a t h in a G e r m a n p r i s o n of t h e V e r y Rev. T h o m a s S t u h l w e i s s e n b e r g , JO.P., p r o m i n e n t Dominican p r i e s t of t h e Reich.

G e r m a n n e w s p a p e r s h a v e not been p e r m i t t e d t o p u b l i s h accounts of h i s d e a t h . I t w a s revealed b y J u d g e C h r i s t i a n of t h e Oldenberg Supreme Court.

F a t h e r Stuhlweissenberg had been imprisoned for alleged complicity in illegal c u r r e n c y t r a n s actions.

A c c o u n t s of t h e d e a t h received varied a s t o t h e c a u s e .

O n e s t a t e d i t w a s a "direct consequence of h i s i m p r i s o n m e n t . " A n o t h e r s t a t e d t h a t t h e Dominican F a t h e r had died of o t h e r c a u s e s / ' More t h a n a thousand persons a r e reported to have attended t h e funeral a t Duesseldorf in t h e R u h r district.

All hope of o b t a i n i n g t h e early release of t h e Most Rev. P e t e r L e g g e , Bishop of Meissen, is r e p o r t e d abandoned. His Excellency t h e Most R e v . Cesare Orsenigo, P a p a l Nuncio t o G e r m a n y , a n d t h e M o s t Rev. C o n r a d G r a f von P r e s i n g , Bishop of Berlin, a r e r e p o r t e d t o h a y e visited t h e p r e l a t e in prison and a n appeal is said t o h a v e been m a d e t o Chancellor Adolf Hitler for h i s release. H e , also, i s c h a r g e d w i t h h a v i n g been implicated in forbidden c u r r e n c y transactions.

B i s h o p L e g g e is r e p o r t e d t o h a v e been removed from his cell t o t h e prison hospital.

Mariannhill (South Africa).

A F T E R seeing t h e film t a k e n d u r i n g t h e E u c h a r i s t i c Congress a t Buenos Aires, some N a t i v e s of S o u t h Africa asked t h e missionary, "If all t h e s e people go to H e a v e n shall w e still find a place t h e r e ? " F a t h e r B e r n a r d H u s s , a Mariannhill Missionary, h a s been s h o w i n g t h e film in several missions of S o u t h Africa. H e h a s a bioscope outfit w h i c h he s e t s up in public halls, d a r k e n e d classrooms, a n d somet i m e s in stables, but m o s t often h e shows t h e films in t h e open a i r a f t e r dark.

H e has also a film t a k e n a t t h e Vatican a t t h e end of w h i c h t h e Holy F a t h e r is seen g i v i n g h i s blessing from t h e loggia of St. P e t e r ' s t o t h e m u l t i t u d e s kneeling below. F a t h e r H u s s s a y s t h a t w h e n he s h o w s t h i s film it invariably happens t h a t m a n y N a t i v e s m a k e t h e sign of t h e Cross and s o m e kneel. ( F i d e s ) .

Ningpo ( C h i n a ) . " T h e Catholic religion is our b e s t aid," s a y s J u s tice W a n g of Ningpo. D u r i n g a public reception a t t h e Municipal Court-house of Ningpo in honour of His Excellency Archbishop M a r i o Zanin, J u s t i c e W a n g said, " W e a r e l a b o u r i n g for t h e public welfare b u t w e h a v e only t h e civil law t o lean upon. T h a t t h i s m a y h a v e real force, conscience a n d m o r a l i t y a r e needed. T h e C a t h o lic religion h a s b o t h of t h e s e a n d endeavours t o develop t h e m in m e n . I s t h i s our best aid."

D u r i n g h i s sojourn in N i n g p o A r c h b i s h o p Zanin w a s cordially received b y t h e civil a n d m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s . T h e C o m m a n d e r of t h e local m i l i t a r y post p u t his motor-car a t t h e Archbishop's disposal to facilitate his visits about t h e province. ( F i d e s ) .

T h e Rev. D r . O t t o Seelmeyer, Vicar General of t h e Diocese of Hildesheim, h a s been sentenced t o 4V2 y e a r s in prison on a c h a r g e of h a v i n g s e n t 120,000 m a r k s i n t o Holland.

William Freckmann, g e n e r a l s e c r e t a r y of t h e St. Boni^ face Society of Paderborn, w a s sentenced t o a five-year t e r m on t h e same c h a r g e .

A t L a n d a u , P a l a t i n a t e , t h e Rev. A l b e r t E c k h a r t w a s sentenced t o 22 m o n t h s in prison, also for alleg e d infraction of t h e currency laws.

(N.C.W.C.) A L L IN A DAY'S WORK. S h a n g h a i . — I t is c u s t o m a r y for Catholic A c t i o n associates t o visit t h e sick to console t h e m and u r g e t h e m , w h e r e necessary, to m a k e t h e i r peace w i t h God. A few w e e k s a g o a Shanghai a s s o c i a t e e n d e a v o r e d t o i n t e r e s t in h i s e t e r n a l salvation a hospital p a t i e n t w h o w a s n e a r i n g h i s end.

H e m e t a s t u b b o r n refusal a n d a b u s e , b u t w a s unwilling to give up.

A f t e r a f o u r t h vain a t t e m p t , realiz i n g t h a t h i s efforts were t o no p u r p o s e a n d only a n g e r e d t h e pat i e n t ^ he telephoned Mr. L o P a h o n g , P r e s i d e n t of Catholic Action, of t h e m a n ' s p r e d i c a m e n t .

This w a s a t 9 p.m., N o v e m b e r 6. Mr. Lo h a d j u s t g o t h o m e a f t e r a long a n d busy d a y ; b u t since t h e f a t e of a soul h u n g in t h e balance, h e ignored f a t i g u e a n d r e p a i r e d a t once to t h e hospital.

T h e p a t i e n t t r e a t e d h i m no Bett e r . Experienced in such m a t t e r s , M r . Lo w a s not easily discouraged.

H e began s a y i n g h i s rosary.. Still t h e man seemed a n g r y . F i n i s h i n g the r o u n d of t h e beads, M r . Lo a d d e d : " M a r y , conceived w i t h o u t s t a i n , p r a y for u s who h a v e r e course t o t h e e . " Suddenly t h e p a t i e n t ' s a t t i t u d e c h a n g e d comp l e t e l y ; h e r e q u e s t e d f u r t h e r instruction and finally baptism. " T h a n k God a n d Mr. L o " w a s h i s parting greeting.

He expired peacefully a n h o u r later. ( L u m e n )

N E W CATHOLIC WEEKLY BEING PUBLISHED IN CENTRAL CHINA.

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Peiping.—A Wu-han "China L i g h t , " similar t o t h e well-known "China L i g h t " of Tsinan, S h a n t u n g , h a s m a d e its a p p e a r a n c e in Central China in accordance w i t h a plan sponsored last May b y a conference of Bishops in H a n k o w .

The editor of t h e new p a p e r is t h e Rev. B o n a v e n t u r e Peloquin, a Canadian Franciscan, zealous advocate for y e a r s of t h e Catholic press in China and founder of t h e Tsinan " C h i n a L i g h t " and t h e Lat i n "Apostolicum."

The content of t h e W u - h a n China L i g h t is not identical w i t h t h a t of t h e Tsinan p a p e r b u t follows t h e s a m e general lines, furnishing in addition an ampler news service of Catholic e v e n t s in Cent r a l China. I t is likewise bi-lingual, six p a g e s being in Chinese and t w o in English. I t s Chinese name is also K w a n g h w a p a o .

F a t h e r Peloquin h a s a t t h e s a m e time t a k e n over t h e direction of t h e Hankow "Catholic Monthly," a Chinese periodical, which is now being published in improved form a t u n d e r t h e new n a m e " T r u e L i g h t . " This a t t r a c t i v e m o n t h l y brings t h e Catholics of Central China a wide r a n g e of r e a d i n g m a t t e r of a n educational, doctrinal and devotional c h a r a c t e r and also Catholic news of China and o t h e r countries t h e world over.

Both t h e China L i g h t and t h e True L i g h t a r e p r i n t e d a t t h e Franciscan P r e s s , W u c h a n g . (Lu- ! men).

Catholic Mission In Manchukuo.

Mukden.

T* H E first issue of the Catholic Missions Year-Book of M a n c h u k u o ( A n n u a i r e des Missions Catholiques du Manchukouo 1935) h a s been published by t h e Catholic Mission P r e s s a t Mukden.

The book is a complete directory of t h e Catholic missions of t h e new empire.

F i g u r e s in t h e statistical tables show t h a t t h e r e a r e a t present ten ordinaries in Manchukuo. viz., four vicars apostolic, f o u r prefects apostolic, a superior of a n independent mission and a n ordinary a t H a r b i n for Catholics of t h e Byzantine Rite.

T h e r e a r e 299 p r i e s t s , 288 s i s t e r s and 52 brothers.

The Catholic population is 145,848, while 49,908 persons, who h a v e a s k e d for B a p t i s m , a r e going t h r o u g h t h e required period of probation and instruction.

There are 292 Catholic elementary schools a n d seven Catholic secondary schools in t h e t e r r i t o r y .

T h e n a t i v e personnel in Manchukuo is composed of 8 3 priests, 121 s i s t e r s a n d 25 b r o t h e r s . There is one m a j o r seminary a n d seven minor s e m i n a r i e s ; 455 seminarists a r e p r e p a r i n g for t h e priesthood.

T h e first p a r t of t h e Year-Book consists of a n exact description of each ecclesiastical division with notes on t h e size, t h e population a n d h i s t o r y , a short biography of t h e o r d i n a r y , a list of t h e mission s t a t i o n s , w i t h t h e postal addresses of e a c h , a n d t h e n a m e s of t h e p r i e s t s a n d religious staffing each mission. Tables of s t a t i s t i c s make up t h e second part, a n d t h e r e are two appendices w i t h m o r e statistics.

A n o t e in t h e preface explains t h a t in view of t h e n e w situation b r o u g h t about by r e c e n t prolitical events, it is no longer possible for t h e Catholic missions of Manchukuo t o b e listed a m o n g t h e ecclesiastical divisions of China. "During t h e troubled period from Sept e m b e r 18, 1931 to t h e a u t u m n of 1933," we read in t h e preface, " t h e missionaries of M a n c h u r i a went t h r o u g h h o u r s of anguish. But t h e i r confidence in Providence w a s . constant, and t h e i r courage never failed despite t h e difficulties t o which t h e i r apostolic labours were subjected. T h e y rose above t h e s e p a s s i n g trials and w i t h a spirit of u n s h a k a b l e faith t h e y sought alw a y s for possiblities of further p r o g r e s s . T h e Good Lord did not allow such beautiful confidence t o be confounded, and, during t h e last t w o y e a r s cerlv^rsions in our missions as a whole h a v e advanced notably." (Fides).

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P R I E S T PLANS CHINESES T Y L E CHURCH F O R V A N COUVER. St. John, N.S. T h e Rev. H u g h S h a r k e y , of S t .

J o h n , for 10 y e a r s engaged in m i s s i o n a r y work in China and now t h e official r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e Most Rev. William M. Duke, Archbishop of Vancouver, in t h e Chinese s e t t l e m e n t of t h a t city, r e p o r t s t h a t h e will s t a r t erection of a c h u r c h of Chinese design in Vancouver.

F a t h e r Sharkey s a y s t h e church will be t h e first of t h e type in A m e r i c a and adds t h a t t h e Chinese settlement in Vancouver is second only t o t h a t of San Francisco in point of n u m b e r s . (Lumen(N.C.W.C.)

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ARTICLE

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REBUKE. Cleveland.

A l e t t e r of r e b u k e for t h e mann e r in which it h a n d l e d t h e story of t h e Seventh N a t i o n a l E u c h a r i s tic Congress h a s been sent to t h e m a g a z i n e T i m e b y t h e Most Rev. J o s e p h S c h r e m b s , B i s h o p of Cleveland.

"Some t i m e a g o I w a s advised t h a t T i m e m a g a z i n e intended t o extend itself in t h e cause of t h e S e v e n t h N a t i o n a l E u c h a r i s t i c Cong r e s s , " Bishop S c h r e m b s w r o t e .

"However, since I r e a d t h e article published in T i m e of September 30, I h a v e no c o m m e n t t o m a k e o t h e r t h a n t h a t you g a v e u s a n unusuat a m o u n t of space. T h e character, however, of y o u r a r t i c l e under t h e caption 'Religion' w a s a n y t h i n g but r e v e r e n t a n d dignified, in fact, it w a s r a t h e r flippant a n d insulting. " W e h a v e no need of such publicity in t h e T i m e or a n y o t h e r magazine, a n d a r e f a r f r o m grateful for articles w r i t t e n in such flippant tone. " T h i s l e t t e r is b e i n g sent t o every Catholic n e w s p a p e r in t h e United S t a t e s for publication."

N e w York.

A n account of t h e Seventh National E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s which appeared in t h e m a g a z i n e Time w a s severely assailed in an editorial published in T h e Catholic N e w s , Archdiocesan o r g a n .

"The Eucharistic Congress," t h e editorial said, " w a s a solemn and sacred event e n t i t l e d t o respectful consideration in a n y publication of general circulation. To t h e credit of A m e r i c a n j o u r n a l i s m be it said t h a t t h e daily p a p e r s g a v e it such treatment."

(N.C.W.C).

S T A T E M E N T ON E N G L I S H BIBLE VERSION REFUTED. Scranton, Pa. In r e f u t a t i o n of a s t a t e m e n t in a daily paper t h a t t h e English version of t h e Bible is 400 y e a r s old, t h e V e r y Rev. J a m e s A. W a l s h , p a s t o r of St. J o h n ' s Church, S u s q u e h a n n a , in a n a r t i c l e a p p e a r i n g in T h e Catholic L i g h t , Catholic weekly h e r e , s h o w s w h e r e t h e Bible w a s p r i n t e d in E n g l i s h centuries before t h e R e f o r m a t i o n .

F a t h e r W a l s h p o i n t s out t h a t while t h e first E n g l i s h Bible in movable t y p e w a s p r i n t e d f o u r centuries ago, t h e e a r l y monks of E n g l a n d "did b y h a n d w h a t m a chines a r e doing now—namely printing."

H e cites historical a u t h o r i t i e s t o show t h a t t h e Bible appeared in English a s f a r back a s 706.

(N.C.W.C.)

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY,

14th D E C E M B E R , 1935.

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The Late Fr. Anthony Haidegger ( S P E C I A L T O T H E M.C.L.) I N our issue of t h e 3 0 t h November, we announced t h e sad d e a t h of R e v . F r . A . H a i d e g g e r , pioneer missioner of S a r a w a k .

The following s k e t c h of h i s life will be of i n t e r e s t t o a g r e a t m a n y of h i s friends a n d a c q u a i n t a n c e s in M a l a y a and Borneo.

His Life Sketch. ( B y a devoted colleague).

A f t e r h a v i n g s p e n t 53 y e a r s of a pioneer's life in S a r a w a k , Rev. F r . A n t h o n y H a i d e g g e r passed a w a y peacefully in Kuching, on t h e 19th November, a t 10.30 a.m.

B o r n in t h e m o u n t a i n s of t h e Tyrol ( A u s t r i a ) , while yet a s t u r d y little fellow, full of life a n d mischief, h e showed g r e a t intelligence. B e i n g a l w a y s t h e first in his class, h i s f a t h e r s e n t him t o B r i x e n (now B r e s s a n o n e ) t o study at the "Gymnasium." There he w a s u n d e r t h e c a r e of one of t h e canons of t h e C a t h e d r a l , a n uncle of h i s . F r . H a i d e g g e r , even in his old a g e used to recount t h e y o u t h ful p r a n k s , h e played behind his uncle and his professors. H a v i n g completed his course in T h i l o -

S t . T e r e s a ' a Convent, Kuching s o p h y ' w i t h credit, h e expressed a d e s i r e t o follow Cardinal V a u g h a n who h a d t h e n come t o Brixen a n d h a d given a lecture on t h e 'Foreign Missions,' so as t o g e t vocations for h i s newly founded College a t Mill Hill ( L o n d o n ) . Two of t h e s t u d e n t s followed h i s call and w e n t t o Mill Hill to s t u d y Theology.

Fr. Haidegger was ordained p r i e s t in 1882 a n d said his first m a s s on t h e 1st J a n u a r y 1883 in S t e r z i n g - s u d Tyrol (now Italian V i l p i t e n o ) . H e left t h e same m o n t h for Borneo. T h e Mission t h e r e h a d j u s t been s t a r t e d t w o y e a r s p r i o r to his a r r i v a l t h e r e by t h e V e r y Rev. F r . Jackson, t h e P r e f e c t Apostolic, who had been induced t o come t o Borneo by t h e kind offices of Rev. F r . Saleilles, t h e g r e a t m i s s i o n a r y of Serangoon a n d J o h o r e B a h r u . A t t h a t t i m e Borneo being still undeveloped a n d jungle-bound, one can imagine, w h a t simple lives t h e first missionaries must have led, a n d w h a t h a r d s h i p s t h e y had to u n d e r g o . F r . H a i d e g g e r with h i s clear he&d, soon s a w t h a t in t h e place w h e r e h e w a s , Chinese w a s of i m p o r t a n c e a n d m a n y an old schoolboy" employed or pensioned in S.S. or F.M.S.—not s p e a k i n g of pupils in Sarawak—will be able t o tell of his g r e a t kindness, his good advice, his patience a n d t h e h u m ble life h e lived, in a small t h a t c h ed shed for his dwelling. H e s t a r t e d a small school in an a t t a o s h e d for t h e n a t i v e children, w h i c h h a s developed now into a well est a b l i s h e d educational institution a n s w e r i n g t h e needs of t h e place.

H i s o t h e r m i s s i o n a r y colleagues F a t h e r s D u n n a n d Kaizer w e r e sent into the interior to the Dyaks,

I t h e n a t i v e s of t h e country.

Fr. Haidegger was a fine financier, a n d w a s Vicar-General in spite of h a v i n g no funds and a v e r y small allowance, j He knew how t o s q u a r e up I t h i n g s with t h e lowest possible ! m e a n s in h a n d . H e mostly lived ; like t h e o t h e r Chinese on rice a n d ; salted fish—even in his l a t e r d a y s j his f a r e w a s merely rice and " i k a n pusso." A l t h o u g h busy t h e whole ! day, learning t h e languages, t e a c h | ing children a n d a t t e n d i n g t o lots I of o t h e r parochial work, he found | time d u r i n g t h e n i g h t for w r i t i n g j letters. H i s sleep occupied only I t h r e e t o f o u r h o u r s , and h e k e p t | u p t h i s p r a c t i c e all his life t i m e , j His bed w a s a r a t t a n mat, a blan-

Built By R e v . F r . Haidegger. ket a n d a Chinese pillow. T h i s w a s so to h i s last day. T h e m a t was opened in t h e evening and rolled up in t h e m o r n i n g a n d p u t in t h e corner of t h e room in w h i c h he slept. I n fact when h e h a d t o I go to hospital once and was p u t on * a m a t t r e s s , h e could not sleep for the first t w o n i g h t s , declaring t h a t he w a s not used to a soft m a t t r e s s . . This w a s removed, a t his r e q u e s t , and t h e n u r s e said t h a t h e slept well t h e following n i g h t s on t h e floor.

A s Vicar-General and p r o c u r a I t o r h e financed t h e mission m a r vellously well. W h e n our S u p e r i o r General came round on a visit, h e declared F r . H a i d e g g e r w a s a very capable p r o c u r a t o r .

H e h a d been to E u r o p e once, when he w a s called as d e p u t y to , a t t e n d a Synod in L o n d o n ; a f t e r ; discharging his duties t h e r e , h e ; went to t h e Tyrol, his home, w h e r e i he spent h i s t i m e in b e g g i n g tor \ his school a n d Mission. H e s p e n t six m o n t h s a t home, then r e t u r n e d to his mission to t a k e up his duties.

H e was of s t r o n g constitution and really s p e a k i n g h a r d l y e v e r ill. Only h i s eyes gave w a y t o w a r d s t h e end, probably d u e t o his I work a t n i g h t next to a m i s e r a b l e | oil lamp. Being quite blind h e had t o resign his work a n d s p e n t his last y e a r s in a little room, or often, was led to t h e church, w h e r e he spent his t i m e in saying t h e r o s a r y or m a k i n g t h e Stations of t h e Cross.

I asked h i m when I saw h i m l a s t : " B u t a r e you so sure, t h a t you will go to h e a v e n " " O h ! " h i s a n s w e r w a s : " h a v i n g been in t h e service of O u r L o r d for over 50 y e a r s , surely he will not kick m e a w a y . "

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Built B y R e v . F r . H a i d e g g e r .

A s to his priestly life, well h e was to God w a s mostly due t o h i m .

If w e look a t t h e o u t s i d e w o r k : an example to us all—priests especially. H e w a s a Chinese w i t h J u s t see t h e nice brick c h u r c h w i t h t h e Chinese, with t h e n a t i v e s a na- its t w o s p i r e s — t h e l a r g e s u b s t a n tive. H o w m u c h he helped t h e tial b o y s ' school—the fine Convent poor, only God knows—- a n d he Girls' s c h o o l ; t h e n a b o u t a dozen had a m p l e scope for p r a c t i s i n g chapels a n d c a t e c h u m e n a t e s in t h a t v i r t u e in spite of his poverty, o u t s t a t i o n s , built only of wood it especially in a country, which was is t r u e ; b u t t h e billian a n d o t h e r j u s t developing. With good rea- fine t i m b e r of S a r a w a k m a k e subson he w a s called "a real f a t h e r s t a n t i a l a n d fitting s t r u c t u r e s for of t h e poor" in a speech by one of t h e t i m e a n d place. H e w a s a s t h e pupils, a t his golden jubilee. m u c h t o t h e people of S a r a w a k a s Being a m a n of p r a y e r and F r . Gazeau was t o h i s people in knowing t h a t only God can help a t S i n g a p o r e — a n d , h i s m e m o r y will difficult m o m e n t s , he m a d e it a r e m a i n for long—May h e r e s t in practice t o visit t h e t a b e r n a c l e — heaven a f t e r all h i s l a b o u r s , done how could it h a v e been possible for t h e salvation of t h e h e a t h e n s . otherwise t o get t h r o u g h all C H I N E S E S E C U L A R D A I L Y I N his w o r r i e s ! Two y e a r s after AMERICA USES CATHOLIC his a r r i v a l he got sisters, to atFEATURE. tend to t h e women and to t h e present Convent School, and h a n d in N e w Y o r k . — T h e Chinese Nahand w i t h t h e pioneer Sister, Mo- tionalist Daily, of t h i s city is t h e r Helen, he got the b o y s ' and p u b l i s h i n g th-3 weekly " Columns " girls' schools to t h e p r e s e n t high of t h e Catholic L i t e r a r y L e a g u e of standard.

P a r k e r s b u r g , W.V. T h e l a t e Mgr. Dunn used to say T h e s e " C o l u m n s " , a b o u t 400 " F r . H a i d e g g e r is a born schoolw o r d s in l e n g t h , h a v e been regularm a s t e r , " — a n d if we a s k his old boys, t h e y will all tell you, how ly issued t o t h e s e c u l a r n e w s p a p e r s by t h e Catholic L i t e r a r y League t h e y r e v e r e F r . Haidegger.

He had not only to look after for n e a r y a y e a r . T h e y set forth belief his p a r i s h and school in Kuching, t h e principles of Catholic b u t a s little by little o t h e r s t a - a x d p r a c t i c e , usually in s t o r y form.

A t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Director tions w e r e opened, he h a d to come t o t h e a s s i s t a n c e of us. y o u n g folk, of t h e L e a g u e , L U M E N releases a n d w e all can testify, t h a t h e a r e also b e i n g m a d e available for came w i t h open a r m s — a n d solid t h ? C h i n e s e Nationalist Daily.

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T h e F o u r t h H a r v a r d Archaeological E x p e d i t i o n in I r e l a n d h a s b e e n a t w o r k t h i s s e a s o n on t h e e x c a v a t i o n of a pre-Celtic b u r i a l mound at Creevykeel, County Sligo, n e a r l y 4,000 y e a r s old a n d described a s o n e of t h e m o s t e l a b o r a t e s t r u c t u r e s of i t s kind in Europe.

T h i s b u r i a l mound b e longs t o t h e e a r l i e s t period of I r i s h civilization.

T h e w o r k h a s b e e n directed by D r . H , O'Neill H e n c k e n , director o i t h e E x p e d i t i o n , a s s i s t e d by D i s t r i c t J u s t i c e L i a m Price, D r .

William Howells, of t h e A m e r i c a n M u s e u m of N a t u r a l H i s t o r y of N e w Y o r k ; D r . Gordon MacGregor, L. W a r d a n d A . D e v e r e u x , all of Harvard; J. Raftery, of the N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y of I r e l a n d ; M i s s M. E . d e P u t r o n , of t h e N a t i o n a l M u s e u m ; a n d G. Willmot a n d M i s s A. N e w b e g i n , of Oxford University.

T h e m o u n d s t a n d s on t h e p r o p e r t y of L o r d M o u n t Temple w h o g a v e p e r m i s s i o n for t h e excavation.

This t o m b w a s first r e cognized a s of i m p o r t a n c e by D r .

J o h n K e e n a n of Ballinalee w h o s h o w e d it t o H e n r y Morris, t h e well-known I r i s h scholar. I t w a s M r . M o r r i s w h o pointed i t o u t t o D r . H e n c k e n in 1931. T h e excavation revealed a prehistoric m o u n d 160 f e e t l o n g a n d 60 feet w i d e , c o n t a i n i n g five b u r i a l c h a m b e r s , each a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12 feet b y 9 feet, b u i l t in r e c t a n g u l a r s h a p e w i t h h u g e s a n d s t o n e slabs r a n g i n g from s i x t o seven feet in h e i g h t a n d a n oval forecourt, 75 f e e t l o n g a n d 2 5 f e e t wide s u n k in t h e m o u n d a n d b o u n d e d by a wall of t a l l u n r i g h t s l a b s .

A course of broadcast a d d r e s s e s on t h e s u b j e c t of Blessed Oliver P l u n k e t h a s been organized b y t h e L e a g u e of P r a y e r a n d delivered b y t h e R e v . D r . M. P . O'Connell, d e a n of Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, w i t h t h e object of i n s t r u c t i n g t h e public in t h e m a i n s t a g e s of t h e judicial inquiries a n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s which a r * prescribed b y t h e l a w of t h e c h u r c h b e f o r e t h e h o n o u r s of t h e A l t a r , so a r d e n t l y desired for t h e m a r t y r e d Archbishop of A r m a g h , a r e conceded by Rome.

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Objects left behind by t h e builde r s of t h e t o m b a s offerings t o t h e dead consist of magnificently worked flints, polished stone a x e s a n d p o t t e r y which accompanied cremated b u r i a l s .

I t is s t a t e d t h a t one a x e can be definitely s h o w n t o h a v e been copied from a bronze original b y comparison with m e t a l a x e s of t h i s period found a t o t h e r E u r o p e a n s i t e s .

T h e flint w o r k i n g w a s r e m a r k a b l y ,good a n d one beautifully flaked knife is c o m p a r a b l e w i t h t h e s t o n e knives of Scandinavia.

T h e une a r t h e d p o t t e r y consists of b r o k e n bowls of neolithic t y p e , t h e oldest t y p e of p o t t e r y known in Ireland, a n d also some f r a g m e n t s from l a t e r a n d c o m m o n e r Bronze A g e urns.

T h e excavators were astonished t o find evidence t h a t t h e large court a n d t w o c h a m b e r s h a d been occupied 2,000 y e a r s a f t e r it h a d ceased t o be used a s a t o m b ,

by Celtic people of t h e E a r l y C h r i s t i a n period. T h e m o u n d h a s been r e s t o r e d a s f a r a s w a s possible t o i t s original a p p e a r a n c e a n d r a n k s a s o n e of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t r e m a i n s of i t s kind in Ireland.

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ed. T h e m a n h a d died t h e p r e vious d a y . T h e m o u r n e r s were t h e r e m a k i n g t h e usual h u b b u b w h e n a little g i r l w h i s p e r e d into t h e coffin: ' F a t h e r , if your soul is still t h e r e , tell m e , a n d I shall b r i n g t h e p r i e s t h e r e t o a n o i n t you'.

The reply came immediately: 'Yes, I long for t h e p r i e s t a n d t h e Holy Oil.' T h i s m u c h t h e m e s s e n g e r told m e , a n d I w a i t e d t o hear no more. " I s e t out on m y bike. A disD r . O'Connell described t h e t r i c t flooded b y t h e overflow of t h e procedure which took place before Yellow River lay b e t w e e n m e a n d » t h e Beatification of Blessed Oliver m y d e s t i n a t i o n , a n d I h a d t o m a k e P l u n k e t on May 2 3 , 1920, and a l o n g d e t o u r . T h e bike stalled Finally I reached mentioned t h a t t h e l a s t Irish several t i m e s .

Saint t o be canonized w a s St. t h e little village . of K w o c h a n g . non-Christians, L a w r e n c e O'Toole, A r c h b i s h o p of , T h e people, all Dublin, u n d e r Pope H o n o r i u s III, seemed t o know t h e p u r p o s e of m y in 1226. T h e speaker concluded c o m i n g a n d w e r e v e r y friendly. his a d d r e s s with a n appeal for a I w a s guided t o t h e l i t t l e h u t widespread devotion t o t h e Bless- w h e r e t h e sick m a n lay a n d w a s ed M a r t y r a n d for p r a y e r t h r o u g h told t h a t h e w a s still alive, b u t a s h i s intercession for t h e C a u s e of j I e n t e r e d t h e h o u s e one of t h e elders came forward to.tell m e t h a t Canonization. t h e m a n h a d j u s t died.

T h e F r e n c h Order of Missionary " I r u s h e d inside, h a d t h e cover S i s t e r s of Our L a d y of t h e Sacred r e m o v e d from t h e coffin i n w h i c h H e a r t h a s ramifications all over t h e m a n h a d been l y i n g since noon t h e world b u t it is only in recent of t h e day before, a n d a n o i n t e d y e a r s t h a t a foundation w a s form- him a n d g a v e t h e Blessing of t h e ed in Ireland. T h e i r only Convent Dying. in t h i s c o u n t r y is a t Ballybay, " T h e m a n h a d t a k e n a d r i n k of County Monaghan. I t w a s established t o enable t h e Congregation w a t e r a n d h a d a s k e d for t h e p r i e s t to acquire subjects for English- j u s t a few m o m e n t s before I a r s p e a k i n g countries.

T h i s Irish rived, in fact w h e n I w a s a l r e a d y c o m m u n i t y h a s been in existence in t h e village. five y e a r s and t h e first f r u i t s of " W a n Tian Tze, for t h a t w a s h i s i t s labours were m a n i f e s t e d recent- n a m e , h a d become blind a n d feeble ly w h e n t w o of its m e m b e r s left a f t e r m a n y y e a r s of l a b o u r a s a t h e Convent to go on t h e Mission p o r t e r . Of worldly goods h e posin P a p u a , New Guinea. T h e two sessed little, b u t h e h a d a b e a u t i f u l I r i s h S i s t e r s will be joined by n a m e , Tian T z e — " H e a v e n l y W i s o t h e r Missionary N u n s of t h e i r d o m " — a n d h e h a d p e r s e v e r e d in O r d e r from t h e M o t h e r H o u s e in t h e t r u e f a i t h in s p i t e of h i s p a g a n France. surroundings.

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BADMINTON. VASS TO RETIRE FROM GAME. E. J. Vass, Badminton wizard and Singapore's champion for many seasons has retired from play on medical advice.

The game will be all the poorer by the enforced absence of such a worthy champion. All local lovers of Badminton trust that Vass will soon be completely cured.

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ST. GREGORY'S BADMINTON PARTY. The St. Gregory's B.P. celebrated its 3rd Anniversary on Saturday last at Court No. 2, which was tastefully decorated with flags and buntings.

Excellent weather prevailed throughout, hence the function was carried through without a hitch.

Mrs. Lee Seng gave away the prizes for this year's tournament.

The Party was honoured by the presence of Mr. Chan Yee Lim (Hon. President), Mr. Yeo Koon Guan 'Hon. Vice-President), Mr. Chee Nian Hee, and many others.

The function was carried out till late in the evening and before the party dispersed, three cheers were called by the secretary and was responded to by all.

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MALACCA-BADMINTON S.F.I. Defends Its Title The S.FJ.Badminton Team managed to defend its title by defeating the Jubilee Party in a return match held at the school court on 1st December, 1935.

The result was 6 games to 3.

The S.F.I, players are mentioned first.

SINGLES Miguel Toledo beat John Nonis 15-10, 9-15, 15-7.

Tan Heng Kim beat Hock Jin 5-15, 15-5, 15-5.

Chan Ah Thai lost to Dorani 11-15, 15-10, 14-14 (0-3).

Cyril Ferrao lost to Ambrose Ferandez 10-15, 9-15.

DOUBLES J. S. Thian, Joo Fong and Tan Chee Hock beat Hock Jin and Ossie 21-5, 21-10.

Victor Bateman and Cyril Ferrao lost to Teoh Teck Leong and John Nonis 14-21, 20-20 (1-3).

Miguel Toledo and Luke Ong beat Ambrose Fernandez and F. Collar 19-19 (5-2), 21-19.

Tay Tiam Seng and Leong Tah Quai beat Dorani and L. Tow Ngoh 9-21, 21-11, 21-9.

Chan Ah Thai and John Chong beat L. Tow Chow and Pek Leong 11-21, 21-8, 21-3.

MARTIN'S HAT-TRICK. C. R. Martin, Jr. of Selangor performed the hat trick last week-end when his state defeated the Negri at Hockey at Kuala Lumpur. O'Hara was the loser's best forward.

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BOXING. MALAYAN CHAMPIONS. The present champion ooxers of Malaya as suggested by a very prominent Sports Writer consist of:— Middle weight—Young Frisco.

Welter weight—Young Aide.

Bantam Weight—Little Abayan.

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RAPHAEL TOO GOOD FOR YOUNG ALDE. Raphael disposed of Young Aide quite easily last Friday at the New World.

The Filipino disappointed everyone of the audience and even sent some to sleep. Rocky Montanes is another puzzle. He has done nothing in Singapore to make him a drawing card. In the Phillipines he was considered an excellent boxer but here he has shown us nothing meritorious.

CROWLEY OUT-CLASSES OOSTERHOUT. Dave Crowley of Clerkenwall, Southern area feather weight champion of England, beat Oosterhout, feather weight champion of Holland in London last month.

The Dutchman took a count in the first round and after receiving further terrific punches he retired halfway through the third round. Crowley outclassed him.

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McAVOY WINS FIRST ENCOUNTER IN AMERICA.

Jack McAvoy, the Catholic British middle weight boxing Champion, w h o sailed for A n erica recently won his first light in t h e S t a t e s convincingly.

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TOMMY L O U G H R A N .

Cultured Catholic B o x e r .

T o m m y L o u g h r a n , t h a popular A m e r i c a n boxer, defeated Mnurice Strickland of New Z e a l a n d a t Wembley, England- L o u g h r a n who g a v e up t h e cruiser-weight C h a m pionship of t h e world wi h a n unbeaten record h a s met m o s t of t h e leading boxers of t h e worid in t h e p a s t decade, a n d h a s victories to h i s credit over Gene Tunney, J a m e s Braddock, Max ttaer and m a n y o t h e r well known figures.

L o u g h r a n is a K n i g h t of Colomb u s and actively connected w i t h Catholic affairs in t h e United S t a t e s . H e is regarded a s t h e m o s t c u l t u r e d professional boxer in t h e world.

GIAN Loads Silks, mery, Dolls,

New Zealand all blacks beat Scotland.

The New Zealand All Blacks Rugby XV proved too good for Scotland and romped home conclusive winners by 18 points to 8.

Against Ireland although they won they were very fortunate, for the Irish, the cables announce, should have won.

Both the New Zealand and Ireland Sides have a large number of Catholics. * * * * * PENANG BEAT SELANGOR. The Penang All Blues defeated the Selangor all Blues at Penang last Saturday and cause a replay in the northern section. Singapore by virtue of a win over Negri Sembilan is in the final. * * * * *

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AROUND THE PARISHES SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE C A T H E D R A L OF T H E SHEPHERD.

GOOD

Baptism.

December 8 , — E d w i n C l e m e n t , son of C l e m e n t L o u i s T e s s e n s o h n a n d A n n i e Wilson T e s s e n s o h n n e e F l y n n , b o r n on N o v e m b e r 20, 1935. G o d p a r e n t s : E r n e s t F r a n cis T e s s e n s o h n a n d I r e n e E m i l y Tessensohn.

Death.

December 3 , 1935, a t 9-5, L o r o n g A, S t . George's Road, S i n g a p o r e , M a r y D o r a l , in h e r 7 5 t h y e a r . * * • * * H. E . Bishop Devals R e t u r n s from Pastoral Tour.

H. E. Bishop A. Devals h a s returned from up-country after an arduous pastoral tour occupying nearly t h r e e w e e k s . H i s L o r d s h i p a f t e r officiating a t t h e O r d i n a t i o n C e r e m o n y a t t h e College G e n e r a l , P e n a n g , v i s i t e d o t h e r p a r i s h e s for Confirmation services. I n s p i t e of t h e s t r e n u o u s diocesan d u t i e s e n tailing m u c h t r a v e l , t h e B i s h o p is looking q u i t e fit.

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PAUL. CONCERT F o u r t e e n c a n d i d a t e s w e r e consecrated and admitted into the Sodality of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception l a s t Sunday evening by Rev. F a t h e r E . B e c h e r a s , t h e V i c a r of t h e C h u r c h , w h o e x p o u n d e d t o t h e m t h e a i m s a n d o b j e c t of t h e Sodality, a n d extolled them to perfect t h e m s e l v e s a n d t o live t h e life w h i c h O u r Holy M o t h e r t h e Church desires. Our life was i m p a i r e d , said t h e R e v . F a t h e r , because of Original Sin; but God w h o loves u s m u c h , h a d s e n t His Son, O u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t t o r e d e e m u s a n d also t o i n s t i t u t e t h e Seven S a c r a m e n t s ; so t h a t b y r e ceiving t h e m w e m a y g e t i n t o t h e Kingdom of H e a v e n . H e t h e r e fore, a s k e d t h e m t o f r e q u e n t t h e S a c r a m e n t s . God loves u s , so does o u r Holy M o t h e r ; a n d , t h e r e fore S o d a l i s t s should p r a y u n c e a s ingly t o O u r Blessed M o t h e r t o a s k H e r a i d in t h i s life—to live a good C h r i s t i a n life.

F a t h e r Willibrord, a Trappist Monk, w h o is s t a y i n g f o r a few days in Singapore, s a n g t h e High M a s s l a s t S u n d a y , F e a s t of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception, in the C h u r c h of Ss Pefcer a n d P a u l .

He w a s g r e a t l y welcomed b y the p a r i s h i o n e r s w h o h a d n o t seen afty of t h i s r e l i g i o u s O r d e r before.

PENANG, MALACCA, KUALA LUMPUR, SEREMBAN, TAIPING, KEDAH. CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH, Baptisms.

Dec. 7 t h . — T h e r e s a L e o n a Gomes, b o r n on t h e . 27th N o v e m b e r d a u g h t e r of Charles Gomes and of Mabel P e t r o n e l i a G o m e s . Godp a r e n t s : H u g h P e t e r de Souza a n d E u g e n i a Hoeden.

Dec. 7th.—Clement Felix R o b e r t s , b o r n on t h e 23rd N o v e m b e r , son of J o h n E d m u n d R o b e r t s a n d of Norah Edmund Roberts.

Godp a r e n t s : G e o r g e Collick and M a r i a Collick.

Dec. 8 t h . — E l e a n o r B i a n Koon, b o r n on t h e 21st M a r c h , 1932, d a u g h t e r of Low B i a n Koon a n d of T a n Y e n g Kim. G o d - p a r e n t s : St. Joseph and Augusta Mary Oliveiro.

Dec. 8 t h . — E v e l y n B i a n Koon, b o r n on t h e 1 5 t h F e b r u a r y , 1926, d a u g h t e r of Low B i a n K o o n a n d ofTan Y e n g K i m . G o d - p a r e n t s : Sebastian Amaldas and Marie Manickan.

Dec. 8 t h . — M a r y Bian Koon, b o r n on t h e 2nd J a n y . , 1931, d a u g h t e r of Low B i a n Koon a n d of T a n Yeng Kim. God-parents: Anappa Joseph Dorett and Lourdes Marie Thumburaj Dorett.

Dec. 8 t h . — H e n r y Bian Koon, b o r n on t h e 2 5 t h J a n u a r y , 1935, son of Low B i a n Koon a n d of T a n Y e n g K i m . G o d - p a r e n t s : Aloys i u s D ' R o z a r i o and B l a n c h e de Vriest.

Dec. 8 t h . — M a r i a de F a t i m a Bian Koon, b o r n on t h e 2 7 t h J u l y .

1929, d a u g h t e r of Low Bian Koon a n d of T a n Y e n g K i m .

G o d - p a r e n t s : S e b a s t i a n P a u l and Thangaraj Anne.

D e c 8 t h . — E d m u n d X a v i e r Rodrig u e s , b o r n on t h e 3 r d December, son of A l e x a n d e r Ferdinand R o d r i g u e s a n d of Mildred Rodrigues.

God-parents : Walter Francis Fernandez and Petrina Monteiro. * * * * * ENGAGEMENT. T h e e n g a g e m e n t is a n n o u n c e d a n d t h e m a r r i a g e will s h o r t l y t a k e place, of Mr. T i t u s R e m e d i o s of Saligao G6a, connected with D'Silva's f a m o u s O r c h e s t r a , Singapore, a n d Miss E l v i n a d a Silva d a u g h t e r of M r . A. M. da Silva and t h e l a t e M r s . Rosa A m e l i a Souza e Silva of Goa and S i n g a p o r e .

ST. ANTHONY'S BOYS SCHOOL The evening of Monday the 9th inst. saw quite a little crowd gathered in one of the larger rooms of St. Anthony's School for the pupils' concert. In spite of the persistent drizzle, many parents of pupils and well-wishers of the school had come, and the standard of entertainment was much higher than what one was made to expect. The lack of a proper hall was a drawback which prevented the management from opening the entertainment to a larger public.

Besides Rev. Fr. Rego the Director of the School, there were present the VicarGeneral and other priests of the Singapore Portuguese Mission as well as Rev. Frs. Coroado and Fernandez of Malacca, and the Rev. Mother Superior of the Canosian Convent.

The entertainment opened with an overture by the school orchestra, with Yam Lam at the piano and Yam Tong on the Violin surrounded by a group of budding musicians an unpretentious orchestra it is true but quite well appreciated by the audience. The next item a song "Let's get together" was well rendered by the School Singers, who again contributed the final item "Here's a health to His Majesty." Cyril de Cruz of Std. VII then gave two solos on the Hawaiian guitar. Next came a "Clap dance" by the primary class boys who were colourfully got up by Mrs. A E. Chelvam and Mrs. Sakai as young boys and maids of the Low Countries.

The piano duet "Twilight," a Reverie

by Fredrick N. Shackley was well executed by the Wee brothers who seem to

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be a couple of gifted musicians. The two brothers again appeared before the interval, Yam Tong rendering V. Monti's "Czardas" on the violin to the accompaniment of the piano by his brother Yam Lam. The staccato movements of the piece were ably executed by the young violinst who shows great promise by his able recital of a delicate piece.

Quite an oriental atmosphere was created for the stage by the Wee brothers (violin and piano), who with appropriate Eastern Music ushered in the first scene of a one-act play "The Jar of Olives" produced by Mr. L. A. Woodford.

The screen opened on the boudoir of a turkish nobleman Tarifa and his wife Rosiah, who try to explain away their misappropriation of a fortune entrusted to their care by Ali Kevajah (A. Danker).

The next scene represented the court where their deed was duly judged and punished by the Caliph. M. De Souza and O. Sta Maria were quite convincing in their parts as lord and lady of the house, especially the latter who thoroughly amused the crowd when at the delivery of sentence, he struck his foot sharply on the floor and with a gesture characteristic of the feminine sex exclaimed "I told you so." Next followed a song by the afternoon Std. IV "The last rose of summer."

Mr. C. R. Eber of the staff gave a pianoforte solo during the interval, after which a good deal of merriment was caused by a few students of the afternoon V Std. who recited a comic-poem "The discontented Sugar Broker."

"The sailor's hornpipe" danced by four of the primary pupils under the direction of Miss R. Woodford was a very interesting and much appreciated item.

The little youngsters deserve credit for their clever performance of this dance.

The "Trial Scene" of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" staged by the Seventh Standard under the supervision of the Junior Cambridge teacher was very well performed. One of course could not expect an able rendering of the meter, but the students are to be complimented on their acting and the absence of hesitation in playing their various parts. Wee Yam Tong did well in his part of "Portia" Saul Menaheen as Shylock was outstanding. Others playing leading parts were Ching Kok Puan (Antonto) C. de Cruz (Duke) and Pang Kwee Vian (Gratiano).

CHURCH

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CATHOLIC ACTION SOCIETY. T h e m o n t h l y m e e t i n g presided o v e r b y t h e S p i r i t u a l Director, w a s held on S u n d a y l a s t .

A f t e r t h e m i n u t e s of t h e l a s t meeting were read by t h e secretary, t h e Spiritual Director informed t h e m e m b e r s of t h e f o r t h c o m i n g a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Society w h i c h falls on 3 0 t h i n s t . , a n d i n v i t e d suggestions for celebrating it

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suitably.

T h e P r e s i d e n t in making the following suggestions which were u n a n i m o u s l y supported by t h e m e m b e r s , said t h a t , since t h e 30th falls on a w o r k i n g day — M o n d a y — m a n y of our m e m b e r s would be u n a b l e t o t a k e p a r t in t h e celebrations. S o h e s u g g e s t e d t h e 2 9 t h which i s on a S u n d a y and acceptable t o all. To t h i s members agreed.

T h e p r i n c i p a l i t e m s of t h e day will be a s follows. S u n d a y : a Gener a l C o m m u n i o n d a y for actionists.

After the Thanksgiving Mass the m e m b e r s will m o v e t o t h e school premises w h e r e b r e a k f a s t will be served.

Then will follow t h e Annual General M e e t i n g a n d election of new office-bearers.

I n t h e e v e n i n g t h e r e will be Benediction followed by t h e unveiling of t w o m e m o r i a l s in t h e form of t a b l e t s t o b e placed inside t h e church, in m e m o r y of t h e late Rev. F r . J . M e n e u v r i e r ( t h e first Vicar a t t a c h e d t o t h e p a r i s h ) and of t h e l a t e R e v . F r . L. Burghoffer.

Two e n l a r g e d p h o t o ' s of H i s Lordship B i s h o p D e v a l s a n d of t h e late Rev. F r . B u r g h o f f e r kindly presented b y M e s s r s . P a u l & Co. will be placed i n s i d e t h e hall. T h e last p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m m e is t h e t a k i n g of a g r o u p p h o t o g r a p h of the members.

A n o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g i t e m of t h e agenda f o r t h e m e e t i n g is t o increase t h e s a l e s of t h e M a l a y a Catholic L e a d e r . I t will b e left in t h e h a n d s of t h e P r e s s C o m m i t t e e t o devise efficient m e a n s t o give effect t o t h i s proposal.

Before t h e m e e t i n g c a m e t o an end the S p i r i t u a l D i r e c t o r reminded t h e m e m b e r s t h a t t h e Solemnity of St. F r a n c i s X a v i e r u n d e r whose p a t r o n a g e t h e Catholic A c t i o n Society is placed, would be celebrated on S u n d a y t h e 1 5 t h inst.

General.

Next Sunday after Mass t h e Catholic A c t i o n C o m m i t t e e for t h e poor will d i s t r i b u t e cloth for t h e poor children of t h e P a r i s h .

The F e a s t of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception w a s celebrated on Sunday last w h e n a H i g h M a s s w a s sung by t h e Parish Priest. A n u m b e r of b o y s a n d girl$ Received their F i r s t Communion.

MALAYA

CATHOLIC L E A D E R ,

Around The Parishes PENANG o CONFIRMATION AT ST. FRANCIS X A V I E R ' S C H U R C H .

T h e C h u r c h of S t . F r a n c i s X a vier, P e n a n g , w a s filled t o t h e u t most c a p a c i t y on S u n d a y l a s t on t h e occasion of t h e first official visit of H i s Excellency, M o n s i g n o r A. Devals, B i s h o p of Malacca, t o a d m i n i s t e r t h e S a c r e m e n t of Confirmation.

T h e r e w e r e several b o y s , g i r l s , m e n a n d w o m e n w h o received Confirmation; while a b o u t half t h e n u m b e r received t h e i r first Comm u n i o n also t h e s a m e d a y . I t w a s a p l e a s u r e t o see several n e w conv e r t s a m o n g t h e g r o u p w h o also received b o t h t h e S a c r a m e n t s t o gether.

H i s Excellency w a s assisted

by R e v . F a t h e r Riboud, v i c a r of S t .

F r a n c i s X a v i e r ' s C h u r c h and b y Rev. F a t h e r Messonier.

In t h e evening they renewed t h e p r o m i s e s of B a p t i s m . T h e cerem o n y ended w i t h t h e Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t .

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LADIES' CATHOLIC ACTION SOCIETY. I n conjunction w i t h t h e Catholic A c t i o n Society of S t . F r a n c i s X a v i e r ' s C h u r c h , a L a d i e s ' Catholic Action Society w a s organised, al>out t h e middle of t h i s y e a r u n d e r t h e direction of t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t .

Since t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n of t h i s society, v e r y useful w o r k h a s b e e n d e n e , a n d is still b e i n g d o n e . T h e r e a r e a b o u t 12 m e m b e r s , a n d e a c h m e m b e r is alloted a c e r t a i n section of P e n a n g , w h e r e s h e h a s t o go r o u n d t o all t h e Catholic h o u s e s a n d collect rice a n d c a s h e v e r y week, and bring it over t o t h e parochial h o u s e . T h e p a r i s h p r i e s t with t h e co-operation of s o m e of t h e m e m bers distributes t h e rice and cash t o t h e unemployed catholics of t h e p a r i s h e v e r y week. I n t h i s w a y , over 100 souls a r e b e i n g fed e v e r y d a y , a n d w e sincerely hope a n d p r a y t h a t t h i s work of r e a l c h a r i t y will n e v e r cease.

I t m i g h t also be of i n t e r e s t t o h e a r t h a t t h e m e n ' s section h a s succeeded in c o n v e r t i n g some p a g a n s , m o s t of w h o m received t h e S a c r a m e n t s on S u n d a y .

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T h e e n g a g e m e n t is announced of Mr. M. A. P i t c h a y , D r e s s e r , E s t a t e Group Hospital, Sungei P a t a n i , K e d a h , elder son of Mr. a n d M r s . M. M a r i a d o s s Pillai, of Penang, with Miss L. Lourdu M a r y , elder d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d M r s . S. L a z a a r Pillai, Overseer.

S a n i t a r y Board, T a i p i n g , F . M . S .

T h e m a r r i a g e will be solemnized a t ttfe? 6 f i £ r c h of S t . Louis, Taip i n g on 2 8 t h D e c e m b e r . ;

RENE ULLMANN for JEWELLERY of every description and THE BEST WATCHES RENE ULLMANN Raffles P l a c e , — S i n g a p o r e .

CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION. ANNUAL MEETING OF CHORISTERS The Annual Meeting of the choristers of the Church of the Assumption, Penang', was held on the 26th November, 2935, at the Parochial House with Father J. B. Souhait in the chair.

The following members were present:— Mr. Ben de Cruz, Choir Master Mr. Arthur de Cruz, Asst. Choir Master Mr. H. L. Cutter, Hon. Secretary and Messrs. R. Lesslar, E. Lesslar, M. Baptist, J . B. Robless, Ansell de Cruz, Geo. Robless, R. F. Robless, T. Balhetchet, H. Lesslar, P. Capel, L. Phipps, L. Robless, H. Stewart, T. Read, J. Reutens and J. Langan.

After the prayers were said the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

As usual, the Hon. Secretary w a s requested to read the rules of the Sodality with a view to reminding the members of their duties and obligations.

The Chairman was very pleased with the marked improvement in the members' attendances at Divine Services and choir practices during the sodality year.

He asked all the members to make every effort to come to the singing practices regularly and punctually.

He mentioned about the Requiem High Mass on All Souls Day, and he hopes in future more members will endeavour to come and assist in the singing. While discussing about High Mass, the Chairman proposed that the Assistant Choir Master should play some selections on the organ during the Mass on Christmas Day. Mr. Arthur de Cruz willingly agreed to this proposal and some of the members volunteered to co-operate with the Assistant Choir Master with their musical instruments.

The Choir Master thanked all the members for their good work during the year, and mentioned that Messrs. R. F. Robless, B. Castillo and M. Baptist had rendered great assistance to him and the choir. They had performed their job very accurately and exceedingly well.

The Chairman said that the members had given him every satisfaction in regard to their conduct and attendances, but he expected them to make a further improvement and try their best not to miss any Divine Service and choir practice. This is a real catholic action and every member should endeavour to continue doing this good work. The Choir Master has set a beautiful example by being always punctual in all kinds of weather and has taken great pains in training new boys to replace those who have to leave the choir owing to their age.

The meeting then terminated with a hearty vote of thanks to the chair.

MALACCA

CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS. First Solemn. High Mass of Rev. Fr. Rene Ashness.

On Sunday, 8th December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a t St. Francis' Church His Lordship the Bishop of Malacca confirmed about 200 children and adults before the High Mass which was sung by the Rev. Rene Ashness assisted by Rev. Father D. de Silva as deacon and Rev. Father Louis Ashness as sub deacon, and presided over by His Lordship.

On that occasion six newly appointed wardens were for the first time on duty in the Church. They will continue their service on Sundays and feist days. As the Church of St. Francis Xavier is the only Church in town belonging to the Diocese of Malacca, an&as t£e congregation ^i ^.cosmopolitan;' the'. Wardens were chdseft from the'various communities of the parish. They are Messrs: P. Marbeck, F. M. Theseira, A. M. Vendargon A. M. Doss, Ong Kim Pong and C. M. Liew. Instead of the usual sashes on one shoulder they wore on the left arm a large band bearing a reproduction of the Coat of Arms of the Castle of St. Francis Xavier in Navarre.

After mass a reception was held at the residence of Mrs. F. J. Messier, sister of Rev. Father Ashness, at Kanda Hilir.

The hou*e was full to overflowing, among the guests besides His Lrodship being several priests, nuns, and friends and relatives from near and far. His Lordship after offering felicitations to Father Ashness and his relatives, gave a stirring discourse. It was edifying to hear the reply of Father Rene Ashness. Notable absentees were Mrs. Kessler, who had been removed to hosnital the previous ^ay. and a ^ p ' - "Rp^in Ashness. who is now on his w?v to T^uro^e to join the Order of th~ r^rthusian Monks in Sussex, England.

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F e a s t of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception.

S u n d a y t h e 8 t h December w a s a j r e d l e t t e r d a y for t h e Sodalists of j t h e St. A n t h o n y ' s C h u r c h , K u a l a L u m p u r , w h e n t h e y celebrated t h e F e a s t of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception which is t h e i r T i t u l a r F e a s t .

T h e r e w a s H i g h Mass in t h e m o r n i n g a t 8.15 a.m. a n d in t h e J evening a t 5 p.m. V e s p e r s , Solemn j Admission of New M e m b e r s , P r o i cession of t h e S t a t u e of t h e I m m a I culate Conception and Benediction.

Fifteen A s p i r a n t s were a d m i t t e d .

A t t h e conclusion of t h e Service t h e m e m b e r s collectively r e n e w e d t h e i r Vows.

T h e F e a s t w a s preceded by a R e t r e a t of t h r e e d a y s a n d t h e a t t e n d a n c e on t h e s e days w a s v e r y gratifying.

T h e t o t a l n u m b e r of Sodalists t o d a t e is 140.

T h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g will be held a t S t . A n t h o n y ' s school on S a t u r d a y , 4 t h J a n u a r y , 1936, at 4.30 p.m.

Third O r d e r M o n t h l y M e e t i n g .

T h e a b o v e m e e t i n g will be held a t St. A n t h o n y ' s c h u r c h a t 5 p.m. on S u n d a y , 15th D e c e m b e r , 1935.

SEREMBAN First Solemn High Mass of Revd.

Father Paul Vong at Mantin.

The occasion of the First High Mass solemnised by Rev. Father Paul Vong at the Mantin Church on Sunday, the 8th December, 1935 will always be vividly remembered by the peonle of Mantin.

A large number of well-wishers and friends from both Seremban and Kuala Lumpur had early congregated at the Church to participate in the solemnity of the Mass.

At 8.30 a.m. Rev. Father Vong arrived at the Church from Seremban and immediately was escorted through a guard of honour formed by the pupils of the local Convent and the Catholic Chinese School-boys. He then solemnly pronounced his blessing on the large crowd assembled in the Church Compound, which was devoutly received.

The High Mass then followed with all the solemnity proper to the occasion and with the assistance of Rev. Father Auguin, the Parish Priest of Negri Sembilan.

The sermon of the Mass was preached with great eloquence by the Rev. Father Auguin who eulogised the splendid qualities of Rev. Father Vong. He mentioned that, as far as memory goes, Father Vong was the very first, not only of Mantin village, but also of Seremban District, nay of the whole i\egri Sembilan State, to become a priest! thus setting a splendid example to his compatriots. He then brought out with clearness the greatness of Holy Priesthood and Marriagehood: two Sacraments equally instituted by God: two great Vocations, both willed by God and equally full of responsibility before God. He concluded by exhorting the younger J members of the congregation to follow J in the footsteps of Father Vong and | become priests. There was a large number of communicants during the Mass.

After the Mass, the congregation assembled in front of the Church to listen to an address made by the Catholic community of Mantin and Seremban to the Rev. Father. The address written in Chinese was read by Mr. Lim Hon. gjL^Rev. Father Vong suitably, responded by first £hanking . the congregation for the honour they had done him in presenti ing the address and briefly referring to he honour of the high dignity of the I priesthood conferred on him as being a j gift of God rather than through any I merit on his own part.

A group photograph was then taken • with the Rev. Father as the central figure.

The large crowd then repaired to the j residence of Rev. Father Vong's mother, when a grand feast laid out on 30 tables was enjoyed by guests numbering well over 200 people.

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Rev. Frs. Sylvester And Paul Vong The Parochial House of St. Michael's has had a busy week. The arrival of Father Sylvester on Wednesday w a s followed by that of the newly ordained Father Paul Vong, who had come to pay his respects to Father Fourgs, his old parish priest of Mantin. His Lordship, Mgr. De. als, too, was here on his way back to Singapore. Father Vong left for Mantin on Thursday, and His Lordship on Friday. * * * * SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Election Of Office Bearers The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, attached to St. Michael's Institution, held its annual election of officebearers last Sunday morning. . T h e following were elected: Prefect:—Mr. Lip Seng Onn. Vice-Prefect:—Mr. Tan Boon Kwee.

Secretary:—Mr. Lim Guan Choe.

Treasurer:—Mr. John Emmanuel.

Councillors:—Messrs. Toh Ee Boon, Chye Kah Loke, Robert Bartholomeusz and Chang Min Tat. Rev. Bro. Dositheus, Director, St. Michael's Institution, and three of his staff were in Telok Anson on Saturday last for the Final Examination of the boys of St. Anthony's School. The examiners commented favourably on the work and progress of the different classes. Much credit is due to Rev. Fr. Aloysius, the manager of the School, and Mr. Au Kee Soon, the Headmaster.

OLD BOYS OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Evidence of a healthy spirit of goodfellowship existing among the Old Boys of Catholic Schools is provided by the annual meeting of the Old Michaelians of Ipoh and the Old Georgians of Taiping with a programme of sporting and social engagements. The terms, Old Michaelians and Old Georgians, by which the Old Boys of the two towns are called, are only distinctive and include the Old Boys of all Catholic Schools in the country.

Initiated in 1934 by the Old Michaelians' Association, this annual affair has proved a great success from a sporting as well as from a social point of view.

The sporting events have been characterised by a keen but friendly rivalry and enthusiasm, and the social engagements by cordiality and conviviality.

This year, the two-day-meet was held in Taiping on Nov. 30, and Dec. 1.—the Old Michaelians being the guests of the 01d Georgians. Rev. Bro. Dositheus, President of the O.M.A. and Mr. P. J. Mor Singh, Vice-President, headed the Ipoh Old Boys while the Taiping Old Boys had Rev. Bro. Henry, Director of St. George's Institution, as their President. Well over 100 Old Boys took part in the meet. The Old Michaelians numbered over 40 including Old Boys from Ipoh, Singapore, Penang, Telok Anson, and Kampar.

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SPORTING EVENTS The sporting part of the programme consisted of 7 fixtures, of which the Old { Michaelians won 4, namely Badminton (7-2), Basketball (46-27), Ping Pong (3-2) and Soccer (2-1) and lost two, J namely, Tennis (0-3), and Billiards J (1-2). Hockey resulted in a draw. AH I the matches were keenly contested and attracted fair crowds, especially the Badminton, in which game the Old Michaelians put up an imposing team including the State Champions and several State players.

It is interesting to note the number of sporting lights seen in the meet in Hockey and Football, Davidson, Guan Hun, Seang Kwee, Aral, Kim Teik, Toft, Swee Lum, Thivy, Wah Keat, O'Hara; in Badminton, Cheng Phor, K j m Tei£, Lian Foh, Goat Tat, Eng Kee, Teik Leong, Kit Yoong; in Tennis, Kim Loon, Seang Kwee, Thiam Tet, Say Tee; in Ping Pong, Thiam T e t Thivy, ' Kean Hooi. e

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SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS. A very enjoyable dinner was given by I the Old Georgians to their guests in the hall .of St. George's Institution on Saturday evening. Rev. Bro. Henry presided over a gathering of over 120. The hall was gaily decorated and a "radiogram" provided sweet music to enliven the occasion.

After the loyal toasts were given, Rev. Bro. Henry in a humorous speech Old Georgians had made in the different welcomed the visitors and commended games since the last meet. the kind feelings that had brought the On Sunday, the Old Michaelians had p very enjoyable picnic at Mr. Toh Eng OH Boys together. Mr. Ooi Chek Huat, i Hoe's Swimming Pool. In the after- the Hon. Secretary of the Old Georgians, : noon, they were entertained to tea. to whom the success of the two-dayprogrammc was due, thanked the Old After tea. a grouo-photo of the gather| iner was taken. The last item of the Michaelians for their coming, and Rev. Bro. Henry for the use of the School J nroeramme was the football match, J p^ter which the Old Michaelians bid hall. Rev. Bro. Dositheus, replying on behalf of the Old Michaelians thanked • their hosts farewell. the Old Georgians for their warm reception and commended th«j progress the

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WEEKS GALLERY O F PICTURES

Top L e f t : — S t . G r e g o r y ' s JBadminton P a r t y which celebrated itsfvThird A n n i v e r s a r y on S a t u r d a y l a s t .

R i g h t : — R e v . F r . R e n e Marie Ashness who was ordained on t h e 3rd December, by H. E . Bishop A. Devals.

(See Account on page

10)

B o t t o m : — R e v . F r . P a u l Vong who w a s ordained on t h e 3 r d December,

by H . E . Bishop A. Devals.

(See Account on page 19)

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