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Corpus Christi Benediction took place. Kampong Bahru.

The Prigi Raja, Malacca, as seen

from the outside.

The Rt. Rei. Dr. V. R. femandes Bishop

of Man gal ore u/ho has recently celebrated

his Sacerdotal Stiver Jubilee.

Mr. Mrs. Dairiam whose wedding took place at Tanjore,

India. Mr. Dairiam is on the stag of St. Paul's School, Seremban. The Prigi Raja, Malacca, inside vie*

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EUROPEAN FILM CONGRESS o — —

EFFORTS OF AMESICaTN LfeGlON OF DECENCY PfeAlSED

CLEAN PICTURE COMPAIGN.

Berl in .—The In terna t ional Film Congress j u s t held was utilized by European Catholics working in the film indus t ry for a very intensive act ivi ty.

Simultaneously wi th t h e General F i lm Congress sessions Catholic film workers , 100 in number , re p re sen t ing Aus t r ia , Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark , Finland, F r a n c e , Germany, Holland, I ta ly, Jugoslavia , Latvia , Luxembourg , Poland and Sweden m e t in a series of sessions discussing t h e s i tuation of film indus t ry from t h e Catholic s tandpoint and seeking practical means of collaboration among all these countr ies .

A t one of the mee t ings of t h e Catholic Fi lm Organizat ions a re markab le t r ibu te w a s paid by Ludvik Safranek, cha i rman of t h e Czechoslovak Fi lm Association of P rague , to t h e splendid work achieved in t he field of Catholic film action in Amer ica by t h e Legion of Decency. Mr. Safranek sa id t h a t t h e Legion of Decency campaign has been crowned wi th success which is being felt not only in America but in all t h e countr ies cf t h e world where Amer ican films a re shown.

" I t is my du ty , " Mr. Safranek said, " to express t he t h a n k s of t h e delegates assembled he re to American Catholics for b r ing ing about a purification of t h e film indus t ry . "

Mr. Safranek asked all t h e European delegates to en te r into close contact wi th t h e American centre of t h e Legion of Decency and to follow the i r example.

Fu r the r , Mr. Safranek praised t he assistance given to t he Czechoslovak Film Association, of which he is t h e cha i rman, by t h e Legion of Decency directors in t h e Archdiocese of Chicago. Valuable mater ial and information, he said, had been given to t h e Association

by the Most Rev. John J . Cant-well, Bishop of Los Angeles and San Diego.

In te res t ing topics were discussed and impor tant resolutions adopted a t various sessions of the In ternat ional Congress of Catholic Cinematography.

Monsignor A. Brohee of Lou-vain, pres ident of t h e International Bureau of Catholic Cinematography , was elected cha i rman of t h e Berl in In te rna t iona l Congress of Catholic Cinematography; F a t h e r Bernard of Luxembourg, general secre tary and t h e following as s i s t an t sec re t a r i e s : Richard Muckermann, of Ber l in ; Ludvik Safranek, of P rague , and F a t h e r Felix Morlion, of Brussels .

The s i tuat ion of Catholic cinema tog raphy in Belgium, France, Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Aus t r i a was discussed.

The Catholics of Belgium have a Centra l Fi lm Bureau very well equipped and competently manag ed. The bureau is ent irely non-political and enjoys g rea t esteem even in non-Catholic circles.

The French Central Fi lm Bureau was said to be working very satisfactorily. The main obstacle in France, it was s ta ted , is the fact t h a t t h e r e is not a unified organization to comprise t he whole Fench te r r i to ry .

The si tuat ion in Holland was said to be more t h a n satisfactory. Catholics in t h a t country have a single, s t rong and wtell equipped organization.

The si tuat ion in Holland was said t o be more t han satisfactory Catholics in t h a t country have a single, s t rong and well equipped organization.

T h e si tuation of Catholic cinematography in Germany, Czechos-

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lovakia, Poland and Aus t r i a does not present so b r igh t a picture, it was said.

There a re several organizat ions and several Catholic film producing centres in Germany . The present political regime, it was said, hinders t he central izat ion of work and t h e Minis t ry of P ropaganda is planning to subject all film associations to a r igorous S t a t e control.

In Czechoslovakia a Catholic film producing company was founded in 1922. I t was , however, dissolved a f te r a few years . The present Catholic film uni t , called Ceskoslovenske Fi lmove Sdruzeni, was const i tu ted in 1932. There a r e 132 Catholic-owned film thea t res in t h e country of which 90 a re still fitted wi th silent film apparat u s only.

The Czechoslovak Fi lm Association mails out regula r ly to all Catholic film t h e a t r e s circulars of

informat ion and guidance for Catholic cinema owners , draws afs-

I ten t ion to cur ren t good and commendable reels and w a r n s against

| unsui table product ions. I t maint a ins relat ions w i th t h e Interna-

i t ional Bureau of Cathol ic Cinemar-! t og raphy in Louvain, with thfc i Catholic Central Bureau of Fi lm

and Radio in Pa r i s , and with t h e Legion of Decency centres in Chicago and Los Angeles.

T h e organizat ion in Austria Is )irery extensive , especially &s re gards t h e number of Catholfc

j owned t h e a t r e s . Catholic film | worke r s a r e represented in all

branches of t h e industry.

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 13th JULY, 1935.

STHE STORY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO KOREA.

(Continued from last ueek)

Thi r ty - th ree y e a r s a f t e r t h e m a r t y r d o m of F a t h e r Tiyou who w a s t h e first p r ies t t o en te r Korea a n d who, like t h e Good Shepherd , heroically laid down h is life t h a t h i s flock m i g h t be spared , t h e Korean Catholics w e r e to have consolation of p r i e s t s a n d S a c r a m e n t s a g a i n as a resu l t of t h e l e t t e r t h e y sen t to Rome.

The P a r i s Fore ign Mission Society.

Af te r long del iberat ion t h e Congrega t ion of P r o p a g a n d a directed t h e a t ten t ion of t h e P a r i s Fo re ign Mission Society t o t h e s i tua t ion of t h e Church in Korea , and Bishop Bruguie re , w h o w a s a t t h a t t i m e in Siam, w a s appointed by t h e Society t o t a k e c h a r g e of t h e reg ion . He w a s t o be ass i s ted by F a t h e r Mauban t a n d F a t h e r Ryou, a Chinese who h a d made h i s s tudies in Rome.

I t should be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h e country w a s closed t o foreigne r s and it w a s d e a t h for a E u r o pean t o cross t h e f ront ie r . F a t h e r Ryou went on ahead of t h e o t h e r s a n d entered t h e k ingdom in 1834. T h e two Europeans by different rou tes reached S ivang in T a r t a r y . He re they passed more t h a n a y e a r planning an en t rance bu t t h e Chris t ian guides sent from t h e capital-of Korea t r i ed to dissuade t hem. The reason for th i s , i t w a s a f t e rwards learn t , w a s t h a t F a t h e r

Chastan . "Can you walk like a poor man under a load, Fa the r ?" was t he suggestion t h e guides gave h im a t t he f ront ier . ' T o be sure since I am a poor man myself," said F a t h e r Chas tan .

About midnight on t h e 31st of December 1836, in t h e guise of a labourer car ry ing two loads slung on a pole across t h e shoulder, he crossed t h e Yalu River and, reaching Seoul in a fo r tn igh t , joined F a t h e r Maubant . T h e two toge the r visited t h e Chris t ians , organis ing them, appoint ing cate-chis ts a n d mak ing known t h e regula t ions concerning Baptism, mar r i age , and bur ia l services t o be conducted b y t h e Chris t ians themselves in t h e absence of t h e P r i e s t s .

Near ly a year a f t e r t h e arr ival of " t he poor m a n u n d e r a load," t h e first Bishop se t foot on the soil of Korea , under t h e guise of a Korean in mourn ing a t t i re—Bishop I m b e r t w h o w a s sent t o Korea f rom Sutchuen.

The Second Great Persecution of ^ the Church in Korea. There now were t h r e e Euro

peans in Korea, a Bishop and two pr ies t s . Al though t h e y could not go about in t h e open yet they worked so zealously t h a t by t h e end of 1839 the n u m b e r of Christ ians increased t o nine thousand.

A t t h i s t ime t h e P r i m e Minister j of t he k ingdom had resigned and | t h e m a n who succeeded h im bi t ter-; ly ha ted t h e Chr i s t i ans . The Bi-i shop hea r ing of t h e ar res t of

He |\#l)o -Advertises Realises

t h r e e Chr i s t i an families, t e rmi na ted h i s tour and re turned to Seoul, w h e r e a t h o u s a n d Chris t ians were wa i t ing for t h e sacraments . H e wa rned t h e m not to ga ther in too g r e a t numbers a t one t ime. There were t r a i t o r s also, vile enough t o sell t he i r b re thren , and t h e pr i sons were filled wi th Christ i ans . The Queen Regent of Korea wro te to the P r i m e Minister. " I f the Chr i s t i ans swarm th rough t h e count ry again it is

! because they were no t completely I ex terminated in 1801. I t is not j enough to cut down a weed; it

m u s t be rooted out . " The officers ! of the Government became bold

bu t a few mon ths a f te rwards the re appeared t o be a lull in the persecution and the Bishop made bold to visit the out ly ing distr icts , counselling his fellow missioners to remain in h id ing unti l advised otherwise . Thei r n e x t meet ing was in prison.

Martyrdom of the Three Missioners.

Ryou, unlike t h e first Chinese pr ies t , had ambi t ions of h i s own t o t ake ent i re c h a r g e of t h e m i s sion. A t las t Bishop Brug ie re w a s obliged t o t h r e a t e n t h e guides w i th excommunicat ion, and unde r t h i s t h r e a t t h e guides consented to lead h im into t h e coun t ry .

B u t poor Bishop Brugu ie re ! H i s end was like th£t of t h e leader of t h e Israel i tes w h o died wi th in s igh t of t h e Promised Land . Ar r iv ing a t a Chr i s t i an village in Mongolia he became suddenly ill and died wi thin an hour . T h e r e w a s a Chinese p r i e s t beside h im and he had t h e consolation of re ceiving t h e las t s a c r a m e n t s of t h e Church.

F a t h e r Mauban t wished to t a k e advan tage of t h e win t e r to cross t h e Yalu River which freezes a t t h i s t ime. In order to avoid detection he pu t on t h e mourn ing a t t i r e of a Korean (he had good reason) which covers t h e person from head to foot leaving only t h e eyes and j u s t a l i t t le of t h e forehead visible. His plans succeeded wi thout a h i tch . Th i s was in 1836. As superior of t h e Mission, finding F a t h e r Tjyou m o r e of an obs t ruct ion t han a n y ass i s tance , he sen t h im back to Pek in . Wi th t h e messengers who escorted h im to t h e borders t h e r e en te red into Korea t h e second European Miss ionary in t h e person of F a t h e r

On t h e 10th Augus t 1830. t h e ' Bishop was bet rayed and realising

t h a t t h e hour was come to lay down h i s life he said Mass for t h e las t t ime and went forth and delivered himself to t h e officers who ar res ted h im and brought him to Seoul. Th ink ing tha t t h e

I Chr is t ians would be spared if t h e 1 two missionaries surrendered

U N A P P R E C I A T E D W E A L T H . A man, discontented wi th wha t

he thought his miserable lot, complained of Providence.

"God," he said, "g ives o ther men riches and I have noth ing whatever . How can I get on in life having no resources?"

An old sage heard these words, and sa id :

"Are you so poor a s you th ink you a re . my fr iend? H a s noT God

! given you s t r eng th and y o u t h ? " " I admit t h a t H e has , and I can

l say t h a t I am proud of both my heal th and m y s t r e n g t h . "

The old m a n then took t h e youth ' s r ight hand and sa id :

"Would you have th i s cut off for a thousand dol lars .?"

"No, most certainly not ." "Nor your left h a n d . ? " "No, indeed.?" "Would you consent to become

blind for ten thousand dol lars .?" { "God, forbid! I would not con

sen t t o lose even one eye for any s u m . "

"See, then, w h a t r iches t h e good God has given you. And yet , m y friend, you dare to complain!"

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1,440 Minutes .

There are 1,440 minutes in a day. How many a re given to th ink ing of God? A m o d e m encyclopedia es t imates t h a t a woman who lives seventy years devotes :

3 years to educat ions; 8 years to a m u s e m e n t s ; 7 years to toi let ; 6 years to mea l s ; 6 years to walks ; 3 years to conversat ion;

11 years to work ; 3 years to r ead ing ;

24 years to sleep. Tha t is all. Time devoted offi

cially to God: none. I see eight years for amusements , seven (if not more) for toilet, six for meals. F o r prayer , religious worsh ip : nothing.

I t is t rue t h a t for a person in t he i s t a t e of grace every action may, I by reason of pure intention, be : equivalent to an aspirat ion to God, j a p r a y e r ; an implicit p rayer , bu t ; none the less a real one. But has

not God a r igh t to something more ? Has he not a r igh t to some moments of m y life actaully and Officially reserved t o h i m ? How

| do I s tand wi th regard t o m y acts of worship, m y p r a y e r s ? W h a t

I t ime do I devote to t h e m ? Am I 1 persevering, fe rven t?

Let me review m y life in the l ight of those words of Joan of A r c : "My Lord God mus t be served first.

themselves to the author i t ies he wrote them t h e following note, "The Good Shepherd g iveth his life for his Sheep. If you have not embarked come with the messenger ." This messenger was the

; Chief of Police. He met F a t h e r Maubant from whom he received t h e following reply, "Ra Sing Pou ( F a t h e r Maubant ' s Korean name) informs Sun Kyei Chyang (Chief of Police's name) t h a t he cannot leave jus t now for t he prison where he is expected because Tjyeng Sin Pou ( F a t h e r Chastan) is far away. We shall report toge the r in ten days. I hope you will have a change of hear t t h a t you may be happy af ter death ."

F a t h e r Chastan has tened to rejoin F a t h e r Maubant and the two toge the r wrote le t te rs to the Chr is t ians and the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda and to members of t h e Foreign Mission Society T h e following ext rac t from one of

• (Continued on page 19 col. 2 & 3.)

•IKS W A T C H

It's not only a matter of taste

To be a perfec t t imepiece , a watch has t o b e beaut i fu l and accurate. N o w , e v e r y o n e can s a y whether a watch is t o one's l ik ing or not. hut it i s difficult t o e s t i m a t e the qual i ty . Only e x p e r t s can judge the finish and precis ion of a mechan i sm a s de l i ca te a s that of a w a t c h . T h e r e r e m a i n s for t h o s e who love accuracy a m e a n s of e l iminat ing d i sappo in tment -choose a V U L C A I N watch , a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e best by thousands of people a l l over the world. With a V U L C A I N y o u have the sa t i s fac t ion of k n o w i n g that you possess a t i m e p i e c e of unequalled accuracy and refined beauty .

P O P E S A N D B I S H O P S . Many outs iders , i t i s to be feared, let

themse lves become o b s e s s e d by the Papacy t o such an e x t e n t t h a t t h e y cannot see the Church, for the benefit of which the P o p e e x i s t s . It should be remembered t h a t he a l so is part o f the Church. Jus t the s a m e a s a n y o ther Catholic, he must say the Creed, w i t h hi? ninth art ic le : * I be l ieve in t h e Holy Catholic Church." The Church's f a i t h ami decis ions bind h i m a s m u c h a s the most insignif icant lay member . H i s faith is not independent , apart f rom the teachings of the Church, but one wi th ail her children. If at t i m e s he is called upon to expound that fa i th authori tat ive ly and, infal l ibly, it m u s t be remembered that he binds h i s o w n soul a s much as the fa i thful .

His decis ions do not g o oiK into the void l ike t h e conc lus ions o f a professor of s o m e abs trac t sc ience , who is not concerned w h e t h e r his findings and sayings wreck h u m a n l ives and even empires. N o , there i s persona l responsibili ty, and g r a v e respons ib i l i ty too, in his every ut terance , f o r u p o n h i s words the sa lvat ion of sou l s d e p e n d s , whi ls t the sa lvat ion of his o w n soul is implicated in his duty t o w a r d s the t ru th and to his flock, and in his personal submiss ion to the definitions which he propounds.

H e is not the source of our fa i th , for w e g o on be l i ev ing the s a m e t h i n g s when he l i e s dead. N o r is he the sole infal l ible a u t h o r i t y in t h e Church. It w a s to the body B i s h o p s , a s successors of the Apos t l e s , t h a t Christ first promised infal l ibi l i ty , and the ir infa l l ib i l i ty is that by which the Church l ives i t s daily life of fa i th . "I a m w i t h y o u A L L W A Y S . even to the c o n s u m m a t i o n of the world." Every day, w h e n he s a y s . "I believe the Holy Catholic Church." w e confess that abiding infa l l ib i ty of t h e bishops of the Church.

T h e y are a co l l eg ia te body, infallible only a s a body, and the Pope is their organic head, from w h o m t h e y cannot prescind in the ir t e a c h i n g . On the other hand, his tac i t consent to their teaching , w h e n it is m o r a l l y unanimous and concerns the fa i th and practices of Christ ians, is sufficient. H e does not need to confirm i t e x p r e s s l y for us to know that it p o s s e s s e s the quality of infall ible truth. It suffices that they who are in union w i t h h i m teach wi th hi£ consent .

The solemn definit ions o f councils a lso come from the E p i s c o p a t e . They must , it is true, be confirmed by the Pope, but his confirmation is g i v e n , not in the virtue of in fa l l ib i ty , but in virtue of h is headship. H e confirms as head, as supreme bishop, and not necessar i ly , at any rate, as infal l ible head.

His minis ter ia l , or official, infall ibil ity in v irtue o f his office, is a deduction from two known truths , the infal l ibi l i ty of the bishopric a s a body, coupled with h«s supremacy over all Chr i s t ians , including the b ishops , e v e n in counci l . In e ther words , minis ter ia l infa l l ib i l i ty .

The Pope is t h e H e a d of the Church, wi th all that it impl ie s , but he is ne more the Church than the head is the whole body of a m a n . (Catho l i c Times . )

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 13th J U L Y , 1935.

Oit^teS 5 from -Albion (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

AN E D I N B U R G H OUTBURST.] prisonment without the option of

fines.

The Euchar i s t i c Congress a t Edinburgh h a s come and gone. The a r ranged p r o g r a m m e was carried out in full, and the functions were a t t ended by many thousands of en thus ias t ic Catholics. Both on t h e evening of t h e men's meet ing, and on t h a t devoted to t he women, magnificent audiences, on fire wi th fervour, crowded the Waver ley Market , one of the larges t assembly places in the city. A s for t h e Blessed Sacrament procession, and the Pontifical Benediction, in t h e grounds of St . Andrew 's Pr iory , it must be centur ies since Edinburgh; had any religious spectacle so; impressive by i ts pagean t ry . The' service in t h e Cathedra l , too, were an ou t s tand ing wi tness to Catholic fa i th and piety. The building was crowded to t h e doors by those anxious to h e a r t h e special p reachers . Among the g r e a t congregation at t h e opening service, when Fr . Mart indale , S. J., preached, were a number of cadets , mar ines , and o ther Catholics belonging to t h e United S ta t e s Navy. Two units of t h e fleet, the ! " A r k a n s a s " and t h e "Wyoming ," were making Ed inburgh a por t of call in the course of a world tour . E v e r y sicial class was represented a m o n g the congress is ts . The Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh h a s good reason t o be proud of t he h igh spir i tual success of t h e first Euchar i s t i c Congress to be held in t h e diocese in modern times.

All the Congress functions took place e i ther under cover, or out ot doors on Catholic p r iva te proper ty . The significance of th is will appear present ly . As has just been said, the Congress itself was a magnificent success ; but th i s was only because both t h e Catholic au thor i t i e s and t h e police depar tment , forewarned by ant i -Catholic t h r e a t s of w h a t would be a t tempted, were p repared against a fanatical wave of P ro tes tan t !

opposition which broke, day after day. -in an effort to stop t h e Congress by violence. The two immense g a t h e r i n g s in t h e Waverley Market were carefully confined to Cathol ics : the ga t e s had to be guarded by large numbers of men. S t rong g u a r d s of Catholics kept watch, also, day and night, upon the Cathedral and o the r churches, in view of possible a t t e m p t s a t incendiarism. On t h e day of the Euchar is t ic procession a t the Priory, a la rge force of police was needed outs ide t h e grounds , to keep at a safe d is tance a howling mob of ant i-Catholic hooligans.

The P r o t e s t a n t Underworld, in fact, ga the red s t rongly for t h e occasion. They t r ied t o mob the priests a n d o the r s on t h e i r way to and f rom t h e meet ings . Even women a n d girls we re hustled. Jeers were hurled a t t h e Catholics—insults hur t fu l only to sen-sitive feelings. I t w a s different when t h e hur l ing took t h e form of throwing s tones and bot t les . Some °f the offenders by th i s sor t of th ing were a r res ted and have been heavily fined, wi th an admonition from t h e m a g i s t r a t e t h a t future outrages of t h e kind will ea rn im-

T h e Congress has had a splendid p ress th roughout t h e c o u n t r y ; be- ] cause t h e res t ra in t of t h e Catho- \ lies, in t h e tee th of g rea t pro-vocation, is everywhere admired, while t h e anti-Catholic hooligans have so disgusted every decent P r o t e s t a n t in Scotland t h a t t h e newspapers are full of notes and l e t t e r s denouncing these offenders aga ins t law and order. So careful was Archbishop MacDonald to avoid ra is ing p a r t y feeling t h a t t h e Congress badge was not worn publicly in the s t ree t s .

* * * * A CONTRAST IN T H E SOUTH.

While one has to wri te , a l a s ! of t h e s e scenes of bigotry across t h e Tweed, the re is t h e gladsome t a sk of se t t ing down a few words about a n o t h e r Catholic ga the r ing , one in t h e South of England, where t h e position has been so different a s to const i tu te a joyous cont ras t , full of consolation. In St . John F i she r ' s Cathedral City, Rochester , t h r e e Catholic Bishops, many Canons and pr ies ts , and a large

1 lay congregation assembled in t h e open-air for solemn High Mass, and la ter in the day for Pontifical Benediction, wi th special se rmons , h y m n s , and o ther devotions. T h e a l t a r was set up in a public r e crea t ion ground, under t h e shadow of Roches ter Cast le . T h e r e were no j an i t o r s needed a t t h e ga te s , no special police, no Catholic s ta l w a r t s to protect the i r fellows from P r o t e s t a n t violence a n d insult . On t h e contrary , the g round was

j open to all comers. Many non-I Catholics witnessed t h e cere-| monies , doing so in silence and j wi th reverence and obvious sym-' p a t h y . In special places in f ront

of t h e congregation were t h e Mayor of Cha tham, wear ing h i s chain of office, and t h e Lady Mayoress . A loud speaker enabled all present to hear t h e words u t t e r ed a t t he a l ta r and to follow t h e s t i r r ing sermons of t h e Bishop of Brentwood, Dr. Doubleday. and t h e Redemptoris t Provincial , F a t h e r Deery, C.SS.R.

N o r was th is all. Between t h e two services in t h e Castle grounds t h e r e was a long and s ta te ly procession of Catholics which wended i ts way, watched by t h e general population, over a long route from t h e church a t Cha tham, in which bui lding St. John F i she r has his memoria l in t h e form of a new and handsome sanc tuary . In t h e procession t h e r e walked m a n y pr ies t s and nuns , Catholic guilds, sodalit ies, schools, and o ther cons t i t u e n t s ; a long t he route t h e y recited litanies, or decades of t h e Rosary , and sang h y m n s . And people of Cha tham and Roches ter looked on with eyes of welcoming approval , even of del ight . Now, th i s could not have happened in E d i n b u r g h !

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A TRAGIC D E A T H .

I t can hard ly be expected t h a t in far-off Malaya m a n y Catholics will have heard of t h e Rt . Rev. Msgr . Canon Car ton de W i a r t . Bu t he re in England t h a t p re la te was regarded a s one of t he most

impor tan t officials in t h e Arch-! diocese of Wes tmins te r . And out-; side England he was widely known in connection with his work as organizer and conductor of . t h e annual Nat ional Pi lgr image to^ Lourdes. A few mornings ago, Monsignor Car ton de WTiart was ac Dollis Hill, on the Nor thern outski r t s of London, where he was the founder, m a n y years ago, of a well known Catholic hospital. He was not fa r away from t h a t hospital, walking in t h e s t reet , when suddenly he fell. A doctor happened to be near, and a t once went to his aid. But t he distinguished pre la te was dead.

The shock of such a death has been felt par t icular ly a t Archbishop's House, where t h e new! Archbishop is bereaved of his Diocesan T r e a s u r e r only a few months a f t e r h is own appointment to t h e diocese. Msgr . Carton de ;

Wia r t was a member of one of t h e leading Catholic families in Belgium. His bro ther , Count Henry Car ton de Wiar t , is a for-'

: mer P r i m e Minister of t h a t country , and ano the r b ro the r was

j Political Secre ta ry to King Leopold. The Archbishop refers to t he

Monsignor's dea th as being nothing less than a disaster.

A S T O N Y H U R S T

C E L E B R A T I O N .

A notable company of Archbishops, Bishops , Abbots and o t h e r d is t inguished ecclesiastics, a n d many p rominen t Catholic laymen , were p re sen t a t t h e g r e a t J e s u i t college a t S tonyhurs t t o celebrate t h e cen tenary of t h e consecration of t h e spacious college church . T h e centenary sermon w a s preached by His Grace A r c h b ishop Goodier, S. J., who himself is an old S t o n y h u r s t boy. T h e church consecra ted a h u n d r e d y e a r s ago h a s accommodation for a thousand persons . I t is a no te w o r t h y building, which a t t h e t i m e of i t s erection m u s t have seemed a l toge the r too large; for t h e needs of t h e college a t t h a t t ime . B u t t h e F a t h e r s wisely looked ahead t o t h e days of g r e a t expans ion which duly c a m e ; moreover, t h e su r round ing population, in t h a t p a r t of Lancash i r e , was s t rong ly Catholic.

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Young People's Page M A R I A N A .

I n t h e sunny land of I taly lived ^ l i t t le gi r l called Mar iana . Her m o t h e r w a s a r ich Countess , t h e cousin of St . Alcysius Gonzaga, so Mar i ana w a s re la ted to a sa in t . Count ing bo th b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s t h e family was eleven in all, and t h e y lived in a beaut i ful house and had m a n y se rvan t s t o wai t upon t h e m . Only one of Mar iana ' s s i s t e r s w a s mar r i ed , all t h e re s t were nuns . The Countess was very good and holy, and had t a u g h t all he r children herself.

M a r i a n a learn t h e r p r a y e r and ca tech ism as soon as she could talk. Often he r m o t h e r would t ake h e r to church and tell h e r all about J e s u s dwelling in t he taber nacle day and nigTit. She showed her t h e red lamp a lways b u r n i n g to tell whoever came into t h e church t h a t J e s u s w a s the re . I t made Mar i ana very h a p p y to know j t h a t she could a lways find Our j

Lord in church , and t h a t He came j into t h e h e a r t s of those who re -c a v e d H i m in Holy Communion.

A l t h o u g h a t t h i s t i m e she was i only four yea r s old t h e lit t le gir l | longed t o receive Our Lord into hear h e a r t , and she loved kneeling j before t h e tabernacle while she j ta lked t o Him. A t home she was never so happy as when ta lk ing about h e r dear J e sus , or picking flowers for h e r l i t t le a l t a r s .

Somet imes he r n u r s e told h e r about t h e sufferings of Our Lord in H i s Sacred Passion, and of how the s a i n t s used to fas t and do h a r d penances in order t o be more lihe Him. Mar i ana ta lked all his over wi th one of he r b ro the r s , and t h e y made up t h e i r minds to leave home and go and live alone like t h e sa in t s , spending t h e i r t ime in p r a y e r and penance. So, like ano the r St . Teresa and he r bro ther ,

t hey packed up some bread and wine, found where t h e key of the front door was kept, and t h e n went to bed, meaning to s t a r t very early t h e next morning before anyone was up. But, a l a s ! for the i r plans. The next morn ing t he basket was found by the servants while Mariana and he r little b ro the r were still fast asleep !

When Mariana was eight years old she became very ill, so ill t h a t t he doctors though t t h a t she would die. A holy pr ies t came to s t a y wi th t h e Countess , and he

| told her to pray very fervently to Our Lady Immacula te t h a t Mariana migh t get be t te r . Mariana said t he prayers a s he r mothe r told he r to do. Then looking up she saw Our Blessed Lady asking J e sus to cure her. I t did>not seem a t first a s if Our Lord was going to g r a n t His Mother th i s favour, bu t Our Lady went on asking, and a t last J e sus said "Yes , " and Mariana suddenly felt qui te well. She was cured.

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A n Engl ish doctor asked to be admit ted into an impor tan t medical society, bu t was refused. S e swore t h a t he would t ake revenge. One day, pre tending to be a Navy medical officer, he wrote the following le t ter to t h e President of the above mentioned Society: "Dear Sir,

A sailor broke his leg. I was present and applied pitch w a t e r and tied t he leg wi th a cord. T h e sailor was a t once able to m a k e use of his leg."

T h e fact seemed to be so ex t ra ordinary t h a t all t he members m e t toge ther to discuss t he ma t t e r . Some were in favour of an unknown efficacy of pitch water . Others could not believe tha t t h e leg had been really broken. A t this moment the pos tman went in with ano ther le t ter of the same marvellous doctor: "Bear Sir,

In my last le t ter I forgot to | | s ta te t h a t the sailor 's leg was a | wooden one."

* * * * Very fa t man, who has lost his

! way in a public pa rk — : "Can you | tell me t h e way, li t t le boy, to ge t

out of t h i s park ? " Li t t l e boy — : "Have you t r ied

sideways, Mister ?"

"Every child needs milk every day."

M I L K M A I D M I L K

PLAIN i A PRAYER OF I PEOPLE. t XT/jts is the prayer of the little people A lOf tiny homes and care-filled days,I TO/ we who walk in the weary circlet t O / daily duties and narrow ways. ?

T O / we who live in the little places, X rWhose lives are tied by the work wet X " . . doA %Who follow the round of wheels* 1 unvaried,* tWhose wants are many, and pleasures* I few.i l O / we who toil and see ?to ending, • fWho spend our pence from a failings X store,* IWho dwell where the long dark • I shadows deepen* 7Where want stands close to the un-4, X latched door.* ^Give to us, Lord, glad hearts of%

Mother (from s t a i r c a s e ) ; "Tommy, for goodness ' sake t u r n off t h a t loud speaker . T h a t woman's voice goes t h r o u g h and through

j my head ."

T o m m y : "But , mother , tha t j isn ' t t h e radio. This is Mrs. ; Brown come to see you."

fGive to us hope that we may not die, laughter X

y not di iSweef content in a glad Hearafter TFaith as clear as Thy star-filled sky. *

Xdve us the will to help each other, t XTo share our lot and to bear our pain,* ijoy that sounds through the daily* • routine. \And starts each day with a fresh I

refrain A

iTread with us down the narrow by\ 7 ways-,1 *Hold our hands that our steps may bei Jp/rw and strong with an inward pur * X poset fThaf keep us hourly near to Thee. I

ZThis is the prayer of the little people,* xOf tiny Jx>mes and care-filled days;* TWalk with us, Lord, in the wearyl * circle* ZOf daily duties and narrow ways. *

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You would th ink t h a t a f t e r t h ; s g rea t favour Mar iana would have tr ied more t h a n ever to be good, bu t , s t r ange to say, soon a f te r he r cure, instead of t r y i n g to please dear Jesus and His Blessed Mother she began to spend he r t ime look- :

ing a t herself in t h e glass, curl ing he r ha i r and th ink ing how p re t t y she looked. She even became jealous and cross if he r dresses were not as costly and beautiful a s those of he r friends. She did

not do any big sins, bu t she did not love Our Lord as she had done before. This grieved Jesus very much, for He never left off loving Mariana. So a t last He did something to remind t he thought less little girl of His love.

One day as she was si t t ing in front of her glass Mariana was th inking what a beautiful face she had, when suddenly, instead of h e r own face, she saw t h e face of Our Lord in t he mirror . His Sacred Head was crowned wi th thorns , and drops of His Precious Blood were tr ickling down His cheeks. When Mariana saw th i s she began to weep, for she knew tha t h e r vani ty had helped to make Jesus j suffer and caused Him to look so sad. There and then she made up he r mind t h a t she would 1

never be vain or cross again. She told Our Lord how sorry she was for causing Him pain, and promised to spend more t ime with Him again.

( Mar iana kept he r promise. Once more she found delight in kneeling before Jesus in the tabernacle, once more she longed to receive Him into her heart in Holy Communion. But she was only eight years old, and in those days i t was not the custom to let such little children make the i r F i r s t Holy Communion. Whenever she went to Confession Mariana would ask t he pr ies t to let h e r receive he r dear Jesus , bu t each t ime he sa id : " Not ye t "

At last, one day in August , t h e Feas t of Our Lady of t h e Snow, Mariana felt a grea t desire to go to a certain church built in honour of St. Roch. The Countess gave he r permission, and the lit t le girl set off wi th one of he r bro thers .

When they arrived at the church numbers of people were already going up to the a l t a r rails to receive Holy Communion. Mariana knelt down near one of the confessionals, and as she watched t h e people coming back to the i r places with he r dear Jesus in the i r hea r t s she began to cry because she could not have Him too. The priest who was hea r ing confessions noticed this , and called Mariana, asking

her to tell h im wha t troubled her. In a voice choked wi th sobs the li t t le girl told him t h a t it was because she was not ye t allowed to make h e r F i r s t Holy Communion, a l though she wished so much to receive Our Lord.

"But why not, my little f r iend?" said t he pr ies t .

" I t mus t be because I am so vain j and wicked," answered Mariana

between her sobs. When he heard th i s t h e kind

priest told her to come to Confession to h im every week, and t h a t he would see if she were really t r y ing to be good and to prepare her soul for receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. He also told her to beg Our Lord to come into her hear t , especially when she was others going to receive Him. Jesus would come into her hear t spiri tually, he explained to her. if she really wished to receive Him.

Mariana did j u s t as t h e priest had told he r to, and a f te r each Spiri tual Communion Je sus filled her hea r t more and more wi th His divine love, so t h a t t h e child often remained long hours in prayer, ta lking to he r beloved Jesus . By the Feas t of Our Lady ' s Assumption t he wise pr ies t gave Mariana permission to make he r F i r s t Communion.

Never was there such a happy little girl as she was when the morning of t h e Assumpt ion dawned. In reward for all he r desires Our Lord filled her hea r t to overflowing wi th His love and grace. Mariana used to say af terwards t h a t no m a t t e r how iong she lived she would never forget t he happiness of he r F i r s t Communion day. Until she was fifteen she always went to Holy Communion three t imes a week, which was very often for a little girl in those days. All dur ing those years she never forget how she had once grieved her dear J e sus by he r vani ty , and soon af ter he r fifteenth b i r thday was past she erave herself entirely to Our Dear Lord by becoming a nun. P e r h a p s it was in memory of he r happv F i r s t Communion day t h a t she took the name ot Sis ter Mary of the Angels.

LEE BI/CUIT/ LT?


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Air Mail T h e Menace of R o m e .

The l a s t number of T h e Bri t i sh Week ly conta ins a n art ic le , not a l to g e t h e r hos t i l e or u n s y m p a t h e t i c towards us , w i t h t h e s a m e t i t le a s this paragraph , t h e t h e m e of which is tha t "the menace of Rome is ser ious in our modern world ."

W e h a v e dealt in our leading art ic le w i t h t h a t part of the theme which makes a case for exp lanat ion on our side and charitable refutat ion . Other points cal l f or expres s ions of surprise .

"Why ," a sks the author , "is I ta ly so v io lent ly anticlerical w h e r e it has not ceased to be C h r i s t i a n ? " I ta ly i s not anti -c lerical to-day. There i s the plain truth o f the mat ter , confirmed b y the exper ience of a recent v is i t , which showed u s an I t a l y ent i re ly different from t h e I ta ly of our s e v e n years ' so journ a s a s tudent .

Then the unset t led R o m a n quest ion prompted u n w o r t h y pol i t ic ians t o f o m e n t ant ic ler ical ism, but to -day there is no shadow or trace of that spirit , and Church and Sta te , t h o u g h not int i m a t e in t h e old Cathol ic w a y , are in cordial a g r e e m e n t on m a t t e r s of comm o n concern, and e x t r e m e l y pol i te t o one a n o t h e r in all e lse .

* * * * * Other F a l s e E x a m p l e s .

" W h y , " proceeds t h e writer , "the v io lent outbreak a g a i n s t the R o m a n Church in S p a i n ? " W e ask Another ques t ion in reply t o t h i s : W h y the f a r more v io l en t national react ion a g a i n s t i t ? B e c a u s e it w a s the w o r k of a handfu l of Godless f a n a t i c s , w h o are no m o r e representa t ive of Spain than the C o m m u n i s t p a r t y i s of Great Bri ta in .

" W h y the bit ter hatred of the Church in South A m e r i c a ? " S u r e l y the wr i ter i s t h i n k i n g of Mexico, n o t South A m e rica , w h e r e there i s cer ta in ly no b i t ter h a t r e d of the Church, t h o u g h t h e r e i s a cer ta in amount of l a i c i sm and apathy . W e s p e a k f r o m personal exper ience .

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F r o m the s a m e source w e speak w h e n w e d i s m i s s a s n o n s e n s e h i s remarks about R o m e b e i n g f eared a s a 'hidden hand' in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s . There are f a n a t i c s in t h e U.S .A. , a s there are in Scot land—to which a l so he r e f e r s — who suffer "grave disquiet a t t h e advance of Rome ."

But l e t h im cheer u p . B igo try i s no t dead y e t , nor do w e f e a r it . W e h a v e survived so m a n y of i t s a t tacks . A n d w h a t does he m e a n by t h e "terrible l o s s to R o m e in C z e c h o - S l o v a k i a ? " W e h a v e not heard of i t y e t .

* * * * * A Bet ter Tone .

W e quote w i t h approval in conclusion what h e s a y s about t h e real needs of the t i m e s . "This is n o t the t i m e f o r bicker ing a m o n g Chris t ians . That which divides P r o t e s t a n t s from Roma-nis ts is l i t t le compared wi th t h e gu l f be tween both of them and the secular is t and god le s s spir i t of t h e age ."

"It is desperate ly d i shearten ing to be res i s t ing Pe ter t o h i s face , w h e n t h e call of the hour is f o r a united front a g a i n s t the common e n e m y . "

It i s all the more d i shearten ing w h e n we recall tha t P e t e r is the only one w h o can m a k e an effective call for a united front. There wi l l b e a ta le of three cit ies t o tell s o m e d a y , of Moscow, the city of the Godless , of Geneva, which the secular i s t s are s e t upon capturing, and of Rome, w h e r e s o m e w e n t to res is t P e t e r , and t h e o t h e r s to find a leader.

The las t group of all m a y contain m a n y converts , m e n and w o m e n w h o nave found, l ike St . P a u l , that , though Peter m a y w a v e r s o m e t i m e s , he a l w a y s recovers h i s f e e t and leads the res t in the end.

Af ter all , i t i s h i s job. There is no ° ther to do i t for h i m . There i s no other s e t up "to confirm the brethren."

Y e t t h e Dean defends H e n r y and b lames t h e P o p e ! H i s pervers i ty i s a m a z i n g . I t s h o w s w h a t distortion o f v i s ion i s poss ib le w h e n part i san intere s t s are a t s take .

N o t e , too , t h a t H e n r y w a s not a Prote s tant . T h e A n g l i c a n communi ty could eas i l y w a s h i t s hands of the whole bus iness , but H e n r y w a s Eras t ian , and to E r a s t i a n i s m the Estab l i shment is st i l l wedded , f o r / that a lone g ives i t pres t ige .

The h i s tor ian of the future will marvel a t t h e spectac le of re l ig ious leaders upholding t h e diabolical H e n r y VIII and discredi t ing his sa in t ly v ict im.

* * * * The Dean's Greates t Injustice.

The D e a n charges St . John F i sher w i t h h a v i n g lent "a wi l l ing ear to the rav ings o f the N u n of Kent , and by h is bel ief in her inspiration encouraged a dangerous and treasonable consniracy." This is despicable and inexcusable.

W e have St . John's le t ters t o the Kinsr and the House of Lords on this v e r y

j mat ter , and his s t a t e m e n t s are parti -i cular and meticulous in all that con

cerns E l i zabeth Bafrton. H e did f io t seek her out, kept n o t h i n g secret f r o m the Archbishop of Canterbury of w h a t she had told h im, k n e w noth ing of the feigning* of her v i s ions , believed that she had told the K i n g about them, had not advised her, and k n e w nothing of any plot or conspiracy.

And w h a t evidence i s there t h a t Booking's party ever contemplated anyth ing w o r t h ca l l ing a conspiracy? B y now, t oo , sure ly everybody knows the ignominious part p layed b y Cromwell in th is affair.

It w a s a case of u s i n g a n y stick w i t h which to beat F isher , and Cromwell w a s never afflicted with scruples .

(Cathol ic T i m e s , 28th June. )

T h e Dean o f Durham on St . John Fisher.

H o w far the Dean of D u r h a m is from unders tanding the s t r u g g l e against H e n r y VIII w a s made c lear by his Saturday contribution la s t w e e k to the I Dai ly Te l egraph .

I t w a s a n "almost inconceivable lack of judgment" on the part of Pope Paul III to promote F i sher to the Cardinal's d ign i ty . "To choose th i s /moment to honour a m a n who w a s ly ing in prison for treason a g a i n s t the K i n g of England w a s to show an inexcusable ignorance of the character of that particular King, and, indeed, of h u m a n nature in general ."

W e wonder if Dr. A l i n g t o n had his tongue in his cheek when he wrote that F i s h e r "was l y i n g in prison for treason." One would i m a g i n e tha t Henry had c a u g h t h im lead ing a rebellious army . A n y b o d y who opposed that best ial m a s s of flesh, H e n r y VIII , no matter how sacred the in teres t s to be defended, w a s a "traitor." W h y take it s er ious ly?

The Pope , no m o r e than a n y other m a n , could h a v e known, or even suspected, the depth of degradat ion to which Henry w a s ready to sink in order to g e t the sa t i s fac t ion of h i s lus t f o r A n n e Boleyn .

* * * * * H e n r y V I H ' s Monstrous Callousness .

Henry , had he been a normal m a n and not one maddened by lus t would have respected a bishop of such g r e a t f a m e for l earn ing and sanct i ty , a man of venerable y e a r s , one w h o had served h im wel l and been an o r n a m e n t to h i s realm.

Above a l l , had he been normal , he would have respected h i s o w n tutor. Only w h e n t h e P o p e b e g a n to f ear tha t H e n r y w a s m o n s t e r e n o u g h to disreg a r d e v e r y one of t h e s e f a c t s , did h e m a k e h im a Cardinal , in a l a s t despera te and p r a i s e w o r t h y a t t e m p t t o save h i s l i fe .

T H E SEA APOSTOLATE IN SCANDANAVIA.

GRAVES OF THE APOSTLES OF MOLOKAI.

A t twenty-two por t s in Denmark , Norway and Sweden Apos-to la tus Maris Service Centres have been organised t h r o u g h t h e AMIC, Headquar te rs Office in London. Lates t of these to be established is Sonderborg in South Ju t land where Fr . Knud Ballin is Hon. A. M. Chaplain. The mos t remote of these Scandanavian Sea Apos-tolate Centres is a t Thorshaven in the Faroe Isles w h e r e F a t h e r King, a Scots pr iest , vis i ts t he t rawlermen and o the r seafarers who put in a t Thorshaven in the i r ships, and welcomes t h e m to t h e Mission Club. In m a n y cases a room is available a t t h e Presbyter ies where the seamen can forega ther , wri te the i r l e t t e r s and read t h e Catholic papers and magazines provided specially for t hem th rough the AMIC. Remail ing Service. Under AMIC. direction each of these ports in t h e lands of Sa in ts Ansgar , Olay and Suniva, have been adopted by a communi ty of Religious for special p raye r s in fur therance of the i r Apostola tus Maris work ; there a r e now some 250 por ts t h roughou t t h e world adopted in th i s way by Religious Communit ies in suppor t of the Sea Apostolate.

TO B E T U R N E D I N T O N A T I O N A L M O N U M E N T .

STUDENT CONVERTS BAPTIZED.

Hunt ing .—Nine s t uden t s of St . P e t e r ' s School received bap t i sm in t h e par i sh church he re on J u n e 8, t h e vigil of Pentecos t . The sac rament was conferred by t h e Rev. F a t h e r Joseph Li .

St . Pe te r ' s School accepts Catholic and non-Catholic s tuden t s indiscriminately. E v e r y yea r some of t h e la t te r become in teres ted in t h e Church th rough t h e good example of Catholic professors and schoolmates wi th whom they come in frequent contact , and, as a consequence, express a desire to en t e r t he Church. A group a t p resen t under ins t ruct ion will be baptized in t h e near fu ture .

The Apostolic P re fec tu re of H u n g t u n g is in cha rge of t h e Chinese secular clergy under t h e direction of Mgr. P . Ch'eng, P . Ap.

— (Lumen.) I

Honolulu.—Despite t h e heroic labours and efforts of F a t h e r Da-mian, in ternat ional ly f a m o u s Apostle of Molokai, and "Bro the r " Joseph Dut ton , his successor, on behalf of t h e lepers, t h e r e had been some danger t h a t t h e i r g raves in Molokai would become m e r e mounds of ea r th , hidden away amid the long g ra s s of t h e li t t le cemet e ry of t h e church a t Kalawao. This t h r e a t has been aver ted .

Through t he in i ta t ive of the Most Rev. Stephen P . Alencastre, SS.CC, Vicar Apostolic of Hawaii, t h e Legis la ture of t h e Is lands has passed a measure , and t h e Governor General has signed it , calling for an annual appropr ia t ion of $3,000 to finance t h e preservat ion as a national monument of t h e area in which t h e remains of F a t h e r Damian and " B r o t h e r " Dut ton res t .

Molokai is not , con t ra ry to popular belief, ent i re ly a leper colony. I t is a g r e a t rocky island shaped like a fish. Th i s shape, however, is somewhat dis tor ted by a bulge in t h e coastl ine on one side, which proves to be a shelf j u t t i n g into the sea. Behind t h i s shelf r ise 3,000—smaller foot cliffs t h a t compose the actual outl ine of Molokai on t h a t side. T h u s t h e shelf is sequestered from t h e r e s t of t he island by t h e black cliffs and is bounded on t h e o t h e r side by t h e expanse of t h e Pacific. I t is on th i s shelf t h a t t h e leper colony lies.

Wi th t h e shif t ing of t h e school for boys and o the r activit ies of t h e colony from Kalawao to Kala-upapa on t h e o ther end of t he shelf, Kalawao h a s been left relatively deserted bu t wi th t h e action of t h e Hawai ian Legis la tu re i t will be an honoured spot because i t contains t h e remains of t h e two grea t Apostles to t h e affected lepers of t h e island. (N.C.W.C.)

* * * * Alas , w e shall never k n o w t h e va lue

of t ime t i l l i t has s l ipped f r o m us and left us in e t e r n i t y ! F a t h e r Faber.

* * * * The good God m a k e s g r e a t e r speed t o

pardon a peni tent s inner than t h e mother to snatch her chi ld out of t h e fire.

St . John B a p t i s t V i a n n e y , CureD'Ars .

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Young People's Page M A R I A N A .

I n t h e sunny land of I taly lived ^ l i t t le gi r l called Mar iana . Her m o t h e r w a s a r ich Countess , t h e cousin of St . Alcysius Gonzaga, so Mar i ana w a s re la ted to a sa in t . Count ing bo th b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s t h e family was eleven in all, and t h e y lived in a beaut i ful house and had m a n y se rvan t s t o wai t upon t h e m . Only one of Mar iana ' s s i s t e r s w a s mar r i ed , all t h e re s t were nuns . The Countess was very good and holy, and had t a u g h t all he r children herself.

M a r i a n a learn t h e r p r a y e r and ca tech ism as soon as she could talk. Often he r m o t h e r would t ake h e r to church and tell h e r all about J e s u s dwelling in t he taber nacle day and nigTit. She showed her t h e red lamp a lways b u r n i n g to tell whoever came into t h e church t h a t J e s u s w a s the re . I t made Mar i ana very h a p p y to know j t h a t she could a lways find Our j

Lord in church , and t h a t He came j into t h e h e a r t s of those who re -c a v e d H i m in Holy Communion.

A l t h o u g h a t t h i s t i m e she was i only four yea r s old t h e lit t le gir l | longed t o receive Our Lord into hear h e a r t , and she loved kneeling j before t h e tabernacle while she j ta lked t o Him. A t home she was never so happy as when ta lk ing about h e r dear J e sus , or picking flowers for h e r l i t t le a l t a r s .

Somet imes he r n u r s e told h e r about t h e sufferings of Our Lord in H i s Sacred Passion, and of how the s a i n t s used to fas t and do h a r d penances in order t o be more lihe Him. Mar i ana ta lked all his over wi th one of he r b ro the r s , and t h e y made up t h e i r minds to leave home and go and live alone like t h e sa in t s , spending t h e i r t ime in p r a y e r and penance. So, like ano the r St . Teresa and he r bro ther ,

t hey packed up some bread and wine, found where t h e key of the front door was kept, and t h e n went to bed, meaning to s t a r t very early t h e next morning before anyone was up. But, a l a s ! for the i r plans. The next morn ing t he basket was found by the servants while Mariana and he r little b ro the r were still fast asleep !

When Mariana was eight years old she became very ill, so ill t h a t t he doctors though t t h a t she would die. A holy pr ies t came to s t a y wi th t h e Countess , and he

| told her to pray very fervently to Our Lady Immacula te t h a t Mariana migh t get be t te r . Mariana said t he prayers a s he r mothe r told he r to do. Then looking up she saw Our Blessed Lady asking J e sus to cure her. I t did>not seem a t first a s if Our Lord was going to g r a n t His Mother th i s favour, bu t Our Lady went on asking, and a t last J e sus said "Yes , " and Mariana suddenly felt qui te well. She was cured.

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A n Engl ish doctor asked to be admit ted into an impor tan t medical society, bu t was refused. S e swore t h a t he would t ake revenge. One day, pre tending to be a Navy medical officer, he wrote the following le t ter to t h e President of the above mentioned Society: "Dear Sir,

A sailor broke his leg. I was present and applied pitch w a t e r and tied t he leg wi th a cord. T h e sailor was a t once able to m a k e use of his leg."

T h e fact seemed to be so ex t ra ordinary t h a t all t he members m e t toge ther to discuss t he ma t t e r . Some were in favour of an unknown efficacy of pitch water . Others could not believe tha t t h e leg had been really broken. A t this moment the pos tman went in with ano ther le t ter of the same marvellous doctor: "Bear Sir,

In my last le t ter I forgot to | | s ta te t h a t the sailor 's leg was a | wooden one."

* * * * Very fa t man, who has lost his

! way in a public pa rk — : "Can you | tell me t h e way, li t t le boy, to ge t

out of t h i s park ? " Li t t l e boy — : "Have you t r ied

sideways, Mister ?"

"Every child needs milk every day."

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PLAIN i A PRAYER OF I PEOPLE. t XT/jts is the prayer of the little people A lOf tiny homes and care-filled days,I TO/ we who walk in the weary circlet t O / daily duties and narrow ways. ?

T O / we who live in the little places, X rWhose lives are tied by the work wet X " . . doA %Who follow the round of wheels* 1 unvaried,* tWhose wants are many, and pleasures* I few.i l O / we who toil and see ?to ending, • fWho spend our pence from a failings X store,* IWho dwell where the long dark • I shadows deepen* 7Where want stands close to the un-4, X latched door.* ^Give to us, Lord, glad hearts of%

Mother (from s t a i r c a s e ) ; "Tommy, for goodness ' sake t u r n off t h a t loud speaker . T h a t woman's voice goes t h r o u g h and through

j my head ."

T o m m y : "But , mother , tha t j isn ' t t h e radio. This is Mrs. ; Brown come to see you."

fGive to us hope that we may not die, laughter X

y not di iSweef content in a glad Hearafter TFaith as clear as Thy star-filled sky. *

Xdve us the will to help each other, t XTo share our lot and to bear our pain,* ijoy that sounds through the daily* • routine. \And starts each day with a fresh I

refrain A

iTread with us down the narrow by\ 7 ways-,1 *Hold our hands that our steps may bei Jp/rw and strong with an inward pur * X poset fThaf keep us hourly near to Thee. I

ZThis is the prayer of the little people,* xOf tiny Jx>mes and care-filled days;* TWalk with us, Lord, in the wearyl * circle* ZOf daily duties and narrow ways. *

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You would th ink t h a t a f t e r t h ; s g rea t favour Mar iana would have tr ied more t h a n ever to be good, bu t , s t r ange to say, soon a f te r he r cure, instead of t r y i n g to please dear Jesus and His Blessed Mother she began to spend he r t ime look- :

ing a t herself in t h e glass, curl ing he r ha i r and th ink ing how p re t t y she looked. She even became jealous and cross if he r dresses were not as costly and beautiful a s those of he r friends. She did

not do any big sins, bu t she did not love Our Lord as she had done before. This grieved Jesus very much, for He never left off loving Mariana. So a t last He did something to remind t he thought less little girl of His love.

One day as she was si t t ing in front of her glass Mariana was th inking what a beautiful face she had, when suddenly, instead of h e r own face, she saw t h e face of Our Lord in t he mirror . His Sacred Head was crowned wi th thorns , and drops of His Precious Blood were tr ickling down His cheeks. When Mariana saw th i s she began to weep, for she knew tha t h e r vani ty had helped to make Jesus j suffer and caused Him to look so sad. There and then she made up he r mind t h a t she would 1

never be vain or cross again. She told Our Lord how sorry she was for causing Him pain, and promised to spend more t ime with Him again.

( Mar iana kept he r promise. Once more she found delight in kneeling before Jesus in the tabernacle, once more she longed to receive Him into her heart in Holy Communion. But she was only eight years old, and in those days i t was not the custom to let such little children make the i r F i r s t Holy Communion. Whenever she went to Confession Mariana would ask t he pr ies t to let h e r receive he r dear Jesus , bu t each t ime he sa id : " Not ye t "

At last, one day in August , t h e Feas t of Our Lady of t h e Snow, Mariana felt a grea t desire to go to a certain church built in honour of St. Roch. The Countess gave he r permission, and the lit t le girl set off wi th one of he r bro thers .

When they arrived at the church numbers of people were already going up to the a l t a r rails to receive Holy Communion. Mariana knelt down near one of the confessionals, and as she watched t h e people coming back to the i r places with he r dear Jesus in the i r hea r t s she began to cry because she could not have Him too. The priest who was hea r ing confessions noticed this , and called Mariana, asking

her to tell h im wha t troubled her. In a voice choked wi th sobs the li t t le girl told him t h a t it was because she was not ye t allowed to make h e r F i r s t Holy Communion, a l though she wished so much to receive Our Lord.

"But why not, my little f r iend?" said t he pr ies t .

" I t mus t be because I am so vain j and wicked," answered Mariana

between her sobs. When he heard th i s t h e kind

priest told her to come to Confession to h im every week, and t h a t he would see if she were really t r y ing to be good and to prepare her soul for receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. He also told her to beg Our Lord to come into her hear t , especially when she was others going to receive Him. Jesus would come into her hear t spiri tually, he explained to her. if she really wished to receive Him.

Mariana did j u s t as t h e priest had told he r to, and a f te r each Spiri tual Communion Je sus filled her hea r t more and more wi th His divine love, so t h a t t h e child often remained long hours in prayer, ta lking to he r beloved Jesus . By the Feas t of Our Lady ' s Assumption t he wise pr ies t gave Mariana permission to make he r F i r s t Communion.

Never was there such a happy little girl as she was when the morning of t h e Assumpt ion dawned. In reward for all he r desires Our Lord filled her hea r t to overflowing wi th His love and grace. Mariana used to say af terwards t h a t no m a t t e r how iong she lived she would never forget t he happiness of he r F i r s t Communion day. Until she was fifteen she always went to Holy Communion three t imes a week, which was very often for a little girl in those days. All dur ing those years she never forget how she had once grieved her dear J e sus by he r vani ty , and soon af ter he r fifteenth b i r thday was past she erave herself entirely to Our Dear Lord by becoming a nun. P e r h a p s it was in memory of he r happv F i r s t Communion day t h a t she took the name ot Sis ter Mary of the Angels.

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Air Mail T h e Menace of R o m e .

The l a s t number of T h e Bri t i sh Week ly conta ins a n art ic le , not a l to g e t h e r hos t i l e or u n s y m p a t h e t i c towards us , w i t h t h e s a m e t i t le a s this paragraph , t h e t h e m e of which is tha t "the menace of Rome is ser ious in our modern world ."

W e h a v e dealt in our leading art ic le w i t h t h a t part of the theme which makes a case for exp lanat ion on our side and charitable refutat ion . Other points cal l f or expres s ions of surprise .

"Why ," a sks the author , "is I ta ly so v io lent ly anticlerical w h e r e it has not ceased to be C h r i s t i a n ? " I ta ly i s not anti -c lerical to-day. There i s the plain truth o f the mat ter , confirmed b y the exper ience of a recent v is i t , which showed u s an I t a l y ent i re ly different from t h e I ta ly of our s e v e n years ' so journ a s a s tudent .

Then the unset t led R o m a n quest ion prompted u n w o r t h y pol i t ic ians t o f o m e n t ant ic ler ical ism, but to -day there is no shadow or trace of that spirit , and Church and Sta te , t h o u g h not int i m a t e in t h e old Cathol ic w a y , are in cordial a g r e e m e n t on m a t t e r s of comm o n concern, and e x t r e m e l y pol i te t o one a n o t h e r in all e lse .

* * * * * Other F a l s e E x a m p l e s .

" W h y , " proceeds t h e writer , "the v io lent outbreak a g a i n s t the R o m a n Church in S p a i n ? " W e ask Another ques t ion in reply t o t h i s : W h y the f a r more v io l en t national react ion a g a i n s t i t ? B e c a u s e it w a s the w o r k of a handfu l of Godless f a n a t i c s , w h o are no m o r e representa t ive of Spain than the C o m m u n i s t p a r t y i s of Great Bri ta in .

" W h y the bit ter hatred of the Church in South A m e r i c a ? " S u r e l y the wr i ter i s t h i n k i n g of Mexico, n o t South A m e rica , w h e r e there i s cer ta in ly no b i t ter h a t r e d of the Church, t h o u g h t h e r e i s a cer ta in amount of l a i c i sm and apathy . W e s p e a k f r o m personal exper ience .

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F r o m the s a m e source w e speak w h e n w e d i s m i s s a s n o n s e n s e h i s remarks about R o m e b e i n g f eared a s a 'hidden hand' in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s . There are f a n a t i c s in t h e U.S .A. , a s there are in Scot land—to which a l so he r e f e r s — who suffer "grave disquiet a t t h e advance of Rome ."

But l e t h im cheer u p . B igo try i s no t dead y e t , nor do w e f e a r it . W e h a v e survived so m a n y of i t s a t tacks . A n d w h a t does he m e a n by t h e "terrible l o s s to R o m e in C z e c h o - S l o v a k i a ? " W e h a v e not heard of i t y e t .

* * * * * A Bet ter Tone .

W e quote w i t h approval in conclusion what h e s a y s about t h e real needs of the t i m e s . "This is n o t the t i m e f o r bicker ing a m o n g Chris t ians . That which divides P r o t e s t a n t s from Roma-nis ts is l i t t le compared wi th t h e gu l f be tween both of them and the secular is t and god le s s spir i t of t h e age ."

"It is desperate ly d i shearten ing to be res i s t ing Pe ter t o h i s face , w h e n t h e call of the hour is f o r a united front a g a i n s t the common e n e m y . "

It i s all the more d i shearten ing w h e n we recall tha t P e t e r is the only one w h o can m a k e an effective call for a united front. There wi l l b e a ta le of three cit ies t o tell s o m e d a y , of Moscow, the city of the Godless , of Geneva, which the secular i s t s are s e t upon capturing, and of Rome, w h e r e s o m e w e n t to res is t P e t e r , and t h e o t h e r s to find a leader.

The las t group of all m a y contain m a n y converts , m e n and w o m e n w h o nave found, l ike St . P a u l , that , though Peter m a y w a v e r s o m e t i m e s , he a l w a y s recovers h i s f e e t and leads the res t in the end.

Af ter all , i t i s h i s job. There is no ° ther to do i t for h i m . There i s no other s e t up "to confirm the brethren."

Y e t t h e Dean defends H e n r y and b lames t h e P o p e ! H i s pervers i ty i s a m a z i n g . I t s h o w s w h a t distortion o f v i s ion i s poss ib le w h e n part i san intere s t s are a t s take .

N o t e , too , t h a t H e n r y w a s not a Prote s tant . T h e A n g l i c a n communi ty could eas i l y w a s h i t s hands of the whole bus iness , but H e n r y w a s Eras t ian , and to E r a s t i a n i s m the Estab l i shment is st i l l wedded , f o r / that a lone g ives i t pres t ige .

The h i s tor ian of the future will marvel a t t h e spectac le of re l ig ious leaders upholding t h e diabolical H e n r y VIII and discredi t ing his sa in t ly v ict im.

* * * * The Dean's Greates t Injustice.

The D e a n charges St . John F i sher w i t h h a v i n g lent "a wi l l ing ear to the rav ings o f the N u n of Kent , and by h is bel ief in her inspiration encouraged a dangerous and treasonable consniracy." This is despicable and inexcusable.

W e have St . John's le t ters t o the Kinsr and the House of Lords on this v e r y

j mat ter , and his s t a t e m e n t s are parti -i cular and meticulous in all that con

cerns E l i zabeth Bafrton. H e did f io t seek her out, kept n o t h i n g secret f r o m the Archbishop of Canterbury of w h a t she had told h im, k n e w noth ing of the feigning* of her v i s ions , believed that she had told the K i n g about them, had not advised her, and k n e w nothing of any plot or conspiracy.

And w h a t evidence i s there t h a t Booking's party ever contemplated anyth ing w o r t h ca l l ing a conspiracy? B y now, t oo , sure ly everybody knows the ignominious part p layed b y Cromwell in th is affair.

It w a s a case of u s i n g a n y stick w i t h which to beat F isher , and Cromwell w a s never afflicted with scruples .

(Cathol ic T i m e s , 28th June. )

T h e Dean o f Durham on St . John Fisher.

H o w far the Dean of D u r h a m is from unders tanding the s t r u g g l e against H e n r y VIII w a s made c lear by his Saturday contribution la s t w e e k to the I Dai ly Te l egraph .

I t w a s a n "almost inconceivable lack of judgment" on the part of Pope Paul III to promote F i sher to the Cardinal's d ign i ty . "To choose th i s /moment to honour a m a n who w a s ly ing in prison for treason a g a i n s t the K i n g of England w a s to show an inexcusable ignorance of the character of that particular King, and, indeed, of h u m a n nature in general ."

W e wonder if Dr. A l i n g t o n had his tongue in his cheek when he wrote that F i s h e r "was l y i n g in prison for treason." One would i m a g i n e tha t Henry had c a u g h t h im lead ing a rebellious army . A n y b o d y who opposed that best ial m a s s of flesh, H e n r y VIII , no matter how sacred the in teres t s to be defended, w a s a "traitor." W h y take it s er ious ly?

The Pope , no m o r e than a n y other m a n , could h a v e known, or even suspected, the depth of degradat ion to which Henry w a s ready to sink in order to g e t the sa t i s fac t ion of h i s lus t f o r A n n e Boleyn .

* * * * * H e n r y V I H ' s Monstrous Callousness .

Henry , had he been a normal m a n and not one maddened by lus t would have respected a bishop of such g r e a t f a m e for l earn ing and sanct i ty , a man of venerable y e a r s , one w h o had served h im wel l and been an o r n a m e n t to h i s realm.

Above a l l , had he been normal , he would have respected h i s o w n tutor. Only w h e n t h e P o p e b e g a n to f ear tha t H e n r y w a s m o n s t e r e n o u g h to disreg a r d e v e r y one of t h e s e f a c t s , did h e m a k e h im a Cardinal , in a l a s t despera te and p r a i s e w o r t h y a t t e m p t t o save h i s l i fe .

T H E SEA APOSTOLATE IN SCANDANAVIA.

GRAVES OF THE APOSTLES OF MOLOKAI.

A t twenty-two por t s in Denmark , Norway and Sweden Apos-to la tus Maris Service Centres have been organised t h r o u g h t h e AMIC, Headquar te rs Office in London. Lates t of these to be established is Sonderborg in South Ju t land where Fr . Knud Ballin is Hon. A. M. Chaplain. The mos t remote of these Scandanavian Sea Apos-tolate Centres is a t Thorshaven in the Faroe Isles w h e r e F a t h e r King, a Scots pr iest , vis i ts t he t rawlermen and o the r seafarers who put in a t Thorshaven in the i r ships, and welcomes t h e m to t h e Mission Club. In m a n y cases a room is available a t t h e Presbyter ies where the seamen can forega ther , wri te the i r l e t t e r s and read t h e Catholic papers and magazines provided specially for t hem th rough the AMIC. Remail ing Service. Under AMIC. direction each of these ports in t h e lands of Sa in ts Ansgar , Olay and Suniva, have been adopted by a communi ty of Religious for special p raye r s in fur therance of the i r Apostola tus Maris work ; there a r e now some 250 por ts t h roughou t t h e world adopted in th i s way by Religious Communit ies in suppor t of the Sea Apostolate.

TO B E T U R N E D I N T O N A T I O N A L M O N U M E N T .

STUDENT CONVERTS BAPTIZED.

Hunt ing .—Nine s t uden t s of St . P e t e r ' s School received bap t i sm in t h e par i sh church he re on J u n e 8, t h e vigil of Pentecos t . The sac rament was conferred by t h e Rev. F a t h e r Joseph Li .

St . Pe te r ' s School accepts Catholic and non-Catholic s tuden t s indiscriminately. E v e r y yea r some of t h e la t te r become in teres ted in t h e Church th rough t h e good example of Catholic professors and schoolmates wi th whom they come in frequent contact , and, as a consequence, express a desire to en t e r t he Church. A group a t p resen t under ins t ruct ion will be baptized in t h e near fu ture .

The Apostolic P re fec tu re of H u n g t u n g is in cha rge of t h e Chinese secular clergy under t h e direction of Mgr. P . Ch'eng, P . Ap.

— (Lumen.) I

Honolulu.—Despite t h e heroic labours and efforts of F a t h e r Da-mian, in ternat ional ly f a m o u s Apostle of Molokai, and "Bro the r " Joseph Dut ton , his successor, on behalf of t h e lepers, t h e r e had been some danger t h a t t h e i r g raves in Molokai would become m e r e mounds of ea r th , hidden away amid the long g ra s s of t h e li t t le cemet e ry of t h e church a t Kalawao. This t h r e a t has been aver ted .

Through t he in i ta t ive of the Most Rev. Stephen P . Alencastre, SS.CC, Vicar Apostolic of Hawaii, t h e Legis la ture of t h e Is lands has passed a measure , and t h e Governor General has signed it , calling for an annual appropr ia t ion of $3,000 to finance t h e preservat ion as a national monument of t h e area in which t h e remains of F a t h e r Damian and " B r o t h e r " Dut ton res t .

Molokai is not , con t ra ry to popular belief, ent i re ly a leper colony. I t is a g r e a t rocky island shaped like a fish. Th i s shape, however, is somewhat dis tor ted by a bulge in t h e coastl ine on one side, which proves to be a shelf j u t t i n g into the sea. Behind t h i s shelf r ise 3,000—smaller foot cliffs t h a t compose the actual outl ine of Molokai on t h a t side. T h u s t h e shelf is sequestered from t h e r e s t of t he island by t h e black cliffs and is bounded on t h e o t h e r side by t h e expanse of t h e Pacific. I t is on th i s shelf t h a t t h e leper colony lies.

Wi th t h e shif t ing of t h e school for boys and o the r activit ies of t h e colony from Kalawao to Kala-upapa on t h e o ther end of t he shelf, Kalawao h a s been left relatively deserted bu t wi th t h e action of t h e Hawai ian Legis la tu re i t will be an honoured spot because i t contains t h e remains of t h e two grea t Apostles to t h e affected lepers of t h e island. (N.C.W.C.)

* * * * Alas , w e shall never k n o w t h e v a l u e

of t ime t i l l i t has s l ipped f r o m us and left us in e t e r n i t y ! F a t h e r Faber.

* * * * The good God m a k e s g r e a t e r speed t o

pardon a peni tent s inner than t h e mother to snatch her chi ld out of t h e fire.

St . John B a p t i s t V i a n n e y , CureD'Ars .

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W h a t ' s W r o n g in Mex ico F A T H E R MARTINDALE A N D

THE S E A M E N .

(Continued from las t week . )

T h i s res i s tance i s a v iolat ion of the l a w ; i t wi l l be puni shed a s such. S teps are b e i n g taken to de tec t and to supp r e s s e v e r y sedi t ious a t t e m p t to foment d i s turbance or to o r g a n i z e oppos i t ion t o the law. Local g o v e r n m e n t s are en couraged to keep t h e c l e r g y under s tr ic t surve i l lance ; to l i m i t the ir numbers ; to res tr ic t their a c t i v i t i e s ; and to punish t h e m severe ly f o r e v e r y a c t of disobedience . A s in t i m e of w a r , w e are doing e v e r y t h i n g in our p o w e r to des troy the e n e m i e s of the Republ ic ."

R e c e n t l eg i s la t ion indicates the w a y in w h i c h the G o v e r n m e n t is carry ing o u t i t s declared pol icy . N o Church m a y p o s s e s s property and al l objects which a r e u s e d in connect ion w i t h re l ig ious w o r s h i p automat ica l ly become the prop e r t y o f the S t a t e . A n y Mexican w h o becomes a min i s ter of re l ig ion loses h i s vote . T h e author i t i e s h a v e in tervened in m a t t e r s of re l i g ious worsh ip t o such a n e x t e n t that t h e pract ice of the Cathol ic re l ig ion has become imposs ible for mi l l ions of the people . Many churches — i n s o m e S t a t e s , a l l — h a v e been closed. Certa in S ta te s forbid more t h a n one priest in a dis tr ict o f 100,000 Cathol ics . A t l e a s t a dozen S t a t e s have banished p r i e s t s ent ire ly . Ecc le s ia s t i ca l seminar ie s are e v e r y w h e r e prohibited. Persons w h o h a v e appea led to courts , l e g i s l a t u r e s , f edera l execut ive s and g o v erno rs have been punished.

B i shop Ke l l ey descr ibes w h a t would h a p p e n if laws l ike t h e s e in Mexico w e r e enforced in the U . S . A . T h e Methodis t Ep i scopa l Church, for e x a m p l e , could no t o w n a bui ld ing in i t s o w n n a m e ; and property , i f he ld i n t h e n a m e of a n indiv idual , could be s u m m a r i l y confiscated . Moreover , al l Methodis t E p i s copal hosp i ta l s , o r p h a n a g e s , schools , coll e g e s and un ivers i t i e s w o u l d be closed. I f a n e w Church or inst i tut ion w e r e bui l t , i t would i m m e d i a t e l y become t h e p r o p e r t y of the S t a t e . F r o m some S t a t e s al l Methodis t Ep i scopa l c l e r g y m e n w o u l d be ban i shed; and in the o ther S t a t e s , t h e y w o u l d n o t b e a l lowed to hold re l ig ious serv ice o v e r a dead Methodist , , , or t o g i v e a benedic t ion a t a banquet,* o r in church t o d i scuss m a t t e r s connect ed w i t h prohibit ion or a n y o ther l e g i s la t ion . A c l e r g y m a n could not vo te a t e l ec t ions , nor could he advise a minor t o j o i n the E p w o r t h L e a g u e wi thout b e i n g l iable to pr i son sentence . In fac t , the Methodis t Gir ls ' School in Pachuca had t o abol ish i t s Bible C las ses and i ts branch of the E p w o r t h League . T o counse l o thers t o p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e s e l a w s would m a k e one l iable to a fine a n d t o a prison s e n t e n c e of f rom one to five y e a r s ; and one a c c u s e d o f v io la t ing t h e s e l a w s would in m o s t cases not be g i v e n a trial b y jury .

A n A m e n d m e n t to the Const i tut ion, m a d e effective D e c e m b e r 1, 1934, requ ires t h a t a l l educat ion , w h e t h e r in public o r in p r i v a t e schools shall b-> "socia l i s t ." T h i s l a w w a s used to force p a r e n t s t o send the ir chi ldren t o schools w h e r e t h e y w e r e t a u g h t a t h e i s m and g i v e n advanced s e x ins truct ion; and o u t r a g e o u s s cenes w e r e reported in the schools . M a s s m e e t i n g s of ind ignant p a r e n t s a larmed t h e Government and b r o u g h t about s o m e c h a n g e of prog r a m m e .

G e o r g e Creel, w r i t t i n g in Collier's d e s cr ibes condit ions in t h e S t a t e of Tabasco , w h e r e divorce is n o w a mat ter of minut e s on ly , and w h e r e a n abso lute dictator. Canabal, a m e m b e r of the Federal Cabinet , has m a d e e v e r y effort to uproot be l ie f in God. Mr. Creel v is i ted schools w h e r e the w a l l s w e r e l ined w i t h ant i -re!] erious cartoons and w r i t i n g s ; he heard a l i t t le Indian g ir l w h o had been trained to rec i te v e r s e s to the effect that all churches should be des troyed: he w a s to^d t h a t the n a t i v e s w h o f o u g h t in defence of the ir churches had been dr iven into t h e mounta ins by the so ld iers .

I t i s , of course , incredible that the l eg i s la t ion j u s t described could be i m posed upon a who le nat ion without p r o v o k i n g re s i s tance . The Mexican b i sho ps urged the ir people to refrain f r o m all i l l egal a c t s , but there have been several c l a s h e s be tween Catholics and troops o r a r m e d Government org a n i z a t i o n s .

On Sunday , D e c e m b e r 30th, last a t G o y o a c a n , occurred w h a t is known a s '"the C h r i s t m a s M a s s a c r e " — s i x t y armed

men fired on people coming out from M a s s , ki l l ing and wounding many . A t the door of another church, t w e n t y men w e r e shot down for res i s t ing troops about to enter it. On March 3rd, of the present year, pol ice opened fire wi th mach ine guns on a parade of s tudents , k i l l ing s ix persons and wounding more than a hundred.

T h e s e incidents i l lustrate the general f e a t u r e s of a s i tuat ion which m a y perhaps be far worse than we know. Carry ing out i t s conception of "war t ime pol icy ," the Government has a t tempted to build a wa l l of censorship about its operat ions . The domest ic press has been muzzled, and part of the fore ign p r e s s banned; court tr ia ls have been r e f u s e d ; penal t ies have been inflicted w i t h o u t due process of law. All th i s , as such a policy is bound to do, intensif ies the suspic ion that the Government cannot afford to let the truth be known. T h e suspic ion becomes stil l more acute w h e n , a s h a s happened on several

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occas ions , G o v e r n m e n t officials are c a u g h t in an a t t e m p t to deceive. W h e n , in r e p l y to the rumour that a g r e a t n u m b e r of pr i e s t s had been kil led, an a t t a c h e of t h e Mexican E m b a s s y in W a s h i n g t o n equiva lent ly affirmed that no p r i e s t had been kil led except F a t h e r P r o . Archbishop Curley publ ished the n a m e s of a dozen.

T h e Cathol ic c lergy, on their s ide , are determined not to accept certa in decrees of the Government . A t different t imes a p p e a l s have been made to the Mexican Congres s , on one occasion in a pet i t ion s i g n e d by over t w o mill ion c i t izens . T h e bishops have called upon t h e Catholic people "to defend their natural r i g h t s by e v e r y licit and legal means.* T h e y have directed parents to w i thdraw the ir chi ldren from schools w h e r e "social i s t ic" instruct ion is g iven , and t h e y have warned Catholic t eachers and principals n o t to impart or permi t such instruction.

A^hbishoo F u i z y F lores , the Aposto l ic D e l e g a t e to Mexico , exi led in 1932, and n o w l iv ing in S a n Antonio , g i v e s the f o l l o w i n g descript ion of the w a y in which the Catholic Church carr ies on.

"Officially only 300 priests are perm i t t e d in all Mexico, to serve 15,000,000 people , of w h o m nearlv 9 0 ^ w e r e born i n t c ^ t h e Catholic Fa i th . Actua l ly , the n u m b e r remains the s a m e as a f ter the deportat ions of 1926—around 3.000. N o pr ies t , u n l e s s forcibly ejected, l eaves M e x i c o to -day wi thout permiss ion from h i s superior. When one of these is ex i l ed or imprisoned, his place is filled b y other Mex icans w h o must now be s e c r e t l y tra ined abroad for the priest-

A glint across the grey. Two Austral ian Chris t ian Bro thers have jus t called on me. They a r e

| re turn ing from a visit to Europe af ter more t h a n 30 years absence. On the ship, on priest . Therefore no Mass ; no Sacraments . But did that defeat t h e m ? Certainly not. They held ••unorthodox*' services —rosary, I th ink . They moved around. They met the men. They talked to t he passengers—and they collected four guineas for t h e AMIC, which I a m now handing over.

Thank God, a eonvkt ion is growing up. As I went to Buenos Aires, there, on board, was t h e Cardinal Pa t r i a rch of Lisbon. He insisted on his desire to crea te—it will be sheer creat ion—a proper Catholic sea-work in Por tugal .

There, at Rio de Janeiro, was Cardinal Leme of Brazi l ; he too was anxious to develop Catholic ^ea-work in his por ts . At Buenos Aires, readers of "Apostolatus Maris Quar ter ly" will know, how finely Fr . William and Fr . Molley are working.

At Melbourne, dur ing the Congress, the Sea had a whole meet ing to itself, presided over by t h e Apostolic Delegate and the Archbishop of Brisbane. Hardly ever have I seen anyone want to get down to tin t acks so determinedly as t ha t Delegate. I had not enough time a t Colombo to oret adequate information as to wha t is happening in Ceylon; but on all t he five ships by which I travelled, t h a t t r ip , t h e sea-work was so consoliner t h a t it would have sufficed to convert an admiral of t he Swiss navy t o devote himself to t h a t and no th ing else for ever.

Bu t best, in a sense, now t h a t our Archbishop of Wes tmins te r is Archbishop Hinsley, I recall how two stoker fr iends off t he "Lan -s tephan Castle," went, a t my exhortat ion, to see him and were kindly enter ta ined by him. He told me af te rwards t h a t they had t a u g h t him more in half an hour about Catholic Obligations to t h e Sea, t h a n I could have done in six months . True, the i r tongues had been oiled by His Grace and so for th—it remains t ha t they spoke up, told the t r u t h , and were as t r u e apostles, all unwit t ingly, as were those two Chris t ian Bro thers —honour to them—all unassis ted. Rev. C. C. Marlindale, S.J.

(A.M.I.C. Press Service).

hood—a number in schools and monas ter ie s in the U n i t e d States . That is w h y the Governor of Puebla demanded ^hat ail priests in his province be over fifty years old.

"Twenty- seven hundred pr ies t s now l ive in hiding in Mexico, in the moun-f p.ins. in the v i l l ages and the large c i t ies , working to keep the F a i t h al ive. The people br ing them chickens , e g g s and potatoes t o eat , so t h a t t h e y e x i s t l ike the Apos t l e s of the first Christ ian days . They a n s w e r sick ca l l s or g o to perform the l a s t Ri tes , frequent ly at risk of their o w n l ives . They say Mass in secret chapels , and keep the Holy Euchar i s t in pr ivate houses . Several months ago. a l a w w a s passed confiscat-:n<* a n y private dwe l l ing where re l ig ious serv ices were k n o w n to be carried on. A n d y e t I have learned in the pas t week

t in one S t a t e where a pr ies t is a l lowed, e ighty - three pr ies t s are work-in** in see*-et; and there in one day 30,000 people recent ly received C o m munion." (From The Catholic World.)

(To be cont inued)

H A M B U R G P O R T CHAPLAIN E X P E L L E D BY NAZIS.

F a t h e r H. A. Reinhoid, Port Chaplain of H a m b u r g and National Organ i se r of Sea Apostolate work in Germany, has been ordered by the "Ges tapo"—the Nazi Secret S t a t e Police—to leave H a m b u r g and has been forbidden to e n t e r any port a rea in Germany. No explanat ion has been given for this decree. Appointed Port Chaplain a t Bremerhaven in 1929, F a t h e r Reinhoid establ ished the Apostola t des Meres Club in tha t por t and began his work of organising Aposto la tus Mar i s services in all German por ts , an undertaking which culminated in his being appointed Nat ional Organiser and P o r t Chaplain a t H a m b u r g two years ago. As a resu l t of Fr. Reihnhold 's work, e igh t German por t s a r e now organised for Catholic seamen and t h e Apostolat des Meeres movement is well-known th roughou t Germany.

In t h e official o rgan of the Apostolat des Meeres, "Seemanns-pos t" and o t h e r publications which have been circulated among the seamen, F r . Reinhoid has spoken out plainly aga ins t cer ta in manifesta t ions of neo-paganism in Ger~ many, and it would appear probable t h a t t h e dras t ic action of the Gestapo may be t raced to tha t source. Meant ime F a t h e r Felt-mann who has been P o r t Chaplain at Bremerhaven , is officiating also for H a m b u r g , where t h e work is being carr ied on as usual. Fr. Fe l tmann speaks Eng l i sh and he has an Engl ish-speaking helper in both por t s .

F a t h e r Reinhold's work in the Apostola tus Maris Internat ional Council has made h im widely known in all t h e m a r i t i m e countries and especially in t h e United S ta t e s which he h a s visi ted many t imes on organis ing missions, as Special Envoy of t h e AMIC.

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R4CIAL TOLERANCE OF S1K THOMAS MOKE.

VINDICATED BY HEAD OF POETRY SOCIETY.

New York.—The tolerance of S t . Thomas More and his "unwil l ingness t o m a k e r a s h j u d g m e n t s " a r e cited by Daniel Sa rgen t , pres ident of t h e Catholic Poe t ry Society of America, in a n ar t ic le appear ing in a recent issue of t h e In ter rac ia l Review, publ ished here .

Tak ing a s h is subject, "S i r Thomas More and Racial P r e j u dice," Mr. S a r g e n t points out t h a t , according to ancient records, a "Moor," or Negro , formed t h e crest on St . T h o m a s More s escutcheon.

"The reason why More chose such a cres t is obvious," Mr. Sargent wr i t e s . " H e was not a pompous m a n and he liked puns , so when he was knighted h e punned on his name More, and had a Moor pa in ted on his coat of a r m s . Ho chose t h e Moor for the same reason t h a t he chose to have moorhens f u r t h e r down on the shield.

"Ye t th i s cres t of a Moor h a s a significance not included in t h e pun. I t shows first t h a t More had none a t all of t h a t feeling aga ins t blacks which h a s grown up largely in P r o t e s t a n t countr ies since t h e decline of t h e Fa i t h , since—if you wish—pride broke out as a religion."

Trac ing t h e tolerance of St . Thomas for o the r races and peoples, Mr. Sa rgen t says t h a t TMore was very much an Eng l i shman ," hav ing " t h e kind of pugnaci ty for England t h a t a college boy m i g h t have for his college. Descr ibing Sir Thomas More 's efforts t o end " t h e famous Evil May Day r iot in 1517," Mr. Sa rgen t says t h a t afte r t h e event he studied t h e riot carefully and in a book ent i t led, "The Apology," se ts forth t h e conclusion h e reached rega rd ing its cause.

" N o t t h e French had s t a r t e d it by the i r wickedness ," the ar t ic le continues, "and not t he Engl ish by any blood-thirs t iness . I t was caused by the credulity of t h e London apprent ices which had been played upon by two young a r t i s ans who had spread stories i r responsibly, which stories had got away from t h e m like grass-fire ge ts out of hand and burns down a c i ty . He r e m a r k s t h a t t h e two a r t i s ans most responsible for t he d is turbance had disappeared before i t began. I t was t h e innocent on both sides who most suffered.

" W h a t More showed in th i s affair of the May Day riot was first of all an unwillingness to m a k e r a s h j u d g m e n t s , which showed not only on May Day b u t on all t h e days of his life. I t can be said t h a t his whole life was a rebuke to those who make r a s h judgments , who believe hearsay , who let themselves become excited, and then have to pay for it. The hear-sav which recounts the wickedness of th is or t h a t race never could gain credence in his ve ry calm-judg ing mind." (N.C.W.C.)

G I F T S F O R POOR P L A C E D O X A L T A R S .

A X O L D C U S T O M R E V I V E D .

ACTIVITIES OF CATHOLIC MISSION FOR CHINESE A T T H E

GOLDEN GATE.

CONSECRATION OF BISHOP LEO K L E R L E I N .

B R I E F I T E M S OF I N T E R E S T FROM F A R A N D N E A R .

S a n Francisco.—Twenty-nine Chinese were baptized he re April 7 by the Rev. George W. Johnson, C.S.P., Director of t he Mission. The g roup consisted of young men and women and of children a t tending the Mission school. Many Mission members witnessed the ceremony.

Those who tuned in on Stat ion KYA the same af ternoon a t 2 p.m. heard a youthful and charming feminine voice s inging "Annie Laur ie"—in Chinese! The voice was t ha t of Rosemary Tong, songbird of t h e Mission school. Listeners next heard Chinese s t r ing ins t ruments playing melodies of old Ca thay with t i t les such as "The Three Sacred Buddhas" and "The Sound of t he Waves and the Shadow of the Plum Tree ." Through special a r r angemen t wi th the Station the music class of t h e Mission was given i ts first oppor tuni ty to show wha t i ts ta lented youngs ters could do. The ins t rumen ta lists were Mr. Lau, ins t ruc to r of the class, and Dr. Chu Poi Bun, well known as an a m a t e u r musician. (Lumen-Ligh t ) .

Kroonstad, (Orange Free S t a t e , South Africa).—Six Vicars Apostolic and six Prefects Apostolic were present at the consecration of Bishop Leo Klerlein, of the Holy Ghost Fa the r s , newly elected Vicar Apostolic of Kroonstad. His E x cellency Archbishop J o r d a n u s Gijlswijk, O.P., Apostolic Delega te in South Africa, was t h e consecrating prelate, and the co-consecrators were Bishop David O'Leary, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal and Bishop F ranc i s Hennemann, of t h e Pallott ine F a the rs , Vicar Apostolic of the Western Vicariate, Cape of Good Hope. — (Fides.)

NONAGENARIAN SWISS J E S U I T .

Noted Theologian.

MEMORIAL CROSS E R E C T E D ON H U P E H MOUNTAIN.

Amste rdam.—The Rev. Victor Cathre in , S.J., one of the most prominent European Jesui ts , w h o is j Swiss born but lives in Holland, | has j u s t celebrated his n ine t ie th ! b i r thday. F a t h e r Cathrein is well ! known for his books on mora l theology and a s t andard work on j socialism from t h e Catholic point of view. (N.C.W.C.)

S E R E R E TRIBE CONVERTS.

Kichow. (Hupeh)—In the region of Wupaisze ("Five Hundred Monaster ies") in t h e sub-prefect u r e of Kichow a h u g e cross of wood reinforced w i th iron was erected and blessed on J u n e 3 in presence of a l a rge mul t i tude of Chr i s t i ans and non-Chr is t ians . S tanding more t h a n 30 feet high on top of a mountain , t h i s memorial of the Jubilee Year of the Redemption is visible from the numerous villages roundabout for a dis tance of near ly two miles.

The Rev. E . Panizza, O.F.M., who designed t h e monumen t and supervised its construct ion, was delegated by t h e Prefec t Apostolic to celebrate Mass a t i t s base prepa ra to ry to t he blessing.— (Lumen.)

Dakar , (West Afr ica) .—One hundred members of the Se re re t r ibe in Senegal were baptized re-centlv by Bishop Augus t Gr im- i ault , of t h e Holy Ghost F a t h e r s , j Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia. | The Serere are an in teres t ing race, j bi t te r enemies of the Wolof who are almost 100'-, Moslem.— (Fides.)

P R I E S T D E C L A R E S P R O L E T A R I A T R E L I G I O U S M O X S T R O S I T Y .

JOURNALIST HONOURED BY P O P E .

Vatican C i t y . — His Holiness Pope Pius XI has conferred upon Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre , director of the "Osservatore Romano," Vat ican City daily, t he Pian Order with rank of Commander , in recognition of his work for the advancement of the Catholic Press . — (Lumen. N.C.W.C.)

P R O C E S S I O N A T D A R W I N — F I R S T IX T O W N ' S H I S T O R Y .

Ber l in .—The ancient custom of depos i t i n g actual offerings, both in kind ar.d in money , on the a l tar during the Mass has been reintroduced for his d iocess by the Most Rev. Wi lhe lm B e m i n g , Bishop of Osnabrueck. J u s t prior to the Ele vat ion the fa i th fu l proceed to the a l tar and present the ir g i f t s which are distributed to the poor of the par i sh after hav ing been blessed. ( N . C . W . C ) .

Darwin, Northern Terr i tory .—For the first t ime in the h i s tory of Darwin , a Corpus Christi process ion w a s held recent ly a t St. Mary's S t a r of the Sea Church, about s i x t y chi ldren aged from three to 22 years t a k i n g part .

Af t er the service the H o s t w a s exposed and the children marched a long the shel l -covered p a t h s round the church ground to a specia l a l tar placed in the shade of m a n g o trees , where a special service w a s held.

All the children w e r e robed in whi te , whi 'e t iny pages in w h i t e wi th gold capes scattered s w e e t - s m e l l i n g b lossoms in the path of the process ion , which w a s declared the p r e t t i e s t s i g h t e \>r seen in Darwin .—Reuter .

Piea for Christ ian Morality A m o n g Xat ions .

Melbourne. 1-7-35.—"There can be no j case of one moral i ty for the individual I and another for the nation " said F a t h e r Maynard, preaching at St. Pe ter ' s , Eas tern Hili, at the week-end.

Christ's mora l i ty must be appl ied in i international relat ionships, he sa id , but ! did a n y - s ta tesman today dare to be I more Christian than the average of his nation ? H e would not las t a w e e k if he did.

F a t h e r Maynard added that he did j not s u g g e s t that there w a s any call of God to scrap the Brit ish n a v y and army. The world w a s not Chris t ian enough for that to be done. There w a s a responsibi l i ty to maintain p e a c e and j it would not be done by do ing w h a t some—ant i -war people desired.

"The State has become the God in i Europe," he said, "and the n e w God is compet ing w i t h Christ . The [Crucifix I has had to go .

"The proletariat State is a re l ig ious 1

monstros i ty , promis ing the good th ings of th i s world. It does not promise truth and freedom, two great re l ig ious ideals.

"Thank God, Mother England and the Empire do that . In them t h e S ta te ex i s t s for the benefit of the peop le and | not the people for the benefit of the 1

S tate . Money Machine.

"I thank God that our British leaders anH our own Au^tra '^n Pnme" Minis ter (Mr. Lyons) are Christian m e n " he added*

Father Maynard then advocated the sending of material benefits to l e s s fortunate countries from those w i t h surplus supplies .

It was not a^ imp v act icab!e a s m a n y said, he declared. Pious regre t s wer<? r n t enough. The money machine could be changed to make it nraot icpVo.

"The world will find itself in He'i unless we ovrr to live more Chr i s t ian-H- *' he - T e~W^d.—Reuter .

Quebec.—24 Retreat s a t tended by 632 w o m a n a t the Convent of N o t r e D a m e du Cenaele during 1934 resulted in 177 re l ig ious vocat ions dis tr ibuted a m o n g 40 Communit ies .

* * * s Phi lade lphia .—A branch o f the C a t h o

lic Ev idence Guild, w h i c h sponsors open-air addres se s on Cathol ic doctrine b y trained l a y m e n , was organ ized here during Apri l w i t h the approva l of H, E m . Cardinal Dougher ty . Other branches are a lready in operat ion in W a s h i n g t o n , Bal t imore , Detroi t , Oklahoma City a n d Bris tow, Okla. S imi lar work has been, done in Bos ton for m a n y y e a r s * * * * *

St . Louis , Mo.—Tom Frankl in , Colored personal servant to three s u c c e s s ive Archbishops of St . Louis dur ing the la s t 62 years , h a s finally retired at the a g e of 89 years .

* * * * N e w Orleans .—The at tent ion of the

c o n g r e g a t i o n w a s r ive ted on the Redemptor i s t Father w h o w a s conducting-a Re trea t in St. Mary's Church recent ly , but not a sound escaped his l ips . T h e priest spoke wi th h i s hands , t h e Retreat be ing for the deaf.

* * * * Hii l town, Pa .—Rev . Dr. Wil l iam E .

Campbel l has perfected a n e w e a s y method for teaching mus ic to the blind. H i s researches involved more than 2,000 exper iment s .

* * * * Balt imore .—Mr. E . L. Kreamer of th i s

c i ty served more than 50,000 Masses in the course of the l a s t s i x t y years .

* * * * Rome.—2,000 German Catholic B o y

Scouts presented t h e H o l y F a t h e r w i t h an automobi le , when g r a n t e d an audience recent ly . The auto i s to be used by miss ionar ies in Africa.

* * * * Par i s .—The motion picture ac tress ,

Jenny Luxeui l , i s t h e fourth French ac tress wi th in the l a s t three years to g ive up the spot l ight in order to become a re l ig ious . In a recent film she enacted the role of St . Therese of the Infant J e s u s .

* * # * London.—The B i shop of H e x h a m and

N e w c a s t l e , the Most Rev. J. Thorman, has opened 50 new schools in the last ten years .

* * * * London.—Students of the Catholic

Workers College, Oxford, have undertaken publication of a paper, cal led t h e Catholic Worker, wi th the a im of counteract ing Communis t doctrines by expounding the t ea ch i n g of the P o p e s on social quest ions . The first i ssue app e a l e d May 5.

* * * * London.—Both J o a n and Marie H o b -

den, w h o are t w i n s , are o r g a n i s t s a t St . Peter ' s Church, Hove , S u s s e x . They are so much al ike t h a t i t i s said t h a t even t h e choir m e m b e r s are puzzled to know which is which and when.

* * * * Capetown, S. Afr ica .—Catho l i c s in

creased by 88,569 in Bri t i sh E a s t Afr i ca last year . 336,832 c a t e c h u m e n s are prepar ing for babt ism. 230 major and 1,115 minor s eminar i s t s are prepar ing for the priesthood. Eleven organized par ishes have been turned o v e r to the care of 36 of the 95 native p r i e s t s .

* * * * Kabgay i , Central A f r i c a . — S i n c e 1922,

78,000 persons w e r e received into the Cathol ic Church in the Vicar ia te of Ruanda. Catechumens number 145,000.

* * * * Douala , Wes t A f r i c a . — T h e first 8

nat ive subdeacons of French Cameroon were ordained April 22 by Bishop F r a n cis X. Vogt , of the H o l y Ghost F a t h e r s . This ordination is an important s t e p toward the real izat ion of a nat ive c l e r g y in this sect ion of Afr ica where , in l e s s than hal f a century miss ionar ies have built u p a f lourishing Catholic c o m m u n i t y of more than 160,000 members .

* * * * Ranchi . I n d i a . — M a s s e s w e r e offered

s i m u l t a n e o u s l y by 109 Bishops and pr i e s t s on the occas ion of the ce lebrat ion of the go lden jubi lee of the Ranchi Miss ion. Archbishop Kierkels , Apos to l i c D e 7 e g a t e to Ind : a , officiated at Pontificial M a s s , a t which 20 000 persons received H o l y Communion, distributed by e ighteen p r i e s t s . — (Lumen)".


W h a t ' s W r o n g in Mex ico F A T H E R MARTINDALE A N D

THE S E A M E N .

(Continued from las t week . )

T h i s res i s tance i s a v iolat ion of the l a w ; i t wi l l be puni shed a s such. S teps are b e i n g taken to de tec t and to supp r e s s e v e r y sedi t ious a t t e m p t to foment d i s turbance or to o r g a n i z e oppos i t ion t o the law. Local g o v e r n m e n t s are en couraged to keep t h e c l e r g y under s tr ic t surve i l lance ; to l i m i t the ir numbers ; to res tr ic t their a c t i v i t i e s ; and to punish t h e m severe ly f o r e v e r y a c t of disobedience . A s in t i m e of w a r , w e are doing e v e r y t h i n g in our p o w e r to des troy the e n e m i e s of the Republ ic ."

R e c e n t l eg i s la t ion indicates the w a y in w h i c h the G o v e r n m e n t is carry ing o u t i t s declared pol icy . N o Church m a y p o s s e s s property and al l objects which a r e u s e d in connect ion w i t h re l ig ious w o r s h i p automat ica l ly become the prop e r t y o f the S t a t e . A n y Mexican w h o becomes a min i s ter of re l ig ion loses h i s vote . T h e author i t i e s h a v e in tervened in m a t t e r s of re l i g ious worsh ip t o such a n e x t e n t that t h e pract ice of the Cathol ic re l ig ion has become imposs ible for mi l l ions of the people . Many churches — i n s o m e S t a t e s , a l l — h a v e been closed. Certa in S ta te s forbid more t h a n one priest in a dis tr ict o f 100,000 Cathol ics . A t l e a s t a dozen S t a t e s have banished p r i e s t s ent ire ly . Ecc le s ia s t i ca l seminar ie s are e v e r y w h e r e prohibited. Persons w h o h a v e appea led to courts , l e g i s l a t u r e s , f edera l execut ive s and governors have been punished.

B i shop Ke l l ey descr ibes w h a t would h a p p e n if laws l ike t h e s e in Mexico w e r e enforced in the U . S . A . T h e Methodis t Ep i scopa l Church, for e x a m p l e , could no t o w n a bui ld ing in i t s o w n n a m e ; and property , i f he ld i n t h e n a m e of a n indiv idual , could be s u m m a r i l y confiscated . Moreover , al l Methodis t E p i s copal hosp i ta l s , o r p h a n a g e s , schools , coll e g e s and un ivers i t i e s w o u l d be closed. I f a n e w Church or inst i tut ion w e r e bui l t , i t would i m m e d i a t e l y become t h e p r o p e r t y of the S t a t e . F r o m some S t a t e s al l Methodis t Ep i scopa l c l e r g y m e n w o u l d be ban i shed; and in the o ther S t a t e s , t h e y w o u l d n o t b e a l lowed to hold re l ig ious serv ice o v e r a dead Methodist , , , or t o g i v e a benedic t ion a t a banquet,* o r in church t o d i scuss m a t t e r s connect ed w i t h prohibit ion or a n y o ther l e g i s la t ion . A c l e r g y m a n could not vo te a t e l ec t ions , nor could he advise a minor t o j o i n the E p w o r t h L e a g u e wi thout b e i n g l iable to pr i son sentence . In fac t , the Methodis t Gir ls ' School in Pachuca had t o abol ish i t s Bible C las ses and i ts branch of the E p w o r t h League . T o counse l o thers t o p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e s e l a w s would m a k e one l iable to a fine a n d t o a prison s e n t e n c e of f rom one to five y e a r s ; and one a c c u s e d o f v io la t ing t h e s e l a w s would in m o s t cases not be g i v e n a trial b y jury .

A n A m e n d m e n t to the Const i tut ion, m a d e effective D e c e m b e r 1, 1934, requ ires t h a t a l l educat ion , w h e t h e r in public o r in p r i v a t e schools shall b-> "socia l i s t ." T h i s l a w w a s used to force p a r e n t s t o send the ir chi ldren t o schools w h e r e t h e y w e r e t a u g h t a t h e i s m and g i v e n advanced s e x ins truct ion; and o u t r a g e o u s s cenes w e r e reported in the schools . M a s s m e e t i n g s of ind ignant p a r e n t s a larmed t h e Government and b r o u g h t about s o m e c h a n g e of prog r a m m e .

G e o r g e Creel, w r i t t i n g in Collier's d e s cr ibes condit ions in t h e S t a t e of Tabasco , w h e r e divorce is n o w a mat ter of minut e s on ly , and w h e r e a n abso lute dictator. Canabal, a m e m b e r of the Federal Cabinet , has m a d e e v e r y effort to uproot be l ie f in God. Mr. Creel v is i ted schools w h e r e the w a l l s w e r e l ined w i t h ant i -re!] erious cartoons and w r i t i n g s ; he heard a l i t t le Indian g ir l w h o had been trained to rec i te v e r s e s to the effect that all churches should be des troyed: he w a s to^d t h a t the n a t i v e s w h o f o u g h t in defence of the ir churches had been dr iven into t h e mounta ins by the so ld iers .

I t i s , of course , incredible that the l eg i s la t ion j u s t described could be i m posed upon a who le nat ion without p r o v o k i n g re s i s tance . The Mexican b i shops urged the ir people to refrain f r o m all i l l egal a c t s , but there have been several c l a s h e s be tween Catholics and troops o r a r m e d Government org a n i z a t i o n s .

On Sunday , D e c e m b e r 30th, last a t G o y o a c a n , occurred w h a t is known a s '"the C h r i s t m a s M a s s a c r e " — s i x t y armed

men fired on people coming out from M a s s , ki l l ing and wounding many . A t the door of another church, t w e n t y men w e r e shot down for res i s t ing troops about to enter it. On March 3rd, of the present year, pol ice opened fire wi th mach ine guns on a parade of s tudents , k i l l ing s ix persons and wounding more than a hundred.

T h e s e incidents i l lustrate the general f e a t u r e s of a s i tuat ion which m a y perhaps be far worse than we know. Carry ing out i t s conception of "war t ime pol icy ," the Government has a t tempted to build a wa l l of censorship about its operat ions . The domest ic press has been muzzled, and part of the fore ign p r e s s banned; court tr ia ls have been r e f u s e d ; penal t ies have been inflicted w i t h o u t due process of law. All th i s , as such a policy is bound to do, intensif ies the suspic ion that the Government cannot afford to let the truth be known. T h e suspic ion becomes stil l more acute w h e n , a s h a s happened on several

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tured gossip. You nill never forget the' respect

due to age. You will think of others before you

think of yourself. You will riot swagger or boast of

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peculiarities or idiosyncrasies of others.

You will not bore people by constantly talking of yourself and your affairs.

You will never under any circumstances cause another pain if you can help it.

You will not think that "good intentions" compensate for rude or gruff manners.

occas ions , G o v e r n m e n t officials are c a u g h t in an a t t e m p t to deceive. W h e n , in r e p l y to the rumour that a g r e a t n u m b e r of pr i e s t s had been kil led, an a t t a c h e of t h e Mexican E m b a s s y in W a s h i n g t o n equiva lent ly affirmed that no p r i e s t had been kil led except F a t h e r P r o . Archbishop Curley publ ished the n a m e s of a dozen.

T h e Cathol ic c lergy, on their s ide , are determined not to accept certa in decrees of the Government . A t different t imes a p p e a l s have been made to the Mexican Congres s , on one occasion in a pet i t ion s i g n e d by over t w o mill ion c i t izens . T h e bishops have called upon t h e Catholic people "to defend their natural r i g h t s by e v e r y licit and legal means.* T h e y have directed parents to w i thdraw the ir chi ldren from schools w h e r e "social i s t ic" instruct ion is g iven , and t h e y have warned Catholic t eachers and principals n o t to impart or permi t such instruction.

A^hbishoo F u i z y F lores , the Aposto l ic D e l e g a t e to Mexico , exi led in 1932, and n o w l iv ing in S a n Antonio , g i v e s the f o l l o w i n g descript ion of the w a y in which the Catholic Church carr ies on.

"Officially only 300 priests are perm i t t e d in all Mexico, to serve 15,000,000 people , of w h o m nearlv 9 0 ^ w e r e born i n t c ^ t h e Catholic Fa i th . Actua l ly , the n u m b e r remains the s a m e as a f ter the deportat ions of 1926—around 3.000. N o pr ies t , u n l e s s forcibly ejected, l eaves M e x i c o to -day wi thout permiss ion from h i s superior. When one of these is ex i l ed or imprisoned, his place is filled b y other Mex icans w h o must now be s e c r e t l y tra ined abroad for the priest-

A glint across the grey. Two Austral ian Chris t ian Bro thers have jus t called on me. They a r e

| re turn ing from a visit to Europe af ter more t h a n 30 years absence. On the ship, on priest . Therefore no Mass ; no Sacraments . But did that defeat t h e m ? Certainly not. They held ••unorthodox*' services —rosary, I th ink . They moved around. They met the men. They talked to t he passengers—and they collected four guineas for t h e AMIC, which I a m now handing over.

Thank God, a eonvkt ion is growing up. As I went to Buenos Aires, there, on board, was t h e Cardinal Pa t r i a rch of Lisbon. He insisted on his desire to crea te—it will be sheer creat ion—a proper Catholic sea-work in Por tugal .

There, at Rio de Janeiro, was Cardinal Leme of Brazi l ; he too was anxious to develop Catholic ^ea-work in his por ts . At Buenos Aires, readers of "Apostolatus Maris Quar ter ly" will know, how finely Fr . William and Fr . Molley are working.

At Melbourne, dur ing the Congress, the Sea had a whole meet ing to itself, presided over by t h e Apostolic Delegate and the Archbishop of Brisbane. Hardly ever have I seen anyone want to get down to tin t acks so determinedly as t ha t Delegate. I had not enough time a t Colombo to oret adequate information as to wha t is happening in Ceylon; but on all t he five ships by which I travelled, t h a t t r ip , t h e sea-work was so consoliner t h a t it would have sufficed to convert an admiral of t he Swiss navy t o devote himself to t h a t and no th ing else for ever.

Bu t best, in a sense, now t h a t our Archbishop of Wes tmins te r is Archbishop Hinsley, I recall how two stoker fr iends off t he "Lan -s tephan Castle," went, a t my exhortat ion, to see him and were kindly enter ta ined by him. He told me af te rwards t h a t they had t a u g h t him more in half an hour about Catholic Obligations to t h e Sea, t h a n I could have done in six months . True, the i r tongues had been oiled by His Grace and so for th—it remains t ha t they spoke up, told the t r u t h , and were as t r u e apostles, all unwit t ingly, as were those two Chris t ian Bro thers —honour to them—all unassis ted. Rev. C. C. Marlindale, S.J.

(A.M.I.C. Press Service).

hood—a number in schools and monas ter ie s in the U n i t e d States . That is w h y the Governor of Puebla demanded ^hat ail priests in his province be over fifty years old.

"Twenty- seven hundred pr ies t s now l ive in hiding in Mexico, in the moun-f p.ins. in the v i l l ages and the large c i t ies , working to keep the F a i t h al ive. The people br ing them chickens , e g g s and potatoes t o eat , so t h a t t h e y e x i s t l ike the Apos t l e s of the first Christ ian days . They a n s w e r sick ca l l s or g o to perform the l a s t Ri tes , frequent ly at risk of their o w n l ives . They say Mass in secret chapels , and keep the Holy Euchar i s t in pr ivate houses . Several months ago. a l a w w a s passed confiscat-:n<* a n y private dwe l l ing where re l ig ious serv ices were k n o w n to be carried on. A n d y e t I have learned in the pas t week

t in one S t a t e where a pr ies t is a l lowed, e ighty - three pr ies t s are work-in** in see*-et; and there in one day 30,000 people recent ly received C o m munion." (From The Catholic World.)

(To be cont inued)

H A M B U R G P O R T CHAPLAIN E X P E L L E D BY NAZIS.

F a t h e r H. A. Reinhoid, Port Chaplain of H a m b u r g and National Organ i se r of Sea Apostolate work in Germany, has been ordered by the "Ges tapo"—the Nazi Secret S t a t e Police—to leave H a m b u r g and has been forbidden to e n t e r any port a rea in Germany. No explanat ion has been given for this decree. Appointed Port Chaplain a t Bremerhaven in 1929, F a t h e r Reinhoid establ ished the Apostola t des Meres Club in tha t por t and began his work of organising Aposto la tus Mar i s services in all German por ts , an undertaking which culminated in his being appointed Nat ional Organiser and P o r t Chaplain a t H a m b u r g two years ago. As a resu l t of Fr. Reihnhold 's work, e igh t German por t s a r e now organised for Catholic seamen and t h e Apostolat des Meeres movement is well-known th roughou t Germany.

In t h e official o rgan of the Apostolat des Meeres, "Seemanns-pos t" and o t h e r publications which have been circulated among the seamen, F r . Reinhoid has spoken out plainly aga ins t cer ta in manifesta t ions of neo-paganism in Ger~ many, and it would appear probable t h a t t h e dras t ic action of the Gestapo may be t raced to tha t source. Meant ime F a t h e r Felt-mann who has been P o r t Chaplain at Bremerhaven , is officiating also for H a m b u r g , where t h e work is being carr ied on as usual. Fr. Fe l tmann speaks Eng l i sh and he has an Engl ish-speaking helper in both por t s .

F a t h e r Reinhold's work in the Apostola tus Maris Internat ional Council has made h im widely known in all t h e m a r i t i m e countries and especially in t h e United S ta t e s which he h a s visi ted many t imes on organis ing missions, as Special Envoy of t h e AMIC.

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R4CIAL TOLERANCE OF S1K THOMAS MOKE.

VINDICATED BY HEAD OF POETRY SOCIETY.

New York.—The tolerance of S t . Thomas More and his "unwil l ingness t o m a k e r a s h j u d g m e n t s " a r e cited by Daniel Sa rgen t , pres ident of t h e Catholic Poe t ry Society of America, in a n ar t ic le appear ing in a recent issue of t h e In ter rac ia l Review, publ ished here .

Tak ing a s h is subject, "S i r Thomas More and Racial P r e j u dice," Mr. S a r g e n t points out t h a t , according to ancient records, a "Moor," or Negro , formed t h e crest on St . T h o m a s More s escutcheon.

"The reason why More chose such a cres t is obvious," Mr. Sargent wr i t e s . " H e was not a pompous m a n and he liked puns , so when he was knighted h e punned on his name More, and had a Moor pa in ted on his coat of a r m s . Ho chose t h e Moor for the same reason t h a t he chose to have moorhens f u r t h e r down on the shield.

"Ye t th i s cres t of a Moor h a s a significance not included in t h e pun. I t shows first t h a t More had none a t all of t h a t feeling aga ins t blacks which h a s grown up largely in P r o t e s t a n t countr ies since t h e decline of t h e Fa i t h , since—if you wish—pride broke out as a religion."

Trac ing t h e tolerance of St . Thomas for o the r races and peoples, Mr. Sa rgen t says t h a t TMore was very much an Eng l i shman ," hav ing " t h e kind of pugnaci ty for England t h a t a college boy m i g h t have for his college. Descr ibing Sir Thomas More 's efforts t o end " t h e famous Evil May Day r iot in 1517," Mr. Sa rgen t says t h a t afte r t h e event he studied t h e riot carefully and in a book ent i t led, "The Apology," se ts forth t h e conclusion h e reached rega rd ing its cause.

" N o t t h e French had s t a r t e d it by the i r wickedness ," the ar t ic le continues, "and not t he Engl ish by any blood-thirs t iness . I t was caused by the credulity of t h e London apprent ices which had been played upon by two young a r t i s ans who had spread stories i r responsibly, which stories had got away from t h e m like grass-fire ge ts out of hand and burns down a c i ty . He r e m a r k s t h a t t h e two a r t i s ans most responsible for t he d is turbance had disappeared before i t began. I t was t h e innocent on both sides who most suffered.

" W h a t More showed in th i s affair of the May Day riot was first of all an unwillingness to m a k e r a s h j u d g m e n t s , which showed not only on May Day b u t on all t h e days of his life. I t can be said t h a t his whole life was a rebuke to those who make r a s h judgments , who believe hearsay , who let themselves become excited, and then have to pay for it. The hear-sav which recounts the wickedness of th is or t h a t race never could gain credence in his ve ry calm-judg ing mind." (N.C.W.C.)

G I F T S F O R POOR P L A C E D O X A L T A R S .

A X O L D C U S T O M R E V I V E D .

ACTIVITIES OF CATHOLIC MISSION FOR CHINESE A T T H E

GOLDEN GATE.

CONSECRATION OF BISHOP LEO K L E R L E I N .

B R I E F I T E M S OF I N T E R E S T FROM F A R A N D N E A R .

S a n Francisco.—Twenty-nine Chinese were baptized he re April 7 by the Rev. George W. Johnson, C.S.P., Director of t he Mission. The g roup consisted of young men and women and of children a t tending the Mission school. Many Mission members witnessed the ceremony.

Those who tuned in on Stat ion KYA the same af ternoon a t 2 p.m. heard a youthful and charming feminine voice s inging "Annie Laur ie"—in Chinese! The voice was t ha t of Rosemary Tong, songbird of t h e Mission school. Listeners next heard Chinese s t r ing ins t ruments playing melodies of old Ca thay with t i t les such as "The Three Sacred Buddhas" and "The Sound of t he Waves and the Shadow of the Plum Tree ." Through special a r r angemen t wi th the Station the music class of t h e Mission was given i ts first oppor tuni ty to show wha t i ts ta lented youngs ters could do. The ins t rumen ta lists were Mr. Lau, ins t ruc to r of the class, and Dr. Chu Poi Bun, well known as an a m a t e u r musician. (Lumen-Ligh t ) .

Kroonstad, (Orange Free S t a t e , South Africa).—Six Vicars Apostolic and six Prefects Apostolic were present at the consecration of Bishop Leo Klerlein, of the Holy Ghost Fa the r s , newly elected Vicar Apostolic of Kroonstad. His E x cellency Archbishop J o r d a n u s Gijlswijk, O.P., Apostolic Delega te in South Africa, was t h e consecrating prelate, and the co-consecrators were Bishop David O'Leary, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal and Bishop F ranc i s Hennemann, of t h e Pallott ine F a the rs , Vicar Apostolic of the Western Vicariate, Cape of Good Hope. — (Fides.)

NONAGENARIAN SWISS J E S U I T .

Noted Theologian.

MEMORIAL CROSS E R E C T E D ON H U P E H MOUNTAIN.

Amste rdam.—The Rev. Victor Cathre in , S.J., one of the most prominent European Jesui ts , w h o is j Swiss born but lives in Holland, | has j u s t celebrated his n ine t ie th ! b i r thday. F a t h e r Cathrein is well ! known for his books on mora l theology and a s t andard work on j socialism from t h e Catholic point of view. (N.C.W.C.)

S E R E R E TRIBE CONVERTS.

Kichow. (Hupeh)—In the region of Wupaisze ("Five Hundred Monaster ies") in t h e sub-prefect u r e of Kichow a h u g e cross of wood reinforced w i th iron was erected and blessed on J u n e 3 in presence of a l a rge mul t i tude of Chr i s t i ans and non-Chr is t ians . S tanding more t h a n 30 feet high on top of a mountain , t h i s memorial of the Jubilee Year of the Redemption is visible from the numerous villages roundabout for a dis tance of near ly two miles.

The Rev. E . Panizza, O.F.M., who designed t h e monumen t and supervised its construct ion, was delegated by t h e Prefec t Apostolic to celebrate Mass a t i t s base prepa ra to ry to t he blessing.— (Lumen.)

Dakar , (West Afr ica) .—One hundred members of the Se re re t r ibe in Senegal were baptized re-centlv by Bishop Augus t Gr im- i ault , of t h e Holy Ghost F a t h e r s , j Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia. | The Serere are an in teres t ing race, j bi t te r enemies of the Wolof who are almost 100'-, Moslem.— (Fides.)

P R I E S T D E C L A R E S P R O L E T A R I A T R E L I G I O U S M O X S T R O S I T Y .

JOURNALIST HONOURED BY P O P E .

Vatican C i t y . — His Holiness Pope Pius XI has conferred upon Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre , director of the "Osservatore Romano," Vat ican City daily, t he Pian Order with rank of Commander , in recognition of his work for the advancement of the Catholic Press . — (Lumen. N.C.W.C.)

P R O C E S S I O N A T D A R W I N — F I R S T IX T O W N ' S H I S T O R Y .

Ber l in .—The ancient custom of depos i t i n g actual offerings, both in kind ar.d in money , on the a l tar during the Mass has been reintroduced for his d iocess by the Most Rev. Wi lhe lm B e m i n g , Bishop of Osnabrueck. J u s t prior to the Ele vat ion the fa i th fu l proceed to the a l tar and present the ir g i f t s which are distributed to the poor of the par i sh after hav ing been blessed. ( N . C . W . C ) .

Darwin, Northern Terr i tory .—For the first t ime in the h i s tory of Darwin , a Corpus Christi process ion w a s held recent ly a t St. Mary's S t a r of the Sea Church, about s i x t y chi ldren aged from three to 22 years t a k i n g part .

Af t er the service the H o s t w a s exposed and the children marched a long the shel l -covered p a t h s round the church ground to a specia l a l tar placed in the shade of m a n g o trees , where a special service w a s held.

All the children w e r e robed in whi te , whi 'e t iny pages in w h i t e wi th gold capes scattered s w e e t - s m e l l i n g b lossoms in the path of the process ion , which w a s declared the p r e t t i e s t s i g h t e \>r seen in Darwin .—Reuter .

Piea for Christ ian Morality A m o n g Xat ions .

Melbourne. 1-7-35.—"There can be no j case of one moral i ty for the individual I and another for the nation " said F a t h e r Maynard, preaching at St. Pe ter ' s , Eas tern Hili, at the week-end.

Christ's mora l i ty must be appl ied in i international relat ionships, he sa id , but ! did a n y - s ta tesman today dare to be I more Christian than the average of his nation ? H e would not las t a w e e k if he did.

F a t h e r Maynard added that he did j not s u g g e s t that there w a s any call of God to scrap the Brit ish n a v y and army. The world w a s not Chris t ian enough for that to be done. There w a s a responsibi l i ty to maintain p e a c e and j it would not be done by do ing w h a t some—ant i -war people desired.

"The State has become the God in i Europe," he said, "and the n e w God is compet ing w i t h Christ . The [Crucifix I has had to go .

"The proletariat State is a re l ig ious 1

monstros i ty , promis ing the good th ings of th i s world. It does not promise truth and freedom, two great re l ig ious ideals.

"Thank God, Mother England and the Empire do that . In them t h e S ta te ex i s t s for the benefit of the peop le and | not the people for the benefit of the 1

S tate . Money Machine.

"I thank God that our British leaders anH our own Au^tra '^n Pnme" Minis ter (Mr. Lyons) are Christian m e n " he added*

Father Maynard then advocated the sending of material benefits to l e s s fortunate countries from those w i t h surplus supplies .

It was not a^ imp v act icab!e a s m a n y said, he declared. Pious regre t s wer<? r n t enough. The money machine could be changed to make it nraot icpVo.

"The world will find itself in He'i unless we ovrr to live more Chr i s t ian-H- *' he - T e~W^d.—Reuter .

Quebec.—24 Retreat s a t tended by 632 w o m a n a t the Convent of N o t r e D a m e du Cenaele during 1934 resulted in 177 re l ig ious vocat ions dis tr ibuted a m o n g 40 Communit ies .

* * * s Phi lade lphia .—A branch o f the C a t h o

lic Ev idence Guild, w h i c h sponsors open-air addres se s on Cathol ic doctrine b y trained l a y m e n , was organ ized here during Apri l w i t h the approva l of H, E m . Cardinal Dougher ty . Other branches are a lready in operat ion in W a s h i n g t o n , Bal t imore , Detroi t , Oklahoma City a n d Bris tow, Okla. S imi lar work has been, done in Bos ton for m a n y y e a r s * * * * *

St . Louis , Mo.—Tom Frankl in , Colored personal servant to three s u c c e s s ive Archbishops of St . Louis dur ing the la s t 62 years , h a s finally retired at the a g e of 89 years .

* * * * N e w Orleans .—The at tent ion of the

c o n g r e g a t i o n w a s r ive ted on the Redemptor i s t Father w h o w a s conducting-a Re trea t in St. Mary's Church recent ly , but not a sound escaped his l ips . T h e priest spoke wi th h i s hands , t h e Retreat be ing for the deaf.

* * * * Hii l town, Pa .—Rev . Dr. Wil l iam E .

Campbel l has perfected a n e w e a s y method for teaching mus ic to the blind. H i s researches involved more than 2,000 exper iment s .

* * * * Balt imore .—Mr. E . L. Kreamer of th i s

c i ty served more than 50,000 Masses in the course of the l a s t s i x t y years .

* * * * Rome.—2,000 German Catholic B o y

Scouts presented t h e H o l y F a t h e r w i t h an automobi le , when g r a n t e d an audience recent ly . The auto i s to be used by miss ionar ies in Africa.

* * * * Par i s .—The motion picture ac tress ,

Jenny Luxeui l , i s t h e fourth French ac tress wi th in the l a s t three years to g ive up the spot l ight in order to become a re l ig ious . In a recent film she enacted the role of St . Therese of the Infant J e s u s .

* * # * London.—The B i shop of H e x h a m and

N e w c a s t l e , the Most Rev. J. Thorman, has opened 50 new schools in the last ten years .

* * * * London.—Students of the Catholic

Workers College, Oxford, have undertaken publication of a paper, cal led t h e Catholic Worker, wi th the a im of counteract ing Communis t doctrines by expounding the t ea ch i n g of the P o p e s on social quest ions . The first i ssue app e a l e d May 5.

* * * * London.—Both J o a n and Marie H o b -

den, w h o are t w i n s , are o r g a n i s t s a t St . Peter ' s Church, Hove , S u s s e x . They are so much al ike t h a t i t i s said t h a t even t h e choir m e m b e r s are puzzled to know which is which and when.

* * * * Capetown, S. Afr ica .—Catho l i c s in

creased by 88,569 in Bri t i sh E a s t Afr i ca last year . 336,832 c a t e c h u m e n s are prepar ing for babt ism. 230 major and 1,115 minor s eminar i s t s are prepar ing for the priesthood. Eleven organized par ishes have been turned o v e r to the care of 36 of the 95 native p r i e s t s .

* * * * Kabgay i , Central A f r i c a . — S i n c e 1922,

78,000 persons w e r e received into the Cathol ic Church in the Vicar ia te of Ruanda. Catechumens number 145,000.

* * * * Douala , Wes t A f r i c a . — T h e first 8

nat ive subdeacons of French Cameroon were ordained April 22 by Bishop F r a n cis X. Vogt , of the H o l y Ghost F a t h e r s . This ordination is an important s t e p toward the real izat ion of a nat ive c l e r g y in this sect ion of Afr ica where , in l e s s than hal f a century miss ionar ies have built u p a f lourishing Catholic c o m m u n i t y of more than 160,000 members .

* * * * Ranchi . I n d i a . — M a s s e s w e r e offered

s i m u l t a n e o u s l y by 109 Bishops and pr i e s t s on the occas ion of the ce lebrat ion of the go lden jubi lee of the Ranchi Miss ion. Archbishop Kierkels , Apos to l i c D e 7 e g a t e to Ind : a , officiated at Pontificial M a s s , a t which 20 000 persons received H o l y Communion, distributed by e ighteen p r i e s t s . — (Lumen)".


Woman's Page THRIFT-

T h e r e a re ve ry few families in the world t h a t have a n income h t rge enough to provide eve ry th ing t h a t everyone in t h e house would like to have. Most people have a l imited income, one which m a k e s it all the more necessary for u s t o know how to g e t t he u t m o s t value for every cent we have .

T h r i f t is t h e excellent qual i ty of economizing wi thou t be ing mean . T h e t h r i f t y housewife will show th i s capaci ty in t h e careful expend i t u r e of money and t i m e ; by allowing no was te in t h e house, and by us ing every th ing to t h e very bes t advan tage . She will learn the use and abuse of eve ry th ing wi th in t h e domestic sphere , so t h a t ahe m a y be able to exact full and fair value in all direct ions. She will be careful t o buy in t h e best m a r k e t , and will t a k e a d v a n t a g e of prices when food and clothing are cheap. Whi le economizing whe reve r possible, she will not he s i t a t e to spend money w h e n t h e hea l th o r comfor t of t h e family demand i t .

T h e pract ice of t h r i f t en t a i l s : Doing wi thou t unnecessary luxu

r i e s ; s t and ing firm aga ins t t h e t e m p t a t i o n t o f r i t t e r a w a y money needless ly ; s t udy ing how best t o u s e both t ime and m o n e y ; and not al lowing pr ide to h inder a due a t t en t ion to even t h e mos t homely deta i l s of household work. T h e housewife should ga in pract ical experience in every d e p a r t m e n t of household work, ignorance being f requent ly t h e cause of ex t ravagance , a s well a s of unhappiness a n d discomfort .

Smiles s a y s : " T h e r e is a d igni tv in every a t t e m p t to economize, i t s v e r y pract ice is improving, i t indica t e s self-denial and i m p a r t s s t r e n g t h to charac te r , i t produces a well regula ted mind, i t fos ters t emperance , i t is based on foret h o u g h t , i t makes prudence t h e domina t ing charac ter i s t ic , i t gives v i r t u e t h e m a s t e r y over self-indulgence, above all, i t secures comfort , dr ives away ca re and dispels m a n y | vexat ions and anxie t ies which m a y o t h e r w i s e prey upon u s . "

Money m u s t be spent wi th discretion and not t h rown away on t h e first object t h a t t a k e s ones fancy. An ar t ic le should not be bought because it is cheap. If it is a useless acquisit ion it will be very dear . Goldsmith, in his "Vicar of Wakefield," gives an amus ing description of "Moses a t t h e fair ." T h e r e a re m a n y young housewives, who, like Moses, have a h igh opinion of t h e i r business ta lents , a r e occasionally caught , and a r r ive home in h igh glee having spent t h e i r money—if no t on a gross of spectacles—on wor th less objects .

A very good rule for spending money i s—'wai t a day if possible af ter you have decided w h a t you will b u y / By so doing, you will often be prevented from inves t ing in some selfish or useless object.

The wise d is t r ibut ion of t h e family income a ims a t producing t h e m a x i m u m a m o u n t of comfort and secur i ty in t h e home, whils t , a t t h e s ame t ime, t h e keeping of accounts shows clearly w h a t becomes of t h e money and teaches t h e housewife t o do wi thou t t h ings . I t is a g r e a t blessing t h a t we Catholics have to learn t o do wi th out t h ings . There is Len t and t h e r e is Adven t . T h e n t h e r e is F r iday every week, and of course we have to fas t before Holy Communion, so we begin a t an ear ly age to do wi thou t t h i n g s . I t is not wha t we do wi thou t t h a t m a t t e r s . I t is t h e habi t , t h e pract ice , t h e idea, t h e discipline of t h e t h i n g .

Again, bor rowing m u s t be shunned for " t h e bor rower is se rvan t of him t h a t lendeth ." 'Go wi thou t someth ing r a t h e r t h a n pu rchase it with your ne ighbour ' s money ' is a hea l thy max im. Al though freedom in lending money is a weakness which encourages weakness , yet it does not mean t h a t pu r se and hea r t m u s t be closed to those in need, o r to a good cause. A P a r i s h Pr ies t once shrewdly r e m a r k e d : "when I look a t a well-dressed congregat ion, I say to mvself. "where a r e t h e poor? ' When I I count t h e offerings, I ask, "where j a re t h e r i c h ? ' . "

VANITY OF VANITIES. T H E N E E D L E .

A g r e a t m a n once summoned I four of h is workmen and point ing t o a table, s a id :

" H e r e you see th ree gold pieces a n d beside t h e m a volume ent i t led : * T h e Lives of t h e S a i n t s / Choose w h a t you will."

T h e first chose a gold piece; so too t h e second and t h e th i rd . But t h e four th s a i d :

"Give m e t h e book, please, for i t is wor th more t h a n money ."

T h e t h r e e took the i r gold p ieces ; ! t h e i r companion his book. Li, inside t h e covers were e ight gold pieces. Imagine t h e chagr in of t h e t h r e e who had t aken t h e gold, and t h e joy of him who h a s p re fer red t h e book. The disappointed workmen could not accuse the i r m a s t e r of in jus t ice ; t hey had only themse lves t o blame.

So shall it be on J u d g m e n t Day. Those who choose tempora l vanit i es in preference to e ternal goods, will be forced to a d m i t :

" I t is our own fault . We have w h a t we chose. We h a v e lost Heaven forever because we blinded ourselves wi th t h e t insel of e a r t h . "

When he r judges reproached Joan of Arc wi th neglect ing t he work of a woman, she repl ied: "I am a ma tch for anyone wi th my needle and th read . " And, in fact, she had been t a u g h t t h e a r t of needlework a t an early age and was a very clever worker . " I t is t he fashion for women, now t h a t o ther careers a re open to t hem, to despise the feminine a r t s to which they had formerly devoted t he i r t ime. This is a very serious blunder . The needle (and by t h a t I mean t h e crochet-needle, t he kni t t ing-needle and every i n s t rumen t proper to wha t used to be the feminine a r t s ) is woman 's g lo ry ; it is t h e simplest means ever invented by civilization for t h e production of a perfect work, and it enables t h e worker to produce a finished art icle a s t he frui ts of h e r own labour. W e can-not produce a perfect p ic ture or a perfect book; for these to be of any value the re mus t be p r in te r s , fra-mers , publ ishers , r eaders and so on. A ga rmen t , a piece of embroidery can be begun, finished and used by one and the same person. Moreover t hanks to t h e needle, a

"Every child

needs milk

every day.

MILKMAID" MILK HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

P E R S O N A L H Y G I E N E , (continued).

Cleanliness:—The whole of t he surface of t h e body is covered wi th a number of small holes or pores, t h r o u g h which was te products of t h e blood are carr ied to t h e skin and got rid of. M o r e o v e r t h e skin itself wears away in almost invisible flakes and is renewed by g rowths of new skin. The perspirat ion and the old skin form the "d i r t " of t h e body, and in order to enable the skin and the pores to act properly, m u s t be washed off. If the pores get clogged up t h e waste m a t t e r of the blood remains in the body and becomes poisonous or accumulates in the kidneys. Not only should the face and hands be washed, bu t a ba th should be taken regular ly. I t is a mis take to ba the immediately af ter a full meal , af ter a long fast , or when very fat igued. F o r cleaning purposes a warm bath is be t t e r than a cold one, and it should be taken at n ight , when the re is less chance of catching cold a f t e r it. A hot ba th is often less depress ing than a w a r m one, as it s t imula tes both the skin and circulation. F o r those whom it suits a cold ba th , usually t aken in the morning, is an excellent tonic, and renders t he ba the r free from liability to catch cold. In no case should a person s tay very long in a bath. The average t empera tu res are:—Cold ba th , between 40° F . and 60° F . : wa rm bath, between 60° F . and 98° F . : hot ba th , over 98° F .

The t ee th should be regular ly brushed, part icular ly on going to bed a t n ight , so as to remove all particles of food, which cause decay. The ha i r should never be washed a t n igh t , as there is a r isk of going to bed with it not qui te dry.

Clothing:—The choice of clothing depends so much on each person's position and occupation t h a t very little can be said about it here.

The objects o f clothing a r e : — (1) to absorb the moisture of the body: therefore underclothing should be of absorbent mater ia l and should be washed regular ly . (2) To keep in the heat of the body, for which woollens a re best (see Heat , last issue) (3) To protect the body. In no case should clothing be so t ight as to c ramp any organ or restr ict free movement . Headaches are very often

woman can utilize her leisure hours and somet imes t ransform sorrow into a g r e a t masterpiece."

Learn to use your needle well. Apar t from a n y other reason, it is one of the dut ies of your s t a t e .

R E C I P E S .

C L E A R S O U P . 14 tb. r a w beef Mixed v e g e t a b l e s P a r s l e y , & a s p r i g of t h y m e

I 1 t easpoonfu l of pepper • 3 c loves

IV2 p i n t s o f s tock j 1 w h i p p e d w h i t e of e g g .

Mince t h e beef and p u t i t in to a 6tew ! pan w i t h a l i t t le cut -up ce lery , carrot, ! and the green p a r t of a leek. A d d the i pars ley , t h y m e , pepper and c loves , the ' stock a n d w h i t e c f e g g , and w h i s k all : over t h e fire unt i l boi l ing. S i m m e r for j one hour w i t h o u t s t i rr ing , and , before I s erv ing , s tra in t h r o u g h a cloth.

T H I C K V E G E T A B L E S O U P . I y» l b . r a w bacon ; 1 oz. b u t t e r or dr ipping \ 1 p la te fu l of m i x e d v e g e t a b l e s

A quar t of w a t e r . Some m i x e d herbs

: 2 tab lespoonfu l s of rice. I Cut u p the bacon and the vege tab le s ! into d i ce—the g r e a t e r the v a r i e t y of i v e g e t a b l e the b e t t e r — a n d p u t them, ; w i t h the mixed herbs , into a s tewpan.

Cover t h e pan and cook over t h e fire for quar ter of a n hour. Add t h e water

I and s i m m e r all t o g e t h e r unt i l t h e vege-| tables are tender. Spr inkle in the rice I and boil for a b o u t t e n m i n u t e s .

T O M A T O S O U P . l ^ I b s . t omatoes 1 smal l onion 2 ozs . but ter 1% p in t s milk 1 tablespoonful cornflour Sea^orrinsr.

Boil t h e t o m a t o e s and on ion in a l i t t le w a t e r for about hal f an hour and

j then p a s s through a s i eve . Mix butter and cornflour toge ther , cook over the

j fire w i t h o u t browning , and add the ! milk. S t i r in the p u r e e of t o m a t o e s and i bring to the boil. S e a s o n and jus t be-! fore serv ing , add a l i t t le cream.

Tinned t o m a t o e s can be used for this recipe if f resh ones are unobtainable. They wi l l not require t h e pre l iminary

. boi l ing.

caused by t i g h t armholes , varicose veins by t i g h t g a r t e r s , whilst bunions and corns a re often caused by t i g h t shoes. (4) To adorn— and we are best adorned bv cleanliness, nea tness and simplicity of dress . Slavish imita t ion of extravagan t fashions or dress ing out of he r s ta t ion only s t a m p s a woman as narrow-minded and vulgar. Never theless , each self-respectine woman should pay a certain amount of a t t en t ion to h e r personal appearance, and t h e r e is no reason for a woman who has tas te in he r house and keeps it nice to neglect herself and become dowdy.

H a b i t s m a k e a man, and more so a woman, and t h e chief habits a woman should cul t ivate are cheerfulness, order , punctuali ty, temperance (in ea t ing and drinking) , thr i f t , and good temper . This seems a long list, but if a t the beginning one were pract ised each day of the week they would after a while grow to be habi t s and form very impor tan t and valuable asse ts to our cha rac te r s and homes.


CARD. PACBLLI'S LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO BISHOP

GBRLIER. H O L Y F A T H E R VISIBLY M O V E D BY

G L O R I O U S T R I D U U M S U C C E S S ,

NOTRE DAME S A V A N T S EX- CHINESE

PERIMENT SUCCEEDS. EXHIBIT

Influenza Germ Isolated.

CHRISTIAN A R T

FOR SHANGHAI

CONGRESS OF CATHOLIC

ACTION.

Paris .—Upon his r e t u r n to Rome, His Eminence Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Papal Secre tary of S ta t e and L e g a t e of His Holiness a t t h e T r i d u u m of Lourdes, wrote a l e t t e r t o t he Most Rev. P ier re Gerlier, Bishop of Tarbes-et-Lourdes, in which he expresses the gratification of t h e Holy F a t h e r for t h e ex t rao rd ina ry success of t h i s g r e a t religious manifestat ion.

"Ne i the r t ime nor dis tance can efface t h e exceptional consolations experienced in t h e course of t h e Tr iduum of Lourdes , " Cardinal Pacelli wrote . " W e a re like t he Apostles on the day of t h e Ascension, not able t o wi thdraw the i r eyes from t h e superior vision which had t r anspor t ed t hem to Heaven. Yes, i t is an a l toge ther s ingular g race t h a t t he good God and t h e Blessed Virgin , th rough your excellent in termedia t ion have impar ted to us. She will be a viat icum for us a lways . In difficult hours , i t will only be necessary to close one's eyes and to r e t u r n in spi r i t to t h e Gro t to of Massabielle to find t h e r e new s t r eng th and new consolations. May Your E x cellency be p r a i s e d ! Fu r the rmore , t h e Grot to h a d prepared, fo r us j such a generous welcome; i t sur - j rounded us w i t h such delicate 1

a t t en t ions t h a t i t s name will r e main forevefr tgiraven on our infinitely apprec ia t ive h e a r t . God alone and His Blessed Mother will be capable of r epay ing you for all t ho bount ies y o u bestowed' (upon t h e legate and h i s sui te .

"But I make h a s t e also to let you share in t he profound sat isfact ion of t h e Holy F a t h e r . Af te r I had given h im a n account of m y mission and t h e incomparable spectacle of f a i t h and pie ty in honour of t h e E u c h a r i s t and Mary, of which you were t h e providential an imator . H i s Holiness could not find words t o express t h e exten t and profundi ty of t h e comfort

which these ex t rao rd ina ry manifesta t ions had b rough t to h i m ! The Holy F a t h e r repeated to t h e ent i re legation, assembled in his l ibrary, how t h e Church and t h e ent i re world had found t h e r e causes for hope and divine succor a t a t ime when so many clouds are darkening t h e horizon.

" I performed t h e pleasant du ty of offering to t h e Holy Fa the r t h e magnificent gold medal of t h e Tr iduum which your filial devotion had destined for h im as a perpetual souvenir of t h e g rea t feasts of Lourdes which will remain, in effect, one of t h e mos t memorable pages in Catholic annals . His Holiness was ex t remely touched and did not fail t o express his complete admirat ion for th i s ar t i s t ic work.

"Once more, Dea r Excellency, I give you t h a n k s for t h e m a n y providential favours of which you were so worthi ly and so superna-tura l ly the i n s t rumen t . "

T o His Eminence Jean Cardinal Verdier , Archbishop of Par is , t h e Lega t e w r o t e :

"Upon my r e t u r n to Rome I feel t he need to express w h a t profound consolations t h e T r iduum of Lour des h a s left in m y affected and en rap tu red soul. I t is proper t h a t I r e n d e r t h a n k s also to the one who, t oge the r w i t h t h e late Cardi nal Bourne, was t h e or ig inator of t h i s incomparable mani fes ta t ion from which one h a s a r i gh t to expect such beneficent repercussion for peace and t h e welfare of society. May Your Eminence be p ra i sed !

" I t is equally pleasing to m e to express the immense sat isfact ion which I experienced dur ing m y sojourn in F r a n c e where people and author i t ies vied wi th one anot h e r in ex tending courtesies t o t h e Lega t e of t h e Pope.

(N.C.W.C.)

BUDDHIST CONVERTS. N A P O L E O N ' S R E L I G I O U S T E S T .

Priests and a Nun become Catholics.

Fushun, (Manchur i a ) . — At Tunghwa , Feng t ien , a s ta t ion of the Maryknoll F u s h u n Mission, t he Rev. Sylvio Gilbert , M.M. received into t h e Church dur ing t h e past year two Buddh i s t p r ies t s and a Buddhis t nun .

The mos t recent ly converted, the Buddhis t nun , had spent a qua r t e r of a cen tu ry in a local monastery , which she had entered a t the age of 20 upon being left a widow. Dur ing all these years she wore the rel igious ga rb peculiar to her sect, kept h e r head completely shaved, as required, and abstained from all m e a t s , fish, eggs, and green vegetables as a penance.

While v is i t ing a t T u n g h w a with a former co-religionist who had become a ca techumen and was mar ried to one of t h e converted Buddhist pr ies ts , she learned for the first t ime of t h e Catholic religion and one day m e t F a t h e r Gilbert. From t h a t t i m e on she manifested an increasing in t e res t in t h e Catholic F a i t h a n d finally requested

A zealot once approached N a p o l e o n and began to plead for t h e format ion of a n e w rel igion. T h e Emperor i m p a t i e n t l y interrupted:

"Die , and a f t er three d a y s come back i to m e . Then I sha l l l i s ten to w h a t y o u

h a v e to say ." ( Modern fads and fanc ies base ly usurp j t h e n a m e of re l ig ion and seek a hear ing j f rom mankind, but unti l these dethron-

ers of the t rue God prove themse lves 1 m a s t e r s of l i fe and death, mankind

should g ive t h e m t h e scant a t t e n t i o n j bes towed by Napo leon upon the rebuffed

courtier.

I to be permi t ted to live a t t h e Catholic convent wi th the na t ive

1 S is ters . Upon doing so, she laid aside her religious ga rb and for

j t h e first t ime in 25 years began aga in to ea t m e a t and green vegetables.

Recently word reached her t h a t h e r 70-year-old mo the r was dying. S h e would have to travel a long way to he r mo the r ' s home, so she pleaded with F a t h e r Gilbert not to delay her bap t i sm fur ther . Having obtained h e r wish, her one des i re now is to have t h e happiness of convert ing and baptizing h e r aged mother before she depa r t s t h i s wor ld .—(Lumen N.C.W.C.)

No t re Dame, Ind.—A biological exper iment which may lead to t he isolation of the germs which cause j colds, influenza and infanti le para- \ lysis has been successfully completed a t t he Universi ty of Notre Dame.

It is announced t ha t , a f te r six years of constant labora tory work, Prof. J . A. Reynier has succeeded in obtaining absolutely germ-free guinea pigs and in ra i s ing them j wi thout contaminat ion by germ-life of any kind.

The importance of t h i s work, it is explained, lies in t h e fact t h a t i t pe rmi t s a s tudy of a n y single germ on a living organism, until now considered impossible. Most scientis ts have contended t h a t life in an animal body was impossible | wi thout bacteria.

Moreover, it was th i s presence of m a n y forms of g e r m life which has in ter fer red seriously with t he isolation of t h e ge rms which cause many cur ren t human a i lments and, consequently, no s e r u m s or other effective preventive have yet been developed.

Professor Reynier ' s "l iving tes t t ubes , " a s he refers t o t h e animals, a r e born and raised under t he most ideal conditions which science can devise. T h e guinea pigs a re delivered in a germ free operat ing chamber , by caesar ian operation, t o avoid contaminat ion from t h e mothe r , and raised in a completely air-conditioned c h a m b e r wi thout ever coming in contac t with the outside world.

They feed themselves from a "glass mother , " imbibing a synthetic gu inea pig milk prepared by Professor Reyniers . .The solid food t hey a re pe rmi t t ed to have a f te r t h e first few days is sterilized in an an techamber of t h e i r U t o p i a n home before it is placed in t he pens.

The compar tment in which the j pigs live and all t h e a t t endan t ap-| p a r a t u s , including t h e air-condi-i t ioning equipment, have been made j in t h e universi ty laboratories un-j der Professor Reynie r s ' supervi-I sion.

The guinea pig es ta te occupies an a rea of 64 square feet and contains model l i v i n g qua r t e r s for e ight of t h e rodents . The com-

• p a r t m e n t in which they live re-; sembles a square diving bell, four i feet high, with portholes in each i side t o permit inspection of t h e

germ-free inhabi tan ts . In addit ion, t he re a r e two ports ,

j conta ining sterilized rubber gloves, t h r o u g h which Professor Reyniers

: can inser t his hands to care for his charges , clean t h e cages, fill the milk and water bot t les , and examine t h e pigs periodically for any sign of contamination.

F rom each l i t ter raised in th is manner , he has saved one or two offspring to develop as normal controls . Constant comparisons show t h a t t h e germ-free animals are

I more active and develop much h e a r t i e r appet i tes t h a n their cont amina t ed bro thers and sisters .

A t t e m p t s to develop a "living germ free test t u b e " have been made since Pas teu r first suggested t he exper iment in 1880, it is s tated. Since then reports on t h e subject have been submit ted by Kuster ,

Peiping.—It ha s j u s t been an nounced here t h a t plans a r e being perfected for an Exhib i t of Chinese Chris t ian Pictorial A r t in conjunction wi th t h e F i r s t Nat ional I Congress of Catholic Action, which is to mee t in Shangha i September 8.

The exposition is being sponsored by t h e Depar tmen t of F ine A r t s of t h e Catholic Univers i ty of Peking. Thus f a r about one hundred pa in t ings have been collected, m a n y of t h e m t h e original work of t h e well known Catholic a r t i s t , Luke Ch'en, who has been requested to supervise t h e exhibi t and to deliver several lectures on the subject of Catholic Chinese A r t dur ing the convention. Mr. Ch'en will be assis ted by Bro. Berchmans Bruckner , S.V.D., who is also on t h e a r t s staff of the Catholic Univers i ty and h a s painted some excellent p ic tures which have been grea t ly admired.

I t is expected t h a t th i s A r t Exh i bit will be a revelation to many who are as ye t unaware of t h e appreciable progress made in the domain of Chinese Chr is t ian A r t since t h e former Apostolic Delega te , Archbishop Costant ini , gave a tel l ing impetus to t h e movement more t h a n ten yea r s ago.

I t is in te res t ing in t h i s connect ion to note t h a t t h e mos t recent issue of Li turgical Ar t s , a splendid quar te r ly published by t h e L i tu r gical A r t s Society of New York, devoted most of i t s pages to an account of t he progress made in t h e Mission countr ies of t h e world in adap t ing nat ive a r t to ecclesiastical requi rements . The magazine was profusely i l lustrated with examples and included some photograph ic reproduct ions in colour of t h e paint ings of Luke Ch'en.— (Lumen.)

Cohendy, Thierfelder, Glimstedt , and Professor Reyniers in 1931.

The development of this new technique, i t is felt, makes i t possible for scient is ts to begin work in research fields which were once considered impossible of access.

(N.C.W.C.)

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Woman's Page THRIFT-

T h e r e a re ve ry few families in the world t h a t have a n income h t rge enough to provide eve ry th ing t h a t everyone in t h e house would like to have. Most people have a l imited income, one which m a k e s it all the more necessary for u s t o know how to g e t t he u t m o s t value for every cent we have .

T h r i f t is t h e excellent qual i ty of economizing wi thou t be ing mean . T h e t h r i f t y housewife will show th i s capaci ty in t h e careful expend i t u r e of money and t i m e ; by allowing no was te in t h e house, and by us ing every th ing to t h e very bes t advan tage . She will learn the use and abuse of eve ry th ing wi th in t h e domestic sphere , so t h a t ahe m a y be able to exact full and fair value in all direct ions. She will be careful t o buy in t h e best m a r k e t , and will t a k e a d v a n t a g e of prices when food and clothing are cheap. Whi le economizing whe reve r possible, she will not he s i t a t e to spend money w h e n t h e hea l th o r comfor t of t h e family demand i t .

T h e pract ice of t h r i f t en t a i l s : Doing wi thou t unnecessary luxu

r i e s ; s t and ing firm aga ins t t h e t e m p t a t i o n t o f r i t t e r a w a y money needless ly ; s t udy ing how best t o u s e both t ime and m o n e y ; and not al lowing pr ide to h inder a due a t t en t ion to even t h e mos t homely deta i l s of household work. T h e housewife should ga in pract ical experience in every d e p a r t m e n t of household work, ignorance being f requent ly t h e cause of ex t ravagance , a s well a s of unhappiness a n d discomfort .

Smiles s a y s : " T h e r e is a d igni tv in every a t t e m p t to economize, i t s v e r y pract ice is improving, i t indica t e s self-denial and i m p a r t s s t r e n g t h to charac te r , i t produces a well regula ted mind, i t fos ters t emperance , i t is based on foret h o u g h t , i t makes prudence t h e domina t ing charac ter i s t ic , i t gives v i r t u e t h e m a s t e r y over self-indulgence, above all, i t secures comfort , dr ives away ca re and dispels m a n y | vexat ions and anxie t ies which m a y o t h e r w i s e prey upon u s . "

Money m u s t be spent wi th discretion and not t h rown away on t h e first object t h a t t a k e s ones fancy. An ar t ic le should not be bought because it is cheap. If it is a useless acquisit ion it will be very dear . Goldsmith, in his "Vicar of Wakefield," gives an amus ing description of "Moses a t t h e fair ." T h e r e a re m a n y young housewives, who, like Moses, have a h igh opinion of t h e i r business ta lents , a r e occasionally caught , and a r r ive home in h igh glee having spent t h e i r money—if no t on a gross of spectacles—on wor th less objects .

A very good rule for spending money i s—'wai t a day if possible af ter you have decided w h a t you will b u y / By so doing, you will often be prevented from inves t ing in some selfish or useless object.

The wise d is t r ibut ion of t h e family income a ims a t producing t h e m a x i m u m a m o u n t of comfort and secur i ty in t h e home, whils t , a t t h e s ame t ime, t h e keeping of accounts shows clearly w h a t becomes of t h e money and teaches t h e housewife t o do wi thou t t h ings . I t is a g r e a t blessing t h a t we Catholics have to learn t o do wi th out t h ings . There is Len t and t h e r e is Adven t . T h e n t h e r e is F r iday every week, and of course we have to fas t before Holy Communion, so we begin a t an ear ly age to do wi thou t t h i n g s . I t is not wha t we do wi thou t t h a t m a t t e r s . I t is t h e habi t , t h e pract ice , t h e idea, t h e discipline of t h e t h i n g .

Again, bor rowing m u s t be shunned for " t h e bor rower is se rvan t of him t h a t lendeth ." 'Go wi thou t someth ing r a t h e r t h a n pu rchase it with your ne ighbour ' s money ' is a hea l thy max im. Al though freedom in lending money is a weakness which encourages weakness , yet it does not mean t h a t pu r se and hea r t m u s t be closed to those in need, o r to a good cause. A P a r i s h Pr ies t once shrewdly r e m a r k e d : "when I look a t a well-dressed congregat ion, I say to mvself. "where a r e t h e poor? ' When I I count t h e offerings, I ask, "where j a re t h e r i c h ? ' . "

VANITY OF VANITIES. T H E N E E D L E .

A g r e a t m a n once summoned I four of h is workmen and point ing t o a table, s a id :

" H e r e you see th ree gold pieces a n d beside t h e m a volume ent i t led : * T h e Lives of t h e S a i n t s / Choose w h a t you will."

T h e first chose a gold piece; so too t h e second and t h e th i rd . But t h e four th s a i d :

"Give m e t h e book, please, for i t is wor th more t h a n money ."

T h e t h r e e took the i r gold p ieces ; ! t h e i r companion his book. Li, inside t h e covers were e ight gold pieces. Imagine t h e chagr in of t h e t h r e e who had t aken t h e gold, and t h e joy of him who h a s p re fer red t h e book. The disappointed workmen could not accuse the i r m a s t e r of in jus t ice ; t hey had only themse lves t o blame.

So shall it be on J u d g m e n t Day. Those who choose tempora l vanit i es in preference to e ternal goods, will be forced to a d m i t :

" I t is our own fault . We have w h a t we chose. We h a v e lost Heaven forever because we blinded ourselves wi th t h e t insel of e a r t h . "

When he r judges reproached Joan of Arc wi th neglect ing t he work of a woman, she repl ied: "I am a ma tch for anyone wi th my needle and th read . " And, in fact, she had been t a u g h t t h e a r t of needlework a t an early age and was a very clever worker . " I t is t he fashion for women, now t h a t o ther careers a re open to t hem, to despise the feminine a r t s to which they had formerly devoted t he i r t ime. This is a very serious blunder . The needle (and by t h a t I mean t h e crochet-needle, t he kni t t ing-needle and every i n s t rumen t proper to wha t used to be the feminine a r t s ) is woman 's g lo ry ; it is t h e simplest means ever invented by civilization for t h e production of a perfect work, and it enables t h e worker to produce a finished art icle a s t he frui ts of h e r own labour. W e can-not produce a perfect p ic ture or a perfect book; for these to be of any value the re mus t be p r in te r s , fra-mers , publ ishers , r eaders and so on. A ga rmen t , a piece of embroidery can be begun, finished and used by one and the same person. Moreover t hanks to t h e needle, a

"Every child

needs milk

every day.

MILKMAID" MILK HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

P E R S O N A L H Y G I E N E , (continued).

Cleanliness:—The whole of t he surface of t h e body is covered wi th a number of small holes or pores, t h r o u g h which was te products of t h e blood are carr ied to t h e skin and got rid of. M o r e o v e r t h e skin itself wears away in almost invisible flakes and is renewed by g rowths of new skin. The perspirat ion and the old skin form the "d i r t " of t h e body, and in order to enable the skin and the pores to act properly, m u s t be washed off. If the pores get clogged up t h e waste m a t t e r of the blood remains in the body and becomes poisonous or accumulates in the kidneys. Not only should the face and hands be washed, bu t a ba th should be taken regular ly. I t is a mis take to ba the immediately af ter a full meal , af ter a long fast , or when very fat igued. F o r cleaning purposes a warm bath is be t t e r than a cold one, and it should be taken at n ight , when the re is less chance of catching cold a f t e r it. A hot ba th is often less depress ing than a w a r m one, as it s t imula tes both the skin and circulation. F o r those whom it suits a cold ba th , usually t aken in the morning, is an excellent tonic, and renders t he ba the r free from liability to catch cold. In no case should a person s tay very long in a bath. The average t empera tu res are:—Cold ba th , between 40° F . and 60° F . : wa rm bath, between 60° F . and 98° F . : hot ba th , over 98° F .

The t ee th should be regular ly brushed, part icular ly on going to bed a t n ight , so as to remove all particles of food, which cause decay. The ha i r should never be washed a t n igh t , as there is a r isk of going to bed with it not qui te dry.

Clothing:—The choice of clothing depends so much on each person's position and occupation t h a t very little can be said about it here.

The objects o f clothing a r e : — (1) to absorb the moisture of the body: therefore underclothing should be of absorbent mater ia l and should be washed regular ly . (2) To keep in the heat of the body, for which woollens a re best (see Heat , last issue) (3) To protect the body. In no case should clothing be so t ight as to c ramp any organ or restr ict free movement . Headaches are very often

woman can utilize her leisure hours and somet imes t ransform sorrow into a g r e a t masterpiece."

Learn to use your needle well. Apar t from a n y other reason, it is one of the dut ies of your s t a t e .

R E C I P E S .

C L E A R S O U P . 14 tb. r a w beef Mixed v e g e t a b l e s P a r s l e y , & a s p r i g of t h y m e

I 1 t easpoonfu l of pepper • 3 c loves

IV2 p i n t s o f s tock j 1 w h i p p e d w h i t e of e g g .

Mince t h e beef and p u t i t in to a 6tew ! pan w i t h a l i t t le cut -up ce lery , carrot, ! and the green p a r t of a leek. A d d the i pars ley , t h y m e , pepper and c loves , the ' stock a n d w h i t e c f e g g , and w h i s k all : over t h e fire unt i l boi l ing. S i m m e r for j one hour w i t h o u t s t i rr ing , and , before I s erv ing , s tra in t h r o u g h a cloth.

T H I C K V E G E T A B L E S O U P . I y» l b . r a w bacon ; 1 oz. b u t t e r or dr ipping \ 1 p la te fu l of m i x e d v e g e t a b l e s

A quar t of w a t e r . Some m i x e d herbs

: 2 tab lespoonfu l s of rice. I Cut u p the bacon and the vege tab le s ! into d i ce—the g r e a t e r the v a r i e t y of i v e g e t a b l e the b e t t e r — a n d p u t them, ; w i t h the mixed herbs , into a s tewpan.

Cover t h e pan and cook over t h e fire for quar ter of a n hour. Add t h e water

I and s i m m e r all t o g e t h e r unt i l t h e vege-| tables are tender. Spr inkle in the rice I and boil for a b o u t t e n m i n u t e s .

T O M A T O S O U P . l ^ I b s . t omatoes 1 smal l onion 2 ozs . but ter 1% p in t s milk 1 tablespoonful cornflour Sea^orrinsr.

Boil t h e t o m a t o e s and on ion in a l i t t le w a t e r for about hal f an hour and

j then p a s s through a s i eve . Mix butter and cornflour toge ther , cook over the

j fire w i t h o u t browning , and add the ! milk. S t i r in the p u r e e of t o m a t o e s and i bring to the boil. S e a s o n and jus t be-! fore serv ing , add a l i t t le cream.

Tinned t o m a t o e s can be used for this recipe if f resh ones are unobtainable. T h e y wi l l not require t h e pre l iminary

. boi l ing.

caused by t i g h t armholes , varicose veins by t i g h t g a r t e r s , whilst bunions and corns a re often caused by t i g h t shoes. (4) To adorn— and we are best adorned bv cleanliness, nea tness and simplicity of dress . Slavish imita t ion of extravagan t fashions or dress ing out of he r s ta t ion only s t a m p s a woman as narrow-minded and vulgar. Never theless , each self-respectine woman should pay a certain amount of a t t en t ion to h e r personal appearance, and t h e r e is no reason for a woman who has tas te in he r house and keeps it nice to neglect herself and become dowdy.

H a b i t s m a k e a man, and more so a woman, and t h e chief habits a woman should cul t ivate are cheerfulness, order , punctuali ty, temperance (in ea t ing and drinking) , thr i f t , and good temper . This seems a long list, but if a t the beginning one were pract ised each day of the week they would after a while grow to be habi t s and form very impor tan t and valuable asse ts to our cha rac te r s and homes.


CARD. PACBLLI'S LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO BISHOP

GBRLIER. H O L Y F A T H E R VISIBLY M O V E D BY

G L O R I O U S T R I D U U M S U C C E S S ,

NOTRE DAME S A V A N T S EX- CHINESE

PERIMENT SUCCEEDS. EXHIBIT

Influenza Germ Isolated.

CHRISTIAN A R T

FOR SHANGHAI

CONGRESS OF CATHOLIC

ACTION.

Paris .—Upon his r e t u r n to Rome, His Eminence Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Papal Secre tary of S ta t e and L e g a t e of His Holiness a t t h e T r i d u u m of Lourdes, wrote a l e t t e r t o t he Most Rev. P ier re Gerlier, Bishop of Tarbes-et-Lourdes, in which he expresses the gratification of t h e Holy F a t h e r for t h e ex t rao rd ina ry success of t h i s g r e a t religious manifestat ion.

"Ne i the r t ime nor dis tance can efface t h e exceptional consolations experienced in t h e course of t h e Tr iduum of Lourdes , " Cardinal Pacelli wrote . " W e a re like t he Apostles on the day of t h e Ascension, not able t o wi thdraw the i r eyes from t h e superior vision which had t r anspor t ed t hem to Heaven. Yes, i t is an a l toge ther s ingular g race t h a t t he good God and t h e Blessed Virgin , th rough your excellent in termedia t ion have impar ted to us. She will be a viat icum for us a lways . In difficult hours , i t will only be necessary to close one's eyes and to r e t u r n in spi r i t to t h e Gro t to of Massabielle to find t h e r e new s t r eng th and new consolations. May Your E x cellency be p r a i s e d ! Fu r the rmore , t h e Grot to h a d prepared, fo r us j such a generous welcome; i t sur - j rounded us w i t h such delicate 1

a t t en t ions t h a t i t s name will r e main forevefr tgiraven on our infinitely apprec ia t ive h e a r t . God alone and His Blessed Mother will be capable of r epay ing you for all t ho bount ies y o u bestowed' (upon t h e legate and h i s sui te .

"But I make h a s t e also to let you share in t he profound sat isfact ion of t h e Holy F a t h e r . Af te r I had given h im a n account of m y mission and t h e incomparable spectacle of f a i t h and pie ty in honour of t h e E u c h a r i s t and Mary, of which you were t h e providential an imator . H i s Holiness could not find words t o express t h e exten t and profundi ty of t h e comfort

which these ex t rao rd ina ry manifesta t ions had b rough t to h i m ! The Holy F a t h e r repeated to t h e ent i re legation, assembled in his l ibrary, how t h e Church and t h e ent i re world had found t h e r e causes for hope and divine succor a t a t ime when so many clouds are darkening t h e horizon.

" I performed t h e pleasant du ty of offering to t h e Holy Fa the r t h e magnificent gold medal of t h e Tr iduum which your filial devotion had destined for h im as a perpetual souvenir of t h e g rea t feasts of Lourdes which will remain, in effect, one of t h e mos t memorable pages in Catholic annals . His Holiness was ex t remely touched and did not fail t o express his complete admirat ion for th i s ar t i s t ic work.

"Once more, Dea r Excellency, I give you t h a n k s for t h e m a n y providential favours of which you were so worthi ly and so superna-tura l ly the i n s t rumen t . "

T o His Eminence Jean Cardinal Verdier , Archbishop of Par is , t h e Lega t e w r o t e :

"Upon my r e t u r n to Rome I feel t he need to express w h a t profound consolations t h e T r iduum of Lour des h a s left in m y affected and en rap tu red soul. I t is proper t h a t I r e n d e r t h a n k s also to the one who, t oge the r w i t h t h e late Cardi nal Bourne, was t h e or ig inator of t h i s incomparable mani fes ta t ion from which one h a s a r i gh t to expect such beneficent repercussion for peace and t h e welfare of society. May Your Eminence be p ra i sed !

" I t is equally pleasing to m e to express the immense sat isfact ion which I experienced dur ing m y sojourn in F r a n c e where people and author i t ies vied wi th one anot h e r in ex tending courtesies t o t h e Lega t e of t h e Pope.

(N.C.W.C.)

BUDDHIST CONVERTS. N A P O L E O N ' S R E L I G I O U S T E S T .

Priests and a Nun become Catholics.

Fushun, (Manchur i a ) . — At Tunghwa , Feng t ien , a s ta t ion of the Maryknoll F u s h u n Mission, t he Rev. Sylvio Gilbert , M.M. received into t h e Church dur ing t h e past year two Buddh i s t p r ies t s and a Buddhis t nun .

The mos t recent ly converted, the Buddhis t nun , had spent a qua r t e r of a cen tu ry in a local monastery , which she had entered a t t he age of 20 upon being left a widow. Dur ing all these years she wore the rel igious ga rb peculiar to her sect, kept h e r head completely shaved, as required, and abstained from all m e a t s , fish, eggs, and green vegetables as a penance.

While v is i t ing a t T u n g h w a with a former co-religionist who had become a ca techumen and was mar ried to one of t h e converted Buddhist pr ies ts , she learned for the first t ime of t h e Catholic religion and one day m e t F a t h e r Gilbert. From t h a t t i m e on she manifested an increasing in t e res t in t h e Catholic F a i t h a n d finally requested

A zealot once approached N a p o l e o n and began to plead for t h e format ion of a n e w rel igion. T h e Emperor i m p a t i e n t l y interrupted:

"Die , and a f t er three d a y s come back i to m e . Then I sha l l l i s ten to w h a t y o u

h a v e to say ." ( Modern fads and fanc ies base ly usurp j t h e n a m e of re l ig ion and seek a hear ing j f rom mankind, but unti l these dethron-

ers of the t rue God prove themse lves 1 m a s t e r s of l i fe and death, mankind

should g ive t h e m t h e scant a t t e n t i o n j bes towed by Napo leon upon the rebuffed

courtier.

I to be permi t ted to live a t t h e Catholic convent wi th the na t ive

1 S is ters . Upon doing so, she laid aside her religious ga rb and for

j t h e first t ime in 25 years began aga in to ea t m e a t and green vegetables.

Recently word reached her t h a t h e r 70-year-old mo the r was dying. S h e would have to travel a long way to he r mo the r ' s home, so she pleaded with F a t h e r Gilbert not to delay her bap t i sm fur ther . Having obtained h e r wish, her one des i re now is to have t h e happiness of convert ing and baptizing h e r aged mother before she depa r t s t h i s wor ld .—(Lumen N.C.W.C.)

No t re Dame, Ind.—A biological exper iment which may lead to t he isolation of the germs which cause j colds, influenza and infanti le para- \ lysis has been successfully completed a t t he Universi ty of Notre Dame.

It is announced t ha t , a f te r six years of constant labora tory work, Prof. J . A. Reynier has succeeded in obtaining absolutely germ-free guinea pigs and in ra i s ing them j wi thout contaminat ion by germ-life of any kind.

The importance of t h i s work, it is explained, lies in t h e fact t h a t i t pe rmi t s a s tudy of a n y single germ on a living organism, until now considered impossible. Most scientis ts have contended t h a t life in an animal body was impossible | wi thout bacteria.

Moreover, it was th i s presence of m a n y forms of g e r m life which has in ter fer red seriously with t he isolation of t h e ge rms which cause many cur ren t human a i lments and, consequently, no s e r u m s or other effective preventive have yet been developed.

Professor Reynier ' s "l iving tes t t ubes , " a s he refers t o t h e animals, a r e born and raised under t he most ideal conditions which science can devise. T h e guinea pigs a re delivered in a germ free operat ing chamber , by caesar ian operation, t o avoid contaminat ion from t h e mothe r , and raised in a completely air-conditioned c h a m b e r wi thout ever coming in contac t with the outside world.

They feed themselves from a "glass mother , " imbibing a synthetic gu inea pig milk prepared by Professor Reyniers . .The solid food t hey a re pe rmi t t ed to have a f te r t h e first few days is sterilized in an an techamber of t h e i r U t o p i a n home before it is placed in t he pens.

The compar tment in which the j pigs live and all t h e a t t endan t ap-| p a r a t u s , including t h e air-condi-i t ioning equipment, have been made j in t h e universi ty laboratories un-j der Professor Reynie r s ' supervi-I sion.

The guinea pig es ta te occupies an a rea of 64 square feet and contains model l i v i n g qua r t e r s for e ight of t h e rodents . The com-

• p a r t m e n t in which they live re-; sembles a square diving bell, four i feet high, with portholes in each i side t o permit inspection of t h e

germ-free inhabi tan ts . In addit ion, t he re a r e two ports ,

j conta ining sterilized rubber gloves, t h r o u g h which Professor Reyniers

: can inser t his hands to care for his charges , clean t h e cages, fill the milk and water bot t les , and examine t h e pigs periodically for any sign of contamination.

F rom each l i t ter raised in th is manner , he has saved one or two offspring to develop as normal controls . Constant comparisons show t h a t t h e germ-free animals are

I more active and develop much h e a r t i e r appet i tes t h a n their cont amina t ed bro thers and sisters .

A t t e m p t s to develop a "living germ free test t u b e " have been made since Pas teu r first suggested t he exper iment in 1880, it is s tated. Since then reports on t h e subject have been submit ted by Kuster ,

Peiping.—It ha s j u s t been an nounced here t h a t plans a r e being perfected for an Exhib i t of Chinese Chris t ian Pictorial A r t in conjunction wi th t h e F i r s t Nat ional I Congress of Catholic Action, which is to mee t in Shangha i September 8.

The exposition is being sponsored by t h e Depar tmen t of F ine A r t s of t h e Catholic Univers i ty of Peking. Thus f a r about one hundred pa in t ings have been collected, m a n y of t h e m t h e original work of t h e well known Catholic a r t i s t , Luke Ch'en, who has been requested to supervise t h e exhibi t and to deliver several lectures on the subject of Catholic Chinese A r t dur ing the convention. Mr. Ch'en will be assis ted by Bro. Berchmans Bruckner , S.V.D., who is also on t h e a r t s staff of the Catholic Univers i ty and h a s painted some excellent p ic tures which have been grea t ly admired.

I t is expected t h a t th i s A r t Exh i bit will be a revelation to many who are as ye t unaware of t h e appreciable progress made in the domain of Chinese Chr is t ian A r t since t h e former Apostolic Delega te , Archbishop Costant ini , gave a tel l ing impetus to t h e movement more t h a n ten yea r s ago.

I t is in te res t ing in t h i s connect ion to note t h a t t h e mos t recent issue of Li turgical Ar t s , a splendid quar te r ly published by t h e L i tu r gical A r t s Society of New York, devoted most of i t s pages to an account of t he progress made in t h e Mission countr ies of t h e world in adap t ing nat ive a r t to ecclesiastical requi rements . The magazine was profusely i l lustrated with examples and included some photograph ic reproduct ions in colour of t h e paint ings of Luke Ch'en.— (Lumen.)

Cohendy, Thierfelder, Glimstedt , and Professor Reyniers in 1931.

The development of this new technique, i t is felt, makes i t possible for scient is ts to begin work in research fields which were once considered impossible of access.

(N.C.W.C.)

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JHalatfa Cniltxxlix: Saturday, 13th July, 1935.

NATIONALISM AND CHRISTIANITY IN

INDIA. Misgivings have been repeatedly

expressed o f la te b o t h i n Ind ia and elsewhere t h a t the i n t r o d u c t i o n of the r e f o r m e d c o n s t i t u t i o n in India is l ikely t o b r i n g a b o u t a se t -back to t h e spread and progress of C h r i s t i a n i t y there . T h e s e fears howeve r a r e be ing e n t e r t a i n e d on t h e a s sumpt ion t h a t t h e C h u r c h in I n d i a has g o t i n t o its s t r ide main ly t h r o u g h t h e secur i ty a n d i m p a r tial deal afforded b y t h e Brit ish ru le , and w i t h t he r e m o v a l of this s t r o n g h a n d f r o m ac t ive cont ro l , ; H i n d u and Moslem inf luence m a y again p r e d o m i n a t e t o t h e de t r i m e n t of Chr i s t i an i ty .

W h i l e a d m i t t i n g t h a t there is a fa i r a m u o n t of c o m m o n sense in this v i ewpo in t , we m a y also observe t h a t a survey of t he Chr i s t i an Missions in t h a t c o u n t r y has a m p l y p r o v e n t h a t t h e f u t u r e of the Fa i th is n o t ent irely linked w i t h a n y p a r t i c u l a r f o r m of cons t i t u t i on o r poli t ics. A land which has e n t o m b e d for cen tu r i e s the sacred remains of St. T h o m a s the Apost le a n d St. F ranc i s Xavier I needs n o b e t t e r g u a r a n t y fo r the ! g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t of ! Ch r i s t i an i t y . I t m u s t however be* conceded t h a t before t h e occu pa t ion iof India b y t h e British, an t i -Chr i s t i an persecut ions have been r a m p a n t t h r o u g h o u t w i t h | t h e object of roo t ing o u t all traces | of t h e F a i t h first i m p l a n t e d b y St. T h o m a s . Desp i t e these waves of persecu t ion t h a t fol lowed one a f t e r a n o t h e r for cen tu r ies , the l ight of Fa i t h has e n d u r e d t h r o u g h the ages. T h a t Chr i s t i an Ind ia is r eady to s t a n d firm in the face of all hostile opposi t ions has been proved r ecen t ly b y t h e e n c o u r a g ing r epor t m a r k i n g the Golden Jubi lee of the Apostol ic Delegat ion in India .

I t is a p a t e n t fac t t h a t Chr i s t i an i ty in India has no t been d i r ec t ly fostered or favoured by t h e Bri t ish G o v e r n m e n t f rom the t i m e of t h e East India C o m p a n y . T h e sole a i m of the B.E. I . C o . was to acqu i r e c o m m e r c i a l and t e r r i t o rial gains a n d as such p ropaga t i on

of religion d id n o t e n t e r i n t o the

scheme of the i r activit ies. I n fac t , in the beginning, t h e C o m p a n y had opposed all Chr i s t i an p r o p a g a n d a for fear of offending H i n d u - M o s l e m sensibilities. I n p u r s u a n c e of this policy Wi l l i am Carey , a poineer p ro te s t an t p rea che r had to leave C a l c u t t a in 1793 and ca r ry on his work u n d e r the Dan i sh flag. Th i s pol icy c o n t inued for well-nigh two centur ies , w h e n in 1813 it was s t rong ly criticised in Par l iament . As a result of these representat ions an ostensible policy of religious to lerance was ins t i tu ted where in no preferent ia l t r e a t m e n t o r aid was in tended for missionary e n t e r prise. I t is obvious therefore , f r o m these c i rcumstances , t h a t the chances of Chr i s t ian i ty suffering reverses w i t h the d iminu t ion of d i r ec t British influence in India are r a t h e r remote . I t mus t however he a d m i t t e d t h a t t h e Bri t ish G o v e r n m e n t has assisted Ca tho l i c educa t iona l and char i table e n t e r prises b o t h in India and the o t h e r pa r t s of t h e Empi re , b u t has never encouraged open evangelisat ion w i t h a v iew to convers ion of n o n - C h r i s t i a n peoples.

T h e o u t s t a n d i n g fea tu re of the destinies of the C h u r c h of Chr i s t is t h a t She is pecul iar ly immisc ib le w i t h the e lements tha t charac ter i se e a r t h l y empires . T h e shor t - l ived e m p i r e of P o r t u g a l in Ind ia was signalised by ve ry great missionary zeal and yet its downfa l l d id n o t sound the d e a t h knell of C h r i s t i a n i t y in t h a t c o u n t r y . T h e r e f o r m i n g laws passed by the P o r t u guese author i t ies of t h a t t i m e in Ind ia , were designed t o foster the g r o w t h of Cathol ic i sm and the g r a d u a l decay of n o n - C a t h o l i c f o r m s of worsh ip . In these laws were reflected the eagerness of P o r t u g a l to set their h e a r t u p o n t h e f u r t h e r a n c e of God 's g lo ry as m u c h as to acqui re prof i ts f r o m t r a d e , in w h a t e v e r land t h e y set foo t . Fo r this reason Pope Leo X I I I has a p t l y remarked , " t h e conques t s of Po r tuga l were so m a n y conques ts of religion, and w h e r e v e r the Por tuguese flag was hoisted, it was under t h e p r o t e c t ion of the Cross . "

Those w h o are pessimistic a b o u t t h e f u t u r e of Chr i s t i an i ty u n d e r t h e reformed cons t i tu t ion are incl ined to be ra ther m i s t ru s t fu l of t he firm fa i th of the Ind i an Chr is t ians . T h e p r imi t ive C h r i s t i a n i t y of Malabar is t r ad i t iona l ly a t t r i b u t e d to the labours of St. T h o m a s the Apostle and recen t historical researches and a rchaeological discoveries have grea t ly conf i rmed this t ime -honoured t r ad i t i on . D r . J. N . F a r q u h a r t he eminen t orientalist w r o t e t h u s : " T h i r t y years ago the ba lance of probabi l i ty stood ab solutely against the s t o ry of the apostolate of St. Thomas in India . B u t we suggest to -day (1927) t h a t the balance of p robab i l i t y is d i s t inc t ly on the side of its hist o r i c i t y . "

NOTES A N D C O M M E N T S .

H O M E S F O R W A I F S — T H E R I S I N G G E N E R A T I O N —

C H I N A & J A P A N — U N F O R T U N A T E C H I N A .

Homes for Waifs .

The crying need of t he moment I is a more intensified form of social

service for t h e homeless and indigent ones of Malaya. There has been a move of la te ^o establish homes for t he aged and infirm and in th is connection t h e humane efforts of t h e Honourable Mr. Grumi t t J.P., M.L.C. who first mooted the question in the Legislative Council, a re really praisewor thy . Ar rangemen t s towards t he founding of homes for the helpless in the evening of the i r lives, we understand, a re well on t h e way and it is hoped t h a t these char i t able inst i tut ions will undoubtedly supply an u rgen t and Jong-felt need. Even in normal t imes the

| poor, wan and worn out, persent ing j a sorry picture of t h e ravages of j want , have been aplenty in our I midst and t h e stressful t imes have I decidedly augmented these num

bers of late. We cer tainly admit t h a t t he aged and forlorn mus t be provided for, inspi te of the fact, t h a t they a r e not a potential asset to society and possibly a d r ag on it. Humani ta r i an dictates prompt us to ha rbour t h e harbourless and not let t hem suffer from the pangs of inanition and exposure.

* * * *

The Rising Generation.

We have also to bestow some care on t h e unfor tuna te youths who a r e t r a m p i n g t h e s t ree ts of our cities t h r o u g h no fault of the i r own. The r i s ing genera t ion of a society has a more imperat ive claim to our cha r i ty and assistance, for t h e fu ture r igh t ly belongs to

I t hem alone. I t is certainly t h e i moral duty of every liberal-minded

citizen to do all he can to br ing a : r ay of hope into t h e lives of these : disconsolate boys and girls, who are | not sure of the i r nex t meal nor of

a place of she l te r at night , j Children t h a t a re callously allowed I to s t ruggle aga ins t odds and to j grow up under d is t ress ing condi-j t ions will be ent irely bereft of the

finer feelings of man, and thei r ent i re na tu re will become warped

j and the i r t empers soured by the [ t y r a n n y of c i rcumstances beyond

the i r control. The u rge for eking

Even if the re is t o -day a negligible leaning t owards Socialism a m o n g cer ta in sections in India, it m a y reasonably be said t ha t the average Indian m i n d of whatever creed will no t a d m i t of any vicious fo rm of anti-religious m o v e m e n t as ob ta ins in o ther Socialistic count r ies . This was evidenced by the recent re luctance of the Pa tna Socialist Conference to define its policy towards religion, which has a firm gr ip over the teeming millions of the count ry . Finally all w r ell- informed H i n d u s and Moslems f rom pr ince to peasant have a genuine admira t ion for the Ca tho l i c religious because of the i r selfless labour of love w i t h o u t any axe of their o w n to gr ind .

ou t an exis tence by fair or foul m e a n s will b r eak t h r o u g h all res t r a i n t s which only decency and good breeding m a y preserve, and d r ive these un fo r tuna t e members down to t h e nefar ious sections of t h e underworld, where crime and vice r ea r t h e i r ugly heads . It is g ra t i fy ing to see t h a t the Rot a r y clubs have got in view the format ion of clubs for s t r ee t boys to keep t h e m out of mischief by providing food, shelter, clothing and hea l thy recreat ion.

China and J a p a n .

The insat iable demands made by J a p a n on China j u s t lately because of a bad b reak made by a Chinese journa l i s t who is alleged to have re fer red to t h e Japanese Emperor in uncompl imentary t e r m s , show t h a t J apan is bent on rul ing the roas t in China. I t is poor wisdom to penalise a whole nat ion for the imprudence of an individual. One need not be very sh rewd to see f rom the m a r c h of events in China t h a t J a p a n real ly means business t he re . I t is d isgust ing to see this sabre - ra t t l ing bluff in t hese days when jus t ice and fair-play ought to be t h e cardinal fac tors of internat ional deal ings. The subjugat ion of a coun t ry effected by t h r e a t s of super ior force will never be last ing, for only m e a n s that a r e endear ing will prove enduring in t he t e s t of t ime . The Chinese menta l i ty is more responsive to benign me thods and if J apan will only enlist t h e s y m p a t h y and cooperat ion of a people t h a t are akin to her cul tural ly and racially, she will have a t t a ined her ends in a more p leasant and permanent manner .

Unfor tuna te China.

Of bicker ings the re will be no end and China in he r despair, hav ing stood successive waves of civil s t r i fe , aggress ion, famines and floods, h a s become inured to these calamit ies . There is a limit to h u m a n suffering, and th is unfo r tuna te coun t ry has had an ample s h a r e of he r sorrows. That China h a s ye t to se t he r own house in order cannot be gainsaid,, but s tabi l isat ion and p u t t i n g things ship-shape cannot be done efficient ly when J a p a n ' s t h r e a t overh a n g s h e r as t h e sword of Damocles. W h a t China needs at the moment is a s t r ong adminis t ra t ive body of real pa t r io t s who will serve t h e i r coun t ry regard less of self. A h igher mora l and spir i tual tone m u s t be infused into t h e masses. I t is t hey t h a t count in t h e struggle to s tand or fall. The guardians of t h e destinies of China mus t stand on a h igher moral plane to pull up t h e s t r agg l ing millions. Mencius says he t h a t will haul up a load m u s t first p lan t himself firmly on h igher ground. There a r e a few moral s t a l w a r t s in China and if t he r e had been only a few more of t h i s s t amp , much misery would have been spared th is unfortunate count ry wi th a glorious past .

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AUSTRIAN CATHOLICS Y E A R N FOR MEXICO OF OLD. G O S P E L DIOCESE O F MALACCA.

Calendar for t h e week.

Depreca te Religious Persecut ion Bv P re sen t Regime. f o

By Dr . Freder ic Funder .

Vienna .—Hard ly in any o the r European coun t ry can the in te res t in even t s in Mexico be g r e a t e r than in A u s t r i a whe re m a n y families still r emember t h a t 70 yea r s ago t h e i r f a the r s and g r and fa the r s accompanied Archduke Maximil-lian of A u s t r i a to Mexico, where he was proclaimed Emperor .

Many a t r ophy in Aus t r i an collections recalls t h a t his tor ic episode. T h e Vienna Museum of Fine A r t s contains the precious coronation jewels of Montezuma which were given to Fe rnando Cortez a s a present .

The deep s y m p a t h y felt by t h e Catholics of Aus t r i a for t h e pl ight of t h e Catholics in Mexico is shown by a solemn protes t which the Marian Sodal is ts of t he Archdiocese of Vienna , more t h a n 30,000 in number , have submi t ted to t h e Mexican Legat ion.

" T h e expulsion of Bishops, pr i ests and member s of Orders , " t h e document says , "is an insul t to l iberty of religion and conscience as g u a r a n t e e d by l a w ; it is in flag r a n t cont ravent ion of both h u m a n and divine laws and also of t h e most sacred moral and cul tura l i n t e res t s , i t is no th ing bu t t e r ro r i sm which kills t h e l iberty of conscience g u a r a n t e e d by t h e Mexican Cons t i tu t ion , and makes a rapid and forceful end t o democracy of t h e t w e n t i e t h cen tury .

" A s t r u e sons and d a u g h t e r s of t h e s a m e Catholic Church to which these v ic t ims , also adhere , we m u s t vigorously p ro tes t aga ins t t h i s crying wrong .

"We condemn t h e un jus t and barbar ic measu re s taken also because t h e y const i tu te an in ju ry on the p a r t of t h e S ta t e t o o t h e r people's p rope r ty , to church p roper ty .

" W e a r e deeply afflicted and shocked by all t h e most deplorable events t h a t have occurred in Mexico in recent years , and feel induced to en te r a vehement protes t for t h e reason t h a t t h e history of A u s t r i a and t h a t of Mexico were once closely connected. We are filled wi th so much sincere s y m p a t h y and fr iendship for t h e noble Mexican nat ion, t h a t we cannot r e m a i n silent when t h e gove rnmen t of t h a t good-natured people goes so fa r to t h row it back into p a g a n barbar i sm.

" I t is for t hese reasons t h a t we protes t a s Europeans , Aus t r i ans , Democra t s and good Catholics agains t t h e atroci t ies of t h e Mexican Government . " ( N . C . W . C ) .

T H E P O P E O N E N G L A N D A N D T H E R O Y A L J U B I L E E .

r F I F T H SUNDAY A F T E R PENTECOST.

(Mat t . V, 20-24).

At t h a t t ime, Je sus said to h i s disciples, Except your jus t ice abound more than t h a t of the scr ibes and Phar isees , you shall not 1 enter into t h e kingdom of heaven. You have heard tha t it was said 1 to them of old, Thou shalt not ki l l : and whosoever shall kill, shall j| be in danger of t he judgement . B u t I say to you, t h a t whosoever is 1 angry with his brother , shall be in danger of t h e judgement , and i whosoever shall say to h is brother , Raca, shall be in danger of t h e i council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of S hell fire. If therefore thou offer thy gift a t t h e al tar , and t h e r e |

M thou remember t ha t t h y bro ther ha th any th ing agains t thee, leave |j 1 the re thy offering before t h e a l t a r , and go first to be reconciled to 1 S thy b ro the r ; and then coming, thou shall offer t h y gift. |j

| COMMENTARY. |

i This Gospel is a pa r t of t h e Ser- Hence the continual love t ragedies g M mon on the Mount, t h e most beau- which fill up most columns in so g 1 tiful sermon ever preached. There called modern newspapers. If ij S is in it a marked cont ras t between they a re closely examined, t hey fc 1 the old and t h e new Tes tament , reveal to us a clear proof t h a t love, g i "You have heard t h a t it h a t h been "human love," selfish love, is one ij g said: Thou shall love your neigh- of t h e most uncer ta in phenomena & |j hour, and h a t e t h y enemy. Bu t I known to exist. §j i s a y to you: Love your enemies , do . i Igood to t hem t h a t ha te you, and Not so Chr is t ian love which | guray for t h e m t h a t persecute and a c t * P ely for God s sake My | 1 calumniate you t h a t you may be i 0 ^ . l f * w; really inspired by my | l i t h e children of your F a t h e r who is religion, will be m a certain res-1 B i n heaven, who maketh His sun to h k * t h e sun which shines on g Irise upon t h e good and bad, and sood and bad I t will be a uniyer-j r a i n e t h upon t h e j u s t and un jus t . " I sal source of kindness of affection a ! pour ing for th tender flames which

The Old Tes t amen t had pres- w i l l l ighten and heat all those cribed a commandment . J e s u s : w h o shau c o m e u n d e r i t s

July 14. Sunday—5th Sunday Af ter Pentecos t . Mass and vespers of t h e Sunday.

July 15. Monday—St. Henry , E m p . and C.

July 16. Tuesday—Our Lady of Mount Carmel .

July 17. Wednesday—St . Alexius, C.

July 18. T h u r s d a v — S t . Camillus of Lellis, C.

July 19. F r idav—St . Vincent de Paul, C.

July 20. Sa tu rday—St . J e rome Aemilian.

DIOCESE OF MACAO. CHURCH OF ST. J O S E P H .

Calendar for t he week.

i prescribed ano the r which in real | i ty, was no th ing else b u t i t s com | plement.

Charity—The Supreme Commandment.

r a y s . \ This love, inspired in God, will be s t rong enough to resis t all h u m a n changes a n d inconstancies. T h e offences aga ins t th i s love will not j j pene t ra te so deep in to my sensibili ty, because t h e y will be mel ted

Char i ty w a s t h e sup reme com- away by new flames. Such offen-m a n d m e n t of J e sus ' religion. By ces shall no t be able to a t t a in m y i ts fulfillment, a very h igh perfec- inner pride because I simply love tion is easily a t ta ined . We should the i r origin th rough God and not always bear in mind t h a t Chr is t ia- in itself, ni ty implies a h igher perfection, a perfection which entails more labour Do not also t h e hea then do t h i s ? on our p a r t t h a n t h e ord inary But , in fact , a f ter a shor t seru-hea thenism of th i s world. Our t iny of our conscience, we shall t i t le of Chr is t ians , children of God, find t h a t our just ice does not members of t h e Church, Bro the r s abound more t h a n t h a t of t h e of Christ , hei rs to Heaven, gives pagans . J e sus sa id :—If you sa lu te us such amount of responsibil i ty y o U r b re th ren only what do vpu t h a t no one else possesses in the more? Do not also the hea thens

1 world. do t h i s ? We do indeed only w h a t I Our jus t ice mus t perforce the hea thens do. x Our love is free-% abound more t h a n t h a t of pagans ly d is t r ibuted to our friends, bu t I and hea thens . They love the i r selfishly refused to our enemies. I friends and ha te the i r enemies. How many readers may be able to | W e mus t love both fr iend and say t h a t t hey have not a hidden | enemy, un i t ing them in t h e same h a t e for somebody How m a n y of g impulse of love, for God's sake.

July 14. S u n d a y — F i t h Sunday af te r Pentecost . Green vestments . P roper of t h e Mass in t h e Small Missal p . 200. Second collect of St . Bona-venture . Preface of t h e Bl. Tr ini ty . Vespers of t h e Sunday a t 5 p.m.

July 15. Monday—Bl. Igna t iu s de Azevedo and Companions , M a r t y r s .

July 16. Tuesday—Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Grea t e r Double.

July 17. Wednesday—St . Alexius, Confessor. Semi-double.

July 18. T h u r s d a y — S t . Camillus of Lelis, Confessor. Double.

July 19. F r iday—St . Vincen t de Paul , Confessor. Double. Abst inence. Evening service a t 5.30.

July 20. S a t u r d a y — S t . Je rome Emi l i anus , Confessor.

us can asser t to have no enemies ?

" W e l c o m e ! W r elcome! W e l c o m e ! " T h r e e t i m e s in E n g l i s h the H o l y F a t h e r repl ied t o the prolonged cheers o f t h e 3,000 Br i t i sh p i l gr ims a t the o p e n i n g of his addres s to them in the hall of the b l e s s i n g a t the Vat ican on the day foll owing t h e canonisat ion . A f t e r drawing s o m e l e s s o n s from t h a t e v e n t on the foty of the Cathol ics in the world t o -dav , H i s H o l i n e s s cont inued;

W e recal l w i t h p leasure and you will >ee t h a t w h a t W e are about to recall ' loes honour to y o u — t h e v i s i t of your beloved K i n g George V a n d Queen Mary to U s h e r e in the Vat ican , and the joy t h a t W e exper ienced in Our paternal h o a r t w h e n Hi s M a j e s t y told U s tha t his Cathol ic subjec t s w e r e m a n y mil l ions, and t h a t t h e y w e r e ever a m o n g his m o s t loyal and~ fa i thful subjects . i " A n d w h e n W e thanked the K i n g for n i * v i s i t , he said that h e fe l t it a duty to c o m e to U s . "

P R A Y E R T O R E P L A C E P A P A L T O A S T .

The cus tom a m o n g s t the E n g l i s h Catholics of t o a s t i n g "the P o p e and the King" a t the ir banquets has g i v e n rise to several controvers ies . K i n g Edward on one occasion, when this t o a s t w a s to be proposed by a Catholic P e e r at a public banquet, ruled that no t o a s t precede that of 'the King ." A n d there have been prominent Cathol ics who dis liked the practice .

The n e w Archbishop of W e s t m i n s t e r has found a h a p p y solut ion. In a public s t a t ement h is G r a c e - s a y s :

In the audience granted to m e on Tuesday, May 14th., our H o l y F a t h e r declared his des ire that for the fu ture the toast of the Pope, h i therto usual on the occasion of Catholic m e e t i n g s and banquets, should be replaced by a prayer.

Thus af ter t h e "Grace before Mea l s ," he sugges t ed t h a t these w o r d s be added, in Eng l i sh preferably:

Lat in .—Oremus pro Pontif ice Nostro Pio.

V. Dominus conservet e u m e t det ei pacem e t prosper i ta t em in diebus suis .

R. E t v i t a m ae ternam. A m e n . E n g l i s h . — L e t us P r a y for our

Pontiff P ius . V. May t h e Lord preserve h im and

g ive him p e a c e and prosper i ty in his days .

R. And ecernal l ife. A m e n . The dinner would then proceed,

"Grace a f ter M e a l s " be said a s usual , and the o ther c u s t o m a r y t o a s t or t o a s t s , and not that of the Pope, proposed. W e ask all in the Archdiocese of W e s t m i n s ter to carry o u t this e x p r e s s des ire of the Holy F a t h e r .

This is cer ta in ly a more appropr ia te way for Cathol ics to e x p r e s s the ir devotion to the H o l y F a t h e r t h a n by drinking to his hea l th , and i t h a s the

% m m m m ^ ^ a d d i t i o n ^ ^ a ^ o f a n y

H a v i n g blessed all present and their ( T h e Examiner, 8th J u n e 1935.) re lat ions , the Pope said;

"In a special w a y do We bless those w h o govern and those who are g o v e r n ed. W e b less your King, that he m a y cont inue his g r e a t work for peace and for the we l l -be ing of his subjects in t h a t vas t E m p i r e which Divine Provi dence has confided to him.

"We shall be happy if he and your grac ious Queen will be pleased to s ee in the l a s t echo, as it were—the l a s t in the l a s t echo, a s it were- the l a s t in t i m e but not l a s t in affection of the hear t—of t h a t universal applause which has accompanied his Jubilee.

F o r God's Sake? These words a re t h e key to the

high perfection which Chr is t ians , s a r e called to pract ise . Hea thens ialove the i r fr iends, but t he i r love

is, in synthes is , a selfish love. A selfish love is not constant , is not reliable, is subject t o a thousand circumstances. Hence we have learnt t h a t t he deepest love is sometimes converted into t h e deep-

In case St . John the Evangel is t J would come to th i s world again, he would go round the world preach- j ing anew t h e doctrine of char i ty , i the doctrine of love, which d raws J a line between Chris t iani ty and j Heathenism, which is indeed t h e mark by which he would know whe the r t h e doctrine of His Master is still pract ised here below or not. And perhaps we would be

est hate , t h a t human hea r t is really weary of hea r ing him s a y i n g : — a toy, a dangerous toy to play with . My little children, let us not love Hence the saying t h a t "woman is in word nor in tongue, but in deed j fickle" and "man is fickle too." and in t r u t h .

W e rejoice g r e a t l y a t the wonderful expression of filial loya l ty and affection shown to your Sovere ign on the occasion of the Jubi lee ce lebrat ions just held in all par t s of the v a s t E m p i r e . . . .

"Our hopes are very grea t . W e trust that by the intercess ion of all Saints and Martyrs of Eng land , that dear country, called so truly the D o w r y of Mary and the Patr imony of Saint Peter, may part ic ipate in the fru i t s of the Redemption in a very abundant measure and that the Martyrs , those splendid fru i t s of Redemption, m a y obtain from God b less ings and g r a c e s on all England."

"We b e s t o w a special b l e s s i n g upon your g r e a t c o u n t r y , t h a t it m a y fulfill success ful ly t h a t universa l mis s ion of civi l isation and of peace w^hich Provi dence, i t m a y be said, e n t r u s t e d to it when so g r e a t a par t o f the wor ld w a s given it to g o v e r n .

His Ho l ines s has conferred upon Sir Stephen Kill ik, London's Cathol ic Lord Mayor, the honour of K n i g h t C o m m a n der of the Order of Saint G r e g o r y the Great, wi th S tar , and h a s s e n t him a eold medal .

(The Exayniver, 8th J u n e 1935.)

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JHalatfa Cniltxxlix: Saturday, 13th July, 1935.

NATIONALISM AND CHRISTIANITY IN

INDIA. Misgivings have been repeatedly

expressed o f la te b o t h i n Ind ia and elsewhere t h a t the i n t r o d u c t i o n of the r e f o r m e d c o n s t i t u t i o n in India is l ikely t o b r i n g a b o u t a se t -back to t h e spread and progress of C h r i s t i a n i t y there . T h e s e fears howeve r a r e be ing e n t e r t a i n e d on t h e a s sumpt ion t h a t t h e C h u r c h in I n d i a has g o t i n t o its s t r ide main ly t h r o u g h t h e secur i ty a n d i m p a r tial deal afforded b y t h e Brit ish ru le , and w i t h t he r e m o v a l of this s t r o n g h a n d f r o m ac t ive cont ro l , ; H i n d u and Moslem inf luence m a y again p r e d o m i n a t e t o t h e de t r i m e n t of Chr i s t i an i ty .

W h i l e a d m i t t i n g t h a t there is a fa i r a m u o n t of c o m m o n sense in this v i ewpo in t , we m a y also observe t h a t a survey of t he Chr i s t i an Missions in t h a t c o u n t r y has a m p l y p r o v e n t h a t t h e f u t u r e of the Fa i th is n o t ent irely linked w i t h a n y p a r t i c u l a r f o r m of cons t i t u t i on o r poli t ics. A land which has e n t o m b e d for cen tu r i e s the sacred remains of St. T h o m a s the Apost le a n d St. F ranc i s Xavier I needs n o b e t t e r g u a r a n t y fo r the ! g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t of ! Ch r i s t i an i t y . I t m u s t however be* conceded t h a t before t h e occu pa t ion iof India b y t h e British, an t i -Chr i s t i an persecut ions have been r a m p a n t t h r o u g h o u t w i t h | t h e object of roo t ing o u t all traces | of t h e F a i t h first i m p l a n t e d b y St. T h o m a s . Desp i t e these waves of persecu t ion t h a t fol lowed one a f t e r a n o t h e r for cen tu r ies , the l ight of Fa i t h has e n d u r e d t h r o u g h the ages. T h a t Chr i s t i an Ind ia is r eady to s t a n d firm in the face of all hostile opposi t ions has been proved r ecen t ly b y t h e e n c o u r a g ing r epor t m a r k i n g the Golden Jubi lee of the Apostol ic Delegat ion in India .

I t is a p a t e n t fac t t h a t Chr i s t i an i ty in India has no t been d i r ec t ly fostered or favoured by t h e Bri t ish G o v e r n m e n t f rom the t i m e of t h e East India C o m p a n y . T h e sole a i m of the B.E. I . C o . was to acqu i r e c o m m e r c i a l and t e r r i t o rial gains a n d as such p ropaga t i on

of religion d id n o t e n t e r i n t o the

scheme of the i r activit ies. I n fac t , in the beginning, t h e C o m p a n y had opposed all Chr i s t i an p r o p a g a n d a for fear of offending H i n d u - M o s l e m sensibilities. I n p u r s u a n c e of this policy Wi l l i am Carey , a poineer p ro te s t an t p rea che r had to leave C a l c u t t a in 1793 and ca r ry on his work u n d e r the Dan i sh flag. Th i s pol icy c o n t inued for well-nigh two centur ies , w h e n in 1813 it was s t rong ly criticised in Par l iament . As a result of these representat ions an ostensible policy of religious to lerance was ins t i tu ted where in no preferent ia l t r e a t m e n t o r aid was in tended for missionary e n t e r prise. I t is obvious therefore , f r o m these c i rcumstances , t h a t the chances of Chr i s t ian i ty suffering reverses w i t h the d iminu t ion of d i r ec t British influence in India are r a t h e r remote . I t mus t however he a d m i t t e d t h a t t h e Bri t ish G o v e r n m e n t has assisted Ca tho l i c educa t iona l and char i table e n t e r prises b o t h in India and the o t h e r pa r t s of t h e Empi re , b u t has never encouraged open evangelisat ion w i t h a v iew to convers ion of n o n - C h r i s t i a n peoples.

T h e o u t s t a n d i n g fea tu re of the destinies of the C h u r c h of Chr i s t is t h a t She is pecul iar ly immisc ib le w i t h the e lements tha t charac ter i se e a r t h l y empires . T h e shor t - l ived e m p i r e of P o r t u g a l in Ind ia was signalised by ve ry great missionary zeal and yet its downfa l l d id n o t sound the d e a t h knell of C h r i s t i a n i t y in t h a t c o u n t r y . T h e r e f o r m i n g laws passed by the P o r t u guese author i t ies of t h a t t i m e in Ind ia , were designed t o foster the g r o w t h of Cathol ic i sm and the g r a d u a l decay of n o n - C a t h o l i c f o r m s of worsh ip . In these laws were reflected the eagerness of P o r t u g a l to set their h e a r t u p o n t h e f u r t h e r a n c e of God 's g lo ry as m u c h as to acqui re prof i ts f r o m t r a d e , in w h a t e v e r land t h e y set foo t . Fo r this reason Pope Leo X I I I has a p t l y remarked , " t h e conques t s of Po r tuga l were so m a n y conques ts of religion, and w h e r e v e r the Por tuguese flag was hoisted, it was under t h e p r o t e c t ion of the Cross . "

Those w h o are pessimistic a b o u t t h e f u t u r e of Chr i s t i an i ty u n d e r t h e reformed cons t i tu t ion are incl ined to be ra ther m i s t ru s t fu l of t he firm fa i th of the Ind i an Chr is t ians . T h e p r imi t ive C h r i s t i a n i t y of Malabar is t r ad i t iona l ly a t t r i b u t e d to the labours of St. T h o m a s the Apostle and recen t historical researches and a rchaeological discoveries have grea t ly conf i rmed this t ime -honoured t r ad i t i on . D r . J. N . F a r q u h a r t he eminen t orientalist w r o t e t h u s : " T h i r t y years ago the ba lance of probabi l i ty stood ab solutely against the s t o ry of the apostolate of St. Thomas in India . B u t we suggest to -day (1927) t h a t the balance of p robab i l i t y is d i s t inc t ly on the side of its hist o r i c i t y . "

NOTES A N D C O M M E N T S .

H O M E S F O R W A I F S — T H E R I S I N G G E N E R A T I O N —

C H I N A & J A P A N — U N F O R T U N A T E C H I N A .

Homes for Waifs .

The crying need of t he moment I is a more intensified form of social

service for t h e homeless and indigent ones of Malaya. There has been a move of la te ^o establish homes for t he aged and infirm and in th is connection t h e humane efforts of t h e Honourable Mr. Grumi t t J.P., M.L.C. who first mooted the question in the Legislative Council, a re really praisewor thy . Ar rangemen t s towards t he founding of homes for the helpless in the evening of the i r lives, we understand, a re well on t h e way and it is hoped t h a t these char i t able inst i tut ions will undoubtedly supply an u rgen t and Jong-felt need. Even in normal t imes the

| poor, wan and worn out, persent ing j a sorry picture of t h e ravages of j want , have been aplenty in our I midst and t h e stressful t imes have I decidedly augmented these num

bers of late. We cer tainly admit t h a t t he aged and forlorn mus t be provided for, inspi te of the fact, t h a t they a r e not a potential asset to society and possibly a d r ag on it. Humani ta r i an dictates prompt us to ha rbour t h e harbourless and not let t hem suffer from the pangs of inanition and exposure.

* * * *

The Rising Generation.

We have also to bestow some care on t h e unfor tuna te youths who a r e t r a m p i n g t h e s t ree ts of our cities t h r o u g h no fault of the i r own. The r i s ing genera t ion of a society has a more imperat ive claim to our cha r i ty and assistance, for t h e fu ture r igh t ly belongs to

I t hem alone. I t is certainly t h e i moral duty of every liberal-minded

citizen to do all he can to br ing a : r ay of hope into t h e lives of these : disconsolate boys and girls, who are | not sure of the i r nex t meal nor of

a place of she l te r at night , j Children t h a t a re callously allowed I to s t ruggle aga ins t odds and to j grow up under d is t ress ing condi-j t ions will be ent irely bereft of the

finer feelings of man, and thei r ent i re na tu re will become warped

j and the i r t empers soured by the [ t y r a n n y of c i rcumstances beyond

the i r control. The u rge for eking

Even if the re is t o -day a negligible leaning t owards Socialism a m o n g cer ta in sections in India, it m a y reasonably be said t ha t the average Indian m i n d of whatever creed will no t a d m i t of any vicious fo rm of anti-religious m o v e m e n t as ob ta ins in o ther Socialistic count r ies . This was evidenced by the recent re luctance of the Pa tna Socialist Conference to define its policy towards religion, which has a firm gr ip over the teeming millions of the count ry . Finally all w r ell- informed H i n d u s and Moslems f rom pr ince to peasant have a genuine admira t ion for the Ca tho l i c religious because of the i r selfless labour of love w i t h o u t any axe of their o w n to gr ind .

ou t an exis tence by fair or foul m e a n s will b r eak t h r o u g h all res t r a i n t s which only decency and good breeding m a y preserve, and d r ive these un fo r tuna t e members down to t h e nefar ious sections of t h e underworld, where crime and vice r ea r t h e i r ugly heads . It is g ra t i fy ing to see t h a t the Rot a r y clubs have got in view the format ion of clubs for s t r ee t boys to keep t h e m out of mischief by providing food, shelter, clothing and hea l thy recreat ion.

China and J a p a n .

The insat iable demands made by J a p a n on China j u s t lately because of a bad b reak made by a Chinese journa l i s t who is alleged to have re fer red to t h e Japanese Emperor in uncompl imentary t e r m s , show t h a t J apan is bent on rul ing the roas t in China. I t is poor wisdom to penalise a whole nat ion for the imprudence of an individual. One need not be very sh rewd to see f rom the m a r c h of events in China t h a t J a p a n real ly means business t he re . I t is d isgust ing to see this sabre - ra t t l ing bluff in t hese days when jus t ice and fair-play ought to be t h e cardinal fac tors of internat ional deal ings. The subjugat ion of a coun t ry effected by t h r e a t s of super ior force will never be last ing, for only m e a n s that a r e endear ing will prove enduring in t he t e s t of t ime . The Chinese menta l i ty is more responsive to benign me thods and if J apan will only enlist t h e s y m p a t h y and cooperat ion of a people t h a t are akin to her cul tural ly and racially, she will have a t t a ined her ends in a more p leasant and permanent manner .

Unfor tuna te China.

Of bicker ings the re will be no end and China in he r despair, hav ing stood successive waves of civil s t r i fe , aggress ion, famines and floods, h a s become inured to these calamit ies . There is a limit to h u m a n suffering, and th is unfo r tuna te coun t ry has had an ample s h a r e of he r sorrows. That China h a s ye t to se t he r own house in order cannot be gainsaid,, but s tabi l isat ion and p u t t i n g things ship-shape cannot be done efficient ly when J a p a n ' s t h r e a t overh a n g s h e r as t h e sword of Damocles. W h a t China needs at the moment is a s t r ong adminis t ra t ive body of real pa t r io t s who will serve t h e i r coun t ry regard less of self. A h igher mora l and spir i tual tone m u s t be infused into t h e masses. I t is t hey t h a t count in t h e struggle to s tand or fall. The guardians of t h e destinies of China mus t stand on a h igher moral plane to pull up t h e s t r agg l ing millions. Mencius says he t h a t will haul up a load m u s t first p lan t himself firmly on h igher ground. There a r e a few moral s t a l w a r t s in China and if t he r e had been only a few more of t h i s s t amp , much misery would have been spared th is unfortunate count ry wi th a glorious past .

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AUSTRIAN CATHOLICS Y E A R N FOR MEXICO OF OLD. G O S P E L DIOCESE O F MALACCA.

Calendar for t h e week.

Depreca te Religious Persecut ion Bv P re sen t Regime. f o

By Dr . Freder ic Funder .

Vienna .—Hard ly in any o the r European coun t ry can the in te res t in even t s in Mexico be g r e a t e r than in A u s t r i a whe re m a n y families still r emember t h a t 70 yea r s ago t h e i r f a the r s and g r and fa the r s accompanied Archduke Maximil-lian of A u s t r i a to Mexico, where he was proclaimed Emperor .

Many a t r ophy in Aus t r i an collections recalls t h a t his tor ic episode. T h e Vienna Museum of Fine A r t s contains the precious coronation jewels of Montezuma which were given to Fe rnando Cortez a s a present .

The deep s y m p a t h y felt by t h e Catholics of Aus t r i a for t h e pl ight of t h e Catholics in Mexico is shown by a solemn protes t which the Marian Sodal is ts of t he Archdiocese of Vienna , more t h a n 30,000 in number , have submi t ted to t h e Mexican Legat ion.

" T h e expulsion of Bishops, pr i ests and member s of Orders , " t h e document says , "is an insul t to l iberty of religion and conscience as g u a r a n t e e d by l a w ; it is in flag r a n t cont ravent ion of both h u m a n and divine laws and also of t h e most sacred moral and cul tura l i n t e res t s , i t is no th ing bu t t e r ro r i sm which kills t h e l iberty of conscience g u a r a n t e e d by t h e Mexican Cons t i tu t ion , and makes a rapid and forceful end t o democracy of t h e t w e n t i e t h cen tury .

" A s t r u e sons and d a u g h t e r s of t h e s a m e Catholic Church to which these v ic t ims , also adhere , we m u s t vigorously p ro tes t aga ins t t h i s crying wrong .

"We condemn t h e un jus t and barbar ic measu re s taken also because t h e y const i tu te an in ju ry on the p a r t of t h e S ta t e t o o t h e r people's p rope r ty , to church p roper ty .

" W e a r e deeply afflicted and shocked by all t h e most deplorable events t h a t have occurred in Mexico in recent years , and feel induced to en te r a vehement protes t for t h e reason t h a t t h e history of A u s t r i a and t h a t of Mexico were once closely connected. We are filled wi th so much sincere s y m p a t h y and fr iendship for t h e noble Mexican nat ion, t h a t we cannot r e m a i n silent when t h e gove rnmen t of t h a t good-natured people goes so fa r to t h row it back into p a g a n barbar i sm.

" I t is for t hese reasons t h a t we protes t a s Europeans , Aus t r i ans , Democra t s and good Catholics agains t t h e atroci t ies of t h e Mexican Government . " ( N . C . W . C ) .

T H E P O P E O N E N G L A N D A N D T H E R O Y A L J U B I L E E .

r F I F T H SUNDAY A F T E R PENTECOST.

(Mat t . V, 20-24).

At t h a t t ime, Je sus said to h i s disciples, Except your jus t ice abound more than t h a t of the scr ibes and Phar isees , you shall not 1 enter into t h e kingdom of heaven. You have heard tha t it was said 1 to them of old, Thou shalt not ki l l : and whosoever shall kill, shall j| be in danger of t he judgement . B u t I say to you, t h a t whosoever is 1 angry with his brother , shall be in danger of t h e judgement , and i whosoever shall say to h is brother , Raca, shall be in danger of t h e i council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of S hell fire. If therefore thou offer thy gift a t t h e al tar , and t h e r e |

M thou remember t ha t t h y bro ther ha th any th ing agains t thee, leave |j 1 the re thy offering before t h e a l t a r , and go first to be reconciled to 1 S thy b ro the r ; and then coming, thou shall offer t h y gift. |j

| COMMENTARY. |

i This Gospel is a pa r t of t h e Ser- Hence the continual love t ragedies g M mon on the Mount, t h e most beau- which fill up most columns in so g 1 tiful sermon ever preached. There called modern newspapers. If ij S is in it a ma rked cont ras t between they a re closely examined, t hey fc 1 the old and t h e new Tes tament , reveal to us a clear proof t h a t love, g i "You have heard t h a t it h a t h been "human love," selfish love, is one ij g said: Thou shall love your neigh- of t h e most uncer ta in phenomena & |j hour, and h a t e t h y enemy. Bu t I known to exist. §j i s a y to you: Love your enemies , do . i Igood to t hem t h a t ha te you, and Not so Chr is t ian love which | guray for t h e m t h a t persecute and a c t * P ely for God s sake My | 1 calumniate you t h a t you may be i 0 ^ . l f * w; really inspired by my | l i t h e children of your F a t h e r who is religion, will be m a certain res-1 B i n heaven, who maketh His sun to h k * t h e sun which shines on g Irise upon t h e good and bad, and sood and bad I t will be a uniyer-j r a i n e t h upon t h e j u s t and un jus t . " I sal source of kindness of affection a ! pour ing for th tender flames which

The Old Tes t amen t had pres- w i l l l ighten and heat all those cribed a commandment . J e s u s : w h o shau c o m e u n d e r i t s

July 14. Sunday—5th Sunday Af ter Pentecos t . Mass and vespers of t h e Sunday.

July 15. Monday—St. Henry , E m p . and C.

July 16. Tuesday—Our Lady of Mount Carmel .

July 17. Wednesday—St . Alexius, C.

July 18. T h u r s d a v — S t . Camillus of Lellis, C.

July 19. F r idav—St . Vincent de Paul, C.

July 20. Sa tu rday—St . J e rome Aemilian.

DIOCESE OF MACAO. CHURCH OF ST. J O S E P H .

Calendar for t he week.

i prescribed ano the r which in real | i ty, was no th ing else b u t i t s com | plement.

Charity—The Supreme Commandment.

r a y s . \ This love, inspired in God, will be s t rong enough to resis t all h u m a n changes a n d inconstancies. T h e offences aga ins t th i s love will not j j pene t ra te so deep in to my sensibili ty, because t h e y will be mel ted

Char i ty w a s t h e sup reme com- away by new flames. Such offen-m a n d m e n t of J e sus ' religion. By ces shall no t be able to a t t a in m y i ts fulfillment, a very h igh perfec- inner pride because I simply love tion is easily a t ta ined . We should the i r origin th rough God and not always bear in mind t h a t Chr is t ia- in itself, ni ty implies a h igher perfection, a perfection which entails more labour Do not also t h e hea then do t h i s ? on our p a r t t h a n t h e ord inary But , in fact , a f ter a shor t seru-hea thenism of th i s world. Our t iny of our conscience, we shall t i t le of Chr is t ians , children of God, find t h a t our just ice does not members of t h e Church, Bro the r s abound more t h a n t h a t of t h e of Christ , hei rs to Heaven, gives pagans . J e sus sa id :—If you sa lu te us such amount of responsibil i ty y o U r b re th ren only what do vpu t h a t no one else possesses in the more? Do not also the hea thens

1 world. do t h i s ? We do indeed only w h a t I Our jus t ice mus t perforce the hea thens do. x Our love is free-% abound more t h a n t h a t of pagans ly d is t r ibuted to our friends, bu t I and hea thens . They love the i r selfishly refused to our enemies. I friends and ha te the i r enemies. How many readers may be able to | W e mus t love both fr iend and say t h a t t hey have not a hidden | enemy, un i t ing them in t h e same h a t e for somebody How m a n y of g impulse of love, for God's sake.

July 14. S u n d a y — F i t h Sunday af te r Pentecost . Green vestments . P roper of t h e Mass in t h e Small Missal p . 200. Second collect of St . Bona-venture . Preface of t h e Bl. Tr ini ty . Vespers of t h e Sunday a t 5 p.m.

July 15. Monday—Bl. Igna t iu s de Azevedo and Companions , M a r t y r s .

July 16. Tuesday—Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Grea t e r Double.

July 17. Wednesday—St . Alexius, Confessor. Semi-double.

July 18. T h u r s d a y — S t . Camillus of Lelis, Confessor. Double.

July 19. F r iday—St . Vincen t de Paul , Confessor. Double. Abst inence. Evening service a t 5.30.

July 20. S a t u r d a y — S t . Je rome Emi l i anus , Confessor.

us can asser t to have no enemies ?

" W e l c o m e ! W r elcome! W e l c o m e ! " T h r e e t i m e s in E n g l i s h the H o l y F a t h e r repl ied t o the prolonged cheers o f t h e 3,000 Br i t i sh p i l gr ims a t the o p e n i n g of his addres s to t h e m in the hall of the b l e s s i n g a t the Vat ican on the day foll owing t h e canonisat ion . A f t e r drawing s o m e l e s s o n s from t h a t e v e n t on the foty of the Cathol ics in the world t o -dav , H i s H o l i n e s s cont inued;

W e recal l w i t h p leasure and you will >ee t h a t w h a t W e are about to recall ' loes honour to y o u — t h e v i s i t of your beloved K i n g George V a n d Queen Mary to U s h e r e in the Vat ican , and the joy t h a t W e exper ienced in Our paternal h o a r t w h e n Hi s M a j e s t y told U s tha t his Cathol ic subjec t s w e r e m a n y mil l ions, and t h a t t h e y w e r e ever a m o n g his m o s t loyal and~ fa i thful subjects . i " A n d w h e n W e thanked the K i n g for n i * v i s i t , he said that h e fe l t it a duty to c o m e to U s . "

P R A Y E R T O R E P L A C E P A P A L T O A S T .

The cus tom a m o n g s t the E n g l i s h Catholics of t o a s t i n g "the P o p e and the King" a t the ir banquets has g i v e n rise to several controvers ies . K i n g Edward on one occasion, when this t o a s t w a s to be proposed by a Catholic P e e r at a public banquet, ruled that no t o a s t precede that of 'the King ." A n d there have been prominent Cathol ics who dis liked the practice .

The n e w Archbishop of W e s t m i n s t e r has found a h a p p y solut ion. In a public s t a t ement h is G r a c e - s a y s :

In the audience granted to m e on Tuesday, May 14th., our H o l y F a t h e r declared his des ire that for the fu ture the toast of the Pope, h i therto usual on the occasion of Catholic m e e t i n g s and banquets, should be replaced by a prayer.

Thus af ter t h e "Grace before Mea l s ," he sugges t ed t h a t these w o r d s be added, in Eng l i sh preferably:

Lat in .—Oremus pro Pontif ice Nostro Pio.

V. Dominus conservet e u m e t det ei pacem e t prosper i ta t em in diebus suis .

R. E t v i t a m ae ternam. A m e n . E n g l i s h . — L e t us P r a y for our

Pontiff P ius . V. May t h e Lord preserve h im and

g ive him p e a c e and prosper i ty in his days .

R. And ecernal l ife. A m e n . The dinner would then proceed,

"Grace a f ter M e a l s " be said a s usual , and the o ther c u s t o m a r y t o a s t or t o a s t s , and not that of the Pope, proposed. W e ask all in the Archdiocese of W e s t m i n s ter to carry o u t this e x p r e s s des ire of the Holy F a t h e r .

This is cer ta in ly a more appropr ia te way for Cathol ics to e x p r e s s the ir devotion to the H o l y F a t h e r t h a n by drinking to his hea l th , and i t h a s the

% m m m m ^ ^ a d d i t i o n ^ ^ a ^ o f a n y

H a v i n g blessed all present and their ( T h e Examiner, 8th J u n e 1935.) re lat ions , the Pope said;

"In a special w a y do We bless those w h o govern and those who are g o v e r n ed. W e b less your King, that he m a y cont inue his g r e a t work for peace and for the we l l -be ing of his subjects in t h a t vas t E m p i r e which Divine Provi dence has confided to him.

"We shall be happy if he and your grac ious Queen will be pleased to s ee in the l a s t echo, as it were—the l a s t in the l a s t echo, a s it were- the l a s t in t i m e but not l a s t in affection of the hear t—of t h a t universal applause which has accompanied his Jubilee.

F o r God's Sake? These words a re t h e key to the

high perfection which Chr is t ians , s a r e called to pract ise . Hea thens ialove the i r fr iends, but t he i r love

is, in synthes is , a selfish love. A selfish love is not constant , is not reliable, is subject t o a thousand circumstances. Hence we have learnt t h a t t he deepest love is sometimes converted into t h e deep-

In case St . John the Evangel is t J would come to th i s world again, he would go round the world preach- j ing anew t h e doctrine of char i ty , i the doctrine of love, which d raws J a line between Chris t iani ty and j Heathenism, which is indeed t h e mark by which he would know whe the r t h e doctrine of His Master is still pract ised here below or not. And perhaps we would be

est hate , t h a t human hea r t is really weary of hea r ing him s a y i n g : — a toy, a dangerous toy to play with . My little children, let us not love Hence the saying t h a t "woman is in word nor in tongue, but in deed j fickle" and "man is fickle too." and in t r u t h .

W e rejoice g r e a t l y a t the wonderful expression of filial loya l ty and affection shown to your Sovere ign on the occasion of the Jubi lee ce lebrat ions just held in all par t s of the v a s t E m p i r e . . . .

"Our hopes are very grea t . W e trust that by the intercess ion of all Saints and Martyrs of Eng land , that dear country, called so truly the D o w r y of Mary and the Patr imony of Saint Peter, may part ic ipate in the fru i t s of the Redemption in a very abundant measure and that the Martyrs , those splendid fru i t s of Redemption, m a y obtain from God b less ings and g r a c e s on all England."

"We b e s t o w a special b l e s s i n g upon your g r e a t c o u n t r y , t h a t it m a y fulfill success ful ly t h a t universa l mis s ion of civi l isation and of peace w^hich Provi dence, i t m a y be said, e n t r u s t e d to it when so g r e a t a par t o f the wor ld w a s given it to g o v e r n .

His Ho l ines s has conferred upon Sir Stephen Kill ik, London's Cathol ic Lord Mayor, the honour of K n i g h t C o m m a n der of the Order of Saint G r e g o r y the Great, wi th S tar , and h a s s e n t him a eold medal .

(The Exayniver, 8th J u n e 1935.)

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j M o n e y Free From Usury 1

By

^F. "2)rinkwttter Some people seem to be a l i t t le

a l a rmed by the ph rase "consumer-c r e d i t / ' a s if i t involved some vas t a n d dangerous exper iment a long un t r i ed pa th s .

Don ' t be f r ightened a t a word. "Consumer-cred i t " s imply means "credi t which is not producer-credi t . "

Producer-credi t consists of bank-overd ra f t s allowed to indus t ry for product ion, or to Governments and Municipali t ies to c a r r y on t h e i r work. Loans bear ing in teres t , loans issued upon secur i t ies which will become t h e p rope r ty of t h e lender if t h e loan is no t repaid. T h a t is producer-credi t a s i t ex i s t s to-day. There is nothing specially Cathol ic or traditional about it. On t h e con t r a ry , i t is (o r would be, if t h e lender were lending real money, which h e i sn ' t ) precisely w h a t w a s a lways called sinful U s u r y in t h e old d a y s ; i t is a modern kind of " m o n e y " which bea r s upon i t t h e gui l t and s ta in of deb t f rom t h e first m o m e n t of i t s exis tence.

Of course, th i s producer-credi t could be and ought t o be controlled in t h e public welfare and issued free of i n t e r e s t ; b u t even so it would still provide incomes only for t h o s e a t work, no t for t h e ever-increas ing a r m y of t h e dispossessed unemployed and t h e i r dependen t s , no r for t h e aged and incapaci ta ted . These would still h a v e t o be supported grudingly ou t of t axa t ion levied on t h e working populat ion.

Hence t h e idea of in t roducing c red i t s in to indus t ry f rom t h e consumpt ion-end of t h e process also. We affirm t h e possibil i ty of "consumer-cred i t , " which would be not h i n g bu t ord inary sane m e a n s -of-exchange money, based upon t h e communi ty ' s c red i t or power of product ion and p u t in to circulat ion by t h e Ruler . As i t s n a m e indicates , i t would be issued direct t o consumers as such, and would g ive t h e m a means of s e t t i ng t h e producers as such to work. I t m i g h t b e issued t o all consumers (na t ional dividend) o r only t o some (old age pensions, chi ldren 's allowances, e tc . ) . Ano the r sugges ted form of consumer-credi t is t h e Compensated Pr ice a la Doug las ; h e r e t h e consumer reaps t h e benefit b u t t h e actual money is paid to t h e re ta i l t r a d e r and serves ult ima te ly towards t h e general ext i ngu i sh ing of D e b t ; a t least t h a t is w h a t t h e Douglasi tes say, bu t t h e y do not ye t seem to h a v e t h o u g h t out t he process in detail .

B u t t h e real po in t about consumer-credi t is t h a t i t would be j t h e interest-free credi t of t h e nat ion itself; not borrowed money and not money raised by direct or indirect taxat ion of t he cit izens ' incomes.

Theoret ical ly, of course, t h e r e is n o t h i n g to prevent banks issuing producer-credi t free of in teres t , and similar ly t he re is no th ing to p r e v e n t t h e m issuing even consumer-c red i t if t h e y wanted to. , F r o m t h e i r point of view i t would be a s o r t of loan t r e a t e d from the o u t s e t as a bad debt . Possibly t h e y do t h i s somet imes for the i r o w n purposes . T h e la rge dona

tions which paid and equipped t h e Nazis, in t h e days when t h e y were a pr iva te a rmy, came from financial magna te s who conceivably "crea ted" them out of no th ing ; if so i t could fairly be called consumer-credi t . The salaries of bank-officials, if they took t he form of overdraf ts which had not t o be re paid- would also be consumer-credit, I suppose. The big donations t h a t t h e City houses give to a Mansion House Fund for an Indian famine or w h a t no t—I have often wondered if these a r e credit-crea t ion; if so they would be creat ions of consumer-credit .

The usua l economic a rgumen t aga ins t consumer-credit-issue is t h a t i t would produce "inflation" of some k ind . Douglas schemes, a s often expounded, do r a t h e r lie open to t h i s charge, i t seems t o m e ; but t he r e is no reason why consumer-credits , hav ing done t he i r work , should not be "cancelled" a t a s rapid a r a t e as t hey a re issued, j u s t a s producer-credits a r e now. A corresponding tax on t r ade r s ' t u rnove r would probably be t h e s implest way. The Douglasites a r e now, under p ressu re of crit icism, beginning to admi t t h e need of such a sales- tax, a t a n y r a t e in principle (New English Weekly, April 18, 1935) .

The mora l objections to con- I sumer-credi t a r e also frequent . "You a r e going to give people money wi thou t work ing—but t h a t will demoralize t h e m . " T h a t migh t be an a r g u m e n t aga ins t a universal national dividend, b u t not aga ins t consumer-credit in i t self, which could of course be confined to the aged and o the r non-workers if so desired. P e r sonally I should be in favour of a universal dividend, and also of a universal calling up of t h e young for several years ' service in heavy indus t ry o r mines or o the r civic dut ies t h a t m igh t o therwise be neglected. In t h a t sense we migh t well quote St. Paul ' s d i c tum: He that will not work, let him not eat.

B u t t o say, a s some Catholics do in effect, t h a t nobody (except t h e r ich) m u s t have enough money except while they a r e actually working is plainly absurd . In all ages , m e n who have been lucky enough, or able enough, or cunning enough, to get hold of money have been able to live wi thout work. The Church has always acquiesced in th is . P ius XI in Quadragesimo Anno explicitly denies t h a t work is t h e sole t i t le to subsistence or income.

And now for the first t ime in his tory t h e r e is a possibility of all men be ing in grea t measure set free f rom compulsory toil. Big Business and Fascism hate t h e idea of ordinary men being f r ee : t hey w a n t to t h r u s t t h e mass of men back into drudgery and pover ty , in order to keep the favoured few in power. They invite t h e Church to join in th i s plan, bu t it is incoceivable t ha t t h e invitat ion should be accepted.

A t a n y rate , the issue is rapidly becoming clear: shall we set up employment, or work, as an a im

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It isn't always possible to make the

other man pay. And even if you do

you may not be able to recover your

legal costs.

In addit ion to unl imited indemni ty a g a i n s t Th ird P a r t y r i sks , our Pol ic ies g i v e complete indemni ty a g a i n s t m a t e r i a l d a m a g e HS weil a s generous medical e x p e n s e s in case of i n j u r y t o Insured and p a s s e n g e r s and specified Personal Accident Benef i t s in r e s p e c t of the Insured for D e a t h or Loss of J J m b s , etc. A g r e e d Value of car arranged if desired.

Special reduction in P r e m i u m exclus ive to m e m b e r s of the A u t o m o bile Assoc iat ion of Malaya .

N. E. M N A T I O N A L E M P L O Y E R S * M U T U A L GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD.

Official Insurers to the Authomobi le A s s o c i a t i o n of Malaya . Meyer Chambers , Raffles Place , S i n g a p o r e .

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E U C H A R I S T I C C O N G R E S S A T M A N I L A .

C Z E C H O S L O V A K P R I E S T I N A R G E N T I N E .

J O I N T P A S T O R A L I S S U E D B Y B I S H O P S .

H O N O U R E D B Y T H E P R E S I D E N T .

Mani la , P J . — T h e Hierarchy of the Phi l ippine Is lands has issued a joint pastoral on the Thirty-third Internat ional Eucharis t ic Congress , wh ich wil l be held in this c i ty in 1937.

The pastoral s tresses the importance of the Congress insofar as the Phi l ippines are the only Christ ian nation in the F a r Eas t . The le t ter a l so lays down rules for the spiritual preparat ion for t h e Congress and points o u t t h a t "the splendour of the ex terna l worship which should be a s proper and fitting as poss ible to the Divine Person Whom w e adore in the Eucharist , requires that w e make s o m e personal mater ia l sacrifice/*

Ci t ing the spiritual re lat ionship betw e e n the Phil ippines and ne ighbouring countr ies , the Pastoral declares t h a t the Christ ian beg innings in those countries were due to miss ionaries w h o went there from the Phil ippines. (N.C.W.C.)

T R I B U T E P A I D RETIRING VICAR I N T H E HOLY L A N D .

P r a g u e . — W o r d has been received here f rom Buenos A i r e s , Argent ina , that the Rev . Dr. B. Prochazka , a Franciscan pr i e s t w h o is do ing missionary' work a m o n g Czech and S lovak inhabitants of t h e A r g e n t i n e Republ ic , has been honoured by the A r g e n t i n e President, General A u g u s t i n P. J u s t o .

Dr. Prochazka , w h o h a s been tour ing various p a r t s of A r g e n t i n a by rail and on horseback s ince J u l y 1934, administer ing to S l a v Cathol ics , w a s invited by President J u s t o to an audience which developed into a l o n g conversat ion in the course of which Dr. Prochazka explained h i s m i s s i o n in t h e Argent ine , sponsored by t h e Assoc ia t ion of St. Raphael .

Dr. Prochazka g a v e a description of the part p layed by t h e Czechoslovak Catholic co lony i n ' the Buenos Aires Eucharist ic Congress , submit ted to the President a copy of a souvenir booklet published by the Czechoslovak participants in the Congress , and m e s s a g e s of congratu la t ions sent to the Congress by Czechoslovak Bishops and Abbots .

(N.C.W.C. >

Jerusa lem.—Tributes to the work and character of the Very Rev. Francis Lamb, the ret ir ing Vicar of Mount Car-mel , Ha i fa , were paid at a farewel l luncheon g iven in his honour by the Dis trict Commiss ioner .

The District Commissioner spoke of F a t h e r Lamb's IT years of unt ir ing serv ice for peace and goodwil l . H e drew part icular at tent ion to the manner in which F a t h e r Lamb had laboured, not only a s F a t h e r of the Catholic flock in H a i f a but a lso for the benefit of the Br i t i sh F o r c e s in the N a v y , the Army and t h e Air Force . H e a l so referred to the work of res tor ing the Church and Convent o f Our Lady of Carmel on Mount Carmel .

T h e successor of F a t h e r L a m b is the Rev. Edmund O'Callaghan. ( N . C . W . C ) .

in i tself? Or shall we accept the new abundance thankful ly and dist r ibute it by means of consumer-credit ? E i t h e r Consumer-credit or the Servile S t a t e — t h a t is the choice before us.

At t h e same t ime let me insist once more t h a t th i s work-question has no th ing essential ly to do with consumer-credit . T h e world is dying of Usury . Consumer-credit would simply be from U s u r y and where needed.

money made

set free available

[ Black friars June '35.]

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THE LATE DR. BEDE BEEKMEYER O.S.B.

FIRS r C£YLO»ESE BISHOP This brief note is contributed by a Ceylonese Catholic, in Memory of the

late Bishop whom be knew intimately > as the writer feels that there are many among the local Catholic Community\ who may be acquainted with and some even related to the late Bishop.

As briefly announced in t h e las t issue of t h e Malaya Catholic Leader, t h e d e a t h recent ly took place in Kandy , Ceylon, of His Lordship t h e R i g h t Rev. Dom Bede Beekmeyer, of t h e Order of t h e Siivestrine Benedict ines , Bishop of Kandy. S t r ik ingly handsome in appearance and possessed of a very a t t r a c t i v e figure, H i s Lordship was a wonderful personali ty, able to walk r i g h t in to t h e h e a r t s of those w i t h w h o m he came in contact. H e had t h e distinction of being t h e first Ceylonese t o be raised to t h e d ig in i ty of t h e Ep i s copate of t h e Catholic Church. H e belonged t o a h ighly respected Burgher (corresponding to t h e local E u r a s i a n Communi ty ) family of Colombo, and h i s elevation in the yea r 1912, to t h e t h e n Vacan t See of Kandy , t h e Hill Capi ta l of Ceylon, was a g e s t u r e on t h e p a r t of t h e Sacred College which mer i t ed t h e keenest approval and appreciation of both t h e Catholic and non-Catholic populat ion of Ceylon.

Born in t h e y e a r 1873, in t h e City of Colombo, His Lordship was 62 years old a t h is death . H i s ear ly life was spen t in Colombo, and i t was a t St . Benedict ' s College, t he Chr i s t i an Bro the r s ' Ins t i tu t ion in Kotahena , Colombo, t h a t His Lordsh ip had h i s education, contemporary wi th His Lordship, t he Right Rev. Dr . T iber t ius Roche S.J. now Bishop of T u t i -corin.

As much a s t h e Chr is t ian Brothers pr ided in hav ing a pupil, and t h e old boys of t h a t College a school mate,, in t h e la te Bishop, H i s i^orcismp was equally proud of his old school. H e seldom visi ted Colombo wi thou t calling on his old | teachers a t St . Benedict ' s College, j

Af ter a very successful ca ree r a t St . Benedict 's College, His Lord- | ship entered t h e Papa l Seminary in Kandy, and was t h e r e ordained a pr ies t of t h e Orde r of t h e Siivest r ine Benedict ines.

As a pr ies t , h is work t h r o u g h o u t his career , was in t h e up coun t ry distr icts of Ceylon. A s t h e P a r i s h Pr ies t of S t . An thony ' s Cathedra l , Kandy, h i s n a m e was veri ly a household word. " F a t h e r Bede " was on t h e lips of Catholic aitd non-Catholic a l ike. A p a r t f rom his zealous and devoted work a s a minis te r of God, F a t h e r Bede, in tu rn , played m a n y pa r t s . F a m i ly disputes, dissensions and differences a m o n g member s of t h e Par ish were all b r o u g h t to F a t h e r Bede. He was t h e Arb i t r a to r t o everybod'y sat isfact ion.

When t h e Bishopric of Kandy fell vacant , by t h e death of Dr .

Pagnan i , i t was freely s ta ted t h a t Hi s Excellency t h e Most Rev. Monsignor Ladislaus Zaieski, u ie Delegate Apostolic of t h e E a s t Indies, whose Headqua r t e r s was t hen in Ceylon, took a personal inte res t in tne appoin tment oi r a t h e r Bede to the vacant See. Never was t h e r e a ge s tu r e which t h e Ceylonese appreciated more .

In 1912, t h e Ceremony of Consecrat ion took place in Kandy, and his tory recorded tne n a m e ox Jrieae Beekmeyer a s t h e first Ceylonese Bishop. The Delegate Apostolic, t h e Most. Rev. Dr . Anthony Coudert O.M.I. Metropoli tan Archbishop of Colombo, and several o ther Sui i ragan .bishops of Ceylon took pa r t in the ceremony. Deputa t ions from all pa r t s of the Island come in large number to a t tend it

also.

The late Dr. Bede Beekmeyer, o .s .B.

T h e Chr is t ian B r o t h e r s and t h e old Boys of St . Benedict ' s College, who mus te red s t rong , were perh a p s t h e proudest member s of t h e Deputa t ions , t h a t day .

U n d e r t h e guidance of His Lordship, t h e Diocese m a d e rapid prog re s s and i t s p rosper i ty is well-n igh phenomenal now.

His Lordsh ip was a very fluent speaker , as , from his earliest days, he made himself efficient not only in Engl i sh bu t also in t h e vernacular languages of Ceylon and his sermons were a real source of inspirat ion.

The flock of t h e Diocese of K a n d y will miss by t h e dea th of Bishop Bede Beekmeyer i ts most zealous shepherd, and while all Ceylon will be—mourn ing t h e dea th of a g rea t Ceylonese, t h e Catholic Church will likewise be mourn ing t h e dea th of one of he r equally g rea t Pre la tes .

SIX P R E L A T E S C E L E B R A T E J U B I L E E S .

F O U R M A D E B I S H O P S S A M E D A Y .

Four Bishops w h o w e r e consecrated on t h e same day and a t the s a m e place 25 years ago have just observed their s i l ver episcopal jubi lees . The ir consecrat ion took place on May 19, 1919, at t h e Cathedral in St. Paul , Minn.

T w o other B i shops w h o w e r e consecrated at the s a m e t ime w i t h t h e m have s ince died. The s ix pre lates w e r e consecrated by Archbishop John Ireland.

Those who have jus t observed their jubi lees are: the Most Rev. Vincent W e a r l e , O.S.B., Bishop of B i s m a r c k ; the Most Rev. John Lawler , w h o w a s made A u x i l i a r y B i shop of S t . Pau l a t the t i m e of his consecrat ion and i s now Bishop of Rapid Ci ty; the M o s t Rev. T i m o t h y Corbett, Bishop of Crookston, and the m o s t Rev. Joseph F . Busch, B i shop of St. Cloud, Minn.

T w o other p r e ^ t e s have j u s t observed the silver jubi lees o f t h e i r ordination. T h e y are the M o s t Rev. S a m u e l A. Str i tch , Archbishop of Mi lwaukee , and the Most Rev . Bernard J. Shei l , Auxi l iary Bishop of Chicago. (N.C.W.C. )

COCHIN STATE ELECTIONS.

Mr. P. C Varkey's Success In Keen Struggle.

M A S S S T E R L I Z A T I O N S I N G E R M A N Y .

S W I S S J O U R N A L R E P O R T S F A I L U R E .

Verapory, (South India) .—Mr. P. C. Varkey, a Catholic, who h a s been on t h e Legislat ive Council

of Cochin Sta te , nominated to t h e post by t h e Government , h a s aga in been made a member of t h e Council, th i s t ime a s a r ep resen ta t ive elected by the people. The political s t ruggle which preceded t h e elections is said to have been t h e mos t intense ever wi tnessed in t h e

nor the rn consti tuency of E r n a k u -lam. Mr. Varkey ' s opponent for t h e office was a Jacobite , bu t before t h e contest was ended, it had become a s t ruggle between Ca tho

lics, on one side, and all o t h e r re ligious communit ies — Jacobi tes , J ews , Mohammedans , Hindus , <&c, —, on t h e o the r side. A s soon a s he received word of his v ic tory from Trichur , where t h e votes were counted, he went to Ms par ish church to make an act of thanksgiving. (F ides ) .

o MR. P. J. R IYER RETURNS

FROM LOURDES. Geneva .—The Nat iona lze i tung , of

Bas le , a l iberal n e w s p a p e r w h i c h rarely s h o w s Catholic s y m p a t h i e s , points out t h a t the m a s s s ter i l i za t ion measures adopted in G e r m a n y since the advent to p o w e r of t h e N a z i r e g i m e h a v e not justif ied the expec ta t ions of the leg is lators .

The N a z i s c la imed t h a t t h e support of inval ids and heredi tary s ick by the nat ion m e a n t a public c h a r g e of one bil l ion marks (about $400,000,000) per a n n u m , whi l e t h e s ter i l i za t ion of the 400,000 men and w o m e n would cost the Government on ly 14,000,000 m a r k s once (about $6,000,000) . It w a s found, however , that the actual cos t i s considerably h i g h e r than i t had been e s t imated , b y t h e theor i s t s . P h y s i c i a n s d i sagree a s to the procedure to be adopted, and the after-effects of the operat ions in many ins tances are such t h a t specia l cures m u s t be prescribed. In addit ion the hos t i l i ty of t h e public a g a i n s t the medical profess ion has become pronounced due to the pract ice .

Mr. P . J . Ramasamy Iyer r e t i r ed Cour t In te rpre te r , K lang and a Convert who went on a p i lg r image t o t h e Holy Land and visi ted o the r p a r t s of Europe, h a s r e t u r n ed to Klang.

o MASS IN A RUINED ABBEY.

SIR G. KNOX A P P O I N T E D MINISTER A T BUDAPEST.

The King has approved t h e appointment of Sir Geoffrey Knox to be Bri t ish Minister a t Budapest . H e was unt i l t he r e t u r n of the S a a r t e r r i to ry to Germany following the plebiscite, cha i rman of the League of Nat ions Governing Commission in t h e Saar . He is a Catholic.

T h e glorious pre-Reformat ion Cathedrals in t h e land a re in alien hands , and priest ly voices a r e no t ra ised within t h e m n o w a d a y s ; b u t happier c i rcumstances prevail in t h e cases of a number of t h e ru in ed abbeys which speak no less eloquently of t h e Ages of F a i t h . In t h e ruins of t h e famous abbey of St. Mary a t York, for instance, t h e mother-church of w h a t was to become the still more famous Founta ins Abbey, Holy Mass is offered every y e a r in connection wi th t h e Guild of Ransom's annua! pi lgrimage to York. The scene th i s yea r has been a s impressive a s on previous occasions. T h e Bishop of Middlesbrough, t h e Rt . Rev. Dr. Shine, and m a n y pr ies t s , took pa r t in t h e procession to t h e beautifully kept grounds, t h e prope r ty of a pr ivate society, in which t he ruins a re s i tua te .

OUR GOOD W I S H E S TO THE CATHOLIC TIMES.

The Catholic Times of Bouverie Street , London, is keeping its seventy fifth anniversary or Diamond Jubilee. We wish it a very long life of prosper i ty .

ABBE GERMAIN HONOURED.

CATCHING P I G S IN BURMA.

A Novel Method Employed By Thieves .

Kengting, ( B u r m a ) .—Catching Pigs with a hook-and-line is a trick employed by t h e thieves of eastern Burma , described by Msgr. H e r m a n n Bonet ta , Superior of the Missionaries of Milan who are working in t h a t t e r r i to ry .

"In I ta ly and, I believe, in all o ther countr ies of t h e world we use a hook-and-line to catch fish," he writes, "bu t he re in Burma t h e

thieves use th i s method for stealing pigs. The pigs here , like pigs everywhere , cannot be touched wi thout squealing and ra is ing a rumpus , so t h e robbers have devised a way of s tea l ing them without se t t ing off an a l a rm . A large hook, fastened to a s t rong rope, is baited and thrown into the pen. The pig swallows hook and all in one gulp and when it feels itself being pulled away, i t wan t s t o squeal but cannot. The owner knows noth ing about t he incident until several hours la ter ."— (Fides.)

L'Abbe Victorin Germain has been raised to t h e rank of Officer of t h e Br i t i sh Empi re for his services on behalf of needy and homeless children in Canada.

P E A C E IN MEXICO? In the Sunday Times of t h e 7th

July, there appeared a message from Mexico City to the effect tha t peace prevails in Mexico. The Catholics of Mexico and t h e United S ta tes however know be t t e r and would emphatically deny t h e sertion if they saw it.

as-

A SYMBOL It is difficult to express the reverent love we feel for those who are gone. A funeral here and a Symbol of remembrance aid and

comfort the bereaved.

SINGAPORE CASKET CO. PENHAS ROAD. SINGAPORE

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j M o n e y Free From Usury 1

By

^F. "2)rinkwttter Some people seem to be a l i t t le

a l a rmed by the ph rase "consumer-c r e d i t / ' a s if i t involved some vas t a n d dangerous exper iment a long un t r i ed pa th s .

Don ' t be f r ightened a t a word. "Consumer-cred i t " s imply means "credi t which is not producer-credi t . "

Producer-credi t consists of bank-overd ra f t s allowed to indus t ry for product ion, or to Governments and Municipali t ies to c a r r y on t h e i r work. Loans bear ing in teres t , loans issued upon secur i t ies which will become t h e p rope r ty of t h e lender if t h e loan is no t repaid. T h a t is producer-credi t a s i t ex i s t s to-day. There is nothing specially Cathol ic or traditional about it. On t h e con t r a ry , i t is (o r would be, if t h e lender were lending real money, which h e i sn ' t ) precisely w h a t w a s a lways called sinful U s u r y in t h e old d a y s ; i t is a modern kind of " m o n e y " which bea r s upon i t t h e gui l t and s ta in of deb t f rom t h e first m o m e n t of i t s exis tence.

Of course, th i s producer-credi t could be and ought t o be controlled in t h e public welfare and issued free of i n t e r e s t ; b u t even so it would still provide incomes only for t h o s e a t work, no t for t h e ever-increas ing a r m y of t h e dispossessed unemployed and t h e i r dependen t s , no r for t h e aged and incapaci ta ted . These would still h a v e t o be supported grudingly ou t of t axa t ion levied on t h e working populat ion.

Hence t h e idea of in t roducing c red i t s in to indus t ry f rom t h e consumpt ion-end of t h e process also. We affirm t h e possibil i ty of "consumer-cred i t , " which would be not h i n g bu t ord inary sane m e a n s -of-exchange money, based upon t h e communi ty ' s c red i t or power of product ion and p u t in to circulat ion by t h e Ruler . As i t s n a m e indicates , i t would be issued direct t o consumers as such, and would g ive t h e m a means of s e t t i ng t h e producers as such to work. I t m i g h t b e issued t o all consumers (na t ional dividend) o r only t o some (old age pensions, chi ldren 's allowances, e tc . ) . Ano the r sugges ted form of consumer-credi t is t h e Compensated Pr ice a la Doug las ; h e r e t h e consumer reaps t h e benefit b u t t h e actual money is paid to t h e re ta i l t r a d e r and serves ult ima te ly towards t h e general ext i ngu i sh ing of D e b t ; a t least t h a t is w h a t t h e Douglasi tes say, bu t t h e y do not ye t seem to h a v e t h o u g h t out t he process in detail .

B u t t h e real po in t about consumer-credi t is t h a t i t would be j t h e interest-free credi t of t h e nat ion itself; not borrowed money and not money raised by direct or indirect taxat ion of t he cit izens ' incomes.

Theoret ical ly, of course, t h e r e is n o t h i n g to prevent banks issuing producer-credi t free of in teres t , and similar ly t he re is no th ing to p r e v e n t t h e m issuing even consumer-c red i t if t h e y wanted to. , F r o m t h e i r point of view i t would be a s o r t of loan t r e a t e d from the o u t s e t as a bad debt . Possibly t h e y do t h i s somet imes for the i r o w n purposes . T h e la rge dona

tions which paid and equipped t h e Nazis, in t h e days when t h e y were a pr iva te a rmy, came from financial magna te s who conceivably "crea ted" them out of no th ing ; if so i t could fairly be called consumer-credi t . The salaries of bank-officials, if they took t he form of overdraf ts which had not t o be re paid- would also be consumer-credit, I suppose. The big donations t h a t t h e City houses give to a Mansion House Fund for an Indian famine or w h a t no t—I have often wondered if these a r e credit-crea t ion; if so they would be creat ions of consumer-credit .

The usua l economic a rgumen t aga ins t consumer-credit-issue is t h a t i t would produce "inflation" of some k ind . Douglas schemes, a s often expounded, do r a t h e r lie open to t h i s charge, i t seems t o m e ; but t he r e is no reason why consumer-credits , hav ing done t he i r work , should not be "cancelled" a t a s rapid a r a t e as t hey a re issued, j u s t a s producer-credits a r e now. A corresponding tax on t r ade r s ' t u rnove r would probably be t h e s implest way. The Douglasites a r e now, under p ressu re of crit icism, beginning to admi t t h e need of such a sales- tax, a t a n y r a t e in principle (New English Weekly, April 18, 1935) .

The mora l objections to con- I sumer-credi t a r e also frequent . "You a r e going to give people money wi thou t work ing—but t h a t will demoralize t h e m . " T h a t migh t be an a r g u m e n t aga ins t a universal national dividend, b u t not aga ins t consumer-credit in i t self, which could of course be confined to the aged and o the r non-workers if so desired. P e r sonally I should be in favour of a universal dividend, and also of a universal calling up of t h e young for several years ' service in heavy indus t ry o r mines or o the r civic dut ies t h a t m igh t o therwise be neglected. In t h a t sense we migh t well quote St. Paul ' s d i c tum: He that will not work, let him not eat.

B u t t o say, a s some Catholics do in effect, t h a t nobody (except t h e r ich) m u s t have enough money except while they a r e actually working is plainly absurd . In all ages , m e n who have been lucky enough, or able enough, or cunning enough, to get hold of money have been able to live wi thout work. The Church has always acquiesced in th is . P ius XI in Quadragesimo Anno explicitly denies t h a t work is t h e sole t i t le to subsistence or income.

And now for the first t ime in his tory t h e r e is a possibility of all men be ing in grea t measure set free f rom compulsory toil. Big Business and Fascism hate t h e idea of ordinary men being f r ee : t hey w a n t to t h r u s t t h e mass of men back into drudgery and pover ty , in order to keep the favoured few in power. They invite t h e Church to join in th i s plan, bu t it is incoceivable t ha t t h e invitat ion should be accepted.

A t a n y rate , the issue is rapidly becoming clear: shall we set up employment, or work, as an a im

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It isn't always possible to make the

other man pay. And even if you do

you may not be able to recover your

legal costs.

In addit ion to unl imited indemni ty a g a i n s t Th ird P a r t y r i sks , our Pol ic ies g i v e complete indemni ty a g a i n s t m a t e r i a l d a m a g e HS weil a s generous medical e x p e n s e s in case of i n j u r y t o Insured and p a s s e n g e r s and specified Personal Accident Benef i t s in r e s p e c t of the Insured for D e a t h or Loss of J J m b s , etc. A g r e e d Value of car arranged if desired.

Special reduction in P r e m i u m exclus ive to m e m b e r s of the A u t o m o bile Assoc iat ion of Malaya .

N. E. M N A T I O N A L E M P L O Y E R S * M U T U A L GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD.

Official Insurers to the Authomobi le A s s o c i a t i o n of Malaya . Meyer Chambers , Raffles Place , S i n g a p o r e .

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E U C H A R I S T I C C O N G R E S S A T M A N I L A .

C Z E C H O S L O V A K P R I E S T I N A R G E N T I N E .

J O I N T P A S T O R A L I S S U E D B Y B I S H O P S .

H O N O U R E D B Y T H E P R E S I D E N T .

Mani la , P J . — T h e Hierarchy of the Phi l ippine Is lands has issued a joint pastoral on the Thirty-third Internat ional Eucharis t ic Congress , wh ich wil l be held in this c i ty in 1937.

The pastoral s tresses the importance of the Congress insofar as the Phi l ippines are the only Christ ian nation in the F a r Eas t . The le t ter a l so lays down rules for the spiritual preparat ion for t h e Congress and points o u t t h a t "the splendour of the ex terna l worship which should be a s proper and fitting as poss ible to the Divine Person Whom w e adore in the Eucharist , requires that w e make s o m e personal mater ia l sacrifice/*

Ci t ing the spiritual re lat ionship betw e e n the Phil ippines and ne ighbouring countr ies , the Pastoral declares t h a t the Christ ian beg innings in those countries were due to miss ionaries w h o went there from the Phil ippines. (N.C.W.C.)

T R I B U T E P A I D RETIRING VICAR I N T H E HOLY L A N D .

P r a g u e . — W o r d has been received here f rom Buenos A i r e s , Argent ina , that the Rev . Dr. B. Prochazka , a Franciscan pr i e s t w h o is do ing missionary' work a m o n g Czech and S lovak inhabitants of t h e A r g e n t i n e Republ ic , has been honoured by the A r g e n t i n e President, General A u g u s t i n P. J u s t o .

Dr. Prochazka , w h o h a s been tour ing various p a r t s of A r g e n t i n a by rail and on horseback s ince J u l y 1934, administer ing to S l a v Cathol ics , w a s invited by President J u s t o to an audience which developed into a l o n g conversat ion in the course of which Dr. Prochazka explained h i s m i s s i o n in t h e Argent ine , sponsored by t h e Assoc ia t ion of St. Raphael .

Dr. Prochazka g a v e a description of the part p layed by t h e Czechoslovak Catholic co lony i n ' the Buenos Aires Eucharist ic Congress , submit ted to the President a copy of a souvenir booklet published by the Czechoslovak participants in the Congress , and m e s s a g e s of congratu la t ions sent to the Congress by Czechoslovak Bishops and Abbots .

(N.C.W.C. >

Jerusa lem.—Tributes to the work and character of the Very Rev. Francis Lamb, the ret ir ing Vicar of Mount Car-mel , Ha i fa , were paid at a farewel l luncheon g iven in his honour by the Dis trict Commiss ioner .

The District Commissioner spoke of F a t h e r Lamb's IT years of unt ir ing serv ice for peace and goodwil l . H e drew part icular at tent ion to the manner in which F a t h e r Lamb had laboured, not only a s F a t h e r of the Catholic flock in H a i f a but a lso for the benefit of the Br i t i sh F o r c e s in the N a v y , the Army and t h e Air Force . H e a l so referred to the work of res tor ing the Church and Convent o f Our Lady of Carmel on Mount Carmel .

T h e successor of F a t h e r L a m b is the Rev. Edmund O'Callaghan. ( N . C . W . C ) .

in i tself? Or shall we accept the new abundance thankful ly and dist r ibute it by means of consumer-credit ? E i t h e r Consumer-credit or the Servile S t a t e — t h a t is the choice before us.

At t h e same t ime let me insist once more t h a t th i s work-question has no th ing essential ly to do with consumer-credit . T h e world is dying of Usury . Consumer-credit would simply be from U s u r y and where needed.

money made

set free available

[ Black friars June '35.]

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THE LATE DR. BEDE BEEKMEYER O.S.B.

FIRS r C£YLO»ESE BISHOP This brief note is contributed by a Ceylonese Catholic, in Memory of the

late Bishop whom be knew intimately > as the writer feels that there are many among the local Catholic Community\ who may be acquainted with and some even related to the late Bishop.

As briefly announced in t h e las t issue of t h e Malaya Catholic Leader, t h e d e a t h recent ly took place in Kandy , Ceylon, of His Lordship t h e R i g h t Rev. Dom Bede Beekmeyer, of t h e Order of t h e Siivestrine Benedict ines , Bishop of Kandy. S t r ik ingly handsome in appearance and possessed of a very a t t r a c t i v e figure, H i s Lordship was a wonderful personali ty, able to walk r i g h t in to t h e h e a r t s of those w i t h w h o m he came in contact. H e had t h e distinction of being t h e first Ceylonese t o be raised to t h e d ig in i ty of t h e Ep i s copate of t h e Catholic Church. H e belonged t o a h ighly respected Burgher (corresponding to t h e local E u r a s i a n Communi ty ) family of Colombo, and h i s elevation in the yea r 1912, to t h e t h e n Vacan t See of Kandy , t h e Hill Capi ta l of Ceylon, was a g e s t u r e on t h e p a r t of t h e Sacred College which mer i t ed t h e keenest approval and appreciation of both t h e Catholic and non-Catholic populat ion of Ceylon.

Born in t h e y e a r 1873, in t h e City of Colombo, His Lordship was 62 years old a t h is death . H i s ear ly life was spen t in Colombo, and i t was a t St . Benedict ' s College, t he Chr i s t i an Bro the r s ' Ins t i tu t ion in Kotahena , Colombo, t h a t His Lordsh ip had h i s education, contemporary wi th His Lordship, t he Right Rev. Dr . T iber t ius Roche S.J. now Bishop of T u t i -corin.

As much a s t h e Chr is t ian Brothers pr ided in hav ing a pupil, and t h e old boys of t h a t College a school mate,, in t h e la te Bishop, H i s i^orcismp was equally proud of his old school. H e seldom visi ted Colombo wi thou t calling on his old | teachers a t St . Benedict ' s College, j

Af ter a very successful ca ree r a t St . Benedict 's College, His Lord- | ship entered t h e Papa l Seminary in Kandy, and was t h e r e ordained a pr ies t of t h e Orde r of t h e Siivest r ine Benedict ines.

As a pr ies t , h is work t h r o u g h o u t his career , was in t h e up coun t ry distr icts of Ceylon. A s t h e P a r i s h Pr ies t of S t . An thony ' s Cathedra l , Kandy, h i s n a m e was veri ly a household word. " F a t h e r Bede " was on t h e lips of Catholic aitd non-Catholic a l ike. A p a r t f rom his zealous and devoted work a s a minis te r of God, F a t h e r Bede, in tu rn , played m a n y pa r t s . F a m i ly disputes, dissensions and differences a m o n g member s of t h e Par ish were all b r o u g h t to F a t h e r Bede. He was t h e Arb i t r a to r t o everybod'y sat isfact ion.

When t h e Bishopric of Kandy fell vacant , by t h e death of Dr .

Pagnan i , i t was freely s ta ted t h a t Hi s Excellency t h e Most Rev. Monsignor Ladislaus Zaieski, u ie Delegate Apostolic of t h e E a s t Indies, whose Headqua r t e r s was t hen in Ceylon, took a personal inte res t in tne appoin tment oi r a t h e r Bede to the vacant See. Never was t h e r e a ge s tu r e which t h e Ceylonese appreciated more .

In 1912, t h e Ceremony of Consecrat ion took place in Kandy, and his tory recorded tne n a m e ox Jrieae Beekmeyer a s t h e first Ceylonese Bishop. The Delegate Apostolic, t h e Most. Rev. Dr . Anthony Coudert O.M.I. Metropoli tan Archbishop of Colombo, and several o ther Sui i ragan .bishops of Ceylon took pa r t in the ceremony. Deputa t ions from all pa r t s of the Island come in large number to a t tend it

also.

The late Dr. Bede Beekmeyer, o .s .B.

T h e Chr is t ian B r o t h e r s and t h e old Boys of St . Benedict ' s College, who mus te red s t rong , were perh a p s t h e proudest member s of t h e Deputa t ions , t h a t day .

U n d e r t h e guidance of His Lordship, t h e Diocese m a d e rapid prog re s s and i t s p rosper i ty is well-n igh phenomenal now.

His Lordsh ip was a very fluent speaker , as , from his earliest days, he made himself efficient not only in Engl i sh bu t also in t h e vernacular languages of Ceylon and his sermons were a real source of inspirat ion.

The flock of t h e Diocese of K a n d y will miss by t h e dea th of Bishop Bede Beekmeyer i ts most zealous shepherd, and while all Ceylon will be—mourn ing t h e dea th of a g rea t Ceylonese, t h e Catholic Church will likewise be mourn ing t h e dea th of one of he r equally g rea t Pre la tes .

SIX P R E L A T E S C E L E B R A T E J U B I L E E S .

F O U R M A D E B I S H O P S S A M E D A Y .

Four Bishops w h o w e r e consecrated on t h e same day and a t the s a m e place 25 years ago have just observed their s i l ver episcopal jubi lees . The ir consecrat ion took place on May 19, 1919, at t h e Cathedral in St. Paul , Minn.

T w o other B i shops w h o w e r e consecrated at the s a m e t ime w i t h t h e m have s ince died. The s ix pre lates w e r e consecrated by Archbishop John Ireland.

Those who have jus t observed their jubi lees are: the Most Rev. Vincent W e a r l e , O.S.B., Bishop of B i s m a r c k ; the Most Rev. John Lawler , w h o w a s made A u x i l i a r y B i shop of S t . Pau l a t the t i m e of his consecrat ion and i s now Bishop of Rapid Ci ty; the M o s t Rev. T i m o t h y Corbett, Bishop of Crookston, and the m o s t Rev. Joseph F . Busch, B i shop of St. Cloud, Minn.

T w o other p r e ^ t e s have j u s t observed the silver jubi lees o f t h e i r ordination. T h e y are the M o s t Rev. S a m u e l A. Str i tch , Archbishop of Mi lwaukee , and the Most Rev . Bernard J. Shei l , Auxi l iary Bishop of Chicago. (N.C.W.C. )

COCHIN STATE ELECTIONS.

Mr. P. C Varkey's Success In Keen Struggle.

M A S S S T E R L I Z A T I O N S I N G E R M A N Y .

S W I S S J O U R N A L R E P O R T S F A I L U R E .

Verapory, (South India) .—Mr. P. C. Varkey, a Catholic, who h a s been on t h e Legislat ive Council

of Cochin Sta te , nominated to t h e post by t h e Government , h a s aga in been made a member of t h e Council, th i s t ime a s a r ep resen ta t ive elected by the people. The political s t ruggle which preceded t h e elections is said to have been t h e mos t intense ever wi tnessed in t h e

nor the rn consti tuency of E r n a k u -lam. Mr. Varkey ' s opponent for t h e office was a Jacobite , bu t before t h e contest was ended, it had become a s t ruggle between Ca tho

lics, on one side, and all o t h e r re ligious communit ies — Jacobi tes , J ews , Mohammedans , Hindus , <&c, —, on t h e o the r side. A s soon a s he received word of his v ic tory from Trichur , where t h e votes were counted, he went to Ms par ish church to make an act of thanksgiving. (F ides ) .

o MR. P. J. R IYER RETURNS

FROM LOURDES. Geneva .—The Nat iona lze i tung , of

Bas le , a l iberal n e w s p a p e r w h i c h rarely s h o w s Catholic s y m p a t h i e s , points out t h a t the m a s s s ter i l i za t ion measures adopted in G e r m a n y since the advent to p o w e r of t h e N a z i r e g i m e h a v e not justif ied the expec ta t ions of the leg is lators .

The N a z i s c la imed t h a t t h e support of inval ids and heredi tary s ick by the nat ion m e a n t a public c h a r g e of one bil l ion marks (about $400,000,000) per a n n u m , whi l e t h e s ter i l i za t ion of the 400,000 men and w o m e n would cost the Government on ly 14,000,000 m a r k s once (about $6,000,000) . It w a s found, however , that the actual cos t i s considerably h i g h e r than i t had been e s t imated , b y t h e theor i s t s . P h y s i c i a n s d i sagree a s to the procedure to be adopted, and the after-effects of the operat ions in many ins tances are such t h a t specia l cures m u s t be prescribed. In addit ion the hos t i l i ty of t h e public a g a i n s t the medical profess ion has become pronounced due to the pract ice .

Mr. P . J . Ramasamy Iyer r e t i r ed Cour t In te rpre te r , K lang and a Convert who went on a p i lg r image t o t h e Holy Land and visi ted o the r p a r t s of Europe, h a s r e t u r n ed to Klang.

o MASS IN A RUINED ABBEY.

SIR G. KNOX A P P O I N T E D MINISTER A T B U D A P EST.

The King has approved t h e appointment of Sir Geoffrey Knox to be Bri t ish Minister a t Budapest . H e was unt i l t he r e t u r n of the S a a r t e r r i to ry to Germany following the plebiscite, cha i rman of the League of Nat ions Governing Commission in t h e Saar . He is a Catholic.

T h e glorious pre-Reformat ion Cathedrals in t h e land a re in alien hands , and priest ly voices a r e no t ra ised within t h e m n o w a d a y s ; b u t happier c i rcumstances prevail in t h e cases of a number of t h e ru in ed abbeys which speak no less eloquently of t h e Ages of F a i t h . In t h e ruins of t h e famous abbey of St. Mary a t York, for instance, t h e mother-church of w h a t was to become the still more famous Founta ins Abbey, Holy Mass is offered every y e a r in connection wi th t h e Guild of Ransom's annua! pi lgrimage to York. The scene th i s yea r has been a s impressive a s on previous occasions. T h e Bishop of Middlesbrough, t h e Rt . Rev. Dr. Shine, and m a n y pr ies t s , took pa r t in t h e procession to t h e beautifully kept grounds, t h e prope r ty of a pr ivate society, in which t he ruins a re s i tua te .

OUR GOOD W I S H E S TO THE CATHOLIC TIMES.

The Catholic Times of Bouverie Street , London, is keeping its seventy fifth anniversary or Diamond Jubilee. We wish it a very long life of prosper i ty .

ABBE GERMAIN HONOURED.

CATCHING P I G S IN BURMA.

A Novel Method Employed By Thieves .

Kengting, ( B u r m a ) .—Catching Pigs with a hook-and-line is a trick employed by t h e thieves of eastern Burma , described by Msgr. H e r m a n n Bonet ta , Superior of the Missionaries of Milan who are working in t h a t t e r r i to ry .

"In I ta ly and, I believe, in all o ther countr ies of t h e world we use a hook-and-line to catch fish," he writes, "bu t he re in Burma t h e

thieves use th i s method for stealing pigs. The pigs here , like pigs everywhere , cannot be touched wi thout squealing and ra is ing a rumpus , so t h e robbers have devised a way of s tea l ing them without se t t ing off an a l a rm . A large hook, fastened to a s t rong rope, is baited and thrown into the pen. The pig swallows hook and all in one gulp and when it feels itself being pulled away, i t wan t s t o squeal but cannot. The owner knows noth ing about t he incident until several hours la ter ."— (Fides.)

L'Abbe Victorin Germain has been raised to t h e rank of Officer of t h e Br i t i sh Empi re for his services on behalf of needy and homeless children in Canada.

P E A C E IN MEXICO? In the Sunday Times of t h e 7th

July, there appeared a message from Mexico City to the effect tha t peace prevails in Mexico. The Catholics of Mexico and t h e United S ta tes however know be t t e r and would emphatically deny t h e sertion if they saw it.

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A SYMBOL It is difficult to express the reverent love we feel for those who are gone. A funeral here and a Symbol of remembrance aid and

comfort the bereaved.

SINGAPORE CASKET CO. PENHAS ROAD. SINGAPORE

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Some y e a r s ago Ches te r ton compared t h e mi l i t an t contracept ionis t t o a m a n confronted with a g r o u p of boys w h o m h e h a s to equip w i t h h a t s . The problem was we igh ty , for whereas t h e number of t h e boys was six, t h e number of t h e h a t s was five. Lincoln was faced w i t h t h e s a m e problem y e a r s ago. H e had t h r e e wa lnu t s t o d i s t r i b u t e to h i s t w o l i t t le sons, and each l i t t le son demanded two. ' T h a t ' s t h e t rouble wi th t h e whole wor ld" r e m a r k e d Lincoln. " E v e r y body w a n t s t h e biggest chunk . "

B u t t o r e t u r n t o our h a t t e r . Af t e r hours of t hough t , or of wThat serves h im a s t hough t , he can h i t upon only t w o courses. H e can p re t end t h a t t h e r e a r e only five boys , or he can decapi ta te one boy. P r e t e n c e is ou t of t h e ques t ion , fo r t h a t would s t a r t a riot , a n d h e i s a lover of peace. B u t i t is easy t o decapi ta te one boy. T h e execut ioner is summoned, and our h a t t e r concludes t h a t t h e problem is nea t ly solved. The obvious solution of t h i s difficulty h a s never en te red h is mind. H e could h a v e procured a s i x th ha t .

Th i s plain solution . h a s also escaped our cont racept ionis ts . In s t ead of a r r a n g i n g for a h a t for eve ry child, by ba t t l ing for social jus t i ce , t h e y s imply decide t h a t t h a t t h e child shall not be.

A n indulgent F a t h e r h a s given us an e a r t h t h a t is marvellously r i ch in b r ing ing for th all t h a t His chi ldren need. Only the malice of m e n c rea tes a world t h a t is full of sorrow. If men everywhere followed Hi s law of love and of jus t i ce , t h e r e would be no h u n g r y children, no hear tbroken m o t h e r s , n o f a the r s in despair . T h e r e is enough for everyone. God gave t h e ea r th t o His children, and so a r ranged i t t h a t everyine of t h e m could live in keeping w i th h i s d igni ty as a son of God, provided t h a t he was willing to e a r n h is l iving by t h e swea t of his brow.

B u t m a n came in wi th h i s unbridled pass ions , wi th his lus t for gold. He w a s not content wi th w h a t was sufficient, bu t wan ted m o r e t h a n h i s share , more t h a n h e or his chi ldren or his chi ldren ' s children could possibly use . Then w a r arose to blacken t h e face of t h e e a r t h ; w a r by fire and sword. o v "by even c m e l e r and longer w a r t h a t is dignified by such t i t les as t r t ^ n e s s , commerce. i ndus t ry , finance. A s t h e years of t h i s s^vnorpry wen t on, t h e very t ^ A n o r h t of God receded in to t h e KonVorrourd of t h e world 's consciousness, and men knew jus t i ce pr»r* r*>»r»tv only as ^vords. or as £T>*rrnp<5 t o be foueht .

flip PV>H. small ctouds of men, prvnf*-nHoH in *>]rnost every coun t ry t>>p fruUs of t he ear th , and like j"Vvo<5 t ^pv feasted sumntuouslv , cl°d in purple and fine l iên. The rrrpotpv rm">->rr>r of the children of CU\A lav s t r W e n at the ^rfês of F^RX r>ol ^p V,pcrpn-no\ pr»d oftfH ijl VP?T>. fnr t h p e m m b s tha t fell from F}*R> f«Kl*a o"f t h e r ich.

Put lor>pr<? a^d fnp r»oor oênd FHO s'srM of those who live in } - T n r ^ Moreover. th*v r m i ' t i p r e d t*>P<5p W e r and t h e poor, and daily t h e offence became grea te r . Wha t vre< *o HO done with t h e m ?

Chr i s t i an answer is not m^rplv t h a t every r ich man is

bound to d i s t r ibu te his superfluous weal th to aid his b re th ren . It is not merely t h a t he m a y keep what is necessary to ma in ta in a proper s t andard of living for himself and his family, r e ta in ing wha t is left over for dis t r ibut ion as t h e steward of God's poor. Tha t is only p a r t of the answer . The other p a r t is t h a t he is bound to use his weal th , and all h i s power, to prevent control of t h e goods of this e a r t h from fall ing into t h e hands of a few and the rea f t e r he is bound t o do all he can vto provide a method of general distr ibution of t he se goods, so t h a t all men may live in decency and comfort.

Bu t no one word of th is Christ i a n p rog ramme is found in the

J N I G H T . tArross the open spaces of the night t The light winds drive the floating I cloudlets on, i Limned by the radiance of the soft • moonlight, | When all the glory of the day is

1 , g°n.ei

I Till stars grow dim before the ris-^ ing dawn. T The silences of night are on the land; J But voices blend in many a home-+ stead near:« % The passing stroller lingering loves to ] * stand, J 1 When the sweet murmur falls upon^ I his ear;< j With reverent heart he stays the <

1 Rosary to hear. < The mystery of night is on the sea 3

That breaks unseen upon the rocky \ 4 shore. * I It still obeys the Masters great decree. < 7 Who laid His power upon it ever *

* It calls to men their Maker to adore

+ The mystery of night is everywhere, t Upon the hills, and where the

streamlet sings: • *And angels seem to tread the fragrant • air: • The speed of thought is in their X silent wings, J As each to heat en his solemn mes-• sage brings. ^Mysterious ni°ht! sweet harbinger of, I ' rest,'. • When sleep brings solace to the * • troubled mind: < • The Lord. Who leads the raven to its < t nest.: • Can guide the soul true happiness J • to find. < t Like those it ho leaie the sinful < X world behind. < • P . P . McKenna. O.P. ] • (The Irish Rosary April '35) ;

salacious wisdom of the b i r th controllers. Their one remedy is to dest roy the poor, these persecuted children of God. by forbidding t hem to rea r families. If in de^-obedience to t h e laws of the i r rich mas te r s , they use the i r na tura l r i e h t to m a r r y , and cannot bo constrained from using this r ight , then t h e knife of t h e butcher is to be wielded, so that no child may bless their union.

It is a gr imy, a revolting, a wholly ant i -Chr is t ian philosophy t h a t our contraceptionists would spread throughout the world. There are plenty of ha t s in t h e world, enough for every child of God. but the rich men want two

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ROMAN COURT OF T H E ROTA ON N U L L I T Y OF MARRIAGES.

S T R A N G E R .

38 mar r i ages between Catholics have been declared null and void dur ing the pas t year bv t h e Sacred Roman Rota , t he Supreme Court of t he Vat ican .

In the remain ing 42 of t he 80 cases submi t ted t he Rota upheld t he validity of the mar r iage . The figure 38 is h igher t h a n the usual number granted in Rome in a year . F a t h e r Franc is Woodlock, famous Jesu i t , preaching in F a r m Stree t Church, Mayfair , in 1927 said.

"On an average for t h e whole Catholic World, t he Roman Court of t h e Rota g r a n t s fewer t h a n 15 nulli ty decress yearly. How does t h a t s tand aga ins t " t h e 174.495 divorces granted in t h e United S ta t e s in 1925?"

The Catholic Church does not permit divorce. A nullity decree is announced only af ter exhaust ive inouiries have established tha t t he r e was some impediment which prevented t h e original marr iage from being valid in the eyes of the Church .— (Singapore Free Pre**.)

Card. Lepicier appointed Papal

Lega te in Malta.

Cardinal Lepicier ha s been appointed Papal Lega te to the Regional Council of Malta th i s month and Mgr. Godfrey, Rector of t he Engl i sh College. Rome, has been nominated one of t he Secretar ies .

Wha teve r our misfor tunes be. Let Hope's br ight r ays till us

wi th glee.

E 'en as from light the da ikness flies.

Flees Tru th , the darkest veil of lies.

Remember , buds and flowers decay.

T h a t buds may wi ther ere they bloom.

And flowers ungathered , was te in t ime.

ha t s , and the contraceptionists support them in the i r policy. God's in His Heaven, and all wi I be well wi th the world when men follow His laws. But contraception is a violation of that Divine law which the Creator has imprinted upon our very na tu re . It can br ing only misery to the individual, and it tends to make yel more r emote the day on which the shackles, forged for t h e poor by b r r t a l capi tal ism, shall be broken.

(From America . April. 29. 1935)

In the backwoods there was a m a n with a family of twenty-one boys. He and h is wife drove to town once a y e a r for supplies but t h e o ther m e m b e r s of the family had never seen a shop. The eldest boy, who w a s twenty-four , had never had a h a i r c u t or shave in his life, and had never looked in a mi r ror .

On the annua l t r i p to town the old man bought a mi r ro r and stuck it inside a c ra te , wi th t he r emark : " I t ' s t ime t h e young 'uns saw themselves ."

When he a r r ived home the family rushed out to the wagon. There was a b u r s t of laughter from the eldest boy, who was s t a r ing in the c r a t e a t t he looking-glass .

"Charlie, w h a t a r e you laughing a t ? " demanded one of the others.

" W h y / ' sa id Charlie, "Dad's bought a wolf."

N O N - S T O P .

The staff super in tendent was interviewing an I r i shman who had applied for a job as a motor-bus driver.

"Can you dr ive a c a r ? " he asked. "Can Oi dr ive a ca r? repeated

the I r i shman, scornfully. "Well, suppose you run the bus

into the shed." The I r i shman climbed on to the

t rembl ing vehicle. He looked around, grabbed the biggest lever, and pulled it for all he was worth.

Z : p ! she went into the shed. The I r i shman saw t rouble ahead and. guessing wha t would happen, reversed the lever. Out she went; then in again .

"I thought you said you could chive a c a r ? " demanded the super intendent .

But the I r i s h m a n had an answer ready.

"Oi had h e r in th ree t imes. Why didn't you s h u t t he door?"

o A B A D DEAL.

The holiday m a k e r took a very dilapidated ca r to the garage for repairs .

"How much did you pay tor this "bus?" asked the mechanic.

"-As a m a t t e r of fact." replied the owner." a friend gave it t > nit

The ga rage man shook his head. You 've been swindled." he said.

B E T W E E N A VAGABOND AND A F R I E N D .

"Do von t h i n g I won't pay the money t h a t I want to borro* from y o u ? "

"Mv dear friend I don t >*> tha t , but I p re fe r to remain m doubt ."

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t SPORTS NOTES. C A T H O L I C S I N T H E L I M E L I G H T .

(By Our Own Correspondent.)

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SOCCER. The S i n g a p o r e se lec tors k n o w their

work, one p r e s u m e s , and t h e y are anxious to s e e t h e local s ide w i n the cup aga in but t h e r e are one or t w o selectors w h o do not inspire confidence. Another correspondent , w h o m w e have reason to consider a shrewd j u d g e of the g a m e h a s come forward w i t h the s u g g e s t i o n t h a t the t e a m he would like to see do serv ice a g a i n s t the Services be const i tuted a s f o l l o w s : —

A h K o w ( S . C . F . A . ) ; Abdul R a h m a n ( M . F . A . ) , Boon L a y ( S . C . F . A . ) ; Tay lor (S .C .C. ) , N . H a y ( F . & N . ) , Chee Chua ( S . C . F . A . ) ; K h u n Onn ( S . C . F . A . ) , M a t N o o r ( M . F . A . ) , Chia K e n g Hock ( S . C . F . A . ) , G. Va lberg (S .R .C. ) , Mahmood ( M . F . A . ) . H a y Could skipper the side w i t h Tay

lor as v ice capta in . * * * * *

S ingapore vs . Malacca. S ingapore bea t Malacca b y 7 g o a l s to

a M a l a y a Cup g a m e on Saturday Chia K e n g Hock, the winner's forward notched 2 g o a l s for his

. Valberg w a s a l i t t l e below form. The first goal b y Mat N o o r w a s a very lucky point indeed. P . de Souza p e r f o r m e d f a i r l y wel l on Malacca's left wing . K e n g Hock repeatedly t e s t ed the o p p o s i n g g o a l k e e p e r and led h i s l ine capably if not as bri l l iant ly a s he used to in the pas t .

K e n g Hock's Four Goals for F . & N . W h e n F r a s e r and N e a v e met the

O v e r s e a s Chinese Bank on the F . & N . g r o u n d on Thursday last , t h e former

b y 7 c lear goals . Chia K e n g Hock 4 t i m e s whi le E . T h e n scored

1 las t , c e n t r e s ide . P o o r

w o n net ted once .

S .C.F.A. Cup Compet i t ion F ina l . T h e final of the S.C.F.A. Cup Com

pet i t ion resu l ted in a g o a l l e s s draw on S u n d a y the 30th J u n e , a t t h e Ja lan B e s a r S t a d i u m , when the Chinese Companion A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n and the Amicable Athle t ic A s s o c i a t i o n met . The holders were the f o r m e r t e a m but this y e a r t h e y only m a n a g e d to s t a v e off d e f e a t in the l a s t minute . The k n o w n Cathol ic tak ing part w e r e : S i m

% Im P e n g , Chia K e n g Hock and H e n g S e n g Hock.

* * * * * It w a s g o o d to read of t h e success of

Andre t h e P e n a n g centre forward a g a i n s t S e l a n g o r l a s t S a t u r d a y at Kuala Lumpur , but his t e a m had to ac k n o w l e d g e defeat b y 5 g o a l s t o 2 .

CRICKET. F.M.S. v s . Colony.

In t h e F .M.S . Cricket X I chosen t o m e e t t h e Colony a t S i n g a p o r e on A u g u s t 3 , 4 , and 5 Laurence d e S i lva of P a h a n g h a s found a place . B . D iony-s ius ( S e l a n g o r ) and F e l i x de S i lva ( N e g r i Sembi lan) a r e r e s e r v e s .

The Colony side h a s not been chosen a s y e t and i t wil l n o t surpr ise us to s ee the f o l l o w i n g Cathol ics s e l ec ted: F . Reutens ( P e n a n g ) , N . Su l l ivan , K e n g Hock, H. B o o n and H. Ba lhe tche t ( S i n g a p o r e ) .

* * * * 8 W i c k e t Victory for S.R.C.

S.R.C. b e a t the U n i t e d Serv ices a t Tangl in o v e r the w e e k - e n d b y 8 wicke t s .

N . Su l l ivan captured 4 w i c k e t s for 20 runs for t h e S.R.C. a g a i n s t U n i t e d Services at Tang l in on S a t u r d a y last . E . LeMercier had 1 for 22. M. V a l b e r g scored 19 runs , M. Orr 32, E . LeMercier 4 and N . Sul l ivan 4 not out .

* * * * * R. Cordeiro, R. Minjoot , A . W a t t s , G.

Clarke a n d A . P e n n e f a t h e r w e r e the Catholic Schoolboys chosen to represent the Combined Schools at Cricket aga ins t the S i n g a p o r e Teachers on Saturday, July 6.

B A D M I N T O N . S i n g a p o r e Championship .

In the Ladies Junior S i n g l e s Championship of S ingapore , p layed a t the Clerical U n i o n Hal l , on S a t u r d a y las t Miss Catherine Rodr igues of Raffles Girls' School qualified for the final def ea t ing M i s s Schelkis of the Jaques B.P. >n s t r a i g h t sets 11-3; 9-9 ( 5 - 4 ) , in the Semi-final.

Miss Rodr igues m e e t s Miss Chan K e n g f*oon 0 f 1^ A m a t e u r Athe 'e t i c Union in the F i n a l on S u n d a y the 14th inst. at 3 p.m.

A T H L E T I C S P O R T S . The success fu l Catholic m e m b e r s of

the S.R.C. Athlet ic t e a m that defeated the R .A.F . on the Esplanade on Thursday, Ju ly 4, w e r e ; J. Edwards, P . H. de Souza, E . Gal i s tan, N . Sull ivan, W . Mathews , C. Valberg, and G. Windsor.

* * * * *

St. Joseph's Inst i tut ion's Relay T e a m failed on Saturday to repeat its fine performance of a for tn ight ago w h e n i t won the Governor's Cup. A t the Vic toria B r i d g e School Sports this t e a m secured only second place in the Inter School Relay Race. Wi th proper t ra in ing St . Joseph's would have a wonderful t eam.

arranged by the Association the

Larry Carrol, an Institution of Se -mile race on the

cycl ists in N e g r i

A M A T E U R A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N M E E T I N G S E R E M B A N .

The Negr i Sembi lan Amateur A t h l e tic Assoc ia t ion held a successful m e e t i n g on the 5th and Gth July , 1935.

Catholic youths figured prominent ly in the bicycle races Seremban Whee lers founder of which is ex-pupil of St. Pau l s remban. In the one 5th which w a s open t Sembilan only Larry Carroll w a s the winner w i t h his younger brother Percy as second and the ir cousin Eric Rozario as third.

Competitors from Singapore, Se langor and Negr i took part in the four mi les race on the 6th Ju ly and this event proved to be very interest ing owing to the keen compet i t ion between Larry Carroll and Pall S i n g h of Selangor. The latter w a s , as wâs expected, the w i n n e r while the former w a s second.

Majority of the members of the W h e e lers' Assoc ia t ion a r e Catholics.

The Catholics w h o competed in o t h e r athlet ic event s w e r e N . Xavier , the former F .M.S . Medical Dept . Champion ath le te , E . M. Scu l ly , O'Neil, Ted. E s peckerman R. N e w m a n and R. L o p e z .

St . Paul ' s Ins t i tu t ion put up a t e a m for t h e Inter School Re lay but w a s not success fu l in c a r r y i n g off the prize .

* * * * * In the Officer's Handicap Race a t the

Colony Pol ice S p o r t s a t the T h o m s o n Road Depot , the A c t i n g Inspector General o f Pol ice , Mr. R. H. Onraet , w a s second.

B O X I N G . A m i e Raphael , French s ty l i s t , ga ined

another v ic tory on Fr iday n ight . J u l y 5th, w h e n he beat Ignacio Fernandez very eas i ly on points over 12 three minute rounds at the N e w World S t a dium. The Phi l ip ino had to g i v e a w a y a s tone to the Frenchman but put u p a ga l lant fight and w a s defeated b u t not disgraced.

F i g h t i n g Cornejo battered P e t e r George , the Abyss in ian , so badly t h a t in the 7 th round t h e refree w a s obl iged to end the bout.

In the descript ion of the international box ing encounter be tween Jack P e t e r s o n of Cardiff and W a l t e r Neuse l o f Germ a n y i t is s t a t e d tha t Neuse l w a s a l mos t knocked out but Peterson t h r e w a w a y h i s chance . There were 50.000 spectators a t W e m b l e y Stadium. P e t e r son's fa ta l handicap, a cut everbrow, recurred in the first round, but he boxed courageous ly and c leverly and he a l m o s t won.

On points both boxers were about equal, w h e n a t t h e conclusion of 10 rounds, Peterson's fa ther threw in the towel . The W e l s h Catholic col lapsed w h e n Neuse l looked nearer to de feat than h imse 7 f . The German hammered at his opponent's cut eye several t imes and the la t ter w a s half blinded b y blood hut w a s wonderfu l ly game. In rounds 5 and 6 h^ ac tua l lv grot the b e t t e r of Neusel . All our sympathies go out t * the ga l lant Wel shman whose cu t eye brow has m e a n t so much bi t terness and disappointment .

T E N N I S . Malacca L. T. A. Meeting.

A t the Annual General Meetiner of the Malacca Lawn Tennis Assoc iat ion of Fr iday las t Mr. C. F. Gomes w a s appointed to a seat on the Committee . Mr. P. F . de Souâ w a s elected Malacca De lega te on the L.T.A.M. Council, whi le Mr. H. M. de Sou7a (Sr) w a s g iven a place on the Select ion Committee .

The ret ir ing Pres ident prooosed a hearty vo te of thanks to Mr. H. M. de Souza (jr . ) for his services a s Hon. Secretarv and Treasurer and for carrying on the onerous duty of d e l e g a t e on the L.T.A.M. Council for the p a s t 12 years .

D I / T R I B U T O R / F O R

TIGER BEER FRA/CRfr

IlfiAVC L» S A I N T GEORGE'S SCHOOL A N N U A L S P O R T S .

M. Rodrigues , Victor Ludorum.

The fifteenth Annual Athle t ic M e e t i n g of the St . George's Inst i tut ion, Taip ing , w a s held on Friday, 28th J u n e 1935, un der the dis t inguished patronage of the Hon'ble Mr. G. E . Cator, Br i t i sh Resident, Perak, and the v e r y Rev. Bro. James , O.B.E., Visitor, of the Christ ian Brothers' Schools. Ideal w e a t h e r conditions prevailed throughout the day and enabled a large and representat ive g a thering to wi tness the sports . In fine, the v is i tors ' shed which had been g a i l y decorated w i t h s treamers and large flags was filled to its u t m o s t capaci ty . The function w a s moreover graced by the presence of Mrs. G. E . Cator; whi l e among the prominent g u e s t s w e r e Major and Mrs. H. S. Bangna l l , Capt. W. A . Ward, M.C., Messrs A. Keir, K. R. Blackwel l , G. S. Rawl ings , M.S. McGahey, R. B. Black, R. F . C. Markham, Capt. E. S. Lilley, Dr. J. F i tzpatr ick , Dr. I. M. Ghows J.P., Mr. N . E l ia thamby, J.P., Tengku Mentri Wan Ahmad Rasdi , J.P. , M.S.C., Rev. Fr . M. Olcomendy, Mr. Lim Huan Lye, Mr. R.P.S . Walker , Lieut. E. G. Nobbs, Inche Mohd. Sal leh, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. J. Madden, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. M. Kotval .

The sports commenced a t 3 p.m. and item fol lowed item in quick success ion until an interval w a s t a i l e d a t 4.30, when the officials and g u e s t s w e r e invited to the School to have tea .

The programme w a s then continued t o the finish; without a s ing le hitch. E v e r y event w a s keenly contested and the t*am spirit w a s very much in evidence, e s p e cially a m o n g the m e m b e r s of the " C " division. The most exc i t ing event s w e r e the Tnter-House Re lay Races of all the three sect ions , A, B & C, whi l e the m o s t thril l ing and a t the same t i m e the m o s t

graceful i t ems w e r e the Pole V a u l t of both A and B. The Midgets ' R a c e s caused no end of merr iment and evoked much laughter . I t w a s g r e a t f u n to t h e spectators to s e e the t iny to t s of t h e Infant D e p a r t m e n t running a course o f some for ty y a r d s and s tumbl ing , in m o r e cases t h a n one on t h j w a y , before t h e y finally reached t h e winn ing p o s t w h e r e everyone of the compet i tors w a s a w a r d ed a packet o f s w e e t s . The c h a m p i o n Athle te of the m e e t i n g w a s M. Rodri g u e s , w i t h Khor Boon Cheang, c h a m p i o n of the " B " Div i s ion .

When the l a s t i tem had been dec ided, Reverend Brother J a m e s , O.B.E. m a d e a brief speech on behalf of Reverend B r o ther Henry , t h e Director of the I n s t i t u tion. He expres sed his thanks to t h e Hon. the Bri t i sh Res ident and Mrs. C a t o r for the honour done by their p r e s e n c e and part icular ly to Mrs. G. E . Cator f o r also consent ing to g ive a w a y the pr i ze s . The speaker then thanked the v a r i o u s gent lemen w h o had acted as officials a n d those w h o had donated g e n e r o u s l y t o make the sports a real success . T h e Rev. speaker a l so thanked Mrs. Read f o r her kind serv ices in a r r a n g i n g t h e t e a , and the staff for the ir whole -hearted cooperation. Reverend Brother V i s t o r particularly thanked Mr. N . E l i a t h a m b y who had put u p the v is i tors ' s h e d — a generous help he had g iven for the l a s t ten y e a r s . B e f o r e concluding h i s re marks he congratu la ted the p r i z e - w i n ners , and a t the s a m e t ime conso led those unsuccess fu l compet i tors w h o m h^ encouraged to b e t t e r endeavour t h e fo l l owing year . A p p l a u s e gree ted t h i s speech, a f t e r w h i c h Mrs. G. E . Cator w a s called upon to g i v e a w a y the pr ices . T h e distribution of pr izes over, three c h e e r s g iven f o r Mrs . Cator, brought t h e day*s proceed"n~s to a close.

(Continued on p a g e 19 col. 1 & 2 )

16 MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 13th J U L Y , 1935.

G e n e r a l Joltings of the W e e k .

I N T E R N A T I O N A L H O S P I T A L CONGRESS.

H O L Y F A T H E R ' S P R O T E S T S A G A I N S T S T E R I L I S A T I O N

U P H E L D .

The cr i t ic ism, m a d e b y t h e Holy F a t h e r i n h i s add res s t o t h e doct o r s pa r t i c ipa t ing in t h e In te rnat ional Hospi ta l Congress held in Rome in May, h a s been a t tended by complete success. T h e subject h a s been ent i re ly excluded from t h e p rog ramme . T h e opposition was suppor ted by a g roup of Dutch doctors, w h o pro tes ted a g a i n s t t h e w a y in which t h e t w o German doctors h a d t a k e n a d v a n t a g e of t h e Congress t o in t roduce German ideas of s ter i l isa t ion, and asked t h a t t h e sub jec t be excluded from t h e fu tu re Congress . T h e y were suppor ted by t h e Span i sh representa t ives . T h e F r e n c h de lega te said t h a t as t h e n e x t Congress w a s to be held in P a r i s t h e F r e n c h Gov e r n m e n t was r eady t o suppor t i t only if s ter i l i sa t ion w a s no t discussed, a s t h e sub jec t h a d no th ing t o do w i t h hospi ta ls . T h e p ro tes t w a s accepted and t h e m a t t e r will be excluded from t h e Coming Congress . T h e Holy F a t h e r t hanked t h e Du tch doctors and congra tu la t ed t h e m on t h e resu l t .

MGR. P O S K I T T ' S A D V I C E TO CATHOLIC W O M E N .

"Catholic women should make themselves a t t r ac t i ve , t a k i n g as t he i r mo t to , ' N o f rumps and no van i ty ' , " said Mgr . Poski f t of Leeds, Yorksh i re in a speech to Catholic women. H e also declared t h a t a Catholic woman should a im a t being as fit physical ly , intellectually a n d moral ly a s i t is possible t o make herself. T h e y m u s t adap t themselves t o social conditions, spread themse lves abou t more , and be good mixe r s .

o C A R D : B E R T R A M ON N A Z I

C U R R E N C Y L A W S .

Cardinal B e r t r a m of Breslau, Germany , severely d isapproves of offences aga ins t t h e G e r m a n Currency laws, b u t r e fe r s t o t h e possibili ty t h a t individual cases m i g h t h a v e been due t o ignorance or misguidance by t h i r d pa r t i e s .

The Card ina l declares t h a t i t is a fact t h a t t h e m e m b e r s of t h e orders , in commi t t ing breaches of t h e foreign exchange regula t ions , have n e i t h e r sough t a n y personal advan tages whatsoever , nor furthe red pr iva te , capi ta l is t ic int e re s t s .

The Cardinal ' s l e t t e r h a s aroused t h e fu ry of t h e Naz is and h a s led t o t he dismissal of 20 edi tors of Catholic newspapers who published it.

B E E T H O V E N MEMORIAL P L A Q U E .

A memor ia l p laque will be placed t h i s s u m m e r on t h e home in Mechlin, of Ludwigvon Beethoven , t h e f amous Catholic musi cal composer.

A GLOWING TRIBUTE P A I D TO CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL

BODIES.

A notable t r ibu te was recently paid to t h e work of Catholic Missionaries du r ing a debate on free educat ion in t h e Southern Rhode-s ian Legis la t ive Assembly by Mr. L . Keller, a prominent member of t h e Labour P a r t y . He s a i d :

"Rhodesia owes a debt of g ra t i t ude to those selfless and high minded people who for nea r ly half a cen tu ry have made the Educat ion of t h e chi ldren of t h e count ry the i r special care. I refer to t h e devoted F a t h e r s and Sis ters of t h e Catholic Church . There a r e many m e n in t h i s t e r r i t o ry who owe the i r success in life t o t h e work and influence of those F a t h e r s and S i s t e r s . "

R E V . F R . B Y R N E S J . H E R E ON H E A L T H T R I P .

A vis i tor t o Singapore last t h e week was Rev. F a t h e r George Byrne S.J., Super ior of t h e Hongkong J e su i t s and a m e m b e r of t h e Hong Kong Univers i ty Council. T h e purpose of F a t h e r Byrne ' s vis i t was mere ly for a well deserved res t which was however a very brief one indeed.

Cardinal Michael Faulhaber , Archbishop of Munich, is t he 'Mereier ' of Germany . Born in 1868 he is a n old man , b u t a vigorous o n e ; ta l l , powerfully built, w i th a fine s t r o n g face and a kindly smile. H e is t h e son of a Bava r i an b a k e r and miller. Young Michael served in his y o u t h as a non-commissioned officer in t he Bava r i an a r m y . He left i t for the s emina ry and became a pr ies t in 1892. He w a s soon appointed p ro T

fessor of old Tes t amen t H i s to ry a t S t r a s b o u r g Univers i ty . A t t h e age of 42 h e was named Bishop of Speyer . L a t e r dur ing t h e world w a r h e w a s appointed Chaplain General of t h e German armies . Before t h e end of t he w a r he became Archbishop of Munich and P r i m a t e of Bavar ia . In 1921 he was elevated to t h e Cardinala te .

S Q U A B B L E OVER T H E DIONNE Q U I N T U P L E T S .

CARD. F A U L H A B E R ' S V A R I E D C A R E E R .

Mr. and Mrs . Dionne, pa r en t s of t h e famous quintuplets , a r e having a bad t ime and need sympa thy . They have been bullied and slandered and the i r children have been taken away from t h e m . Their doctor says t h e y a re rugged and virile, t h a t t he i r homelife is pure, and t h a t t h e y a r e s tu rdy , simple, law-abiding, loyal to race and F a i t h . The Ontar io Government passed a Bill making t h e children wa rds of t h e King. This Bill has placed t h e m in t h e c h a r g e of non Catholic guard ians , who can be dismissed by t h e minis te r of public welfare. Thf chief gua rd i an is a Jew, who could forbid t h e paren t s ever seeing the children again. The Catholics of On ta i ro and Quebec a r e organis ing t o have t he children r e tu rned to t h e i r parents .

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P E T E R ' S ROME.

Mass will be offered in a pa r t of t h e Metropolitan Cathedra l of Liverpool within t h e next 2 years . This promise was made by Archbishop Downey and Sir Edwin Lutyens , t h e archi tect .

This Cathedral is expected to be second in size only to St. Pe te r ' s , Rome.

SOUVENIR STAMPS OF MAIDEN VOYAGE OF F R E N C H

L E V I A T H A N .

S tamp collectors will be on the look-out for t h e special issue of s t amps t h e F rench Government will make to celebrate t he first voyage of t h e la rges t ship in t h e world.

E I G H T N A T I V E P R I E S T S ORDAINED I N F R E N C H

AFRICA.

R U I N S .

Alone amid t h e ru ins of Quetta a f te r t h e ter r ib le ea r thquake , the Convent of t h e P resen ta t ion Nuns of Cork, Ireland, s t ands unharmed, it is repor ted .

Not a single nun or pupil was injured.

Q u e t t a is in t h e Bombay diocese but s i tua ted in Baluchis tan. Its Catholic population of 1,500 is served by two Jesu i t Fa thers . The super ioress of t h e Quetta Convent is mo the r Columba Sullivan, a Dublin lady w h o founded t h e convent. She has worked in India for 36 years and last year on t he occasion of h e r Golden Jubilee was awarded t h e Kaiser-i-Hind first class gold medal by the King.

A few weeks ago she was honoured anew with t h e Silver Jubilee medal .

The first 8 nat ive sub-deacons of French Cameroon Africa, were ordained on Eas t e r Monday. There were 160,000 Catholics present .

o VICTIMS O F QUETTA

DISASTER.

26.000 P E O P L E H E A R FR. COUGHLIN ON SOCIAL

JUSTICE.

One of t h e vict ims of t he Que t ta E a r t h q u a k e is a Br i t i sh Catholic— Airc ra f t sman Neve, R.A.F. 22 years of age . He had been altor server and organiser of parochial functions in his youth .

The 2 sons of Colonel Sleeman. Commander of t h e South Wales Br igade were also a t Quet ta then . One was a Lieu tenant in t he Royal Tank Corps and t h e o ther a Second Lt . in t h e Royal Sussex Regiment . The Sleemans, who are Catholics, a r e believed to be t h e only case in t h e a rmy today of a f a the r and his two sons on the active list a t the same t ime. No news of t h e two lads is known yet .

In t h e public aud i to r ium of Cleveland, U.S.A. l a s t month, F a t h e r Char les Coughlin, the famous radio pr ies t of America, spoke to an audience of 26,000 people about his Social Justice Union. L a t e r he addressed a s imilar mee t ing a t Madison Square Gardens , New York.

B E D O U I N R U L E R ENTERT A I N E D BY FRANCISCAN

F A T H E R S .

For t h e first t ime in history, a Bedouin ruler, a descendant of Mohammed, became t h e guest of honour of t he Franc iscan Fathers of the Holv Places in t h e ' r Convent at Je rusa lem, when Abdullah. Emir of Trans iordan ia , was present at lunch wi th the m e m b e r s of the Communi ty in the i r d in ing hall.

HOLY F A T H E R C E L E B R A T E D 7Sth B I R T H D A Y RECENTLY.

BING CROSBY KICKS AGAINST R O L E ON MORAL GROUNDS.

The Holy F a t h e r celebrated his 78th b i r thday on May 31st. In his speeches he calls himself the " Old F a t h e r , " while h is heare rs gaze wi th wonder on his ex t ra ordinary vigour and youthful f reshness . He was t h e recipient of innumerable messages of congra tu la t ion from all p a r t s of the world.

Bing Crosby, f a m o i s film and radio s inger , protes ted recently aga ins t his inclusion in t h e cast of an immoral film. He was supported in h is stsLnd bv t he Catholics of Buffalo. N.Y. with t he result that he h a s been released from h ; s obligation to t ake pa r t in the film which, moreover, has been completely rewr i t t en , and all objectionable p a r t s expunged.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 13th J U L Y , 19:35. 17

T h e M i r a c l e M a k ' C A R D I N A L D E D I C A T E S P O S T A L OF

&ASILIGA TO ST. J O A N & A E C . 45 B E L G I A N B I S H O P S .

A W A R TIME P R O M I S E K E P T .

By

R E V . F A T H E R L E O N A R D , C « P * (From the Catholic Home Annual)

(Continued from last week)

The claws suddenly pounced on the bed clothes. A dry cackle seemed to come from the hideous mouth. The leper to re them from the nerveless fingers of the priest , and, flung t h e m in a heap in t h e corner. He moved into the moonlight. In helpless fascination t h e priest s tared . His jaws were locked. He could not u t te r a sound or a moan. He vaguely felt h i s Rosary in his hand as it lay iner t by his side.

H e s h u t h is eyes to escape t h e horror . His mind was reeling in agonising fear. He thought in his para lys ing helplessness of s tor ies he had heard of ghos t s appear ing to people, and how they challenged them. He believed t h a t t h e Souls in P u r g a t o r y somet imes came back to e a r t h by God's permission, to ask for Masses and prayers . But , how different to s i t in a room before a fire, a thri l led l is tener of such s to r i es ! I t was like looking at a play from t h e stalls in a t hea t r e . When one is a gr im actor in a superna tura l d rama human resource is almost futile.

H e could feel t h e pestilential b r ea th on his cheeks. He opened his eyes. The claws seemed to be fas ten ing around his th roa t . He could feel the i r icy coldness and oony sharpness . H e could hard ly b rea the . With a choking sob h e flung up his hands . The Rosary seemed to ra t t l e aga ins t the claws. T h e leper sp rang back as if he had touched fire. The look of a devil blazed in t h e sunken eyes : t h e snarl of a devil contorted t h e loathsome mouth . And then, t h e leper faded like a black cloud across t h e moon.

The pr ies t lay as if in a coma. But , t h e breeze—chill wi th t h e dawn—galvanised h im into life. He tumbled out of bed and ga the r ed t h e heaped-up clothes from t h e corner. Still shiver ing, he spread them on the bed and got in. Thei r w a r m t h sent t h e blood rac ing th rough his veins. But every momen t h is eyes searched t h e room, haun ted by t h e spectre of the leper. A t las t his mind and body exhaus ted by t h e a t tack, he succumbed to sleep.

He was awakened by t h e singing of birds , and, the sunl ight s t r eaming on his face. He stood at t h e window when he had dressed. Birds skimmed t h r o u g h the pellucid a i r f rom t ree to t r ee

! and, warbled the i r songs. Multicoloured butterflies l ighted on t h e flowers. The garden was golden

j wi th sunshine and aflame with j flowers painted wi th colours by ; th€ Hand of God. I t was an j ear th ly paradise now. Hundreds I of years ago it had been. Ho

shivered. The horror of the night c?me before him.

Y e s ! he was r igh t . He felt a blinding conviction now as he saw P a t slowly walking by t h e side of

I Eileen in the garden. Dr. Fitz-j gerald was coming towards them. | He heard his cheery "good morn-! ing," and, "has F a t h e r Tom not ! come down y e t " ? He saw the \ l augh te r in Eileen's eyes—and the

TRUE GOLD.

Better to see and understand and clasp The glory of a sunset to the breast Than hasten down the dusty road in \

attest Of such poor toys as greedy hands \

would grasp. Better to wait in quietude and see The thousand beauties of one com

mon day [j And feast the soul in gratitude and f

stay j To hear upon the silent air at noon

A voice speak quietly. True gold is minted not by htiman

hands,. Nor gathered up on distant sunlit j

strands, Nor yielded up by Nature's richest^

isles;, 'Tis treasures coined in heaven for

tradeless marts And found where few men seeking to\

find In tender words, a touch, a mood of

mind. Ah! Love is wealth, God's Eldorado

Hid in humble hearts. (Edith E. H. Thompson).

\ hope shining in P a t ' s eyes. The I infinitely loving Chr is t and His i Blessed Mother had put Pa t ' s cure : in his hands . A wave of rap turous I joy swept over him. He saw I Eileen come benea th his window.

" F a t h e r Tom!" came her cry. | H e smiled down a t her . "We're j all going to t h e Oratory . You I won ' t be long? Every th ing is j ready for Mass ."

" I l l be t h e r e directly, Eileen, ; j u s t go on," he answered in a

cheery voice.

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Paris .—In 1914, when the German armies were tearing- Par is , Cardinal A m e t t e summoned his people to an ardent supplication in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. There, in their name, he made a vow that if Par i s escaped invasion, a Basilica would be constructed in honour of St. Joan of Arc.

The vow is in process of execut ion. A s a part of the re l ig ious ceremonies in honour of St. Joan, th is month, H i s Eminence Jfcan Qardin^l Verdier, t h e second successor of Cardinal A m e t t e a s Archbishop of Par i s , dedicated the portal and the first dome of the B a s i lica.

The Basil ica is be ing erected in the La Chapelle quarter at a spot w h e r e the Maid came to pray during the s i e g e of Par i s . The church of that period still e x i s t s and the co lumn before which the Sa int knelt is marked. The anc ient church will not be des troyed but is t o be encircled by the new.

The architecture of mi l i tary and rel igious edifices of the Gothic a g e wil l be recal led by the s ty l e of the new Bas i lica. The grand portal i s framed by a facade which forms a sort of lo f ty tr iumphal arch. (N.C.W.C.)

25 I N F O R E I G N M I S S I O N S . Brusse l s .—Although a smal l country

and one hav ing only one metropo l i tan and five suffragan Sees . B e l g i u m boasts ef 45 Bishops . In addit ion to the s i x Res ident ia l Pre lates , there are s i x Ti tu lar Bishops and 33 m i s s i o n a r y Bishops .

The Miss ionary B i shops are divided a m o n g the various C o n g r e g a t i o n s , but the Scheut Fathers h a v e the g r e a t e s t number , 11. There .are f o u r J e s u i t s , t w o Premonstratens ians , one Benedict ine , one Dominican, one Capuchin, one Pass ion i s t , one Mis s ionary of the Sacred Heart , one Pr ies t of t h e Sacred Heart , and t w o be longing to the Fore ign Miss ions of Par is .

S o m e of the Miss ionary B i shops are in B e l g i u m convalesc ing f rom i l lness incurred in the miss ion field. Of the re mainder , 11 are in the B e l g i a n Congo, e i g h t are in China, t h r e e in India, and one each in Bulgaria , Denmark , and the W e s t Indies .

A U S T R I A N C A T H O L I C G Y M N A S T S .

CATHOLIC C L E R G Y I N T U R K E Y . TO W E A R C I V I L I A N C L O T H E S .

: Istanbul .—The Catholic c lergy in I Turkey is preparing to use c ivi l ian I c lothes , a s prescribed by the new law, ! according to La Turquie , French dai ly I here. Many congrega t ions of nuns are

prepar ing to leave the country, and their schools are be ing closed.

TO H O N O U R M E M O R Y O F L A T E C H A N C E L L O R .

Vienna. Linz, the town on the Da-! nube wi th the beautiful Cathedral of j St . Mary, wil l be the scene of an im-I pres s ive mani fes tat ion of t h e Catholic i a s soc ia t ions of g y m n a s t s in J u l y . Tens

of thousands of g y m n a s t s are to parti-! c ipate in an athlet ic d i sp lay which will

s h o w the rapid deve lopment of the j m o v e m e n t of Catholic a th le t i c s in I Aus tr ia . The President of A u s t r i a has I promised to be present on the main day, j Sunday , Ju ly 14. The Catholic g y m n a s t s i wi l l honour the m e m o r y of the la te

Chancel lor Engelbert Do l l fus s . ( N . C . W . C ) .

F e a r gave way to joy, horror to peace in his mind. Eve ry th ing was now as clear as crystal . He would offer up Holy Mass for t h e souls of ail who lived in this house years gone b y : he would ask Eileen. Pa t and Dr . Fi tzgerald to

I offer up thier Holy Communions ! for h i s intention. The Holy M a s s ! I Infinite Sacrifice, infinite Pleading. | infinite Atonement . Through t h e

Beloved Crucified offering Himself once again in His Infinite Love he would obtain his in tent ion: all sorrow, all disease would disappear from the house as t he morning mist before the r i s ing sun.

He whispered his request to his fr iends. He stood a t the Al ta r . All t h e fervour of his soul he poured out in his Holy Mass. As he held in his anointed hands t h e God of Love and Life and gave Him to Pat in Holy Communion,

I he pleaded even for a miracle. The re was a wonderful happiness

j a t t h e breakfast table. Towards ! the end of breakfas t the pr ies t | s ta r t led the o thers as he said:

"I know why P a t is suffering,. j and I know wha t it is ."

~"You know, F a t h e r Tom," exclaimed the doctor. "How"?

"Shall I tell you a s t o r y ? " he asked as he looked round the table.

" O h ! don't speak in riddles, ; F a t h e r Tom," expostulated Eileen. i "Do please tell us w h a t you mean ."

"Something ex t raord inary has happened to you, F a t h e r Tom, I can see it in your eyes," cried Pa t . " W h a t is i t " ?

"Do you. know," t h e priest ans wered, "what th i s house originally w a s ? " They all shook the i r heads . "A Leper-house!" He ut tered each word slowly.

The re was a. gasp from al l—and cries came: " O h ! you're jok ing— it couldn't have been!"

"Yes , its t rue . I 've read an old h is tory of the place. There is no doubt about it. And—last n igh t a leper appeared to m e ! I t was horrible, f r ightening. I believe t h a t a kind of a curse was left on the house. I'm not supers t i t ious— but these th ings happen, you know. And—Pat—don ' t be a larmed when I tell you, t h a t I believe

your illness comes f rom t h a t curse. I t is a sor t of leprosy you 've got ."

There was a death l ike silence when t h e pr ies t finished. A sudden pained cry came from Eileen.

" O h ! m y God!" P a t s t a red a t t h e pr ies t , ho r ro r

in his eyes. The doctor looked wi th amazement and sa id :

"But , F a t h e r Tom, P a t ' s disease is not typically of t h e leprosy I've seen."

"Doesn ' t mat te r , Doc. I 'm absolutely convinced I 'm r igh t . I t is a form of leprosy—the result of some diabolical curse on the house. I've known of similar th ings . You can' t f a thom preterna tura l—or , if you prefer , superna tu ra l — phenomena. We're abvsmal ly ignorant of those t h ings . " He paused. "I 'll tell you about last n ight ," he resumed, and held them enthral led.

"Well," the doctor spoke when the pr iest had finished, " I confess I'm beaten. I can ' t place t h e disease. Maybe you ' re r i gh t F a t h e r Tom."

"Am I doomed then , F a t h e r ? " P a t spoke slowly.

"Pa t"—cr ied t h e p r i e s t—"you ' r e saved—you're cu red ! N o ! I 'm not fooling or bluffing you. I 'm deadly serious. The Holy Mass th i s morn ing will lift t h a t cu rse— it will work the miracle on you!"

The friends par ted . A week la ter t he pr iest received t h e following let ter .

"My dear F a t h e r T o m : You ' re a mirac le -man! P a t is

cured—yes—real ly cured. He runs ups ta i rs . And—all t h e colour h a s come back into h i s cheeks . Hi s skin is perfectly firm—all t h a t awful powdering h a s gone. No t a speck comes off. He rubbed and rubbed his a rm to-day to show me. We ' re j u s t rad iant ly happy . I t ' s useless t r y ing to tell you how grateful we are to you. Our h e a r t s a re too full for words . You've given us j u s t Heaven on ea r th . All our lives we'll cher i sh you as our bes t friend. Do. comrj soon to us. You'll see then t h e miracle you've worked.

All our hear t ' s g r a t i t u d e . " Eileen."

16 MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 13th J U L Y , 1935.

G e n e r a l Joltings of the W e e k .

I N T E R N A T I O N A L H O S P I T A L CONGRESS.

H O L Y F A T H E R ' S P R O T E S T S A G A I N S T S T E R I L I S A T I O N

U P H E L D .

The cr i t ic ism, m a d e b y t h e Holy F a t h e r i n h i s add res s t o t h e doct o r s pa r t i c ipa t ing in t h e In te rnat ional Hospi ta l Congress held in Rome in May, h a s been a t tended by complete success. T h e subject h a s been ent i re ly excluded from t h e p rog ramme . T h e opposition was suppor ted by a g roup of Dutch doctors, w h o pro tes ted a g a i n s t t h e w a y in which t h e t w o German doctors h a d t a k e n a d v a n t a g e of t h e Congress t o in t roduce German ideas of s ter i l isa t ion, and asked t h a t t h e sub jec t be excluded from t h e fu tu re Congress . T h e y were suppor ted by t h e Span i sh representa t ives . T h e F r e n c h de lega te said t h a t as t h e n e x t Congress w a s to be held in P a r i s t h e F r e n c h Gov e r n m e n t was r eady t o suppor t i t only if s ter i l i sa t ion w a s no t discussed, a s t h e sub jec t h a d no th ing t o do w i t h hospi ta ls . T h e p ro tes t w a s accepted and t h e m a t t e r will be excluded from t h e Coming Congress . T h e Holy F a t h e r t hanked t h e Du tch doctors and congra tu la t ed t h e m on t h e resu l t .

MGR. P O S K I T T ' S A D V I C E TO CATHOLIC W O M E N .

"Catholic women should make themselves a t t r ac t i ve , t a k i n g as t he i r mo t to , ' N o f rumps and no van i ty ' , " said Mgr . Poski f t of Leeds, Yorksh i re in a speech to Catholic women. H e also declared t h a t a Catholic woman should a im a t being as fit physical ly , intellectually a n d moral ly a s i t is possible t o make herself. T h e y m u s t adap t themselves t o social conditions, spread themse lves abou t more , and be good mixe r s .

o C A R D : B E R T R A M ON N A Z I

C U R R E N C Y L A W S .

Cardinal B e r t r a m of Breslau, Germany , severely d isapproves of offences aga ins t t h e G e r m a n Currency laws, b u t r e fe r s t o t h e possibili ty t h a t individual cases m i g h t h a v e been due t o ignorance or misguidance by t h i r d pa r t i e s .

The Card ina l declares t h a t i t is a fact t h a t t h e m e m b e r s of t h e orders , in commi t t ing breaches of t h e foreign exchange regula t ions , have n e i t h e r sough t a n y personal advan tages whatsoever , nor furthe red pr iva te , capi ta l is t ic int e re s t s .

The Cardinal ' s l e t t e r h a s aroused t h e fu ry of t h e Naz is and h a s led t o t he dismissal of 20 edi tors of Catholic newspapers who published it.

B E E T H O V E N MEMORIAL P L A Q U E .

A memor ia l p laque will be placed t h i s s u m m e r on t h e home in Mechlin, of Ludwigvon Beethoven , t h e f amous Catholic musi cal composer.

A GLOWING TRIBUTE P A I D TO CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL

BODIES.

A notable t r ibu te was recently paid to t h e work of Catholic Missionaries du r ing a debate on free educat ion in t h e Southern Rhode-s ian Legis la t ive Assembly by Mr. L . Keller, a prominent member of t h e Labour P a r t y . He s a i d :

"Rhodesia owes a debt of g ra t i t ude to those selfless and high minded people who for nea r ly half a cen tu ry have made the Educat ion of t h e chi ldren of t h e count ry the i r special care. I refer to t h e devoted F a t h e r s and Sis ters of t h e Catholic Church . There a r e many m e n in t h i s t e r r i t o ry who owe the i r success in life t o t h e work and influence of those F a t h e r s and S i s t e r s . "

R E V . F R . B Y R N E S J . H E R E ON H E A L T H T R I P .

A vis i tor t o Singapore last t h e week was Rev. F a t h e r George Byrne S.J., Super ior of t h e Hongkong J e su i t s and a m e m b e r of t h e Hong Kong Univers i ty Council. T h e purpose of F a t h e r Byrne ' s vis i t was mere ly for a well deserved res t which was however a very brief one indeed.

Cardinal Michael Faulhaber , Archbishop of Munich, is t he 'Mereier ' of Germany . Born in 1868 he is a n old man , b u t a vigorous o n e ; ta l l , powerfully built, w i th a fine s t r o n g face and a kindly smile. H e is t h e son of a Bava r i an b a k e r and miller. Young Michael served in his y o u t h as a non-commissioned officer in t he Bava r i an a r m y . He left i t for the s emina ry and became a pr ies t in 1892. He w a s soon appointed p ro T

fessor of old Tes t amen t H i s to ry a t S t r a s b o u r g Univers i ty . A t t h e age of 42 h e was named Bishop of Speyer . L a t e r dur ing t h e world w a r h e w a s appointed Chaplain General of t h e German armies . Before t h e end of t he w a r he became Archbishop of Munich and P r i m a t e of Bavar ia . In 1921 he was elevated to t h e Cardinala te .

S Q U A B B L E OVER T H E DIONNE Q U I N T U P L E T S .

CARD. F A U L H A B E R ' S V A R I E D C A R E E R .

Mr. and Mrs . Dionne, pa r en t s of t h e famous quintuplets , a r e having a bad t ime and need sympa thy . They have been bullied and slandered and the i r children have been taken away from t h e m . Their doctor says t h e y a re rugged and virile, t h a t t he i r homelife is pure, and t h a t t h e y a r e s tu rdy , simple, law-abiding, loyal to race and F a i t h . The Ontar io Government passed a Bill making t h e children wa rds of t h e King. This Bill has placed t h e m in t h e c h a r g e of non Catholic guard ians , who can be dismissed by t h e minis te r of public welfare. Thf chief gua rd i an is a Jew, who could forbid t h e paren t s ever seeing the children again. The Catholics of On ta i ro and Quebec a r e organis ing t o have t he children r e tu rned to t h e i r parents .

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Mass will be offered in a pa r t of t h e Metropolitan Cathedra l of Liverpool within t h e next 2 years . This promise was made by Archbishop Downey and Sir Edwin Lutyens , t h e archi tect .

This Cathedral is expected to be second in size only to St. Pe te r ' s , Rome.

SOUVENIR STAMPS OF MAIDEN VOYAGE OF F R E N C H

L E V I A T H A N .

S tamp collectors will be on the look-out for t h e special issue of s t amps t h e F rench Government will make to celebrate t he first voyage of t h e la rges t ship in t h e world.

E I G H T N A T I V E P R I E S T S ORDAINED I N F R E N C H

AFRICA.

R U I N S .

Alone amid t h e ru ins of Quetta a f te r t h e ter r ib le ea r thquake , the Convent of t h e P resen ta t ion Nuns of Cork, Ireland, s t ands unharmed, it is repor ted .

Not a single nun or pupil was injured.

Q u e t t a is in t h e Bombay diocese but s i tua ted in Baluchis tan. Its Catholic population of 1,500 is served by two Jesu i t Fa thers . The super ioress of t h e Quetta Convent is mo the r Columba Sullivan, a Dublin lady w h o founded t h e convent. She has worked in India for 36 years and last year on t he occasion of h e r Golden Jubilee was awarded t h e Kaiser-i-Hind first class gold medal by the King.

A few weeks ago she was honoured anew with t h e Silver Jubilee medal .

The first 8 nat ive sub-deacons of French Cameroon Africa, were ordained on Eas t e r Monday. There were 160,000 Catholics present .

o VICTIMS O F QUETTA

DISASTER.

26.000 P E O P L E H E A R FR. COUGHLIN ON SOCIAL

JUSTICE.

One of t h e vict ims of t he Que t ta E a r t h q u a k e is a Br i t i sh Catholic— Airc ra f t sman Neve, R.A.F. 22 years of age . He had been altor server and organiser of parochial functions in his youth .

The 2 sons of Colonel Sleeman. Commander of t h e South Wales Br igade were also a t Quet ta then . One was a Lieu tenant in t he Royal Tank Corps and t h e o ther a Second Lt . in t h e Royal Sussex Regiment . The Sleemans, who are Catholics, a r e believed to be t h e only case in t h e a rmy today of a f a the r and his two sons on the active list a t the same t ime. No news of t h e two lads is known yet .

In t h e public aud i to r ium of Cleveland, U.S.A. l a s t month, F a t h e r Char les Coughlin, the famous radio pr ies t of America, spoke to an audience of 26,000 people about his Social Justice Union. L a t e r he addressed a s imilar mee t ing a t Madison Square Gardens , New York.

B E D O U I N R U L E R ENTERT A I N E D BY FRANCISCAN

F A T H E R S .

For t h e first t ime in history, a Bedouin ruler, a descendant of Mohammed, became t h e guest of honour of t he Franc iscan Fathers of the Holv Places in t h e ' r Convent at Je rusa lem, when Abdullah. Emir of Trans iordan ia , was present at lunch wi th the m e m b e r s of the Communi ty in the i r d in ing hall.

HOLY F A T H E R C E L E B R A T E D 7Sth B I R T H D A Y RECENTLY.

BING CROSBY KICKS AGAINST R O L E ON MORAL GROUNDS.

The Holy F a t h e r celebrated his 78th b i r thday on May 31st. In his speeches he calls himself the " Old F a t h e r , " while h is heare rs gaze wi th wonder on his ex t ra ordinary vigour and youthful f reshness . He was t h e recipient of innumerable messages of congra tu la t ion from all p a r t s of the world.

Bing Crosby, f a m o i s film and radio s inger , protes ted recently aga ins t his inclusion in t h e cast of an immoral film. He was supported in h is stsLnd bv t he Catholics of Buffalo. N.Y. with t he result that he h a s been released from h ; s obligation to t ake pa r t in the film which, moreover, has been completely rewr i t t en , and all objectionable p a r t s expunged.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 13th J U L Y , 19:35. 17

T h e M i r a c l e M a k ' C A R D I N A L D E D I C A T E S P O S T A L OF

&ASILIGA TO ST. J O A N & A E C . 45 B E L G I A N B I S H O P S .

A W A R TIME P R O M I S E K E P T .

By

R E V . F A T H E R L E O N A R D , C « P * (From the Catholic Home Annual)

(Continued from last week)

The claws suddenly pounced on the bed clothes. A dry cackle seemed to come from the hideous mouth. The leper to re them from the nerveless fingers of the priest , and, flung t h e m in a heap in t h e corner. He moved into the moonlight. In helpless fascination t h e priest s tared . His jaws were locked. He could not u t te r a sound or a moan. He vaguely felt h i s Rosary in his hand as it lay iner t by his side.

H e s h u t h is eyes to escape t h e horror . His mind was reeling in agonising fear. He thought in his para lys ing helplessness of s tor ies he had heard of ghos t s appear ing to people, and how they challenged them. He believed t h a t t h e Souls in P u r g a t o r y somet imes came back to e a r t h by God's permission, to ask for Masses and prayers . But , how different to s i t in a room before a fire, a thri l led l is tener of such s to r i es ! I t was like looking at a play from t h e stalls in a t hea t r e . When one is a gr im actor in a superna tura l d rama human resource is almost futile.

H e could feel t h e pestilential b r ea th on his cheeks. He opened his eyes. The claws seemed to be fas ten ing around his th roa t . He could feel the i r icy coldness and oony sharpness . H e could hard ly b rea the . With a choking sob h e flung up his hands . The Rosary seemed to ra t t l e aga ins t the claws. T h e leper sp rang back as if he had touched fire. The look of a devil blazed in t h e sunken eyes : t h e snarl of a devil contorted t h e loathsome mouth . And then, t h e leper faded like a black cloud across t h e moon.

The pr ies t lay as if in a coma. But , t h e breeze—chill wi th t h e dawn—galvanised h im into life. He tumbled out of bed and ga the r ed t h e heaped-up clothes from t h e corner. Still shiver ing, he spread them on the bed and got in. Thei r w a r m t h sent t h e blood rac ing th rough his veins. But every momen t h is eyes searched t h e room, haun ted by t h e spectre of the leper. A t las t his mind and body exhaus ted by t h e a t tack, he succumbed to sleep.

He was awakened by t h e singing of birds , and, the sunl ight s t r eaming on his face. He stood at t h e window when he had dressed. Birds skimmed t h r o u g h the pellucid a i r f rom t ree to t r ee

! and, warbled the i r songs. Multicoloured butterflies l ighted on t h e flowers. The garden was golden

j wi th sunshine and aflame with j flowers painted wi th colours by ; th€ Hand of God. I t was an j ear th ly paradise now. Hundreds I of years ago it had been. Ho

shivered. The horror of the night c?me before him.

Y e s ! he was r igh t . He felt a blinding conviction now as he saw P a t slowly walking by t h e side of

I Eileen in the garden. Dr. Fitz-j gerald was coming towards them. | He heard his cheery "good morn-! ing," and, "has F a t h e r Tom not ! come down y e t " ? He saw the \ l augh te r in Eileen's eyes—and the

TRUE GOLD.

Better to see and understand and clasp The glory of a sunset to the breast Than hasten down the dusty road in \

attest Of such poor toys as greedy hands \

would grasp. Better to wait in quietude and see The thousand beauties of one com

mon day [j And feast the soul in gratitude and f

stay j To hear upon the silent air at noon

A voice speak quietly. True gold is minted not by htiman

hands,. Nor gathered up on distant sunlit j

strands, Nor yielded up by Nature's richest^

isles;, 'Tis treasures coined in heaven for

tradeless marts And found where few men seeking to\

find In tender words, a touch, a mood of

mind. Ah! Love is wealth, God's Eldorado

Hid in humble hearts. (Edith E. H. Thompson).

\ hope shining in P a t ' s eyes. The I infinitely loving Chr is t and His i Blessed Mother had put Pa t ' s cure : in his hands . A wave of rap turous I joy swept over him. He saw I Eileen come benea th his window.

" F a t h e r Tom!" came her cry. | H e smiled down a t her . "We're j all going to t h e Oratory . You I won ' t be long? Every th ing is j ready for Mass ."

" I l l be t h e r e directly, Eileen, ; j u s t go on," he answered in a

cheery voice.

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J O S E P H CHONG SIN TONG

Paris .—In 1914, when the German armies were tearing- Par is , Cardinal A m e t t e summoned his people to an ardent supplication in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. There, in their name, he made a vow that if Par i s escaped invasion, a Basilica would be constructed in honour of St. Joan of Arc.

The vow is in process of execut ion. A s a part of the re l ig ious ceremonies in honour of St. Joan, th is month, H i s Eminence Jfcan Qardin^l Verdier, t h e second successor of Cardinal A m e t t e a s Archbishop of Par i s , dedicated the portal and the first dome of the B a s i lica.

The Basil ica is be ing erected in the La Chapelle quarter at a spot w h e r e the Maid came to pray during the s i e g e of Par i s . The church of that period still e x i s t s and the co lumn before which the Sa int knelt is marked. The anc ient church will not be des troyed but is t o be encircled by the new.

The architecture of mi l i tary and rel igious edifices of the Gothic a g e wil l be recal led by the s ty l e of the new Bas i lica. The grand portal i s framed by a facade which forms a sort of lo f ty tr iumphal arch. (N.C.W.C.)

25 I N F O R E I G N M I S S I O N S . Brusse l s .—Although a smal l country

and one hav ing only one metropo l i tan and five suffragan Sees . B e l g i u m boasts ef 45 Bishops . In addit ion to the s i x Res ident ia l Pre lates , there are s i x Ti tu lar Bishops and 33 m i s s i o n a r y Bishops .

The Miss ionary B i shops are divided a m o n g the various C o n g r e g a t i o n s , but the Scheut Fathers h a v e the g r e a t e s t number , 11. There .are f o u r J e s u i t s , t w o Premonstratens ians , one Benedict ine , one Dominican, one Capuchin, one Pass ion i s t , one Mis s ionary of the Sacred Heart , one Pr ies t of t h e Sacred Heart , and t w o be longing to the Fore ign Miss ions of Par is .

S o m e of the Miss ionary B i shops are in B e l g i u m convalesc ing f rom i l lness incurred in the miss ion field. Of the re mainder , 11 are in the B e l g i a n Congo, e i g h t are in China, t h r e e in India, and one each in Bulgaria , Denmark , and the W e s t Indies .

A U S T R I A N C A T H O L I C G Y M N A S T S .

CATHOLIC C L E R G Y I N T U R K E Y . TO W E A R C I V I L I A N C L O T H E S .

: Istanbul .—The Catholic c lergy in I Turkey is preparing to use c ivi l ian I c lothes , a s prescribed by the new law, ! according to La Turquie , French dai ly I here. Many congrega t ions of nuns are

prepar ing to leave the country, and their schools are be ing closed.

TO H O N O U R M E M O R Y O F L A T E C H A N C E L L O R .

Vienna. Linz, the town on the Da-! nube wi th the beautiful Cathedral of j St . Mary, wil l be the scene of an im-I pres s ive mani fes tat ion of t h e Catholic i a s soc ia t ions of g y m n a s t s in J u l y . Tens

of thousands of g y m n a s t s are to parti-! c ipate in an athlet ic d i sp lay which will

s h o w the rapid deve lopment of the j m o v e m e n t of Catholic a th le t i c s in I Aus tr ia . The President of A u s t r i a has I promised to be present on the main day, j Sunday , Ju ly 14. The Catholic g y m n a s t s i wi l l honour the m e m o r y of the la te

Chancel lor Engelbert Do l l fus s . ( N . C . W . C ) .

F e a r gave way to joy, horror to peace in his mind. Eve ry th ing was now as clear as crystal . He would offer up Holy Mass for t h e souls of ail who lived in this house years gone b y : he would ask Eileen. Pa t and Dr . Fi tzgerald to

I offer up thier Holy Communions ! for h i s intention. The Holy M a s s ! I Infinite Sacrifice, infinite Pleading. | infinite Atonement . Through t h e

Beloved Crucified offering Himself once again in His Infinite Love he would obtain his in tent ion: all sorrow, all disease would disappear from the house as t he morning mist before the r i s ing sun.

He whispered his request to his fr iends. He stood a t the Al ta r . All t h e fervour of his soul he poured out in his Holy Mass. As he held in his anointed hands t h e God of Love and Life and gave Him to Pat in Holy Communion,

I he pleaded even for a miracle. The re was a wonderful happiness

j a t t h e breakfast table. Towards ! the end of breakfas t the pr ies t | s ta r t led the o thers as he said:

"I know why P a t is suffering,. j and I know wha t it is ."

~"You know, F a t h e r Tom," exclaimed the doctor. "How"?

"Shall I tell you a s t o r y ? " he asked as he looked round the table.

" O h ! don't speak in riddles, ; F a t h e r Tom," expostulated Eileen. i "Do please tell us w h a t you mean ."

"Something ex t raord inary has happened to you, F a t h e r Tom, I can see it in your eyes," cried Pa t . " W h a t is i t " ?

"Do you. know," t h e priest ans wered, "what th i s house originally w a s ? " They all shook the i r heads . "A Leper-house!" He ut tered each word slowly.

The re was a. gasp from al l—and cries came: " O h ! you're jok ing— it couldn't have been!"

"Yes , its t rue . I 've read an old h is tory of the place. There is no doubt about it. And—last n igh t a leper appeared to m e ! I t was horrible, f r ightening. I believe t h a t a kind of a curse was left on the house. I'm not supers t i t ious— but these th ings happen, you know. And—Pat—don ' t be a larmed when I tell you, t h a t I believe

your illness comes f rom t h a t curse. I t is a sor t of leprosy you 've got ."

There was a death l ike silence when t h e pr ies t finished. A sudden pained cry came from Eileen.

" O h ! m y God!" P a t s t a red a t t h e pr ies t , ho r ro r

in his eyes. The doctor looked wi th amazement and sa id :

"But , F a t h e r Tom, P a t ' s disease is not typically of t h e leprosy I've seen."

"Doesn ' t mat te r , Doc. I 'm absolutely convinced I 'm r igh t . I t is a form of leprosy—the result of some diabolical curse on the house. I've known of similar th ings . You can' t f a thom preterna tura l—or , if you prefer , superna tu ra l — phenomena. We're abvsmal ly ignorant of those t h ings . " He paused. "I 'll tell you about last n ight ," he resumed, and held them enthral led.

"Well," the doctor spoke when the pr iest had finished, " I confess I'm beaten. I can ' t place t h e disease. Maybe you ' re r i gh t F a t h e r Tom."

"Am I doomed then , F a t h e r ? " P a t spoke slowly.

"Pa t"—cr ied t h e p r i e s t—"you ' r e saved—you're cu red ! N o ! I 'm not fooling or bluffing you. I 'm deadly serious. The Holy Mass th i s morn ing will lift t h a t cu rse— it will work the miracle on you!"

The friends par ted . A week la ter t he pr iest received t h e following let ter .

"My dear F a t h e r T o m : You ' re a mirac le -man! P a t is

cured—yes—real ly cured. He runs ups ta i rs . And—all t h e colour h a s come back into h i s cheeks . Hi s skin is perfectly firm—all t h a t awful powdering h a s gone. No t a speck comes off. He rubbed and rubbed his a rm to-day to show me. We ' re j u s t rad ian t ly happy . I t ' s useless t r y ing to tell you how grateful we are to you. Our h e a r t s a re too full for words . You've given us j u s t Heaven on ea r th . All our lives we'll cher i sh you as our bes t friend. Do. comrj soon to us. You'll see then t h e miracle you've worked.

All our hear t ' s g r a t i t u d e . " Eileen."

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AROUND THE PARISHES SINGAPORE, PENANG, MALACCA, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, TAIPING.

SINGAPORE

L E C T U R E AT H O L Y INNOC E N T S SCHOOL.

MALACCA PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS FOR T H E LATE FR. R E N A R D .

By Rev. Fr. Byrne S J . Rev. F a t h e r B y r n e S.J., super ior

of t h e Society of J e s u s a t Hongkong delivered a v e r y in te res t ing and ins t ruct ive lec ture to t h e s tuden t s of t h e upper s t andards o$ t h e Holy Innocents Engl ish School on Thur sday t h e 4 t h of July .

F a t h e r Byrne w a s for some t i m e Professor of Psychology in E d u cation and is now one of t h e E x a m i n e r s in t h e Univers i ty of Hongkong.

He spoke of t h e impor tance of t h e Will-Power in t h e format ion of j charac te r and of t h e necessity of j a well informed intel lect which was to enlighten and gu ide t h a t blind faculty, t h e Will.

Mr . D'Cot ta , H e a d m a s t e r H.I .E.S. who was in the cha i r ! t hanked the speaker for the read i -ness with which h e accepted h is i invi tat ion to address his s t uden t s and expressed admi ra t ion a t t h e [ s imple and t ho rough m a n n e r in [ which F a t h e r B y r n e t rea ted t h e subject well wi th in t h e power of unders tand ing of his juveni le j audience. I

• H E L P A W O R T H Y C A U S E ! t

i — ! • C O N C E R T A T T H E C O N V E N T O F t t T H E H O L Y I N F A N T J E S U S . • I I t A concert will be given on Fri-«-J d a y , the 2nd Augus t , 1935, begin-J • n ing at 6 p.m., by t h e pupils of t h e j • Convent of t he Holy Infant Je sus .* •S ingapore , in aid of t he abandoned* •bab ies . , J 5 Admission t i cke t s , §1 each, m a y * t b e had a t t h e Convent , Vic tor ia* J St ree t , or from t h e m e m b e r s of* J t h e staff. •

EURASIAN ASSOCIATION AT HOME.

The members of . t he Malacca Euras ian Association held an 'At Home' on Sa tu rday night , July 6th, a t the Malay Volunteer Headquar te rs , Koon Cheng Road, Malacca, in honour of Mr. F . A. De Wi t t newly appointed Just ice of t h e Peace, Mrs . B . V. Richards, Capt. E. V. Rodrisrues. C. S. M. A. Pinto, and Mr. W. F. , Zehnder, recipients of t h e King 's Silver Jubilee Medal, and Capt. A. J . Minjoot, M. B. E . t h e first Eura sian in t h e Se t t l ement to be placed in command of t h e " D " Euras ian Company, Malacca Volunteer Corps.

The Hall was crowded and t he re were vis i tors from Muar, Seremban, and Singapore .

Mr. H. M. De Souza, Pres ident of t he Associat ion, in t he course of t h e function, offered congratulat i o n s to t h e gues t s of honour. Mr. F . A. De W i t t J .P. , suitably replied.

* * * * During t h e ceremony of t h e

Blessing of t h e bells by His Lordship, R igh t Revd. A. Devals. at t h e Church of t h e Vis i ta t ion, Seremban. a r eg re t ab l e accident took place. One of t h e bells, not t h e largest fo r tuna te ly , fell from i t s s tand on t h e foot of Revd. F a t h e r J. P. Francois of Malacca, and so injured h im t h a t it is feared t he Revd. F a t h e r will not be able to move about for a month . Meanwhile Revd. F a t h e r De Silva and Revd. F a t h e r B. J . Ashness a r e takinsr over t h e par i sh duties of F r . Francois .

KUALA LUMPUR

F E A S T O F T H E SACRED H E A R T .

BAPTISM.

The chr i s ten ing took place on Thursday af ternoon at t h e Cathe* dral of t h e Good Shepherd of Adr ienne M a r g u e r i t e Clark, only daugh te r of Mr. Adr ian Clark, Solicitor General , and Mrs. Clark. Rev. F a t h e r Maury officiated. Mr. Clark is a Catholic.

I St. Joseph's Church.

July 6. Shir ley Maureen van der j Beek, born on t h e 21st J u n e , daugh te r of Huber t Leopold van der Beek and of Lena i Josephine Glass . God-pare n t s : — E d w a r d Fernandez and Enid Marie Fernandez .

On F r i d a y 28th J u n e the Feas t of the Sacred H e a r t was solemnised in t h e Convent of the Holy Infant J e s u s , Kuala Lumpur . The beautiful Chapel a t t h e Convent was filled to t h e u tmos t and even s tanding room was not available. A magnificient A l t a r was erected in the open space on t h e ground floor, and af ter t h e procession of the Blessed Sacrament round the School, Benediction was given a t th is Al tar , and finally a t the Chapel ups ta i r s . A s t r ik ing fea ture , of the service was the splendid singing by the gir ls in the Chapel.

CONFIRMATION SERVICE.

PENANG

D E A T H OF I N F A N T SON O F MR. A N D jtfRS. G R y M I T T .

The s y m p a t h y of all Catholics in Malaya will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. F. H. G r u m i t t of Penang . on the dea th of t he i r infant son, Paul , aged 7 weeks , which took pl*ce on t h e 3rd Ju ly .

On Sunday 7th inst . a Confirmation Service was held at the St . John 's Church. Kuala Lumpur . His Excellency Dr. A. Devals Bishop of Malacca officiated at t h e 8 o'clock Mass a t which all t h e children to be confirmed received Holy Communion. At 5 p.m. His Lordship af te r a very instruct ive lecture to the children adminis ter ed the Sacrament of Confirmation. It was an edifying sight. The girls in whi te with veils and the boys also in whi te sui ts , piously walked up the aisle to kneel befoiv

• His Lordship to be confirmed.

The Catholic congregation of St . John ' s Church took the oppor tuni ty of t h e Bishop's presence in K.L. by offering a Mass for t h e repose of t h e soul of the late Rev. Fr . V. N. Renard who was for a long t ime the Vicar of St . John 's , and on Monday morning 8th Ju ly a t 6.30 a.m. a solem Pontifical Requiem High Mass was sung by His Excellency assited by Rev. F r s . Deredec and Francis . The a t t en dance a t the Church showed the affection of t h e congregation towards their late Vicar.

OBITUARY.

Mrs. Clementine Freder icks (nee Mary D'Souza) aged 34, wife of Mr. G. C. Freder icks , Government Pensioner, of 3rd Mile New Peta l ing Road K.L., who has been ail ing for some t ime passed away peacefully on Sunday 30th J u n e at 11 .50 a.m. She leaves behind her husband, a daughter , and 6 s tepsons to mourn her loss. The funeral took place on Monday 1st Ju ly a t 3 .30 p.m. and was largely a t tended. Rev. Fr . Deredec officiated in the Church and a t the g raveyard . Deeply regre t ted .

IPOH

of his chor is te rs , and a f t e r the ser-vice, was feted by them. The ga the r ing was a pleasant one, r e f re shment s were generously supplied, but benea th the cheerful faces t he r e was hidden many a sad feeling so na tu ra l a t such a pa r t ing . F o r F r . Ladislaus had endeared himself in an unmis takable way to t h e young members of the P a r i s h in general and his chor i s te rs in particular.

An address , couched in sincere words express ing t h e heartfelt sorrow of t he Choir a t Father 's depa r tu re , was read out by Mr. Chang Min T a t ; a f t e r which Mr. C. J . Skelchy presen ted Father Ladis laus wi th a pu r se given by the chor is ters .

F a t h e r Fourgs , associat ing himself wi th t he chor i s te r s ' sentiments , said a g r e a t debt of gratit ude was owed by t h e Parish in general and t h e Choir in particular to F a t h e r Ladis laus . H e expressed the hope t h a t t h e Choir now so flourishing would continue the good work set by h im.

F a t h e r Ladis laus said he loved t h e company of t h e young and t h a t was w h y he spent so much t ime with the Choir, a t the School and in t h e O. M. A. He left them wi th a deep sense of regret . He hoped t h a t wi th Mr. Skelchy and Mr. Remedios in c h a r g e the Choir would improve still fu r the r . Solici t ing t he p raye r s of all, he assured them he would a lways remember them.

F A T H E R LADISLAUS' D E P A R T U R E .

On the eve of his depar ture for his mission in Banka, N.E.I. , Rev.

. F r . Ladislaus was the central figure at two valedictory functions held at the Parochial House, St. Michael's, Ipoh, on Sunday last .

F r . Ladislaus. who is a t tached to a Dutch Mission, was stationed here during the past 19 months to j pick up a knowledge of Chinese, ; and during his s tay had made ! himself a valued ass is tant of t he Pa r i sh Pr ies t and a popular figure among the younger members of the Par ish. Outs tanding among his works, was the t ra in ing of youths for the Church Choir, which largely th rough his efforts and interest has great ly increased in efficiency. His presence here had made it possible for early Mass to be said on Sundays and th i s had enabled many a par ish-

} ioner who would otherwise have I : been unable to a t t end Mass to ful

fil the i r Sunday obligation. The Actionists tu rned out in al

most the i r full force at 4.45 p.m. to bid Fr . Ladislaus farewell. Mr. Ashby. the President , speaking in earnest tones, expressed t h e deep appreciation of the Actionists of wha t Fr . Ladislaus had done for t he Par ish and assured him of

j the i r gra t i tude and reverence. In saying bon voyage, he wished Fr . Ladislaus success in his missiona ry work. F r . Ladislaus. in his reply, related how he was sent to Ipoh. He first found the place and the people s t range , but had now learnt to like Ipoh and its people and tha t he was leaving them with sincere regret , part icular ly Fr . Fourgs . who had been to him more than a friend.

F a t h e r Ladislaus gave his last Benediction ?n Ipoh in the presence

TAIPING R e v e r e n d B r o t h e r Louis o n well-earned

L e a v e . T h e d e p a r t u r e of R e v e r e n d Brother

Louis fo r F r a n c e is a g r e a i loss to St. Geo rge ' s I n s t i t u t i o n . T a i p i n g . The Rev. B r o t h e r c a m e to T a i p i n g f rom Pulau T i k u s , P e n a n g . t h r e e y e a r s a g o , bu t during his a i ! - too -b r i e f s t a y in t h e Ins t i tut ion he a c c o m p l i s h e d m a n y t h ings . He a c t e d in t h e c a p a c i t y of Rev . Brother s u b - D i r e c t o r , a n d t o o k p e r s o n a l charge of t h e t h i r d s t a n d a r d — t h i s y e a r his class is f i f ty- two s t r o n g .

H e is a n u n t i r i n g w o r k e r , for in addit ion to t h e m a n y d u t i e s w h i c h fal l on his s h o u l d e r s , he h a s f o u n d t i m e to supervise t h e mus i ca l a n d d r a m a t i c sec t ion of the school . K e r e o r g a n i s e d t h e school Fifes and D r u m s B a n d g o t u p a n a n n u a l conce r t , pu t n e w life i n t o t h e e School choir, improved t h e school g a r d e n and surr o u n d i n g s , a n d p r e s i d e d o v e r t h e sodali ty m e e t i n g s on s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s .

H e w a s of a c h e e r y d ispos i t ion , app r o a c h a b l e , a n d of s y m p a t h e t i c na tu r e , h e h a s d r a w n a l l h e a r t s to h im, both pup i l s a n d e x - p u p i l s . E v e n t h e younger pup i l s w e r e d r a w n b y h i s c h a r m .

Hi s s e n s e of h u m o u r n e v e r fails him even in t h e m o s t d i s t r e s s i n g ci rcums t a n c e .

( C o n t i n u e d on pa;_:e 19 col. 4.)

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! Over 100,000 s ignatures have Ten br idges ^and more than 200 j been received from residents in

nearly every country in t h e world for the peti t ion of the Cause of Teresa Higginson, Lancashi re school teacher , who died a few years ago. .

miles of roads have been construct cd in t h e Y u n n a n Marches , China, near t h e Tibe tan frontier , under the direction of the Rev. George Andre , a p r i e s t of t he Par is

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Fore ign Missions, of Changputong, China.

These h ighways have helped to br ing mate r ia l prosperi ty to the dis t r ic t .

LAY A P O S T L E S GOOD WORK.

T H R E E H U N D R E D N O N - C H R I S T I A N S C O N V E R T E D .

INDIAN KNIGHT RECEIVED BY HOLY FATHER.

Sir Chimanlal Setalvad, a dist inguished Indian, who visited Rome, was received in audience by the Pope .

Cuttack ( Ind ia ) .—Three hundred non-Christ ians have been brought into the Church dur ing the last three m o n t h s through the act iv i t ies of the Catholic Youth Assoc ia t ion of Cuttack, India. T h e Spanish Vincentian F a t h e r s , w h o have had charge of the d is tr ic t s ince 1921, have organized a s y s t e m o f l a y apos t l e s w h o g o about the country on public ho l idays to preach on Cathol ic fa i th and mora l s . ( F i d e s ) .

(Cont inued from page 15) 1. L o n g J u m p (Class B ) .

1. Quah E n g Seong . 2. Khor Boon Cheang. 3 . Leonard E s t o r p .

D i s t a n c e 16 feet IV2 inches . :2 . H a l f Mile ( O p e n ) .

1. C. Monteiro . 2 . M. Rodr igues . 3 . L. Moiss inac .

T i m e 2 mins . 28 s ee s . 3. H i g h J u m p ( C l a s s B ) .

1. Khor Boon Cheang . 2. L. E s t r o p . 3 . Ooi Boon Pin .

H e i g h t 4 f t . 4 % ins . 4. I n t e r - H o u s e Shut t l e Relay (C las s C)

1. D i r e c t o r s House . 2. Adrian's House . 3 . J a m e s House .

5. L o n g Jump* ( O p e n ) 1. M. Rodr igues . 2 . Y. Gee Seng . 3 . Santokh S ingh .

Length 17 feet 5 inches. o. 100 Yards (C las s B )

1. Khor Boon Cheang . 2. Ooi Hock Soon. 3 . Quah E n g Seong .

T i m e 12 sees . 7. M i d g e t s ' R a c e s 8. P o t a t o R a c e ( C l a s s C )

1. A u g u s t i n e - P a u l . 2. A . A r o k i a s a m y . 3. Chin W e n g F u a n .

9. H i g h J u m p ( O p e n ) 1. M. Rodr igues . 2 . Sujan S ingh . 3 . F o o Y o k e Kooi .

H e i g h t 5 f e e t 2V 2 inches. 10. 220 Yards ( C l a s s B )

1. Khor Boon Cheang . 2. Quah E n g Seong . 3 . Ooi Hock Soon.

T i m e 28 sees . 11. 80 Yards ( C l a s s C )

1. O n g Hock S e n g 2. Lee S w e e K e n g .

12. 100 Y a r d s ( O p e n ) 1. M. R o d r i g u e s . 2. J. S i n n a t h a m b y . 3 . Soo Voon H e n g .

T i m e 11 1/5 sees . 1 3 . I n t e r - H o u s e R e l a y (Class B ; 440

yds . ) 1. Director 's House . 2. Adr ian ' s House . 3. J a m e s ' House .

14. 220 Yards ( O p e n ) 1. M. R o d r i g u e s . 2. C. Monte iro . 3 . J. S i n n a t h a m b y .

T i m e 25 1 /5 sees . 15. Po le J u m p ( C l a s s B )

1. L. E s t r o p . 2. Quah E n g Seong . 3. Soo Kok Chooi & G. Hendricks

H e i g h t 7 f ee t 11 ins . 16. T h r e e - l e g g e d Race (Class C)

L H. & C. T e g j e u . 2. Kwek Tuck See & Pereira.

3 ' P o l e J u m p ( O p e n ) 1. R. E s t r o p . 2. M. Rodr igues .

A teacher was ins t ruct ing a s class of boys, and had spent half

an hour t ry ing to drum into the i r ; heads the difference between man I and the lower animals, but appar

ently with li t t le success. " Jacky , " he said coaxingly, to a little chap, "do you know the difference between, say, me and a pig or any o the r b r u t e ? "

" N o " replied Jacky, innocently. * * * * *

A Lady of fashion of advanced age required t h e services of a page boy, and adver t i sed: "Youth wanted". One of he r dearest friends sent her by t he next post a bottle of Blank's celebrated wrinkle filler, and skin t ightener , a pot of airy bloom," a set of false teeth, a

3. G. Shanta . H e i g h t 9 feet 5 in s .

18. In ter -House W e a v i n g R e l a y (C las s C.) 1. Gilbert's House . 2. Adrian's House . 3 . Director 's House.

19. 440 Y a r d s ( C l a s s B ) 1. J. Moreira . 2. K. Boon Cheang & E n g S e o n g .

T i m e 1 min . 5 4 / 5 s e e s . 20. In ter -house Course Relay ( C l a s s C;

440 y d s . ) 1. Gilbert's house. 2. J a m e s ' house. 3 . Adrian's house.

T i m e 66 1/5 s e e s . 21 . 440 Y a r d s ( O p e n )

1. C. Monteiro. 2. R . Es t rop . 3 . D . Pere ira .

T ime 61 sees. 22. Inter-house Hal f Mile Re lay (Med-

l a y : 110—220—110—440) 1. Adrian's house. 2. Directors house. 3 . Gilbert's house.

T i m e 1 min . bZVz s e e s . 23 . Inter -house Tug-of -war .

1. Paul ' s house 2. Adrian's house.

Champion A t h l e t e (Class A ) M. Rodrig u e s 54 po ints .

Runner-up (Class A ) C. Monteiro 27 po ints .

Champion Ath le t e (Class B ) Khor Boon C h e a n g 4 2 % points.

Runner-up (Class B) Quah E n g Seong 33*4 points .

1935 A t h l e t i c s Shield won by Adrian's house .

1935 Footbal l Shield won by Director's : house. I

1934 H o c k e y Shield won by Gilbert's j house.

(Cont inued from page 2 . col 3.) t hem shows the i r generosi ty and heroism which cannot fail to inspire.

To-day, September 6, 1839 we received ano the r order from t h e Bishop, to offer ourselves for m a r t y r d o m . We have t h e consolation of leaving after offering for t h e last t ime t h e Holy Sacrifice. How consoling to be able to say wi th St . Gregory : "Fo r me the re is but one road to t h e palm of v ic tory ; I desire to die for Chr is t . " If we a r e so for tunate a s to secure th is beautiful palm, "described as sweet to t h e t as te , restful to t he weary, ennobling victory." Render t hanks to t he Lord for us a thousand t imes, and do not fail t o send ass is tance to our neophytes , about to become orphans again . For the encouragement of those

flaxon wig, and a cake of iodine soap.

* * * * * A Liverpool lady had given he r

bu tcher he r daily order over t h e telephone, and later in t h e day decided to change it a little and counte rmanded an order she had given for some liver. Ringing up h e r bu tche r she said: "You remember t h a t I gave you an order for a pound of liver a while ago " " Y e s " was t he reply. "Well I find tha t I do not need it. and you need not send i t ." Before she could pu t down the receiver she heard t h e bu tche r say to someone in t h e shop, "Take out Mrs. Blanke's liver. She says she can get along wi thout i t ."

confreres who a r e destined to re place us, we have the honour to inform them t h a t the Pr ime Minist e r Ni has th ree big swords fashioned for cut t ing off heads. If t he re were any th ing to lessen our joy as we a re about to go, i t would be leaving t he se fervent converts to whom we have had t h e happiness of minis ter ing for three years , and who love us as t h e Ga-la t ians loved St. Paul . But we a re to a t t end too big a feast to let sadness enter ou r hear t s . We gladly recommend these dear converts to your a rden t char i ty .

Wi th humble farewells, J ames Honore Chastan

Pe t e r Phi l ip Maubant . The two pr ies ts were put in

prison immediately they arr ived a t Seoul according to t he i r

promise and wi th the i r Bishop they stood before the i r judges . On th ree consecutive days t h e y were questioned and to r tu red and were carried for th in sedan-chairs wi th the i r hands tied behind the i r backs and surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. As soon as they reached the appointed place t h e soldiers dashed water on the i r faces and followed it up with a handful of lime. After th i s they were exposed to the derision of t h e crowd. Then they were made to kneel and a dozen soldiers wi th drawn swords ran round them, giving each a blow with t he sword. The first blow t h a t F a t h e r Chast a n received cut t he top of h i s shoulder and ins tant ly h e rose up but a t once fell on his knees again. His companions remained s ta t ionary . Finally t he i r heads were cut off and t h u s in a day t h e ent i re hierarchy of Korea was swept away.

(To be continued)

(Continued from page 18. col. 4.) Though keen regret is f e l t at t h e

departure of Reverend Brother Louis, y e t the fee l ing is not unmixed wi th joy a t the thought that he has gone on a m u c h needed rest and will be back a g a i n to t h e the field of his labours. Corpus Christi at Kl ian P a u , Ta ip ing .

The f e a s t of Corpus Christi w a s ce lebrated w i t h g r e a t so lemnity and pomp o n the 23rd u l t imo at the church of Our Lady o f the Sacred Heart , Ta ip ing . T h e whole day w a s favoured w i t h ideal weather .

The church and surroundings had been art i s t ica l ly decorated, as a l so the t e m porary a l tars upon which the B le s sed Sacrament w a s to be exposed for adorat ion.

The church w a s filled to overf lowing, for worsh ippers had poured in from t h e ne ighbouring towns and v i l l a g e s ; w h i l s t a m o n g s t those present there were n o t a f e w non-Cathol ics .

A f t e r the s ing ing of the vespers t h e process ion commenced. Headed by t h e Crucifix, t h e n fol lowed by school chi ldren carry ing banners , w i th the Blessed S a c rament be ing carried under a canopy and escorted by a guard-of-honour provided by t h e St . George's Scout Troop. T h e rest of the congregat ion , brought up t h e rear of a process ion that w a s impress ive and edi fy ing . It s lowly wended its w a y round the church, a long a path bordered with s t r e a m e r s and bunt ings , the choir comprised main ly of school-boys s i n g i n g p s a l m s and h y m n s appropriate to the occasion.

A temporary al tar had been erected on the green fac ing the convent and decorated with palms, ferns , and banners , and here the first benediction was g i v e n .

Then the procession moved on to t h e convent which had been tas te fu l ly done up. The second benediction w a s g i v e n at a magnif icent a l tar raised at the f a r ther end of the ball.

The procession then returned to church for the third and final benediction.

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SACRED CONGREGATION STRESSES NEED FOR EXTENDING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS.

WIDER CATECHETICAL TRAIN-ING COMMENDED.

ORDINARIES TO GIVE EFFECT TO DECREE

Vatican City.—A decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Council on "catechetical education, i ts better care and promotion," has been published in its entirety in the April issue of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.

In stressing the need for religious training, especially in childhood and adolescence, the decree s ta tes : "This is more particularly the case in an age in which by reason of the widespread pursuit of knowledge, the multiplication of means of learning and the improved methods of presenting matters to be learned, secular education moves in advance and is carried forward. It i s indeed unbecoming in the midst of such great facilities for teaching and such eager pursuit of learning, to neglect or pass over the science of God and of the highly important things which make up religion.

" It is plain, too, that the welfare of the Civil State is bound up in the Catholic training and instruction of children and youths. It greatly benefits the State as well as Religion if the citizens imbibe the spirit of Christianity along with the precepts of human teaching and secular education."

O B S T A C L E S A R E C I T E D

After citing t h e commands and pleadings of the Papacy and the zealous action of Bishops in behalf of catechetical education, t h e decree s t a t e s : " I t is evident from the accounts given by t h e Bishops themselves t h a t m a n y obstacles still exist t o h inder t h e force and effectiveness of t h e teaching of Chris t ian Doctr ine." Among the obstacles cited a re negligent or hostile parents , t h e denial of the r igh t of t he Church t o impar t Chris t ian education by certain S t a t e s , mixed-marr iages and worldly dis t ract ions .

^ As a resul t of worldly distractions and a general moral let-down, the decree s ta tes , even from an early age children acquire a for-getfulness and neglect of the th ings of God t h a t is g rea t ly to be deplored and increases as they

i g row older. "This forgetfulness : and neglect," the decree continues, j " b r i n g all t he g r ea t e r damage to | t h e fa i th because there have now • gone forth into t h e world ravenous ; wolves, not spar ing the flftck, ; pseudo-teachers , given to a the i sm | or t h e new paganism, g ran t ing

f ree rein to the ravings and idle u t t e rances of men.

" These men by writ ing and by works , using shrewd methods, s t r ive to over throw the Catholic belief in God, in Jesus Christ , and in t he minis t ry of the Church. Of th i s group also are those who, unhappi ly filled with zeal for Prot e s t a n t propaganda, bear t h e appearance of Chris t ian doctrine and pie ty . With an almost unbelievable ease, they deceive those who a r e ignorant of and careless about

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The fact t h a t Bishops and others have tr ied in m a n y ways to overcome such difficulties, the decree s ta tes , does not free the Sacred Congregation of t h e Council from i t s responsibilities and for t ha t reason it considers it opportune to "u rge with new efforts all those whom th is subject concerns and to make certain enac tments by way of precept, and o the r s as indications of method, which, if observed, will afford some hope t h a t catethetical instruct ion will make g rea t e r progress ."

T E A C H I N G O F C A T E C H I S M

Firs t , Bishops a r e counselled to J

"make it known t h a t in conferring

| pa r i shes and o the r benefices, t h e ! eagerness and diligence shown in ! t h e work of teaching ca techism ! will be counted as of g r e a t e s t im-j por tance and weight . " P a s t o r s

a r e reminded t h a t "catechet ical education is t h e foundat ion of t h e whole Chr i s t i an life." I n accordance wi th Canon 1333, section 1, t h e v should "employ t h e help of o t h e r clergy in t h e par i sh and, if

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