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N E W YORK—It is generally es t imated t h a t t h e r e are at least two million lepers in the world to-day. A recent attempt to prepare a general survey met with considebale difficulty; local government and colonial authorities are not always willing that the world should know how many lepers are in their jurisdiction. But we may safely accept the calculations of careful students of the subject. Official figures for China a re not j t aken internal ly and also adminis -

available, bu t a t t e m p t s a t a su r vey seem to confirm t h e belief t h a t here a r e approximate ly 400,000 lepers in t h e count ry . In Ind ia and B u r m a t h e r e m u s t be between 200,000 and 300,000; perhaps even more. T h e r e a r e 75,000 persons afflicted w i t h leprosy in Japan and Korea. Cent ra l and South America, Afr ica and t h e islands of t h e Pacific have , all toge ther , m o r e than a million. Cont ra ry to a common belief, leprosy is not confined to t ropical l a n d s ; in Siberia, Norway and Iceland t h e r e a r e many lepers .

Though i t is difficult to say j u s t how t h e disease is contracted, i t seems t h a t t h e g e r m s a r e taken m through t h e skin or t h rough t h e nostrils. I t m a y come form personal contact , touching art icles t h a t a leper h a s touched. I t a lso comes f rom bi tes of infected insects. A weak const i tut ion renders a person more liable to infection. I t is p ra t t i caBy certain t h a t leprosy is no t hered i ta ry , and hence children of tapers can b e saved from t h e disease if isolated in t ime. The t r e a t m e n t of leprosy is a field of vas t exper imen t ; m u c h encouraging p rogress has been made since 1874. T h e more common t r e a t m e n t is by use of oil made from seeds of t h e chatdmooara tree. Th i s is applied externally,

te red by injection. When t h e t r ea tmen t can be admin is te red a s desired, and when lepers a r e provided wi th good living q u a r t e r s and proper nour ishment , t h e res ponse to t h i s t r e a t m e n t is good. Af ter a cer ta in period some of t h e lepers have been declared free of symptoms, and if, a f te r r e t u r n i n g to the i r normal way of life, t h e r e a r e no s igns of a r e t u r n of t h e disease, t h e y a r e considered cured.

Catholic missionaries care for I approximately 25,000 lepers in <va-! rious parts of the world.. .In the { 127 organized asylums directed by J missionaries there are some 14,000 J inmates, while almost a s many J again receive help and treatment J at Catholic missionary dispensa-I ries.

Africa leads in t h i s field of Catholic cha r i ty wi th 59 asy lms and 5,558 lepers directly under t h e care of missionaries . India, Ceylon and B u r m a a r e nex t w i th 13 asylums and 2,330 lepers. Indo-China has 11 asylums and 2,226 inmates . T h e islands of t h e Paci fic, China, America, J a p a n and Nether land E a s t Indies follow in th i s order.

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a privileged few, however, can actually engage in t h e work, owing to t h e l imitat ions placed on leper-relief activit ies by lack of funds . Though an excellent form of charity, i t s contr ibution in building up the Church mi l i tant is relat ively small, and miss ionary bishops feel they can allot i t only a small portion of the i r meagre resources.

The colony at Molokai, where F a t h e r Damien died a leper in 1889 and where Bro the r Dutton died in 1931, is supported by the Government. Likewise, several of the large asy lums of India and Africa receive important assistance from the local Government; their existence otherwise would be impossible. The large asylum at Culion, Philippine Islands, wi th 5,200 lepers, is a Government ins-

i t i tu t ion . The Jesu i t F a t h e r s and j t h e Sis ters of St . Pau l of Cha r t r e s I a r e a t work t h e r e and have a

large colony of Catholic lepers. An exception in t h i s respect

among t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t asylums is Sheklung in Sou th China, wi th i t s 800 i nma te s , t h e world 's la rges t Catholic leper asylum. I t was founded in 1907 by F a t h e r Conrardy, a t one t i m e a missionary in Ind ia a n d l a t e r a companion of F a t h e r Damien a t Molokai. A subsidy is received from t h e Chi-

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2 4 A L A Y A CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

Our Lady of Madhu • j

[Ceylon's Hallowed Wonder Shrine of the Jungle]

by D. E. T. Jayakoddy

(SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER) (Concluded from last week)

T h e Throng A t The Sh r ine .

Whi le t h e v a s t c a m p is , t h r o u g h o u t t h e day, one m a s s of animat ion , w i t h p i lg r ims looking for fr iends a n d go ing a b o u t t o pick up o the r s w h o a r e expec ted t o a r r ive , t h e v ic in i ty of t h e S h r i n e h a s i t s own t h r o n g . A t n o p a r t of t h e d a y m a y a p i lg r im app roach t h e Shr ine w i t h lease. It is j u s t one see th ing crowd *f h u m a n i t y . Men, women, child r e n al ike m a y be seen a t t h e foot of t h e Al t a r , w i t h offerings of gold, s i lver , candles , a n d money. T h e r i c h of t h e l and m a y be seen pour i n g in t h e i r rol ls of currency notes , whi le t h e h u m b l e widow would s imul taneous ly be p u t t i n g a t t h e foot of t h e S h r i n e h e r few coppers . S o m e rpay be seen l ight ing h u g e candles , a s h i g h a s themselves , b o u g h t fox severa l Rupees, while o t h e r s m a y l igh t a single candle , b o u g h t for a couple of cents . B u t t h e fa i th of t h e one is t h e s a m e a s t h e f a i t h of t h e o ther . T h e p r a y e r of t h e one i s a s fervent a s t h a t of t h e o the r . While h u n d r e d s t h r o n g The S h r i n e t h r o u g h o u t t h e day , t h e I m a g e of t h e Madonna a n d t h e Child placed aloft on t h e pedes ta l c rowning t h e h i g h A l t a r of t h e Shr ine , i l luminated b y t h e

varied indeed a r e t h e offerings t h a t t h u s accumulate , day a f te r day, a t t h e Shr ine , dur ing t h e p i lgr image.

Outs ide The Shr ine . While in t h e immedia te vicini ty

of t h e Shr ine , t h e suppl iant crowd keeps incessant watch, outs ide is t h e scene of ano ther k ind of an i mat ion. I n t h e open square , fronting t h e va s t Church of t h e Sh r ine , s t ands t h e h u g e flagstaff of t h e Shr ine , tower ing well n igh a hundred feet, from which flies t h e F l a g of t h e Blessed L a d y of the Shr ine . Here, m a y b e seen dur ing the day a wondrous scene of ac t iv i ty . The staff i s t h r o u g h out t h e 4 a y being ba thed in oil by pi lgr ims and d i e l ame a n d t h e blind, t h e deaf and the? dumb, who come t o t h e Shr ine seek ing cures m a y be seen he re h a v i n g t h e oil robbed o n t h e m by sac r i s t ans . Many possessed by evil sp i r i t s l i r e also s t rapped to t h e staff and t h e spi r i t s exorcised. Many a cure is effected y e a r a f t e r yea r . Cont roversial se rmons t a k e place also in t h e v a s t square , while g a t h e r i n g s of p i lgr ims squa t on t h e g round t o listen. Catechizing t a k e s place wi th in enclosures, and d u r i n g t h e period of t h e pi lgr image, m a n y a r e

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mellow l igh t of a thousand candles, s eems a s if c a s t i n g t ender glances upon t h e c rowd below. Decked in h e r gorgeous robes of cloth of gold c rowned w i t h t h e Crown of Glory — s e t wi th t h e cost l iest of Ceylon's g e m s — a m a s t e r p i e c e of t h e c ra f t s m a n ' s a r t , t h e Madonna seems t h e s i len t l i s t ener t o t h e legion of suppl icat ions of h e r sons a n d d a u g h t e r s in p r a y e r .

Offerings Galore. Scores of a t t e n d a n t s a t t h e

S h r i n e pu t a w a y t h e offerings t h a t a r e g a t h e r i n g eve ry m i n u t e a t t h e foot of t h e Shr ine , while o thers a r e p u t t i n g out t h e candles which n u m b e r t h o u s a n d s . Replicas of va r ious a r t ic les , of h u m a n figures, of l imbs, or an ima l s in gold a n d si lver m a y be counted in t h o u s a n d s a t t h e Shr ine . Devotees who h a d vowed offerings of t h e m b r i n g t h e m on t h i s occasion. Mothe r s w h o had appealed for t h e cure of a sick child would b r ing a replica of a child, in gold, in r e t u r n fo r a cure . O t h e r s w h o had a p r a y e r answered would b r ing a crown of gold in g r a t i t u d e . T h e fisherman w h o p rayed for t h e safe ty of h i s b o a t m a y b r i n g a t i n y boat of gold, in fulfilment oi hia vow. The cu re of a wound in a l imb m a y beget t h e offering of a replica of a golden limb t o t h t Shrinfc. Numerous and

t h e conversions and r e s u l t a n t bap t i sms t h a t t ake place. T h e all too shor t d a y a t t h e camp t h u s passes w i th i t s m a n y act ivi t ies of in ter est wa tched by huge crowds.

T h e Fes t iva l Approaches . B u t i t i s t h e approach of t h e d a t e

of t h e Fes t iva l of t h e S h r i n e t h a t sends a thr i l l t o t h e h e a r t s of t h e v a s t assembly . The Vespe r eve of t h e fest ival is looked fo rward t o wi th b u r n i n g anxie ty . T h e huge Church s q u a r e on t h a t day is one m a s s of animat ion indescribable. The facade portico, where in a r e held t h e Services, rece ives ' a t t en t ion in no small degree . T h e huge pil lars f ron t ing t h e s t r u c t u r e a r e entwined wi th silks of blue and whi te , t h e colours of t h e Vi rg in Mother . Monster b a s k e t s of flowers a r e suspended f rom t h e ceiling, and t h e A l t a r is su r rounded by golden candelabra. By t h e t ime t h e bells begin to sound t h e i r vesper peal , t h e whole a r e a sur rounding t h e port ico is one m a s s of blaze. Dynamos .work ing in var i ous p a r t s of the camp supply t h e electricity to feed a m y r i a d bulbs festooned from pillars, f rom t r ees , from posts . Numerous l an te rns of var iega ted hues give t o t h e scene

i added a t t rac t ion . T h u s t h e n amid a scene of wondrous spe tacu la r effect t akes place t h e Vespers of t h e Fest ival . Wi th all t h e solem-

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ni ty the Catholic Church pu t s i n to h e r Divine services, t h i s service passes off only t o give t h e v a s t audience a c rav ing for t h e m o r r o w — t h e g r e a t F E S T I V A L DAY. T h a t n igh t is t h e n igh t of n i g h t s in t h e camp. I l luminat ions everywhere proclaim t h e day. E v e r y h u t pu ts ou t i t s bes t show. M a n y pilgrims go provided wi th t h e wherewi tha l t o decorate and t o i l luminate every hu t , be i t t h e humbles t p i lgr im's , t h a t n igh t , shows some ex ter ior s ign of fes t i v i ty . The re is music everywhere t h e g fea te r p a r t of t h e night .

T h e Fes t iva l Day. F r o m t h e smal l hours of t h e

morning, m a y be heard t h e bells of t h e Sh r ine announc ing t h e d a w n of t h e Fes t iva l Day. Then t h e animat ion of t h e camp is a t i t s he ight . Everybody is u p a n d moving, for scores of Masses a r e be ing said i n advance of t h e Solemn Pontifical H igh Mass of t h e D a y . Pi lgr ims m a y h e a r a mass w h e r e t h e y please, for t h e c a m p is l i t t e red wi th t e m p o r a r y a l t a r s for t h e convenience of t h e crowd. A s t h e t ime fixed for t h e Fes t iva l M a s s approaches , all a r e on t h e t i p t o e of expectat ion. The vas t s q u a r e is fiHed w i t h a h u g e see th ing m a s s of humani ty . The sanc tua ry is provided wi th hundreds of s e a t s for t he clergy who a t t end a s r e presenta t ives f rom all t h e dioceses of t h e Is land.

The Solemn High Mass . Punctual ly t o t h e minute , files

o u t from wi th in t h e C h u r c h t h e procession of t h e clergy for t h e solemn High Mass of t h e D a y . Preceded by t h e Cross bearer , t o t h e s t r a ins of t h e a t t e n d a n t Band , Acolytes, B r o t h e r s and P r i e s t s b r ing in solemn procession t h e Image of t he Madonna and Chi ld t aken down for t h e nonce f rom i t s wonted place in t h e niche above t h e High A l t a r o f t h e Church . P u r suan t t o t ime honoured cus tom t h e Image m a y leave i t s niche b u t for t h e Fes t iva l only.

Borne aloft on t h e shoulders of t h e Elders of t h e Shr ine , t h e I m a g e comes ou t in all i t s glory. W h e n placed upon t h e pedestal provfctecl for i t d u r i n g t h e service i t is t h e cynosure of all eyes. Clothed in habi l iments of gold, t h e Robes made for t h e occasion of t h e Solemn Coronat ion a few y e a r s ago, t he Madonna looks t h a t m o r n ing veri ly an E a s t e r n Queen in all h e r glory. T h e r ays of t h e r i s i ng morn ing sun playing in to t h e t e x t u r e of he r g a r m e n t s i m p a r t t o t h e m a unique brilliance. Crowned wi th a Crown a masterpiece of t h e c ra f t sman ' s a r t she is h a u g h t b u t a Queen. T h e crown which took months in t h e makihfc is indeed &

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product ion befi t t ing a Queen. S t u d d e d w i th every var ie ty of gem which h a s made Ceylon famous to t h e world i t will go down to pos te r i ty a s a superb work of art . T h e c r o w n of t h e In fan t Jesus is much t h e same b u t on a smaller scale. T h e Solemn Pontifical High Mass of t h e D a y t h e n proceeds, d u r i n g which a panegyr ic on the life of t h e Blessed Mother is delivered t o t h e vas t crowd.

T h e Bri l l iant Procession. Following t he Mass , comes the

g r a n d finale, t h e procession through t h e camp. Wi th a ga laxy of banners , flags, and t h e band preceding, t h e Image is borne aloft and taken round t h e camp. "Muthu Kudays" ( l i teral ly pearl umbrellas) held over t h e Image a lmos t hide it from view. They a re t h e insignia of Orienta l splendour. The music of t h e band, t h e din of endless strings of c rackers t h e booming noise of guns a r e t h e usual accompaniments of t h e procession. The representa t ives of Civil A u t h o r i t y and the Police t a k e pa r t in t h e procession.

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On XJPittgs from ̂ Vlbion. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

The Month with a Difference. With t h e adven t of Augus t

England e n t e r s upoa h e r mos t popular holiday mon th , when t h e r e j is a general exodus f rom town to 1

country or t h e seas ide , not t o speak of foreign t r ave l . This s tate of vacat ion is reflected in Catholic doings as in so much else. \ One does not organize spectacular demonstrat ions, for ins tance , a t a t ime when clergy a r e on holiday and schools a re closed. Many organizations are, fo r t h e t ime being, "on ice" so t o speak, r es t ing before t h e new a r d o u r s which will be called for a t t h e close of t h e summer season. E x c e p t for fortuitous happenings , therefore , a comparatively s l ight burden of mat te r will invoke t r a n s p o r t by Wings from Albion du r ing t h e next few weeks . B u t th i s is not to say t h a t in t h a t t i m e t h e unexpected m a y not yield impor tan t material .

* * * * A Funct ion in Es sex .

The last of t he g r e a t outdoor demonstrat ion, d u r i n g Ju ly , in honour of t h e canonizat ion of S t . John F i s h e r and S t . T h o m a s More took upwards of t e n thousand persons to t h e Wes t H a m Football Ground a t Upton P a r k . Ten thousand is a good assembly, b u t in all likelihood t h a t n u m b e r would have been a t leas t doubled if t h e t r a n s p o r t services h a d been normal . Unfor tuna te ly , however , an unofficial s t r ike of omnibus workers crippled some of t h e lines of communicat ion a n d prevented many Catholics f rom g e t t i n g t o t h e ground f rom out ly ing p a r t s of t h e Brentwood diocese.

The football g round on which t h e demonstra t ion was held is p a r t of an ancient and h i s to r ic p roper ty . Not f a r away the re r i ses t h e tower of Boleyn Castle, a h u n t i n g lodge built for t h a t queen by H e n r y t h e Eigh th and for a long t i m e in u se as a Catholic ins t i tu t ion . I t w a s from t h e church close by t h a t a long and imposing procession was marshalled t o t h e g r a n d s t and on the ground, where thousands of Catholics h a d t aken up t h e i r position long before t h e service began. The procession w a s one of t h e Blessed Sacrament . Upwards of a hundred Children of Mary , a l t a r -servers and o the r un i t s we re I followed by a g r e a t body of pr ies t s , and t he Sacred H o s t was borne by the Bishop of Brentwood, t h e R t . Hev. Dr. Doubleday. H i s Lordship's address , on t h e two newly-made saints , was b roadcas t by loud speakers so t h a t all p resen t could follow his words . The scene when t h e ten t h o u s a n d fai thful knelt for Benediction so impressed a non-Catholic onlooker t h a t he afterwards declared t h a t he had seen no such p ic tu re of Chr i s t i an Piety any where , a t home o r abroad. T h e non-Catholic people of the dis t r ic t r ega rded t h e demonstration wi th eve ry sign of sympathy and respect .

* * * * For t h e Vict ims of N o r t h e r n

Bigo t ry . A relief fund h a s been opened

J>y the Universe t o enable Catholics in Great Br i t a in to help t h e i r unfortunate co-rel igionists in Northern Irland, v ic t ims of t h e r e

cent ou tburs t s of violence a t Belfast . Upwards of sixteen hundred Ir ish Catholics have been rendered homeless and a r e being cared for temporari ly in hu t s , t en t s , and other makesh i f t accommodations. The Bishop of Down and Connor is doing every th ing possible in Belfast itself, whe re t h e r e is a numerous and pa the t ic colony of evicted Catholics in a camp a t MacRory Park . Members of t h e Society of St. Vincent de Paul in t h e N o r t h s }

ern capital have been working un remit t ingly t o alleviate t h e lot of | these vict ims of Orange fury.

* * * * Liverpool Cathedra l .

So good h a s been t h e progress of t he work of building t h e g rea t Catholic Cathedra l a t Liverpool, t h a t t he r e is a possibility of Mass being celebrated next yea r in t h e eastern half of t h e Crypt . T h e first crypt wail now s tands seven-first crypt wall now s tands seventeen feet above t h e foundations, and i t is hoped to make a s t a r t , very soon, upon t he vaulting. In addition t o t h e Lady Chapel and t h e Blessed Sacrament Chapel, t h e South Cryp t will contain t h e chapels dedicated to t h e four national apos t les : SS. George (England) , Pa t r i ck (Ireland) Andrew (Scotland) and David (Wales,) t h e Chapel of St . Paul of t h e Cross, and t h e Chapel of t h e English M a r t y r s . Towards t h e last-named chapel t h e Archbishop of Liverpool h a s h a d an anonymous gift of £5,000 besides o ther benefactions.

* * * * F a t h e r Orchard ' s F u t u r e .

Las t week these notes announced the glad t id ings of t h e ordinat ion of t h e Rev. Dr . W. E. Orchard to t h e priesthood. F r . Orchard h a s since wr i t t en , wi th r ega rd to h i s future plans, t h a t he is not able to under take preaching engagements for t he presen t . He is residing in Sussex, a n d s t a t e s t h a t " b e c a u s e of the serious s t a t e of his heal th he will be compelled to live quietly and wi thou t regu la r work until, if t h a t be God's will, heal th is restored sufficiently to m a k e possible t h e under tak ing of more active dut ies ." D r . Orchard adds t h a t meanwhile he can do only wr i t ing or occasional lec tur ing.

* * * * A Scot t ish Church Destroyed. F i re h a s destroyed t h e Catholic

church a t Salsburgh, in Lanarkshire. T h e a la rm was given by a neighbouring resident who saw t h e flames, b u t by then i t was too late to save t h e building, as t h e fire had obtained a s t rong hold by the t ime the fire br igade arr ived. I t is a consolation t h a t t h e Blessed Sacrament was not in t he church, which was a chapel-of-ease t o a par i sh several miles away. I t is said t h a t no l ights were in t he building, so t h a t a t p resen t t h e cause of t h e fire is a mys te ry .

John Traynor-Among t h e many photographs

exhibited a t t h e Medical Bureau a t Lourdes is one of an Engl ish working m a n John Traynor, who was miraculously cured some yea r s ago. H i s case is one with which to answer t h e sceptic who, striving

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Macao.—Bright and full of life, ten youthful seminar is ts from Freixo de E s p a d a a Cinta, Por tu gal, disembarked here on May 15 af ter a long and much-enjoyed voyage from t h e i r homeland. They will t ake up t h e i r studies a t t he local seminary t o prepare for furt h e r priestly labours in t h e diocese of Macao.

These youngs ters , who give every promise of developing into excellent missionaries, were recruited by the Rev. J . A. Monteiro, a priest of t h e diocese, who is enjoying a t p resen t a well-earned furlough in Por tuga l . (Lumen.)

OBSERVATORY & W I R E L E S S STATION FOR B A T H U R S T

ISLAND.

Br isbane , (Aus t r a l i a )—A m e teorological observatory and wireless s ta t ion on B a t h u r s t Is land, now being planned by t h e Commonweal th Government t o b e a t t h e service of a i rmen cross ing t h e perilous 450-mile s t r e t ch of t h e Timor Sea between Koepang, Ne the r l and Indies, and Darwin , Aust ra l ia , will be en t rus ted t o t h e Missionaries of t h e Sacred H e a r t . B a t h u r s t Island, which is on t h e t rack of t h e London-Sydney a i r route , is practically a rese rve for t h e Aus t ra l i an aborigines among

| whom t h e Missionaries of t h e Sac-I red H e a r t a r e working. (Fides)

to advance every sort of difficfcltv in opposition to belief in t h e

? miraculous, will say, for ins tance "Oh, So-and-so; Yes, bu t he ' s

; dead" ; or "Cured , was ^he? well, she 's French, so I can ' t go and a sk

j her ." John T rayno r is alive, and is English, a n d can readi ly be found and spoken to. T h e r e is no doubt about h i s case, nor abou t t h e cure. This Liverpool w o r k m a n was cured a t Lourdes in 1923. Since then , eve ry year , i t h a s keen

h i s pious pract ice to r e t u r n t o Lourdes in t h e capaci ty of a brancard ier , or 3 t r e t c h e r - b e a r e r , and helper w i th t h e sick. H e h a s now been honoured by a p p o i n t m e n t a s "Chef de Service" , t h e h i g h e s t honour t h a t can be confered upon a Lourdes brancardier , and one which Mr. T r a y n o r sha res wi th princes and nobles, of m a n y lands, in an i l lustr ious company of Catholic workers . '

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

H I S FIRST C O M M U N I O N D A Y .

S i s t e r Rosal ie w a s s i t t i n g a t h e r desk looking t h r o u g h t h e ch i ldren ' s w r i t i n g books. F r o m t h e p layg r o u n d c a m e shou t s and s c r e a m s and l a u g h t e r t h a t told how m u c h t h e ch i ld ren were en joying t h e i r few m o m e n t s p lay- t ime. I t w a s a c lear d a y w i t h w i n t e r s u n s h i n e s e n d i n g i t s mild b e a m s everyw h e r e ; j u s t t h e d a y t o m a k e chi ldren r u n a n d j u m p and shou t .

T h e s u n c a m e in a t t h e c lassroom windows, t h r o w i n g a golden veil over O u r Lady , and t i pp ing w i t h fire L i t t l e Therese ' s r o se s of love- T h e scen t of jonqui l s a n d violets filled t h e room.

A gen t l e t a p sounded a t t h e door. " Come i n , " S i s t e r said. A l i t t le boy, w i t h a ve ry intelli

gen t face, l i t w i t h t hough t fu l blue eyes en te red and stood a t S i s t e r ' s desk .

a Well , Guy. W h a t is i t ? " u S i s t e r , I w a n t t o b e in t h e F i r s t

Holy Communion Class. M a y I ? " S i s t e r Rosalie dropped h e r big,

blue pencil, qu i t e nervously . " B u t , m y dear child, you . . . "

W h a t should she s a y ? S h e m u s t not h u r t t h e sensi t ive l i t t le mind , m u s t no t c r u s h t h e desire of t h e yea rn ing soul .

" I a m no t a Catholic," w e n t on t h e child, a s if h e k n e w t h i s w a s a s tumbl ing Mock, b u t considered i t one t h a t could b e go t over . " I know all abou t Holy Communion. I h a v e h e a r d all y o u r lessons t o t h e c lass and all F a t h e r O'Neill 's . W h e n I a m out in t h e corr idor I can still hea r . Besides, I h a v e J i m m y a n d h i s b ig b ro the r T o m m y to t each m e t h e catechism a n d t o tell m e all you say t o t h e chi ldren You told t h e m a s to ry abou t a holy l i t t le F r e n c h boy named Guy. Our Lord wants to come to me the same as to the other children. I want Him' to come. Why worCi yon let Him cornel"

P o o r S i s t e r Rosalie was a t a loss. " I n d e e d Guy I wish . . . Bu t ,

dear , you a r e not bapt ised ." " I a m . I asked m y mothe r .

I w a s bapt ised when I was a b a b y . " " B u t you would have t o be

-baptised a g a i n . . . (wha t we call condi t ional ly) in t h e Catholic C h u r c h . "

" F a t h e r O'Neill will bap t i se me, t h e n , " Guy said eager ly , a s if h e hoped she would, t h e n a n d t h e r e , commence t h e necessary a r r a n g e m e n t s .

" B u t y o u r f a t h e r and m o t h e r m i g h t no t allow i t . "

G u y h a d no a n s w e r for t h i s . Hn pondered over w h a t Sis ter said, and s h e thanfu l ly followed up t h e impression s h e h a d made .

"You see, Guy, you m u s t obey y o u r p a r e n t s . I t is you r du ty . God wills you t o do w h a t t h e y say . "

" W h e n can I be b a p t i s e d ? " S i s t e r ' s eyes fell before t h e

s e a r c h i n g blue ones—she couW not b e a r to see t h e i r l i gh t quenched.

" W h e n you a r e b ig—grown u p ; w h e n you a r e old enough t o choose fo r yoursel f . . . "

" T h a t i s too f a r off. I a m old enough now. I choose now. I choose God."

" W e will p r a y about i t , G u y — y o u a n d I. W e will a sk O u r Lady to help u s . "

-Miriam Agatka

H e tu rned away and w e n t ou t t h r o u g h t h e door ; S i s t e r Rosalie looked a f t e r h im, h e r k ind eyes full of t e a r s .

"Poo r l i t t le fellow. W h a t a p i ty . B u t God will find a way t o come to h i m . "

A s Guy went down t h e corr idor he m e t F a t h e r O'Neill coming t o give t h e F i r s t Communion class t h e daily instruct ion.

"Well , Guy, where a r e all t h e smiles t o - d a y ? "

Guy called up a n a t t e m p t a t once a s h e sa id : " F a t h e r , I w a n t t o be bapt ised over aga in—in your Church th i s t ime . "

" Y o u d o ? " "Yes, please. I w a n t t o go t o

Holy Communion, a n d Sis ter Rosalie said I m u s t first be bap t i sed . "

" W h a t do you know abou t Holy Communion?" t h e p r i es t sa id w i th playful t enderness .

" Everything." F a t h e r O'Neill looked in to t h e

up- tu rned eyes* t h a t told of a soul so beautiful , so innocent of sin t h a t God's image flashed back Heaven from it .

T R U E W O R T H W I N S . It isn't the thing you are doing,

But the way that you do it, my friend;

Not the course, but the way oj pursuing.

On which your successes depend. There are prizes in every vocation,

And he is the fortunate man Who frets not, because of his station

But does just the best that he can. 'Tis not the song we call clever,

But the rendering well of the notes; The music of nightingales never

King true from the mocking-birds throats.

It isn't the word that you speak, friend.

But the frown or the smile that you wear,

That lightens a cross for the weak. friendy

Or makes it the harder to bear. *Tis not life, but the motive of livings

Can grace to existence impart, Not the gift can lend worth to the

giving, But the love that lies deep in th?

heart. Some own a king's crown, some an

acre, And he's the superior man,

Who, true to himself and his Maker, Is doing the best that he can.

J . S .

"You do, indeed," he sa id softly. "You know eve ry th ing a h u m a n c r e a t u r e can know abou t I t . God g r a n t t h a t sin m a y n e v e r cause you t o lose all you now know."

" Y o u see ," t h e child explained, " a l t hough I s i t ou t of t h e class at rel igious lessons, I a lways hear t h e m . I can h e a r S i s t e r Rosalie qu i te easily. When you come, you close t h e door ; ( t h e blue eyes looked reproachful) b u t still I can h e a r you. Even on w e t d a y s and on windy days when t h e windows r a t t l e I can hear . I a sk m y angel to help me t o hear when i t ' s a noisy day. Then J i m m y a n d h is big b r o t h e r Tommy give m e the i r

A S T R A N G E L A K E .

T h e r e is a lake nea r Valdosta , Georgia, wh ich disappears every t h r e e o r four years and comes back aga in no m a t t e r w h a t t h e condition of t h e wea the r m a y be. T h e lake is t h r e e miles long and th ree -qua r t e r s of a mile wide, w i th a n average dep th of twelve feet of w a t e r . There a re na tu ra l subt e r r a n e a n passages benea th t h e lake, t h r o u g h which t h e w a t e r passes off. I t t akes two or t h r e e weeks t o disappear, when a m a m m o t h bas in is left i n jits place, which furnishes a beautiful s andy beach. Af te r a month or so t h e w a t e r begins t o r e tu rn , and then , in a couple of weeks, i t is t h e same magnificent s t r e t ch of w a t e r I a s i t was before.

T H E L E N G T H OF T H E DAY.

A t London, England, and Bre men , Pruss ia , t h e longest day h a s 1 6 ^ hours . A t Stockholm, Sweden, i t is 18 V2 hours in length . A t H a m b u r g in Germany , and Dantz ic in Pruss ia , t h e longest d a y h a s 17 hours . A t St . P e t e r s b u r g , Russia , and Tobolsk, Siberia, t h e longest is 19 hours , and t h e s h o r t e s t 5 hour s . A t Tornea , F in land, J u n e b r ings a d a y near ly 22 h o u r s long, and Chr i s tmas one less t h a n 3 hour s in length . A t W a r d b u r y , Norway, t h e longest d a y las t s f rom May 21 to J u l y 22 w i t h o u t in ter rupt ion , and in Spi t sbergen t h e longest day is 8 % m o n t h s . A t S t . Louis t h e longest d a y is somewhat less t h a n 15 hours , and a t Montreal , Canada , i t is 16.

Catechism and teach i t t o m e in t h e af ternoons when we go home. S i s t e r Rosalie said I would need t o be bapt ised a g a i n . . . and s h e does n o t t h i n k m y f a the r and m o t h e r would allow m e . "

" I suppose they would no t Guy . "

" S is te r said I m a y be bapt i sed a n d go. to Holy Communion when I a m grown-up. I t is too long to w a i t . "

" I t is a long t i m e , " F a t h e r O'Neill said sympathet ical ly . " B u t p e r h a p s Our Lord will t h ink i t is t o o long to w a i t and will ha s t en t h e day . P r a y about it , Guy ."

" I do ," said Guy solemnly, a s if he had a l ready spen t decades of y e a r s in p r a y e r and wa tch ing a n d fas t ing .

F a t h e r O'Neill pa t t ed his head, a n d t h e child, feeling a sudden hope, went on to t h e play-ground a n d was soon runn ing and shout ing wi th t h e best of t h e r u n n e r s a n d t h e shou te r s t h e r e .

"Look a t h i m ? " said F a t h e r O' Neill a s he watched t h e chi ldren f rom t h e class-room. " A moment ago he looked like a l i t t le sa in t dy ing of longing t o be wi th God."

" Children a re so s t r a n g e . " S is te r r e tu rned . " One moment t h e y a r e like angles and seem to see and h e a r and unders tand e ternal t h ings . T h e nex t m o m e n t t h e y a re l i k e . . . "

"L ike l i t t le yelling demons ," smiled F a t h e r O'Neill. "There ' s an old m a n lives a t t h e end of t h e s t ree t . H e tells m e h e l l h a v e a ve ry l ight Pu rga to ry . I asked h im why , and he said: ' Because I live near a school.9" Guy was s t and ing before his f a t h e r and m o t h e r ; and by t h e expression of t he i r faces he h a d j u s t m a d e some surpr i s ing reques t Mr. G r a n t looked t o h is wife for h e l p ; She looked back and could give none.

(To be continued)

" E v e r y c h i l d n e e d s m i l k e v e r y day."

MILKMAID MILK

POETIC PALEONTOLOGY.

H i e D inausau r is a n antedilu-| vian an imal which now inhabi ts ! our big m u s e u m s and a wonderful \ animal, indeed, if we believe th i s

desciption t a k e n f rom 'The Conning Tower of " T h e New York Hera ld -Tr ibune" : Behold t h e m i g h t y Dinausaur , Famous in prehis tor ic lore, Not only for h is weight and

s t r e n g t h But for h i s intellectual length. You will observe by t h e s e remains The c r ea tu re h a s two sets of

b r a i n s — One in h i s head ( t he usual place), The o t h e r a t h is spinal base. T h u s he could reason a priori A s well a s a poster ior i . No problem bothered h im a b i t : H e made b o t h head a n d tail of it. So wise h e was , so wise and

solemn, Each t h o u g h t filled j u s t a spinal

column. If one b ra in found t h e pressure

s t rong I t passed a few ideas a long ; If someth ing slipped h i s forward

mind 'Twas rescued by t h e one behind; And if in e r ro r he w a s caught He had a sav ing a f t e r though t . As he t h o u g h t twice before he

spoke He had no, j u d g m e n t s to revoke; F o r he could th ink , wi thout con

gestion Upon both sides of eve ry question. Oh, gaze upon t h i s model beast, Defunct t en million y e a r s a t least.

H a r d u p was not feeling in t h e j oiliest of moods as he walked to the s ta t ion wi th h i s friend one Monday morn ing .

" J u s t look a t t h a t notice," he said, indicat ing t h e words "Post no Bil ls" on a blank wall. "Wha t is t he use of s t icking tha t up the re? W h y ever don ' t they put these t h i n g s in t h e r i g h t place?"

"Where would you have put i t?" asked his friend, quite a t a loss.

"Over every let ter-box in the country ."

• * * * * Mr. Swear and Mr. Swanks

were business enemies, b u t chance had placed t h e m on the same board of d i rectors .

One day a f te r a meet ing, Mr. Swear was holding for th .

"There a r e hundreds of ways of m a k i n g money," h e said provocatively.

"Yes , " pu t in Mr. Swanks ," but only one hones t way . "

" W h a t way ' s t h a t ? " asked Mr. Swear sharp ly . t r t

" A h " r e to r t ed Mr . Swanks. ^ 1 t hough t you wouldn ' t know i t ."

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

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STUDENTS TO A I D P R I E S T IN ' S T R E E T P R E A C H I N G . '

Europe's Chances Of Peace A week last Monday the Times, quot

ing an interview by Mussolini to a director of the Echo de Paris, had the the following. u Europe," he said, "has still two or three years of relative quiet" —a forecast which, it may be noted, exactly tallies with the opinion of the French General Staff.

Europe's peace may be disturbed by so many people, without necessarily involving all of us in the conflagration, that it would be rash to conclude that another Great War is coming in two or three yaers' time, but it is alarming to find that the military men expect trouble so soon.

There is probably something to be said in favour of not telling the public the worst. At least, it prevents panic and passion, but, if the nations were told when war is hovering, they would most likely put pressure on their political leaders to preserve the peace.

No people ever seems to want war. The politicians let conditions get out of control, waiting until war is really inevitable, before they take the people into their confidence. It is then too late, but nationalism still saves the politicians' skins at the critical moment.

* * * * * It Will Not Always Be So

The next war between great nations, if there is to be a next, will be worse for the civilian population than for the fighting forces. To read a description of the nature and effects of the known poison gases,. without imaginim? what worse things have been discovered and kept secret, is to be filled with pity for

A Wrong Unreformed But Dr. Normanton regrets, as do most

women who have considered the subject, that the legal device of "restraint upon anticipation 9 9 has not been wholly abolished. But we regret much more that the anomaly in respect of married people's income tax is not remedied. They may be, and often are, charged more by reason of their marriage than the tax would be on their separate incomes assessed apart; this is a direct attack upon the sanctity of marriage, for it means that a man and a woman living together immorally will be better treated by the State in this respect than a man and wife. Dr. Normanton points out that a similar provision in the United States was over-ruled by the Supreme Cour: as unconstitutional. That Court decided as follows: "The question presented is whether the State has power by an income-tax law to measure the husband's tax not by his own means, but, in fact, by those of another. This is contrar; to due process of law as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. That which is not the taxpayer's income cannot be made such by calling it his income."

* * * * *

The Ethics Of Imperialism We do not mean to be cynical when

we say that we hold no brief for empire-builders to-day, though we have a great respect for one or two empires which exist, and which do much to preserve peace in the world and spread civilisation, such as it is.

The ethics of empire-building do not square with the Gospel. They are,

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• o f the defenceless civilian population in an air-raid of the future.

No country can close its air-frontiers. No reaJ protection is available against many known poison gases. No mask has been invented which will resist some of them, and others are so horrible in their effects that death would be preferable to recovery.

Once the civilian population has had a real dose of poison-gas air-raids it will require something more than nationalism to rouse them to war fever again.

Most likely there will come a revulsion against war altogether, whether just, or unjust, whether defensive or offensive. The consequences of this wholesale revulsion may be the complete eclipse of Europe and the white races.

* * * * • A Needed Reform

The Government's Bill to reform certain anomalies in the legal position of married women, which has lately passed its Third Reading in the House of Commons, is the subject of an interesting article in the Telegraph by Mrs. Normanton. the senior practising woman barrister. The Bill has been widely considered as one for the emancipation of husbands from injustices imposed on them by the emancipation of married women. For instance, it provides that a husband can no longer be sued for torts committed by his wife, such as libels and damage done by negligible driving; also married women will also become subject to the general bankruptcy law—to name only two points. But as Dr. Normanton points out, such legislation is really as useful to the wives as to the husbands, for the more completely the former accept responsibility before the law, "the more acceptable do they become as partners in important commercial enterprises. Hitherto they have been dubious propositions, because in certain circumstances they became unamenable to the due processes of law to which all men and all other women a r e submitted."

Construction Plans Under Way. Vat ican City.—The plans for

t h e World Exhibi t ion of t h e Catholic Press to be held here in 1936, which His Holiness Pope P ius XI definitely approved re-

! cently, call for t h e construction work on the pavilions to be completed a t the end of th is year , and for t h e first t h r e e months of 1936 to be devoted to t he a r r angemen t of mater ia l . The Exhibi t ion will be inaugura ted a t the beginning of April .

The plans call for a large pavi-I lion wi th 15,000 square feet 'of

space, occupying all of t h e Cortile Pigna, and two pavilions wi th

| 2,500 square feet of space along j t h e Hall of Jul ius II, next to the

en t rance to t h e Exhibi t ion. The large pavilion will contain

a large hall of honour connecting wi th t h e Chiaramont i Museum, whence the Holy F a t h e r will en ter t h e Exhibi t ion on the day of i ts inaugurat ion . There will also be twenty-s ix lesser halls set aside

, for t h e Catholic Press of various nat ions , and five halls for t h e Catholic Press of ex t ra-European Missions. The pavilion will be

j divided by two central galleries j facing the gigant ic bronze pine-j cone from which the cour tyard j t a k e s ; i t s name . The monument

of S t . Pe t e r s t and ing in t h e centre of t h e cour tyard will be moved to

j a more suitable place in t h e Vat i can Gardens .

Construction of t h e pavilions h a s been en t rus ted to t h e technical office of Vat ican City. The plans a re those of Archi tect Point i . (N.C.W.C.)

[ moreover, of the centuries which have passed, and, if we believe at all in human progress, we must all hope that they are gone for ever, for they were the product of a less civilised state of society.

We believe that nations would be advancing in civilisation if they really meant the terms of the Kellogg Pact, by which they renounced war as a means of aggrandisment. With that Pact empire-building was dethroned, but, unfortunately, few nations really meant the Pact seriously.

For a nation to resurrect imperialism j to-day is retrograde. Those, however,

who have inherited an empire from former days have a duty towards it, and a right to reasonable pride in it.

* * * * Our Own Empire

The British Empire, for example, is a i considerable achievement, and a source

of much legitimate pride whilst it strives to be true to the ideals of justice, fair

j play, peace and toleration. It is a , powerful instrument for world-peace and j prosperity. The Statute of Westmins-! ter, defining the free-will union of the

Dominions and their right to secession, shows how far we have got away from the Empire-building mentality.

That the Empire will ultimately be ! liquidated in peace and good will when I all the Dominions have consolidated

themselves, and can look after their own prosperity and defence, seems to have occurred to those who framed the Statute.

Certainly no British man or woman dreams of holding the Dominions against

: their will and by force—the methods of \ the Empire builders. They would find | that the Pope agrees with them. He no

more wishes to see the Empire-building spirit spread than we do, for it means a trail of wars.

At the same time nations which, like Italy and ourselves, have Empires, have duties towards them.

P A P A L L E G A T E ' S ARRIVAL A T MALTA.

Escorted By Two Br i t i sh Des t royers .

Vallet ta, Malta .—His Eminence Alexis Cardinal Lepicier, P re fect of t h e Sacred Congregation of Religious and Papal Lega te to t h e Synod of t h e Dioceses of Malta and Gozo, was escorted into the h a rb o u r of Mal ta by two Bri t i sh des t royers when he arr ived to pres ide over t h e Synod.

When t h e Cardinal landed t h e Mal ta Art i l lery provided a guard of honour and His Eminence drove t h r o u g h the s t ree t s amid grea t t h r o n g s to St . John ' s Co-Cathedral w h e r e t h e brief of his appointment a s Lega te was read.

The following day t h e Legate was escorted by the clergy of Valle t ta when he proceeded to t h e Cathedra l for t h e Mass celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael Gonzi, Bishop of Gozo, which opened the Synod. The canopy over t he Leg a t e was borne by the Chief Ju s tice and other prominent Maltese.

Following t h e Synod t h e Cardinal plans to go to t he Island of Gozo and the re solemnly crown an ancient s ta tue of Our Lady of t h e Pillar. (N.C.W.C.)

River Fores t , 111.—Three s tu dents from Rosary College, here , will spend July " s t r ee t -p reach ing" in Oklahoma, ass i s t ing t h e Rev. Stephen A. Leven, pas tor in Br is -tcw.

The s tudents a r e Miss Mary Oberkoetter , of Bloomington, who received the degree of Bachelor of A r t s from Rosary College in June , and Miss Mary J a n e Rowe, of Stockton I1L, and Miss Lucille Ziener, of Rockford, members of t h e Class of 1936.

F a t h e r Leven, one of t h e leading exponents of Catholic Evidence Guild work in t h e Uni ted S ta tes , lectured a t Rosary College in Febr u a r y on his experiences in s t ree t preaching in Oklahoma, and as a resul t , a group of s t u d e n t s responded to F a t h e r Leven ' s plea for volunteers for h is 1935 summer campaign. The g roup was pre pared for t h e work by t h e Rev, Reynold Hil lenbrand of Chicago.

According to F a t h e r Leven 's plan, the s tuden t speakers , accompanied by Sis ter M a r y Alberic, of Rosary College, and S is te r Mary Vianney, of St . Luke ' s Parochia l School, River Fores t , will have headquar te r s in J enn ings , one of t h e missions of t h e par i sh of Br is -tow, and from t h e r e will go t o nea rby towns and villages for out door speaking and ins t ruct ion. The Sisters will ca re for t he inst ruc t ion of t h e children.

F a t h e r Leven's outdoor preaching and inst ruct ion campaigns in Oklahoma have proven most effect ive in spreading t h e influence and knowledge of t he Catholic Church in Oklahoma. (N.C.W.C.)

ABBOT L E A D S I N RESCUE OF ABBEY FROM BLAZE.

London.—Fort A u g u s t u s Abbey was saved from fire dest ruct ion when water from Loch Ness was pumped by monks , s tuden ts , villagers and a v is i t ing cricket t e am on flames which destroyed the t h e a t r e and gymnas ium.

Led by the Abbot t h e volunteer fire-fighters laid t h r e e lines of hose from the Abbey 's p r iva te reservoir, fed by w a t e r pumped from t h e Loch.

Fea r s were en te r t a ined a t one t ime for t h e abbey ' s safe ty . I t s thick walls saved i t while t h e fire was a t i t s he igh t . (N.C.W.C.)

CATHOLIC DOCTORS M E E T I N B R U S S E L S .

Brussels .—Sponsored by the Association of St . Luke , an in ternat ional Congress of Catholic physicians has j u s t been held in th i s city. P rominen t medical men and educators , r ep re sen t ing Catholic Doctors ' associat ions of Holland^ France , Aus t r i a and Hunga ry , a t tended t h e sessions and read papers .

T h e subjects discussed a t t h e Congress included t h e social dut ies of t he medical profession and medical work in mission countr ies .

[Lumen-N.C .W.C]

Italy's Case So far as we have been able to learn

Italy's case, it rests upon accomplished facts. Italy, for better or worse, is in Africa, in Tripoli, Eritrea and Somali-land, and she finds the Abyssinians bad neighbours.

Mussolini says that he has tried to compose the differences which exist, but without success. Abyssinia has been steadily arming since 1528, with one object in view, to take advantage of Italy the moment she is engaged in a

European war, with Jugoslavia or Germany, and recover Somaliland.

The Duce says that he cannot tolerate the threat any longer. He knows that Italy must find an outlet for her teeming population, especially since America has closed the door to Italian emigrants.

She must preserve her African colonies, where by common consent she has done well, and in order to preserve them, she must settle her relationship with Abyssinia once and for all. She must have either a mandate or possession of the country, for her own safety's sake.

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

REV. DOM PETER CELESTFN LOU O.S.B.

TELLS TOUCHING STORY OF HIS VOCATION

H O L Y F A T H E R R E C E I V E S A M E R I C A N BROADCASTING

OFFICIAL.

CLAIMS H A N D OF GOD TO HAVE SHAPED HIS DESTINIES.

(N.C.W.C. N e w s Service) B a r g e s , Be lg ium.—A former

Chinese noble and high official has completed an e x t r a o r d i n a r y soul-jou rney . It had led him f rom the rel igious cult of h i s n a t i ve land, where h e had se rved a3s P r e m i e r and d iplomat u n d e r the old imper ia l d y n a s t y and the hew republic, t h r o u g h m a r r i a g e t o a Catholic wife, convers ion to the Catholic f a i th , and finally t o profession in the Benedic t ine Order and ordinat ion a s a Cathol ic p r i e s t .

The o rd ina t i on took place today a t St, A n d r e w ' s Benedict ine A b bey, n e a r h e r e . I n t h e ceremony, H i s Excel lency t h e Most Rev. Celso Cons tan t in i , Apostolic Delegate t o China, admin i s t e red t h e Sacram e n t of Holy Orde r s to Mr. Lou Tseng T s i a n g , f o r m e r Premier , Minis ter of Fo re ign Affairs, and Ambassador of China, who now becomes F a t h e r P e t e r Celestin Lou, a p r i e s t of t h e Catholic Church.

P re sen t a t t h e ord ina t ion ceremony w e r e n u m e r o u s f r iends and admire r s , nea r ly all of whom were non-Catholics a n d acqua in tances of his d iplomat ic days .

Dom P e t e r Celest in Lou, O.S.B., t h e f o r m e r Lou T s e n g Ts iang, i s 65 years old. H e began h i s signal diplomatic ca ree r in 1891 a s secret a r y of t h e Chinese E m b a s s y a t S t . P e t e r s b u r g . In 1911, he be came Chinese A m b a s s a d o r t o R u s sia. I n t h a t s ame year , foreseeing even t s a t Pek ing , h e warned

4he^£Ihinfise_Emperor of t h e revolu t ionary per i l in h i s na t ive coun t r y and pressed H i s Majes ty t o give u p t h e Crown.

When t h e Chinese Republic w a s proclaimed, M r . Lou w a s appointed Minis ter fo r Fo re ign Affairs. L a t e r h e w a s n a m e d P r i m e Minis ter of China a n d w a s conspicuous f o r h i s efforts t o c r ea t e a Legat ion of China a t t h e - H o l y See.

In 18S&, Mr . Lou mar r i ed Mile. B e r t h a Bdvy, a Belgian, a t S t . P e t e r s b u r g . T h e d ip lomat ' s b r ide was a Ca tho l ic and in 1911 h e h imself embraced Cathol ic ism. I t w a s t h e A m b a s s a d o r ' s g r e a t e s t sorrow t h a t t h e m a r r i a g e w a s childless.

Mr. L o u headed t h e delegation from China a t t h e Versai l les Peace Conference, a n d refused t o s ign t r e a t y b y which China w a s to m e e t t h e liabili t ies for t h e fu tu re .

Mrs . L o u ' s hea l t h becoming u n dermined b y t h e Chinese cl imate, h e asked h i s gove rnmen t for t h e

j Lega t ion in Switzerland, a reques t which was g ran ted . F r o m 1922 t o 1927 h e resided a t Locarno on L a k e Majeur , where Mrs . Lou died in 1927. Mr . Lou resigned h i s diplomatic post and entered S t . Andrew ' s Abbey on October 4 of t h a t year . H e m a d e h is religious profession in 1929.

Dom Pe t e r Celestin remains p ro foundly a t tached t o , and in te res t ed in, China. In 1933, h e published in Pa r i s "L ' invasion et Poccu-pat ion de la Mandchour ia ," a pamphle t in which h e quoted long por t ions of Cardinal Mercier ' s pas tora l issued dur ing t h e German Occupation of Belgium.

Dom Pe t e r Celestin 's conversion a n d en t ry into t h e religious life h a s made a g rea t impression upon h is coun t rymen in China. L a s t C h r i s t m a s Eve , Dom Pe te r , h a v i n g been raised t o t h e diaconate, bap t ized Liou Fou-Tcheng, one of h i s f o r m e r colleagues in t h e diplom a t i c service and now represen ta t ive of t h e Chinese Government a t t h e Franco-Chinese Bank a t P a r i s . H e also had the happiness of g iving Communion t o Mr. Liou, M r s . Liou and the i r daugh te r , Miss Violet Liou.

Dom P e t e r Celestin 's contr ibut ions to t h e well-known Le Bullet in des Missions, published a t St . A n d rew ' s Abbey, h a v e created considerable a t t en t ion . His s t a t e m e n t a t t h e Missionary Week a t Louvain in 1929 on t h e obstacles t o t h e propagat ion of t h e F a i t h in China, published in t h e Bullet in, is regarded as a necessary gu ide for all missionaries , t ravel lers , officials and t h e like, w h o have a n y t h i n g to do wi th China.

No twi ths t and ing t h e severe life of t h e monks and t h e hardsh ips of s tudy , Dom P e t e r Celestin declares t h a t he "is t he happies t m a n in t h e world."

A tes t imony of t h i s happiness is contained in h i s profession of f a i t h :

"Recalling t h a t , successively und e r monarchical and republican reg imes , I have been for m y Count r y a servi tor w i t h o u t mer i t and t h a t , finally surv iv ing m y own I a m now wi thout family, I see before all how God h a s had pi ty on m e in according m e t h e grace of t h e religious vocation.

" H e has offered m e a bough und e r which t o t a k e she l te r and, in

(Continued on page 12 Cols. 1 & 2)

Radio A s Educational Medium Stressed.

Vat ican City.—His deep concern t h a t broadcas ters and those who use radio for public u t t e rances alw a y s be mindful of t he i r g r e a t responsibil i t ies in shap ing public opinion w a s expressed by His Holiness Pope P ius XI recently, w h e n h e received in p r iva te audience J o h n F . Royal, Vice P res iden t of t h e Nat ional Broadcas t ing Company . Mr. Royal was accompanied b y Dr . M a x Jordan , European Dir e c t o r for t h e Nat ional Broadcas t i n g Company.

P o p e P ius engaged Mr. Royal in conversa t ion in h i s p r iva te l ibrary for a half-hour, discussing t h e educat ional and mora l problems engaged in rad io broadcas t ing . Fol lowing t h e audience, Mr . Royal expressed himself a s deeply impressed w i th t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s i n t e r e s t in t h e development of r ad io broadcas t ing in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , and his concern t h a t broadca s t e r s apprec ia te t he i r responsibil i t ies. (N.C.W.C.)

APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER FOR AUGUST.

(Continued from page 1)

nese Government , b u t t h e au thor ities in t h e i r financial embaras s -meiit seek t o decrease r a t h e r t h a n to increase t h i s subsidy. I t falls upon t h e p r i e s t in c h a r g e of t h e colony, t he re fo re , to find $7,000 gold annua l ly for t h e ord inary ma in t enance of t h e inma tes .

Similar difficulties a r e faced b y scores of o t h e r Cathol ic asy lums which depend on c h a r i t y .

T h e Holy F a t h e r h a s asked for special p rayers d u r i n g Augus t for t h i s branch of Catholic cha r i ty . A s noted above, work among lepers p lays a relatively small p a r t in building up the Church mil i tant , .but i t is an excellent mode of express ing t h e Chr i s t i an doctrine of char i ty , an oppor tuni ty for n a t u r e and religion to work hand in hand wi th science to combat a ter r ib le disease, to b r ing hope to t h e h e a r t s of m a n y and to o the r s peaceful and contented res ignat ion.

London.—Five more unemployed m e n h a v e gained a t Oxford t h e un ivers i ty ' s diploma in Economics a n d Political Science af ter s tudyi n g a t t h e Catholic Worke r s ' College the re . One of t hem gained a dis t inct ion.

One of t h e m e n is a miner , anot h e r a sh ips ' d r a u g h t s m a n , ano the r a clerk and t w o a r e engineers . All h a v e been out of work for long per iods .

They a r e completing a two-year course a t t h e Catholic Worke r s ' College and will soon leave t o seek employment in which t h e y will be able t o m a k e use of the i r t r a in ing .

The i r s tudies a t t h e Catholic W o r k e r s ' College—which is conducted by t h e Catholic Social Guild — w e r e made possible by scholarsh ips provided by s tudy clubs and p r i v a t e benefactors .

The examinat ion involved six t h r e e - h o u r papers covering Economic Theory, Organizat ion and His to ry , Const i tut ional His tory , Poli t ical Theory and Organizat ion, a n d a special subject .

They a t t ended univers i ty lect u r e s and had also pr iva te tu i t ion.

A t t h e moment t h e r e a re 10 s t u d e n t s in residence a t t h e Catholic W o r k e r s ' College. This is t h e h ighes t number ever a t t a ined . T h e number s a r e limited, an official of t h e college s t a t e s , by t h e double difficulty of providing scholarships and of discovering suitable candida tes .

Since t h e college was opened, 35 s tuden t s have obtained t h e un ivers i ty diploma in Economics a n d Political Science, t h r e e of t h e m wi th dist inction.

In addit ion to t h e examinat ion subjec ts , t h e s tuden t s t a k e Moral Phi losophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Social E th ics , wi th t h e help of p r i e s t s who a r e t each ing in Oxford. (N.C.W.C.)

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T H I R T E E N C H I N E S E PRIESTS O R D A I N E D .

Tatungfu, (Shansi , North C h i n a ) — T h i r t e e n Chinese young men, who completed the i r theological s tudies a t t h e Regional Semin a r y of Ta tungfu a t t h e end of June , have been ordained to the priesthood a n d a re now actively engaged in miss ionary work in var ious p a r t s of Mongolia.

Since t he foundat ion of t h e seminary of Ta tung fu in 1922, 80 pr ies ts have been t r a ined there, br inging to 115 t h e number of Chinese p r i es t s now a t work in Mongolia. Vocat ions have increased so rapidly in recent years t h a t it has been necessary to s ta r t construction on a new seminary at Suiyuan which will be completed a t t h e end of 1935. (Fides)

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CONGOLESE P R I E S T S O R D A I N E D .

Boma, (Belgian Congo, Africa) — T h e first t w o na t ive pr ies ts of t h e Vicar ia te of Boma, in the west e r n ex t r emi ty of t h e Belgian Congo, were ordained June 9 at Kangu by Bishop Joseph Vander-hoven, of t h e Scheut F a t h e r s .

Al though t h e number of Congolese pr ies ts ordained so far is relatively small , 35 all together, t h e r e are 1,500 na t ive young men in t h e Gongo p repa r ing for the priesthood, m a n y of whom will be ordained d u r i n g t h e next few years . (F ides)

ARCHBISHOP OF MADRAS I N S T A L L E D .

Madras, ( Ind ia )—More than 5,000 Catholics, 70 pr ies ts and the Bishops of Nellore, Kr ishnagar and Hyderabad took pa r t in the celebrations a t t h e Cathedral of Madras July 20 when t h e Most Rev. Louis Math ias , of t h e Salesian F a t h e r s , w a s installed as Archbishop of Madras . H e succeeds Archbishop E u g e n e Mederlet, also

I of the Salesian F a t h e r s , who died ; December 12 las t year . j The Apostolic Delegate, His Ex

cellency Archbishop Leo Kierkels, 1 invested t h e new Archbishop with | t he pallium. (Fides)

SEMINARY OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED.

Miyazaki, ( J a p a n ) — A decree issued from t h e headquar te r s of the

! civil prefec ture of Miyazaki, Japan , g r a n t s official recognition

| t o the minor seminary conducted by the Salesian F a t h e r s in Miya-

' zaki. The decree was signed on I May 24, feas t of Mary Help of 1 Chris t ians , a P a t r o n of t h e Sale

sian Order, t o whom the missions of Miyazaki a r e dedicated.

The Catholic Hospice of Miya-I zaki, ano the r inst i tut ion of the

Salesians, w a s officially recognized April 26, t h e feast of St. John Bosco. (F ides)

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THE CHURCH IN THE METROPOLISES OF THE EAST.

CARMELITE M O T H E R PRIORESS C E L E B R A T E S GOLDEN

J U B I L E E .

CATHOLIC POPULATION S H O W S STEADY INCREASE

(By F ides Special A demographic s tudy of t h e

present s t a t e £nd progress ion of the races of t h e world, compiled by Professor Charlies Richet , of Paris, has been published by the Academy of Sciences. Among many other interesting conclusions, the Professor maintains that by 1944 London wiH fcaye dropped to sixth place among the most poulated cities of the world. Shanghai will hold third place In 1955 Tokyo will be the most populous c i ty of the world.

The yellow race is expanding rapidly, Dr . Richet points out , while t he w h i t e race is decreasing, slowly, it is t r u e , bu t s teadi ly . He says t ha t t h e yellow and mixed a r e increasing a t a r a t e of progression five or six t i m e s g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t of the whi t e race. T h e b i r t h r a t e in Tokyo d u r i n g 1933, for example, was 44 per thousand and in Osaka. 33 per t housand . Dr . Richet concludes his s t udy by observing t h a t if the pe r sen t r a t e of increase in

OUR L A D Y O F MADHU. (Continued from page 2)

The en thus i a sm of t h e crowd knows no bounds on t h i s occasion. Everyone of t h e crowd would wish to get as close as possible fo t h e Image, and t h e r e su l t an t confusidn may well be imagined. I t is a case of zeal and en thus iasm r u n r iot , though justifiably.

The F ina l Benedict ion. On the r e t u r n of t h e procession

to t h e Church , His Lordsh ip t h e Bishop of t h e Diocese, ves t ing himself in cannonicals, proceeds towards i t . Incensing and spr inkling the I m a g e wi th Holy water , he raises i t aloft and t u r n i n g t o this and t h a t side, in t u r n , impa r t s with it t h e Final Benediction of the Fest ival . On bended knees t h e hundred a n d fifty t housand pilgrims g a t h e r e d receive i t in r e verence. Some cry for joy, some suppress t h e i r feelings. And t hen big and smal l alike fo rge t for t h e nonce t h a t t hey a re in Church. Shouts of applause, h u r r a h s , hosannas, alleluiahs, r e n t t h e a i r . Clapping of hands , t h e firing of crackers, t h e bu r s t i ng of shells, t h e booming of min ia tu re cannon, t h e pealing of bells t h e n reverbe ra te through t h e dense forest , echoing from one side to ano the r . And this goes on for more minu t e s t h a n one cares t o count. And then reluctantly indeed comes to t h e gathering t h e feeling t h a t t h e celebration of t h e Fes t iva l is over.

The Madonna Besieged. The I m a g e is r e t u rned to i t s

wonted niche above t h e High Altar, t h e r e t o remain for ano ther year. I t is besieged t h e n by t h e crowd who come to t a k e t h e i r fa rewell, who come to promise t o come next year , who come t o ask a favour, w h o come t o t h a n k for favours a l ready received. Although a few hour s a f t e rwards begins t h e efflux, a goodly portion of the g a t h e r i n g l inger on for a day or t w o or m a y b e more . A t any ra te , unless bus iness requirements call one back t h a t day mos t of the g a t h e r i n g r ema ins till t h e next day for t he a lmsgiv ing or *ne Love Banquet . This is

t h e modern subs t i tu t e for t h e a 2ape of t he ear ly Chr is t ian

Cor responden t ) . t h e var ious cities of t h e world re ma ins constant , Tokyo will have 10,536,000 inhabi tan ts in 1955 and will be t h e mos t populated ci ty of t h e wofrld. New York a t t h a t t ime , 20 yea r s from now, will have 10,518,000 and Shanghai 9,148,000.

T h e s tudy is in teres t ing in connexion wi th t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s reques t t h a t t h e members of t h e Apost leship of p raye r offer t h e i r good work and prayers for the spread of the Fa i th in the g r ea t cit ies of Asia . The reasonableness of t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s intent ion becomes all t h e more evident w h e n we examine t h e s ta t is t ics for t h e l a rge cities between the Red Sea and Pacific.

T h e figures given af ter each ci ty represen t t h e population of t h e city proper , while t h e figures in pa ren theses indicate t h e number of Catholics, not within t h e ci ty l imi ts , bu t r a t h e r of t h e m e t r o pol i tan a rea or within t h e diocese

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Church . I n local parlance, i t is r e fe r red to a s t h e "pi tche C h o r u " or t h e ' v i run thu . " In t h e open church square , ma t s a r e spread lpon which a re ga thered contr ibu

tions of r a w ^ Everybody adds to t h e heap , some by t h e bushel some by t h e measure and y e t o the r s by t h e handful. As rice i s be ing ga thered , port ions of i t a re cooked in huge cauldrons. Wil l ing h a n d s help in the cooking. A s each cauldron ge ts cooked a ladle-f ul of rice is doled out to everybody. He ea t s i t wi th as much relish, a s if he were banquet ing a t a nupt ia l feas t . Everyone has t h e feel ing t h e n of hav ing par taken t o g e t h e r if t h e one g rea t love feas t of all t h e chi ldren of t he i r common Mother.

The Efflux. T h e nex t day t h e n sees t h e

beginning proper of t h e ou tward flow of t h e mons te r crowd. Bus a f t e r bus , t r a in a f t e r t r a in , c a r a f t e r car , ca r ry away the i r h u m a n f re igh t to home and business , and t h o s e who r e t u r n on foot pack u p t h e i r scan ty belongings and ne r r i l y m a r c h away too, all alike consoled by t h e t hough t t h a t t h e y h a v e spent a holy and happy week or two a t t h e Shrine of t he i r Mother . Quicker t han it fills, t he camp steadi ly empties itself, and in a few days , there comes on t h a t 3RSTWHILE scene of life and an imation, a gloom and desolation sad t o contemplate. The Noble Lady of t h e Shr ine ge t s deserted by h e r chi ldren, bu t only niater ial ly for t h e i r t h o u g h t s and the i r sp i r i t s l inger in t h a t desert home for m o n t h s t o come. A s t h e las t of t h e pi lgr ims leave t h e beas t s of t h e fores t who had been dr iven a w a y f rom the i r wonted h a u n t s happi ly r e t u r n and unti l ano the r p i lg r image comes round t h e y gambol and they romp about w h e r e once a family of one hundred and fifty thousand souls lived toge the r . The vas t camp becomes a j ung le again . The Roses t h a t blossomed in t h e wilderness fade away , and t h e Madonna of t h e S h r i n e is content t o r e s t in solitude, deserted by all h e r children , bu t hugg ing to he r bosom t h e one Child Who never did and never would desert he r .

Holy Father Sends Blessing.

Sydney, Aug . 6.—On May 3 1 , 1885, a t midnigh t , 14 Carmel i te Nuns left t h e Carmel de la Tr in i te , Angouleme, F rance , a n d sailed for Aust ra l ia . A u g u s t 1 w a s t h e 50 th ann iversa ry of t h e i r landing in Sydney a n d t h e golden jubilee of the foundat ion.

The celebrat ions of t h e jubilee centred on Rev. Mothe r Marie du St . Espr i t , t h e p resen t pr ioress of t h e order in Aus t ra l ia , who w a s one of t h e pioneer band from France and whose life* s t o ry is t h e s tory of t h e foundat ion.

Recognit ion of h e r work for t h e order a n d t h e Catholic Church h a s been m a d e by t h e Pope , whose special m e s s a g e and blessing h a s been received f rom R o m e recently.

Crown of Roses . The pr incipal p a r t of t h e festival

was a t t ended by l a r g e crowds of Roman Catholics a n d t h e r e also were p r e s e n t r epresen ta t ives of most of t h e Consulates of Sydney, whose flags we re h u n g from t h e walls of t h e chapel .

Archb i shop Sheehan presided a t t h e Mass a n d delivered t h e special j Papal Benedict ion on t h e order . j

Crowns of roses a n d palms super imposed on a scheme of old gold we re used in t h e church beautification, and penan t s of sa in ts w e r e h u n g in t rel l ised decora t ions ou ts ide t h e church .

S inging a t t h e M a s s w a s sweetly rendered b y t h e gir ls of t h e S is te rs of Mercy Convent , E n m o r e , accompanied b y a full symphony orches t ra .

Boy Scouts formed a guard of honour a t t h e chapel doors for t h e vis i t ing clergy and officials of public bodies. (Reute r . )

LAOHOKOW V I C A R I A T E , HU-P E H , S U S T A I N S H E A V Y LOSS

ES T H R O U G H FLOODS.

Peiping.—After an illness of only t h r e e mon ths , F a t h e r J a m e s Meng, of t h e Vicar ia te of Weih-weifu, Honan , died he re Ju ly 14 of an in ternal tumour . H e was 42 years old, had been active in par ish work for 13 y e a r s , and h a d t a u g h t philosophy in t h e Regional Major Seminary a t Kaifeng during t h e p a s t scholastic year. His l inguistic t a len t was exceptional.

When, a t t h e advice of his physician, F a t h e r Meng came to Cent ra l Hospi tal he re for special t r e a t m e n t a few weeks ago, i t was found t h a t h is a i lment had p ro gressed beyond possibil i ty of cure .

A Solemn Requiem Mass w a s sung for t h e repose of h i s soul on Ju ly 15. A m o n g t h e clergy p r e sent was t h e Very Rev . G. V a n -hersecke, C M . , Vicar Delegate of Peiping, and t h e Rev. Joseph Lou, pas tor of Weihweifu a n d a fo rmer c lassmate of t h e deceased. F a t h e r Meng w a s buried in t h e his tor ic precincts of Chala. [Lumen . ]

N E W S IN BRIEF. Shanghai—A tota l of $6,609.7*

was expended dur ing 1934 by t h e Shangha i Branch of t h e St. Vincent de Paul Society, according t o

I t h e 48th annual repor t of t h e Branch read a t t h e annua l genera l mee t ing J u n e 23. Bishop A u g u s t

\ Haouisee, Vicar Apostolic of Shangha i , presided a t t h e mee t ing and addressed a g roup of 300 per sons. (F ides ) .

{Continued from Col. 2) whose centre is in t h e c i ty ment ioned :

300,000 ( 2,200) 320,000 ( 1,099)

1,161,383 (144,255) 1,485,582

647,230 400,415 502,021 931,170 437,000 313,000

Baghdad T e h e r a n Bombay Calcu t ta Madras Rangoon Singapore Bangkok Ba tav ia Soerabaya H o n g K o n g 1,075,690 Shangha i 1,539,000 Canton Hankow Pek ing Seoul Osaka Kobe Kyoto Tokyo Yokohama

950,000 1,500,000 1,297,719

365,432 2,453,537

787,142 765,142

5,311,000 620,306

50,649) 68,489) 75,000) 65,422) 29,709) 47,000) 16,250) 31,105)

(174,465) ( 15,654) ( 24,109) (264,299) ( 57.295)

( for all t h r e e 1 7,403)

(for bo th 13,342)

Peiping.—A te l eg ram received here recent ly from Bishop Fer roni , O.F.M., Vicar Ap. of Laohowkow, s ta tes t h a t t h e r i s ing w a t e r s h a v e flooded t h e Mission, destroyed ent i r e vil lages and claimed innumerable v i c t i m s ; t h e Vicar ia te h a s suffered enormous losses.

Laohokow is s i tua ted on t h e j H a n R ive r in n o r t h e r n Hupeh. [Lumen. ]

K A I F E N G S E M I N A R Y PROFESSOR SUCCUMBS I N P E I P I N G

H O S P I T A L .

T h e subject p resen ts a field for many in te res t ing s tud ies . I n J apan , for example, many mis sionaries contend t h a t the Chur ch 's hope lies in i t s approach to t h e people of g r e a t c i t i e s ; conversions in small ru ra l d i s t r i c t s , they say, a r e bes t wi th too many difficult ies. In o ther count r ies t h i s is not t h e case.

The metropolises of Asia are centres of culture, commerce, the a r t s and science, powers of good and of evil, affecting all those who come within their influence. Moreover, wes te rners in these cities, who a r e leaders in government, science or commerce, a t e in a posit ion t o benefit or to harm the people of the place.

The Holy F a t h e r sees in these cities an approach t o t h e g r e a t e r populat ion of t h e count r ies in general and hence is anxious t h a t Catholics should concen t ra t e t h e i r p r a y e r s on t h e welfare of t h e Church in t h e g r e a t c i t ies of t h e E a s t .

A.SYMBOL If Vdifficutf to express the reverent Jove w e feel fof those who are^gone. A funeral here and a* Symbol of remembrance aid and

comfort the ^bereaved.

SINGAPORE CASKET CO. PENH AS ROAO. ; SINGAPORE.

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

REV. DOM PETER CELESTFN LOU O.S.B.

TELLS TOUCHING STORY OF HIS VOCATION

H O L Y F A T H E R R E C E I V E S A M E R I C A N BROADCASTING

OFFICIAL.

CLAIMS H A N D OF GOD TO HAVE SHAPED HIS DESTINIES.

(N.C.W.C. N e w s Service) B a r g e s , Be lg ium.—A former

Chinese noble and high official has completed an e x t r a o r d i n a r y soul-jou rney . It had led him f rom the rel igious cult of h i s n a t i ve land, where h e had se rved a3s P r e m i e r and d iplomat u n d e r the old imper ia l d y n a s t y and the hew republic, t h r o u g h m a r r i a g e t o a Catholic wife, convers ion to the Catholic f a i th , and finally t o profession in the Benedic t ine Order and ordinat ion a s a Cathol ic p r i e s t .

The o rd ina t i on took place today a t St, A n d r e w ' s Benedict ine A b bey, n e a r h e r e . I n t h e ceremony, H i s Excel lency t h e Most Rev. Celso Cons tan t in i , Apostolic Delegate t o China, admin i s t e red t h e Sacram e n t of Holy Orde r s to Mr. Lou Tseng T s i a n g , f o r m e r Premier , Minis ter of Fo re ign Affairs, and Ambassador of China, who now becomes F a t h e r P e t e r Celestin Lou, a p r i e s t of t h e Catholic Church.

P re sen t a t t h e ord ina t ion ceremony w e r e n u m e r o u s f r iends and admire r s , nea r ly all of whom were non-Catholics a n d acqua in tances of his d iplomat ic days .

Dom P e t e r Celest in Lou, O.S.B., t h e f o r m e r Lou T s e n g Ts iang, i s 65 years old. H e began h i s signal diplomatic ca ree r in 1891 a s secret a r y of t h e Chinese E m b a s s y a t S t . P e t e r s b u r g . In 1911, he be came Chinese A m b a s s a d o r t o R u s sia. I n t h a t s ame year , foreseeing even t s a t Pek ing , h e warned

4he^£Ihinfise_Emperor of t h e revolu t ionary per i l in h i s na t ive coun t r y and pressed H i s Majes ty t o give u p t h e Crown.

When t h e Chinese Republic w a s proclaimed, M r . Lou w a s appointed Minis ter fo r Fo re ign Affairs. L a t e r h e w a s n a m e d P r i m e Minis ter of China a n d w a s conspicuous f o r h i s efforts t o c r ea t e a Legat ion of China a t t h e - H o l y See.

In 18S&, Mr . Lou mar r i ed Mile. B e r t h a Bdvy, a Belgian, a t S t . P e t e r s b u r g . T h e d ip lomat ' s b r ide was a Ca tho l ic and in 1911 h e h imself embraced Cathol ic ism. I t w a s t h e A m b a s s a d o r ' s g r e a t e s t sorrow t h a t t h e m a r r i a g e w a s childless.

Mr. L o u headed t h e delegation from China a t t h e Versai l les Peace Conference, a n d refused t o s ign t r e a t y b y which China w a s to m e e t t h e liabili t ies for t h e fu tu re .

Mrs . L o u ' s hea l t h becoming u n dermined b y t h e Chinese cl imate, h e asked h i s gove rnmen t for t h e

j Lega t ion in Switzerland, a reques t which was g ran ted . F r o m 1922 t o 1927 h e resided a t Locarno on L a k e Majeur , where Mrs . Lou died in 1927. Mr . Lou resigned h i s diplomatic post and entered S t . Andrew ' s Abbey on October 4 of t h a t year . H e m a d e h is religious profession in 1929.

Dom Pe t e r Celestin remains p ro foundly a t tached t o , and in te res t ed in, China. In 1933, h e published in Pa r i s "L ' invasion et Poccu-pat ion de la Mandchour ia ," a pamphle t in which h e quoted long por t ions of Cardinal Mercier ' s pas tora l issued dur ing t h e German Occupation of Belgium.

Dom Pe t e r Celestin 's conversion a n d en t ry into t h e religious life h a s made a g rea t impression upon h is coun t rymen in China. L a s t C h r i s t m a s Eve , Dom Pe te r , h a v i n g been raised t o t h e diaconate, bap t ized Liou Fou-Tcheng, one of h i s f o r m e r colleagues in t h e diplom a t i c service and now represen ta t ive of t h e Chinese Government a t t h e Franco-Chinese Bank a t P a r i s . H e also had the happiness of g iving Communion t o Mr. Liou, M r s . Liou and the i r daugh te r , Miss Violet Liou.

Dom P e t e r Celestin 's contr ibut ions to t h e well-known Le Bullet in des Missions, published a t St . A n d rew ' s Abbey, h a v e created considerable a t t en t ion . His s t a t e m e n t a t t h e Missionary Week a t Louvain in 1929 on t h e obstacles t o t h e propagat ion of t h e F a i t h in China, published in t h e Bullet in, is regarded as a necessary gu ide for all missionaries , t ravel lers , officials and t h e like, w h o have a n y t h i n g to do wi th China.

No twi ths t and ing t h e severe life of t h e monks and t h e hardsh ips of s tudy , Dom P e t e r Celestin declares t h a t he "is t he happies t m a n in t h e world."

A tes t imony of t h i s happiness is contained in h i s profession of f a i t h :

"Recalling t h a t , successively und e r monarchical and republican reg imes , I have been for m y Count r y a servi tor w i t h o u t mer i t and t h a t , finally surv iv ing m y own I a m now wi thout family, I see before all how God h a s had pi ty on m e in according m e t h e grace of t h e religious vocation.

" H e has offered m e a bough und e r which t o t a k e she l te r and, in

(Continued on page 12 Cols. 1 & 2)

Radio A s Educational Medium Stressed.

Vat ican City.—His deep concern t h a t broadcas ters and those who use radio for public u t t e rances alw a y s be mindful of t he i r g r e a t responsibil i t ies in shap ing public opinion w a s expressed by His Holiness Pope P ius XI recently, w h e n h e received in p r iva te audience J o h n F . Royal, Vice P res iden t of t h e Nat ional Broadcas t ing Company . Mr. Royal was accompanied b y Dr . M a x Jordan , European Dir e c t o r for t h e Nat ional Broadcas t i n g Company.

P o p e P ius engaged Mr. Royal in conversa t ion in h i s p r iva te l ibrary for a half-hour, discussing t h e educat ional and mora l problems engaged in rad io broadcas t ing . Fol lowing t h e audience, Mr . Royal expressed himself a s deeply impressed w i th t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s i n t e r e s t in t h e development of r ad io broadcas t ing in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , and his concern t h a t broadca s t e r s apprec ia te t he i r responsibil i t ies. (N.C.W.C.)

APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER FOR AUGUST.


nese Government , b u t t h e au thor ities in t h e i r financial embaras s -meiit seek t o decrease r a t h e r t h a n to increase t h i s subsidy. I t falls upon t h e p r i e s t in c h a r g e of t h e colony, t he re fo re , to find $7,000 gold annua l ly for t h e ord inary ma in t enance of t h e inma tes .

Similar difficulties a r e faced b y scores of o t h e r Cathol ic asy lums which depend on c h a r i t y .

T h e Holy F a t h e r h a s asked for special p rayers d u r i n g Augus t for t h i s branch of Catholic cha r i ty . A s noted above, work among lepers p lays a relatively small p a r t in building up the Church mil i tant , .but i t is an excellent mode of express ing t h e Chr i s t i an doctrine of char i ty , an oppor tuni ty for n a t u r e and religion to work hand in hand wi th science to combat a ter r ib le disease, to b r ing hope to t h e h e a r t s of m a n y and to o the r s peaceful and contented res ignat ion.

London.—Five more unemployed m e n h a v e gained a t Oxford t h e un ivers i ty ' s diploma in Economics a n d Political Science af ter s tudyi n g a t t h e Catholic Worke r s ' College the re . One of t hem gained a dis t inct ion.

One of t h e m e n is a miner , anot h e r a sh ips ' d r a u g h t s m a n , ano the r a clerk and t w o a r e engineers . All h a v e been out of work for long per iods .

They a r e completing a two-year course a t t h e Catholic Worke r s ' College and will soon leave t o seek employment in which t h e y will be able t o m a k e use of the i r t r a in ing .

The i r s tudies a t t h e Catholic W o r k e r s ' College—which is conducted by t h e Catholic Social Guild — w e r e made possible by scholarsh ips provided by s tudy clubs and p r i v a t e benefactors .

The examinat ion involved six t h r e e - h o u r papers covering Economic Theory, Organizat ion and His to ry , Const i tut ional His tory , Poli t ical Theory and Organizat ion, a n d a special subject .

They a t t ended univers i ty lect u r e s and had also pr iva te tu i t ion.

A t t h e moment t h e r e a re 10 s t u d e n t s in residence a t t h e Catholic W o r k e r s ' College. This is t h e h ighes t number ever a t t a ined . T h e number s a r e limited, an official of t h e college s t a t e s , by t h e double difficulty of providing scholarships and of discovering suitable candida tes .

Since t h e college was opened, 35 s tuden t s have obtained t h e un ivers i ty diploma in Economics a n d Political Science, t h r e e of t h e m wi th dist inction.

In addit ion to t h e examinat ion subjec ts , t h e s tuden t s t a k e Moral Phi losophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Social E th ics , wi th t h e help of p r i e s t s who a r e t each ing in Oxford. (N.C.W.C.)

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T H I R T E E N C H I N E S E PRIESTS O R D A I N E D .

Tatungfu, (Shansi , North C h i n a ) — T h i r t e e n Chinese young men, who completed the i r theological s tudies a t t h e Regional Semin a r y of Ta tungfu a t t h e end of June , have been ordained to the priesthood a n d a re now actively engaged in miss ionary work in var ious p a r t s of Mongolia.

Since t he foundat ion of t h e seminary of Ta tung fu in 1922, 80 pr ies ts have been t r a ined there, br inging to 115 t h e number of Chinese p r i es t s now a t work in Mongolia. Vocat ions have increased so rapidly in recent years t h a t it has been necessary to s ta r t construction on a new seminary at Suiyuan which will be completed a t t h e end of 1935. (Fides)

U N E M P L O Y E D GAIN DIPLOM A S A T OXFORD VARSITY.

o G r a d u a t e s F r o m Catholic Worke r s '

College.

CONGOLESE P R I E S T S O R D A I N E D .

Boma, (Belgian Congo, Africa) — T h e first t w o na t ive pr ies ts of t h e Vicar ia te of Boma, in the west e r n ex t r emi ty of t h e Belgian Congo, were ordained June 9 at Kangu by Bishop Joseph Vander-hoven, of t h e Scheut F a t h e r s .

Al though t h e number of Congolese pr ies ts ordained so far is relatively small , 35 all together, t h e r e are 1,500 na t ive young men in t h e Gongo p repa r ing for the priesthood, m a n y of whom will be ordained d u r i n g t h e next few years . (F ides)

ARCHBISHOP OF MADRAS I N S T A L L E D .

Madras, ( Ind ia )—More than 5,000 Catholics, 70 pr ies ts and the Bishops of Nellore, Kr ishnagar and Hyderabad took pa r t in the celebrations a t t h e Cathedral of Madras July 20 when t h e Most Rev. Louis Math ias , of t h e Salesian F a t h e r s , w a s installed as Archbishop of Madras . H e succeeds Archbishop E u g e n e Mederlet, also

I of the Salesian F a t h e r s , who died ; December 12 las t year . j The Apostolic Delegate, His Ex

cellency Archbishop Leo Kierkels, 1 invested t h e new Archbishop with | t he pallium. (Fides)

SEMINARY OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED.

Miyazaki, ( J a p a n ) — A decree issued from t h e headquar te r s of the

! civil prefec ture of Miyazaki, Japan , g r a n t s official recognition

| t o the minor seminary conducted by the Salesian F a t h e r s in Miya-

' zaki. The decree was signed on I May 24, feas t of Mary Help of 1 Chris t ians , a P a t r o n of t h e Sale

sian Order, t o whom the missions of Miyazaki a r e dedicated.

The Catholic Hospice of Miya-I zaki, ano the r inst i tut ion of the

Salesians, w a s officially recognized April 26, t h e feast of St. John Bosco. (F ides)

7

THE CHURCH IN THE METROPOLISES OF THE EAST.

CARMELITE M O T H E R PRIORESS C E L E B R A T E S GOLDEN

J U B I L E E .

CATHOLIC POPULATION S H O W S STEADY INCREASE

(By F ides Special A demographic s tudy of t h e

present s t a t e £nd progress ion of the races of t h e world, compiled by Professor Charlies Richet , of Paris, has been published by the Academy of Sciences. Among many other interesting conclusions, the Professor maintains that by 1944 London wiH fcaye dropped to sixth place among the most poulated cities of the world. Shanghai will hold third place In 1955 Tokyo will be the most populous c i ty of the world.

The yellow race is expanding rapidly, Dr . Richet points out , while t he w h i t e race is decreasing, slowly, it is t r u e , bu t s teadi ly . He says t ha t t h e yellow and mixed a r e increasing a t a r a t e of progression five or six t i m e s g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t of the whi t e race. T h e b i r t h r a t e in Tokyo d u r i n g 1933, for example, was 44 per thousand and in Osaka. 33 per t housand . Dr . Richet concludes his s t udy by observing t h a t if the pe r sen t r a t e of increase in

OUR L A D Y O F MADHU. (Continued from page 2)

The en thus i a sm of t h e crowd knows no bounds on t h i s occasion. Everyone of t h e crowd would wish to get as close as possible fo t h e Image, and t h e r e su l t an t confusidn may well be imagined. I t is a case of zeal and en thus iasm r u n r iot , though justifiably.

The F ina l Benedict ion. On the r e t u r n of t h e procession

to t h e Church , His Lordsh ip t h e Bishop of t h e Diocese, ves t ing himself in cannonicals, proceeds towards i t . Incensing and spr inkling the I m a g e wi th Holy water , he raises i t aloft and t u r n i n g t o this and t h a t side, in t u r n , i mpa r t s with it t h e Final Benediction of the Fest ival . On bended knees t h e hundred a n d fifty t housand pilgrims g a t h e r e d receive i t in r e verence. Some cry for joy, some suppress t h e i r feelings. And t hen big and smal l alike fo rge t for t h e nonce t h a t t hey a re in Church. Shouts of applause, h u r r a h s , hosannas, alleluiahs, r e n t t h e a i r . Clapping of hands , t h e firing of crackers, t h e bu r s t i ng of shells, t h e booming of min ia tu re cannon, t h e pealing of bells t h e n reverbe ra te through t h e dense forest , echoing from one side to ano the r . And this goes on for more minu t e s t h a n one cares t o count. And then reluctantly indeed comes to t h e gathering t h e feeling t h a t t h e celebration of t h e Fes t iva l is over.

The Madonna Besieged. The I m a g e is r e t u rned to i t s

wonted niche above t h e High Altar, t h e r e t o remain for ano ther year. I t is besieged t h e n by t h e crowd who come to t a k e t h e i r fa rewell, who come to promise t o come next year , who come t o ask a favour, w h o come t o t h a n k for favours a l ready received. Although a few hour s a f t e rwards begins t h e efflux, a goodly portion of the g a t h e r i n g l inger on for a day or t w o or m a y b e more . A t any ra te , unless bus iness requirements call one back t h a t day mos t of the g a t h e r i n g r ema ins till t h e next day for t he a lmsgiv ing or *ne Love Banquet . This is

t h e modern subs t i tu t e for t h e a 2ape of t he ear ly Chr is t ian

Cor responden t ) . t h e var ious cities of t h e world re ma ins constant , Tokyo will have 10,536,000 inhabi tan ts in 1955 and will be t h e mos t populated ci ty of t h e wofrld. New York a t t h a t t ime , 20 yea r s from now, will have 10,518,000 and Shanghai 9,148,000.

T h e s tudy is in teres t ing in connexion wi th t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s reques t t h a t t h e members of t h e Apost leship of p raye r offer t h e i r good work and prayers for the spread of the Fa i th in the g r ea t cit ies of Asia . The reasonableness of t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s intent ion becomes all t h e more evident w h e n we examine t h e s ta t is t ics for t h e l a rge cities between the Red Sea and Pacific.

T h e figures given af ter each ci ty represen t t h e population of t h e city proper , while t h e figures in pa ren theses indicate t h e number of Catholics, not within t h e ci ty l imi ts , bu t r a t h e r of t h e m e t r o pol i tan a rea or within t h e diocese

(Continued at foot of col. 4)

Church . I n local parlance, i t is r e fe r red to a s t h e "pi tche C h o r u " or t h e ' v i run thu . " In t h e open church square , ma t s a r e spread lpon which a re ga thered contr ibu

tions of r a w ^ Everybody adds to t h e heap , some by t h e bushel some by t h e measure and y e t o the r s by t h e handful. As rice i s be ing ga thered , port ions of i t a re cooked in huge cauldrons. Wil l ing h a n d s help in the cooking. A s each cauldron ge ts cooked a ladle-f ul of rice is doled out to everybody. He ea t s i t wi th as much relish, a s if he were banquet ing a t a nupt ia l feas t . Everyone has t h e feel ing t h e n of hav ing par taken t o g e t h e r if t h e one g rea t love feas t of all t h e chi ldren of t he i r common Mother.

The Efflux. T h e nex t day t h e n sees t h e

beginning proper of t h e ou tward flow of t h e mons te r crowd. Bus a f t e r bus , t r a in a f t e r t r a in , c a r a f t e r car , ca r ry away the i r h u m a n f re igh t to home and business , and t h o s e who r e t u r n on foot pack u p t h e i r scan ty belongings and ne r r i l y m a r c h away too, all alike consoled by t h e t hough t t h a t t h e y h a v e spent a holy and happy week or two a t t h e Shrine of t he i r Mother . Quicker t han it fills, t he camp steadi ly empties itself, and in a few days , there comes on t h a t 3RSTWHILE scene of life and an imation, a gloom and desolation sad t o contemplate. The Noble Lady of t h e Shr ine ge t s deserted by h e r chi ldren, bu t only niater ial ly for t h e i r t h o u g h t s and the i r sp i r i t s l inger in t h a t desert home for m o n t h s t o come. A s t h e las t of t h e pi lgr ims leave t h e beas t s of t h e fores t who had been dr iven a w a y f rom the i r wonted h a u n t s happi ly r e t u r n and unti l ano the r p i lg r image comes round t h e y gambol and they romp about w h e r e once a family of one hundred and fifty thousand souls lived toge the r . The vas t camp becomes a j ung le again . The Roses t h a t blossomed in t h e wilderness fade away , and t h e Madonna of t h e S h r i n e is content t o r e s t in solitude, deserted by all h e r children , bu t hugg ing to he r bosom t h e one Child Who never did and never would desert he r .

Holy Father Sends Blessing.

Sydney, Aug . 6.—On May 3 1 , 1885, a t midnigh t , 14 Carmel i te Nuns left t h e Carmel de la Tr in i te , Angouleme, F rance , a n d sailed for Aust ra l ia . A u g u s t 1 w a s t h e 50 th ann iversa ry of t h e i r landing in Sydney a n d t h e golden jubilee of the foundat ion.

The celebrat ions of t h e jubilee centred on Rev. Mothe r Marie du St . Espr i t , t h e p resen t pr ioress of t h e order in Aus t ra l ia , who w a s one of t h e pioneer band from France and whose life* s t o ry is t h e s tory of t h e foundat ion.

Recognit ion of h e r work for t h e order a n d t h e Catholic Church h a s been m a d e by t h e Pope , whose special m e s s a g e and blessing h a s been received f rom R o m e recently.

Crown of Roses . The pr incipal p a r t of t h e festival

was a t t ended by l a r g e crowds of Roman Catholics a n d t h e r e also were p r e s e n t r epresen ta t ives of most of t h e Consulates of Sydney, whose flags we re h u n g from t h e walls of t h e chapel .

Archb i shop Sheehan presided a t t h e Mass a n d delivered t h e special j Papal Benedict ion on t h e order . j

Crowns of roses a n d palms super imposed on a scheme of old gold we re used in t h e church beautification, and penan t s of sa in ts w e r e h u n g in t rel l ised decora t ions ou ts ide t h e church .

S inging a t t h e M a s s w a s sweetly rendered b y t h e gir ls of t h e S is te rs of Mercy Convent , E n m o r e , accompanied b y a full symphony orches t ra .

Boy Scouts formed a guard of honour a t t h e chapel doors for t h e vis i t ing clergy and officials of public bodies. (Reute r . )

LAOHOKOW V I C A R I A T E , HU-P E H , S U S T A I N S H E A V Y LOSS

ES T H R O U G H FLOODS.

Peiping.—After an illness of only t h r e e mon ths , F a t h e r J a m e s Meng, of t h e Vicar ia te of Weih-weifu, Honan , died he re Ju ly 14 of an in ternal tumour . H e was 42 years old, had been active in par ish work for 13 y e a r s , and h a d t a u g h t philosophy in t h e Regional Major Seminary a t Kaifeng during t h e p a s t scholastic year. His l inguistic t a len t was exceptional.

When, a t t h e advice of his physician, F a t h e r Meng came to Cent ra l Hospi tal he re for special t r e a t m e n t a few weeks ago, i t was found t h a t h is a i lment had p ro gressed beyond possibil i ty of cure .

A Solemn Requiem Mass w a s sung for t h e repose of h i s soul on Ju ly 15. A m o n g t h e clergy p r e sent was t h e Very Rev . G. V a n -hersecke, C M . , Vicar Delegate of Peiping, and t h e Rev. Joseph Lou, pas tor of Weihweifu a n d a fo rmer c lassmate of t h e deceased. F a t h e r Meng w a s buried in t h e his tor ic precincts of Chala. [Lumen . ]

N E W S IN BRIEF. Shanghai—A tota l of $6,609.7*

was expended dur ing 1934 by t h e Shangha i Branch of t h e St. Vincent de Paul Society, according t o

I t h e 48th annual repor t of t h e Branch read a t t h e annua l genera l mee t ing J u n e 23. Bishop A u g u s t

\ Haouisee, Vicar Apostolic of Shangha i , presided a t t h e mee t ing and addressed a g roup of 300 per sons. (F ides ) .

{Continued from Col. 2) whose centre is in t h e c i ty ment ioned :

300,000 ( 2,200) 320,000 ( 1,099)

1,161,383 (144,255) 1,485,582

647,230 400,415 502,021 931,170 437,000 313,000

Baghdad T e h e r a n Bombay Calcu t ta Madras Rangoon Singapore Bangkok Ba tav ia Soerabaya H o n g K o n g 1,075,690 Shangha i 1,539,000 Canton Hankow Pek ing Seoul Osaka Kobe Kyoto Tokyo Yokohama

950,000 1,500,000 1,297,719

365,432 2,453,537

787,142 765,142

5,311,000 620,306

50,649) 68,489) 75,000) 65,422) 29,709) 47,000) 16,250) 31,105)

(174,465) ( 15,654) ( 24,109) (264,299) ( 57.295)

( for all t h r e e 1 7,403)

(for bo th 13,342)

Peiping.—A te l eg ram received here recent ly from Bishop Fer roni , O.F.M., Vicar Ap. of Laohowkow, s ta tes t h a t t h e r i s ing w a t e r s h a v e flooded t h e Mission, destroyed ent i r e vil lages and claimed innumerable v i c t i m s ; t h e Vicar ia te h a s suffered enormous losses.

Laohokow is s i tua ted on t h e j H a n R ive r in n o r t h e r n Hupeh. [Lumen. ]

K A I F E N G S E M I N A R Y PROFESSOR SUCCUMBS I N P E I P I N G

H O S P I T A L .

T h e subject p resen ts a field for many in te res t ing s tud ies . I n J apan , for example, many mis sionaries contend t h a t the Chu r ch 's hope lies in i t s approach to t h e people of g r e a t c i t i e s ; conversions in small ru ra l d i s t r i c t s , they say, a r e bes t wi th too many difficult ies. In o ther count r ies t h i s is not t h e case.

The metropolises of Asia are centres of culture, commerce, the a r t s and science, powers of good and of evil, affecting all those who come within their influence. Moreover, wes te rners in these cities, who a r e leaders in government, science or commerce, a t e in a posit ion t o benefit or to harm the people of the place.

The Holy F a t h e r sees in these cities an approach t o t h e g r e a t e r populat ion of t h e count r ies in general and hence is anxious t h a t Catholics should concen t ra t e t h e i r p r a y e r s on t h e welfare of t h e Church in t h e g r e a t c i t ies of t h e E a s t .

A.SYMBOL If Vdifficutf to express the reverent Jove w e feel fof those who are^gone. A funeral here and a* Symbol of remembrance aid and

comfort the ^bereaved.

SINGAPORE CASKET CO. PENH AS ROAO. ; SINGAPORE.


Woman *s Page THE ART OF BEING USEFUL.

To be useful is very beautiful in t h e s i g h t of God and of our conscience.

If t o be amiable, t o be loved were no t t o be useful t o o t h e r s by m a k i n g life swee te r t o t h e m , we never would seek to b e amiab le ; we would content o u r s ^ v e s wi th be ing useful or w i t h . . . .mere ly ex is t ing . T h e r e is a comedy in which a n uncle a sks h i s nephew, a f l ighty you th of t w e n t y who is w a s t i n g h i s life, concerning h i s m e a n s of livelihood. " H o w do you l i ve?" "Oh, uncle," is t h e reply, " I don ' t l ive : I ex i s t—and t h a t ' s s o m e t h i n g . "

T h e r e a r e m a n y of u s , gir ls and women w h o have! no h ighe r ideal t h a n mere ly t o exist , t o exis t and enjoy ourselves, no th ing more . W e m u s t live,, t h i s m u s t be our ideal, l ive for o the r s a n d rad ia te a round u s , as f a r as possible, l ight , en thus i a sm, and w a r m t h .

W h e n we feel ourselves almost indispensable to t h e comfort of all, in t h e mids t of z. small family w h e r e we pass our life in labour, we a r e able t o say sof t ly : " I t is t h r o u g h u§ t h a t those we love a r e happy . " "They a re praised, t h e y a r e esteemed, and i t i s we who cause i t all. They a r e contented wi th themse lves ; t h e y imagine t h a t t h e y do a g rea t deal, and t h a t t hey a r e always successful; and for h i s work, t h i s success, we have f u r n i s h e d t h e mater ia l s . I t is we, who, b y speaking well of t hem, p ra i s ing t hem a t p rope r t imes , point ing .out t h e i r good quali t ies, and h id ing t h e i r fau l t s—it is we w h o ; a r e t h e cause of every th ing succeeding' wi th t h e m "

W h a t a sweet t hough t , par t icular ly w h e n th i s work of U S E F U L N E S S is accomplished quietly, wi th l i t t le noise, and in t h e pres ence of God a lone ; when i t never appears , and when t o t h e eyes of all we seem to be doing no more t h a n o t h e r s ! W h a t j o y of hea r t , and w h a t a ha rves t of m e r i t for e te rn i ty .

O ! m y God, let m e add t o m y "morn ing -prayers t h a t s h o r t one,

so excellent b u t so l i t t le k n o w n : May I be useful t o some one t h i s day.

B u t t o be happy in t h i s w o r k of devotion accomplished in secret , and t o continue it for a n y length erf t ime , ve ry much v i r t u e i s necessa ry ; t h e r e m u s t be, in t h e . most pract ical sense of t h e word, " t h e hab i tua l t h o u g h t of God," which t a k e s t h e place of eve ry th ing , and in presence of which we work, because, i t e s ! t h e t h o u g h t of doing good i s not sufficient of i tself t o s u s t a i n . u s ; we all des i re t o be appreciated a l i t t le .

W h a t often d i s turbs , and for a long t i m e paralyses t h e a rdour of poor devoted h e a r t s is t h a t t hey a r e unconsciously too anxious to know w h e t h e r t he i r devotion is appreciated. They h a v e been given too much to unde r s t and t h a t "devotion is always rewarded upon e a r t h , " and not receiving a recompense such as t h e y expected, t h e y th ink t h a t t hey a r e losing t h e i r t ime.

T a k e courage, poor h e a r t s ; commence again to be cheerful and devoted. If men m a k e you no r e t u r n , e i ther t h r o u g h forgetful-ness , inabil i ty, or indifference, so much t h e b e t t e r ! God will reward you in heaven ; and is not God's recompense wor th more t h a n t h a t of m e n ?

The a r t of being useful is not a t h i n g t h a t can be learned. I t is a d ivine passion t h a t comes into

t h e h e a r t t h r o u g h special grace , which impels us to act and t o seek, in some w a y to assist God in t h e ca re which He takes of o the r s .

T h e n t h e r e a r e so many w a y s of be ing useful. You a r e useful, who , t h r o u g h love of order , and w i t h t h e t h o u g h t of m a k i n g all happy , see carefully t h a t no th ing is out of place, t h a t n o t h i n g is was ted , and t h a t eve ry th ing is n e a t and orderly.

You a r e useful whom sickness cha ins t o a couch, and who remain pa t i en t and resigned, p r a y i n g for t hose who perform the work which you should do if you had your hea l th . You a re useful who a r e pe rmi t t ed to do noth ing because y o u r abi l i ty is doubted; who are repu l sed ; t o whom unsui table employment is given, and who yet r emain smiling, humble and silent.

"Do well to-day wha t Providence actual ly a sks of you, be i t ever so l i t t le ," wro te St . Franc is de Sales, " a n d when tomorrow h a s hecome for us to-day, we shall aga in see w h a t we a r e required t o undert a k e . " Then let us abandon all pre-occupation, and make beautiful t h t P resen t moment which God h a s given us to embell ish; af ter t h a t t ake another , t hen a n o t h e r : . . . . a moment passes quickly, but i t is easy, to spend i t profitably.

" W h a t would t h e damned not g ive for one moment of t h e t ime

THE MASTER'S WAY. Not ours to know the reason why\

+ unanswered is our prayer, :1 • But ours to wait for God's own time\

to lift the cross we bear; \ Not ours to know the reason why \

from loved ones we must part, \ But ours to live in faith and hope, i

^ though bleeding be the heart; 1 Not ours to know the reason why <

this anguish, strife and pain, "".J But ours to know a. crown of thorns <

sweet graces for us gain; v . A cross, a bleeding heart and crown.

—what greater gifts are given? Be still my heart, and murmur not;

these are the Keys of Heaven.

which we th ink so l i t t le of!" wro t e F a t h e r Willie Doyle, "If one of t he se unhappy souls could re t u r n aga in on ea r th and live again i t s ill-spent life, how differently i t would look upon those t h i n g s which before i t despised? How eagerly i t would g a t h e r up t h e fleeting m o m e n t s t h a t not one even migh t be lost, bu t each migh t bea r i ts burden of m in t into e terni ty . Would i t have need, t h i n k you, of seeking useless amusemen t s t o pass t h e t ime? Would i ts days and yea r s be swallowed up in t h e vain pursu i t of trifles, i ts precious life squandered f a r from God in t h e evil h a u n t s of sin ? One moment of t ime for sor row and repentance would t u r n t h e pit of hell in to a parad ise of de l ight ."

Among you all, who is t h e happiest and mos t useful? I s i t not t h e one who surrounds o t h e r s wi th cheer ing helpful influences, who d raws h e r s t r eng th from a close union wi th God? A lamp however small, if kept steadily burn ing , m a y be t h e means of l ight ing m a n y o the r lamps. Our sphere of influence m a y seem nar row, our abil i ty small , our oppor tuni t ies few, our acquirements l imited, ye t wonderful possibilities a r e ours t h r o u g h a faithful use of t h e present moment , th rough kindness for those around us. ' W o r d s of

"Every child

needs milk

every day."

MILKMAID MILK H O U S E H O L D H I N T S . RECIPES

HOW TO CLEAN.

China .—Fine china should be washed in a basin which has a towrel or cloth placed in t h e bot tom of it, so t h a t t h e art icles do not slip about . W a r m w a t e r (not too hot) should he used, and no soda, is t h i s des t roys t h e colouring,

i Dry carefully. Combs a r e bes t cleaned by

I b rush ing well wi th a stiff penny nai l -brush. In some cases a postcard or piece of fine twine worked between t h e t e e th loosens all d i r t . They should be seldom washed, andj t h e n in w a r m soapy wate r , to which is added a few drops of ammonia .

Cur ta ins .—Heavy cur ta ins should be t a k e n t o t h e ga rden and well shaken. They should t hen be brushed wi th a whisk , and if of

. sui table mater ia l , . be passed I s t r a igh t t h r o u g h t h e mangle .

Lace cur ta ins should be well shaken first to remove t h e dus t and t h e n washed w i th w a r m w a t e r and soap jelly. W h e n well r insed t h e y a r e passed t h r o u g h a t h i n hot w a t e r s t a rch solution, which, sl ightly stiffening t h e m , helps t h e m t o keep clean longer. If possible t h e y should be h u n g in t h e open a i r t o dry, hav ing been carefully : h u n g in shape on t h e l ine. Ano the r good plan for d ry ing in t h e w i n t e r is t o p in t h e m out in shape on a sheet placed on t h e floor. W i t h a fire in t h e room or t h e window open t h e y dry and do not need ironing.

Enamelled po t s o r p a n s should be well washed inside and out in hot wa te r , and t h e s ta ins rubbed with a flannel dipped in coarse salt. Sal t should be used for cleaning pots and pans , since it does no t do any h a r m to food which is a f t e rwards cooked in them. Af te r cleaning t h e pots thev should be well r insed.

F u r s . — F u r s should be occasionally b rushed and combed wi th a coarse comb, as t h i s f reshens t h e m up wonderfully. To clean t hem, hea t some b ran on a p la te in t h e oven, and while w a r m rub it well into t h e fur. Leave i t for about fifteen minutes , and then shake and b r u s h i t well out .

F u r n i t u r e should be well dusted wi th a sl ightly d a m p dus te r every day. If s ta ined it should be washed w i th a l i t t le w a r m wa te r and once a week a fu rn i tu re polish

(Continued at foot of next Col.)

kindness a r e a s welcome as t h e smile of angels , " and surely kindness and usefulness have t h e power t o touch chords whose vibra t ions , shall r i ng to t h e ends of t h e ea r th , and m a k e melody t h roughou t e te rn i ty .

SEED CAKE. Rub three ounces of lard into three

quarters of a pound of flour, and quarter-pound brown sugar, half-ounce of carraway seeds, one and a half teaspoon-fuls of baking powder, half a teaspoon-

! fui of salt, mix with an egg and rather more than a quarter-pint of milk, beat well with a wooden spoon. Pour into a well-greased tin, and bake in a moderate oven for one hour and a quarter.

* * * * * BUTTER TOFFEE.

Two and.a-half pounds-of granulated sugar, six ounces of fresh butter, half a pound of glucose, one and a half breakfast eupsful of wa:er.

METHOB. Put the sugar and water over very gentle heat and dissolve the sugar, stir with a wooden spoon and do not let it become very hot until every grain of sugar has dissolved. Then add the glucose, and bring quickly to the boil. Cover until the steam puffs out. Then remove the lid, and boil to the crack. Remove frqm the fire and add the butter; cut in very small pieces. Return to the fire and bring to the boil again. Then turn the toffee into a shallow tin that has been well buttered or oiled. Cut in squares before it is quite cold.

* * * * * PEPPERMINT CREAMS.

Half a pound of icing sugar, peppermint essence, cream.

. METHOD. Rub the sugar through a sieve, add to it six drops of peppermint essence and enough cream to make a firm paste. Dust the board lightly with icing sugar, rollout the paste, cut it into small oblong pieces and leave on greaseproof paper for a few days to harden.

CONTEMPLATION.

Contemplat ion is an in t imate union of t h e h e a r t wi th God—a loving union in no wise due to exact and reasoned considerations, bu t t o a general and indistinct knowledge of God, which is a t rue gift from t h e Divine goodness. Th is union can pers is t amids t dist rac t ions of t h e imaginat ion and dist rac t ions of t h e unde r s t and ing ; it b r ings a real happiness t o t h e soul — a happiness which amounts a t t imes to an overflowing delight, while a t o the r s it is merely an al-

! mos t imperceptible, though none j t h e less real , satisfaction. J F . D.

I could be applied. There a re many j excellent makes , o r a simple one i could be m a d e of: */2 oz. bees' wax, I V2 oz. Casti le soap, V2 oz. white

wax, 14 p in t turpent ine , and V2 I pint boiling water . Shred the wax

and soap and cover with t he tur pent ine and water and allow to dissolve. This and all polishes should be used sparingly and be well rubbed in, otherwise the furn i tu re g e t s sticky and a t t r ac t s t h e dus t . Ano the r good polish is m a d e by mixing equal quanti t ies of methy la ted spir i ts , sweet oil and vinegar .


RELIGIOUS SPIRIT STILL SURVIVES IN RUSSIA

GODLESS MOVEMENT FAILS.

(BY F I D E S S E R V I C E ) London—Thousands of worship

pers a re said t o have crowded t h e churches of Moscow for t h e Russian E a s t e r services. T h e correspondent of t h e Manches te r Guardian describes t h e celebrat ion: "Anyone who wished to ge t t h e colour and a tmosphe re of t h e old Russia had only to go to one of the churches remain ing open in Moscow where E a s t e r services were held wi th all t h e pomp and ceremony of t h e old d a y s . About 50 churches a r e still open, and each one was filled t o t h e ou te r doorways by u rgen t , push ing crowds, ca r ry ing l i t t le red candles, from early in t h e evening unti l dawn. F e w e r people t h a n las t year a t tended the services, for there a r e fewer churches open.

"One l i t t le church whe re a sacred Iber ian Virgin is kep t—the holiest icon in all Russ ia—was especially crowded. H e r e about 700 people who could no t ge t inside stood outside, everyone holding a candle. A t midn igh t a priest, wi th long h a i r and beard and dressed in silver brocaded robes and a tall, jewelled mi t r e , appeared in t h e doorway chan t ing 'Christ h a s a r i s en / T h e crowd answered, T r u l y H e h a s a r i s en / crossed themselves, and chanted answers to t h e pr ies t ' s l i turgy. In the la rger Cathedral , t h e Metropolitan Sergei, t h e ac t ing pa t riarch, conducted t h e service. People a t tending w e r e elderly in the main, wi th a spr inkl ing of younger boys and g i r l s . T h e Soviet author i t ies in te r fe red in no way, and t h e r e was no anti-religious torch-l ight procession such as was held somet imes in t h e earlier s tages of t h e Soviet reg ime."

Reliable informat ion from Russia seems to ind ica te t h a t t h e people t a k e pa r t less t h a n ever before in a theis t ic demons t ra t ions . An editorial in a recen t issue of the Kommunist ichwekoe Proche-chenia (Communist Cul ture) s a y s : < rWe wanted t o educate a generation of mi l i tant godless people. But alas to-day, a f t e r 17 years of Communism, we cannot ye t count on a disciplined a r m y of th i s sor t . The anti-religious g roups of you th do very li t t le. The-« ie thods used | so far a r e not adequate , and our teachers cannot cope wi th t h e task. In m a n y schools an aversion to anti-rel igious teaching, which cannot be suppressed, is noticeable. I t is repor ted t h a t in some places ant i-rel igious instruction had to be el iminated from the curricula because of lack of interest of t h e pupi ls ."

The Bezboshnik, official organ of

t h e godless movement , published in Moscow, s a y s : " In many places our organizat ion is dead. The members show li t t le act ivi ty and do not a t t e n d t h e ins t ruct ions . The 'Evange l i s t s ' a r e g a t h e r i n g around t hem a growing n u m b e r of young people. There a r e even members a t t end ing t h e meet ings of t h e believers, and in t h e agra r ian communi t ies t h e people stick obst inately to the i r religious prejudices ."

A declarat ion issued by Ja ro -slowski, however, who is a t t h e head of t h e godless movement , announces t h a t t h e campaign is by no m e a n s ended ' 'because religion still ca r r ies considerable influence, especially in the provinces." T h e godless movement is said to have five million adhe ren t s . I t publishes 10 newspapers and 23 magazines in 24 languages . More t han 600 books have been published under t h i s auspices, 37 million pamphle ts d is t r ibuted and 80 godless m u s e u m s opened.

About religion in Russia , we read in t h e S ta t e sman ' s Year-Book 1935: "By decree of J a n u a r y 23, 1918, t h e Soviet Government disestablished t h e Church and appropr ia ted cer ta in categories of i ts p rope r ty . F r o m t h e t i m e of t h e Revolution of March 1917 till May 1929 all religions m i g h t be freely professed in t h e Union. In May 1929 a decree was issued which a l tered several p a r a g r a p h s of t h e Const i tut ion of t h e Russ ian Socialist Federa l Soviet Republic. P a r a g r a p h 4 in t h e new t e x t reads as follows: W i t h t h e a im of ensur ing real freedom of conscience for t h e workers , t h e church is separa ted f rom t h e S ta te and t h e school from t h e church, and freedom of religious worship and an t i -religious p ropaganda is pe rmi t t ed to all c i t i zens . ' "

The world knows the ex t en t of religious l iber ty in Russia . Godfear ing men, women and children the re have had to suffer, and a r e suffering, for t he i r fa i th .

Before t h e Revolution t h e prevailing religion of Russ ia ' s 165 millions was t h e Graeco-Russian, officially called t h e Orthodox Fa i th . I t is for t h e alleviation of j t he sufferings of th i s d is t ressed J people for t he i r r e tu rn t o union with t h e one Church of Chr i s t t h a t t he Holy F a t h e r Pope P ius XI asked Catholics th roughou t t h e world t o offer, in a special way, the i r p raye r s , sacrifices and good deeds dur ing June , formula t ing as his pa r t i cu la r miss ionary intention for t h e mon th "The Conversion of Russ ia ."

FALSE DOCTRINES MENACE AMERICAN NATION

NOTED EDUCATOR'S VIEWS.

Washington. D. C.—A warn ing aga ins t "demagogues and p ressure groups offering false doct r ines" was given by Dr. P a r k e r Thomas Moon, Professor of In te rna t iona l Relat ions a t Columbia Univers i ty , New York, in his address a t t h e 46 th annual commencement exercises of t he Catholic Univers i ty of America, when degrees were conferred upon 462 successful candidates .

Declaring t h a t "if ever wisdom was needed in h u m a n affairs, i t is now," Dr. Moon said t h a t ' in our day t h e r e is an ex t r ao rd ina ry confusion of opinion, a n unusual d i s t rus t of established ins t i tu t ions , a ver i table Babel of voices u rg ing us in opposite direct ions. Nor is t h a t our only problem. We a r e also called upon t o choose between peace and war . "

Dr . Moon t h e n pu t forward " t h r e e general ideas which have been useful to m e . " The first idea, he said, is t h a t " w e a r e in du ty bound to s tr ive for some solutions, for some remedies t o correct exi s t ing evils."

'My second suggest ion is based on t h e admi t ted fact of hui*:an imperfection. H u m a n ins t i tu t ions a r e a lways imperfect . Therefore , t h roughou t h is tory , mankind is endlessly pa tching , repa i r ing t h e inevitable defects, and endlessly fail ing t o find a n y m u n d a n e Utopia . T h a t is w h a t demagogues and panacea-peddlers forget . Men schooled in h is tory and grounded in t r u e philosophy have a special d u t y t o remember th i s simple t r u t h . The re is, however, a reasonable hope t h a t by a reasonable exercise of wisdom we can achieve a rea

sonable degree of success—not perfection, but very rea l improvem e n t in social and political c o n d i t i o n s . . . "

' T h a t leads to my t h i r d suggest ion. P u t your fa i th not in popular panaceas bu t in t rue principles. I d a r e t o believe, and I d a r e to say, t h a t ce r ta in principles of divine law, of na tu r a l law, of Chr is t ian e thics , a r e so clear and so au thor i t a t ive t h a t we m a y well be

j confident in s t r iv ing to apply them. W i t h sincere conviction I say to you t h a t in th i s genera t ion we a re called upon to use w h a t wisdom we can in br inging our ins t i tu t ions of government , our economic sys t em, and our in te rna t iona l r e la t ions more nearly in ha rmony wi th t h e moral principles in which w e believe.

" A s regards t h e problem of government , we all know that i n t h i s count ry , and in every o ther civilized country, t he p re s su re of economic and social forces h a s necess i ta ted a vas t expansion of t h e government ' s funct ions. Good government t hus becomes more difficult, and ye t more impor tant . W e shall need more t h a n ever to be on g u a r d agains t selfish lobbies, aga ins t demagogues a n d pressure groups offering false doctrines, aga ins t ex t reme nat ional is ts who would, if t hey could, expand t h e government ' s control over^ our personal convictions, over* our education, over t h e Church, over every* h u m a n activity, unt i l we become slaves of a to ta l i t a r ian S ta te . These dangers we can recognize if we have wisdom, and avoid if we have courage."

[Lumen-N.C.W.C.]

F R E E D O M O F EDUCATION A N D C L E A N FILMS.

Active Campaign in Spain.

N A Z I P E R S E C U T I O N FORTIF I E S F A I T H .

WOMAN, A T 101, IS DAILY COMMUNICANT I N INDIA.

Agra.—A Mrs . Constant ine , of this place, who is 101 yea r s assists a t Mass and receives Communion a t a church which is located three and a hal f miles from her home. She walks t h e dis tance.

The aged woman is t h e m o t h e r of seven sons and t w o daugh te r s , ^ d , has been a daily communican t for several years .

(N.C.W.C.)

F I L M P O S T E R S TO B E CENSURED.

Mysore, ( Ind ia )—The Legislative Council of Mysore S t a t e unanimously passed a law Ju ly 1 whereby all pos ters and handbills used t o adver t i se films m u s t be censured and m u s t receive official approval before t hey can be displayed in public. A fine of 500 rupees h a s been fixed a s t h e penal ty for each infraction of t h e law. This action is owing largely to t h e p ressu re b rought t o bea r by t h e local b ranch of the Legion of Decency. (Fides)

Madrid.—The Confederation of F a t h e r s of Families m e t in nat ional assembly here for t h e fifth t ime. Over 80,000 members were re ported.

" In your hands lies t h e salvat ion of the country ," t he Archbishop of Granada told these paren t s in an address , "since to you has been ent rus ted t he defence of t h e family, created directly by God as the highest , t h e most sacred insti tution, an ter ior to any o the r and to t h e S t a t e itself. If regenerat ion does not come from the re , it will not come from any o the r pa r t . "

Deliberations dealt chiefly wi th two grave responsibili t ies t h a t preoccupy Spanish Cathol ics: t h e fight for freedom of education and aga ins t public immoral i ty in all its, aspects , especially in motion pictu r e s . I t was decided to establish a cinema bureau to be known as j "Ediciones Cinematograficas E s -panoles". This will concern itself not merely wi th warn ing aga ins t films t h a t offend Chr is t ian t a s t e bu t wi th t he creat ion of a nat ional cinema in keeping wi th t h e t r ad i tional spiri t of t h e country .

" E l Debate ," in forceful editorials, had called a t t en t ion to t h e powerful repercussions of t h e Legion of Decency in t h e Uni ted

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A n Engl ish correspondent in Cologne, Germany, declares as h is considered opinion t h a t he finds l a rge r crowds of worshippers in Cologne Cathedral (Catholic) now t h a n ever before and a good propor t ion of t h e crowds is formed of t h e you th of t h e country . This s t a t e of affairs actually exists in t h e face of determined Nazi persecut ion.

G. K. FOR T H E S C R E E N ?

Mr. G. K. Chester ton h a s tu rned film s t a r a t £5 a day t o please Sir, J o h n Re i th of t h e B.B.C.

Mr. Chester ton is so huge t h a t h e will fill every scene he acts in. W e wish th i s g r e a t conver t t h e bes t of success in his new enter pr ise .

S t a t e s , bu t the credit fo r actually g e t t i n g t h e campaign unde rway in Spain goes to t h e " Juven tudes Ca-thol icas Femen inas" . More t h a n 50 public demonst ra t ions have been held recent ly in var ious cities and a r e cont inuing to be held, t o evolve a n organism for effective control of cinema production. The effect of t h i s act ivi ty is being felt a t t h e box offices of t h e thea t re s , and t h e Government i s considering t h e enac tment of a law t o r emedy t h e exis t ing s i tuat ion. (Lumen-N.C.W.C.)


Woman *s Page THE ART OF BEING USEFUL.

To be useful is very beautiful in t h e s i g h t of God and of our conscience.

If t o be amiable, t o be loved were no t t o be useful t o o t h e r s by m a k i n g life swee te r t o t h e m , we never would seek to b e amiab le ; we would content o u r s ^ v e s wi th be ing useful or w i t h . . . .mere ly ex is t ing . T h e r e is a comedy in which a n uncle a sks h i s nephew, a f l ighty you th of t w e n t y who is w a s t i n g h i s life, concerning h i s m e a n s of livelihood. " H o w do you l i ve?" "Oh, uncle," is t h e reply, " I don ' t l ive : I ex i s t—and t h a t ' s s o m e t h i n g . "

T h e r e a r e m a n y of u s , gir ls and women w h o have! no h ighe r ideal t h a n mere ly t o exist , t o exis t and enjoy ourselves, no th ing more . W e m u s t live,, t h i s m u s t be our ideal, l ive for o the r s a n d rad ia te a round u s , as f a r as possible, l ight , en thus i a sm, and w a r m t h .

W h e n we feel ourselves almost indispensable to t h e comfort of all, in t h e mids t of z. small family w h e r e we pass our life in labour, we a r e able t o say sof t ly : " I t is t h r o u g h u§ t h a t those we love a r e happy . " "They a re praised, t h e y a r e esteemed, and i t i s we who cause i t all. They a r e contented wi th themse lves ; t h e y imagine t h a t t h e y do a g rea t deal, and t h a t t hey a r e always successful; and for h i s work, t h i s success, we have f u r n i s h e d t h e mater ia l s . I t is we, who, b y speaking well of t hem, p ra i s ing t hem a t p rope r t imes , point ing .out t h e i r good quali t ies, and h id ing t h e i r fau l t s—it is we w h o ; a r e t h e cause of every th ing succeeding' wi th t h e m "

W h a t a sweet t hough t , par t icular ly w h e n th i s work of U S E F U L N E S S is accomplished quietly, wi th l i t t le noise, and in t h e pres ence of God a lone ; when i t never appears , and when t o t h e eyes of all we seem to be doing no more t h a n o t h e r s ! W h a t j o y of hea r t , and w h a t a ha rves t of m e r i t for e te rn i ty .

O ! m y God, let m e add t o m y "morn ing -prayers t h a t s h o r t one,

so excellent b u t so l i t t le k n o w n : May I be useful t o some one t h i s day.

B u t t o be happy in t h i s w o r k of devotion accomplished in secret , and t o continue it for a n y length erf t ime , ve ry much v i r t u e i s necessa ry ; t h e r e m u s t be, in t h e . most pract ical sense of t h e word, " t h e hab i tua l t h o u g h t of God," which t a k e s t h e place of eve ry th ing , and in presence of which we work, because, i t e s ! t h e t h o u g h t of doing good i s not sufficient of i tself t o s u s t a i n . u s ; we all des i re t o be appreciated a l i t t le .

W h a t often d i s turbs , and for a long t i m e paralyses t h e a rdour of poor devoted h e a r t s is t h a t t hey a r e unconsciously too anxious to know w h e t h e r t he i r devotion is appreciated. They h a v e been given too much to unde r s t and t h a t "devotion is always rewarded upon e a r t h , " and not receiving a recompense such as t h e y expected, t h e y th ink t h a t t hey a r e losing t h e i r t ime.

T a k e courage, poor h e a r t s ; commence again to be cheerful and devoted. If men m a k e you no r e t u r n , e i ther t h r o u g h forgetful-ness , inabil i ty, or indifference, so much t h e b e t t e r ! God will reward you in heaven ; and is not God's recompense wor th more t h a n t h a t of m e n ?

The a r t of being useful is not a t h i n g t h a t can be learned. I t is a d ivine passion t h a t comes into

t h e h e a r t t h r o u g h special grace , which impels us to act and t o seek, in some w a y to assist God in t h e ca re which He takes of o the r s .

T h e n t h e r e a r e so many w a y s of be ing useful. You a r e useful, who , t h r o u g h love of order , and w i t h t h e t h o u g h t of m a k i n g all happy , see carefully t h a t no th ing is out of place, t h a t n o t h i n g is was ted , and t h a t eve ry th ing is n e a t and orderly.

You a r e useful whom sickness cha ins t o a couch, and who remain pa t i en t and resigned, p r a y i n g for t hose who perform the work which you should do if you had your hea l th . You a re useful who a r e pe rmi t t ed to do noth ing because y o u r abi l i ty is doubted; who are repu l sed ; t o whom unsui table employment is given, and who yet r emain smiling, humble and silent.

"Do well to-day wha t Providence actual ly a sks of you, be i t ever so l i t t le ," wro te St . Franc is de Sales, " a n d when tomorrow h a s hecome for us to-day, we shall aga in see w h a t we a r e required t o undert a k e . " Then let us abandon all pre-occupation, and make beautiful t h t P resen t moment which God h a s given us to embell ish; af ter t h a t t ake another , t hen a n o t h e r : . . . . a moment passes quickly, but i t is easy, to spend i t profitably.

" W h a t would t h e damned not g ive for one moment of t h e t ime

THE MASTER'S WAY. Not ours to know the reason why\

+ unanswered is our prayer, :1 • But ours to wait for God's own time\

to lift the cross we bear; \ Not ours to know the reason why \

from loved ones we must part, \ But ours to live in faith and hope, i

^ though bleeding be the heart; 1 Not ours to know the reason why <

this anguish, strife and pain, "".J But ours to know a. crown of thorns <

sweet graces for us gain; v . A cross, a bleeding heart and crown.

—what greater gifts are given? Be still my heart, and murmur not;

these are the Keys of Heaven.

which we th ink so l i t t le of!" wro t e F a t h e r Willie Doyle, "If one of t he se unhappy souls could re t u r n aga in on ea r th and live again i t s ill-spent life, how differently i t would look upon those t h i n g s which before i t despised? How eagerly i t would g a t h e r up t h e fleeting m o m e n t s t h a t not one even migh t be lost, bu t each migh t bea r i ts burden of m in t into e terni ty . Would i t have need, t h i n k you, of seeking useless amusemen t s t o pass t h e t ime? Would i ts days and yea r s be swallowed up in t h e vain pursu i t of trifles, i ts precious life squandered f a r from God in t h e evil h a u n t s of sin ? One moment of t ime for sor row and repentance would t u r n t h e pit of hell in to a parad ise of de l ight ."

Among you all, who is t h e happiest and mos t useful? I s i t not t h e one who surrounds o t h e r s wi th cheer ing helpful influences, who d raws h e r s t r eng th from a close union wi th God? A lamp however small, if kept steadily burn ing , m a y be t h e means of l ight ing m a n y o the r lamps. Our sphere of influence m a y seem nar row, our abil i ty small , our oppor tuni t ies few, our acquirements l imited, ye t wonderful possibilities a r e ours t h r o u g h a faithful use of t h e present moment , th rough kindness for those around us. ' W o r d s of

"Every child

needs milk

every day."

MILKMAID MILK H O U S E H O L D H I N T S . RECIPES

HOW TO CLEAN.

China .—Fine china should be washed in a basin which has a towrel or cloth placed in t h e bot tom of it, so t h a t t h e art icles do not slip about . W a r m w a t e r (not too hot) should he used, and no soda, is t h i s des t roys t h e colouring,

i Dry carefully. Combs a r e bes t cleaned by

I b rush ing well wi th a stiff penny nai l -brush. In some cases a postcard or piece of fine twine worked between t h e t e e th loosens all d i r t . They should be seldom washed, andj t h e n in w a r m soapy wate r , to which is added a few drops of ammonia .

Cur ta ins .—Heavy cur ta ins should be t a k e n t o t h e ga rden and well shaken. They should t hen be brushed wi th a whisk , and if of

. sui table mater ia l , . be passed I s t r a igh t t h r o u g h t h e mangle .

Lace cur ta ins should be well shaken first to remove t h e dus t and t h e n washed w i th w a r m w a t e r and soap jelly. W h e n well r insed t h e y a r e passed t h r o u g h a t h i n hot w a t e r s t a rch solution, which, sl ightly stiffening t h e m , helps t h e m t o keep clean longer. If possible t h e y should be h u n g in t h e open a i r t o dry, hav ing been carefully : h u n g in shape on t h e l ine. Ano the r good plan for d ry ing in t h e w i n t e r is t o p in t h e m out in shape on a sheet placed on t h e floor. W i t h a fire in t h e room or t h e window open t h e y dry and do not need ironing.

Enamelled po t s o r p a n s should be well washed inside and out in hot wa te r , and t h e s ta ins rubbed with a flannel dipped in coarse salt. Sal t should be used for cleaning pots and pans , since it does no t do any h a r m to food which is a f t e rwards cooked in them. Af te r cleaning t h e pots thev should be well r insed.

F u r s . — F u r s should be occasionally b rushed and combed wi th a coarse comb, as t h i s f reshens t h e m up wonderfully. To clean t hem, hea t some b ran on a p la te in t h e oven, and while w a r m rub it well into t h e fur. Leave i t for about fifteen minutes , and then shake and b r u s h i t well out .

F u r n i t u r e should be well dusted wi th a sl ightly d a m p dus te r every day. If s ta ined it should be washed w i th a l i t t le w a r m wa te r and once a week a fu rn i tu re polish

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kindness a r e a s welcome as t h e smile of angels , " and surely kindness and usefulness have t h e power t o touch chords whose vibra t ions , shall r i ng to t h e ends of t h e ea r th , and m a k e melody t h roughou t e te rn i ty .

SEED CAKE. Rub three ounces of lard into three

quarters of a pound of flour, and quarter-pound brown sugar, half-ounce of carraway seeds, one and a half teaspoon-fuls of baking powder, half a teaspoon-

! fui of salt, mix with an egg and rather more than a quarter-pint of milk, beat well with a wooden spoon. Pour into a well-greased tin, and bake in a moderate oven for one hour and a quarter.

* * * * * BUTTER TOFFEE.

Two and.a-half pounds-of granulated sugar, six ounces of fresh butter, half a pound of glucose, one and a half breakfast eupsful of wa:er.

METHOB. Put the sugar and water over very gentle heat and dissolve the sugar, stir with a wooden spoon and do not let it become very hot until every grain of sugar has dissolved. Then add the glucose, and bring quickly to the boil. Cover until the steam puffs out. Then remove the lid, and boil to the crack. Remove frqm the fire and add the butter; cut in very small pieces. Return to the fire and bring to the boil again. Then turn the toffee into a shallow tin that has been well buttered or oiled. Cut in squares before it is quite cold.

* * * * * PEPPERMINT CREAMS.

Half a pound of icing sugar, peppermint essence, cream.

. METHOD. Rub the sugar through a sieve, add to it six drops of peppermint essence and enough cream to make a firm paste. Dust the board lightly with icing sugar, rollout the paste, cut it into small oblong pieces and leave on greaseproof paper for a few days to harden.

CONTEMPLATION.

Contemplat ion is an in t imate union of t h e h e a r t wi th God—a loving union in no wise due to exact and reasoned considerations, bu t t o a general and indistinct knowledge of God, which is a t rue gift from t h e Divine goodness. Th is union can pers is t amids t dist rac t ions of t h e imaginat ion and dist rac t ions of t h e unde r s t and ing ; it b r ings a real happiness t o t h e soul — a happiness which amounts a t t imes to an overflowing delight, while a t o the r s it is merely an al-

! mos t imperceptible, though none j t h e less real , satisfaction. J F . D.

I could be applied. There a re many j excellent makes , o r a simple one i could be m a d e of: */2 oz. bees' wax, I V2 oz. Casti le soap, V2 oz. white

wax, 14 p in t turpent ine , and V2 I pint boiling water . Shred the wax

and soap and cover with t he tur pent ine and water and allow to dissolve. This and all polishes should be used sparingly and be well rubbed in, otherwise the furn i tu re g e t s sticky and a t t r ac t s t h e dus t . Ano the r good polish is m a d e by mixing equal quanti t ies of methy la ted spir i ts , sweet oil and vinegar .


RELIGIOUS SPIRIT STILL SURVIVES IN RUSSIA

GODLESS MOVEMENT FAILS.

(BY F I D E S S E R V I C E ) London—Thousands of worship

pers a re said t o have crowded t h e churches of Moscow for t h e Russian E a s t e r services. T h e correspondent of t h e Manches te r Guardian describes t h e celebrat ion: "Anyone who wished to ge t t h e colour and a tmosphe re of t h e old Russia had only to go to one of the churches remain ing open in Moscow where E a s t e r services were held wi th all t h e pomp and ceremony of t h e old d a y s . About 50 churches a r e still open, and each one was filled t o t h e ou te r doorways by u rgen t , push ing crowds, ca r ry ing l i t t le red candles, from early in t h e evening unti l dawn. F e w e r people t h a n las t year a t tended the services, for there a r e fewer churches open.

"One l i t t le church whe re a sacred Iber ian Virgin is kep t—the holiest icon in all Russ ia—was especially crowded. H e r e about 700 people who could no t ge t inside stood outside, everyone holding a candle. A t midn igh t a priest, wi th long h a i r and beard and dressed in silver brocaded robes and a tall, jewelled mi t r e , appeared in t h e doorway chan t ing 'Christ h a s a r i s en / T h e crowd answered, T r u l y H e h a s a r i s en / crossed themselves, and chanted answers to t h e pr ies t ' s l i turgy. In the la rger Cathedral , t h e Metropolitan Sergei, t h e ac t ing pa t riarch, conducted t h e service. People a t tending w e r e elderly in the main, wi th a spr inkl ing of younger boys and g i r l s . T h e Soviet author i t ies in te r fe red in no way, and t h e r e was no anti-religious torch-l ight procession such as was held somet imes in t h e earlier s tages of t h e Soviet reg ime."

Reliable informat ion from Russia seems to ind ica te t h a t t h e people t a k e pa r t less t h a n ever before in a theis t ic demons t ra t ions . An editorial in a recen t issue of the Kommunist ichwekoe Proche-chenia (Communist Cul ture) s a y s : < rWe wanted t o educate a generation of mi l i tant godless people. But alas to-day, a f t e r 17 years of Communism, we cannot ye t count on a disciplined a r m y of th i s sor t . The anti-religious g roups of you th do very li t t le. The-« ie thods used | so far a r e not adequate , and our teachers cannot cope wi th t h e task. In m a n y schools an aversion to anti-rel igious teaching, which cannot be suppressed, is noticeable. I t is repor ted t h a t in some places ant i-rel igious instruction had to be el iminated from the curricula because of lack of interest of t h e pupi ls ."

The Bezboshnik, official organ of

t h e godless movement , published in Moscow, s a y s : " In many places our organizat ion is dead. The members show li t t le act ivi ty and do not a t t e n d t h e ins t ruct ions . The 'Evange l i s t s ' a r e g a t h e r i n g around t hem a growing n u m b e r of young people. There a r e even members a t t end ing t h e meet ings of t h e believers, and in t h e agra r ian communi t ies t h e people stick obst inately to the i r religious prejudices ."

A declarat ion issued by Ja ro -slowski, however, who is a t t h e head of t h e godless movement , announces t h a t t h e campaign is by no m e a n s ended ' 'because religion still ca r r ies considerable influence, especially in the provinces." T h e godless movement is said t o have five million adhe ren t s . I t publishes 10 newspapers and 23 magazines in 24 languages . More t han 600 books have been published under t h i s auspices, 37 million pamphle ts d is t r ibuted and 80 godless m u s e u m s opened.

About religion in Russia , we read in t h e S ta t e sman ' s Year-Book 1935: "By decree of J a n u a r y 23, 1918, t h e Soviet Government disestablished t h e Church and appropr ia ted cer ta in categories of i ts p rope r ty . F r o m t h e t i m e of t h e Revolution of March 1917 till May 1929 all religions m i g h t be freely professed in t h e Union. In May 1929 a decree was issued which a l tered several p a r a g r a p h s of t h e Const i tut ion of t h e Russ ian Socialist Federa l Soviet Republic. P a r a g r a p h 4 in t h e new t e x t reads as follows: W i t h t h e a im of ensur ing real freedom of conscience for t h e workers , t h e church is separa ted f rom t h e S ta te and t h e school from t h e church, and freedom of religious worship and an t i -religious p ropaganda is pe rmi t t ed to all c i t i zens . ' "

The world knows the ex t en t of religious l iber ty in Russia . Godfear ing men, women and children the re have had to suffer, and a r e suffering, for t he i r fa i th .

Before t h e Revolution t h e prevailing religion of Russ ia ' s 165 millions was t h e Graeco-Russian, officially called t h e Orthodox Fa i th . I t is for t h e alleviation of j t he sufferings of th i s d is t ressed J people for t he i r r e tu rn t o union with t h e one Church of Chr i s t t h a t t he Holy F a t h e r Pope P ius XI asked Catholics th roughou t t h e world t o offer, in a special way, the i r p raye r s , sacrifices and good deeds dur ing June , formula t ing as his pa r t i cu la r miss ionary intention for t h e mon th "The Conversion of Russ ia ."

FALSE DOCTRINES MENACE AMERICAN NATION

NOTED EDUCATOR'S VIEWS.

Washington. D. C.—A warn ing aga ins t "demagogues and p ressure groups offering false doct r ines" was given by Dr. P a r k e r Thomas Moon, Professor of In te rna t iona l Relat ions a t Columbia Univers i ty , New York, in his address a t t h e 46 th annual commencement exercises of t he Catholic Univers i ty of America, when degrees were conferred upon 462 successful candidates .

Declaring t h a t "if ever wisdom was needed in h u m a n affairs, i t is now," Dr. Moon said t h a t ' in our day t h e r e is an ex t r ao rd ina ry confusion of opinion, a n unusual d i s t rus t of established ins t i tu t ions , a ver i table Babel of voices u rg ing us in opposite direct ions. Nor is t h a t our only problem. We a r e also called upon t o choose between peace and war . "

Dr . Moon t h e n pu t forward " t h r e e general ideas which have been useful to m e . " The first idea, he said, is t h a t " w e a r e in du ty bound to s tr ive for some solutions, for some remedies t o correct exi s t ing evils."

'My second suggest ion is based on t h e admi t ted fact of hui*:an imperfection. H u m a n ins t i tu t ions a r e a lways imperfect . Therefore , t h roughou t h is tory , mankind is endlessly pa tching , repa i r ing t h e inevitable defects, and endlessly fail ing t o find a n y m u n d a n e Utopia . T h a t is w h a t demagogues and panacea-peddlers forget . Men schooled in h is tory and grounded in t r u e philosophy have a special d u t y t o remember th i s simple t r u t h . The re is, however, a reasonable hope t h a t by a reasonable exercise of wisdom we can achieve a rea

sonable degree of success—not perfection, but very rea l improvem e n t in social and political c o n d i t i o n s . . . "

' T h a t leads to my t h i r d suggest ion. P u t your fa i th not in popular panaceas bu t in t rue principles. I d a r e t o believe, and I d a r e to say, t h a t ce r ta in principles of divine law, of na tu r a l law, of Chr is t ian e thics , a r e so clear and so au thor i t a t ive t h a t we m a y well be

j confident in s t r iv ing to apply them. W i t h sincere conviction I say to you t h a t in th i s genera t ion we a re called upon to use w h a t wisdom we can in br inging our ins t i tu t ions of government , our economic sys t em, and our in te rna t iona l r e la t ions more nearly in ha rmony wi th t h e moral principles in which w e believe.

" A s regards t h e problem of government , we all know that i n t h i s count ry , and in every o ther civilized country, t he p re s su re of economic and social forces h a s necess i ta ted a vas t expansion of t h e government ' s funct ions. Good government t hus becomes more difficult, and ye t more impor tant . W e shall need more t h a n ever to be on g u a r d agains t selfish lobbies, aga ins t demagogues a n d pressure groups offering false doctrines, aga ins t ex t reme nat ional is ts who would, if t hey could, expand t h e government ' s control over^ our personal convictions, over* our education, over t h e Church, over every* h u m a n activity, unt i l we become slaves of a to ta l i t a r ian S ta te . These dangers we can recognize if we have wisdom, and avoid if we have courage."

[Lumen-N.C.W.C.]

F R E E D O M O F EDUCATION A N D C L E A N FILMS.

Active Campaign in Spain.

N A Z I P E R S E C U T I O N FORTIF I E S F A I T H .

WOMAN, A T 101, IS DAILY COMMUNICANT I N INDIA.

Agra.—A Mrs . Constant ine , of this place, who is 101 yea r s assists a t Mass and receives Communion a t a church which is located three and a hal f miles from her home. She walks t h e dis tance.

The aged woman is t h e m o t h e r of seven sons and t w o daugh te r s , ^ d , has been a daily communican t for several years .

(N.C.W.C.)

F I L M P O S T E R S TO B E CENSURED.

Mysore, ( Ind ia )—The Legislative Council of Mysore S t a t e unanimously passed a law Ju ly 1 whereby all pos ters and handbills used t o adver t i se films m u s t be censured and m u s t receive official approval before t hey can be displayed in public. A fine of 500 rupees h a s been fixed a s t h e penal ty for each infraction of t h e law. This action is owing largely to t h e p ressu re b rought t o bea r by t h e local b ranch of the Legion of Decency. (Fides)

Madrid.—The Confederation of F a t h e r s of Families m e t in nat ional assembly here for t h e fifth t ime. Over 80,000 members were re ported.

" In your hands lies t h e salvat ion of the country ," t he Archbishop of Granada told these paren t s in an address , "since to you has been ent rus ted t he defence of t h e family, created directly by God as the highest , t h e most sacred insti tution, an ter ior to any o the r and to t h e S t a t e itself. If regenerat ion does not come from the re , it will not come from any o the r pa r t . "

Deliberations dealt chiefly wi th two grave responsibili t ies t h a t preoccupy Spanish Cathol ics: t h e fight for freedom of education and aga ins t public immoral i ty in all its, aspects , especially in motion pictu r e s . I t was decided to establish a cinema bureau to be known as j "Ediciones Cinematograficas E s -panoles". This will concern itself not merely wi th warn ing aga ins t films t h a t offend Chr is t ian t a s t e bu t wi th t he creat ion of a nat ional cinema in keeping wi th t h e t r ad i tional spiri t of t h e country .

" E l Debate ," in forceful editorials, had called a t t en t ion to t h e powerful repercussions of t h e Legion of Decency in t h e Uni ted

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A n Engl ish correspondent in Cologne, Germany, declares as h is considered opinion t h a t he finds l a rge r crowds of worshippers in Cologne Cathedral (Catholic) now t h a n ever before and a good propor t ion of t h e crowds is formed of t h e you th of t h e country . This s t a t e of affairs actually exists in t h e face of determined Nazi persecut ion.

G. K. FOR T H E S C R E E N ?

Mr. G. K. Chester ton h a s tu rned film s t a r a t £5 a day t o please Sir, J o h n Re i th of t h e B.B.C.

Mr. Chester ton is so huge t h a t h e will fill every scene he acts in. W e wish th i s g r e a t conver t t h e bes t of success in his new enter pr ise .

S t a t e s , bu t the credit fo r actually g e t t i n g t h e campaign unde rway in Spain goes to t h e " Juven tudes Ca-thol icas Femen inas" . More t h a n 50 public demonst ra t ions have been held recent ly in var ious cities and a r e cont inuing to be held, t o evolve a n organism for effective control of cinema production. The effect of t h i s act ivi ty is being felt a t t h e box offices of t h e thea t re s , and t h e Government i s considering t h e enac tment of a law t o r emedy t h e exis t ing s i tuat ion. (Lumen-N.C.W.C.)

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T H E SOCIAL ASPECT OF T H E C H U R C H .

The Catholic Church has always come in for an ample share of criticism from grousers of all sorts, and She is none the le$s daunted or dismayed by the passing vagaries of such misinformed minds. The standing charge levelled against the Church and clergy is that Catholicism is shrouded in mysteries, and the priests are out to tell the average Catholic that his poor pittance of understanding will not permit him to unravel the mysteries of the Trinity and Incarnation and that the 'arcana' of things divine' far transcend the mental ken of a grovelling creature like man. This is precisely the impression with which hasty critics run away, and they even go one better by retailing out these views as their studied opinion to other tractable minds, less crafty than themselves.

We may venture to say that the Apostolic Church of Christ has always thriven on criticism both constructive and destructive, and it is our object in this leader to disillusion those who are prone to the belief that the mandate and mission of Catholicism are merely to frighten the faithful along the path of virtue by conjuring up to their vision grim prospects of eternal perdition in the undying flames of hell. Had the Church merely concerned herself with the spiritual side of man and ignored the mental, social, economic and physical aspects, She would certainly have not endured with growing vigour these nineteen centuries of persecution. It is amply evident from the splendid works of Charity in which special religious orders are faithfully engaged that the Church is profoundly concerned in the temporal well-being of mankind. We all know from the Acts of the Apostles that the early Christians sold their all and directed the proceeds to a common coffer which served the temporal needs of the faithful in general. Was not Our Lord solicitous of temporal wants when He undertook to feed thousands in a desert place at eventide, when the multitude were far away from their homes and unable to purchase food at that awkward place and hour? After preaching a soul-inspiring

sermon to the thousands His paternal care and concern prompted the working of a miracle to stave off the hunger of His hearers.

If the Catholic Church has identified herself with the social amelioration of the world, it is because she is called upon to maintain and emulate the same material solicitude not only for her faithful but also for the world at large. The conditions of the world to-day are such that politics and sociology are so interwoven that they appear to form the warp and woof of one and the same texture. To eliminate the one from the other would be to rend the entire fabric which they represent. In pre-Reformation Europe politics and sociology were confined to their well-defined spheres and one did not over-h p the other. The Church was then undivided in her unity and solidarity under the See of Rome and the clergy were a welcome element to guide and undertake the social affairs of the peoples, that had implicit faith in her good intentions.

It would therefore be a physical impossibility for any definite Catholic Social programme to be formulated and launched generally for a Christendom that is not unified under one spiritual head to-day. Such a programme must needs be modified or adjusted in each case to suit the political temper and outlook of that particular country where it is to operate. The Holy Father who in his recent encyclicals has outlined the fundamentals of Christian Social Justice would be the last person to cause these principles to be applied in a manner as would induce any conflict of interest or understanding between the Church and State. In the same spirit as Christ, and later the learned doctors of the Church, had embodied social precepts for the betterment o f the world, the Supreme Pontiff in his ardour and anxiety to alleviate the sufferings of humanity, has given out his careful and candid views on how and where the social system o f the day is proving more and more top-heavy, foreboding imminent collapse. If these views are accepted in the right spirit for what they are worth much misery may yet be spared the teeming millions who are writhing in the throes of want and penury; but the Church will, i n no case, stoop to give effect to her social doctrines through subtle methods if the right channels are closed to her— We mean the State adoption of the principles of Social justice as propounded and prescribed by the Church according to natural and divine laws.

While we are at this subject we might make some passing reference to the Radio priest of Chicago. Father Coughlin's radio talks on Social Justice have stirred up a hornet's nest in some quarters and when judged by the

SIAM'S STRIFE—MILITARY DICTATORSHIP— MGR. PRINZ GEORG VON BAYERN.

Siam's Str ife . La tes t repor ts to hand from

Bangkok reveal a political s i tuat ion t h a t is f r a u g h t wi th possibilities which m a y plunge Siam in to a turmoil wi th far reaching consequences. To appreciate t h e present t rend of events the re , a cursory retrospect of t h e contr ibuto ry phases of Siamese politics in t h e pas t seems necessary. I t was bu t a few years back t h a t Siam emerged from autocra t ic rule to a broad-based consti tut ional government , wi th the acquiescence of ex-k ing Prajadhipok, now residing in honourable re t i r ement in England. T h i s form of government which t h e monarch willingly agreed t o wi th becoming grace, goes to prove his s t r ong common sense and b read th of vision. Unfor tunate ly , however, t h i s sys tem did not function very smoothly owing to par t i san interes t s in t h e r a n k s of t h e Siamese politicians. These bickerings eventual ly culminated in a counter-revolution by a p a r t y backed u p by mil i tar is ts , ostensibly for t h e pur-repor t s of the Engl ish Ca tho l i c press, w e are incl ined t o t h i n k t h a t his m e t h o d s d o n o t find m u c h favour w i t h the English c lergy. W e h a v e h i t h e r t o p u b lished in ou r co lumns t h e full t e x t of t he defence of F r . C o u g h -lin 's addresses by Bishop G a l lagher his ecclesiastical head, and also recen t articles fo r and against , b y his religious confreres in Amer i ca . Ca rd ina l O 'Conne l l ' s r emarks r ega rd ing these radio ta lks however m a k e us sit u p and feel curious. T h e learned d o c to r ' s a t t i t ude t o w a r d s these social just ice talks m a y be infer red f rom the fol lowing c r y p t i c p h r a s e — 'hyster ical teachers howl ing and shr ieking for m o r e m o n e y . " H i s E m i n e n c e is of op in ion t h a t i t is be t t e r t o be o u t of i t t h a n t o fight the financiers w i t h t he same weapons t h a t t hey e m p l o y and f r o m the same mot ives . T o p i t greed against greed is n o w a y to sett le the economic p r o b l e m . I n fairness t o F r . Cough l in , w h o has u n d e r t a k e n a laudable crusade , we m u s t say t h a t he has n o ' fads ' w i t h h i m n o r is he s t r iv ing af ter ' k u d o s ' ; he is indeed ac tua t ed b y honest and noble mot ives t o i m prove the lot of his fel low c o u n t r y m e n . H i s efforts are n o t calcula ted to m i x polit ics w i t h r e ligion, else R o m e wou ld have called off his en thus iasm long ago. Fr . Cough l in mere ly desires to obvia te social injustices by educa t ing the p o p u l a r m i n d to the needs of the m o m e n t , and he expects l aymen to t ake u p the cue once they k n o w w h a t t hey are abou t . H i s m e t h o d s are pe r fec t ly cons t i tu t iona l and s t ra igh t fo r w a r d ( in t h e eye of A m e r i c a n L a w ) and as such there is n o room for a n y suspicion of the subver sive tact ics of c r a f t y demagogues w h o h a v e usual ly someth ing u p thei r sleeves.

pose of res tor ing the monarch to his fo rmer powers. The king wisely w i t h d r e w from the scene of unrest a s he was re luctant to identify himself wi th any p a r t y whatsoever and counselled peace and goodwill among h is subjects .

* • * * Mili tary Dicta torship .

T h e counter revolution proved a short-l ived one owing t o t h e defect ion of p a r t y forces, while the mi l i ta ry under Colonel P h y a Ba-hol go t t h e si tuat ion well in hand. Th is t r i u m p h caused an exodus of politicians of t h e old school f rom t h e political a rena . Now the presen t s t a t e of affairs shows that P h y a Bahol, P r ime Minis ter and v i r tua l Dictator , is gradual ly losing t h e confidence of t h e people. I t will be admi t ted v tha t a soldier of t h e s t a m p of Phya Bahol m a y only remain in office as long as he re ta ins t h e goodwill and suppor t of t h e army. In t h e face of his be ing riddled wi th awkward quest ions a t the recent Assembly debate, it seems problematic whe the r t h e Prime Minis ter would cont inue long in office. In any case t h e depar ture of L u a n g Prad i t , t h e French educa ted lawyer and Minis ter of the In te r io r on a 'goodwill mission' to E u r o p e appears r a t h e r ill-timed, to t h e casual observer. H e is described a s t h e real-brain force behind t h e scene, and his political acumen will be grea t ly missed by Siam in h e r present t ravai ls . To all appearances , t h e unset t led s ta te of affairs in th i s neighbour ing Bud-h is t land makes one wonder whet h e r t h e Siamese as a nat ion were real ly ready to under t ake efficiently a government on democratic principles, which even more advanced European races find difficul t t o manipulate in these days. I t is our earnes t hope, as neighbours and well-wishers t h a t Siam, in he r despair , will not by any chance drift towards any totali t a r i a n form of government with a communist ic t inge.

* * * * Mgr. Pr inz Georg Von Bayern.

A m o n g t h e dist inguished passengers t h a t passed th rough Singapore on Thursday , 8 th August, on board t he German express liner ' Po t sdam ' was Mgr. Pr inz Georg Von Bayern. He has the dual dist inction of being t h e nephew of t h e late King Ludwig of Bavaria and a digni tary of t he Catholic Church . We were really unfortun a t e in not ge t t ing an interview from t h e pre la te a s we were not apprised in t ime of his passage t h r o u g h here. Anyway, we learn from one of our contemporaries t h a t Mgr. Pr inz Georg was not inclined to be too communicative on t h e subject of the Nazi a t t i tude towards the Catholic Church. We a re told t h a t he affably switched off to t he I talo—Abyssinian tangle as being of more in te res t to him. when questioned on t h e subject of Polit ics in Germany. We ftiDy apprecia te t h e prela te ' s disinclinat ion to discuss politics, being as he is both a German prince and a Church digni tary . Being a 'peripate t ic news hunte r ' in the field of Journa l i sm is not always a very consoling avocation. We extend our sympa thy to ou r confrere of t h e ' Inky W a y ' for having failed

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NAZI ANTI-CATHOLIC DRIVE CONTINUES.

• STAHLHELM• DISSOLVED.

Priests Tear Down Offensive Posters.

Berlin, Augus t 13.—What apparently is t h e dea th knell of t h e Stahlhelm was sounded today when the organisa t ion was dissolved in the dis t r ic ts of Grea te r Ber l in and the Provinces of Brandenburg , Pomerania and t h e Eas t . . The reason for today ' s dissolutions is the Stahlhelm allegedly h a s been indulging in activit ies inimical t o the S ta te and h a s many m a r x i s t s sympathisers .

The Cour t a t Gladbeck has sentenced two Catholic p a s t o r s to four and t w o months ' imprisonment respectively for t e a r i n g down nazi anti-Catholic posters .

F a t h e r Isidore, a F ranc i scan monk in t h e monas te ry n e a r Cob-lenz, has been a r res ted on a cha rge of inciting persons to t e a r down Nazi pos ters and supplying people with boot blacking with which to black out pos ters . (Reu te r )

* * * * * Cologne, Augus t 10.—Charged

with des t roying Nazi p lacards , two Westphalian Catholic p r i e s t s , F a thers Reckmann and Ho l tkamp have been sentenced to four and two mon ths ' imprisonment respectively. (Reuter )

G O S P E L f o r

TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Luke, XVIII, 9-14.)

At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others: Two men went up into the Temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God! I give thee thanks that I am not a s the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, a s also i s th is publican. I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven, but struck his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say to you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

COMMENTARY.

DIOCESE OF MALACCA. Calendar for the week.

Storm Troopers Shout Slogans against Jews and Catholics.

Munich, Augus t 13.—South Germany 's ant i -Jewish and an t i -Ca tholic campaign was given a rous ing s ta r t by a six-hour p a r a d e of lorries loaded wi th shout ing s torm troopers.

Hit ler 's life guards furnished 600 of t h e 1,100 motorised demon-stators who roared "Rome for all Papists. Pales t ine for all Jews . Germany for us . No fu r the r Semitic swiner ies" and similar slogans. (Reu te r )

N E W D E C R E E P R O V I D E S ' S P I R I T U A L ' VISITS TO B L E S S E D SACRAMENT.

. Vatican City.—The Sacred Penitent iary h a s announced t h a t in an audience g ran ted t h e Cardinal Grand Peni ten t ia ry , H i s Holiness Pope Pius XI conceded a special favour to those who, by circumstances beyond the i r control , a re prevented from m a k i n g personal visits to t h e Blessed Sacrament . The Holy F a t h e r had in mind, especially, those who a r e ill or who live a t a g r e a t dis tance from a church or chapel.

By t h e t e r m s of the decree issued by t h e Sacred Pen i t en t i a ry , a spiritual visi t to Jesus C h r i s t in t h e Blessed Sacrament may be made by those who, wi th a t least a contr i te heart , reci te five Our F a t h e r s , Hail Marys and Glorias, and an additional one of each for t h e special intentions of t h e Pope.

The indulgences t o be gained thus a r e : (a) A par t ia l indulgence of five yea r s toties quoties; (b) A plenary indulgence obta inable once a week, unde r t h e usual conditions, by those who have m a d e t he spiritual visi t daily. (N.C.W.C.)

TJhis Gospel is too well known jto need a commentary a t all. [Indeed t h e comparison be tween t h e [Pharisee and t h e Publican ha s

^already entered t h e domains of "universal literature and is quoted |by P a g a n s as well as by Chr is t ians .

I am not as the r e s t of men. Like t h e Phar i see of old, t h e r e

r e a t present certain selfconceit-d persons who, in t h e subconsci

ousness of thei r minds, assert as [proudly a s they can, " I am not as jthe r e s t of men." and they justify ithemselves by scrutinizing t he i r [position in life. (1) " I a m r ich," jthey say . Riches belong t o them, jindeed. Comfort is theirs, h u m a n [happiness too. The poverty of itheir neighbour is a reason, t o ithese persons, for pr ide and for [selfish joy . The i r happiness is jthus founded on t h e unhappiness

>f others, the i r pleasures have itheir bas i s in t h e sufferings of

[ i their fellow-creatures. (2) * I am ^independent." While t h e others Sare not . T h e others have t o work Ijhard for their living. They have j|their own income. They have no l o n e to obey. They are masters of Ijtheir own destinies, of their own ||wills. (3) " I have honours in life." jfjAnd t h e others have not. T h e Sothers a r e despised, they are hon-loured, t h e others are humbled at

tevery s t ep of t h e i r ambition, they re exalted at every movement of

jtheir p r ide . These a r e t h e reasons |why such persons say that they

re not like t h e rest of men. The resul t of pr ide .

| Pr ide is hateful t o God and to amen. God hates pr ide, for it is oa direct insult against Him. The gproud steal away from God t h e jjglory, t h e honour, t h e praise which | a r e due to Him and to nobody else. | Sc r i p tu r e is full of passages debouncing pride. " T h y pride is Ibrought down to hell, t h y carcass | t e fallen d o w n . . . and worms shall | b e t h y covering. Thou saidst in | t h y h e a r t : I will ascend in to uheaven, I will exalt my throne iabove t h e s t a r s of G o d . . .bu t yet | t hou shall be brought down t o jjhell, in to the depth of tfie pit. J (Is. xiv, 11-15) God resists the bproud and gives h is grace to the Ihumble. Our Lord's life is a con-IJtinual denunciation of pride, an

endless commendation of humility.

P O P E R E C E I V E S ABYSSINIAN S T U D E N T FROM ETHIOPIAN

COLLEGE. The Pope recent ly received an

Abyssinian student who had completed 11 years of s tudy a t t h e Eth iopian College in t h e Vat ican City. He gave t h e young man his blessing and a gold medial and rosary , wishing him a safe journey back t o his native land.

August 18. Sunday—10th Sunday After Pentecost. Mass and Vespers of the Sunday.

August 19. Monday—St. John Eudes, C.

August 20. Tuesday—St. Bernard, Abb. & D.

August 21. Wednesday—St. Jane Frances de Chantal, W.

August 22. Thursday—OCTAVE D A Y OF THE ASSUMPTION.

August 23. Friday—St. Philip Benizi, C. Vigil of St. Bartholomew, Apostle.

August 24. Saturday—ST. BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE!

And yet , J e s u s was God Almighty.] Pr ide is ha teful t o men. P r ide is! essentially a n anti-social sin. P r i d a ims a t division, a t revolution, *ai separat ion. T h e proud a re alwayi despised by mankind, even if theirj heads a re crowned. P r ide h been a lways the cause of socialj subversions and t h e key t o t h e universal unres t t h a t h a s up to! t h e p resen t marked our cen tu ry

And a f te r all, wha t do experience and h is tory teach t h e p roud? Thatj t h e bas is on which they s t a n d isj a very fickle one. Tha t t h e y ma; be humbled a t any moment by mere circumstance, by a faint! commercial speculation, by a simpl change of economical o r social] conditions. There a re daily cases] of th i s cruel but j u s t experience.; There a r e proud and rich pe r son who everyday stumble aga ins t anyj exchange o r t r ade t r ick and who] sink in to misery. Then t h e y arej despised by God and men. Then t hey receive even in th i s life t h prize of t h e i r pride and of their! self-conceits. Af ter all, t h e y are| bound to confess t h a i t h e y areif like t h e r e s t of men.

And why not? Le t us then confess humbly

like t h e Publican, our sinful n a t u r and a t t h e same t ime our sincere] wish to correct and mend it with] t h e ass is tance of God's grace . Let]

! us confess t h a t we are like t h e resti I of men, o r even, let us h e a r our] I conscience tell us wi th all its] : f rankness t h a t we are worse even] : t h a n t h e r e s t of men. If we are '^ | r ich, let us look a t our r iches a s | | | goods lent us by God to tradejg j upon. A t t h e hour of death , God**1

! shall ask us str ict accounts of such 1 r iches, of t h e use made of them,

of t h e profits gained by them, of t h e in t e res t s negotiated wi th them, of t h e good we could do and which was left undone. How can we, in t r u t h , say t ha t we a re r ich when our r iches a re not ours in rea l i ty? Don' t t h e y belong to God? Is not God Almighty t h e sole ownjer and d is t r ibu tor of t h e m ?

If we a r e poor and dependent, let us t h a n k God for our opport-i uni t ies to sanctify ourselves. In our ambit ions and in our s t ruggles for life, let us have Him always | j before us , in order not t o forget § our las t goal. And a t last we s h a l l ! be exal ted. 1

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SIXTY P R I E S T S ORDAINED AT CATHEDRAL O F

NOTRE DAME. Par i s .—Among the 60 priests

ordained recently on, t he Feas t of St . John t h e Baptis t , by His Emi nence Jean Cardinal Verdier, Archbishop of Par is , in t h e Cathedral of Notre Dame, were a nephew of President Lebrun and

| t h e eldest son of t h e fo rmer : Keeper of the Seals, Pe rno t .

DIOCESE OF MACAO.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH.

Calendar for the week.

August 18. Sunday—Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Semi-double. Green Vestments . Proper of the Mass in the "Small Missal" p. 209., Se cond collect of St. Rock, third of the octave of the Assumption fourth of St. Agapitus, Martyr. Credo. Preface of the Bl. Trinity. Vespers of the Sunday at 5 p.m.

August 19. Monday—Bl. Peter Zuniga and Companions, Martyrs , Double.

August 20. Tuesday—St. Bernard, Abbot. Double.

August 21 . Wednesday—St. Joana Frances Fremiot de Chantal, Wid. Double.

August 22. Thursday—Octave Day of the Assumption. Greater-double.

August 23. Friday—St. Philip Benizi, Double. ABSTINENCE. Evening Service at 5.30.

August 24. Saturday—St. Bartholomew, Apostle. Double of the second cl.

FAKIRISM IN ITALIAN COLONY PROHIBITED.

Rome.—After a meet ing a t Bengasi wi th 20 provincial commissioners in t h e I ta l ian Colony in Cyrenaica, t h e Governor General , Marshal Balbo, issued a decree t o be enforced th roughou t t h e colony, forbidding t h e pract ice of fak i r i sm in public and pr iva te . T h e decree imposes severe penalties on those t r ansg re s s ing t h e law in t h i s r e gard .

In s t a t i n g t h e problem of fakir ism, such as is pract ised by those belonging t o t h e Zauie, t h e Governor General asked each of t h e 20 Ulemas a t t h e mee t ing for h i s opinion. All, wi thout exception, not only recognized t h e necessi ty of governmenta l act ion to cu rb the practice, bu t expressed t h e i r g r a t i tude t o t h e Governor for hav ing dealt wi th t h e impor tan t subject .

T h e Governor s ta ted t h a t , wi th t h e advent of political admin i s t r a t ive reform in t h e colony, t h e native populat ion mus t g radua l ly render themselves worthy of the consideration which is be ing shown them by t h e I ta l ian Government . He said t h a t such practices of faki r i sm a s pe r fo ra t ing the flesh, self-burning wi th red hot irons, t he swallowing of poisonous insects , broken glass, nails, and the leaves of pr ickly pears, and the inser t ion of rings in children 's noses, m u s t be regarded as counter no t only to the principles o£ modern mora l i ty and' civilisation, but also to the standards of Mohammedanism itself. (N.C.W.C.)

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BAN ON RELIGIOUS PUBLICATION IN MEXICO LIFTED.

ARCHBISHOIP DIAZ MAY EFFECT SETTLEMENT "WITH STATE IF OPPORTUNE.

INDIAN PILGRIMS VISIT BELGIUM O N W A Y B A C K .

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THE KING AND QUEEN RECEIVE THEM AT THE PALACE

Mexico Ci ty .—Two developments of special significance h a v e jus t t a k e n place in t h e Mexican si tuat ion r e g a r d i n g t h e re la t ions of Church and S t a t e .

F i r s t , P r e s iden t Ca rdenas issued a decree annul l ing t h e amendmen t to the pos ta l l aws which prevented the c irculat ion in t h e mails of rel igious publ icat ions and such correspondence a s w a s offensive to the Government . So far a s is known, t h i s i s t h e only concilatory g e s t u r e m a d e by t h e Cardenas Government in rel igious m a t t e r s ; all o t h e r a c t s h a v e been of a persecu to ry n a t u r e .

Th i s , however , is not necessarily t o be in t e rp re t ed a s wholly a concession t o t h e Church , for t h i s u n w a r r a n t e d censorsh ip of communica t ions h a s caused considerable adverse comment in o the r countr ies , pa r t i cu la r ly t h e Uni ted S t a t e s .

Second, in a n in terv iew g ran ted t h e correspondent of t h e N.C.W.C. N e w s Service, t h e Most Rev. P a s -cual Diaz, Archb ishop of Mexico, s t a t e d :

"Now is a p ropi t ious moment to sett le a definitive ag reemen t between Church and S t a t e . To effect t h i s conciliation t h e first s tep would be t h e r e t u r n t o Mexico of the Most Rev . Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores , Apostolic Delegate t o Mexico, who h a s t h e a u t h o r i t y t o come to such an ag reemen t . "

T h e decree signed by Pres iden t Cardenas on Tuesday, r e a d s :

"Art ic le I . T h e decree of Februa r y 11 , t h i s year , published in t h e Official Dia ry of t h e same month , which amends and makes addit i o n s to t h e Law on General Means of Communicat ions a s to Art icles 530, 541 and 543, is derogated.

"Art ic le I I . Consequently t he re r ema in in force the precepts ment ioned by t h e former ar t ic le in t h e s ame form in which t h e y were formula ted prior to t h e said amendmen t of F e b r u a r y 11 th i s year .

" T h e p resen t decree goes into effect t h r e e days a f t e r i t s publicat ion in t h e Official Diary of t h e Federa t ion .

" In compliance wi th t h e fulfilm e n t of Section I of Art icle 70 of t h e Political Const i tut ion of t h e Mexican Uni ted S t a t e s by due publication and decree, I promulg a t e t h e p re sen t decree a t t h e re sidence of t h e Federal Execut ive in Mexico City on t h e twenty-fif th day of t h e month of June , one t housand nine hundred t h i r t v -five."

F u r t h e r information h a s come t o l igh t regard ing t h e s i tuat ion in t h e S t a t e of Colima wi th respect t o t h e abrogat ion of persecutory l aws in t h a t s ta te . A previous re po r t t h a t p r ies t s would be allowed to r e t u r n to Colima and t h a t all churches would be allowed to re open for services had been denied. Now it is learned t h a t t h e Colima Legis la tu re h a s issued a decree dec lar ing freedom of worship t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e leaving t h e fo rmer law which provided absolu te res t r ic t ion of worsh ip wi thout effect. Colima is one of t h e S ta t e s where no pr ies t s a r e licensed to officiate and no churches a re allowed to be open. However , t h i s act ion was t aken in t h e absence of t h e Governor, Salvador Saucedo. who upon learning of i t has tened to leave Mexico City for t h e City of Colima to ve to t h e decree. (N.C.W.C.)

R E V . DOM P E T E R C E L E S T I N LOU'S STORY OF VOCATION.


advance, he h a s p repared for me a tomb for m y repose.

" I t is difficult for me to find words t h a t express m y g ra t i t ude .

" T h e only means of acknowledging t h e goodness of God to me is

first of all t o serve Him, t o adore Him and t o love Him, daily t o pra i se His N a m e in o rder t o mer i t t h e t en - thousand th p a r t of H i s beneficence; nex t , i t is to consec ra t e all m y efforts t o working o u t m y own sanctification and my own salvat ion, in conformi ty wi th t h e commandmen t s of t h e Divine Mast e r and in o rder to be agreeable t o His Hea r t .

"May t h e F a t h e r who is in Heaven have p i t y on m y compat r io ts , t hose who r ema in in t h e coun t ry and those beyond t h e s e a s ; m a y H e have p i t y on all men . May h e k e e p t hem under H i s good gua rd , heap ing upon t h e m t h e mul t i t ude of H i s g races and His mercies which a r e wi thou t l imit and wi th out e n d ! "

I n a n o t h e r s t a t emen t , in which he told how he abandoned his o r i ginal in ten t ion of l iving nea r t h e tomb of h i s ances tors , Dom P e t e r Celestin said:

"On August 15, 1931, t h e F e a s t of the A s s u m p t i o n , a t 7 a.m., I entered the Church and , a f t e r h a v ing received on bended knee Holy

Communion, my mind r e tu rned to m y coun t ry and m y p raye r s went toward m y deceased pa ren t s , to m y ! t eache r Shu and m y wife Be r tha .

" T h e n I recalled t h e original I plan which I had of r e t u r n i n g to China wi th m y beloved wife and of building beside t h e tomb of my lamented pa ren t s a h u t in which to pass m y old age t h ink ing of t h e m and caring for t he i r tomb.

"Who would have t h o u g h t t h a t God would not pe rmi t t h i s ! In-

I deed, H e h a s called me to ^ i e mo-| nas t ic life manifes t ly to give me I a g r e a t e r grace, so t h a t I m a y offer

as an oblation the r e s t of my life t o our F a t h e r Who is in Heaven and to W h o m I r ende r m y ac ts of g race in recognition for t h e favours which he h a s designed to shower upon me du r ing m y life.

"To-day t h e inspira t ion of t h a t oblation h a s been renewed in me . I t is w i th a profound reverence t h a t , ac t ing in conformity wi th t h a t divine call, I t r a n s p o r t my ' Mou—Lou ' from t h e vicinity of t h e t omb of my ances tors to t he Abbey of St . Andre so as t o consec ra t e t o God all m y t h o u g h t s and all m y solicitude, which, formerly, I had proposed to devote to my dear deceased.

"By t h i s little w r i t i n g I inform t h e generat ions t o come of t h e change in the h u m a n project which I had wrough t . "

The Indian Pi lgr ims when passing th rough Brussels went to t h e Church of Laeken, near Brussels and "had a Requiem Mass said by His Lordship, t h e Bishop of Chan-ganacherry , for t he late King Albert , dur ing which all the Indian Pi lgr ims went to Communion and offered special p rayers in token of g ra t i tude for t h e sympathy shown by King Alber t to the Belgian missions of India and the g rea t help Belgium gave to India in sending so many missionaries, nuns and a lms.

When t h e Mass was over t h e pilgrims went to visit the Royal Crypt and t h e tomb of the late King Alber t , beautifully decorated with flowers. There they prayed again and then , looking at t h e tomb, they medi ta ted in silence on the following words : "Duty to t he end, a t any cost, then, death and reward ."

Deep Impression. The Indian pilgrims were much

impressed, bu t more impressed still were those who had come to represent t he Royal Family and see t h e Pi lgr ims. They didn't expect t h e Pi lgr ims to be so earnes t in the i r p raye r s and so deeply recollected in t h e i r meditation.

P r i v a t e Audience. The pi lgrims had breakfast a t

t h e Brussels exhibition close by and t hey went by 'bus to the King 's Palace a t Laeken. The Director of t h e Pilgrims was first received in a pr ivate audience by the King and Queen and then the pi lgrims in t h e big "Rolonde" of t h e Palace. Professor Pinto of St. Xavier 's College, Bombay, addressed t h e King and Queen in English. He spoke of t h e late King Albert in t e rms of h igh praise and also of t he debt of g ra t i tude India owed to Belgium for i ts education and for sending so many missionaries and nuns to t h e different missions. The Catechis t of the Chota Nag-pur Mission was then presented to The i r Majest ies , to them it was explained t h a t t h e 300,000 Catholics of Chota Nagpur being too poor to join t h e Pilgrimage, had contr ibuted to send a t least one of the i r catechis ts , on the occasion of t he Jubilee of their mission, to thank the King and Queen of the Belgians for the numerous Belgian missionaries and nuns al

ready sen t to Bengal , Chota Nagpur and o the r miss ions in India and Ceylon. The ca techis t himself said a few words in Hindustani which were t r ans l a t ed into French and he p resen ted t h e King and Queen in t he n a m e of Chota N a g p u r Mission, wi th a beautiful casket r ichly eng raved and decora ted wi th ivory.

King ' s Reply. The reply of t h e King, who

speaks Engl i sh well, was sympathet ic and full of pra ise for India and of deep g r a t i t u d e for the p rayers offered for his father, chiefly t h e Mass and t h e general Communion. B o t h t h e King and the Queen insis ted on shaking hands wi th each one of t he pilgr ims . They spoke wi th several of t hem and w h e n coming io the catechist of Ranchi , t h e y shook hands w i t h h im a second t ime and said to h im and t h e Direc tor of t h e P i lg r image . " T h a n k much in our names t h e Catholics of your mission and t h e miss ionar ies ."

The Royal audience las ted about one hour . W h e n t h e p i lgr ims had left t h e Palace, t h e y saw the Queen coming t o t h e window to wish t h e m aga in .

In t h e af ternoon t h e pilgrims were invi ted to t e a by Count A. Van der Burels , General Commissioner of t h e Brusse l s Universal Exhibi t ion. The Br i t i sh Ambassador and his wife were amongst the gues t s . Several t imes both expressed the i r g r e a t satisfaction for all t h a t had happened during the Royal audience given to the Indian P i lgr ims . The Ambassador had j u s t seen t h e K ing wTho had told him again how pleased he and the Queen had been a t th i s visit.

The following le t t e r wras received by Rev. F r . Le Tellier, S.J., Director of t h e Th i rd Indian Pilgr image, on his r e t u r n to India.

"The g rand Marsha l of the Court of Belgium is ordered by the Royal Fami ly to inform you of Thei r Majes t ies ' apprecia t ion for the s y m p a t h y shown to the memory of His Majes ty K ing Albert by Rev. F a t h e r Le Tellier and also by the m e m b e r s of t h e Indian pilg r image who accompanied him."

The Palace. Brusels , 20th May, 1935.

(The Hera ld , Calcut ta )

T H E WORD < P R O T E S T A N T 5

D E L E T E D FROM OFFICIAL L I T E R A T U R E .

F U R T H E R D E T A I L S OF MURDER O F SWISS MISSIONARY

IN M A N C H U R I A .

New York .—Protes ts t ha t the National Council of the Pro tes tan t Episcopal Church lately employed official l i t e ra tu re from which the word " P r o t e s t a n t " had been deleted have been lodged formally by t h e P r o t e s t a n t Episcop? 1 Church League, t h e Evangelical Education Society, and t h e Pro tes tan t Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge.

T h e p ro tes t s , which have been lodged wi th Presiding Bishop J a m e s De Wolf Pe r ry and o thers , m a k e t h e point t h a t the n a m e of t h e t i t le page of the Book of Common P r a y e r is still " t he P ro te s t an t Episcopal Church of the United S ta tes of America ," a l though effor t s were made a t t he tr iennial general convention last y e a r t o drop t h e word "pro tes tan t . " (N.C.W.C.)

Ts i t s ihar .—Accord ing to part iculars received from Msgr. P. Hugentobler , P re fec t Ap . of Tsits ihar F a t h e r A n t h o n y Joe rg was carried off ' to t h e moun ta ins when abducted by band i t s a t Monguda-tuin on May 29. Two days later, local and Japanese soldiers, who trai led t h e out laws , found his corpse. The p r i es t had been shot in t he back, t h e bullet pass ing out t h rough t h e ches t .

Civil and mi l i t a ry officials assisted a t t h e funeral , a de tachment of soldiers escor t ing t h e procession to t he l i t t le ceme te ry n e a r t he Catholic Mission w h e r e Fa the r Joerg ' s body w a s laid t o res t near the cross erected to t h e memory of Msgr . E u g e n e Imhof, former super ior of t h e prefec ture , who lost h i s life in J a n u a r y 1934. [Lumen Fides . ]

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935. 13

ECHOES OF DIONNE QUINTUPLETS TO BE BROUGHT TO U. S. A.

PRIEST-ADVISER ON FACTS OF PROPOSAL.

(By N.C.W.C. News Service.)

E V E N T S IN TAIYUANFU IN STRIKING CONTRAST TO

THOSE OF 35 YEARS AGO.

ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP S E N D S BEST W I S H E S TO

WESTMINSTER ORDINARY.

In a recent issue of The Nat ion, a wri ter discussing the famous Dionne qu in tup le t s of Canada made several references to Fa the r Daniel Routhier , formerly pastor a t Corbeil, near the Dionne home, and a friend and adviser of t he quintuple ts ' fa ther . A contract wh ich the pr ies t advised the f a the r to sign was called a "black m a r k " and a " faux pas , " and it was implied t ha t F a t h e r Routhier t r ied to profit by the contract , in order to build a church . The wr i te r also indicates t h e Canadian Government brought about the voiding of t h e contract .

The N.C.W.C. News Service, seeking the t r u t h of t h e incident, ha s obtained t h e following signed s ta tement by F a t h e r Routhier himself. I t not only pu t s the m a t t e r in an entirely different light, but reveals in te res t ing and h i ther to unpublished facts about the first days of t he quintuple ts , and par t icular ly gives the detai ls of the much-publicized proposal to t a k e t he five babies to t h e Century of Progress in Chicago.

F r . Routh ie r ' s S ta tement . Two days a f t e r t h e famous

b i r th , Mr. Oliva Dionne was called to t he telephone a t Callander. A n offer of §50,000 was made, but it could not be made clear what were t h e conditions. The next day, ano the r call, a sk ing to meet them a t Toron to .

Mr. Dionne came to me for advice.. He decided to go and meet t h e m a t Orillia, Ont. He did not know yet wrho t hey were, but t h e y h a d promised to pay all expenses of t h e t r ip , so we went .

We met t h e m a t Orillia, T h u r s day , May 3 1 , a t l l ' c lock. They were two gent lemen represen t ing t h e Century of P rog re s s Tour Bureau , of Chicago.

Af te r p resen ta t ion , they gave $100 to Mr. Dionne for expenses of t he t r ip . Nex t they made the i r proposi t ion:

Chicagoans ' Proposit ion. To br ing t h e quintuple ts to Chi

cago when t h e doctor to the children would j udge the t r ip not de t r i menta l to t h e heal th of the childr e n ; for six weeks to give Mr. Dionne $100 a wreek from the da te t h e children would be allowed by t h e doctor to leave Corbeil. Mr. Dionne wras to receive $250 a week, payable in advance, and all t h e salaries of nurses , doctors, maids, all expenses of travell ing, board and all o the r expenses of t h e quintuplets or of the i r pa ren t s and the i r p a r t y to be the charge of the p romote rs .

A special hospital , subject to doctor 's approval , was to be buil t a t Chicago.

When expenses were paid, t he balance was to be divided, 80 per cent for t h e p romote rs , and 20 per cent, to Mr. Dionne.

Such was t h e proposition. Mr. Dionne and I both were absolutely reluctant t o t h e idea of br inging the children tojChicago. We wan t ed them to r ema in in Corbeil, but we wanted to do our u tmost to save the i r lives and here was our position.

Mr. Dionne was poor. I was poor, and, never the less , I had become g u a r a n t e e for the salary of the nurses . Tjie reeve of t he municipality had told me he could not do much. T h e P r ime Minister of Canada, l ea rn ing of t he bir th , had answered : " I have nothing to say." The P r i m e Minister of Ontario, Mr. H e n r y , had sent $25 to tbe quintuple ts . Still, we wanted to be able to give t h e children the utmost care and a t t he same t ime not be engaged in too much of a

WE N E E D YOUR SUPPORT TO CARRY ON THIS GOOD WORK.

ENROL NOW. W E ARE AT YOUR

SERVICE.

The Manager , MALAY CATHOLIC LEADER,

73, Bras Basah Road, S INGAPORE.

| big financial responsibility should ; they die af ter a few weeks. Do j not forget t h a t it was only the

four th day af ter t he b i r th and we could not guess^ how magnificent was to be the help offered from all pa r t s of Canada and the United S ta tes .

South Government 's Aid. I told Mr. Dionne: "We need t h e

help of the government , and the sures t way to have it is to let t hem know the pressure made on you by United S t a t e s in te res t s . " So we decided to accept t h e proposition. But before discussing, we asked t h e p r o m o t e r s : "Should we

I sign any agreement to-day, and is i it vour intention to force us to fol-! low i t ? "

"No, not agains t your will," was I t he answer.

So we wrote the agreement , and j for more precaution, I myself

wrote the first p a r a g r a p h : "Agree- I ment between Oliva Dionne and his wife Elzire Legros on the one par t and t h e Century of Progress Tour Bureau of Chicago on the

. o ther pa r t , " making absolutely : sure tha t the agreement would be i valid and binding only when sign- j

ed by the mother , Elzire Legros. I When they agreed with the pro

position, the promoters wanted me to accompany Mr. and Mrs. i Dionne should they go to Chicago. I said "No. I cannot afford it. I am poor and I cannot leave my ,:

pa r i sh ." "But we will pay you." was t he i

; answer. And af ter a little discus-i sion we agreed t h a t besides S250 a

week, the promoters would give Mr. Dionne. off t h e balance, when expenses paid, 23 per cent, instead of 20 per cent., firstly offered, and I would get seven pe r cent, should I go as personal manager of Mr.

; Dionne. (Continued at foot of Col. 4)

Taiyuanfu, Shansi . — Marshal Yen Shi-shan enter ta ined the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Mario Zanin, t he Vicar Ap. of Taiyuan, Bishop Fiorentini , all the vis i t ing Vicars and Prfec ts Apostolic and several o thers of the clergy a t a banquet in honour of the Representat ive of t he Holy See. The Civil Governor of the Province, various officials and generals were likewise present . Conversation was animated and of a most cordial character .

At 8.30 a.m., July 11, H.T. Marshal Yen re tu rned the visit of. t he Apostolic Delegate. He remained half an hour . The evening of t he same day, H.E. Governor Hsu gave a dinner in t h e Delegate 's honour. Not able to appear himself, owing to a sudden indisposition, he delegated General Chao Tai—wen to represent him. In his subsequent speech Gen. Chao commented on the happy coincidence of the Delegate 's arr ival and the advent, t he same hour, of a bene-ficient rain, t h e first in 10 mon ths . "Whils t t he peoples of the ea r th regard one ano ther with ha t red and seek means to destroy one another , a God in Heaven r ega rds all men as His children and bestows His blessings on all indiscriminately. I t is the Delegate of him wrho on ea r th represen ts th i s God who has come among us to day to encourage peace and f ra ternal love." Archbishop Zanin in reply thanked him with feeling for t h i s expression of fa i th .

The conferences on seminary m a t t e r s comenced a t 9 a.m. July 10 and are continuing twice a day. In addit ion to the Bishops and Prefects 50 or so priests a t tend. The discussions a re lively and eminently practical.

The scheduled visit to t h e headquar t e r s of Catholic Action became impossible, t he s t ree t s being blocked by the expectant th rongs . When the meet ing was deflected to the Cathedral , the edifice became so crowded in a few minutes t h a t H.E. t he Delegate had to speak from the pulpit instead of from the al tar , as he had intended. Catholic Action w7as the theme. The scene, the wTords, t he ora tor were most impressive.

All these events contrast vividly with those which t ranspired in Taiyuan in the t ime of the Boxers. One coincidence was part icularly remarkable when a little before 7 p.m. on July 9 five luxurious motor-cars sent by Marshal Yen conducted the Papal Representative and his pa r tv to t he official banquet in t h e Marshal 's palace: jus t 35 years before, to t he very day and even the very hour, two Bishops of Taiyuan. spa t te red with the i r own blood, two priests , a Brother , seven Sisters and fourteen Chinese Catholics we^e l^d through the same portal into the identical cour tyard to be horr ibly massacred, a t the word of the vice-roy, a few minutes later . F ive days la ter 42 other victims were likewise killed in another par t of the city. Their blood has been the seed of countless newT Chr is t ians . The Church lives on. [Lumen ]

London.—Dr. Lang, Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , sent good wishes to the new Archbishop of Westminster , t h e Most Rev. A r t h u r Hinsley, in a speech at the

; Mansion House. "I t is known to us all ," he said,

; " t h a t t he Lord Mayor is not a ; member of our communion, and

yet despite his most loyal a t tach-1 ment to his own communion, for

which I respect him, he has never al tered in his a t t i tude of generosity to the Church of England.

" I woul like to express to t h e ! head of his communion in England ; our most cordial personal good

wishes as he enters upon his high task .

"Our differences lie deep, but tha t is not reason why they should in te r rupt , and every reason why they should s t rengthen , our com-

I mon desire to promote t he cause of t h e Christ ian religion and welfare

i of the people of th is count ry ." The Lord Mayor, Sir Stephen

j Killik, who has j u s t been made by I t he Holy Fa the r a Knight Com

mander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great , promised to convey the message to Archbishop Hinsley.

The occasion was a banquuet ; which t h e Lord Mayor gave to t h e

Anglican Archbishops and Bishops in connection wi th t h e Anglican Church Assembly. There were 60

. Bishops at the dinner. = = = = = (N.C.W.C.)

I N E W 6 CANARD ' ON N U N S EXPOSED BY LONDON P A P E R .

CHURCH E X P A N D S IN U.S.A.

The official Catholic Directory of the U.S.A. for 1935 shows the total number of Catholics for 1935 as 20.523,053, a gain of 200,459 over 1934. There a re now 30,250 priests while 23,579 s tudents a re being t ra ined in 193 seminaries .

London.—A canard sent out by a news agency has been exposed here.

The story s ta ted t ha t despite the entreaties of t he nurses , all nuns, in a Belgrade hospital, a girl persistently refused to join t h e Order and to cancel her mar r i age plans.

The report s ta ted tha t the girl disappeared on the eve of he r wedding and af ter a long search

j t he police found her in a house a t j Zagreb where she had been taken

by force by the nuns " to win her to the i r cause and to save he r

; from the 'deadly s i n ' of mar r i -! age . "

The Universe, Catholic paper ! here, states t h a t the Sis ter

Superior has published a complete denial of the s tory and t h a t t h e denial has been printed by Bel-

; grade papers which published t h e | original account. The paper s ays

it has learned t h a t t he girl was an ass is tant to the nurs ing staff, t h a t there was never any question of h e r joining the Order, t ha t she had

' been reprimanded for breaches of hospital discipline and t h a t she was under notice to leave.

(N.C.W.C.)

Voiding of Agreement . Such is the agreement t h a t I

j advised Mr. Dionne to sign in | order to force the government to i s tep in and help us.

On our way back to Corbeil from | Orillia, I told Mr. Dionne: " I f

you worry about t h e agreement t h a t you have signed, ju s t b u m it when back a t home because it is absolutely no good." The next morning, I sent a te legram to t h e p romote r s : " Do not go any f u r t h e r with t h e agreement because we will not go to Chicago." and in the same afternoon, I had m y at torney, Mr. Valin. from Nor th Bay, send them a legal advice tha t the agreement w a s regarded as null and void.—Rev. Daniel Routhier.

14 M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

WORLD CONFERENCE ON 121 S T U D E N T S O F CATHOLIC SOCIAL ORDER. U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E K I N G

o R E C E I V E D E G R E E S . FOURTEEN COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED.

Vienna .—Leaders of t h e Catholic social movement in fourteen countr ies h a v e me t here in internat ional conference to exchange views and experience and to consider, in par t icu la r , p rogress made in pu t t i ng in to pract ice t h e principles of H i s Holiness Pope P ius X F s Encycl ica l : "Quadrages imo anno." T h e following countr ies were r e p r e s e n t e d : Aus t r i a , Belg ium, Canada Czechoslovakia, F r a n c e , Germany , Holland, Hunga ry , I t a ly , Jugoslavia , Liechtenstein, Poland , Spain and Switzerland.

The fore ign member s of t h e Congress w e r e given a n opportun i t y to m e e t t h e mos t p rominen t member s of t h e A u s t r i a n Gove rnment , a m o n g t h e m be ing Chancellor K u r t von Schuschnigg, Odo Neus t aed te r -S tue rmer , Minis ter for Social Admin i s t r a t ion , and Dr . Ot to E n d e r , a fo rmer chancellor and t h e a u t h o r of Aus t r i a ' s Cons t i tu t ion .

The r e p o r t s made by the delega tes of t h e s e var ious countr ies placed in relief t h e notable efforts made by Catholics t o br ing in to execution t h e fundamenta l ideas of t h e Encyclical . A p a r t f rom Aus t r ia , t h e g rea t e s t progress was m a d e in Spain, where t h e s teps taken by Gil Robles a r e supported by t h e l iberal m i n i s t e r s ; in Por tugal , w h e r e much has been realized ; in t h e Nether lands , where t h e efforts mee t wi th a considerable appreciat ion on t h e p a r t of t h e P r o t e s t a n t s ; and in Poland, where t he "Social Council" se t up by Cardinal filond displays grea t act i vity.

The impor tan t decision was reached to create a pe rmanen t ins t i tu t ion for fu r the r internat ional co-operation in t h e spirit of "Quadrages imo a n n o " and to ent ru s t w i t h t h a t work an in ternational commit tee and a bureau, t h e seat of which will be in Vienna. [Lumen-N.C.W.C.]

P R I E S T J U B I L A R I A N R E C A L L S ' H O R S E A N D BUGGY D A Y S /

Papillion, Nebr.—Fifty years of service a s a par i sh pr ies t in t h e Diocese of Omaha, da t ing back to t h e t ime , when h e frequently rode horse-back 175 miles on a' sick call or to a t t e n d a d i s tan t mission, was recalled by t h e Rev. H e n r y Hohei-sel, 75, pas to r for 38 years of St . Columbkille's Church, here, who on S u n d a y observed his b i r thday as well a s t h e golden jubilee of h is ordinat ion as a pr ies t .

F a t h e r Hoheisel, a l though advanced in years , is still very act ive and celebrated t h e solemn Mass of his jubi lee. Ass is t ing him as deacon and sub-deacon were two pr ies t s , who had served him as alt a r boys , t h e Rev. John Kunkel, O.S.B., of Springfield, Mo., and t h e Rev A n d r e w Kunkel, O.S.B., of Clyde, Mo. The Rev. P . F. Burke , of O m a h a , t he m a s t e r of ceremonies, a lso a s boy a t Elkhorn, had looked to F a t h e r Hoheisel a s his sp i r i tua l advisor . (N.C.W.C.)

Peking.—At t h e annua l Commencement Exerc i ses a t t he Catholic Univers i ty of Peking, June , 22, degrees were conferred upon 121 young men, 65 in t h e College of A r t s , 26 in t h e College of Science and 30 in t h e College of Educa t ion .

T h e Apostolic Delegate , His Excellency Archbishop Mario Zanin, presided a t t h e exercises and spoke t o t h e s tuden t s . Addresses we re given also by Mr. Chen Yuan , P res iden t of t h e Univers i ty , t h e V e r y Rev. Joseph Murphy, S. V . D . Rector of t h e Univers i ty and Mr . R. S. Greene, of t he Peking Union Medical College. (F ides ) .

P R I E S T R E L A T E S V I E W S OF HOLY F A T H E R .

33RD INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

ORGANIZING OFFICIALS APPOINTED.

Welfare Work Discussed.

St . Louis , Mo.—The Rev. Al-phonse M. Schwitalla, S.J., Pres i den t of t h e Catholic Hospital Associat ion of t h e Uni ted S ta tes , saw t h e Holy F a t h e r in pr iva te audience recent ly . He quotes His Hol iness a s saying t h a t social welfare ac t iv i ty of to-day is character ized by too mater ia l i s t ic a s t ress on t h e physical care of t h e needy.

T h e Pope, says F a t h e r Schwitalla, spoke to him first of all of t h e sp i r i tua l life of t h e Sis ters who devote t h e i r lives t o these import a n t works of mercy, say ing t h a t " i t is wi th in t he power of t h e Sist e r s work ing in t h e hospi ta ls t o effect a mos t impor t an t and perm a n e n t change in t h e lives of t h o s e whom they he lp" and t h a t "rel ief of physical suffering mus t be so animated w i th spir i tual re lief t h a t t h e alleviation of physi cal suffering a t t h e same t ime b r i n g s t h e pe rmanen t relief of spir i tua l b e t t e r m e n t . "

F a t h e r Schwitalla said t h e Holy I F a t h e r also charged h im to b r ing j back to t h e Sis te rs t h e message I t h a t t h e y should continue to pur

sue s tudies in h i g h e r education. F a t h e r Schwital la presented

P o p e P i u s wi th s ix volumes giving s t a t i s t i ca l da t a concerning t h e Cathol ic Hospi ta ls in N o r t h America a n d a spir i tual bouquet offered by t h e S i s t e r s conduct ing these instit u t i ons . [Lumen-N.C.W.C]

Manila. The Most Rev. Michael O'Doherty, Archbishop of Manila, has j u s t made public the list of honorary and active officers of t he 33rd in ternat ional Euchar is t ic Congress, which is to be celebrated here Februa ry 3—7, 1937.

Archbishop O'Doherty is Sponsor of t h e Congress. The Most Rev. Gabriel Reyes, Archbishop of Cebu. is Honorary President , and all t h e Bishops of the Philippines a r e Honorary Vice-Presidents . The Rev. Dr. S. Gutierrez is named Ass is tant T r e a s u r e r .

The Execut ive Committee comprises six priests and three laymen. I t s Chairman is the Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, the Most Rev. William Finneman, S.V.D.; the Execut ive Secretary is the Rev. Aus t in Hannon, M.M., Directo r of St . Ri ta ' s Hall, Taft Avenue.

Las t F e b r u a r y t he Archbishops and Bishops of the Philipines issued a jo in t pastoral on the subject of t h e Euchar is t ic Congress in which t hey called a t tent ion to the fact t h a t i t will be t h e first In ter national Euchar is t ic Congress to be held in the F a r Eas t and expressed the i r desire t h a t i t be a Mission Congress hav ing for its chief end the conversion of non-Chr i s t ians in the F a r Eas t . [Lumen . ]

S P A N I S H FILM B A N N E D .

Puerto Rico Bishops Protest.

H O L L A N D C A B I N E T MINISTER, BECOMES A CATHOLIC.

Amsterdam.—H. P . Marchant , | Du tch Minister of Educat ion, who

h a s been holding t h e office as a m e m b e r of t he Union of Liberal Democra t s , has placed his protfolio a t t h e disposition of t h e Queen, following his announcement t ha t he had become a convert to Catholicism. . In res igning from t h e Ministry of Educat ion, Mr. Marchan t also re l inquishes leadership of t he free-t h i n k i n g Union of Liberal Democ r a t s , whose represen ta t ive he h a s been in t h e Nether lands Par-

; l i ament for 35 yea r s . R u m o u r s of Mr. Merchan t ' s con-

I vers ion had been circulat ing for I some t ime . Indicat ions of his in-I cl inat ions towards t h e Catholic

Church appeared in public s ta tem e n t s he made from t ime to t ime, especially his eulogy of Catholic cul ture delivered a t t h e recent jubi lee of Nymegen University.

; H i s actual reception into the Church took place several months ago a t the Benedictine Abbey in Oosterhout . (Lumen-N.C.W.C.)

San Juan, P.R.—The Most Rev. Aloysius J . Willinger, C.SS.R., Bishop of Ponce, and t h e Most Rev. Edwin V. Byrne , Bishop of San J u a n , have joined in a re ques t t h a t the "Spanish ^fihir, "€o -razon Bandolero," also entit led, "Secre tos de Confesion," be not shown in Puer to Rican thea t r e s because it por t rays a pr ies t violating t h e secrecy of t h e confessional.

The film has been repeatedly adver t i sed in local newspapers wi th emphas i s precisely on the violation of confidence.

A m o n g the first to pro tes t aga ins t t h e acceptance and publicat ion of such motion picture prop a g a n d a and adver t is ing was El Piloto, Catholic weekly here . (N.C.W.C.)

N E W MILAN SEMINARY

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The blood carries life force and nutriment to every part of the body. If the blood is low in haemoglobin and red corpuscles, the person is more or less anaemic or " run-down " . . . easily tired . . . lacking in vitality . . . perhaps close to serious sickness.

If your palm or your feelings tell you your blood is not up to normal, Williams' Pink Pills. You, too, will try a 30-day treatment with Dr. probably experience the same pick-up in general health and the same gain in strength and vitality as were ib-served in the persins forming the clinic. Health is precious. Let Dr. Williams' Pink Pills help you keep i t This tested remedy has amply proved its restorative qualities. Of chemists everywhere.

FR. COUGHLIN 'S A D V I C E TO AUTO W O R K E R S .

Milan.—Thirteen Bishops par t i cipated in t h e inaugurat ion ceremonies of the new Grand Seminary of Milan, dedicated to S ts . Ambrose and Charles ' 300 clerics sang t h e Ambrosian chants .

The sacred relics were t r ans ferred to the new chapel in a procession of the Bishops and 600 seminar i s t s . H. E m . Alfred Ilde-phonse Cardinal Schuster , Archbishop of Milan, consecrated t h e main a l t a r and pontificated a t t he Solemn Mass. The side a l t a r s were consecrated by the Bishops of Como, Lodi, Pavia , Cremona, M a n t u a and Crema, suffragan Sees of Milan.

In t he afternoon a magnificent monumen t to His Holiness Pope P ius XI was dedicated. I t is t he work of the sculptor Castiglione and t h e gift of the family of Coun^ Cambiaghi di Monza.

I t is est imated t h a t about 25,000 persons visited t he new Seminary on t h e dav of t h e inaugurat ion. (Lumen-N.C.W.C.)

Detroit .—Plans for a S t a t e - wide campaign to organize automobile plant workers in a p rog ramme which has as i ts object ive an assured annual income of $2,150 were outlined by t h e Rev. Charles E . Coughlin, pas to r of t h e Shr ine of t h e Li t t le F lower a t Royal Oak, Mich., and founder of t h e National Union for Social Jus t i ce , in an address to a mass m e e t i n g of member s of t h e Au tomot ive Industr ial Workers Associat ion in the S t a t e F a i r Coliseum on Sunday .

P a r t of t h e increased wages which would supply an enlarged income for automobile workers under F a t h e r Coughlin 's plan would come from m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' profits and pa r t from t h e public, which, he said, "buys cars too cheaply." Propounding t h e quest ion, "How a re we to p roceed?" Fa ther Coughlin replied t h a t " t h e right way is not to des t roy t h e profit sys t em." He added t h a t "the labouring man w a n t s not a share-the-weal th a r r a n g e m e n t , bu t rat h e r a s h a r e - t h e - profit prog r a m m e . "

I t was announced t h a t a mass meet ing of all au tomobi le plant workers a t Belle Isle would be called for Labour Day . "Your 9,000 members should have increased to 50,000 by t h e n , " Father Coughlin said. He also suggested t h a t nominat ions be m a d e shortly for officers for a m a j o r automotive workers ' organizat ion.

(N.C.W.C.)

S E V E N T H N A T I O N A L EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

Card. H a y e s Appointed Papal Lega t e .

Vatican Ci ty .—His Eminence Pa t r i ck Cardinal H a y e s , Archbishop of New York, whom His Holiness Pope P ius XI h a d named Papal Lega te to t h e Seventh National Euchar i s t i c Congress to be held a t Cleveland, O., September 23 to 26, h a s also been charged to select the members of t h e Pontifical Mission t h a t will accompany him to t he Congress .

The personnel of t h e Mission will be appointed officially a f t e r Cardinal Hayes h a s given notification of his selections. [ N . C . W . C ]

15

SPORTS NOTES C A T H O L I C S IN T H E LIMELIGHT.

(By Our Own Correspondent.)

SOCCER.

H M.S. MALAYA CUP SOCCER FINAL.

SELANGOR BEAT SINGAPORE. The final match in the Inter State

Soccer Competition for the H.M.S. Malaya Cup was contested at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday and resulted in an unexpected win for Selangor by 2 goals to nil.

Listening in to the broadcast comments one formed the impression that Singapore had a great deal of bad luck.

Selangor however must be given full credit for her victory against a team of reputation and of undoubted prowess.

It is a pity though that Kuala Lumpur should always be the venue for these games. When Selangor and Singapore meet in a final, the former will always have the advantage of home conditions, a tremendous factor considering the lusty support of the great majority of the spectators. As a matter of fact the wonderful backing up the Selangor team received from the crowd imbued them with courage and determination and egged the players on to deeds of 'derring do.' Individually the Singapore men were better with the possible exception of Dolfattah, Hor Khoon. and Said.

The Singapore selectors stubbornly presisted in the choice of Dolfattah who proved useless in the two previous matches and he let the team down badly. He ruined the combination of the forward line. He enabled the Selangor defenders to concentrate on the other j feur forwards when it became apparent I that Dolfattah could do no damage, j Perhaps one or two selectors were opposed to his inclusion but the fact remains that Singapore was allowed to j take the field at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday under a very weighty handicap. In the less gifted Selangor forward line every man pulled his weight and attempted to respond whole heart- j edly to the shouts of encouragements :

that were roared out unceasingly. George Valberg who would have

filled the inner left berth with far greater distinction was given charge of the side line. It seems cowardly to blame anyone after an event but in this case numerous warnings were issued in good time but stupidly ignored.

Mr. Nesbit proved a most capable i referee if at times too severe upon some j of the shoulder charges made by the j visitors.

The Singapore defence cracked up a few times most surprisingly and gave the opposition the points they needed. Hay did not mark Henry well enough. Perhaps he tried to patrol more than ONP opponent, an unwise plan seeing tha* as centre half his first duty was I towards the attacking centre forward. j

Hor Khoon, though better than Taylor, j is not sufficiently good enough for interstate honours. In this department of the j game Singapore has not been too well served since Hutchison damaged his j leg.

However, each and every Singapore man tried his utmost in the face of very spirited opposition an almost total lack of support from the crowd, and J with a passenger in the forward line.

Keng Hock it is pleasing to note strove gallantly to get goals. He had to dc the work of two men most of the time and though he failed to score cannot be counted as a failure. He was the object of Taib's unrelenting vigil.

Mat Noor also tried again and again to win through but though less severely marked than his leader could do nothing right. Said it appears, was very ner- , vous.

In spite, however, of all the adverse | comments upon the form of the losers, ; one cannot help feeling that were Selangor to meet Singapore here in the Southern metropolis the result would be | reversed. The return fixture should be arranged for as soon as possible.

This comment ends with a message of congratulations to the sturdy Selangor team and one of sympathy for the beaten side. Both elevens underwent hard training and were able to last the pace.

* * * * It has been suggested that a Col on v—

P-M.S. soccer game be played in the near future. The idea is a splendid one •

but the question of a venue should be seriously considered. Kuala Lumpur is central but ought this to be the deciding factor? Like the Cricket games between Colony and F.M.S. this fixture could be played in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in turn.

One rather likes the selection made by a Straits Times correspondent of the Colony side. Stonton however seems the obvious choice for goal.

CRICKET.

The S.R.C. almost Y.M.CA. at cricket on as time intervened.

J. Edwards made 18, 64; M. Orr 14 and P. Edwards captured 1 for for 16.

defeated the Saturday last

E. Le Mercier D'Almeida 36. 25 and Orr 4

The Selangor Rangers defeated the T.P.C.A. at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday in the Stonor Shield Competition.

Clement de Silva made 74 and L. de Silva 47 (both not out) for the winners.

* * * * SANDHAM AND HENDREN PUT UP ;

TALL SCORES. Andrew Sandham complied 107 runs

for Surrey against Hampshire at the Oval on Saturday.

* * * * Hendren again made a centurj7, this

time 141 for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire at Nottingham. Two cen- | turies in successive games make wonderful reading.

BOXING.

Joe Mendiola, one of three aspirants for the flyweight championship of the world, arrived in Singapore on August 8th on his way home to Manila. He is staying at the Metropole Hotel with his wife.

* * * • * At Kuala Lumpur on Cup Final Night

Speedy Pancho defeated Battling Chye on points. Nicky Sullivan beat Neil Hemchit in the fourth of ten two minute rounds, winning on a foul- Battling Guillermo lost to F. Weber on points. Young Tarley lost to Young Johnson also on points.

* * * * Jackie Brown, flyweight Champion of

the world, beat two opponents at Manchester in about thirteen minutes of actual fighting.

He defeated Jack Quinn of Belfast in two rounds and then beat Sid Rose of Preston in the third round.

T E N N I S .

Mrs. F. D. Laing showed wonderful stamina during the Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships at Kuala Lumpur a fortnight ago. When she met Mrs. Allin in the final she was very tired having been on the courts the whole of Sunday afternoon and this explains in no small way why she was defeated. * * * *

FRENCH TENNIS WIZARD DISPLAYS GOOD FORM IN JAVA.

Henri Cochet, the famous French tennis player, spent a very enjoyable time in Java a fortnight ago. He played in Bandoeng, Batavia, Semarang and Soerabaya. In Batavia he met Mr. Walsh, the British Consul, who is a Catholic, and won by 6—2, 6—3. The Consul is considered to be one of the best players in Java and he fought well and hard.

After Singapore Cochet expects to proceed to Saigon, China, Japan, Hawaii and then America or Australia.

PENANG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

At the Penang Amateur Athletic Association meeting last week, F. de Cruz, was champion athlete. He was 1st in the 100 yards and 220 yards races. C. Danker was 2nd in the Half mile and 2nd in the One mile; M. Eyres was runner up in the Half mile.

D. Scully was runner up in the Shot Put.

Winlyer was second in the 440 yards race.

J. Read was 3rd in the same event. St. Xavier's team took second place

in the Mile Relay. The P.R.C. won the prize for the champion unit.

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General Jottings of the Week.

B I R T H P R E V E N T I O N MORE P R E V A L E N T AMONG B E T T E R

C L A S S E S I N U.S.A.

R A F F L E S COLLEGE MAGAZINE.

I n t e r e s t i n g Views aga ins t Control.

Af t e r about 20 y e a r s of indiscrim i n a t e p ropaganda in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , t h e b i r t h prevent ion forces find t h a t b i r t h control is mos t widely spread a m o n g t h e b e t t e r classes which a s a resu l t a r e killi ng themselves off. -

The effect h a s been to reduce t h e fer t i l i ty of t h e prosperous g roups more rap id ly t h a n t h a t of t h e dependent o r marg ina l g rouns . T h e " lower" classes have kep t t h e n a t u r a l r a t e of g r o w t h . I t is noted in "Amer ican Medicine" of las t March t h a t "Cont racep t ives h a v e promoted abor t ions r a t h e r t h a n checked t h e m . " .

F o u r of t h e g r e a t London special is ts on w o m a n ' s diseases t h a t held a discussion on t h e subject of contracept ive prac t ices a t t h e Royal Society of Medicine in London, unanimously condemned t h e s e prac t ices a s inducing s ter i l i ty when prac t i sed in ear ly life.

One well-known woman doctor is dead aga ins t such pract ices as product ive of deleter ious effects on women 's nervous sys tem, and ano ther , as in te r fe r ing wi th wom a n ' s normal physiological p ro cesses.

Dr . L. H i r s h b e r g of t h e J o h n j Hopkin ' s Univers i ty in America , | s ays " these me thods a r e unphysio-logical, lead t o s ter i l i ty and t h e de- ' t e r iora t ion of t h e race ."

"All known methods of cont ra- j ception, says Freder ick McCann j M.D., F.R.C.S., London, "a re h a r m ful t o t h e f ema le ; t h e y differ only in be ing more or less so."

" A mar r i ed life in which all mot ives for t h e overcoming of self have been artificially el iminated m u s t necessar i ly lead in t h e direct ion of racial degenera t ion," says Professor F o e s t e r of Zurich ' Univers i ty , Switzer land.

1 D E A T H O F DR. A. H . S P U R R I E R , C.M.G., O.B.E.

Dr . Alfred H e n r y Spurr ier , ! C M.G., O.B.E., whose medical and o t h e r work in E a s t Africa will be long remembered h a s j u s t died a t j Zanz iba r aged 73 . He was edu- :

ca ted a t t he Gregor ian Univers i ty , Rome, and a f t e rwards s tudied a t :

t h e London Hospi ta l . H e was journa l i s t as well as [

medical man in Zanzibar . He was t h e special p lague medical officer in t h e epidemic on t h e Uganda Rai lway in 1902 and medical officer | of Heal th in Zanzibar (1903-11). | H e was in command of t h e an t i malar ia l operat ions in t h e Dar-es-Salam Expedi t ion of 1917-18. His services were frequent ly honoured, j

I The Raffles College Magazine ! for t h e Michaelmas and Hilary

T e r m s has much of interest in it. A bronze head of Sir Richard

j Wins ted t b y Denis San t ry appears ! in t he frontispiece, and br ings

back to mind these two wonderful ex Malayan personalit ies whom most of us m a y never h a v e t h e pleasure of ever meet ing again . Both were among the ve ry vnes t speakers in t h i s country and t h e best of gent lemen. One is m a r ried to a Catholic while t h e o the r is a Catholic himself.

One of t he sub-editors of t h e magazine is Kenneth M. Byrne , Low Kee Pow, so popular a t St . Joseph ' s Ins t i tu t ion , is t h e Business Manager and j u d g i n g by t h e number of adver t i sements in t h e copy to hand has not proved a bad executive.

Byrne ' s contribution on " t h e Queen's Scholarships and Raffles College" is a frank and bold expression of t h e wr i te r ' s convict ions and is replete with wise argumen t s .

"Dr . T a n n a h ' \ quotes Chr is tophe r Dawson, a Catholic historical wr i t e r of to-day, in his ar t ic le on "Lec tures on His tory ." I t gives us p leasure to agree t h a t Dawson is one of t h e best h i s to r i ans of European Cul ture in t h e presen t day.

Ralph Hoffman's " D e c a y of | J o u r n a l i s m " needed courage to produce and publish, bu t it has much to commend in it, t h o u g h it will ha rd ly find favour in many places.

Mr. H. N . Balhetchet , t h e College Chronicle reports , is ac t ing as Lec ture r in Geography in place of Mr. Morray.

In t h e Union notes we find t h a t K. Byrne is t h e new Pres iden t of t h e Un ion ; R. C. Hoffman is t h e I General Sec re t a ry ; A. S. Machado I is Spor ts Sec re t a ry : P a u l Chang is t he F i r s t Year Represen ta t ive ; Miss M. Richards is t h e Cha i rman of t he Women Students ' Committee, and J . L . Byrne is one of t he Audi tors . Miss M. de Souza is Hon. Secre ta ry and Th i rd Year Representa t ive of the Women Studen ts ' Commit tee .

Miss E . de Silva is F i r s t Year Representa t ive and Net .Ball Convener.

A. S. Machado is Rugby Capta in , and Low Kee Pow. "as Champion Ath le t e for the 2nd yea r in succession, is of course Capta in of Athle t ics . He is also Lawn Tennis Champion.

D E A T H O F CARD. P I E T R O LA FONTAINE.

M A R R I A G E . .——o—-—

P a t t o n — D u n m a n .

Mr. An thony Richard Pa t ton and Miss Pa t ience Mary Dunman w e r e mar r i ed on July 27th at Brompton Ora to ry , London. Miss D u n m a n is t h e daugh te r of Mr. Char le s s D u n m a n , J .P . and Mrs. D u n m a n of Singapore .

Cardinal Pietro La Fonta ine , ! P a t r i a r c h of Venice, died on July

I 7th a t t h e advanced age of 75, the : same age as our own recent ly de

ceased Bishop Barillon. He was created a Cardinal bv Pope Bene-

I diet XV in 1916. In 1915 he be-came Head of the Venice Arch- \ diocese. He was for several yea r s Secre tary to t h e Sacred Congrega-

i t : on of Rites .

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rFYI ON BISHOPS WARN AGIINST NON-CATHOLIC. A T * EDUCATION.

The Bishops of Ceylon have re cently warned t h e faithful about t h e dangers of t h e education of children in non-Catholic schools.

The Catholic Church has always opposed t h e r isks to Fa i t h and morals of children in the i r impressionable yea rs by a t t end ing schools, t h e whole a tmosphere of which is non-Catholic and often definitely non-Christ ian.

Clause 1374 of t he New Code of Canon Law dec la res ; "Catholic children should not frequent non-Catholic, neut ra l or mixed schools; i.e. Such as a re open also to non-Catholics. I t is for t he local ordina ry (Bishop) t o decide, according t o the ins t ruc t ions of t h e Apostolic see, in w h a t circumstances and wi th wha t precaut ions attendance a t such schools may be tolerated, without danger of perversion to t h e pupils."

T H E L A T E BISHOP FAISAN-DIER.

Bishop Augus t ine Faisandier of Trichinopoly, who very recently died at t h e age of 82, spent a l o r g and holy life in the sacred minist r y at t h e head of one of the la rgest dioceses in India.

He was a member of the famous j Society of Jesus . Due to indifferent heal th he had retired last September. He was born in France in 1853, made his theolo-

| gical s tudies in Spain, his ter t ian-ship in England and came out t c

j India in 1889, where he spent 45 years of his life.

In 1909 F a t h e r Faisandier was consecrated coadjutor to Bishop Bar the and 5 years later was enthroned when his Superior ret i red.

In his last days he was visited ; by his nephew. F a t h e r Faisandier ; of the Mysore Diocese. He passed

away on May 25th and the funeral took place in the presence of 200 Jesui ts . He was buried beside bl< predecessor.

MR. N E I L LA SALLE W E D S IN E N G L A N D .

On t h e Srd August , Mr. Neil la Salle, second son of The la te Mrs . la Salle of Singapore and Edgware . England, was marr ied in the Church of St . Anthony, Edgware . to Miss Vera Constance Arch of Thatcham, Berkshi re .

Those who remember Neil will wish h im the very best of happiness.

P4JYIPHLET BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE O F T H E

D E F E N C E OF AMERICAN R I G H T S .

A cer ta in body in t h e United S t a t e s of America , named the National Commit tee for t h e Defence of Amer ican R igh t s in Mexico has published a r emarkab le pamphlet , which reci tes some examples of Mexican a theis t ical fr ightfulness. In t h e ear ly par t of t h e Committees ' memorandum a r e to be found deadly e x t r a c t s f rom official docum e n t s showing h o w successive governmen t s in Wash ing ton have protes ted to t he ru les of Turkey, Rumania and o ther countr ies on t h e ground of persecut ions . In o the r words t h e r e a r e abundant precedents for p r e s su re by Washington upon Mexico City.

F R E N C H AIRMEN R E S C U E D BY J A P A N E S E STEAMER.

Two French a i rmen . Lt. Re-tourna and Ad ju t an t Bruyan t . attached to the F rench Naval Base a t Saigon, were picked up by a Japanese s teamer , t h e Tokushima Maru, when adr i f t in t h e South China Sea last week.

. They were two days and three n igh ts adr i f t . They had been flying from Saigon to t h e convict island of Pulo Condore, 120 miles

j South. A heavy ra in squall put i t he i r magne to out of action when

30 miles away from the i r destination. When the engine failed they were forced to land on the water. Lt . Re tourna suffered a twisted ankle when the plane s t ruck the waves. Eventua l ly however the Japanese ship ar r ived in the nick of t ime.

FOUR W A R V E T E R A N S MADE BISHOPS.

F o u r p r ies ts w h o came through t h e W a r with honours for valiant service have been appointed to Bishoprics .

Mgr. Durand, new Bishop of Montanban led 80 men 500 yards across open ground wi thout rousing t h e a t t en t ion of t h e enemy. He was ment ioned 6 t imes in A r m y orders and was twice wounded.

Canon Maisonobe, new Bishop of Belley, was one of t he valiant s t r e t che r bea re r s in Flanders .

Mgr. Choquet . new Bishop of L a n g r e s . was gassed in 1917 and was thr ice ment ioned in Army orders .

Mgr. Mart in , new Bishop of Amiens , also had a cospicuous war record.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935. i 17

The Lack of Honour! HERE ® T H E R E

A P R I E S T S BLESSING.

Our Serial Story <FIFTH I N S T A L M E N T )

She was unprepared for t h e appearance of Wally, one evening late in t h e spr ing, w i th his face haggard , his careful elegance discarded, his m a n n e r despera te .

" I 've come to say good-bye, Honor," he gasped, dropping into a cha i r his face hidden in his hands forward upon h is knees.

"Wal ly ! W h a t is i t ? Where a re you g o i n g " Honor grasped t h e edge of a table behind her and s tared, t rembling, a t Wally.

"Whereve r it is we go when we're qu i t t e r s , " Wally said thickly into t h e palms of h i s hands . " F m done for, Honor, a n d I 'm going to finish it . Wha t is it Madam Butterfly says a b o u t dying wi th honour when you can no longer live wi th honour? T h a t ' s it. I 've disgraced t h e m all a n d I'll have to t ake t h e consequences unless I ge t out before I have t o t a k e t h e m . Pr ison doesn' t look good to me . And I 've lost you Honor - tha t ' s worse t h a n losing t h e o the r kind of honour ."

Honor came across t h e room and d rew a chair beside h im quietly. H e r face was colourless, h e r g r a y eyes black, t h e muscles of he r m o u t h moved queerly, b u t she was perfectly calm so t h a t she could look into h i s eyes as she sa id:

' i t is worse t h a n folly to ta lk of t he g r e a t e s t cr ime you commit as a w a y to re t r ieve your honour , Wally. Wha teve r you have done you a r e not going to die a murde r er and a coward; you a re going to live to square your account . You must tell me the whole s tory , you know. Have you told your f a t h e r ? "

"Not m u c h ! cried Wally. " T h e r e was t rouble a t C a n a n t and Calkins ." I Honour, for t h e love of heaven, believe I d idn ' t mean to steal ! I expected to pu t i t all back; no th ing went t h e way I expected it to and I couldn' t make good."

"You mean you took money | from t h e firm-I know you and Bob j had confidential posi t ions—and speculated? I've hea rd of such t h i n g s ; t hey say t h e th ie f—the one who does it a lways expects to make good," said Honor slowly.

"Honor, such a word ! I never was dishonest ," p ro tes ted Wally aggrieved. "Yes, t h a t ' s w h a t happened there . I couldn ' t pu t back what I borrowed and Canant -he ' s

j f a the r ' s second cousin, you know-went to dad and told him the story. F a t h e r paid up for me, but he was furiously angry. You know dad's one of the easy-going, slow

; sort t h a t keeps his emotions for | big t h ings , then has big emotions. I He handed me out some solid dy

nami te s t icks about his long lack of confidence in me and his opinion of t h e man you couldn't t r u s t . He told m e to begin over again, but to unders tand t h a t he never again would lift a finger to save me if I repeated my performance. He said he 'd seen enough to know t h a t u n t r u s t w o r t h y people were

I WENT WALKING. B Y L I A M P. C L A N C Y .

!/ went walking in the dawn. In the shining sun.

When the dews were on the hills, And the blackbirds, one by one,

Raised a pa>an of praise on high To a rose-gold sky. I went walking in the noon,

By the river's rim: Thro' the quiet hushes there,

As from heavenly seraphim, Came a joyous song afloat From the lark's loud throat. By the mist-enshrouded wold

I went walking slow, When the day was lulled to rest,

And the thrushes lilted low: Then my heart to God gave praise For His song-sweet days.

hopeless and those w h o loved t h e m m i g h t as well accept t he i r hea r tb r eak over them first as last . The only chance of cure lay in lett ing t h e scapegrace take w h a t was coming to him, not in smooth ing his p a t h . Now, t h a t ' s all nonsense, Honor. In t h e first place I 'm not u n t r u s t w o r t h y . In t h e second, wha t possible th ing would t he re be left in life for a young fellow sentenced to Sta te prison "

Honor shuddered. "You a re not u n t r u s t w o r t h y , Wally, ye t you have gone back to the old wrong, it seems. And I can't help seeing you a r e not feeling where t h e main hor ro r of it lies," she said sadly.

"You don ' t unders tand," Wally cried eagerly. "I was pu t wise to a chance to make a lot. I—well, of course I did borrow from my employers again, but t h e r e was no

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Do we fairly es t imate t h e t rue value of a blessing by a pr ies t of tne One True Church? Blessing, in i ts most genera l sense, is a form of p rayer begging the favour of God for the persons blessed. God is t h e source of all His blessing, bu t cer tain persons have special au tho r i ty to bless in His name , so t h a t th i s blessing is more t h a n a mere p r a y e r ; i t actually conveys God's blessing to those who a r e fit to receive it. T h u s in t h e old law God said of t h e sons of Aaron,

! "They shall invoke my n a m e on I t h e children of Israel , and I will

bless t h e m " ; and Chr is t said to His disciples, " In to whatsoever house you enter , first s a y : Peace be to th i s h o u s e ; and, if t h e son of peace be t h e r e , your peace shall res t upon h im." Accordingly, the Church provides for t h e solemn blessing of h e r children by the hands of her min is te rs .

A Bishop immediately a f te r his consecration is conducted round t h e church, blessing t h e people; and a f te rwards , r e tu rn ing to the a l ta r , he blesses them, m a k i n g the tr iple Sign of t h e Cross. H e uses t h e same r i t e of blessing whenever he says Mass.

The Pope blesses t h e people solemnly a t E a s t e r , on t h e feast of SS. Pe te r and Paul , and a lso on o the r special occasions. To th is Papa l blessing a plenary indulgence is a t tached, t o be gained by the fai thful on ce r ta in condit ions.

MANACH E I L E .

WORDS. Words flow to most of us so

| easily and so lightly t h a t we find | i t very ha rd to realise the i r enor

mous power, and we toss t hem about wi th as much casual indifference as if they were not glowing sparks fitting wind-borne t h rough an inflammable world.

* * * * * T H E S U F F E R I N G SOULS.

Manifold a re the pajns which the souls in Purga to ry suffer; but t he g rea tes t .arises from t h e reflection t h a t by the i r sins they themselves have been the cause of the to rments they endure .—St. Alphonsus.

* * * * * One good man—one man who

does not put on his religion orxe a week with his Sunday coat, but wears i t for his work ing dress , and lets the thought of God grow into him, and th rough him, till every th ing he says and does becomes rel igious,—that man is wor th a thousand s e r m o n s ; he is a living gospel; he comes in t he spiri t and power of E l i a s ; he is the image of God.—Kingsley.

* * » * When you cannot have the ad

van tage of communicat ing really a t t h e Holy Euchar i s t , communicate a t least spir i tual ly .—St. Franc is de Sales.

* * * * " A s long as I have a hea r t to

love and suffer with, a hea r t t h a t can be transpierced by sorrow, I live preaching the Love of Jesus , I r emain an apostle of t h e Sacred H e a r t . " — F a t h e r Mateo.

o t h e r way t o ge t on board and I was dead s u r e of success, th i s t ime. I bought a gold brick and i t ' s a boomerang ; t ha t ' s t he whole th ing , condensed. F a t h e r never will help m e out a g a i n ; I know t h a t , and you know him well enough to be su re of it, too. I've got till to-morrow noon to pay up. I can ' t pay up , s o — " Wally sh rugged his shoulder and made horr i ble pantomime writh an imaginary revolver a t h is head. Honor s ta r ed a t him, motionless.

" I got f a t h e r and Bob to promise not to tell you the first t ime. I They promised if I would promise j not to make love to you. F a t h e r said he'd tell you if he saw any signs of your accepting me. So I haven ' t made love to you lately. Honor. I want you to unders tand why I stopped," Wally continued, as she was silent.

" I hadn ' t not iced; I 've been so busy ," Honor said absently, "Now, Wally, you've got to make me j some promises th i s t ime, since I'm \ t h e one you have told—"

"I couldn't die wi thout your knowing why, t h a t I hadn ' t changed to you," Wally in ter rupted .

"Oh, d ie !" cried Honor with sudden flashing anger . " I don't know whe the r t h e hor ror of you speaking so l ight ly of such a crime or disgust for your lack of manhood is s t ronger in me. T h a t ' s the promise. On your word of—well, by whatever you hold most sacred. Wall ingham Griscom, swear to me t h a t you will never again so much as enter ta in t h e though t of murder. And, in r e tu rn for t h a t , and t h e resolution which of course you'll make to be a man , an honest , upr igh t man, wor thy of your father , begin again and t ake m y money t o begin on. I t ' s mine absolutely n o w ; your f a the r is not m y guardian , t h e money is in my hands . I don ' t need t h e m o n e y ; I

can easily earn my living. Take t h e money, all you need of it, pay your debt and begin aga in ."

"Honor, do you th ink I could let you do th is for m e ? " Wally gasped.

" I ' m not doing it for vou, Wally," said Honor candidly. "Perhaps, if the re were no one~ else, I should do it for the boy I g rew up with, bu t t he one I th ink of in doing it is my dear, dear foster— fa ther—and the o thers . Wally Griscom has got to be saved. Go, take my money—and never speak of it to any one on ear th , not even to me, till you are ready to repav ."

" I won't, I can't , Honor !" sobbed Wally, to do him just ice, humbled and keenly affected.

"You certainly will," re tor ted Honor. "Think of your fa ther , almost as much my f a t h e r ! I'll meet you wherever you say to-morrow morning, Wally, and get f h e money for you. How much is it "

Wally mentioned a sum t h a t sounded vast to H o n o r s ears . She could not help seeinrr ins tant ly t h a t the sale of securities to ra ise t h a t amount would curt ial h e r income enough to necessi tate supplement ing it with her own earning.

I t was not hard to overcome Wally's objection to Honor ' s proposal. Al though he honest ly ha ted accepting it, he ha ted disclosure and the S ta te prison more, and there was no other a l t e rna t ive .

So it was a r r a n g e d : Wally was saved, if t he fibre of which he had be t rayed his make-up to be composer would ever be s tou t enough to weave into t rue , manhood. W h a t was cer ta inly accomplished was t h a t t he Griscom family was saved from disgrace. Honor ' s beloved guard ian would not know t h e agony of a felon son; Mrs . Griscom the downfall of he r confident pr ide

(Continued on page 19 col. 3 and If.)

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General Jottings of the Week.

B I R T H P R E V E N T I O N MORE P R E V A L E N T AMONG B E T T E R

C L A S S E S I N U.S.A.

R A F F L E S COLLEGE MAGAZINE.

I n t e r e s t i n g Views aga ins t Control.

Af t e r about 20 y e a r s of indiscrim i n a t e p ropaganda in t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , t h e b i r t h prevent ion forces find t h a t b i r t h control is mos t widely spread a m o n g t h e b e t t e r classes which a s a resu l t a r e killi ng themselves off. -

The effect h a s been to reduce t h e fer t i l i ty of t h e prosperous g roups more rap id ly t h a n t h a t of t h e dependent o r marg ina l g rouns . T h e " lower" classes have kep t t h e n a t u r a l r a t e of g r o w t h . I t is noted in "Amer ican Medicine" of las t March t h a t "Cont racep t ives h a v e promoted abor t ions r a t h e r t h a n checked t h e m . " .

F o u r of t h e g r e a t London special is ts on w o m a n ' s diseases t h a t held a discussion on t h e subject of contracept ive prac t ices a t t h e Royal Society of Medicine in London, unanimously condemned t h e s e prac t ices a s inducing s ter i l i ty when prac t i sed in ear ly life.

One well-known woman doctor is dead aga ins t such pract ices as product ive of deleter ious effects on women 's nervous sys tem, and ano ther , as in te r fe r ing wi th wom a n ' s normal physiological p ro cesses.

Dr . L. H i r s h b e r g of t h e J o h n j Hopkin ' s Univers i ty in America , | s ays " these me thods a r e unphysio-logical, lead t o s ter i l i ty and t h e de- ' t e r iora t ion of t h e race ."

"All known methods of cont ra- j ception, says Freder ick McCann j M.D., F.R.C.S., London, "a re h a r m ful t o t h e f ema le ; t h e y differ only in be ing more or less so."

" A mar r i ed life in which all mot ives for t h e overcoming of self have been artificially el iminated m u s t necessar i ly lead in t h e direct ion of racial degenera t ion," says Professor F o e s t e r of Zurich ' Univers i ty , Switzer land.

1 D E A T H O F DR. A. H . S P U R R I E R , C.M.G., O.B.E.

Dr . Alfred H e n r y Spurr ier , ! C M.G., O.B.E., whose medical and o t h e r work in E a s t Africa will be long remembered h a s j u s t died a t j Zanz iba r aged 73 . He was edu- :

ca ted a t t he Gregor ian Univers i ty , Rome, and a f t e rwards s tudied a t :

t h e London Hospi ta l . H e was journa l i s t as well as [

medical man in Zanzibar . He was t h e special p lague medical officer in t h e epidemic on t h e Uganda Rai lway in 1902 and medical officer | of Heal th in Zanzibar (1903-11). | H e was in command of t h e an t i malar ia l operat ions in t h e Dar-es-Salam Expedi t ion of 1917-18. His services were frequent ly honoured, j

I The Raffles College Magazine ! for t h e Michaelmas and Hilary

T e r m s has much of interest in it. A bronze head of Sir Richard

j Wins ted t b y Denis San t ry appears ! in t he frontispiece, and br ings

back to mind these two wonderful ex Malayan personalit ies whom most of us m a y never h a v e t h e pleasure of ever meet ing again . Both were among the ve ry vnes t speakers in t h i s country and t h e best of gent lemen. One is m a r ried to a Catholic while t h e o the r is a Catholic himself.

One of t he sub-editors of t h e magazine is Kenneth M. Byrne , Low Kee Pow, so popular a t St . Joseph ' s Ins t i tu t ion , is t h e Business Manager and j u d g i n g by t h e number of adver t i sements in t h e copy to hand has not proved a bad executive.

Byrne ' s contribution on " t h e Queen's Scholarships and Raffles College" is a frank and bold expression of t h e wr i te r ' s convict ions and is replete with wise argumen t s .

"Dr . T a n n a h ' \ quotes Chr is tophe r Dawson, a Catholic historical wr i t e r of to-day, in his ar t ic le on "Lec tures on His tory ." I t gives us p leasure to agree t h a t Dawson is one of t h e best h i s to r i ans of European Cul ture in t h e presen t day.

Ralph Hoffman's " D e c a y of | J o u r n a l i s m " needed courage to produce and publish, bu t it has much to commend in it, t h o u g h it will ha rd ly find favour in many places.

Mr. H. N . Balhetchet , t h e College Chronicle reports , is ac t ing as Lec ture r in Geography in place of Mr. Morray.

In t h e Union notes we find t h a t K. Byrne is t h e new Pres iden t of t h e Un ion ; R. C. Hoffman is t h e I General Sec re t a ry ; A. S. Machado I is Spor ts Sec re t a ry : P a u l Chang is t he F i r s t Year Represen ta t ive ; Miss M. Richards is t h e Cha i rman of t he Women Students ' Committee, and J . L . Byrne is one of t he Audi tors . Miss M. de Souza is Hon. Secre ta ry and Th i rd Year Representa t ive of the Women Studen ts ' Commit tee .

Miss E . de Silva is F i r s t Year Representa t ive and Net .Ball Convener.

A. S. Machado is Rugby Capta in , and Low Kee Pow. "as Champion Ath le t e for the 2nd yea r in succession, is of course Capta in of Athle t ics . He is also Lawn Tennis Champion.

D E A T H O F CARD. P I E T R O LA FONTAINE.

M A R R I A G E . .——o—-—

P a t t o n — D u n m a n .

Mr. An thony Richard Pa t ton and Miss Pa t ience Mary Dunman w e r e mar r i ed on July 27th at Brompton Ora to ry , London. Miss D u n m a n is t h e daugh te r of Mr. Char le s s D u n m a n , J .P . and Mrs. D u n m a n of Singapore .

Cardinal Pietro La Fonta ine , ! P a t r i a r c h of Venice, died on July

I 7th a t t h e advanced age of 75, the : same age as our own recent ly de

ceased Bishop Barillon. He was created a Cardinal bv Pope Bene-

I diet XV in 1916. In 1915 he be-came Head of the Venice Arch- \ diocese. He was for several yea r s Secre tary to t h e Sacred Congrega-

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rFYI ON BISHOPS WARN AGIINST NON-CATHOLIC. A T * EDUCATION.

The Bishops of Ceylon have re cently warned t h e faithful about t h e dangers of t h e education of children in non-Catholic schools.

The Catholic Church has always opposed t h e r isks to Fa i t h and morals of children in the i r impressionable yea rs by a t t end ing schools, t h e whole a tmosphere of which is non-Catholic and often definitely non-Christ ian.

Clause 1374 of t he New Code of Canon Law dec la res ; "Catholic children should not frequent non-Catholic, neut ra l or mixed schools; i.e. Such as a re open also to non-Catholics. I t is for t he local ordina ry (Bishop) t o decide, according t o the ins t ruc t ions of t h e Apostolic see, in w h a t circumstances and wi th wha t precaut ions attendance a t such schools may be tolerated, without danger of perversion to t h e pupils."

T H E L A T E BISHOP FAISAN-DIER.

Bishop Augus t ine Faisandier of Trichinopoly, who very recently died at t h e age of 82, spent a l o r g and holy life in the sacred minist r y at t h e head of one of the la rgest dioceses in India.

He was a member of the famous j Society of Jesus . Due to indifferent heal th he had retired last September. He was born in France in 1853, made his theolo-

| gical s tudies in Spain, his ter t ian-ship in England and came out t c

j India in 1889, where he spent 45 years of his life.

In 1909 F a t h e r Faisandier was consecrated coadjutor to Bishop Bar the and 5 years later was enthroned when his Superior ret i red.

In his last days he was visited ; by his nephew. F a t h e r Faisandier ; of the Mysore Diocese. He passed

away on May 25th and the funeral took place in the presence of 200 Jesui ts . He was buried beside bl< predecessor.

MR. N E I L LA SALLE W E D S IN E N G L A N D .

On t h e Srd August , Mr. Neil la Salle, second son of The la te Mrs . la Salle of Singapore and Edgware . England, was marr ied in the Church of St . Anthony, Edgware . to Miss Vera Constance Arch of Thatcham, Berkshi re .

Those who remember Neil will wish h im the very best of happiness.

P4JYIPHLET BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE O F T H E

D E F E N C E OF AMERICAN R I G H T S .

A cer ta in body in t h e United S t a t e s of America , named the National Commit tee for t h e Defence of Amer ican R igh t s in Mexico has published a r emarkab le pamphlet , which reci tes some examples of Mexican a theis t ical fr ightfulness. In t h e ear ly par t of t h e Committees ' memorandum a r e to be found deadly e x t r a c t s f rom official docum e n t s showing h o w successive governmen t s in Wash ing ton have protes ted to t he ru les of Turkey, Rumania and o ther countr ies on t h e ground of persecut ions . In o the r words t h e r e a r e abundant precedents for p r e s su re by Washington upon Mexico City.

F R E N C H AIRMEN R E S C U E D BY J A P A N E S E STEAMER.

Two French a i rmen . Lt. Re-tourna and Ad ju t an t Bruyan t . attached to the F rench Naval Base a t Saigon, were picked up by a Japanese s teamer , t h e Tokushima Maru, when adr i f t in t h e South China Sea last week.

. They were two days and three n igh ts adr i f t . They had been flying from Saigon to t h e convict island of Pulo Condore, 120 miles

j South. A heavy ra in squall put i t he i r magne to out of action when

30 miles away from the i r destination. When the engine failed they were forced to land on the water. Lt . Re tourna suffered a twisted ankle when the plane s t ruck the waves. Eventua l ly however the Japanese ship ar r ived in the nick of t ime.

FOUR W A R V E T E R A N S MADE BISHOPS.

F o u r p r ies ts w h o came through t h e W a r with honours for valiant service have been appointed to Bishoprics .

Mgr. Durand, new Bishop of Montanban led 80 men 500 yards across open ground wi thout rousing t h e a t t en t ion of t h e enemy. He was ment ioned 6 t imes in A r m y orders and was twice wounded.

Canon Maisonobe, new Bishop of Belley, was one of t he valiant s t r e t che r bea re r s in Flanders .

Mgr. Choquet . new Bishop of L a n g r e s . was gassed in 1917 and was thr ice ment ioned in Army orders .

Mgr. Mart in , new Bishop of Amiens , also had a cospicuous war record.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935. i 17

The Lack of Honour! HERE ® T H E R E

A P R I E S T S BLESSING.

Our Serial Story <FIFTH I N S T A L M E N T )

She was unprepared for t h e appearance of Wally, one evening late in t h e spr ing, w i th his face haggard , his careful elegance discarded, his m a n n e r despera te .

" I 've come to say good-bye, Honor," he gasped, dropping into a cha i r his face hidden in his hands forward upon h is knees.

"Wal ly ! W h a t is i t ? Where a re you g o i n g " Honor grasped t h e edge of a table behind her and s tared, t rembling, a t Wally.

"Whereve r it is we go when we're qu i t t e r s , " Wally said thickly into t h e palms of h i s hands . " F m done for, Honor, a n d I 'm going to finish it . Wha t is it Madam Butterfly says a b o u t dying wi th honour when you can no longer live wi th honour? T h a t ' s it. I 've disgraced t h e m all a n d I'll have to t ake t h e consequences unless I ge t out before I have t o t a k e t h e m . Pr ison doesn' t look good to me . And I 've lost you Honor - tha t ' s worse t h a n losing t h e o the r kind of honour ."

Honor came across t h e room and d rew a chair beside h im quiet ly. H e r face was colourless, h e r g r a y eyes black, t h e muscles of he r m o u t h moved queerly, b u t she was perfectly calm so t h a t she could look into h i s eyes as she sa id:

' i t is worse t h a n folly to ta lk of t he g r e a t e s t cr ime you commit as a w a y to re t r ieve your honour , Wally. Wha teve r you have done you a r e not going to die a murde r er and a coward; you a re going to live to square your account . You must tell me the whole s tory , you know. Have you told your f a t h e r ? "

"Not m u c h ! cried Wally. " T h e r e was t rouble a t C a n a n t and Calkins ." I Honour, for t h e love of heaven, believe I d idn ' t mean to steal ! I expected to pu t i t all back; no th ing went t h e way I expected it to and I couldn' t make good."

"You mean you took money | from t h e firm-I know you and Bob j had confidential posi t ions—and speculated? I've hea rd of such t h i n g s ; t hey say t h e th ie f—the one who does it a lways expects to make good," said Honor slowly.

"Honor, such a word ! I never was dishonest ," p ro tes ted Wally aggrieved. "Yes, t h a t ' s w h a t happened there . I couldn ' t pu t back what I borrowed and Canant -he ' s

j f a the r ' s second cousin, you know-went to dad and told him the story. F a t h e r paid up for me, but he was furiously angry. You know dad's one of the easy-going, slow

; sort t h a t keeps his emotions for | big t h ings , then has big emotions. I He handed me out some solid dy

nami te s t icks about his long lack of confidence in me and his opinion of t h e man you couldn't t r u s t . He told m e to begin over again, but to unders tand t h a t he never again would lift a finger to save me if I repeated my performance. He said he 'd seen enough to know t h a t u n t r u s t w o r t h y people were

I WENT WALKING. B Y L I A M P. C L A N C Y .

!/ went walking in the dawn. In the shining sun.

When the dews were on the hills, And the blackbirds, one by one,

Raised a pa>an of praise on high To a rose-gold sky. I went walking in the noon,

By the river's rim: Thro' the quiet hushes there,

As from heavenly seraphim, Came a joyous song afloat From the lark's loud throat. By the mist-enshrouded wold

I went walking slow, When the day was lulled to rest,

And the thrushes lilted low: Then my heart to God gave praise For His song-sweet days.

hopeless and those w h o loved t h e m m i g h t as well accept t he i r hea r tb r eak over them first as last . The only chance of cure lay in lett ing t h e scapegrace take w h a t was coming to him, not in smooth ing his p a t h . Now, t h a t ' s all nonsense, Honor. In t h e first place I 'm not u n t r u s t w o r t h y . In t h e second, wha t possible th ing would t he re be left in life for a young fellow sentenced to Sta te prison "

Honor shuddered. "You a re not u n t r u s t w o r t h y , Wally, ye t you have gone back to the old wrong, it seems. And I can't help seeing you a r e not feeling where t h e main hor ro r of it lies," she said sadly.

"You don ' t unders tand," Wally cried eagerly. "I was pu t wise to a chance to make a lot. I—well, of course I did borrow from my employers again, but t h e r e was no

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Do we fairly es t imate t h e t rue value of a blessing by a pr ies t of tne One True Church? Blessing, in i ts most genera l sense, is a form of p rayer begging the favour of God for the persons blessed. God is t h e source of all His blessing, bu t cer tain persons have special au tho r i ty to bless in His name , so t h a t th i s blessing is more t h a n a mere p r a y e r ; i t actually conveys God's blessing to those who a r e fit to receive it. T h u s in t h e old law God said of t h e sons of Aaron,

! "They shall invoke my n a m e on I t h e children of Israel , and I will

bless t h e m " ; and Chr is t said to His disciples, " In to whatsoever house you enter , first s a y : Peace be to th i s h o u s e ; and, if t h e son of peace be t h e r e , your peace shall res t upon h im." Accordingly, the Church provides for t h e solemn blessing of h e r children by the hands of her min is te rs .

A Bishop immediately a f te r his consecration is conducted round t h e church, blessing t h e people; and a f te rwards , r e tu rn ing to the a l ta r , he blesses them, m a k i n g the tr iple Sign of t h e Cross. H e uses t h e same r i t e of blessing whenever he says Mass.

The Pope blesses t h e people solemnly a t E a s t e r , on t h e feast of SS. Pe te r and Paul , and a lso on o the r special occasions. To th is Papa l blessing a plenary indulgence is a t tached, t o be gained by the fai thful on ce r ta in condit ions.

MANACH E I L E .

WORDS. Words flow to most of us so

| easily and so lightly t h a t we find | i t very ha rd to realise the i r enor

mous power, and we toss t hem about wi th as much casual indifference as if they were not glowing sparks fitting wind-borne t h rough an inflammable world.

* * * * * T H E S U F F E R I N G SOULS.

Manifold a re the pajns which the souls in Purga to ry suffer; but t he g rea tes t .arises from t h e reflection t h a t by the i r sins they themselves have been the cause of the to rments they endure .—St. Alphonsus.

* * * * * One good man—one man who

does not put on his religion orxe a week with his Sunday coat, but wears i t for his work ing dress , and lets the thought of God grow into him, and th rough him, till every th ing he says and does becomes rel igious,—that man is wor th a thousand s e r m o n s ; he is a living gospel; he comes in t he spiri t and power of E l i a s ; he is the image of God.—Kingsley.

* * » * When you cannot have the ad

van tage of communicat ing really a t t h e Holy Euchar i s t , communicate a t least spir i tual ly .—St. Franc is de Sales.

* * * * " A s long as I have a hea r t to

love and suffer with, a hea r t t h a t can be transpierced by sorrow, I live preaching the Love of Jesus , I r emain an apostle of t h e Sacred H e a r t . " — F a t h e r Mateo.

o t h e r way t o ge t on board and I was dead s u r e of success, th i s t ime. I bought a gold brick and i t ' s a boomerang ; t ha t ' s t he whole th ing , condensed. F a t h e r never will help m e out a g a i n ; I know t h a t , and you know him well enough to be su re of it, too. I've got till to-morrow noon to pay up. I can ' t pay up , s o — " Wally sh rugged his shoulder and made horr i ble pantomime writh an imaginary revolver a t h is head. Honor s ta r ed a t him, motionless.

" I got f a t h e r and Bob to promise not to tell you the first t ime. I They promised if I would promise j not to make love to you. F a t h e r said he'd tell you if he saw any signs of your accepting me. So I haven ' t made love to you lately. Honor. I want you to unders tand why I stopped," Wally continued, as she was silent.

" I hadn ' t not iced; I 've been so busy ," Honor said absently, "Now, Wally, you've got to make me j some promises th i s t ime, since I'm \ t h e one you have told—"

"I couldn't die wi thout your knowing why, t h a t I hadn ' t changed to you," Wally in ter rupted .

"Oh, d ie !" cried Honor with sudden flashing anger . " I don't know whe the r t h e hor ror of you speaking so l ight ly of such a crime or disgust for your lack of manhood is s t ronger in me. T h a t ' s the promise. On your word of—well, by whatever you hold most sacred. Wall ingham Griscom, swear to me t h a t you will never again so much as enter ta in t h e though t of murder. And, in r e tu rn for t h a t , and t h e resolution which of course you'll make to be a man , an honest , upr igh t man, wor thy of your father , begin again and t ake m y money t o begin on. I t ' s mine absolutely n o w ; your f a the r is not m y guardian , t h e money is in my hands . I don ' t need t h e m o n e y ; I

can easily earn my living. Take t h e money, all you need of it, pay your debt and begin aga in ."

"Honor, do you th ink I could let you do th is for m e ? " Wally gasped.

" I ' m not doing it for vou, Wally," said Honor candidly. "Perhaps, if the re were no one~ else, I should do it for the boy I g rew up with, bu t t he one I th ink of in doing it is my dear, dear foster— fa ther—and the o thers . Wally Griscom has got to be saved. Go, take my money—and never speak of it to any one on ear th , not even to me, till you are ready to repav ."

" I won't, I can't , Honor !" sobbed Wally, to do him just ice, humbled and keenly affected.

"You certainly will," re tor ted Honor. "Think of your fa ther , almost as much my f a t h e r ! I'll meet you wherever you say to-morrow morning, Wally, and get f h e money for you. How much is it "

Wally mentioned a sum t h a t sounded vast to H o n o r s ears . She could not help seeinrr ins tant ly t h a t the sale of securities to ra ise t h a t amount would curt ial h e r income enough to necessi tate supplement ing it with her own earning.

I t was not hard to overcome Wally's objection to Honor ' s proposal. Al though he honest ly ha ted accepting it, he ha ted disclosure and the S ta te prison more, and there was no other a l t e rna t ive .

So it was a r r a n g e d : Wally was saved, if t he fibre of which he had be t rayed his make-up to be composer would ever be s tou t enough to weave into t rue , manhood. W h a t was cer ta inly accomplished was t h a t t he Griscom family was saved from disgrace. Honor ' s beloved guard ian would not know t h e agony of a felon son; Mrs . Griscom the downfall of he r confident pr ide

(Continued on page 19 col. 3 and If.)

18 MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

AROUND THE PARISHES SINGAPORE, PENANG, PROVINCE WELLESLEY, MALACCA,

KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, SINGAPORE

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH. Baptisms.

A u g u s t 11th. Gladys Chr i s t ina Rodr igues , born on t h e 15th Ju ly , d a u g h t e r of A r t h u r Rodr igues a n d of Mary Rodr igues . Godp a r e n t s : — F r a n c i s K u a n and F r e -d a y Spyckennan .

* * * * A u g u s t 11th. Celine Phi lome-

n a Nonis , born on t h e 1s t A u g u s t , d a u g h t e r of Ju l i an Nonis and of Wi lhe lmina Nonis . God-pa ren t s : — A d r i a n Especke rman and Joseph ine Nonis .

* • * * A u g u s t 11th. E d i t h Maud

F r o i s , born on t h e 27 th Ju ly , d a u g h t e r of E d w a r d Albe r t s F r o i s a n d of Josephine A u g u s t a F ro i s . God-pa ren t s :—Horace Hendr icks a n d L a u r a Sta . Mar ia .

* * * * Engagement.

T h e engagemen t is announced be tween Mr. P a u l Tan , eldest son of t h e late Mr . Tan Hee Joo a n d Mrs . Tan H e e Joo and Miss Helen Heng, e ldest d a u g h t e r pf Mr . and Mrs . H e n g Chiang Pow.

* * * * Municipal Jobs Depend on Merit.

T h e Pupils of all Catholic Boys ' School t h roughou t Singapore a r e s t rong ly urged t o note t h a t service in t h e Municipal i ty depends on good certificates. I t is essent i a l t o have b o t h t h e jun io r and senior Cambridge certificates, plus t h e London Cham ber of Commerce diploma in a t leas t t h r e e ma in subjec ts , viz., Book Keeping, Typew r i t i n g and S h o r t h a n d . T h e r e is keen competi t ion for employm e n t s everywhere and no one should expect preference if qualifications a r e below t h e required s t a n d a r d .

MALACCA.

Obi tua ry . T h e dea th is announced a t

Colombo on t h e 5 th A u g u s t of Mrs . Annie Candappa , beloved m o t h e r of Sebas t i an Candappa of Messrs . S ime Darby & Co., Malacca. The deceased la&y leaves behind 3 sons, one daug h t e r and m a n y g rand children to mourn he r loss. R.I .P.

PENANG

and Riboud and the members of t he family .

T h e wedding will t ake place a t t he end of t h e year .

* * * * HON. MR. C. C. BROWN ON

TOUR.

T h e Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown, Brit i sh Resident of Pahang , accompanied by t h e General Officer Command ing t h e Forces, S.S. and F.M.S. a r e making a t o u r of inspection of the E a s t Coast.

PROVINCE WELLESLEY. Marriage.

Scully—Cornelius. Mr . Jocelyn H. Scully, younges t

son of t h e la te Mr. A. C. Scully and Mrs . Anne Scully, was mar r ied t o Miss Emily Patr ic ia , eldest d a u g h t e r of Mr. P . J . Cornelius, a t t h e Church of St. Anne , nea r Buk i t Mer ta jam, Province Welles-ley, on Augus t 5 th Rev. F a t h e r Michael Seet, Vicar, officiated.

T h e br ide was given a w a y by h e r f a the r . T h e br idesmaids were Miss Virginie Cornelius and Miss Madeleine Long.

M a s t e r J a m e s Pasley, t h e br idegroom's nephew was page boy. Mr. G. Scully was bes tman.

A reception was held a t t h e house of t h e bride 's pa r en t s . The mar r i ed couple la ter left for Sun-gei Pa t an i , Kedah.

KUALA LUMPUR

Church Of The Holy Rosary. Baptism.

A u g u s t 11th.—Philomena Ng, b a r s on t h e 4 th Augus t , d a u g h t e r of Dr. N g Bow H u a h and Regina nee Tan Min Kin.

God-parents Mr. & Mrs Heng Siew Hong.

IPOH

Church of the Holy N a m e of J e s u s Balik Pu lau .

Bap t i sm. Beatr ice Lim Guat Poh born on

t h e 29th July 1935, second daught e r of Franc is L im Chew Kea t and Suzanna Chin N g Nyong.

Baptized on t h e 11th Aug . God P a r e n t : — M a r i a Na tcha -

t h r a m . • * • *

E n g a g e m e n t . T h e engagemen t of Marga re t

Mary , t h e t h i r d d a u g h t e r of Mr. & M r s . J . R. Pe te rson , to Alfred Salvon, Clerk of Works . P.W.D., Kul im, took place on Thur sday . 8 t h Augus t , in t h e presence of .Rev. F a t h e r s Souhai t , D'Souza

A t t he Catholic Action meet ing held af ter mass , collectors were appointed to go round for sub-scriptions, commencing from this month . The par i sh was divided into sections, each to be served by a collector.

Helping t h e Poor. The Secretary gave a shor t re- ;

po r t of the resul t of t h e Society's appeal for relief for t h e poor of t h e par ish. T h e Pres ident expressed g rea t sat isfact ion a t what was achieved so far , and commended the cha r i t y of t h e donors and subscribers . I t was resolved t h a t a monthly mass be said for t h e intent ions of t h e benefactors.

C. A . S. Badges . Badges were dis t r ibuted among

t h e Act ionis ts by t h e Spiritual Director, F a t h e r Fourgs , who said t h a t t h e badges were for tempor a r y use as His Lordship Bishop Devals had in hand a uniform design for all t h e Societies of the Diocese. The badges were to be worn when Act ionis ts a re engaged in service a s members of t h e Catholic Action and a t t h e General Communion each month .

A Member ' s Address . Mr. Toh E e Boon addressed the

Meeting, n a r r a t i n g how bereave- ; ment and pover ty b rough t a pagan i family consist ing of a woman and ! he r son and daugh te r in to the | bosom of Mother Church th rough i t h e boy's education in a Catholic j inst i tut ion. T h e mother , a s taunch | pagan, was af ter m a n y t r ia ls baptised on he r death-bed, and the son has since devoted himself to God's service.

Questions on Doctr ine and Pract ice .

Mr. Ashby, t h e Pres ident , next j brought up for discussion various • questions on Catholic doctrine end practice, and said t h a t it was his intention to make such discussions ano the r fea ture of fu ture meetings of t h e Society. Th is brought an ins t ruct ive and edifying meeting to a close.

S t . F r anc i s Xavier ' s Society. Impressed wi th the impor tance

of t h e St . Franc is Xavier ' s Society, t h e Catholic Action of t h e par i sh of St. Michael, Iooh, under t he direct ion of the i r Spir i tual Directo r , Rev. F a t h e r Fou rgs , and t h e i r energet ic Pres ident , Mr. W. J . B. Ashby, a**e devising ways and means for collecting subscrip-

j t ions f rom par ishioners to t h i s Society in response to His Lord-ships 's s t i r r ing appeal sent out w i th t h e repor t of t he Society for t h e pas t year.

Rev. F a t h e r Fourgs called his par i sh ioners ' a t ten t ion in Church las t Sunday to His Lordship ' s appeal and exhorted all to t ake an act ive pa r t in t he propagat ion of t h e i r holy fai th. He suggested t h e subscript ions to t h e S.F.X.S. be paid in 4 months if t h a t would su i t par ishioners ' convenience and t h a t each family give a min imum subscription of $3.00 for t h e year , equivalent to less t han l c per day. He recalled and s t rongly supported t h e suggest ion of H.E. t h e la te Bishop Barillon t h a t even children should be encouraged to suppor t t h e Society and t h a t mite-boxes be installed in Catholic homes and schools to receive t h e chi ldren 's contr ibut ions.

MR. SHEEHAN TO ACT AS SECRETARY TO RESIDENT.

It is rumoured that Mr. J. J. Sheehan, at present District officer, Kuala Pilah, will act as Secretary to Resident, Selan-gor, next month.

P E R S E V E R A N C E .

Perseverance giveth un to power its activity, unto v i r tue its consummat ion ; it nbur ishe th mer i t ; it media te th reward. I t is t he s i s te r _of pat ience, t h e daughter of ^constancy, t h e companion of

peace, t h e knot of friendship, the bond of unanimi ty , t he bulwark of holiness.—St. Bernard .

* * * * A determined will is half the

bat t le . Heal th and s t rength , ta lents, influence, a re all helpful; but some of t h e g rea tes t successes have been gained by men possessing these in sl ight measure, but whose meag re gifts were supplemented by an unconquerable will.

* * * * ' 'Our Lord t r ies those who a re

generous. He is so often disappointed in our t r u s t t h a t He eagerly seeks for a soul whom He can t ry , and rejoices when He finds one."

FAITH. F a i t h assures u s t h a t t h e r e is

a lways cause for re joicing. Hope gives us a mot ive for a lways re joicing. Char i ty o r love of God is sufficient cause t o keep us always rejocing.

I t would seem t h a t we ough t t o give expression t o t h i s joy of life by c r ea t i ng happ ie r and more joyous works of a r t , l i t e ra ture , pa in t ing , music, d r a m a , t h e express ions of a people 's genius . Is i t not because we h a v e lost p a r t of our Chr i s t i an s avou r t h a t we a re const ra ined t o b o r r o w from a decadent and pagan cont inent the music and t h e a r t t h a t charac ter i se us b e s t ? We a r e r e t u r n i n g to a s t a t e which t he se t h i n g s express and symbolise. W e have not yet gone f a r enough t o produce them as well as t hey a r e produced by those a t t h e nad i r of civilisation..

N. D.

HOLY EUCHARIST: FOOD FOR

THE SOUL

Holy Communion is as necessary for t h e soul as food is for t h e body. If w i thou t food for a length of t ime our body s ickens and dies.

The life of t h e soul is sanctifying grace . This life is kep t up by t h e reception of t h e Holy Euchar i s t . ' 'Except you ea t t h e Flesh of t h e Son of Man and dr ink His Blood you will no t have life in you." ( John VI. , 54.)

W h y do people lapse in to sin and remain in t h a t s t a t e ? Because t h e y fail f requent ly t o nourish t h e i r souls w i th th i s life-giving food. When w e defer our Communions for long in tervals we s t a rve our souls . We should, therefore , receive Communion as often as we can.

W e should receive daily, as did t he early Chr i s t i ans . The i r custom was to communica te a t every Mass. The disposi t ions for a wor thy Communion a re , a r ight intention, the s t a t e of grace , fasting from midn igh t .

Each w o r t h y Communion increases sanc t i fy ing grace in the soul and will add t o i t s glory t h roughou t all e t e rn i ty . Again, each Communion adds t o t h e honour and glory of God in a way t h a t we shall real ise only after dea th .

"The re a re few defects t h a t are not more pardonable t han the means t h a t a r e used to conceal t h e m . "

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SUDDEN DEATH OF MGR. CARTON D E WIART

COLLAPSED IN STREET.

London.—Msgr. Maurice Car ton de Wiar t , w h o fell dead an t h e s t ree t recent ly w a s t r e a su re r of the Archdiocese of Wes tmins te r and prominent figure of t h e Catholic Church in England . After he had said Mass a t St . Andrews Hospital, of which he was Adminis t ra tor . Monsignor de Wiar t was on his way to t h e Wes tminst e r Cathedra l .

His Life and Career. Monsignor de Wia r t , who was

born in Belgium, was one of t h r ee noted b ro the r s , two of whom dist inguished themselves in t h e service of Belgium. One of t h e brothers , Count H e n r y de Wiar t , was Belgian P r i m e Minis ter in 1920-21. A n o t h e r b ro ther , Baron Edmund de Wia r t , was Belgian financial delegate t o Grea t Br i ta in dur ing t h e World W a r .

Monsignor de W i a r t s tudied under t h e Jesu i t F a t h e r s in Brus sels and An twerp , b u t since h is ordinat ion in 1895 he lived in England. In 1899, he became secre tary to t h e Bishop of Nor th ampton and 10 y e a r s l a te r was named t r ea su re r of t h e Archdiocese of Wes tmins te r .

Monsignor de W i a r t was a t one t ime a member of t h e Minis t ry of Jus t ice of Belgium and religious secre tary to t h e King . In 1918, he was appointed a special envoy of Belgium and of Cardinal Mer-cier a t t h e golden jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons in Bal t imore.

England, Belgium and F rance decorated Monsignor de W i a r t for services in t h e World War . He was an officer of t h e Order of Leopold and K n i g h t of t h e Order of- t h e Crown (Be lg ium) , and was a recipient of t h e gold medal of t h e Reconnaissance Franca i se and the Belgian Medal, F i r s t Class, for Civilians.

One of t h e executors of t h e will of Cardinal Bourne , Monsignor de Wiar t was a noted au thor i ty on finance.

SPORTS NOTES. (Continued from page 15)

HOLY INNOCENTS ENGLISH SCHOOL.

The Inter—House Volley Ball Competition for Mr. Lim Meng Liang Challenge Cup for 1935 was completed on Tuesday, 6th August, when "Duvelle House," the champion team played a final match against the "Rest" and won by 21—19, 21—16.

At the conclusion of the game the Rev. Fr. M. Koh congratulated the winners and thanked the donor for his presence before calling on him to give away the trophy and medals to the winning team.

A group photograph of the champion team and the school team was taken.

The results of the tournament for 1935 were as follows:—

Duvelle House First. S^lailles House Second. Laurent House Third. Becheras House Fourth.

S.V.C. RIFLE MEETING. A Service Rifle Meeting was held in

Singapore on Saturday and Sunday for S.V.C. members at the Bukit Timah and Farrer ranges.

The Chinese Company won the Company championship with the Eurasian Co. runners up.

Pte E. C. Armstrong (G) and Pte C. N. Jansen were 4th and 5th in the 500 yards Deliberate.

(C.S.M) C. Bateman (G) was 2nd in the 300 yards Rapid with Pte C. N. Jansen 4th.

Pte I. C. Richards (D) was 4th in the 600 yards, Deliberate.

L/Sgt. A Pereira Pte E. F. de Silva and Pte H. S. Pereira were 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Consolation Event.

Lt. C. B. Webb (D) won Match 24 of the Revolver Competition.

Pte E. C. Armstrong (G) was 1st in class C and D aggregate.

AMERICAN SENATOR PROTEST AGAINST

PERSECUTION.

URGES NAZI

Sportsmen may withdraw from German Olympics.

Washington, August 13. — In view of reports of Nazi persecution of J ews and Catholics, Senator Peter Gerry speaking in the Senate suggested, that t h e United States sportsmen should seriously consider the question of America's withdrawal from the Olympic games to be held in Germany in 1936.— Reuter.

AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION.

Robert Sweeny, Oxford University golf "b lue" won t h e open amateur golf t o u r n a m e n t for t h e Gleneagles Silver Tassie . He set up a record for t h e Queen 's Course.

(Continued from page 10) to draw out t h e dis t inguished visitor in t h e way he wanted . Our own experience of repor t ing some time back, ha s left us wi th t h e doleful conviction t h a t a repor te r sometimes does not even have the luck of a j u n k m a n in picking ud just wha t he w a n t s . Yes, it is all in the game, and t h e undaunted reporter m u s t a lways wear a smile tha t never fades away even in the face of d isappoin tment and be an incorrigible opt imis t who is sanguine of selling a bat t leship to Switzerland.

McNAIR GIRLS' CLUB SPORTS. The McNair Girls' Club held a Sports

meeting last week. Miss E. Marcus won the championship. She was first in the Tennis Ball Race and the 50 yds. Hopping Race; and third in the 100 yards race and the Obstacle Race. With her partner she was runner up in the Thread and Needle Race, and with her sister Miss D. Marcus she won the Left Handed Race.

Miss O. Rodrigues came second in the 80 yards hurdles. Miss K. Shepherdson was runner up in the Hopping Race, and with her partner was also second in the Left Handed Race. Miss Ivy Taye won the ladies' prize in the Visitors' Race. Miss A. Lopez and Miss C. Shelkis won the Thread and Needle event. The former was second in the Sack Race, and Miss M. Gomes came third.

fused to yield himself to t h e happiness t h a t beckoned him.

He waited a moment for Honor 's answer. " I s n ' t it, Honor?" he repeated.

"May be i t i s , " said Honour meekly. "1 don ' t know. But I do know it is j u s t what a woman would do for t h e bro ther of t h e m a n she loved."

"Then wi th a muffled cry of joy Rober t took his happiness in a long k iss on Honor 's Kps.

" Come home wi th me to dinner, a t once, j u s t a s you are ," he said a f t e r the first rap turous moments were past . " T h i n k how glad f a the r will b e ! Dear old dad. Door old dad, wise old dad! He knew when he sent me here to-day; I 'm su re of i t ."

"Of course he did; he always sees ," agreed Honor. " I t doesn' t seem as though the re ever could be t rouble in th is world aga in!"

"There never was any trouble in t h e Griscom failv, except t he lack of Honor?" said Robert, happy enough to jes t , even on t h e t r u t h of Wally's fundamental lack.

And he adoringly set Honor 's h a t on her head the wrong way and put her hatpfn in painftrfiV, ecstatically prepar ing to t ake Honor back forever into his home.

T H E END.

THE LACK OF HONOUR. (Continued from page 17)

in h e r children. Honor had paid her debt for t h e yea rs in which t h e Griscom house had sheltered her, proved, t hough t h e proof was not to be b rough t for th , t h a t though a Catholic girl migh t not be a fit bride for Mrs . Griscom's son, she could be his saviour from u t t e r failure in th i s world, and suicide's worse t h a n failure as to the world to come. ' N

Honor began to seek, a t first confidently, then wi th growing anxiety, a position in which she could earn money. I t was not a year in which positions were m a n y ; days passed without h e r finding one. In t h e meant ime she re t renched in every way t h a t she could and learned a g rea t deal t h a t she had never known of t h e reali t ies of life. Fnally, when these reali t ies th rea tened to become dangerously oppressive, Honor obtained employmen t in a small embroidery shop, where the skill she had learned from the nuns made her welcome as a combined clerk and worker.

Mr. Griscom heard wi th consterna t ion of Honor ' s t ak ing th i s s tep. Wha t could t h e girl have done to compel he r to join t he make th is action necessary? He could not imagine her ex t ravagant , still less exper iment ing wi th new investments w h a t t hen had she done to compel he r t o join t h e r anks of breadwinners and above all why had she not consulted him in whatever she had been doing?

He sought Honor and pu t these quest ions to her .

Honor came over to perch on the a r m of his chai r , hiding his eyes wi th her hands .

"This is so you can ' t see me, Uncle Griscom," she said. " I don't w a n t you to see me and I don't w a n t you to ask quest ions. I 'm not naughty , t ru ly , and I've made a good use of a li t t le money, i t 's a good use, t hough i t ' s a secret now. I 'm going to ge t a big r e tu rn on an inves tment by and by. Please don't ask w h a t i t is, though I know I mus t seem dreadfully ungrateful not t o t ake you into my confidence. J u s t t r u s t me and don ' t worry ."

"Trus t you, m y dear, of course I t r u s t you, in, one sense, bu t I don't t r u s t your business knowledge and I certainly don' t t r u s t o ther people not to t ake advan tage of you," Mr, Griscom had replied, but he had gone away wi thout fu r the r information. Honor had realized how poor she was in act ing a pa r t and had decided upon th i s line of defence agains t Mr. Griscom's invest igat ions . I t was successful, inasmuch as it silenced him.

His repor t had precisely t he opposite effect upon Robert . With t h e knowledge of Wally t h a t equal i ty of ages gives, Robert suspected something of t h e t r u t h . His inquir ies went fa r to confirm his suspicions. He took them to his mother. She received t h e m with an outbu r s t of materna l indignation, but Robert , wai t ing till it was over, compelled he r to admi t t h a t he had considerable ground for dis t rust of Wall ingham.

" J u s t t r y my suggestion, mother , " Robert begged her. "Go to Honor and say to her , as if you knew the whole s t o ry : 'Honor, why did you use your money to slave Wal ly? ' I 'm p re t t y sure you will surpr ise t he t r u t h . "

Pro tes t ing t h a t she would never do as Robert desired, Mrs. Griscom ended by ca r ry ing out th i s prog r a m m e to t h e le t ter .

Honor was so s tar t led by Mrs. Griscom's unexpected visit, after

so long an interval since t h e p re vious one, t h a t she was a ready vic t im of t he ruse .

" W h y did you use y o u r money for Wally, H o n o r ? " Mrs . Griscom said, almost as she entered, and Honor crying out , " H e promised not to te l l !" saw t h a t she was

f t rapped . Af te r th is it was easy for Mr.

Griscom to compel Wally to tell h im t h e details of his second fall. T h e s tory revealed to h is mo the r wha t she had not known; t h a t t h e beloved, handsome Wally had been dishonest before.

" T h i s is the girl whom you t h o u g h t unfit to be Wally 's wife because of he r fai th, mothe r , " Rober t reminded her . " H e r fa i th h a s not t a u g h t h e r to fail in loyalty , self-sacrifice, devotion, magnan i m i t y ! F a t h e r will give t h e money back, bu t who will repay Honor wha t we owe h e r ? "

" I ' l l go and bless he r , beg h e r forgiveness on m y knees, Rober t , " cried Mrs. Griscom, h e r ba r r i e r s completely broken. " If onty s h e will m a r r y Wal ly! And she h a s proved t h a t she loves h im. I never will say a word if she makes a Catholic of h im."

"She has made a Catholic of m e , " said Robert quietly, and his m o t h e r too crushed to do more t h a n c ry softly afresh.

" I th ink I shall get Honour t o teach me her catechism, also, Bob , " said Mr. Griscom, his quie t h u m o u r peeping out t h r o u g h t h e angu i sh in his face, t h e impr in t of h i s younger son's wrong doing. " Before your mothe r goes t o bless and a s k her forgiveness you go Bob, and tell Honor w h a t we feel t oward he r . Perhaps you can ge t h e r t o come to dine w i th us.

He found Honor j u s t come in f rom he r day 's work. She gree ted h im with still embar r a s smen t and immediately began to remover h e r ha tp ins to hide he r face wi th h e r raised a rms .

"Honor ," said Robert , t r y i n g to speak: lightly, t hough his voice shook, "your complicity is discovered. As they say in me lod rama : ' All is revealed.' "

" Bob, please don' t ta lk about i t . I can ' t answer if you do ," m u r m u r ed Honor.

" I know, dear , " said Rober t . "Mother is overwhelmed wi th r e morse for her t r e a t m e n t of you. She wants to find a way to tell you of he r g ra t i tude , but none of u s ever can. I don ' t suppose I could come nearer to i t t han by tel l ing you. You made me look in to Catholic teaching, and I 'm a Catholic."

" O h , Bob! Oh, B o b ! " cried Honor. She t rembled so t h a t Bob crossed to he r and gent ly pu t h i s a r m around her. She res ted on i t , c rying so hard t h a t Rober t lost h is head.

" H o n o r , Honor, dar l ing, don ' t , don ' t ! " he begged. " I can ' t s t and it, really. Wally told you t h a t he loved you; I never did. B u t he doesn' t love you as I do, m y Honor."

"He couldn't" sobbed Honor. " W h a t " cried Rober t , actual ly

shaking Honor a li t t le in his amazement . "Honor, did you know I loved y o u ? "

"I-I knew it all t he t ime , R o b e r t " whispered Honor , seeking aga in t h e shel ter f rom which Rober t ' s shock had ousted her .

" B u t you love Wal ly !" insis ted Rober t . Honor ' s head shook h a r d in i ts hollow.

"You don' t ? Yes you d o ! I sn ' t t h e sacrifice you made for him pre cisely wha t a woman would do for t h e man she loved ? " Rober t r e -

(ContitnKd at foot of Col. 2)

18 MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1935.

AROUND THE PARISHES SINGAPORE, PENANG, PROVINCE WELLESLEY, MALACCA,

KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, SINGAPORE

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH. Baptisms.

A u g u s t 11th. Gladys Chr i s t ina Rodr igues , born on t h e 15th Ju ly , d a u g h t e r of A r t h u r Rodr igues a n d of Mary Rodr igues . Godp a r e n t s : — F r a n c i s K u a n and F r e -d a y Spyckennan .

* * * * A u g u s t 11th. Celine Phi lome-

n a Nonis , born on t h e 1s t A u g u s t , d a u g h t e r of Ju l i an Nonis and of Wi lhe lmina Nonis . God-pa ren t s : — A d r i a n Especke rman and Joseph ine Nonis .

* • * * A u g u s t 11th. E d i t h Maud

F r o i s , born on t h e 27 th Ju ly , d a u g h t e r of E d w a r d Albe r t s F r o i s a n d of Josephine A u g u s t a F ro i s . God-pa ren t s :—Horace Hendr icks a n d L a u r a Sta . Mar ia .

* * * * Engagement.

T h e engagemen t is announced be tween Mr. P a u l Tan , eldest son of t h e late Mr . Tan Hee Joo a n d Mrs . Tan H e e Joo and Miss Helen Heng, e ldest d a u g h t e r pf Mr . and Mrs . H e n g Chiang Pow.

* * * * Municipal Jobs Depend on Merit.

T h e Pupils of all Catholic Boys ' School t h roughou t Singapore a r e s t rong ly urged t o note t h a t service in t h e Municipal i ty depends on good certificates. I t is essent i a l t o have b o t h t h e jun io r and senior Cambridge certificates, plus t h e London Chamber of Commerce diploma in a t leas t t h r e e ma in subjec ts , viz., Book Keeping, Typew r i t i n g and S h o r t h a n d . T h e r e is keen competi t ion for employm e n t s everywhere and no one should expect preference if qualifications a r e below t h e required s t a n d a r d .

MALACCA.

Obi tua ry . T h e dea th is announced a t

Colombo on t h e 5 th A u g u s t of Mrs . Annie Candappa , beloved m o t h e r of Sebas t i an Candappa of Messrs . S ime Darby & Co., Malacca. The deceased la&y leaves behind 3 sons, one daug h t e r and m a n y g rand children to mourn he r loss. R.I .P.

PENANG

and Riboud and the members of t he family .

T h e wedding will t ake place a t t he end of t h e year .

* * * * HON. MR. C. C. BROWN ON

TOUR.

T h e Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown, Brit i sh Resident of Pahang , accompanied by t h e General Officer Command ing t h e Forces, S.S. and F.M.S. a r e making a t o u r of inspection of the E a s t Coast.

PROVINCE WELLESLEY. Marriage.

Scully—Cornelius. Mr . Jocelyn H. Scully, younges t

son of t h e la te Mr. A. C. Scully and Mrs . Anne Scully, was mar r ied t o Miss Emily Patr ic ia , eldest d a u g h t e r of Mr. P . J . Cornelius, a t t h e Church of St. Anne , nea r Buk i t Mer ta jam, Province Welles-ley, on Augus t 5 th Rev. F a t h e r Michael Seet, Vicar, officiated.

T h e br ide was given a w a y by h e r f a the r . T h e br idesmaids were Miss Virginie Cornelius and Miss Madeleine Long.

M a s t e r J a m e s Pasley, t h e br idegroom's nephew was page boy. Mr. G. Scully was bes tman.

A reception was held a t t h e house of t h e bride 's pa r en t s . The mar r i ed couple la ter left for Sun-gei Pa t an i , Kedah.

KUALA LUMPUR

Church Of The Holy Rosary. Baptism.

A u g u s t 11th.—Philomena Ng, b a r s on t h e 4 th Augus t , d a u g h t e r of Dr. N g Bow H u a h and Regina nee Tan Min Kin.

God-parents Mr. & Mrs Heng Siew Hong.

IPOH

Church of the Holy N a m e of J e s u s Balik Pu lau .

Bap t i sm. Beatr ice Lim Guat Poh born on

t h e 29th July 1935, second daught e r of Franc is L im Chew Kea t and Suzanna Chin N g Nyong.

Baptized on t h e 11th Aug . God P a r e n t : — M a r i a Na tcha -

t h r a m . • * • *

E n g a g e m e n t . T h e engagemen t of Marga re t

Mary , t h e t h i r d d a u g h t e r of Mr. & M r s . J . R. Pe te rson , to Alfred Salvon, Clerk of Works . P.W.D., Kul im, took place on Thur sday . 8 t h Augus t , in t h e presence of .Rev. F a t h e r s Souhai t , D'Souza

A t t he Catholic Action meet ing held af ter mass , collectors were appointed to go round for sub-scriptions, commencing from this month . The par i sh was divided into sections, each to be served by a collector.

Helping t h e Poor. The Secretary gave a shor t re- ;

po r t of the resul t of t h e Society's appeal for relief for t h e poor of t h e par ish. T h e Pres ident expressed g rea t sat isfact ion a t what was achieved so far , and commended the cha r i t y of t h e donors and subscribers . I t was resolved t h a t a monthly mass be said for t h e intent ions of t h e benefactors.

C. A . S. Badges . Badges were dis t r ibuted among

t h e Act ionis ts by t h e Spiritual Director, F a t h e r Fourgs , who said t h a t t h e badges were for tempor a r y use as His Lordship Bishop Devals had in hand a uniform design for all t h e Societies of the Diocese. The badges were to be worn when Act ionis ts a re engaged in service a s members of t h e Catholic Action and a t t h e General Communion each month .

A Member ' s Address . Mr. Toh E e Boon addressed the

Meeting, n a r r a t i n g how bereave- ; ment and pover ty b rough t a pagan i family consist ing of a woman and ! he r son and daugh te r in to the | bosom of Mother Church th rough i t h e boy's education in a Catholic j inst i tut ion. T h e mother , a s taunch | pagan, was af ter m a n y t r ia ls baptised on he r death-bed, and the son has since devoted himself to God's service.

Questions on Doctr ine and Pract ice .

Mr. Ashby, t h e Pres ident , next j brought up for discussion various • questions on Catholic doctrine end practice, and said t h a t it was his intention to make such discussions ano the r fea ture of fu ture meetings of t h e Society. Th is brought an ins t ruct ive and edifying meeting to a close.

S t . F r anc i s Xavier ' s Society. Impressed wi th the impor tance

of t h e St . Franc is Xavier ' s Society, t h e Catholic Action of t h e par i sh of St. Michael, Iooh, under t he direct ion of the i r Spir i tual Directo r , Rev. F a t h e r Fou rgs , and t h e i r energet ic Pres ident , Mr. W. J . B. Ashby, a**e devising ways and means for collecting subscrip-

j t ions f rom par ishioners to t h i s Society in response to His Lord-ships 's s t i r r ing appeal sent out w i th t h e repor t of t he Society for t h e pas t year.

Rev. F a t h e r Fourgs called his par i sh ioners ' a t ten t ion in Church las t Sunday to His Lordship ' s appeal and exhorted all to t ake an act ive pa r t in t he propagat ion of t h e i r holy fai th. He suggested t h e subscript ions to t h e S.F.X.S. be paid in 4 months if t h a t would su i t par ishioners ' convenience and t h a t each family give a min imum subscription of $3.00 for t h e year , equivalent to less t han l c per day. He recalled and s t rongly supported t h e suggest ion of H.E. t h e la te Bishop Barillon t h a t even children should be encouraged to suppor t t h e Society and t h a t mite-boxes be installed in Catholic homes and schools to receive t h e chi ldren 's contr ibut ions.

MR. SHEEHAN TO ACT AS SECRETARY TO RESIDENT.

It is rumoured that Mr. J. J. Sheehan, at present District officer, Kuala Pilah, will act as Secretary to Resident, Selan-gor, next month.

P E R S E V E R A N C E .

Perseverance giveth un to power its activity, unto v i r tue its consummat ion ; it nbur ishe th mer i t ; it media te th reward. I t is t he s i s te r _of pat ience, t h e daughter of ^constancy, t h e companion of

peace, t h e knot of friendship, the bond of unanimi ty , t he bulwark of holiness.—St. Bernard .

* * * * A determined will is half the

bat t le . Heal th and s t rength , ta lents, influence, a re all helpful; but some of t h e g rea tes t successes have been gained by men possessing these in sl ight measure, but whose meag re gifts were supplemented by an unconquerable will.

* * * * ' 'Our Lord t r ies those who a re

generous. He is so often disappointed in our t r u s t t h a t He eagerly seeks for a soul whom He can t ry , and rejoices when He finds one."

FAITH. F a i t h assures u s t h a t t h e r e is

a lways cause for re joicing. Hope gives us a mot ive for a lways re joicing. Char i ty o r love of God is sufficient cause t o keep us always rejocing.

I t would seem t h a t we ough t t o give expression t o t h i s joy of life by c r ea t i ng happ ie r and more joyous works of a r t , l i t e ra ture , pa in t ing , music, d r a m a , t h e express ions of a people 's genius . Is i t not because we h a v e lost p a r t of our Chr i s t i an s avou r t h a t we a re const ra ined t o b o r r o w from a decadent and pagan cont inent the music and t h e a r t t h a t charac ter i se us b e s t ? We a r e r e t u r n i n g to a s t a t e which t he se t h i n g s express and symbolise. W e have not yet gone f a r enough t o produce them as well as t hey a r e produced by those a t t h e nad i r of civilisation..

N. D.

HOLY EUCHARIST: FOOD FOR

THE SOUL

Holy Communion is as necessary for t h e soul as food is for t h e body. If w i thou t food for a length of t ime our body s ickens and dies.

The life of t h e soul is sanctifying grace . This life is kep t up by t h e reception of t h e Holy Euchar i s t . ' 'Except you ea t t h e Flesh of t h e Son of Man and dr ink His Blood you will no t have life in you." ( John VI. , 54.)

W h y do people lapse in to sin and remain in t h a t s t a t e ? Because t h e y fail f requent ly t o nourish t h e i r souls w i th th i s life-giving food. When w e defer our Communions for long in tervals we s t a rve our souls . We should, therefore , receive Communion as often as we can.

W e should receive daily, as did t he early Chr i s t i ans . The i r custom was to communica te a t every Mass. The disposi t ions for a wor thy Communion a re , a r ight intention, the s t a t e of grace , fasting from midn igh t .

Each w o r t h y Communion increases sanc t i fy ing grace in the soul and will add t o i t s glory t h roughou t all e t e rn i ty . Again, each Communion adds t o t h e honour and glory of God in a way t h a t we shall real ise only after dea th .

"The re a re few defects t h a t are not more pardonable t han the means t h a t a r e used to conceal t h e m . "

CYMA t h e Countries.

W A T C H E S and

CHRONOM E T E R S

acknowledged t h e BEST

in all Agent:

RENE ULLMANN,

SINGAPORE-


SUDDEN DEATH OF MGR. CARTON D E WIART

COLLAPSED IN STREET.

London.—Msgr. Maurice Car ton de Wiar t , w h o fell dead an t h e s t ree t recent ly w a s t r e a su re r of the Archdiocese of Wes tmins te r and prominent figure of t h e Catholic Church in England . After he had said Mass a t St . Andrews Hospital, of which he was Adminis t ra tor . Monsignor de Wiar t was on his way to t h e Wes tminst e r Cathedra l .

His Life and Career. Monsignor de Wia r t , who was

born in Belgium, was one of t h r ee noted b ro the r s , two of whom dist inguished themselves in t h e service of Belgium. One of t h e brothers , Count H e n r y de Wiar t , was Belgian P r i m e Minis ter in 1920-21. A n o t h e r b ro ther , Baron Edmund de Wia r t , was Belgian financial delegate t o Grea t Br i ta in dur ing t h e World W a r .

Monsignor de W i a r t s tudied under t h e Jesu i t F a t h e r s in Brus sels and An twerp , b u t since h is ordinat ion in 1895 he lived in England. In 1899, he became secre tary to t h e Bishop of Nor th ampton and 10 y e a r s l a te r was named t r ea su re r of t h e Archdiocese of Wes tmins te r .

Monsignor de W i a r t was a t one t ime a member of t h e Minis t ry of Jus t ice of Belgium and religious secre tary to t h e King . In 1918, he was appointed a special envoy of Belgium and of Cardinal Mer-cier a t t h e golden jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons in Bal t imore.

England, Belgium and F rance decorated Monsignor de W i a r t for services in t h e World War . He was an officer of t h e Order of Leopold and K n i g h t of t h e Order of- t h e Crown (Be lg ium) , and was a recipient of t h e gold medal of t h e Reconnaissance Franca i se and the Belgian Medal, F i r s t Class, for Civilians.

One of t h e executors of t h e will of Cardinal Bourne , Monsignor de Wiar t was a noted au thor i ty on finance.

SPORTS NOTES. (Continued from page 15)

HOLY INNOCENTS ENGLISH SCHOOL.

The Inter—House Volley Ball Competition for Mr. Lim Meng Liang Challenge Cup for 1935 was completed on Tuesday, 6th August, when "Duvelle House," the champion team played a final match against the "Rest" and won by 21—19, 21—16.

At the conclusion of the game the Rev. Fr. M. Koh congratulated the winners and thanked the donor for his presence before calling on him to give away the trophy and medals to the winning team.

A group photograph of the champion team and the school team was taken.

The results of the tournament for 1935 were as follows:—

Duvelle House First. S^lailles House Second. Laurent House Third. Becheras House Fourth.

S.V.C. RIFLE MEETING. A Service Rifle Meeting was held in

Singapore on Saturday and Sunday for S.V.C. members at the Bukit Timah and Farrer ranges.

The Chinese Company won the Company championship with the Eurasian Co. runners up.

Pte E. C. Armstrong (G) and Pte C. N. Jansen were 4th and 5th in the 500 yards Deliberate.

(C.S.M) C. Bateman (G) was 2nd in the 300 yards Rapid with Pte C. N. Jansen 4th.

Pte I. C. Richards (D) was 4th in the 600 yards, Deliberate.

L/Sgt. A Pereira Pte E. F. de Silva and Pte H. S. Pereira were 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Consolation Event.

Lt. C. B. Webb (D) won Match 24 of the Revolver Competition.

Pte E. C. Armstrong (G) was 1st in class C and D aggregate.

AMERICAN SENATOR PROTEST AGAINST

PERSECUTION.

URGES NAZI

Sportsmen may withdraw from German Olympics.

Washington, August 13. — In view of reports of Nazi persecution of J ews and Catholics, Senator Peter Gerry speaking in the Senate suggested, that t h e United States sportsmen should seriously consider the question of America's withdrawal from the Olympic games to be held in Germany in 1936.— Reuter.

AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION.

Robert Sweeny, Oxford University golf "b lue" won t h e open amateur golf t o u r n a m e n t for t h e Gleneagles Silver Tassie . He set up a record for t h e Queen 's Course.

(Continued from page 10) to draw out t h e dis t inguished visitor in t h e way he wanted . Our own experience of repor t ing some time back, ha s left us wi th t h e doleful conviction t h a t a repor te r sometimes does not even have the luck of a j u n k m a n in picking ud just wha t he w a n t s . Yes, it is all in the game, and t h e undaunted reporter m u s t a lways wear a smile tha t never fades away even in the face of d i sappoin tment and be an incorrigible opt imis t who is sanguine of selling a bat t leship to Switzerland.

McNAIR GIRLS' CLUB SPORTS. The McNair Girls' Club held a Sports

meeting last week. Miss E. Marcus won the championship. She was first in the Tennis Ball Race and the 50 yds. Hopping Race; and third in the 100 yards race and the Obstacle Race. With her partner she was runner up in the Thread and Needle Race, and with her sister Miss D. Marcus she won the Left Handed Race.

Miss O. Rodrigues came second in the 80 yards hurdles. Miss K. Shepherdson was runner up in the Hopping Race, and with her partner was also second in the Left Handed Race. Miss Ivy Taye won the ladies' prize in the Visitors' Race. Miss A. Lopez and Miss C. Shelkis won the Thread and Needle event. The former was second in the Sack Race, and Miss M. Gomes came third.

fused to yield himself to t h e happiness t h a t beckoned him.

He waited a moment for Honor 's answer. " I s n ' t it, Honor?" he repeated.

"May be i t i s , " said Honour meekly. "1 don ' t know. But I do know it is j u s t what a woman would do for t h e bro ther of t h e m a n she loved."

"Then wi th a muffled cry of joy Rober t took his happiness in a long k iss on Honor 's Kps.

" Come home wi th me to dinner, a t once, j u s t a s you are ," he said a f t e r the first rap turous moments were past . " T h i n k how glad f a the r will b e ! Dear old dad. Door old dad, wise old dad! He knew when he sent me here to-day; I 'm su re of i t ."

"Of course he did; he always sees ," agreed Honor. " I t doesn' t seem as though the re ever could be t rouble in th is world aga in!"

"There never was any trouble in t h e Griscom failv, except t he lack of Honor?" said Robert, happy enough to jes t , even on t h e t r u t h of Wally's fundamental lack.

And he adoringly set Honor 's h a t on her head the wrong way and put her hatpfn in painftrfiV, ecstatically prepar ing to t ake Honor back forever into his home.

T H E END.

THE LACK OF HONOUR. (Continued from page 17)

in h e r children. Honor had paid her debt for t h e yea rs in which t h e Griscom house had sheltered her, proved, t hough t h e proof was not to be b rough t for th , t h a t though a Catholic girl migh t not be a fit bride for Mrs . Griscom's son, she could be his saviour from u t t e r failure in th i s world, and suicide's worse t h a n failure as to the world to come. ' N

Honor began to seek, a t first confidently, then wi th growing anxiety, a position in which she could earn money. I t was not a year in which positions were m a n y ; days passed without h e r finding one. In t h e meant ime she re t renched in every way t h a t she could and learned a g rea t deal t h a t she had never known of t h e reali t ies of life. Fnally, when these reali t ies th rea tened to become dangerously oppressive, Honor obtained employmen t in a small embroidery shop, where the skill she had learned from the nuns made her welcome as a combined clerk and worker.

Mr. Griscom heard wi th consterna t ion of Honor ' s t ak ing th i s s tep. Wha t could t h e girl have done to compel he r to join t he make th is action necessary? He could not imagine her ex t ravagant , still less exper iment ing wi th new investments w h a t t hen had she done to compel he r t o join t h e r anks of breadwinners and above all why had she not consulted him in whatever she had been doing?

He sought Honor and pu t these quest ions to her .

Honor came over to perch on the a r m of his chai r , hiding his eyes wi th her hands .

"This is so you can ' t see me, Uncle Griscom," she said. " I don't w a n t you to see me and I don't w a n t you to ask quest ions. I 'm not naughty , t ru ly , and I've made a good use of a li t t le money, i t 's a good use, t hough i t ' s a secret now. I 'm going to ge t a big r e tu rn on an inves tment by and by. Please don't ask w h a t i t is, though I know I mus t seem dreadfully ungrateful not t o t ake you into my confidence. J u s t t r u s t me and don ' t worry ."

"Trus t you, m y dear, of course I t r u s t you, in, one sense, bu t I don't t r u s t your business knowledge and I certainly don' t t r u s t o ther people not to t ake advan tage of you," Mr, Griscom had replied, but he had gone away wi thout fu r the r information. Honor had realized how poor she was in act ing a pa r t and had decided upon th i s line of defence agains t Mr. Griscom's invest igat ions . I t was successful, inasmuch as it silenced him.

His repor t had precisely t he opposite effect upon Robert . With t h e knowledge of Wally t h a t equal i ty of ages gives, Robert suspected something of t h e t r u t h . His inquir ies went fa r to confirm his suspicions. He took them to his mother. She received t h e m with an outbu r s t of materna l indignation, but Robert , wai t ing till it was over, compelled he r to admi t t h a t he had considerable ground for dis t rust of Wall ingham.

" J u s t t r y my suggestion, mother , " Robert begged her. "Go to Honor and say to her , as if you knew the whole s t o ry : 'Honor, why did you use your money to slave Wal ly? ' I 'm p re t t y sure you will surpr ise t he t r u t h . "

Pro tes t ing t h a t she would never do as Robert desired, Mrs. Griscom ended by ca r ry ing out th i s prog r a m m e to t h e le t ter .

Honor was so s tar t led by Mrs. Griscom's unexpected visit, after

so long an interval since t h e p re vious one, t h a t she was a ready vic t im of t he ruse .

" W h y did you use y o u r money for Wally, H o n o r ? " Mrs . Griscom said, almost as she entered, and Honor crying out , " H e promised not to te l l !" saw t h a t she was

f t rapped . Af te r th is it was easy for Mr.

Griscom to compel Wally to tell h im t h e details of his second fall. T h e s tory revealed to h is mo the r wha t she had not known; t h a t t h e beloved, handsome Wally had been dishonest before.

" T h i s is the girl whom you t h o u g h t unfit to be Wally 's wife because of he r fai th, mothe r , " Rober t reminded her . " H e r fa i th h a s not t a u g h t h e r to fail in loyalty , self-sacrifice, devotion, magnan i m i t y ! F a t h e r will give t h e money back, bu t who will repay Honor wha t we owe h e r ? "

" I ' l l go and bless he r , beg h e r forgiveness on m y knees, Rober t , " cried Mrs. Griscom, h e r ba r r i e r s completely broken. " If onty s h e will m a r r y Wal ly! And she h a s proved t h a t she loves h im. I never will say a word if she makes a Catholic of h im."

"She has made a Catholic of m e , " said Robert quietly, and his m o t h e r too crushed to do more t h a n c ry softly afresh.

" I th ink I shall get Honour t o teach me her catechism, also, Bob , " said Mr. Griscom, his quie t h u m o u r peeping out t h r o u g h t h e angu i sh in his face, t h e impr in t of h i s younger son's wrong doing. " Before your mothe r goes t o bless and a s k her forgiveness you go Bob, and tell Honor w h a t we feel t oward he r . Perhaps you can ge t h e r t o come to dine w i th us.

He found Honor j u s t come in f rom he r day 's work. She gree ted h im with still embar r a s smen t and immediately began to remover h e r ha tp ins to hide he r face wi th h e r raised a rms .

"Honor ," said Robert , t r y i n g to speak: lightly, t hough his voice shook, "your complicity is discovered. As they say in me lod rama : ' All is revealed.' "

" Bob, please don' t ta lk about i t . I can ' t answer if you do ," m u r m u r ed Honor.

" I know, dear , " said Rober t . "Mother is overwhelmed wi th r e morse for her t r e a t m e n t of you. She wants to find a way to tell you of he r g ra t i tude , but none of u s ever can. I don ' t suppose I could come nearer to i t t han by tel l ing you. You made me look in to Catholic teaching, and I 'm a Catholic."

" O h , Bob! Oh, B o b ! " cried Honor. She t rembled so t h a t Bob crossed to he r and gent ly pu t h i s a r m around her. She res ted on i t , c rying so hard t h a t Rober t lost h is head.

" H o n o r , Honor, dar l ing, don ' t , don ' t ! " he begged. " I can ' t s t and it, really. Wally told you t h a t he loved you; I never did. B u t he doesn' t love you as I do, m y Honor."

"He couldn't" sobbed Honor. " W h a t " cried Rober t , actual ly

shaking Honor a li t t le in his amazement . "Honor, did you know I loved y o u ? "

"I-I knew it all t he t ime , R o b e r t " whispered Honor , seeking aga in t h e shel ter f rom which Rober t ' s shock had ousted her .

" B u t you love Wal ly !" insis ted Rober t . Honor ' s head shook h a r d in i ts hollow.

"You don' t ? Yes you d o ! I sn ' t t h e sacrifice you made for him pre cisely wha t a woman would do for t h e man she loved ? " Rober t r e -

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DISPUTE OVER EDUCATION RIGHTS IS CHIEF OBSTACLE

IN PRESENT SITUATION (By N.C.W.C. News Serv ice) .

New York.—"A change in t h e official a t t i t u d e in Mexico appears possible under Pres ident Cardenas , and indicates t h a t some of t h e rel igious legislation m a y be modified," is s t a t ed in a report j u s t made public by t h e Fore ign Policy Association. The report was wr i t t en by Ear le K. J a m e s , with t h e aid of t h e research staff of t h e Fore ign Policy Associat ion.

' I f t h e Government , a s it pro-, fesses, is not mot ivated by a de-i s ire to ex t i rpa te the Church , and the Church , as it a rgues , is not seeking r e t u r n of t h e exclusive privi leges i t enjoyed under t he old order , i t would seem reasonable / ' t h e r epor t s ta tes , "to suppose t ha t many of t h e res t r ic t ions which a t present incapaci tate t h e Church in t he exercise of i ts rel igious duties could be modified or alleviated"; These res t r ic t ions embrace chiefly! t h e corpora te existence of the Church, i t s r igh t to own propert ies essent ia l t o i t s religious minis t rat ions, t o maintain and t r a in a pr ies thood adequate to i t s needs, to enjoy a free press , and other fundamenta l s commonly associated wi th freedom of conscience and t h o u g h t .

D i spu te on Educat ion . " B u t in m a t t e r s w h e r e t he peri

pher ies of Church and S t a t e activities definitely overlap, as in the education of citizens, it mus t be admi t ted t h a t t he re is l i t t le hope; a t p resen t of effecting a compro-' mise conforming to t h e basic tene ts of t h e Church. Relaxation of t h e severe res t r ic t ions on priva te schools, however, is certainly not unreasonable or impracticable."

"The problem," t h e report cont inues, "is one of reasonable accommodation to local factors, from which t h e Church has drawn much of its s t r e n g t h in o ther countries. T h e Church m a y also find t h a t , while it mus t jus t ly pro tes t aga ins t m a n y economic aspects of t h e Mexican 'socialistic' philosophy, t h i s philosophy has a ims wi th which it may not be in serious d i sag reemen t ; for, as Pope Pius wrote wi th regard to some modern t rends , t h e p rogrammes of socialists 'often s t r ik ingly approach the j u s t demands of Chris t ian social reformers . ! Pe rmanen t rapprochement , it seems, can t ake place only when t h e Government is convinced t h a t Catholics, instead of being still associated wi th react ionary elements , a re a s His Holiness advised in 1926, spending the i r energy 'in t h e in teres t of religion and morals and cul ture , a s well as in the bett e rmen t of economic and social condi t ions/ 9 9

Among considerations which the repor t claims a re shown by analy

s i s to be "of major importance," a re listed in t h e following:

Tha t t h e present Church-State s t ruggle "has been complicated by t h e fact t h a t i t consti tutes a her i -

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tage from colonial d a y s ; " t h a t t h e Church "was long identified with react ionary e lements ; " t ha t " t h e exclusiveness of t h e Catholic Church in Mexico prevented the development of tolerance and liber ty which have been beneficial both to the S ta te and to Catholicism in o ther American na t i ons ; " t ha t " t h e opposition of t h e Church to t h e 1917 Const i tut ion, even though its provisions had not been rigidly enforced, reaffirmed in t he minds of many Mexicans t h e a s sociation of the Church with r e act ionary forces," and tha t , " a s a result , anti-clericalism has gone to ex t r emes . "

Posi t ions on Educat ion. " T h e theoretical positions of t he

State and Church concerning education t h u s appear to be irreconcilable on th ree chief poin ts , " t h e report says , "F i r s t , the S t a t e is definitely moving toward education as a government monopoly; and Sta te monopoly of education has been considered by the Church

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