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SATURDAY, A P R I L 6th 1935.

Priory of White Ladies, Shropshire.

The ruins of a very famous priory of Augustinian nuns, "White Ladies," have been scheduled by the State as an " ancient monument" and will henceforth be in the care of a Government Department. This ancient convent is connected, in its history with the romantic episode of the escape of King Charles the Second after the Battle of Worcester. At that time the house of White Ladies was owned by a Catholic, Mr. Giffard, and the fugitive king lay there for a night; but the next day he was taken to another Catholic house, not far away, Boscobel, and through many hours was in hiding in an oak tree. The ruined chapel at White Ladies was for a long time used as a Catholic burial ground. It is now to be cleared of the ivy which encumbers it, and will be open to the public.

APOSTOLATUS M A R I S ( N E W S SERVICE).

(Special to t h e M.C.L.)

Sea Apostolate Worker Learns Russian to Assist Convert.

In t h e la tes t Repor t issued by the Genoa Apostolato del Mare Branch t h e r e is an account of t h e reception into t h e Church of t h e Russ ian wife of an I ta l ian sailor, t h e regular isa t ion of the i r m a r ­r iage , which had t aken place in Russia , and t h e bapt ism of t he i r t h r e e children. An Engl ish lady who is a member of t h e Genoa A. M. Sefcione Femminile lea rn t Rus­sian, in order to be able to ins t ruc t t h e sai lor 's wife and t o t each h e r I ta l ian, since t h e woman spoke only Russian. A group of Univer­

si ty s tuden t s a t Genoa have organised classes for t h e seamen, sixty-six of whom have enrolled and put in 221 hours s tudy of general and professional subjects in less t h a n t h r e e months . The re a r e two A.M. Clubs in Genoa, mer ­cantile m a r i n e and naval , and His Eminence Cardinal Minoret t i visit­ed t he Clubs recent ly and spoke warmly of t h e splendid work which is being done for seamen a t Genoa and Savona by t h e b ro the r s of t h e St . Vincent de Pau l Society who operate t h e Apostolate del Mare the re .

Eight German Ports Organised for Catholic Seamen.

At H a m b u r g , Bremerhaven and

Ste t t in t h e r e a re now fully-equip­ped Apostolat des Meeres Clubs, wi th P o r t Chaplains a t tached. There a r e Por t Chaplains also a t Bremen, Kiel, Luebeck, Rostock and Danzig who have the assist­ance of lay ship-visitors. There is Hostel accommodation a t t h e Ham­burg, Bremerhaven and S te t t in Clubs. The services given to for­eign seamen in German por t s a re par t icular ly highly organised a s may be judged from the fact t h a t a month ly m a g a z i n e — " T h e Sea­man ' s P o s t " — i s issued for t h e benefit of English-speaking ^sea­men a t Hamburg , t he Headquar­t e r s of t h e German A.M. organisa­tion. German Catholic seamen are being organised on Catholic Actionist l ines: t hey have t h e i r

own month ly magaz ine , " See-mannspos t , " which is c i rculated to all por ts f requented by German sailors.

400 Ports Unprovided with Apostolatus Maris Services.

In a Survey of t h e world posi­tion of Catholic Sea Services j u s t issued by t h e Aposto la tus Mar i s Hdqrs . Admin is t ra t ion , London, i t is es t imated t h a t t h e r e a r e over 400 por t s in which A.M. services a re required. Direct ions and t h e necessary ma te r i a l for es tabl i sh­ing an A.M. Service Cent re , i n Engl ish , F rench , Dutch , German , I ta l ian or Spanish , can be obta ined from t h e AMIC. Office, 39 Eccles-ton Sq. London.

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Fifth Archbishop Of Westminster

Choice Of The Most Rev. Dr. Hinsley Widely Acclaimed

HIS ENGLISH TRAITS. (FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)

The fifth Archbishop of Westminster, Mgr. Arthur Hinsley. His great prede­cessors were Cardinal Wiseman, Cardinal Manning, Cardinal Vaughan and

Cardinal Bourne.

The week now closing (March 30) has been a week b r ing ing in­teres t ing news to t h e Catholics of England and Wales . They had heard t h a t on April t h e F i r s t t he Pope would hold a Consistory a t which he would lilt vacan t bishop­rics, and i t was ant ic ipated t h a t i t would then be known who was t h e Holy F a t h e r ' s choice for t h e new Archbishop of Wes tmin i s t e r as successor to Cardinal Bourne. Suddenly, and unexpectedly, t h e news came over t h e wire in t h e beginning of t h e week t h a t t he Most Rev. Dr. A r t h u r Hinsley, Archbishop of Sardes , had been appointed to t h a t h igh and impor­tant office.

The choice is widely acclaimed. The appointment of Dr. Hinsley ough t t o be a lesson to some of t h e secular newspapers here no t to indulge in ill-judged prophecies or speculations. Almost since Car­dinal Bourne ' s dea th t h e y have been " r u n n i n g " th i s pre la te or t h a t for t h e vacancy. They have prin­ted por t ra i t s , given biographical sketches , and generally "backed t h e i r fancies"—and not one of t h e m t h o u g h t of Archbishop Hins­ley! Now, however, t h a t His Grace 's name has been announced from Rome, they a r e all agreed t h a t t h e choice is in every way an admirable one.

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The Archbishop-elect is a York-s h i r e m a n ; and his elevation to t h e count ry ' s chief diocese i l lus t ra tes once more t h e splendid democracy of t h e Church in choosing a lways her pre la tes by t h e s t anda rd of wor th iness and not by considera­tions of b i r th . F o r Dr . Hinsley comes from humble stock. He was born in a workman ' s co t tage a t Selby, where h i s . f a t h e r followed the calling of a joiner . Day a f t e r day, in early boyhood, h is gaze mus t have rested upon t h e splendid old sp i re of Selby Abbey C h u r c h ; but l i t t le did t h e workman ' s son th ink t h a t a t ime would come when he would be called to receive en­th ronement and homage in a g r e a t Cathedral church no less s ta te ly .

Dr. Hinsley wen t for h is educa­tion a t Ushaw, t h e g rea t Catholic college of t h e Nor th . F r o m t h e r e he wen t out to Rome to continue his s tudies . He proved himself a s tuden t of bri l l iant gif ts , t a k i n g his D.D. degree a t t he Gregorian Universi ty , and also a Diploma of Philosophy. When he r e tu rned to England, more t h a n fo r ty yea r s ago, h e went back t o his old school, Ushaw, as a Professor. His n e x t field of work was in his na t ive country , as head-mas ter of St . Bede's G r a m m a r School a t Brad­

ford. In t h a t town he t a u g h t un­til 1904, when he came South, t o t h e Diocese of Southwark , and be­gan a connection, which lasted for m a n y years , wi th Sur rey . F i r s t of all, for about five yea r s , he look­ed af ter the Catholics a t Sut ton Pa rk , n e a r Guildford, and was also Professor of Sacred Scr ip ture a t t h e diocesan seminary a t W o n e r s h ; and la te r he was made rec tor a t Sydenham, a busy South London par ish .

In 1917 Dr. Hinsley left England for an association wi th foreign p a r t s which has lasted down to t h e present t ime. I t was a dist in­guished and a varied career t h a t opened out before him. Thi r teen years were spent as Rector of t h e English College in Rome, du r ing which t ime he was consecrated, in 1926, a s Bishop of Sebastopol is ; and in 1928 he was appointed Apostolic Visi tor to t h e African Missions in Br i t i sh t e r r i t o ry . Hi s Lordship travelled t housands of miles in t h e Dark Cont inent , facing pr iva t ions and illnesses and mak­ing himself beloved by t h e nat ive Catholics. His impor t an t duties in Africa were continued, in 1930, in a still h igher capacity. In t h a t y e a r h e was created an Archbishop

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" A Btt te th ing is a l i t t le th ing , bu t fai thfulness in l i t t le t h ings is a very g rea t th ing . "

"Bravo , Pa t r ic ia ! But , ^ k i s t now, if you've any p i ty left for a sinner, shu t t h a t blessed ex t rac t book and come along for a game of tennis . I 'm simply pining for a b r ea th of fresh a i r , you know, and goodness knows, i t i sn ' t every day we ' re f ree!"^*~**

"Yes , b u t — " "Now, look here, Pa t , come

along th i s minute a n d wi thout f u r t h e r parley, or I'll have you elected pfcfeafeher, ins tead of pre­fect, of th is e s tab l i shment ! "

"Bu t , Laura , do you forget t h a t your haven ' t done a t e n t h of your exercises y e t ? And you'll ce r t a in ly catch it to-morrow if you don ' t get t hem finished."

' W h a t a perfect p r ig you ' re t u r n i n g out, P a t ! Come along! I'll ge t t h e beastly exercises done l a t e r on, and if I don ' t—well— they ' l l be doubled for me to­m o r r o w — t h a t ' s a l l !"

Realizing t h e fut i l i ty of fur­t h e r a rgument , Pa t r i c i a closed he r desk and rose t o go. To­g e t h e r they left i h e cool, quiet classroom and sought t h e sunli t cour t s , where they spent some joyous hours t h a t day .

Though Pa t r ic ia Nobel and L a u r a Lawless h a d been chums ever since they w e n t t o St . Jo ­seph ' s j u s t five yearsHbefore m y s to ry begins, t h e y w e r e a s dif­f e ren t in chracter a s t h e y were in appearance . Pa t r i c ia , small and ve ry fair , was , though p r e t t y , r a t h e r an insignificant l i t t le person. Laura , tall , dark a n d slim, was t h e belle of t he school so far as beau ty of face and form- was concerned, though h e r flashing dark eyes could hold a good de$& of scorn a t t imes , and h e r full red lips were often curved in a sneer ing smifcg of contempt . She w a s a $#j£d b r e a k e r of w h a t she called " t h e silly, aggrava t ing l i t t le ru les t h a t m a k e a school-girl's life so u t t e r ­ly miserable ." St . Joseph ' s gir ls , for instance, a lways received s t r icf j ^ n j n n c t i o n s when going f rom class-room to refectory, o r f rom refectory to recrea t ion hall, " t o go in ranks and in silence,

please." That l i t t le rule par t i ­cularly ajirjoved Laura , who, if she got nobody else t o ta lk to her a t such t imes, would t a lk aloud to h e r s ^ f in a rebellious way, and w a s never known to go to re-f ec torv or recreation hall wi thout b reak ing ranks by walking: ou t of t h e line, or by racing off before

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t h e o thers . In fact, L a u r a Law­less gave more trouble t o t h e pre­fects t h a n t h e res t of St . Joseph 's gir ls pu t together . A s a resul t of th i s she spent a good q u a r t e r of he r t ime a t school in breaking small ru les and in being scolded, and most of t h e remain ing th ree -four ths of her t ime was occupied in doing punishment exercises for her faul ts .

Pa t r i c ia Nobel, on t h e contrary , was ve ry honourable, and most scrupulous about keeping t h e small­er rules of t h e school. She was a prefect, and often t r i ed t o influ­ence h e r friend, tell ing h e r tha t , if she faithfully did l i t t le th ings well, she would never go far wrong. Such advice a lways b rough t t h e scorn to L a u r a ' s eye and t h e sheer ing curve to h e r lip, and s h e would invariably reply t h a t s h e didn ' t care, even a little bit , so long a s she did really no­th ing bad. Patr ic ia , knowing t h a t " in t h e devil 's hand, l i t t le be­comes m u c h " would mere ly shake h e r head, bu t into h e r h e a r t would creep a nameless . fear for he r incorrigible chum. To mos t of t he^ _ g d r i s _ t h e close fr iendship t h a t exis ted bet-ween P a t and Lau ra was a mys ­te ry , but , as t h e two gir ls came from opposite ends of t h e same town, and had many fr iends in common, the i r in t imacy was hardly t o be wondered a t . B e ­sides, Pa t r ic ia had a very mother ly way wi th he r , and a s Lau ra ' s mothe r was dead, and h e r f a the r too r a p t up in h i s business t o pay much a t t en t ion t o h i s only child, beyond yielding t o her every whim, t h e r e was m u c h pi ty mingled wi th he r affection for t h e cold, proud Laura .

Both P a t and L a u r a we re leav­ing school forever a t t h e end of t h i s t h e i r fifth yea r a t S t . J o ­seph 's . L a u r a was r e t u r n i n g home, nominally to keep house for he r fa ther , bu t in rea l i ty t o have a jolly good t ime . Pa t r ic ia w a s going to s t ay a t home, too, in order t o help h e r f a the r , who was over-worked for w a n t of a secre ta ry in his office. H e r mother , also, would be ve ry glad of he r company in t h e evenings, for Pa t r i c i a was , like L a u r a , a n only child.

A t last , one day in J u n e , P a t ­ricia Nobel and L a u r a Lawless bade adieu to St . Joseph ' s . P a t ­ricia, t hough conscious of a thri l l of del ight a t t h e t h o u g h t of seeing he r loved ones so soon again, shed some ho t t e a r s of real r eg re t on leaving t h e nuns and t h e convent in which she had spent so many hanoy care­free yea rs . Laura , flipnant a s ever, declared t h a t t h a t J u n e day was t h e happiest she h a d known so far. She did not seem t o have a single r eg re t in leaving he r school-davs behind he r . Of course, she had, b y , h e r own wil­ful waywardness , m a d e much misery for herself w h e r e all could have been happv and calm. Bu t even to herself L a u r a would not a d m i t th i s . So t h e two friends embarked on t h e g rea t ocean of life, where so many t r ia ls and crosses awai t even t he rich and beautiful.

Their na t ive town w a s a large and busy one, and a s Patr ic ia plunged into work quickly, and Laura fell immediately in to w h a t she t e rmed " t h e fas t se t of t h e town," they saw very l i t t le of each o the r for qui te a long t ime.

One day, when Pa t r i c i a had been work ing for her f a t h e r for about a year , and when L a u r a was well into h e r "fas t se t , " t h e l a t t e r m e t Pa t r i c i a emerging in a business­like w a y from he r fa the r ' s office.

T h e s igh t of Pa t r i c i a ' s t i red eyes and pale cheeks w r u n g an exclamation from Laura .

"My dea r P a t , " s h e said in con­cerned tones, "you look qu i te washed o u t ! Now look h e r e ! You j u s t come along and spend a couple of weeks wi th m e — a couple of weeks of complete r e s t from work—and you'l l come back a different girl . Besides, I 've been runn ing a bi t of a r ig my­self, and your presence will ac t as a b r ake . "

Pa t r i c i a looked a t he r fr iend half shyly. L a u r a wore such beaut i ful clothes a n d carr ied he r ­self w i t h such an a i r of easy su­per ior i ty t h a t i t w a s difficult t o t h i n k t h a t th is was t h e same gi r l t h a t she , Patr ic ia , h a d a s prefect , lectured so often dur ing t h e i r school-days.

' T h a n k s awfully, Laura , bu t I real ly couldn't g o , " she replied. "You see, I 'm qu i te indispensable t o d a d now. H e couldn ' t t h i n k of do ing wi thou t m e . "

" T h a t ' s all rubb ish , P a t . Of course you'll c o m e ! Leave your f a t h e r t o me and you'll find I'll win h i s consent p r e t t y qu ick ly / '

"Oh , I know he wouldn ' t g r u d g e m e the holiday. In fact , he 'd l ike m e to s lack off work for a while , bu t I rea l ly h a t e leaving him, L a u r a , he h a s such a pile t o d o ! "

L a u r a laughed r a t h e r ha r sh ly . "You dear old Scruple! s h e

exclaimed, "so you do t a k e t h i n g s to h e a r t a s much a s ever ! How­ever, for once I'll h a v e m y way . I'll a s k your dad t h i s ve ry even­ing if you can come to me, and I don' t believe he'll r e fu se ! "

T h e resul t w a s t h a t , ve ry shor t ly af ter , P a t w e n t to Violet Lodge, t h e p r e t t y suburban house of M r . Lawless, fo r a few weeks a t leas t .

A s Pa t r ic ia soon discovered, " r u n n i n g a bit of a r i g " was a n exceedingly mild expression t o describe t h e life L a u r a had been leading for t he p a s t year . T h e girl w a s living in a perfect whir l of exci tement , r u n n i n g in t h a t mad r ace for p leasure and thri l l , a s so m a n v young people a r e do­ing nowadays , bu t i t is a race t h a t often heads t o des t ruc t ion of soul and body.

On t h e Sa tu rday morn ing a f te r Pa t r i c i a joined L a u r a a t Violet Lodge t h e l a t t e r came to P a t r i ­cia w h o was in h e r room.

" I say , Pa t , you'l l come to t h e big dance in t h e Town Hail to-nicrht, of c o u r s e ? "

" D a n c e ? T o - n i g h t ? " P a t r i ­cia paused in t h e a c t of ad jus t ing a da in ty lace modesty-ves t .

" O h Laura , I 'm so sorry, bu t I never miss Holy Communion on a Sunday morn ing ."

"Bunkum, P a t ! " L a u r a said shor t ly . "Surely you can deviate from t h e beaten t r a c k for once! Come, make an exception of t o ­mor row morning a n d don ' t spoil s p o r t ! "

Pa t r i c i a smiled, b u t she point­ed s teadi ly to t h e badge on t h e lapel of h e r coat, which proclaim­ed h e r to be a Handma id of t h e Blessed Sacrament .

" I don ' t wan t t o spoil spor t , dea r , " she said gent ly . "Go t o the dance wi thout me to-night

and enjoy yourself. I should deeply r eg re t hav ing gone to­morrow when t h e dance would be all over ."

"Bu t I can ' t go and leave you all a lone!"

"Oh, you needn ' t s t and on ceremony wi th me, L a u r a . Be­sides, I shall amuse myself quite well while you ' re away . "

L a u r a shrugged her slim shoulders a s she t u r n e d away, knowing full well t h a t a n y t h i n g she could say would leave Pa t r i ­cia unmoved.

Tha t day passed a s pleasantly as t h e preceding days had gone, and t h e evening was a busy one for t h e two fr iends. Pat r ic ia went to Confession a s ear ly as possible so a s to be back in t ime to help L a u r a to p repare for the dance. When a t las t t h e young lady's toi le t te was complete, P a t ­ricia a lmost clapped h e r hands with delight a t t h e resul t of thei r uni ted efforts.

L a u r a bent and kissed h e r with more w a r m t h t h a n one would have t h o u g h t he r capable of.

"You dear little innocent ," she said l ightly, "one would th ink you h a d never been t o a dance yourself you m a k e such a fuss of m e ! Well, goodbye. I 'm sorry you a r en ' t coming, but , of course, i t ' s you r own choice!"

Nex t morn ing Pa t r i c i a arose fairly ear ly t o go to Mass and Holy Communion, expect ing to find L a u r a downs ta i r s when she came in, but , to h e r surpr ise , t he re was no sign of h e r friend on he r r e t u r n . She took break­fas t alone, a s Mr. Lawless was spending t h e week-end w i th some friends, and t h e n quickly moun t ­ed t h e s t a i r s and tapped l ightly on L a u r a ' s bedroom door. On receiving no answer she knocked again, and ye t again, and finally entered t h e room.

" L a u r a ! " she exclaimed, "do get up quickly! I t ' s all hours , and you'll be la te for Mass . "

Still no answer , and L a u r a ' s face was tu rned to t h e wall.

In desperat ion Pa t r i c i a laid her h a n d on t h e gir l ' s shoulder.

"Laura , Laura , do you h e a r ? " Lau ra j e rked he r shoulder im­pat ient ly from under Pa t r i c ia ' s hand, and tu rned once so as to lie on h e r back..

"Good heavens, P a t , w h a t a row you ' re m a k i n g ! You began to m a k e a din j u s t a s I w a s t r y -ing to sleep a g a i n ! "

"But , m y dea r gi r l , you'll be late if you don ' t g e t up i m m e ­dia te ly!" P a t expostula ted des ­perately.

" F o r M a s s ? " L a u r a drawled coolly. "Oh, I don ' t suppose I'll go. I 'm jaded ."

P a t ' s expressive eyes filled with horror , t h e s igh t of which b rought a fa int flush to L a u r a ' s t i red cheek.

She opened he r m o u t h t o speak, but before she could a r t i cu la te a

word L a u r a cut in s h a r p l y : " F o r heaven 's sake don' t t a lk t o me , P a t ! Leave me alone, and above all don ' t yield to you r p r each ing propensi ty j u s t now, because i t ' s fu t i le!"

Feel ing s t u n g and miserable , while a dozen different feelings s t ruggled for m a s t e r y in h e r hear t , Pa t r i c i a s tumbled blindly from t h e room.

"My God," she mut t e r ed , on reaching t h e shel ter of h e r own apa r tmen t .

"My God, ha s she indeed gone so f a r ? "

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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935. 3

On Wags from Albion (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

The Nat ional P i lgr image to Rome.

Now t h a t it is definitely known tha t t h e canonization of Blessed John F i s h e r and Blessed Thomas More is to t ake place on May 19, a r r a n g e m e n t s have been completed for t h e Nat ional Pilgri­mage which will go from England for t h a t g r e a t ceremony. W h e t h e r the Archbishop-elect of Wes tmin­s ter will by t h e n have been en­throned h a s not been officially s ta ted, so t h a t a t present all t h a t can be said is t h a t His Grace Arch­bishop of Cardiff, a s t h e senior Archbishop of t h e Hie ra rchy , will lead t h e pi lgr image, accompanied by many of t h e o the r Archbishops and Bishops. The pi lgr ims from Great Br i ta in , who m a y be expect­ed to r u n in to many hundreds , will spend some days in t h e E te rna l City a p a r t from t h e t ime needed to ass is t a t t h e canonization function.

I t is in t e res t ing to record in con­nection w i t h t h e ra is ing of Blessed Thomas More t o t h e Church ' s al­t a r s , t h a t a meet ing h a s j u s t t aken place of Catholic Members of Pa r ­l iament to consider a proposal for a memorial to ihe_great_Chancellor wi th in t h e precincts of the%Palace of Wes tmins te r , as t h e Houses of Pa r l i amen t and the i r subsidiary buildings a r e called. Sir Thomas More was a t one t ime Speaker of t he House of Commons, a fact which makes i t appropr ia te t h a t some memoria l of h i m shall be set up wi th in " the Par l i ament build-in ors.

One Woman ' s Work.

Could t h e r e be a more typical " unconsidered trifle" t h a n an old, discarded, empty j a m j a r ? Who would look upon it a s an asse t to­wards t h e work of building a m i g h t y Catholic Ca thedra l? Who? Why, Mrs . Brown, of Liverpool! This zealous lady, who lives in a poor p a r t of t h e city, set to work, over a period of very many months , t o collect and sell old j a m j a r s . H e r energy enabled he r t o ge t 100,000 of t h e m ; these she has sold, and t h e resul t is someth ing like £200 for t h e Cathedra l build­ing fund. T h u s one poor working woman h a s by he r own efforts done more for t h e erection of t h e g r e a t Cathedral a t Liverpool t h a n m a n y weal thy persons have done by their cheque books. Mrs . Brown is to be one of those benefactors honoured in t h e Golden Book of the new Cathedra l .

* * * * I re land ' s Oldest Bishop.

In I r ish circles here—and in London especially t h e r e a r e thou­sands of I r i sh Cathol ics—there is deep r e g r e t a t t he news t h a t t h e Bishop of Cloyne, Dr . Robert Browne, has died in his n ine ty-first year . His Lordship was t h e oldest Bishop in Ireland and had ruled t h e diocese for more t han forty yea r s . Af te r t h e dea th of Archbishop Redwood, of Welling­ton, New Zealand, it was suggested tha t in all likelihood t h e Bishop of Cloyne had been longer in t h e ser­vice of t h e Church, as pr ies t and Bishop, t h a n any o the r pre la te in the Catholic World. Dr. Red­wood's was of course a unique record, which is not likely ever t o be surpassed, for he had been nearly seventy yea r s a pr ies t and upwards of s ix ty yea r s a Bishop.

T h e Bishop of Leeds .

At t h e moment of wr i t ing and pos t ing these lines, t h e Bishop of Leeds, Dr. Cowgill, is lying seri­ously ill a f ter undergoing an operat ion. The Bishop's illness has a l ready been ment ioned in these notes , bu t it was only two days ago t h a t t h e operat ion took place. I t had been feared by t h e surgeons t h a t i t migh t be found t h a t H i s Lordsh ip was suffering from some mal ignant g rowth , bu t t h e operat ion h a s revealed t h a t th is is not t h e case. A t presen t t he anx ie ty is a s to w h e t h e r Dr . Cowgill, who is in his seventy-s ix th year , will survive t he shock. The latest news is t h a t his s t r e n g t h is being main ta ined .

ous, wi th many more y e a r s , i t m a y be hoped, before him in which to ca r ry on the t rad i t ions of t h e dio­cese. His career , as will have been seen, has given him experience of educational work, parochial cares , admin is t ra t ive labour both in t h e home and the foreign miss ionary field. In his younger days t h e new Archbishop was a grea t cr icketer , and many an anecdote m i g h t be related of his prowess in t h a t con­nection. His Grace will receive an enthus ias t ic welcome wrhen he a r ­r ives to t ake possession of h is See.

T H E MOTHER O F L O V E . A book of poems by Rev. F a t h e r

J . Machado Lourenco of t h e Por tu ­guese Mission, Malacca.

Our readers will pe rhaps love to know t h a t Rev. F a t h e r J . Machado Lourenco, of t h e Por tuguese Mis­sion, Malacca, has recent ly pub­lished a book of poems on t h e life

T H E G R E A T L O U R D E S TRIDUUM.

T h e Holy F a t h e r P ius XI , in an apostolic l e t t e r to Bishop Gerlier, calls t he 'Ca tho l i c s of t h e whole world t o par t ic ipa te in t h e Tridtram a t Lourdes m a r k i n g t he close of t h e Holy Yea r of t h e Redemption.

Nigh t and day, from 4 p .m. on Tuesday, Apri l 25th t o 4 p .m. on Sunday, April 28th , m a s s e s will be celebrated a t t h e Gro t to of Lourdes w i t h o u t in te r rupt ion by bishops and p r i e s t s from all na t ions .

T h e Bishop of Lourdes wr i t es t o all t h e Bishops of t h e World, a sk ing them to a r r ange in the i r dioceses special devotion in unison wi th those a t Lourdes in order to b r ing t oge the r t h e catholic world for t h e most powerful supplication t h a t can be raised t o Heaven . We cannot doubt t h a t t h e Catholics of Malaya will answer such a moving appeal.

Le t t hem therefore , du r ing t h e t r i duum a t Lourdes , offer mas se s and holy communions for t h e in ten t ions of t h e Holy F a t h e r .

ON SUNDAY. A P R I L 28th , IN A L L T H E P R I N C I P A L C H U R C H E S O F T H E DIOCESE T H E B L E S S E D S A C R A M E N T W I L L B E E X P O S E D F O R ADORATION. T H R O U G H O U T T H E DAY A N D A SOLEMN B E N E D I C T I O N IN T H E A F T E R N O O N W I T H " M I S E R E R E " A N D " T E D E U M " W I L L MARK T H E E N D OF T H E HOLY YEAR.

Le t t he fai thful r emember to p r a y for t h e in ten t ions se t fo r th by t h e Holy F a t h e r when he extended t he jubliee to the whole world namely :—

L ibe r ty for t h e Church and peace of t h e world. Grea te r development of t h e miss ions . R e t u r n of all dissidents to t h e one single fold of Chr is t . Defeat and repentance of all t h e enemies of God and of His Church .

T H E KING'S J U B I L E E .

Service of Thanksgiv ing to be held in all t h e Churches of t h e Diocese.

On t h e occasion of t h e Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King George V, on Monday, May 6th , t h e r e will be in all t h e churches of t h e diocese a solemn Benediction of t he Blessed Sacrament wi th a " Te Deum " of Thanksgiv ing .

As a r r a n g e m e n t s for t h e celebration a r e not uniform and vary in each place, i t is left to t he Pa r i sh Pr ies t to fix t h e t ime for t h e service in accord wi th the local au thor i t ies and to inform t h e fai thful in due course-

The faithful a r e reminded of the i r du ty to a t t end t h i s service as a token of g ra t i t ude for t h e friendly and impar t ia l a t t i t ude of t he King towards His Catholic subjects a n d to beseech God's blessings upon t h e Royal Family and t h e Whole Bri t ish E m p i r e .

t A. DEVALS, Bishop of Malacca-

F I F T H ARCHBISHOP O F WESTMINSTER.

(Contd: from page 1.)

and made Apostolic Delegate to Africa. A serious illness, due to having contracted malar ia , m a d e His Grace 's hea l th a m a t t e r of anxie ty , and he was recalled to Rome, where he was appointed, last year , a Canon of St . Pe te r ' s .

Such, in outl ine is t h e s tory of the dis t inguished prela te who will shor t ly be with us here in England as fifth Archbishop of Wes tmins ­ter . Al though seventy yea r s of age, H i s Grace is active and vigor-

of Our Lady. The a u t h o r ha s realized indeed an ideal which will del ight every reader of t h e book. No t only t h e Gospels bu t also respectable t rad i t ions have been carefully s tudied by Rev. F a t h e r Lourenco so t h a t his book, a p a r t from i ts poetical value, is really a complete life of Our Lady .

The most exquis i te inspira t ion is t hus blended wi th t h e mos t ac­cura te historical information.

We a re real ly sor ry a t be ing unable to t r ans l a t e a few of F r . Lourenco's poems. Our r eade r s

(Contd: a t foot of col. 4.)

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TO A B A B E .

(By P . P . J . Especke rman—

Teluk A n s o n ) .

O sweet, lovely babe, All for innocence,

And we before t h e e s tand, Blushing for ou r s ins .

T h y fea tures clear Mke to a m i r r o r a re ,

Atef ou r sullied souls In t h e m reflected a re .

Thy t iny lips, so sweet , Are a lways smil ing seen,

And look as t hough wi th thee, The cherubs smile froih Heav 'n .

Thou seemst to babble now and then ,

The sins of t h e m before t h e e ; Bu t t hey ashamed, in'Tfruth,

P re t end they do not know thee .

0 for sKame, for wicked soul! s h a m e !

You say t ha t baby speaks to you, When well enough you unders tand

W h a t simple baby says of you.

And for you feign, and feign so well,

Tru thfu l baby weeps and says , "Repentence is by you denied,

And clouds o 'ercas t your d a y s ! "

Happy infant , f ree from care, Like t o the Babe of Bethlehem,

Innocence, the sea t of Peace, Teach thou meekly t h a t to t h e m !

(The poem appears in Volume VII I of T h e Poets ' L ib ra ry , an an tho­logy of verses published in London.)

could t h e n apprec ia t e for them­selves t h e dep th of though t in page 28, candid simplicity in page 49 w h e r e t h e little co t tage of N a z a r e t h is so nicely depicted, g lowing and im­petuous pa thos of t h e pages which cons t i tu te the book's fifth pa r t " £ & t e r Dolorosa." F a t h e r Lou­renco is t o be s incerely congratu­lated on h is achievement .

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" A Btt te th ing is a l i t t le th ing , bu t fai thfulness in l i t t le t h ings is a very g rea t th ing . "

"Bravo , Pa t r ic ia ! But , ^ k i s t now, if you've any p i ty left for a sinner, shu t t h a t blessed ex t rac t book and come along for a game of tennis . I 'm simply pining for a b r ea th of fresh a i r , you know, and goodness knows, i t i sn ' t every day we ' re f ree!"^*~**

"Yes , b u t — " "Now, look here, Pa t , come

along th i s minute a n d wi thout f u r t h e r parley, or I'll have you elected pfcfeafeher, ins tead of pre­fect, of th is e s tab l i shment ! "

"Bu t , Laura , do you forget t h a t your haven ' t done a t e n t h of your exercises y e t ? And you'll ce r t a in ly catch it to-morrow if you don ' t get t hem finished."

' W h a t a perfect p r ig you ' re t u r n i n g out, P a t ! Come along! I'll ge t t h e beastly exercises done l a t e r on, and if I don ' t—well— they ' l l be doubled for me to­m o r r o w — t h a t ' s a l l !"

Realizing t h e fut i l i ty of fur­t h e r a rgument , Pa t r i c i a closed he r desk and rose t o go. To­g e t h e r they left i h e cool, quiet classroom and sought t h e sunli t cour t s , where they spent some joyous hours t h a t day .

Though Pa t r ic ia Nobel and L a u r a Lawless h a d been chums ever since they w e n t t o St . Jo ­seph ' s j u s t five yearsHbefore m y s to ry begins, t h e y w e r e a s dif­f e ren t in chracter a s t h e y were in appearance . Pa t r i c ia , small and ve ry fair , was , though p r e t t y , r a t h e r an insignificant l i t t le person. Laura , tall , dark a n d slim, was t h e belle of t he school so far as beau ty of face and form- was concerned, though h e r flashing dark eyes could hold a good de$& of scorn a t t imes , and h e r full red lips were often curved in a sneer ing smifcg of contempt . She w a s a $#j£d b r e a k e r of w h a t she called " t h e silly, aggrava t ing l i t t le ru les t h a t m a k e a school-girl's life so u t t e r ­ly miserable ." St . Joseph ' s gir ls , for instance, a lways received s t r icf j ^ n j n n c t i o n s when going f rom class-room to refectory, o r f rom refectory to recrea t ion hall, " t o go in ranks and in silence,

please." That l i t t le rule par t i ­cularly ajirjoved Laura , who, if she got nobody else t o ta lk to her a t such t imes, would t a lk aloud to h e r s ^ f in a rebellious way, and w a s never known to go to re-f ec torv or recreation hall wi thout b reak ing ranks by walking: ou t of t h e line, or by racing off before

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t h e o thers . In fact, L a u r a Law­less gave more trouble t o t h e pre­fects t h a n t h e res t of St . Joseph 's gir ls pu t together . A s a resul t of th i s she spent a good q u a r t e r of he r t ime a t school in breaking small ru les and in being scolded, and most of t h e remain ing th ree -four ths of her t ime was occupied in doing punishment exercises for her faul ts .

Pa t r i c ia Nobel, on t h e contrary , was ve ry honourable, and most scrupulous about keeping t h e small­er rules of t h e school. She was a prefect, and often t r i ed t o influ­ence h e r friend, tell ing h e r tha t , if she faithfully did l i t t le th ings well, she would never go far wrong. Such advice a lways b rough t t h e scorn to L a u r a ' s eye and t h e sheer ing curve to h e r lip, and s h e would invariably reply t h a t s h e didn ' t care, even a little bit , so long a s she did really no­th ing bad. Patr ic ia , knowing t h a t " in t h e devil 's hand, l i t t le be­comes m u c h " would mere ly shake h e r head, bu t into h e r h e a r t would creep a nameless . fear for he r incorrigible chum. To mos t of t he^ _ g d r i s _ t h e close fr iendship t h a t exis ted bet-ween P a t and Lau ra was a mys ­te ry , but , as t h e two gir ls came from opposite ends of t h e same town, and had many fr iends in common, the i r in t imacy was hardly t o be wondered a t . B e ­sides, Pa t r ic ia had a very mother ly way wi th he r , and a s Lau ra ' s mothe r was dead, and h e r f a the r too r a p t up in h i s business t o pay much a t t en t ion t o h i s only child, beyond yielding t o her every whim, t h e r e was m u c h pi ty mingled wi th he r affection for t h e cold, proud Laura .

Both P a t and L a u r a we re leav­ing school forever a t t h e end of t h i s t h e i r fifth yea r a t S t . J o ­seph 's . L a u r a was r e t u r n i n g home, nominally to keep house for he r fa ther , bu t in rea l i ty t o have a jolly good t ime . Pa t r ic ia w a s going to s t ay a t home, too, in order t o help h e r f a the r , who was over-worked for w a n t of a secre ta ry in his office. H e r mother , also, would be ve ry glad of he r company in t h e evenings, for Pa t r i c i a was , like L a u r a , a n only child.

A t last , one day in J u n e , P a t ­ricia Nobel and L a u r a Lawless bade adieu to St . Joseph ' s . P a t ­ricia, t hough conscious of a thri l l of del ight a t t h e t h o u g h t of seeing he r loved ones so soon again, shed some ho t t e a r s of real r eg re t on leaving t h e nuns and t h e convent in which she had spent so many hanoy care­free yea rs . Laura , flipnant a s ever, declared t h a t t h a t J u n e day was t h e happiest she h a d known so far. She did not seem t o have a single r eg re t in leaving he r school-davs behind he r . Of course, she had, b y , h e r own wil­ful waywardness , m a d e much misery for herself w h e r e all could have been happv and calm. Bu t even to herself L a u r a would not a d m i t th i s . So t h e two friends embarked on t h e g rea t ocean of life, where so many t r ia ls and crosses awai t even t he rich and beautiful.

Their na t ive town w a s a large and busy one, and a s Patr ic ia plunged into work quickly, and Laura fell immediately in to w h a t she t e rmed " t h e fas t se t of t h e town," they saw very l i t t le of each o the r for qui te a long t ime.

One day, when Pa t r i c i a had been work ing for her f a t h e r for about a year , and when L a u r a was well into h e r "fas t se t , " t h e l a t t e r m e t Pa t r i c i a emerging in a business­like w a y from he r fa the r ' s office.

T h e s igh t of Pa t r i c i a ' s t i red eyes and pale cheeks w r u n g an exclamation from Laura .

"My dea r P a t , " s h e said in con­cerned tones, "you look qu i te washed o u t ! Now look h e r e ! You j u s t come along and spend a couple of weeks wi th m e — a couple of weeks of complete r e s t from work—and you'l l come back a different girl . Besides, I 've been runn ing a bi t of a r ig my­self, and your presence will ac t as a b r ake . "

Pa t r i c i a looked a t he r fr iend half shyly. L a u r a wore such beaut i ful clothes a n d carr ied he r ­self w i t h such an a i r of easy su­per ior i ty t h a t i t w a s difficult t o t h i n k t h a t th is was t h e same gi r l t h a t she , Patr ic ia , h a d a s prefect , lectured so often dur ing t h e i r school-days.

' T h a n k s awfully, Laura , bu t I real ly couldn't g o , " she replied. "You see, I 'm qu i te indispensable t o d a d now. H e couldn ' t t h i n k of do ing wi thou t m e . "

" T h a t ' s all rubb ish , P a t . Of course you'll c o m e ! Leave your f a t h e r t o me and you'll find I'll win h i s consent p r e t t y qu ick ly / '

"Oh , I know he wouldn ' t g r u d g e m e the holiday. In fact , he 'd l ike m e to s lack off work for a while , bu t I rea l ly h a t e leaving him, L a u r a , he h a s such a pile t o d o ! "

L a u r a laughed r a t h e r ha r sh ly . "You dear old Scruple! s h e

exclaimed, "so you do t a k e t h i n g s to h e a r t a s much a s ever ! How­ever, for once I'll h a v e m y way . I'll a s k your dad t h i s ve ry even­ing if you can come to me, and I don' t believe he'll r e fu se ! "

T h e resul t w a s t h a t , ve ry shor t ly af ter , P a t w e n t to Violet Lodge, t h e p r e t t y suburban house of M r . Lawless, fo r a few weeks a t leas t .

A s Pa t r ic ia soon discovered, " r u n n i n g a bit of a r i g " was a n exceedingly mild expression t o describe t h e life L a u r a had been leading for t he p a s t year . T h e girl w a s living in a perfect whir l of exci tement , r u n n i n g in t h a t mad r ace for p leasure and thri l l , a s so m a n v young people a r e do­ing nowadays , bu t i t is a race t h a t often heads t o des t ruc t ion of soul and body.

On t h e Sa tu rday morn ing a f te r Pa t r i c i a joined L a u r a a t Violet Lodge t h e l a t t e r came to P a t r i ­cia w h o was in h e r room.

" I say , Pa t , you'l l come to t h e big dance in t h e Town Hail to-nicrht, of c o u r s e ? "

" D a n c e ? T o - n i g h t ? " P a t r i ­cia paused in t h e a c t of ad jus t ing a da in ty lace modesty-ves t .

" O h Laura , I 'm so sorry, bu t I never miss Holy Communion on a Sunday morn ing ."

"Bunkum, P a t ! " L a u r a said shor t ly . "Surely you can deviate from t h e beaten t r a c k for once! Come, make an exception of t o ­mor row morning a n d don ' t spoil s p o r t ! "

Pa t r i c i a smiled, b u t she point­ed s teadi ly to t h e badge on t h e lapel of h e r coat, which proclaim­ed h e r to be a Handma id of t h e Blessed Sacrament .

" I don ' t wan t t o spoil spor t , dea r , " she said gent ly . "Go t o the dance wi thout me to-night

and enjoy yourself. I should deeply r eg re t hav ing gone to­morrow when t h e dance would be all over ."

"Bu t I can ' t go and leave you all a lone!"

"Oh, you needn ' t s t and on ceremony wi th me, L a u r a . Be­sides, I shall amuse myself quite well while you ' re away . "

L a u r a shrugged her slim shoulders a s she t u r n e d away, knowing full well t h a t a n y t h i n g she could say would leave Pa t r i ­cia unmoved.

Tha t day passed a s pleasantly as t h e preceding days had gone, and t h e evening was a busy one for t h e two fr iends. Pat r ic ia went to Confession a s ear ly as possible so a s to be back in t ime to help L a u r a to p repare for the dance. When a t las t t h e young lady's toi le t te was complete, P a t ­ricia a lmost clapped h e r hands with delight a t t h e resul t of thei r uni ted efforts.

L a u r a bent and kissed h e r with more w a r m t h t h a n one would have t h o u g h t he r capable of.

"You dear little innocent ," she said l ightly, "one would th ink you h a d never been t o a dance yourself you m a k e such a fuss of m e ! Well, goodbye. I 'm sorry you a r en ' t coming, but , of course, i t ' s you r own choice!"

Nex t morn ing Pa t r i c i a arose fairly ear ly t o go to Mass and Holy Communion, expect ing to find L a u r a downs ta i r s when she came in, but , to h e r surpr ise , t he re was no sign of h e r friend on he r r e t u r n . She took break­fas t alone, a s Mr. Lawless was spending t h e week-end w i th some friends, and t h e n quickly moun t ­ed t h e s t a i r s and tapped l ightly on L a u r a ' s bedroom door. On receiving no answer she knocked again, and ye t again, and finally entered t h e room.

" L a u r a ! " she exclaimed, "do get up quickly! I t ' s all hours , and you'll be la te for Mass . "

Still no answer , and L a u r a ' s face was tu rned to t h e wall.

In desperat ion Pa t r i c i a laid her h a n d on t h e gir l ' s shoulder.

"Laura , Laura , do you h e a r ? " Lau ra j e rked he r shoulder im­pat ient ly from under Pa t r i c ia ' s hand, and tu rned once so as to lie on h e r back..

"Good heavens, P a t , w h a t a row you ' re m a k i n g ! You began to m a k e a din j u s t a s I w a s t r y -ing to sleep a g a i n ! "

"But , m y dea r gi r l , you'll be late if you don ' t g e t up i m m e ­dia te ly!" P a t expostula ted des ­perately.

" F o r M a s s ? " L a u r a drawled coolly. "Oh, I don ' t suppose I'll go. I 'm jaded . "

P a t ' s expressive eyes filled with horror , t h e s igh t of which b rought a fa int flush to L a u r a ' s t i red cheek.

She opened he r m o u t h t o speak, but before she could a r t i cu la te a

word L a u r a cut in s h a r p l y : " F o r heaven 's sake don' t t a lk t o me , P a t ! Leave me alone, and above all don ' t yield to you r p r each ing propensi ty j u s t now, because i t ' s fu t i le!"

Feel ing s t u n g and miserable , while a dozen different feelings s t ruggled for m a s t e r y in h e r hear t , Pa t r i c i a s tumbled blindly from t h e room.

"My God," she mut t e r ed , on reaching t h e shel ter of h e r own apa r tmen t .

"My God, ha s she indeed gone so f a r ? "

(Contd: on page 5.)

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935. 3

On Wags from Albion (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

The Nat ional P i lgr image to Rome.

Now t h a t it is definitely known tha t t h e canonization of Blessed John F i s h e r and Blessed Thomas More is to t ake place on May 19, a r r a n g e m e n t s have been completed for t h e Nat ional Pilgri­mage which will go from England for t h a t g r e a t ceremony. W h e t h e r the Archbishop-elect of Wes tmin­s ter will by t h e n have been en­throned h a s not been officially s ta ted, so t h a t a t present all t h a t can be said is t h a t His Grace Arch­bishop of Cardiff, a s t h e senior Archbishop of t h e Hie ra rchy , will lead t h e pi lgr image, accompanied by many of t h e o the r Archbishops and Bishops. The pi lgr ims from Great Br i ta in , who m a y be expect­ed to r u n in to many hundreds , will spend some days in t h e E te rna l City a p a r t from t h e t ime needed to ass is t a t t h e canonization function.

I t is in t e res t ing to record in con­nection w i t h t h e ra is ing of Blessed Thomas More t o t h e Church ' s al­t a r s , t h a t a meet ing h a s j u s t t aken place of Catholic Members of Pa r ­l iament to consider a proposal for a memorial to ihe_great_Chancellor wi th in t h e precincts of the%Palace of Wes tmins te r , as t h e Houses of Pa r l i amen t and the i r subsidiary buildings a r e called. Sir Thomas More was a t one t ime Speaker of t he House of Commons, a fact which makes i t appropr ia te t h a t some memoria l of h i m shall be set up wi th in " the Par l i ament build-in ors.

One Woman ' s Work.

Could t h e r e be a more typical " unconsidered trifle" t h a n an old, discarded, empty j a m j a r ? Who would look upon it a s an asse t to­wards t h e work of building a m i g h t y Catholic Ca thedra l? Who? Why, Mrs . Brown, of Liverpool! This zealous lady, who lives in a poor p a r t of t h e city, set to work, over a period of very many months , t o collect and sell old j a m j a r s . H e r energy enabled he r t o ge t 100,000 of t h e m ; these she has sold, and t h e resul t is someth ing like £200 for t h e Cathedra l build­ing fund. T h u s one poor working woman h a s by he r own efforts done more for t h e erection of t h e g r e a t Cathedral a t Liverpool t h a n m a n y weal thy persons have done by their cheque books. Mrs . Brown is to be one of those benefactors honoured in t h e Golden Book of the new Cathedra l .

* * * * I re land ' s Oldest Bishop.

In I r ish circles here—and in London especially t h e r e a r e thou­sands of I r i sh Cathol ics—there is deep r e g r e t a t t he news t h a t t h e Bishop of Cloyne, Dr . Robert Browne, has died in his n ine ty-first year . His Lordship was t h e oldest Bishop in Ireland and had ruled t h e diocese for more t han forty yea r s . Af te r t h e dea th of Archbishop Redwood, of Welling­ton, New Zealand, it was suggested tha t in all likelihood t h e Bishop of Cloyne had been longer in t h e ser­vice of t h e Church, as pr ies t and Bishop, t h a n any o the r pre la te in the Catholic World. Dr. Red­wood's was of course a unique record, which is not likely ever t o be surpassed, for he had been nearly seventy yea r s a pr ies t and upwards of s ix ty yea r s a Bishop.

T h e Bishop of Leeds .

At t h e moment of wr i t ing and pos t ing these lines, t h e Bishop of Leeds, Dr. Cowgill, is lying seri­ously ill a f ter undergoing an operat ion. The Bishop's illness has a l ready been ment ioned in these notes , bu t it was only two days ago t h a t t h e operat ion took place. I t had been feared by t h e surgeons t h a t i t migh t be found t h a t H i s Lordsh ip was suffering from some mal ignant g rowth , bu t t h e operat ion h a s revealed t h a t th is is not t h e case. A t presen t t he anx ie ty is a s to w h e t h e r Dr . Cowgill, who is in his seventy-s ix th year , will survive t he shock. The latest news is t h a t his s t r e n g t h is being main ta ined .

ous, wi th many more y e a r s , i t m a y be hoped, before him in which to ca r ry on the t rad i t ions of t h e dio­cese. His career , as will have been seen, has given him experience of educational work, parochial cares , admin is t ra t ive labour both in t h e home and the foreign miss ionary field. In his younger days t h e new Archbishop was a grea t cr icketer , and many an anecdote m i g h t be related of his prowess in t h a t con­nection. His Grace will receive an enthus ias t ic welcome wrhen he a r ­r ives to t ake possession of h is See.

T H E MOTHER O F L O V E . A book of poems by Rev. F a t h e r

J . Machado Lourenco of t h e Por tu ­guese Mission, Malacca.

Our readers will pe rhaps love to know t h a t Rev. F a t h e r J . Machado Lourenco, of t h e Por tuguese Mis­sion, Malacca, has recent ly pub­lished a book of poems on t h e life

T H E G R E A T L O U R D E S TRIDUUM.

T h e Holy F a t h e r P ius XI , in an apostolic l e t t e r to Bishop Gerlier, calls t he 'Ca tho l i c s of t h e whole world t o par t ic ipa te in t h e Tridtram a t Lourdes m a r k i n g t he close of t h e Holy Yea r of t h e Redemption.

Nigh t and day, from 4 p .m. on Tuesday, Apri l 25th t o 4 p .m. on Sunday, April 28th , m a s s e s will be celebrated a t t h e Gro t to of Lourdes w i t h o u t in te r rupt ion by bishops and p r i e s t s from all na t ions .

T h e Bishop of Lourdes wr i t es t o all t h e Bishops of t h e World, a sk ing them to a r r ange in the i r dioceses special devotion in unison wi th those a t Lourdes in order to b r ing t oge the r t h e catholic world for t h e most powerful supplication t h a t can be raised t o Heaven . We cannot doubt t h a t t h e Catholics of Malaya will answer such a moving appeal.

Le t t hem therefore , du r ing t h e t r i duum a t Lourdes , offer mas se s and holy communions for t h e in ten t ions of t h e Holy F a t h e r .

ON SUNDAY. A P R I L 28th , IN A L L T H E P R I N C I P A L C H U R C H E S O F T H E DIOCESE T H E B L E S S E D S A C R A M E N T W I L L B E E X P O S E D F O R ADORATION. T H R O U G H O U T T H E DAY A N D A SOLEMN B E N E D I C T I O N IN T H E A F T E R N O O N W I T H " M I S E R E R E " A N D " T E D E U M " W I L L MARK T H E E N D OF T H E HOLY YEAR.

Le t t he fai thful r emember to p r a y for t h e in ten t ions se t fo r th by t h e Holy F a t h e r when he extended t he jubliee to the whole world namely :—

L i be r t y for t h e Church and peace of t h e world. Grea te r development of t h e miss ions . R e t u r n of all dissidents to t h e one single fold of Chr is t . Defeat and repentance of all t h e enemies of God and of His Church .

T H E KING'S J U B I L E E .

Service of Thanksgiv ing to be held in all t h e Churches of t h e Diocese.

On t h e occasion of t h e Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King George V, on Monday, May 6th , t h e r e will be in all t h e churches of t h e diocese a solemn Benediction of t he Blessed Sacrament wi th a " Te Deum " of Thanksgiv ing .

As a r r a n g e m e n t s for t h e celebration a r e not uniform and vary in each place, i t is left to t he Pa r i sh Pr ies t to fix t h e t ime for t h e service in accord wi th the local au thor i t ies and to inform t h e fai thful in due course-

The faithful a r e reminded of the i r du ty to a t t end t h i s service as a token of g ra t i t ude for t h e friendly and impar t ia l a t t i t ude of t he King towards His Catholic subjects a n d to beseech God's blessings upon t h e Royal Family and t h e Whole Bri t ish E m p i r e .

t A. DEVALS, Bishop of Malacca-

F I F T H ARCHBISHOP O F WESTMINSTER.

(Contd: from page 1.)

and made Apostolic Delegate to Africa. A serious illness, due to having contracted malar ia , m a d e His Grace 's hea l th a m a t t e r of anxie ty , and he was recalled to Rome, where he was appointed, last year , a Canon of St . Pe te r ' s .

Such, in outl ine is t h e s tory of the dis t inguished prela te who will shor t ly be with us here in England as fifth Archbishop of Wes tmins ­ter . Al though seventy yea r s of age, H i s Grace is active and vigor-

of Our Lady. The a u t h o r ha s realized indeed an ideal which will del ight every reader of t h e book. No t only t h e Gospels bu t also respectable t rad i t ions have been carefully s tudied by Rev. F a t h e r Lourenco so t h a t his book, a p a r t from i ts poetical value, is really a complete life of Our Lady .

The most exquis i te inspira t ion is t hus blended wi th t h e mos t ac­cura te historical information.

We a re real ly sor ry a t be ing unable to t r ans l a t e a few of F r . Lourenco's poems. Our r eade r s

(Contd: a t foot of col. 4.)

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TO A B A B E .

(By P . P . J . Especke rman—

Teluk A n s o n ) .

O sweet, lovely babe, All for innocence,

And we before t h e e s tand, Blushing for ou r s ins .

T h y fea tures clear Mke to a m i r r o r a re ,

Atef ou r sullied souls In t h e m reflected a re .

Thy t iny lips, so sweet , Are a lways smil ing seen,

And look as t hough wi th thee, The cherubs smile froih Heav 'n .

Thou seemst to babble now and then ,

The sins of t h e m before t h e e ; Bu t t hey ashamed, in'Tfruth,

P re t end they do not know thee .

0 for sKame, for wicked soul! s h a m e !

You say t ha t baby speaks to you, When well enough you unders tand

W h a t simple baby says of you.

And for you feign, and feign so well,

Tru thfu l baby weeps and says , "Repentence is by you denied,

And clouds o 'ercas t your d a y s ! "

Happy infant , f ree from care, Like t o the Babe of Bethlehem,

Innocence, the sea t of Peace, Teach thou meekly t h a t to t h e m !

(The poem appears in Volume VII I of T h e Poets ' L ib ra ry , an an tho­logy of verses published in London.)

could t h e n apprec ia t e for them­selves t h e dep th of though t in page 28, candid simplicity in page 49 w h e r e t h e little co t tage of N a z a r e t h is so nicely depicted, g lowing and im­petuous pa thos of t h e pages which cons t i tu te the book's fifth pa r t " £ & t e r Dolorosa." F a t h e r Lou­renco is t o be s incerely congratu­lated on h is achievement .

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935.

Y o u n g Peop le ' s P a g e A Cruel Noble is Cured in A Strange

Way. ( B y Cletus J. Koubek)

The pruel , insolent lips of Cuni-b e r t 'cur led into a self-satisfied smile a s he eyed h i s fa ther , P e r t a r i t , Duke of Benevento, and t h e tetter's guest , John , Bishop of I t a l y , across t h e d inner table in t h e Duke 's palace in t h e yea r 678. .Members of t h e Duke ' s cour t were also present .

Cuniber t had j u s t finished de­ta i l ing for t h e supposed enjoyment of h i s l is teners a n atrocious ac t of injust ice of which he w a s gui l ty . H i s position as t h e Duke 's son gave h i m a power which he somet imes abused as he had on t h e occasion h e described. None could touch h im, none dared. He was t h e Pr ince Cunibert , responsible only t o h i s f a t h e r and then ve ry loosely.

Now he sa t t h e r e a m o m e n t in silence watch ing t h e react ion on t h e faces of h i s f a t h e r and t h e Bishop. The Duke 's face gave no indication of his feelings, bu t t h e Bishop 's sen t iments could easily be discerned from t h e change t h a t h a d come over h i s countenence as the* Pr inces s to ry had progressed. A dull, angry red crept over his f ea tu res , h is eyes flashed in scorn and disdain. H e leaned forward across t h e table and pointed an accusing finger a t t h e Pr ince .

" F o r t h a t ac t of unjus t ice ," h e said coldly and slowly, " y o u de­serve to be punished. A prince, t h e son of a powerful Duke, and y e t you abuse your power, abuse t h e r i gh t s t h a t a re y o u r s ! And w h y ? Because you can h ide jbe -h ind t h e safety of y o u r position. A n y other man would p a y heavily for wha t you have done, bu t you— you a re t h e Pr ince Cuniber t and sc you act wi th impuni ty . F o r shame, C u n i b e r t ! "

A s t h e Bishop continued his re ­buke , t h e smile faded from t h e lips of t h e Pr ince and his self-satisfied a i r fled. H e cas t an apprehens ive look a t t h e Duke, t h e n gave h im­self over t o a furious w r a t h t o h e a r himself t h u s publicly crit ici­zed before t h e d inner gues t s .

H e a rose f rom t h e tab ie iand walked to John ' s place, h i s face a s r ed in ange r as t h e Bishop 's was in disapproval.

" Be good enough to mind your m a n n e r s , my good Bishop," he snar led. " I asked not y o u r opini­on of w h a t I have done. I told you and stopped the re . Your cr i t ic isms a re unwanted and come w i t h bad grace. I hope you learn how to conduct yourself different­ly ."

The Bishop, however , said, not a word, and the reupon Cuniber t s talked out of t h e room in indigna­t ion and bu rn ing r e sen tmen t . He w e n t directly to his palace a p a r t ­m e n t s and the re brooded over t h e rebuke he had so openly received. A n d the more he t h o u g h t upon i t , t h e g rea te r became his fury .

Then into his mind t h e r e crept t h e idea of revenge. Revenge? Yes , t h a t was i t . He would even m a t t e r s with the in ter fer ing Bishop if he had to pay for i t wi th h i s life. But w h a t scheme could he devise? Something t h a t would achieve his purpose, his craf ty mind suggested, bu t would not cause t he finger of guil t t o be pointed a t h im. H e t h o u g h t for some t ime.

" I h a v e i t . " h e exclaimed a t las t . H e pulled a cord and one of h i s s e rvan t s answered the call.

" To-morrow," h e directed, " t ake t h a t saddle-horse of mine t h a t no one dared to r ide, and presen t t h e devil t o t h e Bishop, John of Ber­g a m o w i t h a l e t t e r I shall give you ."

The s e rvan t bowed his head and wondered a t t h e reason for t h i s s t r ange " g e n e r o s i t y . " The horse w a s in t r u t h a ver i tab le devil. He was unmanageab le and had a l ready killed o r maimed several men who h a d a t t e m p t e d t o r ide h im. Cal­l ing h i m a saddle-horee was h ighly compl imentary , bu t some­w h a t u n t r u t h f u l . N o one h a d ever ridden t h e beas t more t h a n t e n feet .

Cuniber t now s a t down and penned a note t o t h e Bishop. I t r a n as follows:

" Your L o r d s h i p : Accept m y humble apologies for m y unman­nerly conduct of yes te rday . Your censure , I now see, was well deserved. In token of m y appreciat ion of your fa ther ly in te res t in m e and in t h e hope t h a t I m a y be honoured t o re ta in your f r iendship and considera­tion, I send wi th t h i s l e t t e r a favour i te saddle-horse of mine. This gift, which you m a y find useful on occasion, I beg you to accept.

C U N I B E R T . " Accordingly, t h e nex t day t h e

saddle-horse was delivered to t h e Bishop John . H e r ead t h e le t ter , expressed himself as touched wi th i t s contents a n d noted wi th a p ­proval t h e beautiful horse sen t h im a s a gif t , a s i t w a s led away by one of t h e palace s tablemen.

I t w a s a few days la ter . One of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Bishop 's household hu r r i ed t o t h e palace s tables . J o h n h a d decided t o leave Pav ia and had de te rmined to ride t h e saddle-lV>rse given h i m by Cuniber t i n s t e a d of m a k i n g u s e of t h e usual coach.

"Saddle t h e ho r se for t h e Bishop a n d m a k e r e a d y t h e r e s t of t h e a n i m a l s , " d i rected t h e Bishop 's s e rvan t . "Hi s Lordsh ip is leaving P a v i a d i rect ly ."

W i t h o u t wa i t i ng t o see t h e con­s te rna t ion t h a t came over t h e faces of t h e s tablemen, w h o were ser­van t s of Cuniber t , when th i s news was b r o u g h t t h e m , he hur r ied back to t h e palace.

" I t is m u r d e r , " whispered one of t he men . " A n exper t rider dare no t r ide t h e horse . I shud­der to t h i n k of w h a t will befall t h e Bishop ."

B u t be ing se rvan t s of Cuniber t and h a v i n g felt his fury on o the r occasions, t h e cowards held t h e i r tongues . They t h r e w a saddle over t h e vicious animal and care­fully led h im ou t into t h e court­yard .

Some t ime l a t e r t h e Bishop ap­peared, clothed for t h e road and followed by h i s re t inue . He walked over t o whe re t h e horse stood p a w i n g t h e ground impat i ­ently, and laid a gent ly , caress ing hand upon t h e an imals mane.

"A beaut iful ho r se , " h e com­mented , as he cas t an appra i s ing eye over the animal . Then he tu rned to his fel lows:

" Well, let us proceed." Wi th t h a t he placed one foot

in t h e s t i r rup and soon was mounted. In the meant ime , Cuni-ber t ' s se rvants had wi thdrawn to places of safety, t h e y expected t h a t any minu te the Bishop would be th rown to the ground and t rampled under t h e horse 's hoofs.

But nothing of t he sort h a p ­pened. John aga in pat ted h i s moun t ' s head and the c rea tu re stood quie t and answered every touch of t h e bridle.

The servants were aghas t . W h a t had come over t he an imal? Cuniber t , too, had seen wha t had t r ansp i red from an upsta i rs win­dow of t h e palace. Overcome a t t h e s igh t he hur r i ed t o t h e cour tya rd and t h r e w himself on h is knees before t h e Bishop as he s a t upon t h e horse .

" Forg ive me, John , forgive m e . " And he told t h e Bishop what h e

had done. John only smiled.

" I do freely forgive you, m y son," h e said. " B u t forget not t h e lesson you h a v e been t a u g h t . "

John was elected to t he see of Be rgamo in 656, because of h i s l ea rn ing and holiness, he set h im­self t o t he t a sk of r idding h is diocese of the r e m n a n t s of Ar i -an ism and was h ighly successful in th i s task . He died peacefully in 690.

GOLDEN ^ G R A I N S .

" Has t e makes was te , and was te m a k e s w a n t " *

" Undutiful children make wretch­ed p a r e n t s "

" Servants will no t be diligent w h e r e the mis t ress is negli­g e n t "

"Silence was never wr i t t en down" " E a t i n g and d r ink ing should not

keep men f rom t h i n k i n g " " Woman ' s work is never done " " U s e not to-day w h a t t h e mor ­

row may w a n t " " To h i m t h a t is ready all is w e l l " " They never fail who die in a

g r e a t cause " " T h e y a r e never alone t ha t a r e

accompanied wi th n o b l e t h o u g h t s "

" Though t is deeper than speech " " B e t t e r to slip w i t h the foot t h a n

t h e tongue " " Th ink today and speak morrow " " Good education is t h e founda­

t ion of happiness " " Depend not on For tune , b u t

C o n d u c t " " Save while you m a y for age and

w a n t " "Deserve success, and you shall

command i t " " Be slow to promise , quick +o

pe r fo rm " " Rebel not aga ins t the dictates of

reason " " A flow of words is no proof of

wisdom "

(Contd: f rom Col. 4.)

The Bishop of Belley had an idea t h a t St . F ranc i s ' familiari ty w i th h is inferiors would make t h e m despise him, and remarked so t o him on one occasion.

"Coarse famil iar i ty m i g h t " an­swered St. Franc is , "bu t love will win love in r e tu rn , and respect al­ways follows love."

Then he went on to say t h a t a l though our se rvan t s mus t be directed, because t h e y were for t h e purpose of helping us, yet we m u s t never forget t h a t t hey were God's children and our b ro the r s .

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A S A I N T S AMIABILITY.

St. F ranc i s de Sales was so hum­ble a sa int t h a t i t is impossible to tell any anecdote of h im wi thout i l lus t ra t ing t h e sweetness of his character , which w a s gent leness itself. He w a s especially kind to his servants , so m u c h so t h a t he obeyed his valet abou t t h e hours of going to bed, e a t i n g a n d dress­ing, and he would h u r r y t h rough his work a t n igh t so t h a t his ser­van t migh t go to r e s t .

One morn ing t h e Sa in t awoke very early, a n d forebore t o w a k e his man , who w a s exceedingly angry when he got u p a n d found his m a s t e r dressed and a t work. The valet r emons t r a t ed . "I a m old enough t o dress myself, am I n o t ? " asked the holy Bishop.

"You migh t have called m e ! " answered t h e se rvan t .

"Oh, you were sleeping so sweet­ly I had not the h e a r t ! " replied t he Saint .

Cont : a t foot of Col. 3.)

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935.

COMPLETE SHORT STORY g r a p h i c s t o r y o f r e l e a s e o f

(Continued from page 2.) MISSIONARY CAPTURED BY REDS.

To miss Mass—Sunday Mass— why it was incredible of one who had received such t ra in ing a s Lr.ura! Pa t r i c i a ' s t h o u g h t s flew t o t he yea r s she h a d spent a t St . Joseph 's . How careless Laura had a lways been about he r minor faults , he r venial s i n s ! How lit t le she used to t h i n k of small ac ts of disobedience, for instance, of pet ty lies, of wilful dis t ract ion a t p r a y e r s ! Of course, t h e nuns h a d often, in t he i r lectures , explained to the gir ls t h a t venial sins a r e inevitable, so inevitable t h a t even the sa in t s could no t entirely avoid them, but t h a t a t t h e same t ime, each one should shun even venial sins a s much as possible, because "a little negligence in correct ing venial fau l t s is sufficient for t h e devil to m a k e us fall into grevious sin."

Pa t r ic ia remembered , too, t h e fear for L a u r a ' s spir i tual welfare t h a t often chilled h e r in days gone by, t h o u g h she had always r e ­assured herself by reflecting t h a t Laura , in spi te of her apparen t indifference, m i g h t t u r n out a s conscientious as anyone else.

Now, Pa t r i c i a knew t h a t h e r wors t fears were realized. She felt, too, t h a t t h i s was not L a u r a ' s first t i m e o m m i t t i n g to be p resen t a t the Holy Sacrifice on Sunday. Dur ing he r first weeks a t home she probably got used to being a bi t la te for he r obligation Mass , and then she m u s t have gradual ly grown more hardened and careless until to neglect Mass a l toge the r was no bo the r to her . P u t t i n g on h e r h a t and coat again Pa t r ic ia hur r ied out to h e a r t h e la te Mass for her e r r i n g friend. On leaving t h e Church she r e tu rned to Violet Lodge in a roundabout way, and ar r ived t h e r e to find Lau ra a t her b reakfas t .

For t h e sake of an ex t r a h o u r in bed L a u r a Lawless had sold h e r immor ta l sou l !

All t h a t day t h e r e was a decided coolness be tween t h e chums . E a c h gir l s t rove not to notice t h e s t r a in in t h e m a n n e r of t h e o ther , but , a s evening advanced, t h e breach widened. A t about e igh t o'clock L a u r a suddenly r emem­bered a n appo in tmen t she h a d wi th a gen t l eman friend of h e r ' s since t h e previous Sunday which was, by t h e way , t h e day before t h a t on which she invited Pa t r i c i a to Violet Lodge. The gent leman, Carol B r e n t by name, was to t a k e Laura on t h e pillion of h i s motor -bicycle to t h e house of a m u t u a l friend, w h e r e a br idge-par ty w a s to be held. L a u r a had promised to join B r e n t a t 8.30 on Sunday n igh t , a t t h e cross-roads below Violet Lodge. A g h a s t a t h a v i n g t o choose be tween miss ing t h e b r idge-par ty and le t t ing Pa t r i c i a down, a s it were , for t h e second t ime. L a u r a groaned. She appro ­ached Pa t r i c i a and told he r of h e r pl ight . Somehow the affair seem­ed to b reak t h e ice between t h e fr iends. Pa t r i c i a laughed when she saw L a u r a ' s expression of d ismay.

"The b rakes a r e pulling you u p too quickly, L a u r a ! " she said, still l augh ing . "All th i s r eminds me of coming swiftly down a s teep hill on a push-bike, and , in t r y i n g to slacken speed, you j e rk t h e b rakes and come toppling ou t over t h e h a n d l e b a r s ! But ser i ­ously. L a u r a , don ' t th ink of

breaking your appoin tment for my sake, on ly—" here P a t hesi t ­ated, then looked Laura square ly in t he face and blurted o u t : "Only I'm glad it isn ' t ano the r Sa tu r ­day night affair."

Laura ' s eyes drooped before the deep reproach in P a t ' s , and a flush cr imsoned he r cheek. How was it, she wondered, t h a t fascinating a s some of he r fr iends were, indulgent as was h e r fa ther , nobody held a larger place in he r hea r t than t h i s plucky l i t t le chum of hers . Then a shor t violent bat t le took place in L a u r a ' s soul between her sorrowing gua rd i an Angel and t h e devil who, only t ha t morning, had been so t r iumphant .

Meanwhile P a t ' s hear t th robbed with hope t h a t now, a t last , Laura would repent he r wan ton neglect of Holy Mass. Oh, if only she could ge t Lau ra to go on he r knees and m a k e an act of con­tr i t ion before going ou t ! If only she could ge t he r to promise t h a t she would go to Confession as soon as possible, and t h a t never , never again would she culpably miss Sunday M a s s !

Then L a u r a ' s face changed, for the devil was dropping insidious whisperings in he r ear . W h a t was P a t t h a t S H E should in ter ­fere in w h a t Laura considered he pr ivate affairs? W h a t h a r m , was the re in miss ing Mass w h e n she was so deadly t i r ed? In fact , even if she wrere foolish enough to d rag herself out of bed w h e n P a t called h e r she 'd probably be dis t racted t h e whole t i m e d u r i n g Mass. P s h a w ! She w a s per­fectly r igh t not to g o !

The devil 's power over L a u r a Lawless had been acquired g r a ­dually and was the re fore ve ry s t rong. When a t last s h e ra ised her face to Pa t r i c ia ' s t h e r e w a s no sign of hes i ta t ion in h e r cold glance, and when she spoke h e r voice did no t waver, " p l e a s e remember , Pa t r i c i a , " s h e said coldly, " t h a t i t is no th ing w h a t ­ever to you if I never h e a r d Mass aga in . " Ve ry probably L a u r a did not mean m u c h by say ing th i s , she merely wanted to let P a t see t h a t no in te i fe rence would be brooked f rom her . Never the less , Pa t ' s face b 'anched and he r lips quivered. T h e idea oc^ - r red to her t h a t we often make r ? s h and random s t a t e m e n t s t h a t fore­shadow f u t u r e events in a n a larming way . Looking back, years a f te rwards , on t h a t Sunday evening, L a u r a ' s words "if I never heard Mass aga in" sounded like a challenge to Providence— a challenge t h a t was t a k e n up.

A little l a t e r Laura depar ted , and a t about 10 o'clock P a t went to bed. H e r bedroom was to t h e front of t h e house while t h e maid, t h e only o the r occupant of Violet Lodge a t t h e moment , s lept a t t h e back.

A t daybreak on the following morning t h e morning of a glorious July day, violent knocking a t t h e front door awakened Patr ic ia . She dressed hast i ly and descended to open t h e door, followed by the maid, who also had been roused. A ghast ly pan t ing young man stood, outside the door. His head was bare and his clothes were covered wi th dust .

(Contd : on col. 3.)

Peiping.—Lumen Service has received a most in teres t ing com­munication from F a t h e r Freder ick A. McGuire, CM. , of Sinfeng, Kiangsi , giving fu r the r details of the recent release of F a t h e r Cypri­an Bravo, Spanish Dominican of the Foochow Vicariate , who was captured by Communis ts more t h a n a year ago. We quote first from the le t ter which accompanies t h e s t i r r ing account F a t h e r McGuire sent for publication.

" Fo r t he pas t th ree weeks we have had a catechist out searching for F a t h e r Bravo. There has also been a man from Kanchow looking for some t race of him. The rea­son for t h i s taction "was t h a t a r umor had come to us t h a t t h e r e was a foreigner, pr isoner among t h e Reds in t h e Yutu distr ict . . . To our joy and amazement F a t h e r Bravo himself came into the mis ­sion late in t h e afternoon. (Feb . 2 7 ) . Immediately we got some food into him and then he bathed, shaved, and dressed in some of our clothes. You cannot imagine w h a t a pitiful s ight he was. W e

"Is—Mr. Lawles s—at—home , " he managed to get out a t las t .

"No. He ' s away for t h e week­end," Pat r ic ia replied, mak ing a a despera te effort to control h e r ­self. Then seeing t h a t some­th ing really dreadful had happen­ed she burs t o u t : " In God's n a m e tell me w h a t ' s w r o n g ! H a s some­t h i n g happened to L a u r a ? Oh, tell m e ! "

" L a u r a is dead, ' ' t h e m a n said in leaden tones . "There ' s been an accident ," h e continued w i t h difficulty. " I 'm Carol B ren t . L a u r a and I s t a r t ed for home about two hour s ago. Someth ing went wrong wi th the bike, I lost control of her , and we c rashed into a stone wal l ." He licked h is lips. Evident ly t h e m a n w a s suffering t o r t u r e s . " I came off l ight ly," he continued again a f t e r a pause, "and though I was t e r r i ­fied as I disengaged myself for fear t h a t L a u r a was h u r t , I w a s sure t h a t she would not be badly injured. To m y undying ho r ro r I found her d e a d ; a t least I felt sure she was dead. I was d is ­t rac ted and scarcely knew w h a t I was doing. I managed to a rouse a couple of neighbours who went , one for t he pr ies t and ano ther for the doctor. The doctor a r r ived first and said t h a t dea th m u s t have been almost ins tan taneous . Then the pr ies t came, but , of course, it was too la te . "

" A n d — t h e — t h e — c o r p s e ? " T h e words forced themselves f rom between Pa t r ic ia ' s lips, as she leaned faintily agains t the j a m b of the door.

" I t will be brought up he re directly. I came to break t h e news to her fa ther , th ink ing he was here. Good God! W h a t will he say when he h e a r s ? "

Short ly a f t e r Laura ' s corpse was borne into t he house—Laura who had depar ted bu t a few hours before in ail the radiance of her youth and beauty.

* * * * Years af te r Patr icia , looking

back on the t ragedy, and t r u s t i n g in God t ha t Laura , even a t t he last moment , had expressed heart-felt contri t ion for her sins, would m u r m u r to herself: " H e t h a t contemneth small t h ings shall fall by little and l i t t le ," and "we know not the day nor t h e hour."

had a picture t aken by a photo­g r a p h e r before h e changed and a s soon as it is r eady I will forward it on to you. . . F a t h e r Bravo was actually r e l eased - by the Reds . They were be ing hardpressed by the Cantonese soldiers. . . The Red leader gave F a t h e r Bravo five dollars and a pass to t ake h im safely t h rough Red t e r r i to ry . . . F a t h e r Bravo tells us' t h a t a t one t ime F a t h e r Anselmo, C M . , (I tal ian Vincent ian captured on Chr i s tmas Eve , 1933) , was w i th Reds only 20 li from his pr ison. T h a t was m a n y m o n t h s ago. H e fears ' tha t F a t h e r Anse lmo w a s killed. . . This m o r n i n g F a t h e r Bravo celebrated Mass , h is first in th i r t een m o n t h s . . . "

F a t h e r McGuire 's description of F a t h e r Bravo 's re lease and a mos t remarkable exper ience he h a d while in capt iv i ty now follows-:

" Yes te rday a f te rnoon at 4 p .m. F a t h e r Cypr ian Bravo , O.P., a captive for t h i r t e e n m o n t h s a m o n g t h e Chinese Communis t s , walked into t h i s mission, w h e r e t h e Reds once made t h e i r h e a d q u a r t e r s . His clothes in r a g s , wi thou t s tock­ings and wi th badly worn t enn is shoes on his swollen feet, he w a s a pitiful s ight . However , a f t e r a ba th and a shave it was mani fes t t h a t he had wi ths tood t h e h a r d ­ships and sufferings of t h a t capt i ­v i ty r e m a r k a b l y well. He alone can and will tell t h e full s tory of h i s capt ivi ty . A t p resen t h e i s determined to r e s t he re until he is r id of some of t h e pa ins and aches contracted d u r i n g his t rave ls . "

" I t was on t h e 25th of January , 1934, t h a t F a t h e r Bravo was t aken capt ive in Shahs ien , Fukien. On t h e first day of March, 1934, he was imprisoned in Juikin , KiangsL When the Reds fled from Ju ik in with t h e advance of t he Nanking t roops , F a t h e r Bravo was forced to march to Yu tu . He has been in t he Yutu d is t r ic t unti l the t ime of his release. The Red leaders, according to F a t h e r Bravo, believe in and prac t ice spir i t ism. F o r t h e pas t four m o n t h s these spi r i t s invoked by t h e Reds have made the i r words audible t o F a t h e r Bravo. The Red leaders consulted wi th the sp i r i t s t h r o u g h a ' m e d i u m ' concerning t h e fa te of the i r captive. The spir i t s . . . replied t h a t he should not be killed because his dea th would only fur­t h e r t h e cause of t h e Church in China. Then t h e spi r i t quoted t h e words of Ter tu l l i an : ' The blood of m a r t y r s is t h e seed of Chris t i ­ans . ' F a t h e r Bravo assures us t ha t a g r ea t peace came into his soul a f te r t h i s experience, for he was assured t h a t if dea th was h i s port ion it would be t h e death of a m a r t y r . These experiences alone would make a mos t in teres t ­ing na r ra t ive bu t when combined with t h e whole th i r t een mon ths * s tory, they will m a k e a thr i l l ing tale. F a t h e r Bravo p remises to wri te t he whole s to ry as soon a s he is able. [ L u m e n ] ,

Shanghai Mission T r e a t s Million Sick Persons Annual ly .—Each year free medical t r e a t m e n t is adminis­tered to over a million poor Chin­ese by Catholic miss ionary pr ies ts and Sis ters on t h e Shangha i Mis­sion. The vas t ma jo r i ty of these afflicted people have the i r first ex­perience of Chr i s t i an char i ty in t h e clean dress ingrooms of these free dispensaries . Many a sincere con­ver t has come out of these s ta t ions . (Lumen-* China-Light Tu

MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935.

Y o u n g Peop le ' s P a g e A Cruel Noble is Cured in A Strange

Way. ( B y Cletus J. Koubek)

The pruel , insolent lips of Cuni-b e r t 'cur led into a self-satisfied smile a s he eyed h i s fa ther , P e r t a r i t , Duke of Benevento, and t h e tetter's guest , John , Bishop of I t a l y , across t h e d inner table in t h e Duke 's palace in t h e yea r 678. .Members of t h e Duke ' s cour t were also present .

Cuniber t had j u s t finished de­ta i l ing for t h e supposed enjoyment of h i s l is teners a n atrocious ac t of injust ice of which he w a s gui l ty . H i s position as t h e Duke 's son gave h i m a power which he somet imes abused as he had on t h e occasion h e described. None could touch h im, none dared. He was t h e Pr ince Cunibert , responsible only t o h i s f a t h e r and then ve ry loosely.

Now he sa t t h e r e a m o m e n t in silence watch ing t h e react ion on t h e faces of h i s f a t h e r and t h e Bishop. The Duke 's face gave no indication of his feelings, bu t t h e Bishop 's sen t iments could easily be discerned from t h e change t h a t h a d come over h i s countenence as the* Pr inces s to ry had progressed. A dull, angry red crept over his f ea tu res , h is eyes flashed in scorn and disdain. H e leaned forward across t h e table and pointed an accusing finger a t t h e Pr ince .

" F o r t h a t ac t of unjus t ice ," h e said coldly and slowly, " y o u de­serve to be punished. A prince, t h e son of a powerful Duke, and y e t you abuse your power, abuse t h e r i gh t s t h a t a re y o u r s ! And w h y ? Because you can h ide jbe -h ind t h e safety of y o u r position. A n y other man would p a y heavily for wha t you have done, bu t you— you a re t h e Pr ince Cuniber t and sc you act wi th impuni ty . F o r shame, C u n i b e r t ! "

A s t h e Bishop continued his re ­buke , t h e smile faded from t h e lips of t h e Pr ince and his self-satisfied a i r fled. H e cas t an apprehens ive look a t t h e Duke, t h e n gave h im­self over t o a furious w r a t h t o h e a r himself t h u s publicly crit ici­zed before t h e d inner gues t s .

H e a rose f rom t h e tab ie iand walked to John ' s place, h i s face a s r ed in ange r as t h e Bishop 's was in disapproval.

" Be good enough to mind your m a n n e r s , my good Bishop," he snar led. " I asked not y o u r opini­on of w h a t I have done. I told you and stopped the re . Your cr i t ic isms a re unwanted and come w i t h bad grace. I hope you learn how to conduct yourself different­ly ."

The Bishop, however , said, not a word, and the reupon Cuniber t s talked out of t h e room in indigna­t ion and bu rn ing r e sen tmen t . He w e n t directly to his palace a p a r t ­m e n t s and the re brooded over t h e rebuke he had so openly received. A n d the more he t h o u g h t upon i t , t h e g rea te r became his fury .

Then into his mind t h e r e crept t h e idea of revenge. Revenge? Yes , t h a t was i t . He would even m a t t e r s with the in ter fer ing Bishop if he had to pay for i t wi th h i s life. But w h a t scheme could he devise? Something t h a t would achieve his purpose, his craf ty mind suggested, bu t would not cause t he finger of guil t t o be pointed a t h im. H e t h o u g h t for some t ime.

" I h a v e i t . " h e exclaimed a t las t . H e pulled a cord and one of h i s s e rvan t s answered the call.

" To-morrow," h e directed, " t ake t h a t saddle-horse of mine t h a t no one dared to r ide, and presen t t h e devil t o t h e Bishop, John of Ber­g a m o w i t h a l e t t e r I shall give you ."

The s e rvan t bowed his head and wondered a t t h e reason for t h i s s t r ange " g e n e r o s i t y . " The horse w a s in t r u t h a ver i tab le devil. He was unmanageab le and had a l ready killed o r maimed several men who h a d a t t e m p t e d t o r ide h im. Cal­l ing h i m a saddle-horee was h ighly compl imentary , bu t some­w h a t u n t r u t h f u l . N o one h a d ever ridden t h e beas t more t h a n t e n feet .

Cuniber t now s a t down and penned a note t o t h e Bishop. I t r a n as follows:

" Your L o r d s h i p : Accept m y humble apologies for m y unman­nerly conduct of yes te rday . Your censure , I now see, was well deserved. In token of m y appreciat ion of your fa ther ly in te res t in m e and in t h e hope t h a t I m a y be honoured t o re ta in your f r iendship and considera­tion, I send wi th t h i s l e t t e r a favour i te saddle-horse of mine. This gift, which you m a y find useful on occasion, I beg you to accept.

C U N I B E R T . " Accordingly, t h e nex t day t h e

saddle-horse was delivered to t h e Bishop John . H e r ead t h e le t ter , expressed himself as touched wi th i t s contents a n d noted wi th a p ­proval t h e beautiful horse sen t h im a s a gif t , a s i t w a s led away by one of t h e palace s tablemen.

I t w a s a few days la ter . One of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Bishop 's household hu r r i ed t o t h e palace s tables . J o h n h a d decided t o leave Pav ia and had de te rmined to ride t h e saddle-lV>rse given h i m by Cuniber t i n s t e a d of m a k i n g u s e of t h e usual coach.

"Saddle t h e ho r se for t h e Bishop a n d m a k e r e a d y t h e r e s t of t h e a n i m a l s , " d i rected t h e Bishop 's s e rvan t . "Hi s Lordsh ip is leaving P a v i a d i rect ly ."

W i t h o u t wa i t i ng t o see t h e con­s te rna t ion t h a t came over t h e faces of t h e s tablemen, w h o were ser­van t s of Cuniber t , when th i s news was b r o u g h t t h e m , he hur r ied back to t h e palace.

" I t is m u r d e r , " whispered one of t he men . " A n exper t rider dare no t r ide t h e horse . I shud­der to t h i n k of w h a t will befall t h e Bishop ."

B u t be ing se rvan t s of Cuniber t and h a v i n g felt his fury on o the r occasions, t h e cowards held t h e i r tongues . They t h r e w a saddle over t h e vicious animal and care­fully led h im ou t into t h e court­yard .

Some t ime l a t e r t h e Bishop ap­peared, clothed for t h e road and followed by h i s re t inue . He walked over t o whe re t h e horse stood p a w i n g t h e ground impat i ­ently, and laid a gent ly , caress ing hand upon t h e an imals mane.

"A beaut iful ho r se , " h e com­mented , as he cas t an appra i s ing eye over the animal . Then he tu rned to his fel lows:

" Well, let us proceed." Wi th t h a t he placed one foot

in t h e s t i r rup and soon was mounted. In the meant ime , Cuni-ber t ' s se rvants had wi thdrawn to places of safety, t h e y expected t h a t any minu te the Bishop would be th rown to the ground and t rampled under t h e horse 's hoofs.

But nothing of t he sort h a p ­pened. John aga in pat ted h i s moun t ' s head and the c rea tu re stood quie t and answered every touch of t h e bridle.

The servants were aghas t . W h a t had come over t he an imal? Cuniber t , too, had seen wha t had t r ansp i red from an upsta i rs win­dow of t h e palace. Overcome a t t h e s igh t he hur r i ed t o t h e cour tya rd and t h r e w himself on h is knees before t h e Bishop as he s a t upon t h e horse .

" Forg ive me, John , forgive m e . " And he told t h e Bishop what h e

had done. John only smiled.

" I do freely forgive you, m y son," h e said. " B u t forget not t h e lesson you h a v e been t a u g h t . "

John was elected to t he see of Be rgamo in 656, because of h i s l ea rn ing and holiness, he set h im­self t o t he t a sk of r idding h is diocese of the r e m n a n t s of Ar i -an ism and was h ighly successful in th i s task . He died peacefully in 690.

GOLDEN ^ G R A I N S .

" Has t e makes was te , and was te m a k e s w a n t " *

" Undutiful children make wretch­ed p a r e n t s "

" Servants will no t be diligent w h e r e the mis t ress is negli­g e n t "

"Silence was never wr i t t en down" " E a t i n g and d r ink ing should not

keep men f rom t h i n k i n g " " Woman ' s work is never done " " U s e not to-day w h a t t h e mor ­

row may w a n t " " To h i m t h a t is ready all is w e l l " " They never fail who die in a

g r e a t cause " " T h e y a r e never alone t ha t a r e

accompanied wi th n o b l e t h o u g h t s "

" Though t is deeper than speech " " B e t t e r to slip w i t h the foot t h a n

t h e tongue " " Th ink today and speak morrow " " Good education is t h e founda­

t ion of happiness " " Depend not on For tune , b u t

C o n d u c t " " Save while you m a y for age and

w a n t " "Deserve success, and you shall

command i t " " Be slow to promise , quick +o

pe r fo rm " " Rebel not aga ins t the dictates of

reason " " A flow of words is no proof of

wisdom "

(Contd: f rom Col. 4.)

The Bishop of Belley had an idea t h a t St . F ranc i s ' familiari ty w i th h is inferiors would make t h e m despise him, and remarked so t o him on one occasion.

"Coarse famil iar i ty m i g h t " an­swered St. Franc is , "bu t love will win love in r e tu rn , and respect al­ways follows love."

Then he went on to say t h a t a l though our se rvan t s mus t be directed, because t h e y were for t h e purpose of helping us, yet we m u s t never forget t h a t t hey were God's children and our b ro the r s .

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A S A I N T S AMIABILITY.

St. F ranc i s de Sales was so hum­ble a sa int t h a t i t is impossible to tell any anecdote of h im wi thout i l lus t ra t ing t h e sweetness of his character , which w a s gent leness itself. He w a s especially kind to his servants , so m u c h so t h a t he obeyed his valet abou t t h e hours of going to bed, e a t i n g a n d dress­ing, and he would h u r r y t h rough his work a t n igh t so t h a t his ser­van t migh t go to r e s t .

One morn ing t h e Sa in t awoke very early, a n d forebore t o w a k e his man , who w a s exceedingly angry when he got u p a n d found his m a s t e r dressed and a t work. The valet r emons t r a t ed . "I a m old enough t o dress myself, am I n o t ? " asked the holy Bishop.

"You migh t have called m e ! " answered t h e se rvan t .

"Oh, you were sleeping so sweet­ly I had not the h e a r t ! " replied t he Saint .

Cont : a t foot of Col. 3.)

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935.

COMPLETE SHORT STORY g r a p h i c s t o r y o f r e l e a s e o f

(Continued from page 2.) MISSIONARY CAPTURED BY REDS.

To miss Mass—Sunday Mass— why it was incredible of one who had received such t ra in ing a s Lr.ura! Pa t r i c i a ' s t h o u g h t s flew t o t he yea r s she h a d spent a t St . Joseph 's . How careless Laura had a lways been about he r minor faults , he r venial s i n s ! How lit t le she used to t h i n k of small ac ts of disobedience, for instance, of pet ty lies, of wilful dis t ract ion a t p r a y e r s ! Of course, t h e nuns h a d often, in t he i r lectures , explained to the gir ls t h a t venial sins a r e inevitable, so inevitable t h a t even the sa in t s could no t entirely avoid them, but t h a t a t t h e same t ime, each one should shun even venial sins a s much as possible, because "a little negligence in correct ing venial fau l t s is sufficient for t h e devil to m a k e us fall into grevious sin."

Pa t r ic ia remembered , too, t h e fear for L a u r a ' s spir i tual welfare t h a t often chilled h e r in days gone by, t h o u g h she had always r e ­assured herself by reflecting t h a t Laura , in spi te of her apparen t indifference, m i g h t t u r n out a s conscientious as anyone else.

Now, Pa t r i c i a knew t h a t h e r wors t fears were realized. She felt, too, t h a t t h i s was not L a u r a ' s first t i m e o m m i t t i n g to be p resen t a t the Holy Sacrifice on Sunday. Dur ing he r first weeks a t home she probably got used to being a bi t la te for he r obligation Mass , and then she m u s t have gradual ly grown more hardened and careless until to neglect Mass a l toge the r was no bo the r to her . P u t t i n g on h e r h a t and coat again Pa t r ic ia hur r ied out to h e a r t h e la te Mass for her e r r i n g friend. On leaving t h e Church she r e tu rned to Violet Lodge in a roundabout way, and ar r ived t h e r e to find Lau ra a t her b reakfas t .

For t h e sake of an ex t r a h o u r in bed L a u r a Lawless had sold h e r immor ta l sou l !

All t h a t day t h e r e was a decided coolness be tween t h e chums . E a c h gir l s t rove not to notice t h e s t r a in in t h e m a n n e r of t h e o ther , but , a s evening advanced, t h e breach widened. A t about e igh t o'clock L a u r a suddenly r emem­bered a n appo in tmen t she h a d wi th a gen t l eman friend of h e r ' s since t h e previous Sunday which was, by t h e way , t h e day before t h a t on which she invited Pa t r i c i a to Violet Lodge. The gent leman, Carol B r e n t by name, was to t a k e Laura on t h e pillion of h i s motor -bicycle to t h e house of a m u t u a l friend, w h e r e a br idge-par ty w a s to be held. L a u r a had promised to join B r e n t a t 8.30 on Sunday n igh t , a t t h e cross-roads below Violet Lodge. A g h a s t a t h a v i n g t o choose be tween miss ing t h e b r idge-par ty and le t t ing Pa t r i c i a down, a s it were , for t h e second t ime. L a u r a groaned. She appro ­ached Pa t r i c i a and told he r of h e r pl ight . Somehow the affair seem­ed to b reak t h e ice between t h e fr iends. Pa t r i c i a laughed when she saw L a u r a ' s expression of d ismay.

"The b rakes a r e pulling you u p too quickly, L a u r a ! " she said, still l augh ing . "All th i s r eminds me of coming swiftly down a s teep hill on a push-bike, and , in t r y i n g to slacken speed, you j e rk t h e b rakes and come toppling ou t over t h e h a n d l e b a r s ! But ser i ­ously. L a u r a , don ' t th ink of

breaking your appoin tment for my sake, on ly—" here P a t hesi t ­ated, then looked Laura square ly in t he face and blurted o u t : "Only I'm glad it isn ' t ano the r Sa tu r ­day night affair."

Laura ' s eyes drooped before the deep reproach in P a t ' s , and a flush cr imsoned he r cheek. How was it, she wondered, t h a t fascinating a s some of he r fr iends were, indulgent as was h e r fa ther , nobody held a larger place in he r hea r t than t h i s plucky l i t t le chum of hers . Then a shor t violent bat t le took place in L a u r a ' s soul between her sorrowing gua rd i an Angel and t h e devil who, only t ha t morning, had been so t r iumphant .

Meanwhile P a t ' s hear t th robbed with hope t h a t now, a t last , Laura would repent he r wan ton neglect of Holy Mass. Oh, if only she could ge t Lau ra to go on he r knees and m a k e an act of con­tr i t ion before going ou t ! If only she could ge t he r to promise t h a t she would go to Confession as soon as possible, and t h a t never , never again would she culpably miss Sunday M a s s !

Then L a u r a ' s face changed, for the devil was dropping insidious whisperings in he r ear . W h a t was P a t t h a t S H E should in ter ­fere in w h a t Laura considered he pr ivate affairs? W h a t h a r m , was the re in miss ing Mass w h e n she was so deadly t i r ed? In fact , even if she wrere foolish enough to d rag herself out of bed w h e n P a t called h e r she 'd probably be dis t racted t h e whole t i m e d u r i n g Mass. P s h a w ! She w a s per­fectly r igh t not to g o !

The devil 's power over L a u r a Lawless had been acquired g r a ­dually and was the re fore ve ry s t rong. When a t last s h e ra ised her face to Pa t r i c ia ' s t h e r e w a s no sign of hes i ta t ion in h e r cold glance, and when she spoke h e r voice did no t waver, " p l e a s e remember , Pa t r i c i a , " s h e said coldly, " t h a t i t is no th ing w h a t ­ever to you if I never h e a r d Mass aga in . " Ve ry probably L a u r a did not mean m u c h by say ing th i s , she merely wanted to let P a t see t h a t no in te i fe rence would be brooked f rom her . Never the less , Pa t ' s face b 'anched and he r lips quivered. T h e idea oc^ - r red to her t h a t we often make r ? s h and random s t a t e m e n t s t h a t fore­shadow f u t u r e events in a n a larming way . Looking back, years a f te rwards , on t h a t Sunday evening, L a u r a ' s words "if I never heard Mass aga in" sounded like a challenge to Providence— a challenge t h a t was t a k e n up.

A little l a t e r Laura depar ted , and a t about 10 o'clock P a t went to bed. H e r bedroom was to t h e front of t h e house while t h e maid, t h e only o the r occupant of Violet Lodge a t t h e moment , s lept a t t h e back.

A t daybreak on the following morning t h e morning of a glorious July day, violent knocking a t t h e front door awakened Patr ic ia . She dressed hast i ly and descended to open t h e door, followed by the maid, who also had been roused. A ghast ly pan t ing young man stood, outside the door. His head was bare and his clothes were covered wi th dust .

(Contd : on col. 3.)

Peiping.—Lumen Service has received a most in teres t ing com­munication from F a t h e r Freder ick A. McGuire, CM. , of Sinfeng, Kiangsi , giving fu r the r details of the recent release of F a t h e r Cypri­an Bravo, Spanish Dominican of the Foochow Vicariate , who was captured by Communis ts more t h a n a year ago. We quote first from the le t ter which accompanies t h e s t i r r ing account F a t h e r McGuire sent for publication.

" Fo r t he pas t th ree weeks we have had a catechist out searching for F a t h e r Bravo. There has also been a man from Kanchow looking for some t race of him. The rea­son for t h i s taction "was t h a t a r u m o r had come to us t h a t t h e r e was a foreigner, pr isoner among t h e Reds in t h e Yutu distr ict . . . To our joy and amazement F a t h e r Bravo himself came into the mis ­sion late in t h e afternoon. (Feb . 2 7 ) . Immediately we got some food into him and then he bathed, shaved, and dressed in some of our clothes. You cannot imagine w h a t a pitiful s ight he was. W e

"Is—Mr. Lawles s—at—home , " he managed to get out a t las t .

"No. He ' s away for t h e week­end," Pat r ic ia replied, mak ing a a despera te effort to control h e r ­self. Then seeing t h a t some­th ing really dreadful had happen­ed she burs t o u t : " In God's n a m e tell me w h a t ' s w r o n g ! H a s some­t h i n g happened to L a u r a ? Oh, tell m e ! "

" L a u r a is dead, ' ' t h e m a n said in leaden tones . "There ' s been an accident ," h e continued w i t h difficulty. " I 'm Carol B ren t . L a u r a and I s t a r t ed for home about two hour s ago. Someth ing went wrong wi th the bike, I lost control of her , and we c rashed into a stone wal l ." He licked h is lips. Evident ly t h e m a n w a s suffering t o r t u r e s . " I came off l ight ly," he continued again a f t e r a pause, "and though I was t e r r i ­fied as I disengaged myself for fear t h a t L a u r a was h u r t , I w a s sure t h a t she would not be badly injured. To m y undying ho r ro r I found her d e a d ; a t least I felt sure she was dead. I was d is ­t rac ted and scarcely knew w h a t I was doing. I managed to a rouse a couple of neighbours who went , one for t he pr ies t and ano ther for the doctor. The doctor a r r ived first and said t h a t dea th m u s t have been almost ins tan taneous . Then the pr ies t came, but , of course, it was too la te . "

" A n d — t h e — t h e — c o r p s e ? " T h e words forced themselves f rom between Pa t r ic ia ' s lips, as she leaned faintily agains t the j a m b of the door.

" I t will be brought up he re directly. I came to break t h e news to her fa ther , th ink ing he was here. Good God! W h a t will he say when he h e a r s ? "

Short ly a f t e r Laura ' s corpse was borne into t he house—Laura who had depar ted bu t a few hours before in ail the radiance of her youth and beauty.

* * * * Years af te r Patr icia , looking

back on the t ragedy, and t r u s t i n g in God t ha t Laura , even a t t he last moment , had expressed heart-felt contri t ion for her sins, would m u r m u r to herself: " H e t h a t contemneth small t h ings shall fall by little and l i t t le ," and "we know not the day nor t h e hour."

had a picture t aken by a photo­g r a p h e r before h e changed and a s soon as it is r eady I will forward it on to you. . . F a t h e r Bravo was actually r e l eased - by the Reds . They were be ing hardpressed by the Cantonese soldiers. . . The Red leader gave F a t h e r Bravo five dollars and a pass to t ake h im safely t h rough Red t e r r i to ry . . . F a t h e r Bravo tells us' t h a t a t one t ime F a t h e r Anselmo, C M . , (I tal ian Vincent ian captured on Chr i s tmas Eve , 1933) , was w i th Reds only 20 li from his pr ison. T h a t was m a n y m o n t h s ago. H e fears ' tha t F a t h e r Anse lmo w a s killed. . . This m o r n i n g F a t h e r Bravo celebrated Mass , h is first in th i r t een m o n t h s . . . "

F a t h e r McGuire 's description of F a t h e r Bravo 's re lease and a mos t remarkable exper ience he h a d while in capt iv i ty now follows-:

" Yes te rday a f te rnoon at 4 p .m. F a t h e r Cypr ian Bravo , O.P., a captive for t h i r t e e n m o n t h s a m o n g t h e Chinese Communis t s , walked into t h i s mission, w h e r e t h e Reds once made t h e i r h e a d q u a r t e r s . His clothes in r a g s , wi thou t s tock­ings and wi th badly worn t enn is shoes on his swollen feet, he w a s a pitiful s ight . However , a f t e r a ba th and a shave it was mani fes t t h a t he had wi ths tood t h e h a r d ­ships and sufferings of t h a t capt i ­v i ty r e m a r k a b l y well. He alone can and will tell t h e full s tory of h i s capt ivi ty . A t p resen t h e i s determined to r e s t he re until he is r id of some of t h e pa ins and aches contracted d u r i n g his t rave ls . "

" I t was on t h e 25th of January , 1934, t h a t F a t h e r Bravo was t aken capt ive in Shahs ien , Fukien. On t h e first day of March, 1934, he was imprisoned in Juikin , KiangsL When the Reds fled from Ju ik in with t h e advance of t he Nanking t roops , F a t h e r Bravo was forced to march to Yu tu . He has been in t he Yutu d is t r ic t unti l the t ime of his release. The Red leaders, according to F a t h e r Bravo, believe in and prac t ice spir i t ism. F o r t h e pas t four m o n t h s these spi r i t s invoked by t h e Reds have made the i r words audible t o F a t h e r Bravo. The Red leaders consulted wi th the sp i r i t s t h r o u g h a ' m e d i u m ' concerning t h e fa te of the i r captive. The spir i t s . . . replied t h a t he should not be killed because his dea th would only fur­t h e r t h e cause of t h e Church in China. Then t h e spi r i t quoted t h e words of Ter tu l l i an : ' The blood of m a r t y r s is t h e seed of Chris t i ­ans . ' F a t h e r Bravo assures us t ha t a g r ea t peace came into his soul a f te r t h i s experience, for he was assured t h a t if dea th was h i s port ion it would be t h e death of a m a r t y r . These experiences alone would make a mos t in teres t ­ing na r ra t ive bu t when combined with t h e whole th i r t een mon ths * s tory, they will m a k e a thr i l l ing tale. F a t h e r Bravo p remises to wri te t he whole s to ry as soon a s he is able. [ L u m e n ] ,

Shanghai Mission T r e a t s Million Sick Persons Annual ly .—Each year free medical t r e a t m e n t is adminis­tered to over a million poor Chin­ese by Catholic miss ionary pr ies ts and Sis ters on t h e Shangha i Mis­sion. The vas t ma jo r i ty of these afflicted people have the i r first ex­perience of Chr i s t i an char i ty in t h e clean dress ingrooms of these free dispensaries . Many a sincere con­ver t has come out of these s ta t ions . (Lumen-* China-Light Tu

6

Education Notes The Child in School and at Home

(By a T e a c h e r ) .

The Doctrine of In t e r e s t s . For the i r own sake.

You are still sceptical pe rhaps? Well your unbelief is ve ry rea­sonable. B u t let u s look a t t h e m a t t e r f rom a n o t h e r angle— from the opposite side in fact . Are any of t h e wor ld ' s big men one-sided, or a re t h e y men of several i n t e r e s t s ? Lo rd Grey, the famous politician, became an a u t h o r i t y on Bird L i fe—was t h i s was te of t ime , or had it any th ing to do wi th h i s success? I s Henry Fo rd ' s in te res t in t h e revival of folk-dancing mere foolishness ? These g rea t men h a v e kept t he i r dynamic powers for t he i r life-work by t h e proper use of recrea­tion. Successful men m u s t learn the value of diverse in te res t s . T E e : o n - l i n e men w h o th ink al­ways of t h e i r work a n d never ge t really in teres ted in a n y t h i n g out­side it never get ve ry fa r .

The hea l thy mind demands re ­creation, and recreat ion is no t mere idleness, but c h a n g e of in­te res t s . T h e t rue recrea t ion is t he change from t h e work of earn ing a living t o t h e pleasant work of indulging a hobby. B u t wha t , you m a y ask, h a s all t h i s to do wi th t h e cu l tura l sub jec ts? Simply t h i s — t h a t t h e cu l tu i^ l subjects lay the bas is for in­t e res t s . Music, P o e t r y , His tory , t h e Drama—these and a hundred o the r off-time in te res t s m a y be t h e frui ts of the despised "frill subjec ts . "

Pe rhaps t h e real is t will object t h a t all these th ings a r e very un­r e a l ; t h a t t hey h a v e l i t t le con­nection w i th t h e work-a-day world; and t h a t t h e y have no commercial value. Such in teres ts a re really valuable for t h e plea­sure they give, I will admit , bu t I asser t t hey have a definite com­mercial value, too. T h e worker who has hea l thy "off-time" in­te res t s is much more efficient for hav ing them, because h e comes back to his work every morn ing " rec rea ted" indeed in mind and body. Modern i n d u s t r y is well aware of t h i s , and mos t b ig con­cerns spend lavishly in providing the i r employees w i t h playing fields, a n d a r e a lways ready to encourage d ramat ic and debat ing societ ies—not from p u r e philan-t rophy bu t in the i r own in te res t s . They know t h a t t h e working efficiency of the i r employees de­pends not a l i t t le on howr t h e y spend the i r leisure hours .

They know too t h a t one of t h e g rea tes t evils of t h e day is t h e vicious or silly mis-spending of s p a r e t ime. They a r e looking a t the question from t h e point of view of production, and a r e only anxious t h a t the i r worke r s should be a s efficient a s possible. B u t to t h e Catholic t h e mora l aspect is more serious. E v e r y Catholic will recognize t h a t for t h e young man or woman t h e problem of spare- t ime employment is of t r e ­mendous impor tance . I t is be t t e r t h a t t h e young person should spend his evenings sc rap ing a vio­lin or wr i t i ng unsaleable stories, t h a n t h a t h i s lack of in te res t s should incline h im towards more dangerous th ings . Such pas t imes a re a t t h e least ha rmless .

The Catholic parent , then, should no t g rudge t h e t ime t h a t his child spends a t Music, Poe t ry , Drawing, or Languages , for he will know t h a t in becoming ac­quainted wi th such subjec ts t h e child is laying t h e foundation for those in teres ts which a re so all impor tan t in a f te r life. H e will realize also t h a t a s well a s hav ing a negat ive value—by prevent ing the formation of evil h a b i t s — these subjects have a t remendous intr insic value, and t h a t t h e y give a subs tan t ia l r e t u r n in pleasure a f te rwards . I t would be a poor view of L i t e r a t u r e and Poe t ry for ins tance to r ega rd t h e m a s mere safe ty valves and not as t h ings of pe rmanen t value for the i r own sake .

So, a l though wre should guard aga ins t the academic e r ro r of looking down on "bread-an<i-b u t t e r " subjects , we should be careful not to under -es t imate t h e cul tura l subjects . W e should re ­cognize t h a t t h e child needs an all-round educat ion if h is outlook on life is to be propor t iona te and many-sided, and not c r ammed and s tun ted . *

And we should r emember t h a t if 'bread and b u t t e r ' is t h e staff of life, t h a t a l i t t le j a m is very acceptable occasionally.

Brains—Dull and Clever Children.

W h y is t h e bri l l iant child so often eclipsed in after-life by t h e dull boy? Is youthful cleverness any guaran tee of fu ture achieve­m e n t s ? W h y is i t t h a t m a n y eminent men were very o rd inary schoolboys? These a r e quest ions t h a t mus t occasionally t rouble most pa r en t s and quest ions t h a t a re by no m e a n s easy to answer . Le t us first examine w h a t we mean when we describe a child as "du l l " or "clever ."

T h e clever child is quick to sense the connection be tween cause and effect. He can readi ly follow a simple line of reasoning, and he " reac t s quickly to s t imul i . " In school we know h im as t he boy who is always anxious to t es t his own powers, t h e boy wi th t h e eager , observant eyes, t h e boy whose hand is up first. The dull boy is slow to follow t h e teacher ' s reasoning. He t a k e s a long t ime to ass imi la te new facts , and to classify them. H e is s t rongly individualistic, learns t h ings in his own way, and does not respond well to outs ide in­fluence. But i t m u s t not be im­agined t h a t t h e so-called "du l l " boy possesses a brain necessari ly inferior to t h a t of t h e clever boy. The dull boy and t h e clever boy have simply different t ypes of bra ins .

The Bra in a s an Engine . The brain h a s been compared

to an engine and t h e simple is one t h a t enables u s to see t h e value of t h e slow brain . Some engines a r e bui l t for speed— light , delicate, and easy t o s t a r t . O the r s a re heavier , s turd ier , and more reliable. No r n e would a t ­t e m p t to compare t h e two en­gines , or to say t h a t t h e l ight one is be t te r t h a n t h e heavy one.

There is really no basis for com­parison. They a r e j u s t different types of engines, built for dif­ferent work. I t would be equally illogical to hold t h a t t he quick brain is more valuable t han t h e slow brain.

To continue t h e simile—new engines must be run slowly for the first few hundred miles, unti l the bearings a r e runn ing proper­ly, o therwise serious h a r m would be done to t he machinery. Now if a n engine requires such care surely such a delicate mechanism as t h e human brain cannot be worked a t full speed dur ing i ts early years . Even if t he b ra in were fully developed a t b i r th th i s caution would apply—how much more is it necessary when we re­member the different s tages in the child's menta l development (of which more la te r ) and t h e g radua l fruition of t h e different facult ies.

T h e slow brain is no t very like­ly t o be injured by injudicious work, dur ing i t s early years . I t s lack of speed pro tec ts it . I t works a t i t s own ra t e , like a motor ca rbur re to r wi th a "governor" on. The quick, eager child, though, may very easily do himself ha rm, by over­exe r t ing his brain, and any such in jury is bound to have las t ing effects. The dull, phlegmatic boy is not exposed to such dangers .

Nervous Energy . E v e r y menta l act, every

t hough t , every wish, or idea, uses up a cer ta in amount of nervous energy, j u s t as every physical act uses up physical energy . As physical and menta l energy a re both limited, t h e r a t e a t which we use t h e m up is ex­t remely important , and it var ies wi th different individuals. The j e r k y worker uses much more energy than t h e slow methodical worker . The person who rushes ups ta i r s , slaps open a d rawer and r u m m a g e s excitedly for some­t h i n g uses about t h r e e t imes t h e energy t h a t a leisurely worker would have used. So too t h e slow bra in worker is much more eco­nomical t han t h e fas t worker .

T h e Telephone Exchange . H e does less work, and he does

it less violently. To apprecia te t h i s we "should: t h i n k of t h e bra in as a gigant ic telephone exchange wi th millions of cells t ak ing t h e place of subscribers. Wishes and ideas a re jus t like telephone calls f rom one pa r t of t h e bra in to ano the r . When t h e s ight of a book under a man ' s a r m reminds you of a forgot ten call t o t h e l ibrary, two brain cells have esta­blished a connection between them, j u s t as two telephone sub­scr ibers are connected when the girl in the exchange j a m s in t h e plug. Each such connection, each t h o u g h t and idea, uses some cur ren t . The clever child, when he establishes a connection between t h e brain-cells ( the language is designedly non­technical ) , has first discarded several faulty connections. He is like an excitable person who gets t h r e e or four wrong telephone n u m b e r before he ge t s t he r i gh t one, a n d like h im he pays for his excitabili ty. The clever child when th inking of t h e answer to a quest ion may skim nimbly from one idea to another , before m a k i n g up his mind, and a l though he m a y have ar r ived a t t h e u l t ima te answer before t h e slow th inke r has got properly t o work, he h a s been very prodigal of nervous energy. The duller child goes slowly and sedately t o t h e

mos t obvious answer and ignores all t h e o the r s . Consequently he loses less energy, and t i r e s less quickly t h a n his fellow.

The Habi t of Work . Another t r emendous advant ­

age t h a t goes w i t h t h e slower b ra in is t h e habi t of work. Learn­ing eve ry th ing slowly and pain­fully, t he dull boy m u s t learn to work . All h is knowledge is t h e resu l t of genuine effort. H e ge t s no th ing easily, and in t ime be­comes a methodical and orderly worker . The clever boy finds it much ha rde r to acqui re t h e habi t of work. W i t h ve ry l i t t le effort he can keep up w i t h h i s fellows, or even a l i t t le in front . I t he is content to do th i s , t o re ly almost completely on h i s t a l en t s , he is p repar ing badly for t h e ba t t l e of life. He is dodging t h e only les­son wor th l ea rn ing—the lesson of work.

The boy who h a s learned to work commences h i s ca r ee r wi th a genuine asset . Work is t h e driving-force of t h e world. The curse of Adam spares none. Even genius , as Carlyle said, is largely a m a t t e r of persp i ra t in . The inventor, t h e business man , t h e politician, t h e novelist—all . of t h e m m u s t work. W o r k sur­m o u n t s every difficulty, a n d life is full of difficulties. The boy who can work is ready for t h e m , and is almost bound to succeed a t wha tever he t akes up . I t is surpr i s ing how li t t le t a len t is absolutely necessary, if like r ac ­ing oarsmen, we can "pu t our backs into i t . "

Noth ing is f a r t h e r f rom m y mind t han to minimise t h e value of t h e bri l l iant intellect. Grea t resu l t s m a y be looked for when b ra ins a re harnessed to a capa­ci ty for real h a r d wrork. In fact t h e quick intellect needs no advo­cate . I t s advan tages a r e ve ry obvious. Bu t t h e slower bra ins , built for w h a t m igh t be called "menta l donkey-work," is ve ry often under-est imated.

In fact we have been inclined to give to bra ins t h e credi t which should go to the power t h a t uses t h e brains , and th i s power is t h e will which is disciplined to effort. We praise t h e i n s t r u m e n t r a t h e r t h a n the user , and forget t h a t t h e sweat of t h e brow is more im­p o r t a n t t h a n mere capacity. No m a n has had a hand in t h e fashioning of h is own intellect. T h a t was t he business of h i s Creator . Eve ry h u m a n bra in fits i t s possessor to fulfil some Divine purpose, and no one is w o r t h y of pra ise or blame for t h e bra in t h a t God gave h im.

T h e world teaches o therwise . A "bri l l iant young eng inee r " passes an examina t ion ; never a " t remendous worker . " A -well-wr i t t en book is never described a s t he resul t of y e a r s of pa t i en t wr i t ing and re-wri t ing, bu t a s t h e work of a "facile and bri l l iant pen ." I t r emember s Louis P a s t e u r wi th t e a r s of joy in h i s eyes wa tch ing t h e recovery of a child from t h e bi te of a m a d dog, and conveniently overlooks t h e countless exper iments a n d succes­sive d isappointments t h a t preced­ed t h e discovery of t h e c u r e — th ings t h a t would have d ishear­tened a lesser m a n . T h e snob­bery of b ra ins is such a common failing t h a t mos t of u s would r a t h e r be known a s geniuses t h a n as workers . Th is illogical an t i -Chr is t ian deification of na­t ive intellect should be ve ry nausea t ing to Catholics. (Catholic T r u t h Society of I r e l and ) .

(To be contd.)

7

How Mexico Used to Prepare for Easter

Catholic Pageantry in a Persecuted Land (1932) by J f W. Cleaver.

( F r o m 'The Catholic Fireside ' . )

Al though scourged by b i t te r per­secution t h e Catholics of Mexico will doubt less make every effort t o celebrate t h e g rea t E a s t e r fest ival with i t s usual solemnity and pagean t ry . In many p a r t s of t h e unhappy count ry the usual celebra­tions will probably have to be abandoned, bu t where possible many qua in t ceremonies and r i t e s will be observed.

The Mexican clings as passion­ately to-day t o t h e memories of old days a s when t h e t ides of hope were no t weak and ebbing, bu t a s s t rong a s t h e cur ren t of t h e ocean. The r eve ren t r i t es of Holy Week, in t h e land of whi te sunshine , g a y fiowers, old churches and con­vents , t h e land of exquis i te cour tesy is still a blessed fac t . There is still much t o love in t h e na t ive of Mexico, so much to be commended.

I t is t h e mode of t h e moment to belitt le t h e good quali t ies of a n v pat ient , t ender-hear ted , unselfish people. F r o m the days of Cortez down to more recent t imes , t h e Mexican h a s been humil iated, de­graded, enslaved. Benea th i t all he h a s preserved a cour tesy t h a t is phenomenal and wor thy of emu­lation in colder climes where con­siderat ion is seemingly not rooted in civil isation.

N e i t h e r lack of intelligence nor ingenui ty conditioned these off­spr ings of t h e Spanish g randee and Aztec w a r r i o r t o so hopeless a s t a te , b u t t h e dominat ion of ex­ploiters. No wonder t h e y have be­come a lmost a race of outcas t s in a ]and once t h e i r own. B u t ever have t h e y pers is ted a s devout sons of t h e Church and t h e i r rel igious observances of feast days and holy days have ever a t t r ac t ed t h e tou r ­ist. Holy We%ek is one of t hese . Let u s t a k e a brief sojourn into the i r p a s t and wander t h r o u g h Holy Week wi th t h e m .

P a l m Sunday dawns deliciously cool and f r ag ran t . T h e s t r e e t s of Mexico City s t r e t ch wide and clean. Above t h e City, t h e two g r e a t vol­canoes tower , Popocatepelt and Tztaccihuat l . Grea t t h r o n g s of women, a s well a s m e n and child­ren a r e a l ready on the i r w a y to the Holy Sacrifice of t h e Mass and

each and every one of t h e m seems to be ca r ry ing a sheaf of sage palm.

Beautiful beyond the power of words, is t h e display of pa lms from balconies, doorways and windows, for a blessing comes to t h a t place where palm is displayed on Palm Sunday. F r o m the cha t t e r heard from every side, many vis i tors have come into town from t h e inter ior , bent upon spending the week in t he city where more than excellent music is a fea ture , and t h e d rama­tic clmiaxes a t t endan t upon t h e closing of Holy Week a t t r a c t visi tors.

Gathered about the Alameda , t h e open public square f ront ing upon t h e majes t ic Cathedral , a r e huge crowds. Glancing up and down the s t ree t s t h a t verge away f rom here , i he eyes a r e held by gorgeous floral bloom, orchids predominat ing , banking every window a n d bal­cony, wi th palms, mos t conspi­cuous of all. No one could mis ­t ake t h e fac t t h a t Pa lm Sunday is a t hand.

Of course, t he centre of a t t r a c ­t ion is t h e imposing Cathedra l centuries old. The golden sunl ight j u s t touches i ts mass ive t ower s and the s tone crosses s u r m o u n t i n g them, t h rowing t hem in d a r k relief aga ins t a marvellously beaut i ful blue sky. Beautiful women ca r ry ­ing rosa ry beads and p r a y e r books, w e a r i n g t h e black lace manti l la, lower the i r eyes modes t ­ly and pass on.

Mingling wi th the crowds a n ' en te r ing t h e cool incensed in ter ior , a s ta r t l ing tableau bu r s t s upon the vision. I t is t h e Crucifixion. The figures a re of wax, la rger t h a n life-size. The re is a sudden i n t a k e of b rea th and t h e wonder g rows whe­t h e r th i s is Mexico or Pales t ine . Upon a rocky mount t h r e e crosses a r e sharply outlined ca r ry ing the i r a lmost h u m a n burdens . The bodies of t h e two thieves a r e con­tor ted and twisted, but t h a t of th^ Supreme Vict im h a n g i n g iner t and passive, t he noble H e a d flung upon t he Breas t , indicat ing com­plete p ros t ra t ion and final sur­render .

Beneath t h e Cross a r e figures of t he Sorrowful Mother, t h e t h r

Marys and *the beloved disciple. John . The s ta tuesque figure in t h e group. As we watch, t he land of Montezuma fades away, t h e twent ie th century becomes m y t h i ­cal, so real, so impressive is t h i s tableau. The onlooker grows de­pressed unti l the sunl ight outs ide once again pours on i t s r ays .

I t is not yet t ime for High Mass, bu t t h e g rea t public square is a living moving panorama of vivid colour. Grea t t h rongs move about or lounge upon t h e g r a s s plots. Al though it is Palm Sunday busi­ness is not a t a s tandst i l l . On every side indus t ry fumes and thr ives and few can res is t t h e deli­cious f ru i ts , the t r i nke t s , t h e flowers, t h e exquisi te po t t e ry . A s t h e holy ceremonies progress , we note t h e s t r ik ing m a r k s of Indian blood upon t he l ineaments of near ­ly all.

Upon the steps of t h e Cathedra l , a s close to the doors as possible, crowd t h e maimed, t h e blind, t h e lame, palms outs t re tched begging-ly. Some a r e so afflicted as t o beggar description. Here indeed migh t one wish t h a t t h e Saviour would once again pass wi th a heal­ing touch.

Within , kneeling closely t oge the r and clustered about t h e a l t a r s a r e li terally hundreds of worsh ippers , r eve ren t and h u m b l e ; a voluble people reduced from an imat ion t o reverent ia l quiet by a holy place. Indians a t least a c e n t u r y old, p r a y wi th complete abandon t h e i r g a y blankets a lmost s l ipping off t h e whi t e cot ton shoulders a s t h e y be ­come more and m o r e absorbed in t h e i r devotions. A t t h e i r s ide kneel t h e women, wrapped about in "rebozos," a s oblivious a s t h e i r ma te s , t o t h e i r su r round ings . N o­t h i n g seem to exis t for t h e m b u t t h e a l t a r s before t h e m , massed wi th flowers and g leaming candles.

No one w h o looked upon t h a t kneel ing t h r o n g could help bu t see how much a p a r t of t h e i r lives th' F a i t h actual ly was. Here , in t h i s magnificent enclosure, unspeakably beautiful in i ts rich ado rnmen t a n d erected by the i r forefa thers , humble worshippers l ike themselv­es, who had also p r o s t r a t e d t h e m ­selves upon the i r knees and begged of God. peace and comfor t wi th a vital hope in the fu tu re . Only a grea t fa i th could do t h i s a f t e r centuries of despotism.

Each of t h e many a l t a r s had i t s own par t icu lar g roup of devotees, oblivious to every th ing bu t w h a t was before the i r eyes. Beneath t h e high ceiling, the fai thful seemed as

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midgets in t h e church. While t h e moment of elevation was progress­ing at one a l ta r , ano ther would have reached t h e s tage of t h e last blessing, a t ano ther a sermon would be in t h e course of be ing preached, bu t ever t h e same devot­ed a t ten t ion was given.

A t length t h e reverbera t ion of t he migh ty organ was heard and all arose f rom the i r knees for t h e blessing of t h e pa lms and t h e pro­cession. T h e aisles became a mov­ing of people waving t he pa lms above the i r heads , t h e scene look­ing much like a g r e a t field of f e m s t i r r ing in t h e wind. Fo rming into a long line, t h e procession was s ta r ted a long t h e outer r im of t h e church. B a n n e r s of church societi­es, bri l l iantly embroidered were carried, flanked by a l t a r boys wi th t ape r s a n d swinging censers . Acolytes advanced ca r ry ing crosses and with difficulty press ing onward th rough ever increasing masses of worshippers .

Dur ing t h e fore p a r t of t h e week a f te r Pa lm Sunday, t h e vis i tors a re regaled by t h e cons tan t r ing­ing of church bells, large and small , t he i r t in - t innabula t ions filling t h e a i r and recal l ing to t h e h e a r t of t h e na t ives t h e fact t h a t i t is Pass iont ide .

I t is now Holy T h u r s d a y and business is a t a s tandst i l l . Even t h e horses a r e not t aken out . Everybody wa lks to church and t h e mant i l las a r e changed to heavy black veils. Miners who seldom see the sun l igh t a re b rough t up from t h e dep th s and given an hour in church unde r guard , for m a n y of these un fo r tuna t e s a re work ing out sentences in t h e mines .

Once a g a i n t h e Cathedra l be­comes t h e a t t r ac t ion where on Holy Thur sday af ternoon, t h e wash ing of feet is performed by t h e Arch­bishop, twelve of t h e city 's poorest be ing selected for the i r honour.

In every church the a l t a r of Re­servat ion had become a bower of beauty . H u g e banks of flowers, myr iad candles and o ther l ights in wonderful i l lumination now give evidences of t h e people's joy . Short ly a f t e r t en o'clock all t h e bells s top r ing ing unti l t h e same hour on Sa tu rday . Af te r t he turbulance of sound, t h e sudden cessation is mournful in t h e ex­t r e m e and upon every side a r e h u r r y i n g figures off upon visi ts to

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6

Education Notes The Child in School and at Home

(By a T e a c h e r ) .

The Doctrine of In t e r e s t s . For the i r own sake.

You are still sceptical pe rhaps? Well your unbelief is ve ry rea­sonable. B u t let u s look a t t h e m a t t e r f rom a n o t h e r angle— from the opposite side in fact . Are any of t h e wor ld ' s big men one-sided, or a re t h e y men of several i n t e r e s t s ? Lo rd Grey, the famous politician, became an a u t h o r i t y on Bird L i fe—was t h i s was te of t ime , or had it any th ing to do wi th h i s success? I s Henry Fo rd ' s in te res t in t h e revival of folk-dancing mere foolishness ? These g rea t men h a v e kept t he i r dynamic powers for t he i r life-work by t h e proper use of recrea­tion. Successful men m u s t learn the value of diverse in te res t s . T E e : o n - l i n e men w h o th ink al­ways of t h e i r work a n d never ge t really in teres ted in a n y t h i n g out­side it never get ve ry fa r .

The hea l thy mind demands re ­creation, and recreat ion is no t mere idleness, but c h a n g e of in­te res t s . T h e t rue recrea t ion is t he change from t h e work of earn ing a living t o t h e pleasant work of indulging a hobby. B u t wha t , you m a y ask, h a s all t h i s to do wi th t h e cu l tura l sub jec ts? Simply t h i s — t h a t t h e cu l tu i^ l subjects lay the bas is for in­t e res t s . Music, P o e t r y , His tory , t h e Drama—these and a hundred o the r off-time in te res t s m a y be t h e frui ts of the despised "frill subjec ts . "

Pe rhaps t h e real is t will object t h a t all these th ings a r e very un­r e a l ; t h a t t hey h a v e l i t t le con­nection w i th t h e work-a-day world; and t h a t t h e y have no commercial value. Such in teres ts a re really valuable for t h e plea­sure they give, I will admit , bu t I asser t t hey have a definite com­mercial value, too. T h e worker who has hea l thy "off-time" in­te res t s is much more efficient for hav ing them, because h e comes back to his work every morn ing " rec rea ted" indeed in mind and body. Modern i n d u s t r y is well aware of t h i s , and mos t b ig con­cerns spend lavishly in providing the i r employees w i t h playing fields, a n d a r e a lways ready to encourage d ramat ic and debat ing societ ies—not from p u r e philan-t rophy bu t in the i r own in te res t s . They know t h a t t h e working efficiency of the i r employees de­pends not a l i t t le on howr t h e y spend the i r leisure hours .

They know too t h a t one of t h e g rea tes t evils of t h e day is t h e vicious or silly mis-spending of s p a r e t ime. They a r e looking a t the question from t h e point of view of production, and a r e only anxious t h a t the i r worke r s should be a s efficient a s possible. B u t to t h e Catholic t h e mora l aspect is more serious. E v e r y Catholic will recognize t h a t for t h e young man or woman t h e problem of spare- t ime employment is of t r e ­mendous impor tance . I t is be t t e r t h a t t h e young person should spend his evenings sc rap ing a vio­lin or wr i t i ng unsaleable stories, t h a n t h a t h i s lack of in te res t s should incline h im towards more dangerous th ings . Such pas t imes a re a t t h e least ha rmless .

The Catholic parent , then, should no t g rudge t h e t ime t h a t his child spends a t Music, Poe t ry , Drawing, or Languages , for he will know t h a t in becoming ac­quainted wi th such subjec ts t h e child is laying t h e foundation for those in teres ts which a re so all impor tan t in a f te r life. H e will realize also t h a t a s well a s hav ing a negat ive value—by prevent ing the formation of evil h a b i t s — these subjects have a t remendous intr insic value, and t h a t t h e y give a subs tan t ia l r e t u r n in pleasure a f te rwards . I t would be a poor view of L i t e r a t u r e and Poe t ry for ins tance to r ega rd t h e m a s mere safe ty valves and not as t h ings of pe rmanen t value for the i r own sake .

So, a l though wre should guard aga ins t the academic e r ro r of looking down on "bread-an<i-b u t t e r " subjects , we should be careful not to under -es t imate t h e cul tura l subjects . W e should re ­cognize t h a t t h e child needs an all-round educat ion if h is outlook on life is to be propor t iona te and many-sided, and not c r ammed and s tun ted . *

And we should r emember t h a t if 'bread and b u t t e r ' is t h e staff of life, t h a t a l i t t le j a m is very acceptable occasionally.

Brains—Dull and Clever Children.

W h y is t h e bri l l iant child so often eclipsed in after-life by t h e dull boy? Is youthful cleverness any guaran tee of fu ture achieve­m e n t s ? W h y is i t t h a t m a n y eminent men were very o rd inary schoolboys? These a r e quest ions t h a t mus t occasionally t rouble most pa r en t s and quest ions t h a t a re by no m e a n s easy to answer . Le t us first examine w h a t we mean when we describe a child as "du l l " or "clever ."

T h e clever child is quick to sense the connection be tween cause and effect. He can readi ly follow a simple line of reasoning, and he " reac t s quickly to s t imul i . " In school we know h im as t he boy who is always anxious to t es t his own powers, t h e boy wi th t h e eager , observant eyes, t h e boy whose hand is up first. The dull boy is slow to follow t h e teacher ' s reasoning. He t a k e s a long t ime to ass imi la te new facts , and to classify them. H e is s t rongly individualistic, learns t h ing s in his own way, and does not respond well to outs ide in­fluence. But i t m u s t not be im­agined t h a t t h e so-called "du l l " boy possesses a brain necessari ly inferior to t h a t of t h e clever boy. The dull boy and t h e clever boy have simply different t ypes of bra ins .

The Bra in a s an Engine . The brain h a s been compared

to an engine and t h e simple is one t h a t enables u s to see t h e value of t h e slow brain . Some engines a r e bui l t for speed— light , delicate, and easy t o s t a r t . O the r s a re heavier , s turd ier , and more reliable. No r n e would a t ­t e m p t to compare t h e two en­gines , or to say t h a t t h e l ight one is be t te r t h a n t h e heavy one.

There is really no basis for com­parison. They a r e j u s t different types of engines, built for dif­ferent work. I t would be equally illogical to hold t h a t t he quick brain is more valuable t han t h e slow brain.

To continue t h e simile—new engines must be run slowly for the first few hundred miles, unti l the bearings a r e runn ing proper­ly, o therwise serious h a r m would be done to t he machinery. Now if a n engine requires such care surely such a delicate mechanism as t h e human brain cannot be worked a t full speed dur ing i ts early years . Even if t he b ra in were fully developed a t b i r th th i s caution would apply—how much more is it necessary when we re­member the different s tages in the child's menta l development (of which more la te r ) and t h e g radua l fruition of t h e different facult ies.

T h e slow brain is no t very like­ly t o be injured by injudicious work, dur ing i t s early years . I t s lack of speed pro tec ts it . I t works a t i t s own ra t e , like a motor ca rbur re to r wi th a "governor" on. The quick, eager child, though, may very easily do himself ha rm, by over­exe r t ing his brain, and any such in jury is bound to have las t ing effects. The dull, phlegmatic boy is not exposed to such dangers .

Nervous Energy . E v e r y menta l act, every

t hough t , every wish, or idea, uses up a cer ta in amount of nervous energy, j u s t as every physical act uses up physical energy . As physical and menta l energy a re both limited, t h e r a t e a t which we use t h e m up is ex­t remely important , and it var ies wi th different individuals. The j e r k y worker uses much more energy than t h e slow methodical worker . The person who rushes ups ta i r s , slaps open a d rawer and r u m m a g e s excitedly for some­t h i n g uses about t h r e e t imes t h e energy t h a t a leisurely worker would have used. So too t h e slow bra in worker is much more eco­nomical t han t h e fas t worker .

T h e Telephone Exchange . H e does less work, and he does

it less violently. To apprecia te t h i s we "should: t h i n k of t h e bra in as a gigant ic telephone exchange wi th millions of cells t ak ing t h e place of subscribers. Wishes and ideas a re jus t like telephone calls f rom one pa r t of t h e bra in to ano the r . When t h e s ight of a book under a man ' s a r m reminds you of a forgot ten call t o t h e l ibrary, two brain cells have esta­blished a connection between them, j u s t as two telephone sub­scr ibers are connected when the girl in the exchange j a m s in t h e plug. Each such connection, each t h o u g h t and idea, uses some cur ren t . The clever child, when he establishes a connection between t h e brain-cells ( the language is designedly non­technical ) , has first discarded several faulty connections. He is like an excitable person who gets t h r e e or four wrong telephone n u m b e r before he ge t s t he r i gh t one, a n d like h im he pays for his excitabili ty. The clever child when th inking of t h e answer to a quest ion may skim nimbly from one idea to another , before m a k i n g up his mind, and a l though he m a y have ar r ived a t t h e u l t ima te answer before t h e slow th inke r has got properly t o work, he h a s been very prodigal of nervous energy. The duller child goes slowly and sedately t o t h e

mos t obvious answer and ignores all t h e o the r s . Consequently he loses less energy, and t i r e s less quickly t h a n his fellow.

The Habi t of Work . Another t r emendous advant ­

age t h a t goes w i t h t h e slower b ra in is t h e habi t of work. Learn­ing eve ry th ing slowly and pain­fully, t he dull boy m u s t learn to work . All h is knowledge is t h e resu l t of genuine effort. H e ge t s no th ing easily, and in t ime be­comes a methodical and orderly worker . The clever boy finds it much ha rde r to acqui re t h e habi t of work. W i t h ve ry l i t t le effort he can keep up w i t h h i s fellows, or even a l i t t le in front . I t he is content to do th i s , t o re ly almost completely on h i s t a l en t s , he is p repar ing badly for t h e ba t t l e of life. He is dodging t h e only les­son wor th l ea rn ing—the lesson of work.

The boy who h a s learned to work commences h i s ca r ee r wi th a genuine asset . Work is t h e driving-force of t h e world. The curse of Adam spares none. Even genius , as Carlyle said, is largely a m a t t e r of persp i ra t in . The inventor, t h e business man , t h e politician, t h e novelist—all . of t h e m m u s t work. W o r k sur­m o u n t s every difficulty, a n d life is full of difficulties. The boy who can work is ready for t h e m , and is almost bound to succeed a t wha tever he t akes up . I t is surpr i s ing how li t t le t a len t is absolutely necessary, if like r ac ­ing oarsmen, we can "pu t our backs into i t . "

Noth ing is f a r t h e r f rom m y mind t han to minimise t h e value of t h e bri l l iant intellect. Grea t resu l t s m a y be looked for when b ra ins a re harnessed to a capa­ci ty for real h a r d wrork. In fact t h e quick intellect needs no advo­cate . I t s advan tages a r e ve ry obvious. Bu t t h e slower bra ins , built for w h a t m igh t be called "menta l donkey-work," is ve ry often under-est imated.

In fact we have been inclined to give to bra ins t h e credi t which should go to the power t h a t uses t h e brains , and th i s power is t h e will which is disciplined to effort. We praise t h e i n s t r u m e n t r a t h e r t h a n the user , and forget t h a t t h e sweat of t h e brow is more im­p o r t a n t t h a n mere capacity. No m a n has had a hand in t h e fashioning of h is own intellect. T h a t was t he business of h i s Creator . Eve ry h u m a n bra in fits i t s possessor to fulfil some Divine purpose, and no one is w o r t h y of pra ise or blame for t h e bra in t h a t God gave h im.

T h e world teaches o therwise . A "bri l l iant young eng inee r " passes an examina t ion ; never a " t remendous worker . " A -well-wr i t t en book is never described a s t he resul t of y e a r s of pa t i en t wr i t ing and re-wri t ing, bu t a s t h e work of a "facile and bri l l iant pen ." I t r emember s Louis P a s t e u r wi th t e a r s of joy in h i s eyes wa tch ing t h e recovery of a child from t h e bi te of a m a d dog, and conveniently overlooks t h e countless exper iments a n d succes­sive d isappointments t h a t preced­ed t h e discovery of t h e c u r e — th ings t h a t would have d ishear­tened a lesser m a n . T h e snob­bery of b ra ins is such a common failing t h a t mos t of u s would r a t h e r be known a s geniuses t h a n as workers . Th is illogical an t i -Chr is t ian deification of na­t ive intellect should be ve ry nausea t ing to Catholics. (Catholic T r u t h Society of I r e l and ) .

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7

How Mexico Used to Prepare for Easter

Catholic Pageantry in a Persecuted Land (1932) by J f W. Cleaver.

( F r o m 'The Catholic Fireside ' . )

Al though scourged by b i t te r per­secution t h e Catholics of Mexico will doubt less make every effort t o celebrate t h e g rea t E a s t e r fest ival with i t s usual solemnity and pagean t ry . In many p a r t s of t h e unhappy count ry the usual celebra­tions will probably have to be abandoned, bu t where possible many qua in t ceremonies and r i t e s will be observed.

The Mexican clings as passion­ately to-day t o t h e memories of old days a s when t h e t ides of hope were no t weak and ebbing, bu t a s s t rong a s t h e cur ren t of t h e ocean. The r eve ren t r i t es of Holy Week, in t h e land of whi te sunshine , g a y fiowers, old churches and con­vents , t h e land of exquis i te cour tesy is still a blessed fac t . There is still much t o love in t h e na t ive of Mexico, so much to be commended.

I t is t h e mode of t h e moment to belitt le t h e good quali t ies of a n v pat ient , t ender-hear ted , unselfish people. F r o m the days of Cortez down to more recent t imes , t h e Mexican h a s been humil iated, de­graded, enslaved. Benea th i t all he h a s preserved a cour tesy t h a t is phenomenal and wor thy of emu­lation in colder climes where con­siderat ion is seemingly not rooted in civil isation.

N e i t h e r lack of intelligence nor ingenui ty conditioned these off­spr ings of t h e Spanish g randee and Aztec w a r r i o r t o so hopeless a s t a te , b u t t h e dominat ion of ex­ploiters. No wonder t h e y have be­come a lmost a race of outcas t s in a ]and once t h e i r own. B u t ever have t h e y pers is ted a s devout sons of t h e Church and t h e i r rel igious observances of feast days and holy days have ever a t t r ac t ed t h e tou r ­ist. Holy We%ek is one of t hese . Let u s t a k e a brief sojourn into the i r p a s t and wander t h r o u g h Holy Week wi th t h e m .

P a l m Sunday dawns deliciously cool and f r ag ran t . T h e s t r e e t s of Mexico City s t r e t ch wide and clean. Above t h e City, t h e two g r e a t vol­canoes tower , Popocatepelt and Tztaccihuat l . Grea t t h r o n g s of women, a s well a s m e n and child­ren a r e a l ready on the i r w a y to the Holy Sacrifice of t h e Mass and

each and every one of t h e m seems to be ca r ry ing a sheaf of sage palm.

Beautiful beyond the power of words, is t h e display of pa lms from balconies, doorways and windows, for a blessing comes to t h a t place where palm is displayed on Palm Sunday. F r o m the cha t t e r heard from every side, many vis i tors have come into town from t h e inter ior , bent upon spending the week in t he city where more than excellent music is a fea ture , and t h e d rama­tic clmiaxes a t t endan t upon t h e closing of Holy Week a t t r a c t visi tors.

Gathered about the Alameda , t h e open public square f ront ing upon t h e majes t ic Cathedral , a r e huge crowds. Glancing up and down the s t ree t s t h a t verge away f rom here , i he eyes a r e held by gorgeous floral bloom, orchids predominat ing , banking every window a n d bal­cony, wi th palms, mos t conspi­cuous of all. No one could mis ­t ake t h e fac t t h a t Pa lm Sunday is a t hand.

Of course, t he centre of a t t r a c ­t ion is t h e imposing Cathedra l centuries old. The golden sunl ight j u s t touches i ts mass ive t ower s and the s tone crosses s u r m o u n t i n g them, t h rowing t hem in d a r k relief aga ins t a marvellously beaut i ful blue sky. Beautiful women ca r ry ­ing rosa ry beads and p r a y e r books, w e a r i n g t h e black lace manti l la, lower the i r eyes modes t ­ly and pass on.

Mingling wi th the crowds a n ' en te r ing t h e cool incensed in ter ior , a s ta r t l ing tableau bu r s t s upon the vision. I t is t h e Crucifixion. The figures a re of wax, la rger t h a n life-size. The re is a sudden i n t a k e of b rea th and t h e wonder g rows whe­t h e r th i s is Mexico or Pales t ine . Upon a rocky mount t h r e e crosses a r e sharply outlined ca r ry ing the i r a lmost h u m a n burdens . The bodies of t h e two thieves a r e con­tor ted and twisted, but t h a t of th^ Supreme Vict im h a n g i n g iner t and passive, t he noble H e a d flung upon t he Breas t , indicat ing com­plete p ros t ra t ion and final sur­render .

Beneath t h e Cross a r e figures of t he Sorrowful Mother, t h e t h r

Marys and *the beloved disciple. John . The s ta tuesque figure in t h e group. As we watch, t he land of Montezuma fades away, t h e twent ie th century becomes m y t h i ­cal, so real, so impressive is t h i s tableau. The onlooker grows de­pressed unti l the sunl ight outs ide once again pours on i t s r ays .

I t is not yet t ime for High Mass, bu t t h e g rea t public square is a living moving panorama of vivid colour. Grea t t h rongs move about or lounge upon t h e g r a s s plots. Al though it is Palm Sunday busi­ness is not a t a s tandst i l l . On every side indus t ry fumes and thr ives and few can res is t t h e deli­cious f ru i ts , the t r i nke t s , t h e flowers, t h e exquisi te po t t e ry . A s t h e holy ceremonies progress , we note t h e s t r ik ing m a r k s of Indian blood upon t he l ineaments of near ­ly all.

Upon the steps of t h e Cathedra l , a s close to the doors as possible, crowd t h e maimed, t h e blind, t h e lame, palms outs t re tched begging-ly. Some a r e so afflicted as t o beggar description. Here indeed migh t one wish t h a t t h e Saviour would once again pass wi th a heal­ing touch.

Within , kneeling closely t oge the r and clustered about t h e a l t a r s a r e li terally hundreds of worsh ippers , r eve ren t and h u m b l e ; a voluble people reduced from an imat ion t o reverent ia l quiet by a holy place. Indians a t least a c e n t u r y old, p r a y wi th complete abandon t h e i r g a y blankets a lmost s l ipping off t h e whi t e cot ton shoulders a s t h e y be ­come more and m o r e absorbed in t h e i r devotions. A t t h e i r s ide kneel t h e women, wrapped about in "rebozos," a s oblivious a s t h e i r ma te s , t o t h e i r su r round ings . N o­t h i n g seem to exis t for t h e m b u t t h e a l t a r s before t h e m , massed wi th flowers and g leaming candles.

No one w h o looked upon t h a t kneel ing t h r o n g could help bu t see how much a p a r t of t h e i r lives th' F a i t h actual ly was. Here , in t h i s magnificent enclosure, unspeakably beautiful in i ts rich ado rnmen t a n d erected by the i r forefa thers , humble worshippers l ike themselv­es, who had also p r o s t r a t e d t h e m ­selves upon the i r knees and begged of God. peace and comfor t wi th a vital hope in the fu tu re . Only a grea t fa i th could do t h i s a f t e r centuries of despotism.

Each of t h e many a l t a r s had i t s own par t icu lar g roup of devotees, oblivious to every th ing bu t w h a t was before the i r eyes. Beneath t h e high ceiling, the fai thful seemed as

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midgets in t h e church. While t h e moment of elevation was progress­ing at one a l ta r , ano ther would have reached t h e s tage of t h e last blessing, a t ano ther a sermon would be in t h e course of be ing preached, bu t ever t h e same devot­ed a t ten t ion was given.

A t length t h e reverbera t ion of t he migh ty organ was heard and all arose f rom the i r knees for t h e blessing of t h e pa lms and t h e pro­cession. T h e aisles became a mov­ing of people waving t he pa lms above the i r heads , t h e scene look­ing much like a g r e a t field of f e m s t i r r ing in t h e wind. Fo rming into a long line, t h e procession was s ta r ted a long t h e outer r im of t h e church. B a n n e r s of church societi­es, bri l l iantly embroidered were carried, flanked by a l t a r boys wi th t ape r s a n d swinging censers . Acolytes advanced ca r ry ing crosses and with difficulty press ing onward th rough ever increasing masses of worshippers .

Dur ing t h e fore p a r t of t h e week a f te r Pa lm Sunday, t h e vis i tors a re regaled by t h e cons tan t r ing­ing of church bells, large and small , t he i r t in - t innabula t ions filling t h e a i r and recal l ing to t h e h e a r t of t h e na t ives t h e fact t h a t i t is Pass iont ide .

I t is now Holy T h u r s d a y and business is a t a s tandst i l l . Even t h e horses a r e not t aken out . Everybody wa lks to church and t h e mant i l las a r e changed to heavy black veils. Miners who seldom see the sun l igh t a re b rough t up from t h e dep th s and given an hour in church unde r guard , for m a n y of these un fo r tuna t e s a re work ing out sentences in t h e mines .

Once a g a i n t h e Cathedra l be­comes t h e a t t r ac t ion where on Holy Thur sday af ternoon, t h e wash ing of feet is performed by t h e Arch­bishop, twelve of t h e city 's poorest be ing selected for the i r honour.

In every church the a l t a r of Re­servat ion had become a bower of beauty . H u g e banks of flowers, myr iad candles and o ther l ights in wonderful i l lumination now give evidences of t h e people's joy . Short ly a f t e r t en o'clock all t h e bells s top r ing ing unti l t h e same hour on Sa tu rday . Af te r t he turbulance of sound, t h e sudden cessation is mournful in t h e ex­t r e m e and upon every side a r e h u r r y i n g figures off upon visi ts to

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A SYMBOL It is difficult to express the reverent love w e feel for those who arc gone. A funeral here and a Symbol of remembrance aid and

comfort the bereaved.

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MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935.

Woman ' s Page The Trining of Little Children.

Some Fi rs t Principles for Mothers . Children, like grown-ups, have

the i r impulsive wishes and dislikes, and a t first they act on t hem with­out reflection. La te r they uncon­sciously control t he i r act ions and t r y to b r ing t h e m into line wi th public opinion, they learn self-respect, self-control and courtesy, t h a t is, if t hey live wi th controlled people.

Now, besides t h e rules of good manners , we all have to obey the rules of good conduct. I t is of no use being polite if we are cruel, any more t h a n honesty is an ex­cuse for rudeness or abusiveness.

J u s t as t h e baby m u s t be given a collection of good habi t s , so mus t l i t t le children be given a collection of good principles, a clear consci­ence will m a k e good conduct easy and s t ra igh t forward for t hem. Love of hbnesty , of cleanliness, of i ndus t ry ; ha t r ed of u n t r u t h , of dir t , of laziness, of greed, a r e all principles which can become ha­bi ts . A habi t is simply an action repeated so often t h a t it is done without effort, hence t h e necessity ef instill ing good habi t s into the minds of ou r children. The aver­age small child h a s a very fine brain. He can see f a r the r in to a Brick wall t h a n mos t of us , because he does not know too m a n y facts about it. Li t t le children see won­ders in e v e r y t h i n g :

" The world in a gra in of sand, And Heaven in a wild flower,"

t hey natural ly don' t wan t to miss any of t h e m . " W h a t is Grand­fa ther ' s beard fo r? How does Pussy p u r r ? W h y a re chickens called chickens? Is i t fa i r to answer these questions by, " Do stop talking, your 'e a nu i sance !"? We must be par t icular ly careful about the way in which we speak t o little children, or the i r fine minds will soon get blunted and dulled by contact wi th lazy mud­dled th inkers . We mus t give an i o n e s t response, even if we have t o say, " I don't know, but I will th ink it over and perhaps find out ." If t h e questions form a long s t r ing of useless ones, it is a goo<f plan to make t h e children th ink the answers out for themselves .

Le t us see t h a t our " L i t t l e O n e s ' " impressions of life shall give themva love of, all t h a t is noble and t rue , a sense of duty, courage and kindness. Children under­

s t and and apprec ia te fair dealing A promise made to a child mus t be kept , o r else a reasonable ex­planat ion mus t be given. Making an excuse is not the same th ing as keeping a promise. On t h e o t h e r hand, if t h e child has mis­understood, or imagined a promise, he has t h e r igh t to have th is ex­plained to him, and not to be left w i th a feeling of injustice.

In the children committed to h e r care , every mo the r has a sacred c h a r g e from God. " T a k e t h i s child," He says, " t ra in i t for m e . "

The mothe r ' s work often seems i rksome, and is rare ly appreciated. Li t t le of her cares and burdens a r e known as she plods t h rough a day full of l i t t le duties, calling for pa t i en t effort, for self-control, for t ac t , wisdom and self-sacrificing love. And yet she has bu t barely kep t th ings in t h e home runn ing smoothly, kept he r little children out of mischief—so she t h i n k s — bu t in spite of t h e feeling. " Li t t le accomplished, l i t t le done." Guar­dian Angels a re hovering around t h a t busy l i t t le mother , not ing t h e burdens of t h e day, and wr i t ing h e r numerous victories in the Book of Life. God's smile res t s upon t h a t faithful m o t h e r as she t r i es t o plant t h e l i t t le vi r tues in those childish h e a r t s . No o ther work can equal t h a t of a Mother 's . . . She has not , like the ar t i s t , to pa in t a form of beauty upon can­vas , but she has to develop in t h e l i t t le souls en t rus ted to her, t h e image and l ikeness of our Creator a l ready s tamped thereon.

The m o t h e r who unders tands t h e high digni ty of motherhood and who apprec ia tes it, will r ega rd h e r opportuni t ies as priceless. She will ea rnes t ly seek in her own charac te r and by her methods of t ra in ing , to p resen t before h e r children t h e h ighes t ideal. She will courageously and pat ient ly en­deavour to improve her own abili­t i e s t h a t she m a y use a r igh t t h e h ighes t powers of t he mind in t h e t r a in ing of he r l i t t le ones. She will keep he r eyes fixed on our Divine Saviour, so t ha t her round of care and du ty may be a t r u e reflection of t h e noblest possible example of Fami ly Life—The Life in Naza re th w h e r e Jesus secured

^is education in t h e home, hav ing

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MILKMAID MILK Simple First Aid.

Acidity. This is a form of indigestion which is due to an ex­cessive formation of acid in the stomach. The symptoms are hea r tburn and a r is ing of wind and of b i t te r s tomach contents into t he mouth . Relief is obtained by tak­ing a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda in a tumbler of hot water , or t h i r t y drops t inc ture of rhuba rb th ree t imes a day a f te r food, or half to one teaspoonful of t inc ture of gentian taken in about one tablespoonful of wa te r before meals .

His Mother as His first human teacher . Dur ing all His secluded years in His little home in Naza­re th , - His life flowed out in cur­r en t s of sympa thy and helpfulness. His unselfishness and pat ient en­durance, His courage and modesty, Hi s unfail ing peace and quiet joy-fulness, we re a cons tan t inspira­t ion . He b r o u g h t a pu re sweet a tmosphere in to t h e home. His ear ly years a r e more t h a n an ex­ample to you th , and t h e devout Chris t ian mo the r will not fail to introduce h e r children to the Chr is t Child.

There is no more impor tan t field of effort t h a n t h e Home Circle. I t is by the children of to-day t h a t t h e future of society is to be determined, and wha t these children shall be, depends on the Home. If our children will enjoy a home life pure and t rue , they will go for th from i t s care prepar­ed to meet life's responsibilities and dangers , and t h e world will be be t te r because they have lived, because they had, in t he t r ue sense of t h e word, val iant Chris t ian Mothers .

Mothers have to resign them­selves to see the i r l i t t le ones out­grow the i r t ender care and loving caresses, bu t t he mothe r who has planted t he seed of good habi t s in t h e hear t of her child, can look for infection. Example will be followed, and t h e single act instill­ed by the loving mo the r dur ing childhood days, will th row out roots in all directions, and the roots will sp r ing up and make fresh t rees . Pe rhaps these good habi t s will never die but extend the in­visible undulat ions of the i r influ­ence over t h e breadth of centuries. ' Tis education forms the common

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Recipes. Yorkshire Pudding .

3 tablespoonful of flour. I egg. V> pint of milk. Salt. 1 oz. dripping.

Beat the egg and add to t h e milk, blend carefully wi th the Hour. Melt the dr ipping in a shallow t in, pour in t h e m i x t u r e and bake in a hot oven unti l a nice brown, from U to % hour.

Serve wi th roas t beef, or if a l i t t le sugar is added and j a m spread on top it m a y be used a s a sweet pudding.

Lemon Pudding ,

1 lemon. 1 pint of wa te r . 2 eggs. 1 tablespoonful cornflour. 4 ozs. sugar .

Cut the lemonrind thinly, p a t in t h e water and s i m m e r ; s t r a in , blend the cornflour, cook wi th t h e wa te r for 5 minu tes , add t h e s u g a r and s t ra ined ju ice of t h e lemon, allow to cool a l i t t le, and s t i r in t h e beaten yolks of e g g s ; pour i n t o a dish, beat up wii i tes of eggs v e r y stiffly with l i t t le cas tor s u g a r a n d decorate t h e dish wi th t h e m . Serve cold.

Orange pudding may be made in t h e same m a n n e r ; use 2 o ranges .

Ginger Bread. 1 lb. flour. V4 lb. sugar . 1 heaped teaspoonful bak ing

soda. 1 large teaspoonful g round

ginger. A little g ra ted lemon and chop­

ped candied peel, or su l t anas or chopped almonds,

lb. b u t t e r or lard. 4 tablespoonful golden s y r u p or

treacle. About *4 cupful wa te r or milk. 1 or 2 eggs (may be o m m i t t e d ) 1 heaped tablespoonful med ium

ground oatmeal . 1 teaspoonful v inegar . Rub the b u t t e r into t h e flour,

add the sugar , treacle, eggs , f ru i t and lastly t h e soda and v inega r mixed toge ther w i th a l i t t le w a t e r or milk. Mix fair ly stiff t u r n in to a shallow greased t in and bake in a moderate oven.

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P e n a n g C o n v e n t S t a g e s " H i a w a t h a " B e f o r e a n

A p p r e c i a t i v e A u d i e n c e

Rev Fr. Souhait and Mir. Grumitt Speak in Terms of Praise

Rouge and Lipstick Out of t h e Curriculum.

T h e teachers and s t u d e n t s of the P e n a n g Convent successfully s taged on t h e 28th March Long­fellow's famous d r a m a "Hiawa­t h a " in t h e presence of a large and dis t inguished ga the r ing , among whom w e r e : —

T h e Hon'ble Mr. J . S. W. Ar­thur , T h e Hon'ble Mr . Abdool Cader, Mr. & Mrs . F . H . Grumi t t , Dr. J . E . Smi th , Rev. Colin King, Mr. T. A. O'Sullivan, t h e Rev. Bro. Pa t r i ck , t h e Siamese Consul, Capta in Shipwright a n d Mr. R. P. Phill ips.

Th is performance w a s given in honour of Rev. Mother St . Ber the , Ass i s t an t General of t h e Order of t h e Holy Infant J e s u s , who had been tou r ing Malaya fo r t he pas t 5 m o n t h s and left P e n a n g for F r a n c e on last Sa tu rday by t h e s.s. " C a r t h a g e . "

T h e following were compliment­ed by t h e local p r e s s : —

Miss O. McCleland w h o acted as H i a w a t h a for he r d r a m a t i c t a l en t

Miss M. Duke for t h e simplicity of he r ac t ing.

Miss A . E i senberg for comic dance.

On t h e whole t h e p lay w a s a g r e a t success and h igh ly appreci­a ted by t h e audience.

As soon as t he cu r t a in r u n g down Mr. F . H. G r u m m i t t rose to address t h e ga the r ing . He men­tioned t h e visit of t h e Rev. Mother General in 1922 when she came in person to inspect t h e work t h a t was being ca r r ied on here , but t h i s t ime, owing t o he r inabi­lity to m a k e the journey , she sent t h e Rev. Mother St . Be r the , her Ass i s t an t , in her s tead . Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Be r the has been round Malaya twice visi t ing t h e 21 Con­ven t s and branch schools r u n by t h e Order in th is count ry . She has been very pleased wi th t he work t h a t is being done, and her visi t h a s been an encouragement and an inspirat ion to t h a t work. Mr. G r u m m i t t a s su red Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Be r the t h a t t h e public of t h i s count ry a re very gra te fu l for t h e noble work of educat ion and cha r i t y t h a t is being carr ied on he re by the Order. T h a t g rea t work is equally apprecia ted by the Government of th i s coun t ry which las t yea r when reduct ion was made in t h e education allowance to Missionaries voted a special annual g r a n t of $20,000 for t h e Convent Schools—a signal m a r k of official recognit ion of t he noble work t h a t is being done by t h e Order .

He said t h a t the European com­mun i ty appreciate ve ry much the new en te rpr i se of t h e Order in the proposal to establ ish the new school a t Cameron High lands for European children. The Rev. Mother St . Ber the h a s inspected t he buildings there , which a r e now pract ical ly completed, and is very pleased wi th t he accommodation. He feels su re t h a t t h a t school will receive very hea r ty suppor t from

t h e Europeans in Malaya and will soon develop into a ve ry l a rge and impor t an t es tabl ishment . The school will ca ter for chi ldren of all sections of t h e European commu­ni ty .

They had hoped to have Bishop Devals wi th t hem t h a t evening, b u t His Lordship h a d to go to Cameron Highlands for a much needed res t . The people of Penang will a lways have for Bishop Devals feelings of t h e mos t t ende r re­gards . No one has ever endeared himself so much to all communi­t ies as Bishop Devals did dur ing t h e long years he was in Penang . Like His Lordship, t h e Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Ber the has m a d e friends wherever she has gone. H e r re ­markable cha rm of m a n n e r and ex t rao rd ina ry kindliness h a s won t h e affection of all t h e Convent pupils and of everyone who has had t h e good for tune t o m e e t her . She is a highly educated lady and has t a k e n a very keen in te res t in educat ion all h e r life, h a v i n g for m a n y y e a r s been head of t h e Col­lege of t h e Order in F r a n c e . Mr. G r u m i t t concluded expres s ing t h e public's g r a t i t ude to M o t h e r St . Be r the and asking h e r to convey to t h e Rev. Mother General t h e dutiful r ega rds t he g r ee t i ngs of t h e m a n y Convent pupils bo th pre­sen t and pas t in th i s coun t ry .

The Rev. F a t h e r Souha i t then proposed, on behalf of Rev. Mother St. Be r the , a vote of t h a n k s to all those who had contr ibuted towards t h e evening 's en te r t a inmen t . He said t h a t Mother St. B e r t h e would undoubtedly car ry w i th h e r plea­sant memories of h e r s t ay in Malaya. A t the same t ime she wished to t hank the Government and all benefactors for t h e assis­tance t h e y had given to t h e Con­vent Schools. T h e confidence which t h e public has placed in t h e Sis ters is well deserved and the pa ren t s may res t a s su red t h a t the i r daugh te r s a re be ing educated on t h e r i g h t lines and a r e not be­ing t a u g h t how to use rouge and lipstick.

The re was a la rge crowd of Madams, Sisters , t e ache r s and pupils of t h e Convent Schools on Swe t t enham Pier to bid farewell to Rev. Mother St. Be r the , who was accompanied by Rev. Mother St. Dominic of Japan, Madame St. Leonard of Penang, and Madame St. Joseph Low of t h e Ipoh Con­vent. Madame St. Leonard arriv­ed in P e n a n g on the 20th Novem­ber, 1920. She is going on an eight m o n t h s ' furlough to recupe­r a t e he r health. Madame St. Joseph Low is going to Par i s for fu r the r t ra in ing . All t h e Rev. Mo­the r s of t h e Convents in Malaya were also noticed on t h e wharf, and t h e y came down to Penang specially for the purpose of seeing Rev. Mother St. Be r the ' s depar­tu re .

(Contr ibuted)

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MALAYA CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935.

Woman ' s Page The Trining of Little Children.

Some Fi rs t Principles for Mothers . Children, like grown-ups, have

the i r impulsive wishes and dislikes, and a t first they act on t hem with­out reflection. La te r they uncon­sciously control t he i r act ions and t r y to b r ing t h e m into line wi th public opinion, they learn self-respect, self-control and courtesy, t h a t is, if t hey live wi th controlled people.

Now, besides t h e rules of good manners , we all have to obey the rules of good conduct. I t is of no use being polite if we are cruel, any more t h a n honesty is an ex­cuse for rudeness or abusiveness.

J u s t as t h e baby m u s t be given a collection of good habi t s , so mus t l i t t le children be given a collection of good principles, a clear consci­ence will m a k e good conduct easy and s t ra igh t forward for t hem. Love of hbnesty , of cleanliness, of i ndus t ry ; ha t r ed of u n t r u t h , of dir t , of laziness, of greed, a r e all principles which can become ha­bi ts . A habi t is simply an action repeated so often t h a t it is done without effort, hence t h e necessity ef instill ing good habi t s into the minds of ou r children. The aver­age small child h a s a very fine brain. He can see f a r the r in to a Brick wall t h a n mos t of us , because he does not know too m a n y facts about it. Li t t le children see won­ders in e v e r y t h i n g :

" The world in a gra in of sand, And Heaven in a wild flower,"

t hey natural ly don' t wan t to miss any of t h e m . " W h a t is Grand­fa ther ' s beard fo r? How does Pussy p u r r ? W h y a re chickens called chickens? Is i t fa i r to answer these questions by, " Do stop talking, your 'e a nu i sance !"? We must be par t icular ly careful about the way in which we speak t o little children, or the i r fine minds will soon get blunted and dulled by contact wi th lazy mud­dled th inkers . We mus t give an i o n e s t response, even if we have t o say, " I don't know, but I will th ink it over and perhaps find out ." If t h e questions form a long s t r ing of useless ones, it is a goo<f plan to make t h e children th ink the answers out for themselves .

Le t us see t h a t our " L i t t l e O n e s ' " impressions of life shall give themva love of, all t h a t is noble and t rue , a sense of duty, courage and kindness. Children under­

s t and and apprec ia te fair dealing A promise made to a child mus t be kept , o r else a reasonable ex­planat ion mus t be given. Making an excuse is not the same th ing as keeping a promise. On t h e o t h e r hand, if t h e child has mis­understood, or imagined a promise, he has t h e r igh t to have th is ex­plained to him, and not to be left w i th a feeling of injustice.

In the children committed to h e r care , every mo the r has a sacred c h a r g e from God. " T a k e t h i s child," He says, " t ra in i t for m e . "

The mothe r ' s work often seems i rksome, and is rare ly appreciated. Li t t le of her cares and burdens a r e known as she plods t h rough a day full of l i t t le duties, calling for pa t i en t effort, for self-control, for t ac t , wisdom and self-sacrificing love. And yet she has bu t barely kep t th ings in t h e home runn ing smoothly, kept he r little children out of mischief—so she t h i n k s — bu t in spite of t h e feeling. " Li t t le accomplished, l i t t le done." Guar­dian Angels a re hovering around t h a t busy l i t t le mother , not ing t h e burdens of t h e day, and wr i t ing h e r numerous victories in the Book of Life. God's smile res t s upon t h a t faithful m o t h e r as she t r i es t o plant t h e l i t t le vi r tues in those childish h e a r t s . No o ther work can equal t h a t of a Mother 's . . . She has not , like the ar t i s t , to pa in t a form of beauty upon can­vas , but she has to develop in t h e l i t t le souls en t rus ted to her, t h e image and l ikeness of our Creator a l ready s tamped thereon.

The m o t h e r who unders tands t h e high digni ty of motherhood and who apprec ia tes it, will r ega rd h e r opportuni t ies as priceless. She will ea rnes t ly seek in her own charac te r and by her methods of t ra in ing , to p resen t before h e r children t h e h ighes t ideal. She will courageously and pat ient ly en­deavour to improve her own abili­t i e s t h a t she m a y use a r igh t t h e h ighes t powers of t he mind in t h e t r a in ing of he r l i t t le ones. She will keep he r eyes fixed on our Divine Saviour, so t ha t her round of care and du ty may be a t r u e reflection of t h e noblest possible example of Fami ly Life—The Life in Naza re th w h e r e Jesus secured

^is education in t h e home, hav ing

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Acidity. This is a form of indigestion which is due to an ex­cessive formation of acid in the stomach. The symptoms are hea r tburn and a r is ing of wind and of b i t te r s tomach contents into t he mouth . Relief is obtained by tak­ing a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda in a tumbler of hot water , or t h i r t y drops t inc ture of rhuba rb th ree t imes a day a f te r food, or half to one teaspoonful of t inc ture of gentian taken in about one tablespoonful of wa te r before meals .

His Mother as His first human teacher . Dur ing all His secluded years in His little home in Naza­re th , - His life flowed out in cur­r en t s of sympa thy and helpfulness. His unselfishness and pat ient en­durance, His courage and modesty, Hi s unfail ing peace and quiet joy-fulness, we re a cons tan t inspira­t ion . He b r o u g h t a pu re sweet a tmosphere in to t h e home. His ear ly years a r e more t h a n an ex­ample to you th , and t h e devout Chris t ian mo the r will not fail to introduce h e r children to the Chr is t Child.

There is no more impor tan t field of effort t h a n t h e Home Circle. I t is by the children of to-day t h a t t h e future of society is to be determined, and wha t these children shall be, depends on the Home. If our children will enjoy a home life pure and t rue , they will go for th from i t s care prepar­ed to meet life's responsibilities and dangers , and t h e world will be be t te r because they have lived, because they had, in t he t r ue sense of t h e word, val iant Chris t ian Mothers .

Mothers have to resign them­selves to see the i r l i t t le ones out­grow the i r t ender care and loving caresses, bu t t he mothe r who has planted t he seed of good habi t s in t h e hear t of her child, can look for infection. Example will be followed, and t h e single act instill­ed by the loving mo the r dur ing childhood days, will th row out roots in all directions, and the roots will sp r ing up and make fresh t rees . Pe rhaps these good habi t s will never die but extend the in­visible undulat ions of the i r influ­ence over t h e breadth of centuries. ' Tis education forms the common

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Recipes. Yorkshire Pudding .

3 tablespoonful of flour. I egg. V> pint of milk. Salt. 1 oz. dripping.

Beat the egg and add to t h e milk, blend carefully wi th the Hour. Melt the dr ipping in a shallow t in, pour in t h e m i x t u r e and bake in a hot oven unti l a nice brown, from U to % hour.

Serve wi th roas t beef, or if a l i t t le sugar is added and j a m spread on top it m a y be used a s a sweet pudding.

Lemon Pudding ,

1 lemon. 1 pint of wa te r . 2 eggs. 1 tablespoonful cornflour. 4 ozs. sugar .

Cut the lemonrind thinly, p a t in t h e water and s i m m e r ; s t r a in , blend the cornflour, cook wi th t h e wa te r for 5 minu tes , add t h e s u g a r and s t ra ined ju ice of t h e lemon, allow to cool a l i t t le, and s t i r in t h e beaten yolks of e g g s ; pour i n t o a dish, beat up wii i tes of eggs v e r y stiffly with l i t t le cas tor s u g a r a n d decorate t h e dish wi th t h e m . Serve cold.

Orange pudding may be made in t h e same m a n n e r ; use 2 o ranges .

Ginger Bread. 1 lb. flour. V4 lb. sugar . 1 heaped teaspoonful bak ing

soda. 1 large teaspoonful g round

ginger. A little g ra ted lemon and chop­

ped candied peel, or su l t anas or chopped almonds,

lb. b u t t e r or lard. 4 tablespoonful golden s y r u p or

treacle. About *4 cupful wa te r or milk. 1 or 2 eggs (may be o m m i t t e d ) 1 heaped tablespoonful med ium

ground oatmeal . 1 teaspoonful v inegar . Rub the b u t t e r into t h e flour,

add the sugar , treacle, eggs , f ru i t and lastly t h e soda and v inega r mixed toge ther w i th a l i t t le w a t e r or milk. Mix fair ly stiff t u r n in to a shallow greased t in and bake in a moderate oven.

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935. 9

P e n a n g C o n v e n t S t a g e s " H i a w a t h a " B e f o r e a n

A p p r e c i a t i v e A u d i e n c e

Rev Fr. Souhait and Mir. Grumitt Speak in Terms of Praise

Rouge and Lipstick Out of t h e Curriculum.

T h e teachers and s t u d e n t s of the P e n a n g Convent successfully s taged on t h e 28th March Long­fellow's famous d r a m a "Hiawa­t h a " in t h e presence of a large and dis t inguished ga the r ing , among whom w e r e : —

T h e Hon'ble Mr. J . S. W. Ar­thur , T h e Hon'ble Mr . Abdool Cader, Mr. & Mrs . F . H . Grumi t t , Dr. J . E . Smi th , Rev. Colin King, Mr. T. A. O'Sullivan, t h e Rev. Bro. Pa t r i ck , t h e Siamese Consul, Capta in Shipwright a n d Mr. R. P. Phill ips.

Th is performance w a s given in honour of Rev. Mother St . Ber the , Ass i s t an t General of t h e Order of t h e Holy Infant J e s u s , who had been tou r ing Malaya fo r t he pas t 5 m o n t h s and left P e n a n g for F r a n c e on last Sa tu rday by t h e s.s. " C a r t h a g e . "

T h e following were compliment­ed by t h e local p r e s s : —

Miss O. McCleland w h o acted as H i a w a t h a for he r d r a m a t i c t a l en t

Miss M. Duke for t h e simplicity of he r ac t ing.

Miss A . E i senberg for comic dance.

On t h e whole t h e p lay w a s a g r e a t success and h igh ly appreci­a ted by t h e audience.

As soon as t he cu r t a in r u n g down Mr. F . H. G r u m m i t t rose to address t h e ga the r ing . He men­tioned t h e visit of t h e Rev. Mother General in 1922 when she came in person to inspect t h e work t h a t was being ca r r ied on here , but t h i s t ime, owing t o he r inabi­lity to m a k e the journey , she sent t h e Rev. Mother St . Be r the , her Ass i s t an t , in her s tead . Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Be r the has been round Malaya twice visi t ing t h e 21 Con­ven t s and branch schools r u n by t h e Order in th is count ry . She has been very pleased wi th t he work t h a t is being done, and her visi t h a s been an encouragement and an inspirat ion to t h a t work. Mr. G r u m m i t t a s su red Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Be r t he t h a t t h e public of t h i s count ry a re very gra te fu l for t h e noble work of educat ion and cha r i t y t h a t is being carr ied on he re by the Order. T h a t g rea t work is equally apprecia ted by the Government of th i s coun t ry which las t yea r when reduct ion was made in t h e education allowance to Missionaries voted a special annual g r a n t of $20,000 for t h e Convent Schools—a signal m a r k of official recognit ion of t he noble work t h a t is being done by t h e Order .

He said t h a t the European com­mun i ty appreciate ve ry much the new en te rpr i se of t h e Order in the proposal to establ ish the new school a t Cameron High lands for European children. The Rev. Mother St . Ber the h a s inspected t he buildings there , which a r e now pract ical ly completed, and is very pleased wi th t he accommodation. He feels su re t h a t t h a t school will receive very hea r ty suppor t from

t h e Europeans in Malaya and will soon develop into a ve ry l a rge and impor t an t es tabl ishment . The school will ca ter for chi ldren of all sections of t h e European commu­ni ty .

They had hoped to have Bishop Devals wi th t hem t h a t evening, b u t His Lordship h a d to go to Cameron Highlands for a much needed res t . The people of Penang will a lways have for Bishop Devals feelings of t h e mos t t ende r re­gards . No one has ever endeared himself so much to all communi­t ies as Bishop Devals did dur ing t h e long years he was in Penang . Like His Lordship, t h e Rev. Mo­t h e r St . Ber the has m a d e friends wherever she has gone. H e r re ­markable cha rm of m a n n e r and ex t rao rd ina ry kindliness h a s won t h e affection of all t h e Convent pupils and of everyone who has had t h e good for tune t o m e e t her . She is a highly educated lady and has t a k e n a very keen in te res t in educat ion all h e r life, h a v i n g for m a n y y e a r s been head of t h e Col­lege of t h e Order in F r a n c e . Mr. G r u m i t t concluded expres s ing t h e public's g r a t i t ude to M o t h e r St . Be r t he and asking h e r to convey to t h e Rev. Mother General t h e dutiful r ega rds t he g r ee t i ngs of t h e m a n y Convent pupils bo th pre­sen t and pas t in th i s coun t ry .

The Rev. F a t h e r Souha i t then proposed, on behalf of Rev. Mother St. Be r the , a vote of t h a n k s to all those who had contr ibuted towards t h e evening 's en te r t a inmen t . He said t h a t Mother St. B e r t h e would undoubtedly car ry w i th h e r plea­sant memories of h e r s t ay in Malaya. A t the same t ime she wished to t hank the Government and all benefactors for t h e assis­tance t h e y had given to t h e Con­vent Schools. T h e confidence which t h e public has placed in t h e Sis ters is well deserved and the pa ren t s may res t a s su red t h a t the i r daugh te r s a re be ing educated on t h e r i g h t lines and a r e not be­ing t a u g h t how to use rouge and lipstick.

The re was a la rge crowd of Madams, Sisters , t e ache r s and pupils of t h e Convent Schools on Swe t t enham Pier to bid farewell to Rev. Mother St. Be r the , who was accompanied by Rev. Mother St. Dominic of Japan, Madame St. Leonard of Penang, and Madame St. Joseph Low of t h e Ipoh Con­vent. Madame St. Leonard arriv­ed in P e n a n g on the 20th Novem­ber, 1920. She is going on an eight m o n t h s ' furlough to recupe­r a t e he r health. Madame St. Joseph Low is going to Par i s for fu r the r t ra in ing . All t h e Rev. Mo­the r s of t h e Convents in Malaya were also noticed on t h e wharf, and t h e y came down to Penang specially for the purpose of seeing Rev. Mother St. Be r the ' s depar­tu re .

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S a t u r d a y , Apri l 13, 1935.

THE ROYAL ROAD

OF THE HOLY CROSS.

" D e n y thyself, t ake u p t h y cross, and fol low Jesus . " These words are t h e mos t be f i t t ing f o r med i t a t ion as a sa lu ta ry p r e p a r a ­t ion for t h e Paschal solemnit ies t h a t are d r a w i n g near . W e w h o are of this w o r l d are t a k e n aback by this exho r t a t i on , n a y p e r e m p ­to ry o rder t o pract ise self-denial and sacrifice in a self-assert ing wor ld w h i c h is obsessed b y t h e care of t e m p o r a l wel l -being, a n d the ques t of wor ld ly p o w e r . H o w con t r a s t i ng does this o r d e r to be oblivious of ourselves seem against the b a c k g r o u n d of the hec t i c p u r ­suits of mate r i a l and self-preser­vat ive objects of daily l ife!

T h e fa i thful , d u r i n g this p a r t i ­cu lar pen i ten t ia l season of L e n t , have the u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y o f p repa r ing t h r o u g h p raye r , fas t and almsgiving, fo r t h a t sp i r i tua l j ou rney a long the Roya l Road of the H o l y Cross. I t is t he self­same road laid o u t by ou r . D i v i n e Saviour f r o m t h e C r i b t o t h e Cross. Indeed t h e first mi le -s tone of this road s tands a t t h e C r i b i n the lowly m a n g e r w i t h t h e g u i d ­ing s ign-pos t above bespeaking ^Humi l i ty ' and leads d o w n to t h e Cross p l an t ed a t the last m i l e ­s tone s ignifying Sacr i f i ce . '

T o fol low this sacred p a t h i t is n o t e n o u g h for u s mere ly t o c o m ­m e m o r a t e t h e his tor ical fac t of o u r r e d e m p t i o n while w e are a p ­p r o a c h i n g t h e Paschal t i m e b u t w e m u s t e n d e a v o u r to re- l ive t h e m y s t e r y a n d a p p r o p r i a t e t o o u r ­selves the riches i t has in store fo r our sanct i f icat ion and salvat ion. P raye r u n d o u b t e d l y an imates a n d sanctifies us b u t self-sacrifice f u r ­the r sustains and fortifies t h e spirit of p raye r . I f one r u n s t h r o u g h t he series of L e n t e n C o l ­lects or L i t u r g y one will readi ly observe t h a t the p a r a m o u n t objec t of these prayers is to s t imula te a n a r d e n t desire for self-sacrifice. Th i s obviously appears t o be t h e most ennobl ing p a r t of Chr i s t ' s life and should f o r m t h e essence of Chr i s t i an c o n d u c t . W e can all d e n y ourselves and t a k e u p o u r Cross and fol low O u r Lord w h o has a l ready set t h e example for us .

Each one of us has his pa r t i cu l a r cross to bear . I t m a y be some m a l i g n a n t m a l a d y for one, p r o t ­rac ted u n e m p l o y m e n t for an ­other , an i r reparable family loss, for a th i rd a n d a host of o the r compla in t s for h u m a n i t y in gene­ral . These tr ials and misfor tunes of eve ryday life are the crosses we are called u p o n t o bear cheerful ly w i t h Chr i s t i an fo r t i tude . I t is futi le t r y i n g to t h r o w off one cross, for ano the r m o r e b u r d e n ­some m a y be imposed in its stead. T h e dis incl inat ion t o bear o u r crosses pa t i en t ly arises f r o m o u r m y o p i c vision of life and its ends. W e seem to d r a w ideals fo r ou r s tandards of life f r o m those w h o are a p p a r e n t l y in comfor t ab le c i r ­cums tances in regard t o the m a t e ­rial goods of the wor ld . Such ideals will posit ively lead t o dis­c o n t e n t and a revol t ing desire t o fling a w a y o u r cross. This feel­i ng will engender , a g loomy dis­sat isfact ion w i t h y o u r life's lo t and will serve n o useful purpose in t h e end . W e m a y sooner r u n away f r o m o u r o w n shadow t h a n avoid the crosses t h a t are m e a n t for us . T h e n w h y no t b o w cheerful ly and w i t h good grace t o the inevi table rule of life?

In c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e passion of O u r Lo rd St. Leo observes, ' I t n o t on ly fills o u r hear ts w i t h c o m ­p u n c t i o n b u t w i t h confidence. ' T h e ripeness of t h e t ime for a t o n e ­m e n t and a m e n d m e n t is typified t h u s : fEcce nunc tern pus accept­able, ecce nunc dies salutis'—Be­hold n o w t h e acceptable t i m e ; n o w the t ime of sa lva t ion—Pos­sessed of this s e n t i m e n t we shall be in readiness t o celebrate anew the m y s t e r y of t he Cross, where in lies the source of all p a r d o n a n d all grace. W e have all heard c h a n t ­ed repeatedly t he psa lm 'Miserere! ' b u t , h o w m a n y of us have really responded t o t h e t ender pa thos and del icate sen t imen t s of c o m ­p u n c t i o n expressed i n i t? E v e n an Engl i sh vers ion of this psa lm suffices t o b r ea the f o r t h so t o u c h -ingly t he subl ime p l a in t of t h e c o n t r i t e and h u m b l e d hea r t , a l t h o u g h the or iginal L a t i n ve r ­sion possesses a c h a r m w h i c h is pecul ia r ly s ingular .

T o fol low t h e Roya l R o a d of the H o l y Cross is therefore a special p re roga t ive of the sinner . I n f ac t t he e n t i r e mission of O u r Lord was designed for t he r e d e m p ­t ion of t he s inner . Th i s sup reme f avou r is promised us in t h e first a n t i p h o n of the Firs t Sunday in L e n t : " T h e n y o u will call o n t h e Lord and H e will hea r y o u : Y o u will c r y t o H i m and H e will say: Behold, here I a m . " I n t h e face of this all assuring promise if w e care n o t t o d e n y ourselves and d r a w nearer t o the Cross, w h o m shall we b l ame , if, of o u r o w n choice, w e m e r i t e te rna l pe rd i ­t ion?

N O T E S A N D COMMENTS.

G E R M A N Y ' S T H R E A T . Much d ismay has been caused

by Germany ' s recent t h r e a t t o re-arm and int roduce conscription again . Though her step in th i s

direction would mean a defiant breach of t he t e r m s of t h e Ver ­sailles Trea ty , he r a t t i t u d e at t h e moment seems to be guided by t h e desperate maxim 'end or mend' a t all costs. This is decidedly a n ugly s i tuat ion in t he mids t of all the peace talk and d i sa rmamen t parleys.

Hit ler character ises t h e Ver ­sailles T rea ty as a conqueror ' s peace wherein t h e oppor tuni t ies for t he fu ture habi l i ta t ion of Ger­many have been denied. T h e Nazis first groused t h e n protes ted and now they have finally defied openly. I t was perhaps an impa­tient , ill-advised reply to t h e Anglo-French note which mani ­fests a changed a t t i t u d e to Nazi Germany. The presen t t ense s i tuat ion calls for dispass ionate and pa t ien t handl ing on both sides. If s ta tesmen will only see 'eye t o eye ' instead of pur su ing t h e policy of 'an eye for an eye ' then t h e world m a y aver t ano the r clash which will b r ing disas t rous r e ­sults in i t s t ra in . T h e r e is more need for p raye r now t h a n t h e r e ever was before and t h e Catholic World is specially called upon b y t h e Holy F a t h e r to invoke t h e help of God to g r a n t t h a t peace which t h e world sorely needs a t th i s j unc tu re .

A CRITIC'S V I E W . In a shor t pa r ag raph , a P e r a k

weekly paper t icks us off for t h e publication of an editorial on 'Ger­man Neo-Paganism. '

Our critic t a lks about " t h e doubted power of t h e Catholic Church to lead in m a t t e r s per ta in­ing to F a i t h and Morals ," and ye t . s t range enough, he expresses t h e opinion t h a t " t h e aim of t h e Lead­er should be to direct t h e a t t en t ion of i ts readers t o t h e cer ta in l igh t of F a i t h . "

Well, if according t o th i s cri t ic, t h e Catholic Church possesses only a doubted power t o lead m a n in ma t t e r s of F a i t h and Morals we do not see a t all how t h e Leade r—a Catholic paper only—would be more successful in br ing ing i t s readers " to t h e cer ta in l ight of F a i t h . " W h a t is beyond t h e power of t h e Catholic Church must , a fortiori, be beyond t h a t of t h e Malaya Catholic Leader .

'Fa i th , ' in ou r cr i t ic ' s mind does not, i t is t rue , obtain t h e meaning commonly given to t h i s w o r d ; Fa i t h is reduced t o a vague sent i ­ment , a kind of " F a i t h in t h e supreme goodness of God, F a i t h in the i r ( t he Catholics ' ) spi r i tual directors to point out to them a way of life wherein political a n d economical s t r i fe has no par t . "

Fa i th—wi th a capi ta l—and fa i th wi thout—, are fa r from being one and t h e same th ing . I t is childish indeed to play wi th words hav ing such different meanings and t r y thus to befool one's readers . Of o u r Catholics, no one is so ignorant a s to mis take ' F A I T H : ' a belief in the t r u t h s of religion a s contained in Holy Scripture or in the teach­ing of t h e Church, and ' f a i th / con­fidence, reliance, t r u s t in some­th ing or somebody. Catholic Fa i th is something ve ry different indeed from ' fa i th ' a s understood by our a m a t e u r Theologian.

• * * * Now, we would be infinitely

grateful to our clear-sighted cri t ic to oblige us, Catholics, by explain­ing w h a t he means by t h a t "way of life wherein political and econo­mical s tr i fe has no p a r t . " In fact . Catholics, like o ther people of any creed whatever , a r e cit izens of t h i s world, having specific civic r i g h t s

of t he i r own and consequently, bound to serve God and a t t h e same t ime, to " render to Caesar the th ings t h a t a r e Caesar ' s . " Would our learned objector point out, in the t w e n t y centur ies which em­brace t h e His tory of t h e Catholic Church, an epoch or a region when and where it was given to Catholics to lead a life f ree from political and economical s t r i fe ? I t occurs to any sane mind t h a t never have such t imes been hea rd of. The life of the Catholic Church was , is, and ever shall be a perpetual str ife. She has , for t h a t ve ry reason been called ' the E te rna l Beginner . '

In Germany to-day, as it was )v. England yes te rday , Caesa r claims th ings which do not belong to him. Catholics have to fight for the l iberty of the i r conscience.

If, then , t h e Malaya Catholic Leader, t oge the r wi th t h e whole Catholic press , denounces the politics of Hit ler , i t is not for fear of t h e " las t ing effect of Hit-lerism upon a Church" which has the promises of God to endure to the end of t h e world, bu t because Hi t le r i sm—or German Nazi ism—is an ins t i tu t ion anti-rel igious and ant i -moral , whose a ims a r e to give man t h e place of God, t o enslave the Catholic Church a s i t ha s done the L u t h e r a n Church, and to ruin the family by t r ans fo rming the child into a chat te l of t h e Sta te .

Our ar t icle on 'German Neo-Paganism,—there fore , was not out of place in t he columns of t he Ma­laya Catholic Leader .

Hi t le r i sm, Communism and Bolshevism a r e within our r igh t purview for t h e simple reason tha t , all a re t h e evil machina t ions of pervers ive social theories , opposed to F a i t h and Morals and des t ruct ive of public welfare.

SLUM C L E A R A N C E .

Singapore which bids fa i r to be­come a modern city of consequence wi th h e r s ta te ly public buildings and splendid thoroughfa res has still he r slum areas sca t te red about like ' Jack ' s Toys ' in all directions wi th in u rban limits. Our ci ty f a the r s will a g r e e t h a t ou r pres t ige as a progress ive city m u s t come down a peg or two lower when we see such a reas as p a r t s of Queen St ree t , Victor ia Street , Ophir Road and a n u m b e r of o the r s t r ee t s given ent i rely to t h e hovels and dens of Rickshaw-pullers . I t is mos t unseemly to have t h i s class of people dwelling in t he immedia te vicinity of a Catholic Church in Ophir Road. On special feas t days one may see these 'hool igans ' perched up around t h e walls of t h e church precincts indulging in simian ant ics and u t t e r i n g raucous cries to t h e annoyance of t h e Con­gregat ion . W e t r u s t t h a t t h e Municipal Commissioners will see the i r way to obviat ing t h i s unsa t i s ­factory s t a t e of affairs when t h e y set t h e i r slum-clearance scheme agoing.

Blessed a re they who give the flower of t h e i r days and the i r s t r eng th of soul to God.

— N e w m a n .

Le t us l isten to the words of the Gospel, a s if Our Lord were still in t h e mids t of us .

St . Augus t ine .

I t comforts me to hea r t h e clock s t r ike for I feel t h a t I have d rawn a l i t t le nea re r to God. (St . Teresa.)

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935. 11

DIOCESE O F MALACCA.

C A T H E D R A L O F T H E GOOD S H E P H E R D , S I N G A P O R E .

Calendar for t h e Week.

April 14. Sunday—Palm Sunday. Mass and Vespers of t h e Sun­day. Blessing of t h e Pa lms and Procession before Mass.

Apri l 15. Monday—Of the Fer ia . Anniversary of t h e Consecra­tion of His Lordsh ip Dr. A. Devais, Bishop of Malacca.

Apri l 16. Tuesday—Of t h e Fer ia . Apri l 17. W'day—Of t h e Fer ia .

Abst inence. Apri l 18. T h u r s d a y — Maundy

Thursday . A t t h e Cathedra l , Consecration of t h e Holy Oils. The Pontifical Mass begins a t 7 a.m.

Apri l 19. Fr iday—Good Fr iday . F a s t and Abst inence . The Office begins a t 8 a.m.

Apri l 20. Sa tu rday—Holy Sa tur ­day . Blessing of t h e Paschal Candle and of t h e Fon t before Mass. The office begins a t 6 a.m.

WHERE THE RELICS OF THE PASSION ARE

ENSHRINED IN ROME.

By J . W. Cleaver.

(F rom 'The Catholic Fireside ' ) No place in t h e world, outside

t h e Holy Places in Jerusalem, is blessed wi th so m a n y precious relics of Our Lord ' s Pass ion a s t h e Vat ican City. Some of these relics a re in t h e Vat ican Basilica, whi ls t o thers a r e enshr ined in t h e Sessor ian Basilica of S a n t a Croce, in Gerusalemme, w h e r e a special chapel has been dedicated for t h e m .

In t h e Vatican Basilica, beside a la rge piece of t h e t rue Cross, a r e conserved Veronica 's Veil, w i th which t h e pious woman dried t h e face of t he Redeemer on His w a y to Calvary, and t h e Lance wi th which t h e Roman soldier pierced t h e h e a r t of Our Lord as H e h u n g on t h e Cross. These relics a r e k e p t in t h e Va t i can Basilica in a chapel made in t h e keep of one of t h e four g igant ic pil lars support­ing t h e dome of Michelangelo. Excep t for t h e Canons charged wi th exhibi t ing t h e s e relics to t h e people dur ing Holy Week f rom t h e h igh balcony on to which t h e chapel opens in t h e inside of t h e Basilica, all a r e forbidden, under pa in of excommunicat ion, to en te r t h i s place.

In the Sessorian Basilica, t h r e e f r agment s of t h e t rue Cross a r e conserved in a v e r y precious reli­qua ry . In a n o t h e r rel iquary, no less a r t i s t ic or valuable, a r e kep t t h e Title of t h e name of J e s u s wr i t t en in Hebrew, Greek and La­t in , which P i l a t e ordered t o be affixed to t he t o p of t h e Cross. In o the r rel iquaries a r e conserved one of t h e nails w i th which Our Lord was nailed to t h e Cross, and two t h o r n s from t h e painful crown which, af ter H i s scourging, en­circled t h e head of t h e Divine Vict im.

All of these relics were b rought f rom Jerusa lem, in t h e year 326, by St . Helena, Mothe r of Constant t ine t he Great , w h o had gone to t h e Holy City to search for the Cross of t h e Redeemer, and, happily, had found it. The holy mothe r of t h e first Chris t ian Empero r a l ready had built a Basilica in t h e Sesso­r ian Palace t h a t he r son had given

H O L Y W E E K Its Ceremonies and Lessons.

T h e last week of L e n t is named Holy Week because in i t we cele­b ra te t he memory of t h e g rea tes t mys ter ies wrough t by Jesus Chr is t for our redemption.

On Palm Sunday t h e first of Holy Week, we commemora te t h e t r iumphal en t ry of Je sus into Jerusa lem six days before His Pas ­sion.

J e sus Chris t wished t o enter Je rusa lem in t r i u m p h before His Passion, as had been predicted:

To encourage H i s disciples by t h u s giving t h e m a clear proof t h a t He was about to suffer of His own accord.

To teach t h e m t h a t by His death He would t r i u m p h over t h e devil t he world, and t h e flesh, and open for us an en t rance in to heaven.

On Holy T h u r s d a y is celebrated Sacrament of t h e Eucha r i s t . On Good Fr iday we recall t h e Passion and death of t h e Sav iour ; and on Holy Sa tu rday we honour t h e bu­rial of Jesus Chr i s t and His des­cent into Limbo, and af te r t he s inging of t h e "Glor ia" we begin to honour His glorious Resurrec­tion.

To spend Holy Week according to t h e mind of t h e * Church we m u s t do th r ee t h i n g s :

1. Join in t h e fas t wi th a g r ea t e r inter ior recollection and a g rea t e r fervour of prayer .

2. Medi ta te cons tan t ly in a spir i t of compunct ion on t h e suf­fer ing of Je sus Chr i s t .

3 . Be present , if we can, a t t he divine offices in t h e same spiri t .

T h e Sunday of t h e Holy Week is called Palm Sunday from t h e pro­cession made on t h a t day, when the faithful caViy an olive or palm-branch in t h e i r hands in order to call to mind t h e t r iumphal e n t r y of J e sus in to Jerusa lem when He was m e t by t h e crowds wi th palms in t h e i r hands .

When t h e procession of palms comes back, t h e door of t he Church is knocked th r ice before i t is opened, to signify t h a t paradise was closed by t h e sin of Adam, and t h a t Jesus Chr i s t mer i ted to enter i t by His dea th .

When Jesus entered Jerusalem :in t r iumph . H e was met by the simple people and children and not by t h e g rea t ones of t h e c i t y ; God hav ing ordered t h i s t h u s to teach us t h a t pride rendered t h e la t te r unwor thy to t a k e paVt in t h e t r i umph of Our Lord, Who loves simplicity of hea r t , humil i ty and innocence.

F rom t h e T h u r s d a y to t h e Holy Sa tu rday bells a r e not rung in token of g r e a t affliction for t he Passion and dea th of Our Saviour

On Holy T h u r s d a y a large con­secrated host is k e p t :

1. Tha t special adorat ion may be made to t h e Sacrament of the Euchar i s t on t h e day on which i t was ins t i tu ted.

2. Tha t t he L i t u r g y may be ful­filled on Good Fr iday , on which day the re is no consecration by t h e priest .

On Holy T h u r s d a y t h e a l t a r s a re str ipped af te r t h e Mass to set before us Jesus s t r ipped of His g a r m e n t s so t h a t H e might be flogged and nailed to t h e Cross ; and t o teach us t h a t in : order to celebrate His Pass ion worthi ly , we mus t s t r ip ourselves of t he old man, i.e., of every worldly affec­t ion.

On Holy Thur sday , too, occurs t he washing of t h e f ee t :

1. To commemorate t h e act of humiliat ion whereby Jesus hum­bled Himself to w a s h His disciples' feet.

2. Because He Himself exhorted His Apostles, and in t h e i r persons, t h e faithful, to i m i t a t e His ex­ample .

3 . To teach us t o purify our h e a r t s from every s ta in and exer­cise towards one a n o t h e r t h e dut ies of cha r i ty and Chr i s t i an humil i ty .

On Holy Thur sday , again, t he fai thful pay vis i t s to t h e Most Holy Sacrament in several churches in memory of t h e suffer­ings undergone by J e s u s Chr is t in several places, as in t h e Garden, in t h e house of Ca iaphas , P i la te and Herod, and on Calvary. And t h e s e visits should not be made from motives of cur ios i ty , or from custom, or in a frivolous spir i t , bu t w i th sincere cont r i t ion for our sins which a re t h e real cause of t h e Passion and d e a t h of our Re­deemer , and in t r u e hear t fe l t com­passion for His pa ins , med i t a t i ng on His various suffer ings ; consi­der ing , for ins tance , in our first vis i t , those which H e endured in t h e Garden ; in t h e next , t hose which He went t h r o u g h in P i la te ' s c o u r t ; and so on wi th t h e o thers .

On Good F r i d a y t h e Church p r a y s in an especial m a n n e r for all so r t s of people, to show t h a t Chr i s t died for all men, and to im­plore t h a t t h e benefits of His P a s ­sion may be poured out upon all.

On Good F r iday , too, t h e Cross is solemnly adored, because Je sus Chr i s t Sanctified i t w i th His blood, since H e was nailed t o i t and died on i t t h a t day. W h e n we say " a d o r e d " , we m e a n t h a t in vene­r a t i n g the Cross ou r adorat ion Ls to be referred to J e s u s Chr i s t who died on it, because adorat ion is due to God only.

In the ceremonies of Holy Sau tu rday specially note t h e benediction of t h e Pascal Candle and of the bapt i smal font.

T h e Pascal candle signifies t h e splendour and glory which t h e r isen Jesus b r o u g h t into t h e world. The font is blessed on th i s day because former ly a t th i s t ime, as well as on t h e vigil of Pen te ­cost, bapt ism was solemnly confer­red. While t h e font is be ing blessed we ough t t o give t h a n k s t o t h e Lord for hav ing admit ted us to baptism, and to renew t h e pro­mises which we t h e n made.

(From The Catholic Fireside.)

her a s a residence, and in it these most precious relics were placed.

T h e relics were p u t in a subter­ranean chapel, for which St. Helena had b rough t back on her ship a number of sacks of the soil of Calvary. Thin ea r th spread on t h e ground, helped to make the chapel almost a second spiritual Jerusalem so much so t h a t the piety of t he people gave t he Basi­

lica the name it still r e ta ins , "San ta Croce in Gerusa lemme" (Holy Cross in J e r u s a l e m ) .

With the pass ing of t ime, how­ever, it became necessary to re­move the relics from the under­ground chapel, to protect t h e m from the effects of dampness . They were placed in a chapel a t t he side of t he apse of the church, upon which a balcony opened. T h e

DIOCESE O F MACAO. C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H ,

S I N G A P O R E . Calendar for t he Week,

April 14. Sunday—Palm Sunday . Purp le ves tmen t s . P roper of t h e Mass , p. 129. Mass a t 6 a.m. Blessing and d is t r ibu­tion of Pa lms a t 7.30 to be followed by Procession and High Mass . Even ing Service wi th Sermon and Procession a t 6. In Malacca, morn ing service a t 8, evening service a t 5.30.

April 15. Monday—Of t h e Fe r i a . April 16. Tuesday—Of t h e Fe r i a . April 17. W'day—Holy Wednes­

day . Abst inence . Mat ins a t 6.30 p.m.

April 18. T h u r s d a y — Maundy T h u r s d a y . P r i v a t e d is t r ibu t ion of Holy Communion a t 6 a.m. H igh Mass a t 7 a .m. P rope r of t h e Mass p . 141. Even ing service a t 6.30.

April 19. Fr iday—Good F r iday . F a s t and Abs t inence . Morn­ing service a t 7. Small Missal, p . 146. Even ing service w i t h Sermon and Procession a t 6. In Malacca-morning service a t 7, evening service a t 5.30.

April 20. Sa tu rday—Holy Sa tu r ­day . Morn ing service a t 6. In Malacca a t 6.30.

Chapel was. small, and t ru ly too poor for t h e relics it housed.

In 1926, a t t h e t i m e t h a t t h e s ix teen th cen tenary of t h e finding of t h e t r u e Cross was observed, t h e idea of g iv ing t h e rel ics a new and more wor thy place of abode was conceived. It was decided, foi th i s purpose, to t r ans fo rm in­to a chapel a g rea t room which opened behind t h e apse and which served as a sacr i s ty fo r t h e Basi­lica. A commi t t e was formed un-t der t h e pres idency of Pr ince don Marcantonio Colonna, Ass i s t an t a t t h e Pontifical Throne , and t h e young arch i tec t , F lores tano di Faus to , was asked to p repa re t h e plans.

The archi tec t , a l ready famous for h is p a r t in t h e product ion ot the m o n u m e n t of Pope P ius X in the Vat ican Basilica and t h e re­construct ion of t h e medieval build­ings on t h e Island of Rhodes , pre­pared plans which const i tu ted an impor tan t work of a r t . The work progressed so successfully t h a t it was possible to hold dedicatory service on Good F r iday 1930, wi th His Eminence Cardinal van Ros-sum, T i tu l a r of t h e Sessorian Basilica, officiating. His Eminence was ass is ted by four Abbots of the Cistercian Order, who t r a n s ­ported t h e precious relics f rom the old to t h e new chapel . T h e Cistercians have c h a r g e of t h e new temple.

The relics a r e kept in a cabinet of oak, which is fixed in t h e wall opposite t he ent rance .

Before t he cabinet in an a l t a r which, according to t h e form for Basilicas, s t ands u n d e r a "cibo-r i u m " or canopy suppor ted by four columns of porphyry . The table of t h e a l t a r r e s t s ent i re ly upon two pi las ters , and t h e whole a l tar , with sufficient space allowed for the officiating clergy, is enclosed by a marb le par t i t ion which com­pletely isolates t he holy place from t h e res t of the chapel.

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THE ROYAL ROAD

OF THE HOLY CROSS.

" D e n y thyself, t ake u p t h y cross, and fol low Jesus . " These words are t h e mos t be f i t t ing f o r med i t a t ion as a sa lu ta ry p r e p a r a ­t ion for t h e Paschal solemnit ies t h a t are d r a w i n g near . W e w h o are of this w o r l d are t a k e n aback by this exho r t a t i on , n a y p e r e m p ­to ry o rder t o pract ise self-denial and sacrifice in a self-assert ing wor ld w h i c h is obsessed b y t h e care of t e m p o r a l wel l -being, a n d the ques t of wor ld ly p o w e r . H o w con t r a s t i ng does this o r d e r to be oblivious of ourselves seem against the b a c k g r o u n d of the hec t i c p u r ­suits of mate r i a l and self-preser­vat ive objects of daily l ife!

T h e fa i thful , d u r i n g this p a r t i ­cu lar pen i ten t ia l season of L e n t , have the u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y o f p repa r ing t h r o u g h p raye r , fas t and almsgiving, fo r t h a t sp i r i tua l j ou rney a long the Roya l Road of the H o l y Cross. I t is t he self­same road laid o u t by ou r . D i v i n e Saviour f r o m t h e C r i b t o t h e Cross. Indeed t h e first mi le -s tone of this road s tands a t t h e C r i b i n the lowly m a n g e r w i t h t h e g u i d ­ing s ign-post above bespeaking ^Humi l i ty ' and leads d o w n to t h e Cross p l an t ed a t the last m i l e ­s tone s ignifying Sacr i f i ce . '

T o fol low this sacred p a t h i t is n o t e n o u g h for u s mere ly t o c o m ­m e m o r a t e t h e his tor ical fac t of o u r r e d e m p t i o n while w e are a p ­p r o a c h i n g t h e Paschal t i m e b u t w e m u s t e n d e a v o u r to re- l ive t h e m y s t e r y a n d a p p r o p r i a t e t o o u r ­selves the riches i t has in store fo r our sanct i f icat ion and salvat ion. P raye r u n d o u b t e d l y an imates a n d sanctifies us b u t self-sacrifice f u r ­the r sustains and fortifies t h e spirit of p raye r . I f one r u n s t h r o u g h t he series of L e n t e n C o l ­lects or L i t u r g y one will readi ly observe t h a t the p a r a m o u n t objec t of these prayers is to s t imula te a n a r d e n t desire for self-sacrifice. Th i s obviously appears t o be t h e most ennobl ing p a r t of Chr i s t ' s life and should f o r m t h e essence of Chr i s t i an c o n d u c t . W e can all d e n y ourselves and t a k e u p o u r Cross and fol low O u r Lord w h o has a l ready set t h e example for us .

Each one of us has his pa r t i cu l a r cross to bear . I t m a y be some m a l i g n a n t m a l a d y for one, p r o t ­rac ted u n e m p l o y m e n t for an ­other , an i r reparable family loss, for a th i rd a n d a host of o the r compla in t s for h u m a n i t y in gene­ral . These tr ials and misfor tunes of eve ryday life are the crosses we are called u p o n t o bear cheerful ly w i t h Chr i s t i an fo r t i tude . I t is futi le t r y i n g to t h r o w off one cross, for ano the r m o r e b u r d e n ­some m a y be imposed in its stead. T h e dis incl inat ion t o bear o u r crosses pa t i en t ly arises f r o m o u r m y o p i c vision of life and its ends. W e seem to d r a w ideals fo r ou r s tandards of life f r o m those w h o are a p p a r e n t l y in comfor t ab le c i r ­cums tances in regard t o the m a t e ­rial goods of the wor ld . Such ideals will posit ively lead t o dis­c o n t e n t and a revol t ing desire t o fling a w a y o u r cross. This feel­i ng will engender , a g loomy dis­sat isfact ion w i t h y o u r life's lo t and will serve n o useful purpose in t h e end . W e m a y sooner r u n away f r o m o u r o w n shadow t h a n avoid the crosses t h a t are m e a n t for us . T h e n w h y no t b o w cheerful ly and w i t h good grace t o the inevi table rule of life?

In c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e passion of O u r Lo rd St. Leo observes, ' I t n o t on ly fills o u r hear ts w i t h c o m ­p u n c t i o n b u t w i t h confidence. ' T h e ripeness of t h e t ime for a t o n e ­m e n t and a m e n d m e n t is typified t h u s : fEcce nunc tern pus accept­able, ecce nunc dies salutis'—Be­hold n o w t h e acceptable t i m e ; n o w the t ime of sa lva t ion—Pos­sessed of this s e n t i m e n t we shall be in readiness t o celebrate anew the m y s t e r y of t he Cross, where in lies the source of all p a r d o n a n d all grace. W e have all heard c h a n t ­ed repeatedly t he psa lm 'Miserere! ' b u t , h o w m a n y of us have really responded t o t h e t ender pa thos and del icate sen t imen t s of c o m ­p u n c t i o n expressed i n i t? E v e n an Engl i sh vers ion of this psa lm suffices t o b r ea the f o r t h so t o u c h -ingly t he subl ime p l a in t of t h e c o n t r i t e and h u m b l e d hea r t , a l t h o u g h the or iginal L a t i n ve r ­sion possesses a c h a r m w h i c h is pecul ia r ly s ingular .

T o fol low t h e Roya l R o a d of the H o l y Cross is therefore a special p re roga t ive of the sinner . I n f ac t t he e n t i r e mission of O u r Lord was designed for t he r e d e m p ­t ion of t he s inner . Th i s sup reme f avou r is promised us in t h e first a n t i p h o n of the Firs t Sunday in L e n t : " T h e n y o u will call o n t h e Lord and H e will hea r y o u : Y o u will c r y t o H i m and H e will say: Behold, here I a m . " I n t h e face of this all assuring promise if w e care n o t t o d e n y ourselves and d r a w nearer t o the Cross, w h o m shall we b l ame , if, of o u r o w n choice, w e m e r i t e te rna l pe rd i ­t ion?

N O T E S A N D COMMENTS.

G E R M A N Y ' S T H R E A T . Much d ismay has been caused

by Germany ' s recent t h r e a t t o re-arm and int roduce conscription again . Though her step in th i s

direction would mean a defiant breach of t he t e r m s of t h e Ver ­sailles Trea ty , he r a t t i t u d e at t h e moment seems to be guided by t h e desperate maxim 'end or mend' a t all costs. This is decidedly a n ugly s i tuat ion in t he mids t of all the peace talk and d i sa rmamen t parleys.

Hit ler character ises t h e Ver ­sailles T rea ty as a conqueror ' s peace wherein t h e oppor tuni t ies for t he fu ture habi l i ta t ion of Ger­many have been denied. T h e Nazis first groused t h e n protes ted and now they have finally defied openly. I t was perhaps an impa­tient , ill-advised reply to t h e Anglo-French note which mani ­fests a changed a t t i t u d e to Nazi Germany. The presen t t ense s i tuat ion calls for dispass ionate and pa t ien t handl ing on both sides. If s ta tesmen will only see 'eye t o eye ' instead of pur su ing t h e policy of 'an eye for an eye ' then t h e world m a y aver t ano the r clash which will b r ing disas t rous r e ­sults in i t s t ra in . T h e r e is more need for p raye r now t h a n t h e r e ever was before and t h e Catholic World is specially called upon b y t h e Holy F a t h e r to invoke t h e help of God to g r a n t t h a t peace which t h e world sorely needs a t th i s j unc tu re .

A CRITIC'S V I E W . In a shor t pa r ag raph , a P e r a k

weekly paper t icks us off for t h e publication of an editorial on 'Ger­man Neo-Paganism. '

Our critic t a lks about " t h e doubted power of t h e Catholic Church to lead in m a t t e r s per ta in­ing to F a i t h and Morals ," and ye t . s t range enough, he expresses t h e opinion t h a t " t h e aim of t h e Lead­er should be to direct t h e a t t en t ion of i ts readers t o t h e cer ta in l igh t of F a i t h . "

Well, if according t o th i s cri t ic, t h e Catholic Church possesses only a doubted power t o lead m a n in ma t t e r s of F a i t h and Morals we do not see a t all how t h e Leade r—a Catholic paper only—would be more successful in br ing ing i t s readers " to t h e cer ta in l ight of F a i t h . " W h a t is beyond t h e power of t h e Catholic Church must , a fortiori, be beyond t h a t of t h e Malaya Catholic Leader .

'Fa i th , ' in ou r cr i t ic ' s mind does not, i t is t rue , obtain t h e meaning commonly given to t h i s w o r d ; Fa i t h is reduced t o a vague sent i ­ment , a kind of " F a i t h in t h e supreme goodness of God, F a i t h in the i r ( t he Catholics ' ) spi r i tual directors to point out to them a way of life wherein political a n d economical s t r i fe has no par t . "

Fa i th—wi th a capi ta l—and fa i th wi thout—, are fa r from being one and t h e same th ing . I t is childish indeed to play wi th words hav ing such different meanings and t r y thus to befool one's readers . Of o u r Catholics, no one is so ignorant a s to mis take ' F A I T H : ' a belief in the t r u t h s of religion a s contained in Holy Scripture or in the teach­ing of t h e Church, and ' f a i th / con­fidence, reliance, t r u s t in some­th ing or somebody. Catholic Fa i th is something ve ry different indeed from ' fa i th ' a s understood by our a m a t e u r Theologian.

• * * * Now, we would be infinitely

grateful to our clear-sighted cri t ic to oblige us, Catholics, by explain­ing w h a t he means by t h a t "way of life wherein political and econo­mical s tr i fe has no p a r t . " In fact . Catholics, like o ther people of any creed whatever , a r e cit izens of t h i s world, having specific civic r i g h t s

of t he i r own and consequently, bound to serve God and a t t h e same t ime, to " render to Caesar the th ings t h a t a r e Caesar ' s . " Would our learned objector point out, in the t w e n t y centur ies which em­brace t h e His tory of t h e Catholic Church, an epoch or a region when and where it was given to Catholics to lead a life f ree from political and economical s t r i fe ? I t occurs to any sane mind t h a t never have such t imes been hea rd of. The life of the Catholic Church was , is, and ever shall be a perpetual str ife. She has , for t h a t ve ry reason been called ' the E te rna l Beginner . '

In Germany to-day, as it was )v. England yes te rday , Caesa r claims th ings which do not belong to him. Catholics have to fight for the l iberty of the i r conscience.

If, then , t h e Malaya Catholic Leader, t oge the r wi th t h e whole Catholic press , denounces the politics of Hit ler , i t is not for fear of t h e " las t ing effect of Hit-lerism upon a Church" which has the promises of God to endure to the end of t h e world, bu t because Hi t le r i sm—or German Nazi ism—is an ins t i tu t ion anti-rel igious and ant i -moral , whose a ims a r e to give man t h e place of God, t o enslave the Catholic Church a s i t ha s done the L u t h e r a n Church, and to ruin the family by t r ans fo rming the child into a chat te l of t h e Sta te .

Our ar t icle on 'German Neo-Paganism,—there fore , was not out of place in t he columns of t he Ma­laya Catholic Leader .

Hi t le r i sm, Communism and Bolshevism a r e within our r igh t purview for t h e simple reason tha t , all a re t h e evil machina t ions of pervers ive social theories , opposed to F a i t h and Morals and des t ruct ive of public welfare.

SLUM C L E A R A N C E .

Singapore which bids fa i r to be­come a modern city of consequence wi th h e r s ta te ly public buildings and splendid thoroughfa res has still he r slum areas sca t te red about like ' Jack ' s Toys ' in all directions wi th in u rban limits. Our ci ty f a the r s will a g r e e t h a t ou r pres t ige as a progress ive city m u s t come down a peg or two lower when we see such a reas as p a r t s of Queen St ree t , Victor ia Street , Ophir Road and a n u m b e r of o the r s t r ee t s given ent i rely to t h e hovels and dens of Rickshaw-pullers . I t is mos t unseemly to have t h i s class of people dwelling in t he immedia te vicinity of a Catholic Church in Ophir Road. On special feas t days one may see these 'hool igans ' perched up around t h e walls of t h e church precincts indulging in simian ant ics and u t t e r i n g raucous cries to t h e annoyance of t h e Con­gregat ion . W e t r u s t t h a t t h e Municipal Commissioners will see the i r way to obviat ing t h i s unsa t i s ­factory s t a t e of affairs when t h e y set t h e i r slum-clearance scheme agoing.

Blessed a re they who give the flower of t h e i r days and the i r s t r eng th of soul to God.

— N e w m a n .

Le t us l isten to the words of the Gospel, a s if Our Lord were still in t h e mids t of us .

St . Augus t ine .

I t comforts me to hea r t h e clock s t r ike for I feel t h a t I have d rawn a l i t t le nea re r to God. (St . Teresa.)

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935. 11

DIOCESE O F MALACCA.

C A T H E D R A L O F T H E GOOD S H E P H E R D , S I N G A P O R E .

Calendar for t h e Week.

April 14. Sunday—Palm Sunday. Mass and Vespers of t h e Sun­day. Blessing of t h e Pa lms and Procession before Mass.

Apri l 15. Monday—Of the Fer ia . Anniversary of t h e Consecra­tion of His Lordsh ip Dr. A. Devais, Bishop of Malacca.

Apri l 16. Tuesday—Of t h e Fer ia . Apri l 17. W'day—Of t h e Fer ia .

Abst inence. Apri l 18. T h u r s d a y — Maundy

Thursday . A t t h e Cathedra l , Consecration of t h e Holy Oils. The Pontifical Mass begins a t 7 a.m.

Apri l 19. Fr iday—Good Fr iday . F a s t and Abst inence . The Office begins a t 8 a.m.

Apri l 20. Sa tu rday—Holy Sa tur ­day . Blessing of t h e Paschal Candle and of t h e Fon t before Mass. The office begins a t 6 a.m.

WHERE THE RELICS OF THE PASSION ARE

ENSHRINED IN ROME.

By J . W. Cleaver.

(F rom 'The Catholic Fireside ' ) No place in t h e world, outside

t h e Holy Places in Jerusalem, is blessed wi th so m a n y precious relics of Our Lord ' s Pass ion a s t h e Vat ican City. Some of these relics a re in t h e Vat ican Basilica, whi ls t o thers a r e enshr ined in t h e Sessor ian Basilica of S a n t a Croce, in Gerusalemme, w h e r e a special chapel has been dedicated for t h e m .

In t h e Vatican Basilica, beside a la rge piece of t h e t rue Cross, a r e conserved Veronica 's Veil, w i th which t h e pious woman dried t h e face of t he Redeemer on His w a y to Calvary, and t h e Lance wi th which t h e Roman soldier pierced t h e h e a r t of Our Lord as H e h u n g on t h e Cross. These relics a r e k e p t in t h e Va t i can Basilica in a chapel made in t h e keep of one of t h e four g igant ic pil lars support­ing t h e dome of Michelangelo. Excep t for t h e Canons charged wi th exhibi t ing t h e s e relics to t h e people dur ing Holy Week f rom t h e h igh balcony on to which t h e chapel opens in t h e inside of t h e Basilica, all a r e forbidden, under pa in of excommunicat ion, to en te r t h i s place.

In the Sessorian Basilica, t h r e e f r agment s of t h e t rue Cross a r e conserved in a v e r y precious reli­qua ry . In a n o t h e r rel iquary, no less a r t i s t ic or valuable, a r e kep t t h e Title of t h e name of J e s u s wr i t t en in Hebrew, Greek and La­t in , which P i l a t e ordered t o be affixed to t he t o p of t h e Cross. In o the r rel iquaries a r e conserved one of t h e nails w i th which Our Lord was nailed to t h e Cross, and two t h o r n s from t h e painful crown which, af ter H i s scourging, en­circled t h e head of t h e Divine Vict im.

All of these relics were b rought f rom Jerusa lem, in t h e year 326, by St . Helena, Mothe r of Constant t ine t he Great , w h o had gone to t h e Holy City to search for the Cross of t h e Redeemer, and, happily, had found it. The holy mothe r of t h e first Chris t ian Empero r a l ready had built a Basilica in t h e Sesso­r ian Palace t h a t he r son had given

H O L Y W E E K Its Ceremonies and Lessons.

T h e last week of L e n t is named Holy Week because in i t we cele­b ra te t he memory of t h e g rea tes t mys ter ies wrough t by Jesus Chr is t for our redemption.

On Palm Sunday t h e first of Holy Week, we commemora te t h e t r iumphal en t ry of Je sus into Jerusa lem six days before His Pas ­sion.

J e sus Chris t wished t o enter Je rusa lem in t r i u m p h before His Passion, as had been predicted:

To encourage H i s disciples by t h u s giving t h e m a clear proof t h a t He was about to suffer of His own accord.

To teach t h e m t h a t by His death He would t r i u m p h over t h e devil t he world, and t h e flesh, and open for us an en t rance in to heaven.

On Holy T h u r s d a y is celebrated Sacrament of t h e Eucha r i s t . On Good Fr iday we recall t h e Passion and death of t h e Sav iour ; and on Holy Sa tu rday we honour t h e bu­rial of Jesus Chr i s t and His des­cent into Limbo, and af te r t he s inging of t h e "Glor ia" we begin to honour His glorious Resurrec­tion.

To spend Holy Week according to t h e mind of t h e * Church we m u s t do th r ee t h i n g s :

1. Join in t h e fas t wi th a g r ea t e r inter ior recollection and a g rea t e r fervour of prayer .

2. Medi ta te cons tan t ly in a spir i t of compunct ion on t h e suf­fer ing of Je sus Chr i s t .

3 . Be present , if we can, a t t he divine offices in t h e same spiri t .

T h e Sunday of t h e Holy Week is called Palm Sunday from t h e pro­cession made on t h a t day, when the faithful caViy an olive or palm-branch in t h e i r hands in order to call to mind t h e t r iumphal e n t r y of J e sus in to Jerusa lem when He was m e t by t h e crowds wi th palms in t h e i r hands .

When t h e procession of palms comes back, t h e door of t he Church is knocked th r ice before i t is opened, to signify t h a t paradise was closed by t h e sin of Adam, and t h a t Jesus Chr i s t mer i ted to enter i t by His dea th .

When Jesus entered Jerusalem :in t r iumph . H e was met by the simple people and children and not by t h e g rea t ones of t h e c i t y ; God hav ing ordered t h i s t h u s to teach us t h a t pride rendered t h e la t te r unwor thy to t a k e paVt in t h e t r i umph of Our Lord, Who loves simplicity of hea r t , humil i ty and innocence.

F rom t h e T h u r s d a y to t h e Holy Sa tu rday bells a r e not rung in token of g r e a t affliction for t he Passion and dea th of Our Saviour

On Holy T h u r s d a y a large con­secrated host is k e p t :

1. Tha t special adorat ion may be made to t h e Sacrament of the Euchar i s t on t h e day on which i t was ins t i tu ted.

2. Tha t t he L i t u r g y may be ful­filled on Good Fr iday , on which day the re is no consecration by t h e priest .

On Holy T h u r s d a y t h e a l t a r s a re str ipped af te r t h e Mass to set before us Jesus s t r ipped of His g a r m e n t s so t h a t H e might be flogged and nailed to t h e Cross ; and t o teach us t h a t in : order to celebrate His Pass ion worthi ly , we mus t s t r ip ourselves of t he old man, i.e., of every worldly affec­t ion.

On Holy Thur sday , too, occurs t he washing of t h e f ee t :

1. To commemorate t h e act of humiliat ion whereby Jesus hum­bled Himself to w a s h His disciples' feet.

2. Because He Himself exhorted His Apostles, and in t h e i r persons, t h e faithful, to i m i t a t e His ex­ample .

3 . To teach us t o purify our h e a r t s from every s ta in and exer­cise towards one a n o t h e r t h e dut ies of cha r i ty and Chr i s t i an humil i ty .

On Holy Thur sday , again, t he fai thful pay vis i t s to t h e Most Holy Sacrament in several churches in memory of t h e suffer­ings undergone by J e s u s Chr is t in several places, as in t h e Garden, in t h e house of Ca iaphas , P i la te and Herod, and on Calvary. And t h e s e visits should not be made from motives of cur ios i ty , or from custom, or in a frivolous spir i t , bu t w i th sincere cont r i t ion for our sins which a re t h e real cause of t h e Passion and d e a t h of our Re­deemer , and in t r u e hear t fe l t com­passion for His pa ins , med i t a t i ng on His various suffer ings ; consi­der ing , for ins tance , in our first vis i t , those which H e endured in t h e Garden ; in t h e next , t hose which He went t h r o u g h in P i la te ' s c o u r t ; and so on wi th t h e o thers .

On Good F r i d a y t h e Church p r a y s in an especial m a n n e r for all so r t s of people, to show t h a t Chr i s t died for all men, and to im­plore t h a t t h e benefits of His P a s ­sion may be poured out upon all.

On Good F r iday , too, t h e Cross is solemnly adored, because Je sus Chr i s t Sanctified i t w i th His blood, since H e was nailed t o i t and died on i t t h a t day. W h e n we say " a d o r e d " , we m e a n t h a t in vene­r a t i n g the Cross ou r adorat ion Ls to be referred to J e s u s Chr i s t who died on it, because adorat ion is due to God only.

In the ceremonies of Holy Sau tu rday specially note t h e benediction of t h e Pascal Candle and of the bapt i smal font.

T h e Pascal candle signifies t h e splendour and glory which t h e r isen Jesus b r o u g h t into t h e world. The font is blessed on th i s day because former ly a t th i s t ime, as well as on t h e vigil of Pen te ­cost, bapt ism was solemnly confer­red. While t h e font is be ing blessed we ough t t o give t h a n k s t o t h e Lord for hav ing admit ted us to baptism, and to renew t h e pro­mises which we t h e n made.

(From The Catholic Fireside.)

her a s a residence, and in it these most precious relics were placed.

T h e relics were p u t in a subter­ranean chapel, for which St. Helena had b rough t back on her ship a number of sacks of the soil of Calvary. Thin ea r th spread on t h e ground, helped to make the chapel almost a second spiritual Jerusalem so much so t h a t the piety of t he people gave t he Basi­

lica the name it still r e ta ins , "San ta Croce in Gerusa lemme" (Holy Cross in J e r u s a l e m ) .

With the pass ing of t ime, how­ever, it became necessary to re­move the relics from the under­ground chapel, to protect t h e m from the effects of dampness . They were placed in a chapel a t t he side of t he apse of the church, upon which a balcony opened. T h e

DIOCESE O F MACAO. C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H ,

S I N G A P O R E . Calendar for t he Week,

April 14. Sunday—Palm Sunday . Purp le ves tmen t s . P roper of t h e Mass , p. 129. Mass a t 6 a.m. Blessing and d is t r ibu­tion of Pa lms a t 7.30 to be followed by Procession and High Mass . Even ing Service wi th Sermon and Procession a t 6. In Malacca, morn ing service a t 8, evening service a t 5.30.

April 15. Monday—Of t h e Fe r i a . April 16. Tuesday—Of t h e Fe r i a . April 17. W'day—Holy Wednes­

day . Abst inence . Mat ins a t 6.30 p.m.

April 18. T h u r s d a y — Maundy T h u r s d a y . P r i v a t e d is t r ibu t ion of Holy Communion a t 6 a.m. H igh Mass a t 7 a .m. P rope r of t h e Mass p . 141. Even ing service a t 6.30.

April 19. Fr iday—Good F r iday . F a s t and Abs t inence . Morn­ing service a t 7. Small Missal, p . 146. Even ing service w i t h Sermon and Procession a t 6. In Malacca-morning service a t 7, evening service a t 5.30.

April 20. Sa tu rday—Holy Sa tu r ­day . Morn ing service a t 6. In Malacca a t 6.30.

Chapel was. small, and t ru ly too poor for t h e relics it housed.

In 1926, a t t h e t i m e t h a t t h e s ix teen th cen tenary of t h e finding of t h e t r u e Cross was observed, t h e idea of g iv ing t h e rel ics a new and more wor thy place of abode was conceived. It was decided, foi th i s purpose, to t r ans fo rm in­to a chapel a g rea t room which opened behind t h e apse and which served as a sacr i s ty fo r t h e Basi­lica. A commi t t e was formed un-t der t h e pres idency of Pr ince don Marcantonio Colonna, Ass i s t an t a t t h e Pontifical Throne , and t h e young arch i tec t , F lores tano di Faus to , was asked to p repa re t h e plans.

The archi tec t , a l ready famous for h is p a r t in t h e product ion ot the m o n u m e n t of Pope P ius X in the Vat ican Basilica and t h e re­construct ion of t h e medieval build­ings on t h e Island of Rhodes , pre­pared plans which const i tu ted an impor tan t work of a r t . The work progressed so successfully t h a t it was possible to hold dedicatory service on Good F r iday 1930, wi th His Eminence Cardinal van Ros-sum, T i tu l a r of t h e Sessorian Basilica, officiating. His Eminence was ass is ted by four Abbots of the Cistercian Order, who t r a n s ­ported t h e precious relics f rom the old to t h e new chapel . T h e Cistercians have c h a r g e of t h e new temple.

The relics a r e kept in a cabinet of oak, which is fixed in t h e wall opposite t he ent rance .

Before t he cabinet in an a l t a r which, according to t h e form for Basilicas, s t ands u n d e r a "cibo-r i u m " or canopy suppor ted by four columns of porphyry . The table of t h e a l t a r r e s t s ent i re ly upon two pi las ters , and t h e whole a l tar , with sufficient space allowed for the officiating clergy, is enclosed by a marb le par t i t ion which com­pletely isolates t he holy place from t h e res t of the chapel.

12 MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935.

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questions on religious dogmas or standards of moral conduct. Such questions must be put in good faith with a view to obviating any dubiety or adjusting any inaccuracy in pertinent matters of faith or morals. All ques­tions must be accompanied by the names and addresses of questioners, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. The Editor reserves the right to reject any question, which in his opinion, may appear trivial or frivolous.]

Question.—Can a person who re­ceives Bap t i sm of Desire enter Heaven for Chr is t had said, " U n ­less a m a n be born again of water and the Holy Ghost he cannot en­t e r into the Kingdom of God. (F .A.E . ) .

Answer .—Our Saviour clearly and emphatical ly declares water necessary (John iii 5 ) : " Unless a m a n be born aga in of w a t e r and t h e Holy G h o s t ; " and so He was understood by t h e Apostles (Acts viii 27-30, x 44-48, etc.) and ever since by the Universal Church. When, however, bapt ism of water is impossible because unknown, or wa te r is unobtainable, it m a y be supplied by w h a t is known as the bapt ism of blood or mar ty rdom, or V:e bapt ism of desire, which con­s is ts in t h e perfect sorrow which blots out sin. T h u s it appears t ha t Bapt ism of Desire is equally suffi­cient for salvation under special c i rcumstances .

s t a n d a r d s ; which h a s , in fine, lost all idea of responsibi l i ty to God, and all sense of sin and i t s im­measurab le malice.

I t is t h e tendency also of human legislation to lessen t h e penal ty for cr ime. N o na t ion—and r ight ly too—would to le ra te for a moment to-day t h e fearfui dungeons and t o r t u r e s of a few hundred years ago. Many indeed inveigh most s t rongly aga ins t t he jus t ice of capital pun i shment , while o thers falsely r ega rd all cr iminal penalt ies as merely correct ive.

B u t t h e e ternal law of God does not change wi th t h e va ry ing laws of men. Hell ex is t s because of t h e free, del iberate refusal of t h e ra t ional c r ea tu re to fulfil t h e des­t iny for which he was created.

To t h e t r u e Chr i s t i an of any age t h e only quest ion can b e : Is t h e doctr ine of e te rna l pun i shment t r u e ? And reason, Scr ip ture , and t h e infallible wi tness of t h e living voice of God's t r u e Church say t h a t i t is .

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Question.—Is no t t h e f ea r of hell a low, unwor thy mot ive on which to base ou r moral life?

Answer .—We a re willing to g r a n t t h a t i t is not t h e h ighes t motive, which is sorrow for sin and service of God out of pu re love for Himself alone. B u t all men a r e not sa in ts , nor a re all s t r iv ing af ter perfection. This pre tended con­t e m p t for the mot ive of fear is wi thout basis in reason o r t h e Word of God.

" T h e fea r of t h e Lord ," says Holy Wri t , " i s t h e beginning of wisdom " Prov. ix 10) . Those t h a t do not fear God will never love Him. So in the Old Law God con­t inual ly appeals t o th i s mot ive (Ps. xxxi i i 10, lxv 16, cxiii 1 1 ; Eccl. v 6 ; Dan. vi 26 ) , and Jesus Chr i s t is equal ly explici t : " r a t h e r fear Him t h a t can des t roy both soul and body in h e l l " (Mat t , x 2 8 ; cf. Mat t , iii 7 ) .

In t h i s life men value the motive of fear, a s is evident from t h e pun i shmen t s in every law code of t h e world. The same men who deny i t a s a mot ive in t h e moral order will often t remble before t he b a r of public opinion when voiced in t h e denunciat ion of t h e public p ress , or will again , a t t h e h o u r of dea th dread t h e prospect of facing t h e God t h e y s t rove vainly in life to deny.

Question.—Is not t h e doctr ine of e te rna l punishment r epugnan t to t h e spir i t of the a g e ?

Answer .—Yes, undoubtedly, if by " t h e spir i t of t h e a g e " you mean the spir i t of modern unbelief which denies t h e existence of a persona] God as t h e Creator , Lord, or F ina l E n d of all c r e a t u r e s ; which is jealous of t h e super­na tu ra l , in tolerant of dogma, skep­tical of grace , contemptuous of the Word of God; independent of t r ad i ­tion, loving self-indulgence, j udg­ing all t h ings by mere ly na tu ra l

L O A V E S A N D L I L I E S .

T h e Chinese have a s ay ing : " If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a l i ly." I t is no t t h e body alone t h a t needs to be fed. Mind, h e a r t , a n d soul grow hungry , and m a n y a t ime they are f amish ing when t h e la rder is full. T h e r e a re m a n y homes where t h e lilies a re ent i re ly crowded out by t h e loaves; where t h e r e is no room for beauty or enjoyment , or even for love, t o grow, because of t h e m a d scramble a f t e r weal th . Fewer loaves and more lilies—less of t h e r u s h af ter ma te r i a l good, and more t ime for t h e gracious and beaut i ­ful t h ings God h a s placed wi th in reach of us all—would m a k e hap­pier and nobler lives.

(From Our Own Correspondent ) .

The Righ t Rev. Monsigneur A. Wachter , Prefect Apostolic of Bri t ish N o r t h Borneo & Labuan, paid his annual pas tora l visi t to the Sandakan Mission las t month . The Monsigneur has j u s t r e tu rn ­ed from Europe where h e had an audience wi th the Holy F a t h e r .

Conveying the message of t h e Sovereign Pontiff to t h e catholics of Borneo and r e i t e r a t i ng his words in a s t i r r ing sermon on the second Sunday of Lent , t h e Mon­signeur laid needed s t r e s s on sub­jec ts such as the Propaga t ion of the Fa i t h and Catholic Action. Defining Catholic Action in t he words of our Holy F a t h e r himself t he Prefect Apostolic said, t h a t i t is ' the part icipat ion and collabora­tion of t h e laity wi th t h e Apostolic Hie ra rchy ," in all m a t t e r s con­cerning t h e Church.

"As soldiers of Chr i s t , " he con­tinued "each and every one of you

have your own duty to pe r fo rm in

t he fight for t h e King of Kings . Shame on you if you a r e found wan t ing in mora l courage ! A sol­dier who hasn ' t t h e nerve to face t h e enemy and receives a wound on t h e back in t he battlefield is a coward. He would no more be res ­pected by his own comrades . "

Concluding t h e Rt . Rev. Mon­s igneur said, "The Holy F a t h e r told me, Te l l t h e m t h a t t h e y m u s t learn to apprecia te t he i r own gi f ts and t r y t o spread t h e F a i t h amongs t those who had not ye t received the blessings which they h a v e / There a r e still millions in t he world grop ing in t h e da rkness . Help your own pr ies ts t h a t t h e y m i g h t be able t o help o t h e r s . "

On t h e t h i r d Sunday in Len t s ix ty-e ight persons including chil­dren and a few adults were con­firmed by Monsigneur W a t c h e r who left Sandakan for t h e W e s t Coast t h e nex t day.

A photo of t h e Monsigneur ap ­pears elsewhere.

MADAM ST. BERTHE AT FATHER BARRE CONVENT FCHOOL, SUNGEI PATANI.

13

The Beginning of a Tamil Settlement in Malaya: The Foundation

of St. Joseph's Parish, Bagan Serai TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH)

S E V E N T H I N S T A L M E N T .

RIDING ON T H E W A V E S .

Now Bagan Serai has i ts s tea­mer. I can land 2 paces from our home, but t h e voyage is long and irksome and on th i s account I have more t h a n once been tempted to resume the old way. Besides, t h e s team boat also has he r adven­tu res which a re equally thri l l ing. J u s t two mon ths ago F a t h e r H a b who had come to pay a shor t visit a t Bagan Serai , re turned to Pe ­nang by t h e aforesaid s teamer . The depar tu re was a t 6 a.m. and F a t h e r Kab hoped t ha t t h e ar r iva l a t the dest inat ion would be a t 2 or 3 p.m.

But t h e boat began by s t icking fas t in t he mud on leaving t h e mou th of t h e r iver and then af ter s t r ugg l ing t h e whole day aga ins t a boisterous sea, she ended in run­n ing aground on the shores of P e n a n g Island about 5 miles from t h e town, and t h a t about 9 p.m. A fishing boat picked up the pas ­sengers and carr ied them ashore . Hence they reached the main road w i t h much difficulty and F a t h e r H a b a t length arr ived home a t 11 in t h e n ight , half dead with s ta rva­t ion and wreariness. About t h e s a m e misadven ture occured to m y ca thechis t and ano the r " m a n d o r e " on the i r way from Penang. They spen t t h e n igh t on board and a r ­r ived here bu t on t he morrow. T h e same week a good colonist h a d gone to P e n a n g for his wedding. Af t e r t h e ceremony, groom, br ide and relat ions embarked for Bagan Sera i where t h e receptions were to t a k e place. They expected to be received in g r e a t pomp. Bu t t he r e was a h i tch the . boat reached Bagan Serai a t 2 o'clock in t h e n i g h t ins tead a t 2 p.m. t h e pre ­vious af ternoon. As a m a t t e r of course d r u m m e r s and t r u m p e t e r s were fas t asleep by t h a t t i m e — W h a t is wonderful is not t ha t ac-eidents do happen but t h a t t h e accidents a r e not more f requent a n d more ser ious.

The s t eam launches a re general­ly old hulls fitted up wi th engines t h a t m a y have been new in t h e good days of yore bu t they a r e cer ta inly no longer sea-worthy. They a re all manned by crews of Malays whose carelessness and recklessness a r e equalled by n a u g h t save perhaps by the un­conscious confidence of t h e pas ­sengers . Surely, one could not set much value on one's life to en­t r u s t i t to such wanton hands . As for t he missionary, he places his fai th in our Heavenly F a t h e r and I m a y say t h a t Divine Provi­dence has always favoured me wi th visible protection.

Once, in t he course of one of those voyages by boat, I was on t h e deck engrossed in the recita­t ion of my breviary when a shriek of t e r ro r made me lift up my head. The crew were playing cards, t h e he lmsman was watching the game and meanwhile our boat was run­ning down full s team upon a j unk which had no t ime to get out of t h e way. Wi th an immedia te j e r k on his hand lever the engineer reversed the engine and we came to s top j u s t twelve feet from t h e junk . A few seconds la ter t h e r e was a c rash and a smash. Directly t h e danger was over, t he passen­

gers , as it is t h e way wi th genuine Orientals, fell a l aughing . Only a venerable Malay by my side did not laugh. "Twan , he said, ini o rang sa lah—these men a re gui l ty . Same were my own sen t iments .

Another day i t w a s t h e engine t h a t was out of order in t he middle of the voyage. I t took four hours work to set i t agoing. Still it is a blessing if t h e mischief is reparable. If i t were not, wha t a predicament ou r s would be a s the small s teamer h a s no life boats on board, no mas t and canvass for sail ing along in case of emergency. In such c i rcumstances t he re would be only one t h i n g for it and t h a t is to wait in t h e open sea and to wai t perhaps a ve ry long t ime until some other boat came to t he rescue.

Le t us add to it all, t h a t those s team launches do not afford the best accommodations. On the deck the re a re but a few wooden ben­ches, and below is w h a t they call t h e cabin where t h e vent i la t ion is s t int ingly provided by t h e sole t r a p door and w h e r e a r e s tacked toge ther sacks of rice, t i n s of kerosene, heaps of sa l t fish toge­t h e r with a ghas t ly band of hud­dling opium-smokers .

The s t inking and reeky cabin is not inhabitable. On t h e deck one may enjoy t h e cooling breeze if the re is a n y ; besides, t h e sea and the horizon a r e a lways w o r t h gazing upon, and if, owing to t h e fewness of pas senge r s , t h e r e is space, it is not unp leasan t to lie down on one's b lanke t and t a k e a nap. But even h e r e t h e r e is t h e dark side of t h e p ic ture . F i r s t , if t he passengers a re a numerous crowd all packed u p on t h e deck, one's only resource is to r emain quietly seated, squeezed, crushed between two na t ives (not a lways of one's choice and t a s t e ) wi thout being able to move, to s t re tch one leg or to walk one pace. Af te r e ight or t en wear i some hours in t h a t silent and still position one is bodily bruised all over and menta l ­ly besotted un to idiocy.

If t he sea is rough it splashes you, if i t is calm, a s a m i r r o r i t sends back t h e sun ' s r a y s into your eyes, if it is r a iny you a re soaked and if it is sunny you a r e scorched. Also, when I happen to recollect one par t icular ly r ack ing t r i p I t h u s made on board our wretched s team launch, I canno t bu t exclaim with a ges tu re of g r e a t d i s t r e s s : " W h a t a voyage! , good grac ious! wha t a voyage . !"

All Landowners .

Enough of t h e pleasures <5f t ra ­vels, and now let us go back to our colonists. Though left by t hem­selves, since I r e t u rned to Penang . they did not grow remiss and worked on like b rave fellows. The deser ters were replaced by o the r s who were s t ronge r and steadier, so well tha t a t t h e beginning of June they had felled 16 acres of forest. Then I t h o u g h t it neces­sary to stop. Most of the men, unaccustomed to so laborious a work and ill-fed withal , were visi­bly tired. Several of them spat blood. Excessive and almost ex­clusive use of preserved and salted food-stuff had bred in them all a sort of s cu rvy ; and I gave them

one month ' s recess dur ing which each one occupied himself in build­ing his own house. A few were mar r ied men and h a d been unable, unti l then, to b r ing over the i r wives and children for want of house-room. All se t to work and soon af ter , a row of about a dozen cot tages stood up, and the encamp­ment took the shape of an actual village.

Dur ing t h a t t ime t h e lying t r ees dried on and when t hey were found seasoned and wi thered to a nicety, t hey were set on fire. I t m u s t have been a g rand conflagration; still the flames spared too many t r u n k s and logs so t h a t it became necessary to use t h e axe once m o r e ; to cut, split and chop; to ga the r , pile up and burn in re ta i l had escaped t h e wholesale fire. Bu t the high spir i t of t h e ear ly days was decl ining; half of t h e labourers , under one pretence or ano the r began to be frequent ly absen t from w o r k ; I the re fore made up m y mind not to delay t h e por t ioning of t h e cleared land a n y fu r the r . This I surveyed r ap id ly ; I d rew up an account according to t h e number of days each one h a d worked and, w i th t ape line in hand , measured out for each a lot in proport ion to h is labour.

To be a landowner , w h a t a g r e a t t h i n g ! despi te w h a t the commu­n i s t s m a y say. T h e nex t morn ing , a t day-break, all our men were on t h e i r door s tep . N o s luggard, no loi terer . T h e sick themselves , cured as by miracle , were p resen t a t t h e call. In shor t , a couple of weeks had scarcely elapsed w h e n our clear ing had been thoroughly cleaned, tilled and sown. Then , all t h a t period du r ing which God caused t h e seed to shoot up and t h e crop to g row and ripen, t h e mos t p a r t of t h e colonists, not to idle about . wrent away into t h e neighbourhood to look for a "7ob and to eke out a living. A few s tayed for t he purpose of keeping t h e se t t lements and watching over t h e seed-fields. F o r a t ime every­t h i n g went on fair ly well. Sep­t ember was not yet over and our cleared forest took t h e aspect, so comely to the eye, of a verdant plain of paddi in blade.

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Two missionar ies of Penang , F a t h e r Grenier and our senior pr ies t F a t h e r Allard chose t h a t t ime to come down here on a re-connai t r ing t r ip . In spite of t h e mosquitoes we had two enjoyable days toge ther . I t is then t h a t F a t h e r Allard u t t e red a prophecy where he compared t h e future of our small colony to t h e br ight t r a in of t he comet t h a t was conspicuous in those days (or r a t h e r in those n i g h t s ) . And t h e th i rd day a t dawn our t ravel lers set out on t he i r way back to Penang. In coming they had found the walk somewhat long. So having heard of ano the r road newly made t h a t would shor ten the i r journey by a t least two miles they did not resis t t he tempta t ion to enter upon it. The new causeway proved p re t ty firm and good; and our two fa­the r s , congra tu la t ing themselves for the i r excellent idea, were about to reach the o the r end when they found themselves stopped by a

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deep and broad canal t h a t crossed t h e i r way. A mere nibong t r u n k spann ing i t served as br idge. " I cannot , I will not pass over t h i s , " said old F a t h e r Allard. To pass unde r i t was not easier and to walk back to t h e s t a r t i n g point he didn ' t wan t . Consent ing a t las t to fol­low F a t h e r Grenier ' s advice he s a t a s t radd le on t h e nibong and, by d in t of us ing hands and feet, suc­ceeded in shoving along as fa r a s t h e middle. Then full s top, s t and­still ! W a s i t exhaust ion ? was i t g iddiness? Anyway , t h e r e t h e not, move one incITei ther fo rward poor F a t h e r could not, or would or backward and remained t h u s in a fr ightful ly dangerous s i tua t ion . F a t h e r Grenier , really vexed, did not know w h a t course t o t ake in order to help h im out, when finally two good Chinese happening to pass by heaved him up wi th t h e i r b r a w n y a r m s and carr ied him all pan t ing on t h e o ther bank. Since t hen t h a t road has become a carr iage-road, the nibong h a s given way to a solid t imber br idge over which car r iages and pedes­t r i a n s move on in perfect safe ty . F o r all t ha t , I never pass t h r o u g h those pa r t s wi thout th ink ing of good F a t h e r Allard and his mis ­adventure .

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Question.—Can a person who re­ceives Bap t i sm of Desire enter Heaven for Chr is t had said, " U n ­less a m a n be born again of water and the Holy Ghost he cannot en­t e r into the Kingdom of God. (F .A.E . ) .

Answer .—Our Saviour clearly and emphatical ly declares water necessary (John iii 5 ) : " Unless a m a n be born aga in of w a t e r and t h e Holy G h o s t ; " and so He was understood by t h e Apostles (Acts viii 27-30, x 44-48, etc.) and ever since by the Universal Church. When, however, bapt ism of water is impossible because unknown, or wa te r is unobtainable, it m a y be supplied by w h a t is known as the bapt ism of blood or mar ty rdom, or V:e bapt ism of desire, which con­s is ts in t h e perfect sorrow which blots out sin. T h u s it appears t ha t Bapt ism of Desire is equally suffi­cient for salvation under special c i rcumstances .

s t a n d a r d s ; which h a s , in fine, lost all idea of responsibi l i ty to God, and all sense of sin and i t s im­measurab le malice.

I t is t h e tendency also of human legislation to lessen t h e penal ty for cr ime. N o na t ion—and r ight ly too—would to le ra te for a moment to-day t h e fearfui dungeons and t o r t u r e s of a few hundred years ago. Many indeed inveigh most s t rongly aga ins t t he jus t ice of capital pun i shment , while o thers falsely r ega rd all cr iminal penalt ies as merely correct ive.

B u t t h e e ternal law of God does not change wi th t h e va ry ing laws of men. Hell ex is t s because of t h e free, del iberate refusal of t h e ra t ional c r ea tu re to fulfil t h e des­t iny for which he was created.

To t h e t r u e Chr i s t i an of any age t h e only quest ion can b e : Is t h e doctr ine of e te rna l pun i shment t r u e ? And reason, Scr ip ture , and t h e infallible wi tness of t h e living voice of God's t r u e Church say t h a t i t is .

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Question.—Is no t t h e f ea r of hell a low, unwor thy mot ive on which to base ou r moral life?

Answer .—We a re willing to g r a n t t h a t i t is not t h e h ighes t motive, which is sorrow for sin and service of God out of pu re love for Himself alone. B u t all men a r e not sa in ts , nor a re all s t r iv ing af ter perfection. This pre tended con­t e m p t for the mot ive of fear is wi thout basis in reason o r t h e Word of God.

" T h e fea r of t h e Lord ," says Holy Wri t , " i s t h e beginning of wisdom " Prov. ix 10) . Those t h a t do not fear God will never love Him. So in the Old Law God con­t inual ly appeals t o th i s mot ive (Ps. xxxi i i 10, lxv 16, cxiii 1 1 ; Eccl. v 6 ; Dan. vi 26 ) , and Jesus Chr i s t is equal ly explici t : " r a t h e r fear Him t h a t can des t roy both soul and body in h e l l " (Mat t , x 2 8 ; cf. Mat t , iii 7 ) .

In t h i s life men value the motive of fear, a s is evident from t h e pun i shmen t s in every law code of t h e world. The same men who deny i t a s a mot ive in t h e moral order will often t remble before t he b a r of public opinion when voiced in t h e denunciat ion of t h e public p ress , or will again , a t t h e h o u r of dea th dread t h e prospect of facing t h e God t h e y s t rove vainly in life to deny.

Question.—Is not t h e doctr ine of e te rna l punishment r epugnan t to t h e spir i t of the a g e ?

Answer .—Yes, undoubtedly, if by " t h e spir i t of t h e a g e " you mean the spir i t of modern unbelief which denies t h e existence of a persona] God as t h e Creator , Lord, or F ina l E n d of all c r e a t u r e s ; which is jealous of t h e super­na tu ra l , in tolerant of dogma, skep­tical of grace , contemptuous of the Word of God; independent of t r ad i ­tion, loving self-indulgence, j udg­ing all t h ings by mere ly na tu ra l

L O A V E S A N D L I L I E S .

T h e Chinese have a s ay ing : " If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a l i ly." I t is no t t h e body alone t h a t needs to be fed. Mind, h e a r t , a n d soul grow hungry , and m a n y a t ime they are f amish ing when t h e la rder is full. T h e r e a re m a n y homes where t h e lilies a re ent i re ly crowded out by t h e loaves; where t h e r e is no room for beauty or enjoyment , or even for love, t o grow, because of t h e m a d scramble a f t e r weal th . Fewer loaves and more lilies—less of t h e r u s h af ter ma te r i a l good, and more t ime for t h e gracious and beaut i ­ful t h ings God h a s placed wi th in reach of us all—would m a k e hap­pier and nobler lives.

(From Our Own Correspondent ) .

The Righ t Rev. Monsigneur A. Wachter , Prefect Apostolic of Bri t ish N o r t h Borneo & Labuan, paid his annual pas tora l visi t to the Sandakan Mission las t month . The Monsigneur has j u s t r e tu rn ­ed from Europe where h e had an audience wi th the Holy F a t h e r .

Conveying the message of t h e Sovereign Pontiff to t h e catholics of Borneo and r e i t e r a t i ng his words in a s t i r r ing sermon on the second Sunday of Lent , t h e Mon­signeur laid needed s t r e s s on sub­jec ts such as the Propaga t ion of the Fa i t h and Catholic Action. Defining Catholic Action in t he words of our Holy F a t h e r himself t he Prefect Apostolic said, t h a t i t is ' the part icipat ion and collabora­tion of t h e laity wi th t h e Apostolic Hie ra rchy ," in all m a t t e r s con­cerning t h e Church.

"As soldiers of Chr i s t , " he con­tinued "each and every one of you

have your own duty to pe r fo rm in

t he fight for t h e King of Kings . Shame on you if you a r e found wan t ing in mora l courage ! A sol­dier who hasn ' t t h e nerve to face t h e enemy and receives a wound on t h e back in t he battlefield is a coward. He would no more be res ­pected by his own comrades . "

Concluding t h e Rt . Rev. Mon­s igneur said, "The Holy F a t h e r told me, Te l l t h e m t h a t t h e y m u s t learn to apprecia te t he i r own gi f ts and t r y t o spread t h e F a i t h amongs t those who had not ye t received the blessings which they h a v e / There a r e still millions in t he world grop ing in t h e da rkness . Help your own pr ies ts t h a t t h e y m i g h t be able t o help o t h e r s . "

On t h e t h i r d Sunday in Len t s ix ty-e ight persons including chil­dren and a few adults were con­firmed by Monsigneur W a t c h e r who left Sandakan for t h e W e s t Coast t h e nex t day.

A photo of t h e Monsigneur ap ­pears elsewhere.

MADAM ST. BERTHE AT FATHER BARRE CONVENT FCHOOL, SUNGEI PATANI.

13

The Beginning of a Tamil Settlement in Malaya: The Foundation

of St. Joseph's Parish, Bagan Serai TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH)

S E V E N T H I N S T A L M E N T .

RIDING ON T H E W A V E S .

Now Bagan Serai has i ts s tea­mer. I can land 2 paces from our home, but t h e voyage is long and irksome and on th i s account I have more t h a n once been tempted to resume the old way. Besides, t h e s team boat also has he r adven­tu res which a re equally thri l l ing. J u s t two mon ths ago F a t h e r H a b who had come to pay a shor t visit a t Bagan Serai , re turned to Pe ­nang by t h e aforesaid s teamer . The depar tu re was a t 6 a.m. and F a t h e r Kab hoped t ha t t h e ar r iva l a t the dest inat ion would be a t 2 or 3 p.m.

But t h e boat began by s t icking fas t in t he mud on leaving t h e mou th of t h e r iver and then af ter s t r ugg l ing t h e whole day aga ins t a boisterous sea, she ended in run­n ing aground on the shores of P e n a n g Island about 5 miles from t h e town, and t h a t about 9 p.m. A fishing boat picked up the pas ­sengers and carr ied them ashore . Hence they reached the main road w i t h much difficulty and F a t h e r H a b a t length arr ived home a t 11 in t h e n ight , half dead with s ta rva­t ion and wreariness. About t h e s a m e misadven ture occured to m y ca thechis t and ano the r " m a n d o r e " on the i r way from Penang. They spen t t h e n igh t on board and a r ­r ived here bu t on t he morrow. T h e same week a good colonist h a d gone to P e n a n g for his wedding. Af t e r t h e ceremony, groom, br ide and relat ions embarked for Bagan Sera i where t h e receptions were to t a k e place. They expected to be received in g r e a t pomp. Bu t t he r e was a h i tch the . boat reached Bagan Serai a t 2 o'clock in t h e n i g h t ins tead a t 2 p.m. t h e pre ­vious af ternoon. As a m a t t e r of course d r u m m e r s and t r u m p e t e r s were fas t asleep by t h a t t i m e — W h a t is wonderful is not t ha t ac-eidents do happen but t h a t t h e accidents a r e not more f requent a n d more ser ious.

The s t eam launches a re general­ly old hulls fitted up wi th engines t h a t m a y have been new in t h e good days of yore bu t they a r e cer ta inly no longer sea-worthy. They a re all manned by crews of Malays whose carelessness and recklessness a r e equalled by n a u g h t save perhaps by the un­conscious confidence of t h e pas ­sengers . Surely, one could not set much value on one's life to en­t r u s t i t to such wanton hands . As for t he missionary, he places his fai th in our Heavenly F a t h e r and I m a y say t h a t Divine Provi­dence has always favoured me wi th visible protection.

Once, in t he course of one of those voyages by boat, I was on t h e deck engrossed in the recita­t ion of my breviary when a shriek of t e r ro r made me lift up my head. The crew were playing cards, t h e he lmsman was watching the game and meanwhile our boat was run­ning down full s team upon a j unk which had no t ime to get out of t h e way. Wi th an immedia te j e r k on his hand lever the engineer reversed the engine and we came to s top j u s t twelve feet from t h e junk . A few seconds la ter t h e r e was a c rash and a smash. Directly t h e danger was over, t he passen­

gers , as it is t h e way wi th genuine Orientals, fell a l aughing . Only a venerable Malay by my side did not laugh. "Twan , he said, ini o rang sa lah—these men a re gui l ty . Same were my own sen t iments .

Another day i t w a s t h e engine t h a t was out of order in t he middle of the voyage. I t took four hours work to set i t agoing. Still it is a blessing if t h e mischief is reparable. If i t were not, wha t a predicament ou r s would be a s the small s teamer h a s no life boats on board, no mas t and canvass for sail ing along in case of emergency. In such c i rcumstances t he re would be only one t h i n g for it and t h a t is to wait in t h e open sea and to wai t perhaps a ve ry long t ime until some other boat came to t he rescue.

Le t us add to it all, t h a t those s team launches do not afford the best accommodations. On the deck the re a re but a few wooden ben­ches, and below is w h a t they call t h e cabin where t h e vent i la t ion is s t int ingly provided by t h e sole t r a p door and w h e r e a r e s tacked toge ther sacks of rice, t i n s of kerosene, heaps of sa l t fish toge­t h e r with a ghas t ly band of hud­dling opium-smokers .

The s t inking and reeky cabin is not inhabitable. On t h e deck one may enjoy t h e cooling breeze if the re is a n y ; besides, t h e sea and the horizon a r e a lways w o r t h gazing upon, and if, owing to t h e fewness of pas senge r s , t h e r e is space, it is not unp leasan t to lie down on one's b lanke t and t a k e a nap. But even h e r e t h e r e is t h e dark side of t h e p ic ture . F i r s t , if t he passengers a re a numerous crowd all packed u p on t h e deck, one's only resource is to r emain quietly seated, squeezed, crushed between two na t ives (not a lways of one's choice and t a s t e ) wi thout being able to move, to s t re tch one leg or to walk one pace. Af te r e ight or t en wear i some hours in t h a t silent and still position one is bodily bruised all over and menta l ­ly besotted un to idiocy.

If t he sea is rough it splashes you, if i t is calm, a s a m i r r o r i t sends back t h e sun ' s r a y s into your eyes, if it is r a iny you a re soaked and if it is sunny you a r e scorched. Also, when I happen to recollect one par t icular ly r ack ing t r i p I t h u s made on board our wretched s team launch, I canno t bu t exclaim with a ges tu re of g r e a t d i s t r e s s : " W h a t a voyage! , good grac ious! wha t a voyage . !"

All Landowners .

Enough of t h e pleasures <5f t ra ­vels, and now let us go back to our colonists. Though left by t hem­selves, since I r e t u rned to Penang . they did not grow remiss and worked on like b rave fellows. The deser ters were replaced by o the r s who were s t ronge r and steadier, so well tha t a t t h e beginning of June they had felled 16 acres of forest. Then I t h o u g h t it neces­sary to stop. Most of the men, unaccustomed to so laborious a work and ill-fed withal , were visi­bly tired. Several of them spat blood. Excessive and almost ex­clusive use of preserved and salted food-stuff had bred in them all a sort of s cu rvy ; and I gave them

one month ' s recess dur ing which each one occupied himself in build­ing his own house. A few were mar r ied men and h a d been unable, unti l then, to b r ing over the i r wives and children for want of house-room. All se t to work and soon af ter , a row of about a dozen cot tages stood up, and the encamp­ment took the shape of an actual village.

Dur ing t h a t t ime t h e lying t r ees dried on and when t hey were found seasoned and wi thered to a nicety, t hey were set on fire. I t m u s t have been a g rand conflagration; still the flames spared too many t r u n k s and logs so t h a t it became necessary to use t h e axe once m o r e ; to cut, split and chop; to ga the r , pile up and burn in re ta i l had escaped t h e wholesale fire. Bu t the high spir i t of t h e ear ly days was decl ining; half of t h e labourers , under one pretence or a n o t h e r began to be frequent ly absen t from w o r k ; I the re fore made up m y mind not to delay t h e por t ioning of t h e cleared land a n y fu r the r . This I surveyed r ap id ly ; I d rew up an account according to t h e number of days each one h a d worked and, w i th t ape line in hand , measured out for each a lot in proport ion to h is labour.

To be a landowner , w h a t a g r e a t t h i n g ! despi te w h a t the commu­n i s t s m a y say. T h e nex t morn ing , a t day-break, all our men were on t h e i r door s tep . N o s luggard, no loi terer . T h e sick themselves , cured as by miracle , were p resen t a t t h e call. In shor t , a couple of weeks had scarcely elapsed w h e n our clear ing had been thoroughly cleaned, tilled and sown. Then , all t h a t period du r ing which God caused t h e seed to shoot up and t h e crop to g row and ripen, t h e mos t p a r t of t h e colonists, not to idle about . wrent away into t h e neighbourhood to look for a "7ob and to eke out a living. A few s tayed for t he purpose of keeping t h e se t t lements and watching over t h e seed-fields. F o r a t ime every­t h i n g went on fair ly well. Sep­t ember was not yet over and our cleared forest took t h e aspect, so comely to the eye, of a verdant plain of paddi in blade.

Two F a t h e r s Call. Their S t i r r ing R e t u r n .

Two missionar ies of Penang , F a t h e r Grenier and our senior pr ies t F a t h e r Allard chose t h a t t ime to come down here on a re-connai t r ing t r ip . In spite of t h e mosquitoes we had two enjoyable days toge ther . I t is then t h a t F a t h e r Allard u t t e red a prophecy where he compared t h e future of our small colony to t h e br ight t r a in of t he comet t h a t was conspicuous in those days (or r a t h e r in those n i g h t s ) . And t h e th i rd day a t dawn our t ravel lers set out on t he i r way back to Penang. In coming they had found the walk somewhat long. So having heard of ano the r road newly made t h a t would shor ten the i r journey by a t least two miles they did not resis t t he tempta t ion to enter upon it. The new causeway proved p re t ty firm and good; and our two fa­the r s , congra tu la t ing themselves for the i r excellent idea, were about to reach the o the r end when they found themselves stopped by a

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deep and broad canal t h a t crossed t h e i r way. A mere nibong t r u n k spann ing i t served as br idge. " I cannot , I will not pass over t h i s , " said old F a t h e r Allard. To pass unde r i t was not easier and to walk back to t h e s t a r t i n g point he didn ' t wan t . Consent ing a t las t to fol­low F a t h e r Grenier ' s advice he s a t a s t radd le on t h e nibong and, by d in t of us ing hands and feet, suc­ceeded in shoving along as fa r a s t h e middle. Then full s top, s t and­still ! W a s i t exhaust ion ? was i t g iddiness? Anyway , t h e r e t h e not, move one incITei ther fo rward poor F a t h e r could not, or would or backward and remained t h u s in a fr ightful ly dangerous s i tua t ion . F a t h e r Grenier , really vexed, did not know w h a t course t o t ake in order to help h im out, when finally two good Chinese happening to pass by heaved him up wi th t h e i r b r a w n y a r m s and carr ied him all pan t ing on t h e o ther bank. Since t hen t h a t road has become a carr iage-road, the nibong h a s given way to a solid t imber br idge over which car r iages and pedes­t r i a n s move on in perfect safe ty . F o r all t ha t , I never pass t h r o u g h those pa r t s wi thout th ink ing of good F a t h e r Allard and his mis ­adventure .

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Catholic Affairs from Far and Near ASIA.

The New Archbishop of Madras.

Rome.—His Excellency t h e Most Rev. Louis Math ias , of t h e Salesian Fa the r s , Bishop of Shillong nor th India, ha s been named Archbishop of Madras to succeed t h e la te Archbishop Eugene Mederlet who died December 12, 1934. This appointment is made known in a decree of t h e Sacred Congregat ion of P ropaganda da ted March 25.

Archbishop Math i a s was born a t Pa r i s Ju ly 20, 1887. He was ordained Ju ly 20, 1913 and became Prefect Apostolic of Assam De­cember 15, 1922. Assam was erected in to t h e Diocese of Shillong last year , and on Ju ly 9, 1934 he was named first Bishop. H e was consecrated a t Shillong November 10. (Fides)

* * * * Madras.—A procession of t h e

Blessed Sac ramen t was held in t h e s t ree t s of Cochin, South India, r e ­cently t o celebrate t h e 350th anni­versary of t h e P r i m a r y Sodali ty of Cochin. T h e Sodali ty was ap­proved by Pope Gregory XI I I in 1585. H u n d r e d s of persons wear­ing the ins ignia of t h e i r r a n k in t h e society and ca r ry ing t h e ban­ners of t h e i r respect ive groups marched in t h e procession. (Fides)

* * * * Madras.—Four thousand Catho­

lics of Madras , members of two local par i shes , marched in proces­sion t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s of Madras recently t o m a k e t h e visi ts of t h e Jubilee Year . The police regu­la ted t h e traffic whi le t h e people passed f rom church to church re ­ci t ing p r a y e r s and s inging hymns .

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Rajabur i (Siam).—M. P h a y a Pahno, P res iden t of t h e Council of Minis ters of Siam, replying to a communication addressed to h im by the Salesian Missionaries in t h e name of all ihe Catholics of Raja­buri , said, " I a m deeply convinced t h a t t h e Catholics of t h e Province of Rajabur i have a sincere love for t he i r country, for t h e King and for t h e Consti tut ion, a s they t h e m ­selves declare, and t h i s encourages m e to cont inue my work for t h e advance of t h e na t ion ."

Wen-hao, of the Geological Survey , Dr . Hu Shi, well-known Chinese philosopher, Mr. Ch'en Yuan, P r e ­s ident of t he Univers i ty , and Mr. Shen Chien-shi, Dean of t h e Col­lege of Liberal A r t s .

T r u s t e e s represent ing t h e Church were His Excellency Arch­b ishop Mario Zanin, Apostolic Delegate , His Excellency Bishop Pau l Montaigne, Vicar Apostolic of Peking, the Very Rev. Joseph Murphy, S. V. D. Rector of t h e Univers i ty , Rev. Augus t Jansch , S.V.D., represent ing the Chancellor of t h e Univers i ty , and Rev. F r a n ­cis X. Biallas, represent ing t h e Vicar Apostolic of Yenchowfu.

Mr. Ch'en Yuan , Pres ident of t h e Universi ty, read a repor t on t h e scholastic activi t ies of t h e Univers i ty . Th is was followed by a financial repor t presented by t h e Rector , wi th in te res t ing observa­t ions on developments which took place dur ing t h e yea r and on o the r measu re s which a r e being planned for t h e future.

T h e Apostolic Delegate gave a br ief address in wThich he said t h a t t h e Univers i ty s t resses moral development as well a s general l ea rn ing because i t s purpose is to produce upr igh t and useful citi­zens . Mr. Chang Chi applauded t h e idea, saying t h a t he personnaly a t t a ched g rea t impor tance to moral t r a in ing . (Fides)

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Peking.—Rev*. Catholic priest ,

Henry Breuil, a Professor of t h e

College of F r ance and member of t h e Ins t i tu te of H u m a n Paleonto­logy of Par i s , who arr ived in Pe ­k i n g early in March, ha s come t o C h i n a a t t h e reques t of t h e Chinese Geological Society wi th which he will collaborate in a s tudy of t h e d i s t r i c t where t h e Sinanthropos w a s discovered recently. (Fides)

The miss ionar ies h a d sent him a photograph showing t h e alle­gorical b a r g e entered by t h e Sale-s ians ' normal school, Da run Anu-kre, in a w a t e r pagean t on t h e Meklong R ive r recent ly t o cele­b r a t e t h e completion of t h e new Const i tu t ion. The miss ionar ies ' float, which took first ^>rize among t h e 100 schools competing, repre ­sented t h e Const i tu t ion being up­held by a fa rmer , a s tudent , a mechanic, a m e r c h a n t and a sol­dier.

The new Const i tu t ion gua ran ­tees religious l iber ty for all per­sons in S iam except t h e K i n g ; he m u s t be a Buddhis t . (Fides)

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P e k i n g . — A meet ing of t h e Board of T rus t ee s of t h e Catholic Univers i ty of Peking was held a t t h e Univers i ty dur ing the recent visi t of t h e R t . Hon. Chang Chi. Head of t h e Judicial Yuan of t h e National Government . Mr. Chang Chi is C h a i r m a n of t h e Board.

Other noted t r u s t ee s presen t were Mr. F u Tseng-hsiang, former Minis ter of Educat ion, Mr. Wong

Peking .—The Society of N a t u r a l H i s t o r y of Pek ing has invited Dr. T c h a n g H a n Min, a Catholic, t o g ive a lecture in t h e Pek ing Nor­m a l School on t h e sys tem used in p r epa r ing t h e an t i - typhus se rum invented by Dr . Weigh Th i s se­r u m is made a t t h e Bacteriological Labo ra to ry of t h e Catholic Univer­s i t y of Peking. I n t h e la tes t issue of t h e bulletin published by t h e Synodal Commission t h e r e is a s t u d y on t h e s a m e subject by Rev. Jo seph Rut ten , of t h e Scheut Fa ­t h e r s , who gives all his t ime t o t h e campaign aga ins t exanthemat ic t y p h u s . (Fides)

* * * * * Nanyangfu (Honan, Ch ina ) .—

T h e l i t t le seminary of Kinkiakang, in sou thwes te rn Honan Province, w h e r e 52 Chinese boys a r e prepar ­ing for t h e priesthood, has a his­t o r y of almsot 100 years . I t was founded in 1843 by Bishop Maxi­mi l ian Baldus, C M . , Vicar Apos­tolic of Honan, consis t ing a t t h a t t i m e of a few mud-and t h a t c h cabins . Bishop Baldus laboured pa t i en t ly for 20 years , ins t ruc t ing a n d forming t h e young men, before h e ordained his first candidaates .

A well-constructed brick build­ing houses t h e seminar i s t s to-day, a n d t h e Missionaries of Milan d i rec t t h e s tudies and t h e discip­l ine. All t h e Chinese secular p r i e s t s of t h e Pre fec tu re Apostolic of Chumat ien , in wes te rn Honan, including t h e Pre fec t Apostolic, Msgr . Pe te r W a n g , have been t r a i ned in t h e seminary of Kinkia­k a n g . (Fides)

AMERICA. Milwaukee (Wis.) .—Masses will

be begun every half hour and celebrated continuously from 12 noon May 16 unti l 11.30 a.m. May 24 in a nine-day c rusade of p rayer for t h e foreign miss ions , which is being promoted by t h e Missionary Association of Catholic Women, of Milwaukee. The p r i m a r y object of t he novena is to obtain an increase of miss ionary ca techis ts . Cate-chis ts a r e na t ive t eachers who ass is t missionaries in ins t ruc t ing new converts .

The Masses will be celebrated by missionaries in different p a r t s of t he world, each Mass be ing said a t a point wes t of whe re t h e previous Mass was said, and beginning a half hour later. Thus , t he first Mass will be said in t h e Fij i Islands, t h e second will be in Austra l ia , t h e th i rd in N e w Guinea, and so on, wes tward wi th t he sun to t he Phil ippines, China, Siam, Ceylon, India, Madagascar , E a s t Africa, Belgian Congo, Wes t Africa, West Indies, Guyana, Por to Rico, Colombia, Texas , New Mexico, Oregon, Alaska , Hawaiian Islands, Tonga I s lands , a n d then back to Fi j i . The circle will be re ­peated, wi thout in ter rupt ion , for nine days . (F ides ) .

Cardinal Macrory in America,

Lauds t h e F a i t h and P ie ty of t h e I r i sh .

San Francisco, Feb . 1.—Return­ing from Aus t ra l i a whe re he was Papal Lega te t o t h e National Euchar i s t ic Congress a t Melbourne, His E m . Joseph Cardinal MacRory, Archbishop of A r m a g h and Pr i ­m a t e of All-Ireland, was t h e guest t h i s week of the Most Rev. Edward J . Hanna , Archbishop of San Francisco, and of t h e Most Rev. J o h n J . Cantwell, Bishop of Los Angeles and San Diego. . .

In an interview His Eminence spoke of spir i tual and economic conditions in Ireland. H e said Ireland is be t te r off in mater ia l t h ings t h a n most o the r countr ies ,

living s t anda rds be ing h i g h e r t han 20 yea r s ago, w i th educational facilities g rea t ly expanded.

" T h e F a i t h in I re land is as s t rong as i t ever was , if noC s t ronger , " he said. " T h e reason, I believe, is t h a t so m a n y millions of our people received Holy Com­munion in ear ly childhood and cont inue to receive t h e Blessed Sacrament f requent ly and even daily. They a r e living, therefore , very close to Chr is t . Consequent­ly, wi th the exception of political ou t rages , t he people a r e a crime­less people. T h e Ten Command­men t s a re before t h e m every day and all day, no t j u s t once a week. They live ve ry much in t h e pre­sence of God, conscious of t h e end of life and t h e purpose of t h e i r be ing."

" . . . I t h i n k t h a t t h e most as tounding spi r i tua l phenomenon in I reland is t h e number of voca­t ions t o the pr ies thood and to t h e religious life. A g r e a t miss ionary spir i t is a n i m a t i n g t h e count ry . Ireland, of course, h a s a lways produced m a n y miss ionar ies . In t h e las t few genera t ions t h i s mis­s ionary work w a s done in Engl i sh-speaking countr ies . . . B u t now t h a t t h e Engl i sh-speaking coun­t r i es a r e able t o supply t h e i r own priesthood, t h e i r own vocat ions to t h e religious life, I re land is pre­pa r ing to en te r -and indeed, a not­able beginning h a s a l ready been made- the miss ionary fields of Asia and of Africa. I t is m y belief t h a t before many y e a r s t h e work of I r i sh miss ionar ies in t he se lands will show even g r e a t e r resu l t s t h a n t h e work done du r ing t h e las t few generat ions in Engl i sh-speaking countr ies . . . " [ N C W C ] .

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Splendid Development of t h e Catholic P r e s s in t h e

Uni ted S t a t e s .

A s Revealed by a recent survey, t h e r e a r e 314 Catholic periodicals of var ious k inds se rv ing t h e 20,000,000 Catholics of t h e U n i t e d S ta t e s . The i r combined circula­t ion is about 7.500.000, a l i t t le bet­t e r t h a n one- thi rd of t h e n u m b e r of Catholics.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935

Catholic Nine of these periodicals a re

dailies, t h o u g h only one of t hem, the Catholic Daily Tr ibune, of Dubuque, Iowa, appears in Engl ish. The grea t ma jor i ty of t h e 314 a r e issued weekly. Pract ical ly-speak­ing each one of t he hundred dioceses in to which t h e count ry is divided h a s i t s own paper . T h e r e are two Catholic periodicals com­posed in brai l le for t h e use of t h e blind.

The Catholic P r e s s in t h e United Sta tes is well organized and gives be t te r service t h a n a n y denomina­tional p ress in t h a t count ry . I t s newspapers and magaz ines a r e thoroughly modern, supply abun­dant news and p ic tu res , and, in general, a r e run a t a g r e a t expense which leaves li t t le profit.

Among Catholic edi tors t h e r e are m a n y self-sacrificing laymen who could easily ea rn la rge salaries work ing for t h e secular press . Many wr i t e r s of note in t he l i t e ra ry world cont r ibute re­gular ly t o these papers . I t is largely t h e excellent work of these editors a n d a u t h o r s t h a t has placed t h e Catholic P r e s s in t h e enviable position i t occupies in Amer ican journa l i sm. [ L u m e n ] .

AFRICA. Nyer i (Kenya Colony, Bri t ish

E a s t Afr ica ) .—Five na t ive s is ters , members of t h e Congregat ion of Our Lady Immacula te , t ra ined by the Consolata Miss ionary Sis ters of Tur in a t t he i r convent in Nyer i , Kenya Colony, have passed t h e examina t ions requi red by t h e Colonial Government and have been given the i r t e ache r ' s diploma. They a r e t h e first woman of t h e Colony to t a k e t he se examina t ions .

The Government Inspector , who was Pres iden t of t he Examin ing Board, said t h a t t h e young women answered t h e quest ions clearly and with a r emarkab le degree of con­fidence. H e said t h a t he never met such order l iness and exactness among t h e men of t h e Colony, thousands of whom have t aken these s a m e examina t ions .

Every y e a r from now on a g roup of na t ive s i s ters will t ake t h e examinat ions for t h e teacher ' s diploma, a n d t h u s in a relat ively short t i m e t h e miss ionary s i s te rs will have a well- trained corps of nat ive t eache r s a s s i s t ing t h e m in the gir ls ' schools. This is ano the r stop towards t he real izat ion of t h e p rog ramme of "Saving Africa wi th the Afr icans ." (F ides)

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Sal isbury (Southern Rhodes ia ) . —Sir Rober t Stanley, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of Sou­the rn Rhodesia , opening a new hall a t St . George 's College, Salisbury, Februa ry 18, praised t he educa­tional work of t h e Engl i sh J e s u i t F a t h e r s a t th i s ins t i tu t ion and told the s tuden t s t h a t t hey were for tu­na te in receiving the i r t r a in ing a t a school whe re t h e r e is a definitely religious a tmosphe re . Bishop As­ton Chichester , S.J., Vicar Apos­tolic of Sal isbury, Lady Stanley, wife of t h e Governor, t he P r i m e Minister , several m e m b e r s of t h e Pa r l i amen t and represen ta t ives of t h e Imper ia l P r e s s Conference were p re sen t a t t h e ceremony.

The new hall, buil t wi th funds donated by t h e Bei t Trus tees , was constructed under t h e supervision of B ro the r John Conway, a J e su i t lay b ro the r from Glasgow, who did the work of contractor , clerk of

Affairs. works, su rveyor and employer of labour. All t h e woodwork of t h e new building was made in t h e shops of t h e College.

The Governor told t he boys t h a t t hey should endeavour to make themselves w o r t h y of w h a t was being done for them. "You a re very fo r tuna t e in hav ing th i s school controlled by t h e F a t h e r s of t h e Society of Jesus , t h a n whom the re a re no b e t t e r educat ionis ts in t h e world," he said. "You a re fo r tuna te also in receiving your education in a definitely religious a tmosphere , such as schools fi­nanced by t h e S t a t e cannot provide because t h e y m u s t be undenomi­national. A religious a tmosphere is a very beneficial ad junct t o edu­cation for t h e t r a in ing of t h e mind and of t h e sp i r i t . "

There a r e 140 Catholic schools in t h e Vicar ia te of Salisbury.

(Fides) * * * *

London.—Mass was celebrated on t h e island of Tr i s t an da Cunha March 22 when t h e E m p r e s s of Austra l ia , of t h e Canadian Pacific Line, anchored off one of t h e t iny isles of t h e g roup which lies in t h e South At l an t i c midway between t h e Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Aires. T h e R t . Rev. Rober t J . Sherry , Rector of St. Gregory ' s Seminary, Cincinnati , who was aboard t h e liner, learning t h a t t he r e were Catholics on t h e island went a shore to hea r t he i r confes­sions and t o celebrate Mass for them.

A" boat makes t h e s ix-day t r i p from Capetown only once a year , and Mass h a d not been said on t h e island since J a n u a r y 1932 when t h e Rev. L . H . Ba r ry , of Simons-town, Sou th Africa, wen t t o Tr i s ­t a n on t h e Br i t i sh s t eamer Carlisle. T h e visi t of t h e E m p r e s s of Aust ra l ia was only a chance cal l ; t h e ship h a s been on a cruise of t h e Medi te r ranean and around t h e coast of Afr ica and is now on i t s way to Sou th America, t h e Uni ted S ta tes and Canada.

The i nhab i t an t s of T r i s t an da Cunha, abou t 175 all toge ther , live on t h e no r thwes t side of t h e island on a p la teau nine miles long and a half mile wide. There a r e 20 bap­tized Catholics living on t h e island who, in sp i te of many difficulties, cling to t h e i r fa i th and religious practices unde r t h e leadership of a s ter l ing Catholic lady, Mrs . Agnes Rogers. (Fides)

* * * * Nakuru (Nyer i , Kenya Colony,

Bri t ish E a s t Af r ica ) .—The mys te ­rious dea th of an Eng l i shman a t a n isolated spot in t h e was t e land near N a k u r u , Kenya Colony, in 1931, t h o u g h t a t t h a t t ime to have been caused by lions, has a t las t been explained, and five young nat ives of t h e Samburu t r ibe have been convicted. Urged on by a witch doctor, who had pronounced some sor t of charm over t h e m which t h e y believed would protect them from all danger , t h e y per­pe t ra ted t h e murde r for no o ther motive t h a n to gain glory among the i r t r ibesmen and to be allowed certain privi leges.

The S a m b u r u s have a custom of celebrat ing t he i r criminal achieve­ments by s inging about t h e m dur­ing the i r midn igh t dances. In an interminable refrain which is re ­peated over and over all t h rough the n igh t t h e y tell of t h e deed as if it were an act of heroism enti t l ­ing the a u t h o r to ever las t ing glory. A spy h id ing in the brush near t he

scene of one of these dances dis­covered t h e murde re r s . When questioned they admi t ted t h e whole cr ime.

At t h e bot tom of practically all such offenses is t h e s inis ter figure of t h e witch doctor, t he malefic genius of paganism, exci t ing t h e nat ives to all so r t s of evil. They are one of the most serious ob­stacles in t h e way of missionary work. (Fides)

* * * * Onitsha (Nigeria, Br i t i sh Wes t

Af r ica ) .—The new Cathedra l of Onitsha, sou thern Niger ia , which is to be dedicated to t h e Holy Tr i ­nity, will be opened a t t he end of this year , it is hoped, dur ing t h e celebrations which will commemo­ra te t h e 50th ann iversa ry of the coming of t h e Holy Ghost Mission­aries to Niger ia . Coming from Gabon in French Equator ia l Afri­ca, t h e Holy Ghost F a t h e r s es ta­blished a mission a t Oni tsha in 1885. The present Vicar ia te Apostolic of Oni tsha-Owerr i is staffed and directed by t h e I r ish Province of t h e society. (F ides)

* * * * Oni tsha (Nigeria, Br i t i sh Wes t

Afr ica ) .—The Mother General of the S i s te r s of Our Lady of t h e Holy Rosary , of Kil leshandra, I re ­land, a r r ived in sou thern Niger ia March 25 wi th six new miss ionary s is ters who will work in t h e Vica­r ia te of Oni tsha-Owerr i . Th is ins t i tu te , which was founded in 1924, h a s a t p resen t more t h a n 90 members , 20 of whom a re in t h e missions of sou the rn Niger ia .

(Fides) * * * * *

Gar ip (South Af r i ca ) .—Afte r fas t ing a lmost 24 hour s and walk­ing 20 miles f rom h e r home near the Basu to land border , a Basu to woman of t he Pre fec tu re Apostolic of Gar ip , Orange F r e e S t a t e , a r ­rived a t t h e Catholic mission of Zas t ron too la te for Mass b u t kep t her f a s t unti l 4.30 in t h e af ternoon when she finally received Com­munion. She and several o the r nat ives , all fas t ing, a r r ived a t t h e mission a f t e r all t h e Masses were finished. The re were no Com­munion hos ts reserved in t h e l i t t le mission-chapel a t Zast ron, b u t t h e lady wai ted until a f te r Benediction in t h e af ternoon and then begged the pr ies t to give h e r p a r t of t h e large Benediction host . (Fides)

* * * * Bunia (Lake Albert , Belgian

Congo) .—The two Aus t r i an scien­t i s t s , F a t h e r s Schebesta and Gu-sinde, edi tors of t h e review An-thropos , who went to the Belgian Congo in May 1934 t o s tudy t h e pygmies of I tur i , have completed the i r t a s k and a re r e t u r n i n g t o Europe wi th a rich s tore of infor­mat ion about t h e social condition, na t ive beliefs, language and phy­sical character is t ics of t h e Mam-buti race. The two pr ies ts , who are members of t he Society of t h e Divine Word, lived in the fores ts between Beni and Stanleyville, t h e most in te res t ing region of Africa for t h e ethnologist , and t h e y ex­tended the i r research t o o ther races living in t h e vicinity, Ban tus , semi-Bantus , Soudanese and Nilo-tics.

Work ing with t h e pr ies ts was M. Jadn i , a doctor sen t by t h e Bel­gian Government to s tudy t h e diseases peculiar to pygmies in t h e hope of preserv ing th i s race which at t h e moment tends to decrease.

F a t h e r Schebesta has had ex­perience in th i s line of research , having studied t h e Semang pyg­mies in Malaysia. F a t h e r Gusinde has made similar s tudies among the aborigines of T ie r ra del Fuego.

(Fides)

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Rome.—The first aeroplane to enter t h e Vat ican City was on exhibition in t h e square in f ront of t h e Governor ' s Palace March 22. I t is a low-winged Klemm monoplane wi th a closed cabin and special convert ible seats which can be changed into be r th s for ca r ry ing sick people. I t has been designed for use in t h e Catholic missions of South Africa.

The machine is a gif t of G e r m a n Catholics to t h e Pr ies t s of t h e Sacred H e a r t working in t h e missions of t h e Orange F ree S t a t e , South Africa. I t was secured th rough t h e MIVA (Missionsver-kehrsa rbe i t sgemeinschaf t ) , a Ger­man mission-aid society which supplies Catholic miss ionar ies wi th means of t r anspor t . I t s name, "St . Pe te r , " is painted on t h e fuselage.

The aeroplane was piloted from Cologne to Ronie by Capta in Kohl, technical adviser of the MIVA, who is famous a s t he first av ia to r to cross t h e At lant ic from eas t t o west. A f t e r a number of exhibi­tion flights over t he Li t tor io and Ciampino aerodromes near Rome, t he machine was flown back to Cologne. (Fides)

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Catholic Affairs from Far and Near ASIA.

The New Archbishop of Madras.

Rome.—His Excellency t h e Most Rev. Louis Math ias , of t h e Salesian Fa the r s , Bishop of Shillong nor th India, ha s been named Archbishop of Madras to succeed t h e la te Archbishop Eugene Mederlet who died December 12, 1934. This appointment is made known in a decree of t h e Sacred Congregat ion of P ropaganda da ted March 25.

Archbishop Math i a s was born a t Pa r i s Ju ly 20, 1887. He was ordained Ju ly 20, 1913 and became Prefect Apostolic of Assam De­cember 15, 1922. Assam was erected in to t h e Diocese of Shillong last year , and on Ju ly 9, 1934 he was named first Bishop. H e was consecrated a t Shillong November 10. (Fides)

* * * * Madras.—A procession of t h e

Blessed Sac ramen t was held in t h e s t ree t s of Cochin, South India, r e ­cently t o celebrate t h e 350th anni­versary of t h e P r i m a r y Sodali ty of Cochin. T h e Sodali ty was ap­proved by Pope Gregory XI I I in 1585. H u n d r e d s of persons wear­ing the ins ignia of t h e i r r a n k in t h e society and ca r ry ing t h e ban­ners of t h e i r respect ive groups marched in t h e procession. (Fides)

* * * * Madras.—Four thousand Catho­

lics of Madras , members of two local par i shes , marched in proces­sion t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s of Madras recently t o m a k e t h e visi ts of t h e Jubilee Year . The police regu­la ted t h e traffic whi le t h e people passed f rom church to church re ­ci t ing p r a y e r s and s inging hymns .

(Fides) * * * *

Rajabur i (Siam).—M. P h a y a Pahno, P res iden t of t h e Council of Minis ters of Siam, replying to a communication addressed to h im by the Salesian Missionaries in t h e name of all ihe Catholics of Raja­buri , said, " I a m deeply convinced t h a t t h e Catholics of t h e Province of Rajabur i have a sincere love for t he i r country, for t h e King and for t h e Consti tut ion, a s they t h e m ­selves declare, and t h i s encourages m e to cont inue my work for t h e advance of t h e na t ion ."

Wen-hao, of the Geological Survey , Dr . Hu Shi, well-known Chinese philosopher, Mr. Ch'en Yuan, P r e ­s ident of t he Univers i ty , and Mr. Shen Chien-shi, Dean of t h e Col­lege of Liberal A r t s .

T r u s t e e s represent ing t h e Church were His Excellency Arch­b ishop Mario Zanin, Apostolic Delegate , His Excellency Bishop Pau l Montaigne, Vicar Apostolic of Peking, the Very Rev. Joseph Murphy, S. V. D. Rector of t h e Univers i ty , Rev. Augus t Jansch , S.V.D., represent ing the Chancellor of t h e Univers i ty , and Rev. F r a n ­cis X. Biallas, represent ing t h e Vicar Apostolic of Yenchowfu.

Mr. Ch'en Yuan , Pres ident of t h e Universi ty, read a repor t on t h e scholastic activi t ies of t h e Univers i ty . Th is was followed by a financial repor t presented by t h e Rector , wi th in te res t ing observa­t ions on developments which took place dur ing t h e yea r and on o the r measu re s which a r e being planned for t h e future.

T h e Apostolic Delegate gave a br ief address in wThich he said t h a t t h e Univers i ty s t resses moral development as well a s general l ea rn ing because i t s purpose is to produce upr igh t and useful citi­zens . Mr. Chang Chi applauded t h e idea, saying t h a t he personnaly a t t a ched g rea t impor tance to moral t r a in ing . (Fides)

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Peking.—Rev*. Catholic priest ,

Henry Breuil, a Professor of t h e

College of F r ance and member of t h e Ins t i tu te of H u m a n Paleonto­logy of Par i s , who arr ived in Pe ­k i n g early in March, ha s come t o C h i n a a t t h e reques t of t h e Chinese Geological Society wi th which he will collaborate in a s tudy of t h e d i s t r i c t where t h e Sinanthropos w a s discovered recently. (Fides)

The miss ionar ies h a d sent him a photograph showing t h e alle­gorical b a r g e entered by t h e Sale-s ians ' normal school, Da run Anu-kre, in a w a t e r pagean t on t h e Meklong R ive r recent ly t o cele­b r a t e t h e completion of t h e new Const i tu t ion. The miss ionar ies ' float, which took first ^>rize among t h e 100 schools competing, repre ­sented t h e Const i tu t ion being up­held by a fa rmer , a s tudent , a mechanic, a m e r c h a n t and a sol­dier.

The new Const i tu t ion gua ran ­tees religious l iber ty for all per­sons in S iam except t h e K i n g ; he m u s t be a Buddhis t . (Fides)

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P e k i n g . — A meet ing of t h e Board of T rus t ee s of t h e Catholic Univers i ty of Peking was held a t t h e Univers i ty dur ing the recent visi t of t h e R t . Hon. Chang Chi. Head of t h e Judicial Yuan of t h e National Government . Mr. Chang Chi is C h a i r m a n of t h e Board.

Other noted t r u s t ee s presen t were Mr. F u Tseng-hsiang, former Minis ter of Educat ion, Mr. Wong

Peking .—The Society of N a t u r a l H i s t o r y of Pek ing has invited Dr. T c h a n g H a n Min, a Catholic, t o g ive a lecture in t h e Pek ing Nor­m a l School on t h e sys tem used in p r epa r ing t h e an t i - typhus se rum invented by Dr . Weigh Th i s se­r u m is made a t t h e Bacteriological Labo ra to ry of t h e Catholic Univer­s i t y of Peking. I n t h e la tes t issue of t h e bulletin published by t h e Synodal Commission t h e r e is a s t u d y on t h e s a m e subject by Rev. Jo seph Rut ten , of t h e Scheut Fa ­t h e r s , who gives all his t ime t o t h e campaign aga ins t exanthemat ic t y p h u s . (Fides)

* * * * * Nanyangfu (Honan, Ch ina ) .—

T h e l i t t le seminary of Kinkiakang, in sou thwes te rn Honan Province, w h e r e 52 Chinese boys a r e prepar ­ing for t h e priesthood, has a his­t o r y of almsot 100 years . I t was founded in 1843 by Bishop Maxi­mi l ian Baldus, C M . , Vicar Apos­tolic of Honan, consis t ing a t t h a t t i m e of a few mud-and t h a t c h cabins . Bishop Baldus laboured pa t i en t ly for 20 years , ins t ruc t ing a n d forming t h e young men, before h e ordained his first candidaates .

A well-constructed brick build­ing houses t h e seminar i s t s to-day, a n d t h e Missionaries of Milan d i rec t t h e s tudies and t h e discip­l ine. All t h e Chinese secular p r i e s t s of t h e Pre fec tu re Apostolic of Chumat ien , in wes te rn Honan, including t h e Pre fec t Apostolic, Msgr . Pe te r W a n g , have been t r a i ned in t h e seminary of Kinkia­k a n g . (Fides)

AMERICA. Milwaukee (Wis.) .—Masses will

be begun every half hour and celebrated continuously from 12 noon May 16 unti l 11.30 a.m. May 24 in a nine-day c rusade of p rayer for t h e foreign miss ions , which is being promoted by t h e Missionary Association of Catholic Women, of Milwaukee. The p r i m a r y object of t he novena is to obtain an increase of miss ionary ca techis ts . Cate-chis ts a r e na t ive t eachers who ass is t missionaries in ins t ruc t ing new converts .

The Masses will be celebrated by missionaries in different p a r t s of t he world, each Mass be ing said a t a point wes t of whe re t h e previous Mass was said, and beginning a half hour later. Thus , t he first Mass will be said in t h e Fij i Islands, t h e second will be in Austra l ia , t h e th i rd in N e w Guinea, and so on, wes tward wi th t he sun to t he Phil ippines, China, Siam, Ceylon, India, Madagascar , E a s t Africa, Belgian Congo, Wes t Africa, West Indies, Guyana, Por to Rico, Colombia, Texas , New Mexico, Oregon, Alaska , Hawaiian Islands, Tonga I s lands , a n d then back to Fi j i . The circle will be re ­peated, wi thout in ter rupt ion , for nine days . (F ides ) .

Cardinal Macrory in America,

Lauds t h e F a i t h and P ie ty of t h e I r i sh .

San Francisco, Feb . 1.—Return­ing from Aus t ra l i a whe re he was Papal Lega te t o t h e National Euchar i s t ic Congress a t Melbourne, His E m . Joseph Cardinal MacRory, Archbishop of A r m a g h and Pr i ­m a t e of All-Ireland, was t h e guest t h i s week of the Most Rev. Edward J . Hanna , Archbishop of San Francisco, and of t h e Most Rev. J o h n J . Cantwell, Bishop of Los Angeles and San Diego. . .

In an interview His Eminence spoke of spir i tual and economic conditions in Ireland. H e said Ireland is be t te r off in mater ia l t h ings t h a n most o the r countr ies ,

living s t anda rds be ing h i g h e r t han 20 yea r s ago, w i th educational facilities g rea t ly expanded.

" T h e F a i t h in I re land is as s t rong as i t ever was , if noC s t ronger , " he said. " T h e reason, I believe, is t h a t so m a n y millions of our people received Holy Com­munion in ear ly childhood and cont inue to receive t h e Blessed Sacrament f requent ly and even daily. They a r e living, therefore , very close to Chr is t . Consequent­ly, wi th the exception of political ou t rages , t he people a r e a crime­less people. T h e Ten Command­men t s a re before t h e m every day and all day, no t j u s t once a week. They live ve ry much in t h e pre­sence of God, conscious of t h e end of life and t h e purpose of t h e i r be ing."

" . . . I t h i n k t h a t t h e most as tounding spi r i tua l phenomenon in I reland is t h e number of voca­t ions t o the pr ies thood and to t h e religious life. A g r e a t miss ionary spir i t is a n i m a t i n g t h e count ry . Ireland, of course, h a s a lways produced m a n y miss ionar ies . In t h e las t few genera t ions t h i s mis­s ionary work w a s done in Engl i sh-speaking countr ies . . . B u t now t h a t t h e Engl i sh-speaking coun­t r i es a r e able t o supply t h e i r own priesthood, t h e i r own vocat ions to t h e religious life, I re land is pre­pa r ing to en te r -and indeed, a not­able beginning h a s a l ready been made- the miss ionary fields of Asia and of Africa. I t is m y belief t h a t before many y e a r s t h e work of I r i sh miss ionar ies in t he se lands will show even g r e a t e r resu l t s t h a n t h e work done du r ing t h e las t few generat ions in Engl i sh-speaking countr ies . . . " [ N C W C ] .

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Splendid Development of t h e Catholic P r e s s in t h e

Uni ted S t a t e s .

A s Revealed by a recent survey, t h e r e a r e 314 Catholic periodicals of var ious k inds se rv ing t h e 20,000,000 Catholics of t h e U n i t e d S ta t e s . The i r combined circula­t ion is about 7.500.000, a l i t t le bet­t e r t h a n one- thi rd of t h e n u m b e r of Catholics.

MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935

Catholic Nine of these periodicals a re

dailies, t h o u g h only one of t hem, the Catholic Daily Tr ibune, of Dubuque, Iowa, appears in Engl ish. The grea t ma jor i ty of t h e 314 a r e issued weekly. Pract ical ly-speak­ing each one of t he hundred dioceses in to which t h e count ry is divided h a s i t s own paper . T h e r e are two Catholic periodicals com­posed in brai l le for t h e use of t h e blind.

The Catholic P r e s s in t h e United Sta tes is well organized and gives be t te r service t h a n a n y denomina­tional p ress in t h a t count ry . I t s newspapers and magaz ines a r e thoroughly modern, supply abun­dant news and p ic tu res , and, in general, a r e run a t a g r e a t expense which leaves li t t le profit.

Among Catholic edi tors t h e r e are m a n y self-sacrificing laymen who could easily ea rn la rge salaries work ing for t h e secular press . Many wr i t e r s of note in t he l i t e ra ry world cont r ibute re­gular ly t o these papers . I t is largely t h e excellent work of these editors a n d a u t h o r s t h a t has placed t h e Catholic P r e s s in t h e enviable position i t occupies in Amer ican journa l i sm. [ L u m e n ] .

AFRICA. Nyer i (Kenya Colony, Bri t ish

E a s t Afr ica ) .—Five na t ive s is ters , members of t h e Congregat ion of Our Lady Immacula te , t ra ined by the Consolata Miss ionary Sis ters of Tur in a t t he i r convent in Nyer i , Kenya Colony, have passed t h e examina t ions requi red by t h e Colonial Government and have been given the i r t e ache r ' s diploma. They a r e t h e first woman of t h e Colony to t a k e t he se examina t ions .

The Government Inspector , who was Pres iden t of t he Examin ing Board, said t h a t t h e young women answered t h e quest ions clearly and with a r emarkab le degree of con­fidence. H e said t h a t he never met such order l iness and exactness among t h e men of t h e Colony, thousands of whom have t aken these s a m e examina t ions .

Every y e a r from now on a g roup of na t ive s i s ters will t ake t h e examinat ions for t h e teacher ' s diploma, a n d t h u s in a relat ively short t i m e t h e miss ionary s i s te rs will have a well- trained corps of nat ive t eache r s a s s i s t ing t h e m in the gir ls ' schools. This is ano the r stop towards t he real izat ion of t h e p rog ramme of "Saving Africa wi th the Afr icans ." (F ides)

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Sal isbury (Southern Rhodes ia ) . —Sir Rober t Stanley, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of Sou­the rn Rhodesia , opening a new hall a t St . George 's College, Salisbury, Februa ry 18, praised t he educa­tional work of t h e Engl i sh J e s u i t F a t h e r s a t th i s ins t i tu t ion and told the s tuden t s t h a t t hey were for tu­na te in receiving the i r t r a in ing a t a school whe re t h e r e is a definitely religious a tmosphe re . Bishop As­ton Chichester , S.J., Vicar Apos­tolic of Sal isbury, Lady Stanley, wife of t h e Governor, t he P r i m e Minister , several m e m b e r s of t h e Pa r l i amen t and represen ta t ives of t h e Imper ia l P r e s s Conference were p re sen t a t t h e ceremony.

The new hall, buil t wi th funds donated by t h e Bei t Trus tees , was constructed under t h e supervision of B ro the r John Conway, a J e su i t lay b ro the r from Glasgow, who did the work of contractor , clerk of

Affairs. works, su rveyor and employer of labour. All t h e woodwork of t h e new building was made in t h e shops of t h e College.

The Governor told t he boys t h a t t hey should endeavour to make themselves w o r t h y of w h a t was being done for them. "You a re very fo r tuna t e in hav ing th i s school controlled by t h e F a t h e r s of t h e Society of Jesus , t h a n whom the re a re no b e t t e r educat ionis ts in t h e world," he said. "You a re fo r tuna te also in receiving your education in a definitely religious a tmosphere , such as schools fi­nanced by t h e S t a t e cannot provide because t h e y m u s t be undenomi­national. A religious a tmosphere is a very beneficial ad junct t o edu­cation for t h e t r a in ing of t h e mind and of t h e sp i r i t . "

There a r e 140 Catholic schools in t h e Vicar ia te of Salisbury.

(Fides) * * * *

London.—Mass was celebrated on t h e island of Tr i s t an da Cunha March 22 when t h e E m p r e s s of Austra l ia , of t h e Canadian Pacific Line, anchored off one of t h e t iny isles of t h e g roup which lies in t h e South At l an t i c midway between t h e Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Aires. T h e R t . Rev. Rober t J . Sherry , Rector of St. Gregory ' s Seminary, Cincinnati , who was aboard t h e liner, learning t h a t t he r e were Catholics on t h e island went a shore to hea r t he i r confes­sions and t o celebrate Mass for them.

A" boat makes t h e s ix-day t r i p from Capetown only once a year , and Mass h a d not been said on t h e island since J a n u a r y 1932 when t h e Rev. L . H . Ba r ry , of Simons-town, Sou th Africa, wen t t o Tr i s ­t a n on t h e Br i t i sh s t eamer Carlisle. T h e visi t of t h e E m p r e s s of Aust ra l ia was only a chance cal l ; t h e ship h a s been on a cruise of t h e Medi te r ranean and around t h e coast of Afr ica and is now on i t s way to Sou th America, t h e Uni ted S ta tes and Canada.

The i nhab i t an t s of T r i s t an da Cunha, abou t 175 all toge ther , live on t h e no r thwes t side of t h e island on a p la teau nine miles long and a half mile wide. There a r e 20 bap­tized Catholics living on t h e island who, in sp i te of many difficulties, cling to t h e i r fa i th and religious practices unde r t h e leadership of a s ter l ing Catholic lady, Mrs . Agnes Rogers. (Fides)

* * * * Nakuru (Nyer i , Kenya Colony,

Bri t ish E a s t Af r ica ) .—The mys te ­rious dea th of an Eng l i shman a t a n isolated spot in t h e was t e land near N a k u r u , Kenya Colony, in 1931, t h o u g h t a t t h a t t ime to have been caused by lions, has a t las t been explained, and five young nat ives of t h e Samburu t r ibe have been convicted. Urged on by a witch doctor, who had pronounced some sor t of charm over t h e m which t h e y believed would protect them from all danger , t h e y per­pe t ra ted t h e murde r for no o ther motive t h a n to gain glory among the i r t r ibesmen and to be allowed certain privi leges.

The S a m b u r u s have a custom of celebrat ing t he i r criminal achieve­ments by s inging about t h e m dur­ing the i r midn igh t dances. In an interminable refrain which is re ­peated over and over all t h rough the n igh t t h e y tell of t h e deed as if it were an act of heroism enti t l ­ing the a u t h o r to ever las t ing glory. A spy h id ing in the brush near t he

scene of one of these dances dis­covered t h e murde re r s . When questioned they admi t ted t h e whole cr ime.

At t h e bot tom of practically all such offenses is t h e s inis ter figure of t h e witch doctor, t he malefic genius of paganism, exci t ing t h e nat ives to all so r t s of evil. They are one of the most serious ob­stacles in t h e way of missionary work. (Fides)

* * * * Onitsha (Nigeria, Br i t i sh Wes t

Af r ica ) .—The new Cathedra l of Onitsha, sou thern Niger ia , which is to be dedicated to t h e Holy Tr i ­nity, will be opened a t t he end of this year , it is hoped, dur ing t h e celebrations which will commemo­ra te t h e 50th ann iversa ry of the coming of t h e Holy Ghost Mission­aries to Niger ia . Coming from Gabon in French Equator ia l Afri­ca, t h e Holy Ghost F a t h e r s es ta­blished a mission a t Oni tsha in 1885. The present Vicar ia te Apostolic of Oni tsha-Owerr i is staffed and directed by t h e I r ish Province of t h e society. (F ides)

* * * * Oni tsha (Nigeria, Br i t i sh Wes t

Afr ica ) .—The Mother General of the S i s te r s of Our Lady of t h e Holy Rosary , of Kil leshandra, I re ­land, a r r ived in sou thern Niger ia March 25 wi th six new miss ionary s is ters who will work in t h e Vica­r ia te of Oni tsha-Owerr i . Th is ins t i tu te , which was founded in 1924, h a s a t p resen t more t h a n 90 members , 20 of whom a re in t h e missions of sou the rn Niger ia .

(Fides) * * * * *

Gar ip (South Af r i ca ) .—Afte r fas t ing a lmost 24 hour s and walk­ing 20 miles f rom h e r home near the Basu to land border , a Basu to woman of t he Pre fec tu re Apostolic of Gar ip , Orange F r e e S t a t e , a r ­rived a t t h e Catholic mission of Zas t ron too la te for Mass b u t kep t her f a s t unti l 4.30 in t h e af ternoon when she finally received Com­munion. She and several o the r nat ives , all fas t ing, a r r ived a t t h e mission a f t e r all t h e Masses were finished. The re were no Com­munion hos ts reserved in t h e l i t t le mission-chapel a t Zast ron, b u t t h e lady wai ted until a f te r Benediction in t h e af ternoon and then begged the pr ies t to give h e r p a r t of t h e large Benediction host . (Fides)

* * * * Bunia (Lake Albert , Belgian

Congo) .—The two Aus t r i an scien­t i s t s , F a t h e r s Schebesta and Gu-sinde, edi tors of t h e review An-thropos , who went to the Belgian Congo in May 1934 t o s tudy t h e pygmies of I tur i , have completed the i r t a s k and a re r e t u r n i n g t o Europe wi th a rich s tore of infor­mat ion about t h e social condition, na t ive beliefs, language and phy­sical character is t ics of t h e Mam-buti race. The two pr ies ts , who are members of t he Society of t h e Divine Word, lived in the fores ts between Beni and Stanleyville, t h e most in te res t ing region of Africa for t h e ethnologist , and t h e y ex­tended the i r research t o o ther races living in t h e vicinity, Ban tus , semi-Bantus , Soudanese and Nilo-tics.

Work ing with t h e pr ies ts was M. Jadn i , a doctor sen t by t h e Bel­gian Government to s tudy t h e diseases peculiar to pygmies in t h e hope of preserv ing th i s race which at t h e moment tends to decrease.

F a t h e r Schebesta has had ex­perience in th i s line of research , having studied t h e Semang pyg­mies in Malaysia. F a t h e r Gusinde has made similar s tudies among the aborigines of T ie r ra del Fuego.

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The machine is a gif t of G e r m a n Catholics to t h e Pr ies t s of t h e Sacred H e a r t working in t h e missions of t h e Orange F ree S t a t e , South Africa. I t was secured th rough t h e MIVA (Missionsver-kehrsa rbe i t sgemeinschaf t ) , a Ger­man mission-aid society which supplies Catholic miss ionar ies wi th means of t r anspor t . I t s name, "St . Pe te r , " is painted on t h e fuselage.

The aeroplane was piloted from Cologne to Ronie by Capta in Kohl, technical adviser of the MIVA, who is famous a s t he first av ia to r to cross t h e At lant ic from eas t t o west. A f t e r a number of exhibi­tion flights over t he Li t tor io and Ciampino aerodromes near Rome, t he machine was flown back to Cologne. (Fides)

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16 M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, A P R I L 13th 1935.

REFLECTIONS FOR HOLY WEEK.

W i t h the approach of Palm Sunday, we as Catholics commence the most devotional week of the year. It is a week devoted to meditation, prayer and religious exercises, in commemoration of the solemn events connected with the last few days of the life of Jesus Chris t on Ear th .

Jesus, knowing that his hour was come when He should pass out of the world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the end. He instituted the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist to testify to us the excess of His love, to continue in the Church the sacrifice which

"He was about to offer on the Cross, and to apply to our souls the fruits of His Passion, principally by giv­ing Himself to us in the Holy Communion. It was on the eve of His Passion, at the end of the Last Supper on Holy or Maundy Thurs­day, that He instituted the Sacra­ment of the Holy Eucharist, the greatest and most holy of the Sacraments, and the great central object of Catholic worship, and, as Catholics, we therefore attach un­usual importance to Holy or Maundy Thursday. The conscious­ness of the holiness of the occasion impels millions of Catho­lics the world over on that day to receive Holy Communion, which in an especial manner unites the Faithful to Jesus Christ and to one another as members of the mysti­cal body of which Christ is the head.

Then the sufferings of Jesus Christ and His death upon the Cross together form a subject for meditation for us on Good Fr iday. We Catholics view His sufferings and death not with that mere gratification, wi th which a great number of those outside our fold are filled, as the means whereby our redemption from sin hath been accomplished. We follow his suf­ferings in spiri t as of Gethsemani, His betrayal by Judas and His denial even by Peter, His accusa­tion before the H i g h Priests Annas and Caiphas, before Herod and before Pontius Pilate, by whom He was condemned to death. We imagine how he suffered the cruel scourging at the pillar, the crown­ing wi th thorns and his most pain­ful and ignominious journey to Calvary. We then pause to reflect seriously on the suffering he en­dured on the Cross where he hung suspended for three hours, bleed-

THE ing and dying in fearful agony between two meleiactors, until , spent with suffering for the love of sinful man, He bowed His head and died. The thought of all this excites or should excite in us a great sorrow for H i m who suffer­ed so much for our sins, which, in truth were the means of His be­ing crucified for us. Though a single act or a single drop of His blood possessed in itself sufficient merit to redeem sinful man, yet for love of us He of His own free choice poured out His blood to the very last drop.

Thus we have to remember that at a great price indeed Christ won for us Justification and eternal life together with all that is neces­sary to obtain it. It is for us to correspond with the graces that have been so dearly gained and that are so liberally offered to us. The just who died before Christ were saved through his future merits, while those who have gain­ed heaven since the time of His coming on earth have saved their souls through the same merits. On the Cross our Saviour merited for us the adoption of sons and the consequent r ight of inheritance to the kingdom of heaven. Yet all will not be saved: "Being consum­mated He became to all that obey H i m the cause of eternal salvation (Hob. v. 9) that is, to all who be­lieve in H i m and make a right use of the graces He offers. In order, then, that the merits of His Passion and Death may: be applied to us, certain conditions are re­quired on our part : we must be­lieve with sincerity, heartily repent of our sins, keep the Commandments, practise good works, and use all the means of grace so freely held out to us. The sufferings and death of Christ afford us the most striking proof of His love for us, and we cannot meditate on them or think of them too often.

A n d now we come to a reflection of that important part of Christ 's Mission on Ear th , His Resurrection on the third day of His de^th, which furnishes us with a proof of His Divini ty . His soul at the mo­ment of His death, having visited and liberated the souls of the just in Limbo, and in all probability those in Purgatory, and having re­mained for part of three days separate from His body—though His Div in i ty was never for a moment separated from either— Christ by H i s own Divine power

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various churches, t ry ing to make seven calls—the ambition of every devout pi lgr im, that day.

W i t h the dawn of Good F r i d a y r

greater throngs than ever mass about the Alameda and streets.

It required no knowledge of Spanish or Mexican to sense the sermon which a youthful priest addressed to the worshippers in emotional tones. A l l the gaiety, all the turbulence and holiday spirit had gone from his audience and Good Fr iday had come directly into their consciousness.

Final ly , st i l l impressed and sub­dued, the people crowded forward to kiss the painted wounds of a figure of their dead Lord in the sanctuary.

Silence now persisted until ten o'clock the next morning, Saturday, when suddenly the loud pealing of the bells in the city began their clamour again. No sooner had the bells begun, when the noise of ex­ploding Judases was heard all over t v 3 town.

From streets, from houses, from trees, from every available point, the effigies were suspended, in all shapes and sizes. Splitting, splut­tering, exploding, making all kind of racket, while the natives added their own din to the excitement; some going so far as to tear into small pieces, with exclamations, any fragments of a Judas that came within their reach.

F rom fingertip, up along the lines of the arm, around the neck and down the body, are wrapped explo­sives which burst wi th a loud noise after the fuse is touched off at one end. A n d the flame travels on­ward, one explosion after another follows, at intervals. It is remark­able how hideous some of these images are made to appear, the idea, of course, being the horrible aspect of sin.

It was not unt i l darkness fe l l that church again came into the hearts of these grown-up children,, the Cathedal again drawing the crowds. Eve ry seat was occupied and hundreds thronged the aisles. The interior was a mass of blazing lights. Thousands of candles sus­pended from the roof by fine wires had scattered among them fine sheets of gold leaf strung on threads of silk. Myr i ad vigi l lights glimmered in oil cups.

The " S T A B A T M A T E R " wa& sung with great devotion, while every eye stared toward the plat­form, where the Crucifixion tableau held the place before, but where now appeared surrounded by intense darkness, a single figure, the Sorrowful Mother.

In their hearts, these devout sons of the Church feel as i f they were actually participants in the st irr ing scenes of that momentous week in Palestine from the time of the triumphant entrance beneath the arch of palms unti l the last sad hour when the Sorrowful Mother stood alone i n her desolation be­neath the Cross.

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935. 17

CECIL MOSBERGEN EXCELS IN STUDIES

AND SPORTS. The numerous friends of the

Mosbergen family, of Queen Street, wil l be delighted to hear of th* signal success achieved in the field of study by Cecil, the second youngest son.

Cecil, or as he is popularlv de­signated "Chubby," joined St. Joseph's Institution in 1920, and, while at school, won for himself a reputation for integrity, industry, and unfailing cheerfulness. He was the school organist and at everv church or chapel service was in constant demand for his all-round abilities. A s a sportsman, the sub­ject of this brief sketch, turned ou^ with serious practice to be a most capable and stylish cricketer, un­erring in his high-catching and throws-in, and invariably depend­able as an opening batsman. The good scores he put up for S+. Joseph's are many and frequent, and, i f to-day, the old school should need a coach, they have not far to go to seek one, for Cecil Mosbergen is at present a member of their teaching staff.

In . Mathematics, particularly, young Mosbergen excelled, so that when i n 1932- he joined Raffles College as a Scholarship student after passing the Senior Cambridge examination, he very naturally en­tered for the Science Course. The

Jthree years, course consisted of the following subjects: Pure and Applied Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

In June 1934 Cecil took the Lon­don Matriculation Examination in Penang and was placed in the Second Division of Passes.

In March this year he creditably graduated in the final Examina­tion at Raffles College and was ap­pointed a Class I Teacher in St. Joseph's Institution on A p r i l 1st. He intends sit t ing for the London Inter Science Examination ift July 1935.

In spite of al l these personal triumphs, there is no more unas­suming young man in Singapore to-day than this worthy scion of the famous House of Mosbergen. That he wil l always remain the thorough gentleman and light-hearted companion he has been cannot be doubted, and so, we hasten to offer him our heartiest congratulations upon his many and sterling achievements of the past and we couple wi th these our sincere hope that the future holds for h im higher academic and cricket triumphs.

We trust his fine example wiP prove an inspiration to other youths.

B a g a n S e r a i P a r i s h REFLECTIONS FOR T H E

HOLY W E E K .

(Continued from page 16)

re-united i t to H i s body and rose again on the third day after His death immortal and im­possible, i.e., never again to

J undergo death, and no loager capable of pain or suffering. Thus were the different prophecies ful­filled of his r is ing from the dead that al l point to the Div in i ty of Christ . The Resurrection, there­fore, is one of the fundamental articles of our Fa i th , being the particular sign chosen by our L o r d Himself i n proof of his Divine Mission. On the facts of the Re­surrection, moreover, rests* our oelief in Christ ianity, for St. Paul assures us: " If Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your fai th is also v a i n . . . . " But now Chris t is r isen from the dead, the first fruits of them that

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REFLECTIONS FOR HOLY WEEK.

W i t h the approach of Palm Sunday, we as Catholics commence the most devotional week of the year. It is a week devoted to meditation, prayer and religious exercises, in commemoration of the solemn events connected with the last few days of the life of Jesus Chris t on Ear th .

Jesus, knowing that his hour was come when He should pass out of the world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the end. He instituted the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist to testify to us the excess of His love, to continue in the Church the sacrifice which

"He was about to offer on the Cross, and to apply to our souls the fruits of His Passion, principally by giv­ing Himself to us in the Holy Communion. It was on the eve of His Passion, at the end of the Last Supper on Holy or Maundy Thurs­day, that He instituted the Sacra­ment of the Holy Eucharist, the greatest and most holy of the Sacraments, and the great central object of Catholic worship, and, as Catholics, we therefore attach un­usual importance to Holy or Maundy Thursday. The conscious­ness of the holiness of the occasion impels millions of Catho­lics the world over on that day to receive Holy Communion, which in an especial manner unites the Faithful to Jesus Christ and to one another as members of the mysti­cal body of which Christ is the head.

Then the sufferings of Jesus Christ and His death upon the Cross together form a subject for meditation for us on Good Fr iday. We Catholics view His sufferings and death not with that mere gratification, wi th which a great number of those outside our fold are filled, as the means whereby our redemption from sin hath been accomplished. We follow his suf­ferings in spiri t as of Gethsemani, His betrayal by Judas and His denial even by Peter, His accusa­tion before the H i g h Priests Annas and Caiphas, before Herod and before Pontius Pilate, by whom He was condemned to death. We imagine how he suffered the cruel scourging at the pillar, the crown­ing wi th thorns and his most pain­ful and ignominious journey to Calvary. We then pause to reflect seriously on the suffering he en­dured on the Cross where he hung suspended for three hours, bleed-

THE ing and dying in fearful agony between two meleiactors, until , spent with suffering for the love of sinful man, He bowed His head and died. The thought of all this excites or should excite in us a great sorrow for H i m who suffer­ed so much for our sins, which, in truth were the means of His be­ing crucified for us. Though a single act or a single drop of His blood possessed in itself sufficient merit to redeem sinful man, yet for love of us He of His own free choice poured out His blood to the very last drop.

Thus we have to remember that at a great price indeed Christ won for us Justification and eternal life together with all that is neces­sary to obtain it. It is for us to correspond with the graces that have been so dearly gained and that are so liberally offered to us. The just who died before Christ were saved through his future merits, while those who have gain­ed heaven since the time of His coming on earth have saved their souls through the same merits. On the Cross our Saviour merited for us the adoption of sons and the consequent r ight of inheritance to the kingdom of heaven. Yet all will not be saved: "Being consum­mated He became to all that obey H i m the cause of eternal salvation (Hob. v. 9) that is, to all who be­lieve in H i m and make a right use of the graces He offers. In order, then, that the merits of His Passion and Death may: be applied to us, certain conditions are re­quired on our part : we must be­lieve with sincerity, heartily repent of our sins, keep the Commandments, practise good works, and use all the means of grace so freely held out to us. The sufferings and death of Christ afford us the most striking proof of His love for us, and we cannot meditate on them or think of them too often.

A n d now we come to a reflection of that important part of Christ 's Mission on Ear th , His Resurrection on the third day of His de^th, which furnishes us with a proof of His Divini ty . His soul at the mo­ment of His death, having visited and liberated the souls of the just in Limbo, and in all probability those in Purgatory, and having re­mained for part of three days separate from His body—though His Div in i ty was never for a moment separated from either— Christ by H i s own Divine power

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various churches, t ry ing to make seven calls—the ambition of every devout pi lgr im, that day.

W i t h the dawn of Good F r i d a y r

greater throngs than ever mass about the Alameda and streets.

It required no knowledge of Spanish or Mexican to sense the sermon which a youthful priest addressed to the worshippers in emotional tones. A l l the gaiety, all the turbulence and holiday spirit had gone from his audience and Good Fr iday had come directly into their consciousness.

Final ly , st i l l impressed and sub­dued, the people crowded forward to kiss the painted wounds of a figure of their dead Lord in the sanctuary.

Silence now persisted until ten o'clock the next morning, Saturday, when suddenly the loud pealing of the bells in the city began their clamour again. No sooner had the bells begun, when the noise of ex­ploding Judases was heard all over t v 3 town.

From streets, from houses, from trees, from every available point, the effigies were suspended, in all shapes and sizes. Splitting, splut­tering, exploding, making all kind of racket, while the natives added their own din to the excitement; some going so far as to tear into small pieces, with exclamations, any fragments of a Judas that came within their reach.

F rom fingertip, up along the lines of the arm, around the neck and down the body, are wrapped explo­sives which burst wi th a loud noise after the fuse is touched off at one end. A n d the flame travels on­ward, one explosion after another follows, at intervals. It is remark­able how hideous some of these images are made to appear, the idea, of course, being the horrible aspect of sin.

It was not unt i l darkness fe l l that church again came into the hearts of these grown-up children,, the Cathedal again drawing the crowds. Eve ry seat was occupied and hundreds thronged the aisles. The interior was a mass of blazing lights. Thousands of candles sus­pended from the roof by fine wires had scattered among them fine sheets of gold leaf strung on threads of silk. Myr i ad vigi l lights glimmered in oil cups.

The " S T A B A T M A T E R " wa& sung with great devotion, while every eye stared toward the plat­form, where the Crucifixion tableau held the place before, but where now appeared surrounded by intense darkness, a single figure, the Sorrowful Mother.

In their hearts, these devout sons of the Church feel as i f they were actually participants in the st irr ing scenes of that momentous week in Palestine from the time of the triumphant entrance beneath the arch of palms unti l the last sad hour when the Sorrowful Mother stood alone i n her desolation be­neath the Cross.

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, APRIL 13th 1935. 17

CECIL MOSBERGEN EXCELS IN STUDIES

AND SPORTS. The numerous friends of the

Mosbergen family, of Queen Street, wil l be delighted to hear of th* signal success achieved in the field of study by Cecil, the second youngest son.

Cecil, or as he is popularlv de­signated "Chubby," joined St. Joseph's Institution in 1920, and, while at school, won for himself a reputation for integrity, industry, and unfailing cheerfulness. He was the school organist and at everv church or chapel service was in constant demand for his all-round abilities. A s a sportsman, the sub­ject of this brief sketch, turned ou^ with serious practice to be a most capable and stylish cricketer, un­erring in his high-catching and throws-in, and invariably depend­able as an opening batsman. The good scores he put up for S+. Joseph's are many and frequent, and, i f to-day, the old school should need a coach, they have not far to go to seek one, for Cecil Mosbergen is at present a member of their teaching staff.

In . Mathematics, particularly, young Mosbergen excelled, so that when i n 1932- he joined Raffles College as a Scholarship student after passing the Senior Cambridge examination, he very naturally en­tered for the Science Course. The

Jthree years, course consisted of the following subjects: Pure and Applied Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

In June 1934 Cecil took the Lon­don Matriculation Examination in Penang and was placed in the Second Division of Passes.

In March this year he creditably graduated in the final Examina­tion at Raffles College and was ap­pointed a Class I Teacher in St. Joseph's Institution on A p r i l 1st. He intends sit t ing for the London Inter Science Examination ift July 1935.

In spite of al l these personal triumphs, there is no more unas­suming young man in Singapore to-day than this worthy scion of the famous House of Mosbergen. That he wil l always remain the thorough gentleman and light-hearted companion he has been cannot be doubted, and so, we hasten to offer him our heartiest congratulations upon his many and sterling achievements of the past and we couple wi th these our sincere hope that the future holds for h im higher academic and cricket triumphs.

We trust his fine example wiP prove an inspiration to other youths.

B a g a n S e r a i P a r i s h REFLECTIONS FOR T H E

HOLY W E E K .

(Continued from page 16)

re-united i t to H i s body and rose again on the third day after His death immortal and im­possible, i.e., never again to

J undergo death, and no loager capable of pain or suffering. Thus were the different prophecies ful­filled of his r is ing from the dead that al l point to the Div in i ty of Christ . The Resurrection, there­fore, is one of the fundamental articles of our Fa i th , being the particular sign chosen by our L o r d Himself i n proof of his Divine Mission. On the facts of the Re­surrection, moreover, rests* our oelief in Christ ianity, for St. Paul assures us: " If Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your fai th is also v a i n . . . . " But now Chris t is r isen from the dead, the first fruits of them that

sleep" (1 Corr. xv. 14 and 20).

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AROUND THE PARISHES S I N G A P O R E .

C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H .

B A r f ISMS.

6th Apri l .—Derrick Ignatius de Souza, son of Albert Vic to r de Souza and of Marie de Souza. <Jod-parents:—Felix Francis D 'Ro-zario and Beatrice Stephanie de Souza.

6th . Apr i l .—Marie de Cotta, aged 5 years. Daughter of A n -gelk) de Cotta and of Ahmed. God-parents:—Donald de Souza and Mary Schelkis.

6th A p r i l . —Catherine L i m , aged 20. Daughter of L i m Chuee Que. God-mother:—D o 1 p h i n e Wells.

6th Apr i l—Doro thy Lee Poh L a n , aged 24. Daughter of Lee Choon Guan and of Fan Inn Neo. God-mother:—Josepha Ruste.

6th April .—Jane Joanna de Cot­ta, aged 36. Daughter of Ahmad bin Salleh. God-mother:—Mary Schelkis.

S E R A N G O O N .

Rev. F r . E . Becheras was warm­ly received and entertained by the parishioners of Serangoon, on his recent return from France. Im­mediately on his arrival, a l l the parishioners, young and old, went u|p to him to greet h im and to receive his paternal blessing; later he was conducted by Rev. M . K o h and M r . P . A . D'Costa, to the Ha l l where a _ short programme was gone through.

In the HaH, two tiny girls pre­sented him wi th flowers from the Gir l s ' School. Rev. M . K o h ex­

pressed his j o y and welcomed the return of F r . E . Becheras to Serangoon again.

Addresses of welcome wrere then read out in Engl ish and Chinese, and presented to i h im. The School children sang songs of welcome. The Rev. guest of honour replied i n well chosen words.

H . E . Bishop A. Devals and the Rev. Bro. Director of the As­sumption College, Bangkok visit

H. J. E . School.

Oil Monday, 1st inst., the school was honoured by a visit from his Lordship, Bishop A. Devals and the Rev. Bro . Director of the Assumption College, Bang­k o k Siam.

& A tour of inspection was con­tac ted in all the classes, where His fj^Ordship and the Rev. Bro . »JE)irector were accompanied by Rev. M . K o h and the Headmaster,

, M r . P . A . D'Costa.

Saturday, 6th.—H. I. E . School Boys went up to Ponggol for a day's picnic.

Rev. Fr. Becheras newly ap-pointed Vicar of the Church of St. Peter and Paul .

Rev. F r . Lee has taken over his duties as Resident Vica r of the Church of St. Teresa as from the 7th A p r i l 1985. His successor at

the Church of St. Peter and Paul is Rev: F r . E . Becheras who was until lately Vicar of the Church of the Nat iv i ty of the B . V . M . at Up­per Serangoon. The Rev: Father is not unknown to his new par­ishioners, and on the other hand, they are no strangers to him as he himself was once attached to the Church of St. Peter and Paul . They welcome him and promise him the devotion and support that has been hitherto offered his pre­decessors. We are sure that he wi l l watch over his new flock wi th the same fatherly and loving care that he has always shown in his former parish.

O B I T U A R Y . Mrs . C. V. Reutens.

Mrs . C. V. Reutens, wife of Capt. Reutens, officer in charge of the St. Joseph's Institution Cadet Corps, died in the Singapore Gener­al Hospital on Fr iday at the age of 26.

The funeral took place in the afternoon, and numerous wreaths were received from relatives and friends, as well as l^om officers and all ranks of the St. Joseph's Insti­tution Cadet Corps and the Raffles Institution Cadet Corps.

S U N G E I L E M B I N G . On Tuesday, March 12jh, H i s

Lordship The Rt . Rev. A . Devals, Bishop of Malacca, visited in com­pany with the Rev. R. Girard, Vicar of the Church of The Holy Rosary, Kuala Lumpur, the Roman Catho­lics in the employ of The Pahang Consolidated Co., L td . , who own one of the largest lode t in mines (amongst others) in the world, situated in Sungei Lembing, an isolated jungle-locked district, N . f i . of Pahang, approximately 45 miles from Kuantan, the nearest town on the East Coast. However,, because of its isolation, i t does not follow that Sungei Lembing is inaccessi­ble or that it lacks the domestic amenities of larger towns. In this connection, a reference to the publication " A Journal in The Federal Capital " published in the " Straits Times " of July 1st 1933 by their Kua la Lumpur Corres­pondent, would assist readers of your paper to better understand this unique little town of Sungei Lembing—little in size but im­mense i n wealth—where hard work and quiet l iv ing are the rule. The Company's Concession covers 300 sq. miles. Practically all the employees, both Europeans and Asiatics, own wireless sets, thus keeping them in daily touch with the outside world.

Hi s Lordship was quite taken up wi th the place, and saw many in­teresting sights. The Catholics here are a mere handful, but it is hoped that i n course of time there wi l l be many more. r Our only re­gret is our complete isolation from the Church, the neafest of which is some 250 miles away. But then such things cannot be helped when one has to look for his daily bread in such out-of-the-way places. However, the Bishop has promised that Father Girard wi l l pay half-yearly visits to us here, which I hope wi l l eventually lead to the establishment of a small vicarage at Kuantan. Two Masses were performed on Wednesday morning the 13th March at the European Club, kindly lent by the General Manager for the occasion, and four

Group photograph taken at Sungei Lembing, Pahang, F.M.S., on the occasion of the visit of His Lordship, The Rt. Rev. A. Devals, Bishop of Malacca,

on March, 12th and 13 th, 1935.

The Rt. Rev. Mgr. A. Wachter, Prefect Apostolic of British North Borneo and Labuan.

people were confirmed—a group photograph being taken after­wards.

During their short stay in Sungei Lembing, the Bishop and Father Girard were the quests of the Genearl Manager, M r . V . B . C . Baker, whose kind hospitality both His Lordship and Father Girard could not help but appre­ciate greatly.

In the evening, His Lordship christened the newly-born child of M r . & Mrs . C. Galistan at their bungalow, where a further Mass was said the next morning before His Lordship's departure for Kuantan.

C Y M A W A T C H E S

and C H R O M E T E R S

acknowledged the B E S T

in al l the Countries.

Agent:

RENE ULLMANN,

SINGAPORE.

M A L A Y A C A T H O L I C L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 13th 1935. 19

AROUND T H E PARISHES.

M A L A C C A .

ST. F R A N C I S A S S O C I A T I O N . A t the annual general meeting

of the St. Francis Association, Malacca held at the Club premises, Koon Cheng Road on Sunday the following were elected office bear­ers for the year 1935:—

M r . H . M . de Souza, J.P., Presi­dent; M r . B . V . Richards Vice-President; Hon. Secy; M r . R. W. F . Ae r i a ; Hon. Treas. M r . W. F . Krusemann; Sports Secy; M r . H . S. L i m ; Hon. Audi tor M r . F . Gunn; Committee members Messrs. H . E . Sequerah. Ong K i m Pong, J . M . Lee, and Dr . V . Xavier .

The Association has once again survived another year of its life inspite of the hard times and in the re-election of a gentleman in the person of M r . H . M . de Souza, J .P. as President, the members have made a very wise selection.

It is also pleasing to note that the Old Boys of the Christ ian Brothers have deciaed to hold a reunion dinner in the near future.

M r . D. Theseira, exs-Deputy Collector of Land Revenue, Malac­ca, w i l l shortly be proceeding on a holiday to Japan. Al though his absence wil l be keenly felt by the poor Catholics and the Choir of the St. Francis Church, i t is earnestly hoped that the change wi l l greatly benefit his health.

M r . M . P . Lazaroo had been ap­pointed to the vacancy at St . PauFs Mount in place of M r . A . de Costa who passed away from our midst some weeks ago. Whi l s t wishing M r . Lazaroo—who is also a N . C . O . in the M . V . C . and holds the rank of Corporal—success, we also ex­tend our sympathies to Mrs . de Costa and fami ly—May his Soul rest i n Peace,

Baptisms in St. Francis Church.

Rene Francis, son of Rene and Irene Aer ia of Malacca, Godparents Mona Mary Mcln tyre an<i H . E . Sequerah. Rev. F r . Ber t in A s h -ness officiated on 17th March 1935.

Patrick Joseph, son of Monica Cecilia and Joseph F . Woodford of Ayer Panas Estate. Godparents M r . W . Theseira and Miss Majorie Dennison.^ Rev. F r . Dubois offi­ciated on 23rd March 1935.

Sybi l May, daughter of En id Mary and Oswald S. E l l y of Distr ict Office, Jasin. 1 Godparents M r . C . de Vr ies and Miss Edna May Bateman. Rev. F r . Bert in Ashness officiated on 2nd A p r i l 1935.

Engagements.

The engagement is announced and the marriage w i l l shortly; take place between Miss Nancy Seque­rah, daughter of M r . and Mrs . Anthony Sequerah, pensioner of the F .M.S . Medical Service and M r . Daniel Sta Mar ia , Postmaster Siliau, son of M r . and Mrs . Benja­m i n Sta Mar ia , Pensioner of the S.S. Service both of Malaica.

I P O H . Jubilee Indulgence.

The parishioners of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes went over in a body to St. Michael 's Church, headed by their parish priest, in order to make the prescribed visit for gaining the Jubilee Indulgence. In a l l there were about a hundred faithful. Besides the cars and cycles for conveyance, some had the courage to walk up the dis­tance of two miles. Even child-

Dur ing the meeting, the Spirit­ual Director proposed as previous­ly announced to form the Society of St. Vincent de Paul , and it was unanimously carried out.

The following members were ap­pointed for the respective sections.

M r . P . X . Dairiam for Si l ibin area.

M r . R. E . James for Fa l im area.

M r . John Emmanuel for Green Town area.

* * * *

B I R T H . To M r . and Mrs. B . V . Perera

on 2nd A p r i l , a daughter. Mother and child keeping well.

Your Committee have much pleasure to lay before you the 30th Annual Report on the work­ing of the Association for the year ended 31st December, 1934.

Six Committee Meetings were held during the year.

The total number of members at the beginning of the year was 65. Ten members were elected during the year under review, one died, while two members were struck off the list under rule 29. The total number of members on the roll at the end of 1934 was 72.

P. M . N U N I S , Hon. Secy*

INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH ST. LOUIS, TAIPING.

ren who had not yet attained their teens, participated in the prayers.

E n passant, i t may be mention­ed that the Jubilee prayers should have been recited in public during the Mission given prior to the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. B u t that item had to be cancelled off the programme owing to the ill-health of the preacher.

Month ly Meeting—Catholic Ac­tion Society. Church of Our Lady

of Lourdes, Ipoh.

The monthly meeting of the Catholic Act ion Society was held on the 24th ultimo at the Church Premises under the guidance of the Spiri tual Ejirector, the Rev. F r . J . Edmond.

K U A L A L U M P U R .

S E L A N G O R C A T H O L I C F U N E R A L A S S O C I A T I O N .

Kuala Lumpur) (Established 1905.)

Report 1934. Office Bearers 1934.

President: M r . M . Nunis. Vice-President: M r . R. H . Bei rs .

Hon. Secy, and Treasurer: M r . P . M . Nunis.

Committee Members: M r . E . J . Roberts, M r . J . Danker, M r . W . Boudville, Mr . N . Theseira, M r . G. Zechariah.

Hon. Auditors: M r . L . A . Gomes, M r . L . Frankfort.

T A I P I N G . Reverend Father O. Dupoirieux

administered Holy Baptism to the whole family of M r . Phang Koc Yoong, on the 23rd March 1931, at the Church of our Lady of the Sacred Heart, K l i an Pau, Taiping. The members of the fajnily are Joseph Phang Koc Yoong, Mar­guerite Theresa Chew Lan Yin (parents) and their children, Jose­phine, Aloysius, Francis , Michael and Antony.

Birth.

Mar ia Phau Y a m L u , the daughter of Phau Y a m T u and Maka Rai , was born on the 20th March 1935 and baptised on the 31st March 1935.

18 M A L A Y A C A T H O L I C L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 13th 1935.

AROUND THE PARISHES S I N G A P O R E .

C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H .

B A r f ISMS.

6th Apri l .—Derrick Ignatius de Souza, son of Albert Vic to r de Souza and of Marie de Souza. <Jod-parents:—Felix Francis D 'Ro-zario and Beatrice Stephanie de Souza.

6th . Apr i l .—Marie de Cotta, aged 5 years. Daughter of A n -gelk) de Cotta and of Ahmed. God-parents:—Donald de Souza and Mary Schelkis.

6th A p r i l . —Catherine L i m , aged 20. Daughter of L i m Chuee Que. God-mother:—D o 1 p h i n e Wells.

6th Apr i l—Doro thy Lee Poh L a n , aged 24. Daughter of Lee Choon Guan and of Fan Inn Neo. God-mother:—Josepha Ruste.

6th April .—Jane Joanna de Cot­ta, aged 36. Daughter of Ahmad bin Salleh. God-mother:—Mary Schelkis.

S E R A N G O O N .

Rev. F r . E . Becheras was warm­ly received and entertained by the parishioners of Serangoon, on his recent return from France. Im­mediately on his arrival, a l l the parishioners, young and old, went u|p to him to greet h im and to receive his paternal blessing; later he was conducted by Rev. M . K o h and M r . P . A . D'Costa, to the Ha l l where a _ short programme was gone through.

In the HaH, two tiny girls pre­sented him wi th flowers from the Gir l s ' School. Rev. M . K o h ex­

pressed his j o y and welcomed the return of F r . E . Becheras to Serangoon again.

Addresses of welcome wrere then read out in Engl ish and Chinese, and presented to i h im. The School children sang songs of welcome. The Rev. guest of honour replied i n well chosen words.

H . E . Bishop A. Devals and the Rev. Bro. Director of the As­sumption College, Bangkok visit

H. J. E . School.

Oil Monday, 1st inst., the school was honoured by a visit from his Lordship, Bishop A. Devals and the Rev. Bro . Director of the Assumption College, Bang­k o k Siam.

& A tour of inspection was con­tac ted in all the classes, where His fj^Ordship and the Rev. Bro . »JE)irector were accompanied by Rev. M . K o h and the Headmaster,

, M r . P . A . D'Costa.

Saturday, 6th.—H. I. E . School Boys went up to Ponggol for a day's picnic.

Rev. Fr. Becheras newly ap-pointed Vicar of the Church of St. Peter and Paul .

Rev. F r . Lee has taken over his duties as Resident Vica r of the Church of St. Teresa as from the 7th A p r i l 1985. His successor at

the Church of St. Peter and Paul is Rev: F r . E . Becheras who was until lately Vicar of the Church of the Nat iv i ty of the B . V . M . at Up­per Serangoon. The Rev: Father is not unknown to his new par­ishioners, and on the other hand, they are no strangers to him as he himself was once attached to the Church of St. Peter and Paul . They welcome him and promise him the devotion and support that has been hitherto offered his pre­decessors. We are sure that he wi l l watch over his new flock wi th the same fatherly and loving care that he has always shown in his former parish.

O B I T U A R Y . Mrs . C. V. Reutens.

Mrs . C. V. Reutens, wife of Capt. Reutens, officer in charge of the St. Joseph's Institution Cadet Corps, died in the Singapore Gener­al Hospital on Fr iday at the age of 26.

The funeral took place in the afternoon, and numerous wreaths were received from relatives and friends, as well as l^om officers and all ranks of the St. Joseph's Insti­tution Cadet Corps and the Raffles Institution Cadet Corps.

S U N G E I L E M B I N G . On Tuesday, March 12jh, H i s

Lordship The Rt . Rev. A . Devals, Bishop of Malacca, visited in com­pany with the Rev. R. Girard, Vicar of the Church of The Holy Rosary, Kuala Lumpur, the Roman Catho­lics in the employ of The Pahang Consolidated Co., L td . , who own one of the largest lode t in mines (amongst others) in the world, situated in Sungei Lembing, an isolated jungle-locked district, N . f i . of Pahang, approximately 45 miles from Kuantan, the nearest town on the East Coast. However,, because of its isolation, i t does not follow that Sungei Lembing is inaccessi­ble or that it lacks the domestic amenities of larger towns. In this connection, a reference to the publication " A Journal in The Federal Capital " published in the " Straits Times " of July 1st 1933 by their Kua la Lumpur Corres­pondent, would assist readers of your paper to better understand this unique little town of Sungei Lembing—little in size but im­mense i n wealth—where hard work and quiet l iv ing are the rule. The Company's Concession covers 300 sq. miles. Practically all the employees, both Europeans and Asiatics, own wireless sets, thus keeping them in daily touch with the outside world.

Hi s Lordship was quite taken up wi th the place, and saw many in­teresting sights. The Catholics here are a mere handful, but it is hoped that i n course of time there wi l l be many more. r Our only re­gret is our complete isolation from the Church, the neafest of which is some 250 miles away. But then such things cannot be helped when one has to look for his daily bread in such out-of-the-way places. However, the Bishop has promised that Father Girard wi l l pay half-yearly visits to us here, which I hope wi l l eventually lead to the establishment of a small vicarage at Kuantan. Two Masses were performed on Wednesday morning the 13th March at the European Club, kindly lent by the General Manager for the occasion, and four

Group photograph taken at Sungei Lembing, Pahang, F.M.S., on the occasion of the visit of His Lordship, The Rt. Rev. A. Devals, Bishop of Malacca,

on March, 12th and 13 th, 1935.

The Rt. Rev. Mgr. A. Wachter, Prefect Apostolic of British North Borneo and Labuan.

people were confirmed—a group photograph being taken after­wards.

During their short stay in Sungei Lembing, the Bishop and Father Girard were the quests of the Genearl Manager, M r . V . B . C . Baker, whose kind hospitality both His Lordship and Father Girard could not help but appre­ciate greatly.

In the evening, His Lordship christened the newly-born child of M r . & Mrs . C. Galistan at their bungalow, where a further Mass was said the next morning before His Lordship's departure for Kuantan.

C Y M A W A T C H E S

and C H R O M E T E R S

acknowledged the B E S T

in al l the Countries.

Agent:

RENE ULLMANN,

SINGAPORE.

M A L A Y A C A T H O L I C L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 13th 1935. 19

AROUND T H E PARISHES.

M A L A C C A .

ST. F R A N C I S A S S O C I A T I O N . A t the annual general meeting

of the St. Francis Association, Malacca held at the Club premises, Koon Cheng Road on Sunday the following were elected office bear­ers for the year 1935:—

M r . H . M . de Souza, J.P., Presi­dent; M r . B . V . Richards Vice-President; Hon. Secy; M r . R. W. F . Ae r i a ; Hon. Treas. M r . W. F . Krusemann; Sports Secy; M r . H . S. L i m ; Hon. Audi tor M r . F . Gunn; Committee members Messrs. H . E . Sequerah. Ong K i m Pong, J . M . Lee, and Dr . V . Xavier .

The Association has once again survived another year of its life inspite of the hard times and in the re-election of a gentleman in the person of M r . H . M . de Souza, J .P. as President, the members have made a very wise selection.

It is also pleasing to note that the Old Boys of the Christ ian Brothers have deciaed to hold a reunion dinner in the near future.

M r . D. Theseira, exs-Deputy Collector of Land Revenue, Malac­ca, w i l l shortly be proceeding on a holiday to Japan. Al though his absence wil l be keenly felt by the poor Catholics and the Choir of the St. Francis Church, i t is earnestly hoped that the change wi l l greatly benefit his health.

M r . M . P . Lazaroo had been ap­pointed to the vacancy at St . PauFs Mount in place of M r . A . de Costa who passed away from our midst some weeks ago. Whi l s t wishing M r . Lazaroo—who is also a N . C . O . in the M . V . C . and holds the rank of Corporal—success, we also ex­tend our sympathies to Mrs . de Costa and fami ly—May his Soul rest i n Peace,

Baptisms in St. Francis Church.

Rene Francis, son of Rene and Irene Aer ia of Malacca, Godparents Mona Mary Mcln tyre an<i H . E . Sequerah. Rev. F r . Ber t in A s h -ness officiated on 17th March 1935.

Patrick Joseph, son of Monica Cecilia and Joseph F . Woodford of Ayer Panas Estate. Godparents M r . W . Theseira and Miss Majorie Dennison.^ Rev. F r . Dubois offi­ciated on 23rd March 1935.

Sybi l May, daughter of En id Mary and Oswald S. E l l y of Distr ict Office, Jasin. 1 Godparents M r . C . de Vr ies and Miss Edna May Bateman. Rev. F r . Bert in Ashness officiated on 2nd A p r i l 1935.

Engagements.

The engagement is announced and the marriage w i l l shortly; take place between Miss Nancy Seque­rah, daughter of M r . and Mrs . Anthony Sequerah, pensioner of the F .M.S . Medical Service and M r . Daniel Sta Mar ia , Postmaster Siliau, son of M r . and Mrs . Benja­m i n Sta Mar ia , Pensioner of the S.S. Service both of Malaica.

I P O H . Jubilee Indulgence.

The parishioners of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes went over in a body to St. Michael 's Church, headed by their parish priest, in order to make the prescribed visit for gaining the Jubilee Indulgence. In a l l there were about a hundred faithful. Besides the cars and cycles for conveyance, some had the courage to walk up the dis­tance of two miles. Even child-

Dur ing the meeting, the Spirit­ual Director proposed as previous­ly announced to form the Society of St. Vincent de Paul , and it was unanimously carried out.

The following members were ap­pointed for the respective sections.

M r . P . X . Dairiam for Si l ibin area.

M r . R. E . James for Fa l im area.

M r . John Emmanuel for Green Town area.

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B I R T H . To M r . and Mrs. B . V . Perera

on 2nd A p r i l , a daughter. Mother and child keeping well.

Your Committee have much pleasure to lay before you the 30th Annual Report on the work­ing of the Association for the year ended 31st December, 1934.

Six Committee Meetings were held during the year.

The total number of members at the beginning of the year was 65. Ten members were elected during the year under review, one died, while two members were struck off the list under rule 29. The total number of members on the roll at the end of 1934 was 72.

P. M . N U N I S , Hon. Secy*

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ren who had not yet attained their teens, participated in the prayers.

E n passant, i t may be mention­ed that the Jubilee prayers should have been recited in public during the Mission given prior to the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. B u t that item had to be cancelled off the programme owing to the ill-health of the preacher.

Month ly Meeting—Catholic Ac­tion Society. Church of Our Lady

of Lourdes, Ipoh.

The monthly meeting of the Catholic Act ion Society was held on the 24th ultimo at the Church Premises under the guidance of the Spiri tual Ejirector, the Rev. F r . J . Edmond.

K U A L A L U M P U R .

S E L A N G O R C A T H O L I C F U N E R A L A S S O C I A T I O N .

Kuala Lumpur) (Established 1905.)

Report 1934. Office Bearers 1934.

President: M r . M . Nunis. Vice-President: M r . R. H . Bei rs .

Hon. Secy, and Treasurer: M r . P . M . Nunis.

Committee Members: M r . E . J . Roberts, M r . J . Danker, M r . W . Boudville, Mr . N . Theseira, M r . G. Zechariah.

Hon. Auditors: M r . L . A . Gomes, M r . L . Frankfort.

T A I P I N G . Reverend Father O. Dupoirieux

administered Holy Baptism to the whole family of M r . Phang Koc Yoong, on the 23rd March 1931, at the Church of our Lady of the Sacred Heart, K l i an Pau, Taiping. The members of the fajnily are Joseph Phang Koc Yoong, Mar­guerite Theresa Chew Lan Yin (parents) and their children, Jose­phine, Aloysius, Francis , Michael and Antony.

Birth.

Mar ia Phau Y a m L u , the daughter of Phau Y a m T u and Maka Rai , was born on the 20th March 1935 and baptised on the 31st March 1935.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 13th, 1935.

HEROIC NUNS IN A CONVENT FIRE

S a c r e d V e s s e l s S a v e d a t T h e R i s k o f T h e i r L i v e s .

< F R O M O U R O W N C O R R E S P O N D E N T ) .

THE BURNT-OUT CHAPEL WITH THE FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY STILL INTACT, FOLLOWING THE FIRE AT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONVENT, MILL HILL, IN WHICH MANY TREASURES WERE DESTROYED.

When fire broke out, a few days ago, in the roof of the chapel attached to St. Vincent's convent of the Sisters of Charity, at Mill Hill, portions of the burning timbers kept falling into the interior, and there was danger that the roof might at any minute collapse. But this peril did not daunt the noble women who look after the convent and orphanage. With no thought of the danger to themselves, the Sisters heroically went through the smoke and under the rain of fire, and succeeded in saving the sacred vessels and much else from the chapel. By the time the firemen had the outbreak under control, considerable damage had been done. Fortunately the fire did not reach the magnificent altar and statue of Our Lady, the chief ornaments of the chapel All classes of the population are loud in admiration for the Sisters' heroism. Catholics know that this bravery was just what might have been expected from them.

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THE LATE ARCHBISHOP MGR. DE GUEBRIANT.

SUPERIOR GENERAL OF T H E PARIS FOREIGN MISSIONS SOCIETY.

DETAILS OF ILLNESS DEATH AND OBSEQUIES.

LAST RESPECTS PAID BY DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF CHURCH STATE AND ARMY.

We have received from Paris some particulars about the last sickness, death and obsequies of the late Mgr . de Guebriant, Su­perior General of the Foreign Missions Society.

A few days before his demise His ^Excellency had attended or presided over several public func­tions in close succession and in various places of France. The last of them was the funeral of his cousin Bishop de Durfort, in Brittany. Af ter the ceremony in which he officiated, M g r . de Gue briant returned to Par is where he arrived late in the night of the 4th of March. Decidedly he had overstrained himself and had gone beyond the limits of his strength. He was so tired that he required the help of his Secretary to as­cend the stairs and to go to be<L The next morning, 5th he did not rise to say his Mass and a doctor was called in. He was examined, nothing abnormal was discovered but extreme fatigue and a l i t ­tle bleeding at the nose. He seemed not to suffer and rested quietly the whole day. However an attendant was placed to watch near h im that following night. About midnight Tuesday—Wed­nesday) he had an haemorrhage. The attendant then went to cal! a Father in the next room, vrVr% rang up a Doctor. A t 2 o'clock another distinguished visitor,; a third one. The two doctors i n attendance did their best bu : were unable to stop the bleedings and they saw that i t was the end. That morning (6 March , Wednes­day) the venerable patient was given Holy Viat icum and the last « t e s . One of the Fathers who

had just said his mass came io that morning and told h i m : " M y L o r d I have well prayed for you." "Thanks," H i s Lordship replied: "To-morrow you wi l l celebrate for my eternal rest." Then one after another distinguished yisitors called. Cardinal Verdier, A r c h ­bishop of Paris , Mgr . Maglione, the Nuncio, and many ether B i ­shops and eccleciastical dignita ries. Wi th the permission of the Doctor, the Seminarians then -selves were allowed to approach and look at their venerated Supe­r ior once more. He smiled at each one of them. Last cam 3 (about 12) his close relations, nephews, nieces etc., who stayed near him t i l l he expired at 3 p.m. Meanwhile he had received a telegram from the Holy Father bestowing on h im a last blessing, and the visit of the Nuncio for a last "a Dieu"—Cardinal Verdier asked that the obsequies be cele­brated at Notre Dame, the Metro­politan Church, Paris, and begged the honour of officiating himself. The interment was to be made later at St. Pol de Leon (Brit tany) home of the Guebriant family. The funeral was fixed for Satur­day 9th. It was decided that t i l l i t be conveyed to Brit tany, the coffin would be kept at Notre Dame in a side chapel, where, up to the French Revolution rested the remains of a glorious ancestor of the deceased, John Baptist de Guebriant, Marshal of France. Soon the news of the death of M g r . de Guebriant spread i n P a ­ris and over all France and direct­ly his body was laid in state, v is i ­tors flocked in and filed past unceasingly praying and signing the visitors book, and this lasted

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the two following days. A l l clas­ses of Society were there repre­sented—Prelates, Ministers of States met in that room with the old Nobil i ty of the Country and wi th the Common folk, workmen, servants etc. Only those who were able to sign the book filled 58 pages wi th their names. Friday, 8th March, the body was laid in a brer and placed in the "Chapelle ardente" in the Semi­nary Church near the entrance door. Here again the crowd con­tinued their prayers and thetr visits and in the meantime arriv­ed i n piles and from everywhere letters and telegrams of condo­lence amongst which a most touching one from the Congrega­tion "de Propaganda Fide."

On the Saturday at 9.40 took place the removal of the body and the funeral at Notre Dame. The immense nave was filled with a multitude of the deceased's rela­tives, friends and sympathisers. Cardinal Verdier, officiating, sung the Mass. Near the catafalque, among the chief mourners were about 120 close relations belong­ing to the Family of de Guebriant de Montrichard, de Holland, Costa de Beauregard, de Bagnieux, de

Las Cases, de Grammont, de Ra-vignan etc, and numerous priests of the Foreign Missions Society, h4s spiritual family.

In the vast sanctuary were: Mgr . Boucher, delegated by the Cardinal Prefect of the S.€. de Propaganda, M g r . Maglione, the Papal Nuncio, Mgr . Bardri l lard of the Academy, and 28 other A r c h ­bishops and Bishops from various dioceses of France with a great number of priests and religious.

Amongst the distinguishec1

laity were noticed: M . Louis Marin , Minister, Marshal F ran -chet d'Esperey, General Gouraud, General de Castelneau, General Weygand, M . Charles-Roux, A m ­bassador, the Chief Secretary o£ China Delegation, M . Cosme re­presenting M . Lava l , M . Carcas­ses representing M . Flandin the French Premier and many, other representatives of Minis ters ; Lady Foch, the Marshal 's widow, and a great number of Deputies and Senators.

Af te r a magnificent ceremony of the Obsequies the coffin was laid in the aforesaid side chapel of Marshal de Guebriant until , at a later date, i t is conveyed to St. Pol de Leon.