The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province
Description: The organ of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutveld) Fathers in the Mountain Province of the Philippines.
Issue Date: Volume I (Issue No. 3) August 1924
Publisher: The Catholic School Press.
Year: 1924
Language: English
Subject: Baguio (Philippines) -- Periodicals.; Catholic Church -- Missions -- Philippines -- Periodicals.
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Place of publication: Baguio
extracted text: VOL I, No. 3 AUGUST 1924 Catholic School Press, Baguio, Mt. Pr. The Little Apostle OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE The official organ of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutveld Fathers) in the Mountain Province of the Philippines. Edited and published monthly Editor.......Rev. 0. VANDEW ALLE, P. O. Box 1393, Manila, Phil. Is. Publishers....... The Catholic School Press, Baguio, Philippines. Yearly subscription price : { ^0T ^¿lipp\n^’ • r + • ( $1.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. All checks and money orders should be made payable to THE LITTLE APOSTLE MANILA, P.I. Notice regarding change of address should be sent promptly. All communications must be addressed to: THE LITTLE APOSTLE P. 0. Box 1393, MANILA, Philippines. Open a Savings Account TODAY, and become a systematic saver! 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I a ALHAMBRA CIGAR & CIGARETTE MPG. CO. MANILA, P. I. CIGARILLOS CAGAYANES ISABELAS ENTRE LARGOS ROYALES IMPERIALES TABACOS CORONAS EXCELENTES ESPECIALES BELLEZAS PRESIDENTES M M M H M H M N M H H M M M M N SLRZLE APOSZLE IF IHW æAIN^ROVINCEB The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province (translated from “La Defensa,” June 24, 1924.) A new review has come to light, edited by the Missionaries of the Mountain Province; it is called: “The Little Apostle of the Moun tain Province”, tn its first number it announces its purpose which is to show the needs of the Missions among the Igorots. We, Filipinos, have been attach ed too much on the other side of the Pacific: we have been called a wild people, because some of our brethren of the Mountain Province have been exposed in exhibitions. In Europe, even today that same opinion exists because there too some Igorots have been exhibited. One of the principal reasons why our political enemies deny us independ ence, is that in the Philippines there are still thousands of our brethren who do not enjoy the civilization of the Filipino country they inhabit. Thus it is our duty to help the Missionaries in their apostolic zeal for the conversion of thelgorotes: their cristianization means their civiliza tion. Would it not be a shame for us, Catholics, to refuse our coopera tion, when foreigners without bond or duty towards these uncivilized tribes of the Mountains, sacrifice their personal properties, all that they have, even their life, and that without any personal advantage and without any other desire than to christianize our Filipino brethren? And shall we remain mere onlookers when those overworked heroic Mis sionaries, not satisfied with their own material and personal sacrifices, write to their parents, relatives and friends in their own and other coun tries to ask alms and help? And those charitable persons answer the calls of the Missionaries, and support them as far as they can to relieve our brethren in the Mountain Prov ince . What the Missionaries ask now of us is a subscription to their review. Reading it, we shall become more convinced of our duty to help our country people and brethren. I myself have visited many per sons, askingthem to subscribe to “the Little Apostle”. Until now nobody 34 who understands the needs of the Apostles of truth, who sacrifice their all to finish the great work of the civilization of the Philippines, has refused me the peso for a subscrip tion. I would visit many more per sons if I had only time, but as un happily I have no leisure, I wish to make my voice heard through “La Defensa” by all of you, Catholic Filipinos, praying you to subscribe to The Little Apostle. If you do not know English, some of your friends who speak it, will gladly accept the review to read it and so, not only will you add your penny to the relief of our brethren, but also you will make others inter ested in the mission work and stir up in them the desire to cooperate with the Missionaries of the Moun tain Province, for the greater welfare and unity of our country and the glory of God. Let us thus take an interest in removing a stain from the heart of our country. By our help we can and we must prevent the falling off of the work of the Catholic Mission ary: God will reward us for it. A Catholic and Patriotic Filipina. LETTER published in the Review of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scheut (Belgian Missionaries J, by the Very Rev. Father A. Van Zuyt, Provincial Superior, after his annual visit to the different missions in the Mountain Province in the year 1923. ( Continuation J What a glorious spectacle at the entrance of Tucucan: a grotto on the slope of a mountain. It is made of great blocks of stone. In front of it a small level ground covered with flowers. Down the mountain rush the waters of the Bontoc river. Here and there a few houses whose inhabitants for the most ignore our religion but who may expect the protection of the Blessed Virgin and, let us hope, pretty soon their con version . The place is an ideal one which only the artistic soul of Father Billiet could discover. Of course all the inhabitants of Tucucan were present. I put on the sacred vest ments and, while singing a solemn Magnificat, we entered the town and went to the grotto. I blessed it and then sang a Solemn Mass. The children of Bontoc and Tucu can seemed to be under the impres sion of the solemnity of the act: never did they sing better: they seemed angels from heaven who re joiced at the sight of the honor given to their heavenly mother and the taking possession by God of the in fidel town. On and over these mountains. 35 The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Tucucan. where so often innocent blood had flowed, the echo repeated: Pax hominibus: peace to men. And where cries of hatred and death had resounded many a time, now was announced that a God of charity and life had come: “et incarnatus est.” For the first time was here pro claimed that, higher than the beau ties of this tropical mountains, a Supreme Beauty lives, and rules: “Sanctus. sanctus, sanctus.” The bell rang . .. Jesus is present. Welcome, oh Savior: “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini?’ And now the voices melted into a more intimate prayer: may the blood of a murdered God-man take away the sins of hatred and murder committed in this as yet uncivilized part of the beautiful Philippines: “Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mun di, miserere nobis.” I dare not attempt to describe further such a moving scene: this first solemn mass, celebrated in the midst of a luxuriant vegetation and, alas! uncivilized natives, in the heart of a catholic Luzon: the thought of it brings tears to my eyes and makes my hand tremble. Father Billiet too, I saw, was not less touched than I was. His voice trembled when, after the gospel, in the open pure mountain air, near the statue of the Blessed Virgin in the grotto, he gave these simple mountain folks a simple talk that goes to their hearts, and of which he has the secret. At the Communion of the mass all the children received the Blessed Sacrament. Like us they had come from Bontoc on foot without break ing their fast. They had come to 36 pray for those who were their ene mies, the people of Tucucan, anti for the benefactors who support the priests in their work of civilization. Let this be enough about the solem nity of this inauguration. Permit me to paint for a moment some of the black shadows of the tableau. As soon as I began mass, the sun peeped from over the mountains and shot its hot rays over the crowd and myself. I felt it: it would be im possible for me to continue. An umbrella would have remedied the case, but in Tucucan it was impossi ble to find such a piece of furniture. After a while I was sure I would faint-. The other fathers saw it. No umbrella. What shall be done? One of the flagbearers has found the solution. Proudly he advances and, with his flag, he posts himself be tween me and the sun. It was the case to say: “on a sou vent besoin d’un plus petit que soi.” Needless to say that, on our way back, nobody was killed. The chil dren of Bontoc had mixed with the inhabitants of Tucucan. No anito was in sight and never did I hear later that a spirit had bothered one of these little pilgrims of Bontoc. Needless too to say that our songs on our way back were songs of tri umph and thanks after our great victory against Satan’s fortress of Tucucan. “Father Provincial”, said Father Billiet, “would you mind coming to Bayo to bless our new chapel there. From Bayo you can easily go to Ba guio passing thru Quiangan. ” “Bayo, where is that town?” “Bayo is what we called ‘Cigaril lo’ because at your last visit the children followed you for a great distance shouting ‘cigarillo!” I laughed and on we went to Bayo or Cigarillo. Once in sight of the small town, a deafening noise of beaten cymbals and ganzas echoed over mountains and valleys. It was the sign of wel come given by the people of Bayo. From all sides, from the slopes of the hills, from the tall grass of the small levels come men and more men. They take our horses and make us descend the stiff slope on a newly cut road. The whole village waits for us. A small little chapel at the foot of one of the many hills makes a nice contrast with the irregular huts of the people. There is a feast prepared. It must last two days. Never did I receive a more hearty welcome than here. We go straight to the chapel and from there to the adjacent room built for the visiting missionary. It was late in the night when the last inhabitant of Cigarillo left us. In the meantime the youn ger generation had examined our saddlesand other belongings. Many of them had never seen a horse near by, so nothing more natural for them than to take a rattan and to tickle the tails of our horses. Whether the animals in their own way returned the compliment, I do not know. In the evening when we recited our rosary together everybody was listening with respect. How wre 37 prayed for the conversion of these simple good people, who certainly will make good Christians. The next day I blessed the new chapel and I sang the first mass in it. Many Christians, especially children from our school, came from Talubing to enhance by their pre sence the ceremony. How the boys and girls of Cigaril lo wondered at the sight of their brethren of Talubing receiving Holy Communion. When shall they in turn receive the same bread that makes angels? In the afternoon there was a bright feast at Bayo but when they were in full joy we left them to go to Ba naue. From Banaue we went the next day to Quiangan. Quiangan is the last of our mis sions in the Mountain Province to be visited. Here we meet FF. Moer man and Desnick all a-building. They are building a chapel at Burnay, another one at Bolog. The next they will build at Mayaoyao and Banaue. If I am to believe my mission aries of Quiangan I would have to give them money to build at least twenty chapels more and after they have built their chapels they would ask me for funds to pay as many cate chists or teachers. But I refuse flat ly, although with a sore heart, just because I do not have the funds and because my conscience reproaches me already too much for the ex treme poverty in which I have found nearly all the missions I have visit ed. Oh! that the catholics of the Philippines only knew how soon their infidel brethren of the Moun tain Province could be converted, if only our missionaries could go their way unhampered thru lack of funds to establish schools, to build chapels, etc. etc....... A. Van Zuyt. Provincial vsl I© <31 I© | A Great Opportunity f 31 I© U Father Vanoverbergh of the Mountain Province, who ® ® was sent by the Holy See to study the Negritos and their ® U customs, says: “the Negritos are monotheists and are excep- ® ® tionally moral* For instance among the Negritos adultery is ® ® punished by death*” © g But Father Vanoverbergh will publish very soon in “the ® g Little Apostle” the result of his two months' study of the Neg- ® U ritos* Are you interested in this mysterious race? Take $ g your subscription lo “The Little Apostle” right NOW* (31 |© ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®0®®®® 38 A LETTER from Father De Snick, Quiangan, Ifugao. If you ask a little girl from Manila “to whom is the month of May ded icated?” she will tell you: “to the Blessed Virgin”. Aska little boy: “to whom is the month of June ded icated?” and he will answer: “to the Sacred Heart of Jesus”. Is that true, dear Reader of the Little Apostle? It is true for you, but it is not true here amongst the Ifugaos- Most of my 65,000 Ifugaos are still pagans. They do not yet know the true God. The lovely Bless ed Virgin is a Saint they never heard about. Heaven and hell are truths they ignore. Here the month of June is the month of the devil: It is harvest time in our province and during that time more than ever the Ifugaos wor ship all kinds of spirits; really devils, for their spirits are bad spirits. The Ifugao women pluck the ears of rice one by one and make small bushels of them. The men go to the ricefields and when the women have gathered about thirty or forty bushels of rice, the men carry the bundles to their granary. Once arrived at their granary they place their bun dles on the ground but in such a way that an open space is left in the mid dle. In this space they place two or four wooden statues of men or wo men, about one or two feet high. They are not really idols but rath er a kind of fetish. Each one of them has a name. Sometimes they are dressed as Ifugaos. Some of them have glass eyes and boast of a head of hair. But how ugly they look in that heap of rice! And why are they put in that kind of a pulpit made of rice? First to protect the rice against thieves. So the Ifugaos believe, but ....... Sec ond they are there to bless the rice. Just think of it: the wooden man nequins have to’work miracles or at least to extend their blessing to the gathered rice! When all the rice bundles have been gathered and brought to the granary, the proprietor invites the old man (who acts as a priest in their religion) of the village to come to the granary and to offer sacrifices to the spirits. The neighbors gather around the place. They kill pigs and chickens, drink plenty of bubud (rice wine) and give food and drink to the fe tishes, who of course are never hun gry and cannot swallow a drop of wine. But they receive their part of the banquet. The old man makes long recitations, says some kind of prayers, while the people dance around the pig, drinking more and more until they finally get as drunk as drunk can be. Poor people..they could know God, live a life worth living, go to heaven and be happy for ever.... but no......they worship the devil in the bad spirits. If they knew only the gift of God. If only they were 39 First Convent in Quiangan, with Fr. Moerman taught, but who willl instruct them? I, you may say, dear reader. Yes, as their missionary I am willing to teach the Ifugaos the road to heaven, but I can not do it alone. Come and help me ....let us work together for God and Country. Let us togeth er work for the Ifugaos, make of them a strong clearminded Christian population. Help me .... for alone, what can I do for 65,000 pagans? Help me by your prayers, if you can not come here in the mountains; help me by supporting a catechist who will take your place, and with me, visit the hundreds of villages, instruct the thousands of children, help the old people and send the dying to heaven where they will pray for you and secure heaven for you or increase your glory there immensely for ever. Would’nt you like it? WHO DOES GOD’S WORK WILL GET GOD’S PAY Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. However long may seem the day. However weary be the way. Though powers may thunder *‘Nay!” No human hand.God’s hand can stay. Who does His work will get His pay. God hurries not, nor makes delay. Who works for Him will get His pay. Some certain hour, some certain day. But God’s high wisdom knows a way. And this is sure, let come what may. Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. —Boston S. J. Calendar. 40 The Psychology of the Filipino By Hon. Norberto Romualdez Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philipjjine islands (Continuation) d). Social and Political Condi tions. There is no doubt that among the Malays and Indonesians who oc cupied, and still occupy, the Archi pelago, there is racial unity. As Fr. Zuniga said, everything shows that the Filipinos belong to one and the same race. Our physical appearance confirms this conclusion. Here is a picture showing Filipinos from different re gions, including Mohammedans, Christians, and Pagans. This picture was obtained through the courtesy of the Director of Non-Christian Tribes, Mr. Sanvictores: Of the girls of this group, 5 are Christians, 3 Mohammedans, and 2 Pagans. Of the boys, 7 are Chris tians, 8 Mohammedans, and 2 Pa gans. The picture was taken in the inner court of the Normal Hall, Manila, on Nov. 25, 1923. The ancient division of the Fili pinos into groups is due to their having come in different boats call ed balagay. 41 Each of these groups occupied and cultivated a certain area of land. As the members of each group were relatives, they recognized the oldest man among them as their chief, who was called hadyé (Malay term for or radya (Indonesian word for king), or datu (Malay name of chief or noble), or matanda sa nayon [old man or chief of the place), ac cording to the importance of each group. The words sultan (emperor), and paglima (chief of five divisions, because paglima is a derivative of limd which means five), must have been brought many centuries after, when Islamism was introduced here after the 14th century. Rizal had reason to believe that there may have existed a confedera tion, since we know from the early Spaniards who settled here, that the ruler in Manila, in the year 1570, was Radya Matanda, who had ju risdiction over the territory from the northern banks of the Pasig river northwards, and was the uncle of Radya Solimán who had jurisdic tion over the territory from the southern banks of the Pasig river southwards. Professor Blumentritt, in an arti cle entitled "De los Estados indí genas existentes en Filipinas en tiem po de la Conquista española (‘‘Re vista Contemporánea”, year 12, vols. 63, 64) tells us of the follow ing prominent men: Gat-Dakil,lord of San Pablo, Laguna; Gat-Bulintag, lord of Pagdayaan, Batangas; Gat-Salukdb, lord of Lumot; Gatugayan, lord of Makupa; GatMaytan, lord ofBulakan; Gat-Salyan, lord of Malolos; Gat-Dulá, lord of Hagunoy. The term gat represented a nation al or social prominence and title, given to a person in consideration to his learning, wealth, power, or per sonal courage. There was another title, of a more strictly official character, applied to persons exercising some jurisdiction and authority, such as the title of lakán, probably derived from laki (big or greatness). Such was the title of the Chief of Tondo in 1570, called Lakán-Dulá. This name was kept after the arrival of the Span iards, and was used as a surname of the descendants of that chief of Ton do. So, the first Filipino who en tered a Catholic Religious Order, was Martin Lakandula, probably a son of said Chief, a member of the Augustinian Order, who died in Manila in the year 1590 (See “In dicaciones Bibliográficas” of Retana in his edition of Morga’s “Sucesos de Filipinas”, p. 543.) We use at present this word lakán very frequently, not isolated, but in a composition. I refer to the name Malakanyan, the place where the palace of the Governor-Generals of the Philippines is situated. This word Malakanyan, as explained by Mr. Jose Sevilla, a notable Tagalog writer, is a compound of ma which is a Filipino particle used to express abundance, lakán which, as I have said, means chief, and iyán, a Taga log demonstrative pronoun equiva lent to that or that place. So, Ma42 lakdn-iydn, means the place of the Governor-Generals. You will pardon me for indulging in the explanation of native words, tracing their etymology. I do it, for I believe that much more light and interest are thus thrown on the subject. The Filipino society was based on the family as a social unit. The family relations were, and still are, so close, that they are not limited to the parents and children, but are extended to remote relatives. The society was divided into three main classes, the nobles, the free men, and the slaves. It must be noted that slavery was much more humane in the Philippines, than in Greece and Rome. This was pro bably due to the fact that the immi grants who settled in these Islands were imbued with sentiments of li berty ; they were a people forced to leave their native land because of the tyranny of some of their kings. It may be said, therefore, that Providence prepared our forefathers for Christianity, which they did, in fact, receive most willingly, and which taught and teaches equality of men, and that a person, by the mere fact of being a member of the human-kind, is endowed with, and possessed of, all the natural rights common to all men, because of their common nature, origin, and destiny. The Filipinos had their economic, military and political government. The government, as Fr. San An tonio tells us, was not monarchical, for they had no absolute king; nor was it democratic, but it was an aristocracy, in accordance with their traditions. Each group or state was called balagay, which was similar to the districts of Rome. We have already indicated that balagay was each group of immigrant© coming in the same boat. These groupings were kept by them, and afterwards found by the Spaniards who adopt ed them as divisions for purposes of personal taxation, the head of each group being called cabeza de baran gay (head of a balagay}. The highest chief of each political group was vested with legislative, executive and judicial powers. He made laws, by and with the advice and consent of the datus and eldermen, who also acted as delegates, especially in the judiciary, where they performed the functions of judges. The litigants could appoint a referee. The groups maintained interstate relations. e.) Laws. Besides their traditions and cus toms, they had positive laws, act ually made, promulgated and pub lished, as Loarca indicates, and as shown by a Penal Code written in the year 1433 by Kalaniiaw, the third chief of Panay, of which I shall speak later. There were laws as to marriage, but there was only one kind of cere mony, the religious one. The cere mony was more or less solemn, de pending on the rank of the contract ing parties. According to Morga, the wife was on the same level with 43 her husband, not only in her person but also in regard to property. The wife was supposed to be the boss of the house. Thus, among the Tagalogs, the wife is called .may-bahay (the owner, the chief of the house). The solemnity of the marriage is maintained in many places up to the present time, but, of course, some what influenced by the Spanish cus toms. Of course, distinction was drawn between legitimate and illegitimate children; there was a procedure of legitimation, and of acknowledg ment, and adoption of children. There were laws on property, suc cession, wills, betterments, obliga tions and contracts, partnership, loans, court procedure, etc. Naturally, upon the establish ment of the Spanish sovereignty, the Spanish laws were put in force, and some of these Spanish laws are still laws in these Islands. There are in force up to the pre sent time some native customary laws, such as some rules among the Moros of Mindanaw, and some Fili pino contracts, like the Tagalog sanId^ which is called prenda in Bisayan, which is very similar to the old Roman contract called fiducia, when said sanla or prenda refers to real property. There are also some special partnerships of agricultural or commercial character, and even in the fishing industry. (To be continued) BE KIND, SPEAK GENTLY Speak gently; it is better far To rule by LOVE than FEAR. Speak gently, let no harsh word mar The good we might do here. Speak gently to the little child, Its love be sure to gain; Teach it in accents soft and inild, It may not long remain. Speak gently to the aged one; Grieve not the careworn heart: The sands of life are nearly run, Let such in peace depart. Speak gently kindly to the poor; Let no harsh tone be heard; They have enough they must endure, Without an unkind word. Speak gently to the erring; know They must have toiled in vain; Perhaps unkindness made them so. Oh! win them back again. Speak kindly: ’tis a little thing Dropped in the heart’s deep well; The good, the joy which it may bring Eternity shall tell. In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fibre of memory that can be touched to gentle influences. 44 OUR CONTEST IN SUBSCRIPTIONS FIVE PREMIUMS FOR THE FIVE PERSONS who colled the greatest number of subscriptions to the “Little Apostle” before the 25th of December 1924. This last month several colleges have sent in a great number of subscrip tions: The Assumption College of Ma nila, 250; St. Paul’s Institution, 200: St. Teresa’s Academy, nearly 200: the Assumption College of Iloilo, 100: the Orphanage of Tondo, nearly 100; Pasig Catholic School, nearly 100: the Chi nese General Hospital, 31. Several other colleges as San Juan de Letran, the Ateneo, San Beda, the Beaterio, the Centro Escolar and others have promised to spread the “Little Apos tle” among their students. Until now the Colleges for girls are at the top and beat the boys. But wait: boys do not like to be beaten and especially do not like to be beaten by girls. Thus girls: watch the boys’ col leges! A few months ago the Catholics of Manila attended a solemn high mass celebrated by His Excellency the Ap ostolic Delegate on the Luneta. Near ly all the students of Manila were pre sent: it was to honor the Holy Pope Pius XI: the Pope of the Missions. Later a meeting was held at the col lege of San Juan de Letran. Much was said in favor of the missions, about the necessity of helping the Mis sionaries. There was much enthusiasm on the Luneta and at San Juan de Le tran: much was SAID about the mis sions and about the conversion of Pa gans. May the “Little Apostle” con tribute to have now something DONE for the conversion of the last Pagans of the Philippine Islands. See here now how the contest stands among the subscribers: The “unknown lady” has sent in 70 subscriptions. She certainly deserves the title of the letter in the Editorial: “a Catholic Patriotic Filipina”. Mrs. Katie Guttenbergh, U. S., col lected 27 subscriptions, but as she changed her address and went to live in another town, more may be heard from her later. Father Graham, Missionary Pastor at Olongapo is the third with 25 sub scriptions. Father Be arms, Missionary at Pugo. sent in 20 subscriptions taken from the teachers of his numerous schools and from other persons. Next month he will probably occupy a higher place, as he promised to collect 30 more. Miss Paz Dar Juan from Manila (St. Paul’s Institute) gathered 14 subscrip tions in two days from among her little friends who do not attend her own college. Now that the “Little Apostle” adds EIGHT PAGES more, no doubt the Manager of the little Review will need a busy secretary at least for two months to acknowledge receipts. But never mind: let the subscriptions come. REMEMBER THE PREMIUMS. To the many who have sent in their sub scriptions during the month of July: the most sincere thanks and heartiest congratulations of “the Little Apos tle”. Be a Missionary at home by interesting a new friend in “The Little Apostle” 45 On the 27th of June, Fathers Bou mans and Vanoverbergh left for the United States, the first to open a mis sion among the Negroes at Philadel phia, Mississipi. the second to remain for a time at the procure of the Im maculate Heart of Mary. Father Vanoverbergh was formerly a missionary at Banco, where he accquired great fame for his discoveries of several flo wers unknown yet in the botanic world. So ^veral of these new flowers were named after him. On the 25th of July Father Aldenhuysen, former parish priest of Pasig, returned after two years’ vacation spent in Holland. While at home he gave the last Sacraments to his old fa ther, who was dying. Father Desamber, after a vacation in Belgium and the United States, will arrive here at the beginning of next month. He too attended his dying father, while in Belgium. News arrived of the appointment of four new Missionaries for the Mountain Province. They will arrive probably next October. Father Wins of Cervantes had the pleasure of receiving a visit from his brother, a missionary in China, for merly a missionary at Bauco, Mt. Pr. After an absence of 10 years, Father Wins, of China found the Faith pro gressing in the missions of the Moun tain Province. While on his way from Quiangan to Tubao, Father Lindemans had to re main for two weeks at Bontoc on ac count of serious illness. Thanks be to God he reached his new destination in perfect health. Father Lindemans has a sister, a Missionary among the Belgian Sisters who are working in the P. I. He expects another of his sisters, belonging to the same order, to arrive within the next six months. Fathers Deldaele from Trinidackand Claerhoudt from Bokod acknowledge the receipt of many dresses made in Manila by the good Catholic families of Ocampo, Silva and Viaplana. They send their most sincere thanks to these benefactors who help to clothe the naked. May God bless them abun dantly. The King and Queen of Italy, ac companied by the Prince of Piedmont and Princess Mafalda, attended Mass at St. Peter’s (Italian) Church, Halton Garden, London, on Ascension day. Even kings must go to mass and even kings and queens fulfill their catholic duties. Why not ? The Italian Government has decided to restore to the Holy see the Francis can monuments at Assisi, including the convent and the two churches con taining the famous paintings by Giot to. It is never too late to restore stolen things: they never bring luck. The Vatican Missionary Exhibition will be officially opened on December 26. The more one knows about the 46 good to be done in the missions, the more one is inclined to help them. The “Little Apostle” will take part in the exhibition. Thirty-six Christian schools in Cons tantinople have been closed on the ground that they have disobeyed the rule to remove all religious emblems from classrooms. What a terrible crime do have religious emblems in a school! Mrs. Raymond Asquith, daughterin-law of ex-prime Minister of Eng land, has been received into the Catho lic Church. She is the widow of Mr. H. H. Asquith’s son, who was killed dur ing the war. If some Catholics lose their faith, others join the Catholic Church, but never was it heard that a single one in foreign countries joined the aglipayan Church. Next year is the Holy Year. The Holy Year was instituted in 1300. In 1475 it was arranged that it should be celebrated every 25 years. In Rome a committee is busy studying the ques tion of lodging and boarding the crowds of pilgrims who are expected. On As cension day the Papal Bull proclaimed the Holy Year. Two months ago a negro priest gave Benediction at St. Louis, Mo., U. S. assisted by a Chinese priest and an American priest. The Church knows no color of persons. The twenty-seventh International Eucharistic Congress was opened on July 22 in Amsterdam, Holland. 'It lasted five days. As all other Eucha ristic Congresses it has been attended by thousands and thousands from all over the world. The Ecumenical Council of the Va tican, interrupted in 1870, will be re opened in 1928, according to present plans discussed by officials of the Va tican. Belgian Statesman Writes Gov. Smith About Tolerance BRUSSELS, May 27. _(N. C. ■ W.) — Belgium cannot understand why a section of the American people should oppose the nomination of Governor Smith for the presidency, simply on account of his religion. The Belgian Minister of State, Count Carton de Wiart, has written a letter to Governor Smith in which he points out that when the Belgian people selected their first chief executive they chose a Lutheran, although the people were 95 per cent Catholic. In his letter Count Carton de Wiart says: “Such are the bonds of friendship between Belgium and our American friends that we are naturally follow ing with a keen interest the prelimi naries of the presidential contest in the United States. “Some of us have been particularly struck by one feature, for us quite un expected, of the electoral campaign. “The United States has always been presented to us as a perfect example of a country free from religious prejudice — indeed the very land of tolerance and broadmindedness. “How can this be reconciled with the fact that the religious affiliation with Catholicism of Governor Alfred E. Smith, whose personal qualities seem universally recognized, are con sidered as an objection to his nomi nation ? “May I be allowed to recall that when, in 1831, the Belgian people, hav ing won their complete independence, had to select their first chief executive, the Congress did not hesitate to choose Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, a Lu theran prince, very much attached to his creed, notwithstanding the fact that the country, as well as the Con gress itself, were at least 95 per cent Catholic. 47 “The reign of Leopold I, which last ed for 34 years, was most felicitous for Belgium, and the religious difference between the king and his people never had the slightest influence on their happy relations.” “Pass It to Your Neighbor” Duke Charles William, of Brunswick, was a pious sovereign, and attached much importance to the strict obser vance of Sundays and festivals. He once learned that in a certain town a number of workmen were ac customed to meet in a tavern at the hour of divine service and there pass the time in carousing which they should have devoted to the worship of God. In vain had the priests and the civil authorities protested against this ab use: the drinkers continued their wick ed course in spite of all admonitions and threats of punishment. The pious noble-man was greatly displeased to hear of such scandalous conduct, and resolved to reprove it without delay. Putting on an old overcoat, the Duke took his way one morning to the tavern. The bells in the church-tower were calling the faithful together, when the band of tipplers, preceded by a large, fat man, with a rubicund nose and shining face, presented themselves at the accustomed place. Taking his seat at the head of the table, the leader made a sign to the Duke to sit at his right hand, at the same time scrutinizing him closely, as if he felt some suspicions, never hav ing met the stranger at a tavern be fore. Meanwhile the proprietor brougt in a demijohn of brandy, which he set before the head of the table. The latter took it up in both hands, drank freely, and then handed it to the Duke, saying, “Pass it to your neighbor.” The demijohn thus made the round of the table, and returned to the one presiding, who, after kissing it loving ly, and taking another long draught, handed it again to the Duke: and thus it went from tippler to tippler, each one saying as he gave it to the next in turn, “Pass it to your neighbor.” When the pitcher came to him the third time, the Duke arose indignant ly, threw open his long coat, so that all could see his well-known uniform and his insignia of sovereignty, and with his full force gave the leader a blow in the face, repeating his words: “Pass it to your neighbor.” And as the man hesitated somewhat, the Duke exclaimed, threateningly: 4 ‘If any one of you strikes too gently, let him fear for himself, because I will know how to do him full justice.” The threat had its effect: hands were raised, and blows and screams followed with the noise of thunder, until the Prince, satisfied with the singular punishment he had inflicted, gave a sign to disperse in silence. The tipplers, for once, were glad to take their departure from the tavern, and not one of them felt tempted to revisit the place on the following Sunday. They probably did not soon forget, “Pass it to your neighbor.” If in the Philippines there were a “pass it to your neighbor” of the Duke Charles William’s kind, number two, for all those who do not go to mass on Sundays .... but the devil some day may give those negligent catholics worse than a “pass it to your neigh bor.” You can assure your salvation by saving others. 48 yov—lamio inj। mniB * * *| 1 Current Events 4» j Il i j hi in t~ wu— _miiwinn ■■■■-■ tt _»r»J Manila celebrated the fourth of July with a military parade and fireworks. For the first time how ever since the American invasion, the Filipino veterans of war took part in the parade and fraternized with their former enemies at a ban quet. It is better thus: let us for give and forget our quarrels. Shang-hai. July 5. Custom offi cers here today seized arms and munitions valued at approximately 50,000 on the American ship “Talbot”. It would be good per haps to seize sotne in the Philip pines too. On July 5th a revolution broke out at Sao Paolo, Brazil. Hundreds were killed. Peace has not been restored yet. We are wondering if the leaders were killed. At the beginning of July fierce fighting went on between the Span iards and tribesmen of Morocco. There were many casualties on both sides. Unfortunately the Span iards, in their confusion, shelled 400 of their own soldiers mistaking them for the enemy. Mistakes have often caused many sorrows. Stop. Look. Listen. On July 5th, more than 200 Fili pino Scouts of forth McKinley re fused to leave their barracks for the daily drill duty. This is a great offence against military discipline. In view however of the ignorance of most of them, only the leaders will be severely punished: others will be discharged without pay. A wise man thinks seven times before he speaks and acts. July 7. Calvin Coolidge Jr., the son of the President of the United States passed away. It was the consequence of bloodpoisoning, caused by a small wound in his foot unattended to at once. Even small wounds should be well taken care of at their very beginning. July 9. New York. John W. Davis of New York is Democratic candidate for President of the Unit ed States. He was elected at the 104th ballot. At first the strongest candidates in the Democratic con vention were McAdoo and Smith. Several days passed before the 1000 and more voters found a dark horse. Hence the coming elections for the Presidency will be between Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Davis. Useless to say the Filipinos favor the dem ocratic candidate. Gov. Gen. Wood and Gen. Agulnaldo, at a banquet of the Ain'Hican and Ki li pi no veterans of war. (Courtesy of Excelsior) 4-* 50 The world-war which lasted four years, has ended six years ago. Actually the Allies are talking in London about peace conditions. How much longer will they discuss peace? If the world were only more convinced of the peace condi tions preached by Our Master Jesus Christ. July 14. The fighting between government forces (24,000; and revolutionary troops (34,000) at Sao Paolo, Brazil, caused the death of about 3,000 soldiers and civilians. From pest, famine and war, deliver us, oh! Lord. July 14. The American roundthe-world flyers arrived today at Le Bourget, France, 119 days after their departure by plane from the U. S. One trip more across the At lantic and the honor of flying a round the world is won. July 16. The Grand Duke Ni cholas, second cousin of the mur dered Czar of Russia predicts the doom of the Russian Soviet regime. Let us hope. *4— (Courtesy of Excelcior) Mr. Juan M. Zamoray a famous Filipino painter, in his studio at Paris, while painting the portrait of Mr. John F. Feenyy American Vice-consul. Mr. Zamora died last June, 23rd. SHMNE^LAfcY OF ATOHEHEST Finally, thanks to the Members of the Confraternity of the Atone ment of Graymoor, U. S. and thanks to the generosity of the Catholic visitors of Baguio, the second tower of the Church of Our Lady of A tonement at Baguio is finished. Both towers, from one of the high est hills of the summer capital, point to heaven as much as to say: Cath olics, remember: “heaven is your goal”. But enter the Church and the splendid statue of Our Lady of Atonement will suggest to you: ‘ ‘if heaven is your goal, penance is the way to attain it and atonement as sures your eternity”. ‘‘Unless you do penance, you shall all likewise perish ’ ’, remains ever true. * ‘ Bless ed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted” said the Lord. Near the cross on Calvary stood the Mother of the Savior, uniting her tears with the last drops of the atoning blood of her Divine son. She was the Lady of Atonement. Do not our sins cry to heaven for vengeance? Can you count the sins committed against God and heaven in a single day? Do not try to count how often God is offended by the whole world. Look around you even in your own town. How many go regularly to Mass on Sundays and holydays ? How many work on these same days ? How many neg lect their Easter Duty ? How many are married civilly ? Listen co the calumnies, the backbiting, the quar rels always going on. How many around you have lost their Faith ? How many children are educated without religion ? What will their future be ? And if a single mortal sin caused the Passion and death of Our Lord, imagine the sorrow of the Sacred Heart, if it could feel sorrow in Heaven and in the Bless ed Sacrament; or rather imagine the consolation of the Divine Heart when you mingle your tears with the tears of Jesus in Gethsemani, when you offer some act of mortifi cation in union with His torments on the Cross, when you compas sionate Him at the sight of the nails which fastened His hands and feet to the Cross and the spear which pierced His Heart after death. Have you ever been very sorry ? Did you ever feel the pangs of a pierced heart? And then, when a friend comes to you to soothe your sorrow, to try to console you by words and deeds, do you not feel your love for that friend increase? What would you not do to repay for that consoling word, for that friendly action, for that participa tion in your pain and sorrow? By your own feelings in such circum stances, judge what the Heart of Jesus, so sensitive, so grateful and also so powerful and generous must feel, when at the sight of His tor ments caused by innumerable sins, as the Mother of Atonement, you shed a tear upon your crucifix, offer a prayer for the conversion of pa gans and sinners and add some act of mortification or an act of self denial to stop even only one mortal sin. Is it then any wonder that the devotion to Our Lady of Atonement should have immensely increased during these latter years in the shape of Atonement? At Gray moor, U. S. as many as sixteen thousand Petitions have been sent in for a single Novena in honor of Our Lady of Atonement, for, there where many graces are granted, many should be asked. So it is likewise in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Atonement at Ba guio. For the Novena of July, nine petition.s well detailed were sent in, asking for the conversion of sinners, while six more asked for the conversion of sinners in generral. Eighteen more came in to ask the cure of sick persons and success in serious undertakings. Thirteen spiritual favors were sollicited. Af ter the novena four persons inform ed us that they had obtained the graces they had asked for. A little later three more acknowledged the succesful issue of some very diffi cult affairs. At the closing of the Novena, no less than two Bishops were present: the Most Reverend Archbishop of Manila and Right Reverend J. Mc Ginley. What created the greatest impression was the solemn blessing of the little children. For the month of August several intention.s were received; or.e of them seems to have come from a very good girl from Manila: she asks to succeed in collecting many subscriptions towards the Little A postle. Be sure that intention shall be well recommended. The Nove na begins on the 2nd of August: the Saturday after the first Friday of the month. May God hear our prayers and grant the graces asked for. Rev. Fl. Carlu. Catholic Princess Washes Feet of Poor Girl Princess Marie José, the 18-year-old daughter of the King and Queen of the Belgians, washed the feet of a poor Belgian girl on Maundy Thurs day, as a mark of humility. The custom is observed annually at the Sacred Heart Convent at Linthout, Brussels, where the Princess is at school. Twelve poor girls from a neighboring free school went to the convent, wheie twelve girls are chosen annually to perform the act of humility. The Princess asked permission to be in cluded in the number, and she washed and kissed the feet of her poor sister ‘‘with the utmost grace and devotion,’’ says the Birmingham Mail. which tells the story. 53 MAILBAG OFTHE LITTLE APOXTLE For all correspondence with “The Little Apostle’’ send your letters to The Little Apostle, Box 1393, Manila Dear Little Apostles of the Moun tain Province: A few days ago I received a nice lit tle letter from some nice little Tots of the Assumption College, Manila. Here it is: . Dear Reverend Father. We received the Little Apostle of the Mountain Province and we have seen the picture of our chapel at Mayaoyao. We like it and we are verjrglad that Little Jesus has a house now there. We hope the Igorotes will soon be converted at that place if we say the Our Father many times and try to be obedient. The other things in the Magazine we did not quite well understand and it will be very kind of you, dear Father, if you write some stories for the little ones, to make us laugh. Will you answer, please, our letter in the mailbag of the Little A postle. Your respectful children of the little class who wish to become little a postles of the M. P. A. C. Manila. Judge of my surprise when I read that excellent suggestion and petition to make the Little Apostle more at tractive, especially for little Tots. I confess, I did not sleep for several “days.” Brr....the expenses. But can I refuse anything to the most lovely human creatures: little children, the privileged friends of little Jesus? But then if I give two pages to the little Tots, what will the other sub scribers say? A terrible dilemma. Should the latter lose two pages? No that can not be. So I have decided to add eight pages more and hence, dear readers, you shall have to pay for your yearly subscription not three pesos, not two pesos, not even one and a half, but as you have done in the past: one peso a year in the Philippines and one dollar a year in other countries. Are you satisfied? So am I, if I can make both ends meet. What shall these eight pages con tain? First there must be two pages FOR THE LITTLE TOTS. Would you not like some current events? Some nice stories? Some instructive matter? You will get all that for one peso a year. Tell this, shout it to your neigh bors: the number of subscribers must increase to help me pay the expenses. Pass your “Little Apostle” to your friends: you do a good work for God and country in making other people in terested in the conversion and civili zation of the Igorotes. But I suppose the other classes of people will not come now with new suggestions just because I gave what the Little Tots wanted. Many priests have sent in their peso, some new subscribers added most encouraging letters. Here follow two: 54 xVfacabebe, Pampanga. My dear Father. I am interested in your mission work in the Mountain Province, and wish to subscribe to your monthly pa per kThe Little Apostle of the M. P.’ for which I enclose herewith one peso bill. Please mail copies to the under signed and many thanks. Domingo G. Pineda. Justice of the Peace for.... Dear Father Vandewalle: I acknowledge the receipt of the two numbers of the Little Apostle, edited by you, corresponding to June and July, the reading of which delight ed me very much and gave me infor mation regarding the Christianization of my countrymen of the northern Lu zon. In good and simple English the Lit tle Apostle aims at giving an account of the superhuman efforts of the Bel gian Fathers for the rescue of the hea thens of the North from ignorance by the light of true civilization. Your la bors to that end have gathered good fruits and now there are many breth ren Igorotes who are baptized and pro fess the Catholic religion. History recognises that, if it were not for the catholic Missionaries who brought here civilization from Europe, the Phi lippine Islands would have remained in the darkness of an uncivilized na tion. But at present this country of mine, thanks to its Catholic civiliza tion, is the best in regard to morality in the whole Orient. It is a fact that the heathens of the North and the South of the Philip pines to whom the Catholic religion has not yet reached, are an obstacle to the necessary preparedness for the free and independent government of the Islands. For this reason, your labors for their Christianization must be ap preciated by all Filipinos, catholics and non-catholics. For my part, herewith I enclose one peso for one year’s subscription and I pray God to bless your missions. Rev. Jose Mercado PH. D. Parochial house of Cainta, Rizal. July 7th, 1924. I could copy many more letters, for instance, of the active Father Abaya from Candon, I. S. who says: “Here is my peso for a subscription. I do not understand English, but I wish to cooperate with your Missionaries in the conversion of the Igorotes.” No doubt the Father will pass his num ber of the Little Apostle on to his many friends of Candon. The parish priest of Abulog, Pang, collected 8 subscriptions and promises to find more. “Bravo, Reverend Fa ther, may others imitate your exam ple. It will bring the blessing of God upon your own missionary work in your parish.” And now.’ “go, Little Apostle. Visit the Christian homes and families of the Philippines and other countries. Obtain some more alms and prayers for the conversion of the 300,000 Pagans of the Mountain Province. God wills it.” O. Vandewalle. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED Blessed Little Flower’s fund for the Bokod Mission. From a Filipino pentieman to do some «rood for God and Country---- P10O.0O Received before------------------------— .. 10.90 Total P110.90 For the missions, from Tuguegarao----- F5.00 For the Church of Our Lady of Atone ment -----------------P5.0O We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of some canceled stamps, for the benefit of the Missions from: Miss Marcelina Pech, Pasig, Rizal. Miss Sivestra Prudencio, Pasig, Rizal. Mr. Pedro C. Pañgilan, Tondo, Manila. The Little Apostle thanks most heartily the benefactors. All the Missionaries remember them everyday at mass. 55 For the Little Tots Entries for Our Tiny Tots I know you like stories, so do I. Stories, especially true stories are always liked by our dear little workers. But how in the world am I going to begin, for I have to find little words for little folks with little ears, little eyes, little prattling tongues, little everything, unless your hearts, which are so big in their love for Jesus and his dear Priests. (Do not forget the Immaculate Heart of Mary : She is the patroness of the Missionaries in the Mountain Prov ince.) Hear what Jesus from His Tab ernacle says to you, not to Grownut>s\ “Suffer little children to come unto Me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heav en”. (He means naughty little children also, even those who push now and then their tongue at the teacher’s back). I have no ghost (next time I will have) nor robber to talk about to-day, unless the rob ber in bell: the devil, who is trying his best to take u&with him, for he is jealous of our happiness, like he was of our first parents in the beau tiful garden of paradise. (Turn your backs on him and make him a nose). The story is going to begin. Looky Listen! Do not talk, for I shall finish before even beginning! It is a true story, founded on fact and one that will make you fill all the mite boxes at home, to help your little suffering brothers and sisters far and near. Really I am going to begin this time, but not with the old “once upon a time” for it is in our own time the story happened: this year. Their lived on one of the mountains of your beautiful islands a pagan family, so poor alas! that the child ren had no food, no clothing, no shelter from the wind and rain in those parts. One day, in the beautiful month of May, Mary’s month, two babies were born in a family. The mother, a pagan, in despair, for she was so poor, said that one of the twins should be buried alive in a hole, not a grave, in the mountain. 56 Thanks to God such a cruel thing did not happen. A Christian woman hearing this, rescued the little baby, adopted it as her own child, got it baptized and ever afterwards kept it, though she had seven children of her own. God blessed that woman in every way, for He always blesses and protects generous persons and large families. Just think of that little baby a prey to animals such as snakes, dogs, etc. and what is far worse, the soul deprived for all eternity of the presence and sight of Jesus in heav en. How Jesus must have loved that little baby when it was bap tised : for baptism makes us Chris tians and children of God. So does Jesus love you as His children, because you have been baptised. Do you wish to show your love and gratitude to Jesus? Drop now and then a centavo, or better still a peso into the MissionaLittle Little Jesus wast Thou shy Once, and just so small as I ? And what did it feel like to be Out of heaven, and just like me? I should think that I would cry For my house all made of sky. Hadst Thou ever any toys Like us, little girls and little boys ? And didst Thou play in heaven with all The Angels that were not too tall ? Didst Thou kneel at night and pray And didst Thou join thy hands this way? And dost Thou like it best that we Should join our hands to pray to Thee? And did Thy Mother at the night Kiss Thee and fold the clothes in ry mite box, drop an Our Father into a bank that will never fail, call ed the Sacred Heart of Jesus, then a Hail Mary into another bank, called the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These banks are always open for our spiritual accounts. It is the wish of His Holiness Pope Pius XI, the Pope of the Mis sions, that we should give much but pray more for the Missionaries and their churches and schools everywhere. One centavo and then another Till the mission box is full. One peso and then another For the Missioners to pull. One bee-like worker then an other By their steady and constant motion Help build our schools and chapels For our converts’ true devo tion. Jesus right ? And didst Thou feel quite good in bed Kissed, and sweet, and Thy prayers said ? Thou canst not have forgotten all What it feels like to be small. And Thou know’st I cannot pray To Thee in my Father’s way. 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The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province (translated from “La Defensa,” June 192k-} A new review has come to light, edited by the Missionaries of the Mountain Province; it is called: “The Little Apostle of the Moun tain Province”, [n its first number it announces its purpose which is to show the needs of the Missions among the Igo rots. We, Filipinos, have been attack ed too much on the other side of the Pacific: we have been called a wild people, because some of our brethren of the Mountain Province have been exposed in exhibitions. In Europe, even today that same opinion exists because there too some Igorots have been exhibited. One of the principal reasons why our political enemies deny us independ ence, is that in the Philippines there are still thousands of our brethren who do not enjoy the civilization of the Filipino country they inhabit. Thus it is our duty to help the Missionaries in their apostolic zeal for the conversion of thelgorotes: their cristianization means their civiliza tion. Would it not be a shame for us, Catholics, to refuse our coopera tion, when foreigners without bond or duty towards these uncivilized tribes of the Mountains, sacrifice their personal properties, all that they have, even their life, and that without any personal advantage and without any other desire than to christianize our Filipino brethren? And shall we remain mere onlookers when those overworked heroic Mis sionaries, not satisfied with their own material and personal sacrifices, write to their parents, relatives and friends in their own and other coun tries to ask alms and help? And those charitable persons answer the calls of the Missionaries, and support them as far as they can to relieve our brethren in the Mountain Prov ince . What the Missionaries ask now of us is a subscription to their review. Reading it, we shall become more convinced of our duty to help our country people and brethren. I myself have visited many per sons, askingthem to subscribe to “the Little Apostle”. Until now nobody 34 who understands the needs of the Apostles of truth, who sacrifice their all to finish the great work of the civilization of the Philippines, has refused me the peso for a subscrip tion. I would visit many more per sons if I had only time, but as un happily I have no leisure, I wish to make my voice heard through “La Defensa” by all of you, Catholic Filipinos, praying you to subscribe to The Little Apostle. If you do not know English, some of your friends who speak it, will gladly accept the review to read it and so, not only will you add your penny to the relief of our brethren, but also you will make others inter ested in the mission work and stir up in them the desire to cooperate with the Missionaries of the Moun tain Province, for the greater welfare and unity of our country and the glory of God. Let us thus take an interest in removing a stain from the heart of our country. By our help we can and we must prevent the falling off of the work of the Catholic Mission ary: God will reward us for it. A Catholic and Patriotic Filipina. LETTER published in the Review of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scheut (Belgian Missionaries), by the Very Rev. Father A. Van Zuyt, Provincial Superior, after his annual visit to the different missions in the Mountain Province in the year 1923. ( Continuation) What a glorious spectacle at the entrance of Tucucan: a grotto on the slope of a mountain. It is made of great blocks of stone. In front of it a small level ground covered with flowers. Down the mountain rush the waters of the Bontoc river. Here and there a few houses whose inhabitants for the most ignore our religion but who may expect the protection of the Blessed Virgin and, let us hope, pretty soon their con version . The place is an ideal one which only the artistic soul of Father Billiet could discover. Of course all the inhabitants of Tucucan were present. I put on the sacred vest ments and, while singing a solemn Magnificat, we entered the town and went to the grotto. I blessed it and then sang a Solemn Mass. The children of Bontoc and Tucu can seemed to be under the impres sion of the solemnity of the act: never did they sing better: they seemed angels from heaven who re joiced at the sight of the honor given to their heavenly mother and the taking possession by God of the in fidel town. On and over these mountains.
38 A LETTER from Father De Snick, Quiangan, Ifugao. If you ask a little girl from Manila “to whom is the month of May ded icated?” she will tell you: “to the Blessed Virgin”. Aska little boy: “to whom is the month of June ded icated?” and he will answer: “to the Sacred Heart of Jesus”. Is that true, dear Reader of the Little Apostle? It is true for you, but it is not true here amongst the Ifugaos. Most of my 65,000 Ifugaos are still pagans. They do not yet know the true God. The lovely Bless ed Virgin is a Saint they never heard about. Heaven and hell are truths they ignore. Here the month of June is the month of the devil: It is harvest time in our province and during that time more than ever the Ifugaos wor ship all kinds of spirits; really devils, for their spirits are bad spirits. The Ifugao women pluck the ears of rice one by one and make small bushels of them. The men go to the ricefields and when the women have gathered about thirty or forty bushels of rice, the men carry the bundles to their granary. Once arrived at their granary they place their bun dles on the ground but in such a way that an open space is left in the mid dle. In this space they place two or four wooden statues of men or wo men, about one or two feet high. They are not really idols but rath er a kind of fetish. Each one of them has a name. Sometimes they are dressed as Ifugaos. Some of them have glass eyes and boast of a head of hair. But how ugly they look in that heap of rice! And why are they put in that kind of a pulpit made of rice? First to protect the rice against thieves. So the Ifugaos believe, but ....... Sec ond they are there to bless the rice. Just think of it: the wooden man nequins have to’work miracles or at least to extend their blessing to the gathered rice! When all the rice bundles have been gathered and brought to the granary, the proprietor invites the old man (who acts as a priest in their religion) of the village to come to the granary and to offer sacrifices to the spirits. The neighbors gather around the place. They kill pigs and chickens, drink plenty of bubud (rice wine) and give food and drink to the fe tishes, who of course are never hun gry and cannot swallow a drop of wine. But they receive their part of the banquet. The old man makes long recitations, says some kind of prayers, while the people dance around the pig, drinking more and more until they finally get as drunk as drunk can be. Poor people..they could know God, live a life worth living, go to heaven and be happy for ever.... but no......they worship the devil in the bad spirits. If they knew only the gift of God. If only they were 39 First Convent in Quiangan^ with Fr. Hoeman taught, but who willl instruct them? I, you may say, dear reader. Yes, as their missionary I am willing to teach the Ifugaos the road to heaven, hut I can not do it alone. Come and help me ....let us work together for God and Country. Let us togeth er work for the Ifugaos, make of them a strong clearminded Christian population. Help me .... for alone, what can I do for 65,000 pagans? WHO DOES GOD’S WORK Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. However long may seem the day. However weary be the way. Though powers may thunder *‘Nay!” No human hand.God’s hand can stay. Who does His work will get His pay. Help me by your prayers, if you can not come here in the mountains; help me by supporting a catechist who will take your place, and with me, visit the hundreds of villages, instruct the thousands of children, help the old people and send the dying to heaven where they will pray for you and secure heaven for you or increase your glory there immensely for ever. Would’nt you like it? WILL GET GOD’S PAY God hurries not, nor makes delay. Who works for Him will get His pay. Some certain hour, some certain day. But God’s high wisdom knows a way. And this is sure, let come what may. Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. —Boston S. J. Calendar.
34 who understands the needs of the Apostles of truth, who sacrifice their all to finish the great work of the civilization of the Philippines, has refused me the peso for a subscrip tion. I would visit many more per sons if I had only time, but as un happily I have no leisure, I wish to make my voice heard through “La Defensa” by all of you, Catholic Filipinos, praying you to subscribe to The Little Apostle. If you do not know English, some of your friends who speak it, will gladly accept the review to read it and so, not only will you add your penny to the relief of our brethren, but also you will make others inter ested in the mission work and stir up in them the desire to cooperate with the Missionaries of the Moun tain Province, for the greater welfare and unity of our country and the glory of God. Let us thus take an interest in removing a stain from the heart of our country. By our help we can and we must prevent the falling off of the work of the Catholic Mission ary: God will reward us for it. A Catholic and Patriotic Filipina. LETTER published in the Review of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scheut (Belgian Missionaries), by the Very Rev. Father A. Van Zuyt, Provincial Superior, after his annual visit to the different missions in the Mountain Province in the year 1923. ( Continuation) What a glorious spectacle at the entrance of Tucucan: a grotto on the slope of a mountain. It is made of great blocks of stone. In front of it a small level ground covered with flowers. Down the mountain rush the waters of the Bontoc river. Here and there a few houses whose inhabitants for the most ignore our religion but who may expect the protection of the Blessed Virgin and, let us hope, pretty soon their con version . The place is an ideal one which only the artistic soul of Father Billiet could discover. Of course all the inhabitants of Tucucan were present. I put on the sacred vest ments and, while singing a solemn Magnificat, we entered the town and went to the grotto. I blessed it and then sang a Solemn Mass. The children of Bontoc and Tucu can seemed to be under the impres sion of the solemnity of the act: never did they sing better: they seemed angels from heaven who re joiced at the sight of the honor given to their heavenly mother and the taking possession by God of the in fidel town. On and over these mountains. 35 The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Tucucan. where so often innocent blood had flowed, the echo repeated: Pax hominibus: peace to men. And where cries of hatred and death had resounded many a time, now was announced that a God of charity and life had come: “et incarnatus est.” For the first time was here pro claimed that, higher than the beau ties of this tropical mountains, a Supreme Beauty lives, and rules: “Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus.” The bell rang . .. Jesus is present. Welcome, oh Savior: “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.” And now the voices melted into a more intimate prayer: may the blood of a murdered God-man take away the sins of hatred and murder committed in this as yet uncivilized part of the beautiful Philippines: “Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mun di, miserere nobis.” I dare not attempt to describe further such a moving scene: this first solemn mass, celebrated in the midst of a luxuriant vegetation and, alas! uncivilized natives, in the heart of a catholic Luzon: the thought of it brings tears to my eyes and makes my hand tremble. Father Billiet too, I saw, was not less touched than I was. His voice trembled when, after the gospel, in the open pure mountain air, near the statue of the Blessed Virgin in the grotto, he gave these simple mountain folks a simple talk that goes to their hearts, and of which he has the secret. At the Communion of the mass all the children received the Blessed Sacrament. Like us they had come from Bontoc on foot without break ing their fast. They had come to 36 pray for those who were their ene mies, the people of Tucucan, anti for the benefactors who support the priests in their work of civilization. Let this be enough about the solem nity of this inauguration. Permit me to paint for a moment some of the black shadows of the tableau. As soon as I began mass, the sun peeped from over the mountains and shot its hot rays over the crowd and myself. I felt it: it would be im possible for me to continue. An umbrella would have remedied the case, but in Tucucan it was impossi ble to find such a piece of furniture. After a while I was sure I would faint-. The other fathers saw it. No umbrella. What shall be done? One of the flagbearers has found the solution. Proudly he advances and, with his flag, he posts himself be tween me and the sun. It was the case to say: “on a souvent besoin d’un plus petit que soi.” Needless to say that, on our way back, nobody was killed. The chil dren of Bontoc had mixed with the inhabitants of Tucucan. No anito was in sight and never did I hear later that a spirit had bothered one of these little pilgrims of Bontoc. Needless too to say that our songs on our way back were songs of tri umph and thanks after our great victory against Satan’s fortress of Tucucan. “Father Provincial”, said Father Billiet, “would you mind coming to Bayo to bless our new chapel there. From Bayo you can easily go to Ba guio passing thru Quiangan. ” “Bayo, where is that town?” “Bayo is what we called ‘Cigaril lo’ because at your last visit the children followed you for a great distance shouting ‘cigarillo!” I laughed and on we went to Bayo or Cigarillo. Once in sight of the small town, a deafening noise of beaten cymbals and ganzas echoed over mountains and valleys. It was the sign of wel come given by the people of Bayo. From all sides, from the slopes of the hills, from the tall grass of the small levels come men and more men. They take our horses and make us descend the stiff slope on a newly cut road. The whole village waits for us. A small little chapel at the foot of one of the many hills makes a nice contrast with the irregular huts of the people. There is a feast prepared. It must last two days. Never did I receive a more hearty welcome than here. We go straight to the chapel and from there to the adjacent room built for the visiting missionary. It was late in the night when the last inhabitant of Cigarillo left us. In the meantime the youn ger generation had examined our saddlesand other belongings. Many of them had never seen a horse near by, so nothing more natural for them than to take a rattan and to tickle the tails of our horses. Whether the animals in their own way returned the compliment, I do not know. In the evening when we recited our rosary together everybody was listening with respect. How wTe 37 prayed for the conversion of these simple good people, who certainly will make good Christians. The next day I blessed the new chapel and I sang the first mass in it. Many Christians, especially children from our school, came from Talubing to enhance by their pre sence the ceremony. How the boys and girls of Cigaril lo wondered at the sight of their brethren of Talubing receiving Holy Communion. When shall they in turn receive the same bread that makes angels? In the afternoon there was a bright feast at Bayo but when they were in full joy we left them to go to Ba naue. From Banaue we went the next day to Quiangan. Quiangan is the last of our mis sions in the Mountain Province to be visited. Here we meet FF. Moer man and Desnick all a-building. They are building a chapel at Burnay, another one at Bolog. The next they will build at Mayaoyao and Banaue. If I am to believe my mission aries of Quiangan I would have to give them money to build at least twenty chapels more and after they have built their chapels they would ask me for funds to pay as many cate chists or teachers. But I refuse flat ly, although with a sore heart, just because I do not have the funds and because my conscience reproaches me already too much for the ex treme poverty in which 1 have found nearly all the missions I have visit ed. Oh! that the catholics of the Philippines only knew how soon th sir infidel brethren of the Moun tain Province could be converted, if only our missionaries could go their way unhampered thru lack of funds to establish schools, to build chapels, etc. etc....... A. Van Zuyt. 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39 First Convent in Quiangan^ with Fr. Hoeman taught, but who willl instruct them? I, you may say, dear reader. Yes, as their missionary I am willing to teach the Ifugaos the road to heaven, hut I can not do it alone. Come and help me ....let us work together for God and Country. Let us togeth er work for the Ifugaos, make of them a strong clearminded Christian population. Help me .... for alone, what can I do for 65,000 pagans? WHO DOES GOD’S WORK Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. However long may seem the day. However weary be the way. Though powers may thunder *‘Nay!” No human hand.God’s hand can stay. Who does His work will get His pay. Help me by your prayers, if you can not come here in the mountains; help me by supporting a catechist who will take your place, and with me, visit the hundreds of villages, instruct the thousands of children, help the old people and send the dying to heaven where they will pray for you and secure heaven for you or increase your glory there immensely for ever. Would’nt you like it? WILL GET GOD’S PAY God hurries not, nor makes delay. Who works for Him will get His pay. Some certain hour, some certain day. But God’s high wisdom knows a way. And this is sure, let come what may. Who does God’s work will get God’s pay. —Boston S. J. Calendar.
40 The Psychology of the Filipino By Hon. Norberto Romualdez Associate Justice of the ¡Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands (Continuation) d). Social and Political Condi tions. There is no doubt that among the Malays and Indonesians who oc cupied, and still occupy, the Archi pelago, there is racial unity. As Fr. Zuniga said, everything shows that the Filipinos belong to one and the same race. Our physical appearance confirms this conclusion. Here is a picture showing Filipinos from different re gions, including Mohammedans, Christians, and Pagans. This picture was obtained through the courtesy of the Director of Non-Christian Tribes, Mr. Sanvictores: Of the girls of this group, 5 are Christians, 3 Mohammedans, and 2 Pagans. Of the boys, 7 are Chris tians, 8 Mohammedans, and 2 Pa gans. The picture was taken in the inner court of the Normal Hall, Manila, on Nov. 25, 1923. The ancient division of the Fili pinos into groups is due to their having come in different boats call ed baJagay. 41 Each of these groups occupied and cultivated a certain area of land. As the members of each group were relatives, they recognized the oldest man among them as their chief, who was called hadyé (Malay term for ¡king), or radya (Indonesian word for king). or datu (Malay name of chief or noble), or matando sa nayon (old man or chief of the place), ac cording to the importance of each group. The words sultan (emperor), and paglima (chief of five divisions. because paglima is a derivative of limó which means five), must have been brought many centuries after, when Islamism was introduced here after the 14th century. Rizal had reason to believe that there may have existed a confedera tion, since we know from the early Spaniards who settled here, that the ruler in Manila, in the year 1570, was Radya Matando, who had ju risdiction over the territory from the northern banks of the Pasig river northwards, and was the uncle of Radya Solimán who had jurisdic tion over the territory from the southern banks of the Pasig river southwards. Professor Blumentritt, in an arti cle entitled “De los Estados indí genas existentes en Filipinas en tiem po de la Conquista española (‘‘Re vista Contemporánea”, year 12, vols. 63, 64) tells us of the follow ing prominent men: Gat-DakU,lord of San Pablo, Laguna; Gat-Bulintag, lord of Pagdayaan, Batangas; Gat-Sdlukáb^ lord of Lumot; Gatu gayan, lord of Makupa; GatMaytan, lord ofBulakan; Gat-Salyan. lord of Malolos; Gat-Dulá, lord of Hagunoy. The term gat represented a nation al or social prominence and title, given to a person in consideration to his learning, wealth, power, or per sonal courage. There was another title, of a more strictly official character, applied to persons exercising some jurisdiction and authority, such as the title of lakán, probably derived from laki (big or greatness). Such was the title of the Chief of Tondo in 1570, called Lakán-Dulá. This name was kept after the arrival of the Span iards, and was used as a surname of the descendants of that chief of Ton do. So, the first Filipino who en tered a Catholic Religious Order, was Martin Lakandula, probably a son of said Chief, a member of the Augustinian Order, who died in Manila in the year 1590 (See “In dicaciones Bibliográficas” of Retana in his edition of Morga’s “Sucesos de Filipinas”, p. 543.) We use at present this word lakán very frequently, not isolated, but in a composition. I refer to the name Malakanyan, the place where the palace of the Governor-Generals of the Philippines is situated. This word Malakanyan, as explained by Mr. Jose Sevilla, a notable Tagalog writer, is a compound of ma which is a Filipino particle used to express abundance, lakán which, as I have said, means chief, and iyán, a Taga log demonstrative pronoun equiva lent to that or that place. So, Ma42 lakdn-iydn, means the place of the Governor-Generals. You will pardon me for indulging in the explanation of native words, tracing their etymology. I do it, for I believe that much more light and interest are thus thrown on the subject. The Filipino society was based on the family as a social unit. The family relations were, and still are, so close, that they are not limited to> the parents and children, but are extended to remote relatives. The society was divided into three main classes, the nobles, the free men, and the slaves. It must be noted that slavery was much more humane in the Philippines, than in Greece and Rome. This was pro bably due to the fact that the immi grants who settled in these Islands were imbued with sentiments of li berty ; they were a people forced to leave their native land because of the tyranny of some of their kings. It may be said, therefore, that Providence prepared our forefathers for Christianity, which they did, in fact, receive most willingly, and which taught and teaches equality of men, and that a person, by the mere fact of being a member of the human-kind, is endowed with, and possessed of, all the natural rights common to all men, because of their common nature, origin, and destiny. The Filipinos had their economic, military and political government. The government, as Fr. San An tonio tells us, was not monarchical, for they had no absolute king; nor was it democratic, but it was an aristocracy, in accordance with their traditions. Each group or state was called balagay, which was similar to the districts of Rome. We have already indicated that balagay was each group of immigrant© coming in the same boat. These groupings were kept by them, and afterwards found by the Spaniards who adopt ed them as divisions for purposes of personal taxation, the head of each group being called cabeza de baran gay (head of a balagay}. The highest chief of each political group was vested with legislative, executive and judicial powers. He made laws, by and with the advice and consent of the datus and eldermen, who also acted as delegates, especially in the judiciary, where they performed the functions of judges. The litigants could appoint a referee. The groups maintained interstate relations. e.) Laws. Besides their traditions and cus toms, they had positive laws, act ually made, promulgated and pub lished, as Loarca indicates, and as shown by a Penal Code written in the year 1433 by Kalantiaw, the third chief of Panay, of which I shall speak later. There were laws as to marriage, but there was only one kind of cere mony, the religious one. The cere mony was more or less solemn, de pending on the rank of the contract ing parties. According to Morga, the wife was on the same level with 43 her husband, not only in her person but also in regard to property. The wife was supposed to be the boss of the house. Thus, among the Tagalogs, the wife is called .may-bahay (the owner, the chief of the house). The solemnity of the marriage is maintained in many places up to the present time, but, of course, some what influenced by the Spanish cus toms. Of course, distinction was drawn between legitimate and illegitimate children; there was a procedure of legitimation, and of acknowledg ment, and adoption of children. There were laws on property, suc cession, wills, betterments, obliga tions and contracts, partnership, loans, court procedure, etc. Naturally, upon the establish ment of the Spanish sovereignty, the Spanish laws were put in force, and some of these Spanish laws are still laws in these Islands. There are in force up to the pre sent time some native customary laws, such as some rules among the Moros of Mindanaw, and some Fili pino contracts, like the Tagalog sanla, which is called prenda in Bisayan, which is very similar to the old Roman contract called fiducia, when said sanla or prenda refers to real property. There are also some special partnerships of agricultural or commercial character, and even in the fishing industry. (To be continued) BE KIND, SPEAK GENTLY Speak gently; it is better far To rule by LOVE than FEAR. Speak gently, let no harsh word mar The good we might do here. Speak gently to the little child, Its love be sure to gain; Teach it in accents soft and inild, It may not long remain. Speak gently to the aged one; Grieve not the careworn heart: The sands of life are nearly run, Let such in peace depart. Speak gently kindly to the poor; Let no harsh tone be heard; They have enough they must endure, Without an unkind word. Speak gently to the erring; know They must have toiled in vain; Perhaps unkindness made them so. Oh! win them back again. Speak kindly: ’tis a little thing Dropped in the heart’s deep well; The good, the joy which it may bring Eternity shall tell. ----------------------------------------------In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fibre of memory that can be touched to gentle influences.
43 BE KIND, SPEAK GENTLY Speak gently; it is better far To rule by LOVE than FEAR. Speak gently, let no harsh word mar The good we might do here. Speak gently to the little child, Its love be sure to gain; Teach it in accents soft and inild, It may not long remain. Speak gently to the aged one; Grieve not the careworn heart: The sands of life are nearly run, Let such in peace depart. Speak gently kindly to the poor; Let no harsh tone be heard; They have enough they must endure, Without an unkind word. Speak gently to the erring; know They must have toiled in vain; Perhaps unkindness made them so. Oh! win them back again. Speak kindly: ’tis a little thing Dropped in the heart’s deep well; The good, the joy which it may bring Eternity shall tell. ----------------------------------------------In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fibre of memory that can be touched to gentle influences.
45 On the 27th of June, Fathers Boumans and Vanoverbergh left for the United States, the first to open a mis sion among the Negroes at Philadel phia, Mississipi. the second to remain for a time at the procure of the Im maculate Heart of Mary. Father Vanoverbergh was formerly a missionary at Bauco, where he accquired great fame for his discoveries of several flo wers unknown yet in the botanic world. So several of these new flowers were named after him. On the 25th of July Father Aldenhuysen, former parish priest of Pasig, returned after two years’ vacation »pent in Holland. While at home he gave the last Sacraments to his old fa ther, who was dying. Father Desamber, after a vacation in Belgium and the United States, will arrive here at the beginning of next month. He too attended his dying father, while in Belgium. News arrived of the appointment of four new Missionaries for the Mountain Province. They will arrive probably next October. Father Wins of Cervantes had the pleasure of receiving a visit from his brother, a missionary in China, for merly a missionary at Bauco, Mt. Pr. After an absence of 10 years, Father Wins, of China found the Faith pro gressing in the missions of the Moun tain Province. While on his way from Quiangan to Tubao, Father Lindemans had to re main for two weeks at Bontoc on ac count of serious illness. Thanks be to God he reached his new destination in perfect health. Father Lindemans has a sister, a Missionary among the Belgian Sisters who are working in the P. I. He expects another of his sisters, belonging to the same order, to arrive within the next six months. Fathers Deldaele from Trinidackand Claerhoudt from Bokod acknowledge the receipt of many dresses made in Manila by the good Catholic families of Ocampo, Silva and Viaplana. They send their most sincere thanks to these benefactors who help to clothe the naked. May God bless them abun dantly. The King and Queen of Italy, ac companied by the Prince of Piedmont and Princess Mafalda, attended Mass at St. Peter’s (Italian) Church, Halton Garden, London, on Ascension day. Even kings must go to mass and even kings and queens fulfill their catholic duties. Why not ? The Italian Government lias decided to restore to the Holy see the Francis can monuments at Assisi, including the convent and the two churches con taining the famous paintings by Giot to. It is never too late to restore stolen things: they never bring luck. The Vatican Missionary Exhibition will be officially opened on December 26. The more one knows about the 46 good to be done in the missions, the more one is inclined to help them. The “Little Apostle” will take part in the exhibition. Thirty-six Christian schools in Cons tantinople have been closed on the ground that they have disobeyed the rule to remove all religious emblems from classrooms. What a terrible crime do have religious emblems in a school! Mrs. Raymond Asquith, daughterin-law of ex-prime Minister of Eng land, has been received into the Catho lic Church. She is the widow of Mr. H. H. Asquith’s son, who was killed dur ing the war. If some Catholics lose their faith, others join the Catholic Church, but never was it heard that a single one in foreign countries joined the aglipayan Church. Next year is the Holy Year. The Holy Year was instituted in 1300. In 1475 it was arranged that it should be celebrated every 25 years. In Rome a committee is busy studying the ques tion of lodging and boarding the crowds of pilgrims who are expected. On As cension day the Papal Bull proclaimed the Holy Year. Two months ago a negro priest gave Benediction at St. Louis, Mo., U. S. assisted by a Chinese priest and an American priest. The Church knows no color of persons. The twenty-seventh International Eucharistic Congress was opened on July 22 in Amsterdam, Holland. 'It lasted five days. As all other Eucha ristic Congresses it has been attended by thousands and thousands from all over the world. The Ecumenical Council of the Va tican, interrupted in 1870, will be re opened in 1928, according to present plans discussed by officials of the Va tican. Belgian Statesman Writes Gov. Smith About Tolerance BRUSSELS, May 27. —(N. C. W.) — Belgium cannot understand why a section of the American people should oppose the nomination of Governor Smith for the presidency, simply on account of his religion. The Belgian Minister of State, Count Carton de Wiart, has written a letter to Governor Smith in which he points out that when the Belgian people selected their first chief executive they chose a Lutheran, although the people were 95 per cent Catholic. In his letter Count Carton de Wiart says: “Such are the bonds of friendship between Belgium and our American friends that we are naturally follow ing with a keen interest the prelimi naries of the presidential contest in the United States. “Some of us have been particularly struck by one feature, for us quite un expected, of the electoral campaign. “The United States has always been presented to us as a perfect example of a country free from religious prejudice — indeed the very land of tolerance and broadmindedness. “How can this be reconciled with the fact that the religious affiliation with Catholicism of Governor Alfred E. Smith, whose personal qualities seem universally recognized, are con sidered as an objection to his nomi nation ? “May I be allowed to recall that when, in 1831, the Belgian people, hav ing won their complete independence, had to select their first chief executive, the Congress did not hesitate to choose Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, a Lu theran prince, very much attached to his creed, notwithstanding the fact that the country, as well as the Con gress itself, were at least 95 per cent Catholic. 47 “The reign of Leopold I, which last ed for 34 years, was most felicitous for Belgium, and the religious difference between the king and his people never had the slightest influence on their happy relations.” “Pass It to Your Neighbor” Duke Charles William, of Brunswick, was a pious sovereign, and attached much importance to the strict obser vance of Sundays and festivals. He once learned that in a certain town a number of workmen were ac customed to meet in a tavern at the hour of divine service and there pass the time in carousing which they should have devoted to the worship of God. In vain had the priests and the civil authorities protested against this ab use: the drinkers continued their wick ed course in spite of all admonitions and threats of punishment. The pious noble-man was greatly displeased to hear of such scandalous conduct, and resolved to reprove it without delay. Putting on an old overcoat, the Duke took his way one morning to the tavern. The bells in the church-tower were calling the faithful together, when the band of tipplers, preceded by a large, fat man, with a rubicund nose and shining face, presented themselves at the accustomed place. Taking his seat at the head of the table, the leader made a sign to the Duke to sit at his right hand, at the same time scrutinizing him closely, as if he felt some suspicions, never hav ing met the stranger at a tavern be fore. Meanwhile the proprietor brougt in a demijohn of brandy, which he set before the head of the table. The latter took it up in both hands, drank freely, and then handed it to the Duke, saying, “Pass it to your neighbor.” The demijohn thus made the round of the table, and returned to the one presiding, who, after kissing it loving ly, and taking another long draught, handed it again to the Duke: and thus it went from tippler to tippler, each one saying as he gave it to the next in turn, “Pass it to your neighbor.” When the pitcher came to him the third time, the Duke arose indignant ly, threw open his long coat, so that all could see his well-known uniform and his insignia of sovereignty, and with his full force gave the leader a blow in the face, repeating his words: “Pass it to your neighbor.” And as the man hesitated somewhat, the Duke exclaimed, threateningly: 4 ‘If any one of you strikes too gently, let him fear for himself, because I will know how to do him full justice.” The threat had its effect: hands were raised, and blows and screams followed with the noise of thunder, until the Prince, satisfied with the singular punishment he had inflicted, gave a sign to disperse in silence. The tipplers, for once, were glad to take their departure from the tavern, and not one of them felt tempted to revisit the place on the following Sunday. They probably did not soon forget, “Pass it to your neighbor.” If in the Philippines there were a “pass it to your neighbor” of the Duke Charles William’s kind, number two, for all those who do not go to mass on Sundays .... but the devil some day may give those negligent catholics worse than a “pass it to your neigh bor.” You can assure your salvation by saving others.
47 “Pass It to Your Neighbor” Duke Charles William, of Brunswick, was a pious sovereign, and attached much importance to the strict obser vance of Sundays and festivals. He once learned that in a certain town a number of workmen were ac customed to meet in a tavern at the hour of divine service and there pass the time in carousing which they should have devoted to the worship of God. In vain had the priests and the civil authorities protested against this ab use: the drinkers continued their wick ed course in spite of all admonitions and threats of punishment. The pious noble-man was greatly displeased to hear of such scandalous conduct, and resolved to reprove it without delay. Putting on an old overcoat, the Duke took his way one morning to the tavern. The bells in the church-tower were calling the faithful together, when the band of tipplers, preceded by a large, fat man, with a rubicund nose and shining face, presented themselves at the accustomed place. Taking his seat at the head of the table, the leader made a sign to the Duke to sit at his right hand, at the same time scrutinizing him closely, as if he felt some suspicions, never hav ing met the stranger at a tavern be fore. Meanwhile the proprietor brougt in a demijohn of brandy, which he set before the head of the table. The latter took it up in both hands, drank freely, and then handed it to the Duke, saying, “Pass it to your neighbor.” The demijohn thus made the round of the table, and returned to the one presiding, who, after kissing it loving ly, and taking another long draught, handed it again to the Duke: and thus it went from tippler to tippler, each one saying as he gave it to the next in turn, “Pass it to your neighbor.” When the pitcher came to him the third time, the Duke arose indignant ly, threw open his long coat, so that all could see his well-known uniform and his insignia of sovereignty, and with his full force gave the leader a blow in the face, repeating his words: “Pass it to your neighbor.” And as the man hesitated somewhat, the Duke exclaimed, threateningly: 4 ‘If any one of you strikes too gently, let him fear for himself, because I will know how to do him full justice.” The threat had its effect: hands were raised, and blows and screams followed with the noise of thunder, until the Prince, satisfied with the singular punishment he had inflicted, gave a sign to disperse in silence. The tipplers, for once, were glad to take their departure from the tavern, and not one of them felt tempted to revisit the place on the following Sunday. They probably did not soon forget, “Pass it to your neighbor.” If in the Philippines there were a “pass it to your neighbor” of the Duke Charles William’s kind, number two, for all those who do not go to mass on Sundays .... but the devil some day may give those negligent catholics worse than a “pass it to your neigh bor.” You can assure your salvation by saving others.
"1 Finally, thanks to the Members of the Confraternity of the Atone ment of Graymoor, U. S. and thanks to the generosity of the Catholic visitors of Baguio, the second tower of the Church of Our Lady of Atonement at Baguio is finished. Both towers, from one of the high est hills of the summer capital, point to heaven as much as to say: Cath olics, remember: “heaven is your goal”. But enter the Church and the splendid statue of Our Lady of Atonement will suggest to you: ‘ ‘if heaven is your goal, penance is the way to attain it and atonement as sures your eternity”. “Unless you do penance, you shall all likewise perish ’ ’, remains ever true. * ‘ Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted” said the Lord. Near the cross on Calvary stood the Mother of the Savior, uniting her tears with the last drops of the atoning blood of her Divine son. She was the Lady of Atonement. Do not our sins cry to heaven for vengeance? Can you count the sins committed against God and heaven in a single day? Do not try to count how often God is offended by the whole world. Look around you even in your own town. How many go regularly to Mass on Sundays and holydays ? How many work on these same days? How many neg lect their Easter Duty ? How many are married civilly ? Listen co the calumnies, the backbiting, the quar rels always going on. How many around you have lost their Faith ? How many children are educated without religion ? What will their future be ? And if a single mortal sin caused the Passion and death of Our Lord, imagine the sorrow of the Sacred Heart, if it could feel sorrow in Heaven and in the Bless ed Sacrament; or rather imagine the consolation of the Divine Heart when you mingle your tears with the tears of Jesus in Gethsemani, when you offer some act of mortifi cation in union with His torments on the Cross, when you compas sionate Him at the sight of the nails which fastened His hands and feet to the Cross and the spear which pierced His Heart after death. Have you ever been very sorry ? Did you ever feel the pangs of a pierced heart? And then, when a friend comes to you to soothe your sorrow, to try to console you by words and deeds, do you not feel your love for that friend increase? What would you not do to repay for that consoling word, for that friendly action, for that participa tion in your pain and sorrow? By your own feelings in such circum stances, judge what the Heart of Jesus, so sensitive, so grateful and also so powerful and generous must feel, when at the sight of His tor ments caused by innumerable sins, as the Mother of Atonement, you shed a tear upon your crucifix, offer a prayer for the conversion of pa gans and sinners and add some act of mortification or an act of self denial to stop even only one mortal sin. Is it then any wonder that the devotion to Our Lady of Atonement should have immensely increased during these latter years in the shape of Atonement? At Gray moor, U. S. as many as sixteen thousand Petitions have been sent in for a single Novena in honor of Our Lady of Atonement, for, there where many graces are granted, many should be asked. So it is likewise in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Atonement at Ba guio. For the Novena of July, nine petition.s well detailed were sent in, asking for the conversion of sinners, while six more asked for the conversion of sinners in generral. Eighteen more came in to ask the cure of sick persons and success in serious undertakings. Thirteen spiritual favors were sollicited. Af ter the novena four persons inform ed us that they had obtained the graces they had asked for. A little later three more acknowledged the succesful issue of some very diffi cult affairs. At the closing of the Novena, no less than two Bishops were present: the Most Reverend Archbishop of Manila and Right Reverend J. Mc Ginley. What created the greatest impression was the solemn blessing of the little children. For the month of August several intention.s were received; or.e of them seems to have come from a very good girl from Manila: she asks to succeed in collecting many subscriptions towards the Little Apostle. Be sure that intention shall be well recommended. The Nove na begins on the 2nd of August: the Saturday after the first Friday of the month. May God hear our prayers and grant the graces asked for. Rev. Fl. Carlu. Catholic Princess Washes Feet of Poor Girl Princess Marie José, the 18-year-old daughter of the King and Queen of the Belgians, washed the feet of a poor Belgian girl on Maundy Thurs day, as a mark of humility. The custom is observed annually at the Sacred Heart Convent at Linthout, Brussels, where the Princess is at school. Twelve poor girls from a neighboring free school went to the convent, wheie twelve girls are chosen annually to perform the act of humility. The Princess asked permission to be in cluded in the number, and she washed and kissed the feet of her poor sister "with the utmost grace and devotion,’’ says the Birmingham Mail, which tells the story.
What would you not do to repay for that consoling word, for that friendly action, for that participa tion in your pain and sorrow? By your own feelings in such circum stances, judge what the Heart of Jesus, so sensitive, so grateful and also so powerful and generous must feel, when at the sight of His tor ments caused by innumerable sins, as the Mother of Atonement, you shed a tear upon your crucifix, offer a prayer for the conversion of pa gans and sinners and add some act of mortification or an act of self denial to stop even only one mortal sin. Is it then any wonder that the devotion to Our Lady of Atonement should have immensely increased during these latter years in the shape of Atonement? At Gray moor, U. S. as many as sixteen thousand Petitions have been sent in for a single Novena in honor of Our Lady of Atonement, for, there where many graces are granted, many should be asked. So it is likewise in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Atonement at Ba guio. For the Novena of July, nine petition.s well detailed were sent in, asking for the conversion of sinners, while six more asked for the conversion of sinners in generral. Eighteen more came in to ask the cure of sick persons and success in serious undertakings. Thirteen spiritual favors were sollicited. Af ter the novena four persons inform ed us that they had obtained the graces they had asked for. A little later three more acknowledged the succesful issue of some very diffi cult affairs. At the closing of the Novena, no less than two Bishops were present: the Most Reverend Archbishop of Manila and Right Reverend J. Mc Ginley. What created the greatest impression was the solemn blessing of the little children. For the month of August several intention.s were received; or.e of them seems to have come from a very good girl from Manila: she asks to succeed in collecting many subscriptions towards the Little Apostle. Be sure that intention shall be well recommended. The Nove na begins on the 2nd of August: the Saturday after the first Friday of the month. May God hear our prayers and grant the graces asked for. Rev. Fl. Carlu. Catholic Princess Washes Feet of Poor Girl Princess Marie José, the 18-year-old daughter of the King and Queen of the Belgians, washed the feet of a poor Belgian girl on Maundy Thurs day, as a mark of humility. The custom is observed annually at the Sacred Heart Convent at Linthout, Brussels, where the Princess is at school. Twelve poor girls from a neighboring free school went to the convent, wheie twelve girls are chosen annually to perform the act of humility. The Princess asked permission to be in cluded in the number, and she washed and kissed the feet of her poor sister "with the utmost grace and devotion,’’ says the Birmingham Mail, which tells the story.
53 MAILBAG OFTHE LITTLE APOSTLE For all correspondence with “The Little Apostle’’ send your letters to The Little Apostle, Box 1393, Manila Dear Little Apostles of the Moun tain Province: A few days ago I received a nice lit tle letter from some nice little Tots of the Assumption College, Manila. Here it is: Dear Reverend Father. We received the Little Apostle of the Mountain Province and we have seen the picture of our chapel at Mayaoyao. We like it and we are veryglad that Little Jesus has a house now there. We hope the Igorotes will soon be converted at that place if we say the Our Father many times and try to be obedient. The other things in the Magazine we did not quite well understand and it will be very kind of you, dear Father, if you write some stories for the little ones, to make us laugh. Will you answer, please, our letter in the mailbag of the Little Apostle. Your respectful children of the little class who wish to become little apostles of the M. P. A. C. Manila. Judge of my surprise when I read that excellent suggestion and petition to make the Little Apostle more at tractive, especially for little Tots. I confess, I did not sleep for several “days.” Brr....the expenses. But can I refuse anything to the most lovely human creatures: little children, the privileged friends of little Jesus? But then if I give two pages to the little Tots, what will the other sub scribers say? A terrible dilemma. Should the latter lore two pages? No that can not be. So I have decided to add eight pages more and hence, dear readers, you shall have to pay for your yearly subscription not three pesos, not two pesos, not even one and a half, but as you have done in the past: one peso a year in the Philippines and one dollar a year in other countries. Are you satisfied? So am I, if I can make both ends meet. What shall these eight pages con tain? First there must be two pages FOR THE LITTLE TOTS. Would you not like some current events? Some nice stories? Some instructive matter? You will get all that for one peso a year. Tell this, shout it to your neigh bors: the number of subscribers must increase to help me pay the expenses. Pass your “Little Apostle” to your friends: you do a good work for God and country in making other people in terested in the conversion and civili zation of the Igorotes. But I suppose the other classes of people will not come now with new suggestions just because I gave what the Little Tots wanted. Many priests have sent in their peso, some new subscribers added most encouraging letters. Here follow two: 54 xVfacabebe, Pampanga. My dear Father. I am interested in your mission work in the Mountain Province, and wish to subscribe to your monthly pa per kThe Little Apostle of the M. P2 for which I enclose herewith one peso bill. Please mail copies to the under signed and many thanks. Domingo G. Pineda. Justice of the Peace for.... Dear Father Vandewalle: I acknowledge the receipt of the two numbers of the Little Apostle, edited by you, corresponding to June and July, the reading of which delight ed me very much and gave me infor mation regarding the Christianization of my countrymen of the northern Lu zon. In good and simple English the Lit tle Apostle aims at giving an account of the superhuman efforts of the Bel gian Fathers for the rescue of the hea thens of the North from ignorance by the light of true civilization. Your la bors to that end have gathered good fruits and now there are many breth ren Igorotes who are baptized and pro fess the Catholic religion. History recognises that, if it were not for the catholic Missionaries who brought here civilization from Europe, the Phi lippine Islands would have remained in the darkness of an uncivilized na tion. But at present this country of mine, thanks to its Catholic civiliza tion, is the best in regard to morality in the whole Orient. It is a fact that the heathens of the North and the South of the Philip pines to whom the Catholic religion has not yet reached, are an obstacle to the necessary preparedness for the free and independent government of the Islands. For this reason, your labors for their Christianization must be ap preciated by all Filipinos, catholics and non-catholics. For my part, herewith I enclose one peso for one year’s subscription and I pray God to bless your missions. Rev. Jose Mercado PH. D. Parochial house of Cainta, Rizal. July 7th, 1924. I could copy many more letters, for instance, of the active Father Abaya from Candon, I. S. who says: “Here is my peso for a subscription. I do not understand English, but I wish to cooperate with your Missionaries in the conversion of the Igorotes.” No doubt the Father will pass his num ber of the Little Apostle on to his many friends of Candon. The parish priest of Abulog, Pang, collected 8 subscriptions and promises to find more. “Bravo, Reverend Fa ther, mav others imitate vour exampie. It will bring the blessing of God upon your own missionary work in your parish.” And now.’ “go, Little Apostle. Visit the Christian homes and families of the Philippines and other countries. Obtain some more alms and prayers for the conversion of the 300,000 Pagans of the Mountain Province. God wills it.” O. Vandewalle. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED Blessed Little Flower’s fund for the Bokod Mission. From a Filipino gentleman to do some «rood for God and Country---- P10O.0O Received before----------------------- — .. 10.90 Total P110.90 For the missions, from Tuguegarao----- F5.00 For the Church of Our Lady of Atone ment ---------------- P5.0O We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of some canceled stamps, for the benefit of the Missions from: Miss Marcelina Pech, Pasig, Rizal. Miss Sivestra Prudencio, Pasig, Rizal. Mr. Pedro C. Pangilan, Tondo, Manila. The Little Apostle thanks most heartily the benefactors. All the Missionaries remember them everyday at mass.
55 For tKe Little Tots Entries for Our Tiny Tots I know you like stories, so do I. Stories, especially true stories are always liked by our dear little workers. But how in the world am I going to begin, for I have to find little words for little folks with little ears, little eyes, little prattling tongues, little everything, unless your hearts, which are so big in their love for Jesus and his dear Priests. (Do not forget the Immaculate Heart of Mary : She is the patroness of the Missionaries in the Mountain Prov ince.) Hear what Jesus from His Tab ernacle says tojou, not to ui>s\ “Suffer little children to come unto Me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heav en”. (He means naughty little children also, even those who push now and then their tongue at the teacher’s back). I have no ghost (next time I will have) nor robber to talk about to-day, unless the rob ber in bell: the devil, who is trying his best to take u&with him, for he is jealous of our happiness, like he was of our first parents in the beau tiful garden of paradise. (Turn your backs on him and make him a nose). The story is going to begin. Look' Listen! Do not talk, for I shall finish before even beginning! It is a true story, founded on fact and one that will make you fill all the mite boxes at home, to help your little suffering brothers and sisters far and near. Really I am going to begin this time, but not with the old “once upon a time’’ for it is in our own time the story happened: this year. Their lived on one of the mountains of your beautiful islands a pagan family, so poor alas! that the child ren had no food, no clothing, no shelter from the wind and rain in those parts. One day, in the beautiful month of May, Mary’s month, two babies were born in a family. The mother, a pagan, in despair, for she was so poor, said that one of the twins should be buried alive in a hole, not a grave, in the mountain. 56 Thanks to God such a cruel thing did not happen. A Christian woman hearing this, rescued the little baby, adopted it as her own child, got it baptized and ever afterwards kept it, though she had seven children of her own. God blessed that woman in every way, for He always blesses and protects generous persons and large families. Just think of that little baby a prey to animals such as snakes, dogs, etc. and what is far worse, the soul deprived for all eternity of the presence and sight of Jesus in heav en. How Jesus must have loved that little baby when it was bap tised : for baptism makes us Chris tians and children of God. So does Jesus love you as His children, because you have been baptised. Do you wish to show your love and gratitude to Jesus? Drop now and then a centavo, or better still a peso into the Missiona ry mite box, drop an Our Father into a bank that will never fail, call ed the Sacred Heart of Jesus, then a Hail Mary into another bank, called the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These banks are always open for our spiritual accounts. It is the wish of His Holiness Pope Pius XI, the Pope of the Mis sions, that we should give much but pray more for the Missionaries and their churches and schools everywhere. One centavo and then another Till the mission box is full. One peso and then another For the Missioners to pull. One bee-like worker then an other By their steady and constant motion Help build our schools and chapels For our converts’ true devo tion. Little Jesus Little Jesus wast Thou shy Once, and just so small as I ? And what did it feel like to be Out of heaven, and just like me? I should think that I would cry For my house all made of sky. Hadst Thou ever any toys Like us, little girls and little boys ? And didst Thou play in heaven with all The Angels that were not too tall ? Didst Thou kneel at night and pray And didst Thou join thy hands this way? And dost Thou like it best that we Should join our hands to pray to Thee? And did Thy Mother at the night Kiss Thee and fold the clothes in right? And didst Thou feel quite good in bed Kissed, and sweet, and Thy prayers said ? Thou canst not have forgotten all What it feels like to be small. And Thou know’st I cannot pray To Thee in my Father’s way. When Thou wast so little, say: Could’st Thou talk Thy Father’s way? So, a little child, come down And hear a child’s talk like Thy own. To Thy Father show my prayer (He will look Thou art so fair) And say: “O Father, I, Thy Son, Bring the prayer of a little one”. Cum licentia ecclesiastica.
56 Little Jesus Little Jesus wast Thou shy Once, and just so small as I ? And what did it feel like to be Out of heaven, and just like me? I should think that I would cry For my house all made of sky. Hadst Thou ever any toys Like us, little girls and little boys ? And didst Thou play in heaven with all The Angels that were not too tall ? Didst Thou kneel at night and pray And didst Thou join thy hands this way? And dost Thou like it best that we Should join our hands to pray to Thee? And did Thy Mother at the night Kiss Thee and fold the clothes in right? And didst Thou feel quite good in bed Kissed, and sweet, and Thy prayers said ? Thou canst not have forgotten all What it feels like to be small. And Thou know’st I cannot pray To Thee in my Father’s way. When Thou wast so little, say: Could’st Thou talk Thy Father’s way? So, a little child, come down And hear a child’s talk like Thy own. To Thy Father show my prayer (He will look Thou art so fair) And say: “O Father, I, Thy Son, Bring the prayer of a little one”. Cum licentia ecclesiastica.

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