The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. II, No.2 July 1925

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. II, No.2 July 1925
Issue Date: Vol. II (No. 2) July 1925
Year: 1925
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extracted text: VOL. II, No. 2 July 192S I . Catholic School Press, Baguio, Mt. Pr. entered as Second-Class Matter et the Post Office et Baguio, Mountain, on February 5, 1925 THE LITTLE APOSTLE OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE The of/leial organ of the Misl!ionaries of the Immac1date Heart of Mar11 ("8cheutveld Fathe1·s) in thR Mauntain Prnvinee of the Philippines. Edited and published monthly Editor .. . . ... . Rev. 0. VANDEWALL E , P. 0. Box 13~3, Manila, Phil. Is. Publishers ........ THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRESS. Ba1rnio. Philippines. Yearly subscription price: J P1.oo for the Philippines / $1.00 for the U. S. o.nd Foreign Countries. All checks and money orders should be made payable to THE LITTLE A POSTLK ~lani!a. P.I . Notic& regarding change of address should be sent promptly. All communications must be addressed to: THE LITTLE APOSTLE ~= :: P. 0 . Box 1:193. :l!AXILA , P h ilippines. 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Box isoi, Phone i262 ~""'"---~~--=-,,.~..... ···~·"'""""" ~!111, ............ .......:.1~ ~~lll!"!ljjjfl!i...~P,..:;;;e..~11!!...,, ~~ ;r:=:::=:r :::::=---==--===="ji H H II ALHAMBRA u It II H II H II H H H CIGAR & CIGARETTE MF'G. CO. II H It H H H MANILA, P. I. H H u H u H I H H CIGARILLOS 11 TABACOS It = H I H = H II It CAG.AY.ANES CORONAS II H H ~ It ISABELAS EXCELENTES It H It H H H H H ENTRE LARGOS ESPECIALES II H It H II ~ ROY.ALES BELLEZAS II 11 H H H H IMPERIAL ES PRESIDENT ES H H H H H It II It It l!: -= === - _..lj The Little flower of Jesus m ORN on January 2, 1873 and canonized on May 17, 1925, called the Litt I e Flower of Jesus, Marie Francoise Therese Martin was and is one of the most wonderful Saints oi the Catholic Ch:Jrch. over men which nobody can resist. She had that kind of influence over her fa th er by her love and affability. Be' ore God: she is again the KI ro servant. She loves Him, because He Himself In her childhood and iater during her religious life, one does not read of extraordinary signs of holiness. of wonderful miracles, of bloody penancrs, of thunde~ ing menace; against sinners, etc. o, from her first years until S2ptember 30. 1897, when she returned to her Creator her soul The Little Flowrr of Jesus is infinite love. She would not cause a single displeasure to Jerns: it would make Him sad ... it would make Him less happy. "My dear Jesus, what do You want of Your little playball, Your little Flower? What ran give You pleasure ?" she asks Jes us. 1\nd whatever can make Him happy, the Lit tie Flower does it "to make J e s u s as pure as it was on the day of her baptism: all one reads of her words, deed;: and examples can be resumed in the triple virtues of: love, kindness and affability. Her father calls Therese his little "Queen." Kindness has a power smile." To make others happy th r u words, and deeds, is that not kindne3s, especially when that virtue has for aim that double motive of serving God and sanctifying our soul? 34 And that kindness, that desire to make others happy is still continued by the Little Flower from heaven. Is there a Saint who has worked more widespread miracles after death than the Little Flower has done ? She wou~d "spend her heaven upon earth, doing good." And good she does all o\·er the world in every country. What kindness! It is that very kindness of hers before and after death which attracts the needy towards th a t Flower of affability as it once attracted the multitudes towards the KIND Jesus. The sick, the poor, the sorrowful by studying her life and praying to her, know they will find a compassionate heart, a KIND heart in the Little Flower. And among the most needy in the world comes the Missionary. He too, in his solitudes, in his poverty, in his helplesness needs a kind heart to con.:;ole, to help, to support him. And as the Little Flower showed special kindness to l\lli<·sionaries during her life, so now too, after her death , she has in her generous heart a very soft place for them. No wonder! By succoring the Missionaries, she brings consolation and help both to the Apostles of our time and their flocks, to Christians and Pagans. She is th us one of the special Patron saints of the Missions. and as such "the Little Apostle" intends to honor her, to make her known and to spread devotion to her. Dear Readers of "The Little Apostle," do you want to partake of the "showers oi roseB" of the many graces the Little Flower drops from Heaven every day on this world ? Know her a little better, study her KINDNESS: it will attract you to her loving compassionate heart, it will bring you with confidence to her in your many needs, nay, she may teach you by words and examples that divine Kindness which was the Lord's and the Little Flower's, which saves and sanctifies. Now If you have hard work to do, Do it now. Today the skies are clear and blue, Tomorrow clouds may come in view, Yesterday is not .for you; Do it now. If you have a song to sing, Sing it now. Let the notes of gladness ring, Clear as song of bird in spring, Let every day some music bring; Sing it now. lf you have kind words to say, Say them now. Tomorrow may not come your way, Do a kindness while you may, Lornd ones will not always stay; Say them now. If you have a smile to show, Show it now. Make hearts happy, roses grow, Let the friends around you know The love you ham before they go; Show it now. 35 f~ast of St. Henry, July 15 Henry was duke of Bavaria. In a vision he saw a mysterious writing on a wall: "after six.'· He thought he would die afrer six days. Consequently he prepared himself for death not only by avoiding all deliberate sins, but by doing all the good he could. The six days passed and as he did not die he thought the mysterious six meant perhaps 6 weeks, which he spent in the most holy rnanner. The six weeks passed and as he had been mistaken, he prepared himself for death during six months. Death not coming, he lead the same holy life during six years, always preparing for his death. At the end of six years, since he had this mysterious vision, and when he was a•sured that his last hour had come, he was elected Emperor of Germany, but thus trained in th ~ fear of <lea th aud God , he had become a Saint, would be the defender of the Holy Catholic Church his life long. He built sta.tely cathedrals, noble monasteries, churches innumerable and contributed greatly to the conversion of the last pagan countries in Europe. Are not the riches used in and for the service of God, those which do not rust and the only ones we shall find to our credit on the other side of the grave and for which we shell have an eternal reward? In 1022 Henry Jay on his death-bed. He gave back to her parents his wife. St. Cunegonde, "a virgin still , for a virgin he had received her from Christ" and surrendered his own pure soul to God. Remember death very often. We die only once. We live only for a short time. After a while: eternity! And during that unique short life, what do we do, what do we sacrifice, what do we suffer to prepare our death, our life eternal, our infinite happintss in heaven ? At the moment of dying, what should we like to have done during our life? Let us do that NOW. ?QJ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~! If your subscription expired last June, please forward at once YOUR RENEW AL ~ Othcrwire it will be d&ontinued. Send Pl.00 to ~ l ~ "the Little Apostle" P. O. B. l392. ~ ~ Send It Righi: Now. J ?~~~~~~ 36 V. R. Mother Marv Eugenie de Jesus Fozmdress of the Assumption 1317-1393 NE day in the year 1825, a young clerical friend and pupil of Lamennais, the Rev. Theodore Combalot. w.a s praying intently in the old church of Saint Anne d'Auray, in frrnt of the miraculous statue of the Blessed Virgin. He felt his heart being inflamed with passionate love for the social reign of Jes us-Christ, the glorious privileges of Mary, the rights and prerogatiYes of the Catholic Church. While he was thus pouring forth the desire of his heart to the Mother of God, who is never invoked in vain, he heard a mysterious voice saying: "Now is the time for founding a teaching Congregation of Nuns in France, bearing the name of the Assumption, who by their so !id and thoroughly Christian education, will be the means of the social uplifting amongst the children of high birth and the middle class." II Twelve years later, in the month of March 1837, Miss Eugenie Milleret, a young Alsatian lady, aged twenty, being on a visit to her relation in Paris, dreamt one night that she was in a beautiful, vast and densly crowded church, unknown to her; in the pulpit there was a venerable-looking priest, whose eyes were fixed on her for a considerable lrngth of time, whilst an interior voice kept s a y i n g : "Here is the guide you are looking for, it is he who will point out w you the way you are to follow." Next mo:·ning, her cousins invited her to accompany them to Saint Eustache, to hear Father Comba!ot preaching. She accepted their invitation, to which she acceded most cordially. On entering the church, to her great astonishment, she recognized 1 he altar. the pulpit, the preacher and everything connected with her dream. I II Anne Eugenie Milleret de Brou was born at Metz on August 2.Sth, · 1817. Her father, the Comptroller General, was reserved, strict, without any religiom convictions and liberal of principles and i::olitics. Her mother, daughter of Baron de Brou, lieutenant general of the engineers was very little of a practical Catholic; she was gentle and teoderhearted, but resolute and energefr-, and a great fr;end to the sick and poor, whom she tended on every possible occasion. Eugenie was a Yery amiable, light-hearted, lovable and docile child, whose simple and candid soul vibrated to all the beauties of nature. Her early years were spent in the beautiful manor of Preisch, surrounded by a vast estate, studded with a variety of lofty trees, wood, lake, rivers, "cultivated fields and everything that appealed to this nature-loving child and her brother Louis, two years older than herself. How she loved to play and wander about in this charmin·g country. with her brother; for books and studies were not thought of in those tender years. IV Her religious training, partly, if not wholly neglected, began with her preparation for her first holy Communion, which she made on Christmas night 1829. This first visit of our Lord, to her soul flooded it with such light and perspicacity, that it gave rise to her intense devotion towards the Blessed Sacra:1.en t, for which Mother Eugenie was so remarkable all through her life. What did she not do, and what would she not have done to show her love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament? Her greatest delight was to see everything inGod's house, in keeping with the presence of the King of the Kings. The night of her first holy Communion, she herself tells us: "When I made my first Communion, I was struck by the infinite greatness of God and my utter nothingness. I was so impressed that for a moment all dis37 appeared around me, I could not see anything ..... I, a mere nothing, felt myself being as it were transported before the throne of God, to render Him through Jesus whom I had just received, the homage which of myself I was unable to render Him. This moment was short; but I have never forgotten it. And I remember too, as I was coming back from the altar-rails, rather intimidated by having to go across the choir where the Canons were kneeling. and thinking how I would get back to my seat beside my mother, in the midst of such a crowd, I heard a voice within me saying: "You will lose your mother, but I will be to you more than a mother. A day will come when you will leave all those you love to glorify Me and serve that Church which you do not know." "This was God's first call to my soul." v God himself took special care of this chosen soul and brought her to perfection by the way of sorrow and detachment. She was obliged through sickness to give up study and when she recovered, she had to study without professors. Then came a reverse of fortune, the death of her mother by cholera, after a few hours in the summer of 1832. (To be continued) 38 from V. It f. Van Zuvt Provincial Superior Kiangan Feb. 5, 1925 Dear Father Vandewalle : DHE day cefore yesterday we arrived in Ki an g:a n. But before we contin~e our journey, I fend you a few notes about our travel between Bontoc and Kiangan. Monday Feb. 2. \Ye said Mass very early in the morning, asked the Blessed Virgin to bless our journey and at 6 a.m. we left Bontoc. The day announces itself splendidly. Unhappily the Polis Mountain in the sou th wears a big cap of clouds: a bad lookout! We are under God 's protection. The river between Bon toe and Samoki is very low and easily crossed. On the other side we are agreeably sur· prised. Ordinarily the road beneath Samoki looks more like a river than a trail, and that for many Kilometers. But the indefatigable Governor Luna had it repaired, and instead of a muddy river-trail, we find a splendid road. It must have been a hard job to do it, but Luna did it, and the people pra·se him for his zeal. Like a rronstrous serpent the trail winds upwards between pine-clad hills a r.d mountains. This year I started my round-trip a litt:e sooner than other years. So at this epoch the ricepaddies remain sti'.l uncultivated, and I can not see as in oth. r years which pad..: ies belong to Christians and which to Pagans. Why? you will ask perhaps. Thfo is the answer: when the Pag2ns have planted their rice, they stick a branch of a certain plant into the mud. By so doing. they hope the ghosts will protect their fields. The Christians, however, instead of that superstitious branch, ·plant a big blessed cross in their fields. They know that by doing this, Almighty God must bless their work and secure their harvest. What a consolation for a Christian to see so many crosses along the road; it looks so much like an emblem of the struggle, progress and victory of the cross against paganism. May the day come when we shall see only crosses in the fields: it will come if the readers of "the Little Apostle" pray much for the conver~ion of the lgorrotes and help the missionaries generously. Half way to Talubing, we overtake a group of dealers in hogs. Slowly, step by step, they dri\'e their groaning animals over the narrow mounrain trail. '·\Vhere do you come from? Where are you going, my friends?" ''We are from Vigan and we are going to Kiangan to sell these hogs". "How many days does it take you from Vigan to reach Kiangan?" "About 14 days". Simple folks! Valiant people! They shrink not from traveling over mountains and valleys for a whole fortnight, sleeping in the open, eating with their rice what vegetables the fields and forests provide. And spontaneously we say to each other: "If these poor pig dealers endure such hardships to earn a few centavos, why should not we, too, sacrifice ourselve;; to gain souls for Our Lord!" Higher and higher we go up our trail as·far as Kilometer 13, where we reach the top of a mountain. At our feet, but deep below lies Talubing. "Deo Gratias". The first building we see thru a veil of smokes and mist is the chapel and school. Here truly too, is our Lord known and served and according t.o the Fathers of Bontoc, the converts 0 { Talubing make simple but true C hristians. Children shout and play around 39 the school, waiting for the opening of the class. God bless you, dear children! God strengthen you for the coming struggle in your faith, for it may sometimes be hard for you to persevere in the midst of pagan neighbors. But what is that? At the curve of the trail our horses are frightened. In front of us, starting from Talubing moves a peculiar big reptile. It climbs the steep mountain slope. We stop to look. We see an endle"'s procession of lgorrotes· (they must be 200) armed with a spear, marching in line, making their way towards the mountainpeak. Are they on the warpath? Is their village attacked? No. Once nearer to us, we recognize some of them who approach willingly to shake hands with us. They tell u5 they are. on their way to the top of the mountain. The time of tilling their ricepaddies is near, they want to know what day will be favorable to start the work. They are going to observe the song and the flight of the birds, yonder on the top. The elder people, at the sight of the birds, can tell one when the best time for turning .the soil begins. They want to know it and again they join their companions sighing and panting .... it is very important to know when the best time for digging and planting starts, otherwise. . . . . · Poor souls! When shall you finally know that now is the time for listening to the word of God and for working. for the salvation of 40 your soul ? We reach the municipal building of Dodo. The secretary promises to phone to the next camp announcing our arrival at about noon. That next camp is on top of Polis Mounta in. There we shall find our dinner ready and lose no time: many thanks, good secretary, and God bless your kindness. Again we are on the trail. Only at Km. 18 do we see from afar a group of huts. It is a village hidden · in a corner made by two mountains and bathed by a river. And what may that big building be? It has a tower. That is Bayo and the big building is a chapel. Here again i::; another place where God is known and served. I remember how only a few yea··s ago the children we met here on the trail ran behind us shouting and yelling, begging for matches and tobacco. But now, nowhere do we meet children around Ba yo : they are all at school near the chapel. What a difference! Now they learn to respect themselves and their neighbors: they are taught to look at heaven and say "Our Father who art in heaven .... Hail Mary, pray for us" . . . After Bayo we enter a thick mist and the higher we climb and the nearer we come to the top of Polis, the thicker the mist becomes . . It is a real pity for it prevents us from enjoying the many beautiful sights which adorn this beautiful spot of the Philippines. Hence we are in the clouds. At noon we reach the resthouse. Here lives an Ilocano family from Abra. How lonesome they must find their residence. But here they stay to earn something to educate their children. Parents have everywhere the same hearts for their children. We were expected and not only was our lunch ready, but foreseeing that we would arrive completely soaked, a big fire burned in the hearth .... a fire in the tropics to warm our stiffened limbs. We took a rest, long enough to give one too to our horses, and again we were off for Banaue. Rain is condensed mist, they say. Hence we had the displeasure of traveling in that unwelcome phenomenon. Brr .. . how cold! And cold and rain together were so penetrating that they entered our very bones. Brr ... patience: it is for Our Lord. Patience again : here we have to turn on a mountain slope of 12 Kilometers of which both ends are not more distant than two Km, if they were only connected by a straight road. Our bra,·e mountaineers avoid carefully the curve and dive into the precipice between these ends to emerge on the other side after less than an hour. I recall to mind the circumstances of two of our Fathers passing here. One of them said he would follow the lgorrote trail and beat his companion on horseback following the horseshoe. All right: here disappears our valiant walker and there rides the other. It was well agreed that the Father who would cross the precipice should wait on the other side for the horseman. And down he went deeper and deeper. After a quarter of an ho . .rr he reached the bottom. Here was a small river. He went a little higher to cross it, passed it without accident, and came back to find the trail he lefr. Long cogon grass b:ured the way. Never mind: his hands had it thrown over. Here stood a thick bamboo growth: to kick it open with his feet, to fight it away with hi ; hands was a new experiment. But these high grasses and these thorny bamboos leave marks. How the Father's hands bleed! And what was that itching on the legs? Bloodsuckers in search of human blood which they are Yery fo;id of, had found their way, I do not know how, thru shoes and stockings, and here now sat the Father hunting for bloodsuckers. But there was more high grass and there was taller ar.d thicker bamboo. \Yith new vigor after an abundant hunting on his legs, he made his way. The thicket became so high and tropical that it became really dark. St. Anthony was invoked. The Guardian Angel was called upon. Old lessons of astronomy were thougt of to find out a doubtful orieatation and in the meantime more cuts were felt in both feet and hands. One hour passed, a second followed. The Father shouted but only the echo answered his calls of despair. Trusting rather to good luck and counting on his indomitable energy 41 to brave the cutting grass and thorny ba:nboos and making supreme efforts to walk with the 1 i t t 1 e strength left, he found a small nearby vertica' path that seemed to be an outlet. Sighing, panting, wishing he had never tried the short cut but followed the long horseshoeway he climbed and climbed, wet with perspiration, exhausted and anxious to know v.·hether he would reach the point fro:11 which he started or the other end. In the meantime his companion rode tranquilly around the precipice, little thinking of the despair of his companion. After two hours he had reached the supposed meeting place. He thought the father would be waiting for him. He had pushed the tired horses as hard as he could. But .... no father. What shall he do? Had the father been tired of waiting and left on foot towards Bontoc? But orders had been "trict: to wait for each other at this particular point. He waited one hour, two hours .... finally there was a rustling noise in the branches below . . . . a steaming sighing rose from the moving brush . .. t\,.,ere came a father, his cassock torn to pieces, his face blackened by dust: and perspiration, his hands rent, his body exhausted ... there he cam~ to the brink of the precipice, to the trail, to the meeting point, where he wou'.d have waited for the other father and, sinking down on the grass, he whispered but with all the strength which was left: "Never again shall I take that 42 short cut." We did not take the short cut but turned around, crossed the Polis peak and de~cended slowly. After a while we came under the clouds and saw ... how wonderful .... the village of Banaue. Banaue is perhaps the most beaui-ihl µlace of the Philippines and unique in its kind in the whole world. It is built as a mighty stadium, on the slopes of high mountains. The rice paddies constitute the stairs o~ sitting places. It is not rare to see a hundred in succession, one above the other. Wherever one looks, ' under him, above him, right or left, he sees only ricepaddies. Only here and there rise a few huts. three or four, surrounded by a few trees which enliven the sight. How splendid, how majestic, and always new! Just think of the sum of work it has cost to build upon these naked rocky slopes such fertile fields. To make them, the Igorrotes had to dig into the mountain, to build a wall of three or four meters to fill up the interstice with earth which they had to bring from far away. Even-now these fields require a tremendous amount of labor. Sometimes a storm destroys a wall: it has to be replaced with stones brought up from below. No animal can reach the paddies: thus all the work of preparation of the soil must be <lone by hand. Oh! if those people of Banaue could only become e ' 43 Chris· ian ~a nd offer up to God their fieldwork great would be their merits for heaven. Is there any hope of converting the 5,000 inhabitants of this wonderful place ? Why not? Look down. Do you see near the constabulary barracks that building with a small steeple? It is a chapel. Here too comes Almighty God from heaYen to visit His people. Here too is offered the unbloody sacrifice of the Calvary fo; the conversion of sinners and the pagan Ifugaos. Banaue is splendid, but the Catholic Church which everywhere preaches the s a me sanctifying doctrine, the same divine sacrifice, the same way that brings one from the lowly earth to the highest heaven is far mo1e beau ti fu I. (To ue continiwd.) '!.~.:'. . .. ' Mission News and Notes Father De Clippele, missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in China, has been made prisoner by a band of bandits for 78 days.-He writes: Rev. Father Van Zuyt. My most sincere thanks for your kind congratulations at my deliverance. I thought my last hour had come. Not that the bandits tortured me, but to travel with them, day and night, only fed on millet and potatopeels, devoured by vermine, which made my whole body look ac one attacked by smallpox, mocked, insulted, continually in the uncertainty whether the next moment would be my last or not, being continually a witness of the most scandalous life and the most bloody murders followed by looting and other crimes ..... no, I could not have stood it any longer, and had not many prayers been offered up to God in my behalf, I would have long ago passed away. Finally, 44 after 78 days I was set free a Ksin Hsa. Our Father Provincial could not keep back his tears when he saw me in this lamentable condition. After a rest of thrte weeks I visited my Christians who had offered 100 masses for my deliverance and not only gave me the heartiest welcome, but offered 10 masses more in thanksgiving. My consolation is that God certainly must have forgiven me all my debts, and be sure that his servant, now back from an almost certain death, will start a new life and work with redoubled zeal for the ch r i s t i a n i z a ti on of the poor Chinese. I forgive my persecutors. May God , too, forgive them as He did His execu tioners. f rom Pugo On the date of March 17, Very Rev. Father Van Zuyt, Superior, came to Pugo to bless the banner of the " Pugo Catholic Boy Scouts". On the 18th, a Solemn Mass was sung by V. R. F. Van Zuyt, and the Pugo Choir. At the Consecration the bugles burst forth a thrilling "Salute" heartily echoed by almost 400 children's voices, praying: "My Lord and my God, bless us, we beseech Thee". After the Mass, V. R. F. Superior unveiled and blessed the new flag of the Scouts. An "act of Allegiance" followed in which the boys expressed their fidelity and loyalty to God and Country. At 9:30 in St. Mary's Hall of our schools, the intermediate pupils sang in concert: ".:viy Country ", the Head Teacher addre~sed the assembly, outlined the program, thanked the V.R . Sup. for his painstaking and the donation of the beautiful flag. "The flag is passing by" was forcibly rendered by six Fifth Graders and hailed by a thundering applause: "Three cheers for the flag''. The heartfelt allocution of the V. R. F. Superior brought the enthusiasm of the boys to the climax. Many of them took note of the explanation of the symbolic green background on which shines the white-yellow blazon (coJt of arms) of our Holy Father, of the Pope. T t:e two golden letters G (God) and C (Country) glittering respectively on the white and yellow: the national colors linking both parts of the papal blazon (coat of arms) mean that loyalty to God and Country should ever go hand in hand. ..Young men of Pugo, have the courage to stand for the conviction of your principles! Stick to them through thick and thin, live up to them, and, if need be, die for them!" Three cheers for the donor of the flag! Three cheers for God! Thre~ cheers for the Holy Father and your Country. Hip, hip, hip, Hurrah ..... . This year, 1200 made their Easter duty. It means the third part of all the inhabitants of this mission: one of the highest percentage in the whole Philippines. That is due to the Catholic Schools. 45 The Psvchologv of the Filipino By Hon. Norberto Romualdez Associate Justice of te Sttpreme Court of te Pilippine Islands ( Coi.tinuation) ~- Wearing Apparels I shall also speak of wearing ap· parels, as one of the manifestations of a peopie's art. The Filipino costume, like the costumes of other peoples, has been undergoing changes and modifica· tions in the course of time. There were, originally, various forms of wearing apparels for both men and women; but two of these forms, which were widely in vogue, e,·en before the coming of the Span• iards, may well be considered here~ the tight form, .and the loose form. It is possible that the tight form was of Indonesian or ~Ialay creation; while the loose form may have been i rnported by the Chinese. Hence; it is that in ancient times, and even until now, the tight form is usually worn by many inhabitants of regions of Mindanaw and its ad· jacent islands, where the Chinese influence was not so keenly as m other parts of the Archipelago. 46 The tight form is- of tfils styie: And the loose are these two slides, The other slitle, a samplt:> alf-'o of the first one being of Bi say ans: the loose form, i:- of Pampanga ns: ... Tlwse last two slides are ''iews taken frnm ~Iallat. As may he obsen·ed, the native cootume consists of two main pieces; the shirt and the trousers among tlw men, and the skirt and the cami>a or bodice among the women. As to women's skirt, it should be· noted that there is a native skirt which is called patadyong This is a ki11.-l of wide pillow-case, sufficiently long to cover the length from the waist line to the heels, and without any cut or slope. This is wh.v it is called patad_vor,. from patadlJ'!,, formed by the words pa (to be left) and tadlor, (straight, with· out slope . It is simply a cylinder of cloth with which the lower half of the body is wrapped, and being wide, it i;: adjusted to the waist by maki 112: two hig folds, meeting each other in orr<>site directions, and 47 then l\\"tsted either upwards or down\\"ards, as the wearer thinks best, to fosten the folds in place, and thereby prevent the patadyog from falling, Here is a view uf some Filipino women in pata.d'yog, The patadyog is apparently an Indian apparel. Here is a view of some Indian \\"Omen of Colombo wearing patadyog; 48 Apart from the linen or inner garments, there is another piece of women's dress, which is the scarf, called in Tagalog alakbat, alampay, or baksa, in Leyte and Samar Bisayan kandonga, and in Panay Bisayan bali6g, which is that piece of cloth folded, now-adays, in the form of a triangle, covering the back, the two ends meeting in front, and being fastened together by a pin. The origin of this piece was probably the necesity of a piece which would serve as a protection for women against the sun, b.v wearing it around the head, assuming the cosIn this slide, you can see the successive changes of the Filipino women's camisa or bodice. Originally, the sleeves were narrow, and reached the wrists. Then, while still preserving the original length, the lower ends were widened until they reached the present form. The tume now kno1rn as balintaimk. or as a cnver for the ne<"k. Tn the cour;;e of time, it berame an integral part of the ~'ilipino 1Yc>me11's costume on social occasion1'. At the beginning, the form of this piece was a square whi..J1 1Yas foldecl dia1rnnally to form a triangle. At first the two ends were left loose. Afterwards, the two end1' were closed very near the neck, and later, the folds became complicated, nm! the ends were joined at a lower point, as used at presPnt. These eYolutions of this sc-arf, an· ~ho"·n 111 this slide drawn hy ~Ir. Fuster: slee\'eS 1rnre folded out1rnnl, the fold being about :2 inches wirle. The edge of the sleeves was sell lloped after the fashion of Chamht'rry (France), hen<'e such edging ll'aS called Chamber£. (To be contimied) 49 The Negritos of North-Eastern Luzon By Father Morice Vanoverbergh Missionary in the .11 untain Pro;·ince. P I ( (;. ,nf i n1 w t i o1,) APRIL 18th (Friday) : 0 u r Lord'sown day: Good Friday. Thanks 10 God, His death is mourned even in these far-away mountain::: and forests. In the morning, after the services, the lieutenant-governor, to our deep regret, had to leave for Aparri. As Vie had decided to start for agan tl-:e following Monday, he told (Mrs.' Lizardo and Lt. Galina to to help us in every possible way, giving them carte blanche for everything, eve:1 in the soldiers' barrac~. s, and promised to come and see us at our new place on his return trip. In the afternoon, I learned some more lbanag, and so the day passed peacdully. APRIL 19th (Saturday): I baptized four children, and although nothing else happened of enough importance to be recorded, I believed the day well-spent: everywhere, and especially here in the Philippines, the "sabado gloria" is the day "par excellence" for baptisms; and lucky children they were, these four christian babies, who, although born in an out-of-theway place, and far from church or convent, received their first share of divine grace on the day Our Mother the Church sings "alleluja" for the first t ime of the year. APRIL 20th (Sunday) : This morning Mr. Pad ua 1 e.eived the photographic plates from Manila, also paper, etc. They had been ordered at Tagudin on the 5th inst., and only later on. should we realize what a piece of good luck the whole transaction was; indeed, if we had sent our orders either from Kabugaw or from any other place we subsequently inhabited, it would have been utterly impossib·e for us to procure anything in time. Easter Sunday brought us again so:ne children to be regenerated in the holy water3 of baptism: this time the happy souls were three. Two christian marriages were celebrated on the same day. These helped us to remember that in the Church the Sacraments are seven. This same day I increased my little vocabulary of Ibanag by many new words and expressions, and Mr. Padua and myself, helped by Mr.;. Lizardo, completed our preparations for the next journey: for the next day we should leave by boat for Nagan. We expected to make that place our home for some time. In the evening we heard that Father C. de Brouwer, the missionary who resides at Bon50 tok (about 150 miles from Kabugaw), \Vould visit this place Yery soon on one of his mission tours, for not only the sub province of Bontok. but also those of Kalinga and of Apayaw fall under his juri 0 - dic .ion. I asked Mrs. Lizardo to let me know as soon as she learned the exact date of his arrival, so that I could come up and see him: this precaution was unnecessary though, as we shall see later. APRIL 21st (Monday): 8 a. m. !~ ad been announced as th= time at which the boat would leave Kabugaw, and not to miss this opportunity of dra\\·ing nearer the end of our expedition, we went to the shore very early, taking with us, besides our ordinary baggag=, one cavan (75 liters) of rice. a small bottle of p troleum ~nd a good provision of salt. Mrs. Lizardo had told us that rice and salt would be especially valuable to attract the Negritos and to win their confidence, and so it provt d to be. From different rumors and hearsay, I had concluded that some years ago, a school for Negritos had been started at Kagan, but that all the Negrito children were now di:::persed, and that the man whom the governor had appointed chief or "presidente" , had taken to the woods. That was the real reason why we had decided to live at :'\ agan and use it as a center from where we should try to come in touch with as many of our pygmies, as possible. Very soon, howe\"er, I found out the exact truth about the matter: the school was still in existence, but none except Isneg children were in attendance, as the Negri to settlement, at ·about one and a half miles from the schoolho1Jse, had been dispersed, notwithstanding the most earnest endeavors of the government officials to prevent the catastrophe. V/e had hoped to reach our final destination some time in the afternoon, hut when finally our boat left Kabugaw, the sun was already high in the heavens (about 10 a. m.), and we lost all hope of r e a c h i n g Nagan that same day. Two soldiers had been deputed by Lt. Galinato to bring us to our new destination, and, although this was a real courtesy of both the captain ar.d the lieutenant, we should have been glad to decline it, if it had been possible, because th~ soldiers would be more of a hindrance than a help to us, for they would serve a<> a :;:carecrow to the Negritos. Besides these two, we had on board four rowers, a Filipino carpenter and two Japanese, one of whom was very ill of malaria, and wanted to fight the doctor at the first opportunity, for he claimed to have been utterly neglected during a prolonged illness. Of the two soldiers, one was an Isneg, the other a Kagayan. During this little journey a wholt; series of strange experiences helped us to dispel the traditional monotony of an excursion in a canoe, as the river was full of pebbles and rapids. Father Van Overbergh in a boat, on his wa)' lo Nagau. At the first dangerous rapids. at Kill6, we all left the canoe and walked over the boulders on tl:e bank of the river, while our rowers tried to get their boat down the river and over the pebbles without accident. Farther down, at Pansian and at Ginned, only the Japanese and I remained in the canoe; the sons of the Rising Sun remained, because sickness prevented one of them leaving his bed and I remained to see how things we re going on. Well, to tell the truth, it is not always very pleasant to shoot down a waterfall like an arrow, for the boat would not be the only one to be shattered to pieces, if she kissed a stone on the way. Besides, the passage of these rapids was enlivened by the interesting stories related to us by our oars:nen about a superintendent of schools, who was drowneJ a couple of years ago at that pla e, a Spanish friar, who was drowned ;rany years ago at that place, a third ~ne ]-ere and another one there, and so on. HoweYer we came through safe, and, at Tawit. we took a picture of our craft. while one of the rowers hrought the mail to the presidencia or municipal building. Until now we had been pas~ing between two mountain walls more or less abrupt, but from now on we found a less mountainous country. only low hills breaking the monotony of the wide river bed. At Kapinatan, we took a couple of photographs of an old abandoned stone church, unroofLd and . full of trees and shrubs. It served as an eloquent memorial o' the 52 time, when the Spanish friars lived in this country, and our Isneg were Christians, about seventy years ago. Many stories are told about how they started a revthe Lord to send His ambassador here, they will listen with eagerness to the Glad Tidings, that are not entirely new to them after all. and the missionaries will find an Ruins of the church at Kapinatan. olution, killed the priest and became pagans again and one of the fiercest races of headhunters that ever was. ow they are peaceable once more, but the Christian Mass has been replaced by pagan sacrifices; nevertheless Christian blood runs through their veins, and perhape some day, when it shall please ample field of grain ready for the harvest. Kapinatan is situated on a bend o'f the river. Our boat landed during our absence, at some distance farther down, and there we met her, only to learn that it was dangerous to go any farther as night was rapidly coming on, and that we should ha' e to Eleep the:i and there. \\·e rad no reason to complain , as the day had not been wit·hout its attractions, even with re:::pect to the principal aim of our expedition, for we had gathered much precious information about the Negritos, in the conversations we had all day with our companions on the boat. Not wishing to starve, howe' er, after so many memorable adventures, we bought two chickem from some Isneg living in the neighborhood, and later some small fish from passers-by; these ~ e cooked at once, had our n:eal in the open air, and spread our bed between the boulders. To entertain us. one of the carptnters related ti e story of a man who slept at that identical spot some years ago after a successful hunt; the, place he had picked out to stretch his. weary Jim b-; was situated exactly between ·the river and the spot where he had deposited the hunted de::r; having fallen asleep, he probably dreamt about the thousands of happy experiences that fell to a hunter's lot, when a crocodile, attracted by the smell 0f the venison, took a walk about the premises, enccuntered our hunter's legs, took them for a part of the killed deer and drew them steadily toward the water, full of the happy anticipa53 tion of a coming dinner. Somewhat aroused from his slumbers, our hunter had sense enough to take hold of all possible obstacles in the way, p obbels, scattered timber, etc., etc., and the crocodile, experiencing an unexpected resistance, had the good idea to abandone all hope of a dish of fresh meat, and to allow the man to go as best he could and find people to take care of his wounds. We had no deer with us, but warned by somebody else':> experience, we placed th~ chickens as a guard bet ween ours::lves and the river, so as to mislead any reptiles th a t n_ ight be strolling around; and that night we slept, I could not say comfortably, but at least without being startled by unnecessary v1s1tors. The only exception was our Isneg soldier, who was in pain from stomach troub'e, b ~cause he had aroused the wrath of the spirits of the abandoned church, who were supposed to bring sickness to all who dared venture inside; and, when I asked the Isneg why I was not sick, al though I had trespassed on the forbidden gr o u n d as well as the soldier, they had a ready answer in the fact that I was a christian, and these spirits did not attack anybody but lsneg. (To be continued .... ) Did you send your renewal to the Little Apostle? 54 China. Two Chineo:e Prefects Apostolic, Mgr. Tcheng and Mgr. coun, have arrived in Rome with 610 Chinese men and women to make the Holy Year Pilgrimage. Czccho-Slovakia. Last April the Papal Iuncio, Msgr. Marmaggi, left for Rome, a few days before the celebration of the silver jubilee of his ordination. It was a protest against the continual attacts of the Government againts the Nuncio and the Church, to satisfy the Socialist, Communist and other anti-Catholic societies. Last May however, the legislature approved a new concordat with Rome. England. There are over 1,300 ~eparate editions of the" I mi ta tion of Christ" in the library of the British Museum. France. On September 13, 1914, at 3 p.m., at one of the most tragic moments during the war, while the battle of the Marne was being fought at the gates of Paris, an immense crowd, responding to an appeal of Cardinal Arnette, made the vow in the vast interior of Kotre Dame, to 1 ai~e a basilica to St. Joan of A re, if the battle should terminate in a victory. The battle was won by the French. The first stone of this new shrine is to be laid in the near future on the same spot where St. Joan of Arc, on September 7, 1'±29 prayed a whole night before she advanced on Paris, heard Mass and received Holy Communion. Germany. Some time ago the Catholic students of Germany formed a University League for the Missions. Their first congress was held lately at Hanover. On this occasion Chancellor Marx addressed a letter to the delegates in which he said: "The thought of the Missions seems to me worthy of receiving among the mass of students a warm and generous response. Academic formation for the purpose of aiding the Missions should be a feature of their life. The thought, vast as the universe, of carrying the Christian culture to all men, is a marvelous stimulus to sacrifices material and spiriritual, to sustain the works of Catholic Missions." What would Marx have written to the Catholic students of the Philippines, if they had met in congress to deliberate about the means of c:vilizing 1,000, 000 infidels of their own country? Holland. On March 15, 1345, in Amsterdam, a sick man was taken with vomiting som· time after he had received the Holy Viaticum. The ejection was cast int, the open hearth . The next morning, after stirring up the embers a woman of the household bPh-1 ::1 the whi ce Host perfectly in tact in the midst of the flaring flames. She warned the clergy of the parish. A priest brought the Blessed Sacrament unosten tatiously to the c- h u r ch. But it was found O\·er and over again in the chest of tb.e sick man's house, un til it was brought in solem n procession to the church. A feast was instituted in commemoration cf this miracle. Upon the spot where the miracle happened a chapel was built. It was destroyed during the iconoclastic fury of the XVI century. l\evertheless in commemoration of the first solemn proce:;sion, the Amsterdam Catholic:; passed in silent prayer from the place of the chapel to the above mentioned church, every year at the anniversary ·of the feast and during its octave. And so until now, never have . .\msterdam Catholics ceased to go oYer that same ground on the afore said days, praying silently and adoring the Sweet Captive who dwells for love of us in our Tabernacles. 55 Hungary. At Mezokove;od nearly all the women of the town went in procession to the market place, where a solemn vow was taken to preserve Christian morals in dress. Then under the supervision of the fire brigade, a bonfire was made of all the extravagant and scandal giving garment->. Palestine. The total population of Palestine is 657,000, of whom 28,500 are Catholics, 38,000 Orthodox, 6,000 Pro:estants, 84,000 Jews, 585,000 Moslems and 1,500 Hindus. Jerusalem has 62,500 inhabitants, of whom 14,700are Christians, 34,000 Jews, ar:d 13,500 Moslems. Spain. What catl~olic organization can do! The Federation of Catholic Agri . ultural Syndicates of the Orihuela Dioce:::e in Spain, thanks to Dr. Francisco Irastorza, its bishop, is carrying out a va--t irrigation project which will beneiit 300,000 inhabitants of that district. The capital loaned by the confederation to needy members amounts to 300, C.00,00J pesetas. while the land divided among small land owners represents 25,00J,COJ pesetas. The Confederation has also founded numerous producers and consumers co-operative associations, even a butchers' association, the object of which is to reduce the price of meat. It has appropriated 5,000,000 pesetas for the construction of houses suitable for an agricultural population. Well done, Catholic Leaders. 56 Philippines An Anfituberculosis Congress may be held this year in :;'lfanila for the Far East. The Elections Of June 2, have given the different parties the following members in the house of representatives: 59 Nationalistas, 17 Democratas, and 8 Independents. The Senate counts with 12 nacionalistas, 8 Democratas, and 2 Independents. It is clear that the Nacionalistas dominate completely the lower house. Shall they stand united in the Senate and be able to elect Mr. Quezon again as President? Besides the elected Senators, two are appointed by the Governor General. Among the ::S-acionalistas, it is said, that some were not too much in favor of the coalition between N acionalistas and Consolidados which form now the consolidado-nacionalista party, and that they are still opposed to it and consequently to the actual President. Shall Mr. Quezon be reelected? Although the Democratas have won in number of Sena tors, they have lost several seats in the house of representatives and also a few governors in the provinces. May all parties stand united : after all t heir programs do not differ essentially. Mindanao Some trouble arose in :\findanao. A few Moros refused to pay their taxes, some tried to burn a schoolhouse. They were defeated by the Constabulary. But as some of the revolutionaries remain nncaptured, further trouble may arise and in e meantime the peaceful citizens of ·~ertain parts of Mindanao Ii Ye in continual fear. Manila In 192;~ the N acionalista party in power accused Governor 'Vood of encroaching upon the rights of the Filipino people granted in the Jones bill and decided not to cooperate any further with the Governor General (at least in some branches of the administration) : whereupon the Nacionalista heads of the various bureaus resigned and automatically the sub,ecretaries became heads of their rPspective departments. It seems that the Nacionalista party pretends to continue the same -policy. The Market of copra, hemp, sugar and tobacco, the principal products of the Philippines for exporLation, has reached a very low ebb. Hence arises the terible financial crisis all over the Islands. The disturbances in China are one of the causes. It seems, however, that hemp and tobacco may soon increase in price. 57 foreign Belgium. from a Pastoral Letter of the Belgian Hierarchy The introduction of the Pastoral is a reYiew of the worl{ of restoration accomplished in Belginm since the war. It says: In Xovember 1918, "Nieuport. Dixmude, Ypres, Louvain, Dinant and scores of other towns and Yillages were nothing more r,han shapeless heaps of stones and rubbish. ~ow after six years of peace, they are rebuilt, every single one of them. ~'fore than a hundred of churches of Flanders and of the 1'.'alloon land, lay utterly wrecked: all but an old one are being wor;;hipped in airain. The population of our manufacturing centers was mostly housed in miserable shacks, wht>nce light and airwere practically excluded. Today rows of workingmen's honses arise on eYery side and numerous are the workers who became owners of their homes. The work-hours in mil I and factory a \'eraged from ten to twelve a day. They have been shortened and proport,ioned to persJnal and familial needs. Five years ago 210.000 operati Yes - full~· one third of those assisted by the out-of-work funds - were jobless. At present there are none worth mentioning. The mean industrial production of the last two years is surprisingly large. Iron works, coal mines and in general all the industries essential to Belgium present figures superior to those of 1913. :Moreover, it is a well known fact that not only has our industry everywhere revived, but it has perfected its plants. Jn the port of Antwerp, the total ship tonnage rose from 14,000,000 tons in 1913 to more than 11,000,000 in 1923, and in 1924 it went over the 19,000,000 mark. Antwerp is at present the most prosperous port of the continent. The war had strewn thefertilelands of Flanders, with shells and debris to to such an extent, that we asked ourselves when they would again be cultivated. Even now they are more teeming and fertile than thf\y ever were before the catastrophe. It is difficult to adduce figures on the economiral conditions of o u r homes; but would it be wide of the mark to say that two thirds of our Belgians enjoy more comfort as regards homes, raiment and food, than they did before the cataclysm of 1914? It is a fact that many complain whose material situation has been improved. Why? Because they are impoYerished? No, of course not. But because their desires ha ''e increa:;ed. They have made luxu1·y to enter into the category of theit- need:;. Tliat is a road upon which it will lie impossible ever to catch up with them. To increase one·s possessions, it is not enough to earn more, one must also learn to spend less. Let us ham done with the foolish legend that Belgium is going to rack and ruin. It is not. Economically, it is clearly upon the way of prosperity, and there is no occasion for the gift of prophecy to hail the future with confidence. China For a long time the Chinese have been fighting with the Japanese secretly and openly. They have boycotted Japanese goods in the past and lately made a strike in the Japanese factories near Shang-hai. During a manifestation of the strikers, several of the student leaders were shot. As all foreigners who have interests in China were ready to defend Shang-hai, 58 the hatred of the Chinese against all foreigners increased greatly, but especially against the English. The news of the death of several students spread thru China, and immediately other strikes were called for and started not only in Shang-hai but in other important towns. Here and there disturbances against foreigners have begun. These may be the immediate forerunners of a general revolution against all foreigners alike thru China, as it has been foretold by the "Little Apostle." In the meantime ci vii war rages in the south, another one has just started in the north between Shang-tso-lin, the war lord of )fanchuria, and the Christian General of Peking. The latter has fled already and the former has taken possession of the Chinese capital. As Shang is supported by the Japanese, and the Christian General by the Russians, some day in· the future Russia and Japan may meet in Manchuria for the possession ·of this rich province. Europe England agreed to come to the rescue of France in case the latter were attacked by Germany on the Rhine. Besides France, England, Belgium and Germany made a pact for preserving the Rhine frontier intact. Italy wishes to enter the pact provided it were extended, so as to be applied to all German frontiers. Thi$ is a great step towards universal peace in Europe and a greater economy in all countries concerned, rneing that until now enormous expenses were incurred by all for the upkeep of mighty armies. Is it not perhaps, also an agreement between the nation., concerned to stand united against their common enemy: the Bolshevik? Germany Hindenburg, a general of the old military school, having been elected president of the German republic, many have thought they saw in this election a sign of coming "revenge". What are the powers of Hind en burg or the German President? He is elected for seven years and may be reelected by uni versa! suffra\!·e. He may be dismissed if a majority of two third of the Re1chstag disqualifies him and the suffrage of the people approves the dismissal. But he can dismiss at any time the Reichstag. without advice of anybody and without being responsible to none for what he does. He represents the German empire before the other nations. He makesaud breaks treaties with other uations. He declares war and ratifies peace. He can save the life of his subjects sentenced to death. He nominates and dismisses all public functionaries and officers of the army. He is the chief commander of the army, ·as well as the head of the ci vii hierarchy. Even without the consent of the Reichstag, he may establish the martial law. He may bring to reason by force of arms an_\" one of the German stateE, which is a privilege not eYen grant.-d to the. Emperor. This last right and th<~ power of nominating all publicfunc-tiDna rieE", su ppreffes practically the German federalisn of states. For instance, he has under his hands the Bavarian officers and thus likewirn the Bavarian army; the Bavarian civil employees and thus also the Bavarian Gornrnment. Ask Millerand, the dismissed president of France, what a French president is, and he will an.swer: a toy in the hands of the premier. Ask the S'dss president, elected for only one year-· (f. L Mr. Lacbenal, who although president· was fined for making a.n express train stop in front of his villa) what be is: and he will answer that in Switzerland he is nothing more than any other man, except for a few pri;-ileges, such as that of receiving a small allowance and of signing a few bills. If you ask what the German president is, after studying his prarogati ves. you will find that he is only an "elected emperor'' without a Cl'O\\ II. Morocco The 1var between the Rifft-nians and the French continues. Lately the Spaniards who remember still how they "·ere fJrced by the Riffenians to retreat towards thP coast. arrreed to help the French: this mu,tual understanding of France and Spain may pretty soon briug the Morroccun chief A bd-el krirn to reason. Palestine Lord Balfour of En12"l and, two months ago. went to Palestine to inaugurnte the newly established unirnrsity. Jerusalem was adorned with ulack draper~· as if in mourning, aud Lord Bal four was continual ii' watched by a strong detachment of soldiers. From Jerusalen he went to Persia, and here again these precautions were to be taken. These last vears ml!lch was heard of troubles bet w"een the GoYernment of the English Protectorate in Palestine, the Arabs who form bv far the larger population of it. the Jews 11·ho since a few years, tha~ks to the Siunist movement. liecarne more and 11101»: numerous in the I-Iolv Land the Catholics in general who ,:~nerat~ Palestine as the Holv Countn of the Lord, the Greek and Russian Churches who too believe in Christ and possess in Jerusalem and other towns some holy places. What is at the bottom of t he mocking rec eption of Lord Ba.lfouT and this continuous uneasiness in the most Sacred Country of the world '! During the world war, the Arabs fought on the side of the Allies after a oromise that the Allies would grant them their own Go\·ernment in Arabia to which would be attached Palestine (treaty of Colonel La1uence or England and Hussein grand cberif of Lamecque, Arabia in 1915). A few years 59 ago the Jews resolved to settle again in the country, they were dispersed from by the Roman Emperor Titus in the year 70. (Sionist movement). In 19li the English promised theSionists a "national home" in Palestine. at the request of Rotschild and oth~r rich Jews who furnished much money to the Engli~h GoYernment. Thus thev promised them a kind of independen-t State in Palestine. This was against the agreement with the Arabs. -Xevertheless England who receiYed the protectorate of Palestine in the treatv of Versailles. to please the rich Jews, ·had to g-i Ye them some privileges against which the Arabs protested when these rights were poli~ical and the Christians when they encroached upon their religious rights. l'hanks to the protection of England, thanks to the financing of the Jewish millionaires. from all over the world, thousands of Jews have flocked to Palestine since the war. They came mostly from Russia. Poland and Roumania. from where troubles and persecution had driven them awav. They have taken possession of the ,~l leys. once waste, now again fertile. They ha1·e created a new citv near Jaffa, the port of Tell-Aviva. Lateh' howe1·er the immigration of Jews ha·s decreased. Why? It is greatly due to the opposition of Arabia. for: who attacks Aral;>ia attacks the )f ohammeda n world with which England has much to do in her colonies. But if England fears her )fohammedan subjects, she needs too the financial help of the Jewish millionaires and therefore, although the occupation by Jews of Palestine seems to slacken, it will go on, st,opping now and then a little when the Arabians protest too much, to resume when England needs money. To whom will Palestine finally belong? Anyway the 12,000,000 Jews 0f the world will never come together in their old country: it is too small for their number. 60 Jr:X****Z***********X:Z:X::::::X::Z:X***Z**X:::XXXXX:XXXXX*****•=~ U M ~ QUESTION BOX ~ H It ~xxxxxxxxxx: = * x :::c ::z::::::::::= x =: x:: xxxxx:::xx:::::i::x~~x:d.t Questions unsi1rned will not be answered. Anonymous Jet1Prs must find their wa.r into the waste paper basket. \Ye will not pnhlbh the names of thosP who sPnd QuPstions. 7. - Outside of the Catholic Church there is no ·salvation. ! can not belirve that, although I was taught this while at rollege. Please explain its meaning. Ans. To understand well this assertion, one must distinguish between what is called the body of the Church and the soul. The body of the Catholic Church is the society of men who having been baptized, obey our Holy Father, the Pope of Rome. To the soul of the Church belong not only the first but also all those who through invincible ignorance do not see thei r obligation of joining the Catholic Church's body and nevertheless observe the dictates of their conscience. Let me explain this by an example. Take for instance a pag-an in the Mountain Province who knows not.ting about the Catholic Church, or, knowing, does not. even see he bas the obligation of inquiring about the Church and his obligations :>f joining it; if that man nevertheless keeps the commandments of the natural law, i. e. the commandments he knows naturally, that pagan belongs to the soul of the Church. Take for instance a protestant who has been educated in his religion and keeps its obligations, but who has so many prejudices against the Catholic Church that it does not strike his mind be has to inquire further aboi...t the Catholic Church, that man belongs to the soul of the Church. If then it is said that there is no salvation outside of the Church. it means that there is no sal va ti on · for those who do not belong to the soul of the Church. Indeed those who belong to the Church may be saved. If they only keep the obligations of their conscience. avoiding what they know to be an offence against God and man , they shall ue saved. Even if God bad to send an angel to baptize a pagan who belongs to the soul of the Church, He would do it, for nobody shall be sentenced to hell except through his own fault. In this case, that pagan has no fault of his own if he does not know the Catholic Church, or does not understand his obligation of joining it. More: supi:ose a man who belongs to the soul of the Church commit s a sin, i. e. does not keep the commandments he knows and offends greatly God, still that man might be saved thru and act of contrition. However. one sees easily that it. mu5t be very difficult for a pagan to make an act of contrition. A man wh o belongs only to t he soul of the Church ancl :;ees the works or hears of the teaching of the Church and who feels an obligation of inquiring about the Church, certainly has the obligation of doing so and in not doing it, he would fail g-reatly, and he excluded from the soul of the Church and for him there would be no salvation. One who refuses to join the Church after he has seen his ouligat iol'. of courrn falls aw;1y frc ·m the soul of the Church and for h·im a~ long- as he stub· bornlY refuoes to Pnter the Church. there· is no salYation, just as for a Catholic who refuses to obey the Jaws of God and Chureh and to use the means of reconciliation with God. Thus the meaning of "outside oft he Church there is no salvation" is the following: there is no salvation for a man who does not at least belong- to the soul of the Church. but a man who belongs to the soul o(the Church can still be saYed. He must keep the natural law, or if he did not now and then , he can still be saved by an act of contrition. Note also that ' 'outside of the Church there is no salvation" does not mean that a Catholic shall be saved ju:-t because he belongs to the Church. Not at all. A Catholic mus\, to ue saved , keep the commandments of God and the Church: and, if he did not, he must before death make his peace with God by recei Ying worthily the Sacraments or, if he can not at all receive them , he should make an act of contrition. 61 ftAILBA' OFTHE LITTLE AtGITlE For all corre<;pondence \\'ith ''THE LITTLE APOSTLE" send Flllr letters to 1.'e Little Apostle. Box 1393, Manila Dear RP,aclers of the '·Little Apostle." )fy most sincere thanks to all of you who ha 1·e so kindly renewed your subscription begun in June 1924 and who have sent in another subscription alread.r for this year. But permit me to pull the ears of some others, a little forgetful. I do not think they 1 1 ·ereso. busy with politics and patriotism as to forget their poor brethren of the Mountain ProYince: it is another good form of politics and high patriotism to help the Igor rotes. Any way: the elections are o,·er and I hope that the forgetful '"·ill send ' ·NO"\Y" t heir renewal b~· 1I. 0. The other clay I recei vecl a letter from a well-intentioned reader sending me a few canceled stamps: 40 of 2 centa rof, '.:O of+ centavos etc. all togothel'. worth, be said: f'+0.00. All rig·ht my friend. but remember they were canceled and the real worth of canceled stamr:s ma~· amount to P0.20 a kilogram. Of course we receive gratefully any help, but the reduced price of canceled stamps shows that instead of sending a few at a time, it is better to send them only in great quantities and in the cheapest way, for as you see, the price of sending them may be higher t.han their real value. As announced in the Editorial it is the intention of the "Little Apostle" to contribute to the universal honor rendered to the Little Flower of Jes11s, the most wonderful Saint of these modern times. Can you offer any suggestion about the manner of making the Little Flower better known and de mutely imitated in the Philippines? Dear Readers, remember the "Question Box." H you want any explanation about religious matters. if you hear any objection against the Catholic Church and you are unable to find an answer. write to the '·Little Apostle", signing ~·our letter with your name and don't be afraid we shall publish it. Unsigned letters ~hall not be considered. It is wonderfui how some students ha Ye worked for the "Little Apostle" no. for the poor Pagans of the )fountain ProYince during the last racation. They collected subscript ions and will consequently have contributed greatly to the knowledge of the poorest of our brethren in Christ. One student brought in a list of 30new subscribers. May Christ bless their apostolic work aucl may their zeal stimulate others who were ..... afraid to ask subscriptions. Why should one be afraid to ask them ? You do not a:::.k alms when you offer the '·Little Apostle". You make a present. You give more than you ask as a little subscription. Later, if you wish to do some good in your life, you shall have to face other difficulties. To ask subscriptions or eren alms for the missions, is often a 62 gond trial, a good exercise for later. Don't be afraid of doing all you can though sometimes i(, may seemsolittle and be eom·inced that b} asking alms for God's work you really giYe your friends a chance of doing some good for their souls. In hea Y en they will be exeeedingly grateful to those who have been the means of making them know God and His Church. With most sincere tha11ks and best wishes to a 11 those who have spread the "Little Apostle" during Yacation. I remai11 Yours gratefully in X Rev. 0. Vandewalle CO~TJHBUTIOI'\S RECEIVED A non.rrnous for the nPw mission of LulJua1Zan. K a linga: PIUO .<O \Ye ~ratf'full.r acknowh•dQ°e the recpipt of cancPlf'd stam1Js for the lJe nPfit of tlw ~lissions from: Carlos L oanzon. Parn1Jan~a: Zoilo ArlalPja. Manila: Francisco ilPl Bosario. ~Janil a: .Jose Panganiban. babela: Dolc>1·es P. Uleilan . .:'\ uPva Yizca.ra (2 tin1e-s): I~naria (-j arcia . Ilocos Rur: ;\Jathildf' llemandPz. ::\ ueva Yizcaya: ltufino E\·angPlbta. Hizal. The Little r\po,tle thanks most heanily tlw Uenefactors. All the i \.lbsionaries rememtJer tht"m pver.r <la.rat mass. The Precious 6[03d 0 living fount! 0 fount of life! Bear me up amidst the strife: Keep my mind, my heart, my will, Keep my soul, my being filled. Save me midst the storms around me: Save me from the war within me: From all sin my soul l<eep free - SaYe me to Eternity' In Thy life I'll al ways live, For thy power will always give Life to do what e'er is best. Grace, to keep Thy wise behests. Light to mind . and peace to heart. Strength to will and do my part. Grace and blessings e'er will be Mine, unto Eternity. Blood of Jesus. Thou art mine: Make me be by union thine: Let Thy life and mine be one, I am nothing-. Thou a rt all: With Thee I stand. without Thee. fall: ]{eep, then, from sin's bond age free , Keep me to Eternity. Keep mP, Jesus, by 'Ihy blood; Keep me by this daily food : Let its grace my life e'er be, 1\ry life unto Eternity. Its purest streams e'er courfe my vein>: Its power. strength unto my Yeins; My life, my all, 0 let it be To happy, blest Eternity. HAVE A HEART FOR THE POOR IGORROTES AND RENEW AT ONCE YOUR SUBSCIPTION, IF _ IT EXPIRED LAST JUNE. A UL could not believe it ..... no, he could not: "I 11 our time," he said to Peter, the Christians had much more co?1fidence in God. They were sure of· their salvation. They knew without a bit of don bt that they wo;;ld enter heaven, if they lived only as good Christians.... And now, you seem to say that ma11y c'oubt their s'.l.l vat ion and are troubled and anxious. No, Peter, you must be mistaken .... it can not be su bad.'' ''Come along with me, answered Peter, come on, and sit with me for half a day at the gate and you shall hear." So both were now sitting at the golden gate of heaven, under a ngilangngilang tree, whose odours filled the heavenly entrance. The glittering sun peeped here and there between the leaYes and wrote all sorts of figures 011 the green level tapestry of grass. Farther stood lofty cocoatrees laden with nuts and blossoms. The banana leaves on 63 both sides of the lane towards heaven wa,·eJ slowly up and down under the cooling breeze. Paul sat near a small table, turni:1g from right to left big pages of the " book of life." It was the book of Peter which contained the deec!s of every one on earth. It was not a busy day today. Few people \Yere in sight on the narrow path, afar. \Vhat a lm·ely morning ... Some children, who entereci paradise only yesterday, \Yere on the massive golden wall..... some played .... others plucked roses that grew along the wall and made bouquets for the coming saints or playing threw them at each other's crolly head. St. Monica just arrived after her morning walk. She saw the little tots on the wall playing, rum1ing, gesticulating, and having a good time. She threw her arms wide open and shouted: ''but little tots, come once quickly down. You may fall and hurt yourselves.' ' 64 " Kever mind, mother l'v1cnica" they giggled together, clapping their tiny hands " we can fly now" th.~y said. " Monica thinks she has still her Augustine under hands., murmured Paul, "for that was a 11aughty boy indeed.' ' ·'As you'' said Peter and he laughed aloud. "He!Little Ma'am" shouted the little children from the wall to somebody who approached the gate but on the wrong path " he! open your apron and get these roses. They are for you.'' "Cling, cfo:g, cling" rang the bell. Peter pulled the string, the gate opened and an old lady in her sunday dress, on slippers, her head veiled as if to go to mass, appeared shyly in the opening. "Excuse, Sir," sht said "I must be mistake11. I do not haye to be her('. as yet. Please will you be kind enough •to pnrgatory? place ..... . to show me the way I think that's my ''Just a moment'' whispered Peter ''What is your name?' ' " Grandma" muttered the lady cO\·eriug her mouth. ''Gra:idma? .... that comes under the G" and he turned the pages of his ledger from left to right and from right to left .... ''Grandma?'' ... I can not find your name on my book .... Grandma? .... That name is not enlisted under the G. That must be a mistake ..... .. Do you not have another name?" ''Yes, Sir. Teresa Opmaco was Cum licentia my name in baptism and when I was young., .. but since many years they call me simply Grandma .. ... . Don't you know that? I have sixty three children and grandchildren alive? .... "Goodness, sighed Peter, sixty three? And do they all live as true Christians?"- ''Of course, Sir. I taught them all their prayers and woe to the one who would have dared to offend the Lord. '' " Sixty three children and grandchildren? But, please Teresa, enter. You are a saint since years. Pass right away into heaven ... you ought to ha Ye been here since many years .. .. '' ''Gracious! If I had only known such!" " Didn't you know that?" asked Paul from behind the table. ''Well no, I thought I was a great sinner, on account of the chidren and grandchildren .... you see, I was so impatient with them .. ... but the1:, I was sony for it and I offered all my work and sufferi11gs for my sins. So I thought I would ha Ye to do a long penance." The litlle tots of the high wall came flying down towards Grandma. They clang to her apron, took her the hands and while Monica preceeded, all entered heaven. "What did I t e 11 you Paul? People are to afraid from the Lord. They have no faith enough ir. their good deeds and remember mostly only the little sins they fall into through inattention.'' 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