The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. II, No.6 November 1925

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. II, No.6 November 1925
Issue Date: Vol. II (No. 6) November 1925
Year: 1925
Language: English
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extracted text: VOL fl, No. 6 November 192S C~tholic School Press, Baguio, Mt. Pr. Entered as s.,cond·Class Matter at the Post Office at Baguio. Mountain. on February 5. 1925 THE LITTLE APOSTLE OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE 1'hi •fficirtl 01·gan of tM ]-fissionm·ies of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (&lieutreld Jl'athe:rs) in the Mountain Provinct of the Philippines. Edit@d and published monthly Editor . . REv. 0. VANDEWALLE, P. 0. Box 1393, ~Ianila, Phil. Is. Publishers . . . . . . THE CATHOLIC ScHOOL PRESS, Baguio, Philippine!\. { fDl .00 for the Philippines Yearly subscription pri.ce: $1.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. All checks and money orders should he rnacle payable to THE LITTLE Apostle, Manila, l'. I. .N'otice regarding change of address should be ~i>nt promptly. All communications mm•t he adrlresliled to: THE LITTLE APO~TLJ<~ P. 0. 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II Ii II II II H rll II II CIGARILLOS TABACOS II H H II 1 1 It II II II II II CAGAYAXES COROKAS II It II It 1 11 II H ISABELAS EXCELEXTES II H II M It H II H ENTRE LARGOS 1 1 1 ESPECIALES II H It ~ H ROYALES BELLEZAS H II Ill It H II H IMPERIAL ES PRESIDEKTES II H H H H H It H II H II !!: - ::.!! Christian Parents X 01\E of the first pages of the Portuguese edition of the Autobiography of the Little FlO\Yer, we read the following: "To the sacred memory of Louis Joseph Stanislaus Martin and Zelie Guerin, the blessed parents of Sister Teresa of the Child Jesus, for an EXAMPLE TO ALL CHRISTIAN PARE~TS." Indeed, the parents of the Little Flower were real examples of truly Christian parents. If by the fruits one may know the tree. the consecration to God of all the children of Louis Martin and Zelie Guerin, and especially the holiness of their Little Flower is a striking proof of their true Christian charact~r. Parents are the divinely chosen instruments for bringing up their children in the fear and service of God. \Voe to those parents who neglect this godlike duty! If great shall be the reward of parents like those of the Little Flower, who bring up their children for the glory of God, on the other side it will be extremely difficult for those parents who do not bring up their children for heaven, to save their own souls. They were chosen by God for this purpose, to show their children how to \Valk in the footsteps of Christ and work out their salvation: woe to those who thru their fault are causes of the eternal loss of the souls entrusted to them by a decree of God's Providence. They are the cause of the loss and eternal punishment of souls made to the image and likeness of God: the souls of their own children. They are the cause of the uselessness of a God's Passion and Blood for the redemption of their children ..... yes ..... of their ow~ children, the bones of their bones and the blood of their own blood, whom they ought to love best after God and themselves. How those children, eternally tormented thru neglect of their parents in educating them, will curse for ever the authors of their life, as the cause of their everlasting pains! And they will have every reason for doing so. There is a society for protection 162 of animals which has persons arrested and sentenced for making brutes suffer. But, upon those who are the cause of the eternal loss of souls, the souls of their mYn children, whom they are supposed to love, only the offended and infinite Justice can impose an adequate and well deserved chastisement. l\'ay, most of the animals take the tenderest care of their young as long as these little ones need it. They feed them, protect them, defend them against the harmful enemy ...... it is only natural for a living being to love itself and its offspring, and consequently to provide what is needed for the wellbeing of self and its second selves. And should human parents, endowed with an intellect which speaks of an immortal soul and an everlasting life of either glory or torments for themselves and for their beloved children, leave their dear second selves without the necessary means which they need to fight their battle through life and aboye all to provide for their never-ending happiness in the other world ? See, how parents work and slave day and night to feed and clothe the bodies of their children. Do they strive in the same proportion to strengthen and protect their immortal soul against eternal death ? When one of their children is sick, how sad they are, how they run for a doctor, how they spare no expenses in trying to snatch their beloved ones from the brink of the pitiless grave! And when their children are spiritually sick and dead thru sin, or in danger of losing their souls thru bad company, or lack of religious instruction, or laziness in fulfilling their duties towards God their Creator; what shouldn't parents do then, day and night, making possible and impossible efforts to save their children from eternal death far more terrible than the sickness and death of the body? If one sa\Y his dog running into a possible danger, he would shout a \Yarning to save the poor brute, only a brute. What shouldn't parents do when they see their own children on the sure way of eternal perdition. if they arc not instructed in the religion of God's Church and warned in time when they run into any danger of their soul ? Christian parents, learn from the parents of the Little Flower to bring up children for the glory of God. Learn of them to rear · your children in the fear and love of God while they are stil young. It is when children are young and tender that they are molded as you \Yould wish to have them 1vhen you depart from them to give an account of your most sacred duties towards your second selves. Aim high for the christian and virtuous education of your darlings. Teach them by your own words, deeds, advices and examples: their salvation will be thus insured and a more beautiful crown will be yours hereafter. ru November J, Saint Hubert St. Hubert was born about 656, the eldest son of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitine. The charming manners and agreeable address of the young Hubert won for him the esteem of Theodoric III, who appointed him "Count of the Palace". He gave himself over completely to wordly pleasures. He was particularly fond of hunting and the forests of Arclenne(Belgium)re-echoed to the sound of his bugle. l\evertheless behind his w or 1 d 1 i n es s reigned a latent deep nobility of "oul which some day would respond and yield itself to be wounded by the shafts of the Divine Hunter. Early one Good Friday morning, Hubert set out for the chase. He rode far into the forest when suddenly he came upon a snow-white deer. Never had hunter's eyes rested on so beautiful an animal. Immediately he shot forth in pursuit, but: "\\That can ail • The stag? Great heav'n! It turns, -Between its antlers, pure and pale, A cross, mysterious, burns! A cross of gold, whereon, behold! The bleeding Christ is hung! -The hunter bold, on the mossy mold, Hath bow and bugle flung. But clear and high from the rosy sky, Seraphic voices ring: Thrice-happy Hubert ! Thou art nigh The footstool of the King! In this lone place, 0 child of grace! Henceforth in penance bide; Forsake the court,-forego the chaseAnd follow the Crucified!" Obedient to the call of grace, Hubert went immediately to Bishop Lambert of Utrecht for direction. In due time Hubert was ordained priest. After the martyrdom of Bishop Lambert in 681, Hubert was chosen as successor as Bishop of Liege (Belgium). The great forest of Ardenne, was at that time a shelter of idolatry. At the risk of his life, Hubert penetrated into the lurking places of paganism and converted the whole neighborhood to the Church. Hubert became thus from a hunter of wild animals a veritable hunter of souls. 164 • A Letter from V. It f. Van Zuyt, former Provincial Superior 1 C1Jnti nuution) m A YOMBONG. Impossible to relate in a letter all the activities of the fathers in this town. A chapter ought to be applied to the lessons in doctrine given to more than a thousand pupils. Another chapter would be needed to describe a!l the meetings of old and young, men and women, each of them with an instruction in doctrine. Another chapter should speak about the numerous general Communions after well followed novenas. I resume all this in one word: Bayombong is, as it always was in our time: the town which practices best the Catholic religion. The church you repaired has become a true gem, and might figure along the nice churches of Manila. The convent, you rebuilt after a typhoon blew it away from over your head, has been torn down to make place for a bigger and better. Behind the convent is a large building called: the club. It is actually occupied by the Fathers but will be used later by the students as a meeting and recreation place. Friday, February 13. Today we go to Bambang. Chances are in my favor. I have a bus in the early morning that goes south. Bambang. Here Father Devesse has been living for 13 years. ah\-ays an example of patience and selfsacrifice. His work seems useless, but he holds on, he sticks to his place and he loves his people. This town was once C a t h o l i c, but mmt of the inhabitants under the influence of a few, followed Aglipay and his sect. Those however who remained faithful to the Catholic religion have greatly consoled their priest by their ardent zeal and staunch perseverance: it requires courage here to remain a Catholic. What strikes one at the entrance of Bambang is the sight of three churches near each other. First : the Catholic which dominates the others in size. This church and its convent were built by the Dominican Missionaries in the Spanish time, but were burnt during the revolution unhappily we have been unable to restore them completely. On the other side of the plaza rise the churches of the Aglipayans and the Methodists. Of this latter services I have nothing to say but that they consist of a little singing on Sunday.s and even on weekdays and of continual attacks against the Catholic Church and her ceremonies .... they do here as elsewhere and .... with that, God is according to them honored and served and, with that, the Protesta nt followers are quite satisfied. Poor followers whose religion has no expression in their daily life. Their religion is a dead one and brings death into the soul who should find life in the same. But I have a couple of remarks to make about the Ag 1 i pay an church. Writing from Solano, I did not say much about it, because we can observe the Aglipayan comedy better here at Bambang. A comedy yes, which makes the heart of a true priest ache. What a pity to see one of the Pari-paris 'so called Ag Ji pay an priests' passing over the streets in cassock, with a surplice and stole, covered with a Communion veil as if he were carrying the last Sacraments to an agonizing person. Not that the dying person needs these Sacraments, say the pari-paris, but they can not do him any harm and if the dying person likes this mimil 'JS cry, the pari-paris are always ready to act their part as comedians. Poor soul which has to be saved by such mimicking of Catholic rites, and then to appear in front of the Eternal Judge who will ask her what she did to know the truth, how she used her mind to distinguish what even a blind person can discern i. e. that a church established 1900 years after Christ our Savior can not be the true Church, and consequently can not offer salvation. This sacrilegious comedy h as nevertheless its funny side. Very probably the aglipayan sacristan of Bambang has no watch, for about the time of ringing the bells for Mass or Angelus in the Catholic Church, he lurks near his bells and as soon he hears the bells of the Catholic Church, up he jumps and he, too. rings his bells. If the boy of the Catholic Church rings too soon or too late, then the aglipayan too rings too soon or too late. Should the bells of the Catholic church ring for mass, the aglipayan bells too ring for mass although no mass would be said that day. If the bells of our church announce a second mass, the aglipayan bells announce a second one too al though the doors of the schismatic church remain closed the whole day. Should the priest be absent, the pari-pari too must be absent, for as the Catholic does not announce mass from the belfry, so do the aglipayan bells remain silent. It has happened that the bells of the aglipayan tower rang for a death or a burial just 166 because the bells of the Catholic church announced the death of a Catholic or his burial, or \Yas it because they expressed the desire of having also to announce a dt>ath or a burial of one of their followers? You wish to have a mass said at the aglipayan church ? At what time? You can fix the hour: in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, at any time. How many masses do you wish then? You can have two, three and more. Not long ago there was a marriage celebrated at the aglipayan church at 11 o'c. at night and of course with a mass. To the great sorrow of my heart I have met here a pari-pari who was once our servant at Bayombong. He finished his fourth grade. After that he became a kind of a timekeeper, after which he became a sanitary inspector, changed this job for that of prestidigitator, later a policeman and finally he appeared in a black cassock like a pari-pari .. . but no, he has not been really .. . ordained as yet, although in case of necessity he may exercise all the functions of a real consecrated paripari. Before he receives the real dignity and his final consecration (he may receive · this even by a telegram from his so called bishop as was the case with a certain paripari I know) he ... studies ? ? ? ? ? ? But having served mass in former days, this facilitates much h i s higher studies and in his final examinations he may get a higher percentage than some other peddler candidates for the aglipayan priesthood. Here is a fact. but I can not say whether this fellow or one of his congeners of the Vizcaya province acts so: when people address him to ask a mass, he simpfy asks whether they wish a whole mass or only a part. If they desire a whole mass, they have to pay one peso, which he has to give to his pastor, for he can not say a whole mass as yet; he contents himself with saying a part or a little mass and this costs only I"0.20. It seems that this business has become attractive and lucrative, for the methodist preacher of Solano was lately converted to Aglipayanism and became a pari-pari in less than no time. What a responsibility for those who knowingly deceive the people. in the most sacred task: that of saving or losing souls for ever. May God accomplish a miracle of mercy in converting them, for· these poor people, too, have an immortal soul to save. Saturday. Feb. 14. Today we visit Dupax. The horses got their rest, so they can bring us over to that quiet southern place, about 13 Km. distant. Here reigns peace and tranquillity. The inhabitants are staunch Catholics and fulfill their duties towards God and men. The Church and convent date from the Spanish time. But during the 10 years after the revolution when no priest resided at Dupax, these buildings have suffered much. evertheless the most urgent repairs have been made, the buildings are used , but more reparations are urgently needed. Here lives Father De Wit as pastor since 1909: the true father of his Christians. Sunday. Feb. 15. Today we return to Bambang but via Aritao, 9 Km. from Dupax. Ari tao was one of the first, if not the first of the missions started in N ueva Vizcaya. The church is small, much smaller than the other churches of the province, also built by the Spanish missionaries, but although small it is truly a beautiful church. Father Giebens, actually in Aritao is very busy covering it with an iron roof. rear the church can be seen some foundations of once a big strong convent of which it would be difficult now to find the exact plan and dimensions. The Fathers who lived here built a kind of a cart-house to live in. (Wasn't Our Lord born in a stable?) but impossible to pass the night in this shack. Last year I gave the father strong orders to build a decent house, but as I could not furnish the means and as he had not got them either, orders remained orders: Deus providebit. The people of Aritao really merit an orderly church and convent. 167 They have been for twenty years without a priest, but they have always remained faithful to the religion of their fathers. Protestants and Aglipayans have often tried to settle here and seduce the people, but never did they make a single apostate. God bless the people of Ari tao. It is about 6 p. m. when we arrive at Bambang after a 18 Kms. ride. Father Devesse holds just his first meeting of the "Defensores de la Libertad" a Catholic Society for mutual help. Can you believe it? More than 70 members have been enlisted. May this society bring back some of the lost sheep into the true fold. I meet here Father Pelssers, one of the missionaries from Itogon, who came to Bambang with an Igorrote guide, for I intend to go back to Baguio over the mountains instead of passing thru the Pangasinan province. This way I will have an occasion of visiting some of the Benguet missions. From Baguio I will send you a relation of my journey. Your affectionate in X. A. Van Zuyt Uncle Sam How the United States government received the n;ime "Uncle Sam" is explained as follows: During the war of 1812, Samuel Wilson, familiarly known as •·uncle Sam" was an inspt-ctor of provisions for the American army at Troy. The casks containing the provisions were marlced "U.S.", and one of the workingmen being asked the meaning of the abbreviations said he did not know unless they meant Uncle Sam Wilson. The joke spread from camp to camp, and was eYentually adopted as a pet name for the government. 168 Mission News and Notes 6auco. Father Portelange in charge of the Baueo missio11 since the death of the mud1 regretted Father Legra ml 1Hites the foll<> iring: I am back from my monthly Yisit tn Bauco. This time I baptized tlYeh·e bttbies and when the cerernonie:< 1Yere OYer, the Catechi,-.t told me with a radiant s11iile. "i\011· Father, thereisn'tasingle trnhaptized baby left in the whole 1·illage. ·' For many n1onths an epidemi<' had been raging :unong;-;t the iittle ones and, as many were dying, I just made up my 111i11d to baptiz(' them all. Thei 1· pa rents, a 11 Pagans, consented and during the pt>riod from July Hlz-1 to .July I9z,5, fortyfive litUe a1.gels 1re11t to hea1·en, Thanks to our Lord, the situ. tion is now again normal. I also arniled myself of the opportunity of my 1 ·isit to commeniorate the first anni1·ersary of Father Legrand's death. A solemn ~lass of Requiem was celebrated, the chapel was crowde<l with the 1·illagers. Aft.er }foss, all went to the cemetery to put flowers on dear .Father Legrand's gra1·e. And when we all knelt before the cross, I made ·them prny to our dear Lord that before long a new missionary be sent to Banco, the most unfortunate of our n1issions, but going through her trials so braYely. \\"hen·? \\"hen shall the fund for the support of a missionary at Bauco be completed '? Quiangan. Father DesniC'k 1nites: \re had se1·eral earthquakes in Qui a ngan. The Gcl\·ernrnent school and prOYincial building 1Yhich had suffered already from the .sinking of the mountain, ha1·e ag•ain suffered furtlwr daniage. Thanks to God and the Little FlmYer, our Church which i;-; also of stone like the abo1·e mentioned b11ildings, did not f'uffer at all. Trinidad. From Father Debrabandere. L:ist Sunday, Oct. 11, \Ye baptized the fir:::t High school student:' of the Trinidad .\.gricultural school. They are boy:;; from Kalinga. For mnnths they have been studying the C'atliolic doctrine. When they return to their Pro1·inre, they, in turn, "·ill be able to help their fellow-men to enter the true Church. So, little by little, please God, the crO\rn will be placed upon that glorious work of Spain in the Philippines and the last Fagan:; of the Pearl of the Orient will finally be converted and tbi~ nation \Yill bear worhtily in the eyes of the whole world the glorious and most coveted of titles ''The first and only Catholic nation of the Far Ea"t." 169 The Psvchologv of the Filipino By Hon. Norberto Romualdez .1 ;sociaie Jgstice of the .Sttpreme Court of the Philippine Islands ( Contimwtion) One of the 1110,.:t common natiYe musical pieces in this country in modern times, and in which certain European influence is readily noticP,d, is the Philippine i\ ational hymn, know as Aguinaldo's Jl1arch. This 1rns compo~ecl by Prof. Julian Felipe, from the City of Kahite, some days before the proclamation in Ka1Yit, of the Filipino independence from Spain, which took place on .June 20th, 1898. In order to gi rn some id<•a of the prevailing sentiment in the community where the author of the Philippine Xational Hymn was at the time he composed it, let megi\'e some data about the status of the Revolution at such period of time. The Pact of Byak-na-Bato took place on December 8, 1897. The Revoluti:mary movement was resumed in Kabite on May 29th, 1898. Some rernlutionary towns of Kabite had heen given si nee 1896, conYentional names to be used during the re\"Olution, f'aicl names being kfagdal6 for Krmit, Haligig bat6, for Imus, 1l1 apalad for :\Iendez-X ufiez, and Arcangel for Bakoor. Ka1Yit was called Magdal6, a name taken from St. 1l1agdalene, the Patroness of that town. Imus was called 1-Ialigig bat6, which means column of stone, because the patroness of Lmus is Our Lady of the Pillar. ~Ienrl.ez-Nuiiez was called lvlapalad, which means fortunate, because of the Yictory over Spanish troops on the banks of the Bombon lake, where the Taal Ynlcano lies. Bakoor was called Arcangel, because the patron Saint of said town is St. Michael, the f!rchangel. 170 Here is a picture of Biak-na-Bato: It i:; interPsting to note, that Prof. Felipe did not compose tl:e musical piece, now known as Philippine National Hymn, with a Yie\Y of its adoption into such national h.vmn, but, rather, he composed it for a mere patriotic march. It 1rns first played in the town of San Francisco de :\Ialabon, on a Sunday, during the high ~Iass, on June 12th, 18!-l8. Judging from the modulations of this musical piece, it may be said that it was not only the nati\'e war music that influenced its composition, such as the Estijaro or its derivatives, which you have now heard, but also some European musical ideas properly adapted to the circumstances. Far from being a plagiarism, it is simoly a coincidence of melody, based on tbe influence of the European music on our music, and prompted by the special circumstances of the occas10n. Instances of coi nciclence t}f melody are not rare. i\fr. FrPderic Corder, Professor of Compositio11 at the Royal Academy of :\I usic, London, in his artic·le entitled "Plagiarisn1 in Music" pnhlishecl in "The Etude" some time in rn12, points out se,·eral of these coinci· denC'es, like the melody of the i11termezzo in Cavalieria Rusticana, which is followed for four bars in tlw Adagio of Gounod's Symphony in E Flat. The meloclic fragment in BeethoYen's Eroica Symphony• appears similar in l\Iendelsohn's Italian Symphony, also in the Prelude to Act III of Wagner's Lohengrin, and again in the leitmotirn that goes all through Gounod's Redemption. To show this interesting and well explainable coincidence of the Filipino National Hymn with other kn•)Wn musical pieces, listen to it as will be played on the Piano by . 171 Prof. Alejo Carhen of the .-Ueneo Faculty: The al.Jo Ye is the principal part of this hymn as published by Silver BurdEtt & C'o. and Norberto Romualdez in the book three, pagPs from XXIII to XXV of "The Progressive Music Series" Philippine Edition. 1'be First part i:3 inspired by the Spanish ~ational Hymn, the beginning of which will be played, so that you may compare it with the first part of the Filipino Hymn, which will be again played immediately after: This is the first part of the Spanish National Hymn: .I Next is the first part of the Filipino National Hymn: ~ •t; ; J 1' J J 11@ A l l., I J i.' J J i I A]FJJ.:=ll N~S172 The triplets of the first :wd succeeding parts of this Hymn are. in my judgment, reminiscences of the Filipino war songs, already referred to, and which you haYe heard. An0ther possible i nflnence prernlent in these parts of the triplets is the Riego Hymn, a war cry of the military insurrection i11 Spain, i11 18:20, led by Rafael de Riego, \rho fon:ed the liberal constitution forrnulated by the Cortes of Cadiz in 181:2, upon the King of !::lpain. The Riego Hymn 11·ill now be played, and yon ean co111pare it with the abO\·e mell - tioned parts of the Filipi no Hymn. This is the Riego Hymn: N~ 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 J J:J ~. 1}11fil m I rn m I J : ?J 1 J Iffl I 1•'trp1JJJ1l1 cirtt [ i ·Wfr'n ~ 1 ~3 :! 3 3 3 3 Thi;; is the ;;econd i)<ll"t of the Filipino Hymn: The third part of our Hymn, I think, is inspired by the French ReYolutionary song, lrnom1 as the Marseillaise, composed by Rouget de Lisle. For purposes of comparison, the beginning of this Frencl~ song 11·ill be first played, and then, the third part of the F ilipino Hymn. Here is the beginning of the 1\Iarseillaise: ~ ti /J: 1' Ir r r r I r t & '~ r ;. I r [ c ~ 1 r , ir-"'~a. 173 Here 1;;; the third part of the Filipino Hymn: ~ 3 J ; !4 ffl Irr r F I Ct tl r tu Irr F r It' , II It must he ohsen·ed that our national hymn reralls in its airs, first, th~ ~ ·ttional Hymn of Spain, whose ;:; l\·ereignty the Filipino Rernlution intended to o\•erth rO\L Then the mllsir ;c:ee?ni' to he inspired firEt by the w:1r ll1ll='ie of the Filipinos, the people in re,·olt, then by the re,·ol ntionar,v airR from f:.pain itself, as the Riego Hymn, and, lastly, by the _\[arseillaiRe Hymn, since the Filipino Rernlution, in its fundamental prineiple:::, was to some extent, inspireci by the French Revo. lt1tion, \Yith the history of which, And res Bonifacio 1Yas familiar. I shall close t~ese remark,, on .\I u~ic, n·i th a menti~m of some names of Filipino musicians, such a" :O:olis, Silos, Garcia, Lopez, Adonai, B011us, Zapata, Tolentino, Estel la, Ca rlnen, Hernandez, Abelardo, Santiago, Abdon, Eloriaga, Buencarnino, Fuentes, Ignacio, .\IosVI. Closing . After talking to you for all this length of time, and taxing your patience, I submit all that has been ' said to your own 8crutiny. I fear that, after all, I might haYe not gone farther than the missionary in the story related at the beginning of this lecture; only that I ha,-e se::;geld, Doronila, and many others. Of course, the airs presented to you are only some samples of the great bnlk of the Filipino music. There are many other pieces sung and danc:ed, a complete collectioh of which would make a respectable Yolume. You may have heard, pe'r' haps the carinosa, kurratsa, katsut~ sa, tirana, inkoy-inkoy, dal-lot, Da/;len, salampati, tiniklig, and other8 which it would be tedious to enumerate. And if we are to consider also the music of this country as it is being influenced by the North-American spirit, we shall find a new increasing variety in the form of one-step, twostep, fox-trot, and "eYeral others, without exc:luding the panting jazz, which is so widely in \'ogue t.hese days, r.nd too modern to require example!' in this lecture. Rt marks talked too long without probably haYing said much, while he wro~e briefly, but meaning a great dea~. \YhateYer you may think, take this lecture as an honest and earnest effort to present a point of view ,on some a~pects of the Filipino psychology, drawn from s0me :;:tudies and personal observation. The Filipino is here presented to you in his origin, history and development, and in the artistic manifestations of his ideals and sentiments. You have seen that he belongs to a r:i.ce which peopled countries that in times past enjoyed their own civilization, the existence of which, history confirms, and traces of which civilization, are being unearthed now and then by archeological discoveries. This ancient civilization to which I refer, and which you all know, is the Oriental civilization which served as a fundamental basis for the structure of what we now know as Occidental culture and refinement. With all that has been said, I h•Jpe I have gi ,·en you some data to make you fully aware oft.he reasons for the difference of psychology bet\\·een the Filipino and the Occidental, and even between the Filipino and his very Oriental neighbors who surround him. These various features of the Filipino; temperament, which, generally speaking, is not of easy com pre· hension to the people of the West, may be summarized as follows: A certain degree of reserve in intercourse, which it would be injustice to regard as hypocrisy or treachery, it being simply an unavoidable manifestation of our peculiar idiosyncracy; a fancy for the weird and fantastic, probably inherited from the Indian and .\Ialay forefathers, an incl in ltion trnrnrds the spiritua:l · and a taste and 10\'e for the abstract and unknmn1; a fonrlness for mournful music, a possible manifestation of their traditional yearnings for home, - thei;:e are some of the characteristics of the Filipino, placed under the unique influence of this tropical sun. As far as this College of the Ateneo de Manila is concerned, in respect to this peculiar way of thinking and acting of the Filipino, I think I can make some remark:::, being an alumnus of this institution. TheFilipinoidiosyncracyin all its manifestations did not, nor could it, escape the subtle obs!lrvation of the Jesuit Fathers of the Ateneo de Manila. The Spanish Fathers, first, and no\Y the American Fathers, have both reeognize!l the faet that our mind i;; of an oriental ternperament, and both haYe aimed at a harmonious de,·eloprnent of our faculties, - although each group rnay ~ have employed different means for the attainment of a cominon end,regard lrnYi ng been ahYays taken of our peculiarities and characteristic~ . The Spanish· .Jesuit Fatlwrs gan' lustre to our dignity, \Thieh, being originally built upon our 01ni id~u syncraeies, was 1·e1•y sensiti,·e to extraneous influence. They imprel"sed deep in the minds of the students the fact that men are created equal, that right is the patrimony of mankind, and wrong an incidental of human frailty common to all pP,oples. They especially ine<isted on these points so as to keep their pupils from falling into the possible extreme of belieYing themselrns inl'erior neatnres, due to their.innate re<:erve. The American Fathers, in my observation, already comprehe.nd the Filipino mind and heart, and are adapting accordingly their ideas and ideals to the need and conditions of their students. The American Fathers, impelled by the same desire to develop their students not only intellectually and physically, but n.lse morally, are wisely insisting on the cuiti ,·ation of moral character, by fostering in their pupils selfreverence, self-knowledge and selfcontrol. While the Spanish Fathers emphasized dignity, the American Fathers lay stress on character. One is a necessary complement tot he other, and for this, we have every reason to be proud of this blending of two pedagogical systems in this institution of learning. Ladies and Gentlemen: you have an ample opportunity to obserYe the Filipino idiosyncracy of mind and 175 heart. You, who are in this country, have greater advantage than your own kinsmen at home in the appreciation of my people's life,their customs, habits, traditions, and eveu their prejudices. Let us hope, that through your larger opportunities of knowing and judging the Filipinos and their idiosyricracies, you will be instrumentai fo bringing about a mutual understanding, syrnpathy, and apprecii\tion between t.wo peoples of distii\.ct temperaments: !.he American· and the Filipinos. You constitute an important element in the amelioration of our conditions; and placed as you are, in position to knmy and judge the Filipino more intimately, let us sincerely hope that between your people and my own, there will exist mutual trust and confidence, ·bred by a common understanding, such as will redound to the benefit and happiness of both. I THANK YOU. Table Rules for Youth In silence I must take my seat, And give God thanks before I eat: !\1ust form~· food in patience wait r_nn I am asked to hand my plate. I must not fret or whine or pout Or move my chair and plate about. W ith knife or fork or napkin-ring I must not play: nor must I sing. ~Iy mouth with food I must not crowd, Nor, while eating, speak aloud. I must not grumble at my food, Nor fret if I don't think it's good. · I must not say: "The bread is old!""The tea is hot!"-"The coffee cold!" I must not speak a useless word7 . For children must be seen, not heard. Must keep my seat when I have done, Not round the table sport or run. 1 • When told to rise, then I must.put1. My chair away with noiselei;s.foot, ri And lift my heart to God abo.v~\ · . . In thanks for all His wondrous love'. 176 The Negritos of North-Eastern Luzon By Father Morice Vanoverbergh Jlt[issionary in the M :;untain Pro;·inc!'. P.I. (Continuation) MAY 1st. (Thursday): This morn in g, Kuliana washed our clothes in the river; unfortunately, nobody was able to iron them, so we had to use them as they were: they were clean, though: and that was all important. . I stated before that Mr. Padua ~eceived some preserved fishes (which people here eat as we do pickle) from the "teniente" at MaJunog. Since then the house has been filled, especially at me a Is. with an indescribable odor. I do not know about their stomachs, put the noses of these people must ~ertainly be of a special make. Formerely in the Ilokano provinces, I used that kind of pickle myself, and found it rather good, but the variety they made here in Apayaw had certainly an unusual flavor. Mr. Padua complained continually about his stomach (I could nat see just how his fragantcondimentcould help his digestion), especially when we had to hike or do something hard. This added to his desire to see his wife and children (that desire · being perhaps the principal cause of his pains), made him talk every day about going home, finishing the work, and so-on. As soon as all the pictures are taken, I shall send him home down the nver by Abulug and Aparri. In the afternoon we photographed Sinda or Rita and her younger sister, Malela or Josefa; then arranged my diary, and in the evening we developed the plates; as we received no visits this time, we could retire early. MAY 2nd 1Friday): We bought several bunches of bananas and had a delicious breakfast this morning. When Asi came to get some salt, we took his picture, learned from him that to-day or to-morrow the ti! Negritos would come to pray at his house. . In order not to miss the meeting, I crossed the river at half past four p. m. in a boat, I chanced to see, and at the other side, I found a couple of huts; one was a typical 1\egrito hut, while the other was provided with a bamboo bed. I felt sure that they were real Negrito huts and intended to take a picture of them. Later on I shall hear that they were built by Isneg to sleep in at night, when they come here to fish; they certainly imitated the Negrito style very closely. I took a quantity of rice and corn, a bunch of bananas and a candle with me, intending to pass the night at Asi's, since I doubted if I could rely upon him to call me at the time of prayer; but this was ~ mis_ taken judgment. as we sha 11 see later. I \Yaited at the afore-said huts, un ti! Masigun 's wife and children appeared. I explained my object and directly two children led the way, Herudis carrying the rice and the corn, Karmen the bananas, and I the candle. We found nobody at Asi's house except Asi himself and his wife, who were very glad to see me, and s~emed to like even better the ri~e I brought. Asi shot some fishes and cray-fish this afternoon, so we expected a good dinner. \.\'hile Karmen prepared the fire, and the others joined in the preparations. I talked with Asi, but very soon Masigun arrived with the rest of his family (of course, it is impossible to stay at home, when one knows there is rice in another house). I was very glad after all, since Masigun understood Ilokano, and I got a good deal of information· from him. for instance: the text of the prayer the ,\'egritos recite. when offering meat after a successful hunt, something exceedingly valuable under the circumstances. Three Isneg arrived later. They talked a little while and left before dinner. At dinner the Negritos were eager to satisfy my every want, and when everybody was satified, I saw that nothing was left, rice and corn having been devoured, and that the chi 1 d re n 177 turned greedy eyes toward the bananas ; so I tore off four for myself in the morning, and gave them the rest , which were equally distributed among all the inmates, the children, of course, getting the preference. They said the prayer meet i n g would certainly take place to-morrow evening, and. to tell the truth , I hope so. \Ve prolonged our conversation until they all laid down to sleep one by one. and what could I do but follow their example ? I tried to find a p'ace for my arms and legs; my head ha-:! been deposited on the outer beam of the floor, and I used my b'.ack cassock as a pillow. The starry sky above reminded me that I was still a mortai living on our planet. I tried to sleep, but was awakened often by the crying and the suckling or the retching of children. I touched human beings whenever I shifted the position of arms or legs. M:\ Y 3rd Saturday): After an almost sleepless night, I ate my bananas, thanked our little people and started for home. They all went with me, wishing to see their pictures, but near the river we met some Isneg fishermen. This proved too strong a temptation and they all remained there, except Masigun who took me over the river in the boat of an Isneg. When I reached our house, Mr. Padua told me that he had gone to Nagan yesterday evening and had seen there Rev. Father C. de Brouwer, the missionary from Bontoe, 178 who would pass here on his way to Abulug the same day. This was news, indeed, and very good news. I had not heard all the particulars of the story, before he arrived, accompanied by his catechist. Mr. Juan Andaya, and a number of Isneg rowers. This day ought to be marked with golden letters in our diary. We talked a good deal, took a picture of the whole expedition, received some canned meat and coffee, and finally separated. his return to Bontok. through the Kalinga country. He offered to provide the horse and everything _ necessary. Who could refuse sucJ:i a charming invitation ? I could not. I could complete my knowledge of the Kalinga and the Negritos, and this in the company of a priest of our congregation! In the afternoon I was put out because nobody came to announce the meeting, so Mr. Padua and I crossed the river in a small canoe, Where Father Van Overbergh met Father De Brouwer and the catechist lvfr. Juan Andaya, accompanied by the rowers (four Itnegs and one lbanag) who brought them to the Negrilo country in search of the first The father insisted on my going with him to Abulug, but I objected because I could not possibly miss ·the Negri to prayer to-night; he .readily understood its importance, hut ~then practically forced me to promise him to accompany him on and arrived at Asi's hut, where. the woman was guarding the house as was her custom. We \Yaited until half past five p. m. We left for home, not hoping to see the Negritos this evening. There was an abandoned house, belonging · to Abitto, between Asi's and the nver, which till now had served as a - landmark to show me the w a y; this time it was impossible to locate it, and we wandered for about an hour in the forest, trying all kinds of paths, till we were obliged to return shamefacedly to ask Mrs. Asi to show us the trail. She had a good laugh at us, but led us good-naturedly to Abitto's house, where we could continue our own way. Vi/ e waited for a conveyance to bring us to the other side, when Herudis came running and announced the arrival of the Negritos. :\t once I left Mr. Padua to his fate and followed Herudis. \Ve passed by Bugayong's to announce the gla-0 tidings, and. while I waited there, Herudis summoned his parents and the rest of the family. \\'e started again, the second time to-day, for Asi's house and one of the little girls led the way amid continual shouts. It became dark very soon, and it was far from a pleasant sensation to feel oneself alone, at night, in a dense forest, fa:r from any civilized people, surrounded by a tribe of black dwarfs; but I feared nothing on that score, as I knew no harm would befall me as long as the little people were with me. The description of this eventful night vigil belongs to another part of this book, but I shall add here that I was about entirely broken dovrn at the end of this experience. MAY 4th (Sunday) : In the 179 early morning a Negrito went to Siwan to call Mr. Padua, and about 8 :00 a. m ., the fellow arrived apparently more dead than alive. After having taken the necessary pictures, between groans and exclamations of pain on the part of my companion, we all started for home, thoroughly tired and exhausted, except Mr. Padua, who had revived in the meanwhile, as he had found a man who was willing to bring him down to Abulug that same day; this news cu red him instantly. Several Negritos came with us, and Masigun found a boat for us to cross the river. " 7hen we reached Siwan, I gave Masigun and his children a good deal of rice and salt. Then I made the necessary preparations for the departure of Mr. Padua, who would take most of my own belongings by boat and auto to Tagudin: I kept only one bag (belonging to my companion) . which contained wh a t would be most needed on my trip by land. After a bath in the river and the shadow of a breakfast, I tried to rest, but this experiment proved useless. as the Isneg came to entertain me nearly the whole morn mg. At noon, when I thought Mr. Padua was already very far his way to Abulug, there he appearec;I again to take a hearty meal a n d strengthen himself for the voyage and cure the indigestion. Ku!iana, Sida and Karmen ca me to cook my evening meal , and they promise to continue this from now 180 ' A group of Negritos who came to the prayer on. After the meal, of which my cooks partook, as I told them to do, I bade them take some liters of rice for their parents. Having no fitting receptable to put it in, they used the coat worn by Sida; unfortunately, this vestment, be in g threadbare, was not able to hold its contents, and some rice was spilt amidst the exclamations of the girls. Kuliana had to lend her coat for the purpose. This was a better arrangement, but the"trouble now was that Kuliana had nothing to cover her chest. The problem was solved, however, to the satisfaction of everybody, by her using Sida's coat for the purpose, and Sida doing without, as she was not yet as fully developed as her companion. MAY 5th (Monday): The three girls 'vere again, with Leonsia and t'Yo of the Negritas who came to the meeting two days ago. Iya with her son and Firmina: the latter "·ashed my clothes in the river, and I gave Kuliana some money to go and try to buy something to eat. They returned with a half-rotten squash and some unripe bananas: nothing else was to be found. In the meantime, Toma, Iya's husband, had arrived, and he made a qui\-·er for my arrows. All of them had lunch here, after which they ''"ent home promising to come back in the afternoon. I was more or less feverish all day,' and slept from 1 till half past 2 :00 p. m. An hour later, I went dmn1 to the river, and to my surprise saw a boat, and in that boat our people were returning from Abulug. In a moment Rev. C. de 181 Brouwer was here with Mr. Juan Andaya, and they were very welcome. They prepared one of the best dinners I ever had in this wilderness ; but, to my deep regret, I had no appetite at all, and had to content myself with some bread and butter brought up from Abu- · lug. No Kegritos came this evening; why did they not keep their promise ? Probably because they saw the father's boat, and scented danger at this side of the river; poor little men! We then settled for the night as best we could; the good father had some extra blankets, so I was able to sleep in a more comfortable way than I had before. Nevertheless, I passed the night shivering with fever, and it was rather late before I fell asleep. !To be continued) Bontoc legends in the Town of the Spirits NE DAY a man from Chaklit, knimata (a double basket connected by a pole) on his shoulder came back from Sadanga, where he had gone to buy rice, for his own crops had all been destroyed by the rats. Near to . Fowang he was joined by some other men. They must be strangers, for be never had seen such tattooage and cut of the hair. So be was very cautious lest they might do him harm. The strangers however were very kind to him. Coming to a wide spot in the woods where some old treesstretched out their giant arms protectingly over a noisy little brook 182 meandering down bet\Yean h n g e boulders strewn pellmell around , they invited him to stop in their town. He accepted their kind invitation, tho' ever so much surprised for there were 110 houses around there. Then, all at once. he saw he was in the midst of a goodly town. He understood that this must be one of the towns of the spirits, people say are scattered here and there in the woods, all invisible to human beings. He was invited to one of the houses, where he was royally entertained. There was plenty of rice and carnote and good meat and a good dra:1ght of fayas (wine made of sugarcane) too. After taking his fill and smoking a pipe with his hosts, he laid himself down to sleep near the fire. Then he heard strange noises aronnd him. His hosts had disappeared. A whole drove of wild pigs was now tripping in and around the house, grunting and sniffing the air. The Chaklit man got awfully scared. But soon he was set at ease, for he beard one of the hogs singing out to bis townmates not to hurt their guest. while they were out to prepare him a halon (food for a joun~ey ) for i:ext day. Thereupon the pigs ran off a1:d e\·erything became quiet. When he awoke next morni11g, his host of yesterday had his breakfast ready for him. After which they saw him off to his qwn town. They were carrying plenty of rice and camote. Some way out on the road they suddenly were transformed into wild pigs carrying the provisions in their mouths. The Chaklit man could hardly keep up with them, so fast they were on the trail. Whenever they met some people they again took a human shape. At last, when they were near Chaklit, they asked the man where his alang (barn) was. He showed them. At once they stored all the provisions away in his alang ... .. "Now" they said, "you go and get a white chicken and sacrifice it in yonr alang to ward off the bad spirit". He did so. From that day no more rats came to destroy his crops. In course of time he became one of the Kachangyan (rich man) of the town. That is why old people say that it is good to sacrifie a white chicken in the alang to keep off the bad spirits. The Little Things "Ever so little means so much In the little world of workaday: The lips that smile and the hands that touchThe easier things. :-lot many such, Easv or hard. in the common wa v! Ever so little means so mnch • ln the little world of workada ,.'. Ever so little, but how they aid: The kindh glance and the friendly word! • The ft.ash of an eye, and debt is paid: A syllable uttered - a friendship made Or ever the syllable's clearly heard, Ever so little, but how they aid: The kindly glance and the friendly word". England. From Holywell where a shrine exists of St. Wi~efride, North \Vales, comes a remarkable story of a reported apparition of Our Lady to six pilgrims, 0:1 the eve of the feast of Her Visitation, at r r p. m. in the Hospice of the Sisters. The Blessed Virgen, says the report, appeared like in Lourdes as the Immaculate Co:1ception. Europe. In some countries of Europe there exists the custom of saying: " God bless you'' to a person who sneezes. It originated a long time ago when an epidemic reigned carrying away thousands every day. The disease inanifested itself by repeated sneezing. Therefore w h e n a person showed these symptoms, all present asked God's blessing on the unfortunate and this "God bless you" has remained in use until today, but of course without the former fear of seeing in a mighty sneeze the danger of approaching death. 183 Germany. The Ku-Klux-Klan, a:1 anticatholic so:::iety of U.S. had organized a branch of their organization in Germany under the name of ''The Knights of the fiery Cross". The Protestant Pastor Strohschein and his s::;n, heads of the new society, wer·e arrested by the police and it is understood they will be charged with conspiracy. A complete list of the German members of the organization has been confiscated, bearing about r ,ooo names most of whom ha ,.e been identified as ultra-nationalists. Italy. On the 6th of Sept. delegatio11s of Catholic Boy Scouts were received by the Holy Father. They were from Italy, England, Ireland. Scotland, Belgium, France, Holland, Denmark, Czecho-Slovakia, Aus~ tria Hungary, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Syria, Palestine, Brazil and the United States. In the evening the Holy Father witnessed their exercises in the gardens of the Vatican. 184 ~ore a. Amongthe lists of names for beatification this year, are those of the Korean Martyrs. The singular fact that the Faith was not brought directly t o Korea by Missionaries may surprise many. An educated native learned of our faith from some Christian books which fell by chance into his hands. Later it was propagated by another Korean who was instructed in the· faith while in China. The first missionaries arrived ten years later, in 1794. After this, persecution was almost constant. More than a thousand converts died for their faith. Eightytwo of them were beatified, among whom were a bishop , three priests (one of them a Korean ) and seven catechists. It is estimated that 10, ooo suffered martyrdom in Korea. Of the 15,000 remaii1ing, about two-thirds remained faithful during the time from I 876 until I 886 when the missionaries were dri,·en out. Today in Korea, there are three A. postolic Vicariates, rno.ooo Catholics, 60 missionaries and 42 native priests. United States. The yearly International Eucharistic Congress is to be held in Chicago next June from the 20th to the 24th. Preparations are being made Doctor-Your throat is in bad shape. Ht ,.e you ever tried gargling with salt ard water? '·I should say, l 've been shiµwrecked twice".-The Pitt Panther. to distribute 1,000,000 Holy Communions and to accommodate 2 ,ooo, ooo expected visitors. Switzerland. In the canton of Valais, in the month of July, when it is about time to dri Ye the cattle to the high pastures, the priest blesses t h e mountains. When the day of the blessing is announced, the "·omen don their holyday attire and the children gather flowers and adorn their house. In the morning the priest leaves the church, crosses the torrents and ascends the muuntains, for hours and hours. At each home he passes, the mother a1:d children stand in line before the door to \Yelcome him. He blesses the water and salt and then the house. From the top of the highest mountain he blesses the peaks with a branch of rhododendron , used as a holy-water sprinkler. 1n the meantime all the people pray. At nightfall when the priest is back he hea::s the confessions of the. people who pass the night in the church and attend mass in the morning to receive Holy Communion. This mass is celebrated in the open. How impressive this must be! High up the snow-clad peaks shine as sih·er and be~ow the mountain torrents roar as thunder! He-Do you like candy. young- worn- · an'? She (calmly)- Thanks. I'm gathering staListics for a candy company.The Jack o'Lantern. 185 rv ~~-=- ~lllJl~_:o...,.;;""""':-;--;:,,,.,.,.~~ ; ~) CURRENT EVENTS • L. <f-~~7'Q;2~ ~ .... 111~J Philippines Anthrax. t:li11ce 19~3 when this dise:u·e broke ou1. about 14.000 carabao;; and cattle perished. :Xine of e\·ery ten animals attacked died. And the cli~earn is still rag·ing in some provinces. Counterfeit. 1-The diseovery of several counterfeit 50 cPnta \'O-pieces in Manila ser, the notice working clay and night ard in faet after a few days (1\ as it pei·haps been.use the~· had discovered already once before the factory or counterfeit, mo11ey in that same place'?) the COllnterfeiters v.ere located in the great, Bilibid prisun under the very eyes of those wllo IHne tu \\·atch the co11victs. And ne,·ertheless more and more propositions drop in to set priso11er,, free "on parole .. as if this wPre the remedy against crime. The peaceful citizens in P. I. do not think so. 2. J uclge S. de! Rosario of the court of first instance attacked openly the practice of some Protestant pastors who as a means of livelihood, perfonn illegal marriages of minors, sometimes even forced contracts, and he declared that such divines constitute a menace to the peace of many homes. Is it not sad for a Catholic population to read on top of the door of some houses in Manila this inscription: "ye can marry here!" .. it looks so much like a "repairshop" or "tindahang pansit loglog. Cholera was broug-ht to )fanila from Shanghai where it developed as a consequence of the last ch·il wars. Happily it did not look much like an epidemic. ·It has spread to the provinces whereas in ) [anila only a few cases have been registered every day. Making money now! Since the Cebu Cement co·mpany and tile l'ling-naga coal company who al"'a.I s lost money in the past were me11acecl by the Go\·ernor General of being sold. they ha Ye begun to make money, not moch. but anyway they have made some. Tllislooks promisingfor the future. The Rubber Question. Secretary Hoornr of the U. S. and Governor General Wood are extending their efforts to better the rubber situation in the Islands from the standpoint of American rubber consumers, in view of the fact that the price of rubber became so exorbitant these last months and that the U. S. has no rubber growing on its own territory. GoYernor Wood suggests that the Legislature approve a bill by which 20,000 acres of public land may be leased to any American or Filipino applicant for 25 years with a renewal privilege of 25 years for the development of rubber. H owever the leaders of the Legislature 186 S(;e in this move a certain danger of American capital taking- possession of their public land and consequent!~· of their Independence. Therefore instead of listening to the reeommendation of the Governor General, the Legislature voted an am.ount of money not to exceed J>65,000 with which to buy rubber seeds to be distributed amoog- willing planters. Mindanao and other islands are ideal places for the rubber cultivation. HoweYer. to be profitable, it must be done on an extensive sea le. Sha 11 the bill of the Legislature make this possible? Schools. ·After next year the Insular GoYernment will not proYide for extension of high school work, definitely cutting off all aid in constructing buildings and gradually withdrawing assistance in the maintenance of existing provincial academic high scheols. These will be turned over completely to the provinces: so says Vice Governor Gilmore. The reason is that the insular Government lacks income for any further support of these schools. Therefore he proposes an increase in land and cedula taxes with which to support and eYen increase the elementary schools. But. if now already, a g-ocd many people in the proYinces can not even pay their actual land taxes, what are they to do if these are still further increased·? The board of regents of the Philippine Unh·ersity ,-oted to ~hut down the junior college at Cebu as soon as practicable. It was established in 1918 and authorized to giYe full courses in education and commerce, preparatory courses in law :ind medicine, and three years general course. With Cebu's junior college shut, the propoFed junior college at Vigan may remain for ever a project only. Notwithstanding the reeommenclation of the :\[onroe Commission that more trading schools should be opened, the San Isidro. Kuna Ecija. trade school has been closed clue to lack or students. Wealth wasted. Data compiled by the Bureau of Forestry show there are approximately 5,548,83S hectares of cogon grass and open lands in the Philippines, or a bout 18,7% of the entire area of :.he Archipelago. Foreign China. England, the United States and Japan sent delegates to Peking for ·a conference to be held together with a Chinese comissioner, in order to ascertain who were those responsible for the shooting at Shang-hai two months ago and in which several Chinese were killed. The foreign powers said the blame was to be put on the Chinese and these last say the foreign police was in fault. What was more logic than to make an investigation? 'The Chinese however resisted and went as far as to call up a general strike again in Shang-hai, which failed entirely. United fur awhile against the foreign powers, the Chinese factions are again at ci Yil war. In the North Wu-pei-fu and the christian general once defeated byChang-tso-lin the warlord of :\fukden and who dominates Peking unite against their former victor Chang. In the South the Reds under Russian leadership are at war "·ith tbe Antireds under General Chen-chiung-ming. In the meantime preparations are being made for a conference bet"·een di!lerent powers and China about the extra-territoriality of foreigners and the customs' reYision. Although asked by many, especially the student agitators, ne,·ertheless other Chinese do not fa Yor this proposition. That the leaders of China \Yant a revision of the Custom t ariff is only natural. Now all foreign products may enter China paying only .J% of their rnlue .. ~Tuch money is needed by the Chinese Governments for the administration and also to war against each other. In the mean ti me the people of Szechwan and Kwei-chow eat only the barks of the trees and g-l'asses since their crops failed last year. Poor China: Europe. That there is an anti-war movement all over the world is a fact. Some try to make war impossible by disarming the nations: hence the league for disarmament. Othrrs tl'y to decide all inLernational differences by arbitration: hence the Hague tribunal and later the League of Nations. But thel'e haYe always been wars, and wars will continue until the end. If the nations were decided on everlasting peace, why should they daily strengthen their armies and perfect their deadly weapons'? Lately Germany has been invited to become a member of the League of nations. Her entrance is subject to Ghe signing of an agreement between herself and her neighbors guaranteeing peace. She agrees with France and Belgium not to construct any fortifications in the west. France being an ally of Poland who lately expulsed 5,000 Germans and naturally fears Germany, asked from Germany some guarantees against a war between Germany and Poland. England and Italy back France. Of course the 187 ·'Little Entente" (F l'ance. CheckoSloYa kia and Poland) backs the whole pact. On the other side France would uefore long withdraw at least in great part her armies from the Rhine and still be read y to return in cam Germany becomes unfaithful to her word. If all these nations keep their' word, peace ma.v reign for long in Europe and the Western nations may stand united ag-ainst the menacing Eastern Soviet. France. France's war debt for which }Jinister Caillaux went to the United States with the hope of obtaining some faYorable conditions of paying as Belgium was granted, has been only temporarily fixed. She will pay annually $40,000,000for the next five years. This caused a decrease in the value of the French franc and may cause pretty soon a crisis in the ministry. France seems to have stippecl the revolution of the Druse tribe against her protectorate in Syria. Morocco. The war of France apd Spain against the Riffians, which the French predicted would be finished at the end of October, is still going on, although less vigorously O'l account of the rainy season in Morocco. This last month, Abd-el-krim suffered great reverses. His capital was set afire. He had to draw back on the whole line. If the Riffian leader holds on in a guerilla warfare, this war may last still for years. Krim is a skilled engineer who studied in European universities. He is backed by his people. Even women t.ake active part in war. The Riffians have their unaccessible mountains as natural detenses. Famine however and exhaustion which must befall the blockaded Riffians may force them tG an early peace. 188 Questions unsi1med will not be answered. Anon;·mous lPllPt» mu~t find their "·ay into the waste paper basket. \Ye will not l)llblish tl1P nameo of those who sPn<l <JUPstimi,. 10. - A certain man icishes to man·y ii is second cousin. 'l.'he pcirents of both are opposed to it because their son ancl daiig/Uer are relati'l:es. 1"101llcl it be a grie-i;ous sin to contract marriage under · these cfrcumstani~es without the corisent cif the parents ? Ans. - No, proYided there be no other reasons than these giYen. NeYertheless, although the laws of the Church and State in the Philippines permit marriages between second cousins, it is unwise for such near relatives to marry. 11. - 1Vhat must Ip1·epare at home 1chen a person nceives the last Sacraments '! Ans. - Prepare a table in the room of the sick person where he or she can see it well. On the table spread a white cloth, place a crucifix in the 11.1iddle with a lighted candle on each side. Ha,·e ready the following: holy water which you may place on the table, for the priest must sprinkle the room of the sick person with holy water when he enters: a glass.of pure water: for the priest must wash hif' tingPrs after h:ning gh·en H. Communion: a plate with six small balls or cotton, as the priest muH clean Iii~ tingers after ha Ying adminislPrecl Extreme Unction, besides ha Ye also ready a basin with water and some soap for the same purpose. Don't forget to adorn the sickroom if possible. for Our Lord is about to Yisit .vour house. :'>Teet the priest \Yith lighted candles at the door to accompany him for he is bearing Our Lord Jesus Christ. Arrange the sick person and his bed in such a wa~· tlia t the priest can easily reach the dying· one. While he makes his confession re ti re far enough from the rO•Jm so as not to hear what is being said in confession. During all this time ~·ou would do well to pray for the siek person. If needed one of the persons present should help the sick one to pret:ent the members of bis bod~· to be anointed. After the ceremonies help the sick one also to pi ay. World has 21 ,360,779 Autos Revised statistics on the number of automobiles in use throughout the world at the beginning of the present year girn a total of 21.360,7i9. Of this number 17,726,507 are in the United States, of which 15,525,733 were passenger cars and 2,200,774 commercb1l veli~cles. This leaves, for all the rest of the world, 3,63!,272 cars. It is interesting in this connection to note that while the percentage increase in the United States was 15.8 per cent over the 1823 figures, the percentage increase for the remainder of the world in 1924 was nearly 21 per cent. 189 ftAILBA' OFTHE LITTLE A~O!TlE Fur all corre,pondenee "ith ··THE LITTLE APOSTLE" send your letter~ to 'J',1e Little Apostle. Box 1393, Jinnila ~hnila. Xov. 1. 1925 Dear Readers of the '·Little Apostle'·: Ilere l"ollows a letter sii.r11Pd and unsigned.clear but puzzlinir. from 1·iolets wb ich a re not do lets ;md yet are. if •niolets» sland for humility. which I se~ the thirty little tots who wrote thi;:; letter practise to pedeclion. hy lliclin.!r their names when they mention the g-ood tile~· do. :Manila. Sept. 15, 1925 ReY. Father \-andewaJle. A1l of us ha rn subscribed to the ·'Little Apostle"'. (I hope you will be a faithful s11bscriber to the ··Little Arostle"' a1l through your life) and we tind oTeat interest in reading it (manr thanks for the compliment). We kno1~· now much more about the Igorror.es 1Yhom you are trarnmg. In order to help y~u a little bit (all bits help) a rule has been made that any one in our class (the class of the thirty Yiolets .... I think I barn a clue to your puzzle) who forget something will giYe a few centavos. at least two, to the Igorrotes, and the box will soon be filled (little riolets, you steal the words from my mouth: however, I do not say this to make YOU conceited, but I suppose like many .others I know, you, too, forget now and then .... perhaps eYen your rules of silence). The other day we had a story contest. Two compositions were chosen as the best and we send them in thi~ letter ta you. "·hether they help the '·Little Apostle"' or not (they are >ery nice. and some day they will l>e printed, but for the ll1l•ment there a re too manY items for our little periodical. and t~ be able to publish :i.ll tile incomincr articles. the ··Little .\postle·· should have at least 6.J. pa1;es). II they plearn you, please puulish them and if not. please just throw them into the paper l>a~ket. so that they may not giYe you any further trouble. for we ham clone this only to girn you pleasure, ReYerend Father (Little Yiolets: you are Yery kind1. As we are rnry little and unlearned. we gi rn oursel Yes the name ··Thirt,: violets·• (a nice name indeed). If yo~ will reply to our letter. please call us by this name. When "·e become more acquainted with ~-ou. then we will tell you our real names (I think our real acquaintance will start if ~·ou frequently forget). But now, Fathet. guess, and see if you can get our real names. (I guess there are two Maries among the thirty Yiolets, and guess further that the name of Mary is in part of the name of your colleg·e. Ha Ye I guessed right? If so. what is my prize?) With best wishes to you and the Igorrotes: Sincerely yours, The ·'thirty >iolets" 190 The prize of an i rnry cross given to the new promoters during lasL nionth increased the number of Crusaders of the Little Flower by the hundreds. A good system! Thus: during the month of "N"ovember, all promoll'rs 1r/111 send in le1i new memuei·s, shall receh·e a nice copper plate with the figure of the Sacred Heart in relief. This yellow a rtistic plate is round and measures seven centimeters in diameter. lJur::t 1c1;,it too long b~loi·e sending 10 ?ieic rne111b~rs, for the number of pl ates is limited. I owe an answer to a question of a little Crusader. <i:Xena» asks me if during the self-denial week, she may ask her l\[amma one peso to send to the "Little Apostle,'' for the missions. ~o, dear, not at all. You must make economies on _your ordinary expenses by denying yourself some delicacies or pleasures which would cost you some money and you will send me the total of these small economies. Is this clear enough? Miss Esnael, from Zaml.Joanguita one of the most active promoters, did not only send in a long list of Crusaders, but She has also already coll<>eted some gifts for the missions ,,-hich the nE'\\' members added to their entrance fee. 'Yell done Miss Esnael and may Goel bless you abundantly for your zeal and charity as well as ~·our Zamboanguita Crus.'.lders who hare found in ~-ou a worthy leader. Dear Readers of the '·Little Apoi-tle"'. on the 2nd of this month begins the first set of :m Masses 1 o be celebrated for the relativPs of the Crusaders of the Little FJo\\·er. Unite your prayers with those of the '.l if;sionariE',; who celebrate the 30 ~fatses: '·it is a holy thing to pray for the dead··. ~-'1.llCl if you are not enlisted yet as a Crusader. clu it now. so that your departed relatiYes may partake of the merits of the 30 masses. Bernember too that next month we have our self-denial week. ~lore of this later. In the meantime accept the mo"t sincere thanks of all the }fissionaries of the }fountain Province and eEpecially of Yours respectfully in X. ReY. 0. Vandewalle The Reward of Rectitude One of the highly monil poems in .llr. Belloc's "Ccwtinnm·y tales for Chilrlr£1;" is cal/eel '·Cfiarles A uyvstvs l;''(Jr/e::ciie'' and rm1s: The nicest child I eYer !mew Was Charles A ugusLus Fortescue He nernr lost his cap, or tore His stockings or his pinafore: In eating Bread. he made no crumbs, He was extremely fond of sums, For which, however. he preferred The Parsing of a Latin Word. He sought, when it was in his power, For information twice an !Jour. And as for finding Mutton-Fat Unappetising, far from that! He often at h is Father's Board, Would beg them of his own accord, To give him if they did not mind, The Greasiest Morsels they could find. His later years did not belie The Promise of his Infancy: In Public life he alwa~·s tried To take a judgment Broad and wide: In Prh·ate, none was more than he Renowned for quiet coHrtesy. He rose at once in his Career, And long before his fortieth year Had wedded Fili, only Child Of Bunyan, First Lord Alberlyde. He thus became immensely Rich, And built the splendid l\Iansion which Is called "The Cedars, Muswell Hill" Where he resides in Affluence still To show what Everybody might. Become by Simply Doing Right. 191 TV!i1' did Emperor Cltarlcs pass !tis last da)'S 111 a /lfonasfcrJ' lo prepa1e .for death. BE you do not find this story in great books of General History of Europe. Those who write history write ordi-· 11.arily very little about the preparation for death of a king or an emperor .... they are more interested in their glorious life than in their com111o;1 de::ith .... and yet .. ... ought not man's lire, be he a beggar or ~ prince, be a continual preparation for death? eternity? So in r 555 Emperor Charles who dominated half of Europe and half of America gave up his armies, and his palaces, and he joined the ranks of poor monks in a dark monastery of Spain. 'Why? Let me tell you. In 1550 Andes Doria, the Emperor's great-admiral, drove the Freach out of Corsica. Now this was not done without a fight and a fight between soldiers ;.;eans wounded and dead. So it happened that General Ylakrol, "el Flamingo" as Doria called him, who was mariner ou the imperial fleet an<l formerly a peaceful boy and citizen of Lisseweghe in Belgium, was shot to pieces by the French on the very admiralship. The sad news was brought to Lisse\\'eghe and mother Makrol was so sorry at the death of her son that she became seriously sick and died nine days later in her bed. She died and she left an orphan boy ..... eleven years old ..... Pat.. .. otherwise: Pattie. But Doria sent a letter to the Flemish Emperor in which he praised ' el flamingo' ', pitied his orphan and asked on account of the first some assistance for the second: Pattie. Can you believe it? The Emperor wrote with his own hand and i11 golden letters the name of Gerard Makrol on a big ledgerof honor, ordered a marble slab for the grave of mother Makrol and invited young master '' Jyrakrol Patricius'' to come 192 to Brussels and li\·e at the court of the Emperor as page of the crown. The pastor of Lisseweghe wrote a nice letter to the Emperor to thank His Majesty, to thank him, yes, in the name of the parish, to thank him for all the honor bestowed upon the Yillage in the person of Patricius Makrol. .... i.e. Pattie. Before he left for Brussels, Pattie went to the old curate of his village to ask his blessing. · And he recei\·ed that blessing he asked for and also a sermon he had not a"ked for. ''Pattie'' said the venerable priest, ''my dear Pattie, you go thus to the p:ilace of the Emperor ... the good Emperor Charles. Be good, my boy, be always virtuous and christian .... Yon are clever enough .... too much even. (Did the Pastor here remember how his yellow pears had disappeared last summer and a big hole had appeared on the same day in the fence around his garden? The chronicle does not mention it.) For you are the son of Gem.rd Makrol. ..... who Ii \·ed thirty years on tlie water of the sea. And you know that "salty is the wa[er of the sea and cle\·er the man who sail on its wa \·es"! ... . And you ha \·e a cle\·er tongue too .. . wasn't your grandfather forty years the barber of the parish? And wasn't your grandmother a long time the best laundrv\voman of the village? But. Patti~. listen now to my \\·ords of advice and remember them always: all things on earth are vanity, sand and water and vanity! Of course when over there at the palace they put something good Cum iicentia under your nose, don't refuse it .... for the good of ?Our stomach and humanity, but for your soul, that too is sand and \Yater and yanity 1 ••• Say, Pattie, when you are at the p:ilace will you remember this? ..... and li\·e accordingly? ... Yes? ... \\'ell, that is the greatest happi1:ess! ... Bye, bye Pattie! ..... " And with his old long bony fingers, the good shepherd made a cross 0:1 Pattie's forehead and caressed his curly hair. .... "And before you go, Pattie, wouldn't you drink a glass of \\·ine ..... with a piece of a cake?" "\Vell, .... yes," said Pattie .... "I will, for the good of my stomach and ..... humanity ...... '' \Vhen Pattie left the parsonage, a group of people had assembled in front to say farewell to the honor of Lisseweghe. The President said that Pattie was an immortal honor of the \·illage. Farmer Pete said he was glad to see Pattie off, for there would be a ::aughty fellow less on the street; and the three little friends of Pattie; Dorie, Johnie and Lewis said just nothing. for Dorie was only too jealous of Pattie, Johnie was sobbing aloud because his mother cried aloud and Lewis was too busy with a little baby 011 his hip, his youngest sister, who cried with mouth and lm:gs and throat with a full grown lady's power. .. "Adieu" said Pattie, ''I am going to Brussels'' and he jumped into the miller's arms who lifted him up, placed him in his twowheel-car under the white cover, and off went Pattie ..... for Brussels. 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