The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. V, No.11 April 1929

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. V, No.11 April 1929
Issue Date: Volume V (Issue No. 11) April 1929
Year: 1929
Language: English
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extracted text: VOL. V No. 11 APRIL 1929 Catholic School Press, Baguio, ~1t. Pr. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Baguio, Mountain, on February 5, 1925. THE LITTLE APOSTLE OF THE MOUN1·AIN PROVJ.NCE 1 ht OTgan oj the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutvelri Fathe:i s in the 1lfountain Province of the Philippines. Edited and published monthly Editor • • REV. DR. J. CALBRECHT P. 0. Box 1393, Manila, Phil. ls. Business Manager •.• REV. CHAS. BEURMS P. 0. Box 1393, Manila P. I. Publishers • . . . . . THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRESS, Baguio, Philippines. { Pl.00 for the Philippines Yearly subscription price: $1.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. All checks and money Qrders should be made payable to THE LITTLE APOSTLE, Manila, r. I. Notice regarding change of adrlress should be sent promptly. All communications must be addressed to: THE LITTLE APOSTLE P. 0. 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DURING these last weeks, much has been said about the Papal domains, yet not always with a full knowledge of the question. Therefore w·e think it opportune to give a clear and simple exposition of the question to the readers of the Little Apostle. Unbelievers say that the Papal domains owe their origin to the ambition and the insatiable greed of the Popes of the Middle Ages. Only those who know little or nothing of history would dare make suoh an erroneous assertion. From the very early days of Christinnity the Popes have already had a certain extent of power over temporal goods. We know that the first Christians live<l under a strong bond of charity and that they gave part of their goods .to the Churcih so that the Ohunch might distribute these among the poor. It is said that these goods were given to "St. Peter" and in the name of "St. Peter" they were also distributed. Not only was money given tu "St. Peter" but also land; thus for instance lands and properties whioh were located in Lombardy, around Rome and in the island of Sicily became the Pope's property. Thus little by little the Popes came to be numbered among the mightiest Ian.downers of Italy. Ilut these lands were not yet what we call the "Papal States" but private property which like all othe1 property was subjecte.d to the empire. Those properties were called "Patrimonies." In the VIth century there originated another kind of Papal possessions. The Roman Emperors had taken up their residence in Constantinople and thus Rome, left practically defenseless. was continually attacked by the barbarian Lombards. The Emperors abandoned Rome to its own fate and the PLE ASE R E N E W PRO MPTLY 322 Romans were continually in danger of being murdered, or of perishing from starvation because of the many bands of pillagers overrunning the country. It was then that the Romans had recourse to the Popes of Rome who through their influence succeeded in taming the rude barbarian ki11gs such as Luitprand and Rach es. Becau~e of the circumstances the Popes found themselves obliged to play a part in political affairs. It was to save the Romans from -destruction that the Popes placed themselves at the head of the state. Yet the Popes did not consider themselves subjects independent of the Romain Emperors at Constantinople, they considered themselves as their representatives. as their assistants. In the VIIlth century there occurred an event which produced a definite effect on the temporal power of the Popes. In 751 Aistolfus, King of the Lombards, had taken Ravenna and once more he threatened Rome with complete destruction. T he Pope could not count upon any help from the Roma n Emperors and therefore he appealed to the Franks who had embraced catholicism. In 754 the Frankish King Pepin at the head of his army entered Italy and engaged in war against Aistolfus. H e conquered th e Exarcate of Ravenna and another country called the Pentapolies or "the Five Cities." These countries by right of conquest belonged to Pepin. But Pepin presented these countries as personal domains to the Pope. This donation of Pepin established definitely the rights of the Pope as temporal Prince. DuringthepontificateofAdrian I. Desiderius, king of the Lombards, wished to conquer the Papal States. This time it was Charlemagne who crossed the Alps to go to the help of Rome. In 774 he besieged Pavia and forced Desiderius to surrender. More territory was taken from the Lorn- · bards and Charlemagne o_ffered it to the Pope, ratifying at the same time the donation made by Pepin. It is since the end of the VIII th century that the Popes were universally recognized as temporal princes and, notwithstanding the many revolutions and the many wars which broke out all over Europe, they remained the peaceful possessors of their states until 1870. It '..Vas then that a band of revolutionists, taking advantage of the troubled political conditions of Europe, dared to attack the Papal States. The European powers were more anxious to defend their own interests than the rights of the Catholic Ohurch and let affairs go their own w.ay. But a general feeling of indigSUPPORT A CATECHIST nation broke out all over the Catholic world. Thousands of young men went to Italy where they defended the rights of the Pope at the cost of their own lives. The Zouaves fought like lions an<l died lil{e heroes and martyrs but injustice prevailed. The revolutionists entered Rome triumphantly. Rome and the Popes were robbed of the Papal States, just as in the XVlth century Henry VIIl robbed the convents of their possessions in England. Both acts cannot be culled by another name than '"robber~' ."' Amends were never made for this injustice, yet now a change has been made in this situation; a contract was signed between Pope Pius XI and the King of Italy. On February 11. 1929, at noon the contract was signed in Rome. Those who signed included Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State; Msgr. Bargongini Duca, secretary of the congregation of extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs; Msgr. Pizzardo, substitute secretary of state, and Francesco Pacelli, papal attorney, all representatives of the Vatican, and Premier Mussolini, as Minister of ForeLgn Affairs; Count Dino Grandi, undersecretary of foreign affairs; Signor Alfredo Rocco, Minister of Justice and Signore Francesco Giunta, undersecretary of the presidency, all representing 323 the crown. The Roman question is no more, and in its place is the baby kingdom known as the "City of the Vatican." Not a great deal of territory, to be sure, but in the words of the Osservatore Romano, official journal of the Vatican: "Italy's full acknowledgment of the Pope's sovereignty gives the Vatican a moral and judicial strength that no territorial magnitude could equal." At the same time that the treaty and concordat was signed, providing for the negotiations and regulating relations between the church and the state, a financial convention also was signed, providing for a liquidation of the Italian indebtedness to the Vatican for territories taken away from the Popes in 1870. After the ceremony at the Lateran Palace, Pope Pius granted an audience totheclergyoftheRoman diocese at the Vatican. His Holiness expressed great satisfaction a!t the solution of the question, saying: "Some say my territory is too little. But my temporal domain is immaterial. What more valuable territories could there be than the treasures in the tombs of St. Peter's, the masterpieces of Michael Angelo in the dome of St. Peter's, or the collonades that stretch forth from the front of St. Peter's?" The Pope has warned the CathMISSIONS NEED SCH OOLS 324 olics against some criticisms already manifested in Italy and abroad. In fact, He said, doubts and criticisms left Him most tranquil, because He solely was responsible for what had transpired and what was coming. No one coulci say that the affair had not been for thirty months the object of His personal study, meditation and prayer. Also that prayers had been asked of many good souls. . There were other criticisms the Pope observed, some that He had asked too little and others that he had asked overmuch. Some would find the territory too little, that too small amount of land was His by sovereign right; but against that He could say that He wanted to ask little, the least possible, for reasons that seemed good and urgent to Him. Before all, He wanted to show that He was a father treating with a son, and that therefore He wished to render things as easy as possible, secondly, that He wanted to dissipate all alarms and render unjustifiable all recriminations with regard to territorial integrity and thirdly, because He wanted to show in peremptory fashion that the Pope was not moved by any "terrestrial cupidity", but only by that conscience which came to Him from a sovereignty, which He exercises in the name of God, and to wish only that, which would suffice as a support of this real and indispensable sovereignty. Thus He hoped that it would be clear that the Vicar of Christ only had asked the land which was necessary and the material amount which was necessary for spiritual sovereignty. All the details of the contract are not yet known but the reader of the Little Apostle will be kept informed. But the veryfactthatacontract, an agreement has been made, fills our heart with joy: for the rights, the inviolable rights of the Holy See are safe. The right of the Church to private property is recognized and the Pope, our common Father is no longer the Prisoner of the Vatican. THE POPE IS FREE! LONG LIVE THE POPE! China The~ anki ng GoYern men t bas isf:ued regulations go1·erning the official size and pattern of the Nationalist flag·s. The width and length of the banners are to be in the ratio of two to three. The Kuomintang party flag is to be blue with a white sun in the centre, the sun ha 1·ing- twel 1·e ra:s earh in the shape of a ~O degree bosceles triangle. The ra.vs are to measure one half of thP radius of Lhe sun. The National flag is to be of a red tield. The upper left hand t1uarter of the banner is to be blue containing the white sun. -Kuomintctng and Nationalist banners ha,·e heen made in many shapes and sizes. Now thev will be standardized. · PRAY FOR THE MISSIONS 325 The Construction of a Chapel at Bangad By BROTHER ED WARD COOLS Continuation NEXT day our first vvork was to repair the disaster, and we continued the construction till the middle of May; then we had to stop again, no more materials. Meanwhile I went to the woods around Manongol in quest of the wood needed, a hundred boards for the chapel and at the same time strong heavy_ posts for construction of the school at Lubuagan. With my twelve men we had all this prepared within ten days, but the trouble now was to bring all that wood to the main road,not an easy task. It was again the honorableGovernorwhohelped me out of this by procuring for me the hundred men needed to bring out the boards and the posts, a work that was to be done by contract. But another thing is the payment. Yes PS0.00 is a large sum, the men also found it so, but each man 50 centavos, that they would not understand. T hat was not just according to them. it has needed all my knowledge to make them understand it, and that scene is worth reproduction in a cine, all their gestures and their cries and their reasoning, and not· for a few minutes only. My boy and myself we have seated ourselves on a stone, meanwhile, letting them settle it, which was done only through the silence and calm obtained by the fiscal of the barrio. The. payment finally settled, the men returned to their houses and I went home. On April 15 I returned to Bangad in the hope to be able to place the wooden floor. The supports were not there nor at least a part of them, once more I went to work in the hope they would J O IN TH E CRUSADERS O F L. F. 326 arrive, but nothing came. This time however I could 1eave the undone work with a heart at ease as the construction had a roof. and windows, and was locked. place I was caught between two boards which held me like in a trap as far as my knee, my helpers came to my rescue, but meanwhile I had fainted and after recovering, of course, the wounds forced me to a rest not at all desired. I was a real cripple for a time, and not a man to be found to continue the work. I was in Lubuagan at the given date, we were to be all together to feast our R. Father Billiet. The children of the school had a beautiful 1 p r Ogram for him and all Lubuagan was present. By the end of May I went again in the hope of finishing. Impossible. And I was to leave for Baguio for the retreat The rainy season had set in already, I made the trip from Lubuagan to Bon - tok in three days, in ordinary times a day and a half is sufficient, but now the rain poured down and a part of the road was to be made on horseback and another part walking. I was back in Lubuagan on July 29, the return tripwasalitBangad, Kalinga The following Monday I returned to Bangad and, this time to remain certainly tleworsethan the_ going, never sure where you shall arrive in the evening. On September 17, I wentagain to try to finish that long running construction, I was to be back in Lubuagan on the 29th, should I be able this tim'e to finish it? A new trial....putting my foot at a wrong till everything was finished, as far as we can finish anything here. At last with a fervent DEO GRATIAS everything was done on October 26, 1928. What patience has been needed to finish that chapel! But there it is, besides there is a small sacristy and a cosy little room for the Father, also a BACK CHRIST'S ARMY hut for the boy accompanying the Father and a kitchen, without forgetting a roof, as shelter for the horse. The furniture consists of an altar. eight benches, a crucifix, two candlesticks, a missal. Two rather nice bottles do the office of flower vases, two p o o r chasubles, a clean but worn out altar cloth, a few small linens and a stone for the altar, there it is all; other necessary things, as chalice, etc., make the trip with the Father from one vi'llage to another. As you see, Reverend Father, we have no abundance, but there is much good will among the inhabitants of Bangad, much good will to try to become good Catholics. When in the evening I give instructions of christian doatrine, a 130 children flock around me to learn their prayers. They are rude men, yes, but good natured ones, far from rich indeed, their clothing is reduced to its sinllplest expression. My work is done, the work of the Fathers begins. W ill they be able to instruct and bring to the true faith all the youth around here? To me it seems an impossibility, unfess by your charitable help, you may be able Reverend Father to1p1iocure them the means of·paying catechist regularly. And 327 where can we go if not to you to beg for that help? And now that Bangad is finished, whose turn shall it be? Would that it were for Naneng, the poor little chapel of P80.00 goes to ruins. We should have to repair it to make a better one. I can not do anything for the purchase of the materials, as to the work I am all too glad to take it on me. Please do not make us wait too long, I would have no work and might be rempted bythedetestable vice of laziness which leads to all others. Please do not let me become lazy, your devoted servant is without work. P. S. The benediction of the chapel of Bangad was celebrated on December 27. The honorable Governor was present and the feast after the ceremony was of the most animated ones. It was also a suitable time to distribute to the people some Christmas presents: matches, tobacco, sweets, a few dresses to the most assiduous ones to instructions; and so it was a double feast for the poor people, it has done them good, and with God's grace it also shall be a help for their future spiritual life. BROT HER EDWARD COOLS M I SSIONS NEED C H APELS 328 Mission News & Notes Call it a letter, an appeal, an S. O.S. or anything of the like, I for one, should christen it OUR MISSIONERS' GREATEST NEED. Alas! that need is not realized. From almost fully spending to the very last the depreciated belgian francs they dispose of to prontote christianization, ALL of US have the duty to foster, filling lac.ks and shortcomings by squeezing self.· support a n d kitchen expenses. every mission in the Mountain Province there comes the constant a pp ea 1, repeated over and over again, for the help of CATECHISTS. They are the indispensable aids to the progress of our missions. In most oases he is a necessary and most precious helper and, useless to say, much time A Catholic Family of Ba11co Dear Subscribers, let us materialize that admiration, let us cooperate by deeds in the con version of our b el ov ed lgorotes, let the sun of Easter send into the remotest corners of the Mountain Province her brightening rays, disis thereby saved a busy missioner. In the Mountain Province, because of the high cost of living and, because many of th~ Cate_ chists must support a family, his monthly salary is FORTY pesos. You rightly admire those fifty heroes of the faith, laboring day and night, thwarted in many ways, almost unknown by men, yet greatly esteemed by God, cheersipating the dark clouds of cares and troubles which break down so many a great missionary-heart. Please, DO IT by sending to The Little Arpostle, P.O. Box 1393, Ma1:ila, your Easter offering to build up the CATECHISTS' FUND. Sacrifice brings reward. God is never outdone in generosity. Onwards for Christ the King. in cheerful unanimous resrponse to SPREAD YO.UR FAITH the Bull "Auspicantibus Nobis" which His Holiness Pope Pius XI has just issued at the beginning of the fiftieth year of his priesthood. urgirrg Catholics throughout the world to &pread the Faith even more widely and to labor for a greater flowering of Christian life. Enough to mention the following places where one or more catechists are direly needed: In Benguet: Lu tap, Adaway. Bakung. Dalupirip; in Ifugao: Mayaoyao. Banawe, Ducligan, Buliwong; in Lepanto: Angaki. amidpit, Banko, Kayan; in Bontoc: Samoki, Tucucan, Kadaclan, Natonin; in Kalinga: Tabuk, Bangad, Salegseg, Taga; in Apayao: .... Dear Subscribers, I am at a loss, to mention all the places requesting a catechist. The whole sub-province of Apayao is entrusted to the care of 3 missionary-priests and 2 catechists! PLEASE, HELP! The following extract from a report of Rev. F. Portelange of CERVANTES depicts vividly the hardships, labors and spiritual rewards of our missionaries in the Mountain Province. Among the little boys who approached the communion table to receive for the first time, The Food and Lover of Souls, was Maximo, an eight-year-old child. His vivacious little face flushed 329 prettily as he clasped his tiny hands, rose up from his seat, and with bowed head, followed his mates to the Communion rail. He prayed we11 in the church. Yet, without doing him any injustice, he was not a perfect cherub. Maximo was an amiable, impulsive lad, blessed with fine digestive powers and no hypocrite. His chief trait being restlessness. he provided a good metaphm for a fish which swims about in the water. Like all other boys, he took great delight in climbing fruit tr~es, and it was on one occasion like this, when upon climbing a mango tree, he missed a branch and down he fell, with a broken wrist as the result. His readiness to fight was most conspicuous. He picked up boys of his age as well as big ones. Early in his youth he has that realization of the non-existence of justice here, on earth. Once, in school, he had been punished for no fault of his. He heroically bore the penalty, through with a constant glance at the culpable boy-a glance which demanded payment at once, the time he was to be set free. It was a fine morning inFehruary. This was to be a memorable day in the barrio of Pilipil, where fifty well prepared Baptisms were to be administered. The Father of the Family had given a calf SUBSCRI BE FO R A F R I E N D 330 which the Pilipil people were only too willing to prepare and to serve to all who responded to the call. The sun had just cast a broad column of quivering gold across the steep mountains we had to ascend. Mounting on our horses, we set them on a gallop. NO\N it must be remembered, that Pilipil is nestled just at the summit of those steep mountains. Our ascent was hard and laborious. We had for a way, a zigzag path cleared by these mountain people and wide enough for our horses. I had pity on our poor animals. With their burden upon them and with that tiresome as.cent, I could see their sides heave. I could see the perspiration running profusely down their legs and the foam rapidly issuing from their mouths. The only consolation left to us, was the salvation of those fifty souls about to receive the white garment. One climb more and we were near the village. All at once. a man coming in full speed, ·as if trying to chase some one, shouted from behind us, thus·: "Father! Father! Maximo is dying! He wants to see you-Come back!" The sound of his words so distinctly uttered, reverberated in my heart and in my mind, a figure was formed. It was that of a little lad, with his little cap and his innocent smile-it was little Simo himself. We arrived at Pilipil. There we found the eager souls waiting for us. Yes, forty-five of them w er e on 1 y too glad to receive the Sacrament. The baptismal ceremonies were accompanied by their simple yet melodious music. When this was done I wanted to deliver a speech. But what might have happened with Maximo? Was he still alive? Could I still reach that soul and impart unto him the last consolation of omi Mother, the Church? Such were the thoughts crowding in my mind. It was mid-day when Baptism was over. Right away, under the burning sun and with the speed of fifteen kilometers an hour, I responded to Maximo's call. On my way, I pnfyed that I might not be too late to see him. My prayer was heard. I did not come too late. There in his humble cottage and lying flat on his mat, I found Maximo who looked up into my eyes, still with a smile on his lips. I had only just the time to hear his confession and to administer the holy oil when the good boy closed his eyes in peace. His soul had gone to rejoice with the blissful ones in heaven. ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION: Pl .00 331 The Negritos of Northern Luzon By Rev. Father Mauricio Vanoverbergh iV!issio11ary of Kabugaw, Apa)iaw. CHAPTER I. - A Short Diary. Continuation. AUGUST 15 (Monday) In the morning, while the preparations for breakfast were going on, Apulug andGarvasio accompanied me to the tomb of the former's father. We walked for a long time and finally came to a spot covered with grass, where it was impossible exactly to locate the grave. At the time of the burial, the whole place was still forested and as most of the trees had been cut down by this time, Apulug could only indicate approximately where the remains of his father lay at rest. I was fortunate enough to hear much about Negrito morals during my short stay at Siriko's; he wanted to be on very good terms with me and told me a good many things he would otherwise have kept to himself, I believe. I had to test the truth of his statements, of course, and I found a very willing help in Garvasio, who seemed not to care a fig for what we thought about Negritos, and who were always on the alert to set things right, as against Siriko, who did not seem to be in his good graces, just the thing I wanted in order to make sure. Then we breakfasted on rice and the remnants of the last chicken, while the Negritos had to content themselves with rice and salt. Siriko gave me three arrows and a chicken, and Ambrosio his son, an armlet; and we left again for the landing place. We were able to reach the ca_noe without wetting our feet, as it was low tide now and we made the same trip as the day before yesterday. Half way Asingol left the canoe to go hunting in the forest on the bank of the river; and a little father up, Selog, his son, also left her to take a short cut to his home. -After leaving the boat we passed by Asingol's A LIFE SUBSCRIPTION: Pl 5.00 332 house, thanked the inmates profusely for their help and finally arrived home in time for dinner. AUGUST 16 (Tuesday) I received notice from the concessionaire's wife that she would go to bring rice to her husband next morning; she invited me to go with her and said that my belongings would be packed in a shallow canoe pulled by a carabao thru mud and water as far as the animal could go; we should follow . on foot till we met the Negritos sent by her husband. This proposition seemed very reasonable and I was glad finally to be sure to get in touch with those "wild" Negritos of whom Asifi.gol, Siriko and the rest of the "civilized" ones were so much afraid. Today I learned for the first time that there were many potsherds buried all around this place and on the neighboring hills. Even entire jars had been unearthed at a depth of about one foot. All these specimens had formerly belonged to Isneg, there would be no doubt about that, as the Isneg still use exactly the same kind of pottery. Also the position of the hills reminded one forcibly of the hills on which the Isneg houses are actually situated toward the west. The Christian settlers corroborated this when they said that at their arrival, the forest covered every part of the country except these hills, where only high grass was to be found, which showed that at some time, several years ago, they must have been cleared, and also inhabited, as proved by the jars and potsherds. What had happened here? It was hard to tell, as even the oldest Negritos who had always inhabited these parts did not know anything about Isneg, had never met any of them living in this neighborhood and had never heard about it. Did they die thru war or pestilence? Probably not, as there were no skeletons to be found, not even a single human bone. In all likelihood they had abandoned the country, either willingly following their own lust for wandering, or unwillingly thru pressure from their enemies. Anyhow they had been here, and even had been in touch with Negritos, because the latter showed several unmistakable signs of having had to do with Isneg in bygone days, for instance tr-aces of Isneg in the Ibanag dialect spoken by them, the practice of circumcision and so on. AUGUST 17 (Wednesday) We left Allakapan at 8 A. M. Our party consisted of the concessionaire's wife, a Negrito orphan. leading the carabao, and myself. The carabao pulled the canoe like a sled, which allowed her to pass mud and brooks without spoiling the cargo. The Negrito boy was riding the carabao. then followed the lady and finally myself. The road was something impossible; just a rut of mud beTO THE LITTLE APOSTLE tween trees, bushes and briars, interspersed here and there by deep pools of mud, brooks which we could pass on a bamboo and small clearings where some beginning of cultivation had been attempted. We walked for an hour or so, and then the lady climbed in the canoe and I followed, the only pedestrian of the caravan, with all the leaches of the neighborhood for my ownself. After another hour we stopped, as this was the trysting place. The Negritos sent by the concessionaire would meet us here. After waiting for half an hour they finally emerged, shouting having been going on from both parties for a few minutes. There were seven of them, six grown ups and a boy. Abangon was also among them. They carried rattan which they piled up in the canoe, took their meal, as we had taken cooked rice with u~. and arranged our cargo to carry it along. Marisio, the Negrito mentioned above, and the wife of the concessionaire would go back with the canoe and I would follow the Negritos. After a little rest the lady went back home, and the new caravan went deeper and deeper into the forest. We walked for two hours 333 sometimes over stony brooks, I thought it much more convenient for my poor body than the mud I had been passing through on the first part of my journey. We climbed a hill, descended again, climbed another one, and finally landed at Giba, the temporary village of the "wild" Negritos, whe1·e our concessionaire was king. Nothing worth notice had passed during the journey. The Negritos had been exceedingly courteous, warning me almost at every step, against the danger of stones, slippery paths, dirt, briars, etc. When one of them slid down, bowever, and fell, they all laughed uproariously, at least as soon as they had ascertained that no bones had been broken. There were seven huts at Giba -one of them occupied by the concessionaire and another one to be my abode for a few days. I shall describe this camp and huts later on. The first thing that was to be done was to change shoes and stockings and to wash away the blood that had accumulated in the wake of the leeches; after that I settled down. I had to wait for my dinner until evening, howeve.r, as from now on we shall have only two meals a day, one at about 9 a.m. and the other late more, and although the path, if in the afternoon, with the concesyou may call it that, was now and sionaire as cook. The first venthen very slippery, somet'.mes ture was rather poor, we had rice passing along small precipices, and salt; but with a ravenous apOR EL MISIONERO 334 petite even these thingstastegood. At first the Negritos were a little shy, but as my reputation had preceeded me, th.ey were very soon at ease, and started talking and chatting either among themselves or in order to answer my questions. I was in a position there to live their own life for a few days; a thing which otherwise would have been impossible, because you cannot go and live with a Negrito in his hut, without provisions and wandering from place to place, as they generally live completely isolated from one another. This was a fine occasion, several families were grouped together, and an Iloko, who could be used as an interpreter, whenever necessary, furnished the daily .bread. This same day we reoeived the visit of a good many Negrito women and girls from a neighboring part of the forest, whe1'e one or two families were scraping rattan under the supervision of anOlther Christian Malay. During my entire stay here the Negrinos, men and women, boys and girls were busy ~craping rattan under 41.rn eagle eye of our concessionaire. I shall come back again to this phase of the economical situation of our pygmies later on. At nightfall we had a few splashes of rain, and Kann~weg, one of the Negritds, started placing palm leaves all at'ound my hut, in order tJo protect me from the rain, as the hut was 01pen on all sides and barely large enough to allow me to lie down without getting head qr £eet outside. Abangon shared my hut, that means, 1Jhe roof of it; he had arranged a floor for himself a li tt1e lower than mine; both consisted of a f~ ,pieces of a pa1m trunk. At night we had a toixrential downpour, a real trO'pical rain, and I could hear my companion mumbling a .prayer, whi.ch he recited singing in a subdued voice. Now and then the Negritos blew UJP the fire near the hut, as they always had a fan ready at harid, and sd ocjcasionally I could see them run quickly to and fro, either from one hut to another to arrange ,a roof, or to the forest and back with a fresh supply of palrrn leaves. Whenever b11ey heard a strong peal of thunder, they shouted, ;as if to relieve their feelings. Most of them continued to chat until late at night; I say "late at night", but it must be taken into account that we kept to our huts as soon as it got dark, about 6 p.m. AUGUST 18 (ThursdaY,) Last night I overheard 0 conversation about some difficulties in the way of marriage of Yadan, Abangon's brother, and this morning I got further explanations. The N~gritos c<Yoked and ate their breakfast very early 111 the STRINGLESS GIFTS BEST -morning and a~ 5:30 a.m. most of the men had already gone tOi cut rattan in the forest. The women and men who remained, occupied themselves in scraping rattan. I did not see them idle for any length of time while I was there. Women left their work only when they had to give a child the breast, and young girls sometimes, although very rarely," gave a tip on the gong or indulged in a 1rttle nap in their hut. They were always working out of dool'S, except when it rained; on such oc,casions they i~paired to their huts at once, except Basi and Abangon who never moved if the rain w;as not tao heavy. But even while sitting inside the work rarely stopped. When the Negrito men came back with their cargo of rattan, they often took a second breakfast with the remnants _ of the rice. For the rnst they had their second substantial meal only towards evening. Today our first meal consisted 335 of rice, a few pieces of meat obtained from I do not know where and a young shoot of rattan that - made a fine vegetable. The concessionaire told me that the Negritos occasionally practiced singing. This was the first time I heard about it, and very soon I was able to listen to several specimens of their songs; this singing went on, especially at night and mostly among girls. Nevertheless it was told me by our pygmies that all of them, men and women, young and old sang now and then while travelling thru the forest. I noticed also that members of the younger generation sometime'! spoke Iloko among themselves, although the greater part of their conversation continued ta be conducted in Ibanag. The Iloko started settling down in the district of Allakapan only about fifteen years ago and still their influence with our pygmies could already be definitely noticed. (To be co11ti1111ed) The Pope's Part in Paraguay-Bolivia Peace When the world was di:oturbed by threat of warfare between the two South American Republics, Paraguay and Bolivia, over a boundary dispute, His Holiness Pius XI, addressed appeals to the presidents of both countries, asking them to use every possible means to avoid hostilities. The President of Bolivia replied with a respectful message to the Holy Father, thank i n g him in the name of his Government and people, and assuring him that they desired peace; therefore, the international difficulty was being submitted to a conference to be held in the United States. The President of Paraguay wrote in a similar vein, agreeing with the prayers and wishes of the Pope, and assuring- him that his people, who were true followeri:: of Him. Who died to establish fraternity 'among- men of good will, would not be responsible for any attempt to hinder that bu.man fraternity, becaui'e their love for peace was deep and sincere. A DDRES S : P . 0. B OX 1393, MANILA 336 r· I (1 lj ::· ... ; · .. : ... :~· ·~".-.;·. :: -~~~· ~! ::_ ;,~\~·; :·;~;~ ~<~ ,~·i\~~:r. ~~~\~ Catholic Chronicle Rome. Some candidates for Canonization. 1-The hundredth anniversary of the birth of the late Father Valentine Paquay was celebrated with great cerem.ony in the City of Tongres, seat of the first episcopal see in Belgium recently. Father Paquay died in 1905 and his grateful fellow-citizens have proposed him as a candidate for canonization. His cause has been introduced and it is their hope that the canonization will take place in 1930, the hundredth anniversary of Belgium's proclamation of independence. Father Valentine, or "Het Heilig Paterke," (the Saintly LitO N E M I SSION-HOLYDAY tle Father) as the people fondly called him, was a second "Cure d' Ars" for his renown as a confessor. He spent virtually all of his priestly life of more than fifty years in the confessional, for it has been computed that he averaged fifteen hours a day listening to penitents, comforting them, and reconciling them with God. 2-A marble monument has been placed over the grave in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Edinburgh, of Margaret Sinclair, the young Scottish working girl who died in 1925 and whose beatification now is being sought. Bishop Graham blessed and unveiled the monument. Margaret Sinclair's body was at first buried in London, where she <lied as a poor Clare. Eleven months ago, by special permission of the Home Office, the body was exhumed and removed to Edinburgh, her birthplace. The body was found in an almost perfect state of preservation. 3-Very recently an an tepreparatory Congregation of Rites was held at Rome to conside1· the process of canonization of the Blessed Cardinal Bellarmine of the Society of Jesus. 4-At the very hour whe11 the world, astonished, is following with great curiosity and a certain stupor the events taking place at Konnersreuth in Bavaria, the Church is preparing to glorify a humble young girl, also favored 337 with extraordinary graces particularly with visions of ChriRt suffering and with the stigmata of His passion. Born at Camigliano, near Lucca, on March 12, 1878, Gemma Galgani appeared to be more of an angel than a human being. Gemma died on April 11, 1903 in her twenty-fifth year, without having realized her desire tp enter the monastery of the Passionist Religious of Lucca, where her sacred remains now await the honors which the Church is prepared to bestow on this humble child "vho signed her letters "La povera Ge1nma," "The p o or Gemma." 5-A preparatory meeting of the Sacred Congregation of Rites was held at the Vatican recently to exami.-.e the miracles attributed to the Venerable John Bosco in the cause of his beatification. The discussion was declared to have had a favorable issue and it is hoped that he may be beatified next spring. Among the Cardinals attending the meeting was His Eminence Cardinal Hlond, primate of Poland. 6-The project to beatify the late Pope Pius X, the first step in the Catholic Church's process of prociaiming one of its members a saint. is near completion. The inquiries instituted at Trevise, Venice and Montoro, where Giuseppe Sarto, the "children's Pope," exercised his ministry beSECURING A NEW SUBSCRIPTION 338 fore being elected supreme pontiff, have been brought to an end. The findings have been submitted to Rome. A simiiar process, ordered by the present Pope, Pius XI. and undertaken by his vicar general, Cardinal Pompili, will soon be finished. The next step will be Pius XI's formal introduction of a "causa" for beatification before the college of cardinals. 7-0n January 29 the Congregation of Rites at Rome held a "Preparatory Congregation" on l he three miracles, said to have l1 een wrought thru the intercession of the Venerable Claude de la Colombiere, S. J. and presented with a view to his Beatificatio'.1. Father Claude de la Colombiere S. J. was the spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-le Monial, France, when our Lord revealed to her His desire to have the Feast of the Sacred H ear t established. 8-The Pope Pius XI charged Cardinal Andrew Ferrari, Archbishop of Milan, to begin in that town to gather information of the virtues and fame of sanctity of Professor.Contardo Ferrini. Since then the cause of his beatification has made a great progress, and now it is being discussed by the Sacred Congregation of Rites. Contardo Ferrini was born at Milan on April 4, 1859 and died at Suna on Lake Maggiore on the 17th of October, 1902. In 1882 he was charged to teach Roman law at the University of Pavia. In 1887 he was appointed ordinary Professor at the University of Messina, which he left in 1890, when he was transferred to the University of Modena. Finally in October of 1894 the University of Pavia sent for him on the un-· animous vote of its professors and he remained in that Chair un- ~ til his death eight years later. T he year after his death the Reale Accadema dei Lincei conferred on Ferrini's great work "Historical and Doctrinal Exposition of Roman Penal Law," the grand Premio Reale (Royal Prize) assigned for juridical subjects. - - -«>>- - - Two New Bishops m the Philippines Very Rev. Father Cesar Guerrero, doctor of theology and secretary of the archbishopric of Manila is appointed to the bishopric of Lingayen. He is the son of the foremost Filipino botanist, Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero of the bureau of science. Rev. Father Guerrero is a Licentiate in Civil Law, in Philosophy and Letters and a doctor in theology. THE GRE ATE ST NEE D : V. R. F. Mons. Cesar Guerrero The Holy Father, Pope Pius XI, appointed Very Rev. Father William Finemann as titular bishop of Sora and auxiliary archbishop of Manila. The new assistant archbishop of Manila was born in W estfalia, Germany on December 18, 1882. He was ordained priest in 1911 in Vienna and came to the Philippines in 1912. In 1918, he was sent to the U. S. where he taught Latin and Greek in the Techny Seminary in Illinois. He returned to the Philippines in 1922 and worked as a missionary in the province of Abra and lastly as parish priest of the new parish of San Lazaro, Manila. Rev. FF. Guerrero and Fine339 V. R. F. William Finemann . ...,,. J mann are glories of the Filipino clergy and their zeal, their activity and their virtues will add glorious pages to the history of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. May God give them a long, happy, and fruitful career! The "LITTLE APOSTLE" presents to Mons. Guerrero and Mons. Finemann its most heartfelt congratulations and wishes them "Ad multos annos." A Statement of Pope Pi us XI. "You will find in every country today men who hate and attack the Church.... because, they tell you. of its doctrine. Do not let them deceive you, It is not the Church's doctrine or theology CATECHISTS! 340 that disturbs them; it is her morality that they hate. It is her demand of the pure, uriselfish, sacrificing, sinless life that keeps them out or makes them antagonists-not her theology." When Pius XI, made this remarkable statement, he touchc~l vital truth. The Church could teach anything it pleased undisturbed; hur when the Church insists on purity and honesty and decency and obedience, then hatl"ed, resentment and furious dislike surge around it. Holland. At the yearly congress of the Dutch Catholic Medical association in Rotterdam, the assemuled doctors listened to three lectures on Teresa Neumann, the stigmatized girl of Konnersreuth, Bavaria. Dr. Seidl, Teresa's physician and chief medical counsel of the ecclesiastical tribunal, appointed by the Bishop of Regensburg to investigate her case, presented a medical report of his findings during the six years that he has attended her. Dr. Seidl reported that Teresa lost weight during her ecstasy and regained it within a few days although she took absolutely n·o food or drink, but received Holy Communion daily. These instances of loss and regaining of weight, said Dr. Seidl, are "wholly unexplainable naturally." Dr. Crobach, director of the model St. Joseph's hospital of Heerlen, said: "Twice after a daiy of ecstasy, a diminution of weight was ascertained, namely of eight and three pounds, and it was ascertained also that in the next days the loss of weight was again made up for by a conesponding gain of six and of five pounds, and at the end of a fortnight, Teresa had again the old weight of 110 pounds. Yet during all those days she had not partaken of anything in the nature of either food or drink: but had received Holy Communion daily. This increase in weight by the pound can simply not be explained naturally; for from nothing, nothing can come. "The metabolistic problems in connection with Teresa Neumann continue the same for me. I could not discover any deception and I am convinced that there is absolutely no deception practised and. consequently, I cannot qualify the whole complex of phenomena otherwise than supernatural." Japan. The wife of the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Katsujii Debutchi is a catholic. Never before has a Catholic been a member of the Ambassadorial family from Japan. In this connection it is interesting to THI! LITTLE APOSTLE'S HOME: note that Madame Sawada, the wife of the Japanese Counsellor, is also a communicant of the Catholic Church. In an interview which Madame Debutchi gave to a reporter she said that Japanese converts were numerous and that they included many from the prominent families of the nation. For instance, the wife of the present Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs is a convert to Catholicism, and Admiral Y amamoto, one of the most important men in the Japanese Navy, is known to be an earnest and deyout Catholic. Speaking freely of her own conversion, Madame Debutchi said: •·It was by going to the Sisters in Tokyo to study English and French that I first came in contact with those lovely characters. They were the Irish and French Sisters of St. Maur, and their goodness and beauty of character made me become interested in the religion which had developed them. "I became convinced that theirs was the one true religion and about eight years ago with the consent of my husband, I was baptized in the Catholic Faith. My husband is exceedingly liberal, and has been most sympathetic in his realization that each individual's happiness depends upon the free and undisturbed exercise of will according to one's convictions. He also permitted me to 341 have my two children baptized and brought up in the Catholic Faith." There are many Catholics in Japan who are now enjoying the religious freedom and toleration guaranteed to them by the Japanese Constitution. Despite the fact that out of a population of nearly eighty million inhabitants, Lhere are only two hundred thousand Catholics in Japan, there are many beautiful Catholic Churches to be found, she said, in her country, nearly every large city in the nation possesses a Catholic house of worship. "There .are Catholic schools," she added, "conducted by Catholic priests and Sisters, but not even the government schools are permitted to teach religion. The Sisters who teach them must use the same courses and curricula as the public schools of the nation. However, everyone is free to go to the Sisters or priests for religious instruction after the regular school hours.... The Japanese Catholic has had to fight for his Faith against great odds, but despite this fact, Japanese Catholics may now boast of the possession of several fine churches, a number of JapanesepriestsandoneBishop. "It is to be hoped that one of these days the Holy Father will consider it timely to give to Japan a Japanese Cardinal," Madame Debutchi remarked. ROBERTS 31, INT. 78, PASAY 342 Dept. of Gov. G..:n. Stimson. On ·February 2:1, at -!:00 o'clock sharp the s.s. President Pierce pulled off from Pier 7. carrying on board Henry L. Stimson and his wife. Thousands were at the pier to bid them good-bye. Both of them were deeply moved by the public demonstration on the occasion of their departure. Governor General and Mrs. Stimson, with Captain Regnier, arrived at the pier exactly at 3:00 o'clock. They were accompanied by the members of the ca.binet and by Speaker Roxas and ranking members of the Legislature. Senate President Quezon arrived at the executive building shortly after 10:00 o'clock. A few minutes, after he paid his respects to the Governor General. Speaker Roxas accompanied by Representatives de las Alas and Corpus, arrived a little later. purposely to present to Governor Stimson a resolution placed in a frame, which expressed the gratitude of the Legislature and its appreciation for the work of the Governor General. It was adopted by both houses of the Legis_ lature. At 2:00 o'clock the Governor had a secret session with President Quezon and Speaker Roxas. Pres. Quezon presented the GoYernor General with a sill{ escutcheon of the Philippine Go\·ernment. Speaker Roxas' partin"' gift was a silk, hand-embroidered. Filipino flag. Governor Stimson ga.ve a g·old cigarrette case to Speaker Roxas and another costly article to President Quezon. Pier 7. \\·hich was gaily decorated with flags and buntings from the outside to the lobby within and along the stairs leading to the east-side corridor, was literally jammed with humanity. At 4 o'clock sharp the ship began to move; the multitude shouted "Adi6s" and "i\Iabubay." The Go v er nor General and l\Irs. Stimson remained on deck, waving their good-bye. - G. G. Expresses Confidence ill Vice-Governor. Govei·nor General Stimson shortly before he left said this of ViceGovernor Gilmore: "I am glad that I am leaving a vice-goYernor to temporarily succeed me, in the person of Mr. Gilmore, who is experienced in executive matters. I am confident that his administration here will be a success. '·I ha Ye giYen my confidence to Gov. Gilmore and I believe that he is very capable to handle all matters falling under the executive department of the government .. , Typhoon Relief Bill. Gornrnor General Stimson on Feb. PRAY FOR THE MISSIONS 22 sig·ned the bills passed by the special session of the legislatur.e appropiating Pl,000,000 for relief in the districts of the Islands through which the typhoon of last November passed. As a matter of legal technicalit~· the governor general h ad to date the bills approved by him on Feb. 21. inasmuch as Feb. 22 was a legal holyday. The New Secretary of "\-Var "\-Vill Help the Philippines. James ,,-. Good, new Secret:i ry of \Yar, will continue the policy of helping the Philippines to de>elop materially, moran~· and socially. Accomplishment of this end will be a g-reat ca use of happiness to himself p3rsonally.Secreta ryGood assured Commissiom r GueYara. He said that he has long studied the Philippin s and their needs. with special reference to Filipino vie11:s on lheir tariff. Mr. Good promised to study pending legislation. Commissioner Gue1·ara expressed a desire that the Filipinos have a hearing 'Yith reference to the appo_ intment of a new Go1·ernor General for the Is-· lands. He decla1·ed that Filipinos recognized that the appointment is a prerogative of the President exclusively, but thought that, in accordance with the democratic principles fostered by the "United States, the President might hear the Filipinos. Mission Ought to Be Sent to U .S . Commenting on the omissio_n, by President Hoover, of the Philippine problem in his inaugural address, Dean )Iaximo M. Kalaw of the college of liberal arts U .P . offered three inter" pretations as follows : First, that the President does not feel sufficiently well informed on the Philippine problem and wants to study it, first, before making any public statement. 343 Second, that the President wants to approach the Philippine question with an open mind. Third, that the President does not consider the Philippine question impot'tant enough to warrant any mention in his inaug·ural address. vVhateYer the reason is, Dean Kalaw believes this to be the most opportune moment to send a mission to the L:"nited States. If the :first interpretation is correct, then the leaders should endea rnr to give the president first hand information on the Philippines. On the other hand, if the president belie1·e" that the Philippine question is not important enough. the leaders should present it to him and convince him that it is one o"fAmerica'sproblems. Filipirio Control of Govt. Corpo· ration is Proposed. :'IIore Filipino participation in the affairs of the go,·ernrnent owned corporations. like the Philippine National bank and the :Xational Development Company, is sought by the political leaders. They are now contemplating to recreate the now defunct board of control, in accordance with the sug·gestion of the united States supreme court. which will prevent the board being considered illegal. '.rhe non-participation of Filipinos on the cont-rol of government owned enterprises is held as a backward step in the governmental machinery here. At present, the governor general has the power to dispose of matters pertaining to government owned corporations, since the local and the United States supreme courts hold the board of control illegal. The postponement of the meetings of the stock4olders of the government owned corporations, it is said, was due to the fact t h at the acting governor general is studying the means, REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR DAILY OFFERING 344 by which l<,ilipinos can be gh·en µarticipation in the management of affairs of the enterprise:;:. T he proposed ne\\' board of control will not ha rn the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatiYes as. member;:;. hut instead it will have the seereta r.1· of linanee and the secreta ry of com111erce and communications, it is said. Foreign Cnited States. The presiclem.1· of the Cnitecl Statef' passed to I1001·er in a colorful ceremony which he described as "a de(li" cation and conSf)tratioJJ under Goel." Speaking to the whole w?rld in his inaugural adclrrss. President Hoover declared that the clisreg;frcl for la11· \\·as the nation's g-reate,.;t peril. Il e appea.lecl to tile 0itizens 1 ·0 help :o-ecu re obsen-ance of the prohibition la \Y. Chief Justice Taft or the Supreme Court adminisle!·ed the oath of offiee of President HooYer, shortly after the noon hour of the 4th of :.Iarch. Pre~ iclent Hoo1,er kissed the Bible on the passage '·He that keepeth law happ> is he. ·• B.ere follow tlie me m be rs or Hoover's Staff. Although the cabinet is complete, the entire lif't has not been confirmed. This is the pl'Obable make up: Colonel Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State: Andrew W. Mellon. Secretary of Treasury; William D. ~Iitcllel, .1..ttorney-General: \\' alter Folger Brown, Postmaster General: Charles Francis Adams. Secretary of the Na\'}'; Dr. Ray Lyman V\Tibur, Secretary of the Interior: James \Villiam Good, Secretary of War: Jam.es ,T. DaYis, Secretary of Labor with Lamont as Secretary of Commerce and Go1·ernor ,\1·thur M. Hyde of ~Iissouri, Secretary of Agriculture. In President Hoo1·er's inaugural speech, nothing \\'aS said about the P. 1. Senate President Quezon. when informed t!Jat HooYee had omitted tlie Philippines entirely from hb in - augural adcl rcss. simply said: "\Yha t c~n we do?.. Resident Commi&!"io11er Gue1·arn said l·haL this slwuld not discourage the Filipinos. and it is his opinion that this omi"sion 1Yould g-iye the Pre.-ide nt an opportm~ity to deal ,yjtlt the question full.1, without immature judgment. Priest Statesmen Occupy Jlany High Posts in Europe. Today in rirtuall~· a ll of the Central 8uropean states db ting ui:,,Led Catholic clergymen occupy thf most important public office!'. The f<>ll<lwing are some of these: Germany: ?ITonsignor Dr. Ludwig Kaa~, p1·ofessor of canon law in the Lheulogical faculty of the University of Bonn, President of the Center Party in the German Reic :istag, in succesl"io11 to Dr. :.irarx, late Chancellor of the Reich. Dr. Heinrich Brauns, a mernbe1· of the Reichstag and :.finict!.'r of Public \Yorks of the Reich. Baden: Dr . .Joseph Schoofer. <t Papa prelate. leader of the Center Party of Baden B::naria: Dr. Johann Leicht, a member of the chapter of the Cathedral of Bamberg, chairman of the Ba,·arian People's Party in the German Reichstag. Austria: llfonsignor Ignaz Seipel, Federal Chancellor. HELP THE POOR IGOROTE S Czechosl6n1kia: -:'lfonsignor Dr . . T. Sramek. "\Jinister of P ubl ic H ealth. The R en'rend Dr. Joseph Blinka. leader of the Slonik People's Party. Hungary: The Ile\". Dr. .Joseph Yas, l>rinister for Public Works ancl "\Yelfare. YugoslaYia: ;\fonsignor l>r. J,·an Koreosec. Prime Mini!'ter. H i::; a striking fact that in a 11 these !'tates. the Catliolics li1·e together with the people of other confessions and in some states the non-catholics are a large m'.ljority of the population. It is certain that. the selection o( numerous catholic priests for such hig·ii posts is no casual matter, but reflects a significant change or public spirit. Old prejudices against the Catholic Church and he1· priest.s.sown by Liberalism and Protestantism. ha re fallen into the ha<:>lr-g-round. The great world mission of the Church. t he wisdom of the Popes a11d their \vork for the reconeiliation of mankind are today accepted and recognized b.,. many, who so far haYe been strangers to the Catholic Church. This !ms brought to the Catholic priests a greater respect and influence in their ci ,·ic communities. Holland. The Catholic party in the legislati l'e bodies of Holland. has decided to nominate men who are specialists in matters which are expected to come up for leg·islation next session. Accordingly, 18 of the 32 or 33 seats 11pon which the Catholic party may count will be filled by these experts. 345 The legislative body pending has l.Jeen li&ted under tlle following 14 h eadings: (1) matters particularly of interest to the middle classes: (2) army and navy: (3) women: (4) labor: (5) hygiene and housing: (6) social and economic matters: ('i) ciYil administration: (8) legislation of technical juridical character: (9) commerf'e. industry and transportation: (10) education: (11) agricultu1·e: (12) colonial: (B) finance: (H ) diplornac.L The"e lk seats resenecl for specialists are to l.Je distributed among nine eleetor-al di:;;trict!' in which thanks ·to the proporLional representation s~·s tem, the election of the party's candidates is a foregone corwlusion. At the meeting· of the Supreme Coundl of Lhe Pa1·ty, held in 1..:-trecht. the program for the l!l29 elections was ~ettled upon. Or:e plank of the progr<>m calls for ,;uppression of the hindrances to religioui' liberty resulting from A rt. 1 ii o I' the la WS gornrning Dutch Indies. Another plank calls for Yigorous co-operat,ion with the plans of the League of Kationswhich fully agree with Pope Benedict XY "s proposals- to solYe all international differences by arl.Jitration and to obtain a simultaneous and reciprocal diminution of armaments. A third plank insists upon extending to the professional and technical sehools the financial equality law. \Yhich places the prirnte elementary schools upon the same footing, as far as tinancial support is concerned. with the state >Whoo ls. DO IT FOR CHR IST'S SAKE 346 ~cLTcLT cLTcL~-:P,~-:P,TcLTcL'X~cLT-:P, ~ QUESTION BOX . ~ ~cLTcLTcLTcL~~~~TcLTcLTcL'r~ Questions unsigned will not be answered. Anonymous letters must find their way into the waste paper basket. We will not publish the names of those who send questions. Last Sunday I missed a part of the 1 \lf.ass. lVas I bound to hear a second /lfass? The question as it is here, cannot be answered. Our reader should have stated what part he missed. We will give therefore a general answer by which he will be able to solve by himself his difficulty. For the sake of clearness we shall begin by dividing the mass into four sections. Section A (a minor section): From the beginning of mass to the Offertory-that is, the moment that immediately follows the uncovering of the chalice. Section B (a major portion): From the Offertory to the Consecration. Section C (a major portion): From the Consecration to the priest's communion. Section D (a minor section): From the priest's communion to the end. Sections A and D, taken together, .constitute a major section of the mass. misses a major section of the mass or any part of the major section. A man, for instance, who arrives in ch'urc11 after the Offertory cannot fulfill the duty imposied upon him by the law, merely by hearing the rest of the Mass. He has missed a part of Section B, a major section, and that is the same thing as missing Mass entirely- so far, at least, as fulfilling one's obligations are concerned. Hence he is bound to be present at another Mass if that is at all possible. If a ma.n misses only a minor section of the mass, he has, strictly speaking, fulfilled his obligation. He has not, of course, done his full duty. The Church wants him to hear· ev.ery word of the mass from the beginning to the end, and if through culpable negligence, he misses any part, he is sinning. Still, as long as he is present during the parts of the mass that we have called Sections B, C, and D he is fulfilling the essential requirements of the law and saving himself from mortal A latecomer fails in his obliga- sin. tion of hearing mass when he CLOTHING ARTICLES ARE WELCOME TV/Je11 an·d ·where did the a/>ostles receive the power to forgh•e sins? Christ worked the miracle in curing the man sick of the palsy to prove He had the power to forgive sins. Then, appearing to His apostles after the resurrection, he breathed on them and said, "receive ye the Holy Ghost. whose sins you shall forgive they are forgiven and whose sins you shall retain they are retained." To decide whether they are to be forgiven or retained, naturally they must be judged and that demands confession. Luth er went to confession and heard them. Henry VIII went to confession before leaving the Catholic Church. Confessions can· be 347 traced from the time of the Apostles down to the present day. Martin Luther, Henry VIII and a · few more thought they were wise and threw it out when they established their religion. Henry could not be absolved because he would not remajn faithful to his wife. Lutl-.er could not either, because he lived with an ex-nun as his wife. It is but natural that they got rid of it. The founder of tlw ana-baptists had seventeen wives, so he had no chance of obtaining absolution. The same with the whole gang of would-bereformers who tried to improve on Je~us Christ and His religion. They were forced to get rid of con£ession. Afghanistan The armed re\'olt again!'t King A manullah pro\·ed ·so successful that the King was forced to abdicate the throne on .January 14. He was at first reported to have escaped by airplam., but later dispatches indicated that he was in hiding somewhere in the Yicinity of Kandahar, India. On his abdication, the GoYernment was handed over to a Council of Regency, consisting of fifty chiefs. On the following day, Inayatullah Khan. the elder . brother of Amanullah. was declared Amir, Lhe title di.searded in favor of Lhat ofKing in 1926. Inayatullah was the legitimate heir to Habibullah , who was assassinated in 1919. But he ceded his claims to A manullah \Vlwn t he latter usurped the Government. The re,·olt ag·ainst Arnannllah was caused bv hi.s efforts to introduce European· customs and so-called reforms among the people. 'fhe conservative :\Ioslem;:.: considered the!'e to be i mm o.r a 1 it i es and opposed them strc·ngly. The reforms \\ere revoked l>ut the rebel elements did not cease their attaeks on Kabul. The insurgents were led by a bandit chief. nicknamed Bacha S<tkao (11 ·ater-bo,,-), who joined the rernlutionist.s after the early uprisings. On .January 17 he eapturecl the palace in which Amanullah was lodged and foreed his abdication. giving him, ho1Yever, a guarantee of safe-conduct from Afghanistan. Later reports from Moscow stated that Bacha Sakao had declared himself Amir under the title Habibullah. Accusations that the revolt originated from British intrigue were vehemently denied by the Bi· it is h Foreign Office. 348 . ~·ul\AILBA' Of THE ~ LITTLE A~OITU For all correspondence with "THE LIT'TLE APOSTLE" send your letter to "THE LITTLE APOSTLE" BOX 1393, MANILA ] lea1· Readers: When our "Little Apostle'' comes to you, the bells of Easter will be ringing· all over the countrv and will fill our hearts with the -j~y of the great HolidaY. Jesus had vanquished death. and triumphed oYer those who hacl nailed Him on the cross. Therefore the first note of the Easter chimes is one of c b r is ti an victory: the Yictory of grace o,·er ~in. Let us try to make our jo~· a meri- torious one. by bringing- tho~e. \\·ho are Ii Ying in the shadow of sin. to the light of grace. Let us urge ;hem to kneel humbly before the priest in the confessional. that they leave it, free from the bondage of sin. Let us lead them to the Hol.r Table, that their soul may be dipped in the redeemingblood of the Easter Lamb. Anotlier clear note of the Easter bells is one of supernatural joy. Remember how the Apostles, after mourning the death of their :\laster. rejoiced at the unexpected message ''The Lord has risen." In our dear )fountain Prodnce. many yet are living in the ig-noranc~ of the lifegi Ying· tidings: even the name of Christ is unknown to them. Let us do eyer,,·thing in our reach to rnalrn them share in the joys of Easter. Let us help those who have sacrificed eYerything to bring comfort and consolation to the poor rnuls of our Igorot brethren. During the past month we were glad to notice that our appeal in the last issue has been g·enerously ans\\·ered. \Ye asked for sacrifices. as Lent is the appropriate time for them. 1Iany of our readers and benefadors sent us their little contributions. From Lucena. Ta~·abas we receiYed a big packag-e of Y<\luable clothing artides. copy.books. pencil~, etc., all thing:; that 11·ill be most heartily wel - come in onr m1ss10ns. This is the second time that the good people of Lucena sent us precious gifts of r.he kind. and we avail ourseh·es of this occasion to publicly convey to them our most heartfelt thanks. If people only realized how the poor Igorotes appreciate a litt}e clothing. everybody would be searching all the clra1vers of his wardrobe to tind a little Eastergift. for in doing so. we will accomplish a touc·hing ac-t of CharitY. which desenes a heaven]~· re,..·ard; for our Lorcl has said that \\hatever we are doing to the poor, we are doing to Him. It is a real pleasure for us to mention besides those who have sent us material contrib.utions, those who by their personal I abor cooperate iu the conversion of the pagans. One of them is Rosario Abrea of Inopacan, Leyte. She is not unknown to our readers and we think that they will be interested to find her picture in this issue. She is the one who, as we said before, in a very short time enlisted more than two hundred Crusader~. ;\fay her example tind many followe1'5, especialy now during vacation. There are so many girls who hardly know what to do with their spare time. Let them organize in their respective towns a unit of our Association: if information is wanted, it will be gladly given by the '·Little Ap1Jstle." P. 0. Box 1393, }fanila. Some readers wrote, how through the intercession of the LiLtle Flower. many graces were granted: among Lhem we mention M.G. from Mapandan who begs to mal<e known his undying gratitude to the Sacred Heart of Mary and to St. 'I'heresita, who obtained for him extraordinary material and s pi r i tu a J blessings. We do it with pleasure, as this will foster the devotion to our heavenly Mother and the Little Flower. Wishing once more to all our dear readers and benefactors a H0ly Easterfeast. and a meritorious Easter-time, 349 ,1!iss Rosario Abrea we rnmain Your grateful, LI'l'TLE APOSTLE MASS STIPENDS A GREAT HELP 350 lL ii ff ce «J> ff JL ihtlt n e Em m <ID <cll e Foooo il'<O>rr' lLii~fdl.e Chili.©.lf'en "The Little Victim of Jesus" (1879-1889) Introduction I F GOD often chooses the weak and the small to confound the stro111g and the great it seems that these last years more than ever He finds pleasure in showing to the entire world that He is the Omnipotent and that all That is great comes from Him. The Little Flower, Sister Sinclair, Little Nellie, and many others who were ignored by the world during life but only to shine with greater brilliancy on earth after death, are they not proofs of God's power exercised in and through small little cr.eatures? Let me tell you the story of a little girl; li~e little Nellie she just passed through the world, but, like a shooting star that eclipses the most brilliant heavenly bodies, she too by her most sublime words and deeds makes us forget greater actions of greater Saints than she was. We must not think that only those are saints who astonish lrnmanity by their crucifying fasting and enrapturing miracles. Most of the Saints are unknown and hidden and we will be greatly astonished to find in heaven legions of people wiho while on earth were perhaps considered to be only ordinary Christians; but their hearts were for God and if man does not read in the soul of his neighbor, God scrutinizes the inner - most thoughts and deepest feelings to reward them with infinite justice. On the 26 of August 1889. a S U PPORT A CAT EC HIS T little girl of ten years left this world. · H er name was Emma de P ..... As her family is very humble though very wealthy, the name here given is oniy a pseudonym. H er name may remain hidden forever, but her life should be placed on the top of the mountain as the light of the Gospel. May it inspire little children to imitate little Emma, and the writer will be most pleased for the love of little children for God is the most pure in itself and the most preferred by the infinite Lover. Nobody had known little Emma without being much surprised at the sight of the wonderful gifts with which Provide!nce had endowed her from her very early years. Her parents and relatives wondered at tbe precocity of the little girl: clever of intellect, and strong of will, she needed only the light and force of Heaven to make an ideal Christian and an exceptional saint. T hough she just passed through this world that seems to admire only what is great and strong, Emma, a weak small girl, has left after- her death everlasting and most admirable souvenirs. At the age of ten, "this little tot had move knowledge and deeper feelings than some very learned and even some perfect people." Read what she has written, and you will ask yourself more than once whether or not you may trust your eyes and are not under the 351 spell of some illusions. If this story of little Emma happens to come into the hands of some sceptical reader, I would ask him to peruse the narration without prejudice: let him only ask the question whether the child acted under the influence of its own natural li.:;;ht or received from heaven some special privileges, that manifest the power and glory of the Almighty. But these souvenirs are destiried only for people who believe the words of the savior: let lhe little cl;ildren come to Me; of such is the kingdom of heaven. And they are destined most especially for little children, that they may see how much the Lord loves the little tots and how even they may lead a holy life. No, the life of little Emma should not remain _hidden. It should be known by all people in the world: her holiness is the work of God just as the work of His creation and the order of the universe. If in the material work of God we admire H is infinite power and wisdom, His supernatural activities upon Saints and especially upon little holy, children speak of His infinite goodness and charity. T hese two divine perfections more than the first make us love God, and to love Go.d means real holiness. One may be astonished to hear of a girl of seven, eight, tJen y.ears that speaks and writes with all the SACRIFICE _ BRINGS REWARD 352 wisdqm of mature people and an elevation of thought rarely found among adults. Nevertheless we may assure the readers that whatsoever ocours in this story is absolutely authe'ntical and guarante~d by the testimony of most prominent prelates and priests. Of course Emma's sou'nd education and her highly as well as precociously developed intelligence may hardly account for her w·onderful life, but they can not be taken as a sufficient reason of all its details. Th.e Divine Artist, who for all eternity plans the simple but roynl adornment of the lily of the fields and the orderly course of the heav.enly bodies, to suit our eyes and direct us to Himself in Paradise, has deigned to instruct our souls by the pure little Emma who, though living on earth. was· dwelling far higher in spirit and desire. He made of a girl of ten years a model for all human beings, that in His infinite love for each and all He mightembrnce us eternally. - He shows us litfle Emma after He granted us Blessed Imelda, and little Nellie of Holy God. Let us be grateful by contemplating His masterpieces and imitating their perfection; a day soon will come that such will be the greatest consolation of our whole life. God writes His name on every thing: The biggest star. the smallest flower, To make His children see and sing His glory: "Greatness, Wisdom, Power." But when the Father from above His name upon our hearts engraves, He wr;ites the simple word of "Love". That sanctifies our souls and saves. (To be co11ti11ucd). In Memoriam +A BSOL YE. we ueseech Thee, Lord. the Fouls of thy senams: Ernesto .Timenez. Luna La l-nion: Publio Oliva. Iriga. Cam. Sur: f,. .Tosefa >T. Vda de Sa1-te. Ligao . .Albay: Carmen Pur,salan .. M~nil1': C'aLalina Orillo, Vkenta Rosales, "'.'lrajayjay. Laguna: from every sin. that in the g·lor.Y of tl1e resurreetion among Th.1· Faints ard elect they may a rise in the ne,~ness cif life, through Christ our Lord . Amen. - Cum lice11tia ecclesiastica - GOD BLESSES GENEROSITY +---.------.-1 - 1 -·-1--1 1 __ , __ , _______ + i -- - = II I r B Id M . S 11 The Standard Painter I I a uz us1c tore ! ! M. KRAUT ! j 510 Rizal Ave. ! ! ! = Manila l I El Pintor Aleman I ! 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