The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. VI, No.3 August 1929

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. VI, No.3 August 1929
Issue Date: Volume VI (Issue No. 3) August 1929
Year: 1929
Language: English
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extracted text: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province The organ of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutveld) Fathers in . the Mountain Province of the Philippines. Edited and published monthly Editor-REV. DR. J. CALBRECHT, P. 0. Box 1393, Manila, Philippine Islands. Business Manager-REV. CHAS. BEURMS, P. 0. Box 1393, Manila, Phil. Islands. Publishers-THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRESS, Baguio, Philippines. Yearly subscription price:- P l.00 for the Philippines. -$1.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. Life subscription price:- P lS.00 for the Philippines. - $15.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. All chec1<s and rn.oney orders should be made payable to THE LITTLE APOSTLE, Manila, Philippines. Nctice regarding change of address should be sent promptly. All communications must be addressed to: T H E LITTLE APOSTLE, P.O. Box 1393, MANILA, Philippines. 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An empty flashlight is useless. Eveready Unit Cells are made by the world's largest flashlight and dry battery manufacturer. Long life and brilliant, powerful light is built into them. They contain many features found in no others. They are the best for every use. Made by the manufacturers of the famous Eveready Radio Batteries. VOL. VI, No. 3 AUGUST, l929 Sunday Ac.M-- and Pc.Mc. by "Modern Catholics" A. M . 1. Time for Mass in the morning. Sunday 7:45 A. M. Mr. and Mrs. X, are dressing for Mass. There seems to be no end to this for so many boxes and bottle~ are to be opened and closed. "She" -What a bother that we have always to be in such a hurry on Sunday mornings. I am not half ready and it is nearly 8 o'clock, the time for mass to begin. "He" 0 do not be so nervous, dear, we need not to be there ju t at 8 o'clock. If we arrive before the Gospel, that will be high time I think. 2. On their Way to Church. "He" -It is a nuisance that thos~ masses must ahvays begin so early. "She" - Yes and to think that we do not even have the time to take our breakfast before we go. P. M. 1. Time for the Match. Sunday 2 P. M. Mr. and Mrs. X .... , dressed in their best attiPe. She is in a rather jmmodest dress. · They a:r;e ready t<? go and assist at the match which is to be played at a distance of 5 minutes from their house, at 3 o'clock. "He" -Hello dear, be quick, come along for we shall be late. "She" -I will be down in a minute darling, for I could never forg;ve myself for. not being present on time for the players' · parade. 2. Oil their Way to the Athletic Field. "He" -So it is not too tiresome for you, dear, to start so quickly after lunch for the match, and that even without having taken your siesta. "She" - Not at all, moreover,the anticipation of seeing such a PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY 66 3. On Entering the Church. "She" -Here we are again · bound for half an hour at least. "He" -I do hope there will be no sermon to-day. 4. Taking the r Seats. "She" -Oh! but how very uncomfortable those benches in this Church are. ''He" -Yes they are likely to give one riheumatism. 5. At the Gosp el. Every body stands -"He" and "She" also yet with a c,ertain reluctance for they would rather remain seated. 6. At the Sermon. "He" -tries to sit down in a most comfortable position and after a few minutes seems to have gone to sleep. "She" -begins to make a study of the different dresses which fall under her notice. 7. After t he Sermon .. "She" -I am glad that it is over. What a very poor sermon it was. Moreover I knew beforematch has taken away all sleep and appetite from me. 3. On Entering the Field. "She" -How long will the match last? "He" -I hope it will continue as least two hours. 4. Taking their Seats. "She" -These benches are not armchairs but what do I care, I will not even give this as much as one thought. "He" -I should say so, after all we ought to be glad to have found a place. 5. He notices a Lady Standing. "She" -Stand dear, and offer your seat to Mrs. X .... "He" -(in a hurry)- 0, Pardon, me Madam, may I offer you my seat? 6. The Umpire Announces the batters. "He" -'addressing the crowd around him: "Please-do keep quiet just for a minute so. that we can hear the names of the pitchers. "She" -with all that noise I could not even understand the names. Dear, tell me who are the catchers? and the pitchers? 7. The Play begins. "He" and "She" st1,etch their necks fix their gaze, hold their breath, and do not even seem to SUPPORT A CATECHIST hand all that the priest was to say. -And she continued her study of the dress. "He" -awakes on account of the people stand-ing-but soon resumes a comfortable position on the bei1ch. 8 . A CoLection is made for the benefit of the Catholic Schools. "He" -Again a collection; there comes no end to their begging. "She" -Who ever would think of bringing his purse to Churchlet them pass and do as if you did not see them. We do enough works of Charity. 9. At the Consecration. "She" -No, dear, you must not kneel, you will soil your white suit- remain standing that will do. "He" - That is true, moreover, standing is just as good as kneeling. 10. After the Communion. "He'' - Come dear, let us go, the Mass is finished. '"She" - Yes, the priest can finish the rest by himself. Moreover if we wait until after the last gospel we shall be crashed to death by the crowd. 11. At home after Mass. "She" -I am glad that it is over. At least for one week '"e are at peace. 67 be conscious of the people standing around them. Their whole min<l :s fixed upon the players and their game. They seemed to have become part of the game themselves. 8. Between innings a Collection is made to purchase a be~ter field. "He" -Yes, dear, we ought to support the Sports Movemeilt. -In Sport lies the improvement of mankind. "She" -Yes, sport is true education. We ought to give at least PS.00 each-ones social position requires it. 9. A Critical Moment during the Play. "He" -not being able to see well enough, jumps to the fence. "She" -Dear, be careful or you will tear your suit. "He" -What do I care. 10. After t he Game. "She" -Oh! I am so glad that I came to see the matah. Come let us try to leave ,the field. "He" - Just wait a little, dear, I must first greet these two brave Captains of tthe teams. 11. At home afterthe Match. "She" -How very interesting; how captivating is such a match? It is really bewitching. MISSIONS NEED SCHOOLS 68 "He" -vVhy on earth- does that Commandment exist to hear Mass every Sunday. 12. And Now a Question. And yet? W hat is a Holy Mass? It is the renewal of t he Sacred Drama of Calvary. It is the Redemption of the W orld through the Blood of a God Man. "He" -And . to think that we shall have to ·wait a whole week beforn we can attend another one. 12. And Now a Quest:on. And yet?- What is a Match? A game by Hlen, in which Yanity plays the greatest part. - - --i·--$-·>-- - - §t<t Bartholomew, Apostle August 24 St. Bartholomew, the son of Talmi, one of the Twelv:e, is mentioned sixth in order in the three lists of Apostles given in the Gospels. Bartholomew is not the proper name of this Apostle, and hence many great scholars say he is the same Nathanael, the "Israelite without guile", who was introduced to Christ by St. Philip. Now, since there are many great authorities for this belief, we are going to repeat the beautiful Gospel story of the meeting of the Savior and Nathanael. Here it is. "Philip findeth Nathanael and saith to him 'We have found Him df.Whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus, the son of JO'Seph of Nazareth'. And Nathanael said tc: him: 'Can anything of good come from Nazareth?' Philip saith to him: 'Come and see'. Jesus sa\Y Nathanael coming to Him; and He saith to him: 'Behold an Israelite indeed in w'hom there is no guile'. Nathanael saith to Him: 'Whence knowest thou me?' Jesus answered and said to him: 'Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see'. And He said to him: 'Amen, amen I say to you, y o u h;all see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Ivlan'.". "Greater things than these shalt thou see." St. Bartholomew sa w the w o nderful events o f Christ's public life-saw the Master. make the deaf hear, the dumb speak. the blind see, the lame walk. He saw Him heal the sick and raise the dead to life again. He saw the Savior glorious and immortal after His resurrection. He saw Him ascend triumphantly PRAY FOR THE MISSIONS into heaven. "Thou art the Son of God, Thou art the King of Israel!" he had cried. That cry he, like the other Apostles, carried into distant parts of the earth. St. Bartholomew's missionary activity was directed to India, Mesopotamia, Parthia, ai1d Lycaonia. The Syrian and Armenian tradition claims that he preached in Armenia, and was crucified or flay· ed, or both, at Albanapolis, by command of King Astarges. This double penalty was in use among the Persians, we know, and the Armenians, their next neighbors, might easily have borrowed this piece of barbarous cruelty from them. What models the Apostles are for us! We 'only regret that we have not more particulars of their glorious lives. What a thrilling thought: After the descent of the 69 Holy Ghost, these fearless leaders in the army of Christ, armed with an heroic spirit of humility, mortification, contempt of the world, compunction, prayer, holy zeal, burning charity, pressed eagerly forward, converting great nations to Christ, carrying His holy name to the uttermost parts of the earth. We can but marvel and admire. And we can imitate them in their zeal for the greater glory of God. Just ask yourself now how much you do for the spread of God's kingdom on earth. Ask yourself, too, how much you strive to enlarge the kingdom of Go<l through the sanctification of your own soul. Ask yourself what you are doing for the missions! Catholic Philippines, let us ask ourselves what we are doing for the Missions in the Mountain Province! - -- +·$-+- - - Did You Know That Tho t r-igin of arithmetical signs is t-xplained as follows: l. The sign of addition ( +) is derived from the initial le' t . r of the word plus. In making the capital letter, it was made more and more carelessly, until the part of the ·p was placed near the center; and hence the plm sign was finally reached. 2. The s'gn of su' traction(-) was cerived from the word m inu". Tl·e word was first contract~d into m n S, with a horizontal line above to indicate the contraction; then the letters were omited, which left the short line-. 3. The multiplication sign (X) was obtained by changing the plus s'gti into the letter X. This was done because multiplication is a short method of addition. JOIN THE CRUSADERS OF L. F. 70 ~CfCt~\~~~~@~~~~~~~t~~;{~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ THE MISSION ~ I - i ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@J©~~ The Jubilee of Very Reverend Father Van Hecke SEPTEMBER 20th will be fifty years since Very Reverend Van Hecke received the Sacerdotal Consecration from the hands of his Eminence, C~rdi nal Deschamps, Archbishop of Malines, Belgium. - When the valiant missionary looks back upon his fruitful past, he certainly may ~'ay with the faithful servant of the Gospel, "Lord, you intrusted me five talents, here are five more talents that I have earned for your sake". Tb e readers of our Review should certainly be somewhat acquainted with the life of Very Reverend Father Van Hecke, for it was he, who in 1906, when as Superior General he governed the Congregation of the Belgian Fathers, formed the resolution to begin the Mission in the Philippine Islands. After having completed his brilliant career as student at the College of the Propaganda in Rome, and after having been for a few years professor of Moral Theology in the Central House of Scheut, the young missionary sailed for China on March 4, 1882. It was not long before his brilliant qualities were noticed by his immediate superiors and the most important offices were now entrusted to his care. I Yet in 1887 he was sent back to Europe when he was elected second assistant of the General Superior. In the next general Chapter of 1898, he was elected to the great dignity of General Superior of bis Congregation and it was under his government that the ·Congregation received its definitive appr-oval of the Holy Father the Pope. When his turn as General was at an end, in the third general Chapter held in 1908, he was nevertheless elected as general assistant of the newly elected Superior General. But his thoughts were fixed on the mission field, and so in 1910 we see Very Reverend Father BACK CHRl&T'S ARMY 71 Very Re;:erend Father I :7ldolf CVan 5fecke MISSIONS NEED CHAPELS n Van Hecke landing in Manila, where he assumed the office of Procurator of the Philippine Missions. Yet when for the fourth General Chapter in 1920, the question was put, "Who will represent the Philippine Missions in the chapter?" the choice fell upon Very Reverend Father Van Hecke. But as soon as his task in Belgium wa:; over, he hurried back to the Philippines where he landed D;;cember 30, 1920. Since then he has devoted all the forces and energy of his soul and of his heart to the welfare of the souls entrusted to his care. All those who know Very Reverend Father Van Hecke, be it from near or from afar, will rejoice with him on September 20, and they all ·will thank the Lord for all the benefits which He has so generously bestowed upon his servant during sw.:h glorious career in his life. Those who have had the happiness to work under him and with him in the missionfield will thank him for the help and the encouragement which they received at his side for his words and his works were ever an example which called for imitation. All those who have known and admired his unlimited devotion in the interests of God, of the Church and the souls, will pray the Almighty God on this blessed day, asking Him to leave for many years more, His faithfol servant to their affection and gratitude. The Little Apostle extends its heartiest Congratulations to this Great Missionary and together with thousands and thousands of it!; readers it joins in the Chorus of Jubilee singing with one voice ''Ad Multos Annos". - - -+*->-- - - Seven Mistakes ··There nre seven mistakes of life thc1t many of us make." satd a famous writer, and then he gaYe the following list: ··The delus'on that individt,al adYn ncernent is made b y cni,hing o thers dO\Yl1. "The tendency to worry about plish it. ·'Refusing to set aside trivial preference in order that important things iray be a.ccornpljshed. "Neglecting deYelopment and refinement of the mind by not acquiring the habit of reading. thing:; that cannot be changed er "Attempting to compel other perccrrected. sons to believe and live as we do. '"lns;sting that a thing i ; imp ssible "The failure to establish the halJit bL ccH1se we ourseh-es cannot acco·,1- of saYing money."SPREAD YOUR FAiTH '13 V~ Rev~ F~ Aldenhuijsen"s Round..trip in the Mountain Province By Rev. F. JYL Ghysebrechts, (Bontoc, Mt.) I Continuacion Natonin is about 85 kilometers from Bontoc. According to the census of 1927 Natonin Municipality has a population of about 6000, most of the people are living in small hamlets scattered in the valley east and west of Natonin. The center of- Natonin consist only of the munidpal building the Constabulary Quarters, the Public School, some houses of merchants and constabulary soldiers. It is about seven years since I started this mission. Alone without any help, without catechist, \:Vithout any building at my disposal I could do nothing else during the first years but to make the people appreciate a little bit the value of religion. When last year a benefactor helped me to support a cate-.:hist nearly all the schoolboys and schoolgirls and some uneducated people enlisted as catechumens. On the second day of our stay in Natonin when chr;stians and catechumens had heard about our coming the house that serves as a chapel is filled to its capacity and many people are still standing outside. When Very Reverend Father distributed Holy Communion · and people approached the altar, th£ floor gave way and the table serving as altar would have failen down had I not taken hold of it in time. -About 63 christ~ans were confirmed. On Saturday 16 February we proceed to Tunglayan 11 kilometers from Natonin 74 kilometers from Bontoc. Four years ago I passed this toW11 on my mission trips to Natonin without ever visiting one of the diffel'ent hamlets of Tunglayan. The two first christian boys of Tunglayan were baptized a: Bontoc during vacation. Once baptiz.ed these boys had nothing more at heart than to impart the blessing of religion to their parents and townmates. Frequently they asked me to build a chapel in their town. much against my will I had to refuse the:r request. The boys ho\',:ever did not give up, they themselves started building a small camp, their chaP'el. And never more did I pass Tunglayan ou my trip to Natonin. In this poor shack the first christians !- av,e been baptized. The first converts taught their companions, the poor shack became too small for the many christians and catechumens, once SlJBSCRIBE FOR A FRIEND 74 more they themselves succeeded in obtaining sma11 funds towards the ereGtion of a chapel. I do not think that our Very Reverend Father Superior has said mass in a more modest chapel, but here at least he found faith and more devotion than m many big churdhes. Sunday 17 February. We arrive early in Cadaclan only 11 kilometers from Tung 1 a ya n. Ghristians and catechumens welcomf' Very Reverend Father Provincial and party at the door of the chapel. Immediately after dinner examination of the catechumens. In the meantime Father Provincial and Father Leon hear confession and baptize the catechumens who were found sufficiently instructed. At eleven o'clock at night I may write on my register an increase of forty christians in Cadaclan. The following day a crowded chapel and 88 confirmations. Februa.ry 19. On trip to Lias 16 kilomete,rs from Cadaclan. We have to cross a very high mountain on a steep road, we take it easy and proceed but slowly. When we enter the chapel it begins to rain in bucketsfull inside the chapel we are not safe. Roofed with grass the chapel is only but a great sieve and not a square inch of the floor remains dry. The chapel needs immediate repairs says Father Superior. I know this but too well, but what I do not know is where to get the necessary funds. 12 boys receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. May they become the first apostles of Lias, so hard to convince. The following day we visit Barlig the most important ce'nter in the east of Bontoc. Father Leon of Benguet is astonished to see such a conglomeration of houses. All the people indeed are living in one center. Barlig has a population of about 2500. They are the most industrious people of the Bontoc sub-province, by all means they try to bette1 their condition of living. Not too lazy to work many of them go .fo Baguio .after rice-planting while the people at home make new ricefie1ds and 'caiiigen', in other towns it is often very difficult to secure a cargador in Barlig you can get as many cargadors as wanted and they will bring your cargo wheresoever you want it to be brought. People of many towns stick to their own customs the people of Barlig however are eager to imitate what they have observed in Baguio and some towns of the lowlands. One can already see in their town a few houses in imitation of Ilocano houses. They keep their houses clean use plates forks and spoons. Many of them are well dressed, they keep their body and clothes clea:n. and many women iron their clothes. Their conviction that they can learn many things of ·other ·people made them ready to listen with attention to the teachONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION; :Pl.00 ing of the priest. Their desire to improve their material welfare made them think of the possibility that their spiritual w.elfare can be improved too. -More than anywhere else the Barlig peop1e are willing toreoeivereligious instruction. 75 Separated from Bontoc and Barlig by two mountain chains Cane\.v is situated in a Canyon. A river coming from the Mount Polis passes thru Talubin and Canew joins the Chico river near Tokokan, but evien going up stream or down stream there is no trail or path leading to the town of Canew. The only way, if it so may be .called, is aver- • y narrow traok along a deep precipice, and every time I reach Canew I am tired out. Every Sunday even during ~he absence of the priest the church is crowded. On account of the visit of Very Reverend Father Provincial a solemn High Mass was celebrated, after High Mass more than one hundred received the Sacrament o~ Confirmation, many others had Talubin. I never feel a liking to go to Canew but the desire to save souls and the been confirmed a few months before in Bontoc. The following days we visited Ambayoan,· Talubin and Canew all centers with resident catechist. - Canew one of the nearest outside m1ss1on stations of Bontoc is by fa1 the most difficult to reach. hope to shorten my ·purgatory gives me enough strength to v:isit this place. This was the last mission station we visited in the sub-province of Bontoc. On the 24 of February we reached Bontoc tired but ready to start again on mission trip at the first opportunity. ---~4·~--The wife of a naval man handed the pastor this note: "Peter Bowers haYing gone to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety." The minister glanced over it, hastily, and announced: "P. Bowers, having gone to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety." A LIFE SUBSCRIPTION: Pl5.00 76 Mission News & Notes Father F. Lambrechts from Kim1gan writes: The day before yesterday I set out with Francisco Manghi, the catech;st of Kiangan, for the barrios of Longa, Bolog, Bila and l\fagoc, situated in the northern part of the Kiangan district. When we reached Magoc we were pleased to find the people very well disposed. They had fixed a little shack of bamboo and mountaingrass to be used as a temporary chapel. Indeed .a replica of the stable of Bethlehem. At sunset we had a gathering and I enlisted some twenty catechumens. I invited all of them to attend Mass on the following morning and, Lhank God the little chapel was filled to its capacity, nay, even outside a large crowd of goodhearted pagans attended the Holy Sacrifice. After the Gospel f ex.plained the . elementary facts of our Holy Faith and laid stress upon the infinite bounty of God, who had deigned to send them his missionary to teach them the road which leads to heaven. After the i\fass I bapt"zed some small children and completed the catechumens' list of 40 ndults. What a consoling harvest. yet at the same time another thought saddened my heart: Where could I secure a catechist, I mean the salary to support one of our aspirant-catechists? He would not object to the poverty of his shack, neither to his new surroundings but he needs a salary ,and I for one cannot dispose ·of a single peso for this new station. Instead of that poor shack I rieed build a more decent gathering place not to call it a chapel. In fact I picked out n nice spot in the barrio where a little chapel could be built in the future .... but for moment it cannot be done for no means are available. I depend upon Divine Providence and the generosity of the kind readers of "The Little Apostle" to help me out of straits and save those well-disposed peopk of Magoc. Please, fo1· souls' sake help me support a catechist! Father J. Portelange from Cervantes thanks the benefactors, who sent him three baptism-fees. He bespeaks the generosity of the readers of the"TheLittleApostle·· to help him build a little school to accomodate the children of Malaya. Three hundred pesos would do to provide a shelter for teacher and pupils. TO THE LITTLE APOSTLE , J ~~@~~~@~~&~~~~~0@~~~~~M3B~ JI? (U ~ ~ ~ COUNTRY AND PEOPLE~ - ~ ~ ~ crr ~~@©~~@©~~@©~·~@©?lJP~@©\;{$9~ The Songs of a People Igorrote Customs in East Benguet by Rev. Father Claerhoudt lvfissionary, Bokod, Benguet Copyrighted Lie. 343 Conti11uatio11 XXII Mam?Bubdi ' f -HIS is what they did, because all ~he children of Silang died. In fact, it was a sorry fate: Silang's children, each and all, died soon after they were born; so, Tchuwai, his poor wife, was really at a loss as to what to do to remedy t!he sad case. Already very often, they had heard the malicious advice · of separating and divorcing. but neither Silang nor Tchuwai wanted to do that.. .. no, no, never. The old men of the village knew that, and, in th2ir d'.lily gossip, they had w'hispe1"<.~d: - "Mapteng no mambubdi si Silang: it would be good if Silang tried the Bubdi; who knows, it might better. ... Ka-kaasicha .... it's a pity for those people." So it was decided that Siiang and Tchuwai would try the Bubdi kaniow. It would be done under the wise direction of the old men, for they knew all such things. Sakdi, old Sakdi, went to the house of Sakima who owned some cattle on_ the Bakta;1g mountain. '"Sakima" Sakdi said to him, "'couldn't you help Sil.mg with a cow? For he intends to give the Bubdi. to recomme.nce his engage-. ment; indeed. he can not stand it any longer: all the children Silang hac of Tchuwai. they all died". -''All right" Sakinrn said ... I will see that Silang gets a cow." Nm1', Sakdi went to Silang and he said to him: - ''Sep a.i pianmo asawenmo? Whom do you want to marry?" Silang had thought this over anc• he answered: OR EL l\IIS!O:>:ERO 78 -"Suwaga". Suwaga was sitting in her hut when all of a sudden Sakdi entered. He told her the whole story of Silang and his misfortune with Tchuwai and how all their children died, and now, he added, Silang wanted to marry her. of course if she consented and would prepare and off er some ricewine. Suwaga was an old widow, ready to help her neighbour; so, shf' accepted and promised two pitchers of ricewine. When the day arrived the ricewine had fermented, and was ready, and when the . cow, promised by S_ akima, had been caught in the mountains, the old men together with Silang went to the house of Suwaga. They had said to the young men who had to slau,ghter the cow and boil and divide the meat: -"Prepare the tailpiece for Silan.g and Su,waga: boil the heart, boil the intestines, boil the kidneys and some meat and give half of that all to Silang". The yo.ung men carefully executed wha( the old men had told them to do, and so, half of all said parts went to Silang. There was then a feast: everybody ate heartily of the cow and drunk as mu.ch as he could and even more, after which Silang did noL go any more to his house, but he lived for some time together with his friend Atim,o. The days passt-'<i and, during that time, Silang looked for a pig. He wanted to buy one to slaughter it when he would go back home, to live again wilth Tchuwaii. But he could not find any pig in the country. Therefore, one day, he took his blanket, wrapped it around his shoulders, strapped a wallet over his back and set out for the Kadassaan mountains. After five days, he came back, driving in front of him a pig, that he had bought for twelve silver pesos. In the meantime, Tchuwai had received orders to prepare some ricewine. Two weeks later, the old men brought Silang homeward, and, of course, Silang gave a feast: the "Kappi:kaniow": the pig was killed and cooked in a big copper kettle and was served to the great rntisfaction of all present. And Silang and Tchuwai were again united with the sweet hope of living their miserable life on earth amidst bliss and happiness. - -- +*·>-·--Life Life is like a dLck of cards. When ym. ' are in love it is hearts; when you are engaged it is diamo •1ds; when you are married, it is clubs; and when you die, it is spades. ST RINGLESS GIFTS BEST :,1 ... .. • ,.· 79 •\\\,...1'tlHll1H•llllf1"lh<11IUlllti!llJ:lll~ • 1 ' 1 ' ' 11 " 11 ' .''. .. :!.'·~·<;'_"~·1~ ... ,~~:·~1:~"1'"'"\I . , ;.-..:,,~~' Jllt!ll11/lttVll1'l':ttJ1)1l!llllhlllljl1JlllJ1lll•llllllL • • ' i""~ · , ,.1111111111t11u1\nl;ii1·1f1;1~~J, .. :,i11-•11111111111111n .. . c~f fif :f :~;zr:~;~1J;;1:t~~~}~\ Catholic Chronicle Vatican City (The Abode of Mediation) tween Italy and the Vatican was An address on the Treaty begiven by James Brown Scott, internationally famous lawyer and educator, and a non-Catholic, at the meeting of the American Society of International Law held in Washington. The speech followed tihe opening address by Charles Evans Hughes and was discussed at length. Mr. Scott recalled that the Pope has declared he does not desire subjects· and that he does not intend to become involved in the temporal ·dispu,tes of o1!her Powers or take part in international gatherings where questions of temporal nowei: are under discussion, unless asked to act as mediator. ADDRESS P. 0. BOX 1393, MAN ILA 80 '"It would not be astonishing if, in the course of the nexl few years, the C!ty of the \'a ti can shouid become the favorite abode of mediati(;.n an-1 or ;1eaceful settlement," declared the speaker. Card nal Gasparri, Papal Secretal·y of State, published a notice, in which all rights to conces- · sion and habitations within the :Vatican City. now hei<l by perS '..m5 not attached to the Holy See, are revoked. New rules are to be drawn up, defining the future rights within boundaries of the ne\Y sovereign State, and determining which d.gnitaries. functionaries and dependents of the ,\T atican Administrations shall have a right to occupy habitations in the Vatican City. At the same time. families living in localities near the Vatican which are to be incorporated in th« new Papal State. received orders from the Italian government to quit their homes, since the government, inunedi:1tely dter ratification o'f the treaty, must consign the Vatican territory free of all encctm brances. The Pope's subjects, who, it was formerly reckoned. WP::] l amount to ::ibJut 700. are reduced by this step to a very much snrnller number-probably no nwre than from 100 to 200. France. Festivities lasting se\•eral weeks in Orlea ~s, France, reached a 1;. illiant culmination May 8, the SOOth anniversary of the saving of that city from the besiegbg English by St. Joan of Arc and her devoted French sol·Jiers in 1429. The Warrior Maid's victory at Orleans preserved France as a nation when it was in danger of being made a part of Great Britain. Seven Oirdinals and many other high churchmen were present at the ceremonies which included a solemn Mass of thanksgivi~1g in the cathedral where a marble statue of St. Joan, and her banner, surmounted the nltar . . President D,:mmergue, Pr ?mier Poi:1care, and leadi11g French generals, statesme,1, and schohrs represented the State, and th ~re were delegations from nnny Europea,1 countries including ~·1g land and one from New Orleans, the namesake of Orleans, in America. President Hoover sent a telegram of good wishes to the muyor of Orleans on the fete day. A national holiday was dcchred in France. Orleans was ador,'.ed with flags. flowers. and lights for the celebration. In spite of a downrour of rain. ail civil B.nd religious dignirnries who were gathered in the city for the fifth centenary. walked in a brilliant processio,1 in honor of the M<iid and listened to speeches extolling her Yirtues and greatness. In these tri 'rn tes, representatives of E:1gland coi-dialSPEND OXE Ml ' S!OX-HOLYDA Y ly joined. C;remonies honoring France's national heroine were held in Paris and in a number of other French cities on May 12, the closing day of the fifth centenary week. In Paris, 50,000 persons marched in the procession which formed before St. Joan's statue near the Louvre and disbanded before another statue of the Maid iu front of the Church of St. Augustin. In the line were high officials of Church ·and State, soldiers, civilians, students, and school children. Cardinal Lepicier, the Papal Legate, celebrated sol-omn high Mass in the Church of St. Sulpice and, as at the funeral of Marsh1l Foch, trumpeters sounded the French rallying call at the elevation. A tablet was upveiled marking the spot where St. Joan was standing when she was wounded during the siege of Paris. Everywhere in streets and on buildings were the ·white and pale blue banners of the Maid and · masses of her flower, the fleur de lis, while throughout the day church bells rang and cannon roared in n~verent tri'Yute to t.he girl warrior's memory. There will be other ceremonies duri·-,g the summer in honer of St. Joan of Arc at Paris and Rheims, concluding in the fall with a commemoration at Rouen, the place of her martyrdom. Ceremonies co~memorating 81 the fifth centenary of the savi 1g of France by St. Joan of Arc were held in ·washington recently at iht.: monument of the M_iid which stands in Meridian Hill Park. M. Paul Claude], French Ambassador to the United States, paid high tribute to the warrior saht, declaring that she symbolizes the power of right, justice, duty, and virtue in every cause. "She went to America with Lafayette," said the Ambassador; "she returned to France with General Pershing and that great company of American boys, and now ....... she is come again to Washington and there on a lofty hill, looking to\rnrd the C'.1pitol, the White House, and Mount Vernon, she has taken her seat, as on a symbolic and spiritual steed, to lead the powerful armies of this young nation, of this young 'democracy, as an i,1spired general who received. her orders from Heaven." Marshal Henri Philippe Petain. Commander-in-chief of the French armies in 1917, was unanimously elected to the French Ac"ldemy today. He succeeds to the place left vacant by Marshal Foch's recent death. Marshal P_ etain's greatest fame is based upon his heroic defense of Verdun from February to June, 1916. Despite i-epeated assaults b,- the German armies, that strategic city was successfully defended. SECL"R1NG A ~EW SL"BSCR1PTIO:-\ 82 Marshal Petain is a staunch Catholic just as Foch was. During the World War, a member of the Chamber of Deputies asked General Petain one day, mockingly, how many officers went to Mass. ··1 am always in the front row," answered Petain, "and as I don't turn round,- I can't tell you." Another time, a Commission of the Chamber arrived one Sunday at headquarters and wanted to know many things which were not at all their business. "Where is the general?" asked one of the gentlemen. "He is at Mass," answered the officer on duty. When the service was over the Deputies met Petain and said to him: "You were at Mass just 1:ow. That is all right, but we should be much obliged to you if you \Yould give us certain information after lunch." "Impossible, Sirs," answered Petain, "I am going to Vespers." "What! Your convictions necessitate your going to Vespers as well?" ''I go to Mass," said the general, ''because of my convictions, and to Vespers just to worry those who saw me at Mass." Mexico. The revolution in Mexico came to an end in the first days of May after having lasted two months. The last large force of rebels surrendered at Nogales, Sonora, in the northern part of Mexico. There was still some rebel activity in the West and in the central State of J alisco, however. Many of the rebel leaders, including General Escobar, according to reports, fled across the border to the United States. The Mexican Government granted pardon to the soldiers who had fought in the ranks of the rovolutionists but has not yet decided what to du witb their officers. President Gil's Statement. In a statement issued soon after the surrender of the revolutionists in the State of Sonora, Provisional President Emilio Portes Gil. said that the uprising had been a military and polit:cal movement and that, although some members of the Catholic Church are oppos:ng the Mexican Government with arms, "in con- , trast with that attitude there are other dignified representatives of Catholicism who counsel respect for law and authority." The Catholic Church, as an institution, he said. had nothing to do with the recent unsuccessful rebell:on. "The Cathorc clergy," continued President Gil. "when they wish, may renew· the exercise of their rites with only one obligation, that they respect the laws of the land as the ministers of other denominations are doing." THE GREATEST :-./EEO: Archbishop Ruiz' Reply. Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz, senior of the Mexican Hierarchy, who is in Washington, made a dignified reply to President Gil. "The religious conflict in Mexico," he said in an interview, "arises from no cause which cannot be corrected by men of good wiil. As an evidence of good will the words of President Portes Gil are most important. The Church and her ministers are prepared to cooperate with him in every just and moral effort made fo1 the improvement of the people. "Not able, in conscience, to accept laws that are enforced in my country, the Catholic Church in J\lexico, not wilfully, but as a solemn duty, has found it necessary to completely suspend all acts of public worship." The Archbishop then asked the Mexican Government to amend laws that have brought about a conflict between Church and State and if necessary to submit the disputed points to a oommission comprised of representatives of the Ghurch and Government. T11e CathoLc Church, he said, · asks no privileges in Mexico. but only justice and liberty. This answer was followed, May 7, by a second statement made by President Gil. Replying to Archbishop Ruiz he said in part, "If the Archbishop wishes to discuss with me means of ob- · 83 taining cooperation with the Mex;can people, I would not regard it inconvenient to deal with him thereon." Many people, including the foreign diplomats in Mexico City, hoped that an early meeting bet,\reen the Archbishop and the President would be arranged. The Mexican press, too, was encouraging such a move. And on June 22, President Portes Gil announced the terms of the settlement of the religious controversy whiah opened the Catholic churches in Mexico, closed since 1916. No changes will be made in the religious laws of the country, but they will be interpreted in a manner acceptable to the Catholic Church. According· to President Gil's statement, the Mexican govern· 1i1ent will allow the Roman Ca.tholic hierarchy to designate those priests who are to register in compliance with Mexican law. Religious instruction, while not permitted in the schools under Mexican law, will be allowed within the churches. The right is reserved by the Mexican Catholic prelates to apply for a modification of the constitution, a-right which is granted to all Mexicans. Arohbishop Ruiz said that the c011ferences leading up to the agreement · were marked by good will and respect, and that, as a consequence of Portes Gil's statement, the Mexican clergy would CATECHISTS! 84 resume religious services perusant to the laws in force. The agreement places relations on the same footing as they were prior to July, 1926, w ,1en church services were stopped. Mexicans crowded the churches to give thanks for the settlement of the religious contrvver.,y. The press hailed the agreen~ent as a "frank and honorable n<.> cord." One hundred women helJ at the prison colony in the i:Jands of Las Tres Marias, off the west coast, for violation of foe religious laws, were ordered released by the department of the interior. The order did not include Mother Superior Concepcion. The first public mass since August, 1926, was said in the church of N uestra Senora de la Guadalupe, Mexico's national shrine, on the ocoasion of the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul. Russia (Religious Law) A new religious law was proclaimed in Russia. It permits churches to hold strictly religious sen ices but forbids all other activities such as the conducting of schools, clubs. libraries, hosp;tals, dispensaries, welfare and recreation centers. It forbids the collection and distribution of funds fo1 charitable purposes and prohibits religious organizations from having any books on their premises except those needed in . conducting ~ervices. United States Governor Smith Honored The Laetare Medal, pre,,e,ited each year by the Univers,ty of Notre Dame to an American lay Cathol c whose achievements in some spec al field have brought glory to the Catholic Fa.th, was presented for 19_ 9 to former Governor Alfred E. Sm th on l\Iay S. The ceremony took plsce m New York. at the,. H otel Phza, under th(· ausp1ces cf the Notre D<lrne Ll :b of New York and was atteilded by many prom nent persons. Gov. Sm'th's family looked on from the balcony. The presentation address was read l>y Dr. C~iarles L. O'Donnell. President of 'otre Dame University, who said that the former Gov<'rnor's title to the medal was found ii· his long and honorable puhl c caree1 as a statesman and in t 1H: t111sull:ed virtue of h;s p.-irn tc life, for both of which h:s C::tholic Faith furnished nspirntion. Mr. Angu:> McDonald, \'ice President of the Southern Paci( c Railway. who pres.ded, read n le1te;- from President Ho.over 1Yi10 offered congratulation;:; '"to Govnor Smith for the honor which you confer upon so distinguished m~. American and to the Un'1·cr:.-:ily for :ts public spirit in lionor:ng so great a public servant." Card'nal Hayes, who pinned the medal upon Governor Sm.U1's lapel, praised him as an ''AmeriTHE LITTLE APOSTLE'S HOME: can citizen, Amer.can statesman, Christian gentleman, noble friend, faithful follower of the Divine Master-beloved of us all." Governor Smith's short speech of acceptance was followed by an address by Dr. Frank P. Graves, President of the On:versity of tile City of New York and State Commissioner of EdL;cation, who spoke of the Governor's work for t:ic advancement of public education. All speeches were broadcast by radio. The 1929 Laetare Medal bears a design on one side, symboliz ng thf' former Governor's career. Ir pictures a mup of New York State crossed by a gavel and set with a diamond marking the location of Albany. Accompanying this is an inscription in Latin "The truth is mighty and shall prevaiL" On the reverse side is engraved Governor Smith's name and the inscription, "Presented hy the University of Notre Dame, 1929." ~a:Three American priests, members of the Congregation of the Passion, have joined the glorious company of the martyrs. 85 The young missionaries, Fathers Walter Coveyou of Petoskey, Mich, Godfrey Holbein of Baltimore, and Clement Seybold of Dunkirk, N. Y., were traveling from their mission at Chenki in the Province of Honan, to the village of Yuanchow when a group of soldiers, from the forces opposing the Nationalist Government; captured and shot them. Two other Passionist missionaries, accompanied by a bodyguard of 90 men, recovered the bodies. Funeral services were held in Shenchow. The American Consul at Hankow took the case up with the Chinese Government and the State Department in Washington. In spite of its inability to protect 1!he lives of foreigners in China, the Government of that country has just sent notes to other nations, asking them to give up their extra-territorial rights there, and rely entirelY. on Chinese courts and justice. Under extraterritorial privileges, American citizens in China, for ir-stance, are subject not to Chinese but to American laws and jurisdiction. ---~·-$-+--The benevolent citizen spied a little child. weeping, and saic1: •·Now be a good boy and s1op crying." "I can't," said the child with renewed sob~. '"Why can't you?" "'Cau--e I can't." ";\l"ow, now. Here's a penny. Tell m e why you can't be a good boy and stop crying." '"'Cau- e f'm a girl." ROBERT S 31, I:"iT. 78, PASAY 86 Philippines Arrival of New Governor General. The ninth governor general of the Philippines, Mr. Davis, arri Yed at Manila on July 8 in a pouring rainstorm. While the liner was tying up to the pier the huge crowd which had gathered on the South side was unusually quiet. As he stepped from the gang- plank to Pier 7 G~vernor General Da Yis was met by the highest ranking army and navy officials in the Isl ands and their aides. At the entrance to the pier the new governor general ~ns greeted by the group of official welcomers. This took several minutes. Among those who shook hands with him was Senate Presidei1t Quezon. Then the Governor General went to :\Iarble Hall, where he delivered his inaugural speech. Here we gh·e the most subi"tantial ideas of his speech. As chief executi ,.e of the Philippines he will exert all efforts to defeat any move to limit the free entry of Philippine sugar into the United States. No mention is made of Philippine independence, not eYen of self-government. He mentions the '·art of government,'' but does not say the art of self-gornrnment. He subscribes to the theory of Ex-Governor Stimson that "The determination of the political future of the islands does not come within the province of the governor general." The fight against corruption and graft in the government will be continued by him. He will insist on the exercise of efficient economy in the g<;>vernment. He will work for a more extenshe health program, more schools, and better living conditions for the people. He will emphasize the development of edu•;ational and cultural facilities, the building of road!', water works, harbors, railroads, irrigation systems, and other important public improvements. He will not advocate a raise in taxes, but will work for a steady increase in the wealth of the people which will in turn steadily increase the revenues of the government. He will advocate economic and industrial development. The Jones A ct will be the keynote of his administration. He will strive to work with the cooperation of the Filipino leaders. We hope that the government of Mr. Davis will be a blessing for our dear Philippines. At the end of his speech Mr. Davis said: "I ham a vision of that future. Perhaps it is too roseate. Yet, to succeed, we must set our goal high. In that vision I see the Philippine Islands as the happy PRAY FOR THE MISSIONS home of a cantented, prosperous people, spiritually, politically and culturally the leaders of the Far East, with bonndless natural resources developed to enrich it> inhabitants. a high standard of li\'ing- for all the people. not me-rely for the fortunate few. a model of education, sanitation and health." If the vision is to becoma a reality, the rulers and people ought not to forget that the Almighty is the Creator of the nations as well as of the individuals. Without the help of the Lord, t.here is no future nor hope for the nations. The help of God will be g·ranted generously if we ask for it. Let rulers and people remember the words of the Bible: "Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Unless the Lord !rnep the City, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it." ~ational Eucharistic Congress in December. The First National Eucharistic Congress in the Philipp.ines, which, it is expected, will draw more than half a million people from all parts of the Philippines, will be held in )[anila on December 13, 14 and 15, and will be presided over by His Grace, Michael J. O'Doherty, Archbishop of :0.fanila. A committee of 100 people, composed of Catholic laymen prominent in business and government circles, is now busily engaged with plans to maim this congress the most elaborate religious event in the history of the Philippines. The First National Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines will be the first congress to be held in the Orient, and ·will rival the International Eucharistic Congress which was held last year in Australia. His Excellency, ".\Ionseigneur Piani, Papal Apostolic Delegate in the Philippines, will represent the Holy See during the celebration of the First 87 National Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines. Financial Situation Good. Reviewing the Philippine government's financial and economic condition for 1928 and 1929, Miguel Unson, Secretary of Finance,reported,in a memorandum prepared for Governor General Davis, a favorable financial year for the insular government. He declared that during 1928 there was a cash surplus of approximately Pl3,000,000,much larger than was expected in view of the losses suffered as a result of the failure of crops and the destruction done by the November typhoons. · Unexpected income, however, such as from the Philippine National Bank which paid over 1'2,800,000 and· more than Pl,000,000 revenue from rice importation swelled the surplus to above a million more than was obtained during 1927. The s urplusof 1'13,000,000 is one of the largest ever realized by the Philippine government after meeting its outstanding obligations. l<'or 1928, department of finance officials did not expect more than t>l0,000,000 at the most. The knowledge of the existence of Pl3.000,000 available cash in the Philippine treasury started discussion yesterdaj· among officials of the department of finance and the joint finance committees of the legislature now considering the propose-ct 1929 budget as to what is best to do with the fuuds. The members of the legislature could think of no better investment for this money· than for the construction of much needed public works of insular eharacter. Secretary Unson expressed an opposite view, declaring- that the most profitable application of the surplus is the payment of some of the Philippine gornrnment's bonded indebtedness. REMEMBER THEN IN YOUR DAILY. OFFERIKG 88 Five Radio Stations to Be Established. In J,ne with the policy of the bureau of po,ts to extend radio communication to all p:trts of the Islands, five more radio stations are to be established soon. The station established at Larena, Oriental N egros. was inaugurated last Saturday, while a new telegraph office was opened yesterday at °'fariquina, Rizal. The other proposed radio stations are to be installed at Coron and Bacuit, Palawan: Sumarraga, Samar; and Baganga. Da mo. They will be ready within t \\·o or three months, according to postal official~. Develop1nent of }lindanao. Important legislation affecting the economic deYelopment of the Philippines, especially :Mindanao and Sulu. will be recommended by the Department of Agriculture and 'N"atural Resources to the legislature at the opening of its session next month. Among other things, the recommenclatiGn will include the estalili~hment of agriculture stations in l'v1 indanao. tl.e deYeloping natural resource~ in that island, the amendment to the mining laws of the Philippines, and the promotion of scientific research in different parts of the islands. Foreign United States Two American Proposals. The Preparatory Disarmament Conference at Geneva did not seem to be getting anywhere when Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson. the American representati \'e, arose. April 22. to make a speech. '"Great armaments are but relics of another age,·' said Ambassador Gibson. "but they will remain a necessary relic until the present cteacUock is broken. and that can be accomplished only by the decision of the powers possessing the greatest armament.:; to initiate measures of reduction. Let th begin by scrapping the word 'limitation' in order to concentrate upon a general reduction of a nnaments. The oeople of eYer~· countr~- are crying out against the burdens of taxation and demanding the suppression of unnecess~.ry expenditure."' All t he other delegates were listening with the gi:eatest attention and expectancy. "''IYhat is really wantecl is a common sense agreenrnnt. based on the idea that we are g-oing· to be friends and settle our problems by peaceful means." went on :\Tr. Gibson. The American delegate then unfolded a plan by which ttie na,tions might not merely limit, but actually reduce their !HlYal armaments. Make a new start. he suggested. The naYal po"·ers. meeting in Vi'ashington in 192L had agTeed to limit capital ships {those of O\·er 10,000 tons) according to a ratio of 5-5-3. That is. the "Cnited St~tes and England agreed to oboene a 500.000-tonnage limit in building capital ships. Japan promised not to exceed :l00.000 tons. France and Italy accepted a still smaller ratio. "\Vby not extend this l)la n to include war Yessels of all classes, Ambassador Gibson asked the delegates. , o long as the ratio is maintained, the l:nited States will agree to the most dra~tic reduction. And in order to ha,·e a standard of Yal ue fo1· estimating naYal strength in all classes of ship~, "·hy not adopt some fixed unit as a common measuring stick? For instance, if a new cruiser of 10,000 tons is giren a value of 100, a cruiser of 6,000 tons, four ,·e::irs old. and earning smaller guns.' would be gh·en a ~mailer relati\·e \•alue. In rating ships. their age, speed. tonnage, and gun calibre would be taken into account. This method of measuring rnHies by a stand a rd· '~·ard stick'' had been suggested by President Hoover. The other n<ition~ received Ambassadot' Gibson's plan with enthusiasm. They will ha Ye to think it over. but all seem to favor it. France, eager to ha ,-e the preparatory work over and the real disarmament conference called sometime next year, may yet have her hope realized. Xand reduction, of coursf. is only half of the disarmament problem. There is also the question of army reduction. On April 26. Ambassador Gibson again addressed the Preparator.v Disarmament Conference. this time on army reduction. Pointing out that only if al I the nations make concessions can an agreement be reached. he said that the "Gnited States. which heretofore has always considered trained· reserves as part of a nation's military strength. will agree to adopt the view of France, that trained resen-es a re not to be considered in reduction schemes. "'hat points will other nations concede. he asked the other delegates. Close study is being gi n•n to the two American proposals by the other po\vers. Hawaii, Xew Governor. Law1·ence }f. Judd or Ronoluh.J ha>' been appointee! by President .HooYer. Go,·ernor of the 'l'errito1y of H~waii. He succeeds GoYernor \Yallace R. Farrington who bas held that oftice for t\\·o terms of four years each. Austria. Dr. Ernst Streeruwitz hassuccee.ded .Monsignor Ignaz Seipel as Chancellor of Austria. A new Austrian Cabinet 89 has also been selected and approved. Dr. "\Yilhelm Miklas is President of Austria. United States Opposes ~e'v Department. The Hoornr administration is opposed t0 the creation of a Federal Department of Education. For many years certain groups have been trying to bring- about the creation of a Department of Education in the Government of the United States with a Secretary of Education at its head. The Secretary of Education would be a member of the Cabinet. :i\fany noted educators, Catholic and non-Catholk'. have opposed this idea. Government control of education, they conte11d, will cause more injury than benefit. One argument adranced by opponenb of the proposed .Federal Department of Education is t,hat it would girn the Federal Gornrnment control of education and that this would oe both unconstitutional and un-American. for it ''as clearly the intention of the founders of our country that thP States should ham control of edueational matters within their borders. If the Feder~] Go1·ernment is to as:rnme the duties and obligations of the States. why have States at all? Other objections to the proposed pl an are that it would prove cumbersome, expensiYe. and that it would bring political influence to bear in the school system of the nation. l!Jclucational matters now are administered by the Bureau of Education in the Department of the Interior. .At the head· of the Bureau is l~nited States Commif'sioner of Education William John Cooper of Califprnia, appointed Jant1ary 18 by President Coolidg-e to su<'ceed Commis~ioner John .J. Tigert wbo re"i~·ned. Commissioner Cooper took office February 11. DO IT FOR CHRIST'S SAKE 90 Mexico. Next November, ::\Texico will elect a President to sene for six years. The candidate of the X ationalist Party is Pascual Ortiz Rubio. former Governor of the State of ::\lorelia. He is a nephew of the late Archbishop Ortiz of Guadalajara and received his education in Catholic schools. His candidacy has the support of ex-President Calle:;;. Germany. The airplane, Bremen, which, in April, 1928, made the first westward :!light from Europe to North America, has been placed permanently in the-Museum of the City of New York. It was given to the people of New York City by the late Baron von Ruenefeld, sponsor of its history-making flight, shortly before his death. After landing at Greenely Island, the Bremen was shipped back to Germany and restored. It arrived in New York May ·16 and was taken first to the Grand Central railroad terminal where it was exhibiteiil. at a transportation exposition. The metal-sheathed monoplane was suspended from the ceiling and unveiled by Col. Jam es Fitzmaurice, one of the pilots who made the transatlantic flight. A lllemorial service wa<; then held in honor of Baron von Huenefeld, and later the plane ,;-as removed to the Museum of Natural R istory. its final resting place. ~c:-The giant German dirigible Graf Zeppelin left its hangar at Frieclrichshafen l\fay 16 on its ·second rnyage to America. Besides the crew there were 20 passengers a board, mostly newspapermen. While cros&ing France, two, then three, and finally four of the ship's five motors stopped. The dreaded French mistral beg·an to blow. Unable to made progress the dirigible turned back. Great danger threatened. The French g-overnment, learning of its plight, radioed permission to stop at its nearest air station; CuersPierrefeu near Toulon, and there the dirigible found a safe and friendly ha\·en, in t he hangar of a former enemy country. The Germans praised the chivalry of the French. The French lauded the skill of the German commander, Dr. Hugo Eckener. and his crew. The incident greatly inc1·eased t he friendship between the two countries. It was necessary to postpone the :!light to America until Jate1· when the motors will be repairecf. ----~-~->----Good Reading There is too much good reading and read and pas> along Catholic written that is not read. publications. It is a pity that otherwise good As a rule lukewarm Catho!ics selCatbolics read so much bad literature- dom read any good book or paper. If the Catholic press is to fulfill its No good reading no right thinking, mission the Catholic people must no right thinking no right living. show more eagerness to subscribe for MASS STIPENEDS A GREAT HELP 91 ~~~ID~~~ID~~~~&t<~©~~~ID~~ I QUESTION BOX I "ri:.~~~~~~~~~~~~©~'.i< Questions unsigned will not be answered. Anonymous letters must find their way into the waste paper basket. We will not publish the 11ames of those who send questions. Question:-Please give some information about the building called "Vatican." Answer :-The Vatican Palace, with the Basilica of St. Peter adjoining it, is separated from the city of Rome, by the Tiber River. It is not a single edifice but a large collection of b.1ildings which, with their extensive gardens, comprise an area of about thirty acres. Within it are many courts, chape\3, halls, galleries, corridors, and grand staircases. Only a sm.tll portion of the Vatican is now used as the residence of the P.ope. There are also living quarters for the l,apal Secret.ary of State, the highest Vatican Court Officials, and Papal at endants and guards. The other portions of the vast group of buildings are used for aJministrntion and official business and for housing a pricele~s collection of sculptures, pictures, books, manuscripts. tapestries, and other art objects as well as exhibits of interest to scientists, historians, and archaeologists. Some of the most famous rooms in the Vatican are -the Sistine Chapel, where all Papal ceremonies and functions and the papal elections are held, the Halls of the Greek Cross, of the Muses, of the Animals, and the Gallery of Statues in the Vatican Museum, and the Vatican Library. The Vatican has been the papal residence since the fourteenth century. It had its beginning long before that however, in the early part of the Eixth century Pope Svmmachus who reigned from 498 to S 14 first erected a modest building on the present site of the Vatican. He did this because a temporary residence was needed near 1 he Basili.-a built by Consta11tine over the tomb of St. Peter-the predecessor of the present St. Peter's Basilica which was begun in 1506 and completed one hundred and sixty years later. The neighborhood wa~ particularly dear to the hearts of Christians because nearbv were the ruins of Nero's Circus \Vhere St. Peter was martyred. Then through the centuries other Popes added to the original Vatican palace, summoning the world's greatest architects, painters and sculptors 10 design and embellish each new porti.on construc 1 ed. Until the fourteenth century, however, when the Holy See was removed for seventy years to Avignon, the Lateran Palace, remained the re~idence of the Popes. While the Popes were in Avignon, however, the Lateran Palace, which had been built by the Em peror Cono;tan tine burned, and when the Holy See was restorPd to Rome in 1376 the Vatican Palace became the official residence of the Popes. HELP THE POOR IGOROT.ES 92 f\AILBAG OFTHE LITTLE A~OITlE For all correspondence with "THE LITTLE APOSTLE" send your letter to "THE LITTLE APOSTLE" BOX 1393, MANILA Dear Readers: Many lia ve responded to our appeal made last month. ancl we heartily thank n.11 those who have sent lb new subscriptions or renewals. e::;pecially the many colleges who h;n·e made generous efforts to increase the n umber of their readers, that was already in many instan.ces Yer.' large. Jn the Youth lies !'or us the hope of the Future. Let these young· boy~ and g-irls be staunch supporters of the "Little ,\ postle". little hy little they will be imbued with the spirit of selfsacrific<', which b so needed in the leading class of a people. Our editorial of Jul~-. we ;1reg-lad to say, i;:; bearing fruit. ~c1n1 e of our readers iiaYe understood the pref';.ing need of mo1·e Catechist~. h~it man,,· are unable by themsel Yefi w defray the expenses "·hi<:l1 amount to P40 00 a month. One yotrnQ· lady from :\Tanila seems to be ,·er.\· interested a ncl \Hites the following·: Dear Little Apostle: I just rea,cl your arti<"le 011 the need for Catechists. I myself am 11oor and so I thought of a pla 11 to ra be more money for those worthy teadwr~ of onr Holy Religion among-our pagan brethren. ·why not ;;uggest in your magazines that on the occasion of social g-a_ thering:;. sud1 as bapti~m parties. wedding:c. hle,sin;c of houses and so on. a liitle colleetion l0 e taken up for this purpo$e? So much money is la ,·isb ly spf>nt on these occasions: I feel sure that in order to exprESS their thanks to Almig·hty God for the blessing recei\fd. \Yell-to-do people would gladl~· make that little~aeriftce. l f ~ ou wisll you may pub)ish this letter. and since I know t he g-enerosity of my emrnt i·ymen I am eor1Yinrecl that tlli$ idea "·ill tind an ec-ho in the heart' of many of your reade1s. Wishing ~-ou much suc·<·ess I remain fai\hfnlly yours This pl:an of 'il i<s .:\. fully desenes our approYal. '1 !JC• ci:,tom or taking up little collectioni' at l'1Hbti;q1 :soeial gathering;;; for the lirJ;l'iit of the missions exists in no: a few European countrief- and many a missionary depends on tltis help for his numerous acti \'it ies. Let u~ l1cpe r hat there "ill l>e found some g·ent>rous soub for the realization or thh smrges\ion. Dear Li Lt le Flo1\'er eomim:e,, to lJe~tow her hea,enly blessing- upcm our lJenef'aetors antl 1·e;;dcr~. From Pa;;ig (TI.izai) 11·e recei\·ed an acknowledgment of a cure obtained th1·ouµ·h the intet'l'e,.,~ion of St. Theresit<1, and to show her g-1·atitl'de the 93 Dear Benefactors, we pray for you. sender ioclosed in her letter a little gift for our mi>':sion". ..\go< cl way of obliging the i)eloved Saint. patl'<Jlle!'$ of all the rni~sions in geneeal. a11 in a pat'tieular man11e1· of the mi ssh p,, of the >fountain Pr(ld!ll"l'. Thankin!'· all tl1(1 who clur 1 g· the past 1110llth have r1elped U" with 5Ubi"erip1 ions or otherwise, '' e lieg to t'em;iili. Your grateful '"LTTTT,F. [\ POSTLg.'' IN MEMORIAM .Tit'. A HSOL\'E, ''"e beseech Thee. Lord. the souls of thy ~t'r·1·:mts: "· Emile .J11rg"t:!lb. Oss .. Hollantl: .\l:tria Akalde . .Ja . ro lir,Ilu: ]Joro,. tea J. \'cla. de ( onl(i. La l'az, I loilo: AntoninoGamang. Lul>;!o. lamp.; • .Josefa .T. Gart:ia. Ga pan. Kue1·a Ecija: Estefanill ~aclal. ( nr1ila ,\puilae. Fernando "Xaeionah ;;. Luna. La l nion: Eulalio Sir~gson. Yig-an, [loco~ :-1111·: Cecili:i R. dP Bernal, Cabusao. Carn. Sur: l\la11ufl :-:iha. Ca rear. Cebu: from e1-.~r.1· sin. that in l he glory of the resu1·r~·etion am<mg· ·r111· saints and elect they may ari;:oe in tlw ne111·p~s i;f life, ttn·ough ( hri~t our Lord. Amen. CLOTHING ARTICLES ARE \YELCO:\!E 94 Life of Little E1murrma! de Fo ... ir~ll" Lnaile Children "The Little Victim of Jesus" (1879-1889) CHAPTER III Her Confirmation and First Communion Continuation Let us attend one of the lessons little Emma followed at the school of her mother. -"Let us first invoke the Holy Ghost by a prayer, Emma, for human words without the .blessing of God and the fiery inspiration of His Love, the Ho'ly Ghost, are only wor.ds that like wind come and disappear, never to return." And together, Emma and her mother knelt in front of the crucifix that occupied the place of honor in the house, or before. a statue of the Blessed :Virgin, always well adorned; they asked God's light and strength to know ancJ practice what He teaches us through the voice of His Holy ~ Church and her ministers. And God from Heaven, immensely great, bent over them, infinitely small in body but now as great as God Himself through their union with Him in spirit. -"Now, Emma, tell me the story of the institution of the Blessed Sacrament"And Emma, who knew· it by heart in aLl its details, repeated as often before that story nineteen centuries old, but always new to a loving heart. - "At what time did Jesus institu tc the Blessed Sacrament?" - "It was on Holy Thursday, the day before His death". Now began the lesson: the mother explained the love of JeSUPPORT A CAT EC HIST sus in suffering and dying for us all, the worthy and the unwor thy. She related how Jesus in the cenac~e saw all the ingratitude of millions of people, of men who would hate Him, deny Him, ignore Him, and yet, notwith~ t.tnd ing the sword of sorrow that pierced His Sacred Heart, He took bread into His hands, and changed it into His body and blood and soul and divinity. -·'What infinite love of Jesus for us!" she added and two tears rolled down Emma's cheeks, for she thought not only of the love of Jesus for her, but also of her own ingratitude so often shown in little imperfections. After such a lesson, was it a \\ onder that Emma felt stronger t<.' deny herself some delicacy, some pleasure? -"Mamma," one day she said, "I have distributed all my money to the poor, and the father has asked some help for the missions? What ar:e missions?" And the mother explained to her how most of the people on earth ignore God, how priests of Catholic countries abandon their fathers and mothers, their relatives and friends, their properties and country, to go to p'<lgan countries far away, to live among their people, most often in dark poverty, just to preach what Jesus preached to the Jews, and lo win souls for heaven. -"And those pagans will not enter heaven if they die without 95 knowing God?" she asked. - "How oan they enter heaven wilhout keeping God's law?"- the mother answered. - "But' did Jesus not die to save all people?"' - "He died to give all .people the means to go to heaven. But how can the pagans use them, if they have no priests to teach them the doctrine of Jesus?" Little Emma understood. Tears escaped from her blue eyes and in her loving heart she felt the desire of so many saints to consecrate herself to the conversion of infidels. "Is it not a pity," she said to herself, "that thousands and thousands die every day and are lost to heaven? Is it not a pity that Jesus died in vain for them?" Henoe, every day of her life she prayed for the oonversivn of those who ignore Jesus and the way to heaven. As if this preparation for first Communion, under the guidance of her dear mother, had been insufficient, little Emma made a retreat of several days before she received for the first time her God and her All. Her confessor, the Superior of the seminary of Frejus, helped the little girl to . make the daily exercises. On August 7,1888, she made her general confession, as is the holy custom with children, that are about to make their first Communion. As soon as she returned home she went to her mother, knelt beSACRIFICE BRINGS REWARD 96 fore her and asked pardon for all the sorrow she had caused her until now. After which she joined her father and repeated her act of humility and affection. As both her father and mother had now surrounded their little daughter, Emma, renewed the expression of her sorrow for having offended them and asked th· :'ir blessing. Alas; as if the happiest eve1 rt of her life had to be marked by sufferings and trials, little Em ma, at midnight, was attacked by PU:inful cramps that caused her to vomit. As the fas.t to be observed before Holy Communion begins at midnight, the little girl not only refused to take a single drop of water, but she felt glad of being able to offer to God this new proof of her love. Just think what this sacrifice meant during several hours! How many in her place would have remitted their first Communion to another day? At 7 in the morning, she entered the chapel of the seminary of Frejus and, between her father and mother, she knelt at the place where seminarists prostrate themselves to receive from the hands of the bishop their eternal consecration as priests. Only God knows what happe11ed in Emma's heart before and after her Holy Communion. But what we know is t,hat, after her union w'ith Jesus, she brought forth a small copybook that contained several intentions carefully written by her own hand. T hose who complain that they do not know how to pray after Holy Communion, or say they have nothing to ask, let them take a lesson from this first Communicant at the age of eight years. When Emma's mother made a sign to her little daughter to stand up and return home, what " as her surprise to hear from her that she asked "only a few mi - nutes more to adore and th1nk the Lord". What a difference with those people who receive Holy Communion at the Com~ munion of Holy Mass and immediately after the last gospel are leaving the church! 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S I ' = Regular Daily Freight and j _ j Sod: bicarb.· · ··· :···· · · · · · · ·: 0.5 I Senf!a Fl. extr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 i Passengers service from Bau- I j S pig. anthelm. Fl. extr. ... . ... . . 3 I j ang to Baguio and Tagudin. I l Worms~ed Inf. · · · ··· · · · · · · · · · · 5 I , I , Pumpkmseed Inf.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S I I C h . • I Alcohol. ......... ...... ... . . ·.. . 3cc j ars at your c o1ce: I j 8od. benzoate . . ..... . ... . .. .. . . 0.3 i f PACKARD-BUICK j i Flavoring Extracts and Sugar c. s. I I SENIOR-DODGE SEDAN 11 - I i CHRYSLER-CHEVROLET I j B.OTICA SANTA CRUZ I I I f Plaza Goiti I I - Tel. No. 33 - 11 MANILA I + ~--- ,--· ·--- 1- 1 __ , __ ll_l ____ ,.__-c..-...-...._...-..+ P A T R 0 N I Z E 0 U R A D V E R T I S E R S 13 14 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS +-·--------------------~----+ I - - I - I I - I I I I 1 A. GARCIA 1 I I I I I PROCESS ENGRAVER i I i I t i ~~ I i i I I I I I Sta. Potenciana t I I I Manila, P; I. Phone 22715 _ i i i i i i i +~---1----------------,,,_..~---+ +--------------1 - 1 __________ .._.. I I ! CWe have many :i3ooks by l I ~atholic :7luthors I - i I - i I 1 FICTION 1 I I i General Works on all Subjects i ~ i I - i I I TEXT BOOKS 1 I I I Second Floor I I I I Philippine Education Company, Inc. l - I I 101-103 Escolta, Manila _ I t +----------------·----------+ PAT R 0 NI Z E 0 UR ADVERTISERS 15 i i j f I t ' t t ' i i i i I i i . , I i LA CENTRAL J. Dreyfus WATCH AND JEWELRY STORE We deal in pearls, diamonds and all kind of jewels ; all of •h em imported directly. We have also in stock a complete line of religious saints and medals in different fancy designs. We are dealing also in FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. If you need any kind of firearm you can ac!vise us and we will help you obtain a license·. Please ask for our free catalogue. LA CENTRAL ZH Escolta, Manila P. 0. Box 1174 Tel. No . 22112 +---..-.1 - 1 _ 1 _ 1 __ , __________________ ,+ +---,--..-+----( ) ____ ,_, _____ , ___ , ~--+ I Aserradora Mecanica i I l I ae I I TUASON y SAYPEDRQ I I I j . Oficina y Depositos: I I GLOBO DE ORO 801-Sl i QUIAPO, MANILA, I. F. i i Telegramas "LAG ARIAN" Telefono 2-37-56 r I I I Premiaclos con ~redalla de Oro en la Ex.posici6n Int ernacional I i Pa nama-Pacifico San Francisco, California. I915 I ' i I Grandes existencias d e mader as del Pais y de America j f Ventas al por mayor y menor I I Cont r atistas de Obras I i Construimos VENTANAS a precio sin competencia I f Premiados con Medalla de Oro en la Exposici6n Comercial ·e j ' Industrial del Carnaval de ~fanila, 1922, j +----1 _ ,_ , __ , __ , __ ,, __ , ___ , ___ . ..-.c1 .-..----+ 16 PA T R 0 N I Z E 0 UR AD VE R T IS ER S Los M6dlcos proclaman que este Hierro vital de la Sangre es muy suuerlor a la earns oruda, a Ios ferruglnosos, etc. - Da salud y fuerza. - PARIS 'l'lNO - .Hemoglobina 3 gr. Vino generoso 88 gr. Extracto glicero-alcoh61ico de cortezas <le naran1as 10 gr. - JAR ABE- Hemoglobina 15 gr. Jarabe con extracto glicero-alcobWco de cortezas de naranjas W gr. - Desconflad de las lmitaciones. Deposito en Manila. GEORGE, O'FARRELL & CIE., Inc. 931 R. Hidalgo P.O. Box l80J, Phone 2-12-63 +--~----~.._..__ _ __ ,_.,._.,_, __ J-.i.;_ )_ I _ - ·-+ I I I I I I I t t ' I ' ' ' I I ' I ' I T ERW OD .. EWRITE s I Makes Work Easier I I I Typists appreciate a machine I I that is easy to operate because i ' t 1 it is less tiresome and more I I d t i spee y. 1 I UNDER WOOD machines are 1 l preferred because they embody t i I t every worth-while feature. Send 1 I for literature and prices. I i I ' i j I : Smith, Bell & Company, Ltd. : i Sole Agents for tire PhilippiJres : ·---· -----------------· ------· j