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Show f)urcb ifnirsal CHURCH CALENDAR. . pr-rruiiK r. Immaculate Conception. r-uiMiay. 25 Nativity ,,f Our Loftl. Ep trims ii. 11; Gosj. St. Ijtike ii, 1-14. M-'iiday. Jifi St. Stephen. Tuesday. 27 St. John. Wt'dneniay. 2S Holy Innocents. Thursday. 29 St. Thomas a Becket. Friday, 30 St. SabinuH. Sam da. v. CI St. Slyvester. Prnii'ins fur prayers from associates . of Lphcuo of Sacred Heart Sunday for r inversions. Monday for dinners, Tuesday Tues-day for the intemperate, Wednesday f spiritual favors, Thursday fur lem- r; :a-"i, Friday for special and various Saturday for Mc-ssen.uer read-c read-c . ARCHBISHOP AGIUS. . '"" X"erf cnality of the Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines. Tie- ( rsonalii v of the a post olio dele- . t " 1. 1 !! Phirppiiies is sure iu be f: iM-ivs! to all A merk-ans. . . A ivh-) ivh-) is''".;. A si us. O. S. ., is of '"Maltese j... i iitas1' ;,'id was bom in Alexandria, -;!, somewhat ' more than forty j . ;.is . At the ace of 12 .lie moved 1.. England and i-lered the Order of j-!. ii.iiedi.t. After hi ordination he cpMt by his supei iors to found a 3 -n i j tin.' lio ise pi Malta. Some t ..five yean- ago he was made J'roeu-U-tor ;"iiei;il of his order and since li.ai time has nmi hi 'side nee in J...me. While tin' re he was a favorite jiea .-her and confessor in the English ; iid Au.eriean eokm'cs. The duties of 1 is ofiiee, too, brought him in elo.se lit e t iih ilie Unman curia and oc-c..sioiie.1 oc-c..sioiie.1 many visits to the pope. It as during th interviews that the 'i l fiither cull it? to reci graze and es-t es-t 'lii il' ' piety. ze.'.I Mid practical wis-e wis-e m. tepether wilh the many other .! wiiirni'l'- qualities of Monsiffimr Agius t i.it .-o vv'l reconunerd !iim for the ofi!euH mission oh which he is now! I'i person the apostolic delegate! ir of soine-vyhat less than medium stat- j thoush of wcll-s-t frame, with a s nili :-' bene ,-oleni e ol countenance .! n harmiii'. simplicity of manner. J i,. is i;.-,v on his way to the Philip-i Philip-i ,!:es and. stopping at places of in-i in-i rest in tiiis country, he made a visit v N-.i i e ' -a me. A iff ption was l ven the monslgruir 2 l'l.-the .iniver.-ity n;vi house on the ' ve f the Feast of the Immaculate C '!. ; p;ion. After a musical pro-j pro-j ranme and an address of welcome r ad on behalf of the students by Mr. Lyons ff the law vkiss tho archbishop i faressfd the assembly in one of the j "ist iiitvresttnj; discourses .it has ever 1 n 'their fortune to listen to.. in o.Mer.hig- tho apostolic delegate re- j i Ticd I'leasanliy to the satisfaction he ! i it hi heins able to addiess the sin- ! : ,iis in Eiiglisi. comins. as he did. cTtfi frem Home. He further ex- 'fssed gniiitud? for the cordiality and) H It (idor of his recent 'on and paid trib-g trib-g v.r to what he called "the wonderful ' v ay Americans- have of meeting aj Miser and m-kins him feel perfectly i; home." Karly in his address Mgr. A-itis .appealed to the students of the i ;ie;sity to go io the .Philippines as. 1. ).. h-M-s and nrof 'ssional men. but he i i 'k sti-at nains to emphasise the fact t'i.M they must ?n as peaceful emis-Kiri.-e nm as soldiers. As ou say. I t'tn going to the Phil-i Phil-i pin.--!- to undertake a great' work. I ; in going to work under the American 1 ;ig. i:i the name of the church; and :: is ..;t sufficie.it to hive your con ii. : I want likew ise your support. X doubt I see amongst you young 3 ( n crowing up who may.la.ter come t'V'tli" Philippine: and I want their siipM.ii. Some may come out as law-;i law-;i is Mid they will be necessary there: t . may eo in j as engineers: many 1 h oe u jit come as ten-he: s; some per- :.;.y in the amy. Hut let mc say to i!"f-- ih.it come in the army imt to i :i arms and ammunition t 'htm: we want no mor" I n,s and cunow1r in 'he 3 biiippin'-sv The doors of ihe dele-j.:,;;o::' dele-j.:,;;o::' wi'.l be always open to them: 1 .n th.ey must come as friends, not as 1 Slit'-is! The programme that I bring Vila mi. from Home is peace the j .'in. of our rti"i wi itten iu Iarg :;! iu our iiR.n-c-teries Pax peace j 1. .-.!;; ,u:.i this is my programme." Ami in it-, laid st'-ess on the peaceful 5 Mure ef his mission in describing his .-itii:.r iMeivi-w with the holy father. VVlvi! I .-.inn from the holy father. vh ;t ; .isked him what am I to do? :-.,!-!: 'tJo oil. continue what you 3 . d..j::- iu Ko-r.e for the last t i v.; us: (pxote youi-s-lf t.) the good . sou's, trv ami help them to become 'i . ii. r su!ij"'ts-!. -al siiiijct ts of tile ji'sf,! c"V"fmii"nt." These were his . i-cuiagin woitls: Tin not as a poli- H i-'!', bio ;is an apostle.'" Mirr. Acius relMed in a very amus- ii -. way- his experiences immediately :: as-rix i:ig iu this ountr . "As . o:t: as 1 lan b d at Nxv York as s'urrounde.J by three reporters, ' ! of l nt a -T- little f'dloxv. I felt ill after my l"ii days? voyage, .;.!) tor me xx ere very unhappy days. , -:; !. j., VKin I l--:ine-l something: I V a th.'t .! h-ive got the power of : 1 t",in f.isl let: clays at a ' i tp ''::. ii.:.- lit tie re'ort-T vvaui"d to 1 "'.v:::ii was my impression of .'": i was taken by surprise: I t..;.i y.n i.,ij-i"d. ainl h,-; it -seen nothing 1 ;i -. ! Ib-.K. Mi't naturally 1 couid i ' !..:: mix 'tiling o my imi'ressioii f A '-Have- vu no special : . '.' ,T!d. and. 1 think he : .i .i.'.wii iry .-iceve to see if 1 . :- ji i w.-ud. if yoU Would . ;,!.- 1 ;i v ife aioi:e for a. short : ; iid': -i h-ive come here, sir, :- .,-1 !;ii.:--rst.lii'l. especially for my ,.!:.. i ;imst take something: . ;,. Vi,:it i . your message: Are . : ' . ! a t -f the president?" I : i hop. so'. -Weil, what are you j .. . sax ? I have .tot to make up " ..!. V.id J. He said: "Is the I ' ;. Sii.f, s- a ling anything special j : i V I s iid vs: he is sending m. i .-. ,.r aid je.it that in the pa- |