Reconstruction Of Rc

Mission In Rabaul

NEWS of the re-building of the shat tered mission stations of the once flourishing Vicariate of Rabaul is coming in fast. Bishop Scharmach, with the aid of the funds of War Damage In surance, has acquired a large store of materials for reconstruction from both the Australian and American Disposals Commission.

With the help of those missionaries who are strong enough to work after their ordeal of imprisonment under the Japan ese —together with a contingent of young Australians—the gallant Bishop is busily engaged in replacing the old Vicariate with one which promises to be even better equipped.

The work will be hard, the years will probably be long before the Bishop and his priests see the end of their labours, but their hopes are high and their pros pects bright.

The main lack is, of course, that of personnel—priests, Brothers, nuns—to re place those who are dead or who can’t work any more. However, there is good prospect of new blood coming from Europe; and, at the latest report, several American priests are coming to work in the Vicariate and are reported to be bringing with them seaplanes! —Catholic Mission Magazine.