Papuan Mission Story
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Camera Tells a Papuan Mission Story
JOME little time ago, a full * blooded Papuan, Julian Efi, after long training and careful educa on, was ordained as a priest of le Catholic Order of the Sacred teart —the second Papuan to at dn that distinction.
A film produced by Bishop Andre Drin, MSC, of Yule Island, Papua, lows the rejoicings of the native sople of Inawaia, Papua, following lat ordination. We see the vast lalanx of men in full regalia of umes and paints; the tumultuous :ene as the young priest is carried ithroned through the village; and le striking moment when Father ilian, clad in the orthodox garb his church shakes hands with a tinted and plumed brave his other.
The film, in 16 m.m., shows übuna—starting-point of the road the mountains: scenes in the uuntains mission-field, where com unication is so difficult that sup ies go in only by pack-animals, ong tOTtuous paths cut out of the ountainsides. There are many impses of European and Papuan issionaries at work; and of a Gov nment patrol officer toiling rough this tough country, with s police and carriers.
Bishop Sorin informs us that the ternational Exhibition of Overseas Ims, held at Lille, in France, last ar, made a special award to this tpuan film. It deserves the honour the compilation is skilful, the esentation restrained and the lotography most excellent.