The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-22
s A z

The eVaCuaC1On or m1SSlOnarleS from far-f1ung sectors of the Orient, sad farewells, privations of an eighty-seven day homeward trip and the serene faith and con- f1dence of Sister Rose of Lima combined to make "Maryknoll Comes to Sacred Heart" a highly interesting story in the current issue of "The Forum, Sacred Heart High schools paper. The current issue marks the first pub- ncation of the 1942-43 series. The Editors present a splendid word picture of the sacrifices of re- ligious and lend a modernistic touch to their exclusive inter view" by contrasting the garb of a Maryknoll Sister to the snappy uniforms as worn today by women enrolled in the WAACS and WAVES.
 The Forums feature story of a Maryknoll Sister who has played unselfishly big role in the Army of Christ and who is proud of her three brothers fighting for God and Country in the armed forces, follows:
 The latest WAVE or WAAC uniform can't begin to compare with the snappy garb of a Mary knoll Sister, and, computing the achievements of both to date, military army women and religious army women, the latter could profitably drop little advice here and there to the former, as we have been convinced by a recent delightful experience.
 We sons and daughters of Sacred Heart, eight strong, storm ed the Convent, Sunday, Septem- Der 20. at twelve sharp to bounce on poor Sister Rose of Lima and beg her to give us short inter view and to pose for photograph. Sister Rose of Lima and three other Sisters, who accompanied her here, had been soliciting funds at all the Masses that day. They were delayed a little at the rectory, so it was well after twelve when Sister finally labored up the mountain, so expertly scaled daily by our own Sister. A little bit winded, but smiling, she greeted us, being duly introduced by s. M. Valerian, Forum Adviser, and s. M. Evelyn, Mission Director, who seem to have been the power be- hind the interview. Sister, agreed graciously to our request, and be- gan her story:
 Whatever we expected to hear, as disclosed by our awe-struck faces, it could not ever have measured up to one-fifth of what we actual ly did hear.
 Shin- gi.shu
 Sister Rose of Lima has been in Korea for the last eleven years. Korea, We say? If you will re- call your geography you'll find that Korea is a peninsula on the east coast of Asia between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. You head correctly; Kirea is prac- tically a splitting distance from Japan and has been under her formal domination since it was annexed to the Japanese Empire in 1910. The Mission itself was at Shin -gi-shu, in the heart of the city with government buildings surrounding 1t.
 The religious in the far east had been advised by the United States Government to leave several times. They remained. however at their posts under direction from their Bishop. But when the war actually began their safety had been so threatened that they were finally forced to eYacuate.
 Sister told ms that in reality the compound (the name applied to the mission pFoperty) had been under guard for the past two years. No one was able to leave It or to travel about the city or countryside without special gOy- efnment permission and even with this they usually had a guard. When the war broke out many priests were imprisoned and were unable to perform their duties and some suffered horrible hardEhIps in the Korean pFlsons
 When the final ultimatnm came 10 eyaeuaie Korea, or suffer the consequences, the priests were al. lowed to say a last mass. The doors were 0petfed ht threg o'clock in the morning at shin- gl-shu, and % great was the fer voF and devotion Of tha natlvel