Catholic Problems in Western CanadaDaly, George Thomas
Religion
Catholic Problems in Western Canada
Daly, George Thomas
Catholic Church -- Canada
2. _Higher Education_.--Catholic Colleges: their standing--Catholic
University--Affiliation to State Universities?
3. _Sunday School_.--Teaching of Catechism--in our separate
schools--in sparsely settled countries? Lay Cathechists?
2. Committee on "Catholic Missions."
1. _Home Missions_.--Church Extension.--What co-operation are we
giving? Needs of the West: Men and money.
2. _Foreign Missions_.--Propagation of Faith.--Holy Childhood.
3. _What are we doing for non-Catholics_?
4. _The Missions_ (parochial).
5. _Priestly and religious vocations_.
3. Committee on "Press and Catholic Literature."
1. _Catholic Newspapers_.--(Their policy.--Their circulation.)
_Vigour in policy_ and _extensiveness in circulation_: two
essential conditions for success.
2. _Work and establishment of Catholic Truth Society_.
3. _Catholic circulating libraries_ for cities, countries. (Example
of same, under care of Saskatchewan Government.)
4. Committee on "Public Morality."
1. _Divorce--Race-suicide_.
2. _Theatres--Moving pictures_.--(More severe censorship.)
3. _Eugenics_?
4. _Venereal diseases_?
5. Committee on "Social Action."
1. _Immigration--Reception and direction_ of Catholic Immigrants at
ports of St. John and Halifax and intermediate points. Care of
foreigners (leakage).
2. _Colonization_?
3. _Young Men's Association_--on Y.M.C.A. lines. Young Girls'
Association--on Y.W.C.A. lines--Girls' homes.
6. Committee on "Public Charities."
_Children's Aid--Orphanages--Free
Kindergartens--Day-nurseries--Juvenile Courts--Preventive and curative
work_.
7. Committee on "Labour Problem."
_Labour Unions--Living wage--Child labour--Care of girl-workers, etc_.
N.B.--The great point to elucidate in these matters is: _Must we, and
how far can we, co-operate with non-Catholic bodies_? This is a very
important point, far reaching in its consequences.
8. Committee on "Resolutions."
"The resolutions are to embody the fruit of the collective experience
and deliberations of the Congress. They will remain then as the
profession of Catholic conviction and go far to create public opinion
on the questions of the day." (Fr. Plater.)
And indeed, public discussion awakens new thoughts, gives various views
of a topic, suggests practical conclusions, expedient measures. It is
the crystallizing process of all the activities of the Congress.
III--_After the Congress_.
The good results of a Congress are made permanent by the establishment
of:
1. _A permanent Committee of Clergy and laity_--who meet occasionally
to stimulate or check activities of the body at large.
2. _A Vigilance Committee_:
(a) _On legislation_.--To watch and initiate legislation--for different
Provinces.
(b) _On press_.
(c) _On social work_.
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