Catholic Problems in Western CanadaDaly, George Thomas
Religion
Catholic Problems in Western Canada
Daly, George Thomas
Catholic Church -- Canada
But above all, the great asset to be considered in this educational
work, is the broad Catholic spirit we create and maintain in the soul
of the child. This is far more important than his actual financial
contribution, and at the same time it prepares him to be, in later
years, a generous contributor. Without any doubt, the Protestants can
teach us here a lesson of organization.
(d) In _Colleges, Boarding-Schools, Convents and Universities_ why
should we not have branches of the "_Catholic Students Mission
Crusade_?" This organization is doing wonderful work in the United
States, and will prove soon to be a potent factor in the Missionary
activities of the Church across the boundary. 250 delegates from
various institutions of higher learning, throughout the country,
gathered in Washington, last August (1920), for the second annual
Convention. Among the delegates, we are proud to note, were a few
Canadians.
(e) The "_follow up_" work is what counts in the long run, in a
movement of this kind. If we do not wish to see all this beautiful
zeal for missions burn away in a passing blaze, we must have a _Central
Bureau_, which will keep in touch with the promoters, and act as the
centre of Missionary activities, in the diocese. There all lines will
converge, gathering information, bringing results; from there, as from
the power-station, will go out to the workers in the field, enthusiasm
and energy. "Unity," says F. Kinsman, "cannot be created by agitated
fragments of a circumference; it must issue from a central force and be
sustained by a centripetal instinct." The Central Bureau, or Clearing
House could be confided to a trustworthy person, who would willingly
give his spare hours to this great Catholic work, until it would grow
to the point of necessitating a permanent and salaried secretary.
It is useless, we believe, to state that a _crusade of prayers_ would
be the sustaining force of this movement. We all know that the
salvation of souls is above all a supernatural process. We may sow,
another may water the seed,--but it is for God to give the
growth,--_Deus autem incrementum dat_.
The _development and fostering of "missionary vocations"_ would be the
natural sequel to this movement at large, in the Church of Canada. How
many young men and women could not the field-secretary find here and
there, and direct to the mission fields where the harvest is plentiful
and the harvesters few.
_III.--Who?_
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