The times., 1899-09-17
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Society that the rather general use OF the
words "connivance of officers of the United
States Army might be construed as re-
fiection upon the officers Of the regular es-
tablishment, and he was asked did the
proof in the hands of the society implieate
any of the regular officers. He promptly
disavowed any such intention, and stated
that the discipline preserved by the "regu-
lars was in almost all cases entirely salts
factory and that little or no complaint had
come from that quarter. that the abuses
complained of were rather in organizations
where the commanders were unpracticed
in their duties and to whom the profession
of arms was the mere assumption OF the
times and not professional choice.
work of the society.
saThe reason for the existence of the Met
ropolitan Truth Society,"" said Catholic
priest yesterday, 'is that it is claimed that
there is very large volume of anti-Cath-
olic literature circulated throughout the
country, containing attacks on the Church,
which are left unanswered, and consequent
! ly do much harm. 1t is the work of the or
| ganization to answer these attacks system
atically, and TO defend the cause of the
! Church on all occasions where its honor
| is impeached or its interests assailed. 1t
must be understood that this involves a
! great deal of hard work, and at the same
time requires considerable ability on the
| part Of the members"
| The originality of the aims of the So
| ciety and the vast and interesting field OF
/ its proposed labors appeal with more than
ordinary interest to Catholics throughout
the country. AS regards the need of such
! an organization and it's fruitful possibili-
/ ic huf Or7fn an thnca
who have been approached on the subject.
| A great deal of the work is carried on by
| correspondence. 1t is intended to have ac-
| tive members all over the United States,
! and it is not unlikely that eventually the
/ movement will become international. 1t is
almost impossible to exaggerate the mag
nitude of the field of effort that opens up
before the society, when its designs are
carried out faithfully. Nearly all the sects
ly publications. and they contain, almost
without exception, articles crticising
Catholic dogma and practices. To combat
this opposition there are only handful oi
Catholic publications, and most of thess
are very limited in their power owing tc
the lack of funds and proper support.
One of the most interesting features o1
the society is its translation department
This is OF genuine interest to the COM
| uuUliy at large OF at ledSl 10 luaL portion
of il interested in the current literature o.
the day. The members will not only keeI
a watch on what is printed in English, bu
will have constant eye on what is ap.
pearing In foreign current literature. Whel
an article appearing in some foreign maga
zine, say French, German. Italian, or Span
ish, is found TO have an important bearinl
on American affairs, or comes within tht
scope of the society's aims, ii is translated b.
competent linguists and presented in somi
one OF the metropolitan journals. In thi
way some interesting literature, that woult
otherwise be lost sight of, is presented t,
the public The European magazines givel
to religious thought are specially drawn
upon. This department certainly throws
open to Americans an entirely novel re
gion of literature. Considerable liberalit,
is exercised in the choice Of articles, an,
care is taken that those of an ultra-religiou
, tendency are not made too prominent.
One of the principal efforts of the societ,
is in the domain OF literary work. con
, certed effort is being made to have Catholi
, literature given a better chance in the pub
lie libraries of the country. One of tn
means of effecting this is by calling atten
5 tion to the classical publications of Catho
lie literature, which. il is claimed by thos
who ought ito know, are lamentably neg
leeted in tie United States. Earnest at
tention is given to this work, as it i
thought to be important. Officers of libra
ries who have been approached ON this sub
ject have without exception expresse
themselves in sympathy with the object
: of the society and have promised their al
] and encouragement