The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-02
THE CHURCH.
It's Progress in the State in 1899 and
Outlook For 1900.

To understand til" progress Of The
Catholic church in North Carolina dur
ing sos. it is necessary for the reader
to understand the normal status OF he
Church here. The Catholic church is
weaker in North Carolina taan in any
other portion Of the United StltaS--I
had almost written weaker than IN aay
other portion of the globe. She num-
bers here not more than thirty i've hum
dred souls. ali ~told-gOod. Dad and in
dlffcrcnt-men, women AMI children.
These thirty-five hundred souls-nost of
them noor in this worlds goods-scat-
tered over he fifty thousand miles of
North Cardinals territory and inter
mingled with nearly two million non
Catholics. comprise the Catholic churcl,
in North Carolina.
| trust that the knowledge Of this
numerical weakness viii greatly relieve
the terrors Of those h seem 20 mag
inc that they are in great danger lest
these thirty-five hundred souls will drive
ont or put 10 death the two million nom
Catholics. Doubtless these thirty-fve
hundrcd children, women and men. sea-
tered over these fifty thousand square
miles are very formidable, still after ma
turc deliberations the two million non
Catholics may he thought Of sufficient
force 10 successfully cope with them
and 50 the public may rest secure.
Working amongst these people are one
Bishop and twenty priests. Twelve 81
these priests are resident with churches.
There arc twenty-six churches and { ~iy
stations visited by these priests. Ih'r"
are two religious orders OF Ladies OF
Charity stationed III five centres, oie
religious order OF priests and brothers at
= I,..-- r. - .Lsn i.R r.
There is one seminary Of about a dozen
students. one college for boys of about
eighty students. and two academies for
Young aides who are said 10 number
Church in North Carolina. We feel con
idcnt. will take an honorable part IN the
great Twentieth Century Movement.
The Southern Methodist Church j. soing
10 raise 81 .J00. 600 a. a thank offering
for the cause of Christian education.
This, no one WHO clearly secs the Sltlia-
ton. can doubt. and when the fihdi
paean~ Of Thanksgiving shall be sung. the
familiar tones Of the Old North state
viii h. heard. The Church in North
Carolina will yct express n more cInplia-
tie appreciation Of the fact that the
church must educate, and that church
educational institutions must be - equip
ped with money and brains THAI n" son
or dauyhte OF. J0LnN eSIcN may be FOUND
burning incense. on the altar OF strange
institutions. Within the ncXt few years
Southern Methodist are going to rally
around their schools with an enthusiasm
whose fir, will burn from ocean to ocean.
Methodist schools for Methodi-ts" viii
he the cry i'll which there Will not h. q
single note or doubt or apology. i IS
probable that the next few years VIII
witness 4 large increase in The number Of
our church primary schools. Some are
already talking about n great central
school for w0nc ar Raleigh.
The next few years will see n great
movement in favor Of better church
buildings. The movement has already
begun. Elegant new brick church build
ings Of the finest architecture will be
erected next year at Rockingham, Ok
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