The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-27
THE NEW ENGLAND OUTLOOK.

The editor of the Missionary looks
hopefully towards New England. He
I believes that the Catholic Church must
do something for those who have given
/ up the Protestant religion, and he halls
with delight the rapid advance of the
missionary movement.
The diocese of Providence is the
next to start in an organized way the
work of giving missions to non-Cath-
olics. On the 4th of February, Dr..
Stang and his assistants, the Rev. Fa-
Their McCabe and DR.. Blessing, will
open mission in the church of the
vicar general, Father Doran.
Right Rev. Bishop Harkins has been
an earnest advocate of this work from
its very inception. Both by public
communication and in private CONVEX
sation, as we'll as by generous contri-
buttons, has he assisted the work, and
when the opportunity presented itself
OF starting it in the diocese of Provi-
dence he gladly embraced.
DR.. Stang, who personally begins the
work, is favorably known to our read
ers. He has spent the last few years
as vice rector of the American College
at Louvain. Besides this, he is a
writer of no little merit. He has a
well-established reputation for zeal.
prudence and ability. He now holds
the place of chancellor of the diocese,
and was for many years rector of the
cathedral Under such wise leadership
we may well hope that the best results
will be attained.
We make the record of this advance
with no little pleasure, because the in
terests of the work in New England
are very close to our hearts, and we
consider the Inauguration of the work
in the Providence diocese not only as
a strong support to the Connecticut
Apostolate, but as a good augury for
the other New England dioceses. The
Catholic Union of Boston extended an
invitation to Father Elliott, which he
quickly accepted, to deliver an address
on the 'Non-Catholic Mission Move
ment'' before that body; and at the in
vitatiOn of Monsignor Griffin a similar
lecture was delivered before a large
body of the laity in Mechanics Hall,
These are signs which in
dictate that the Iaity are awakened to
the Importance of this work, and it will |
not be long before this aroused senti- |
nent will compel positive action.
The statements of Governor Rollins !
IF New Hampshire, concerning the de-
cadence of religion in his state, and the |
equally loud walls over a like state of !
affairs in Maine and Vermont, create |
an opportunity for the best kind of /
work in these states. If old |
ouritanism is dying, what will take its |
England the common people are spell
ng out new names for the old religious
ertiments that are in them. They can
lot be content with the cold and shift
ng formulas of Protesta2tism. The
mundane dogmas Of mere Haturalism
ring no solace to their hearts. They
Want a religion in which there is some
Infusion of the supernatural religion
4 which there is something from be-
ond the stars. and they are turning
way from Naturalism to ith-healing
nd Christian Science. The reason is
ecause the truths of thhe Catholic
eligion, which alone can satisfy their
carts. have not been presented to
hem in a way that they may embrace
lem. Oh, for an apostle like st. Vim !
snt Ferrer to go through the towns
nd villages of northern New England !
nd profoundly stir the hearts of the
sople and turn them to the old :
hurch! I