The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-10-04
PRIESTS FOR PHILIPPINES.
English-speaking Fathers to Work
in the Islands Helped by
Americans.

In answer to an appeal for English
speaking Catholic priests to go to the
| Philippine islands to take charge of
the work, which was carried on by the
priests Of the religious orders prior to
the islands passing into American con-
troll, quite an important step was
taken by priests of the Boston arch
| other dioceSes throughout the United
| States.
| The appeal originally came from
Archbishop Agius to the superior gen
eral Of st. Joseph's foreign mission
society of London for priests to go
to the far east. Rev. FIR. Henry, the
superior, answered the archbishop that
send Immediately, but what was lack
ing was the funds to meet the pass
age expense.
The superior general of the London
seminary Immediately wrote to the
| Propagation of the Faith officials in
this country, placing the matter be-
| fore them, and in due course this
| of Rev. FIR. James Anthony Walsh, the
Boston diocesan director. FIR. Walsh
took the matter up with his custom
ary zeal, and as a result the object
has received the appreciation Of Arch
bishop Williams and already, through
| the Sacred Heart Review, a religious
paper about $500 has been donated.
The desire of the Philippines is to
secure English speaking priests, and
| as there are no foreign missionary
seminaries in the United States, the
first appeal was naturally turned to
the London seminary. The quick re-
sponse with which this appeal in all
| proba bility will be met will be glad
news to the Philippine archbishop and
it is anticipated by the Propagation of
the Faith officials that much aid will
come from the United States.
The Sacred Heart Review editor.
tally says In part:
I'VE trust that the present call
from our fellow Catholics In England
| will be needed. The Review begs to
announce that it will open it's col
umns for subscriptions to this worthy
object. The Most Rev. Archbishop Of
Sacret Heart Review 800, and Rt.
Rev. Mgr. O'Callaghan, d. D., P. r.,
president of the Review Publishing
company, 800. Other members of the
corporation give as follows: Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Magennis, P. R., 500; Rev.
James O'Doherty, P. R., Haverhill,
$1OO; Rev. John S. Cullen, Watertown,
s1OO; Rev. Philip J. O'Donnell. Bos-
ton, 500; Rev. Joseph F. Mohan, Ev-
erett, $50; Rev. M. J. Masterson,
Peabody, $25. We will gladly receive
and acknowledge aims given to this
work, no matter how small the
amount"
1t is interesting to note In connec-
ton with the above that the society
for the Propagation of the Faith is
still aiding to large extent the
church in this country. The recent
report of the society, showing where
the funds of 1905 were distributed.
contains these figures:
Jesuit missions in the Rocky noun
tains, $3,795; diocese of Cheyenne,
$500; diocese of Leads, $500; diocese
of Baker City, $500; diocese Of
Charleston, Savannah, st. Augustine.
Tucson and Santa Fe, $1,000 each;
Oklahoma City, $4,000; Natchez, $40O,
and Natchitoches, $400.
In addition to this $500 was appor-
toned for expenses of mission priests
in several of the above named places.
1t will be seen that missions in this
country still get back sums Of money
collected in the several dioceses here
and forwarded to the society's head
quarters in Rome.