Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
Missionarp Conference.
Gathering Of Roman Catholic Clergymen and Laymsn
Brookland D. c., a Week From Tomorrow.

country will be present and read paper
as well as clergy and laymen from this
city Among the papers and their authors
Will be the following:
The Diocesan Missionary Bands" Rev
William Guinan. ID. D., superior OF New
York apostolate.
Missionary Outlook in the South" Rev
Osmund Weisneth, o. s. B., missionary in
northern Alabama.
"A Missionary I'm Parochial Work" Rev
Anthony Siebenfoe-sher, spiritual director
at Mount st. Mary's Seminary OF the
West
Suggestions as to the Literary Propa-
ganda," Pauiist father
=, How to Reach the Devout Protestant
New Englander, Prof. w. T.. Robinson
L. M, dean OF the faculty of law of the
Catholic University.
Church Extension and Convert-mak-
ing" Rev. Francis Kelley, president of
Church Extension Society.
The Negro in America" Rev. Thomas
J. Duffy OF the Josephites.
THE Catholic Missionary Union. How
May Its Corporate Action be Enlarged?'
Rev A P. Doyle. c. S. p. secret ary-t treas
urer of the Catholic Missionary Union.
Foreign Missions and Propagation OF
the Faith" Rev. James A. Walsh, director
for archdiocese OF Boston.
"Socialistic Errors as a Hindrance 10
Conversions" Rev. w. Kerby Phi. d, OF
the Catholic University.
''The ApostoIate of the Cloister." by one
within.
''The Apostolate Among the Poor" Will
liam F. Downey, founder League OF Good
Samaritan.
THE Apostolate Among the Non-Eng-
disappearing Peoples
The Need of Missionary Training, Rev.
Walter Elliott of the Apostolic Mission
House.
Mission Work from Layman's Point of
View" ]. S. Leahy. state deputy knights
Tho conference will last until Thursday
morning June a. the feast of Corpus
Christi Special emphasis Is being laid on
the broad lines on which II has oeeh
planned.
In speaking of the conference Father
DOYLE SAYS: There will be represented az
the conference delegates from the Propaga-
ton of the Faith as well as from the
Church Extension Society. Both these 30
cieties. while having purposes to some ex-
tent dissimilar. still are working Tor SOUS
and the upbuilding of the church. and one
in no sense antagonizes the other.
1.-THE work among the newly arrived I'M
migrants will be discussed well as the
conversion of the staid Yankee. The con
ference will not by any means be connneo
to the priest. but the layman VIII nave
voice for the reason that this missionary
work in this country is as much the lay
mans as 1t is the ecclesiastic's. AS there Is
no one who suffers SO much In business ana
there are bgotrles and antagonisms
aroused so there is no one who is more
actively interested In getting out before the
public a correct presentation of the teacn-
he is.
There is another phase OF this conven-
ton that puts 1t in class by itself. ana
this is the absolute freedom of discussion
that is not only permitted but encouraged
among the delegates. The papers VIII De
short-just long enough TO present the topic
for discussion-then under the fve-minute
rule all the accredited delegates Will have
an opportunity to express their opinion.
"It is evident to any one who watches
the movements in the Catholic Church that
there has been wonderful awakening IN
missionary societies within the last Few
years This awakening has given rise to
the non-Catholic mission movement. II has
originated the Church Extension Society.
1t has aroused the dormant energ es OF the
propagation of the faith. 1t had developed
the negro and Indian missions and in n
thousand and one other ways has its ener-
giles been manifested.
1.-THE missionary conference planned on
broad lines will gather them all together
like the burning glass gathers the rays or
the sum- and will undoubtedly develop an
intense enthusiasm for the progress of the
church