Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Pope Plus Commends Apos-
toIic Mission House.
FATHER DOYLE'S AUDIENCE
Head of the Catholic Church Evinces
Deep Interest.
ACCEPTS ST. GAUDENS' COIN
Says He Is Happy That Congress
Restored the Words "1n God
We Trust"
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Special Cablegram to The Star:
ROME. August 22-The work of the
missions for non-Catholics. as 1t centers
about the apostolic mission house in
Washington, received a special blessing
and commentator from the holy father
when he recently received Father Doyle
in private audience.
Cardinal Gibbons had already presented
a letter to the pope describing the object,
organization and working Of the mission
house at Washington.
II impart by blessing to the apostolic
mission house." said the holy father. Ito
all the missionaries who have gone out or
it and to all who have co-ooerated by
their generosity in carrying on the work
of missions for non-Catholics. May God
foster this apostolic work and so make
it flourish that it will not be long before
every diocese will have its band of mis-
sionaries and the great work Of the con-
version of America to the true faith will
be an accomplished fact"
Pope Plus Deeply in Earnest.
The words that he spoke seemed to have
a special JUNCTION. as though they came
from the bottom of his heart. He expects
great things from America in the next dec
ade of years. 1t surely warns his heart now
to realize the strong faith and the great
devotion of the American Catholic. and
it gives him unwonted pleasure to see
what active measures are being taken for
the spread of the faith in America. and
what may not be the result of all this
activity in years to come. These thoughts
undoubtedly added special earnestness
to his words as he pressed his hands
down hard on the head Of Father Doyle,
kneeling before him.
Father Doyle had presented to him the
story of the inception. progress and COM
pletion of the mission house and the
work of training the nearly one hundred
during the past few years and the won
derful work these missionaries are now
doing in all parts Of the United States;
and he spoke OF the hope of the future
and what may not be done If the Cath
olics of the United States continue to
support the work In the future as they
have done in the past. AS the holy
father listened his eyes glowed with en-
thusiasm and his frequently uttered -'Sf'
ST. E Bene. E Bene." showed how closely
warm sympathy they ELECTED from him.
Approves of the System.
AS the conversation went on. and he
told what characterized this non-Catholic
mission work from all other missionary
movements in the first place, its organ
ization under the bishops. training the
diocesan priests to be missionaries. he
said: Quite right; for the Holy Ghost
hath appointed the bishops to rule the
church of God and 1t is very proper
that they should supervise the efforts for
extending the borders of the church"
He approved most cordially of the sys-
tenn as it was explained. When the
method of the mission work was stated.
FNrI>{ ont
endeavoring to attract the nOn-Catholic
by a plain, simple exhibition Of Catholic
truth. he raised his eyebrows in some
wonderment that any other way should
ever have been followed. 1t all seemed
to him the most natural way. 1t was
just the way that a kindly old man like
himself would gather crowds about him
and persuade them of the truth of what
he himself believed.
Gives His Blessing to Work.
When he was told of the results of the
non-Catholic mission movement. how
widespread it had become. how every re-
ligious organization in the country was
heartily cooperating with 1T and how
bishops. priests and laity. persuaded OF
the great opportunity before the church.
were stirring to do their best to seize the
opportunity the tears of gratitude filled
his eyes and exclamati0ns of joy escaped
from his lips
He then. stretching forth his hands with
special earnestness. bade Father Doyle
to go on with the good work and in
voked special blessings on all the priests
and laity who did what they could tO
foster and advance a movement that held
forth such hope for the church In America
America is dear to him. and 1t is un-
dOubtedly among the great consultations of
his pontificate that the church shows
such notable signs of progress i'm the Unit
ed States The dark clouds of oppression
are over the church in many other coun-
tries, but the sky above America is bright
and hopeful.
Has Faith in America.
When the holy father rose to terminate
the audience, Father Doyle presented to
him one of the larger gold coins on which
the legend I'm God We Trust had been
restored by Congress with the co-opera-
ton Of the President, and the story of the
incident was related. He looked upon the
restoration of the words In God We
Trust on the coin as an act of faith by
the American people in the overruling
providence of God. AS a token of this
act of faith he would treasure the coin.
that some day. when these hopes were
realized. the coin would find it's way into
the famous Vatican collection.