Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

IT impart my blessing to the Apostolic
Mission House at Washington, to all the
missionaries who have gone out from It,
and to all who have co-operated by their
generosity in the carrying on of the Work
of missions to non-CathOlicS.
Thus Pope Plus x Is reported. in let
ter from Rome to The Star, to have be-
slowed his benedictions on the local insh-
tuition. This was incident to the recep-
ton by the reigning pontiff Of Rev. DR..
A. P. Doyle, rector Of the Apostolic MIS-
sion House, who is at present at Rome.
The letter to The Star continues:
1.-The words that he spoke seemed to be
uttered with a special JUNCTION, as though
thew came from the bottom of his heart.
He expects great things from America in
the next decade of years From the
watch tower of Israel he has often looked
out over the earth, and he has seen In
the lands across the sea in the western
world the greatest hope of the church.
II warns his heart to realize the strong
faith and the great devotion of American
Catholics. and it gives him unwonted
pleasure to see what aggressive measures
are taken for the spread of the church in
the United States, anticipating the happy
results of all this activity in the years to
come. These thoughts undoubtedly added
earnestness to his words as dhe pressed his
hands down hard on the mead or father
Doyle kneeling before him.
Father Doyle had related to him the
story Of the inception, progress and com
pletion of the Mission House and told OF
the work of training nearly 100 priests
who have followed the lectures during the
past few years as we'll as the wonderful
work these missionaries are now doing In
all parts of the United States. He spoke
of his hopes and of what may De
done IL the Catholics Of the United States
continued to support the work in the fu-
ture as they have done in the past. AS
the holy father listened his eyes giowed
with enthusiasm and his frequently utter
ed 81, 81. bene, bene,' showed how close
ly he followed the statements and what
warm sympathy they ELECTED from his
fatherly heart.
There is one thing about Plus the
Tenth that distinguishes him from Leo.
and that he is good listener. There he
sits on the edge of his chair. white from
head to foot, with his hands resting COM
fortably on the table before him, and he
takes In all that is said to him with re-
markable attention. His face Is not vi
vacious as Leo's was. nor are his eyes
pose and resignation about him. 1t Is with
al a kindly face, illuminated now and then
with a placid smile. His features are
strong and forceful AS one looks into
tnem one sees WucIc tiiS A0otChaS Po"Ci
comes from that can do the great things
he has done in the last few years. par
ticularly the latest of his acts-the re-
organization Of the Roman congregations.
LAS the conversation went on and he
was told what characterized this non
Catholic mission movement from all other
missionary movements. particularly its
organization under the bishops-training
the diocesan priests to be missionaries
he said: Quite right: for the Holy Ghost
has apnointed the hiShOps to rule the
church and 1t is very proper that they
should supervise the efforts for extending
the borders of the church. He approved
most cordially the methods of the work
as they were explained to him. especially
that policy that forbids all contentious
controversy and endeavors to attract the
non-Catholics by plain and attractive
exposition of Catholic teaching. He ex-