Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-17
TALK OF MISSIONS.
First Catholic Congress in United
States Begins in Chicago.
MARKS BEGINNING OF NEW ERR
Church in America Joins Nations Or
ganized Into Hierarchical Unity.
ARCHBISHOP oUIGLEY PREsIDEs
High Praise for Work of Congrega-
tion Of the Propaganda
MANY NOTED PRELATES ATTEND
SpeciaI LeRate of Pope Plus One Of
the Representatives al the Com
EresS-words OF Cheer
10 Workers.
MANY NOTED PRELATEs ATTEND

CHICAGO, Nov 16.-In the presence Of
srchbishops, bishops, mitred abbots and
priests and n multitude of laymen the
first session OF the first Roman Catholic
missionary congress in this country opened
today in the FIRST Regiment armory in
this city. To the communicants who
thronged the assembly room the occasion
had an added significance from the fact
that II marks the passing OF the Roman
Catholic church IN America from the posi-
tlon Of a mission field to equality with tn,
nations organized as hierarchial unities in
the Roman Catholic church
The morning session presided over by
Archbishop Quisley of Chicago was de-
voted to foreign missions. and was pre-
ceded by an opening chorus by the stu
dents OF the Cathedral college.
In his address of welcome TO the visiting
delegates who represent practically evcry
parish and church in the country and
Canada. Archbishop Quisey outlined the
reasons and object OF the missionary CON
Eress, declaring that tie event marks the
change In the church in America from
missionary conditions to fun share IN
the activities Of the church and should
erystalize the missionary spirit In the
clergy and people.
Address of Arch hbiShop QuigIey.
Tracing the tstory OF the missionary
work Of the Roman catholic church Arch
bishop Quigley told of the countless rGmifi-
cations by which the congregation Of the
propaganda the body under which the
church ia America has heretofore worked
has sent its missionaries into all parts Il
the world and planted TIC staadcrd Of the
Roman Catholic church in strange lands. as
well as caring for the fs'thful in countries
which had lapsed from tile ru;c OF th'"
Roman Catholic church.
In his closing paragraphs the archbishop
paid a tribute to the work of the congre.
Gaticn OF the propaganda in the United
States and Canada, saying;
"It found the present territory of the
United States hundred years ago a merv
outpost of civilization 1t cared for the
infant church and bresthed new life int
II, never despairins OF its glorious future
through a century of expansion un
paralleled In the history of the religious
world. whetayer stfss IGathol.c. church is. =.
America today-and " is snmsthingWt
owes. under God, 70 this sacred conSreCa-
hon de propesanda flde,"
special LeKnte of Pope.
In his address of welcome, special en-
phasis was laid by the archbishop on tn,
presence OF Most Rev. Diomede FGlconio,
archbishop OF Larlssa, and special lcgate
of Pope Plus X.
Archbishop Falconio, at the conclusion or
the address OF welcome. delivered an ad-
dress IN which he pronounced the blessing
OF Pope Plus X On all taking part in the
congress. and predicted glorious growth
for the church under the new conditions.
Papers were read by Right Rev. Joseph
Freri. y. G. L.. OF New York director gen
eral for the United States of the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith; by the
Very Rov. John Willms. c. s., Sp.. Of
Plttsburg. director general for the United
states OF the Association of the Holy
Childhood. and the Very Rev. A. e. Burke,
president Of the Catholic Church Extension
OF Canada. The presentation of the papers
was followed by a general discussion of
the foreign missions.