New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
CATHOLIC CHURCH
OF THE FUTUB
Continued from first ps<e
Z. J. MCGUIRE.

prevail The truth must prevail The presen,
hourishfnS condition OF the Catholic Church IN
this town was brought about by the self-sacr1'
flee of early missionaries and the never falter-
ing zeal Of their SUCCESSORS the first bishops and
priests of the diocese During the few years OF
my administration have baptized and received
into the Church numerous men and women The
present average of conversions is five thousand
wear Our gains in the future will not be less.
The people are steadily drifting to the old fath.
Why? Because OF it's foundations II "ss
founded on a rock that has resisted the ravasss
Of time. war and novelty. which have worked
the ruin of every human institution II never
changes"
Asked what agencies he considered the most
effective in strengthening the Church uumeri-
cally the Archbishop said:
The three causes that har. n1ade Tor the
growth of the Church IN the past are sttf arttvs
and will always prove fruitful These are.
First. natural increase. which among our
Catholic people f. decidedly marked because ~
their profound reverence for the sarctItv Of ths
family ufe-the root Of society. That which y
proving many country's clIrse and many
peoples shame is rarely bound among them.
Secondly immigration will bring 70 our shores
for generations to come large aCcessions from
Catholic countries. and from whatever land they
may hail they sre all dear 70 the Church ard
will be cherished by this Alma Nste- IF the us-
tions As You In this cosmopolitan CITY,
there is hardly race on earth for which sra
has not provided churches and schools ire
most crowded as in the most select quarters ct
the town. Third. conversions bring a large IN
crease yearly 70 the fold This is 2 source ~
the Church's expansion little studied and less
known
f. fhzr IN - 1Tr
quiet way. has been more effective than sny.
I refer TO the army Of young women employed
as servants throughout this great citv- You
may not understand why IT should be -. but
il is fact that the girls. our Catholic
donestics, God bless them. A powerful
agency in the conversion Of non-CathoGCs Their
fidelity to those who employ them. their spen-
did devotion to the faith OF their fathers and
their clean lives leave deep impression In
deed, our Church owes much TO that army ot
servants
The approaching celebration as next 'Whft
was it's meaning TO the Catholics Of the city its
significance to non Catholics He said
"One thing the centennial celebration. with
its presentation Of the vast expansion Of t1s
Catholic Church in our midst. vill place N
high relief before the world is that she Is not
the child OF any particular cline Or age, tnat
she f1ourshes. is prolific and IS A force as
strong for civilization In the twentieth as IN any
century of her long and checkered history 60
teach all nations was her commission. and sns
still fufs II as valantIy in the days Or tns
Apostles The centennial will answer with no
uncertain voice the question 80 often on ths
lips of the scoffsr. Is Christianity a failure
There are two subjects upon which his srac'
does not hesitate to make public his opinions
the integrity of the home and the power ot tne
parochiaI school system His views on tHS
divorce question have been frequently men"
toned in the press. and there is no reed n7l'
TO dwell further on them except 70 say 'ns' -
is irrevocably opposed TO divorces He to-o '
writer that were there nothing else 70 prs
the indissolubility of the marriage tie the "o'|
until death used in the catholic ceiehoN'
should be argument enough for any NAN
woman Because of his infeNiole N-7SS
divorce the Archbishop will not marry eau
olic and Protestant. He makes no eNceP'e-
to that rule.
II permit my priests 20 marry Catnoii~S
Protestants but there is no reason why sn'uf
lend the dignity OF my holy office 90 a uN'
which may be severed at any time ~
courts When / young bishop tns -
courts dissolved Catholic marriage 80 -,
by my predecessor, and on that DAY
up my mind L should never allow my
marry a Catholic and nCn-CathohC' AA1
never shall Our divorce laws nothing shO''
of an attack on the Christian home
The freside and the school are eaSiiS -, -
ciated His grace is proud of the palVeA
school system, and declared that, at ledS
the Archdiocese OF New York, II was TO- s,,,,-
efficient as any elementary educatlcnA 4"
tion in the country , -.-n-
There is an erroneous idea abroad Gu gu. are
ing our schools" he said. BY many tney i,-rr-
supposed TO be established for religious - *
lion. That is not the only excuse tOE 80 nil
istence. though IT IS not denied tnat - rhst
dren there taught the eSsehtld-S .s,,Jsrd
Catholic faith. that they may be rs hsrds
bearers. The parochial system iS IN tu7 .rhoh
of experienced educators. and ever ,~ssti-
throughout the archdiocese Is rigldS - IN
gated from time TO time. BY the oO@'"
spectors. atom, with
The Church has encountered cppcSl'S -rrh q
in the fold even when the ueceSSlU - - are
system became obvious. Even nov -, Socd
some persons opposed TO IL. but hspply - TIE
work accomplished. the eNtensNsnssISS sISi,gz are
system and the splendid scheot ounu S our
sufficient argument against all StIlc'i.nt usw
people want Catholic schools. IntrC - four
parnchial schools. with an attendanOr s~nsS
teen thousand. have been added 70 - -, cn
system IN the lest tiVe years We $50 o.c.T srf
irnprovius our schools fFCrs YEAR 70 o@,, for
building high schools while there -
Q single improvement