Evening star., 1909-06-10
CHAPEL CAR is IND0RSED
Rev. John Handy Regards Method
j. as Effective.
HOW INDIANS ARE INTERESTED
Red Man. Attracted by the Outdoor
Meetings and Pleased With
the Music.

conference OF the SdtnOllC MiSSiOHdTy
Union of America. being held in Mona
hon Hall at the Catholic University.
Every helpful suggestion made by any
of the speakers as to feasible methods Of
accomplishing their common purpose of
doing effective missionary work among
Catholics was heartily applauded, and
some of the suggestions. such as the in
dorsement of the chapel car and the pro-
curing of missionary tents for work
among the Indians, were put in the form
Of resolutions and adopted.
The session this morning opened at Q
O'clock. Very Rev. A. P. Doyle called
ehe meeting to order. and read a letter
from Bishop Donohue of Wheeling.
". Va telling of the effectiveness of
the missionaries of the conference. who
year. Cordial greetings We're also received
from other priests throughout the coun-
try, who were unable to be present at
the conference.
Effectiveness of the Chapel Car.
Rev. John Handy. Paulist. who has
been working with the chapel car of the
Church Extension Society during the
winter. read a paper on THE Chapel Car
rs a Missionary" He said that in keep
ing with the memorandum adopted by
the board of directors of the Missionary
Union that everything that is not in
bad taste should be done TO court pub
lcity and to draw general attention to
the missionary and his lectures" the
chapel car was of the greatest utility In
advertising the mission work and making
it effective.
1t was nothing short of a brilliant in
spiration." he said, Ito set the railroad
to work as an advertisement for the mis-
sions for non-Catholics." He pointed out
that the church on wheels was especial
ly effective in the smaller towns along the
railroad, where the entire population
usually turned out to see it,
After the paper was read a resolution
was adopted indorsing the chapel car as
an effective method Of carrying on mis-
Sionary work
resolution was then adopted provid-
ing for the appointment of committee
to formulate a telegram from the con-
vention to Pope Plus X. thanking him for
his letter of appreciation sent last fall to
the mission workers of America. Father
Van Inglegem of Virginia was appointed
q committee to visit Cardinal Gibbons
and obtain from him. as president Of the
missionary conference, an official letter
to Pope Plus.
Father Doyle announced that plans were
under way to send the chapel car with
missionaries to Seattle this summer.
Father Bush commended the car as an
advertising medium. and said that adver-
tising was the greatest task before the
missionary.
Work Among the Indians.
Missionary Work Among the Indians'
was the subject Of a paper read by Rev.
William ketehum OF the Indian bureau.
He contrasted the relatively easy methods
OF missionary work among the Indians
today with the terrible hardships of the
early missionaries He said that camp
meeting methods were the most effective
0f all the Indians they ed
TO take naturally to tents, liked to take
part in discussions or listen to them and
were usually impressed by the music.
He claimed that the time was now ripe
for a systematic campaign among the In
dians, and that the work should be given
10 those who could devote their time ex
clusively to it; those who had sympathy
with the people with whom they would
have TO work.
The Catholic Sioux congress. he said,
pointed the way to effective work among
the red men. by urging open-air meetings
in which those who attend are addressed
in their own tongue.
After the address DR. Kelly moved that
the excense Of a band of missionaries
among the Indians be shared by the
Church Extension Society and the Apos-
tolic Mission House. The motion was sec
ended and passed unanimously amid great
applause. Father Busch contributed $500
toward the expenses Of the proposed
work.
Among the Children.
The next paper was entitled Saving
the Remnant" and was read by Rev. c.
A. Shyne. S. j.. of Marquette University
in Wisconsin. Father Shyne discussed the
subject OF mission work among children
He spoke of the great changes that have
taken place in the last thirty years, which
make IL possible for a country boy of
twelve to see more in one afternoon.
through the medium of moving pictures.
illustrated daily papers and other mod
ern devices. than his grandfather could
have seen in years. This. he pointed out
had brought about a great change in the
minds of children, and those who wished
TO do effective missionary work among
them should fully appreciate the differ
ence in the changed conditions. In the
west he said, there are thirty Jesuit mis-
sionaries who are devoting their time ex-
clusively to missionary work among chill
dren, and the systematic methods they
have followed have been productive Of
most effective results.
This Afternoons Session.
The conference took a recess at noon
until O'Clock. The first paper read in
the afternoon session was on Missions
TO Italian Immigrants by Mgr. Podzi.
who explained the methods used by the
missionaries In working with the great
number OF italian immigrants who reach
this country each year. A paper by Mrs
James Knox Taylor on The Distribution
of Literature" was read by one of the
delegates.
The session this evening will be de-
voted chiefly to listening to President
Taft's address. and the delegates expect
TO complete the business of the confer
ence in time TO adjourn tomorrow morn
ing.
At the opening session of the conference
OF the Congress of Missionaries to Non
Catholics, held in Mcmahon Hall at the
Catholic University. organization was ac-
conplished. Cardinal Gibbons was elect
ed honorary president. Rev. A. p. Doyle,
as rector of the Apostolic Mission House,
presided and made the address of well
come.
Letter From Cardinal Gibbons.
The following letter from Cardinal Glib
bons was read:
THE Importance of the work is we'll
pointed out In the apostolic letter ad-
dressed to me by his holiness Pope Plus
X on the 9Th of September OF last year;
and ! recall with pleasure the interest
shown by the holy father while l was re-
ferring to him the grand work done by
the missionaries. i could but notice the
enthusiasm he showed at the grand re-
suits of our missions for Catholics
and during his conversation with me on
the subject his voice was frequently
charged with emotion. May God continue
to bless your work with abundant re-
suits
Missionaries in Attendance.