Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
POPE Plus K.

mastery power comes from that can do
the great things he has done in the last
few years, particularly the latest of his
acts-the reorganization of the conGreSa-
lions.
LAS the conversation went on and he was
told what characterized this non-Cathoc
mission work from all other missionary
movements-in the first place. its organi-
cation under the bishops, training the
diocesan priests to be missonarieshe
said: Quite right for the Holy Ghost
hath appointed the bishops to rule the
church of God. and it is very proper that
they should supervise the efforts for cX-
tending the borders of the church.
He approved most cordially of the sys-
tenn as it was explained to HIM When
the method of the mission work WAS stat
ed-forbidding contentious controversy
and endeavoring to attract the non-Cath-
olics 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 Odd man
like himself would gather crowds about
him and persuade them of the truth OF
what he himself believed.
When he was told of the results of the
non-Catholic mission movement how
widespread it had become. how every re-
ligious organization i'll the country WAS
heartily cooperating with ii, 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 Explanations of JOY escaped
from his lips.
Babe Father Doyle to Continue.
He. then stretching forth both his
hands, with special earnestness bade me-
go on with the good work, and he invoked
special blessings on all the priests and
laity who did what they could TO foster
and advance a movement that held forth
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America is very dear to him. and it -
undoubtedly among the great consultations
of his pontificate that the church shows,
such notable signs of progress in the
United States. The dark clouds of oppres-
sion are over the church i'm many other
countries. but the sky above America Is
bright land hopeful.
when the father rose to terminate the
audience L presented him with one of the
larger gold coins on which the legend In
God We Trust had been restored by
Congress, with the cooperation of the
President and the story of the incident
was related. He looked upon the restora-
ton of the words In God We Trust on
the coin as an act OF faith by the Aneri-
can people in the overriding providence OF
God. And he hopes that soon that act OF
faith would become explicit in regard to
all the doctrines Of the church. As a
token of this act OF faith he said he
would treasure the coin, and that some
day when these hopes are realized the
coin would find its way into the famous
Vatican collection.
"A half hour with the holy father said
Father Doyle, i'm concluding, lis a most
inspiring experience. Selected for this
high position by circumstances over which
he had no control and against which nat
urally he rebelled and submitted only
when persuaded 1t was Gods will. he
is Gods chosen means of speaking to
men. There is more than human guild
ance in his counsels and more than nat
ural wisdom i'm his words. One comes
from the holy father with the deep con
viction that he Is in intimate touch witf
divine things and his blessing on worA
means much for its ultimate success"