The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-09
ARLINGTON

The Rev. Bertrand L. Conway, A.
paulist Father of New York city viii
give a course of doctrinal lectures to
Non Catholics in st. Columbus church
the week beginning Sunday June ~,
and ending Sunday June 18th. The
purose of these lectures Is to explain
the teachings Of The Catholic church
10 an who wish TO acquire information
on the subject and to answer in
kindly manner any difficulties that
may be presented A question box is
placed at the door of the church in
which all are cordially invited to de-
post their difficulties or objections.
These questions are answered the fol-
lowing evening All controversy is
avoided and the lectures are purely
explanatory OF Catholic doctrine.
Father Conway is a well known mem
Der Of the Paulist community Of New
York City. He has had a wide exper-
fence in addressing Non-Catholic
audiences, having given NonCatholic
missions all over the United States
and Canada during the first ten years.
He is very interesting and fluent
speaker He is the author of a book
entitled the Question Box contain
ing answers to hundreds OF questions
proposed to him during his lectures
to Non-Catholics. These books are dis
trbuted gratis each evening to
the people who attend the lectures.
The following are the subjects of
the lectures: Sunday June 18th, IL
a. m, Zeal for Souls" Sunday, June
18th, 1880 p. m, rs One Church as
good as another; Monday, June 18th,
1880 D. m, THE Papacy'; Tuesday,
June 18th, 1880 p. m, The Forgive
ness Of SIN; Wednesday, June 18th,
1880 p. M. THE Mass Thursday
June 10th, 1880 p. m, THE Hereaf-
ter Friday June 18th, 1880 p. m.
Marriage and Divorce; Saturday,
June 18th. 1880 p. m The Virgin
Mary; Sunday, June 18th, 1880 p. M,
why | am a Catholic" Rev Ber-
trand l.. Conway, who is conducting
the Paulist mission at St Alorysims
/ New York City Is man of pleasing
personality and a clear and forcible
speaker He avoids all Rhetorical
flourish and meets his audience on a
friendly and familiar footing AT the
same time his matter is scholarly of
ten to the point of being recondite.
He is still to be classed as a young
man. although he has been In this
his present work, for ten years and
has conducted missions similar to the
present one in all the large cities OF
the country as well as In sections OF
Canada and among the southern
mountaineers, where people have
travelled for miles to-. see what a
priest looked like AT this season oil
the year, when aggressive efforts are
being made by all denominations oI
christians il Is interesting to note
and to contrast the method pursued
by this community Of priests who
make the conduct Of missions theil
special study with that usually EN-
plyed I'm other bodies Of christians
The most noticeable difference, al IN,
outset, is the absence OF devotiOna
services The service Is platform
meeting. strictly and is opened with
Out preiminiaries of any kind TIT
leader Of the mission comes forwarl
alone and begins his address withou
introduction or flourish He doe
not exhort his audience al any poin
OF his discourse or seek for an
innota ucte nae intdop a ~ eth e
emotional effects. His sole aim, al
parently is TO arouse a questionin
and inquiring spirit in his audience
No effort Is made ut the meeting Z
gather up results or induce people {
take any kind of stand The endea'
or is TO reshape the opinions rattle
d than the hearts of his hearers.