The Detroit times., 1910-04-12
TO MAKE WAY TO
CATHOLICISM EASY
This Is Object of Non-catholic M's
sion Pauhsts Fathers Are Conduct
ing in ST. AlOysius Church.

Odd assortments OF humanity
which doubtless contain endless Ma
teriai for study. for him who might
dclve into the reasons for their pres
ence In the old church. are the cou'
gregations over which two young
Paulist fathers. OF pleasant PERSONA
ity, and smooth, easy oratorical pow
ers, hold sway in St Aloysius church,
during their two weeks mission here,
. to non-Catholics.
Here one sees devout figure
kneeling in prayer with head bowed
over the pew in front, but beside the
figure. sitting bolt upright IN the pew,
is one who seems 10 wait 10 be con
WINGED who comes TO listen. 10 shake
his head dolefully, and 10 wander
again into the street, still in quest o.
a belief 20 cherish.
Outlines, the keen observer might
have gathered, il was a husband ana
wife who were thus oddly divided.
yet within arms reach OF each other.
Sometimes II was the woman who
knelt while the man not in religious
communion with her. maintained an
erect position in his seat, Sometimes
II was the reverse. There We're old
and young, high and humble; some
coming. ready to be Won back from
Professionalism 20 the church OF their
forefathers some without religion
coming TO see. hear and perhaps, be
gathered into the fold which has such
earnest advocates in the Rev Ber-
trand /. Conway and The Rev. Willlan
r. Walsh, of the Society OF St Paul
the Apostle. A large majority OF at
tendants at the mission are devout
Catholics. come 10 hear the eloquent
young priests and to gain only fresh
fervor in their beliefs The announce
ment card states the purpose OF these
lectures, held each evening in St
Aloysius church, is TO explain the
doctrines OF the Catholic ehHfeh-te AL
seekers for the truth, and TO answer
in n kindly manner all Of their Gif.
ficulties
FIR. Conway put the project in
vastly prettier form.
ITO make easy the way 10 the Cath
ole church for one who inquiries or
wants 10 know" was his explanation.
And in doing that the Paulst
fathers have held these missions for
thousands of people in the United
States. In seven years, they have
distributed $4,000 Catholic mass
books, and 500 page volumes which
thcy call The Question Book Tnat
book offers a revelation as 10 the
trend of the human mind. on matters
religious. II contains questions,
dropped in the Question Box al the
various missions held by the Paulists
TIE questions are answered, and
printed in the book Meanwhile. each
night brings other questions. Some
are almost ludicrous. But some Of the
quee.est, Father Conway explained,
sometimes contain the element OF
doubt that KEEPS some soul from the
church.
For instance. in Monday nights
mission. when FIR Conway answered
the questions, and Fr Walsh deliv
ercd"a mastery iecrlrg un--'-Fhe bi.
vinity of Christ" one of the questions
was: What do you think OF hypno-
tism?" FIR. Conway, taking IL for
granted that the questioner wanted
TO know the attitude OF the Catholic
church toward hypnotism, replied that
the vague force was used. with the
sanction OF the church. In therapcu
tics. and in some delicate operations
of surgery AS a public exhibition.
however. the church wa against
hypnotism.
els it permitted for a doctor 10 pat
a suffering patient ont Of his misery
by giving him poison ?' was another
question. The answer was. that even
in the most extreme case, il was nor
permitted. you cannot do evil, tina.
good may come was the answer
Thousands Of questions, some 81
them deep ana all embracing as faitnI
itself, are asked and answered in the
books distributed each night at the
altar rail.