The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-07
LETTER OF THE MOST
REVEREND ARCHBISHOP
In Approval of The Catholic Bulletin
To the Clergy and the Laity of the
ArchdinnnSn of Ct Paul.

To the Clergy and the Laity of the
Archdiocese of st. Paul:
Beloved brethren: In the early
days of the new year, new messen-
u ger of Catholic truth, new advocate
and defender of your holy faith, appeals
to you for a cordial welcome to your
homes, for an earnest and loyal sup
port in the purposes it holds in view,
in the work to which it consecrates
itself-"The Catholic Bulletin" edited
by Rev. James M. Reardon, of ST. Paul.
To "The Catholic Bulletin l give
my full approval l will follow it in
it's onward career with deep interest
/ will do everything within my reach
to increase its power and influence.
And what do in this regard, trust
the clergy and the laity of the Arch
diocese will strive to do.
If I am so ready to encourage and
commend 'The Catholic Bulletin" it
is because I have confidence in it;
it is because I am convinced it will
be at all times what it processes to
be-a Catholic journal, devoted to the
interests of religion, serving those in
terests, to the exclusion of all else,
earnestly, intelligently, disinterestedly.
The benefits, intellectual and spir-
close acquaintanceship with the pages
of Catholic journal, need not be COM
mented upon. The press is today a
most valuable agency in the dis
semination of instruction, whatever
the branch of knowledge in which the
instruction is given or received. Why
should not the press be put to profit,
and most extensively so, in behalf OF
religion? The pastor of souls, who
does not labor to put a Catholic jour-
nal in every household of his parish,
cuts off from his Catechism-class and
3 his pulpit a most efficient auxiliary;
the Catholic who is not reader of
Catholic journal, is without zeal for
the growth of Catholic life in his own
mind and heart, without zeal in pro-
viding himself with arms to defend
before the world his Catholic belief;
the Catholic parent who does not put
into the hands of his child a Catholic
paper is sadly neglectful of his obli
gatiGn to use every means to educate
his child into the fullness of. Catholic
lie and Catholic spirit.
~ Knowing as I do the Catholics of
the Archdiocese of st. Paul, do not
hesitate to promise to "The Catholic
Bulletin" their warmest support.
should be disappointed, and sorely
! panied, if, glancing, within the coming
few months, over the list of sub
scribers to "The Catholic Bulletin"
do not discover that few are the Catho-
lies in the Archdiocese of St. Paul
whose names are not there inscribed.
To the Catholics of the Archdiocese,
without exception, I say: Subscribe
to Catholic newspaper, whichever
one you choose. "The Catholic Bulle-
ttin," or any other you may prefer as
= more suited to your particular need
or taste. To Catholics who heretofore
have been without a Catholic paper,
or who can afford, as nearly all can,
to add to the one they are already
receiving, "The Catholic Bulletin"
say subscribe to "The Catholic Bulle-
tin," so many features of which com
mend it in very special manner to
the Catholics of the Northwest.
Other Bishops of the Province of ST.
Paul have pledged their support to
"The Catholic Bulletin" and so, we
foresee for it's activities wide and
& fertile field;S even now we cangratu-
late it on the success in store for it,
| on the knightly deeds it is to do for
God and for souls
/ beg leave to ask that pastors COM
mend to their parishioners "The Cath
olic Bulletin" and see that in the sew
eral parishes one or more agents be
. chosen to gather to it readers and
subscribers.
= JOHN IRELAND,
h Archbishop of St. Paul.
st. Paul, January 1, 1911.