The Washington herald., 1911-01-28
CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

The sanctuary choir Of st. Patrick's
ing Of January Is. at Carroll Hall. in G
street.
A. p. Doyle treasurer. issues a state
ment to the effect that the present
Protestant activity in behalf Of Chris
tian unity. now very general. gives the
Catholic Church the grandest oppor-
tunity for the reunion Of Christendom
since the sixteenth century, for the
Catholic Church is the only possible
means Of true Christian unity. and the
more non-Catholics desire unity the
more easily can the one church make
itself known to them"
The unions mission house at Brook
land prepares missionaries for work
among both Catholics and non-Catholics.
but especially the latter and has now
more than 100 such at work. During the
last ten years it has conducted more
than 500 missions. and made many con-
verts. Its estimate Of converts is $1,000
a year. not from its own efforts alone.
but from all. Its present aim is to
strengthen the mission house and the
union. to the end that more missionaries
may be sent out at this time, opportune
because of the present Protestant
unity tendency. Archbishop Ryan, Of
Philadelphia, and Archbishop Farley. Of
New York. head the list Of directors of
the union. The Paulist Fathers are
identified with the work. and to them
the union chiefly owes its existence and
work.
The mission being conducted at St
Aloysius' Church. by Rev. Fathers
O'Donovan. Casey. and Sullivan. has met
with unparalleled success. The week
ending tonight has been exclusively for
women. and every night the vast edifce
has been filled. The congregations not
only occupied all available space in the
body of the church and the galleries,
but it became necessary to install tenn
porary seats within the sanctuary and
the sacristy, in order to accommodate
the great crowds which attended the
evening services. The mission masses, at
$50 and 3 o'clock in the mornings. have
also been well attended, and the large
number of confessions and communions
have been a source of qualification to
the missionaries and to the fathers Of
st. Aloysius' Church.
The mission for men will commence
Tomorrow night at 7:3o o'clock. 1t is
expected that the attendance Of the men
at the mission exercises will be equally
as large as the attendance Of the women
during this week.
4 course of instructions is being given
by the missionary fathers in Notre Dame
Hall, for the benefit of those who are
to receive the sacrament Of confirmation
at the close Of the mission, and for nom
Catholics who desire to know just what
the Catholic Church teaches. Nothing
harsh or offensive is said during these
instructions, the object being to simply
explain-not to argue. All are welcome
at this series of instructions. and the
clergy of St. Aloysius' Church are anx-
ious that many will take advantage Of
this opportunity Of hearing Catholic doc
trine defined by the church's authorized
teachers.
The Aloysius Club Truth Committee
formerly the Aloysius Truth Society Of
Washington has been asked to CO.
operate with the International Catholic
Truth Society in branch Of work
which the latter has taken up recently.
The work pertains to what Is known as
the 'apostolate Of the press" and the
truth committee has gladly pledged its
efforts to promote the cause.
Rev. Eugene ]. Connolly. assistant pas
tor OF the Immaculate Conception
Church. and spiritual director Of the So
dality Of the Blessed Virgin in his
parish, in the course Of an instruction
to the scdality, paid a high tribute to
The Washington Herald for its service
to the cause Of truth in publishing
Father Cabrars mastery protest, ITO
My Country" at the request Of the Alloy
sius Truth Society.