The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-01
V|ATOR|AN MISSION BAND
Will Give Missions to Catholics and
-Cathofics-Father Brown, Su-
Observation-Disclosures at kankakee,
3 III.

A new band has entered the mission
field. 1t is composed of Viatorian
Fathers, whose motherhouse is at
their wellknown college at Kankakee,
I'll. The time has come in the expan-
sion of the community life when they
are able to set aside number of
members trained for the work of the
missions. Rev. Peter F. Brown, G. S.
v, who is to be the superior of this
new missionary endeavor, has spent
the last two years at the Apostolic
Mission House preparing for the
work
What the Viatorians are now doing
has been looked forward to for some
time, and it is but along the lines of
work that has been done for many
years. Father Queries, the sanity
founder Of the Viatorians, pointed out
the work of the missions as a distinct
department of the vocation of his COM
munity, and he went into minute de-
tails as to how they shall carry out
this work The Viatorians are very
close to the diocesan clergy. Estab-
lished in France shortly after the Re-
volution, for the distinct purpose of
supplemental the diocesan clergy and
assisting them in their labors of saw
ing the souls of the people, they we're
called from Canada and located at
Kankakee, ILL.,, to Offset the nefarious
work of the apostate Chiniquy. Forty
hot IN.
GUS, but SO well was the counter-work
done by the Viatorians that to-day
there remains scarcely a vestige of
the evil. The Viatorians established
their great college, and out from it
went educated clerics and 1aymen
with the faith deep in their hearts as
apostles to bring back the thousands
that Chiniquy had lured from the
Church.
The time now has come in the his
tory of the community when, with in
creasing numbers, they are able to re-
enter the field and devote number of
missionaries to this important part of
their vocational ministry. Father
Brown has at present as his associ-
ates Revs. z. l.. .Rivard, w. J. Cliff
ford, J. D. Kirley, F. J. Moisant and
NJ J. Breen. These missionaries are
now regularly engaged in the work of
giving missions to Catholics and nom
Catholics and of preaching triduums
to sodalities and retreats to children.
It is gratifying to note that every
element of antagonism is eliminated
in their work on the non-Catholic
missions, and that they adhere to the
'sirenic" method as against the po-
lemic. The world is tired of contro-
versy. Controversy rarely wins con-
verts, especially that controversy that
savors of bitterness. Our Holy Father
Plus x, who wishes to restore all
things to Christ, said: 1--WE cannot
build up the Church on the ruins of
charity" Our blessed land is filed
with people who are Catholics at
heart; they are anxiousIy cropping and
praying for light from God and await
ing a favorable opportunity to have
the doctrines of the "Old Mother
Church" placed before them. An In
viting field is thrown open to these
men, for they are well thought of
by the parish priests Of the Missis-
sippi Valley, and a genuine welcome,
will be extended to them when they
are invited to come into the parishes
TO stimulate parish work by the CIV
ing of missions