Kentucky Irish American., 1913-10-18
Colony and Immigration MOve-
ments VIII BE Given Due
Consideration.
viii BE Attended by Distin-
guished Clergy and PrOmi-
nent Laymen.i
WILL BE INSPIRING GATHERING


The Catholic Missionary Congress.
that meets in Boston Monday under
the care of Cardinal O'Connell anC
the inspiration of the Church Ex
tension Society, again directs all
Catholic eyes to the work of that
organization. In eight years it hai
| made itself power. Various were
the opinions expressed during those
eight years as to the present value
| and future efficiency of this new
movement; but it has gone on grow
ing and prospecting. No one could
ignore it. 1t is a standing testi-
mony to the value of intelligent
advertising even for a religious
work.
The. Missionary Congress of five
years ago, Archbishop Quigley's own
idea carried out by the society's Off
GERS, was a wonderful gathering,
one that many might we'll call. be-
fore it actually took place, nothing
short of a dream; but the dream
found its realization. Now comes
the call to Boston. There is less
doubt as to the outcome of this
second congress. 1t will certainly
be great gathering and productive
of good by stirring up again that
missionary spirit which sometime
latent yet is firm in every sincere
Catholic heart, No one able to go
should miss this congress. 1t ought
to be an inspiring gathering, and
from the past record of things done
by the Extension Society there is
every confidence that such it will
be. One of the very best things n
connection with the plans for the
congress is the unselfish spirit ami
mating its managers. Every mis-
sionary movement has its place.
foreign missions, home missions. i'm
migration and the colonies.
Since the return of Cardinal
OConnell things have rapidly taken
shape, and for the past month the
headquarters have been open at
the Copley-Plaza Hotel. The local
has already completed
the work of assigning the visiting
Bishops who are to pontificate in
the different churches of the diocese
on Sunday evening, October 19. and
the preachers for each church. 10
seph p. Brennan, of Boston, has
been appointed Secretary of the
and has taken up his quar-
ters with the managing Vice Chair
man. Rev. DR.. Joseph f. McGlinchy,
Diocesan Director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith, has
been appointed Chairman of the
Press Committee. The presiding
Vice Chairmen include the Arch
bishops of Philadelphia, Oregon,
Chicago, Halifax, Montreal, New
Orleans and Edmonton. The mod
orators of the sessions are: First
session, welcome and organization,
Cardinal O'Connell; second session,
foreign missions, Rev. DR.. Me-
Glinchy; third session, home mis-
sions, Very Rev. DR.. Kelly; fourth
session, immigration problems,
Right Rev. Bishop Muldoon; fifth
session, colonial problems, Right
Rev Bishop Dougherty; sixth ses-
sion, solutions, Right Rev. Bishop
Canevin.
1t has finally been decided 10
hold the following mass meetings on
the closing evening. Wednesday,
October 22; Symphony Hall. Bos-
ton; Boston College Hall, Boston
Mission Church Hall, Roxbury;
South Boston, Lynn, Haverhill,
Marlboro, Lowell, Lawrence. NAL
den, Brockton, Salem and Natick.
Amongst the speakers for the mass
meetings are many OF the Bishops
and several prominent laymen. At
symphony Hall, Hon. Joseph Scott.
OF Los Angeles, and Hon. jeremiah
u. Burke, Of Boston, are TO deliver
addresses, besides the address OF
Archbishop Pitaval. OF Santa Fe.