The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-04
CA TH0LIC CHURCH
EXTENSION SOCIETY
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF
ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND VARIED ACTIVITIES.

ITS FINANCIAL GONOttiON
AND VARIED ACTIVITIES.
Last Years Receipts Amount to $685.
ss4.1 .1s-6eside Special Donation of
s9o,ooo-A. o. n. and c. o. '. En-
dowments-Two Chapel cars-Work
of Different Departments.
The seventh annual report of the
President of The Catholic Church Ex-
tension Society of the United States
of America is very interesting docu-
ment. The society is seven years old.
The financial receipts during the last
fiscal year amount to $268,984.13.
There was balance, ut the close of
business for 1912, III cash and Sc
curities for the year. Of $61,020.70.
Leaving out the large sbecial donation
of last year, in the sum Of $9O,O0O.00
as extraordinary, the society has
gained within the yeaf. The actual
increase in cash over last year was
$41, ,696.15. The ratio of expense to
receipts was 4.85 per cent. In pro-
motion a percentage of 6.04 per cent
was used.
The society's magazine, Extension,
reports paid subscription list of one
hundred and fifty thousand.
Different Departments.
The Woman's Auxiliary, under the
direction of Father Roe has now ITO
active branches and 257Iin the process
of formation. The gain in member
ships has been 1888 last year to 5,170
members this year. The gain in con-
tributions and donations has been
from $981.25 last year to $5,398.72 this
year The Auxiliary contributed one
thousand two hundred and seventy
three pieces of church goods in the
way Of gifts.
Perhaps the most remarkable show
ing was made in the Child Apostolate
Department "The Child Apostle is
little paper for preaching the mis-
sionary spirit to children. Last year
the paper had 1000 subscribers This
year, the director, Father O'Brien, re-
ports 1920 subscribers. During the
year the children built la raapel and
have one-half enough ;ss5ney on hand
to build another one. The children
have also contributed largely to the
Church Goods Department.
In the Church Goods Department,
directed by Mr.. David Smith, the total
number of articles distributed, rang
ing from affairs to church bells, reach
24,727 pieces. There were several
special boxes which contained even
blankets, comforters, feather pillows,
table linen and clothing.
The total number of chapels built
by the society for the seven years is
shown to be $50. During the year
1911-1912 the number built was 93
The society has now two chapel
cars, one working in Idaho and one in
Oregon. The Lew chapel car, "St.
Peter" which is in Idaho, was donated
to the society, at cost of $25,000.00
A motor chapel is now being built to
reach people of the lines of railroads.
Thg report shows that the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and the Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., have started an
endowment fund which now amounts
to $3S,0O0.OO. The Women's Catholic
Order of Foresters have added dur
ing the year $2,343.0S.
The Second Catholic Missionary
Congress is fixed for Boston, Mass,
on October 10, 20, 21 and %, 1913.
Altogether the work Of the society
has been remarkable. During seven
years it has made place for itself
in Catholic life by strenuous work
and painstaking effort During this
time the entire amount of money col
1ected is shown to be $1,112. .958.40.
The Work of the Society.
The following excerpt from the re.
port is interesting:
'If money can be criterion by
which to judge the work of the so
ciety, we Eaay be fairly well satisfied.
Since our organization on that mem
orable October day in 1905, at the
residences of Archbishop Quigley, we
have gathered for home missions cash,
securities and property totalling the
sum of 81, ,112 1858. 40. This money has
gone into thousands OF gifts to mis-
sions, into chapel building, the educa-
ton of priests, church goods, circula-
tion of Catholic literature, the support
of missionaries, the establishment OF
schools, the propagation of the home
missionary idea; while some, planted
like seeds, is growing more. To get
a better idea about what we have ac-
complished, may add that it would
take long time for the society to die.
Even if you wanted it to pass out of
existence, you could not accomplish
the task in less than five years. The
impetus which has been given would
probably bring in enough money, be
fore the end came, to equal all that
you have spent in promoting and
maintaining the work. But the so
ciety has done more than this. &c has
done something which can not be
measured in dollar and cents. It has
awakened the missionary spirit, on
fha mart Of oYlr MANILA and made