South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
ALL PLANS MADE
FOR LECTURESO ON
CATHOLIC FAITH
Here's Program in Detail for
Explanation of Doctrines at
High School Auditorium Dur
ing Week of Oct. IL.

All arrangements have been COM
pletsd for the coming OF Father Ber-
tram Conway 10 South Bend for a
series OF lectures beginning Monday
evening and continuing until the fol-
lowing Sunday. Father Conway. a
member OF the Pauiist congregation
OF New York, Will give a series Of lee
lures in the high school auditorium
under the auspices Of the Knights or
Columbus of South Bend for the pur-
pose OF explaining the Catholic doc
trine 10 all who may be interested.
a cordial invitation has been extend
ed by the Knights Of Columbus 10 all
the Protestant clergy Of the city and
To all uon-CathOHcs
The first lecture Will be given Mon
day evening at o'clock and various
i phases Of the Catholic religion VIII
2 be discussed each succeeding even
ing including Sunday. Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock Father Conway
will speak at st. Patricks church and
Sunday afternoon he Will give a
special address TO men ia the high
school auditorium.
Will Answer Questions.
The answering Of any and all cues
tions relating to the Catholic faTth OF
Catholic doctrine will also be a fea-
by Father Conway that much OF the
lions may be written and dropped IN
10 the box which Will be conveniently
placed for the purpose. 1t is believed
DIV Father Conway that much of the
prejudice against the Catholic church
is due to INSTRUMENTATION and that
there are many nOn-Cathohcs VINO
wish sincerely to be set right in re-
gard to such questions but hesitate
10 ask their Catholic friends or, ask
ing Catholic friends. they are not an
swered satisfactorily. The purpose
of the question box is to afford op-
portunity for freely asking such
questions.
The subject Of the various lectures
will be successfully as follows: is
one Church as Good as Another? p
THE Church and the Bible" The
Catholic Church" 1.-The Forgiveness
OF SINS" ''The Holy Eucharist" THE
. Church and Divorce" and why l
Am a Catholic" An excellent series
OF musical numbers has also been
planned for each occasion. There
will be no charge for admittance at
any lecture.
Here's Reception Committee.
The reception committee which
will welcome the guests includes
George L O'Brien, L. G. Toepp, ID.
j. Guilfoyle, NJ T. CalnOn, +. j.
Twomey, j. j. Kelley, j. +. Hines
and w. L Benitz. The other COM
rnitsees which have hal charge of ar
engagements are as follows: EXecu-
tive. l.. w. Mccain, chairman; +. :.
Dickens. J. 3. Weber, DR.. J. =.
Berteling. J. a. Kaufer. James NAL
lon, T. T. Howard and DR.. ]. A.
Stoeckley; program, L W. Mccain,
+. S. Dickens J. ID. Weber, {. A.
Hagerty and D. J.. GuilfOyle; press,
w. A McInsrny, George A Schock'
G. A Hagerty and G.. W. J. kalczyn-
ski; publicity, ]. II Brink, John Hiss,
M
=. Butler. W. L. Cass, A. w. FOrtier,
J. i. Lechner. +. Z. Murphy and ).
Louis Gerstbauer.
Father Conway is a convert to the
Catholic faith and upon his CONVEX
sion joined the order of the great
founder of which Father Isaac T.
Hecker was also a convert. Born in
1919 OF German Lutheran parents,
Father HeCker early showed strong
religious tendencies. POVERTY compel
ed him TO leave school early but he
read much particularly on religious
subjects. The selhshnesS of the COM
petition in tho business world repell-
ed him and intensified his religious
tendencies.
After years OF inves tigation and
after living for extended periods in
the communities at Brook Farm and
Fruitlands where he came into con-
tact with such persons as George
Ripley. Thoreau, George William
Curtis. Emerson, AlCOtt and others,
he took up a serious study of the
various Protestant sects and later Of
the Catholic church and in 1914 en-
braced her doctrines as satisfying
most perfectly his religious cravings.
He became a priest in the Redemp-
florist order and later founded the
order OF Paulists.
Here's Program i'm Detail.
The program in detail arranged
for Father COnway's visit in South
bend is as follows:
MONDAY. s p. M-Orchestral Sc
lection: The Rosary" Nevin. by Ell
ton Crepeau. 20 Divine Redeemer,"
pGounod by Miss Florence White Of
Chicago; lecture els one Church as
Good "a Another ." and answering
questions, Father Conway; Congre-
gauOnal song. Holy God" W. A.
NlcInerny viii introduce the speaker
and viii also give "A brief talk on
f"ColumbUs day which falls on Mon
day
TUESDAY. & 2. N.-Orchestral Sc
lection: introduction by +. J. Two
mey. vocal solo. Jerusalem" Park
er. by Prof Frederic Bergman
Organist and ChOirmaster OF the First
n T. church. lecture. "The Church
and the Bible" and answering OF
questions. Father Conway; ccngrega-
tional SONG.
WEDNESDAY. s p. M.-Orchestral
selections from Henessy. by Frederic
Iugersoll. celist. Miss Vida Shonts.
violinist and Miss Helen GuilfOyle
pianist: song Lead kindly Light q"
Prothero, Miss Josephine Decker; In
PRODUCTION by j Augustine Smith.
lecture. THE Catholic Church" an
swering OF questions Father Conway:
congre gationm song.
THURSDAY. $ =. M-OrChestraI
selection: song. Spirit Flower"
Upton. by Mrs. J. TT. Rode: introduc-
ton. James T.. Hines; lecture. The
forgiveness Of Sins" answering OF
questions Father Conway, congrega-
tiOnal song.
FRIDAY. =. M-Orchestral Sc
lection: violin solo, ave Maria, -
GOunOd by Arthur Carmody OF
1NOtre Dame. Introduction, u. i Gull
fOyle: lecture. '~The Holy Eucharist"
answering OF questions Father Con-