The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-19

Where do Catholic missionaries
come from? They come from truly
Catholic people, from dioceses and
parishes where Catholic life fiourishes.
Dear people of the Diocese of Bis
marck, / will never consider my duty
as Bishop fully done and my labor
truly successful, until from our own
diocese men and women will come
forth to provide not only for the mis-
sionary needs within the diocese, but
also to carry the message of Christ
to heather nations. But this can only
be accomplished when you also realize
your missionary duties and when Cath
Ollie fathers and mothers make their
children understand that working for
material riches and pleasures is not
the highest standard OF life and does
not bring noble happiness; but that
those who give themselves entirely. to
God and to the work of saving souls
are truly the noblest Of all men and
nearest to the Heart of Jesus.
Dear people, never forget your mis-
sionary duties towards those non-C Cath
olics who are near you and come in
contact with you. You have so many
opportunities to correct errors, to ex-
plain Catholic truths and practices, to
give to well-meaning people books of
instruction. There are so many fair
minded, truth-seeking people who will
gladly accept the truth if we lend
them helping hand.
Finally, | wish to urge priests and
people to establish among Catholic
children the Society of the Holy Child
hood. The practices of this society
are easy enough. A gift of at least
twenty-five cents year for the mis-
sions among heather children and the
recital of one Hail Mary for the same
purposes, is all that the members are
required to do. They receive, also, a
small quarterly pamphlet which gives
them news from the missions, adapted
to the understanding of children.
Priests and parents should use this
Society of the Holy Childhood as a
means of Catholic education; children
should be instructed. to make some
times little act of self-denial in order
to save few cents for the missions.
Praying for the missions among heath
en- children, they will learn to appre-
ciate the great blessing of having been
ing the Holy Sacramento. Their little
hearts will grow warm with mission
airy zeal, and thus some of them,
by Gods grace, will be prepared for
the noblest vocation to which God can
and does call men and women, namely,
to help spread the Holy Gospel among
men, at home and abroad. How
beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, of them
that bring glad tidings of salvation -
l direct this letter to be read at
High Mass the first Sunday after it's
reception. All funds for the societies
of Church Extension ard of the Holy
Childhood should be sent to the Rev
erend Martin Kenel, Bismarck, N. D.,
who has been appointed the Diocesan
Director of these societies.
l take this opportunity to make
known that the Holy Father Plus X
by decree of June 25, 1914, granted a
Plenary Indulgence, totes QUOTES, to
all Catholics who, after having re-
ceived the sacraments of Penance and
Holy Communion, visit any church on
the second day of November, the day
of All Souls.
| Let the priests explain this indul
gence to the faithful and let all make
frequent use of this spiritual favor
Yours in Christ,
+ VINCENT WEHRLE, o. s. B.,
Bishop of Bismarck.