The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-24
GATH0L ICS ID ElJRnl lSH MOTION PICTURES 10 ALL
 PARISHES Q HAT FAlTH
Announcement of Policy By Dr.. Condo B. allen, Presid dent of 0rganizat

New F5rlk Aug. 2 he Catholics Film Association Inc, l1aeh has been Incorporated under the laws Of the state Of New York for the purpose Of of 6 hoIe some nature 10 all Cat helics pardslaess fll nitet Sea am nouneed its policy today 1gl1 I9r: Conde len presi len 5f the orr gani 1af ion Fl e annolnced at the same fine the directors Of 41ae asso cfations Ezlho Q are pr. James J. NAEa Ism Joseph Frey Conde 11 astsA A w z snal 5ird S. CeIer and Islai air Hrs-l ger
 sDr. Fallen, who was the n1anaging editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia. the greafest Catholic publication of modern times. is very enthusiastic about his future work and feels That he will be in a most eongenIal eIn- pIoy1i as his whole career has been spent along the line of ed1caEion. He. has been a lecturer and writer for many years and was the man who re- vised the New International Fncyclo- pedia from the Catholic standpoint The moving picture, he said today in his offices on the fourth floor of IS East fist street. is trenendousl ern civilization. Its facility for reaching the general public has been very clearly demonstrated in the last few years. There are now motion. picture shows even in the most re- mote hahniets of the country.
 Up to the present time the moving picture has been allowed to grow, like mushrooms, at random, without direc- tion or purpose The result has been that its wonderful influenced has failed to be utilized by the religious and educatedk forces of the country, and left entirely in the hands of the ire sponsibIe specuIator. sslss stIn some instances, Catholic pastors, aetuated by the necessity of doing something ito stem this tide in their own parishes, have established nov ling picture exhibitions for their par been done it has met with rennarka.- ble success. There have, however been difficulties in the way. First In getting suitable films and, second in securing Catholic subjects
 ssIn order to put the moving pictures at the service of the Church every where and provide properly censoredl films as we'll as Catholic subjects for our parishes. schools. societies and institutions the Catholic F,lrl A sso- with ample capital and a thoroughly equipped anization5 to furnish the sentire moving picture outfit to every parish. school, society and institution in the country Every film furnished Eby the Catholic Fylna A Association is
 
 standpoint.
 Moreover. the company win rnanu-. facture Specifically Catholic films. It will furnish the entire equipment on the insta alln1ent plan, so that no dnan- cia1 burden will be laid even upon the poorest parish. Not only will no money outlay be required and the plan more than pay. for itself but it can make profit from the very start.
 Besides religious themes in our
 moving pictures, we shall furnish se- cular subjects. of 8 good character and dramatic interest. We realize. that the people of a Catholic parish must Wholesome entertainment is natural Wholesome entertainment is natura to human nature, and we propose to supply in this line pictures. under our Icensorshfp, which will be attractive to our people. Our field is immense; in fact we suffer from an enbarrass- ment of riches in subjects, historical. evotiona1, legendary and religious,