Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-22
HOLY FATHER
Approves the Work of the Catho-
lie Church Extension
Society.
Spreading Reign of Jesus Christ
Says Cardinal Merry
Del Val.
Reports For the Past Year Show
Good Society Has
Done.
PLEASURE TO SUPREME PONTIFF

Church Extension Society has re-
ceived a letter from His Eminence
Cardinal Merry del Val, speaking
highly of the work the society is
accomplishing for the good of the
church and religion in "'the different
States of the American confedera-
ton" This letter is in answer to the
report sent to the Holy See for the
fiscal year 1928:
The report that your reverence
has recently transmitted to the Holy
See concerning the work of Extension
Society during the fiscal year
1928 is a new and eloquent con-
firmation of the Importance and in
fluence that the same society is ever
acquiring for the spreading of the
reign of Jesus Christ in the diff
ferent States of this American con-
federation.
81 have read with true pleasure
such a report" writes His Eminence,
taking note of the details worthy
of particular attention in order to
faithfully inform the Holy Father of
the same, who, as is we'll known to
your reverence, has already in
various ways made known how great
Is his benevolence and appreciation
toward your worthy institution. You
may therefore easily imagine the
satisfaction felt by the august Pontiff
In learning just now of the new
merits of your association during the
lapsed year above mentioned; and,
signally, the favor procured by the
same to the very poor diocese of
Jaro in the Philippine Islands; the
precious contribution which pious
and Jealous ladies, constituting them
selves in special permanent commit
tees, brought to various works and
to the daily progress of the society;
the edifying apostolate of the chill
dren, created during the last few
years; the copius diffusion of the
instructive pamphlets; the ever in
creasing aims, and the movement
chapel cars, through which the most
vital comforts of our most holy re-
ligion were brought to hundreds of
faithful, whose spiritual needs it
could not have been otherwise pos
sible to provide for in the farthest
and most deserted regions.
Nor less a pleasure was that
brought to the heart of the Supreme
Pontiff in learning of the consoling
results that Extension Society was
enabled to obtain through the Sec
Ond Congress of Missions, which was
solemnly celebrated in the city of
Boston, with the participation of
numerous Bishops, very many priests
and laymen of every class and social
position. However, your reverence
has announced to me that a larger
and more itemized account of the
congress has been sent on.
Therefore If copius and evident
are already the benefits that your
institution has already rendered to
society and the church in your parts,
1t is just and dutiful that it be daily
encouraged by the help of all those
who morally and materially are in a
position to make it ever progress and
prosper. It is the firm hope that his
august desire be efficaciously sec
onded, that the Holy Father, while
on one hand exhorts through me the
good faithful of America to be gen.
erous toward that institution so
providential for their fatherland, on
the other hand formulates the warm
est prayers, so that the venerable
prelates of these dioceses may with
out hesitation give the same institu-
ton their precious benevolence, pro-
curing that as far as they may Judge
opportune 1t be represented in stable
and concrete form in their respective
dioceses. This seems to be the most
rapid and efficacious means to give
more diffusive stability to a work
which in such brief time has become
highly meritorious of the church or
America; as 1t is known to all that
your society, founded for the United
States of America, has for its only
object the propagation of the Cath
Ollie church within the limits of these
States. So 1t is logical to hope that
the generosity of those who, together
with inestimable treasure of the
faith, possess, also that of earthly
goods, may always be more prompt
and greater, inasmuch as they we'll
know that their offering is solely
destined to the spiritual and moral
welfare of their brother country
men,"
The Cardinal Secretary of State
has always manifested lively inter-
est in the affairs of the Catholic
Church Extension Society, as has the
Holy Father himself. The needs of
the poor missions are those that APP
peal particularly to the paternal
haart NJ His uolfnaaa Pine "