The Irish standard., 1915-02-20

to the five hundred and twenty-six let
tiers. When these results we're pre-
scented to the conference at its re-
cent meeting, it voted to suspend work
on the directory for the present. Evil
IDENTIFY we must await a day when the
larger interests of the Catholic church
will inspire it's agencies to cooperate
with more generosity to serve the i'm
personal and general interests Of the
church, no less than in it's Immediate
and daily tasks. An optimist finds
ready warrant for believing that we
shall yet have directory of the Catho-
lie charities of the United States, in
the spirit Of progress that is making
its way in our circles, and In the
measures of self-defense to which our
institutions are sometimes driven by
those who have little sympathy for
them and for their works. History has
its paradoXes as we'll as logic. Some
times our enemies accomplish for us
by fndirection what we ourselves find
it impossible to do.
A Catholic Charities Monthly.
The st. Vincent de Paul Society has
published quarterly for the past
eighteen years. The demand for a
periodical of more frequent appear
ance which will work close to the
whole frontier line of modern chart
ties, has been strong and definite The
St. Vincent de Paul Society held a
meeting during the days of the ma
tional conference, and unanimously
voted in favor of converting the quar-
terly into monthly. 1t took steps
to work with committee of the ma
tional conference for the purpose of
bringing both actions to a common
issue, and of assembling all of our
charity forces to the support of
single publication which will repre-.
sent them.
The publication which both organ
izations have in mind, is to be de-
voted exclusively to the technical
charities of the Catholic church. It
would devote itself to the encourage
ment of the development of the litera.
ture of relief to its four fundamental
aspects. of investigation, interpreta-
ton, direction, and inspiration. Such
a publication once it we're well estab-
lished, would serve every good pur-
pose of the modern press.
Need Of National Catholic Policy.
There are currents of thought and
policies of craftsmanship in academic
and philanthropic and political circles
which touch our charities at many
points, and would do them harm. The
national conference offers convenient
opportunity to study these movements,
to understand them, and to reach a
proper attitude toward them. In par
ticular, the conference becomes a
graduate school in practical leadership
for those who are called upon to rep
resent our charities in many fields out
side the church.
These are no mean services to char
ity. The national conference has an
ambition to perform them well. No
other single organized activity in the
American churches has undertaken
this complete service. Here the con-
ference rests it's hope for the future
and upon this ground it bases it's ap-
peal for sympathy and interest.
We believe that we foster the no.
blest concept of Christian charity that
animated the modern social con-
science anywhere. We are certain
that we obey the law of God in work
ing among the poor, and that at the
same time we serve the highest pur-
pose of human progress. We realize
that this work is exacting as we'll as
imperative, and that there is no choice
left with the Christian other than that
of doing it nobly and with consecra-
ton. However powerful our motives
and exalted our sanctions, we shall
never be released from the duty Of
seeking the best in human wisdom to
help us in our task