The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-04

We present herewith good picture
of Mr.. Charles Jerome Sheffield of
Cleveland, Ohio, pioneer in the work
of directing money-raising campaigns
for Catholic purposes in the United
States. who is we'll known to the peo-
pie of the Twin Cities and of the
Northwest as the director OF several
Catholic campaigns during the past
two years.
Mr.. Sheffield recently completed a
most successful campaign for the
House of the Good Shepherd Of st.
Paul in which he raised over $4,000
for the building Of a new addition to
that institution. He is now con-
Quoting a 100000 campaign for st.
J0sephs Hospital and Old Folks Home
in San Francisco, Cal.
Mr.. Sheffield was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, September 2S, 1873, OF a promi-
nent Catholic family which has given
many priests to the Church during the
past sixty years His primary educa-
| tion was received in the Christian
Brothers schools, and his classical
course at St. Ignatius College in his
native city, graduating with the class
| of 1898. His early business training
was received in New York, where he
| lived for five years. About fifteen
years ago he conceived the idea of de-
voting his talents to the raising OF
large sums OF money for Catholic in
stitutions by means of a brief cam.
| paign, and after several years prepare.
ticn finally began the work in 1912
| During this period he has conducted
forty campaigns and raised over
$3,000,000 for Catholic purposes-for
the liquidation of debts, endowments
funds for new buildings, etc. Churches
schools, orphanages,. hospitals, etc
have been the beneficiaries of his I'M
firing activity and phenomenal sue
cess in this new line of Catholic en-
| deavor. He has conducted campaigns
in all parts of the United States. He
is the originator of the parish cam
paigns which have proved the most
successful of any conducted by him.
Besides the campaign for the House
of the Good Shepherd in this city
which he conducted last month, he di
rected a campaign for the Catholic
Boys Orphanage in Minneapolis last
fall, and later on a campaign for st
| Mary'S Hospital in Duluth, and fol
st. Johns Hospital in Fargo, N. d
In addition to these, his biggest sue
cesses in the Northwest have been al
Elsin, H., La Sale, H., Superior, Wis.
Milwaukee. Wis, Waterloo, Ia, anG
Oelwein, Ia. He takes special pride
in the campaign which he conducted
in Tulsa, Okla, last May for the liqui
dation OF the debt on the Holy Family
Church in which he raised over 500,
600 in six days in a parish of 354
families.
In view Of the success achieved by
Mr.. Sheffield, it is evident that the
system which he follows has much tt
commend it, In fact, those who are
familiar with it, maintain that it is thu
most scientific and up-to-date method
yet devised for raising large sums o.
money in short periods of time. L
has done more than any other system
to revolutioniZe the methods of rails
ing large amounts of money for re
ligious purposes. Wherever he ha:
had a free hand in conducting cam
lpaign he has achieved success and M
doubt the system which he follow!
will come into more general use dur
ing the next decade of years. Hi
method has received the approval o
several Archbishops and Bishops, a
J we'll as of the Reverend Clergy and 0
the different Sisterhoods to whom h,
has proved himself benefactor,
, Mr. Sheffield has been often urget
to accept engagements from non-Cath
Ole institutions and organizations, blu
he has remained faithful to his resolu
; ton to devote his talents to the up
building of the financial side of tn
Church in which he has been unusu
ally successful. From San Francisc,
he will go to Washington, d. c., t
T raise 100000 for Girls Catholi
High School This will be his seconl
campaign in Washington il the pas
year and half.
: Mr.. Sheffield maintains "a Office il
, the Engineers Building, Cleveland
/ Ohio. and Is a member of the Churcl
I OF the Blessed Sacrament in that cit
; and OF the knights of Coluas5 bus.