The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01
The CATHOLIC CHURCH IN INDIA

among them not a few Brahmins-at-
tended service. They acknowledged
that the rites of the Catholic church,
in contrast to their own, were inspir-
ing and were sin keeping with the
dignity and majesty of God" I fer
vently pray that the notifications
which the Bishop secretly made and
offered up may bear fruit in the con
version of at least some who saw and
honored him.
When he visited the neat village of
Dasarabally he nearly wept when he
saw the old ruined church there. He
could not rest, and was continually
busy about obtaining a tract of land
for the new church. Our Lord must
have a better place than that. He
deserves it for all the love He bestows
on us. Start by all means. Lay the
foundations as early as possible.
True, neither of us has money or
means, but draw water and the we'll
will yield fresh water again; it will
not exhaust or stagnate. This is what
an old jealous missionary told me
when | was procurator of the mission,
and you know that that man has left
monuments behind him. have done
so and never regretted. Do likewise."
Such have been his constant remarks
ever since he saw that old church of
D~asarabally. The Bishop is a master
worth following, and what is more,
Jesus claims a better place where He
may be really "at home" Dear
friends! The bonds of Providence
Bank are now for sale; they are going
marEellously cheap. Will not each of
you buy a couple of shares? The in
terest on these bonds, guaranteed by
none other than our Lord Himself, is
cent per cent payable in prepetuity
for all eternity. The bonds are, more
over, by their very nature and con-
tract, non-transferable, non-alienable.
Do not delay. Do not be a victim of
neglected opportunities" Such good
luck may not come in your way again.
The more shares you buy the greater
your chance of being in the Special
Committee of Directors. The crown
and success are not for such as hest
tate, doubt or fear. Take up your
pen and you will never regret the in
vestment.
Each chapel had its turn and share
in the welcome given to u Sacerdos
Magnus and Pastor Bonus; but Ane.
kal was easy first. They had put up
a magnificent pandal from one end OF
the street right up to the gates of the
chapel. One of the Catholics, a high
| government official, gave a beautiful
example Of his strong faith and piety.
! Amidst a crowd of pagans and in the
presence of his own subordinates he
humbly knelt down and kissed the
ring. That n act undid all possible
~prejudices against the Catholic
: pagans, who has about 5000 subordi
mates under him, not only salutes but
actually bends his knees to another
an act not done even to the Mahara.
jah, then this "Dodda Guru" must be
a great and holy After this
dlidlly dSdlo ColuC LII WdIu dllu .lCA d.
the feet of the Bishop and craved his
blessing. May God bless this noble
Office. There was one thing, however
which the pagans noticed and much
commented upon. Whereas pagans o.
all castles and creeds greeted the
Bishop, the Protestants yer conspic
uous by their absence; not a single
one Of them dared or cared to come
near. This was proof and evidence
enough, more convincing than history
OF arguments, that all Christian
churches are not the one true, holy
Catholic and Apostolic.
With kind regards, yours ever CRATE
fully,
JOS. v. D'SOUZA.