The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-10-12
! National Catholic War
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Bishop Wehrle of Bismarck, North
Dakota, appeals to every priest to do
his very best to make this campaign
real success:
"The people must be instructed in
regard to the necessity of such drive.
Our soldier boys are making the SUI
preme sacrifice in the interest of our
country; the least we can do for them,
is to provide for their bodily and men
tai welfare. The work of the knights
of Columbus in this line has found the
heartiest approval of all. 1t is of the
greatest Importance that they be sub
stantially encouraged in this work."
Bishop Aldering of Fort Wayne, In
diana, sounds the same note:
'"The purpose in securing this
amount of money is to provide in va.
rious ways for the well-being of our
soldiers in the things the Government
does not provide. The morals and gen.
eral well-being of our boys is of para
mount Importance. The object is to
see to it that our boys may remain the
good boys they were when they left
us, sound in body and soul. Military
life, without the necessary safeguards,
has ruined. many soldiers to the ex-
tent that they became moral and physi-
cal wrecks. The victory which will be
ours in due time may cost much money
and many lives, but must not be ours
at the sacrifice of moral and physical
manhood. The purpose of the coming
drive appeals to all. l am confident we
all will do all we can to make it a
success"
Father Kirwin, administrator of the
Diocese of Galveston urges the pastors
to Select your best men for the work;
men who shall adequately represent
the generous spirit and members of
our Catholic youth in service, on land
and sea; men who are not critical of
the amount assigned to us, men who
will work in unity and harmony with
the general committee. No specific
amount will be assigned to your par
ish, but your county will have its
quota, and l am sure all our Catholic
people will work and give generously
that it may be attained early"
Many of the Bishops confine their
Pastoral Letters to specific instruc-
lions to the pastors as to the nature
of the organization required in order
that Catholic participation may reach
its utmost efficiency, reserving further
information for a later period nearer
to the actual date of the campaign.
Bishop Fitzmaurice of Erie very
happily defines the nature of the work
to be done. After specifying the man.
ner of forming parish committees, he
adds:
I'm the course of time, Captains and
Team Workers will be appointed to
serve during the week of November
18th to raise these funds. While it is
true that there will be merging of all
forces, and no distinct Catholic, non.
Catholic, or Hebrew committees, as
such, will solicit funds, you should be
anxious to get some of your parishion-
ers on these committees, and to arouse
your parishioners so that they will
contribute generously toward this cam.
paign."
Practically all the Bishops of the
country have forwarded to headquar-
tiers the names Of the clerical and lay
directors of the campaign in their Do
ceses, and communications are con-
stantly passing between headquarters
and the Diocesan nominees. This
means that from one end of the coun-
try to the other in every Diocese and
in every parish that part of the Unit
ed War Work Campaign which has
been assigned to the National Catholic
War Council and Knights of Column
bus is being energentically pushed for
ward. When the time for the cam
paign arrives the Church will be ready
everywhere.