The Irish standard., 1918-10-05
knights Of Columbus
Making Great Plans

desired Catholic cooperation has been
secured
1t was felt, however, that organiza-
ton within each Catholic diocese must
proceed great deal further than this,
and must proceed rapidly. The in
tention of all concerned undoubtedly
is that the Church will pull it's full
weight in this campaign. The fact
that it is a united campaign relieves
the Catholic parish from the necessity
of endeavoring to raise special
money quota from it's own member
ship. These money quotas are allo-
Gated to the States and from the State
to the Counties, and below that to each
local community. Catholic contribu-
tions, therefore, will be collected in
the same way and by the same organi-
cation forces as all others. There
remains. consequently, only the op-
portunity to contribute in the fullest
and most efficient manner to the per-
sonnet of the local organizations, and
every pastor will be asked and en-
couraged to arranged for the partici-
patton or a large number of his par
ishioners in the work which proceeds
in his own neighborhood. Parishion-
ers who are in position to act as team
captains and team workers will be
encouraged to offer their services to
the local United War Work Commit
tees, in whose directing bodies they
will be fully represented.
Already many of the bishops have
| addressed to their pastors letters in
which the necessity of this work is
strongly urged, but it is felt that the
printed word alone does not suffice,
and that the personal touch and the
spoken word can be relied upon to
more effectively carry the message.
With this end in view, it has been
recommended to the Hierarchy that
conferences be held in each of the
| ecclesiastical Provinces, and in fact
conventions will be held on the fol-
| lOWlIlS uuloS.
Denver-Oct. 18th; Boston and St.
Paul-Oct. 9Th; New York and Du-
buque-Oct. 9th; Philadelphia, Milwau-
kee and Portland-Oct. 10th; Balti-
more-Oct. 18th; Cincinnati San Fran
cisco and New Orleans-Oct. 14th;
Chcago-Oct. 18th; st. Louis-Oct.
10Th.
1t Is expected that at the confer
ence held at each Metropolitan See
there will be a considerable delega-
ton from each of the Suffragan Sees,
including, as well as the Bishop Gf
it is possible for him to attend) all
those who have been specially desig-
mated by him for responsible positions
in connection with the United War
Work Campaign, State and District
Deputies Of the X. of c., supreme
officers Of all other National Catholic
organizations of men and women, and
as many pastors or parish represen-
tatives as can find it possible to at
tend. Special concern will be shown
to secure the attendance of priests
and laymen representing the various
foreign language elements, wherever
such exist. In view of their nearness
to the scene, pastors in the archdiO-
cese in which the conference is held
will be particularly urged to attend.
At these conferences, the first OBJ
ject to be attained will be to have
the archbishop impress upon so rep
resentative an audience the feeling of
the Church in regard to the campaign
and the necessity of supporting the
admirable efforts that are being made
by the Knights of Columbus and
others engaged in war and welfare
work. Emphasis will also be placed,
by the presence of notable United
War Work Campaign speaker, upon
the National unity that has been at
tanned in the present endeavor Ad-
dresses may be expected from distin-
guished members of the clergy and
laity familiar with knights of Column
bus and other Catholic welfare work,
and it is confidently expected that
member of the Executive Committee
of the National Catholic War Council
will be present at each conference.
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