The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
LETTER OF BISHOP McNlCHOLAS,
OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.
Continued FROM page ~

God has made you the custodian.
What YOU possess is yours, but your
possessions belong to God more than
they do TO YOU. God wants your free
OFFERINGS fer His cause. If your will
is already drawn and there is no be-
quest to religion made by it, vii! you
not revise K? May we not hope that
this request will have your immediate
attention? If Your last will is not
made. please do not forget the boys
and young men for the priesthood.
sursee. The plan is to establish as
many burses as we can within rea-
sOnable time a buTse is 100000.
This money Will be invested, and its
earnings or interest will be devoted
10 the education of a student. These
burSes may be founded by the pay
ment Of sums which the founders may
find convenient to give yearly, or
:semi-annually. If necessary, the foun-
datiOn Of burse may extend over
many years. Groups or individuals,
parishes and church societies may be
able 10 found a buTse. The annual
pavlncnt of $4,000 Will in the course
of twenty years complete burso.
Consult The Right Reverend Bishop
about founding burse.
Perpetual Members: 100000. One
can become a life member of the soci-
ety TO aid SeminarianS on the pay
ment Of 81 100000. Arrangements for
the payment Of this sum can be made
with The Chancery.
Sustaining Members: $4,000. The
sum of 100000 each year will make
one a. sustaining member. The pur-
nose Of the Sustaining Members is
10 provide for a seminarian for one
wear or more if possible. One may
say: | should like to bear the eX
Dcnsp Of a semnarian one year before
his ordination. Others may be in a
position to say: | will take care of q
particular student during his Theolog
ical course. There are yet Others
who might be in a position to edu
cate a young man during the six years
of his seminary course, and the sun
of $4,000 a year will maintain a sem
marian.
Associate Members: $4,000. The
contribution of $4,000 year make!
one an Associate Member Three per
sons may be grouped together ant
in this association their contribution:
of $4,000 each will maintain a stu
dent.
Donors: $4,000. Those who Civ,
$4,000 yearly shall be classified a
Donors. This will enable us to car
for student for one month out o
ten months of study.
Promoters: Those shall be know
as Promoters who will associate wit
vhem nine persons. A Promoter ma
be associated with many bands Q
groups Each group of ten WILL i
a spirit of commendable emulation
strive to secure donations which the
will present in the name of thei
group or band.
Members of the Society to Aid Sen
inasians. A society with diocesan o
ficerS and with branches in every pa
ish viii be formed. There is no fixe
contribution in order to secure men
bership in the society 1t is left t
each one to make as generous a COZ
tribution as his or her means permi
The charity, a most deserving on
should appeal to you as cause thu
is Gods cause, for the priesthood
the priesthood Of Christ.
Spiritual BENEFITS.
1. An Indulgence of fifty days {
often as those who aid in any We
candidates for the priesthood say II
following prayer: 20 blessed Mothe
secure for us holy and apostol
priests"
2. Members are not obliged. b
urged to be inscribed IN the Soda.