The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-01

tives of their race conduct themselves
with craftsmanship that has chal-
lenged the admiration of the world
Therefore, in this fateful hour, when
the future of Ireland trembles in the
balance, it is not our desire, Your En-
inence, by any word of ours to peril
the outcome of those deliberations
upon which world waits with bated
breath. Rather, in the true spirit OF
our Holy Faith, united with our peo-
pie from every race and every station,
our prayers ascend from every altar in
the land that God in His wisdom may
bring Ireland's misery of seven hum
dred years to an end, that this most
apostolic race among all of Gods peO-
pies may receive the reward for what
they have done for the Church of
America and elsewhere by obtaining
the fulfillment of their national aspira-
tionS
And finally, that God may grant you
and your colleagues to live to see Ire
lands golden age, and find your people
even more faithful to their Church in
the sunburst of their new freedom
than ever they were in the years Of
their exile and expectancy.
Your Eminence's devoted servants
in Christ,
THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
On the subject of the movement to
bring about an international agree
ment for the limitation of armament
the Bishops issued the following state
ment:
Statement on Disarmament.
Following, not merely dutifully, but
with a full conviction of it's supreme
Importance, the expressed desire Of
our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XIV,
that steps be taken to lift the crush
ing burden of heavy ornaments from
the overburdened shoulders of the peo-
pies and nations of the world, and
gratefully recalling the fact that the
Father of Christendom first proclaim
ed the necessity of united action to
secure this end, We commend most
heartily the spirit and the measures
so far adopted by the President of the
United States in summoning the rep
| oTsertatives of the great nations to
| Met in washington in November 20
discuss and carry into effect limi-
tation of armaments by all the ma
| tions, and we call upon the Catholic
people of the United States to set
apart Armistice Day, November IL, the
day of the opening of the Conference,
as a day of special prayer that Gods
blessing may rest upon the conference
| and that His Holy Spirit may guide its
| deliberations toward fastening that
era of peace and good will for which
the stricken peoples of the earth hope
| and pray and labor.
Welfare Council Reports.
The Bishops regarded their latest
meeting one of the most successful
| they have held since the inauguration
| of the plan for an annual conference
| in 1919. His Eminence Cardinal
| O'Connell called the meeting to order
and presided at it's several sessions.
Reports of the Most Reverend and
Right Reverend chairmen of the sew
eral departments of the National Cath
| olic Welfare Council were submitted
to the Bishops and approved by them.
The Councils program for the coming
year and the budgets with which to
finance the various activities to be
continued or initiated in the course of
| the next twelve months were adopted.
The thanks of the Hierarchy were vot
| ed to the various chairmen of the
| Councils departments for their good
| work thus far.
Most Rev. Edward J. Hanna. Arch
bishop of San Francisco, chairman OF
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