The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-19

SOLD.
Rev. James A. Byrnes, director OF
the st. Paul Archdiocesan Foreign
Mission Bureau, has just issued his
fifth annual report. He states that
the total amount collected within this
jurisdiction during the year 1920 was
So, 2,050.S7 OF this sum $50.930.S5 was
received from the adult Faithful OF
the diocese for the work of the So
ciety for the Propagation of the
Faith. The balance of $11.120.02 was
received from the children of the dio
cese through their missionary organ.
ization, the Association of the Holy
Childhood. The figures for the So.
ciety for the Propagation of the
Faith, as compared with those of the
year previous, represent decrease OF
$11,33757; whereas the figures for
the Association of the Holy Childhood
show an increase of $4,3S2.S9 over
those of 1919 The net decrease in
the receipts of the Bureau, therefore,
amounted to $6,9546S
Cause for Satisfaction.
While the general financial results
of the Bureaus activities for the year
are somewhat disappointing, inasmuch
as they show a falling off in the total
receipts, there are still some features
Of last years business which afford
consolation and encouragement. In
the first place. the children of the dio.
cesan parochial and Sunday schools
have shattered all previous records OF
local Holy Childhood attainment
They increased their offerings by ap
proximately 20 per cent. This would
indicate that good foundations for fu
ture mission interest are being set in
the lives of the coming generation OF
Catholics. 1t is very gratifying tC
note, also, that in ninety-nine educa
tional centers there has been a dis
play of interest in Holy Childhood
work. There remain, therefore, but
seven parochial schools within the en-
tire diocese where nothing has beer
done for the support of the missions
Another heartening feature of las
years business is that the returns
from the parochial branches of the
Society for the Propagation of The
Faith show substantial increase Thi
fact is taken as an index of the de
velopment of mission interest amons
the masses. 1t affords assurance tha
the general condition of the organiZa
tion is healthy; that the promoter
are active, and that their efforts t,
gain new members are meeting witt
success.
Special Donors Increase.
Again, an examination of the "Spe
cial Offerings" column of the socie
tvs report gives cause for satisfaction
While the total receipts of this depart
ment do not equal those of 1919, th
number of persons who were prompt
ed to make undesignated Offering
was greatly in advance of those Q
other years. There was increase, es
pecially, in the matter of perpetua
memberships.
In general, then, Father Byrne
says, there is much reason to rejoic
over our 1920 mission year. With tn
blessings of God much has been al
complished; enough, let us say, t
whet our appetites for even create
success in the year upon which W
have already entered
Association of Holy Childhood.
Holy Childhood mission wor
among the children of the Archdi
cese in the year 1920 was an unqual
fled success. Indeed, the attainment
of our juvenile missionaries may we
be termed a triumph. AS stated b
fore, our little people gave the sple
did sum of $11,120.02 for the spres
of Holy Faith among their brothe
and sisters in pagan lands This tot
represents an increase OF $4,3S2.'
over the Holy Childhood receipts
the previous year, or approximate
20 per cent.
All thanks and all credit to the a
sociates and to their teachers,
priests, Sisters, Brothers, for the fiji
things which, under God, they have. g
complished!
May His blessings come to them
abundance for all they have done, a.
will continue to do, to make His Ho
Name known and loved througho
the world!
The practice is growing among t
schools of reciting the daily pray
for the missions in common. The id
is heartily approved, for not on
does it guarantee the fulfillment
this condition of membership. but
also brings the subject of the missio
to the daily attention of the childrf
Mention of matters missionary at o
er times during the school day is b.
eficial alike to the pupils and the
in the field whom they are interest
in helping.
Some High Marks.
With grand total of S121.22 to
credit for the years work, the T
Cathedral School of MinneapC
gains first place among all Holy Chi
hood branches of the Archdioce
The annals of local Holy Childhc
activity contain no record of acce