The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-07-08
CANADIAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS

Ollie Church and Reconstruction, by
F. w. Russell of Winnipeg; The Value
OF the Catholic Truth Society to the
Church in Western Canada, by, Rev.
George T. DAILY, C. S. r., of st. John,
N. B.; The Ruthenian Problem, by
Rev. F. l.. Van den Bossche, c. IS.
R., Yorkton, Sask; Teaching Cate
chism in the Rural Districts by Cor
respondence, by Monsignor Victor Day,
V. G., Helena, Mont; Catholic Immi-
grafton. by Monsignor Hudson of Eng
land; The Layman in the Work of the
Church, by Bishop Coutourier
Archbishop bowling Speaks.
On Monday evening the Most
Reverend Archbishop Bowling of St
Paul presided at the public meeting
held in the Dominion Theater He de-
livered an address on Catholic Educa-
| ton, in which he dwelt on the neces-
sity and meaning of the Church's edu-
| cational program, outlined some OF the
more pressing difficulties that con-
front her in this work, declared that
our obligations are ito defend truth,
to assert our rights, claim our
privileges and use our resources as
cnstodians of divine truth and teach
1t to the children in the schools" In
referring to the Catholic Truth So
c!ety, he stated that it's function was
TO interpret Catholic truth to outsiders
and to multiply the means for remov-
ing the misunderstanding that exist
ed, and to help discharge the obliga-
ton of teaching the nations. There is
"a great, wholesome, appealing work
to be done by the Catholic layman
and woman who understood how dark
and dismal the world would be if the
ideals for which the Church stands
were removed"
Sir Bertram WindIe.
The topic of "The Church and
Science" had been assigned TO Sir
!, Bertram Windle of Toronto, a scientist
of International renown and convert
to the Faith, who pointed out some Of
!. the more important contributions
made to science by Catholics, as an
answer to those who declare that it is
impossible for faithful son of the
, Church to be a devoted student and
exponent of true science. Sir Bertram
declared that since his conversion to
the true faith forty years ago he had
, never been hampered in the slightest
degree in his scientific Investigations
. by the fact that he had tried to be a
docile son of the Church. He said it
was the duty of organizations like the
Catholic Truth Society to make every
, possible effort to dispel the miscon-
ceptions that hang over the Church as
a cloud and prevent many earnest
seekers after religious truth from see.
ing her in all her beauty.
| Other Speakers.
Tuesday evenings meeting was pre-.
sided over by the Archbishop of Ed.
monitor who spoke of the Importance
of the Catholic Truth Society as an
auxiliary to the Church in the work
of propagating the divine message. He
was followed by Michael Williams, di-
rector of the press service of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Council of
Washington, who described the work
of his department and dwelt on the
different ways in which Catholics can
be of assistance to the secular press
in enabling it to secure true accounts
of Catholic functions and thus help
to dispel some of it's alleged nnfriend
Illness to the Church
Monsignor Kelley of Chicago spoke
4 on the Home Mission work of the
Catholic Church Extension Society OF
, which he is President, the service
rendered by the chapel cars to the
, scattered Catholic population of neg
lected rural districts and the need OF
more generous offering for the sup.
port of the missionary activities OF
: the Church.
The same evening the French sec
tion of the Catholic Truth Society held
meeting in the auditorium of the
Church of the Sacred Heart which
was presided over by Archbishop
i Matthew of Regina. 1t was devoted to
the strictly religious phases of edu
: cation, and the speakers made strong
| appears lot union among ali CdlHO
lies and for cooperation with those OF
e other religions for the general welfare
2 of the country. Addresses We're de
!, | livered by the Honorable l.. A. Can
\ non of Quebec; Honorable Leon M
r Gouin of Montreal; Honorable P. A
f Talbot of Winnipeg and Bishop
3 COutourier.
e The convention was brought to g
g close on Wednesday evening with 4
( reception to the delegates on the
: grounds surrounding the residence oil
| Archbishop Sinnott who was assisted
$ in the receiving line by the visiting
: prelates, and the newly-elected Presi
' dent of the Catholic Truth Society, Mr.
: Cattingham of Winnipeg.