The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-02
APPRECIATION FROM IRELAND

time to time. 1t may be well to re-
peat them here in conclusion: it is not
a political movement, or one that
seeks domination in any sphere; nei-
ther is there question in it of vjlifying
the belief of any man. But there is
question of rendering splendid service
70 The 5otils OF s.felfs saIfn Of helping to
safeguard for Catholics the priceless
treasure of their faith"
TIMELY SERVICE.
'This news bureau is up to date in
every respect. For instance, it keeps
what the newspaper men call 'fu-
ture book that is, book in which
are noted facts concerning pending
events of Importance. This enables
the bureau to keep a watch on the
unfolding of these events. 1t has also
an Exchange Department, in which
twenty-one secular daily papers and
sixty Catholic weeklies are received.
These publications are read through
by experts, who Gull out and file for
reference whatever articles or news
items may be Of importance not only
for the Press Bureau, but for any of
the activities of the National Catholic
Welfare Council
'The American Bishops have more
than once signifed their whole,
hearted approval of the methods and
work of their press agency. Every
year they set aside one month as
National Catholic Press Month and
one Sunday as Press Sunday. This
year the month was March, and the
Sunday Sexagesima. Priests were re-
quested to preach on the subject OF
the Catholic Press, and otherwise to
help the movement. A new field of
activity was opened when the News
Service publications were introduced
into Catholic colleges in America.
Forty colleges have already become
subscribers, its well-written articles
being looked upon as important fac
tors in the literary and Catholic train
ing Of young Americans. The Catho-
lies in the United States are eighteen
millions strong, but the new paganism
surrounds them on all sides. Irish
men have the same dangers at their
own doors as the Americans have dan
gers that are just as insistent and just
as great.
COMPARING VALUES OF NEWS.
"It may be worth while citing here
| an instance of how the same item OF
news may be treated by different
press agencies. In October last year,
Mgr. Baudrillart, Rector Of the Cath
Ollie Institute of Paris, was conse-
Grated Bishop. Mgr. Baudrillart was
one of the most gifted intellects in
France and on the day of his elevation
to the Episcopate there was great and
lvery genuine rejoicing in Paris, espe-
cialIy as the Holy Father decided to
permit him to remain at the head Of
the Catholic Institute. Two Cardinals
and thirty-five Bishops were present
at the conservation. Besides these
there were members of the French
Academy, professors of universities,
and prominent representatives of
State departments. At the dinner
afterwards addresses were delivered
Icongratulating the new Bishop, In the
name of the people of France and OF
switzerland and Of Spain. All these
Interesting facts we're cabled to, and
lsent out to subscribers by the NJ G.
IW. G. News Service. The honor rem.
Idered to the great French ecclesiastic
made such a stir that even secular
lagencies noted it. But nom Catholic
iagency does not. and cannot treat
lCatholic events with the same sympa-
THY and understanding as Catholic
Iageney. Here is, exactly, how the
leyent featured IN an Irish daily paps1
'of October 81, 1921: