The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-06-05

iion hUl Whl, is more amaZin" the
rcli@iou, condition of the Negro. In
fact II j. ~ appalling that one might
query are these really the follower
of HIM who directed His followers:
e." y" teach all nations ANA who
made the k"yn"tr of devotion 10 Ills
cause Love one another"
! II is Just action Tor 10 he moro hon
Jest macti"nD that gives Il recent Pro
1rStaui commentator on the Negro pro
hlcm canSrs 10 conclude: "Onc gets
the impression. that Catholics arc not
interested in The conversion of the
Negro And when he says catholics
IA" means tho Catholic church; thus
ton not only upon imself, hut what
* more ncXccuSablc upon the SpouS
/ Christ the Catholic Church.
Nothing could he more untrue than
II say tina nc Catholic Church has no
place for he Negro. Within The allen
,veloping folds Of her mantel Of faith
There is no distinction Gf a"c talent
riches or color. When our Divin"
Lord commissioned His first priests
The Apostles: eco We teach all ma
tions." He made no distinctions or
His Spouse the Catholic Church tho
guardian of Iii doctrines mako any
distinction today. Her portals arc o.
pen 10 all. her sacramcnts at the dis
posal Of all her doctrines addressed
80 all She is today rs she was first
conceived of i'm tho mind of Charist
The Church Universal. And il would
bc tantamount to falsehood 10 say
that the Catholic Church has not ever
manifested n sincere and Christian
like interest I'm the American Nero.
IT would bo denial of the very life
v work of hundreds of dcvout mon ana
t. women who have dedicated thcmscl-
vcs to This cause. And IN" Vicar OF
Christ on earth Ponc Pins NJ has
repeatedly manifested hi interest in
r the conversion Of the Moro ind tho
L ,hottormcnt OF lis social conditions.
Writing to Mother Katherine Drcx
81 and her sister, Mrs. Edward Nor
u rcll he comnCnds one of their works
IL among The Negroes in these words
II. "Your prcscnl project is .;o excellent
ri X
b" that moi only do We heartily approve
" il bat We deem it worthy of Our hi
u CHEST praise" Aud writing T." The Su
IT, lpcrior General of the Society of tn,
= Divine Word Our Holy Father voic
u cs his most hearty approval of the q
u rcction of n Seminary for colorc,
Is priests: IF we wish to accomplish
j" some solid and useful work in thi
IL field Che conversion of the Negroes
+" il is Indispensable that priests Of th'
=" same races shall make il their lif
u task TO lead these people to the Chri
~ tian Faith and TO n higher cultura
ID level. For does il not follow, as Gu
p predecessor Cleo XIII in his cncy?
III ,clcal 'Nd EvtrcmaS Orcnti$ oraS
< points ont from the very nature %
RS the Church as u Divine institution
n that every tribe Of people should
Or have PRIESTS who ar" ono with it il
m race and character i'm habit Of tho
~ and temperament. And to thcs
$ words If Our Holy Father could b.
rc added similar testimony by practic
mt ally cvcry Bishop in The United sta
No. states.
~ Put if is orc Thin to aay that th
church has over had hc interest .
= the Ncgro At heart ana quite anothc
- thing 10 say that this is true Of Gael
NJ individual Catholic. Thus il is tina
~ the existence Of colorcd problem
IL docs not always come from the Ncgr
himself but rather IT takes on
We moro luminous hue Prejudice, maj
is rowmindcdnceS ana complete indii
re ference if not open hostility ON TN
I'll part Of many Catholics have rcall
e. created tho colorcd question; an
Dr these moro than any other facto
MS have hampcrcd thc work Of III
So church amonc the colorcd people.
lg This article has no other purpos
ly than TO show the remarkable worl
ii accomplished among the Negroes b.
III the Church many times under tn
ny most trying # circumstances and Il
IL "TRIP 10 stir within the hearts Of thcin