Evening star., 1939-08-06


international Worries
Loom Large on Aeendo
For Late August
A collection OF international prob
lens as varied as the agenda for
busy week in the League of Nations
will be studied at Catholic University
of America, August 22-25, by the
Eleventh National Convention of the
Catholic Students Mission Crusade,
an organization established at the
close of the World War to provide
American support to Catholic mis-
sions in the numerous countries
where missionary personnel had been
reduced by the war drain upon the
man power of Europe.
The primary purpose of the CRU
sade, however, is general publicity for
the mission cause among Catholic
youth of this country, and it has
been given an official place in the
student life of Catholic University,
through the establishment of do
cal conference" among the clerics
and religious studying there. The
spiritual director of the conference
is the Rt. Rev. Patrick j. McCor-
mick, vice-rector of the university.
With the approval of Archbishop
Michael j. Curley and under the di-
rectlon OF the Rev. Louis c. Vaeth,
archdiocesan mission director, the
Mission Crusade is strongly or
sanized in the Baltimore Archdio-
cese, with local conferences for
students in Washington, Baltimore,
Western and Southern Maryland
and the Blue Ridge region, and with
separate conferences for veteran
(graduate) members in Baltimore,
Washington and Cumberland.
Concordia Bishop to Speak.
Outstanding among those to ad-
dress the convention will be the Most
Rev. Frank A. Thill, Bishop of Con-
cordla, Kansas, who joined the or
ganlzatlon as charter member and
became its national secretary while
still a seminary student, position
Which he held until just few years
before his elevation to the episcopal
Office.
Among the other missionary lead
ers, formerly of the Crusade ranks,
who will appear on the program are
the Rev. William A. Ross of the So
clety OF the Divine Word, a former
associate editor of the Crusade's Off
clal magazine, who returns from a
12-year mission in New Guinea; the
Rev. John T. Gillard, procurator of
missions for the Josephite Fathers, a
former national officer of the Cru
sade; the Rev. Francis P. Goodall,
director of the Foreign Mission Sem
inary of the Holy Cross Congregation
In Washington, who formerly was a
neld secretary of the Crusade before
going to the missions in India.
The Crusade convention promises
to be one of the largest gatherings of
its kind in the history of the United
States. Besides drawing upon it's
own membership of some 700 900. the
attendance will be swelled this year
by the general meeting of the Mis-
slonary Union of the Clergy, which
Will be held simultaneously at the
university. This society has a SIM
liar purpose, but with membership
limited to priests and students of
theology. Archbishop Francis j.
Spellman of New York, recently ap-
pointed national president of the
union by missionary heads in Rome,
will preside at the meetings of this
group.
Missionary Exposition.
Opening Tuesday morning, August
u, will be missionary exposition in
the National Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception on the campus of
the university, in which half hun
ored religious orders and associa-
tions for the support of mission ac-
tlvlties will be presented The expo
sltlon hall will be open daily from
m. until pm, and the exposition
will continue through Saturday and
Sunday, August 26 and 27.
The keynote address of the con-
vention will be delivered Tuesday
night by Bishop Thill. and on this
same program will be heard the rec
tor OF the university, the Right Rev.
Joseph M. Corrigan, who will speak
on the relation of university educa-
ton to the progress of religion.
Speakers Wednesday night will be
national directors of the principal
home and mission aid organizations.
The Right Rev. Thomas j. Nc
Donnell of New York, national dl-
rector of the Society for the Propa-
cation of the Faith, will discuss for
eign mission aid, while the Rev.
Thomas j. Reed of Chicago, as
sistant to the president of the Cath
olic Church Extension Society, Will
speak on the method of home mis-
sion support. A glamorous toucn
Will be added to the program OF this
evening by the appearance of Mar
tin Good Rider, Blackfoot Indian
boy, protege OF the Marquette League
for Indians Missions, who recently
was awarded a Hollywood contract,
making his first appearance in the
movies with Shirley Temple in "Su-
eannah of the Mounties." The SUBJ
tect of Martins address is: What
the Black Robe Has Done For Me
to Lead Me Close to Christ"
Racial Problems Considered.
The general meeting of Thursday
afternoon, August a. will be de-
voted to discussions of interracial
problems, led by the Rev. John T.
Gillard, S. S. j., and the Rev. j. B.
Tennelly, S. S., national secretary
of the Commission for Indian and
Negro Missions. DR.. Gillard will re-
port the results of survey on the
effect of the "anti-prejudice" cam
paigns launched at earlier gather
ings.
Religious instruction of children
will be the topic of discussion at
Thursday nights meeting, with the
Very Rev. John E. Kuhn of Gin
cinnati notioy,o1 I;rootor 49,