Evening star., 1939-08-24
Gospel Spread
By Sacrifices,
Crusade Told
Very Rev. }. E. Kuhn
To Address Catholic
Students Tonight

Students Tonight
A challenge to make severe per-
sonal sacrifices so that the Chris
tian faith may be spread abroad was
presented to 5000 delegates Of the
Catholic Students Mission Crusade
today by their executive board.
The Most Rev. Francis ]. L. Beck
man, Archbishop of Dubuque, de-
Avered the boards report in a gen.
eral session at the Catholic Uni
versity gymnasium. mo missionary
endeavor has prospered save at the
cost Of great sacrifice on the part
Of Christians. It is the law of the
gospel, 1t is the history of the
church" the report said.
I'VE must not say that we are
going to convert China, India,
Japan or Africa-because CONVEX
sion Is essentially a supernatural
act and will be granted to pagan
countries in Gods own time" the
executive statement declared. What
we as crusaders dedicated to the
cause Of the missions should say is:
7 will sacrifice for China, I will
sacrifice for the United States"
Anti God" Literature.
One of the features of today's
session was the exhibition of anti
God literature" from Nazi Germany.
Typical was a cartoon. published
on the cover of a Munich journal,
showing pompous and richly garbed
priest posing at the door of his
church, while a ragged but noble
looking citizen. is standing by. In
German, the priest says:
you know, peasant, there is moth
ing wrong with this church except
that 1t is too cold"
REST assured, Reverend, we soon
will make it hot enough for you'll"
the German peasant is pictured as
saying.
Another journal, Durchbruch, is
exhibited bearing the headline. in
German: "The Pope demands trea-
son-therefore. we say fight"
The exhibit in the Catholic Uni
versity library was set up by the
Catholic Pro Dec Society at New
York City. "Anti-God" displays
from Russia, Mexico and the Amer
ican Communist party are also to
be seen.
Cites Missionary Force.
The Executive Board reported
that in 81 years the student crusade
has produced eight bishops, 1000
foreign missionaries and 1000 mis-
sionaries IN the home field. They
commended particularly the Balti-
more archdiocese, which includes
Washington, for its youth rallies.
oratorical contests and poster ex-
hibits.
A warning that the colored people
of America are drifting away from
Christianity was voiced in an ad-
dress prepared for delivery by
Father John T. Gillard, S. S. j.,
Phi. D., at a general meeting on
"Inter-racial Problems" at 2 pm.
Because the Negro enormously
thinks of white Americans as a
Christian people, he is illogically,
but none the less emphatically, be-
ginning to reject Christianity, as
an imI I1ement of race prejudice"
Father Gillard declared. He pointed
to literature produced by colored
authors since the World War as
evidence of trend toward atheism.
I would ask If we Catholics of
today are doing our duty toward
Christ by not doing our duty toward
the Negro" he said, advocating the
admission Of all races to every
Catholic college and university.
Recalls Condemnation BY Popes.
Recalling that the late Pope Plus
XI and his successor, Plus XII.
have both "emphatically condemned
the doctrine of racism," Father Gill
lard said that "the occasion for
the denunciation was the persecu-
ton OF race minorities in European
countries. but like all Catholic
teaching it is universal and applies
to similar conditions all over the
world, consequently to anti-Negro-
ism IN the United States.
Just returned from a tour of 30
States, Father Gillard said he had
found "a vast improvement in race
relations"
Other speakers at the meeting
were to include the Rev. j. B. Ten
nelly, S. S., d. D., speaking on
Problems of the Negro Missions:
tne Rev. Vincent Smith, S. V.D, of
81. Augustine Seminary, Bay st.
Louis. Miss; Robert Beckman. St.
Charles Seminary, Carthaeena
Ohio. and Patrick Molloy, Kenrick
seminary, Webster Groves, Mo.
Low mass was celebrated at 7
am. IN the crypt of the National
Shrine OF the Immaculate Con-
ception by Msgr. John F. Glavin
p. l., of Albany, NY.
The Very Rev. John E. Kuhn
national director of the Confrater-
nifty Of Christine Doctrine. will
ofSoA CoA1SlI III the university
gymnasium on "The Crusader the
Ideal Christian Educator"
To Elect Board Members.
To select new members for the
Executive Board, delegates will
gather at 8 am. tomorrow for a
general election. After a business
meeting at 10 am, the young people
from high schools and colleges over
the Nation will close their four
days Of sessions.
Two Attending Sessions
At Catholic U. Stricken
Two ltJ1dev,fe offapd{ H. ~>kl