Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THE RFVFRFMJ FATHER XANI DER SQHLEREA 5 J Going wherefore Uliearh Ee Q11 ,iaatluns Gomg the1efo1e teach xe all natlons 15 the Dlx 1ne mandate xxhlch ou1 Lold gaxe to the Apostles And thex the Apostles and thelr successoxs haxe ohex ed thls command Thex haxe carrled the xx ork of the Gospel to all palts of the xx orld teachlng and baptwlng In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holx Ghost So xxell had thex done thls noble xx ork that bx the mlddle of the elghteenth centulx the BIISSIODS xxere one of the greatest glorles of the Cathollc Chulch Then xxhen It xxas it the xelx pe lk of lts hulled f1OIH its emmence and dashed agalnst the rocks ot Antl Cath olxusm The cause of thxs xxas p1mc1pallx the F1ench Rex olutlon for xx1th 1ts adx ent and the subsequent dom1nat1on of Europe bx Napo leon those COUIIUIGS that had supported the Church became lts ljlt telest enemle I . . . v V L ll 1 ' l, Y. . 66 ' O Q 0 9 , , ' fi H . A Q V . ,, .Y . 7 ! ., ' ' V 1 L1 1 1 1 ka v , ' - 4- y it f I 1 f r v 1 l, l ' 1 ' ,, ' 1 ' . I - . s Y V ' , L, 2 v .Lv 2 ' K. splendor and when lts future success seemed assured, It was suddenly - 1.,' l .1 51 'As vf A1 u' . mv 1 1 ' . y v. ' 1 v r v ' I r . 'I v Y: - ' ' ' s.

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K Lb ly wgygwgsfvvgwgwsawq L x 1: rxx x sexes sux sexe But thls condltlon could not and d1d not endure fO1 long Wlth the downfall of Napoleon Mlsslonary work 16V1V6d and was Callled on with new v1gor As lf by maglc Mlsslonaly SOCIQIIGS splang up everywhere Prlests and funds were sent to the East and once more the Church was fulhlllng the D1v1ne lny unctlon One of these socletles whlch sprang up after the French Revolu t10H was the SOC19ty fo1 the Propagatlon of the Falth It or1g1nated ln Lyons France and soon estabhshed branches IH all parts of the world For nearly a hundred years th1s soclety carrled on 1ts vt 01k lncreaslng 1n numbers and 1n power lllltll It became the folemost MIQSIOHQFY Soclety of the Church But hlstory repeats ltself No sooner had the MISSIOHEFY vu ork 11sen to such helghts than lt agaln recelved a SSTIOUS setback by the World War PFQVIOUS to this vsar the SOCIQIQ fo1 the Propa gatlon of the Falth had recelved most of lts support from the falth ful of Europe Now these countrles crushed and povel ty str1cken were unable to contlnue ln thelr malntenance of the Soclety Although thls lack of financlal support greatly hampel ed the M1s slonarles a st1ll greater ev1l arose In Indla Chlna Japan Kolea leaders arose and preached an ant1fo1e1gn doctrlne The lgnolant natlves lmbued wlth the sp1r1t of thls doctrlne began to look wlth susplclon on the good MISSIOHZTIQS and mcreased thelr d1fT1cult1es ten fold It seemed as lf the devll were workmg overtlme 1n an effolt to destroy the MISSIONS In thls cr1s1s the Soclety for the P1 opagatlon of the Falth tu1 ned to Amerlca tor a1d and It was not dlsappomted Branches we1e In fact so enthuslastlc dld the Cathollcs of Amer1ca become 1n th1s D1v1ne work that thelr Splrlt soon spread to the younger membe1s of the famlly so that unlts were formed 1n ey ery Cathollc School It was for thls purpose therefore that just before the Chrlstmas Holldays we recelved a VlS1t from Father Van der Schuel en S J a Vlqlt whlch w1ll long remain ln our memory as most ple lsant and most touchlng It was lndeed a grwnd slght to see the venel able Mls slonary smlle remlnlscently as he related tales of h1s forty odd years as a Mlsslonary To hear hlm made one forget h1s suuoundmgs and W1 h only that he too could have some share IH so great so noble a work That lt IS great and noble who can doubt? Is lt not the vs o1k whlch Chrlst Hlmself has ordered us to do? And It lb pleasant work too for Father Van der Schueren sald that 1n splte of the chscomforts and prlvatlons that he has endured h1s years as a Mlsslonaly hay been the happlest of h1S llfe and hls only deslre IS that he may once more return to Indla and to h1S beloved work He sald that money was necessary to perpetuate thls work that although more than a m1ll1on converts have been made IH Indla, mol e than mnety percent of the populatlon are stlll pagans wallowmg 1n the superstltlons practlced by thelr ancestors centuries ago He also stressed the need of natlve Prlests and he exhorted us 1n the Name of Jesus Chrlst to help ln His work Thls was an appeal to whlch none could say nay Every one of us then and there resolved to become a member of the Soclety and to do our blt 1n thls noble work We have kept th1s resolutlon and we are proud to say that every pupll of the AQUIHHS Instltute 19 now a member of the SOC16ty for the Propagatlon of the Falth If n' rf Lf :IX Ru HARD J STRAUB N R X X XhX1X1NEU1X59XbfXEvN55fN5 XY9X35'N55fY' N3 NEWX5 4X5 NEBAQ9 Q',i..'QuY gap, W, -1 g-iv, 'fi nu -1-VQ.,xu,,iu,i:.4,,3-, fu,-1u,,ixu,,q ..f'r:,k,g Fl ,-x .'x'1:':', .- 4- uLH-m:,:X:Y:-:X-1.x-- 'ts In-s.1.xux.s.:. x . xumnrrsxsgx 1. tx :L n rm. rev. n ' E gf . . . . Q i . . . , ' s . ' gg . ' . ' - if v u u 1 Q . s Fi Y N s H - -. - 7 Y . . . . X,-,gf . 4 . Q 16 . . ., . . , ry, . . . . . . Q - . If . s ' f ' s- ,qs K 1 H -. . v . a .1 9 9 l a . . . . . - - . - K - . . ,. . 1, . ' y gg . . .' . 1 ' l 'l . Z? formed 1n every parlsh and m1ll1ons of new members were enllsted. MG y . . .... . . . . . . 4 W, , K ,XA . . K . Y Y . .N , i . w .A S yy . . . . Q . , . ., yyps y .U. . . . . S S H. yn in . . - n q ' ' - bv . . . H . - , - - I me . . . l . .H K , gig . . . . . 4, , . V ' ' - . . y . . y A . . . L, . . . . . l ' . K . S . I . ' S, '94 - - - as , - Za u . Y. y ' 1142? ' . ' as . . K A' . .K E . . 41' . E1 El Ulf-' 12 '11',.'1ls, QF,'-J' Q. 1. ,',- 5 :sk 1w,,'-1:3 'A xx , is , ,X is., 1: xt, :QM 415, 9, ,gfmag 4, Qi, Xsawssawewawawslsawawassasisavswsasfsasfsaefhasnlasgfsgisgefsavfsiiasisskwsasigsnwlgiffzli 8