Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . what with theirfields and the lack of rainfall, mostof these Indian families are woe-fully indigent. It may be asked whether no waycan be hit upon of making thesemissions self-supporting after thenecessary buildings have beenerected with outside help. Thisphase of the Indian problem hasbeen duly considered, and there isgrowing hope that something inthat regard may be soon accom-plished. Indeed, it were no verydifficult matter to support eachmission from the products of thefields donated to it, if each Fatherhad not so many missions to lookafter. It is mainly f
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . what with theirfields and the lack of rainfall, mostof these Indian families are woe-fully indigent. It may be asked whether no waycan be hit upon of making thesemissions self-supporting after thenecessary buildings have beenerected with outside help. Thisphase of the Indian problem hasbeen duly considered, and there isgrowing hope that something inthat regard may be soon accom-plished. Indeed, it were no verydifficult matter to support eachmission from the products of thefields donated to it, if each Fatherhad not so many missions to lookafter. It is mainly for this reason,the vast extent of each mission-arys field, that with an eye to themore pressing need of evangeliza-tion they must rely for some yearsyet on the alms of the the advent of more mission-aries the work will go forwardmore rapidly, and the now dismallooking Indian villages become thedecent homes of thriving Chris-tian communities. Heaven hastenthe day; for even now the fieldsare white already to 406 FRANCISCAN HERALD FRANCISCAN NEWS Rome. Italy.—The Franciscan missionsof the Province of St. Mary of Ara Coeliin Bolivia are mourning the loss of oneof their foremost missionaries in the per-son of Very Rev. Fr. Romuald DAmbro-gi. who died on March 30 last. Born atArce, May 2, 1846, he entered the Orderof Friars Minor in the Province of AraCoeli at Orta, and at the early age he made his solemn had he been ordained priest, thanhe begged most earnestly to be sent tothe foreign missions. He was assignedby his superiors to the missions of Boli-via, in South America, and great hopeswere entertained for his success in con-verting the heathen nations to were these hopes misplaced. Aftera brief stay at the college of Potosi, began to evangelize the Chiri-guani and with such good results thatcountless natives, young and old, re-ceived the holy sacraments of Baptismand Confirmation at his hands. It is in-credi
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