. The First American Catholic Missionary Congress. first American £&lMiz missionary Congress. During my short stay in this country I already have beenvery much impressed by many things, by your magnificentinstitutions, by your Catholic University with its first-classequipment of professors, by your well-organized parishes, bythe zeal and learning of your clergy, by the work done andbeing done among our non-Catholic friends, and last of allbut by no means least, by the Catholic laity, who by theirgenerosity and devotion have done so much to spread theChurch in this country. Anyone who looks bac
. The First American Catholic Missionary Congress. first American £&lMiz missionary Congress. During my short stay in this country I already have beenvery much impressed by many things, by your magnificentinstitutions, by your Catholic University with its first-classequipment of professors, by your well-organized parishes, bythe zeal and learning of your clergy, by the work done andbeing done among our non-Catholic friends, and last of allbut by no means least, by the Catholic laity, who by theirgenerosity and devotion have done so much to spread theChurch in this country. Anyone who looks back on the lastfifty years can see the progress that has been made, and surelyit speaks in eloquent testimony of deep faith and noble spiritof sacrifice. In fact, I have nothing but praise and admirationfor the systematic, organized work which is being done forthe conversion of souls, for the glory of God and for the ex-tending of His Kingdom in this free land of America. (Ap-plause.) But you want to hear from me a little about the mis-sionary work in England. (Applause.) The opportunities
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