. The First American Catholic Missionary Congress. h a difference in function, then that resultwill not be the least of its benefits. (Applause.) I like to think of the Catholic Church as an army in whichare enlisted the laity and their officers the clergy, and theirgenerals the bishops, and their Commander-in-Chief the HolyFather—all one army fighting for souls. We are all of usjoint stockholders in the soul-saving business, the laity and theclergy together, one mystical body of Jesus Christ (applause),and so this is the laymans opportunity to come in and show tothe whole world that we are no
. The First American Catholic Missionary Congress. h a difference in function, then that resultwill not be the least of its benefits. (Applause.) I like to think of the Catholic Church as an army in whichare enlisted the laity and their officers the clergy, and theirgenerals the bishops, and their Commander-in-Chief the HolyFather—all one army fighting for souls. We are all of usjoint stockholders in the soul-saving business, the laity and theclergy together, one mystical body of Jesus Christ (applause),and so this is the laymans opportunity to come in and show tothe whole world that we are not two distinct bodies in Christ,but only one. So I have the pleasure of introducing Mr. Fanning, who isSecretary of the Board of Governors of the Catholic ChurchExtension Society, and who will now read his paper on TheLaymans Opportunity. (Applause.) THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE LAYMAN. Mr. M. A. Fanning, Cleveland, Ohio. Your Grace, Fellow-members of the First American CatholicCongress: This three days discussion of the various phases of the new 234. first American Catholic missionary Congress
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