. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. six priests. Por years, and the figures were startling. From thistiie past fifty years there has been practically no report it was shown that the average life of theCatholic emigration to Ontario, so that during priest after his ordination, say when twenty-fourthat time our increase has been by natural years of age, was fifteen years 1 And if it shouldgrowth. Of the 412 pri
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. six priests. Por years, and the figures were startling. From thistiie past fifty years there has been practically no report it was shown that the average life of theCatholic emigration to Ontario, so that during priest after his ordination, say when twenty-fourthat time our increase has been by natural years of age, was fifteen years 1 And if it shouldgrowth. Of the 412 priests practically engaged be asked, What is the cause of this alarming 4f>4 CAXADA: A\ EXCYCLOP.^^.DIA. mortality ? we will not have far to go toanswer. \Vhen the young man enters the priesthood,after passing fourteen or fifteen j-ears in collegeand seminary, he is scarcely fitted for the rough,hard work of missionary life. All aglow w^thfervour and zeal, his piety prompts him to under-take more than very often his strength warrants,or he is assigned or assisted to a large parishwhere his labours are more than his joung consti-tution can bear. After a year or two he isappointed to the charge of a scattered parish. Tlie Right Rev. Dr. Dowling. where on Sundays he is compelled to rise early,hear confessions, say mass, and drive eight ornine miles to another chapel, where he againoflers up the Holy Sacrifice, and while he is stillfasting, addresses his people. If his parish, as isvery often the case, be territorially large, he iscompelled in the most trying seasons of the year—Lent and Advent—to give Stations in theremoter parts of his mission. Returning someafternoon from one of these Stations, he findswhen he reaches home that perhaps a sick call awaits him in another part of his parish. A callof this nature is imperative, and cannot beneglected under pain of mortal sin, whether itcomes at night or day, in a pelting storm of rainor in the severest frosts of winter. Nor ca
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