(b) Among the laity of each parish will be founded: 

The “Propagation of the Faith”—­for Foreign Missions;

The “Church Extension”—­for Home Missions.

The permanent success of these societies, once established by the field-organizer, will wholly depend on the selection and appointment of trustworthy promoters, who will distribute the missionary literature, and collect from their respective circles of 10 or 20 members the monthly fee, stipulated for each society.  This monthly collection comes as a reminder and is more effective, both morally and financially, than an annual collection taken up in the Church, as is now the prevailing custom in several dioceses.  The monthly call of the promoter is a fresh awakening of the missionary spirit in the home, and stands as the continued call of the Master of the harvest.  It keeps the interest alive and awakens anew the sympathy for the missions.

(c) Among the Children of our Separate Schools and Sunday-Schools, can be established, with great profit, The “Holy Childhood Society.”  It is wonderful what interest the kind and sympathetic hearts of children will take in missionary work.  The results obtained by the distribution of mite boxes are marvellous.  To quote an example given to us by the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, we would say that through their Sunday-School classes, they raise annually the sum of $200,000.00.

But above all, the great asset to be considered in this educational work, is the broad Catholic spirit we create and maintain in the soul of the child.  This is far more important than his actual financial contribution, and at the same time it prepares him to be, in later years, a generous contributor.  Without any doubt, the Protestants can teach us here a lesson of organization.

(d) In Colleges, Boarding-Schools, Convents and Universities why should we not have branches of the “Catholic Students Mission Crusade?” This organization is doing wonderful work in the United States, and will prove soon to be a potent factor in the Missionary activities of the Church across the boundary. 250 delegates from various institutions of higher learning, throughout the country, gathered in Washington, last August (1920), for the second annual Convention.  Among the delegates, we are proud to note, were a few Canadians.

(e) The “follow up” work is what counts in the long run, in a movement of this kind.  If we do not wish to see all this beautiful zeal for missions burn away in a passing blaze, we must have a Central Bureau, which will keep in touch with the promoters, and act as the centre of Missionary activities, in the diocese.  There all lines will converge, gathering information, bringing results; from there, as from the power-station, will go out to the workers in the field, enthusiasm and energy.  “Unity,” says F. Kinsman, “cannot be created by agitated fragments of a circumference; it must issue from a central force and be sustained by a centripetal instinct.”  The Central Bureau, or Clearing House could be confided to a trustworthy person, who would willingly give his spare hours to this great Catholic work, until it would grow to the point of necessitating a permanent and salaried secretary.