iritual delicacies" to the few good souls around them, while at
their very doors crowds are dying of spiritual hunger for want of
bread. And in all tranquillity of conscience they will raise their
eyes to Heaven and thank the Lord that they are not like them. If
indeed we wait until the non-Catholics come to our churches and to our
rectories and ask to be received into the Church, we shall wait until
Doomsday. After all, what we here advocate, is nothing new. Is it not
the modern interpretation, suited to our times, of the "_Omnia
Omnibus_"--"All things to all men," of St. Paul?

Along what definite lines should this aggressiveness be developed?
Zeal, we know, is very ingenious in its ways and means, and has in
their use the freedom of the spirit of God. Yet, there are certain
methods, certain activities, which have proved successful and could be
adopted to suit the circumstances of each community. Missions to
non-Catholics and lectures in public halls, if well and intelligently
advertised, will always draw an audience. Nothing appeals more to the
mind of the inquirer than a lucid and simple exposition of the Faith.
Controversy beclouds the issue. Were there any particular doubt in
mind, the Question-box affords an opportunity to elucidate it. The
distribution of literature will confirm the message of the spoken word
and continue to carry on its work, helping the seed to germinate in
God's own time. Inquiry classes and information bureaus are of a great
help to those who are reluctant yet to meet a priest, or to be known as
wavering in their faith.

The great error in connection with this matter is to expect immediate
results from such work. Truth and Divine Grace work slowly. To
measure the success of a lecture or a mission to non-Catholics by the
number of immediate converts is completely unfair and against reason.
The main and direct object of these lectures is to combat the three
obstacles in the way of conversion, indifference, ignorance, and
prejudice, and to prepare the soil for the Great Sower. The important
point we should not forget is that, as in all propaganda, the
"_systematic follow-up work_" counts. The persistency and recurrence
of the message give it its strength and influence.

In all we have said and suggested it must not be supposed that we
forget Faith to be a gift of God . . . _Donum Dei_. The salvation and
sanctification of a soul are essentially a supernatural process. We
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