s often
yield to a policy of so called broadmindedness and alleged charity.
But those we have in mind, are the leaders, among the clergy and the
laity. They are grounded in their belief, know its principles and
should be prepared to throw off that aloofness which shades the light
of their faith and prevents it from being seen by those who are bound
to them, in the everyday life, by national, social, commercial, and
often by family ties.

This _quasi_ universal attitude of aloofness has developed among us
what we might call "The policy of waiting." The festive board of
Christ's faith is ready, but the guests from another fold are wanting.
Have we gone "by the highways and byways" and forced ourselves upon
their attention by our pressing invitations . . . "_compelle intrare_?"
No, we stand at the door of the Banquet Hall, receiving politely and
with joy, it is true, those who ask to come in; and there, for the most
part, ends our apostolate. This naturally leads us to say frankly what
we think could be done. For we believe that our methods of apostolate
call for revision, need readjustment. The way to become like St. Paul,
"All things to all men, that we may save them all," (I. Cor. I., 22)
changes with the times.

In the great drama of life the stage-settings are ever shifting and the
_dramatis personae_, changing. The success of the actor is to fit in
as the play goes on. This he does by adopting ways and methods most
appropriate to his surroundings. The problems we face are always the
same, but to be efficient our methods of handling them must evolve and
adjust themselves to the temper of the age. What should be then the
characteristic features of our apostleship among non-Catholics? The
neglect of readjustment of our methods in dealing with our separated
brethren is the avowed cause of the tremendous waste of energy and the
explanation of meagre results. "An enormous amount of energy," said
Father Benson,--and he had the experience,--"has been expended
uselessly in the past, assaulting positions that are no longer held,
and by lack of appreciation of present conditions." In this age of
loose thinking and of rapid dissemination of ideas, _aggressiveness_,
supported by active propaganda, characterizes every world-wide movement
in government, industry, science and religion. Every doctrine, every
theory comes into the open and makes a strong bid for our hearing, for
our following. Why should not the true d