d "the limits of the earth have
heard the voice" of its zealous missionaries. Does not France,
notwithstanding the persecution of the Church by its government, still
remain the great missionary country of the world? She sends more
missionaries and gives more monetary aid to the "Propagation of the
Faith" than any other Catholic nation. England's return to Catholicism
is most promising, for her converts of yesterday are already in the
field afar. The awakening of that same apostolic spirit in the Church
of the United States is the most convincing sign of the great strides
Catholicity is making in that land of Liberty.

This unwritten law which prevails throughout the history of Catholic
nations and expresses so forcibly and so persistently the doctrinal
principle of which we spoke, justifies the claims of the Catholic
Extension and gives strength to its appeal.

Such are the two principles upon which rest the Extension
Society--_dogma_ and _history_. They strike the very bed-rock of our
Faith. But if its _principles_ are sublime and inspiring--its _policy_
is simple and effective.

_II.--Policy_

The policy of an organization is the direction of its activities, the
plan of campaign for the furtherance of its principles, the line of
action in the realization of its ideal. _The Policy of the Church
Extension is twofold: education and action_. To give to all the
Catholics of our country, an accurate knowledge of conditions in our
various mission fields, to develop in them the true missionary spirit,
to make them think in terms of the Church Universal . . . this is its
_educational policy_. To organize in every parish a branch of the
Society and through it to enlist the sympathy and receive the spiritual
and financial assistance of every member, to develop, co-ordinate and
direct the missionary activities of all our dioceses in favor of our
home missions; in other words, to promote efficiency through
organization, centralization of efforts with the least waste of energy
. . . this is its _policy of action_.

1. _Policy of Education_.--The acuteness of our sense of duty depends
largely on the breadth and depth of our vision. This principle
explains the importance of the Catholic Extension educational policy.
Through its official organ, "The Catholic Register," by means of
pamphlets, leaflets, and lectures and sermons, the Society is most
intent on giving to the Catholics of Canada, first hand knowledge of
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