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CAMPAIGNERS FORCHRIST HANDBOOK

BY

DAVID GOLDSTEIN

THOMAS J. FLYNN & CO. INC.PUBLISHERS

62-64 ESSEX STREET BOSTON MASS.


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THIS E DI T I ONOF T H E

CAMPAIGNERS FOR CHRIST HANDBOOKIS DEDICATED TO T H E

Itnigbt5 of C:olumbu5I N APPRECIATION OF IT S RESOLVE TO TRAIN ITS MEMBERS

I N TH E UNDERSTANDING OF CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICSFOR TH E PURPOSE OF CARRYING T H E CATHOLICMESSAGE TO T H E MAN I N T H E STREET.

1931 - First printing 16,:156193:1 - Second printing 16,4731934 - Third printing 16,500

Nib" OfJl5tatPATRICK J. WATERS, PH.D.Censor LibrorumJEmprimatutWILLIAM CARDINAL O'CONNELL

Archbishop of Boston


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FOREWORDThis book of information is a handy compilation of doctrinal,historical, and statistical data and arguments to be used by Campaigners

for Christ in their endeavor to reconcile their fellow-Americans ofdiffering beliefs to the cause of unity in Christ and His Church. Init will be found the basic teachings of Catholicity as well as answersto inquiries and objections with which campaigners are likely to beconfronted while addressing open-air meetings in the interest of thingsCatholic.The same motive that prompted my coworker, the late Mrs. Martha

Moore Avery, and myself to publish "Campaigning for Christ" underlies this Book of Information: I t is to express gratitude to AlmightyGod for the intellectual light and moral strength which, throughregeneration in the waters of Holy Baptism, brought me safely withinthe Christ-given power, the beauty, the holiness, and the divinity ofthe Catholic Church.This Handbook is, in part, a re-assertion and continuance of thework set forth in "Campaigning for Christ," which was writtenseven years ago to tell the story of seven years' pioneer street campaigning, a story that demonstrated the practicability of carrying theCatholic message to the man in the street in hundreds of municipalitiesbetween the Golden Gate City of SanFrancisco and the Capital of theOld Bay State. I t was an acknowledgment of our indebtedness toHis Eminence William Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston,for the inauguration of this Catholic lay apostolate, the first of itskind in modern times. I t was an appreciation of the gracious privilege accorded us by twenty-six Archbishops and Bishops who promotedthis unique work by permitting it to be carried on within theirecclesiastical jurisdictions.The hope (expressed in "Campaigning for Christ") to see othersof the laity put on the armor of God and go out into the highways andhedges to bring atheistic, agnostic, and pantheistic fellow-Americans

to right-reason, and to God; to bring the lost sheep of the House ofIsrael to the recognition of their Messiah; to bring Protestants backto the Church of their forefathers seems on the verge of being realized.The call of the Church for "the zeal of the laity" to be brought"actively into play" for the "propagation of Christian truth andwarding off errors" is bringing favorable responses. Groups ofOatholic laymen in various parts of our country are taking up thestudy of apologetics with the object of becoming Campaigners forChrist. May this Campaigners for Christ Handbook volume aid themin their work.May21, 1931.

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FOREWORD TO THIRD EDITIONExactly three years have passed since the first edition of the Cam-

paigners for Christ Handbook was published, during which time33,000 copies were sold, mostly at outdoor gatherings.Every publication in which the book was reviewed expressed higheeteommendations. To cite a few of many:America called it "an eminently practical book."The Bo8ton Pilot designated it "a laudable attempt to awaken thepropaganda spirit needed among his fellow-laymen."The Bombay Examiner classified it as "a well-stocked arsenal ofdialectical weapons for the lay spostolste."The Dominu:ano declared "this Campaigners for Christ HanrIbooishould be read by the priest, the religious, the teacher and fifJr1

layman."The Commonweal recommended it as "a splendid source book whichevery Catholic layman who is a bit shaky in apologetics should study."The EccleBiaatical Review saw in it "a range and pointedness ofinformation which gives the book a value beyond the field of c0ntroversy and public exposition. "To cite one of hundreds of personal commendations:Bishop William J. Hafey (Raleigh) graciously wrote - "Your Cam-paigners for ChristHandbook is providential. I t is just the kind oftext-book I have been seeking for the study clubs of the Catholio

Daughters."With the appearance of the Handbook the author and his aseociatedcampaigner for Christ started off on the most extensive and continuous series of open air meetings ever conducted by the Catholic laity,which series is still in progress as this third edition is off the pretlB.During the period of three successive years hundreds of open airmeetings were addressed in cities along the Rio Grande, the PacifioOcean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Southern Atlantic States and

elsewhere. Whether in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Florida,North Carolina, or Georgia, in fact everywhere (save in two places)the people sssembled around the lecture car listened courteously,asked questions, generally inquiringly, and often departed with acopy of tAe Campaigner8 for Christ Handbook in their possession,perhaps tlte first Catholic book that they had ever purchased. Theonly exeeptioJll werein Sacramento, California, where the Communistseadeavored to oheck the holding of a Catholic meeting on the Plazaand Nelsonville, Ohio, where the K.K.K. exploded a bomb that shook

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FOREWORD vhe city and kept a cross burning during the two hours that theeeting was in progress.TM 80'1J.tkem M68aenger (San Antonio) said - "The remarkableeception given the campaigners for Christ in Texas and the Southest prove that the people want to hear what the Catholic Churchas to say, provided it is said in the right way."TM CaOwlic Laymen.'8 Bulletin (Augusta, Ga.) said - "InGeorgia, these lay apostles received a most courteous hearing, theyostered good-will. These eloquent, staunch, charitable laymen haveplanted seedswhich will provide harvests for untold years to come,ot only through the light they brought to non-Catholics, but throughthe inspiration they have given to Catholics."The Handbook and the nationwide tour that began with its publiation had the encouragement of street speaking as one of its objectives. The realization of this objective is at hand. The meetingsddressed from the lecture car in Oklahoma City, Baltimore andWashington, D. C., marked the inaugural of campaigns for Christ byocal groups trained for the work. In addition to this activity, theK. of C. resolved to prepare its members for the presentation ofCatholic truth to the populace assembled out in the open spaces ofmerica. Thus the much needed propaganda spirit among the laityis being awakened.A new and extended list of Catholic Universities will be found onpages 316,317,318. In pages 75, 89, 101, 136-137, 214, 227, and 271,answers have been inserted to some additional queries often presentedat Quiz Periods during the countrywide tour.The practicability and timeliness of campaigning for Christ hasbeen successfully demonstrated.Campaigners are needed.May this Handbook rally them for the service.May 21st, 1934.


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CAMPAIGNING FOR CHRISTIS

CARRYING THE CATHOLIC MESSAGE TO THEMAN IN THE STREETCampaigning for Christ is positively proclaiming what Catholicsbelieve:Campaigningfor Christ is an educational work of an expositoryrather than a controversial character:Campaigning for Christ is boldly, yet courteously, setting forth. the principles, history, and practices of the Catholic Church:Campaigning for Christ is answering questions - be they of aninquiring, controversial or hostile character - in a spirit thatwins the respect, if not always the assent, of all classes of persons:Campaigning for Christ is to win Protestants, Jews, and unbelievers to an unbiased investigation of the claims of the CatholicChurch:Campaigning for Christ is an endeavor to enlighten the unin-

formed, to dissipate misunderstanding, to coin public sentimentinto Catholic favor:Campaigning for Christ wins, for it is never anti-Protestant, antiJewish, nor anti-Anythingelse. I t is always pro-Christian andpro-American.

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APOSTLE TO THE MAN IN THE STREETBORN

STEUBEN, MAINE MARTHA MOORE AVERY1851

DIEDMlIlDJ'ORD, KASS.

1929From the eulogy given by Rev. Dennis Murphy, pastor, Saint JamesChurch, Medford., a.t the solicitation ofHis Eminence WilliamCardinalO'Connell, who requested that "credit be given to Mrs. Avery for thework she has done.""This work by its very nature together with the perfection of its

accomplishment is, I am sure, known and appreciated by thousands."The natural basis upon whichGod with her cooperation, raised herto a supernatural state, was her love for humanity, and her desire forits betterment. At first she thought that economic solution alonewould be sufficient to better the condition of mankind. At least, shefelt that this was the underlying and fundamental principle uponwhich all movements for human betterment must rest."With her inquiring and critical mind, in the course of time, shediscovered that this alone was inadequate. To properly estimatehuman relations, to encourage and promote their stability, and togive man a measure of peace and contentment, Religion must be itseye, and Eternity must be its goal."She sought the answer in Emerson, only to find that after restingawhile in the shadows, she was still hungering for the substance. Hermind open, honest, rugged, driving toward a conclusion which would

benot only satisfying to herself, but which would turn the bitternessof the children of the race into gladness, and their sorrow into joy,could not deceive itself, nor deceive others.A LIVING EXAMPLE OF TRUTH

"Karl Marx, Socialist, with his materialistic conception of historyand his doctrine of determinism, would surely put the world arightin its proper relation if it was only understood. But in this as in everyother quest the everlasting something was absent.

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viii APOSTLE TO THE MAN IN THE STREET"Truth, sheer, naked truth alone was the everlasting somethingwhich she sought. I t was not Emerson. It was not Marx. I t wasChrist. And a child shall lead her, for it was her only child (Sister

St. Mary Martha, C.N.D.), whomshe had sent to a Canadian conventfor its cultural advantages, who there found Christ and led her to Him."In 1904 she was received into the Catholic Church, and for thelast quarter of a century the Inspired Word, 'The Lip of Truth madesteadfast,' has found her a living and inspired example. The riderof the white horse of the Apocalypse named Verax has found itscounterpart in this white-mantled champion of truth, who can offeras her credential before the judgment seat ofGod these words, ' I spokeof Thy testimonies, and I was not ashamed.'"And where did she speak His testimony? To the simple vendorwho came to her door; to the intellectuals within classic walls; andto the vast multitude to which she spoke on comer, in park and hall,and public square."She was still a propagandist. For her, to possess Truth was toshare it. To go out into the open was her ambition, and she, with her

associate, Mr. Goldstein, with the approbation of His Eminence,inaugurated the first open-air movement since St. Francis of Assisicarried the message of Christ, 700 years ago, to the man in the street.STRONG SPIRIT AND MIGHTY WILL

"The approbation of His Eminence was really a commission. For,with these two modem disciples of Francis on either side of HisEminence as he blessed their auto-van and their work, he sent themforth to do all in their power to promote our country's good and thehonor and glory of God."With her strong spirit and her mighty will, with her wealth ofideas, she always had a charming saving grace of knowing her place.She loved her cause better than herself. She sought not office, butrather a successful accomplishment for which a movement or a society

was organized."The lip of truth was steadfast. Her last appeal to the crowdwhich she loved (as she stood on Boston Common the Sunday beforeher death) was from the words of that day's Gospel, 'He spoke right.'"May we not hope that the morning sun that brought to her theshadows of death,also presaged the Light which has not failed, will

not fail, is the same yesterday, today and forever, Christ. Maythat light be hers forever."

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CONTENTSFOREWORD .

AN A1'osTLB TO THE MAN IN THE 8TBmrrCHAPTERI. HAPPINlIl88

II. GoD . . . . . . . . . . . . ."Is the Catholic Church Opposed to Science?"III. RELIGION IV. EVOLUTION The Existence ofManTerm ''Evolution''The Soul . . . . .The Monkey Origin of ManNatural Selection . . Missing LinklI The Book of GenesisV. THE JEWS TerminologyJudaism. . . . . .Basic Points of AgreementJewish Population. . Divisions in Judaic World

Rationalism . . . .Einstein - Spinoza - PantheismThe Wise FaIJilly . .Was Not Jesus a Jew?The CrucifixionThe TrinityThe PropheciesThe MessiahVI. THE INQUISITIONDogmas. . . .~ ~ z a ~ e r ~ y : r ~ :The ganish InquisitionBaptism of Jews . . .Inquisition MisrepresentedPunishment . .Inquisition PoliticalVII. JESUS CHBIST Some Miracles of ChristThe Resurrection .

VIII; MARY . "Do Not Catholics Worship Mary?"The "Brethren" of Our Lord . .Perpetual Virginity of Maryix

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x CONTENTSCH.A.PTEB

IX. CmuST'S CHURCHChurch Defined . . .The Congregat:wnali3t EditorCommunion of Saints. .Church Established .Marks of Christ's ChurchCatholic or Roman Catholic? . .Protestants and the Apostles Creed X. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH .Doctrine and OrganizationThe Pope . . . . .The Cai'dinals .The Curia . . .The Vatican State .Vatican Ambassadors. 0 United States and the VaticanReligions of the WorldMissions 0 0 Educational Institutions .Charitable Institutions .Personnel of Church in U. SoReligious Statistics . . . . . . . .Percentage of Church Attendance in Each State 0State Record of First Place in Church MembershipMembers ~ Church. . . . .. .,Academic Training of Clergymen . . : . .Growth of the Catholic ChurchXI. THE HEAD OP CHRIST'S CHURCHThe Rock .Petros Petra . 0 Gospel Proof of Peter's PrimacyPeter's Denial of Christ . . .Peter in Rome 0 Sovereign Pontiffs. . . . ."Were There Three Popes?" ."Can Only an Italian Be Pope?"Who Is the 666? . . . . .XII. GoD'S CHURCH INFALLIBLETruth Infallible . . . . . . . . . .Bible Testimony . . . . . . . . . . .Miseonceptions of Infallibility . . 0 Manifest Infallibility . . . . . . 0 "Can a Man Who Accepts the Infallibility of the PopeBe Loyal to His Country?"XIII. THE CHRISTIAN BmLE Sin of Adam . . . ."Search the Scriptures" .The Rule of Faith. . . 0 Making Up the Bible. . . .The Bible Belongs to the ChurchSome Protestant VersionsCain's Wife. 0Luther's Discovery . . .Man's Word lOS. God's Word. . . ."Who Changed the Sabbath to Sunday?"Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . . . .

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War ...Popes as MediatorsCapital Punishment

THE SECTS The Term "Sect" Defined . . . . .Chronological List of Sects That Are No MoreProtestantism . . . . . . . . ..The Term Protestant. . . .Beginning of Protestant ChurchesLuther . . .Henry VIII . .Origin of Churches . . .Knights of Columbus' 'Oath"

CHRIST'S SACRAMENTAL SYSTE)(Grace . . . . . .The Sacraments Defined .Sacramenta1s . . . . . . . . ."What Does the Sign of the Cross Mean?"' 'What Is Holy Water?"BAPTISM Original Sin . . . .Christ and Baptism . .Infant Baptism . . ."Did the Jews Baptize?" . . . . .The Baptism of John - The Baptism of JesusCatholics in Prisons . . . . . . .

CoNlI'IRMATION Protestantism and Confirmation . . . . .Scripture and Confirmation . . . . . . ."Do Catholics Believe That the ~ p i r i t u a l Gifts Re-ceived in Confirmation Make Salvation Sure?" . 233THE HOLY EUCHARIST . . . . . . 234"Why Does the Catholic Church Refuse to Give theCup to the Laity?". . . . . . ... . . 240"Do Catholics Take Transubstantiation in the LiteralSense as a Matter of Faith?" . 240THE MASS . 242The Sacrifice . . . . . . . . . .. 242How the Mass Represents the Sufferings of Christ . 245Some Historic Evidence . . . . . . . . . 247

"Why Is Latin, a Dead Language, Used in CatholicCeremonies?" . . . . . . . . . . . 249PENANCE 250The Process of Confession 253A Popular Notion . 255A Vicious View . . . . . . . . . . . 255

S e c r ~ c y of the Confessional . . . . . . . . 256The Healing Balm of Confession . . . . . . 257"Why Not Go Straililit to God Instead of Going toMediators? The Bible Says That 'There Is One God,and One Mediator of God and Man, the Man JesusChrist.' " . . . . . . . . . . . . 258"Why Should One Confess to a Priest? He Can GoStraight to God" . . . . . . 259


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INDULGENCES. . . .Definition of Term "Indulgence"Temporal Punishment . . .What an Indulgence Is and Is NotHOLY ORDERS . . . Celibacy of the Clergy . . . . . . . . ."Does Not the Bible Say That All Christians ArePriests?". . . . . . . . . . . . ."Call No Man Father"

MATlUKONT Indissolubility .Impediments . . .The Ne Temere Decree . .Our American Divorce Record . . .Divorces Relative to Population. . .Terms -"Divorce" and "Annulment"Historic Cases. . . . . . . . .The Bible and Marriae . . . . . .Marriage a Relation - Not a Mere Contract

ExTREIIE UNCTION . . . . . "If, 88 Atheists Say, There Is No Soul, Then ExtremeUnction Becomes Nothinlt More or Less than aComfort to a Dying Catholic" ' . .IIIMORTALITT OJ' THE SOUL . . What Distinguishes the Soul. . . . . . . ."My Dog Is Better than Most Men; Anyhow Haeek:elSays, I f Men Have Souls the Higher Animals AlsoHave Souls" .HEAVEN . . . . . . ."I Want M ~ e a v e n Here" ."With Not ' to Do, HeavenPlace for Me', . . . .PuRGATORYHELL '"'.Hell Out of Date . . . .Recoiling from Belief in Hell .Goodness of God . .Protestants and SalvationGoon WORKs. . .Slavery. . . .Church and State .Conversion of NationsGuilds.Socialism .Education . . . . . . . . . . .Universities Established Before the ReformationUniversities Established Since the ReformationParochial and Public Schools~ t b y ' N ~ :Hospitals . .

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