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hold the Christian principles on which ths eountry was founded. © Dy going te ol men—One of the gresten tributes to Christ was that “He went aboet doing good.” We too must mingle among “eB amen” who know Him pot, whether they live is the crowded cities or in the scattered renal areas. It is absolutely necessary for us to “go” to them—to bring Christ to them. They will mot come to us. They have just as much right to His blessings as we have. They are entitled to them. If they reject them, that is their re spoasibilicy. But we have a serious obligation at least to offer them. ‘We wo easily forget chat the very word “Catholic” means “universal,” that Cathobc Action should mean interest in everybody. ... “There must be something wrong about the outlook of those Catholics,” seid one person, who can be so perfect in the practice of what they hold to be the true religion and yet show wo little interest in sharing it with other.” ® Dy transmitting priecipieo—Good example i mecessary, but far more than example ia needed. Christ meant that we should pass on His fun- damental principles when He ssid to “preach the gospel to every creature.” Ideas change the world. The wrong ideas of the totalitarian state, spread far and wide, even in our ows country, have infected the lives of hundreds of millions, Until people like you bring the If we had the cure for cancer and people were dying of it, how long should we haststr » being it to them? Positive action must be taken. Merely com- accomplish litte It is quite amentis! co up hold and pass on to the Handred Millon sack inmotable principles as the following which the sati-Christians are increasingly oxcaching 1s wadsy snd of which too many Christians are ¢. the Ten Commandments; 4. the sacred charecter of the individual; ¢. the weactity of the lifelong merriage bond; f. the sanctity of the ome as the basic wnit of the whole buman femily; 4. the bumen rights of every persom come from God and not from the state; & the right, based on buman nature, to pos- sexs private property, with its consequent ebligetion to society; 4 due respect for domestic, civil, end religious eathority, Ways of transuicting principics 1. Oy Metuning to those in trecble—Many who are confused, in sorrow, in doubt, or discoar- aged want to talk to someone. A kind word, @ helping hand, listening to those in trouble fey often be the means of bringing the peace ef Christ into their lives. 2. By Informing these whe knew not-—Most of the Huodred Million ia our country actually banger for the teachings of Christ, but too Gre Christians are interested in them, ss well @ ia the billion in paganism over the world. Maay who bave mo religion feel that the Cecholic Church does mot want them, becsuse 2 makes bircle attempt co reach them... . A Ghristopher must ever bear in mind that “the mime is Lord over all, sich unto all chat Gal pon him. For whosoever shall call pce the eame of the Lord, shall be saved. How fhe shall they call on him, in whom they have fast believed? Or how shall they believe hice ef whoen they have noe heard? And how shall they hens, without a preacher?” (Romans Wo:13-15), yw