Catholic Seamen’s Institute Dublin

New Zealand Tablet, 19 January 1922, Page 15

Catholic Seamen’s Institute Dublin

The activities of this Seamen’s Institute, conducted by the Brothers of the Society of St. Vincent do Paul, during the past twelve months have been considerably greater than those of any other year since its foundation. The chief feature of this estimable work is the regular visiting on every Sunday morning of the ships and the facilitating and encouraging of the men in attending Mass. The Brothers distribute beads, scapulars, etc., and also supply the sailors with decent literature. Every evening the Rosary is recited by the seamen present. At the consecration of the Institute to the Sacred Heart, at which Father Early, P.P., presided, so me'fifty men were present.. The following statistics show in a concrete form the extent and the amount of the work done last year: Number of visits paid to Institute by- seamen,. 8458; number of visits paid to ships, 1046 number present at Rosary, 2079; number of Catholic seamen interviewed, 973. am —

A Christian hand f must by no means be lifted up in resistance; for Christ will not have His disciples like the rest of the world, but orders them to shine with a distinguished patience and meekness, and to win men over from their sins by such gentle arts as conversion.