362 ANDREW J. SHIPMAN MEMORIAL 



It may not, and probably will not, make him a Catholic or 

 give him a desire to enter the Church. But whatever abates 

 prejudice, whatever increases appreciation, and whatever 

 makes the CathoHc, his creed and his manner of life and thought 

 better known and more highly valued by his fellow-Americans, 

 should be welcomed and encouraged. For this we commend the 

 proposed organization, the CathoHc Association, and bespeak 

 for it the approval and support of all who have the interests of 

 the Church at heart. 



