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jurisdiction in one way or another all such institu-
tions fall. Much of the energy and resources of
Catholic charitable associations is taken up in the
work of representing and protecting the interests of
Catholic inmates in pubhc institutions. Cathohcs
are found in numbers among the members of such
boards, or they appear before boards in the interests
of Catholic institutions with which the State deals,
or of Cathohc inmates of public institutions.
It is impractical to attempt to describe within the limits of this exposition the numbers of Catholics engaged in this work, or to measure it in terms of money. Practically all of the activities described are carried on by men "and women who are busy at their daily occupations and who give their time, energy, and largely of their means to these works of charity, without compensation. One finds throughout this
whole range of relief-giving the aim of spiritual
strengthening and regenerating of the poor. This
spiritual complement of modern relief is developed
because of the conviction that faith is the founda-
tion of character and the one source from which any
correct attitude toward the mysteries of life may be
found. Throughout the range of Catholic charities
one finds a spirit of tolerance for human nature and
its failings and a comprehensiveness of sympathy
which reaches low enough to think of homely com-
forts and high enough to accompany the victim of
distress to the temple of God for purposes of worship.
Report of the First Nationnl Conference of Catholic Charities. held at the Catholic University, Washington. 1910: Reports of the National Conferences of the Society of St. Vincent tie Paul. held at St. Louis, 1903, Richmond, 190S, Boston. 1911; St. Vincent de Paul Quarterly (New York) files: reports of organiza- tions and institutions, passim. Wm. J. KerBY.
Statistics op Catholic Institutions for Care op Poor in the United States
Archdioceses
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Baltimore
Boston
Chicago. ._
Cincinnati
Dubuque
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Oregon City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Paul
San Francisco
Santa F6
Dioceses
Albany
Alton • . ■
Altoona
Baker City
Belleville
Boise City
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Burlington
Cleveland
Columbus
Concordia
Covington
Cookstown
Dallas
Davenport
Denver
Detroit
Duluth
Erie
Fall River
Fargo
Fort Wayne
Galveston
Grand Rapids
Great Falls
Green Bay
Harrisburg
Hartford
Helena . . - _
Indianapolis
Kansas City
La Crosse
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Little Rock
Louisville
Manchester
Marquette
Mobile
Monterey and Los Angela
Nashville
Natchez
Newark
Ogdenaburg
Oklahoma
Omaha
Peoria
Pittsburg
Portland
Providence
Richmond
