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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