CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART 1.--RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 1.--THIS CALL OF THE WEST

A Call from the West--The Call of the Catholic Church in the West--The Response of the East--The Specific Object of the Catholic Church Extension Society.

CHAPTER 2.--BRIDGING THE CHASM

The Catholic Church Extension Society in Canada--Its Principles and Policy.

CHAPTER 3.--PRO ARIS ET FOCIS

The Ruthenian Problem--A Religious and National Problem--Its Phases--Its Solution.

CHAPTER 4.--WHY? WHAT? WHO?

The necessity of a Field Secretary for the Organization of our Missionary Activities.

CHAPTER 5.--PLOUGHING THE SANDS

The Church Union Movement; its Causes and Various Manifestations--The Protestant and Catholic View-point.

CHAPTER 6.--"THEM ALSO I MUST BRING" (Jo, v, 16)

The Apostolate to non-Catholics; its Obligation--What have we Done?--What Can we Do?

CHAPTER 7.--PROS AND CONS

Obstacles that Impede. . . . Circumstances that Help the Work of the Church in Western Canada.

PART 2.--EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 8.--WHY SEPARATE?

A Moral Reason--A Social Reason--A Political Reason--A National Reason--A British Reason--A Religious Reason . . . for our "Separate Schools."

CHAPTER 9.--A WINDOW IN THE WEST

A Crusade for Better Schools in Saskatchewan: Its History--Its Lessons--An Invitation and a Warning.

CHAPTER 10.--UNICUIQUE SUUM

Principle on which should be Based the Division of Company-taxes between Public and Separate Schools.

CHAPTER 11.--DREAM OF REALITY

Higher Education in Western Canada--Duty of the Hour--University Training, Condition of Genuine leadership--For Catholics Higher Education means Higher Catholic Education--The Concerted Action of all Catholics in Western Canada can make a Western Catholic University a Reality.

PART 3--SOCIAL PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 12.--BEYOND BERLIN

After-war Problems from a Catholic view-point--Reconstruction--The Duty of the Hour.

CHAPTER 13.--"WHOM DO MEN SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS?" (Matt. xvi, 13)

Public Opinion and the Catholic Church--What is Public Opinion--Its Power--How it is Formed--The Catholic Church in its Relation to Public Opinion--Our Duties to Public Opinion.

CHAPTER 14.--"TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE" (Jo. viii, 32)

Facts--Principles--Policy of the Catholic Truth Society--Its Value for the Church in Western Canada.

CHAPTER 15.--A SUGGESTION

Importance of the Catholic Press--Requisites for its Success in the West.

CHAPTER 16.--THE NEW CANADIAN

Immigration--Are we Ready for it?--Outline of a Plan of Action.

CHAPTER 17--"UT SINT UNUM"

A Catholic Congress of the Western Provinces, the Ultimate Solution of all their Problems--What is a Congress?--Its Utility--Its Necessity--Tentative Programme of a General Congress.

CHAPTER 18.--"ULTIMA VERBA"

APPENDIX

I.--AMERICANIZATION

A Thought-compelling and Illuminating Article, by L. P. Edwards, in "New York Times," on Problems that Confront Canada also.

II.--THE FAD OF AMERICANIZATION

By Glenn Frank in the "Century," June, 1920.

III.--AMERICANIZATION WORK MUST PROCEED SLOWLY

By Rev. D. P. Tighe, "Detroit News," Aug. 24, 1919.