This is the first book of two, The White Harvest"[link] the second book "Winning Converts" [link]has been reprinted and has a lot of practical advice.
"Did you ever hear of a priest who has made more than 6000 converts, and
who is still busy winning more souls for the Master? That priest is the
Rev. Bertrand L. Conway, C.S.P. who has probably made more con-
verts than any other man, lay or cleric, in America."
This was during the 1950's. His method was simple and could be employed by anyone with knowlege of the Faith especially parish priests.
Develop an Inquiry Class with no strings attached. Just so they can hear the Church and what it teaches and meet devout Catholics.
Father Conway developed a carefully planned technique for the presentation of
Catholic doctrine to the non-Catholic mind.
The various steps in the methods,
-a series of special lectures for the non believer
-advertising, the inquiry class,
- question box feature-The Question Box enables the lecturer to form a fair estimate of the intellectual and
religious make-up of his audience.
-Informative books distribution during and after the lectures
-the follow-up letter
- possible personal interview
A system and a definite plan can bring rich returns.
While local conditions in a parish may render advisable some slight modifica-
tion, every priest, seminarian, and catechist in America can be effective in securing practical results.
