CATHOLIC EVIDENCE GUILD. - A movement of apostolate for the conversion of England, supported by laymen and laywomen who, after duly preparing themselves for this mission and receiving the proper authorization, bring Catholic truth to those who do not think of going to hear it in church or wherever the Catholic priest speaks. Preaching is therefore carried on in squares, parks, street crossings, wherever there are people ready to hear, at-
least out of curiosity, the word of the layperson, spoken from an improvised platform or pulpit.
The method, though not new, was adopted by Catholics, prompted by certain public demonstrations of atheism on the part of adherents of the Metropolitan Secular Society, and was begun in 1918 by James Redwood in Londra, in Hyde Park. A league of laymen and laywomen was promptly formed, supervised by priests for preparatory instruction; a programme was drawn up; from Londra, where its effectiveness was soon established, the league quickly spread to several other cities in the various dioceses, attaining a considerable number both of members (now about 580) and of pulpits (about 80). About 450 lectures are organized each month at Westminster.