Unidad documental simple 8/1/3/8 - Overseas Missions: Vicariate: 1939048 Power, C.P., Carthage

Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Kimberley Vicariate: REPORTS: "Prefecture of Bechuanaland NEWSLETTER" signed by Fr. Carthage Power, C.P. In the ten years since the arrival of the Passionists, their numbers had increased to 15 priests, 2 brothers and 19 sisters of the Cross and Passion. The number of mission stations is eight with resident priests and sisters and 37 other villages which are visited regularly by priests. One secondary school and eight primary cater for 2.300 pupils, The Legion of Mary has been established in most stations. Very litle rain and there is danger of loss of crops. A visit was paid recently by the Apostolic Delegate, H.E., Joseph F. McGeogh. Reports are supplied on the folllowing missions: Lobatsi, Ramoutsa, Khale, Mogadishane, Morwa, Mahalapye, Serowe, Francistown and Carltonville. In December, Carthage attended a meeting in Johannesburg of the Superiors of the religious orders and congregatons working in South Africa.