Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-11
s09lo Statesman,
[Fron the New York Herald. June 81 81 "
.prman Catholic Central Union,


Of the M ost Holy kedeemer-Sermons
by The Archbishop and Others-Pro
ceedings of the Central Union-Mis.
sissiPpi Wants Catholic Immigrants
Governor Fenton i'm sym parhy
with the Meeting-PresentarI 10
the eArchbishop-Grand Concert and
Bang net at Night. $50. al, -
The DELEGATES to the German Roman
Yitholic Central Union met yesterday at
e Germania Assembly Rooms, at seven
:lock, ready for and intending to do busi-
IS. After being called to order the sew
, III delegates presented their reports as TO
number of members of the local society
-ch represented, giving grand total OF
arly twenty-five thousand. Twenty y-sev-
! newly organized societies sent in Gre
ntials for delegates and were admitted.
n the motion to admit a Catholic Young
ems Society from Cincinnati, lengthy
bate arose, which had not closed when
te hour arrived to repair to church to at
nd Pontitical mass, to be celebrated by
rchbishop McClosky at ten. The interior
the church on Third street was again
indsomely decorated and all the arrange
lents were of the most imposing ma
ire! The Archbishop entered the
iurch clad in Pontifical vestments,
it'll .mitre and crozier. a balda-
lin being carried over him from the side
DOR near the front of che church, preceded
Y about thirty ministrants and acolytes,
.ev. Fathers Wayrich and O'Donoghue as
aeon aud sub-deacon, and Father Nc
, ierny as master of ceremonies, and es-
,rted by all the officers of Catholic mill
Try companies and an independent rifle
,mpany, under Captain Behrmann, as d
uard of honor. The procession marched
p the main aisle to the altar, after which
ie mass commenced. The choir was aug
ented by full orchestra of forty pieces
ID the Cecilia Singing Society also assist
|. They sang Mozart's Twelfth mass in a
ry creditable manner and the artistic
rformance was much better than on Sun
~. Rev. Father Molier, of Jefferson
lty, Missouri, delivered the sermon in
erman. He took 10 scriprural text,
1t gave a general review of the
,liticO-religious situation In Europe,
,rticularly referring TO the dau-
rs tn. eatening the Holy See at Rome and
ne religious Independence of the Catholic
lbjects of Russia in Poland, urging his
carers to efforts for encouraging the latter
I'd tor defending the rights of the Church
Rome. At the close of the service the
rchbishOp stepped forward to the railing
hich divides the nave from the body of
le church and, welcoming the delegates
the city, said that assembling with his
motion they hail the approval of the high
ithorities of the Church represented by
inn. He then eulOgiZed the German Cath
tic element in this country for their iru-
ility and industry no less than for their
al in the faith, and told them that though
ley might have arrived in this country
,or in worldly goods they brought that
ith them which was worth more than
old-the true faith in their hearts. Their
for
)raliIies OF the world than for the propa-
ltion of the Church, and for that he gave
,em his blessing and then dismissed them
ith the ArchiE Episcopal benediction.
At two o'clock P. NJ. the Convention re-
,sembled and the debate upon the admis-
;on of Catholic Juvenile societies was re-
Imed and the motion to that effect was
nally tabled; but as it was stated that the
c. Aloysius Society of Cincinnati admitted
lveniles to membership it was resolved
lat this and other societies might con-
niue to do so. The Convention then pro-
eeded to elect its officers for the ensuing
ear, with the following result: For Presi-
ent, Joseph Philips, of Milwaukee; First
nd Second Vice Presidents, George BaIdus,
t Buffalo, and Joseph Koelble, of New
FORK city: Recording Secretary, Rev.
Ir. Norbert Stoller, of Syracuse; Cor
spending Secretary, Charles Holzhauer,
Jerk of the Municipal Court of Milwau-
ee. Treasurer, John Harting, of Chicago.
)uring the proceedings in the afternoon
,ishop Elder, of Natchez, Miss, entered
he hall and the balioting for officers was
appended to listen to speech from the
lght reverhed gentleman. His remarks
we're highly interesting and we give such
synopsis of them as our space will per-
Iit. He remarked that the people in the
,outhern States, at least in his diocese, the
,uate of Mississippi, prefer Catholics
o settle among them; that many
'rotestant planters had applied to him
y send German priests to Germany to bring
yer German settlers of their faith to the
tate. He referred to the natural induce
Ients which that State offered to settlers
nd that these were in measure common
y the other Southern States. The political
ituation of the South is great drawback
c is true; no one knows there whether they
re in the Union or out of it, or what their
xact status at present is; but they had to
wait what was intended with them and
lope the matter will soon de decided, one
way or the other-that peace will be
IoUchsafed them, lasting peace, the basis
# all prosperity. He stated that the State
IAN be reached tor $50 in less than three
lays from New York. The climate pre-
ents great variety, rs eXemplified by the
.rn part there is Excellent wheat land. there
s excellent soil Tor corn and cotton in the
middle and sontnern parts, and figs, oran-
,es and bananas grow luxuriantly on the
3ulf. Within from three to five hours,
ravel from New Orleans there is the best
rarden land, and the Crescent Citv fnrn.
shes an excellent market of All Finds ot
garden produce. The Yazoo bottom lands
vould he the richest for corton hnt th. dill
,niIlated condition of the levees snhiectc
r To neriodical innndations The IayoeSt
oortion of the State is hillv. but not monn.
ainous. and yery healthy. and lnno
Iiseases and consumntion are hardI1
.yer known. The STATE must ALWAYS reiy
,hiefiy on agriculture. thouuh even now
are Increasing and water
,ower tor the use of factories abounds
The seasons are long: there is not a month
n the wear when ploughino NAV NOT he
lone AZ Natchez flowers NAV he seen in
,loom during the whole wear. The heat Is
ever severe. the thermometor for the last
,Iayan years NOT ranging higher than nine.
=, dearees Fahrenheit in the shade. thonoh
% o,oefimes il becomes Oppressive owino r.
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