The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-19
Catholic Meeting,

Pursuant to the call published in
papers. q meeting of sew
sral hundred Catholics assembled in
Trinity School Hall last night.
Mr.. j. B. Altering presided, and
Mr.. Joseph Gelzhauser was Score-
tary.
The meeting was addressed by Rev.
+. Y. Kuttassy. and Rev. Mr.. J. I.
Viefhaus. Mr.. Viefhaus spoke prin-
eipally from religious grounds, and
regarded the usurpation as an out
rage upon the Catholic Church. whose
wonderful unity and uniformity was
the wonder Of a world given to d.
vision and variation of creed,
He said that this event was one Of
the many vicissitudes through which
the church had passed and emerged
triumphantly, and God. who had given
His Son to save the world, and
Christ who was made man to effect
through His Gross the worlds saliva
ton, would still sustain His Church.
and secure its restoration.
He trusted that the time Was not
far distant when Catholics and
Protestants would join hands, and
say. I'VE have failed. but the Catho-
lie Church alone has not failed, and all
liberal minded men Of all creeds would
denouncs this act Of u5urpation as
the result Of system of politics. cor
rupt to the last degree. Victor
Emanuel had drawn the net closer
and closer around the Papal soyer-
eighty, until the necessity Of the ex.
Emperor Of France caused the with
drawal Of his prOtectorate, when his
schemes were accomplished. But he
could die. as did Voltaire and others,
in despair from the enormity Of his
crimes, and still the Church would
stand. firm as the Rock on which She
was founded.
Jesus had found his Judas. but
Plus TX and the Church had found
many. and they, the young men ant
steadfast Catholics, should certifi
to the Holy Father, their firm ad
herence to his cause and their faith
He exhorted ali to unite theii
prayers for the good of the Church il
the family and in the Church. anC
assured them that Il they were true
and offered their daily pater noster
to this end with fervent hearts for th,
Church, the restoration would b
speedy; and in conclusion, called OF
the assembly to join with him in Civ
ing a cheer to the Pope. the repre-
sentative of the Savior and the sue
cesar of st. Peter.
The cheer was given, and at its con.
clusion a long protest, which had beer
prepared by a commi ttee appointed a
a previous meeting Il denounces the
usurpations of the "Robber King
Victor Emanuel in very strong Ian
guage, pledges the protestants to idel
ity to the Papal cause, and declares
that without the sovereignty of TIT
Pope the freedom Of the church cal
not be maint aimed.
Mr.. Viefhaus ca He'd upon all WHIT
were in favor of the adoption of the
protest to ifL up their hands will
him and pledge themselves by a sol
emn oath. to main tain the principles
therein set forth, and the whole as
sambly. following the example Of tn.
Reverend gentleman. raised their RICH
hands, and placing his left upon /
eruci6x, placed between two Lighted
tapers, he administered the obligation
which each man repeated at his die
tatiOn.
After the adop ton of the protest
Mr.. Viefhaus suggested that as there
we're $500 Catholics in the city, i
would be wen to form a Peters Pence
Society, and by weekly subscriptions
be they never so small, aid the main
tainance Of the Pope, a cOmmitte,
for each ward to be appointed to re
ceive contributions.
Mr.. Nurre moved that the protes
just adopted be published in the Cath
Ole journals.
/ To this Mr.. Viefhaus replied that
it was not we'll to act precipitately in
the matter, and do what, on more ma
ture reflection. they might think bet
ter Of.
Mr.. Anton Kesslor said that tn,
| great Importance Of the action Of Thu
meeting demanded more than ordin
airy attention. He, therefore, moved
that the Secretary make three copie
Of the protest, one Of which should b
placed in the archives Of Trinity
another in the archives Of st. Mary 5
that in hundred years to come they
might serve as an evidence that good
faithful Catholics had lived here
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Kessler then made short ad
dress on Catholic unity, which wal
highly applauded, and the meeting