, 1873-10-18
A More Temperate Resolution
Finally Reported and
Adopted.
appointment of q Committee to
Look After tho Imllli-
grants.

L.
the President aid Secretary Of tho German
on invitation both took Hcats on tho platforu
md mado brief BpeechoB, conEratulatilr thei
Irish fo]ow-citizcns upon tho rood work tIa,
arS On gaeed in, referring to tho great power AMI
ana exp rossing the hope that ii the near futur.
q Convention Of all Catholic organizations
With vi ~hetoySr v;av nationality, sa be hold
nal wolfaro Of the Catholics. Tho Right tl Roy ~.
blanop Ryan also visited tho Convention, and
% %9s invited on the platform. He also made .
bIiof speech, In which he urged tho Convention
70 tp persev1re r. IN tho work they are engaged in,
TINT tho Union may DO strengthened aud In.
creased In powor for good. uo also roferred to
70 tho scheme to establish an immigration bu-
reau, urged ita necessity, and advised them to
Which has resulted IL such great benefit to in.
migrants ct That nationality, aud atlopt so mnch
Of II as Will meet tho needs Of tho irish. Tho
IonVontion then proceeded to business, and ia
nov discussing some amendments to the Con8ti.
tuition, which, however, arc Of no intorost to the
general public.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
After tho disposal OF tue constitutional au,ena-
fnent, Father Thilau Chairman Of tho Commit
report ' 1SAo"4a6
htol~ That the present deplorab1e attitude OF thu
t,n o'efamfnt towards religion and religious inHtit,,
snd q hs hdy R,sR'' W conditioned Of o0d
rulers IN permitting tho tlehroneont Of tho Pone
ABSORPTION Of his donnon by the Kingdom Of 1sly is
wara maHsant a; ,n5nsss to hoe and whole cstoio
sho sio, Sovereign TSatia behold t5o eonsmo q.
that seae pope t9fs IN ns prass as.
5onea with tho wish mud prayer that 10 may liyo q
@ sso as Crown and Kingdom once more wrestsd from
islre Thu. s,HUs we i,crsiy enter CIR .ocmn ,,..,.
Sone Inc 9as 9n1nst tnangt against
as aa,% Ts 90 tho aernan Catholic tergy or best SYM
Itsor<d, Tint morality, grounded m r,,to,on md
religion grounded nxod md doe,nao nrj,,cp1os 1n
a1e no Just guido, and furnish tho alpport Of mar IL
sd sobSx shs r. snmn and situations s lint
IN Hss5h!ng will prove tie groatest safeguard against
'ns.ai ;s;1d asporazaon Ere ana national legeneraey
Nsuufa, INIT secret socctles, anil othcr dapuernua
nstec aiona Of mon untaugh In fo rrincinles Of re.
mssn aud bent through tortaoGs Rays On purely
"a ia'9 e the faith aa 1t is destructive OF tho noraity
country IL he DO fae to lis Church or II fatthf1 IN s s
% ns h 10 sosey snd ia feow-an It he 10 stranger
sors That tho best ntrcsts s 's Of Gg gat. and aoc,
soueauont 10 10 effective Of good and conducive Of
gin With tho catechs,n and snd with tic knowielae
'a taat Iod Is o1F goa and ucaven the reward Of v
Rso!eea That the present system Of public schools,
Ignoring all supernatural authority and making God.
curse 10 our country, md noodgste Of atbe1sm ~
81 sensua'tt, and Of civil and aocal national corr
THE nEsoLur1oSs DISCUSSED.
spirited and somewhat acrimonious debate
@DRued on the last resolution
s,ant aII Rely sd Of vI;sja thought the resolution
ea sa Msyn, TO- mFot He was By virtue Of bis
noard Of Educaton. 10 had been elected Mayor
y . constituency which was about so ror cent
PROTESTANT. Tho Bible was not read IL the
se'aees sncee y u ihs nhchmond and he had assrr~
Instruction vas taught in them. He was not in
sympathy with the resolution, nor could ho vote
tor It without stultifying himself, which lie did
Father pholan, Of st. Louis, defended tho
resolution, Re and he said We have nothing to
20 with Richmond or its schools. Il religious
ins1sactlon 1si;, was excluded from thom, al Mr.
ait'a Iey y sad then they were the most objection-
wefn re, educated in the pybc schools, and were
exhibitions Of tho systNa, aud thoy woro the
most corrupt OF any couGtry in the world. Mon
GU; Gaa tho a9ea. IL. ths country with impunity proy-
dren Of the country go houd ovor heels to tho
devil. must bo attributed to the education ti,av
Seceiye m y III tue public schools. which docs not
g! g.; thom Tor the temptations Of tile world.
Sir, IN those schools men Of science arc houorod
ana elilogized, but Nlo namo Of jesus Christ |
!B not allowed to be mentioned with reverence.
dhese children turn out to bo learned horso-
IL ali sehomss o dovpy aud
Mr. Harly, Of Ponnsylyania, denounced the
and Slate.
no sllcl. thing, and ho didn't wish such an i'm |
preston to got abroad He advised that the |
Catholic schools.
Mr.. Hurry proceeded. Ho said tho Catholics
had gained great victory in driving tho Bible |
ont Of tho public schools
Father Graham intorupting, said the
Church did not drive tho bible out of schools. |
The purpoao was to put in them the correct ver-
sion aud the Cathol Q catooh|Bm.
ILL. Harly-Exactly. Now I ask you ia It |
lust or right that We should introduce our !
Catholic cateohism among protostants, when We |
will moi allow Protessnnts, who arc greatly in I
tl the majority, to uao tho Bible In the public
Mr.. Ol,auco, Of Delaware, thought this was q
llng IN tho wroug direction. They might favor |
Catholic schools, but they should not denounce
Prntchtant schools.
"a her Dut'or Of Kansaa, spoke to tho same
fleet. While ho did not like to differ from lis
Father Plelan, he thought
Le resolution won't too far. It should not bo
forgotten that the public sohoo!u OF this cou t1y
had toryod an model for Catholic fparocial
choo!s, and in tint respect Ind done good,
rhs main difference between them was ono Of
c!igIon only.
Father Phe1an again spoke. He aaia
10 thought tho do!egatos from ito
Sast bud not etudiod tb!s subject
nough. 1fo frankly confessed that tho Catho-
icH stood bofore the country aH the eromioB Of
'ubllo schools, and tho reason therefor should bo
tated. He considered that theao roaaouH wero
mbodlad III the resolution. They must Hay tlloy
Fould as soon send their ollltiren into pest
louse, or bury them. as to lot them 20 to public
chools, They we're afraid they would lose faith.
They were afraid tho child who left homo IN tic
morning would come back with something In ite
leart black az hell
Father Mongn said the public school ayston
8 nuisance. The wordH in tho resolution aro
,one too strong.