New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-18
CONAN CATHOLIC VIEUS.

- IRISH BENEVOLENT CONVENTION on THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL QUEsuON-MoRE AID FOR IMMIGRANTS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 17.-At the session of the Con-
,vsuuon Of Irish Benevolent Societies. to-day Father
aean Louis presented series Of Of resolutions,
Including, among others, the following
R1solped That secret societies. and other dangerous
associations of untaught in principles OF religion
and bent through tortuous ways on purely material
Hnd destructive OF the morality OF Catholics.
Resolpcd That the best interests OF the state and OF
q ety center In the proper education OF the young, and
at education, be effective Of good and conducive Of
tOcal and national ADVANTAGE must DC ShIsylah Degn
God God aud heaven is the reward OF Nlrtuous
RssiTsd That the present system Of public schools,
sgnOrng all supernatural authority, and making God
Is first owIedge-the last thing to be learned, Is
,.rse to our country and OOdgae OF atheism and Of
sensusty, and OF civil social, and national corruption
long spirited. and somewhat acrimonious debate
cusuod on the last resolution. Mr. Kelley OF Virginia
Sbought the resolution should be recommitted TO the
committee with instructions to modify it. He was by
.irue Of his Office as Mayor of Richmond President OF
rhe Board or Public Schools. He had been elected
Mayor by a constituency which was about 30 per cent
protestant The Bible was not read in the schools IN
kchm0nd and lie had the assurance OF the Board that
mo religious instruction given in them He not
Insympathy with the resolution, could he vote for
m without stultifying himself, which he did not propose
30 %.
ar cbspoe moved 70 recommit the resolutions, with
t,strnctons TO report one favoring Catholic schools
which was carried by about tWO-thlrus NOte'
The Committee on Immigration MADE report, IN the
yforn Of an amendment TO the Constitution providing
For Committee OF Seven who shall consider and pro
,o.e measures relating TO the subject; correspond Win
Various societies and committees on Immigration state
snd local collect statistics for the pfOecton ana we-
LSsre Of Immigrants and elect agents at New-fOrK
b,hladelpha Baltimore Norfolk, Boston, PrOvldence
n5 Orleans whose duty It shall be, in conjunction
with the Inm grafton Committees OF Societies at these
,oiuta TO take charge Of immigrants and give an pos
sibe assstance in forwarding them TO their destlna
siJDs The report was adopted Father Phelan, Char
suan Of the Committee Resolutions, presented the
Following resolution as substitute iOr lhe last one VI
= he series reported by the Committee:
Rssolved That the system OF state education now es
,bsbed IN most States by It's failure to PROVIDE proper
seons instruction for the young and It's enighening
he head TO the entire neglect OF beartcuture meets
with our unqualified reprobatOn; that IL nnusty taxes
u large class people, who cannot Wlthout uanger
the faith and morality OF thelr oh7PrIns' AVIAN 0n
selves of its advantages --,-.....,.- r.. 70,
The resolution was adopted unanimously INC Con-
Veution then elected the following officers; ~. vi.
President, A. NJ Kelley, Richmond, va FIRST VICE
president, p BannOn. Louisville; Second Nlcefres
dent Henry S, Buckles, Baltimore; Secretary maruh
~. J. GrniD Philadelphia; Treasurer Father henry
Bt. Louis; Executive Committee George chance Deia
ware j. J. Ftzwiliams, 81. Louis the Rev AInbrose
Butler, LeaYenwOrth, Kansas.