The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-18
Germa Koran Catholic Il. 4.

CJNCINSATI, Mav lT.-Ihc German
! kornpu Catholic Benevolent Association
held it first business meeting to-day,
about two hundred delegates being
present. But little business was transact
ed, and that was chiefly OF an unimpor-
tan: character. At H." morning session,
Bishop Toeble, Of Covingtou, made an
address 10 the convention. He spoke of
/ tn. necessity of founding the Union upon
a good and firm basis which he claimed
could only be- that Of the church. This
alone would guarantee it prosperity. All
human institutions rad fallen within the
last eighteen centuries. The church alone
remained intuc. and unchanged II the
Union separated itself from the
church, it would surely 30 the
way of all political Institutions Speak
ng Of the proposed new constitution he
put in plea for the various sections in
which the prir. hood figures In the al
tcrnoou session Rev, \. Schueninger, ot
| Cincinnati, on behalf Of the Executive
Committe" read draft of the proposed
constitution for local societies belonging
to the Union, iutcr.arding the reading
drawing up this constitution. he spid
in April ia,t Il constitution was prepared
and sent ont 10 the various local
societies. OF these siXtv-livc had reported
in favor OF IL, twcuty-eignt had suggest
ed amendments. which, after conSidera-
tuu, had been Incorporated in the paper
now submitted. He cautioned the mem
bcrs against permitting certain delegates
who had been instructed To oppose the
constitution to exert an undue influence
upon them. and asked all to think and
act for themselves individually. Tho,r
delegates who had received instruction,
from their societies he instructed H. 70
how they could disregard those instrUo-
tionS, provided they became convinced
differently. The most prominent points
in
Tac New Constitution
are rs follows: Each society i 20 be
governed hy II priest, except where the
members tire from tiicrcn. parishes,
then the members viii be under the
guidance Of such person os the bishop Of
the diocese may select. The priests shall
be given the right t. tn" floor whenever
they appear in meeting and wish to
address It. The names OF all persons
proposed rs members, shall be submitted
to the priest for hi, approval, and if he
objects tie name must Oe withdrawn. If
II member fails to observe lent or to send
his children to Roman Catholic school
if it is possible. or becomes drunkard
or be guilty Of other public offences, and
the society should tai. to cXpe him, the
priest snail have the right to
move such expulsion. The names
of AL elected officers must be COM
monicated to the priest, The min
u,es of all meetings shall be open to
the inspection of the President whenever
he requests it. The minutes must not
contain any resolutions which are op.
posed to the Catholic Church. BY this
approved constitution, no picnics or balls
shall be gwen without the consent OF the
priest. 1t is expected that stubborn
opposition to this constitution will mani
iy,L itself when the yArious sections are
voted upon, but strong efforts will be
made by the priesthood to secure IT.
adoption, rs it virtually places the whole
us,DcIallUr in their hands