The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-18

The orator priest or laymau, who, TOR such
parpoSe " ished to address the Catholic Central
Assoc alton at its annual Rssembage should
make his desire known during the year to the
President, who, with the advice of the COM
mittee, onld grant refuse the request. The
orator. if admitted, should then not only ad-
dress the Central Association at its annual as
semblage in regare to HE subject; but he should
also print the proposal aud the plan of it's ex-
ecution in a concise style, and present IL to the
gentlemen of the delegation, who, on their re-
turn home, might give these printed discourses
aud the plan suggested to the priests of the diff
ferent parishes and to the local committee of
the Association. These should further, by
reading them to the members of the local
societies, make them thoroughly acq nainted
with the subjects and the plan Of execution,
and prepare the way for practical resolutions
on the subject.
1 will mention here only q few of those
points which concern the general welfare Of
the Catholic Chnroh In America: I6ey are
among others: The education of the Catholic
Is we'll as of non-Catholic, negroes; the con-
version and instruction of the Indians; tho
support of the press in America-particularl
the daily prnss; q general distribution OF con-
troversial writings and books of religious in
struotion; the maintenance of schools in poor
parishes in the country and finally, union at
the time of eleotions-not from mere poll itioal
motives, but to protect the Church when her
RI ights are endangered.
If the Catholic Central Association made use
of it's moral power and it's strength of numbers
in this manner, its relation towards the Cath
oiic Church in America would not be only
nominal and subordinate, but imposing and
effective for her welfare. to say nothing OF its
indirect Influence on the well being OF the
United States.
Let it not be said that similar projects have
already been tried I reply: Est modus in re-
bus The essential difference is that the pro-
iects heretofore laid before the Central Asso-
citation were not the same in their working
plan as what have endeavored to explain.
msintain still more, and say: Only under
snch q condition is the Catholic Central Asso-
Icia ion n raRlity what implies. and
what the American people regards and CON
siders it, II it exclusively occupies itself with
the mutual assistance of it's members in their
| temporal affairs. 1t onght TO be called by its
right name which would be not the Catholic
Central Association, but the ''CentrGl Benero-
Icnt Association for Catholics" But, in the
ey yes of those citizens of the United States who
are not Catholics. this Association has been
what it's name implies, and for this reason they
regard it with respect as Catholic power,
while the enemies of the Church may have
looked on it not without some sort of anxiety
and fear.
We know the feelipg gs of the New York Staats
Zeitunq on the new consultation which was pro-
posed last year at Cincinnati. fit had been
supposed that there was qaestion only of char
ity for travelling or emigratipR Catholics, the
Staafs Zeitung would most probably have taken
no notice of the proceedings, and in all Amer,
ioa not a crow of rooster would have been heard
| from the adversaries of the Church against
| such a benevolent association.
No! leave to the Catholic Central Associate
it, without abandoning its original object, go
onward in the manner have Indicated.
This admoDition receives an especial empha-
sis from the celebration of the Centennial of
the United States. Advancing in this manner,
the Catholic Central Association would con-
tribute not a little towards uniting the United
States with the Catholic Church, especially IL,
encouraged by the example, the English speak
ing Catholics organized themselves in similar
90 ietes.
United and joined to the one true Church,
the United States would be, in the strictest
sense of the term united )" without the present
| internal divisions between the varoos scots.
The United States, still SO strong, notwith-
| staining its many different religions, would
| soon raise itself to an emnenoe, q power to
! which there would be nothing equal upon
1 earth. This union with the only true Church,
I because free from the pressure of despotism.
would secure the perpetuity of the United
States until the end of time.
If this took place would, without hesita-
| tion, apply to the Catholic United States the
we'll. known prophecy: "AustriG crit IN orbc
ulGma -" Austria shall be the last power on
earth and say America crit in orbe aHinsd !"
Catholic Americal thou shalt remain un-
sh AIKEN, the last empire earth. The founda-
tion OF thy Republic shall not give way until
that of the world itself shalt melt away. when
thou shalt celebrate thy last Centennial with
the forever victorious and triumphant Church.
on the eve of tims III the morning light OF ap-
proachin eternitv
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