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.z1YE GENhRAL CONVENTION or GER
NAN CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
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Within the past week the Twenty -Secou d
Annual Convention OF the Catholic German
city, and has added another laurel To those
it had already wop, 10y its dignifed, straight
forward, Catholic character. The delegates,
who reprssentAied between three and four
hundred societies, came from sll parts of the
country, and by their eobrisIy, maply bearing,
and sound, fearless Cathofcity, reflected
honor on the States from which they came.
From beginning Z to end We are proud of their
aotion. From beginning to end they stood
high above the selfish time. serving plans
OF the politician. From beginning TO end
they proved that they came to work and
not to make speeches. From beginning to
end they showed they were Catholics as well
10 SermAus.
In the religious display Of Sunday, in which
they adored q I'D and invoked His Holy Spirit,
was forecast the W hole ork of the Con ven ton.
as II diVining the motive of their coming,
although he had not exchanged n thought
with one of them, the recommendation of the
&c. Rev, the Bishop of Cleveland be came the
programme of their action. To put on record
their unqualified condemnation oil the in ustce
which obliges them TO support schools which
az Catholics they cannot copscien uiOusly Use,
and assert the necessity of everyw here build
ing and maintaining Catholic sobools-to de-
precate the apathy of Catholics regarding their
ance and diffusion of sound Catholic literature
to chow the necessity of Catholic societies
regardless of ofnationalty-rather than to amend
che Constitution, pass worthless or impossible
resolutions, and spend an evening in banquet
inG-brought the delegates to Cleveland, and
well did they do their daty. Their preamble
and resolutions regarding education are firm,
moderate and comprehensive. They feared
not to tell the country, that they groan under
on Injustice, aud the country will respect them
moro than The trimmer who in his heart, be-
lieves in the necessity of religious education.
but for the sake of temporal advantage, pstro-
niZes, or fears 10 say aught against that sys-
TEN which Ielegates religion to the home
where 10 cannot re impaired or to the Church
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The evening lectures delivered bsforeit were
In perfect keeping with the aim and spirit of
the Convention. That of Father Kensler
-O.SF., ON the Social Compact" demonstrated
the utter rottenness of the theories of So
called philosophers, modern Communists and
heathenised State builders, regarding society
which God built on Charity, and would en-
Tighten, guide aud unity by the Church with
wnioh HIS Holy Spirit shall ever dwell. That
of Mr.. Muller, editor of the Stimmc der Fahrr-
keit regarding Plus TX. and the Nineteenth
Century, brought before the assembled dele
gates the true relation of the Pope 20 the
world and the doom which awaits the latter
should it continue to reject the warnipgs of the
former.
or the President, Mr.. spaunhorst, an ex-
Senator and honored citizen Of Missouri, we
are glad to say that he 10 worthy of the posi-
aon he holds and does great honor both to bis
race and the Catholic name. On the whole We
say, we'll done. to the Twenty second Annual
Convention OF the CAtholic-German Central
Association, and pray that future conventions
OF Catholics may follow It's fearless, dignifed
example.
The resolutions with reference to Schools
after giving the reasons for which Catholics
are opposed to tho present system, continue as
follows:
sS. Therefore the con nvention declares that
it IA wrong to tax parents for instruction
contrary to their most holy convictions, espe-
oially If the instructiOn is more than an ele
tnentaFy one.
Y. The convention, therefore, recommend
tho following.
A. That Catholics do not fight the school
Hsystem now in existence. but leave it to itself
and ats own Developments; but they think the
best solution Of the school question under the
circumstances now in existence is to bring
Sheir pupils to the highest possible poI oIfection,
80 that they will not only be equal but superior
90 others.
y. That Catholics should make their own
schoole free schools IL possible; that means
they ehould see that all children in Catholic
ea5hools should get instructions gratis. The
best means to accomplish it wunld be the
starting of school societes in all Catholic com-
smu mites, which shall furnish the necessary
funds for the support of such schools. The
members of the Central Association pledge
themselves to work with the utmost zeal for
tho establishment and support of the school So
Gieties.
C. The statistic al reports on Catholics school
natteTs in our country are desirable TO al Ways
have full knowledge ON the status of the
schools
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