The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

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CLINEs ARENOMINATION-A
MENT OF CONGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA, June Z, 1880.
To the Editor OF the Cambria Freeman:
AsI write the Presidential wrangle is
still in progress, and as to the result at
Chicago everything IS in doubt. Had
the nomination been forced on saturday
night. Blaine would have been the vic
tor. but Just now all is uncertainty On
Saturday night everything was favorable
for Blaine, but his managers were not
equal to their opportunities 1t was a
happy thing for the Republican party
that Bob IngersOll was at Chicago. Had
he not been there the Presidential wran-
glers would no doubt have deSecrated
/ the Sabbath But for that good man,
Bob IngersOll, the party of great moral
ideas would have fractured the third
/ commandment Had the wrangie gone
on after II o'clock on Saturday night
/ Bob would have been awful angry about
( it. At this writing the Cameron Penn
/ sylvania ranks are shattered to trag-
mentS.
THE DIVIDING OF NEW YORK.
In my last letter l spoke of New \ Ork
: city talking about seeding from the
/ State of New York. The scheme is not
a new one, as it was talked about in the
davs of Tweed. The public would be
surprised at the great number of prOml-
nent citizens of both parties who are
identified with the movement. Party
/ politics, it is said, is not at tie bottom
of the movement. which is more in Op-
position to the alleged persistent hostile
legislation of the rest Of the State against
I New York As before stated, the pOllti-
cal reform society has been organized to
bring matters before the people in pub
/ lie address. The address will be a busi-
ness-like presentation of political and
/ economical facts, going to show that 1t
is for the interest of the State entire that
! the separation should be made.
I Would it not be well, if the project of
dividing New York State be carried out,
to name the new State Tammany, mas
much as the scheme is not a new one,
but was talked Of in the days of Tweed.
By the way, too, if Pennsylvania is di-
vided, and Philadelphia city and few
adjoining counties be incorporated into
a State. it wouldn't he bad idea to call
/ it Tammany also, as century ago 1T.
( Tammdny'S WigWam was a famous re-
sort on the banks of the Schuylkiil, in
this city. Yes, by all means let both
new States be named Tammany. May
we not have two Tammany States as
we'll as two NiTginias, two CarOlinas,
two GeorgiaS, and two TeuneSSeeS. The
proposed New York Tammany would be
I COMPOSED of the counties of New York
/ Westchester and Richmond, together
with Long Island, which altogether have
more than one-half the population Of the
State, and what is more interesting, they
have one hundred thousand Democratic
majority. In spite of the bitter hostility
/ between the New York and Brooklyn
| rings, John Kelly would stand a fair
chance Cf being It's first Governor.
THE CLOSING or TIE COUNCIL.
. The ceremonies of the first Provincial
! Council Of Philadelphia. the greatest
. event in the annals OF this diocese, CON
cluded at the Cathedral with an ornate
ritual of the most imposing character.
! The Cathedral was packed with WOr-
shippers, in some places persons being
obliged to stand on the pewS in order to
obtain a view of the altar The altar
was prOfuSely decorated with flowers and
/ cleaned with many lights. The drapery
was of rich lace. with gold trimmings,
and the ArchblShOp'S thIOne was hung
with heavy curtains of yellow silk, held
+ up by taSSelS Of green and gold. The
-
TObed in full canOnicalS. The Council
officers and theOIogians wore cOpes heay-
lily embroidered with gold. and the parish
priestswOreWhiteo oTnamented chasuDles.
Bishop Mullen, of Erie, well known III
Cambria county, having years ago pre-
sided over the churches in JOhnSIOWn
and WilmOre, preached the closing ser.
mon, taking his text from the gospel OF
the day-Luke. 14th chapter and 10Th tC
oath yeTSeS-Which relate the parable Ol
Christ in reference to those who offered
excuses for absenting themselves from
the marriage feast. The Right Rever
end speaker concluded with a mastery
and eloquent argument in support Of the
doctrine of the chief Of the Apostles
having been constituted the head Of the
Church. The sermon was an able and
eloquent effort, and was listened to Will
the greatest interest.
The various DEGREES agreed upon by
the Council during its session were an.
nOunced preparatory to being transmit
ted to Rome to receive the Pope'S cOnfir
nation. Probably the most important
decree was that in regard TO secret or
carnations. While the Council discuss
ed at length Molle MaCuireism in con
nectiOn with the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, it did not connect the latter
order nOmiually with the former in the
decree. The paper reiterated the fre
queut warnings Of the clergy against The
evils wrought by secret societies or DO
dies, and called attention TO the actor
of Archbishop Wood in refusing to ad
minister the SacramentS of the Church t.
known members Of a secret organization
in this diocese. In considering the sub
iect of the ArchbiShOp'S action in with
holding the sacrament under such CIR
. cUmStanccs, there was general expression
of opinion among the clergy that thu
Holy See would sanction the course ia.
Ken by the Archbishop.
PHILADELPHIA \ CENTURY AGO.
In last weeks letter the notes on Phil
adelphia i'm I1S5 were concluded bv civ
ing the number of lawyers at that date
In 1IS5 Philadelphia had serenteen min
isters of the gospel, and of the seventeen
five were PresbyterianS, four Episcopa
llanS, two Catholics, two l}aptiStS. one
CalYiniSt, one Lutheran and one Jewisf
pastor. There are now in this CITY near
ly six hundred churches, meeting house:
and SynagOgues. The MethOdists have
1l2 churches Presbyterians. 100: Pro
teStaEt Epscopals, 81 ; BaptiSts. 90
Catholics, A; Dutch and German Re
formed, 20; Lutheran, 36 Friends. 13
Hebrews, Il; Reformed EpiScOpalians
y 8; UniversaliStS, 8 ; Christian Independ
entS. 4 MOravianS 3 SwedenbOrgians
3; United Brethren in Christ, 3 Dunk
ards, ,; Church of Christ. ?; Bible
Christians, l. and Christadolphians l
From a series of systematic investiga
tiOns Of the Philadelphia Times into The
number of men. women and children