Daily Republican., 1880-09-23
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The I. n. D. q. In HasisnAl csa ven.
sien Fire OpeufaG Yester day
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sf Com.
mittees = sympsthy FER ths
seeiety OF Sesus-The DeieKafes.
The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
Convention, assembled In the Opera
House at ons O'Clock yesterday after
neon, about 100 delegates bsing pres.
snt. John n. Higgins Of Richmond,
Va, vas made temporary chairman, In
the absence Of Hon. A, n. Kelley, the
President, and n. ]. J. GrifRa Of Phils-
delphis, Secretary.
Mayor Almond, after having been
introduced BY Colonel Peter J. Nc
Cullough, Welcomed the dele gates, and
said that he Hoped their visis 70 this
city would be pleasant. He expressed
the desire that the proceedings Of the
convention would be beneficial 70 the
union throughout the country. Again
welcoming the visiters he introduced
Harry Sharpley, Bsq,, State Senator
and President Of the City Council.
Mr.. Shsrpley delivered very nea,
speech. He referred 10 the object ol
the societies which are represented In
be union, and said that although he
knew not 10 what extent their charity
4xten ded, yet he knew that ri! Is more
Blessed to give than 10 receive" and il
is proyerbial that an Irishman has
ready hand. la conclusion he vel
oomad the delegates as representatives
Of the bodies TO which they belong, IS
fellow. citizens Of America, as represen'
| tstiyes OF those lrishmen who In
Americas hour Of peril were as ready
10 draw their arms In defense Of the
country Of their adoption as in the de-
fense Of their native soil. ...
In responding on behalf OF the vlsi
tors, Rev. J. y. Tanning, Of Peoria, ILL.,,
said that at the last convention, held
in Dayton, Ohio, he opposed the selsc-
ton Of Wilmington for this convention
and wanted it 70 be held In Peoria. Ht
had an idea that on the wild prsiries
where the eye could wander and fnd
no rest, that the Unions ideas would
be more enlarged than In an Rasterr
city, where he understood tina, such 81
Organization was net looked on with 4
friendly eye, either by laymen or eocle'
siastics. Since his arrival, said he, h
had changed his mind, and he was GLAD
thai he had been defeated at the las
convention.
0ns reason for coming here, said he
was 10 let the people know who they
we're, and then he asked If they were
20; fne body Of men. The question
was greeted with laughter and sp
plsuse. Continuing he said they were
dem bers OF the Irish Catholic Benevo'
lent Union, and they were Irish Catho.
lies. Every true Irishmau, said he, Ia
an IrishmaD, and every Irishman Is q
Catholic. The Irish nation to-day hAi
more representatives in the Episcopal
body than any other individual nation
in the world. In the Vatican Council,
com posed OF representatives from all
parts Of the world, great majority are
English speaking people, and English
speaking Catholics are Irish Catholics
Being Catholics the Union necessarily
must be charitable. Catholicism and
charity 20 hand In hand. Catholics
are universalists, for the meaning oi
the word "Catholio" is "nnivsrsal. "
/, means that Catholics have existed In
all ages and that they are adopted to
all nations.
The Irish, he said, are first in fight,
inn and frolic. They always have a
tear for the sad, smile fOS the glad,
and blow for the bad. In conclusion
he returned his thanks for the reoep.
sion, and said that the kindness mani.
tested caused him to rejoice In his in.
ner most nature.
On motion Of Virginia delegate 1t
was unanimously decided that the bal
sony should be thrown open during
ths sessions for the use OF the public.
The Convention then adjourned IN
Ill fOnr O'Clock.
IN REGULAR sBssIoE.
When the Convention assembled at
4 o'clock the first business done was
the appointment Of 8 Committee on
Credentials, which was announced
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Herman Loak, Md P. R. Dsvins, Mo-;
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The committee retired to prepare Its
report, and q motion vas made TO take
a recess for thirty minutes: This gave
rise to much discussion and the uotion
was finally withdrawn.
The committee ON eorstitut tional
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