Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-20


WATERBURY, Conn, Sept. 10 Companies / and
p First Connecticut heavy srtillsEy and TIE band
r. hall here to-day. At the business meeting the
reports of the oficers were received, and 1t was
oSIsa to e nos t1 Ter e:x Hnbs Scot
president; David w; Sharpe. New haven, vice pres
Porter. Goshen, treasurer
PROGRAMME OF THE z. II. C. A. STATE CON-
vEHTIoN.
The programme for the twenty-third con-
vention Of the Young Mems Christian asso-
Citations of Connecticut to open In Bridge
port Oct. IL and continue four. days, has
been issued. It is as follows: Thursday, Oct.
II, 2:30 p. n.-Opening praise service, CON-
Quoted by Ira D. Sankey; permanent organi-
most of this convention; reports of asaociA-
tons; reports limited to three minutes each;
5:00-Tea provided by Ladies' Auxiliary Of
Bridgeport association; 7:3O-Song service,
conducted by Ira D. Sankey; address, Rev.
Edwin f. See, general sscretary 7. IL. G.
A.; college work, brief addresses by Yale
students.
Friday-9 am, devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Ira D. Sankey; evangelistic work
for young men; physical department; how
shall we make our rooms attractive to young
menu district work; question drawer. 1913
p.n., song service; how can women assist in
| the work of the association the young men
of Connecticut; report of State executive
| committee and pledges for the State work;
| sample training class. 7:S0 PM, praise SER
vice; address, CHOW to read the Bible with
| relish" Rev. Wilbur f. Crafts, New York
4 city; conversation.
Saturday, 9 q. M, prayer service, the
young mems meeting, funds for current ex-
| penses, educational agencies, the relation OF
1 the general secretary to the association; $50
p. M, praise service, summer work, what il
being accomplished in towns OF 5000 and
under, new features. social agencies; 7:S0 p
M, praise service, work of the reception
committee, G. 81. Burckett, Brooklyn, n. Y,
stereopticon views Of prominent association
buildings.
] THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB-REy. BURDET7
| Harris PAPER.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 19.-Before the
Congregational club last evening Rev. Bur
dett Hart. D. D., of New Haven, read pa
per on "Ugo Bassi, or the Territorial Sow
ereignty of the Roman Pontiff." The paper
| was an elaborate eulogy of that eminent Ital
! ian Ugo Bassi, and was listened to with great
interest. Fitted psychically to be poet,
| and educated to be a religieux, he lived 9
| charmed life in hospitals, as nurse, physi-
clan and priest. He was loyal to his native
land and believed in a greatness ready to
dawn over Italy. At last Italy was agitated
by the miracle of patriotism till even the
streams sang of liberty on their way, and
Il
coma, where Bassi was preaching, he minis
| tered to the soldiers needs. Later, when the
pope betrayed the people, Bsssi took thei1
| side, and on Italyis altar gave his blood. He
put on the Garibaldian costume, and IN
armed rode with his crucifx into the
| fercest battle. When taken prisoner he de-
clared that death stood far below duty fol
him, and when later he was most unjustly
executed his last words were full of hope fol
Italy, his last earthly act being prayer,
Italy mourned for him in all her patriot
homes, devoted, patriotic italian priest
whose greatest monument is in the memory
of the italian people. Since then the pope
has been shut up In the vatican. But he ID
at work, and the interventions of the pontif
in the workings of nations is creating COM
binations in politics which will try italian
statesmen. Democracy in the United States
is constantly producing its effect in severine
the Catholics here from fealty to the pope,
It is said the pope would like territory,
Il however small, over which he could exercise
absolute control. It is also said that he In
looking towards the United States with long
ing, which the gift of President Cleveland
may intensity, or may kill, We cannot tell
which. If SO, why not give him a little spot
by one of the lakes, where he could surround
himself with all the luxury of the fertile gar.
1 dens of Italy herself1