Evening journal., 1889-11-11

America, Catholic truth would L svas !.
tho wings OF American influence aud encircle
tho universe He was aware there were
those who do not partase OF his hopefulness.
What can be done, they say, in Americai
Catholics are a handful, 10000 00O in 65,-
0OO,0OO, struggling amid temptations and
preiudices and so long as they speak in that
manner the world would not be brought 70
God, and the enemies Of the church will
possess the age
1t can be shown to the American people
that they need the church for the preserve
tion and complete development of their ma
tional character and social order They
must look TO her 70 maintain for them in
the conscicnoes of citizens the principles Of
natural equity and law, without which a
self governing people will not exist
Note Of Warning.
In conclusion, the speaker sounded note
OF warning against favored aristocracy in
the church, upon whom so much care is
lnvished that none remains for others. "fhe
strength OF the church today is the people,
who are held by their intellect and heart, -
said the speaker I'VE have dreadful
lesson 10 learn from certain European
countries, In which, from weight OF tradi-
tion, the church olings 70 thrones and classes
and loses her grasp upon the people,
Tho Weeks Programme.
The formal oponif.. OF the congress tool
place at the cathedral today by tha celehra.
tion Of pontihcal mass by the Most Rev NJ.
A. Corrigan, OF New York The first session
OF the congress took place ut Concordia hall
between the hours Of 1880 a. m and / 80 p.
m. There will be a reception to the visiting
prelates at the hall this evening.
On Tuesday night the grand torchlight
parade will take place. Then every Roman
Catholic church in the city will be ablaze
with electric lights, and from every hin
around Baltimore a beacon will blaze.
On Wednesday the Catholic University OF
America at Washington will be dedicated.
Most Rev. Francis Satoli, archbishop OF Il
Panto, the pope's representative, will cele-
brate pontilcal mass and the Right Rev.
B. Giimour, bishop OF Cleveland, o., will
preach the sermon. The opening of The
university course will occur at 4 p IN. with
an oration by the Right Rev ]. l.. spaul
ding, d. D., Of Peoria, his, and Latin
/ poem by Professor Shredder will be read.
Boil Down, Gentlemen.
Ex-Governor John Leo Carroll, OF Mary
land, has been named for president OF tbs
congress, with one vice president from eaci
diocese, 10 be named by their respective
bishops. There will be four secretaries, on,
each from the Georgetown college, TIN
Boston college, the Notre Dame college o
Indiana, and the immaculate Conception
college Of New Orleans. 10 has been foun,
that the time set apart for the congress--tw
days-is entirely too short; consequently
the gentlomen having papers 70 read will b
required 20 conhense them SO that ench q
them may be read In twenty minutes
Twenty minutes more will be allowed fo
the discussion Of each parish, no delegate
J occupy more than Eve minutes.
The list Of papers 10 be read numbers fou
teon, and tho order in which they win |
presented IN the congress Is as follow
"Catholic Cangrasses,n by John Gilman
Shea, Of New York; LAY Action in q
! Church. Henry f. Brownson, Detroi
I "Papal Independence Charles J. Boni
parte. Baltimore; ''rhe New Social Order
Peter T. Foy, st. Louis; "The Right Of n
State In Education Edmund j. Dunn
} Florida; "Relgion in Education" W.
Kelly, ST. Paul; Catholic Journalism
George d. Wolf, Philadelphia; Societies
H. J. Spaunhorsti, st. Louis; "Cathol
American Literature Condo b. Pallln, s
Louis; "Hundny Observance Manly
Tello, Cleveland ~Temperance,n John
) Campbell; "Catholic Achievements in II
Century Richard II. Clarke; Labor an
Capital William Richards; "Churc
Music,n Heman Allen, Chicago.