The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-14
THE CATHOLIC Coyc,r
rArERs TREATING on DIFFERENT
CHURCH WORK AND H,sropy .hNsEl q

PAPERS TREATING on piFrrprvr
CHURCH WORK AND History Ry,vn an %
The centennial OF the hierarcbv 49,,
by the Catholics at Baltimoro '.eOaei
brought together the mos, no,ab,. Sund'y,
blage Of prelates that has ever booa "''ia'
on the American Continent. rvs Clpd
mails, upwards Of twenty Archbi.bo.. AID
Bishops and upwards of fo,. WHY
priests attended the Centennial "1narei
display was remarkable in many ihe
The historical significance Of tho pe's.
shown in the attendance of d,,,;,..''n.'
prelates from all parts Oft s,,i 9',nN
ceremonies were conducted with ms
splendor. unusual
There are now in the Untei ,,,..,.
Archbishops, II Bishops. 1912 n,i.'.'9 70
1866 churches. The present Ca,bo,,.1 and
lation Of the country is not far f,o,,, ~ Popu'
900, of whom 100000 are in u. ~
State, 6OO,O00 in Pennsylvania e-,oo'.,,k l',k
Illinois. 10000 in Massachuso,,, ,'p 10
Ohio, S35, eco in Wisconsin. 275oo 30 I'm ac',
fornia and 10000 in Marylan5- e ,1''
which contrast oddly with those sur, .sD's
the official report made to Rome i,,., ,na u
years ago, and which were as follow.
There are in New England ob M. en-.
York and New Jersey, 100 Penp,yir,''. ,s
and Delaware, 200; Maryland f,,oua'. o,a"A
1900, slaves, s,O0O-20,0) at the I,,i,a''
kaskaskia, aud several other establi.h,,,.."4
purely French, and on the Mis,i,Joni ,s
900. VIZ -
Delegates to the Catholic Conrro.. ,so,,-
number, assembled at the Concorlp o.
House Monday morning and the .c...-
was called to order by William J. oe,l,.
OF Chicago, who read a mc,,ass FROM, a.,
Pope that impa Is his blc.siu. u,.., a.
members Of the Congress. The d.l.,,,..
we're then welcomed by Mr.. OnahaD. aple,
Governor John Lee Carroll. Of N,-y,,,J
was elected temporary chairmu. A MUM
Der ofsecrctarics and vice president. vs,.
appointed. Subsequently these ,ep,p,,,.,
officers were made permanent.
in taking the chair, Governor Carroll ,,a
hat in Maryland the American Church 40,
practically founded. The Gonyrs,, o,.s-,.
bled with the sanction of the hierarchy ,,l
oy virtue of the authority of the Conere,.J
he United States. Socialism. be said uoel
today have stronger footing In Euoe
and America had it not been checked byt.
Holy See. And yet, while maintaining p.
spect for established order and upbolu,,
The rights of sovereign power, she is avsr,
ready to lavish tenderness and sympa,by
upon the suffering masses. He then rc.,rri
to the action of Cardinal Gibbons in anna,
'ng before the propaganda in bpha.gof "a,
knights of Labor He reminded the cath.
les that they had two great purp1ssE
heart, the glory and progress of the Ca, Ole
Church and the continued prosperity Of The
American people.
Committees were then appointed. and
while the Committee on Organization WB
)ut, several speeches, including Dmid
Ooughcrty, the esilver tongue orator Ian
many, entertained those present.
CArdina Gibbons aud Taschereal and
Archbishop Satoli then cam. into tn, ball
amid great applause. Cardinal 6 bio N, vel.
,omed the delegates, saying that he hoped
.he Congress will result in a closer union be.
.ween the clergy and the pope
\ recess of 70 minutes was then uken,
md upon Resembling comm uee With
Iohn Carroll as chairman, was app)mielb
wait upon President Harrison agl invite
Iim to the Congress. The frs, rec l.ar Iapf
was read by John Culinary shea ID! Ella
oeth, y. j., on ."Cath Ollie Congress-
In the course of his remarks h. said. 10
his country the Government is p-e'.lis
Dy constitution from establishing Church
out it has invaded the rights OF CnaoIS
hey are not treated properly in the army
and navy, and the Indian question Dees
ooking into. In many states eluanoah
questions are discussed. To nee, tla'ae
gal organization should be- formed.
Henry f. Brownson, in paper on Lay
Action in the Chu ch. said III ta.a1.s
separate religion and politics how clniaq
expect purity in elc tious' If Ca'ho's
would unite in the cause of tc nperaHceia9
could abolish all the bar rooms in the c0aR
Try and tn IS do much TO purify politics 'As
American system is anti.Protesian. aa'
must either reject Potestantism or be o'S'
thrown by it.
The days proceedings ended with an "
dress from Charles J. Bonaparte OF Dir
more, on ".rhe independence ol the hoy
See"