The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-12

horst, Missouri, John D. Reilly, New
York; Dr. John Gnerin, lllinoisi Hon.
Francis Herman, New York; Col. B, I,
Dubal, Kansas; b. A. Rudd, Ohio; An
thony Kelly, Minnesota Alexander F.
Morse, District Of Columbia; Nj. Glen
non, Virginia; ]. B Oolean, Louisiana,
and Daniel Troy, Alabama.
The regular work OF the Congress now
began by the reading Of the first paper,
"Catholic Congresses, by the historian,
John Culinary Shea, Of New York, Mr.
shea's in6Tmities prevented his reading
being heard by the delegates, and no
discussion oi the paper was possible.
The next paper was one by Major Henry
+ Browpson, Of Detroit, LAY Action IN
the Church"
PULL AND RRRE DISCUSSION,
Major Brownson took the ground
that in this country there were no EN-.
barassing entangIemepts Of church and
state thWarting the right aspirations Of
laymen, and he believed In the fullest,
freest discussion and action here on the
part OF the laity. They knew their du-
ties and their rights and knew the NOR
al penalties OF oyerstepping the bounds.
II was better that men should sometime
fall into involuntary error than that
they should stagnate In silence and I'm.
becillty. Catholic voters should hold
their suffrage as q sacred trust and vote
honestly, neither buying nor selling
their own or anotheF's vote. 1tCould
be much, II not all, TO bring our eleC.
lions 10 their pristine purity, and 80 far
TO solve the question Of temperance.
Charlea j. Bonaparte elOquently dis.
cusssd "The Independence Of the Holy
See," the necessity for which he on.
Enthusiastically upheld. He gave vivid
sketch OF the changing conditions from
the time OF Charlemagne TO the moment
OF tile Italian Governments tOrClble de-
privation Of all temporal authority and
the enactment OF, the law OF guarantees
whereby the Italian Government pro-
fessed to guard the papal rights. In the
course OF Mr.. Bonaparte's remarks great
cheering was eliCited by the declaration:
tlwhether the Pope be an exile or cap
tive, subject he cannot be-"
The Congress then adjourned until
tomorrow,
A SENSATION.
Tonight a great reception, rendered to
the visiting prelates and other distin.
guished persons, was in progress in the
hall occupied by the Congress to-day.
The city was beautifully illuminated
during the reception, particularly Car
dlnal Gibbons residence, and the homes
of Catholic laity on every quarter.
In the reception room the Jam ol peo.
pie was almost sufIocating, but hundreds
Of ladies' stood In the throng for hours
eager TO see and hear everything. The
address OF welcome TO the distinguished
guests was delivered by ex.Congressman
Roberts, Of Maryland. While he was
speaking two Indian chiefs, In the full
panoply Of gayest feathers, were seen
making their way to where stood Cardinal
Gibbons. With solemn mein the 1n-
dians reached for the hand Of the noted
eCclesiastic, and bending low silently
kissed the arch'episcopal ring, while
the spectators stood In wonder, finally
breaking into cheers. The Indians were
both Catholics-Chief Joseph OF the
Flatheads, Of Montana, and Ohief White
Bird, OF the Sioux, OF Dakota.
Following theaddress oil welcome came
areply on behalf Of the prelates by
Archbishop Elder.
The most extraordinary scene Of the
evening came at the conclusion Of the
reception, when the prelates, headed by
the Cardinal, made the circuit OF the
hall shaking hands with the people
right and left in the narrow passage
cleared for them. The display Of Tn.
thusiastic devotion by the crowds was
probably never equalled in this country,
II, indeed, anywhere,
at Loyal College. II was the lorna-
tion Of a National Alumni Association
from all the Jesuit colleges in the
United States,