Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-07
CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
TO Be HELD IN BALTIMORE NovEm-
Der 9Th NEXT.
Tho Centennial OF the Establishment of
the Church In this Country-Tho
Programme as Decided Upon
NJ Detroit.


Two weeks from next Monday the Catho-
lica a this country VIII celebrate the cen
tennial Of the establishment Of the Catho-
lie hierarchy in this country. OF the
event 20 be cOmmcmoratod the Baltimore
sun SAYS:
Al the cloee of tho war 81 Independence the
Catholics Of tho United ~tAtcs werp anxious 81
be- freed from tho ecciesi8sticai Jurisdiction Oh
tho vicar posiOlic 81 London, and tho Clergy
Ivtiiioucd the Pope to appoint superior ovor
them who would owe ALLEGIANCE % tho Govern
mcDt Of their country alone. In accord ahce
with this request Rev. DR.. John Carroll was mp
pointed In 1894 suger1or Of the Clergy IN tho
United States. On November 9. iisy, baltimore
was constituted an episcopal zoe. with Dr.. Car
roll az Is 1rst bishop lie Was cOnsccTated ~
England in 1890. Tho Diocese q Baltimore was
FOR years the only Catholic dioc8ae IN The United
states. and embraccd all the SAFES and Terri-
tories % tho Union. In lsCS Baltimore WA
erected into 40 Archicpiscopsi soc by lope Plus
VII, ana Dr. Carroll was crenicG archbishop.
The NOyom Der celebration Is In cotnmemOrn-
ton 81 I,r. CaFrolps appointment a. bishop one
hundred years ago.
On Wednesday last the Advisory Com
mittee Of Bishops and the Laymcn's Com
mittce Of Arrangements met III Detroit.
Mich. and mapped out the line Of work
and decided upon the prosramme, which Is
rs follows;
THE PBoGEAMafE.
First day. Monday, November 18th, 10 A.
M.-CalllDg Of congress 20 order by Mr.. j.
Onahsm of Chicago. chairman Of Commit
tee on Organization; opening prayer
nomination Of the temporary president Of
the Congress ey-GoveTnor John Lee Car
roll, Of DOughorcgau Manor. Md: address
by the temporary president; nomination
Il temporary secretaries; appointment Of
tho committees on credentials. rules, per-
mancnt organization, resolutions. on iu-
ture congresses. committee 70 wait upon
Cardinal Gibbons. and q committee 20 wait
upon President Harrison. These latter two
are intended rs the means of formally con-
vcying the AIMS Of the congress 10 these
heads OF the Church and state. Adjourn
mcnt will thcn be- taken to o'clock III the
afternoon. On recOnyening the commit
tees on credentials. rules, and permanent
organization Will bc heard. Tho pcrma-
ncnt officers will then DO Installed. and the
reading OF papers, followed by discussions'
begun.
The final days session will open AZ 10 A.
u. on 4 icsdav. November 18th, with an
address by Cardinal Gibbons. Papers, DIS
cussiOnS, and reports Of committees VIII
consume the remainder Of the morning.
In the afternoon the Committee on Future
Congresses Will report NJ the opening. fol-
lowed by the Committee on Resolutions
and the committee sent 60 President Harri-
son. The congress closes with discussions,
adjournment being taken 10 participate IN
the opening Of the Divinity school Of the
Catholic University mt Washington.
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION.
The papers set for discussion are the fol-
lowing: Catholic Congresses" 10y John
Culinary Shea. editor of the American
Catholic -N,7rs of New York, and Americas
foremost Catholic historian; " Lay Action
in the Church by Mayor Henry +. Brown
son, Of Detroit editor of the works Of his
father, DR.. Orestes Il. Brownson., and
prominent in Catholic philosophical en-
cles: historical paper by Richard Clark,
Of New York. the Catholic historian
Tho Papacy,n Charles J. BonGparte
Of Baltimore: 1.-THE Catholic Press"
George DeWolfc, editor of the Cdtbo-
Gc Standard, Of Philadelphia; "Cntho-
lie Societies." Henry +. Spaunhorst.
of St. Louis: Charities Peter L.
FOy. Of st. Louis. The Catholic Editor
by Professor Maurice Hogan, Of kotrc
Dame University. Notre Dame. Ind. The
Work Of Women aud Children in the In
dustrial World" j. w. Cummings, Boston,
Mass. Catholic Education, " ey-Judge Ed
mund +. Dunno, Of Florida. Mr.. Dunno Is
the ex-Supreme Justice of Arizona whom
President Grant dccapitated for his advOca-
cy of the parochial-school system rs against
the public schools. Professor iieman allen,
Chicago. VIII discuss Church Music
and IeinpC,rance.' Oathoic l,ter'Iurgi
and the SundaY-Obscrvancc problem Will
also be considered. All papers must be
submitted to Henry +. Brownson, of De
trOit. chairman OF the Committee on Pa
pers 10y September S0th and in the hands
Of the Advisory Committee of Bishops 10y
October 18th. The sanction OF the Adj
yisory Committee Is prerequisite to the
presentation of paper. The committees
hold their next and final meeting M Detroit
October 18th. THE Relations Of Capital
and Labor" VIII also bee discussed. The
leading speaker on this topic has not been
selected. The committee also decided 10
invite the Catholic colleges of the country
% send papers written by their pupils.
such rs are found striking, to be published
with the proceedings OF the congress.
CATHOLIC DELEGATIONS.
Each bishop viii be given carte blanche to
send as many delegates 10 the congress as
he chooses. The delegations from Catholic
bodies will require the approval Of the
head of the diocese from which they are
sent. This viii secure wide aud IL tho
roughly Catholic representation.
:" am more than satisfied, said Bishop
Foley, with the programme. The con-
grcss viii be power, the results OF winch
can hardly be 0verostimGted.'
Those present at the joint meeting We're:
Archbishop Ireland. of 81. PAUL Bishops
Gilmour. Of Cleveland; Camillus p.
Macs, Of Covngton; S. V. Ryan,
Of Buffalo; Harkins, Of Providence.
and Detroit's prelate, John Stephen
Foley. Those Of the lay committee
in attendance were Comptroller VII
ham J. Onahan, Of Chicago: John ID.
Kelley. Of Brooklyn; Henry J. Spaunhorst,
of st. Louis, president of the American
German Catholic Association. and Mayor
Henry F.. Brownson, Of this city. Air.
Spaunhorst came over from Cleveland.
where the ASSOCIATION over which me pre-
sides is in annual convention. Letters Of
regret were received from Phillip; Foy,
of ST. Louis. and Daniel +. Rudd the Ca
tholic colored editor of Cincinnati, who is
abroad