Telegram-herald., 1889-11-14
THHATHOLICS.
whs Congress 81 Baltimore A1opt-
. Platform.
How They stand 80 The Sssst oA' -
Relocation. Labor. Ie1rcs2nees eSefst
Societies, Etc.-Ehs IS.-sszailS
nsaicatea


With moving lines of lights ana
brilliant colored haes. Hundreds of
stores and residences along the route
-ere covered with gas iels snd eiecIlo
lights and fireworks saded - TIE ga
zling display la the loug column 81 .
marchers we're societies from New orks
Chicago. Philadelphia Nllmington,
De-, brooklyn. Jersey City, Washing
ton. Cincinnati Pittsburgh, Detroit
Milwaukee and other cities IA tAe West
and So2th.
Tie report % the committee on roso-
lulous WAS submitted 70 Tuesdays
session of the congress ana Nas
adopted Wllh rush anG hurrah. Tie
resolutions SET forth that Catholics
claim 10 be acquainted With tie laws
and spirit - both the church and the
country declare that there is nothing
antagonistic IN them. ana continue.
.H.r repudi4te the asscrtloa t1at sc neec &c
lay as se devotion g. oar cluFCa to oo uue ic
our couutr, or % oppose any instt-tion ~ TIE
Nation % be good Bodies but wc cas- loi
shut oar eses 10 thc many things tnat hreaieo
those Institutions. Although we@lll tas grr4i
ly increased, we dn1 iLcip-eut lauIer. al-
meu women ard children without t-e aaAal
taros q education ani religion.
"Reu-em moer.ng the dist.-,tion beiVrer "a
gauism and Christianity anc tlcss thirls ilat
advance Christianity " favor Ilea4ares by
which these are % be secured " e Recognise
education as one o. me ca-ef factors -14
recommend popular cnucaiica WliA nof4l
training for our yoota. ni IS 10 the Sil,e
schools I'D provision ts ul@de tor religious
training we must continue our system. So thai
the benefits Of Christian education nay ~
given 10 al the Catholic children ~ Tie Jnliee
states"
The resolutions thcn inveigh against
divorce as bringing ruin ana disgrace
upon the people and threatening the
morality Of the whole country.
On societies the report holds that II
IS not sufficient for Catholics 20 shun
bad societies; they ought 70 take part
in good ones. Concert ot action
is necessary TO accomplish augAt. and
societies must not be formed on q race
or nationality basis. Iae plan and
form Of ST Vincent dc Paul Society is
recommended as a typical Catholic So
ciety. Extension of societies is recon-
mended 20 relieve widows and orphans.
Concerning capital AID labor the resolu-
tions say:
Another Danger mcracing the republic IS
the constant conflict between cr0ifai arc
labor and IL e with feelings - re~r.f lAli t1t
antagon.sm between labor aad capital s. WIZ
messed. FOR IL imperils society. SIC con
Cemn nihilisu. socialism ana Ca1-murl -1n, al-l
we equally condemn The Lcagt.css greece of cap
italets. The remedy Tor trouble between Labor
and capital must be sought in tho citation 90
the church by its action on tho lreiFiaual con
science and in such c.vil clc -l, as ast
necessary. The paramount i.-.-t ur to or
..srar. r.-.. ..4..rrH rH..r -e.fH Il
recognized"
The resolutions deprccatc the employ
mcnt o. very young minors. invoke the
laity TO aid the clergy in al educa
tional, economical and social questions.
protest against any change in the
policy of tho Government in the
manner of educating the indians,
by which they VIII be deprived
of Christian teachings; express do.
interest in tho negro race and pledge as-
sistance 10 the clergy in the reformation
Of their condition; demand administra-
ton OF the rites OF the Catholic church
for inmates Of penal and other public
institutions. and say that alliance
should be sou ght with non-t atnolics
in bringing about better Observance
OF the Sabbath. Sunday liquor
selling is excoriatc1, and the
passage OF a law forbid5ing the sale q
liquor 10 intoxicated persons is urged.
The resolutions extol the Catholic press.
hope for tho establishment OF Catholic
dailies in the large cities and 4 Catholic
united press and express a desire for
proper devotional church music
The section on the holy see is as fol
lows:
"wo arc convinced that thc an-o'afe iude
pondcnce ~ the Holv Soc is ..l..i, .aa .arl.s-
DE TO tho peace of tie chsrca aal wefate -
mankind grcat applause a1i tcnar1 iu The
name ~ nature humanity ala tuet 'ce ~ tI.
freedom bo scrupulcuey respected l5
au secular governments. We protest
against tho assumption ly a~y earh govern
u,rt 90 the rrghf 20 cC.tro tle art.ol 70 tle
Holy Father. Tho Pope by any t9-m or public
act witholt having fret caf.t - ffaf ana
fll consent a-d apF rchatla-. pledge 20
Leo XIII tae loyal sympathy a1- a.i 1 ail BIS
spr.t3al children 10 fin4lcafllg 1-4 81. Glt 81 la
dependence"
Mr. Onahan. OF Chicago. moved that
an international Catholic congress be
held no later than Is2. in Chicago
there because If could offer the largest
/ hail in America as wen rs Western fos-
pitality. Nh Campbell 81 phua5. lp-i a.
moved an amcn3molt t1at tho confcu-
tion be held wherever the Worlds J. air
is located as tho eyes of tho whole
country would be directed thore a. that
time Mr. Onahan accepted the amend
rnent h-cauee 10 beloved that the
Worlds Fair would bo held in Chicago.
/ The resolution as amended was adopted.
As Archbishop Ireland r. S. Paul