Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
GREATCHURCH EVENT
Fourth Annual Congress Of the Ger
man Catholics of the Nation
TO BE HELD HERE NEXT WEEK.
Eight Bishops, Three Abbots and Six
Hundred Priests Expected.
THE PROGRAMME AND COMMITTEES

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German Catholics of the United States
which will be held in this city on Tuesda,
and Wednesday of next week. The session
will be the largest that has yet been held
It is expected that about eight bishops, thre
abbots and 600 priests will be present
Among the bishops who are almost certain
to be here are: Rt. Revs. Seidenbush. of st
Cloud, Mimi; F. II. Krautbauer, of Greer
Bay, Wis; Flasch, of Lacrosse; Rada
macher, of Nashville; Dwenger, of Ft
Wayne, and Leo Haid, o. s. B., of Charles
ton, S. G. Among the abbots will be Mund
voiler. of st. Meinrad. Ind. Wolf, of Atchi
son, Kan, and Andreas, of st. Vincents
Westmoreland county.
The school question and general or
ganization among the Catholic young men
will be among the most important part Of
the business. The entire proceedings of the
Congress will be printed in German and
English in pamphlet form and mailed to
each ticket holder as soon as printed. The
| priests are making special announcements
that all those who buy admission tickets are
requested to write their name and post
Office address on the back.
Meetings have been held almost every day
and evening among the different congrega-
tions in the last month, and these will be
continued through this week. The various
committees have all been made up and those
to serve on them are as follows:
THE APPOINTED COMMITTEES.
Executive Committee-Revs. H. Gaebel, ].
B. Dutfner, Anton Fisher. Leander Schnerr
and Bernard He'll; Messrs. Joseph Breil, Anton
Glamser, Charles ]. Jaegle. Edward Frauen-
helm and Bernard Gloeckler.
Local Committee-Rev. H. Gaebel, President;
Rev. Joseph Suhr, Vice President; Father
Fisher, Secretary. and Father j. B. Duffner,
Treasurer; Corresponding Secretaries, Fathers
Leander Schnerr. Gregor. Hyacinth, Fidelis,
Leo Ludvoig Werner, Leutsch Zielenbach,
Christ0ph, Bernardin, Wendelin, Langst
Schramm, Kirner, Vogt, Krogmann, Steger.
ert. Wertz, FrueIlng, Woeifel and Moiipger
The Committee of Priests for the Society of
Yonng Men Fathers John Often, of So
Peters, Tarentum, presidents, Gregg. Freuaus
The latter is assistant priest to Father Mollin-
ger on Troy Hill.
Parade Committee Bernard, Presi-
dent and Messrs. Peter Fromm, secretary;
Holler, Frederick Mausmann, Louis Waag,
Joseph Pauly. Conrad Paffert Phillip Jage-
mann Leopold Wodenmiller. Lorenz Kern. ].
Junker. j. Theobold, Frederick Keiser. A.
Schneiderlachner, G. M. LeffIg J. Meyer, A.
NJ. Ritferger, A. Grummes, Joseph Cappel-
mann. Andreas Stock and George K. Kunkel.
Hotel Committee Father Williams, of Mill
vale; Charles Jaegle, Jacob Keller, Victor
Miller. Fred Schmitt George Schaefer, J. Nj.
Diederli and Charles Fusseneger.
Music Committee-Father Schnerr, of St.
Mary's, Allegheny; Franz LANCER Albert Frau
enheim, Joseph Bullion, Charles Bullion, An
thony Schiller. Joseph F. Pauly, Charles
Gutherl and John Knollinger.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures Duffuer,
Father Werner and William Bernardo; A.
Roothleni, Joseph Wieleman, George.Burger,
NJ. Fl. Hager, F. x. Reiter, Franz Kossler and
A. Dietrich.
VARIOUS OTHER COMMITTEES.
Young Mems Committee-Father John
Often, President St Philomena Church
George Schuster F. ]. Hauck, Joseph H Rel
mann. st. Michael's Church - Anthony
Bishop, Charles Och, II. ]. Kemper, Frank
Xolker. Anthony Hohmapn; Holy Trinity
William Etzel. St. August1ne's-A. w. Lieb-
Ter, Louis KenzInger and John Link. ST. Mar
tins Church-John Stumbelllig Frank Koss-
Southside-Albert Gessner, M. p. Wehrle. F.
Muenstermann. st. Joseph's Church, Mt.
Oliver-John Rahl, John Fromm and Jacob
Jacob Friedrich and Peter Wielemap
Railroad Committee-Father s. e. Schraum,
Charles Jaegle and Anton He'll.
Press Committee - Father Duffner and
Charles Jaegle.
Programme Commlttee-Father Christoph,
M. Adler and Titus Berger.
Order COmmitte for Tuesday-St. Philomena
i6ssph H resa "a ST. KOt
Stand Frank Yochum. and John Friede st.
Mary's Allegheny, FIR. Mausmann, Joseph
Trinity Church, Joseph Schmitt. George Leide-
mann, and August Schubart. ST. Augustines.
s. W. Lieber, John Link and William Frecker.
ST. JOsephs. Nj, T. Oliver, Joseph Recten-
rtnha an6 Inn
st. Martins, Frank Cornelius. Joseph Beck
and Edward Werling. St Peters Southside,
VIM. Weiss, Ambrose Bachner and Charles
Sylvester Wagner and Edward Bragg For
Wednesday, for the same churches, F. j.
HaIck, George Hinger, Michael Schumaker.
Charles Ochs; Adam Mausmann, Henry Aver
beck, John Mueller, Theodore Loetier, Frank
Volker, Frank Boeggemann, John Madisjacher
G. P. Plum: Henry Woerries. Theodore Dietz
bachler, George PrylI, Albert Gessner, NJ. P.
Werhle, Frank Muenstermann, John Recten-
wald. ]. Armhein. ]. Fromn, John and Syl-
vester Wagner and Edward Bragg.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Following is the programme for the OPEN
ing exercises, as we'll as for the congress
proper:
Monday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock q meeting
of the committees is to be held in st. Phllo-
mena Hall. In the evening at clock will be
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coming addresses will be'made by Very Rev. s. |
Wall, V. e., and Mayor Gourley at the Central |
Rink.
Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock there will be |
a solemn pontifcal high mass and sermon in |
ST. Paurs Cathedral. The celebrant of the mass |
cannot be made known until the meeting of all |
the priests ana bishops, but it is thought that |
it will be Bishop K. Krautbauer. of Green Bay. |
And the sermon Will most likely be delivered |
by Father Farber, OF ST. Louis. The first |
opening will be after services at the cathedral, |
nrldi in fnn of nj fha first
ing for the young men. At O'Clock will occur
the first secret session of all the bishops and |
priests and at 7:Sg P. M. the opening of the first
general public meeting. The first address will |
be by Rev. Wilhelm Taggart: subject, "The
Roman Question" Mr.. William Steuerly of
Louisville. will speak on Casinos ''The
'rne Christian Women" by Wilhelm Heiner;
,The Beauty of the Catholic Church." by Lord
Programme for Wednesday, 7:so o'clock. A
solemn requiem, in st. Michaels Church,
At II olock, meeting of the clergy;
o'clock P. NJ, last meeting for the young men.
At 3 o'clock. second secret session of bishops
md priests. and at 7:S0 P. M. second public
THE Christian Mechanic" by N. Conner DR..
Ernest M. Lieber will debate
ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Mr.. Lieber is from Germany and he makes
his his second special trip to this country in
'rder to attend this Congress. Ri. Rev. Leo
daid o. S. B., Bishop of South
Carolina will speak on the Kulturkamp. Bishop
Leo Haid is a Pittsburger by birth. In the
,arly days of his boyhood he entered the st
vincents Monastery, where he joined the or
ler OF st; Benedict and was ordained priest
,y the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Domenic. His
Ereat plety and learning caused the Sacred
jonege at the propaganda at Rome to appoint
nm prdas Slsnop of Charleston, s. z.
'Olemn pOntiflCal liQn mass in St Mary'S |