Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
FOR THE POPE.
The German Catholics Declare
for Temporal Power.
AMERICA FOX THE CONGRESS.
Trey Protest Against Interference With the
Mother Tongue.
Platform Adopted at Buffalo Which is
Plain and to the Point on Matters
ofCathoJic Policy and
Principle.
PRIE>TEN vEREiS.


Pkit>IEN NEREiS.
BUFFALO y. = sept %3.-acceptlnS at
tuiI 'aIue me information onered today
from Within me portals OF the 'PrleSfen
Nerelh, lhe ~ Sefihah-Ainerlcah ecc4esl-
Issues present We're occupied solely WIN
detdllS sucil as Inc method OF eIecting thelc
officers and slmilar subjects usually dealt
VIII WIN IN an organization ; bylaws. Although
the Vereih Is TOUR years IN existence u
Soeiis the IieHloeFS nave uefetoIore hedf4N
or wholly dispensed with such for,naAties,
the proceedings, IL Is declared, DeluS III lhe
nalule Vi ii Tree iiitercha'i9e ol views tent
ing 10 promote thelf common interests en-
coura@lhg Ifiternal cooperative spirit
diholE themselves ana requiring lttIe II
any ming III 'he way o! uucuiheiLts or
Tecoius; Io-daX Tue session, after athef
iewflchef ; cnllilhg experience "1 yeSter,
DAY was not invaded by any outsider ana
the secrets OF the conclave II any We're held
pack from lhlulfefS, remained safely CON
cealeu- intense curlosity prevalls as To the
private delDerallohS ol lhe priests inter,
est curing the DAY ceItere" III the liilai
business Session OF tue open CONGRESS late
t,lis alterllo ?I IRE |" LAY rieliloerS ah1
priests alike me chlei proceeding
was Inc ADOPTION OF plat
form setting 1ortI me attitude
Of Gerrnan-American CatholiGs on public
"NiOh ~ '4iA ~ 4iioi wv
IL Is understood letter that was read IN
tne priests meeting from Afch-
plshop rider OF CINCINNATI Afforded
il'lch SATISFACTION 10 me mem
oefS. Inc communication dealt
WIN 'he ldhSuase question: aI!u according
TO one Oh the priests IaVorcu herman 10 m
cII I lLle .ral ohristidn -Prihclples
WneEe German Is lhe coilinoti language Oh
the family, the IDEA Delng that these prln-
tlDlcS SODulu De taught III inc 0lCIner
tongue
Prior 10 ms business meeting, however,
came Il iitial session Oh lhc t'efillah-ahierl-
can CathGllc young men ASSOCIATION. Inc
iatter podA' ai0eF niucn uleeussiol' resolved
10 receive mo thGir organization NOT only
soclelles composed OF unmarried lnen eNclu,
siVely. out also those having married
men Us lleihoerS- h', association was re-
ported us having 1lty-thIee oranch socie-
IieS' located l!dlnlE III MISSOURI, lliiholS'
w lsColslu' UNIV anu -NVH JcrSeS, WIN
lotaI membership OF ABOUT hVe thousand
a resolution TO connect saving histltu-
uoH win ine young men dSsocltlioh was
ieJecleu Us iiuh'd'licaole LOT the present
THE PLATFORM
WIN deli@ht the Gerilah-Alnerlcan con-
greSs embraces also IN liils year the
opportunity OF pointing OUT pub-
hc4y anu uiSt'uct!s us position
on the ROMAN Question: namely. the
temporal power OF the pope AS free
american cltiZenS we VIII not toierate any
interference WIN lhe Ifee expression oil
our views on tnlS extremely important
chufch matter. Inc objection, or false
SUPERSTITION Ihat IL IS lnoppoftune to
oiscusS openly IHe i'olflln question in our
country, can oiilS NC cApldileu oN Tracing
IL W PiIIdote uc'ePlioii VI " H+iil oL couf-
age III showing leallesslN our .ruiy Catho-
nc CONVICTIONS me eltlrelS lree exercise
OF tiie hiShes1 apostohc power according 10
Goa Ordinance Is ultimately connected
as wen WIN me WeIlarc OF the entire
church as with the terfltoflai independence
OF the holE see, Wlhed oy ulvlhe pfoVi-
dence III IS necessary means Ill our pres
ent pohtlcai ana social SITUATION 10 secure
and accord mat freedom IN It's full
meaning oil the Wofu. we VIII never
cease 10 coufaeeouSiy sustain the
molly 1ather ana In accordance with ms IN
tentions in his admonitlons every one in his
own sphere ana ACCORDING 10 MS aolilty 1or
that flsi!t Oh tne heau OF the chufch, and 10
strlve win All legal ana lesitlmate means TO
regain Uhe ireeuoih oue 10 the successor OF
81. Peter Ia TINS respect we greet with
tLle utmost pleasure the loea SUGGESTED at
the recent oaIhoiic congress, heiu III Ter
many, TO call an international Catholic
congress lor me purpose Oh urein" tue re-
stora!loil OF tue temporal power OF the pope
as am Independent sovereign
We believe that our beloved country is
the proper place ior holding SUCH congress,
since we are not haiipered py political
prejudice ana lnipefIai hiLil.ucs.
AS CatholcS OF the United States. we
1t an honoreq duty 10 adopt the
resolution OF our brethren IN Europe. We
peHeye Inc time mas come when an lnterna-
'lohai CONGRESS can convene LOT the pur-
pose OF AIDING IN the restoration OF the
pope's temporal power. ana we consider no
linc more opportune thah lhe occasion OF
the Worlds far at Chicago IN lsa3-
;. we declare thaJ education without re-
hglous oasis can nut De productive CT ev!!
results. we protest. therefore, against
every interference with our parochlal
SCHOOLS, ana especially we condemn the So
called PoushHeeps!e plan III when Religion
mas oeeh hlaue d Siue.ShoW. ana hence can
have little or no religious influence IN edu-
;atlon
we demand lne 1nli right ana liberty to
retain, Without interference from anyone, |