The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-29
THE CATHOLIC FEUD.
Germans Again Declare Ale
glance to Cahenslyism.
IRELAND AND OTHERS REsuKEo.
"The star-Spangied Banner" sung In .
Foreign Tongue - Presbyaerians
Asssil Our Govefnmesft.

NEWARK. n. J., Sept Owe approve what
St. Peter approved; We recommend shat he rec
commended: We condemn what he condemned,
and tolerate what he tolerated." wSce declare.
tionsi in resolutions speaking OF the school ques-
ton at the closing meeting of rsse German
Catholic convention tonight. Caledonia Park
hall was crowded to its utmost cafacity, over
COCO persons being there. 1.-THE Ssar Spangled
Banner was sung in German by Az parochiai
children. Then the resolutions wrre read by
Rev. N. Fuerber. Of ST. Louis. They declared in
part:
getic utterances Of many of our rigat reverend
bishops, who with great emphasis semand the
establishing and maintaining OF parochial
schools. We protest most emphatics3ly against
any attempt on the part of the state TO infringe
by any law the right OF education; therefore we
call upon al our Catholic ow-citssens to give
their votes only to candidates whe take cor
rect stand on the schools question.
With the fullest submission to ting desires of
our holy church, the supreme ponts1 and the
bishops placed over him, We not onty renounce
all secret societies strictly forbiesaen under
penalty OF accommodation. but also those
concerning which our eeclesaistcaE superiors
Catholic religion We wish to dfSect you to
such societies as are fully approved by our
ecclesiastical superiors.
The resolutions haii with delight the sp-
preaching fiftieth anniversary OF taa consecra-
ton OF the pope as bishop, and extend to him
obedience and unwavcring allegiance. They
renew the demand Of the last congress for full
freedom and independence OF the soly see by
restoration OF the temporal sovereignty Of the
pope They continue:
As free American citizens we will rot tolerate
any interference with the free expression of our
views on this extremely important ea,urch mat
ter. The false supposition that 1t 81 tnOppOr-
tune to discuss openly the Roman = uestion in
our country can only be explained As pitiabie
n in ntrvwi I'M f0ar-
lessly our truly Catholic convictions.
Rome, as the natural seat of the pap.cy. as the
metropolis OF the Catholic world, belongs TO the
pope, who. moreover, is entitled to t5e rights of
sovereignty acquired in justice anG sealed by
solemn contracts Tor the welfare OF Italy, Eu-
rope and the whole world as the begeiactor OF
mankind. With confidence we leave e to Divine
Providence by what means the RESPIRATION OF
papal Independence shail be brought about by
secular power, and in the meantime gill never
cease to courageously sustain the holy father.
The resolutions dwell on the approaching
40th anniversary of American discovery, euio-
giving Columbus as a Catholic who.o mission
above all was to secure to the uncigflized ma
tons the blessings OF the gospel. Sincere thanks
ana most cordial approval are tensered to the
st. Raphaers Society because Of the great good
wrought for the temporal and spiritual welfare
OF Catholic immigrants. They deeply regret
the vile attempt that has been made 70 attribute
political motives to its founders, leaders and
friends, and Indignantly reject "a particu.
lar the insinuations and acctSsations in
which the name Of the most worthy
Catholics and members of thSs German
society have been and are still abused In order
to arouse prejudice against brethfen of the
same faith and excite unwholesonsa national
ism. The accusations and attacks hsrrled at the
and laymen, at the German-Americs5t Priester-
ST. Raphaers Society by Catholic prelsses, priests
verein. in fact at German Catholics generally,
already condemn themselves by thsir evident
absurdity and falseness, especially waen hidden
under the cover OF patriotism or ewes devotion
TO the holy see.
number of speeches were msle, among
them one by Rev. Dr.. Meissinges; OF Peru.
Ind, who contended that there w5s no more
loyal citizen than the German-Araer1can Catho-
lie, and protesting against the '.new5 edition OF
know-nothingism'' that had sprung up. The
speaker defended the teaching OF German In
Catholic schools as an accomplishment, and
said it was necessary that Germas Catholics
should be able to read German that yney might
benefcially peruse the German Catsolic daily
papers.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept 2S-The si1,n German
Catholic congress was formally opensSi Tuesday
morning with the celebration OF pontifical
high mass by Archbishop Corrigas1, of New
York. Rev. Dr. Heiter, of Buffalo, preached q
sermon in German. Speaking of school sys-
TENS of various kinds, he said that@in all pa
rochial schools English 10 the main language.
Our parochial schools, he said, are real Catholic
institutions that have no national tendencies
except that scholars can be taught 30 become
good citizens and remain practical Catholics.
These schools are necessary and muss be main
tanned. At a secret meeting held lassr the new
constitution proposed at the Buffalo congress
last year was adopted The meeti1g OF the
young mems Catholic societies was Eald in the
afternoon, and Tuesday night there gas a pub
lie demonstration in CALIFORNIAN pars, at which
Gov. Albeit and others spoke.
The speech made last night by Dr. Schroeder
demanding the restoration of ths temporal
power of the pope and declaring thaE no COM
promise should be made with the so,aalled lib
eral element or Cahensylism, cause5 a sensa-
ton. The speech was severely CRITICISED, many
believing it will cause dissension in ssse church,
especially among Irish Catholics.
1.-THE German Catholics led by the rIiesterver-
Elm, or society of German priests, are striving to
perretuate the German language IN s4le United
States They demand separate GernaAn corgre-
cations, German priests and Germa- schools.
They are assisted in their agitation bS Herr Ca
hensly, of Germany, but are opposed by Cardi-
nal Gibbons aud Archbishop lrelanc; who are
intensely American and who have more influ-
ence with the pope than any other two men
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