Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-28
CHURCH AND STATE
Two Religious Gatherings Max
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MATTERS OF MOMENT CONSIDERED.

German Roman Cath olics Meet at Newark,
n. j., to Discuss "CahensIyism' and the
School Observation-Disclosures Corrigan's
Views On the Former Subject-Con-
demned BY the Pope and Dead He, Says
Governor Abbett's Remarks-Pan-
Presbyterians On the Worlds Fair.
NEWARK, n. J., Sept. 2S-The German
Roman Catholic congress is in session here
with 1000 delegates present. Its principal
interest centers in what its action may be
regarding "Cahenslyism" and in relation to
the education of the young. Some time
ago Peter Paul Cahensly started move
ment in Europe to have each body of Roman
Catholic emigrants for the United States
accompanied by bishop and priests of the
same nationality. The object of this policy
was the separation of foreign Roman Cath
olics in this country into groups according
to their nationality, and placing an Irish.
German, Italian, or Polish bishop, the
case may be, over each group. Thisis "Ca-
henslyism." It occasioned much discussion
at the time, and has already come up in this
congress
Disaprroved of the Pope.
1t is understood that there is a strong
body of Roman Catholics in this country
which approves of this scheme, but if the
spirit of this congress as manifested yester-
day is any criterion few of that class are
In attendance here. Archbishop Corrigan
addressed the young mems societies in st.
Peters church yesterday afternoon. He said
he approved of the congress and its objects,
which are the fostering of loyalty to the
church and loyalty to the country. In re
fN~I.
Il wish to say that when it was attempted
to foist foreign influence upon the church
in this country the German Catholics stood
mp and said it never should take place. The
aoly see has declared that this project,
which conld not be established, must be
abandoned.
Corrigan's Views AppIauded.
"I have had letter from the secretary of
the society which favored it, Peter Paul
Cahensly, saying that he bends uncondi-
honally to the will of Rome. Rome has
spoken. The cause is finished. The Ger
mans are essentially a domestic people and
domestic people are patriotic We WHO
are home here must naturally love the
United States, and those who are natural
lied here learn TO Go the same. Nowhere
Will there be found stcadier loyalty to
American Institutions than among Ger
man-Americ9n Catholics.T These senti-
Governor Abbctt's Welcome.
At the ev-ning session of the congress
Governor Abbott was introduced and re-
ceived with tumultuouS applause. He
said: "In this state the people by law pro
vide that there shall be an educational
system that shall give every child chance
to get an education, but there is no law
which will take from the parent the right
to educate his own child. Applause
The great object of this congress, as 1 I'M
derstand it, is that there shall not only be
education of the brain and intellect. bat
they shall educate the conscience, have
never in my experience. and am past tue
medium of life, known of any harm being
done by the teaching of the Christian re-
ligion. [Applause.l l have not fou0d
that there has been anything except benefit
to the city, the state and the nation from
educating the people in religion as well as
in other matters"
Monsignor Schroeder's Remarks.
The governor was loudly applau6ed when
he sat down, and Mgr. Schroeder, of Wash
ington. then delivered an address on the
Roman question. He declared the restitu-
ton of the popes temporal power abso-
lntely necessary. and denounced the
taking of his power from him
a sacrileCe and equal to robbery from
God. He alluded to the Italian govern
ment being offended at the New Orleans
2ffalr, and SAID tilat the reply the Amer
leans made that Italians should not mind,
as it was none OF their affair, was the
same that is made when American Catho-
lies come to the defense of the pope; but
in the latter case it is the affair of the Amer
leans, for tn, pope is the pope of Amer
leans as well as Italians.
Talked of Parochial Schools.
At the morning session of the congress
Rev. DIR. a. Heiter Indignantly repelled
the charge that German Roman Catholic
schools We're hostile to the teaching of the
English language. "Our parochial schools"
the speaker said. I'VE German Catholics
shall defend at any cost, and we know
that in the person of Archbishop Katzer of
Milwaukee,, we have "A most powerful
patron"
Church Societies for Workmen.
The German priests held separate meet
ing at which was discussed the question of
founding German Roman Catholic wo. X
ingmen's s societies, after the manner of the
association. in Germany, where they are
called "Gesellen Verein.r These assoc.a-
tions are designed to keep alive the Roman
Catholic faith among the working classes
In Germany these societies have proved
successful
TALKED ABOUT OUR FAIR.