Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-10
THE CATHOLIC PLATFORM.
Resolutions Adopted at the Closing SEES
sion of tho Congress-Parochial schools
Strongly Upheld.

| Resolutions Adopted at the Closing SEES
sion of tho Congrsss-Paroohial schools
Strongly Upheld.
CHICAGO, September 9.-Thls was the
final and most important day In the
Catholic Congress. The result OF the
weeks deliberations was embodied in a
platform covering all the important
| subjects considered. The report Of the
Committee on Resolutions was present.
| ed by its chairman, Judge Thomas
Moran, Of this city. The most import
ant is the resolution on the school
! question, as follows:
AS the preservation OF our national
| existence, the Constitution under which
we live, and all our rights and liberties
as citizens, depend upon the intelli-
gence, virtue and morality OF our peo-
! pie, we must continue TO use our best
! efforts to increase and strengthen our
| Catholic parochial schools and Catholic
| colleges, and to bring all our educa-
| tional institutions to the highest stand
| ard OF excellence. 1t is the sense OF
this congress, therefore, that Catholic
| education should be steadfastly upheld
| according to the DEGREES Of the council
| OF Baltimore and the decisions OF the
! Holy See thereon. In the elevating and
| directing influence of Christian higher
| education, in particular, we recognize
the most potent agency for the wise
| solution of the great social problems
now facing mankind. We recognize the
signal wisdom OF our holy father,
Leo Kill, and of the American HER
archy, in founding an institution OF
highest Christian learning in our Ma
tional Capitol; and with confidence in
their wisdom so to direct 1t that IT
shall be fully adequate to the needs OF
our age and OF our country, we cordial
ly pledge to them our active co-opera-
ton in making it one Of the chief glories
of the Catholic Church and OF the
American Republic. We appeal to all
orr fellow citizens, Of all religious de-
nominations, to teach the rising gen.
Grafton to love, honor and fear our
common Creator and TO instill into
their hearts sound principles OF NOR
atty, without which our glorious po
litical liberty cannot continue. Pro-
foundly approaching the love for edu
cation shown by the sovereign pontif1
and our bishops, we repeat what has
been In this Congress, that II sis only
the school bell aud the church bel
which can prolong the echo OF the lib
erty bell"
The other resolutions affirm the plat
form adopted at the Catholic Congress:
in Baltimore; declare devoted loyalty Il
Pope Leo MIL; congratulate the HE
rarchy on the growth Of the church
throughout the United States; urge con
sideration by all men Of the papal ency
clical on the labor question; suggest th'
formation OF Catholic societies for thu
diffusion Of education and advocate TIT
extension of insurance, beneficial anC
fraternal societies; favor the ensctmen
of appropriate legislation to restrict anC
regulate the sale Of intoxicating liquors
and, emphasizing the admonition o
the last plelary council Of Balti
more, urge Catholics everywher,
to keep out OF the saloon bust
ness. oppose all efforts TO seculariz
Sunday; approve the principle OF arbi
tration in the settlement OF interha
tional disputes, and concluded as FOL
lows: "Finally, as true and loyal citi
zens, we declare our love and venera
ton for our glorious republic, and WI
emphatically deny that any antagoni
cation can exist between our duty t
our chruch and our duty 10 the State
In the language OF the apostolic dele
gate, let our watchword be Forward.
In one hand the gospel Of Christ and IT
the other the constitution Of the Unitet
| States. Let US keep in the path OF viz
tue and religion, and the blessings o
our national liberties born OF the ster
energy and sturdy morals OF our fore
fathers may be preserved for all time a
O Sarred haritaren