River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-14
WORK OF CATHOLICS.
Result of Church Congress Submitted
Through Resolutions.


CHICAGO, Sept 12-The Catholics have
tute. Before final adjournment a Sc
ries of resolutions were adopted, of
which the following is synopsis;
The resolutions OF the Catholic congress held
IN Baltimore in November, 1859, declaring un-
aiterable attachment 10 the pope and thanking
him for sending an apostolic delegate to
America were affirmed The resolutions
also congratulated the hierarchy the
wondrous growth Of the church and
pledged their bishops and priests TO
unfaltering devotion and fidelity. There
were changers ito, the church requiring
earnest consideration, the most obvious
of which the growing discomfort
Of those earning their living By manual la
Dor All the remedies proposed would
fail IL they clashed with the princi-
pies OF truth aud justice The encyelcaI of
Leo XIII on the condition of labor en-
dorsed as expressive of the views OF the con-
gress on this question The principle Of arbi-
tration and Cancellation was also strongly en-
dorsed, and the appointment OF committee was
recommended TO consider some suitable method
OF arbitration which could be widely adopted
True principles of Christian morality must be
applied 10 all social problems, and the forma-
ton OF societies for the distribution Of sound
economic literature was recommended
The helpless condition of Catholic working
EAAs III Nitts wis utpibfcAf anu tue AOihl-
alton OF societies for their protection and as
sistance warmly urged. The work of Catholic
life insurance associations was eulogized;
the massing of people in an
indiseriminate manner in large cities
was touched upon Appropriate measures
should be adopted TO encourage and assist
families TO settle in agricultural dis triets
The vice of intemperance, to which
many OF the sorrows Of the people
could be traced was deeply de-
plored The temperance and abstin-
ence societies already formal had
done much TO abate this evil. and legislation
looking TO the restriction ana regulation of the
sale OF intoxieants was recommended. Cath
olics were everywhere implored TO keep out of
the saloon business.
The trainers OF the resolution then proceeded
TO extend to the secular clergy religious orders
and the laity who were devoting their lives
10 the work OF educating the Indian and
the negro the hearty sympathy and co.
operation Of the members of the congress
Touching upon the question of education
continued efforts must be made to strengthen
the Catholic parochial schools and Catholic col
lcges, and TO bring all educational institutions
to the highest standard ofexcelence. 1t was the
sense OF The congress THAI the DEGREES of the
council of Baltimore should be and the DEGREES
OF the holy see upheld in this particular. A
scathing denuncation of immoral literature fol-
lowed and decided stand against those who
would seeularze Sunday was taken The rec
ommendaiion OF international arbitration
paved the way 10 the unequiyocal Endorsement
OF Mgr. SatolIis now famous phrase: "Let
our watchword be Forward! In one hand the
Gospel of Christ ana in the other the constitu-
tion Of the United States"
After an interesting address by Cardi-
nal Gibbons the congress adjourned
sine die.
After the cardinals address and be-
fore the adjournment took place a set
of resolutions was presented by Thomas
p. Fenton, of Lawrence, Kan, sympa-
thizing with the Irish home rulers
over the setback given them by
the English house of lords when the
Gladstonian bill was defeated by vote
of 4l9 to Al. Mr.. Fenlon's resolution
brought up score of protests, the
point made being that this congress
should steer clear of politics, and that
therefore the resolution was out of
place.
Finally an amendment was presented
which included vote of sympathy to
the oppressed Catholics of Poland, the
Jews of Russia and the oppressed of all
nations. This was adopted as the ac-
tion of a mass meeting, and not that
of the Catholic congress.