The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-10
TIE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
The Congress Resolves Itself Into a Mass
Westinghouse Rule.

| CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-This was the final day
| of the Catholic congress. The result OF
| the weeks deliberations we're embodied in
| the platform, and when Judge Thomas A.
| Moran, OF Chicago. chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, presented the com.
mittee's report, the matter came to q focus.
| The resolutions affirm the resolutions OF
the iholic congress held in Baltimore in
| 1901; declare their devoted loyalty aud un-
| aiterabe attachment TO the pope; en.husi-
sstically hail his apostolic delegate as a
| hostage of love for America, and continue:
1T is the sense of this congress that the
| vicar of Christ must enjoy absolute inde-
pendence and autonomy in the
exercise of that sublime calling
to whic b, in he providence of God. he has
been called as the head of the church for
the welfare of religion aud humanity"
The resolutions, speaking Of the labor
troubles, recognize the existence Of dangers
to the church AID 10 society requiring the
most earnest consideration, aud nrge the
consideration of the pope's encyclical lette
of May, 1881. on the coudition of labor.
Through a recognition of this inter-
dependence and under the Christian law of
love. and by NUT ual forbearance and argu-
ment, must come the relief fer which all
good men should strive" The resolutions
suggest the formation of societies OF Cat h.
Ole men. for the diffusion of sonud li5era.
ture and The educatioi. OF their minds on
economic subjects counteraciing
the perDicious and poisonous effects OF er-
roneous teachings"
Temperance and total abstinence SOcie.
ties are heartily commended, and the reso-
lutIonS favor the enactment Of laws to re.
strict and regulate the sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
On the school question. the following is
said: 1T is the sense of this congress
that Catholic education should he stead
tasty upheld according to the DEGREES of
the council OF Baltimore aud the decisions
and eXhortatious or the holy see thereon"
Finally, az true and loyal citizens, we
declare our love and veneratiou for our
glorious republic aud emphatically deny
that any antagonism exists between our
duty TO the church aud our duty to the
state"
1t was thought that the school plank
might arouse heated debate, and might
be voted down, bat when the reading of
the resolutions WAS finished and motion
to adopt the platform by q rising vote was
made. it was promptly put and carried.
Cardinal Gibbons then made all eloquent
address. commencing the success of the
convention.
Just as the convention was about to ad-
Journ, Delegate Thomas p. Fenelon Of
Leavenworth, Kan, secured the floor, aud
III few ringing words, called aiten ton
to the action of the house of lords last
night in killing the home rule bill. The
mention of the house of lords was greeted
with terrific aud instant hiss. Mr.
Feneion moved that the congress extend
to Catholic Ireland its profound sympathy
and express the hope that the defeat of the
Grand Old Man was only temporary. The
sent iment OF the convention WAS Over
in favor of the resolution, but,
on Judge Morgan declaring home rule not
a Catholic. but political question, the
resolved itself iuto mass
meeting in favor of home rule, personal
liberty and civic liberty for all races and
colors. Amid the greatest enthusiasm,
the convention now adjourned sine die.