St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-10
CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
OUTLINE OF WHAT is TO BE DOVE
At CHICAGO.
GIBBONS rs TO BE THERE.

Representatives of the Hierarchy
of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Several Nations of the
Continent Are Expected to Be
Present.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The first informa-
ton made public as to what will be done
at the coming big Cathohc congress here
is given tonight in a statement issued
by the committee on organization. The
congress will assemble IN the Memorial
Art palace, Michigan avenue and Ad-
ans street, Sept. 4, at IL a. m. Ar
rangements have also been made for
holding in Chicago during the week of
the congress general conventions of the
following Important organizations. viz:
The Catholic Young Mems Societies of
the United States, the German Catholic
Young Mems Guilds, the Societies of
st. Vincent de Paul, Congress of Col
ored Catholics, meeting of the Catholic
press, reunion of the American Louvain
students. Separate halls and commit
tee rooms will be assigned to each of
these various bodies in the Memorial
Art palace. The week of the Catholic
congress will be the Catholic weell' of,
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. 1t
will be followed the succeeding week by
the annual meeting of
The ArchDishOps
of the United States, who Will assemble
in Chicago under the presidency of his
eminence, Cardinal Gibbons. The
cardinal will in person open the pro-
ceedings OF the Catholic congress. Mgr.
SatoIli will also be present. Represent
atives of the Catholic hierarchy of Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland and of several
nations of the continent are expected.
Mgr. Gadd, OF Manchester, has already
been chosen by Cardinal Vaughan to
represent the English bishops. Cardinal
Moran will attend and represent the
Australian church. Several of the Irish
archbiShOpS and bishops are also looked
for, and distinguished Catholic laymen
from almost every land. Altogether the
indications are that the week com
mencing Sept. 4 will be mem
Orable one in the history of
the American church. drawing null
titudes of adherents of the Catholic
faith to Chicago. In order the better to
assure careful consideration of the diff
ferent subjects by the congress it is
planned that as papers are read they
Will be referred to the appropriate sec
ton or committee which will be devoted
to the consideration of the special topic
These
Sections VIII Meet Daily,
each in its own hall or assembly room
in the art palace, where the discussions
will be carried on, and where ali inter-
ested can take part in the proceedings.
A vice president of the congress, it is
suggested, will preside over each sec
ton. There will doubtless be a con-
siderable number of vice presidents.
and through the chairman the report of
the action taken and the conclusions ar
rived at i'll the section will be submitted
TO the congress. Delegates are to be
named by the archbiShOps and bishops
in the proportion of one delegate for
every 5000 Catholic population as shown
III lIlG ldltSt NdluOlIC dllHdudCS. y
credential card Will be given 10
each delegate, duly signed by the arch
bishop or bishop OF the diocese or vicar
late. Catholic colleges or seminaries
for young men are entitled 10 send two
delegates at large for each Institution
and one additional delegate for every
hundred students and fraction thereof.
Notices of the appointments made with
full list of delegates, giving the address
of each, are to be sent TO the committee
on organization, Chicago, as soon as
practicable. y copy of the programme,
ETC., will then be mailed to each dele
gate. The headquarters of the com-
mittee up to the date of the assembling
of the congress will be the Grand Pa
citic hotel, Chicago. There will be a
solemn high mass for the congress at 9
a. m. the opening day, Sept 4, i'll the
Cathedral ct the Holy Name, which the
delegates are expected to attend. Fol
lowing the religious services and when
the necessary prelIminaries of organ
Ization have been effected the papers to
be read at the congress will be sub
United.