The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-01
CONVENTION CONCLUDED
FRENCH CATHOLICS WANT THEIR
SERMONS IN FRENCH.

The Next Convention to be Held in Will
Resolutions Adopted-Vote of Thanks to
Local Committee.
The French Catholic convention of
this state was reopened yesterday morn
ing at Germania hall, Nearly all the
delegates We're present and the morning
session was given up to the discussion
of the use of the French language by
French Americans and French Cana
dams in the home, in the church and in
the parochial school.
The prevailing opinion seemed to be
that every French Catholic in America
should learn thoroughly the English
language, but should speak French at
home. 1t was also the expressed wish
of the entire convention that their SER
mons should be preached in the mother
tongue.
Father Chagnon, who is chaplain of
the convention, said that he thought
| if the French language were allowed to
die out their Catholic faith would die
out also, and this seemed to be the opin-
ion of all the speakers.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on resolutions appointed Tuesday
presented their report, in which the SEN
| timents expressed by the various speak
| ers during the convention were incor-
porated. The report was accepted
The next business was the gathering
of statistics from the delegates regard,
ling the French population of the vari-
Gus towns in the state, and the number
of French societies and their members
These statistics were given to the Sec
rotary with instructions to formulate
them and then to report to the differ
ent societies. 1t is estimated that there
are 1000 French Americans in New Ha-
ven and about $4,000 in Connecticut.
| The session was then given up to gen
eral remarks on the condition Of French
American citizens, in which DR.. Larue
of Putnam, Mr.. Mcintosh of Grosvenor.
dale, DR.. LIE Claire of Danielson, anc
Rev. Father Cartier of New Haver
| took part.
Father Cartier said that the French
population should be proud of living ir
this country, and that such missionaries
as Marquette and La Sale were tht
first to penetrate the west. They should
also be proud Of the part taken by La
fayette and Rochambeau in the war fol
| independence. In the War of the Re
bellion over 10000 French Canadian
fought for the Union. He also said tina
French Americans wish to be law-abid
Ifner citjzana Thhy AFRO willing and do
sire to use English in business, but IL
the home and in the church will sticl
to French. He was heartily applaud
| cd
1t was decided to hold the next con
vention in Willimantic. The date wa
left to the executive committee, but /
will probably be at about the sam
time of the year as the present conven
ton.
A general vote Of thanks was extend
ed to the local committee and to thu
officers Father Dunn of Willimanti
also complimented the convention OF
the dignified manner in which the pro
ceedings of this meeting were conduct
ed. He also said that at the next con
Ivention a committee of delegates woulc
lprobably be appointed to write a repor
of the convention In English, whicl
would be given to reporters.
| President Barribault said that tn
delegates were much pleased with tn
address of President Mcdonald of TIL
board of aldermen Tuesday evening
land particularly with his eulogy OF La
lfayette and Rochambeau