The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-06-20

ID 20, 1903.
which should be shown to state,
home, and school, lack of ethical train
ing, ect. Substantially, of course these
mean the same thing; but we Catho-
lies call it simply lack of religious
training, as this is ;lll-comprehensive.
Ii religious training is wanting it can
not be properly termed ethical training.
The only plan that can satisfy God,
society and the individual is unadul-
terated Christian training as given in
Christian (Catholic) schools.
With all due respect to the many
good teachers engaged in the public
schools, and for their many points of
excellence, they have necessarily a
weak foundation. This is admitted by
all fair-minded nom Catholics, who still
believe in personal God, the immor-
tality of the soul, and the future states
of reward and punishment.
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courage to speak about this in public
and from the house tops, then should
we Catholics when we are assembled
in convention like this remain silent?
No, let us go on record as staunchly
favoring religious training.
Resolved, by the delegates of the c..
U. +. in state convention assembled,
that this convention wishes to go on
record as strongly favoring Catholic
(ParochiaD schools; that every dele
gate pledges himself to assist wher-
ever possible in erecting one and
where one already exists to assist in
maintaining it, especially by sending
his children to such a school.
Let no one refuse to pledge himself
to this, for in those schools the child
is not only we'll prepared to fulfill all
the obligations of good and useful
citizen of this glorious Republic, but
above all he is prepared for a still
mightier realm beyond our horizon,
whose duration is never ending.
The state convention also increased
the salaries of the chief ranger from
500 to 5000, secretary from $500 to
$500, treasurer from $3.50 to 5000 and
the trustees will be allowed So a day
and railroad fare. Hereafter the spir-
itual director is also to have vote
and voice in the convention. At the
afternoon session New Ulm was select
ed as the next place of meeting, 1905.
The following officers We're elected:
State chief ranger, P. H. Martin, of
Duluth; vice-chief ranger, John
Grutsch, Minneapolis; secretary, Ger
hard w. Stenger, st. Paul; treasurer,
Henry Won der Weyer, st. Paul;
trustees, F. j. Mcmahon, Minneapolis;
A. j. Eckstein, New Ulm; P. NJ. Nor
oney, st. Paul; Alois Schwob, LIE
Sueur; DR.. Van Beck, Hastings.
Thanks were rendered to retiring
Chief Ranger Niemeyer and retiring
Treasurer Belanger by rising vote
The delegates elected to represent
Minnesota at the international conven-
ton to be held at Dubuque, Iowa, in
August, are as follows: At large, C. G..
Kolars, lie Sueur; Matt Bantz, St.
Paul; Chas. F. Ladner, ST. Cloud; w.
]. Lewis, Staples; A. Chouinard, Min
neapolis. First district, G. J. Riley,
N. P. Sievert; second district, P. B.
Scholtes, J. NJ. voda; third district, J.
w. Craven, J. B. Mayer; fourth dis
trict, Peter Loskiel, G. Deebald; fifth
district, H. S. Grogan, w. E. Reau;
sixth district, G. Schmidt, J. A. Seal;
seventh district, A. F. Mahowald, Geo.
Graft; eighth district, D. P. Mcdonald,
P. ]. Houle; ninth district, Rev. Geo.
Scheffold, A. R. Charest.
The convention closed it's labors at
o'clock Thursday evening after ex-
tending an unanimous vote of thanks
to brothers of st. Cloud, to the clergy
and to the press for all they had done
in making the visit of the delegates so
enjoyable. The st. Cloud daily pa
pers gave splendid reports of the vari-
GUS sessions of the convention, and in
this respect they excelled the big dali
les of the Twin Cities in reporting
similar gatherings owing mainly to
the reason that facts and figures were
given accurately. 10 the Daily Times,
which has for many years been ably
conducted by G. F. Macdonald, himself
a Forester, The Irish Standard is in a
large measure indebted for this report
The German paper, "Der Nordstern,"
printed one Of the largest and hand
soonest convention numbers ever seen
in the Northwest. There were sixteen
pages artistically printed on heavy
book paper. The motto of the G. o. F..
was printed in colors or, the first page
and half tone portraits of scores of
prominent Foresters appeared in its
columns. AS souvenir of the con-
vention "Der Nordstern" will give per-
feet satisfaction.
OVER THE NORTHWEST.