The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-12

| Arcrr-Tt0n - Milwaukee. 10 spoke a.
/ the Mgs.c HAL Last night
\ solemn po-rie-sI high mass n, -. Pc
I to- and Faurs Church or4nsd the forty
I ninth General Convention @: the German
I Roman catholic central Vere.u yesterday
I morning
| The A-7=- Reverend John J. GI.nnou.
/ Archbishop ~ -. Louis was CeIebraut.
I with Jha Reverend Fathers VI ulss an.
3 Meters as deacon and --bLsacou. -.zp--ct-
I lysly- TGe Reverend Fathers -. +. Srl-Je-
I der ana Joseph S.-a-:.r Usrs assistants Al
/ Tho throne. while the 10y Reverend Vicar
/ General - =. : El.S .--.- as a-ch1r.-s-.
I Besides these. many priests from various
/ parts - ;hs country We're present ~ the
ss-et--ry. i.c.l3iug The Most Reverend
I Sebastian g Mess:lvr. Archbishop OF 5I!l-
I vaukee-
/ I'll. sermon. IL which the German Cath
I oiics were reminded Of thei- duties 20 God
th@ir country and their homes. was
preached oy the Very Reverend Vicar Gen
cTaI v. ClEse q East 81 Louis
The Central N-rein. one OF the oldes; IND
most substantial Catholic irateruaI or
Sau.zatio1-. j. composed % -, united Ger
man Catholic societies. with membership
@; move than S'."'. and nearly sI-J-.,,o II,
About ~ accredited delegates are at
4 tending The Convention. but so vel has II
I been advertise! Jl4t a. = estimated that
100" visitors have been brought 20 the city
q" ts4z- l.rr !a !t- social features anG 70
AVA. t'I-ta~.ly'.s OF the opportunity TO see
the v 'r.d : .s4i--
Al 20. ta- ae..Ea;es assembled AZ the
south ia fiut-4 Early yesterday morning
s.t. lC.t by brass band. marched TO
- Peter lIG Paul Church. At Seventh
St-act alI Allen avenue. the largest Ger
man Catholic church H. - LOUIS. where
s. - ban - - O'Clock
Ioilo~I'.- the ceremony In the church
"".l- e-at- = srl-.ct l.lcE- Deu;sche Yer
SaUn.-.UlE Was held IL I@mp's PARK
nall. wa4s,. consisted uf q wholesome din
u.r and closed with Speeches by prominent
Germans ..EG u. singing % Die Wacht
asn Eh-ir' and ''Das Na;@rlsnd-''
uEPLO5.E-S SOrIALISTIC SPIRIT.
A fe--.ysl n NUS, Han last night ter
minated the hrst day OF the convention
The exercises included a festival chorus
- - voices rrr-es-atirg The cream, o:
ul-i"r tf ir.'ti'r %. ls'Tiis Not-ho--.
with Fraule.n Acs.ai3e ka!kGlann as solo
- b. MUSIC ws-~ FINISHED ;v the Cho-
"a yrrrhur- .--r---r.f. The seating ac-
communications q the hall were taxed TO
tE-lv utmost capacity
ir THE absence u: Mayor Wells. the
.'---a-,- Ia ,---Is iTi',.'4S Wr-e wei
coined ~ = Louis hv President Joseph
L. HugI~Hv % the city Council Fol-
iow.GS him Archbishop Ciennon made an
address ~ welcome on b-Lalf of the
Catholics y the city The address of
tu- evening VS. delivered b. Archb shop
N.-sr-.~ - AIilwIEk.r on ''S1cialiSrn---
Ills vas au exhaustive. critical review
o. o.. subject ~" LeTioEsi tn- spirit az
socialism that perv.t,i-~ the country. which
lie said j. also found 20 certain extent
among misguided Catholics not only in
this Country but also in Europe
H declared that IN his opinion a general
c-:luriat.u- ~ al labor organ q tons. be-
C4IiS-- % tendency toward that evil. was
unjust and Unreasonable. IL. said that h.
knew /; 70 h.. a positive fact that the
American FEDERATION % Labor As an or
Earizl-ICu j. NOT only free from SoCis.iStic
tendencies hut ;nat a.. officers axe doing
all within th-ir power 90 preserve u from
rs pernici1Us influence.
He closed h.~ remarks with a PORTRAYAL
- the condition 81 the Eufue IL socialism
were To have fUil sway. The family. n.
sI.d. wuUl! have 10 give way To the au-
thority o. the state in all matters which
b. divine richt primarily belonged TO IL;
and tho end would b a complete diSrup-
ti0rI - society
oth=- speakers we've joseph Matt Of St
PaGl Bishop JarS-sn u Bsllev!lIe and
Bishop NcFIul o.. Trenton. y. J.
The exercises closed with the singing If
-tircs-eT Gott." in which the entire au-
dienca took art
: pcutireel high mass will De celebrated
- O'Clock tuIS morning b. Eishop
Jansen M 81 Acatha's Church after
which the Business sessions 81 the cOuvsr-
ton will he opened IN Temps Hail