The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
STEM SOCIALISM
THROUGH CHARITY
Only Power by Which Hatred
Of Oppressed Can Be
Curbed.
CATHOLICS ORGANIZE.
Conference Will Enlarge Field
of Church in Relieving the
Poor.

Washington. D. c., September 25.-
The National Conference Of Catholic
Charities, the purpose OF which Is to
promote the aims OF the Catholic
Church in the field of charity. was in
augurated here to-day in the presence
cluding Cardinal Gibbons, Mgr. F,alco-
MO. apostolic delegate: archbishops
and bishops and nearly 500 layuen and
clergymen ident.hed in the work Of
charity.
The distinguished prelate. members
OF his party. Archbishops Glennon. OF
st. Louis. and Ireland. OF ST. Paul, to-
gether with many other dignitaries OF
the priesthood and laity, reviewed
pageant comprising nearly 10000 pa
rochial school children and nearly 5000
knights of Columbus from the arch1-
episcopal residence on Lindel1 Bou1e-
ward this afternoon. Later he ofticiated
at special papal service at the Sacred
Heart Convent Gardens.
This morning the cardinal conducted
mass at St Charles Borromeo's Church
Gtalian) and In the new ST. Louis Ca
thedral chapel. Tonight he was the
guest OF honor at banquet rendered
by the st. Louis Club.
Cardinal Gibbons. who is honorary
president Of the conference. was the
central figure tonight at big pub
lie meeting which brought to close
the days series Of impressive cere-
monies. The cardinal, In few re-
marks. said he saw much good that
n
conference, for he believed that or
ganized charity ranked above all 9TH
ers In effectiveness. I'VE shall al
ways have poverty to relieve" said he
Poverty follows wealth just as the
shadow follows the sun. To-day,
London is the largest city in the world,
and yet no other city presents such
sordid poverty"
Sounds Remote.
Sounding the keynote of the con-
ference in an eloquent sermon at high
mass-the opening ceremony Of the
meeting-celebrate at the Catholic
University OF America, Archbishop
Blenk. of New Orleans, arraigned the
oppression of the poor and declared
that charity is the necessary and the
only efhcacious power to stem social
ism and torelieve human suffering.
The conference will last four days.
Delivering the frst message to the
delegates. Archbishop Blenk said the
conference might be called THE con-
tinuation, or rather the practical con-
clusion OF the great international5
Eucharistic Congress at Montreal."
There is in this fair land of ours
as in others" said Archbishop Blenk.
many field Of blood where men,
women and even children are but
beasts of burden with scarcely sem
blance left Of the dignity Of intel
ligent and free human beings. The un !.
fortunate victims Of a soulless greed,
they are driven to despair or to the
most heart-rending degradation. The
God Of Justice eternally condemns and
repro bates the vicious systems OF
work and unjust systems of pay which
are responsible for such inhuman ana
iniquitous conditions. The oppresscd."
he added. Took with bitter and deep.
seated hatred on their oppressors and
store up in memory the wanton provo
cation Of the vulgar Haunting OF hoard
ed wealth.
For these evils, the preacher found
cure In tho true brotherhood Of man
and the substitution Of the love OF God
for the inordinate love OF self (which
is the cause of all our woe,''