Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-10-12
He Enlivened a Solemn Session
of the Free Religious
Association.
Bishop of Chicago Lines Up
Whenever the Bell
Rings.
WILL STAY IN The MAIN STREAM

There was a solemn session a short
time ago in Boston of the Free
Religious Association. It has met
annually for the last forty-five years
to persuade people to adopt a certain
set of religious views approved by
the association-a proceeding not
precisely in harmony with the pre-
tensions of society that calls itself
Free" says the Brooklyn Tablet.
The speakers on this occasion were
the Rev. Charles W. Wendte, a name
only indirectly American; Prof. Jean
c. BRAGG, Frenchman; L. p. Jacks,
NJ. A., an Englishman from Oxford;
Rushtom Rustomjee, a Zoroastrian
from Bombay, and DR.. Fleischer, "a
spiritual and moral force in Boston,"
who complains that he can not get
the ear of the public. The morning
theme was Estate and Church in
America.
All these gentlemen, so wonder
fully qualified by their variegated
religiosity and the diversity of their
race, education, foreign impressions
and environment to legislate for the
religious moods of Americans were
.anxiously pre-occupied during the
meeting by the danger that was
hanging in their imagination over
this country. 1t was the clericalism
of the Roman" church. They were
convinced that it had dark designs
on the Government They saw the
shadowy spectre all over the land,
and they were filled with the gloom
lest forebodings for the future of the
republic The meeting was like a
spiritualistic seance.
At last there came on the platform
an orator from the broad and breezy
West, the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd-Jones,
the well known Protestant minister
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One Of the leading features will
be the Holy Name booth, where
Father McGovern will preside and be
assisted by a corps of earnest men
workers. Here there will be a mis-
cellaneous collection of articles,
ranging from the fancy article to
stoves, furniture and everything use
full in the home, ranging in price
from ten cents up.
Another interesting feature will be
the Blessed Virgin Sodality booth,
presided over by Father LaPlante
and the young ladies, and which will
doubtless De the mecca of the bazar.
Fancy articles of every description
will be found here, and as this is
good time to buy Christmas articles
none should fail to visit this booth.
The young ladies are taking a great
fnf IN n
more than pleased to have you call
and see them.
Most attractive will be the booth
Of the Altar Society and Third Or
der, where Father Baxter and the
members will have real Irish well
come for those who will spend an
hour with them. They have secured
for their tables great variety of
articles, both useful and ornamental,
and at the prices marked they expect
to do rushing business and be in
the lead from the start. Here will
be found numberless beautiful hand
made articles for the ladies.
Father Parent will direct the
school booth and fish-pond, and it
Is safe to predict this will be the
real live one. At this booth you will
be able TO secure anything from a |
up. The young folks here
will have some surprises for their |
elders and promise to be in good |
place when the results are made |
known at the close.
The married ladies of the congre-
cation will have charge of the re-
and have arranged a
geritable Coney Island. There will |
be plenty of refreshments, the menu |
everything from ham sand |
giches and coffee to meal that will |
lppease the most epicurean appetite. |
Ice cream, cakes, sodas, ETC., will be |
served also. These ladies have been |
zealously, and II is hoped |
heir efforts will not be unavailing.
In connection with the bazar there |
will also be a general table under |
he auspices of the Holy Name men,
wheels of fortune, and a variety of |
that will repay a visit.
from all parts of the city
ihould attend at least one night, as
his promises to be the big fair of
he season.