The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-06
Third Convention of Cath
ole Societies Successful
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all due to the fact that God is left
out of our councils.
when we leave God out of our
councils the handwriting on the
wall appears. The American con.
situation starts with God. Will
American ideas continue to be in
fluenced by God?
MANY things must be changed in
America before we can have a hap
py nation again. America is far
from perfect. Men and women are
being misled because of economic
conditions. Let's better these eco
nomic conditions. Let us be loyal
to Holy Mother Church who holds
the promise of all fulfillment," he
urged.
Michael F. Murray, former COM
mander of the Legion in Mime
sofa, also spoke and followed the
text of Father Wessling. He praised
the gathering as "a great demon
stration of Catholic action"
To-day all over the world we
have seen the need for real Chris
tan truths among all forms of
society,"" Mr.. Murray said, describ-
ing conditions under which certain
sects are being prosecuted.
I'VE must fight for the same
things we fought for in the dawn
of American freedom" he said.
Members of the Grand Council
present were: Frank Jungbauer, st.
Paul, Grand Secretary Of the Cath
Ole Aid Society of Minnesota; John
Hasslinger, Grand Treasurer, of
Minneapolis; r. Fischer, organizer,
st. Paul; Math Aretz, Grand Presi-
dent, st. Paul; Willebald Eibner
and wife, of New Uulm, a director
Of the Catholic Central Verein of
st. Louis, and Mrs. Theresa Prem,
of st. Cloud, president Of the Wom-
ans Union Of Minnesota. At a
meeting of women delegates, Mrs.
Prem called attention to the resolu-
ton recently passed by the clergy
for law enforcement in night clubs
and against gambling, asked the
mothers to give their cooperation
in this matter and to help further
the work started by the clergy.
Election of officers held in the
Community Club rooms resulted in
the reelection of all officers. They
are: President, Leo Beste, Melrose;
vice president, Herman Schulzen-
berger, New Munich; secretary, j.
T. Engelbrecht, Melrose; treasurer,
B. H. Otte, Sank Centre; marshall,
S. G. Schwarzbauer, Sank Centre.
The next quarterly meeting, 1t was
decided, will be held in Melrose
during the month of October.
At the business session the dele
gates decided to give their coopera-
ton to the clergy and urged more
adequate law enforcement and the
removal of all slot machines from
Stearns County permanently. Espec-
tally did they urge general clean
up of the night club situation"
The evening session, held in the
Junior High School auditorium
featured a talk by the Rev. John
Fearon, of Morris, former pastor
of the Church of Our Lady Of the
Angels, of Sank Centre. His topic
was Constitutional Guarantees
and Our Responsibilities" He pre-
sented a splendid address in which
he portrayed the duties of citizens
stating: 1.-The Constitution protects
us, but we must also protect the
constitution"
Short talks during the evening
session were given by Rev. John
Bettendorf, of Sank Centre; Rev,
FIR. Haupt, of Melrose; FIR. Renner,
Of Alexandria; Irving Zierbes, and
others. Mr.. Zierbes spoke on Chris
tianity in Government and on prob
lens of government and relief to-
day.
Msgr. Plachta, pastor of st. Paul's
Church, graciously thanked the
delegates and people for their
splendid attendance and coopera-
ton.
Among the clergy present with
Bishop Busch and Monsignor
Plachta were the very reverends,
George Rauch, Long Prairie; LAM
bert Haupt, Melrose; Francis Zitur,
Osakis; and Michael N. Kraemer,
st. Cloud and the reverends An
thony Hullin, North Prairie Francis
M. Bialka, Bowlus John Betten-
dorf, Sank Centre; John Funk,
Greenwald; Robert Julig, Melrose;
John Mclaughlin, Sank Centre;
Sylvester Renner, Swanville; John
Schritz, Padua; Bernard Wessling,
Fergus Falls; Alphonse Kraemer,
st. Cloud; Claude Schwinghammer,
Melrose; Aloysius Gruenes, st.
Cloud; Hugo Tell, o. S. B., New
Munich; Pauline Wiesner, o. s. B.,
Metre Grove; and Paul Neusendorf-
er, Freeport.
The Western Stearns Federation
of Catholic Societies was organized
three years ago to get the people
of this part of the county together
and to study the needs Of church
and community. This was for bet
ter fellowship and a renewed in
terest in the spiritual, moral and
material well-being Of their people
as well as that Of the community.
The organization grew rapidly and
is now larger than the fondest
hopes of those who formed 1t. The
convention in Sank Centre was sue
cessful and of great value to the
members Of the various societies
as well as the huge number Of Wis
itors in attendance.
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