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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1911
Page
5
Crowds packed Symphony Hall for two major Catholic Federation gatherings in heavy rain. The afternoon congress featured parochial education and labor unity discussions with 250-voice choir, 87-piece orchestra, and archdiocesan leaders. Evening sessions included talks on church independence, modern federationism, and education reform, with officials and clergy in attendance.
The first Archdiocese of Boston congress adopted platform resolutions affirming loyalty to the Holy See, opposing anti church sentiment, and demanding independence for the church in education. They support abolition of divorce, censorship of indecent theater and press reporting, Sunday reverence, and improving workers' conditions per Leo XIII.
Henry V. Cunningham spoke at the evening meeting arguing Eternal Rome should be ruled by the holy see. He claimed the Pope's dynasty guides world morals and that the church must subsist in all ages, opposing secular rulers and urging Rome’s spiritual sovereignty.
The speech recalls Bismarck’s May Laws aimed at subjugating Catholicism and how Ludwig Windthorst united the Centre party to resist. It credits Windthorst with forming a powerful opposition that helped repeal the laws and restore church freedom, inspiring the Volksverein to promote Catholic principles across Germany.
Attorney Patrick M. Keating argues the Catholic Church supports labor rights and opposes socialist remedies while urging unity among American Catholics. He cites Leo XIII and church contributions to science law and abolition, urging faithful federation for liberty and national salvation.
An advertising sketch touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal aid for digestion. The piece claims the tablets digest all meals, relieve heartburn and indigestion, and improve energy, urging readers to send for a free sample to F. A. Stuart Co.
The address argues that a nation’s stability and prosperity depend on prevailing religious principles. It warns that without a sane head and kind heart, wealth and origin cannot prevent doom. Religion is cited as the essential rudder and compass for governance.
At the afternoon session every seat and standing space filled as hundreds missed entry. Mayor John F. Fitzgerald sat with Archbishop William H. O Connell and Rt Rev Mer A J Teeling. Officials from Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, and other counties attended along with clergy from Boston College and local parishes. The program featured Dr Thomas F Marrington and others discussing what the church has done for medicine and the church science relationship.
Francis A. Campbell discusses the link between Christianity and law. He portrays pre Christian societies as disordered and brutal, noting the lack of protections for infants and women. He argues Christianity uplifted ethics and human dignity, transforming society from oppression to virtue.
Henry Wessling, president of the Archdiocesan Federation, said the federation already united 3,000,000 people of diverse nationalities. He argued it would not interfere with government or become a political party, citing its constitution. He noted 4 to 5 million of 12 million Germans in the U.S. are Catholics and praised long-standing German federation ties.
The renowned French scholar and diplomat Marquis Bouthillier Chavigney asserts a war against society as a whole, signaling a sweeping critique of contemporary social structures and norms.
Dr Cecconi lauds Italian Catholics in America for fearless faith and broad influence within the Catholic Federation. He says the blood of the world mingles here and Italian Americans can help realize the churchs widest possibilities. Alexander Kotarski outlines Polish Catholic growth and pledges unity with the archbishop in federation efforts.
As early as 7 o'clock the committee realized Symphony Hall could not hold the crowd and moved overflow seekers across the street to Horticultural Hall to relieve the main venue.
An advertisement states Adamson's Balsam cures coughs colds and grippe with claimed reliability. The copy promotes the tonic as a universal remedy for respiratory ills.
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