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RECEPTION TO D. A. RUDD.Addresses by Prominent Catholic Clergy and I Others at Holy Trinity Cliurcli.The reception given last evening at the , school hall of Trinity R. C. Church to Dan A. , Rudd, Esq., editor of the Catholio Tribune, in recognition of bis earnest labors in behalf of the Catholic Church and the colored race, was an in-* teresting occasion, although not as numerously' attended as had been* anticipated or was de- ( t* served. Mr. Ruad was honored by the presence [ of a number of the distinguished clergy of the i city, among whom was Archbishop Elder, Rev.J. C. Aibrinck,Vicar General, Rev. J. M. Mackey, • 1 pastor of the Cathedral, Rev. Henry, of St. Pat-. rick’s, and others. A goodly number of col- 1 ored ladles were also in attendance.The meeting wras presided over by Mr. Sam. B. lt;* Hill, who opened the exercises in a brief address lt;, appropriate to the occasion, which was followed j i by a baritone solo by Mr. \V. E. Blackstone, ex- ( , ceedingly well sung. Mr. Chas. W. Bell was then -r introduced, and delivered an excellent address,[ in which he spoke of occasions like thatasobject r lessons in the great school of human experience,. and, irrespective of race or creed, the meeting was j [ to give honor to the recognized worth of a fellow ; man. Archbishop Elder expressed the pleasure , he felt in being present, and alluded to the Cath-r olic Convention which Mr. Rudd had been in- ; [ strumental in calling in Washington, as being . the welfare of the entire race.It was the work of the colored people to solve , the problem of their race, and all true advance-- ment must come from their own exertions. If , faithfully performed, there would soon be no problem to solve. A bass solo by Mr. George Simpson was followed by Mr. George H. Jackson In a brief congratulatory speech. Rev. John M. Mackey gave an interesting review of the progress made in ignoring race distinctions since the formation of the Government, and said the colored man had now to gain distinction in literature, in commerce and in the professions. All avenues were now open, and the people should profit by the legal privileges presented. In the Catholic Church no race distinction had ever been known.Mr. Dan A. Rudd returned thanks in an eloquent address, and feelingly expressed his ap-grecialion of the care taken of all her children y the Mother Church. Mr. Hugh Cavanaugh spoke of the friendly attitude of the Knights of Labor towards the colored man, and a pleasing solo wras sung by Mr. H. F. Jackson. The meeting closed with many kind wishes and congratulations for Mr. Rudd, who accepted them in a modest but happy manner..?
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Fri, May 10, 1889
Page 8
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