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GALL FOR A GENERAL CONGRESS OF THE CATHOLIC LAITY OF THEUNITED STATES,To be hel4 in tke city of Baltimore, Md.November 11-12, 1880,To the Catholics or the United_ 4^States ^The Centennial Anniversary of thery 01 tne Hierarchyof the United States, which iq,to be brated with befitting pomp and ceremony under happy auspices in Baltimore, next November, may naturally be expected to bring together an imposing assemblage of the Hierarchy and Clergy, as well as a large conoourse of the Catholic Laity, who will be eager totake part in an event so interesting in itself and so impressive and suggestive in its religious and historic significanceThat the Catholic Laymen of the United States should hold at the same time and place a general meeti«g or congress would seem most appropriate. When the suggestion of such a meeting was happily conceived and put forth, it was everywhere met with expressions of warm approval. It was felt that a Congress of the Catholics of the UnitedStates, called without reference to Rational or local lines, on a broad and generous platform, could not fail to be productive of gooa results.It would demonstrate the unity of the entire Catholic body in all that concerns the principles of our holy religion ; the harmony, mutual attachment and good will subsisting among the different Orders in the Church—the Hierarchy, the Clergy and the Laity—and it would moreover aflord an opportunity to testify in a public manner the loyalty ofthe Catholics of the United States to the Constitution and Laws of the Land, to which they have invariably been loyal in the past and^may, with equal confidence, be relied on to be faithfuland devoted in the future. The advantages of such a meeting then beingapparent and its opportuneness most evident, there was only required the sanction of authority to justify the call for a general Congress of the Catholics of the United States.We are happy to say the project of this Congress has the approval of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, and of other Archbishops and Bishops.The preliminaries have been arranged and the Congress is now' accordingly called to meet in the City of Baltimore, Monday, November 11th, at 10 o’clock, A. M. It is expected that the sessions will continue during two days. The local arrangements for the Congress are in charge of a Committee of Baltimoregentlemen.The principle subjects for consideration and discussion have been substantially agreed on, and capable gentlemen have been Invited to read papers before the Congress on the topics proposed to them. General discussion of these questions w ill he invited, and the titles of the several papers will he duly announced beforehand. The Congress isintended to’ be free and open to all Catholics.To provide for due order and so that necessary regulations shall prevail, as well as for the purpose of ensuringgeneral representation from all parts ofThe country, it has been decided by the Committee in charge, to issue cards of admission to the fioor of the hall, which cards will eptitle the person named thereon to the full privileges of the Congress. These cards will be placedin the hands of the Bishop or Administrator of each diocese. Catholics who desire to attend the Congress w ill make application according1 y to the Ordinary of their diocese for the necessary introduction.Co-incidently with the celebration of the Catholic Centennial and the meeting of the Catholic Congress, will occur the formal opening of the Catholic University of America, at Washington, an institution in which the Catholic Laity of the United States feel the deepest concern, and to the future of which they look with hope and pride. This event would in itself be of sufficient general importance to bring together a large number of leading Catholie Laymen, who have already signally demonstrated tlieir interest in this greatundertaking. *The meeting of the Catholic Congress,therefore,under the conditions proposed,will he seen to be in every respect timely, The result of the meeting and the effect of the deliberations and discussions cannot but prove ino3t useful andbeneficial in every respect.The people of the United States lately celebrated by appropriate religious and public services, amid universal rejoicing, the Centennary of the formal establishment of our free government. Catholics justly shared in the general joy, as they have likewise participated in the advantages our admirable Constitution guarantees to all citizens, especially the precious boon of civil and religious liberty, the seed of which was first planted and nourished in“ Catholic Maryland.”With eminent fitness, therefore, may we now call our Catholic brethren together, to join in celebrating another anniversary of exceptional interest: to recal the memory of the devoted and patriotic Bishop whose zeal for religion and love of liberty have won for his memory the respect and admiration ot every American; to testify the unity of their religious faith, their steadfast adherence to true principles, and tlieir unwavering attachment to the Constitution and Law's of this free and prosperous country. [Signed]William J. Onahan. Chicago.Chairman,Henry J. Spaunhorst, St Louis. Daniel A. Rcdd, Cincinnati.Committee on Organization forthe Catboltc Congress. Chicago, July 31, 1889.Henry F. Brownson, M. W. O’Brien, Joseph B. Moore, W. H, Hughes, John Hvde, J. P. Fieitz, Detroit; Peter L. Foy, Louis Fusz, St. Louis; Maurice F. Egan, Notre Dame; Chas. A. Hardy, Philadelphia; Patrick Donahoe, Thos. Dwight, M. D., Chas, F. Donnelly, Hasket Derby, Boston; George W. Smith, W P. Rend, G. J.Sehmidt, Peter Kiolbassa, L. A. Franchere, James Armstrong, Chicago; T. J. Semmes, New Orleans: William L. Kelly, Saint Paul: He iry L. Hoguet, Eugene Kelly John D. Keiley, Jr., Patrick Farrelly, John Gilmary Shea, Jouis Benziger, Lawrence Kehoe, Louis Krnst, New York; Patrick Poland, Cincinnati; C. A. Mueller, Joseph Rauft, Manly Tello, Cleveland; M. J. Harson, Providence; Martin Neuhausel, Toledo; Edward O’Neil, Milwaukee; James H Dormer, Buffalo; John Lawler, Praire du Chien;J Chas. J. Bonaparte, Daniel J. Foley,
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American Catholic Tribune
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Sat, Oct 19, 1889
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