THE AM ERIC AN
THE GERMAN PLATFOHM
We, Ctlhollu Gurnine from nil part
of I Iim United Hiiites, assembled n dm
Fifth Culholttt congress In Hulfd i, have
I. To offer our most devoted Hf!iM'iiMn
to the supreme lirit'l of our holy church,
tmpres our gratitude for tlm holy
father' hlolug and promise miom
nml fur nil lime, In our name nnd In
lint name of congregation nml aoi'ln
tin representi"! by in, our filial devo
lion nml unfailing fealty,
2. Wil li delight I ha Gorman American
flongmss embrace also, In this year, tho
opportunity of pointing out publicly
mo' distinctly IN position on the no
called Roman (jiiKKil.iri namely, the
temporal power of pope, Reside the
extreme religion Importance of Him
question Itself, we, in faithful children
of the church, deem It our sacred duty
to make this public declaration of the
reason that Hot holy father, himself tho
father inl tn strive with all legal and
legitimate moan tn regain tho freedom
due to the successor of Ml. Pelor. Ih
IhU respect wo ngien, Willi the ut inns',
pleasure, thn Idea suggested l tho rn
neter, A ll hough the emigres will not
In Ihn beginning be ptodurllvn of
groat mid astonishing results, )e wo
nre pleased with whatever good It Iim
done. We appeal to nil our friend and
cunt Cathollo congress held In Germany I those of our youth to co-operate with
to mil mi lri'rnntlinnl ( 'ill hullo con-In harmoniously to secure greater
grnM far tlm purpose of urging the result.
I nNtorntloti of lhi tcuimral power of 7. Wo gladly seine thn opporlnnlly
ipn a an independent sovereign. Fur presented by Mil congress to renew
thn run in th At poliilcnl oli-cumstatices our former declaration of fidelity and I
have prevented tlm ndoptloii of said confidence In nnd attachment to our
resolution In Kuorpo, wo believe that reverend bishop of thn Unlti'd States
our beloved country, thn land of tho I Wo look upon thiim, honor them a our
f run, is tho pro pur piano for holding rightful aupurlor, placed ovoru by
such a eongro,slnco wo are not bound Almighty God,
by pi'lltloul prejudice nnd Imperial In- 8. We protest nil attempts to en-
rlgues A Catholic of thn United cnach upon tho right of ludlnn in
Slates, we consider Itourhonorod duty the selection nnd practice of their
HAVK YOU HKAI
fifty Years In the Church of Rome
REV. CHARLES CHINIQUY.
An Kx-Romnn Priest.
Counteract I lor Nefarious
ConNplrncIo.
Euery Protestant Should Read
CHINIQUY'S
FIFTY YEARS
IN TIIK
Church of Rome
It In a Hook of the Tlmo:
Jt UnniAMkt thn Koman church;
Lhvs linre Her DoeonNt Hchnmn
to ndopt tho ri-mdutlou of our brethron religion. We protoHi in this name of Kxpoe Her lUm l)nlgn Agnlnwt Our
in Kur pe.W bnllnre tho time ha come liberty nnd jutlce agnlni the attempt , ,. " Il1t',tltll,l0"l,t ltuJ
,..... . i.. i i """ "'w m ut!i;miin una
convene for tho purpoe of aiding In the Catholic Indinn nchool the aupport
I the rewtorntlon of the pope's temporal I of the government, under the hy-
wot compeiftfit nnd, Indued the only power. We believe that no country In pocrltlcal plea of nupportlng the public
competent judge in the matter, ha the world I better adapted for'holdlng achool, and opposition KgalnntChrlHtian
never i!imed b ith to prod tlm olemnly nuch n congrena than tho United State, education, especially against tho Cath-
nnd forcibly hi Invlouble right to the f nd that no time more opportune than olio church.
A . .-..1 1. ( .1 I.. I ..i... m . i 11 i .i .1 t.
MuriMiriai iiiui'peiMinnco oi trie iioiyaee mo occasion oi ino worir rair nt J no concluding aectlon cxpres
rid to encourage the Catholic to far- Chicago, In 1803 ThU our cherished mgret at the death of the Hlustrlou
lsly defend the right. A free Amerl-1 wish, wo respecifully ubmlt for the lM: Wlndthorst of (Jermany.
cancltliiu we will wot tolerate any consideration and approval of all our At tho meeting of the aodoty of
inuirfereniMi with the free expression brethren In tho Ctth die faith, to the (icman Citt hollo Young Mon tho
of 'Hir view on thl extremely Im- good will nnd approval of our efficient following oflllcera were elected;
portantchurclMimlter '1'hl objection, blslmp, especially of hi eminence, our Her. JJ. Hahl of l'lttsburg, national
or urn supposition, that It i Indeed I beloved ciirdind, .fame (ilbbon, of president! I'hilllp Schlndle of Nvwl
Inopportune to dlscii openly the H- Hilllmore, and lastly, with llllal rev- York, vice president; Charles Oen
wan rjMostton In our country can only erence nnd love, to the decision of our of Pittsburg, recording secretary; i
lm explained by tracing It to pitiable sovereign pontiff Leo XII, Joseph Itelman of I'lttsburir. cor-
deceptlon or to the want of courage In S. We offer the H.dy Father our responding secretary: Joseph Mattl
nhowlng frlejy our trne Catholic most respectful and alncerest thanks of Hufflo. N. Y. financial secretary;
?onvltlon.No national orlntornalionni for the excellent enpycllcal on the llenry lies of' Ht. liouls, treasure,
principle In law, no sovereignty of a labor questions. A faithful children of directory; If. Vnnderveldt, Cleveland; iHrt(,ulftr fh(m wt( a i T, ,
people can ever endorse, or sanction a the Cathollo chnrch we doem It sup. Henry C. Kraemer, Fort Waynes Win, linv and Ctrl m u!.mu,',l(
H.urpauoii eonnicung wun me ireeiMm ernuou ut expressly state tlial vte shall JNolte, Wheeling, W. Vft,; A. If,
ij independence guaranteed to the use all our effrts to execute prnctlcilly Kegeman, Chicago; UmU Schell,
neaa of the cliiiroh 'jy the Divine Foun- the principle laid down In said encycll- Chicago.
i
rter and injuring several and tint-lent and to brlngthein tjthe recognition Archbishop K;ttzer of Milwaukee
phatieally the aaered Interest of the of the public at large, Inasmuch a we was (hosen protector of the central Clj.Illl QOjT ta tllC NCIDCSiS Of R01I13lliStS,
200100,000 Catholics, The entirely believe that only by maintaining those bund of German Cathollo Young Men
free I'lercUe of the hfirhest aountulia nrlnc'tilo tlm lnt Inn i.t this n.ni . Im. .f iUn I U,UuA Ui,.u.
power, acwirdiog Ut O V ordinance, p .rtant ouestlon of the dav can be . Ms''" S,ich hJ ih() Mi,Ht Outrageous
l Intimately connected, as well with found. WHAT 11IH1IOP (fCONNMl RATH Treatment,
the welfare of the entire church a 4. The liberty, on natural rights At the Haltlmore lay convention In in mm '!r rrecution and
Witt) the Uirr Urfnl indoDendencM of thn and criiarnritnod bv thn t.irisiiliiil.n i.f tho "lulfl lnri.(.i.lil" ltUh.... ""'
holy nee, willed by divine providence, educating our youth, I a boon which O'Connor, whomjohn Hush welcomed ',,,r't",ti0' All Conspiracies Against Ills.
It f necessary In our present political we demand, hence we most emphatl. t Omaha a few year .-.go, said; Character, III Liberty and His
and m.fihl itutfo to aecure and eally protest against every attempt at "Religious liberty Is merely endured
aiflord that freedom In lu full fnosnlng interfering with that liberty by unjust until the opposite can bo carried Into
the word, I he natural seat of papacy I legislation, Guided by the principle so t without peril to the Koman Cath
is the cenirnm of the church, and a frequently quoted by our holy father, "Ho church."
the metropolis of the Cat hollo world we declare that education without a
fwlong to the pope (letter of Leo religious basis an be but productive of f0 y0VH 0WN OPINION
XIII, to Cardinal Kampalo), who have, evil result. We protest, therefore, Constlmil .ns tf.i.TriUhn rll.i.,. ..... M"" now In Bondage lo the Church
moreover, d the right of severelgnty against every Interference; we ondemn Ninal security, personal liberty. Private ,l"r'"' Mould Ik-ad It.
acquired In Justice and sealed by solemn the so-called I'oughkeepule plan, m property and of religious profession T Who Have Shaken Off tho Yoke
infract, over the welfare ui Italy and which religion had been made a side- worship.' Kent' Commentaries,
w 1 I 1 If .. .... IIT
F,Urote. and the whole world. tma I mUnw. and I. ..N.. nun Ixivu Iff! In t.r '"' ' UK"
rochlal Schools.
AM KM CANS
benefactor of mankind, Recent event, religion Influence in education. .J , " ! i ! f
lll.. .1 I. ...I ... . . I ... . ......... , HM3 ...VII Hi" .I
mmy.;,uj mm mew.wtn oi our gionoii i o, oi)mnn trie iuii r'gns ana i ilW .hurch i.f Vntr.
reigning pontiff, lm XIII, to settle by I liberty to retain, without Interference land, of the Calvan-
arbitration any International con- from any one, our German mother H"gMenoU and
trovers, and the pope' excellent tonguc.toget he- with the language of 'lJTt
encyclical on the most Important and this country, At the same time we wHmlp 'assist and
burning topic, especially on the eondl- protest most emphatically that for thf advise all or any of
tlon of USuir, bv proved sufficiently reason the cry of forelgnlsm I raided hi holiness' agents,
that the entire freedom of the holy ee glnt us, and that an attempt I made nI l'1' where,
would be of the greatest importance to at denying u equal right with other JJf 1 " " J"'1
wiuwf, siiiiring m r taut y ine many an-1 American cni,en, extirpate the beret I-
menu of the present century, With Hereby we stste again that our cal rrol-estant doc
confidence we leave ft to divine hopes lor the future are based In the trlne.Mesiroy their
providence by what men the restoration central union of German young men' f"wer,regal or olh
of papal Independence will be brought ocfetfe auccessfjlly and happily rrwm' J'Kh. I
about, In the meantime w will never I brought about In l'lttsburg and of our Are you an American?
cease to courgeou!y mstaln the holy cfngres attaining a permanent char- do your Job work.
I will use my
oest endeavor to
promote civil and
religion liberty,
from the Oath
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thlers.
Would Find It Interesting,
It Would Do the Roman Good, If They
Would Read It,
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The Author of Which I Endorsed Hy
the Leading Minister of the Fast.
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