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VOL. XIII.
* punuisitay SEAL MONTILY vw ,
MARTIN I. J. GRIFFIN,
711 SANsom STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
voted to the advancement of
THE mish CaTHOLIe BENEVOLENT UNION
THE UNITED STATES.
CATHOLICITY 33:
PHILADELPHIA.
{CopyRIGHTED, 1883.)
By Martin I. J. GRieern.
“The first law of Mstory 1s not to dare to t
a lies tne ‘second, not to fear to tell the frutity
besides, tet the historian be beyond all suspleton
ot faxo favoring or of hating any one whomsoever.”
vive Thave done well, and as becometh the
bistory, It is what I desired: but If not so per.
fectly, it must be pardons = MACHABI
abo vol the servants of God ought always
to be precious in the eyes of H s people, and tor
that reason the very fai cements 0 their services
are nol to be lost bit to be gathered up for edifiJ
ation.” WILLIAM PENN.
In 1805 there were 259 baptismns at Sti
Mary’s ; 232 in 1806 and 239 in 1807.
At st. Augistine’s, so vaptisms and 13
marriages Suszm 1806, 89 baptisms
and 20 marriages; in 1807. raatriages 13,
baptisms 72.
tem requiring takers of pews
Mary’s to pay all arrearages there-
on was abandoned February 12th, 1807,
and a rule adopted that such a sum as
“was reasonable” only was to be exacted.
The Trustees elected March 31, 1807,
were Messrs. Carrell, Snyder,
Scravendyke, Johnson, Eneu, John Ash-
ley, Jos. Huneker ; 3 Redmond Byrne and
Daniel Dunn, Judges. Pather
Egan were past
Byrne, inn keeper, Water “Street below
Senet was one of the first Trustees of
Mary’s chosen under the charter ‘on
{ August” 20th, 1788. In 1789 his name
appears in list of contributors to Lioyd’s
Unerring Authority. He contributed
|)£25 in 1782 to improve the church, and
on the distribution of the pews le se-
cured No, 41, but on the opening of St.
Augastine’s Church, he rented, from
1801 to 1808, pew No. 3 in middle aisle.
Ue died May 2l, 120, aged 77.
a Trustee of St.
Manes he vd ‘ohn Carvel also a Trus-
tee, ought
house in Willers ‘ley adjoining St.
Joseph’s Chureh. S44 St. Mary’s
sold the property to the Jesuits then in
charge (since 1833) of Old x Doves.
at her Havermann, now ot y, N.Y.,
vastor, rom "Syrne or
Carrell could be found, and Jos. Donath,
2 behalf of St. Joseph’s and by Judge
Randall’s advice, sought to have the
tt 2 perfected by getting adeed from the
of Byrne and Carroll. The records
will show if this was done, It don’t
concern our work just now to find out.
However, it was not until fifteen years
afterwards, or in 1859, that the missing
deed was found, and given to Father
Barbelin.
Daniel Dunn was also an inn keeper.
He kept the Franklin Tlouse, once the
re
Dunn, in May, 1807, advertised his place
for sale, From 1801 to 1808 he held pew
No. 6 in the middle aisle of St. Augus-
tine’s Chureb, Thovgh both were pew-
holders in St. Augustine's, they were
attendants or pewholders at St. Mary’s
me as their acting as Judges of election
rove 4
1, 1807, the organ loft was ex-
tended re turthes into the body-of the
church,”
we gne pipes of the stoves in the church
d and smoked ”’ so the ‘Trustees
very Hooghtu in July, ordered a chim-
Y to be built on the north side of the
cha ch bin eiaueh for the pipes and *‘to
admit a sweep ;”? also to do the same in
the schoolhouse. Is this the chimney
ion on the north side of the church near
The intention of enlarging the church
“towards the eastward” was considered
July, 1807, and Messrs. Ashley, Johnson,
Snyder, Carrell and Scravendyke were
appointed te ) propose plans and devise
ans”? for so doing, Little they knew
What trouble’ they were bringing on.
DISCORD AMONG MUSICIANS.
John Huneker resigned organist, ‘ for
ber 3 ae known to himself,’? Novem-
r 22d, 1807, Benjamin Carr, of St.
"1 “3, W engaged,
he following is Mr, Carr’s proposi-
Hon to the Tru
istees, wadcured through
tT, Ryan, The original will be given
Ryan a
Hossiten
nay
“IMMACULATE VIRGIN, PRAY FOR US.
— PHILADE ELPHIA. NOVEMBER 15,
1885.
NO, 178.
to the American Catholic Historical
iety :
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“Piita., Nov. 26, 1807.
“Sir :—As you requested to know my
choir of SI ey according to wy
promise of wer prev’ ve
ous to 30} relock, t dinke this opportunity
f informing you that I would wish for
performing the bows duties $300 per
ould any remarks be made
that this is a larger sum than received
any organist in this city, I would
to observe that I do not think the we
ries generally allowed here are by any
means suflicient for the situations In
for attending twice a day
are given. Takin ‘this asa
precedent, the remaining sum would be
found, I trust, a moderate compensation
for teaching the choir, I make these
remarks not with a view of separating
the playing and teaching into distinct
ms, but merely as a proof that these
terms would by no means be exor!
Should these terms be acceded to,
wish to promise three things: First, that
4
"=| for the mutual benefit of all parties the
f Stu.
r of St. Mary’s join tha’
"s as one body, signing ead abid-
sand regulatio f that
choir with a ‘sincere disposition on both
sides to be in harmony with each other.
The advantage of this regulation wou nid
be on the side of St. Mary’s choir,
they would have the use o!
collection of music in manuscript in rade
‘ittion to the printed bo:
i ‘Secondly, 1 would efttend one eve-
ning each week, and in addition every
Sunday afternoon after Vespers, either
t tb. Augustine’ 8, for the
purpose of yerteeting therm in the music.
‘The time after Vespers sometimes I am
obliged to relinquish, but often for rea-
sons which can be verbally explained.
ould also wish to remark that these
meetings would be for the purpose o!
learning the music in tse at church, not
Ee
&
sing at sight by Sol-Faing, as the latter
would take more time anda ‘attention than
either myself or most likely they would
be able to give. But I woul
as I have done by the choir of St. Au-
gustine’s.
“Thirdly, I should wish each Summer
© be one month absent ‘on recreation,
Haclng some one to perform the service
during that period ; and as about August
most schools have vacation, of course
the same privile; be easily ex-
tended | 0 the proposed establishment.
e written rather fully on the
anbject NS a litle candor in the first in-
tance often saves a good deal of trouble
at some future period. I leave it entirely
with you, after acquainting the gentle-
men with the terms, to communicate
such of my sentiments as you may see
proper. Your obedient servant,
**B. Carr.
“T have not mentioned that of course
I would only personally attend St. Mary’s
alternate Sundays, conceiving that al-
rey understood.
e letter is endorsed :
ae to take, 200 for a comaiag the
within duties.”
Iluneker appears to have regretted his
resignation, for Trustees Ryan and Sny-
der were on November 30, 1807, directed
to wait on him and notify him that ar-
rangements were. making to employ
another
Carr was engaged at $200 a year and
given full power in conducting the choir,
accepting or rejecting its members, the
Trustees agreeing to support
regulations ee repugnant to the rules
of the chur
The tistal ‘havty seupovs were giv
in Spring and Fall at_St. Mary’s and St
Augustine’s. At St. My" 's £35,188. 10d.
and £79,15s. were received. av St. Au-
Bustine’s £26,163.8d. and £46.
In all these accounts of es ‘Beunayt
yania fareney is meant, 01 per
In 1801 a legacy of £6, was re-
ceived from Wa. O’Brien for the school.
IRISH LOVE SONGS.
In The Aurora, of May 7th, 1807, isa
communication signed ** Carr,” which
iyS: e Irish Tanguage is remarkable
for fiowing off in vowels upon the ear,
r the smoothness and harmony of its
cadences and is finely adapted to lyric
poetry.” He gives extracts from Miss
Brooke’s, Religues of Irish Poetry “as spec:
imens of the genius of ancient poets.”?
One is a song by Patrick Linden.
Perhaps tis. “Carr” may have been
Rev. Alathew "; ue as there is
announced t of a Carr in
Maryland, and the extracts are all love
it ma y be possible that the
r as the correspondent.
Or, perhaps, B. We, Carr, SL Sansom
St‘, were the Lrish tongue speakers and
lovers—though they were printers,
ee
SEND one and two-cent stamps for your
subscription.
terms for tidertaking the organ and | first
singing school for the learning to] A:
t him in “any | ing 7
£, | then ?
1c, B. U. NOTES
—The Bishop Becker Society, of Wil-
mington, Debs will join the Union by
—The Nalifoal Seeretary is arranging
for the for mation of an 1.C,8.U, Society
at Tamaqua
—St. k's 5 Benevolent Society, of
Antrim, eee Co., Pa., has been organ-
ized and will soon be a member of the 1.
—The Rey, iB J. Quinn Society, of
Nativity pari sl, Pisa newly ‘or-
ganized, has now 80 members. will
soon be “dai to the I. ey B, U.
— CU, B. U. society w or-
ganized at ‘St Mienaer’s T. A. B. hall,
Philadelphia, oa Sunday evening, Nov.
8th. Vice-President irhere and the
National Secretary will att
—The resolutions of the. Ps bX, So-
j | ciety, relative to Americans imprisoned
in England, received a responsive en-
dorsement from the great meeting in
favor of the Ivi ish Parliamentary Fund.
0. 451, of Toronto, Can., is having
a troublesoite tine because of its deter-| 5
mined advociey. of the rights of con-
ce, and it ought not be left unsus-
tained by the Catholic societies of To-
ronto.
—St. Py on ‘ick’s Society, 0
s
f St.
Bik Co., , elect ed. ue following
ers for. the ei nsuing : President, N.
5 Tierney Pre ity Je A. Hen
hauser ; Ree. Seci retary, E ‘time 3 3
Cor. Secretary, Cornelius Leary Treas-
rer, Jolin King; Messenger, Wi
Simons; Standing» Commi ittee, Aibert
Peni va Weicel, John Welsh,
s IX, Beneficial Society of
Piniadelphis “adopted the following reso-
lutions :
SAW ‘hereas, Large numbers of Irish-
merican citizens of the United States
were convicted of alleged political of-
fences by sngonstiitional mgylods andy
without fail and having suftelta
ema | long periods of the: most barbarous im
prisonment, and ae at present impri-
soned in British Gangeons 5 > an
‘Whereas, It suould be the settled
policy of ‘all Adninistrattons to vindicate
the Hants of all its citizens at home and
abroad, ved ie
ed, "That w we do hereby respect
fully reques st His Excellency Grov
Cleveland, President of the United States
of America, to interpose his good offices
with the present British Ministry for the
release of our countrymen and
citizens now imprisoned in English jails
for political offences.”
C.K, OF A. NOTES.
Editor I. C. B, U. JOURNAL:
I see the JouRNAL again reverts to
the matter of clerk hire paid to Mr.
Bate °s assistants at the New York Con-
vention.
Mr. Jennings is correct about his recol-
lection of the intention of the convention
in passing that resolution, and L was cer-
tainly very much surprised when I rea
the item of expense in the published re-
portof the Secretary. Idon’t understand
what you mean by Saying: a the state.
ment, or rather the inqui
State’ representative near 4 the Supreme
Secretary.
I made such an inquiry, but as t
near to Barr I fail to comprehend the
near indeed tain I was not
mistaken as to the words or intention of
the resolution.
“Make a complaint in the form of a
protest.” These will be given to the
“committee on grievances,’”? Well, what
What can this committee do
about i am uot an * pujecton’ to any
law or resolution passed by the conven-
ti ut [ do say over again, that even
at the risk of being counted more obtuse
than other quick-wil gentlemen, that
was not # rare before {saw that the
allowance was made that the Council was
‘ pay these clerks, Mr. Barr or any one
else, to the contrary notwithstanding.
jont discuss this matter
-
(Mr. Earley, of Pennsylvania, says
Jennings is right as to his motion and
statement, but that near close of Coun-
cil the resolution to pay for Mass, clerk
hive, &e., was offered, but he thinks it
was presented by Mr. Coleman, of Louis-
isiana, ane not by Mr. O'Neil, of Ohio.
The JourNav has no special interest in
the controversy. ]
—The Parker case was “reopened” or
reconsidered by the Trustees at meeting
in Indianapolis on Oct, 18, The Jour-
CAUSE i was under official considera-
a decision, whatever it may
he has. by “his time been reached, the
Jounnat ean say that it is indecd a
strange ¢: be some mo-
tive for the opposition to the payment
Uhat goes beyond the differences in judg-
meot that may arise on questions of fact
or ‘alleged
ad Parker secured admission to the
one by false pretences, by lying or| being
in ill health or one of one
could understand the opposition to pay-
ing the claim on his death, even No i
took the form of Gghting the wid
and orphan.’? That would be understood
and to many would be commendable.
But not a word of objection is made
against Parker's getting in or while in,
It is when he is out, or alleged to be out,
that the troubles comes.
Now, ordinarily, the practice is and
the natural inclination of man, not to
speak of Catholic manhood and Brother-
hood, wou ecp a dying brother
in good’ standing, simply and solely and
on humane motives alone if not higher
ones, because he was dying.
A member of a Branch is in good
health you may tolerate if you do not
justify prompt action relative to him,
but it is horrifying to think of the sharp
practice that took place in the Parker
case.
r had been
Branch’s benells list.
penetits had
that
+} Branch’s sick fund.
Now, it don’t matter in considering
the case at_ issue whether he was justly
entitled to it or not. Sullice, he claimed
it. Mis daughter came to the meeting
to pay his assessments, She wished the
amount ue or claimed as due from the
ved in payment of
fie fssessments fhe called. This was
refused, as i alleged that no money
was due bi n t don’t matter. This
was the critical eowent. and with a no-
tice to the Branch that Parker claimed
money as due him, the Branch orders
his name “ suspended ” for non-payment.
of an assessment called 27 days before,
though the laws gives 30 days; yet an
oficial decision requires assessments to
be. paid at. the meeting nearest: the 30
Thousands don’t pay until their
Branch inoney is about to be sent on at
he end of sixty days from date of S.
Sueretery's notice,
none of Parker’s friends
who had paid other assessments for him
were present at the moment
“suspended.” What do you think hap-
pened? Parker’s daughter the next morn-
ing, and before the Branch’s mouey had
ven sent to supreme headquarters, ten-
dered the amount due to the President
and Secretary, and they refused to accept
it, because | be oh een suspended’ the
evening be! lo you think of
that sharp practice ?
sick; was on the
Payments of sick
made him, He claimed
due him from the
o
a4
INQUIRERS ANSWERED.
—Let me know to what rights or privi-
leges the certificate we received from the
. C, BU. grants us, Does it leave us
work ig under the jur' ion of the I.
C, B. U. Charter? Will it sustain us in
law as an incorporated body
ANsWER.—The Certificate of Member-
ship is merely an Re ig that the so-
“i jety belongs to It has
0 law autority. “e you want that pro-
cure acharter from the County Court.
WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS’ FUND.
CLASS A.
Amt, paid from Jan $78,
klyn Convention,
paid ince Convention to the
heirs of the deceased mem-
med +
John Elvan, Bridgewater, Mass.,
NAL lias not said “much about this case
pe
‘a3 | Catholics, aud in every town a co}
tiot
* $14,723 70
Sl
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
—Father Cleary is credited with caus-
ing a $500 liquor license in Kenesha,
Wis., his home.
Morr! inn., the Kush Genten-
nial was cele! brated on Oc!
tures were delivered by 3. i Crvizan,
President St. Paul's anion,
and J. F, Carrire, of St. Paul, ‘and Rev.
Wm. Laude, of Morris... The result was
44 new total abstainers were “ned to
the roll of Father Mathew’s T. A,B. So-
ciety, of Morris, A Branch or the Trish
National League is to be organi
—lTlere isa good sentence from Secre-
tary’s Nolan’s Bulletin ” Ne. It
is not a pleasant thin: ee Catholics
Bguring 80 frominentiy. in the statistics
of penal and reformatory institutions,
nor is it any more pleasant to see them
80, extensively engaged in the liquor
trafic.
" Nor i is it any more pleasant” are ex-
ve words. Make rumselling by
Esholies on a par with be being an inmate
a penal and reformatory institution [
wae shouldn’t the Catholic drunkard
maker bear the odium his victim must,
The Catholic total abstainers have
celebrated the centennial of Dr. Rush's
-rohibition pamphlet, but the Catholic
Citizen says that “the honor of organiz-
ing ibe first temperance society on this
t belongs to the Jesuits, {n the
uit missionaries g: mis-
sion 4 lery, near ‘Montreal, Canada,
and after the celebration of the Iloly
Mass, one of the Fathers preached on
empera The result was that. ALL
gonqutn, ‘with other eniefs and members
of Lieic tribes, organized a temperance
society, and took the pledge to abstain
rom intoxicating liquors,
—The National Women’s Christian
Temperance Union met in Philadelphia,
Miss Vresident Willard in her address
began by declaring that the greatest ad-
vance made an ule cause of temperance
this year was in the frateruizing of rep-
sentative Catholic workers with the
Protea She expressed t wish thata
gifted Catholic woman migh
ho eal devote herself to enlisting
those of her faith to make common cause
with the Union against the common
enemy. Continuing she said;
intendent of vork among Irish woman
ost opportune addition to
our group vot foreign workers, Our lit-
erature should be scattered among the
ay 0
the Union Signal should be subscribed
for and sent to the priest. He will soon
see that there is feither religious nor
race antagonism, and that we propose
ther to proselyte nor be proselyted,
‘ither to ‘pervert’ nor be perverted.””
That's a lesson for Catholic total ab-
stainers. Literature is the zreat means
these foes of liquor use, capital
stock of the paper it is proposed to in-
crease to $50,
n
—A Cleveland correspondent writes
us: “We have begun quite a vigorous
temperance campaign in thiscity, Re-
eently the County Board of Catholic
Total Abstinence Directors appointed a
Organizing Committee, which has visited
all the unelish speaking congregations
ity where no temperance socie-
ties exit and have been kindly received
by the pastors in many instances. bast
Sun nday ‘the Board commenced its ope
tions by organizing a new society in St.
Golman's parish, in the western out-
kirts of the city. A rally bad been
duly announced, and the members of the
Board attended in force accompanied by
the Costello Orchestra, an organization
composed of members of the Annuncia-
i society. Addresses were
aes O'Callaghan, of
Mahony, of St. Patrick’s,
of St. Malachi’ ‘ arias,
Hannay,
and by Messrs. Manning, Dem
25.00 tello, Jangtim and Reidy, of the ‘County
ty, Alexandria, Va. , 25.00 | Boa man Cowley, a veteran
Patrick Nugent, 20 00] total abstinence worker in St. Malachi’s
John Slavin, ‘ ‘ 20 00 * A Society and a resident of St. Col-
—_—— Spa waded. the list of Signas
$15,009 05 tures. dnd is eageae was followed by
CLASS B.
Paid up to Brooklyn Convention, $120 50
twenty others, including some of the
most respected and substantial members
of thecongregation, This is a ver:
st
Peeare bd oi aes: we “Fam, or start for a small-sized parish, and the
St. Joseph's Society of Martin W. prospect for more is very encouraging.
who died Aug. 5, of consi pt
and ‘Baw. Monahan, of Catholic Society,
of Alexandria, Va., who died Sept, Sth,
ry. The sixty days limit, for |&
payment of assessment expires on Dee-
ember 3d.
Manmin T, - GRIFFIN,
ec’y 1, C. BL UL
—Stop this calling Parnell ‘the un-
crowned King of Ireland.” Philadelphia
has Ps for a Republic, and
“Kingly robes are not worn by the
It is intended to organize another ne’
in St. Augustine's parish, aad ‘
number of pames have alre:
cured. A new society, in min to the
Adults, Knights and Cadet: St. Pat-
rick’s parish, has just been orennized. It
is called “St. Patrick's Temperance Drill
Corps,”? and is composed ot young lads
from 15 to ‘e commenced
rilling, and ‘the material for wer uni-
forms has been purchased, St. Patrick’:
(my own parish) now leads in our ‘state
nion with an organized membership of
134, which is constantly receiving acces-
si
planet shakers” like Parnell,
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