. Three Catholic Afro-American congresses [electronic resource]: a short resume of the work that has been done since the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, letters of the hierarchy, clergy and prominent laymen to the congresses, the sermons of Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Elder, Archbishop Ryan and Father Mackey, speeches and portraits of prominent colored Catholics, their friends and institutions, the public addresses of the three most remarkable gatherings of Negroes in America : all nicely bound in cloth. R CHARLES W. BELL. Ladies and Representatives to the^National Congress of Colored Cat
. Three Catholic Afro-American congresses [electronic resource]: a short resume of the work that has been done since the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, letters of the hierarchy, clergy and prominent laymen to the congresses, the sermons of Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Elder, Archbishop Ryan and Father Mackey, speeches and portraits of prominent colored Catholics, their friends and institutions, the public addresses of the three most remarkable gatherings of Negroes in America : all nicely bound in cloth. R CHARLES W. BELL. Ladies and Representatives to the^National Congress of Colored Catholics: To voice a wolcome is ever a pleasing task, a voscal welcome is but an echo. You are welcome to our house; It must appear in other ways than words, Therefoie I scant this bicathing courtesy. \ on have found your welcome in the very natureand character of the associations and circumstances ofour city. While sessions of your Congress have beenheld within the nails of the great cathedral of yourown church, yet the shadows of the church spires ofEpiscopalian, Jew, Presbyterian, Unitartian, Metho-dist, Baptist and Christian Disciple, have almost fallenathwart your windows. This fact more than words ofmine proolaims the religious freedom of our city. 115 To a body of men like this it will be sufficient tosay that in this city was received the inspiration ofthat wonderful book which, in many respects morethan all others, has told for human freedom, UncleToms Cabin, Cincinnati was the source and scene. PROK. C. W. BELL, OHIO. of much of the agitation and of many of the moretragic incidents that are written in the story of theachievement of the freedom of the slaves in the name then of such associations and such ahistory we greet you. But you have come to us in the name of religionand we therefore bid you welcome for the good in*fiuence you nay wield among us. Dr. Johnson, haswell said. To be of no religion is dangerous. Religion,«f which the rewards are distant
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