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In accordance with Onahan's invitation, Bonney will attend the meeting of the Executive Committee on a Catholic Congress at 11:30 this morning.

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Since Bonney forgot to ask Onahan for the additional members of the Catholic Committee on Religious Congresses, and since they are urgently needed now, he requests the names to be sent at earliest convenience.

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Bonney has not yet received the additional names for the Catholic Congress Committee, which should have been sent before this. All other names have been received. Bonney hopes to receive Onahan's by return mail.

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Bonney appoints Dr. O'Connell, Rector of the American College at Rome, for Honorary and Corresponding Membership of the Auxiliary. Bonney has received a letter from Bishop Keane. Mr. Mills, who has just returned from England reports Cardinal Manning's approval of all plans. :: IX-1-c T.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents There will be no difficulty in making arrangements for the holding of the proposed Catholic Congress in Chicago, during the last week of June, 1893. To avoid confusion, no definite votes will be issued until all plans have matured. Place of meeting has been provided for in an Art Palace, for which great appropriations have been made. The Art Palace, has fifteen or twenty rooms, as well as a great auditorium. All these are to be furnished free to the Congresses. Further information may...

Scope and Contents Dr. Barrows has proposed to make assignments of one of the large halls of the Art Building to some Protestant Churches at the time of the Columbian Catholic Congress with the understanding that they shall not be needed by the latter. As a precaution, Bonney asks Onahan what the needs of his Congress shall be. (T.L.S.) Attached: 1893 May 11 Onahan, William J(ames): Chicago, Illinois to Charles C. Bonney: (Chicago, Illinois) Onahan asks that specific previous arrangements granting the use of...

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Bonney asks if Onahan wants to reserve the basement rooms of the Art Palace for the (Columbian) Catholic Congress. If not, he has use for one or two.

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Bonney has communicated to the Jewish Women's Committee Onahan's word. They would like to see him on Monday. Mrs. Henrotin has offered them her large reception room, and they appear very highly appreciative.

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Henry D. Lloyd, chairman on the program committee for Labor Congresses has written to ask for use of one of the large halls on September 4. Onahan is asked to make his arrangements for the (Columbian) Catholic Congress accordingly. However, the Labor Congress may only require one session on that day. Jenkins will be absent next week, and asks that Onahan take charge of the City government Congress in his absence.

Scope and Contents The special committees of various religious denominations are being increased greatly. Mr. Young has sent notice to Archbishop Feehan, but has not received the additional names desired for the Catholic Committee. Bonney desires to have the Committee for the Catholic Church suitably represented in the preliminary publication which is about to be issued. Onahan is asked to write to the Archbishop and ask him to send additional names. The present committee consists of the Archbishop, ...

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Onahan is asked to recommend a good Catholic for the Committee on a Sunday Rest Congress which Bonney is about to appoint.

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Bonney would like to see Onahan about the Temperance Congress, and the arrangements of Archbishop (John) Ireland's meeting on the opening day. He asks Onahan to call on Wednesday, since Bonney would like to see Jackson Park Thursday.

Scope and Contents He received Longnemare's letter of April 5 in which he asks for news and the account of Col. George's death. Forty or fifty emigrants from the U.S. have returned and that many more are preparing to leave. These people will continue to leave so long as there is a kind of under current of misrepresented facts working in opposition to the liberal view of the actual government. Georg's death was brought on by his reluctance to accept any treatments but ice water. He sent papers to...

Scope and Contents Since she wrote to Purcell, she has learned that he is an archbishop, and not knowing correct form of address, she begins "dear sir" until she learns how it is customary for confiding friends to address, him. She defers any very private letter until she learns from Purcell the reception of her "Reminiscences" and takes up the topic of Purcell's letter of Aug. 10. Professor Stowe is reading the work in five octaves of Professor Joseph Von Goeres, and wishes her to do likewise, to learn the...

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Mr. McCoystat and Bookmyer have been appointed delegates to the (Columbian) Catholic Congress, by Bishop (Ignatius F. Horstmann). Bookmyer asks Onahan to send a programme and information.

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A sketch is submitted for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Booth submits an article for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents From Mt. St. Mary's he went to his brother and sister, and mailed McFarland's letter. He lived four days with Father Josue M. Young at Lancaster. At Cincinniati he called on Father John B. Doherty Dougherty. Bishop John Baptist Purcell had not returned. Father Edward Purcell is a perfect priest. Bope went to Brown County where he expected to be assigned and did not think it as good as the Mountain. He did not have dimissorials and the Bishop has spoken to Father John McCaffrey in Baltimore...

Scope and Contents Bord has listened attentively to their appeal and has written it down. The Governor of the Territory has directed him to permit Father Dejean with his female assistants to settle among them with the consent of their chiefs to teach them to read and write to serve God. He gives Dejean his best wishes for success. Their wishes will be made known to the governor and by him to the President of the United States. The answer of the President will be faithfully communicated to the Indians. ::...

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Having not heard from Charley during the last three weeks, she feels uneasy about him and would be grateful for a few lines from Edwards. Charley ought to write oftener. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Her grandson Charles Cavaroc writes that he is going to college in Montreal, Canada. She disapproves of this and asks that Edwards try to get him to return to Notre Dame.

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Borg encloses $2.00 for Mount Carmel and indicates he want is acknowledged "B. Indiana". :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Borg sends McMaster a donation to be divided between the Peter's Pence fund and the Indian Missions. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He acknowledges receipt of the "Crucifix" for which he thanks Edwards. His housekeeper, Miss S. Huber, requested him to thank Edwards for the rosary. :: XI-1-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Brownson will have heard of a bill proposed by Senator Garman in the Senate to oblige Catholic congregations and religious institutions to be incorporated and governed by a corporate body of three laymen, the pastor, and the bishop; and Bishop Borgess requests Brownson to call attention to the evils that this sort of law would entail, by means of an article for the press. :: III-3-b A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Clipping on his death unidentified. :: III-2-n Clipping 10

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Purple ribbon-memorial of Borgess' obsequies at Kalamazoo, Michigan. :: III-2-n Printed Ribbon 32mo.

Scope and Contents Borgess has had frequent occurances of the type given by Mr. Cunningham of Exeter. It places him between the two fires of the congregation and the pastor. As far as he can learn the schoolmaster Ferdinand Galen traded off the note of $200 to Mr. Cunningham, a farmer, for a horse. Living a good distance from Westphalia, Cunningham was in good faith, but should have suspected that something was wrong. The congregation, represented by a church-committee, refused to acknowledge the debt, not...

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The missionary vestment which Borgess presented to Notre Dame was given to him by John J. Beck of Sturgis, Michigan who assures them that it had been used by Bishop George Hay who was consecrated in 1769. The missionary chalice made in 1524, and given to Edwards for the University was presented to Borgess by Father Edward T. Collins, vicar general of Cincinnate, who assured them that it has been used by Archbishop John Carroll. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.