The Church and Labor
...man to support himself and his family. Despite the praise for the encyclical, there was debate of the implementation of difference aspects of its teachings, especially over labor unions. In America, there was deep concern on the types of labor unions being founded. Some Catholics accused the unions of being
The Centennial Fountain
...itage. In order to accomplish this plan, in 1873 the group brought a proposal forward at the third annual convention for Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America (CTAU). The resolution passed with the stated goal of the fountain being a “testimony to the patriotic feeling of the Catholic Total Abstainers
Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...capabilities of his galvanic battery, as well as related ephemera. Ephemeral materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets and broadsides publicizing his invention, lectures, as well as the school that Coad opened for boys and girls. Also included in the collection is correspondence, ephemera, some estate items, and a scrapbook relating to
Newman Centers
...holics attending University of Pennsylvania, which was greater than the total number of students attending the five local Catholic Colleges.[5] It should be noted that at this time two different Catholic organizations operated at the University of Pennsylvania. First was the Catholic Student’s Organization Committee (replaced the defunct Newman Club),