Visiting CHRC

...your time with us as productive as it can be. Please contact us at archives@chrc-phila.org or at (215) 904-8149 to make an appointment to visit the archives. Researchers should also contact CHRC to ensure that we have the appropriate materials. Hours of operation: CHRC is normally open to researchers Monday

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Centennial Exposition

...rist Blessing Little Children.”[13] Over the course of the six months the fair was open, other Catholic events were held both at the grounds and throughout the city. Speeches were held at various Catholic Churches, most of which spoke of the importance of religious liberty and faith in building America.[14]

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Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)

...Garvey later left for the Roman Catholic Church after the adoption of the “open pulpit” resolution at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 1907. This resolution allowed clergy from other churches and denominations to speak freely in Episcopal churches and was a major change to the Episcopal canon

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