Temperance Movement
...er to fulfill its mission and pledge, the CTAU relied on public rallies in order to gain support and convince people to give up alcohol. In addition, the union made use of numerous newspapers, such as Boston’s The Pilot or New York's Catholic Society Journal of America in order to
The Centennial Fountain
...AU had raised barely half of what Philadelphia did in the same time.[8] In order to make up the difference, at the fifth annual convention the CTAU passed a resolution for every society to raise one dollar per member in order to help cover the costs.[9] By the time the
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...d Chestnut Hill College, 1958 Despite only starting with four sisters, the order in Philadelphia quickly started to expand. In fact, soon after arriving they had their first postulant, who was a former worker at St. John’s orphanage.[13] In 1891, the sisters sent a petition to the Vatican to be
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...o “blind and deceive the faithful.”[18] Wood equated them with the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which on a national level was not tied to them but in Schuylkill County were believed to have close ties. This sentiment was echoed by the Bishop of Harrisburg, Jeremiah Shanahan, who in a letter