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Show I'attioJic Coluu i y.ii Hon. Tew York, 2S. The Catholic archbishops arch-bishops and bishops met a laige num berol wealthy luymeu of the city nnJ county, Ust night, at tlie rooms of the Xavirr Union. Eugene Kelly introduced intro-duced Johu E. Devlin, who r.ad an address of welcome to the reverend visitors. Representative Catholic wcro present Irom many stales, including in-cluding California. Amung the themea discussed woro the plans of the Catholic Colonization Association of the United States. A meeting will bo be!d on Friday of bishops and tho laity interested. The object of tho association ia to promote, aid and assist as-sist colonization on the prairies ol the west of sober, thrifty and industrious Catholics, A preliminary meeting of tbo board of directors was held yesterday at tho residence of Reverend Rev-erend Dr. McGlyan, of St. Stephens. Bishop Spriulding, the chairman, made an address. The association did not propote to relieve pauperism except by preventing it, but it proposed pro-posed to aiu tin) iuduslrious working-man working-man to find a home lor himself and family in the wl'4, under Catholic auspices, which would securo for him and his children all the tecurily sought by Catholics. |