St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-01
MGR. CAPEL,
He Believes the Catholic Church is This
Republics Best Friend.

lecturer addressed small audience at the
Grand last evening. His topic was ''The
Catholic Church the best friend of the Re-
public" 1t was S;15 before the lecturer ap-
peared, and at 80 Rev. Fathes James Nc
Golrick stepped upon the stage and intro
duced the speaker, who began by saying that
it required no small amount of courage to
speak upon the topic be had selected. Turn
wherever YOU may it is alleged that
the church is the enemy of the republic. 1t
is at times trial to his temper and to his
patience to help to destroy these statements
and in announcing his subject he threw him
self upon the good sense of the Minneapolis
public, taking it for granted that those in at
tendance had thrown aside their prejudiees,
and he asked them to form their own judg-
ment upon the principles he would pro-
pound. He would first put aside obiec-
ton to the church which he had recently
heard, which is: If you Catholics
are so powerful. How is it that our prisons
are supplied by those from your churchs"
He was not ready to accept that objection in
SO broad way. He had visited many of the
prisons and whereas they were made up from
the poor and laboring classes, he found that
large proportion were Catholics, but in Bal
timore and other prisons where he had
preached, he had asked after concluding his
sermon, all who are Catholics to stand up
and very small portion arose.
He wanted to know what the American re-
The church demanded that their religion be
taught in the public schools, but the republic
replied, "No, you cannot be taught Catholic
religion in our schools. They SOW the wind
and reap the whirlwind.'' Let US be per-
mitted to teach the young the moral law of
our church, and we will be able to present
you with Catholics who do not inhabit your
prisons. Our poor as a rule in this land
who are inebriates, came from small villages
in Ireland and England. They are grown
up children into manhood. In their native
land they are known to their neighbors and
the clergy, and that knowledge
constituents healthy condition. But in
this country they are separated from all these.
Many of those who leave the shores of the
old country good people, and it is only little
by little that they float from the influence of
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thatthe great republic can have is the Catho
lie church. He made reference to states like
Greece, Italy, France, ETC., where the whole
| treatment of the individual bat the treatment
of nation In contrast he spoke
| of old Pagan Roman civilization. AS man
has come into the world alone and goes out
! of the world alone, in like manner is man
redeemed alone. There is connected to
every man on Coils earth the responsibility
of Gods glory.
The power OF God, the wisdom Of God is
shown in the individual, So you will see
how each Of us will cast upon our personal
responsibility. The Catholic church has
responsibility which begins when life begins
and lasts until the soul goes out.
! There is an individual creation; there is
an individual redemption; there is an indi-
vidual work; there is an individual responsi-
bility for every individual who s a member
of the Catholic church. We say to our
children, you are capable Of SHINING at seven
and therefore you must repent at seven.
| There must be trust, honesty, law Of charity,
| and we turn to our children and we say it is
necessary that yousovefcome your passions,
your sensuality, aud be truthful and honest,
| from your earliest childhood you must live
| lives Of rectitude.
The church is accused of trying to secure
an unlimited power for the people, but when
we say that the church has no claim upon
this particular territory, we say that which is
| true and that which appeals to the reason of
every man. The pope has no claim here
merely because the Catholic priests and
bishops live hear. If they contribute any
thing to the people, it is their free and volun-
tary act. The work of the church is to stop
people from SHINING, to make them grow vir
tuous, and to close their course as good men
| on earth.
The Catholic church teaches that marriage
contracts made under painful and infelici-
| tious circums stances may compel the man
and wife TO live apart, but living apart does
not sever the bond nor can they have that
freedom as before the marriage to form a
new matrimonial bond That is a principle
which the Catholic church holds as one of the
worst of iniquites. Here the Catholic church
SAYS boldly, you bind yourselves until death
parts you. The wife comes TO the husband
not as a mere toy to his sensalities, but
as his companion through life; the
| sharer Of his universities; the sharer OF his
] pleasures, his joys; and sheIis also there 10
educate the children in the moral teachings
of the church. The child renders obedience
for conscience sake. That spirit of obedience
is learned in early childhood.
When I look about me and see this insti-
tuition surrounding you everywhere l con-
graduate the states. Aside from the com
mandment Honor thy father and thy
rnother' the parent has no authority
over the child. Their only authority
| is of God. The authority of the president~is
one thing, and the fact OF his being president
is another. Il is you who decide whether he
shall be prominent or Temporary president,
but for few years. 1t is not YOU who
give him the power which he holds, but so
far as power is concerned it is given by
God.
The Catholic church does not touch the
question of the form of government. We have
it under republic aud under monarchy
so it can exist under every form of govern
ment. In rendering obedience to authority
it is God who make good citizens.
The church claims no right to interfere
with politics of any land. l have taken part
in Democratic convention, and there
found among the members q large number
OF Catholics Circumstances prevented my
attending the Republican convention, but
| know Catholics attended it. X would be
strange if the Democratic Catholics should
condemn theiE Republican brother Catholic
Each says l owe duty to my church, my
God, and to my country. Whether the pres
ident be Democrat or Republican matters
| nothing to the church.
| In this great northwest find men from
every nation, being as it were kneaded to-
gether. They come from England, Ireland,
Germany, Italy. France, and all are laboring
for one common purpose. Many OF the pa
rents do not speak English, yet all the chill
dren speak English In few generations
/ English win be the one common language.
A second or third generation gives you an
American Here you have the process OF
kneadiug together. With the Catholic church
the principles taught in all languages are the