The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-20
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GA I, u DLIC. NEWS.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Tie Church of Rome is the Mother OF
all Churches and Che Mistress Of all
religions. / will go and commend this
Holy Church TO my brethren, ~ that
her powerful Light may illuminate the
wicked, and Gods children everywhere
may rejoice in perfect liberty, and at
Gain finally the fullness of salva.ion.-
st. Francis.
An Irish priest, writing to the Lon-
con Register from Buenos Ayres, pays
a high compliment to the priests there,
but regrets that they seldom have extra
devotions for their Rocks; consequent
ly; he says, The bulk Of the people have
little regard for sacred things. The
inauguration Of frequent deyotions
such as are common in the churches in
the United States and Ireland would,
he thinks, have good effect.
Louvain aud It's scientific resources
are not as we'll kno WI in English~speak-
;ng countries as they deserve 10 be-.
Prof Gibson, Of that University, read
paper the other day &c the DiOgraphi-
cal ection Of the British Association.
He spoke in English. The President
Of the section made mplimentary
allusion to Prof. Carnoy's famous bio.
graphical laboratory at Louvain.
Lady Herbert Of Lea is now on her
way to tbls county. Lady Herbert's
works are familiar to all Catholics who
read. "Theckla,'> very pleasant and
edifyirg story, was ono Of the latest Of
them. Lady He1hegt's daughter Gladys,
Marchionese Of I4onsdale, il now the
wife OF Lord Eiponsson. 1t is curious
Shat both lord Rjpon and Lady Her.
bert are Catholics, while their children
at least these 5wo-are Professionals.
Kindness comes with q double grace
and tenderness from the old; it seems
In thera the boarded and long purified
beEeyolence of years, as if it had sur
viyed and conquered the selfshDess Of
youth. The tenderness Of Old age is
thrice hlesaeti--biest in itstropilies oyer
the obduracy Of enccus5lng and wither-
ing years, blest because it is tlngsd
with the sanctity of the grave; biest be.
cause it tells us that the heart will bios
som upon the precincts of Che tomb.
There is a franciscan church in DUB"
lin popularity supposed to be dedicated
to Adam and Eve. 1t seems chat the
church was built in penal times, and TO
avoid observation it was reached
through a narrow alley way--sucii as
we notice leading to the old Jesuit of
St. Joseph in Philadelphia. In this
alley Was G tavern called the Adam
Ano Eve" The tavern has disapp AIRED;
tbs church has now Il handsome Gu
tranee; hut the people insist on calling
it the Church Of Adam and I've.
Che enthusiastic tribute paid to Gel
tio literature by Matthew Arnold made
many men talk of it with respect, but
they were not induced to study it's
treasures. An ardent Nationalist, Ger
erai Su1ythe, has recently left So, 600 to
the Royal Irish Academy fcv the publ
cation of books leading to The inyesti,
CATION of Irish literature. Everywhere
In this Celtic fragments one fnds that
the Irish Claim to faith rosted on purity
Of heart. And wllau sufficient re-,
searches have been made, it is probable
from present evitience--that many
exquisite poetic tributes to the Mother
of God will be found.
Tbs only objection TO Cardinal Law.
gerie's crusade against slavery in Afri--
ca comes Isona g Partisan radical pa
per. The other day these inconsistent
Radicals accused the Pope OF a desire
to propitiate the Sultan by his encyclj-
cal to the .Armenians. Now they de-
clare that the Pope, through Cardlna!
Lavigerie, wants TO begin, under the
nacue Of an anti slavery crusade,
quarrel with the Porte Cardinal Lay.
igerie states, in his reply to this cal
umny, that the Church has condemned
slavery by the voice of twenty Popes,"
and Pope Leo XIII. explicitly declares
it as contrary to the Law Of nature
A monument was inaugnrated at
Sore2e in France to Father Lacordaire
OH July Is. In his discourse on this oc-
casion, the Bishop Of Montpelier said
that Laccrdaire's early loss Of faith WAS
discovered by a wise instructor, who
remedied it, with the help of God, by
leading him to high studies. When
Lacordaire became lawyer he felt the
need Of q moro exalted friendship than
ne had known, and he was gradually
drawn to Our Lord, the supreme Friend.
And Them Mgr. de Cabrieres says,
FROM the threshold of life and from
the summit IL youth, having measured
She EARTH, he found it insufficient; he
was converted because his wishes had
disdalned pleasure and gone beyond
glory. God alone,ramained for him."