The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-05-26

IN the whispering OF the VINO IN the
forest and adores Him, and the Child OF
Arabia who kneels down and lifts up
his prayer to God are far above the
civilized man who thinks of self and
what he shall eat and wear. This,
brethren, is your grandeur and your
dignity: You look up towards Him from
whom ali things proceed, you recognize
your duty towards Him and worship
Him. What are we without Ciod above
us or a. temple to worship Him i'll? Why,
without these we would be nothing but
creatures OF passion. Take away re-
| ligion and men are simply wild beasts.
preying upon one another, and bringing
to themselves in the midst OF their pas
sions only misery and death. The me!s
speaking against religion are the deadly
enemies Of God, OF the family and OF
society, Take away the temples OF re-
ligion from the land and there would
be utter darkness al i chaos. 1t would
be the same as to take away The raYs OF
the sun with it's light and heat. Men
would become the victims Of their Eas--
sion, on being deprived Of the culture
Of religion that has permeated society
for 1906 years. We're culture and civil
zation left for few Years in the hands
Of deists and intidels, society would be-
come worse than the Paganism OF olGt
for the Pagans recognized ki1d Of q
God. Saturday brings a cessation of
/; labor and rest, and Sunday should be IL
day OF worship. Man would be the
poorest of creatures if there WAS MOTH
idg but this life, The animal of the
field has nothing to think Of, but ns2sl.'.
has. Thanks be TO God this is but a
temporary life, and we are to go to a
| better world when we die. 1t makes
! 40 difference what u nan has been, Or
is, he can be a child Of God. Is not this
promise of God greater tj1an anything
the world can give? The day comes and
comes quickly when death will appear
What use is the wealth Of the man wlae
was carried Off q few days ago; what
use is the glory and power Of Napoleon
now! Death simply tears away the yei1:
which hides Che happiness the c.tild ox.
God enjoys. For this reason we rejoice
| when temple is erected, for we ca11
come in contact with all those things
which belong to Christian life. The
means of salvation which will be offered
to you will be given in Gods name and
by His authority, and you can rest as--
snred Gods blessing will come with it,
7 QUIZ religion is more than 1900 years
old. The Catholic Church is not a mere
society of men, that is called together
by men, with all Of mems weakness
| No, it is the Church which Christ gaze
to humanity. This is the Church bnilk
by Christ on the rock that the gates OF
he'll will not prevail against, and that
has withstood their assaults for 1890
years. For 1854 years tla5 Church has
fulfilled her mission in The world, adj
roinistering sacraments and refreshing
the souls of men by the Blood Of Christ.
In the exercise Of our ministry We viii
stand in this temple. not III our OWE
name or by our own authority, Men
may build societies for earthly purposesy
but the church is built to open the gatea,
of heaven and the power invested IL the
church must come from above. g.
Church must point back to history TO-
show that it is Of Christ. We rejoice in
| the erection Of this church FOR the moral
and intellectual effects it will bring TO-
the people and the Catholics Of Minne~
(, apolis. Oar fellow citizens will ask,
and have a right to ask of us, what Isl
the fruit Of all this in the life Of Cath-
olics? The erection of a Catholic church
is lost unless we are true Catholics.
| We are making religion farce and tlla.
Church disgrace unless we live the
life the Church teaches. Let Catholics
be the best Of men and citizens honor
ing God in thought, word and deed, be-
pure minded and then they will show to-
the world that the Catholic Church is
the religion Of Christ. I bid you go to
your homes and become the Christians
of the church. Make your lives har
monize with your Christian principles
You are Catholics that your souls may
be saved. May divine Catholic truths.
spring through your lives and enable
you to bring others to the Church, and
you will be happy in time and eternity.'7
| Among the clergy present we're the
Right Rev. Archbishop Ireland; Ven-
erable Bishop Grace, O. S. D St. Paul;
| Very Rev. D. j. Meagher, Provincial OF
the Dominicans; Very Rev. M. q. Me
Ferly, prior of ST. Rose convent, Ke1a-
lucky; Very Roy. P. Valbey, prior Of
St. Louis, Bertrand. KY; Rev. F..
Moran, vicar Of st. Peters House,
Memphis, Tenn: Rev. j. A. Bokel, o.
P, Of Mississippi; Very Rev. P. A.
Dinahan, prior Of the convent and
pastor of the Church of the Holy Rog
ary; Revs. Quinn, Egan, Carr, Brewer,
Splinter, Rush, Of the Dominican or
der; Father Byrnes. of st. Paul, and.
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