The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-11-16

Out ppe III ON 40 90 they have
become IOlo rom . despisedI
people. they are Ellniip power. rs
every avenue 81 ind astryI and sintellect2
they ara the peers ;;of their TEL lowsne en-.
Their schools and colleges, libraries
g.asylums and hospital are scatteredl
near and far. In every village, steepie,
or tower. tipped with the cross, tell
where Catholics pray In every toW4
splendid churches gather each morning
thousands Dc worship ers. IN every
metropolis q cathedr al lifts its massive
wallis high shove surrounding piles, or
with It's stately dome crowns the city s
brow. Our grand old church is the
protector Of learning. She it was who
rescued the inestimablej Jewels Of classic
lore from the ruins Of the Roman en-
spire, previously preserved them through
the commissions Of q thousand years,
and gave them to the printers art to
enrich the learning. elevate the style
and adorn the literature Of every lam
gnage to the end Of time. She is the
pioneer Of civilization. She was the
founder Of states, the Trainer Of laws,
the conservator Of order, the champion
OF the peoI le against the encroachments
Of tYrants. She it was that struck the
chains from the white serfs OF the old
world. She it is that beholds kreeling
around her affairs the black and the
white, the rich and the poor, the savage
OF the forest, the ROYALTY Of the palaces;
the statesman Of the cabinet and the
philosopher Of the school. She is the
patron Of art and the theme of the poet.
It IS the Catholic Church that guards
the home. sanctities marriage, elevates
woman and placed the blessed Mother
nearest the Saviour. The shadow of an
imposing event begins to move The
people of the United States, aye, of the
hemisphere, are preparing to celebrate
the four hundredth anniversary Of the
discovery Of America. We especially
rejolce in this resolve. That tremen-
dous event with reverence / may say
the second creation the finding Of a
new world, and the vast results that
have flowed to humanity, all can be
traced directly to the Roman Catholic
Church. and the Roman Catholic Church
alore. Professionalism was unknown
when America was discovered. Let
the students, the scholars, poets, his
torians search the archives of Spain,
the libraries Of Europe, and the deeper
they search the more the glory will
adorn the brow of CatholicitY. 1t was
a. pious Catholic who conceived the
mighty thought. It was when footsore
and weary at the porch Of a monastery
hope dawned on him. 1t was q monk
who FIRST encouraged him. It was a
cardinal who interceded with the SOW
ereign of Spain. 1t was Catholic
king who fitted out the ships, and a
Catholic queen who offered her jewels
as a pledge. 1t was a Catholic Colum.
bus, with Catholic crew who sailed
away out for months uDon an unknown
sea, where ship had never sailed before.
It was to spread the Catholic faith that
the sublime risk was run. 1t was the
hymn to the blessed Mother with which
captain and crew closed the parils OF
the day and inspired with hope the
morrow. 1t was the holy cross, the
standard Of Cath0licity, that was borne
firm the ships to the shore and planted
on the l.eW-found world. It was the
holy sacrifice of the mass tina was the
first and for over hundred years, the
only Christian worship on the continent
which a Catholic named America. Why,
the broad seal Of the Catholic Church Is
stamped forever on the four corners Of
the continent. Therefore, let us in
mind. heart and soul, rejoice at the
triumph of our country and glory in our
creed The one gives us constitutional
freedom Of earth; the other. if faithful
to its teachings. insures an ETERNITY in
heaven.
ALI through Mr.. Dougherty's address
there were outbursts Of cheers, and at
the conclusion the cheering was renew
ed again and again, while the digni-
taries on the stage, bishops and arch
bishops among them, crowded around
him and shook him warmly by. the
hand. Father Nugent, distinguished
clergyman OF Liverpool. Eng; Honore
iMarciar nrirne minister Df Quebec. and