The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-07-09

| cries Of tenement life in the crowded
eastern seaports, where so many l'lsf
emigrants have lost their faith, be was
desirous of bringing as many OF the ne"
comers as possible to the unoccuplec
farmlands of Minnesota and Dakota, all
which territory was then comprised IN
tue St. Paul episcopate. No doubt, too
desire to populate the diocese had
something to dc with this undertaking
on Father Ireland's part, but his main
motives were to save the emigrants
from the temptations and dangers OF the
big eastern cities. The result OF his Ia
bors was the formation of many settle
ments, whose names, for instance, Kill
kenny, Lismora, Avoca, St. Killian, New
~, and others, sufficiently show by what
class of people they were founded. Ia
ther Ireland took warm personal inter
est in the welfare of the newcomers, and
he was fond of visiting their settlements
! to encourage the emigrants and urge
them to put their best efforts into the
| building Of new homes for themselves In
the West; and he succeeded in interest
| lug several leading Catholic capitalists in
mis- pet project, which subsequently un-
der the name of the Catholic Colonial
ticn Bureau, was the means OF procur-
ing for the far West and Northwest SC
many e1nigrants, who are now admitted
ly among the best citizens of the states
wherein they settled.
| Almost contemporaneouslY With the
| activity in the colonization of the North
west was the zeal of Father Ireland dis
played in tile total abstinence movement,
zeal which has long since won him tho
title of being tho Father Mathew Of
America and which has repeatedly pro-
cured him the warm praise and commen-
da,ions of non Catholic prohibitionists.
| 1t would be easy to quote many stirring
passages from the sermons and speeches
Of Father Ireland, delivered On the tenn
perance question but it would be super
nuous to dc SO. for his attitude on that
question is known wherever the English
language is written or spoken. A nota-
bic article, which he contributed to one
Of the magazines two years ago, on the
anniversary of Father Matthew's death,
may be cited as embodying his more
| modern thoughts on this most important
Issue.
! Dr. Irelands prominence in the tenn
| perance and colonization noveuen s
made him easily the foremost priest in
| the St. Paul d;ocese and conseq uently
when, some seventeen years ago, Bishop
Grace feeling the advancing infirmities
OF age, began to look about him fer Il CO.
adjutor, his glance naturally fell first on
the interchangeable and Jealous rector of
his cathedral. Recommended to Rome by
his superior, Father Ireland obtained the
appointment of auxiliary, and on the
day that marked the fourteenth ami
vereary of his priestly ordination, be was
consecrated December 81. 1875, Bishop
| of Maronea, in partibus, and became CO
adjutor; with rights Of succession to
Moneigpor Grace Nine years after
wards the latter prslate resigned his see
to bis younger colleague, becoming
Bishop of Mennith, which title he held up
to three years ago, when the Holy Father
requested to do SO by Dr.. Ireland, ad-
Iyanced the aged prelate to the archiepis-
oopal rank, and named him titular of
| Siunia. DR.. Ireland himself had prev
iously been made an archbishop on May
Is, 1888, and on September q of the
same year the pallium was conferred on
him by his venerable predecessor. Bishop
Keane delivered the sermon on the occa-
sion, alluding to the new archbishop as
tone whose only thought, when he gave
himself to Gods service in the generous
fervor Of his youth, was to spend his life
as one Of a scanty band of missionary
priests to the poor indians and scattered
settlers of western Wilderness; and who
now, when the years Of his ministry are,
we trust, not yet halt-spent, eees the will
derness transformed into land of beauty
| and plenty, whore the happy population
| in hundreds and hundreds of thousands
enjoy all the advantages Of most refined
civilization, pushing on towards the fore
most ranks III the progress Of our vest
| ern world, the Church of God still lead
ing the march, as she led the vanguard
of the pio neers, pointing onward and up
ward to still higher and better achieve
ments'"
The next great event in the history OF
the Northwest, in which Archbishop II, :
lands name is so intimately associated,
was the formation of three now sees in
Minnesota, and the erection OF two others
in the Dakttas. Nearly forty years ago
a Papal Nuncio, visiting this cou try.
had consecrated three American bishops
at one and the same time, but it was re-
served For the Archbishop Of St Panl to
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