The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-05

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existence, tho governments that suited
best it's character and evolution. He has
declared that it was the duty 81 Catholics
everywhere to accept and cherish Loyalty
that form Of government that the nation
at large should Judge proper to adopt,
and that the Church in every land should
adapt herself, without sacrificing her
fundamental tenets, to the social and po-
litical character of the countries in which
she is established. 1t is in virtue Of
these broad principles of highest states
manship that he has advised the Catho-
lies Of France to be republicans. 1t is
because Of these principles that he has
so frequently, by word and pen. 1auded
the American republic, praised our lib
critics, held up our country before the
eyes of other peoples as a marvel aud 9
model, and urged the Catholics of the
United States, offshcots of many nation
alities, to become one and loyal in the
democracy of America.
You have come to us, most reverend
sir, filled with the teachings, the intimate
counsels andathe spirit of him who has
had you under his eye and in his training
since your earliest years. Not only the
public opinion of America, but the policy
and approval of your master and our
holy father, Leo Kill, is the solid and
impregnable rock on which you stand in
the pushing on of your noble work. We
can assure your excellency that, as we
have in the past sought to fulfill the
measure of our duty and obligations to
this republic, by aiding in it's creation,
by holding fast to the principles which
it teaches, by devoting ourselves to it's
highest interests in ali loyalty and fdel-
ity, that we as American Catholics hope
and expect. in the future, 10 still further
evidence our love and loyalty to this
commonwealth, and that with the aid Of
our holy religion we expect and believe,
so long as human government shall en-
dure on earth, to fully and in all things
maintain and perform our part as citi-
zens of this republic in the preservation
and maintenance of it's institutions, and
SO in some manner and to some extent
repay the debt Of gratitude that we owe
to it. The waves of Socialism, Commun-
ism and infdelity will strike with but
little force upon the rock of justice and
humanity upon which is founded this re-
public, when their first shocks shall be
received, sustained and driven back by
the protecting Gordon of American Catho-
lies, who, in behalf of their religion and
this, their republic, will ever stand in the
forefront of the conflict to receive them.
Your visit to our shores, the high com
mission which you hold as the represen-
tative of our beloved Pope, the presence
0. yourself and the other prelates Of our
Church amongst us, strengthen us in
this resolve and give us the gratifying
knowledge that in the performance Of
our temporal duties as American citizens
we have the aid, comfort and support, as
we'll as the affirmative direction of our
holy Church--whlch can never err.
When we were advised OF the selection
of your excellency by his holiness Leo
XIII as his representative to these
United States, we rejoiced in the wisdom
and prudence of such selection. for we
we'll believed that the sentiments We have
sought to express to you we're not only
familiar to your mind, but were those
which you would desire to have us snter-
tain and follow; and we felt that yen had
been we'll advised, by the sentiments and
expressions Of our beloved prelate, his
grace Archbishop Ireland, that such were
the sentiments and conditions which
animated his flock. How isrgeiy they
are due to his teachings and example it
is not for us, in his presence, to say; but
that he has ever been foremost in such
ton of such doctrines, it is for us to de
clare; for we who surround you here to-
night are the witnesses who have derived
the benefits of them. We know that our
holy Church adapts itself to all condi-
tions of mankind; the visible representa-
tive and agency of the Almighty God in
dealing with humanity, this power must
be necessary and incident to her exist
ence; and we as American Catholics say
to you both, fervently and reverently,
that we recognize the favor of Almighty
God to us and to our fellow citizens of
this republic, that here our Church finds
the opportunity to adapt itself, repre-
senting the highest form OF spiritual
government, to the highest form OF tenn
poral freedom. Therefore. we believe
that no American Catholic can he good