Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
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save the souls of Frenchmen.' No: he saws:
Go you and minister to the needs Of all souls,
and In your labor may God bless you all as
Catholics and Americans
lis there anything besides geography that
makes the Catholic Church Of America recog-
nizeo in Rome as American
Yes" promptly answered the bishop, "our
patriotism. Loyalty to country defines the
national characteristics of every branch Of the
church, but because in America the church is
defended in the very Constitution OF the people.
because here we have the greatest freedom and
the largest hope, American Catholics are tho
happiest on earth and consequently the loudest
in their patriotism We go over 10 Rome, wave
the stars and stripes in their faces and shout
hurrah until for very self-defense they have to
sing The Star Spangled Banner unto US and
marvel at the stretch Of the American eagles
wings"
This ability to Americanize Rome which
Bishop heane indicated was even more clearly
set forth from DIR. O'Connell. the ecclesiastic
from Rome, who accompanied Mgr. Satolli on
his original mission as papal representative at
the dedication OF the worlds fair.
HOW ARCHBISHOP IRELAND AsroSIsHED THE
POPE.
II was DR.. OConnell who ushered Archbishop
Ireland into the presence Of the pope when the
archbishop of st. Paul went TO Rome with par
ticulars of the school question. The forms
which govern the audience Of even ar arch
blNhop with the pope are unvarying and cere-
monious In the extreme. Moreover. the natui al
reserve OF Leo XIII is such as to keep all per-
sons ct distance. That it intinidates roy
atty Is well known in the story of how the young
Emperor OF Germany. in an audience, dropped
the present he had brought to the pope, then
let fall his helmet. which he held in his other
hand, shook like a leaf and with his ewes glued
to the floor, stood, unable to speak an intelli-
gible word.
Within Il certain radius Of his immediate
presence no one ever approaches the pope. In
conformity with the etiquette governing the
situation Archbishop Ireland was seated before
Z the pope a. the prescribed distance, and thus
began the presentation of his case But, warm
ing with the vital interest he feels in the school
question, Involuntary he arose to his feet, and
talking rapidly the while with an utter absence
OF the fine phrases with which ambassadors and
foreign dignitaries OF all sorts are apt to embe-
lsh and obseure their real purpose in address
ing the pope, the archbishop unconsciously
moved up inch by inch to the foot of the throne.
then. still impelled by the force of his over
whelming earnestness, he was on tine steps of
the throne and close beside the pope under the
/ very papal nose he was laying down the facts of
/ the American church with emphatic gesture
and strong. pain-spoken words. When he had
| exhausted his subject without any apparent
! consciousness of the tremendous breach of
etiquette he had been guilty of the archbishop
gathered up the papers he had scattered along
hts democratic way, and with no more elaborate
adieu than good morning" took himself of.
For some moments after his departure the
pope is said to have sat in silence with bowed
head. as If still under the spell of that unfe.-
tered will and earnest soul. Then slowly lift
ing his eyes and drawing long breath he said;
That man u ssvslstton 10 ma He brings q