The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-02-10
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

= THE CAVaCl1lC CHUtCd.
A Synopsis Of Father Cleary's Address at
Labor Temple Last Sunday Night.
Last Sunday evening Rev. j M. Cleary
delivered an eloquent discourse at Labor
Temple in the course Of which he said:
"The power of Il Catholic Church in
the world is the strongest and most en-
during that men have ever known. The
government of the Catholic Church,
whose chief executive sits in Peters chair
at the Vatican, is the most marvellous
and far-reachipg that the human mind
can conceive. No government estab-
lished by men since civilizations dawn,
extended over such vast area and en-
braced the nations of the world within
it's realm as does the government of the
Church OF God. The Catholic Church is
Christ's kingdom, which the divine Son
OF Mary, the Virgin, established in the
land of Judea more than eighteen cen
turtles ago. But it is kingdom whose
boundaries were not limited by the heIi-
tage of the royal house of David, but "a
kingdom of which there shall be no end. !"
Christ declared that his kingdom was
not of this world, that is, it's powers, au-
thority and stability were not derived
from any earthly source, but came dl-
rectly from the eternal throne of His
eternal Father.
The Jewish people had dreamed OF a
Savior and king who would re-estaolish
the royal house of this dispersed race
and restore the lest prestige OF Gods
chosen people. But in poverty and low
illness Christ came to establish his king
dom, not upon the might OF any earthly
power. not with the pomp of human van
ity, but by virtue of the power given to
Him ''in heaven and on EARTH he en-
throned His kingdom in the hearts OF
His brethren and defed the powers OF
earth and hell to defeat its purpose or
..orevail against it, The Catholic
Church is thus spiritual kingdom, rul-
ing the souls of men in the spiritual or
der, and ruling them by divine authority.
The Church has no jurisdiction in civil
authority. Our civil government has 20
jurisdiction in matters Of religion, and
the Church has no authority from God
or human society to regulate our civil or
political concerns. 1t is a usurpation on
the part of the state if it presumes to fix
an established religious creed or pre-
scribe the ceremonies and obseryannces OF
rel;o;on The Church equally exceeds
IT. authority and is an usurper if it at
tem,pts to interfere in the civil concerns
Of b,,mau society. NJ Catholic will cor
ce.se to the Church the right or power to
>1iotste to him his civil allegiance. No
Catholic acknowledges any civil allegi-
ance to the Church. The Pope at Rome
has no claim on my obedience as clt'"
zen. He has no right to interfere in our
civil affairs. American citizens, whether
members of the Catholic Church or not,
owe no allegiance to any authority but
the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution of the United States
pledges the faith of the nation that my
religious rights will not be invaded. The
Catholic Church is pledged by the divine
authority, with which it rules in the
realms Of conscience, not to interfere in
the temporal affairs of men. Christ him
self declared the charter of His kingdom
when He said: Render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesars and unto dod
the things that are Gods"