Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-14

free. liberal institutions permanent. pro
longed applauseD. For that purpose good
citizenship Is needed Honest and honorable
men must decide my country's destiny This
] have taken to b. my duty and my mission,
to labor for the republic and it, institutions
and good, honest, loyal. dlsinterested citizen
sAip Applause). This s my duty as
man and minister of Christ
GOD AND GOOD CITIZENS.
"The Christian religion makes Of patriot
Ism sacred virtue. Good citizenship is
strictly ordered by the religion Of Christ He
IS not a disciple Of the Master. not a disciple
of the Christian church. who is not the adyo-
cate. constant and earnest, Of good citizen
ship Give the country what belongs to 10.
Come to its affairs with an eye sinEly to the
interest of the country. Let those who watch
over 1t be inspired by heaven and made re-
sponsible to the Great Judge e all men.
There are men who claim to be Christians
who are bad men, who violate the laws, who,
through intemperance or from other causes lay
siege to the very citadel Of the country but
they are Christians only In name and dis
grace the religion that they profess. Give
me true Christians, with true Christian con-
sciences. and | will guarantee you good,
loyal Trustworthy citizenship. without re-
liglon perme.ting the land, good citizenship
is not easy matter. outside Of conscience,
what is there to compel it but interest?
Self-intersst is sometimes strong when the
individual Is to profit and the state to suf-
fer applause. It is well, then. that cler-
gymen, wherever they are in whatever pull
pits, raise their voices in favor of country
and good citizenship.
"The country needs the help Of religion.
In Am ricn there is no such thing as union
between the state and church organizations.
The country gives liberty to the church or
gani2atiOns as to individuals and the church
organizations must be satisfied with that
liberty. Applause) What more do they
want than an opportunity TO show what is in
q pf
energy and need no help from the sword of
state. (Applause) All they need Is a fair
field and freedom. There is no danger of a
conflict between church and state. Their
spheres are entirely different. The state has
charge Of our temporal welfare. and in its
own sphere the safe Is supreme. The church
has charge Of the morals and faith of the
people, and in that sphere the state should not
intrude tsalf. The church and
state are two planets each in its
own orbit, performing its own functions and
lending light and warmth to the other. Re
lgon needs the state. for religion must
live. The state needs religion, the sweet
fragrance that comes from the skies to
strengthen conscience, to demand mercy to-
ward the suffering and to exact obedience to
constituted authority. (Applausa) Be true
Americans Be proud Of no tile much as
OF he title I am an American citizen Be
cbedient to law maintain society. and at all
times make private interests subservient to
the commonweal.
MUCH COMMON GROUND.
1--WE may differ in some points, but we
should not differ in interest and our
duty to our country. If an American citizen
does not love the stars and stripes with all
the power Of his soul he should leave this
country. (Applause) If he does love It let
uo demand other test Of allegiance. Be
cause of this liberty is the strongest hope
that the republic will endure The American
understands his rights and will demand
them. He understands the rights Of others
and will grant them. The beauty of this
gathering to is that citizens of all
classes and all religious beliefs are
here to welcome an archbishop OF
the Catholic church. NpplauaaD Where
but in America would such a gathering be
possible? I would be cellous. indeed, il |
did not rejoice and feel mora deeply than
ever the privilege Of living in America and
being an American citizen. ApplauseD
There are many points on which can ali
agree. We come together to build up
cities, to help lift up humanity, to extend aid
to the suffering and comfort to the disconso-
late. He is an enemy of America and obliy
ious OF what Americanism means who would
array citizen against citizen. ApplauseD
Let us b. united in prosperity and in ad-
versty. and God grant that this union may
grow stronger day by day" prolonged ap-
pause)
WHAT THE CHURCH HAS DONE.
When the applause that followed the con-
clusion OF the archbishops address had sub
sided the toaatmaster introduced Hon. j.
NJ Woolworth. who was to respond to the
toast, The Contributions of the Catholic
Church to the Civilization of the Present
Day" Chancellor Woolworth said that what
ever the Catholic church might have done for
civilization Of the past, there was not heart
present that did not beat with gratitude
that the church had given to the civilization
of this day the splendid contribu-
tion of Archbishop Ireland The ref
erence evoked round Of applause.
Chancellor Woolworth said that the CON
trolling influence of the pagan religion was
cruelty and that Of the religion of the
present day was beneyolence. This trans
formation of human motive and human
society was the work of the Christian re-
lgion. When learning had almost died out
II was given shelter in the monaoteres ana
Christian suffering and Christian experiences
had furnished abe subjects for the master
pieces of art In later years the cause of
temperance had found its warmest and most
effective workers in eminent preates of the
Catholic church, Cardinal Manning and Mgr
Nugent, who did and is doing for the cause
in Europe what Archbishop Ireland was
doing for it in America.
In view of public dssansions locally Chan
celor Woolworth called attention to the fact
that the first lesson of religious tolerance
in this country taught by Lord Calvert,
who was Catholic, and whose efforts
suited in the placing OF religious liberty in the
laws of Mas Sachusstts. 81 wish, when some
the speaker with loud decam against this
form of worship, they would remember that
they have the great blessing Of religious
toeration, and il came to them from the
hends of papist" (Applause) The speaker
closed with tribute to the work that the
Catholic church is doing in the education
OF its children in lessons of religion and
patriotism.
GURLEY'S S PREDICAMENT,
Equality Before the Law" was the toast
TO which w. f. Gurley arose amid applause
and cheers. TO respond Mr. Gurey found
himself, he sad in an embarrassing position
on the program. He was down to speak be-
tween a chancellor and a poet. II he at
tempted to advance in one direction he ran
against stone wall Of eruditiOn If he at
tempted to retreat in the other he was apt
to be submerged in a shower OF stars. I'VE
have met" he continued, mot as Catholics,
not as sectayians, but citizens to do honor
to one great as ecclesiast, but beneath
whose robes as an ecclesiast beats the heart
OF man. (Applause) Il seems fitting that
We should meet thus to discuss ques tons of
patriotism, OF good citizenship of loyalty to
the flag and Of equality before the law II has
been urged as a reason why Catholic citizens
should be allowed the privilege Of particlpat-
ing in the functions of government that We
owe them boundless debt Of gratitude be-
cause Carroll signed the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. Barry sailed the seas. a Meade
fought at Gettysburg and an Ireland marched
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