The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-03-02
HIS PATRI07C WORDS ]
Archbishop Irelaad's Eloquent Address
on churchm= an Before the
Union League.
CHICAGO'S ROYAL WELCOME
The Famous Pre-, ate Enthus .estically Re-
ce4ved in the White City on Wash
ington''s Birthday.


Oceans report OF Archbishop Ireland S
patriotic address. delivered at the great
Union League banquet on Washington s
birthday in that city. President John H.
! Hamline raped the meeting to order at
+; 9~o'clock. There was an eXpectant hush
ii the audience when Mr.. Hanline. in few
| Weil-chosen remarks, introduced as the
| first speaker Of the evening Archbishop
/ Ireland He said:
j Gentleman of the Union League Club,
as we reflect upon the examples OF patriot
! ism and uilseinshness afforded by George
! Washington, the WealthiesL man in Amer
| lea at his time, and contrast them with
, the example set by the wealthiest men of
I the present day, chilled sense of ap-
i prehension for the future Of this republic
| comes teeming over US, and yet beyond,
! quietly and unassumingly moving among
J lis, yes, within the very sound of the voice,
| are thousands OF men who, but scarcely
| score OF years ago. at the first sound OF
| the alarm bell proclaitping With discordant
| clangor that the country was in danger
! sprang 70 arms, and with a patriotism as
! intense and a devotion to country I'M.
| selfish as was that OF James Otis or Ma
| than Hale left home and fortune and Of
| fered their lives OIL the altar of liberty.
! One OF the heroes will address you this
! evening on the subject of The Churchman
as CitiZen'' (Great applausc.)
I Ahs.H Bishop lFtELAND.
! II was several minutes before Archbishop
| Ireland could proceed with his address on
! account OF the uproarious applause which
| greeted him. He then said:
Mr.. President, Gentlemen: I have tired
you for an hour and a quarter this after
noon, and | am sorry for my own sake
that / am called upon to inflct the same
modification for few moments yet this
evening" [ am glad, however, that the
opportunity is offered me to thank the
Union League Club of Chicago for the
great honor done me, which ] appreciate
very highly, of having invited men to adj
dress the club. l have heard frequently
of the Union League Club, the noble aims
which it proposes to itself, the great work
it is doing for good citizenship; l thank
you for the whole country. You set the
example to the United States at large
What is done in Chicago is done for the
whole country. (Applause., Chicago, each
and every day, shows itself to be the i'm
perial city OF the United States. applause
and cries OF (''Hear! Hearty
I am asked to speak to the toast, 1.-THE
Churchnlan and Good citizenship" I am
sure that the club in its general teach
ings to all classes Of citizens wishes also
to instruct clergymen, the churchmen in
their duties toward good citizenship, and
it is not sure at all that they do not need
a lesson applause and laughter> for think
very class Of which I myself have spoken
today, the educated, the intelligent, the
refined citizens Of the country, who each
evening read the papers at home and
complain very much OF American politics,
but do very little TO mend them and cure
the evils (Applause.) The most desira-
bic thing, indeed, that we need in America,
what you in this. club are providing us
with, is to bring the intelligent, business
Instructed people of America to put their
hands to the helm of the ship of state;
to enter into the political field; not mere
ly for national and state affairs, but for
village and city affairs, for wherever there
room for display Of good citizenship,
and when the village and the city are
not we'll governed the state and nation
will not be we'll governed. .(Applause.)
When, some years ago, / had the oppor-
tunity to visit some countries Of Europe
and was called upon in the city of Paris
to speak on some occasions on democratic
institutions, l was surprised to realize the
intense interest with which the people Of
all Europe, in France Germany, Russia,
Italy, watch all the movements in the Unit
ed States. Those who favored democratic
institutions are anxious for our welfare,
that the success Of America be the sue
cess of political liberty the world over.
Those who clamor that popular govern
cable flashes the news across the ocean
chat there are riots in America, that the /
cities are badly governed that there is
bribery in the halls Of city council and |
state legislatures, and while listening to !
all these people from different parts of !
Europe j said to myself: ooh, wish I !
could have for once the thinkers and !
to form public opinion in America before j
me, that I could tell them in tones most !
solemn of their duties and their response ,
bilities to humanity and all nations. Gap !
piause.) 1t Is not fer ourselves alone chat |,
we are to be patriots; that we are to de- ,
fend liberty, and to show to the world !
that we can govern ourselves. 1t is for ;
Cling against despotism and tyranny !
the entire world. The destiny
Of humanity is in our hand today, and
hence the churchman as well as the phys-
clan and the lawyer and the business man
fultills a sacred duty before heaven and
earth when he comes forth on all posi-
BILE occasions to teach by word and ex-
ample good citizenship. (Applause.) OF all
men, say, he ought to be the bravest
and most faithful in the duties Of citizen
ship; his church imposes good citizenship
upon him as a duty 1t. is sometimes |
said, why churchman cannot be very
good citizen because he puts church be-
fore country, and is very willing to sacri-.
fee country for church. Those who so
speak misunderstood completely the sphere
and duty Of church and state. The church
commands us only speak, OF course, of
MY own spiritual allegiance--but what I
refers evidently to others. for my church
IS limited in our jurisdiction to faith and
morals. (Great applause and loud cheering.)
Why is that? The state has charge Of
he civic, te1nporal-poltical interests Zap
3lause and cries Of ''Gcod'), and when
he question is put, before me: do you
out church before country OR country be-
ore church, ! say that one is not to be
out before the other. They are in different
spheres, altogether, (applause and cries of
Good" tGoudD, and so far as principle
goes the church tells me that service to
he state and country, within matters of
he countrys Jurisdiction and sphere, is
solemn, sacred. religious duty. So that
whenever country commands in our sphere
sne is absolutely supreme, for churchman
is we'll as for layman, and the churchlnan
hall be the first 70 give supreme allegiance
o country and TO the interests OF This
Great applause.) The church is
lot to be put before the country nor the
country before the church. tremendous
pplause.l
Sun is ennobled and made warmer by COM
ng in contact with you. I feel that in
to my home after this day
hall feel obliged to- exhibit yet more thor
,ugh patriotism, for it is the need Of the
lay and I am learning this sacred lesson
rom you. Great applause.) 1t is well,
90. that you should have the churchman
ome in among you. It does no harm that |
lie should minsle in with the statesmen !