Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-19

than that Of many other religious men
have known. I wondered If there were
many of this kind in the church, and
asked him IL he thought that Catholic
priests were really of more value in their
work in the church than Protestant preach.
er..
''That 1 cannot answer" repliedyth cardi-
nal. II do not want to %criticise any man,
/ will only say l think they ought to be,
They have, in the first place, their whole
time to devote to their work. Suppose l.
for instance, had a wife and family.
could not accomplish as much as l do now.
My income, l suppose, is what would not be
considered small, but had l a wife and family
I could not give as much to charity as l dc
now, nor would I be free to go at all times
where the necessities of my business call
me. Or, perhaps, I can better illustrate 1t
to yen by supposing a case of two
paper men. Both have started on their
journalistic careers. They are evenly pre-
pared as to intellectual ability and educa-
ton. Each has his own place to make in
his profession. Suppose one should say, /
am going to get married and have a good
time. I am going to do what l can, but l
will enjoy all the good things Of life as l go
along, and modelling his career on this
family and social life take up a great part
Of his time and his energies. The other
mar decides to have no mistress but his
profession. 1t is his only aim, his only
thought. Which, in the end. will do the
better work..
'Then. again. speaking Of Catholic
priests" the cardinal continued, II WON
der IL you realize how long 1t takes them to
prepare themselves for their work. 1t re-
quires twelve years Of hard study for the
best of masters before they are deemed
worthy to have charge Of a church. The
boy who feels that he is called by the
Lord to the priesthood. having already re-
ceived a large part OF his common school
education, has at the age of 15 to go into a
college and to remain there for six years,
otudying the ordinary branches, the sciences,
etc., in connection with his religious work,
and at the end of this time he has six years
more aof theological training. He Is ASST
ciated with the best minds of the church,
and these twelve years are, as a rule. those
OF the hardest kind of study and work"
THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
The conversation here turned to the Sun
day question, and l asked the cardinal
whether no was in favor of the European or
the Puritan Sunday. He replied that he
was in favor Of Sunday observance, but that
hio ideal Sunday was not the Puritan, nor
was it the European Sunday. Said he: II
like the closing of the shops and all kinds Of
business on Sunday, and ! think 1t is a
blessing for Baltimore and for all of our
cities that this is compulsory. l think all
kinds of work should be stopped on that
day. ] hope We shall never have the
European Sunday in America. Sunday
should he a day Ct religious rest, but 1t also
should be a day of ~innocen. recreation. |
dc not think 1t wrong for a man to go out
riding with his family en- Sunday after
Moons, nor to take a walk In the fields. I
think that 1t should be a day OF cheerfulness
without dissipation, Of religious enjoyment
without BADNESS or melancholy. The Puri-
tan Sunday goes too far and the ideal Sun
day is the golden mean"
Cardinal Gibbons has the broadcast ideas
az regards capital and labor. He believes
in labor organizations, but frowns upon the
walking delegate, and says that whoever
tries to sow discord between the capitalist
and the laborer Is an enemy to social order.
Hes has many times had great infusnce
with the laboring classes in time OF strikes,
and has done much to harmonize the differ
ences which exist between them and their
employers. He is an enthusiastic Amerl-
can. thoroughly believing In the separation
in this country Of church and state, and an
enthusiastic patriot upon all occasions.
TALMAGE ON WORLDWIDE CHRIS
TIANITY.
1t was at the close of one Of DIR. Talmage'p
lectures on his trip around the world that /
with him on religious matters, put
ting much the same questions az those ]
asked Of Cardinal Gibbons a. to a universal