The Irish standard., 1897-06-26


scheme of currency reform is a sham
and we trust the representatives of the
people in Washington will repudiate it.
THE BRITISH In KANSAS CITY.
An English vice consul bearing the
euphonious name of Burrough is station
ed at Kansas City, To display his 10y
ality to his royal mistress and to show
the British at home that he is earning his
salary uninfluenced by his Republican
surroundings, he conceived the happy
idea Of getting up monster demontra-
ton in honor of the queens jubilee. He
enlisted the hearty cooperation Of
Presbyterian minister named George,
and together they waited upon the two
Irish-Amercan prelates, Bishops Hogan
and Glennon. to request that they be
graciously pleased to offer prayers for
Victoria in the Catholic churches last
Sunday, intimating at the same time that
if they did so they would get $500 for the
erection of Catholic asylum in the city.
1t was "a terrible temptation" for the
Bishops in view of the fact that such an
institution is needed by them very much
What was the establishment of these Brit
ish emissaries when Bishop Glennon re-
piled: 81 shall order no prayers for
England's queen in our churches. More,
SHALL if necessary, expressly prohibit
such prayers in all churches in this do
cese. Our people have no occasion to
invoke special blessings on Queen Vic
toria. AS good woman we admire her;
as queen we have no prayers to offer for
her."
By that one statement Bishop Glen
mons name shall be held in fond re-
membrance by men and women of the
Irish race throughout the earth With
out any anticipation or effort on his part
he has suddenly become famous with his
own countrymen at home and in other
lands; and the American people of every
nationality, save the Anglo-Saxon, will
admire his for his genuine Americanism
on the occasion
A few words about Bishop Glennon's
antecedents may be of interest just now.
He is native of Ireland, being born
in Meath county thirty-fiv wears agoH
received his classical education in St.
Mary's College, Mullingar, and his theo-
logical training at All Hallows College,
Dublin, where he was ordained for the
American mission in 1884.
On his arrival in this country he was
appointed assistant pastor at st. Patrick's
church, Kansas City. Three years SUBJ
sequently he was made administrator of
the Cathedral, and in 1893 was elevated
to the Vicargeneralship of the diocese
He was appointed Co-adjutor Bishop on
March 25, 1896 and consecrated Bishop
of Pinara three months afterwards. He
is progressive, energetic young bishop
of scholarly attainments who loves his
native and adopted lands dearly, and
cares but little for England's queen and
government.
Vice Consul Burrough offended the
Episcopalians of the city by not inviting
their pastors to pray for the queen or
participate in the exercises at Paramount
Park. The Catholic bishops had been in
vited and why not they? They rose in
arms against her majesty's representative
and gave him bit of their mind Rev.
P. E. Duffy, (Pat Duffy. evidently was
highly indignant because he, loyal Epts-
copalian rector. was entirely ignored; and
he resented the insult by Immediately re-
signing from the Victorian association,
saying that a fragrant affront had been
offered not only to the Episcopalians of
Kansas City but even to the queen her
self who is the supreme head of the
Episcopal church of England by law es-
tablished. AS a result the Episcopalians
of the city absolutely declined to say a
single prayer for the queen last Sunday,
even if 1t would save her from perdition.
Neither did they go to the park but re-
manned at home sulking in their tents.
We may add that in Minneapolis last
Sunday the churches had no services in
honor Of her majesty with the exception
of Gethsemane and st. Andrews Epis-
copal churches, the rector of the former
being of German extraction, while that
of the latter is "canny Scot" named
Wilkinson who stumped the state last
fall in the interest of the British gold
standard. No real American clergyman
bothered his head about her reign.
In St. Paul Rev. Pringle. of the Pres
byterian church, delivered a discourse
ON ''The Life of Nation" in which he
referred to United States school histories