The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29

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WASHINGTON. D. c.. March r.
Archbishop Ireland, OF st. Paul. preach
ed tonight at ST Parlek's church. on
Pope Leo XIII. This Is an age. he said,
OF Wondrous social and political trans-
formations, OF great intellectual aetiv-
ltY OF great discoveries, and inventions
and aaked what Is to be the position OF
Catholics towards the age2
Replying to his own query, he said It
should be one Of sympathy, Of zealouS
eo-opOretion. aud prudent direction.
Such, he stated. Is the position Of our
ehieftaln and leader. Leo XIII. The
archbishop said:
LEO s'the provIdentlal pontin given
to the church In this new era OF humans
ity to show that the church Is Of all
ages, as Is her founder. Christ Holding
faSe TO she divine organization Of the
church and 60 principles Of faith and
morals. Leo recognizes the social and
political changes which are coming up
on humanity and adapts the human
forms OF the church TO the new SUR
r0undingS. He recognizes the WondrouS
discoveries and inventions OF the age
and he bleSseS and encourages them,
seeing In them the Development OF Gods
own Grafton. He blesseS and encour-
ages progress along all Its legitimate
lines; He eXtols movements tending TO
the higher elevation and the Breater
happiness OF humanity. The encycllcalS
Of the pope, especially on labor and
that on the republic OF France, prove
him TO be Indeed the pontih OF the age.
Catholics should follow the direction OF
their great leader and aid him In ful-
hlllng the divine mission assigned TO
him 70 dominate in the name Of Christ
ana Of Christ's faith this modern world,
and conquer It 60 religion.
There are Catholics In every country
who more or less consciously and et-
fectively keep themselves aloot from
Lep's leadership. They imagine they
iinderGtand better than Leo does the
situation OF the church in this age.
Welded to contingent and peEiShable
forms, which they mistake for the abb
solute and the permanent, they would
have the church and the world stand
BtIll. Thus in France to-day, despite
Leo's repeated Invitations 10 see In the
republican form Of government which
the people OF the country have adopted
kLlG representation VA AAM uAl0 NHNEA
and the legitimate government Of the
nation, certain Catholics cling 10 dead
empires and monarchles, and refuse to
give peace 10 country and church. Well
IN his late address has Leo called such
Catholics refrActRireg. or rebels Be
there In the future no Fetr1ctaires in
America. There Rre. We must conteSS.
decisions among Catholics IN Aneriea-
not indeed in matters OF faith, and
morals, but in tendencies. and u1oVe-
ments. and adaptations OF action TO
modern circumstances, and hnrround-
tnEE
There should be for us but one ten.
iieacy and one movement. those indi-
Gated by the pope. Opposition to his di-
reetion, however, much It clothes Itself
among US as among French Catholics,
with the speciOuS titles OF conservatism
and tradiEionalisn and religious fear
OF the new Il nothing but rebellion.
Those who resist the direction given by
the pope ere refTactRires, and rebels,
It u asked sometimes are not Catholics
divided on the lines Of race? Not at all
/ speak for myself. and Ia what say
know speak for all true Catholics and
loyal followers OF the pope. There Il for
me no race. and no color, and no Lam
Flage. rise above ell such accidentals
and recognise a. my brethren all who
work for God and truth. When French
Catholics are with the pope am with
them; when they are againSt the pope
am against them; my position 10 the
same with German Catholics. or Catho-
lies Of other races. II diner from
some OF them. Il Is because OF their
ideas not because Of their race. It is
well that they be understood; Efforts
have been made 70 Identity certain re-
ffaetalre tendencies with whole races.
This Is wrong: Il Is unjust TO those
races, the great number OF which are
most loyal to the pope, most ardent to
follow his directions and 20 work for
him. Some seIf-constituted leaders are
too willing to pose as representatives Of
races, which they both miBunder8tand
and mlsFepresent"
The nrchbIshop concluded his dis
course by a reference to the special love
OF Leo for the American republic and
10 the duty oe Catholics to be models
Of good citizenship and OF loyalty 20
American institutions.