The Irish standard., 1898-01-08

timent that is shared by every citizen
Of st. Paul. We also thank you Aor
the honor which you have conferred
upon our city, because it is an addition
al honor conferred upon the foremost
citizen Of this commonwealth, John
Ireland, archbishop of st. Paul. That
name needs no eulogy here or else
where, and it is pronounced only be-
cause throughout the length and
breadth of this land it Is the synonym
of all that is best and truest in Ameri-
can life, because the man who wears It
has SO borne himself as soldier, citizen
and priest, that the glory of his life
belongs to his church and his country,
and the inspiration Of his fellow men.
In conclusion, most reverned sir,
am commissioned on behalf of these
ladies and gentlemen to express to you
their sincere wishes for your future vel.
fare and success. They trust that your
sojourn in this beloved land may he
| fruitful in all good works; that by your
kindly aid the fast dying animosities
OF sectarian strife may be succeeded by
the broad and tolerant charity which
all religion teaches and that whl.nerso-
ever in the future you may bend your
footsteps in answer to the Masters call
one of the pleasantest reco1lections of
your life will be your visit in st. Paul
during that holy season when The
angels sang their hymn of peace on
Earth to Men of Good WILL"
Mgr. Martinelli arose at once and
responded in English with distinct
enunciation and slightly foreign ac-
cent, as follows:
Your Grace, Ladies and Gentlemen:
l must candidly confess that I do not
know how to express in language not
| quite familiar to me the feelings which
l experience this evening in being pres
ent at such a gathering of SO many
prominent citizens of the capital of
/ Minnesota. I feel highly honored and
pleased at the sentiment expressed in
your address to me- You are gathered
regardless of social position or religious
differences to honor me personally and
also as representative of one of t.le
| greatest Popes who ever ruled the
church of Christ. The ability of man
and his greatness of heart and mind
should be judged by the work he has
done and by the achievements he has
attained. Mankind is made up of do
nestle, civil and religious society," Leo
XIII, with his encyclical letters On
marriage, on the constitution of civil
| society, on the labor question, on the
reformation of philosophy and many
others, deals with the security of su-
perior mind, with the greatest problems
! and questions Of the day, and strives 10
promote the prosperity and welfare of
society as we'll as of the nation, point
| ing out the means to be used for at
tanning that end and indicating the
evils which lead to it's destruction or
| ruin. Among the evils pointed out by
the supreme pontiff are the want of
individual and social freedom, the want
| Of honesty, uprightness and religion.
Because no man can be honest, upright
and loyal to his neighbor, who is not
loyal to his God, who is not impressed
| with the idea that there is a Supreme
Being to whom he must give sooner
Or later an account of all his private
and public actions.
There is no need for me, gentlemen,
to speak to you of the Pope's love for
your great country and its institutions,
nor of the interest he takes in its pros
perity nor of the hope he entertains or
your greater future. The general char
acter Of the American people, the ma
ture of your political constitution, based
on one Of the greatest attributes with
which man is Observation-Disclosures
as the basis and foundation of this
hope. A keen observer cannot fail tc
notice that the marvellous progress
made by the Catholic church in this
country is due not only to it's principles
and doctrines, but also to the liberty
| which she enjoys in this free land.
Since my arrival in this country, only
| a little over a year ago, l have seen
with my own eyes the greatness OF
| which l had heard so much. I have
| had to marvel at the wonderful pro-
| gress along political, civil and economic
lines made by this young nation, where
| the energy of the human mind finds
| full and free scope for its perfect de-
| velopment. 1 have observed as we'll,
and with natural joy and satisfaction,
that side by side with social progress
| the work of the church, unhindered Dy
| any restraining influence, has advanced
with even greater success. l am re.
| joiced to hear testimony Of this success
| from all sides and to find that tie value
Of her work as civilizing and elevat-
| ing influence is recognized and extrolled
| even by those who, not of her fold, do
| not yet understand the full power and
spirit of this divine agency. And no
where have l found a stronger or clear
er confirmation of this than right hare
in Minnesota, where, having visited
many of your charitable and education
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