The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-09
PRAISES IRELAND.
His Address at Orleans Hailed I'm
England as Il Trumpet Call.

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In the columns of the Weekly Register,
devoted to the interests of the Liberal
party in the Catholic church In England.
as opposed to the Tablet, Cardinal
Vaughr's organ, there appears in the Is
sue just received here an editorial 1lled
with unstinted praise Of Archbishop Ire
lands ADDRESS at the recent Joan of Arc
celebration in Orleans. France. The
Tablet. in like issue, makes no mention
of the American prelate's panegyric. The
Rev. Dr. Cuthbert, editor of the Register,
saws
1.-THE address delivered by Archbishop
Ireland in Orleans Cathedral on Monday
at once places his grace in the forefront
of living orators and raises him to a level
such as few living prelates of the Catholic
church have attained to. We knew that
Archbishop Ireland was a man to be
reckoned with, but we had not till now
taken the full measure of his powers. it
Is no sraall achievement to have delivered
such an address in a foreign tongue.
Archbishop Ireland succeeded in doing
what few are able to Go: he caught the
spirit of the language in which he spoke;
as we read his eloquent panegyric on the
Maid of Orleans we can hardly believe
that 1t is not a Frenchman who is speak
ing, so finely is the peculiar genius of
the French language expressed.
'Rut the address is notable for more
than the turn of phrase or the form of
a sentence. It is a trumpet call, not to
France alone, but to all Catholics. to face
facts that some among US would fam
ignore, ana to arouse ourselves to action
Truths that wanted stating he stated
calmly, judiciously and firmly; there is
no faltering tone, no sign of yielding to
cla-nor doubtless well meant, but 1t must
be said sometimes nothing less than iG
noble We feel, as we read, that here is
no mere empty or artificial elouuence;
every word comes straight from the heart
of brave man, who does not shrink from
saying what he thinks--Cf a great man
whom the small men canont COW. Mis-
representation. SANDER and backstairs in
trigue have done their worst and Arch
bishop lrelard's reputation stands today
higher than 1t mas ever stood before
That he should have been chosen for the
task is indeed cause of profound salts
faction to all who value peace and good
will. In this fact we may recognize that
the efforts made to brand men like Arch
bishop Ireland and Archbishop Keane as
unSound Catholics and false brethren
nave been as fruitless as they have been
insidous
All Catholics will fine much to think
about and 10 profit by in Archbishop Ire
lands address. We cannot be too CRATE
full for his plain and straightforward
"OANS as ~ lIlC IlCCtSSllS Vi recognizing
the fact that we are close upon the
twentieth century, and that new condi-
lions demand rev methods. The new
cycle has the ideals-science, social pre-
Sress, liberty, moral and intellectual
growth of mankind. To prove to the new
cycle that Its IDEALS are the ideals of
Christ's church is the present work of
the children of the church. And, again
IN his elcduent expression of national
feeling he appeals to us very strongly.
l go back from Orleans to America more
American than 1 have ever oeen-pledged
America, with all the intensity of nv
soul, to love and admire thee my country
'-personitication of liberty in authority
in liberty. EUt perhaps, what more than
anything else renders this Orleans adj
dress memorable is the strenuous declara-
ton of the necessity for pei senal initia-
tive on the part, of Catholics With5un-
reserved Submission to authority, how
much room there is for personal action
and personal initiative, and what doas
authority Itself demand but that fullest
play be given, under proper conditions
&c personal energy and personal initia-
i've! Personal action alone brings the
r1et1ng of chaos; authority alone brings
silence and death. If he had said moth
ing else than this 1t would have neep
worth Lille for Archbishop Ireland to go
to Orleans. This is the true Catholic idea
the via media which the church ALWAYS
comes TO pursue between opposite DoIes
of eXaggeration''