The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-28

but the moment we invade the sanctity
of conscience. that moment we are on
ground which should be occupied by
God alone.
Il would be glad to have you all fol-
low me over the entire ground which
l am travelling, but if you come only
half way, we must part good friends at
the cross road. No reason when, in
obedience to conscience, we part, that
there should be any i'll feeling. COer-
Cion entering the sacred domain of con-
science was never successful. and it is
only right that it should be so; for who
but our common Father has any right
to interfere with what is sacred to the
individual?"
He referred to the action Of Bismarck
| in trying to cOerCe the conscience of
the German empire and which resulted
in miserable failure; and which, too.
today. is talked of as one of the big
mistakes of the great German states
man. Continuing, he said:
when on Sunday we sing our hymns
on the hill on which our cathedral will
stand, and others sing their hymns on
their hills. we differ as to the methods:
put When we come down to everyday
| life and mingle in social and business
relations. all these differences are and
! should be forgotten, and all are broth
! ers and members of a common human
| lty- This is the sentiment which
| nave always found in Utah, and it is a
source of great pleasure to observe it
! Whatever the differences of opinion
on religious matters, the speaker said;
/ however paths might diverge, there
was a ground on which all could stand
the love of country: there was one
hymn which all could sing-"My COun-
try, 'Tis of Thee"
At this point in his perOratiOn the
speaker was interrupted by a spon-
taneous burst Of applause that showed
how thoroughly his auditors were with
him.
Archbishop Riordan closed his happy
remarks with a fitting anecdote of the
late civil war. When the army of the
north and the army of the south were
encamped on opposite sides of the Rap
pahannock, within hearing distance Of
each other. each side naturally playing
its national airs, the boys in blue played
the Star Spangled Banner" when |
from across the river came the strains /
of Dixie The result of this naturally
was to increase the Warlike spirit on /
both sides. AS the notes of these two !
airs were dying away someone with a |
cOrnet sounded the air of Home. Sweet /
Home" which touched a common chord |
in the hearts on both sides, and |
brought a tear to many poor soldiers |
ewes as he dreamed of his home.
Referring to Salt Lake. the archbish- I
op said that it was so centrally located |
that it was destined to be great city, |
being the only available distributing |
point for this intermOuntain region. He /
gave practical advice as to what par
ents should do regarding their children. |
when favored with wealth, and that |
was to teach them the Importance and |
necessity of carving for themselves a |
niche in the temple of success by their |
own hands: for if they were left with !
wealth and without being taught to
work they would be failures in life.
Following the archbishop, TOaStmas- |
ter Geohegan called on "Our own be- /
loved Bishop Seaman" who arose amid |
a greeting of approval that evidently !
embarrassed him. After he had caught /
his voice and swallowed the lump in his I
throat, Bishop Scanlan said he could do 7
very little more than endorse every |
word the archbishop said. and add his
most sincere thanks to the loyal men
and women who had so literally helped
him in the cathedral work which had /
begun so auspiciously and would be
carried through to a successful con-
clusion,
When Bishop Scanned of Omaha was
called he introduced his remarks by
saying he had known Bishop Seaman
longer than anyone present when they
were both students. He had observed /;
then that as a student he knew how to
make friends and keep them; and he
knew now that he had not lost that
power. Bishop Scanned then made some
allusion to the possibility
that Salt Lake might lose its bishop by
promotion, and concluded as did the
others, with a tribute TO Salt Lakes
hospitality and generosity.
Bishop GlOrioux called attention to the
fact that three provinces of the church
were represented at the gathering-San
Francisco by the metropolitan; Du-
buque by Bishop Scanned and Portland
by himself. He could but add his wish
for the prosperity of the diocese here,
his hope that the cathedral would be
IN encouraging example to every neigh
boring diocese. and his appreciation of ;
-he entertainment with which they had {
been favored while guests in this city. |
{. w. PenrOse. editor 'of the Deseret |
Evening News, speaking on behalf of
the Mormon people, said that as he
considered himself one of the oldest I
residents of the state present, he took I
pleasure in endorsing the liberal senti-
nentS of the Archbishop as to the I
rights and liberty of conscience of all
people under the sun. He must con-
Tess as much surprise as admiration at ! J
such expressions from prominent pre- !
ate of the Catholic Church, having I
gard that church as the embodiment ! '
If intolerance. Mr.. Penrose touched on q
he growth of Catholic institutions in '
Utah, from the time that President I
Young aided Father Kelly l
With liberal donation to aid him in '
lis work, and referred particularly to '
he hospital and academy under the r
sisters of Charity and Mercy. whose
sincerity and labors of love, and not d
# hire. were worthy of all admiration a
md praise. The speaker assured all o
resent of whatever faith. that the v
,ody of people whom he represented
ould stand with them on the plane o
mentioned by the Archbishop, promot- ?
ng the welfare of this great nation a
ne country. one flag, one constitution, o
ne purpose in view-the promotion of o
liberty and peace. The people here rec t
gnized the right of all to believe that h
Which appeared true in their own eyes a
nd perfect freedom of action so long S
S they did not infringe upon the lib
rites of others, and however they +
night differ in belief they could work Il
ogether to promote the welfare of the T
alton and of all mankind. "
Later Judge Bartsch, G.. Y. Wallace, I o
Iayor Thompson, ]. E. DooIy and Z
homas Kearns briefly addressed those /
no were present. s.
Those who participated in the ban u
uet were; Rev. Father Josephs. of s.
alt1more Bishop Glorioux, of Boise ii
Riordan, of San Francis W
D; Right. Rev. L. Scanlan. Bishop le
camel of Omaha: Rev D. Kelly. q Il
y. Mccormick, p. II. Lannan. William V
slehart j. c. Lynch, o. J. Salisbury V
IRA Thompson, Jos. Geoghegan. ]. r. it
ooly, Chas. Quigley, David Keith, it
McGurrln, Capt. Egan. George Y. II
allace, Thomas Kearns, James Ivers +
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