The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-18

tudes of men as well as of women that
press around the altar rail, not merely
on high festivals, but On ordinary Sun
days days And follow these multitudes into
their homes, their shops and marts as
they mingle with their non-Catholic fell
low citizeps.. Is there upon their lips a
word of disloyalty to church? 1 chal-
me9 Catholics. more courageous in the
profession of their faith, more consistent
In bringing its principles into their daily
manner Of life, and if, from its exterior
ton of their faith itseir, it is, to the
smallest iota, the faith of Pete, the SUI
preme shepherd Of the whole flock. to
whom they are united in love and obedi-
ence as were never more so Catholics of
any country of Christendom.
Three-quaTters of century, a half
century ago, anti Catholic prejudice was
dominant in the land. Our non Catholic
Fellow citizens were not to be blamed:
they had not known Catholics as Cath
olics are, and they treated them accord
!rg to what they believed of them But
In Anne, lea the reign OF ill-feeling and
luminosity has passed away. In America
catholics and nOn-Catholics differ from
CHE another in creeds and spiritual al
leglance; but, as true Americans, they
respect one another and accord to one
another their civil and social freedom. all
working together in peace and harmony
country.
The problem before the church of
America was. whether the Catholic re-
-lglon could prosper in an atmosphere of
absolute freedom, without aid or prop
from state organization. or even from
compact social o" national traditions
whether from it's innate vigor, Watered
Dy the deWs of heaven alone 1t could live
ana prosper. To one who believes in the
ulVlne origin of Catholic faith or has
read diligently its story of ages. the issue
OF the problem should never have been
DOUBTFUL. Yet, so accustomed had Cath
oIlcs peen to see the church allied with
the state, Or working only in popuIa lions,
IN whose souls it was encrusted by the
accret1ons of centuries that MANY in
A ..5lca and moe in Europe We're not
willing to trust to it's Vitality when
planted suddenly, as it were in the viii
derness to battle, alone and unprotected
with drouth and tempest. The>problem
was most interesting, for this other rea-
son that, whether for woe or veal the
entire world is seen rapidly drifting To-
wards the social and Political conditions
OF America and the church on trial IN
America, is on trial for the world
CATHOLICISM ON TRIAL.
+,;d IN America the Catholic faith was on
trlal, and so was Democracy itself in its
relations with religion And here is tbn
cause OF so many attacks made on tho
1HLheflcan church. Those attacks covert
~ ~ are attacks or democracy. It would
naVe peen most convenient for reaction
airy theorists to be able to saw to Cath
olics the wol Id over: Your cburcb = 80 co.
fot thrive IN a democracy, in the full
Thank God to such theorists botb Amer
; anu the Catholic church anG Amer
lean democracy have given saddest dis
appointment us
cnuIcn In America be all thai God in
LENDS mere to be. all that her opnort1fni-
tles propel her to be, may 1 be allowed
~ ~ S faS TO CATHOLICS of America-be you.
trneSr
Mora americans. loving America. loving
It's institutions. devoted to its interests
G - M IN blaming it. ardent in defending
It. There Is among some OF ns az
rot afraid to say, a disposition r. cri in
cIse at every moment, to rejoice in cr,t-
c!Nlng, TO eXaggerate faults to mini
ar119 bIIrtues to pile up grievances, to
Is unpatrlotic and does most serinIrH
harm to the Catholic faith in the aI,as
81 ~ IntellSent and earnest Americans I ct
has eiSe ep ppear &c Tor good Surely the time
Wnlch Gays of real persecution in oldan
1lInes did beget. to live of the oresent
honora Azure for TO reach re courageousy but
OF our people to the Character "a veil iio az
TO the condition of free men. AT ne
a ne JUST 70 America and know and pro
eidiln {hat nowhere all things duly con
America; that nowhere as in Amerion
Is sne allowed to live in untrammefe7
d[eeo0m and to prosper as her forces
ana the zeal Of her sons permit
From yonder pallium has come nv
INSPIRATION IT'S In words that burn with
inc deepest feeling and most earnest ac-
5 I, the pallium that touches the shout
ders of John Joseph Keane sneaks
to me, as it does to my hearers Of tha
chGrcn and country, of sacred love fnr
on one ano the other, of intelligent devotion
70 Inc veal of one and OF the other.
Friend Of my priestIy cpisconaI Years
my felloW soldier, and my leader in ali
causes that we believe to be servicea HE
10 church and country, 1 will this dav
SPEAK Ill the name of the church and OF
America, and say exceedingly the one
ana the other rejoice to see you seated
IN the full panoply Of archepiscopaI dig
MY fcd, ana authority upon Dubuque's ca
me oIepT "a chaf The church of America
snd America are sure that from DUBUQUE
VIII GO forth henceforward in sweetness
ana power mighty influence for good
IN alG OF religion and of patriotism
BANQUET TO THE CLERGY.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the visiting
clergymen were bannuetcd at the Hote;
julien, where covers were laid for 400
Archbishop Keane was POSTMASTER Car
d1nal Gibbons responded to the toast
All Hail to the Great Leo XIII. Pastor
OF the Universal Church The other
te lasts were, GOD Bless Our Country.
the Home of Civil and Religious Free.
i' ny bISHop ODaldlnS, OF Peoria;
welcome to Our Cardinal, to Our Arch
bishops and Bishops, and to All Our
IGNORED Guests" Archbishop Elder Gin.
c1nnati; 1.-THE Church in the Great
Northwest, bishop OGorman, Sioux
Falls, S. D. Rt. Rev. Thomas 7. Co.
naty having been called to WASHINGTON
did not respond to the toast, Success TO
the Catholic University of America the
Glorious Crown of our Catholic Educa-
ucral System" Instead, however. brief
remarks on the subject were made by
distinguished churchmen present.