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The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
The Word "Rom,sh -

THE Romish church maintains IT.
self in such an assured position of i'm
pregnable self-complacency, and is so
touchy respecting the slightest criti-
clsm upon it, as to make argument al
most impossible, and Immediately ex-
poses any critic of Rome, as we have
had frequent opportunity to prove, to
replies violently abusive."-New York
Observer Presbyterian).
1t is not to argument or Just criti-
clsm that the Catholic objects, but to
Measurements, sophistry, and con-
temptuous tone and phraseology. When
ne meets these-and he meets them
constantly in the sectarian press and
literature-he is justified, by way of
correction, in making rubifacent and
eplspastic reply. 1t is only by such
treatment that some self-complacent'
people can be taught good manners.
In the above extract the Observer
supplies an Illustration OF tone and
phrase that inspires and justifies the
reply that shocks the solar plexus
We refer to the phrase "Romish
church." OF the word Romish the
Standard Dictionary says: USED bv
Protestants and generally Indicating
disesteem." The Encyclopaedia Die.
tionary says of it: used with
slightly contemptuous force" Web.
ster says of it: Frequently used in .
aisparaging sense" We assume that
the Observer is familiar with all this
and that in using the word it intended
the contempt, disesteem and disparape.
ment it implies. Does it after that sin
against controversial amenities on.
pect to receive soothing syrup or a
cantharides blister in reply? It being
Tor the Catholic to determine which
should be given, we think the blister
the more appropriate antidote to
"Romish. "-Freeman's Journal
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Says the Catholic Journal of the New
South: DO you know the reason why
we have so many Celtic names like
Kelly, Fitzgerald, Sullivan, ETC., prom
inent as bishops and preachers and
laymen in non Catholic churches in
Tennessee and other Southern states?
1t is simply attributable to the fact
that the South, unlike the North and
West, has not enough of priests-and
never did have. Catholic families set
tie in small towns or country districts
of Tennessee where no priest ever Wis
it's; the parents eventually become
lukewarm and their children grow up
in ignorance of Catholicity, and all
their associations tend to lead them
from the faith of their fathers. In
time they marry and become members
of some non-Catholic church, all of
which is due to the fact that they
have never known priest or attend
ed Mass.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
Sketch Of a Convert.

The following brief sketch of Henry
Austin Adams, the noted Catholic con-
vert whose lecture appears on the first
page, will prove interesting.
Henry Austin Adams was born in
Santiago de Cuba ON Sept. 20, 1861,
and baptized on the feast of the Cir
cumcision next following, in the cathe- I
dral of that ancient Spanish city. Hia
father was William Newton Adams, of
the firm Of Moses Taylor & Co., New
York, whose interests were largely in
the West indies. His mother was Ma
ria del Carmen Michelena, Of the old
and powerful family of that. name in
Venezuela. She lived and died Cath
Ollie. After the death of his parents
Henry Austin Adams was sent to
school in Baltimore and there received
his first external impressions of Cath
olicism. He was educated by private
tutors after leaving school, until ready..
to enter the general Theological semi
nary Episcopalian) in New York. He
was SAeAuuAtCu Will LO1lOcS from
this college in 1892, and was soon after
ordained to the ministry of the EpisceH
palian church. He was successfully
rector of churches in Wethersfield,
Conn.,, and Great Darlington, Mass.
After being few months in charge of
All Saints Cathedral, Albany, he was
appointed preacher at "Old Trinity
New York city where he remained
over three years. He then became rec
tor of ST. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo,
which he left to- go to his last charge.
the Church of the Redeemer, New
York.
While connected with this parish.
Mr.. Adams became convinced of the
divine claims of the Catholic church.
and resigned his position in July, 1893.
in order to seek admission to the one
fold.
Mr.. Adams married, in 1888, Miss
Flora Carlton Butler. of Brooklyn, and
a son and two daughters have blessed
their union. He had the happiness of
seeing his wife become a whole-souled y
Catholic at the time of his conversion,
and. needless to say, the children are
being educated under Catholic influ-
ences.. ~
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Says J. ]. Hills organ of expansion
to the land of Ormuz and of Ind: Rev.
Father Scully, of Cambridge, has an
nounced scheme to encourage mar
riage in his parish by levying church
tax of S25 on all bachelors from %
years until they are 35. At that age
they are to pay $50 annually for five
years when they will be exempt on the
theory that any woman will hesitate
about marrying bachelor of 4O-the
assumption being that something is
wrong. What is to be done with this
money is not stated. We would sug-
gest that the tax be divided pro rata
among those who marry within the
year. Thus a bachelor could not only
save his annual tax but get nest egg
to buy a COW and few chickens, to
keep the bride occupied during the
honeymoon.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
= ~ Why They Become Catholics.

Rev. Walter Elliott has cleverly
summarized few Of the reasons why
men join the Catholic church. The
well known Paulist Father says:
men join the Catholic church from
the most diverse and sometimes SEEM
ingly contradictory reasons. One class
is drawn to her by beauty, attracted
by the sweetness of her music and the
eloquence Of her ritual; some, like
Overlook, paint themselves into
Catholicity, or build themselves into
her spiritual temple, like Pugin. st.
Peters, at Rome, has made many con-
verts. Multitudes are made Catholics
by studying history. some by scien-
tffic study of nature, multitudes again
by the plain words Of Scripture. Not
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

"Old Times in the Colonies by the
late Charles Carleton Coffin, is being
used in the Philadelphia public
schools. 1t is on par with '"The Story
of Liberty" by the same author. 1t
will be remembered that two years
ago the latter book, which was used
in the Minneapolis public schools, was
excluded from the public library on the
of the Irish Standard.
Collins books belong to the era Of
Knownothingism and are out of date.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
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The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

few are attracted by Catholic piety.
why do you want to be baptized?'
inquired chaplain in a Catholic hos
pital of dying tramp who had asked
to be baptized. Because 1 want to
die in the same religion as that wom-
an with the big white bonnet that's
been nursing me- 1 once met sailor,
who, though he could neither read nor
write, had argued himself into the
Catholic church and had become a
convert for several years. What made
you a Catholic?' asked of him. oh.
sailing all about the world was tho
answer-a sailors way of acquiring
the idea of the universal. Some men
come in to do penance-driven by the
sense of guilt into her refugees, like
La Trappe. 1 know men who have
joined the church from conscience IF
innocence, revolving from the Protest
ant doctrine of total depravity; the
innocence of childhood is happy in the
Catholic church.
Meantime, not a few philosophers
became Catholics, like Ward and
Brownson. Father Hecker once told
me that the study of the social prob
lens started him from religious skep-
ticism towards the Catholic faith.
Father Lucas affirmed that he becamHbI
a Catholic because he was a logical
Quaker. Doncso Cortez came back
from infdelity because the church was
the bulwark of conservative political
institutions. Frederick Ozanam, on
the other hand, took firmer grip on
Catholicity because he was repub-
lican. Pope Leo begins one Of his en-
cyclicals with the words, Liberty is
Gods greatest gift to man. His let
ter to the Brazilian bishops on the !
abolition of slavery reads like a very
radical document. In fact, all roads
lead to Rome, if one travels through
the world in search of light, or joy or
brotherhood, and all roads lead away
from Rome if Travelled for isolation or
for contention. The centripetal force
for intellectual and moral humanity is
Catholic, and the centrifugal force is
Protestant, as the name implies"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
AGu'w. o's PROCLAMATION.

After much urging by General Mac
Arthur. the Filipino leader, Emilio
Aguinaldo, is said to have addressed a
manifesto to his countrymen advising
them to quit fighting and submit to
the authority of "the great American
nation Whether or not the mani
festo is genuine nobody knows with
certainty. SiXtO Lopez, prominent
Filipino now in Boston. says there is
no reason for believing that Aguinal-
dos address is more authentic than the
forged letters by means of which he
was captured by General Funston. eff
it is legitimate" says Lopez. "to prac-
tice fraud, deceit, treachery and for
gerry to capture Aghinaldo, it is surely
legitimate to practice forgery in order
to capture the other generals in the
field and to induce the Filipinos to sur
render. 1t is quite certain that the
Filipinos will not believe in the anthem
ITCHY of the address,"
The alleged manifesto was cabled
from Manila Il week ago. Though it
was announced that Aguinaldo had
spent much time on the document it
does not display any great ability. 1t
is rather brief and not calculated to
arouse any enthusiasm among the
American people outside of the I'M
peralsts. He speaks of ''the glorious
sovereign banner of the United States"
and says Il majority Of those Filipinos
who have laid down their arms have
rallied round it for protection. He
says he is serving his country by ac-
knowledging and accepting the sover-
eighty of the United States through
out the Philippine archipelago and
calls upon those in the field to follow
his example. Whether they will do so
or not time alone will determine.
Two days after his alleged manifesto
was published an interview With
Aguinaldo was cabled across to Amer
lea. He is reported to have said: 81
will make no definite statements on
public or private questions until l am
familiar with the situation. am
learning English and studying the
American government. I do not dc,
sire to discuss insular politics. 1 am
undecided as to my future plans. |
believe that the Federals will be
strong agents in the pacification of the
archipelago. This is the first inter-
view that l have given to anyone"
The Federalists are composed of a
few American Adventures and Fill
Pine officeholders, and evidently the
interview with Aguinaldo was sent by
them. 1t makes very little difference
what Aguinaldo says while he remains
a prisoner His influence as a leader
among his own people has departed,
and the probability is that they will
not pay much attention to his procla-
nation. The best thing for them to
do. however, is to cease fighting and
bow to the inevitable.
The Mckinley administration is
juhilant over the manifesto and ex-
poets great results from it. The presi-
dent ordered 1000 Filipino prisoners
to be released on the appearance of the
document and many insurgents are
expected to become loyal to his flag of
conquest, despite the fact that they
believe force was used in compelling
Aguinaldo to issue his proclamation.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

at is too bad" says the Minneapolis
Tribune, "that Aguinaldo did not con-
suit Charlie Towne before issuing his
recent proclamation" If he had con-
suited the Duluth statesman, the mani
festo would not be the weak thing
it is.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

finding fault with British law as ad-
ministered in Ireland and in Cape Col
ony. The former is sent to Jail for
six months for condemning packed
juries. and the latter for accusing Lord
Kitchener of cruelty. That is free
dom of the press under the Union
Jack.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

The car of Russia has decided to
summon congress of the crowned
heads Of Europe at Copenhagen in Sep
TENDER to bring about the peace of the
world. Joe Chamberlain's organ, the
Birmingham Post, is authority for the
statement. Where does Mckinley
come in? He does not rank among the
crowned heads, though he is emperor
of the Philippines by the grace of Mark
Hanna & Co.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

P. A. McHugh the Irish Journalist
just imprisoned by the British officials
in Ireland, is a years of age. He
was married year ago to Miss Katie
Fart of Chicago. He is highly edu-
Gated. This is not the first time Mr..
McHugh has been behind prison bars
for utterances in his newspaper.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
THE NEWS FRox-AFR1cA.,:

tie news has filtered through British
sources about the war in South Africa.
Evidently the Beers are holding their
own against Kitchener's marauders,
or the world would have been other
wise informed. This being the rainy
season in South Africa the British can
not pursue the Beers effectively. The
British at home are weary of the cost
ly campaign, but they are too proud to
give up the contest, and are willing to
be taxed until the Beers are subdued.
On the other hand, the Beers are show
ing no signs of weakness. They are
as active as ever in attacking conveys
bearing provisions to their invaders
and are at present living on the spoils.
Cape Colony is under martial law,
and the Africanders are suffering I'M
told hardships. British subjects sus-
pected Of disloyalty are arrested, fined
and imprisoned on the slightest provo
cation. Women and children are used
harshly by the army and suffer great
privations. The following dispatch
from London tells the whole story:
]. 1. Merriam, the former treasurer
of Cape Colony, who is now a repre-
sentative of the Afrikanderbund in
England, speaking at meeting of the
League of Liberals against aggression
and militarism, said that military law,
the abnegation of all law, was estab-
lished in Cape Colony. The newspa-
pers had not heard Of the treachery
and espionage going OH. Respectable
people We're arrested on the evidence
of natives alone. They We're brought
up and fined OH harmless observations,
called seditious, and the town guards
harried them. This treatment caused
greater irritation and indignation than
open violence. Four editors had been
sent to Jail. The fruits of this policy
would be bitter, as the memory of
these insults burned the hearts of the
people. DIR. Merriman detailed in
stances of the punishment of the
Dutch under military law, usually on
the testimony of natives and employees.
He mentioned an instance of Cheeky
girl' being fined for saying things
against the town guards.
Martial law and the censorship
throughout Cape Colony prevented the
people Of England knowing the hard
ships of the Dutch. AS an English
man, Mr.. Merriman said, he viewed
the policy adopted in Cape Colony with
the blankest dismay. If persisted in
South Africa was lost to the British
empire. The only thing that could
save it was recognition that the peo-
pie wanted self-government and We're
determined to have it.
]. w. Sawyer, former commissioner
of public works of Cape Colony, said
the camps in which the Bocr women
and children We're kept, were guarded
by sentries with loaded rifles and fixed
bayonets. A majority of the women
had been placed in them against their
will. Their homes had been burned
and their possessions had been taken.
He had tried to get the military au-'
thorities through the government of
Cape Colony to permit 200 or 300 wom-
Ell and children, camped at Port Eliza
beth. to be liberated, food and shell
ter having been promised them by the
town, but the military authorities re-
fused the request.
Resolutions denouncing the admins
adopted.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

No wonder Botha rejected Kitchen
er's peace proposals. The "butcher of
Omdurman" excluded De Wet from all
British 'clemency," presumably on the
ground that the South African Napo-
leon was mad and had destroyed his
military reputation.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Though England is said to be the
richest country in the world she has to
borrow S3OO,OOO,OOO to carry on the
war with the South African farmers.
One-llalf of the sum will be loaned by
the 4Anglomaniacs of this republic at a
low rate of interest.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

In a lecture the other day in Brook
Ign, Rev. George D. Heron said: "The
English pulpit has been the bulwark
of the government in it's unrighteous
wars Of conquest, and it is from the
American church that the government
receives backing when it becomes the
betrayer and assassin Of an oppressed
and confiding people,"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

comes out of prison he will be more
popular man than before, and the pun
ishment inflicted upon him by the Tory
government will not deter him from
doing his duty as Journalist in the
future as in the past
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

in the affairs of his republic and mix
ing up in the asphalt controversy.
Loomis got his walking papers, and
he is now trying to create trouble be
tween the two republics.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Hon. George s. Boutwell,, ex-gover-
nor of Massachusetts,, says in an ar
ticle on imperialism: "The question is
not, as the president would have the
country believe. whether we can con-
quer the Philippine Islands; the ques-
ton is not whether we have power to
make Cuba a vassal state; the ques-
ton is this: Are we justified in the at
tempt to do either?''
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

The magnificent address of Arch
bishop Ireland at Dubuque on "The
Church in Amerlca-Its Yesterday and
Its Tomorrow" will appear III full in
next weeks issue Of the Irish Stand
ard. 1t will occupy ten columns Of
space in BREWER type.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Justin d. Fulton, the notorious Bap-
fist preacher, died of paralysis in
Brooklyn, n. Y. last week at the age
of IS years. He is survived by his
third wife. who is 40 years his junior
and young enough to marry again.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

In an address before the Chicago
Women's club, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones said: professionalism is dying.
1t has pretty nearly run its race. 1t
has dissected and analyzed religion I'M
til there are but the fragments left"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

A dispatch from Picking brings the
glad tidings that the Boxers won a
victory over the British in a recent
skirmish in the neighborhood of Flu
Ming. Major Browning and Sepoy
We're killed and several of the Pun
jab infantry We're wounded.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

formed into a penal colony by Nc
Kinley's understrappers in the Philip
pines. 1t is well for the Filipino eXiles
that Captain O'Leary is no longer gov
ernOr of the island.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

In his proclamation to the Filipinos,
Aguinaldo refers to McKinley's flag as
1.-THE glorious banner of the United
States" 1t is a banner of conquest in
our insular possessions, and Aggy
ought to know it by this time.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Every one has heard the story of
Martin Luther and the chained Bible.
In recent address at Rochester, n.
Y, Rev. DR.. Dyer, a Methodist minis
ter, astonished his audience by saying
he had seen a Bible used by st. Boni-
face, apostle Of Germany, in the eighth
century, with a spear-thrust through
its cover. st. Boniface was killed with
the Bible III his hand.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

At conference of the Adventists
at Battle Creek, Mich, Mrs. Ellen
White, the prophetist of the faith, de-
clared that the end of the world is very
near.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

William j. Bryans crushing reply
to Henri Watterson on "Destiny" is
the best thing, in our opinion, that
has yet appeared in The Commoner.
But it will not convince Henri that he
Is in the wrong PEE
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

On his return to Limerick after a
brief stay in this country, Mayor John
DAILY made a speech in which he said
that the Irish-Americans are all op-
posed to parliamentary agitation. May
or DAILY is badly mistaken.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

In a recent speech ut Glasgow, Will
liam Redmond, M. p, said: although
the grass grows over Parnell's grave,
his spirit still walks the floors and lob
bies of the House of Commons
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Questions Asked by Professionals is
the title of little book Of 1O5 pages
published by Rev. M. Phillips, 3347
Main street, Buffalo. N. Y. The ques-
lions are briefly answered by the Cath
Ollie priest in very interesting man.
ner. Paper bound, 10 cents; cloth
bound, Is cents per copy.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Edward VII. Of England gets an an
nual stipend of $2,35O,OOO, or forty
seven times the salary paid William
Mckinley, president of the plutocracy
of the United States.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Says the st. Paul Globe: The Brit
ish lion has begged the American eagle
to help with a trife of $5O,OOO,OOO to
capture that wild Boer in South At
RIGA.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

A new Shamrock was launched by
Sir Thomas Upton the other day to
compete for the Americas cup. The
new boat is supposed to be superior to
the defeated one.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

About an hour before losing con-
seriousness the late Roland Reed, the
well-known actor, was baptized by a
Catholic priest. His daughter, Miss
Florence Reed, brought about his con-
version. She became a Catholic some
time ago.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

In the recent debate on Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach's budget in the British
parliament, John E. Redmond eX-
claimed: "There will be no more
NIafeking now'' He had reference to
the wild orgies of the cockneys after
the relief of Mafeking. when London
was a perfect pandemonium for day
and n night.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

n Catholic insurance company is
said to be in process of formation i'll
New York. 1t is to be differed Ell
tirely by Catholics. and John D. Grim
Minis is to be the president
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

King Edward of England will re-
ceive bigger salary than was paid to
his mother. He has been voted f67 900
a year more by parliament
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

A noted Boston physician Of the
feminine gender. named DR.. Mary J.
Putnam, has been received in the
Catholic church. 1t was the edifying
death Of her daughter, Mrs. John G..
Clair, who had become a Catholic, that
impressed DR.. Putnam with the deep
religious nature Of the Catholic faith.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

A man in Pennsylvania has applied
for a divorce from his wife on the
ground of cold feet. His wife says
that he is q crank.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

What has become of Nelly and Rath-
bone? The precious pair of rascals
have not yet been punished for their
embezzling operations in Cuba.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

Admiral Dewey will give big din
ner to his friends in Washington on
May /, that day being the third ami
versary of his victory at Manila bay.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

The president of Venezuela wants to
retain the friendship of the United
States, but he has no use for meddle-
some Minister Loomis for interfering
The Irish standard., 1901-04-27

A dispatch from Amsterdam says
that the Beers have food in abundance
but are poorly provided with boots and
shoes.