The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-18
Every Woman

a half century. ago, anti-Catholic preju-
dice was dominant in the land. Our non
Catholic fellow citizens were not to be
blamed; they had not known Catholics as
Catholics are, and they treatel them ac-
cording to what they believed of them.
but today in America the reign OF ILL
feeling and animosity has passed away.
In America, Catholics and non-Catholics
differ from one another in creeds and
spiritual allegiance; but as true Ameri-
cans. they respect one another and accord
TO one another their civil and social free
dom, all working together in peace and
harmony for the greater veal of society
and of country.
"The problem before the church Of
America was whether the Catholic re-
ligion could prosper in an atmosphere Of
absolute freedom without aid or prop
from state organization or even from
compact social or national traditions.
In America the Catholic faith was on
trial and 50 was democracy itself in its
relations with religion And here is
the cause of so many attacks made on
the Catholic church. Those attacks COW
ertly are attacks on democracy. It would
have been most convenient for reaction
ary theorists to be able to say to Cath
olics the world over-'your church cannot
thrive in a democracy in the full free
dom which democracy ensures Thank
God. to such theorists, both the Catholic
church and American democracy have
given saddest disappointment.
In my earnest desire that the Catho-
lie church in American be all that God
intends her to be. all that her opportun-
tiles propel her to be, may 1 be allowed
TO say to Catholics Of America-be you in
the truest and best meaning of the word
Americans, living in America, loving its
institutions, devoted to its interests,
chary in blaming it, ardent in defending
it There IS among some of us, 1 am not
afraid TO say, a disposition to criticise at
every moment, to rejoice in criticising,
to exaggerate faults, to minimize virtues,
to pile up grievances to grumble perpet-
ually. Such a disposition is unpatriotic
and does most serious harm to the Cath
olic faith in the eyes of intelligent and
earnest Americans. Let it disappear for
good. Let us be just to America and
know and proclaim that nowhere, all
things duly considered, is the church freer
than in America, that nowhere, as in
America is she allowed to live in un-
trampled freedom and TO prosper as her
forces and the zeal of her sons merit.
From yonder pallium has come my in
spfration. In words that burn with the
deepest feeling and most earnest action,
the pallium that touches the shoulders Of
John Joseph Keane speaks to me, as IL
does to my hearers, Of church and Of
country, Of sacred life, for one and the
other. of intelligent devotion to the veal
of one and of the other.
Friend Of my priestly and episcopal
years, my fellow soldier and my leader
in all causes that we believed to be ser
viceable to the church and to country.
I will this day speak in the name Of the
church and Of America, and say exceed
ingly one and the other rejoice that you
are seated in the full panoply of archepis-
copal dignity and authority upon Du-
buques cathedral chair. The church of
America ana America are sure from from
Dubuque will go forth hence forward In
sweetness and power a mighty influence
for good in aid of religion and Of patroit-
ism"
Last winter was confined to my bed
with very bad cold on the lungs. Moth |
ing gave me relief. Finally my wife !
bought a bottle Of One Minute Cough !
Cure that effected a speedy cure. can
not speak too highly of that excellent /
remedy."-Mr. T. K. Houseman. Mana
tawney. Pa. Gus Saur. 524 L. Douglas;
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