New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
MODERATION URGED
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND COUNSELS CATH
OIICS TO RESTRAIN COMPLAINTS.

OJJGS TO RESTRAIN SoAIt 1AlNIk
St Paul. Aug. 3.-Archbishop Ireland preaching
this morning in the cathedral, said
The Apostle Paul gives this counsel Not TO be
more wise than it behooveth to be wise put TO pc pe
GiXded TO everv one the measure of faith In the
mind of the apostle things most excellent II mace
msa Of in undue measure and without proper regard
to circumstances of time and place change ,t9 INTO
" What is happening in the Of the fiery zeal
in defence Catholic interests. when seems 10 De 30
covens casses In of American Catholics The
treeIs oT the Church II is said are made to suffer
at the hands of the government in its newly ac-
Qured dependencies. and the call 70 arms 10 -
and through the columns of Catholic papers 10 tne
perturbation of the whole Catholic body; anu e III
to say Catholics-be wise be jealous & unto 3 ] sD
the measure Of faith, ana ] sucn Ihe couise'
take the liberty to give TO my hearers; 1900. ,,5
call upon Catholics to be up and doing are tnGy
those who might claim to represen5 me Hs fb Sow
ereign PontiT spoken? Certainly he has not com com
djferent tones Have the ecclesiastical authorizes
in the dependencies invoked our aid? n,e In no hem I'm
stance have they acted where they t na'e 3 ~
Cuba II was 10 Ie Us 1tboi}rh IN from irresponsible
sources IT had been, on several previous occaSI d
and pcrsecuted in both those islands Bishop
RIenck Of Porto Rico openly reJ9ICes La 10 80
diocese and the hietaGs itt n here were settled by
God that tHurch me- ,93 ftra a Cuban
Parliament allowed TO sit down II: HaTttna, ,ce
The archbishops OF the States meet togetheI olSe
a year in Washington-each one REPRESENTING b r sI1e
whole hierarchy. II cannot be SAID that t@meg @ at
they have sounded alarm. Whatever complalInts IH
nr from socicties OF Catholics: in neither case is
there warrant to represent others 1 tnl M bo % 40
sneak Societies of Catholics are organized 70, OF
nurposes of their own. usually with the intent 70
serire special aid or comfort to such as are mem
bers thereof Restricted to those purposes Iei Iaes
To venture beyond those purposes, and assume gen
eral direction oI 'G fhat there are hundreds
- thousands of good and influential Catholic Iay-
men members OF mutual benevolent soGlesS.
who have commissioned no socIety - 80 goi1iers
1t must he r mem oered alSo tiltS ~ $50
ever kilu, yIt+ aJgait the action Of the
aIdeTa uI before they undertake act for the
LIi IbnIe orp3rization BE wise according as God
hath divided TO every the measure OF falth.
There are some important matters to be consld7
cred by Catholics before grievances are
care must previously be had to make one sef sure
cient magnitude 10 oe taheH Itoiu +,+ai ~ either
TO awaken public attention 10 coiIt, t 10 enn e
slight and unimportant. is to weaken ones posi-
ton in the ch NAV 0 est T The habit Of quer
uIousness brings inevitably the Penaity' that OF
sinns Ttrs even when now and then the matter com
niained OF deserves attention. Then, TOO 70 com
ce 5 toward men and institutions the niquity Of
Institutions that are the objects OF 1t rise IN oiS
niIT The OF government of the nation. few other
things call for fair treatment and respect on the
part Of citizens public attacKs Ie bret disIcy
atty and lower among the people i civic virtue 'e
htf hEafboIcs " have in the past suffered much from
calumny and distrust. and in their defence i5 tnGr
ment OF the equitable treatment which they claim claim
for themselves and their TesiouS rS'I t Them in
fellow citizens and for the country IeC tteLli III ~
be high e%Gmpars@ @ IN 6 t4fT the e%n co3f9
Most CAUTIOUS at r al Hi7;eI LATENT preTdce and
animOSitieS which, experience
teaches there is no small share here and there IN
H te ,eeded TO fan into fire and flame Better often
it is endure some suffering than TO giye pre-
to be more dreaded in America than hatred and
and II behooves all classes of the population to
their utmost TO nurture and maintain peace and
others, to be models of prudence and goodwin in
this regard The simplest aPProabcaf bf among M 4e thEn
interests would be fatal to those interests and
K31ie ldIai 20 6re which viii threaten ravage to
whole community and a which - whole community
Nor is public agitation necessary in America TO
such grievances have origin. as is more often the
case, from mere inadvertence or as II more rarely
individual officials Of the government l say il
here saw there is always redress from grievances.
so far circumstances may allow: II IT IS sought
high REPRESENTATIVES Of the government Let jus
there rS governmenf SO fairminded so impartial
willing. to treat all classes OF cltlzens with ah-
America.
And let Catholics he careful lest by imprudent
agitation and repeated miStruSt of the government
of America they instIll into the minds of many o
their fellow citizens the notion that Catholics
fhev are disposed form themselves into a people
apart ever dissatisfied with America and it's in
stitutons. ready complain, ever anxious to
find plea upon which TO rest their murmurings
The Catholic body will prosper in America
unless it be thoroughly imhued with the spirit of
country and with deep love for its welfare
To be with country is the lesson which
Pope Leo is ceaselessly teaching Catholics in every
country; II i the lesson which | confident he
would wish Catholics in America to take TO heart
and practise, even when there is in doing some
sacrifice TO be made.
AS to matters in the Philippine Islands we ca
discuss them. They for the time being put
beyond our reach since they the subject of
negotiations between the American Government
and the Sovereign Pontiff. To take at the present
such matters into hands would be 10 mis-
trust the wisdom and the good will of the Sovereign
Pontf and OF this loyal Catholics should not be
capable; il would he to with discorrteors
ngratitude the administration in Washington and
this true Americans. Catholics will not permit
themselves to do The logic of the situation in
presence OF strange complications for church and
state, arising from change of sovereignty In the
Philippines pointed to mutual conference between
state the proper and dignihed way to a dnaI and
peaceful solution Leo XIII this; Theodore
Roosevelt saw this. Leo took the initiative pro-
posed the conference and asked the government TO
expose frankly and thoroughly its views The
President and his advisers accepted the PROPOSE
ton. What more could have been done by the ad-
ministration to prove its good will and sense of
Justice? II the administration had refused tn send
representative 10 Rome. verify what clamorings