Evening star., 1902-08-04
AGAINST AGITATION
Archbishop Ireland on the
Philippine Question.
BE WISE, BE JEALOUS
COMPLAINTS ARE ONLY FROM IN
DIVIDUAL CATHOLICS.
In No Other Country is Government So
Fair-Minded and Impartial.
as in America.
BE WISE, BE JEALOUS

archbishop Ireland. at St Paul. preaching
yesterday in the Cathedral, made appeal
to Roman Catholics against criticism of
the United States governments attitude
toward the church In the Philippines, and
denied that the agitation which had arisen
in various parts of the country had the
sanction of the church authorities.
'The apostle Paul." said the archbishop
''gives this counsel, not to be more wise
than 1t behoOveth to be wise, but to be wise
unto sobr'ety, and according as God hath
divided to every one the measure of faith.
In the mind of the apostle things most excel
lent, If made use of in undue measure and
without proper regard to circumstances of
time and place. change into things perilous
and hurtful. And this is undoubtedly what
is happening in the case of the fiery zeal
in defense of Catholic interests which
seems to be coveting an explosion at the
present time among certain classes of
American Catholics
BE Wise. Be Jealous"
Archbishop Ireland, continuing, said, in
part:
THE moment has come to say to Ca<ho-
lies: Be wise. be Jealous. unto sobriety and
according as God hath divided to every one
the measure of faith. And such is the coun-
sci I take the liberty to give to my hearers.
who are they who complain and protest
and call upon Catholics to be up and do
ing? Are they those who might claim to
represent the church in its general or even
local interests? Has the sovereign pontif
spoken? Certain he has not complained;
rather has he been heard from in very diff
ferent tones. Have the ecclesiastical au-
thOrities in the dependencies invoked our
aid? In no instance have they so acted;
where they have been heard from, as in
he nf n
to tell US in plainest words that they had no
grievance, although from irresponsible
sources it had been, on several previous oc-
casions. dinned into our ears that the
church was robbed and prosecuted IN both
those islands
Complaints Are From individuals.
Whatever complaints have been heard
came from individual Catholics or from So
c,eties of Catholics; in neither case is there
warrant to represent others than the men
themselves, or the societies themselves who
do speak.
Societies of Catholics are organized for
purposes of their own, usually with the In
tent to secure special aid or comfort to such
are members thereof. Restricted TO
those purposes. they within their sphere
and are entitled to respect. To venture be-
yOnd those purposes and assume general
direction of the church is quite another
thing.
1T must be remembered that there are
hundreds of thousands of good and influen-
tial Catholic laymen. members of the mu-
tuaI benevolent society, who have commits
stoned society to speak for them. 1t
must be rememb bered, also, that soldiers of
the church, soldiers of an army of what
soever kind. whether singly or whether in
companies or regiments, must await the
action of the commanders before they un-
dertake to act for the whole organization.
Nor Is public agitation necessary in
America to redress grievances, If griev
anCes do exist. 1 say it advisedly, and 1
am prepared to stand by what 1 here say.
There is always redress from grievances.
so far as circumstances may allow, If 1t is
sought through quiet and reasonable meth
DDS from the high representatives of the
government Let justice be done to America
in no other country Is there government
So fair-minded. so impartial, so willing to
treat all classes of citizens with absolute
Justice, as that with which We are blessed
in America.