The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
ARCHBISHOP iRgLAND's SERMON.


Archbishop Ireland deserves especial commenda.
ton for his delivered Sunday at the Roman
Catholic cathedral in St Paul, Mimi. Ordinarily it
would be intrusion the part Of secular newspaper
to concern itself with the sermon of priest minis
OF religion to his congregation but Archbishop Ire
lands sermon a special discourse dealing with
matters of National and church concern and the
duty of the citizen and the Catholic,
The archbishop took occasion to rebuke the fiery
zeal in defense OF Catholic interests which
be prevalent among certain classes American Cath
ocs and to be directed against the government be-
Of its actions in its dependencies where there
large Catholic interests Bishop Benck of Porto
Rico he points out makes complaint against the
American government The hierarchy in Cuba he
states. ARE thanking God that church interests were
settled by the government at Washington before a
Cuban parliament allowed to sit down in Havana"
Leo XIII himself the sovereign pond the archbishop
concludes Is attending to the question of the frars in
the Philippines having transferred the negotiations
from Rome to Manila.
Many democrats agree with the republicans that
the removal of the friars from the Philippines would
be a good thing. If the republican policy prevails
and the islands be retained the removal of the
frars is desirable because they are pro-Spanish and
are liked neither by the natives the Americans.
If the democratic policy prevails and the islands
not retained. the Americans will have done the Fill
pnos service in relieving them Of the friars who
should of course be compensated for their lands and
their places filed by other Roman Catholic clergy.
But Archbishop ireland deserves commendation for
the position he takes with regard to mixing up religion
and politics. His position is that of the constitution Of
the United States which separates church and state
Says the archbishop:
Nothing IS to be more dreaded in America than hatred
5So al ce S OF popu S f6 es gtm esa
nurture and maintain peace and harmony.
Agitation among Catholics Catholics in America
the interests of the church. to be deprecated Arch
bishop Ireland points out that Catholic interests have
not been jeopadzed but have been carefully protect
ed by the government Even if this we're not So oppo.
siton to the government must be made by Catholics
citizens, not as religonists While the archbishop
points ont that Catholic interests have been respected
by the government and thu they have no reason for
agitation even if that We're the proper remedy he
leaves them free to oppose the administration po-
tioal reasons and democratic Catholics Just as demo-
Gratis o. ether religions see such in abundance
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pRoHmrrioN election be held in Ellis county the
next meeting place OF the Texas Press association 1t is
feared that this will keep the Aka Eyes editor from at
tending the convention.
ALI usual in Central America the revolution is still
going
MAY YoHr Is in Paris; Of course the world doesn't ex
Paris be prudh but she would get the applause of
the world Il she would establish rigid quarantine against
May
MR Hos1rr1ER of Psburg is dead-a bitter blow for
Pittsburg
RusstAs assertion that she has intention of forming
coalition against American trade gives suspicion that
she is conounded old no such thing,
HELLRoARiNo JAKEs roar seems to have simmeed down
to whine.
From the way King Victor Emmanuel is striving to bring
about OF universal peace would think he was try
10 head of a licking