The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-12-03

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80 the roll of the Roman Catholic hier-
Archy recently. The preconization by
the pope at the consistory Of Novem-
Der Is, of most of them suggests the
great changes that the advent Of so
large a number of men with new
ideals, new vigor and new personali-
ties may mean for the church in the
United States, says the New York
Sun.
There are four, Archbishops Glen
non, Of st. Louis; Messmer, of Mil
waukee; Moeller, of Cincinnati, and
Harty, Of Manilla-to whom might be
added also, since the dates Of their
appointments are quite recent, Farley,
of New York; Quigley, of Chicago, and
Montgomery, coadjutor Of San Fran
.cisco-who are forces that will have
to be reckoned with in the future.
All who have visited st. Louis dur
ing the many ceremonies Of the ex-
position have been struck by the char
acter displayed by Archbishop Glen
non, whose handsome boyish face
gives no inkling of the qualities Of ag-
gressive leadership he has of late so
often manifested. "He is the coming
man" has been heard from observant
visitors more than once.
Archbishop Messmer, Of Milwaukee,
TOO, has already shown what posi-
tive factor he can be. He has cham
spioned the idea of Catholic federation
with Bishop McFaul, his old associate
at Seton Hall, in spite Of the opposi-
tion of Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ireland and those of the hierarchy
who side with them; and the fedora
tion has come about.
On the public questions of the day
he is always ready to talk for publi-
cation. He has opinions and is not
afraid to let them be known.
He did not attend the funeral of
Archbishop Elder, at Cincinnati on
November 8, and he frankly said that
his reason was that it was election day
and he believed it his duty as citizen
to be at home. He was quite as frank
in his advocacy Of President Roose-
Eelt's election.
AS the new leader Of the German
section of the church, he is certainly
not wanting in those vigorous attri-
brtes that arouse enthusiasm in loyal
following. He is at present waging an
active battle against the spread of
socialism in his province. AS a minor
detail of his personality it may be said
that he is the only member Of the
hierarchy who wears a beard.
With the death on November of
the venerable Archbishop Elder, of
Cincinnati, there passed away the last
of the strong, able and learned bishops
of the generation that followed the
pioneers of the American hierarchy.
There is now no one left, even near
that age, except perhaps Mgr. William
George McCloskey of the see of Louis
vile, Ky.
The son of one Of the men who Or
ganized, in 1926, the first Catholic
parish on Long Island, an alumnus of
the Old Mountain when the influence
of Brute and Dubois was still felt, first
rector of the American college at
Rome, Mgr. McCloskey alone can sur
gey the really constructive era Of the
Catholic church in the United States
and repeat the old classical sentence,
"All Of which saw and part of which
was"
Mgr. Elders successor at Cincinnati,
Archbishop Moeller, made an excellent
record while bishop Of Columbus, and
will no doubt improve it in his newer
and larger field of administration.
Archbishop Harty's stay in Manila
has, as yet, been too short to afford
him the opportunities to accomplish
all that his admirers have hoped, but
his progress has been we'll on to sue
cess.
These men, taking the places of
Archbishops Corrigan, Feehan, Katzer,
Kain, Elder and Riordan, will natur-