Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-19


ligious convictions. Sample of "
the public utterances of Arch
bishop ireland, which have won =
for him the esteem and admira-
ton not only of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, and President
Roosevelt, but of all patriotic
citizens of the United States. &"
.
Special to the Herald
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 19.-Placed in
most painful position, the innocent
victim of his over jealous friends.
Archbishop Ireland has consistently
declined to be interviewed on the
subject of the Roosevelt-Storer con-
troversy Those closely acquainted
with the great prelate know how use
less it would be to attempt to get an
opinion from him on such a subject.
Ordinarily he is exceptionally free,
frank and informal in his talks for
publication. But the controversy that
has been so much discussed during
in regard to which the archbishop al
ways refuses to speak. In the past
dozen years or so reporters have gone
to him hundred times with a story
that he was about to be named car
dinal. To all these inquiries he mere
ly said he had heard nothing from the
vatican, but refused to discuss proba-
bilities or possibilities.
Archbishop Ireland is nearing his
SEVENTEEN birthday, but both mentally
and physically he appears to be ia
the prime of life His life at his home,
in this city, is as simple and as unos
tentatious as it is possible to make it.
He arises every morning at an early
hour, and at 1880 he breakfasts with
the members of his household. The
breakfast hour over he retires to his
study, runs over the morning papers,
summons his secretary, and begins
the labors of the day. Right here be-
comes evident his startling grasp of
every subject from church to charity,
from parochial school to seminary
His correspondence indicates that he
gives the plant of the poorest woman
of st. Paul as painstaking attention as
the appeal of the bishop of North Da.
kota on a matter of church polity.
His hours from o'clock to noon are
spent in his study. His very volum-
nous correspondence out of the way
he writes or dictates a sermon, or
reads. At noon devotions are resum-
ed. after which dinner is served, and
at 2 o'clock the archbishop appears
promptly at his Office at the cathedral,
where he reamins at work usually un.
til late in the afternoon. The evening
meal is served shortly after 6, and the
hours thereafter till 9 are given over
to study and work of other character
His capacity for work is wonderful,
and his enthusiasm unhagging.
Archbishop Ireland first came into
national prominence through his strong
work in the interest of temperance.
After several years of incessant work
in his church in Minnesota and the
organization of many total abstinence
societies he branched out in his work
and delivered lectures in the princi.
pal cities of America, England and Ire.
land
In church matters Archbishop Ire,
land is liberal little over fifteen
years ago he conceived the idea of
having the public and parochial
schools merged, both Catholic and
Protestant teachers being employed,
and the school moneys divided. This
was what was known in Minnesota as
the "Faribault plan" and was put in
operation under the direction of the
archbishop. II was tried at both Fari-
bault and Saltwater. At Saltwater a
large parochial school was given to
the city, but the sisters were contin-
ued in charge of II as teachers. A
similar arrangement was made at
Faribault. The plan worked fairly
well for a time, but there was soon
friction. Protestants objected to teach
ers instructing children in the garb
of any church Next the trouble came
over the Bible, the Catholics wanting
TO use it in part as a textbook, and the
Professionals asking that it be read only
at the beginning of the day or abol-
ished altogether The controversy
grew in bitterness till both parties to