The Irish standard., 1908-12-12
IN PASSING

Union. Minn says: 1 heard a preach
er of the gospel of Jesus Christ, afee- |
quoting q verse from the Bible, ex-
claim with loud voice. That's } lie,
even If it is in the Scriptures" and
then ana there los1 all interest," in
what he said. While making no pro-
fession religiously. tho coarse remark
grated upon my ears. and was sorry
l was obliged to hear such clai.,
from a man who knows that that book
is the standard and life of Christianity
1t was cruel, harmful and wicked"
Rear Admiral Coghlan. who recltei
"Hoch, Der Kaiser!" at a convivisl
party in New York, after the friction
with the Germans at Manila Bay, has
passed away. He was Of Irish descent
on the paternal side, as his name indi-
Gates. Ee was exceedingly witty, and
being @ne Of the best after dinner
speakers in the country he was in cen
SCAuC demand III O8uQu0IS.
No Lutheran minister from Stock
holm or Berlin has had the courage
to reprimand President Roosevelt for
attending the Catholic ceremonies
field last week in Washington in hon
or Of the sixtieth anniversary of the
coronation Of the venerable Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria, who is "a
Romanist." Perhaps the followers Of
Martin Luther are afraid Of red1y
big stick.
Father Drummond. tl.y erudite edit
or Of the Central Catholic, published
at Winnipeg, in reply to a corresp m
dent. says that Giordana Bruno was
executed by the civil authorities and
not by the church. It was not so much
because he was an heretical monk that
he was condemned to death, but be-
cause he was dangerous agltator and
disturber of the public peace. He
raised trouble wherever he went and
had to leave because the people grew
ircensed against him. Inlidels have
canonized him and raised his statue
in the Holy City. But his proper rarn
is with the Dantons. Marats and
Robespierres.
Bishop Keane, Of Cheyenne, and
formerly Of Minneapolis, has 'ece ,tly
concluded series Of eight lectures to
non-Catholics at Cedar Rapids. Ia. ALI
the expenses of his mission were
paid by the knights of Columbus in
that city. Father Kelley, Of chu'ch
extension fame, will undoubtedly be
glad to hear it. 49,.
Speaking at wrexhan1, Wales, John
e Redmond, NJ. p, said that as
Welshmen helped the Irish to discs
tablish the Irish Church, the Irish
would when the day came, help tho
Welsh to disestablish the Church in
Wales. The Welsh are Methodists,
and they have already refused to pay
tithes for the support of the Episco-
palian ministers in their little prtr-
cipality. They think it enough to pay,
their own pastors.
Two more editors have been en- :oll-
ed in the Ananias club by President
Roosevelt. They are Delavan Smith.
of the Indianapolis News, and Mr..
Lahfan, of the New York Sun. Tho
former says the Objectionable article
appeared in his paper at time when
r. was absent from home; and the la
ter presents his compliments and as
!, serts that he is aware Of "the incor-
venience which attaches to a personal
controversy with man who has
shown himself capable Of suppression
and perversion of individual corre-,
srondence." AS Mr.. Laffan belongs to
the fighting race, Teddy's big stick
has no terror for him, and he will not
II tract a word.
Archbishop Christie, Of Portland,
Orr, recently ohiciated at tie dediea-
tion Of the new church at Spokane,
Wash, which is Of a Romanesque de-
sign and one Of the finest edif,ces N
the Far West. The main altar, Of
Italian marble and Mexican onyx, cost
ing $4,000, was donated by Mrs. Put
rick Clark. A complete set Of go!2-
embroidered vestments, first used at
the dedication. we're donated by Mrs.
R. B. Porter. Other ladies donated
statues, stained glass windows and
other articles, and the Altar Society
donated the communion rail and steps,
which are Of the same material as the
main altar az a onst ~ 20 mn prI,n