The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-01-23

M PASSING

National President Cummings, Of the
A o. H.. has issued an appeal to the
members of the order in the United
States. Canada and the Sandwich
Islands for contributions to aid the
earthquake sufferers of Italy. The
national officers have contributed one
thousand dollars to the relief fund.
Last Saturday, JAM 16. reception
was rendered at the White House by
President Roosevelt to the members
of the American Irish Historical So
ciety to which he belongs. In his adj
dress of welcome he Paid q tribute 10
the Irish race and declared that the
sons of Ireland have played an i'm.
portant role in the affairs of the Am
erican nation.
america always Arst" was the ex-
clamation of Pope Plus x. when lie
received Archbishop Ireland in final
audience. His Holiness expressed 10
the Archbishop his admiration Of and
gratitude to the American people for
the prominent part they are taking
in aid Of the Italian earthquake suf-
ferers, and asked him to convey the
Apostolic benediction to the American
people.
We have tried to procure a copy Of
the Appeal to Reason" the organ IF
the Socialists, from the newsdealers
il. this city. and are glad to say that
there is only one dealer who gets
few copies of it for sale. Though
Debs received 1o,o21 votes in Mime
sofa, no more than SIX copies of the
Appeal to Reason" are sold in the
metropolis Of the State. How many
regular subscribers there are in the
city. we do not know.
p. J. Kieran, of the oefunct Fidelity
Funding Company of New York, has
been heard from. He gave himself up
to the authorities at Pittsburg last
pending against him IN that city. IN
view Of the fact that Kieran was the
only Catholic connected officially with
tie concern, we shall swait loyal lie
velopments before we pronounce nirn
guilty Of wrongdoing. He may he
more sinned against than SHINING, as
the saying goes.
A special cable from Berlin to The
Minneapolis Sunday Tribune says that
assertions from the established Lduth-
eran church in Germany number TO-.
600 yearly, that marriages. are decreas-
ing and sagnosttcis1n is spreansns :
among the working classes. There sx-
lists a bitter hostility to the govern
ment clergy and all institutions they
control. A state church is an expen-
sive institution wherever it exists and
the United States is to be congratulate
ed that it has no clergy who are paid
salaries out Of government funds.
Commenting on the Cleveland -reA-
gious fad Of living for two weeks as
Christ would live, Mgr. Boff Of that
city says: "The easy religion with two
weeks of uprightness is no religion ut
all. Christianity bids us to take Up
our cross and follow the footsteps of
the Master. The main thing is to live
always as Jesus Christ commanded
us to live. and to preach His gospel as
he commanded us to preach it," I'm
less the young folks Of the Epworth
League continue to initiate Christ 20
the end Of their lives, their brief ex-
pertinent will be in -sin. It Is well,
however, that they make start.
The reluctance Of the House IF
Commons to adjourn over Derby day
recalls story related of one of the
Roman Catholic peers who took thor
seats some four or five years before
the passage Of the first reform bill af-
ter an exclusion of q century and
half. He gave notice that on certain
day he would make :. certain motion,
whereupon there arose from his noble
colleagues general cry Of "Derby!"
The astonished novice named another
day, only to be greeted with an equal
ly unanimous expostulation of "Oaks!'
At this he explained that he would
have to ask the forgiveness of their
lordships; but, having been educated
abroad, he was forced to acknowledge
that he was not familiar with the list
Of saints days in the Anglican calen-
dar.