The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-26
Irish Prelate Says His Greatest
Blessing is That of Devoted
Clergy and People.
The Revolution in Portugal, He
Thinks, is a Phase of Present
Day Tendencies
He Admires the Devotion of the
Irish in America to Their
Mother Land.

On his return to Ireland His Emin-
ence Cardinal Logue was received
most enthusiastically by his people.
In responding to the addresses of
welcome the Cardinal said:
"Since I came into this diocese |
have never experienced anything but
kindness at the hands of the priests
and people. That kindness has gone
on increasing as I grew in years, un-
til now, towards the end of my life,
I find have to thank God for one
Of the greatest blessings that ever
was received by Bishop, the bless
ing of faithful, a devoted and
Jealous clergy and a faithful pious
and devoted people. There never has
been any falling away on the part of
our people in Ireland, and this is
blessing we have all to thank God
for. SO far as can gather from
ecclesiastical history, we never have
had the misfortune of having q here
sy started in Ireland.
"Heresy might have been imported
to her shores, but we never had
,haresiarch in Ireland: we never had a
heresy started in this country, and
that is simply an index to their fidel-
ity to the teachings Of our great apos.
tie, st. Patrick, who delivered to
them that most choice and precious
Of all inheritances, the inheritances Of
the true faith, to which they have
chung and for which they have suf-
fered loss and persecution from the
very beginning up to the present day.
And we have every reason to be
thankful for the faith and devotion
and final filial affection which we
have always received at the hands Of
the Catholic people in Ireland.
Coveted Naboth's Vineyard.
"As you state in your address, it is
not SO everywhere. There are coun-
tries which were as Catholic as Ire
land in which there is now a very
serious state of affairs, threatening
the spiritual welfare of great num-
bers Of the people. The very latest
instance Of this is to be found in
Portugal, where a revolution which
has dethroned king has been di-
rected mainly, so far as we can see
from reading the newspapers, against
the Church and against religion. That
is state Of thing which we must all
deplore. With regard to the internal
political affairs of that country we
have no concern, but in as far az this
revolution 10 directed against reli-
gion and the interests of religion and
the Universal church it concerns the
tion an instance of the spirit which
animates many Of the politicians and
agitators of the present age. They,
the extreme politicians, at least, are
opposed not merely to all settled gov
ernment, but opposed especially 10
the oldest and most venerable of all
governments, the government Of the
Church under the vicar Of Jesus
Christ. And there 1s a reason for
this over and above that which ap-
pears on the surface. In point of fact
If you 80 to the bottom, you will find
greed inspiring all the movement
against religion. They coveted Ma
both's vineyard.
Strictly Private Property.
"You will find that to be the case In
Portugal at present. They are setz-
ing upon the property of the Church,
property which il strictly private
property, property as distinctly pri-
yate as that Of any other corporation.
The property Of these religious COM
munities is as strictly private as that
Of any other association, for instance.
railway company or any other COM
mercial company. To be sure. these
religious spent long years and even
centuries accommodating that property,
not for the benefit of Themselves, but
for the benefit of the poor and for
the work of the Church, for Gods
work And they accumulated that
property by self-denial, by suffering,