The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-30
IRELAND REVIEWS
VATICAN INCIEENT

NEW YORK, June 29.-Re spending
70 the address of the board OF bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
issued May 16. Archbishop ireland
contributes to the forthcoming issue
of the North American Review an
extended article upon the Methodist
Episcopal church in Italy. reviewing
the statement of the Methodist bish-
ops and justifying the action of the
vatican In connection with Colonel
Roosevelt
He quotes extensively from the
writings of Methodist missionaries.
bishops and newspapers In italy at
lacking the papacy and sets forth
that each visit of a public man OF
America to the Methodist college IN
Rome has been seized upon by the
local representatives OF the Meth
odist church as an occasion for In.
sulting the vatican. He cites the
cases of the visits or ex-Mayor Seth
Low and Mr.. Fairbanks
He claims the Methodist preachers
In Italy are paid higher salaries than
those OF other denominations. that
their work Is confined chiefly TO pros
elytiDg. and that the results have
not been at all commensurate with
the cost of the work.
on Roosevelt Incident
Respecting the Roosevelt incident,
he says.
''As far as precedents gave lessons,
the vatican could not but fear that
pressure might be brought to bear
on him to induce him to lend his
favor to the Institution Of Via Vent
Settembre With the purpose and
wiles OF the institute, Mr.. Roosevelt,
IL was thought, was probably not con-
yersant So far he has had no oc-
casion to run up against It's ruling
spirit. Rev. Mr Tipple The honor
of the vatican was supreme. as it
should be in the mind OF the car
dinal. it must at all hazards 6e safe
guarded; neither must obstacles In
teTyene that should keep the doors
of the vatican from being thrown
wide open ia greeting TO Mr.. Roose-
welt.
''ln reply TO Mr. Roosevelfs request
for an audience. a message was sent.
courteous and confidential, acceding,
OF course. to the request. yet intimat-
Ing the unpleasant position 10 which
the vatican should be reduced were
there the least peril that what had
happened to Mr.. Low and Mr.. Fair
banks. by any miscalculation or over
sight. would happen to him. The
more illustrious the visitor. the more
was he to be put on his guard
Message From the Vatican.
snfa tnl,
vatican reached MIR Roosevelt under
the cover OF comments from the hand
OF the American ambassador TO tho
quirinal and was read In the glare
of those comments. Certainly the sit
uauon was perpleNlng, With the
comments of Mr. Leishman under his
eyes, the answer given by Mr. Roose-
welt Is not n surprise 10 Americans
Subsequent developments brought
further confusion, There were other
and more emphatic comments from
Mr.. Leishman to Mr Roosevelt and
there was the cavalier and unwar-
ranted declaration of Mr. OLoughlm
TO the cardinal that Mr. Roosevelt
was just the man 10 go from the vat
lean to the Methodist hall Circum-
stances, let us say. conSpired to de-
feat nm understanding which was
sure To have been reached had Mr.
Roosevelt and the cardinal secretary
OF state come face To face or had
they spoken 10 each other in direct
correspondence without let or him
drance by Intermediates
Cardinal Does His Duty.
However, as things went. the car.
dinal secretary OF state SupremeIv
as 1t was his duty To be,