The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-07-29
.|RELAND'S PART IN
MADRID CONGRESS
Papers Read at Eucharistic Congress
Show Close Relationship of
Spain and Ireland.
Claim That Early Irish Christians
Did not Believe in Real Pres
ence Proven False.
During Penal Times Many Irish
Priests were Educated in
Spanish Colleges.

A correspondent of the Catholic
Union and TIMES writing from Madrid
at the close of the Eucharistic Con-
gress gives an interesting description
of the part which the representatives
Of Ireland took in that remarkable
demonstration Of faith in the Real
Presence. The correspondent writes
as follows:
AT the first session Of the Irish sec
ton Father Coleman's paper on Be
lief in the Real Presence Among the
Early Christians of Ireland" proved
how hollow are the charges of Irish
tans did not hold the doctrine of
transubstantiation as Catholics do to-
day. The Dublin Dominican showed
vast historic erudition in the numer-
Gus quotations chosen by him to prove
his thesis
At the second session, at which Rt.
Rev. DR.. O'Doherty, rector of the Irish
College, Salamanca, and Bishop elect
of Zamboanga, Philippine Islands, read
paper on the historic institution over
which he had presided for many years,
a large number Of American priests
were present, among them being Very
Rev. Father O'Riordan,, Representative
of his Eminence Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishop of Baltimore; Very Rev.
Father Kenny Baltimore; Very Rev.
Father Coyle, st. Louis; Rev. 1.
Aherne,, Illinois; Rev. Father Heilan,
Iowa; Rev. Father Casey, Iowa. There
were present also number of Scotch
priests.
Judge of the patriotic joy that filled
the Hibernians' hearts on finding that
there also were The O'Nell and The
O'Donneil, descendants of the princes
of Tyrone and .Tyrconnell who fled
from Ireland in the days of persecu-
ton. 1t would not be possible to de-
scribe the reception given the Irish
princes by their old compatriots.
The following are some extracts
from the paper read by Bishop-e elect
O'Doherty:
Those responsible for drawing up
the program of the Eucharistic Con-
gress have placed amongst the names
of eucharistic works and associations
that of the Irish College, Salamanca,
istic connection may not be quite OBJ
vious, still if we consider the history
| of the college from the beginning, the
object of it's foundation and the many
heroic priests which Salamanca has
given to the Irish Church, we cannot
we'll deny it's claim to have furthered
the honor and devotion towards our
blessed Lord in the sacrament of His
love.
tuary lamp is burning brightly in
many a broad parish midst the green
hills of Erin which would have lapsed
into the cold cult of Professionalism
were it not for the unselfish and her
oic efforts of the many priests edu-
! Gated in Spain during the penal times.
1t is a happy moment for us, Irish
men assembled, in the capital of Spain,
when we can offer public tribute OF
{,,I1 to ftn SY1 tor -1c, ,1,o
threw wide open their doors to re-
| ceive us during our centuries Of per-
secution and have always treated ue
| with generosity and affection. In de-
scrbing the work done by the Irish
| colleges in Spain during the penal
times I do not for a moment wish to
| minimize the work done concurrently
! by the Irish colleges in France, F'lan-
ders. Rome, and Lisbon; but it would
histories of so many colleges, and be-
sides our program limits us to the
consideration of Salamanca and the
colleges incorporated with it.
1t would be an enticing theme tc
sketch the connection Of Ireland with
Spain from the middle of the six.
teenth century to the middle of the
century just gone by; many a Spanish
statesman plotted to deliver ireland
/ from the dangerous Protestant yoke Of
England; many gallant ship plough,