The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-24
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
IRISH LAYMEN
Cardinal Logue Says Educational
Advantages Are Now Open to
Irish Catholics.
England Hopedto Give Them Pagan
University, But They Will
Make it Christian.
Says He Has Received Inspiration
Says He Has Received Inspiration
From His Two Visits to
America.

Cardinal Logue was the principal
speaker at the celebration Of the
Golden Jubilee of St. Mary's College.
Dundalk on June 6. The Cardinal
spoke optmistically of the opportuni-
ties that are being gradually opened
to the ambitious young Catholics Of
Ireland who are desirous of gaining an
education. He said in part:
1T seems to be taken as a great COM
pliment that I have come to be present
on this suspicious occasion at the cele-
bration of the fiftieth year Of this grand
institutions; but I can assure you that
| don't look upon it as any compliment
bestowed by me on this institution, but
l consider it great honor that they
have done me. This is an establish
ment in which l take the deepest in
terest. l have to be sure in Armagh
a College or Seminary for the educa-
ton principally of young ecclesiustics
That is useful and that is good; but 1
think the future Of Ireland depends
to great extent upon the education
Of the young laymen of Ireland. This
happens to be the only institution 1
have in the Diocese Of Armagh for the
education of the youth of Ireland and
the young laymen of Ireland and hence
l look upon it as one of the most USE
full and one Of the most important in
the whole diocese. For young girls
there are plenty Of educational insti-
tutions but our boys up to the present,
are pretty we'll neglected. l always
looked upon it as providence to have
here, i'll Dundalk, in this old Catholic
town, an institution where, under the
care of the good priests, the students,
both of the archdiocese and those who
come from other parts of Ireland would
receive good sound religious edu-
cation. 1t is taken for granted by
good many people that we, Bishops,
and we, priests, take no interest
whatever in the education of the peo-
pie if we get them taught the Cate
chism of the Catholic Church. That
is a great mistake. We have the tenn
poral welfare Of our people at heart
as well as the spiritual welfare. or
course Gods work must be put in the
foremost. We must seek first the
Kingdom of God and His glory, and
affairs of this world. l think q very
important place should be given to the
fitting of our young people to achieve
for themselves that success in life
that their intellect would entitle them
to. Unfortunately, here in Ireland, up
to the present, our young people were
handicapped, and badly handicapped.
We might educate them in a school
like st. Marys until they were fitted
for any University in Europe, but
when they passed out of this they
found all the Colleges closed against
them
Trinity was under the ban of the
Irish Church since l was a boy, and
the Queens Colleges were looked upon
as Goddess institutions.
But now there is an opportunity for
the Catholic laymen Of Ireland. They
have an opportunity now of receiving
Il good University education in which
at least, they will be exposed to no
danger. There is no doubt whatever
England never gave us any boon that
they did not put a crook in. They
always tried to do something to intro
duce the drop of bitterness into the
sweetest cup they offer us. That is
precisely what they did in giving US
University. They gave what they
hoped to be a Pagan University, but
please God, we will turn it into a
Catholic university. If they brought
Mohamedan institution into this
country, let us turn loose upon it
lot Of fine, young Irish Catholics. and
they will soon make it a Christian in
stitution. That is what we will do
with this new University. No matter
what obstacles the Noncomformists Of
England may have inserted in the Con-
sitution of the University to keep it
from being made Catholic, we will
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