The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18

Bishop Grace resigned July 81. 1884,
and Bishop Ireland took complete con-
troll OF diocesan affairs. On May. 4,
1884. Rome sent tho recognition of St.
Paul as of importance Wa%rranting the
raising of the city to the archicpisco-
pacy May 4. 1884, and on May Is John
Ireland received the appointment Of
archbishop.
The influence Of Archbishop ireland
thereafter extended far and wide. lie
was president Of the st. Paul Law and
been an influence in inspiring the ia
nous encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on
capital and labor, was prominent in
1898 In an effort to settle the differ
onces between the United States and
Spain without q delivered the
%panegyric on Jeanne dare, at the
Basilica of the Holy Cross. Orleans.
France, May 8. 1899, the occasion of
the 47Oth anniversary of the death of
the French heroine, and went to paris
to make the address ut the presenta-
ton of the statue of General La Fay
cite by the school children Of tho Unit
ed States to the republic Of France,
July 4, 1900. He rendered great serv-
ice. in the cause of bringing about con-
Citation between the French Catholics
and the. republic Of France.
Philippine Problems.
Archbishop ireland labored in 1901
and 1902 for the settlement Of the
problems that the United States gov
eminent encountered in the Philippine
islands and was an adviser in that con-
nection of William H. Taft, then gov
ernor Of the islands and afterward
Roosevelt, as he had been before that,
a friend and counselor of President
William Mckinley. The Taft com
mission, which dealt with matters at
fecting the rights of the church in the
islands, has been said to have been
largely a creation Of the archbishop's.
Numerous honors outside the
church have come to Archbishop Ire
land. Yale conferred the degree
him a Commander Of The Legion OF
Honor. He has acted as national
chaplain Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, is a lieutenant colonel in the
Loyal Legion and was for several year.
president Of the Minnesota State His.
torical society and of the, st. Pau
Catholic Historical society, which he
founded.
His identification with education in
the northwest and his record as a con.
structor covers q wide field. In 1885
he cSIdDllSlcU the OIu 0Ls 1llOIudS
seminary, which was given over to col.
legiate work in 1896 when the new st
Paul seminary was I" completed. st
Thomas Military college owes it's orig.
in to him. He founded the Cretin. high
school for boys. st. Paul: the De La
Sale institute for boys. Minneapolis;
st. GATHERINGS college for girls, st
Paul: st. Margaret's academy for girls
Minneapolis, and. with Archbishop.
Keene and Spaulding. took q promi'
nent part in founding the Catholic
University of America, Washington.
What he has himself declared to be
the greatest work of his life is nov
under way and will perpetuate hi:
memory. The two cathedrals Of Min
neapolis and st. Paul are rising, anC
that in Minneapolis has reached
stage where its full beauty is begin
ming to be seen. This, he has said. l.
to be the browning work Of his Ions
life. The efforts for fifty years have
been devoted to the upbuilding of the
church in whose service he has labor
ed and the upbuilding as we'll of thu
cities of Minneapolis and st. Paul anC
of the great northwest.