The Irish standard., 1913-05-24
Rev. Bernard Vaughan Relates I'm
pressions of His Recent Tour
Through Many Lands.
1t is Simply Magnificent to Go
Round the World With the
Uplifted Torch
Of Faith Bidding All Sections of the
Community to Rally to the
Great Light.

1t was my privilege the other day,
writes IL Liverpool Catholic Times
representative, to meet Father Bern
ard Vaughan. fresh from his world
tour. and to hear his answers to the
many questions with which he was
bombardcd by Il circle of inquirlng
and admiring friends. We were all
very much gratiied to find the emin-
ent Jesuit preacher looking none the
worse but all the better after his
strenuous, complicated and cngrossing
work during the past l6 months i'm
the United States of America.
''ln America" he said, there is no
time to grow old. Out there, like the
Catholic Church herself, one is so in
sprcd by the fire, the energy and the !
| enthusiasm of youth that one rorgets
tho rhvaScs of time, the worries OF
life and the pains and aches of Ammo
Domini. 1t is a worth while journey
continued Father Vaughan, as bright
and chccry as ever he was. 1T is
simply magnificent to 10 round the
world with the uplirtcd torchlight OF
faith bidding all sections of the COM
| munltN-slnncrs and saints. young and
old, black. yellow and white; to rally
to the great Light: to speed mp and
hope for the best. Everywhere in the
world Father Vaughan proceeded
with grave emphasis. 81 have found
more than enough Ia break down
ones spirits ANA to sob ones bosom
empty. hut it was Just then that the
words OF the Master uttered under
similar circumstances came to the
| rescue: Let not your heart he trOub-
led: believe in God: believe also in
Me-"
An Anccdote.
"Did YOU" Interrupted a friend,
rs and congregations in New York as
you have always found in our great
cities in the old country?"
"Wrll, now that YOU ask me, | may
say" replied Father Vaughan. that
preached in ST Patrick's Cathedral
twice n week, and the only difference
between the Thursday and Sunday
congregations was that more were
turned away on the Sunday morning
than on the week day. On the first
Thursday, not realizing what crowd
there would be. / tried to get in By
the main entrance. and was stopped
| by Il Vcrgcr al the barrier who, in
response to my request to be allowed
TO pass. answcrcd ! cannot. there is
| not standing room anywhere but in
| the pulpit Very WE'LL replied, I'll
take that: If | cannot stand up for
the preacher. at least Ill stand by
him. a ripple Of smiles followed as
a Columbus discovered me, and
passed on to preach to 1000 people,
] may say of my audiences in Amer
lea generally, that one seldom found
an auditorium. theater. gymnasium,
church or cathedral big enough to hold
the throng hungerng for the Bread
of Life and thirsting for the waters
of salvation"
Home Rule and American Friendship.
What do they think of Home Rule
out thcre?" asked the Catholic Times
man.
"Why." replied Father Vaughan,
| with characteristic wave of the
hand, they think of it, of course in
the same way as their relatives in
Ireland do. They are waiting on tip
| toe expectation for it to be a reality.
The sooner the bill becomes law the
sooner will America clasp England
| with the hand of friendship. Till then
they cannot but be on terms of
| strained relationship, and that's the
end of the matter. L presume that
So per cent Of the population of Ire
land demands Home Rule, and" added
| they have not got it,"
Strong Indictment Of co-Education.s y
what do you think OF co-educa-
tion which prevails in America 2"
asked our representative.
Personally, l just hate it, replied