The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-17
thin fingers of beautifully shaped

thin fingers of beautifully shaped
hand, and speaking in voice which.
though audible to the masses before
him, shook a little from emotion, the
cardinal said God bless Ireland"
and at once there were wild cheers.
1t struck me, though. that it would
be want Of consideration not to cou-
pie the name Of Belgium with this
great Belgium,s good wishes for Ire
land without getting in return from
the crowd equally good wishes for
Belgium.
So as the cardinal called for cheers
for Ireland l called for cheers for
Belgium, and it need hardly be said
that they were given with even
greater vehemence than for Ireland.
Now here comes the extraordin-
ary alertness of the cardinals mind.
..Your eminence." whispered to him,
I'VE are more accustomed in Ireland
to use the words "God save ireland"
Ineed not explain to Irish readers;
suffice it to say that when the three
Manchester martyrs and Captain
O'Meagher Condor were sentenced to
death at Manchester in 1867 Condor
wound up his speech with the words
"God save Ireland"
God Save Ireland"
The words have passed into history;
they were embodied in the song, God
Save Ireland" which is now Ireland's
national anthem. and the words are
the Irish slogan. The next second
heard the cardinal crying out "God
save Ireland" and SO he expressed it
ever afterward during the great
march past.
Then came the solemn moment,
when the cardinal had to give his
benediction to the crowd. He sang
the words of the blessing. and was
astonished to hear large number of
the crowd sing the reply with perfect
harmony and in the Latin words.
We now moved from the balcony
into one of the spacious rooms of the
archbishop's house. ..
The cardinal stood in front of the
great chair which is occupied by Car
dinal Bourne when he presides over
ecclesiastical gatherings. AS he
stood there in his cardinals robes.
tall, erect, composed. Cardinal Mer-
cier appeared to me the most i'm
pressive figure have ever looked
on.
then read the address to him,
which set forth the many ties of race.
creed and history that bound Bel
GUM and ireland together. There
were illusions of course. to Louvain
and to Daniel O'Connell's associa-
tions with it, and to its long list of
Irish priests and students who re-
ceived their eucation within its walls
which in the penal days was denied to
them in their passage which declared
that ireland hoped Belgium would
spend its last penny and its last
man until its soil was cleared of the
invader and its national liberty re-
asserted.
Address Pleases Cardinal.
was perhaps too busy reading
this address to scrutinize closely the
features of the cardinal as he listen
ed, but was told afterward by others
that his face was a study.
In spite of the splendid composure
of the features the great grey-blue
eyes, which sparkle as he speaks, and
even when the face is in repose,
shone out, LUMINOSITY at some of the
passages of the address, especially
those that prophesied the ultimate
triumph of his country.
When had ended he took out two
sheets of manuscript, and In perfect
English. with scarcely a trace of for
nified, simple, selfrestrained, in per-
feet taste, and above all with warm
words of sympathy for 1reland-just
the address to appeal to Irish
hearts. ..'.