The Irish standard., 1915-10-30
MEMBERSHIP IN THE HI
BERNIANS,

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thought to contemplate an organ
ization of men and women of one
faith and one race, organized for
the purpose of encouraging one
another and helping one another
to reach out for what is best and
beautiful in the land of their birth,
or the land of their adoption. The
organization that is doing this
among the descendants of Irish
men and women in America is the
Ancient Order of Hibernians; and
who would not be glad to see,
whether laymen or churchmen,
thousands of these young Irish
men and women in America COM
ing forward to enroll their names
among the names of the members
of the different divisions of the
Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxil-
larry in the locality in which they
reside. The organization keeps
before the minds of it's members
those noble traditions and charac-
teristic virtues which have distin-
guished the people of the Irish
race at home and abroad. Its pur-
pose is to help one another, to
maintain those virtues for which
the world is indebted to the sons
and daughters OF the Emerald
Isle, the nobility OF whose man
hood and the sweet grace and vir-
tues of whose womanhood has
commanded the admiration of the
world. No Irish-American who
is eligible for membership can be
true to himself by remaining out
of the ranks of the order. He
cannot be true to his race by ig-
noring the organization. Young
Irish men and women bearing
good old Irish family names who
have deserted the church, who are
found seeking social distinction,
scofing at the interests of their
race, furnish just proof that they
are not true to their religion. The
Ancient Order OF Hibernians is
a great social democracy, made
up of those with Irish blood in
their veins. Membership in the
Ancient Order of Hibernians pro-
notes that democracy, encourages
a feeling of kindred interest and
unselhsh devotion to patriotic
ideals. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians holds fast to those old
Irish ideals of the home and is a
protection and defense against
the evil influence, which menaces
the noble position OF womanhood
as the mother of the generations
destined to guard religion and civ
ilization. Fraternal in every
sense of the word, the order is
devoted to the duty of educating
the young minds to keep alive
the faith and the interest of the
Motherland, and to familiarize
them with the work of it's SOL
diers, its scholars, and it's states
men. The organization has rec.
ord for acts of unselfshness and
devotion to ideals, unparalleled in
the history of any organization
The cooperation that exists be-
tween the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians and the Ladies' Auxil-
larry furnishes an example of CO.
operation, mutual helpfulness and
deeds of good work unequaled by
any body of men and women
working together and devoted tc
one ideal. Hibernianism is as lib.
eral as its traditions, Catholic in
every sense of the word, and, true
to its ancient history, the or.
der seeks to perpetuate iii GU,
midst the spirit of our Catholic
Hibernian ancestors. Uniting
love of God and country, it is a
living organization with vital
positive aim. 1t is filled with
hope, and its members are en-.
couraged by record of work per.
formed. In no section of the coun.
try is there a better field for con-
templating the spirit of Hiberni-
anism, fostering its growth, and
encouraging the principles fol
which it stands here in the North
west: Locally the spirit of Hi
bernianism is hourishing. The
Hibernians in St. Paul and Ram
sey County are furnishing an ex-
hibition of the vital order of Hi
bernian principles. 1t is the un-
selfish duty of every young man
and woman with Irish blood in
their veins, to do their share in
making the work of the Hiber-
mans a success. Their duty is an
unselhsh one, and if they them
selves would not be forgotten; if
they would enlarge the field of
their friendship; prove to the
world that they are capable of
unselhsh devotion; demonstrate
that their minds are capable of
entertaining high ideals, social,
political and religious, then their
place is in the ranks of the Hi
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