The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-06-09
THE JUNE INTENTION.

THE JUNE INTENTION
The general intention recommended by His Holiness
Pope Benedict XIV members of the of the Sacred
Heart is Early First Communion.
The of Plus urging and insisting upon the
tce of Early First Communion sufficient of themselves
to bring about the ready and joyous reception of holy
privilege. The Holy Father, the Supreme Shepherd is
divinely guided in prescribing what is best and most
saluary the feeling of the flock committed to his
keeping.
The of the Holy Fathers ruling is evidenced by
Early First Communion brings the altar
of thousands of children in all the beauty of their
snowwhite innocence Surely it must console the Heart
of the Snless of welcome altar rail,
those unsued and unarnished soulssous stained
or darkened by the slightest shadow.
Then, the Blessed Sacrament received early will
build up the souls of little spiritual fibre
and strength supernatural energy and which
they will need in the midst of the temptations
today which will undoubtedly assa them long before
the years of childhood have been passed.
If then parents seeking the better interests of
children they anxious their spiritual growth
if they safeguard them against the dangers
which will shortly confront their little they will zeal
ousy and eagerly with their pastors in bring
ing great grace into the souls those committed by
loving Providence into their keeping
in their children stray the path OF vr
tue and wander far perhaps from the altar rail- they will
then be forced reproach themselves with neglect
PRELIMlNARlEs TO THE ALL IRELAND CONVENTION
Discussion of All Ireland Convention been the
paramount topic of the week among the friends of
the great Nearly all of the important American
have made comment and offered suggestions
intended throw light upon the stuaonto frame the
issues debate and minimize the difficulties that will
confront those who will be called to take final action
upon the various matters to be adjudicated.
Among these efforts the most comprehensive and help
full work has been done by the New York Evening Post
which regarded influential moulders
With commendable enterprise the Post has made great
symposium of Irish-American opinion in New York,
ssng of prominent statesmen, jursts, editors judges,
cergymen others published the results for the
benefit of all students of current history All angles of
the question taken into consideraon-from the ex
IRENE Independents who demand absolute Irish freedom
to the Natonasts who fighting along the lines of the
Redmond Nationalists.
We publish in this number of the Standard
of of the more important
brought by the Illuminating of the Post and
hope reader will carefully digest the same 1t
would be splendid and beneficial piece of dalectica
nastcs these subjects opened to formal debate in
the mems and womens Irish organizations, for
they only be fully eucdated by profound study and
painstaking analysis. Let not these
tons specifically We should examine carefully the
and character of the proposal the constituent elements of
the convention the limits express implied in the Ian
guage creation the representation of the several
interests and the ultimate prospect of carrying into
tion the findings and DEGREES adopted.
special attention to the keen analysis of the
proposal the Friends of Irish including
like John Dewey and Victor Herbert They have furnished
diagram of it which makes it readily studied and
assimated Highly explanatory and nteigently stated
given by DR.. NJ A. Maloney which elected
the commentator of Mr.. Dewey for its goodwill nowh
standing radical difference in their estimates of its
utility and practicabiity.
Maloneys suggestion of American Advisory Coun
Gil such Michael J. Ryan, of Philadel-
pha and others will doubtless meet with
general approval the Americans will wait till
they are asked but international conferences quite
the fashion nowadays and is hoped that the Irish nation
actual or nchoative-wil not be behind the fashion
Let America return the Bafour call with delegation that
will make it's first stop at Dublin rather than London.
Irelands will heartily welcome the wholesome
and Illuminating exchange of vews-even if the Celtic
fighting spirit is aroused The preliminary debate how
ever should mistaken for the real bout to the
pugilistic phrase. should and will be regarded
tentative practicea of for the
s. tual work of the Convention.
OF the first ninety Victoria Crosses in the British
army in the present thrtysx awarded to Irish
If the whole ninety had been shmen would not
inspired the to be fair and give liberal
II management Of Irish affairs