Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-25

st. Paul Sept. 25.-The Most Rev.
John Ireland. archbishop OF the ST.
Paul diocese OF the Roman Catholic
church, died at 3: So a. m. today after
n long illness from heart disease ana
stomach trouble. The archbishop had
been in poor health for year.
Until last fall Archbishop Ireland
took prominent part in patriotic ac-
tivities and physicians at that time AZ
tributed his breakdown to overwork.
Death came quietly with score of
prominent Catholic clergymen at the
bedside. For three days Archbishop
Ireland's physicians kept their patient
alive with oxygen. In the darkened
room where priests and nuns softly
chanted prayers for the dying the end
came without a preciptible sign.
Members OF the household declared
this forenoon that arrangements for the
funeral would not be completed until
word was received from number OF
church dignitaries who attended the
funeral of Archbishop Farley in New
York yesterday.
John Ireland held such keen and
active interest in general AFFAIRS In the
United States during the past half CEN
fury that he was noted as a publiclst'
as we'll as for his religious zeal. he
was one of the most distinguished OF
the Roman Catholic churchmen OF
America There were few fields OF In
tellectuai. political or spiritual en-
deavor in which he failed to take a
positive stand. making himself at times
the center Of a controversy.
Born in Ireland. a carpenters son,
he was carried with his parents IN
the tide Of Irish immigration to Amer
lea while he was child. Altar serV-
ice at Burlington, VT, and Joining
trip west on a prairie schooner were
among his boyhood memories, bringing
him finally to St. Paul in 1852. when
Indians in gay blankets stalked the
streets of that frontier town. One even
ing the missionary Cretin. first bishop
OF st. Paul. while watching from his
window some boys Of his parish at
play. called to John Ireland $50
Thomas O'Gorman-who later became
bishop of Sioux Falls--to come Anto
the church. He asked them if they
wished to become priests. Both he ana
ibis playmate agreed that priesthood
was their ambition. Bishop Cretin
sent them. in charge Of guardian. TO
France, where they were educated py
the Marist Fathers. When he heapi OF
the outbreak of the civil war in Amer
lea the student turned homeward, fired
with as much patriotism as religion.
Chaplain in Civil War.
After being ordained at st. Paul. ne
eagerly accepted an appointment as
chaplain in the Fifth regiment OF tis
Minnesota volunteers.
He was ardent for the unionist cause
and shared every hardship OF the sol
dier's life in their terrible winter raids.
At Iuka he gave yeomans help by rush
ing ammunition 20 the front when II
was sorely needed. He was stricken
with fever after less than a year $
service and returned to st. Paul pas
torate.
He soon attracted national attention
thru his work for temperance.
He became bishop in 1875 and arch
! bishop in 1885, He received support
| from many OF his admirers for ap-
pointment as the fourth American
cardinal. Celebrating his golden JUDI
| lee a few years ago, the priests OF bls
diocese presented him with purse Of
| s10o, 900.
| AS a speaker Archbishop Ireland was
| direct and magnetic. with a sense o.
| humor. One Of the phrases which ha:
often been quoted as characteristic o.
his particular endeavor in life Is this;
THE watchwords Of the age are rea
son, education, liberty. the ameliorn
! ton OF the masses"
Intense Amsrieanism.
Archbishop Ireland's strong Amer
canism. first put to the test when the
civil war began was E'anifestet
afresh when the United States entered
the world conflict. No. sooner had con
gress formally declared war OF Ger
many, than the archbishop called upor
people of his faith to remember thai
they were Americans above all othe
ties ard declare. It thar duty 10. hell
in every way. Later when occasion
demanded, he advocated purchases o.
liberty bonds and contributions to th'
Red Cross and to various relief funds
In this course he followed consist
! emily part he took IN Il famous con
troversy which antedated his "Fa1f
hault plan" It resulted from a petition
made to Rome to create in the United
States German parishes with parochia
schools with orders that the German
language be taught in these institu
tons. It's sponsors sought to concea
the purpose Of the plan by proposing
also that it be followed by other ma.
tionalities. but the archbishop saw tn
f;,liacy of the idea and hastened t
Rome, where he successfully com
lbatted it:
4 THE mass OF our Catholics ar
Americans" he argued. They -esen
any attempt to make them Irishmen o
German or any other kind Of for
eigners. The bishops Of America ar
fully able to ward or any foreign in
vasion in the church and to maintain
T., or thoroughly American lines"