The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12

for the historian, but, at the same
time, it may be found in structures of
stone, steel and granite which he has
erected to the honor and glory of
God 1t is told in the cloisters which
dot the province of ST. Paul and the
succor which he had brought to the
sick and ailing, not alone of his own
diocese, but also the sick of heart in
| various parts of the country.
| Western Catholic.
| By the death of Archbishop Ireland
| the Church lost valiant champion,
the state an inspiring citizen. No man
of present-day public life more deeply
impressed his strong personality on
| the great movements of the age In
which he lived. The Church will feel
| the loss of his energy and the nation
at large will miss his wise and pru.
dent counsels.
| Catholic Record.
| At the ripe age of four score years
John Ireland has been gathered to his
fathers. His eighty years cover al
most the entire period of the marvel
GUS growth and development OF that
great nation which he loved and serv.
| ed and proudly called his own; his
half a century of active participation
in it's national development was one
of the mighty influences that shaped
his destiny.
Western Waterman.
He strobe far into the future and not
until that future has come entirely
into view, will he be appreciated at
his just value. Many of his minor
exploits would have been sufficient to
render an ordinary career renowned.
Successful ruler, thrilling speaker,
versatile scholar, clever writer, hum
BILE apostle, glorying citizen, these
were but phases of an exalted Chris
tian character. His was a general
greatness and he stands out in the
annals, civil and ecclesiastic, of the
country as the peerless soldier of lib.
erty. Citizen, churchman, Catholic!
Catholic Union and Times.
The dauntless Archbishop of ST.
Paul was stranger to fear. With
characteristic vigor he grappled sin
gle-handed with problems that were
deemed too difficult for any one man
to handle and in their solution achiev
ed a degree of success nothing less
than marvellous.
Catholic Sentinel.
1t was ever the thought and policy
of this Incompatible leader that there
could be but one safe and sane course
for our Catholic people to follow, il
they were to be worthy of America
and her matchless opportunities, and
that was to forget the things behind
them and make themselves by school
ing, character and industry worthy OF
the citizenship which their country
SO willingly and generously bestowed
, Catholic Columbian.
He was the friend of labor and yet
could speak for the rights of capital;
he was a defender of the negro race
great and lifelong advocate of tenn
perance, and it is hard to name any
avenue of human activity that his
voice was not raised to better and di
rect in the right channel.
Intermountain Catholic.
John Ireland was a man of wit as
we'll as of force. Something of the
plainness of his Irish beginnings and
of the earlier west fingered with him
to the last. One remembers him as
brilliant and urbane old man who
wore boots like Lincoln and the old
race of Americans and American
statesmen.
Buffalo Echo.
The deceased was a leader, to the
manor born. Not that he avoided
mistakes. His policies, particularly on
the parish schools, his attitude to
wards so-called Cahenslyism, his fire
quent political activities, made him a
much-discussed and fought-over per
sonality. His was, however, truly
Catholic heart and his life, spent in
the service of the Church, is mile
stone in the progress of the Faith in
the great Northwest.
Michigan Catholic.
The passing of Archbishop Ireland
is distinct loss to Mother Church
America may well weep for him, hel
loyal citizen, and citizens in general
, who have learned of his zeal for the
public welfare may well bow their
, heads and whisper God rest him, he
hath served we'll and merits rich
reward" The country owes much tc
, the great Archbishop now at rest; the
State of Minnesota will honor him as
, it's most noted citizen, and to the
golden role of missionaries Holy
Mother Church will have added an
other name to the long line of sanity
children who labored we'll and faith
, fully that the True Faith might be
brought to many. God grant rich
reward to the good prelate now rest
ing from his labors!