The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-10-07

race or creed, and, like the Master,
''he went about doing good" One
night on the platform with Catholic
bishops and mayors, another night
with Church OF England bishops and
Nonconformst leaders, he united all
creeds and classes, working for the
common good OF people and OF coun-
try. Apart from temperance and
philanthropy this i'll itself is a work
OF immense value to the state. Hat
ing what Is mean, narrow or paltry.
Father Hays has always recognized
the spirit of the common Master
dwelling in, and inspiring the lives OF
good men and women i'll other rclig
ions as we'll as his own. Avoiding the
too common errors OF compromising
principle or rushing to fanatical ex-
tremes, a man with such heart and
brain can not be isolated in any mar
row circuit. His sphere OF usefulness
includes every good movement and
His Parish Embraces the World
He has twice travelled round the
world, and has visited the Continent
of Europe, the United States, Can
ada, South Africa, Australia, Tas-
mania New Zealand, South Sea Is
lands, China, Japan, etc. His sue
cesses in Australasia were phenome
nal. Over 5000 people greeted his
arrival in St Patricls Cathedral, Mel
bourne; 1000 attended his reception
in the Civil Hall; the Premier vel
coined him in the name of the state.
In New Zealand he was received by
the Right Hon. the Prime Minister,
and accorded the honor in Parliament
of seat next to the Speaker of the
House. The largest gathering ever
seen in the Empire city welcomed him
in the Wellington Town Hail. hun
dreds being unable to gain access.
The Lord Chief Justice gave in his
honor a brilliant reception attended
by His Excellency the Governor and
suite, and members OF both Houses
of Parliament. In these colonies
over $1,000 took the pledge in the
course of three months, exclusive of
children, of whom 5000 took it from
him in Auckland on one afternoon
alone. The Catholic Temperance
Union OF America welcomed him at
the Grand Opera House, Philadelphia,
5000 persons being present.
A Man Who Refuses Honors and Pay
A correspondent in the Nottingham
Express writes: Few people are
aware OF the unstinted and invaluable
services rendered to the temperance
cause by Father Hays our
poor, weak down-trodden brothers
and sisters never had more sympa-
thetic friend. His generos-
ity and unselfshness are remarkable
often he has gone to distant
places and never taken a penny. His
work is done from the purcst OF mo-
tives and his reward is the love and
veneraton of the people he has up
lifted" Although he has refrained
from participating in any official po-
sitions of honor and title in order that
he might the better spend himself
and be spent for the uplifting of his
fellow-men," he has been
Honored by Two Popes
Pope Leo XIII in 1000 styled him
"The Apostle of Temperance" and
Pope Plus X in 1908 evinced his per-
sonal esteem and admiration for
Father Hays by bestowing upon him
his highest commentator and Apos-
toic Benediction, saying he took
"The deepest interest in his noble
work and hoped it would spread ev-
erywhere." The present Pope Bene-
dict has also blessed his great work.
Over 32s,550 Disciples
Men and women OF all creeds, and
of every walk and profession in life,
have taken from him the pledge of
abstinence. Fearless in the midst of
trial, his has been a life of noble
selfsacrifce, amidst the storm and
stress OF countless difficulties. The
secret of success and the chief fea-
lures in his remarkable career have
been his singleness of purpose and
fidelity to principle, his gentleness,
sympathy and broad charity to all,
but above all his profound humility.
His great example and the thought
of the multitudes saved, should en-
courage all workers in the cause that
, must prevail, because it is the cause
of God.
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