St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-03

Market street opposite Rice Park
was rented, and used for divine
service.
81 Peter CIaVeF Church Hailed
The Iriah Standard. Minneapolis
Catholic weekly. IN the same Issue
which chronicles Bishop Ireland's
appointment as Archbiahop, May
u, 1883, carries an account Of the
new st. Peter Clayor Church; arhe
colorcd people Of st. Paul win
have q new church for themselves,
through the zeaIous efforts Of
Bishop ireland. There are many
Catholics among the Negroes Of
our city, who have come here from
Catholic parts Of the south. The
whole colored race besides win
now have q chance Of hearing the
teaching Of the Catholic Church
from on Of their own priests. She
has ever been the friend Of the
colored people, repeatedly con-
denned the slave trade, ana In the
various plenary councils held In
Baltimore, has shown a tender
solicitude for their welfare. IN the
last council over which Cardinal
Gibbons presided, and Of which
Biahop Ireland was so distinguish
an ornament, the Catholic Church
set apart the first sunday IN
Lent a. a day on which q collee-
ton should be taken up in every
church IN the United States in
order 10 furnish the means nee
easary for the evangelization Of
the colored race. IN opening In st.
Paul a church for the colored
people Blahop Ireland Il only
carrying out the divine injunction.
go and taach all nations."
HAD FIRST Electric Lights
"The old swedenborgian Church
On Market Street, between Fourth
and fifth. has been secured" the
writer continues. 1T has been
thoroughly renovated, provided
with chairs, has an altar erected
IN Il and its platform neatly car
peted in red. the electric light,
for the first time introduced IN a
church IN st. Paul. d quite an In
terestlng feature Of the improve
rnents. The mission IL under the
patronage Of st. Petsr ciaver. q
Bpaniard, who spent forty years
IN laboring with the Negroes Of
South Africa thus winning his
crown Of charity. The service mis-
sion win be conducted by Rev. J.
r. Elattery, president Of 81.
Jossph's Seminary, Baltimore an
institution in which young Levitss
win be pronounced to labor among
the colored people"
In is editorial In the same iaaue
concerning Archbishop Ireland's
elevation, the Standard said, I'm
every good work he has been
prominent. The poor have found in
him not only an advocate but a
helper. His earnest efforts 10 as
sist the poor Irish immigrants can
never be forgotten, and the good
he has done by his work for tenn
perance, not only In his own
state but throughout the whole
land and In ireland cannot be
overegtimatod."
1859 Concert
Early In June. 1889, the St
Peter Claver sodality gave a con-
cert IN cretin Han. An extended
account Of the program and Of
Archbishop Ireland's extemporan-
eous remarks was given by both
the Northwestern Chronicle and
the Irish standard. Three hundred
white people and one hundred
Negroes were counted in the audi
ence.
said the Archhishop, There was
q time when there was a foolish
notion that white people were
much superior 10 those Of any
other color and there could be no
competition between them IN art.
science Of learning. would like to
see white men and women Of the
same cultivation who could sur
pass these black people we have
heard. When we look upon what
the race has accomplished In but
q quarter Of a century we must
admit there IL q future before
them. When given opportunities
they embrace them at once.
7 am glad TO see the white and
colored people sitting here side by
side; lst Us carry out the same
principle IN everyday life. We owe
3 fearful debt 70 the black man.
we must admit the injustice Of
slavery and hurry to bury the
past An the black men want Is
fair plays that given they win
take care Of themselves"
The great Archbishop warmed
Is 70 Is subject. Never, in the
name Of humanity" he cried.
assand a. ne door Of any occupa-
ian and keep them away. Are
th6y not American eitizens7 DO
We not stand on the same plat
form Of frae and equal rights for
anf Tha equality Of man u en-
Ameuctn principle; e = also .
religious tpaehing. Where IN the
rarltilan religion does q say one