Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-07-01

HHgo W buy AgS9 ~ hNANAe eAAN
prejudice forced them 70 abandon
q location nj Rice and AurOTaD.
Ths church was bullt st . cost Of
$4,000 and the flrnt Mas waa
said there on December ~, 1884
In his sermon on that. occasion
Archbishop Ireland said, This 10
the day which ] have long wished
10 zee, when I should BE- able 20
dedicate In Teligion's nAmo .
church In g. Paul. for the special
uss Of my ooiored brothers, and
In doing 20 give than . solemn
proof Of my respect and love for
them. From thu earliest days Of
my youthful priesthood HAYS
felt myself drawn toward them,
and ~ opportunity offered and
other tins taking occupations
permitted, I have iabored for
them and Induced others 10 labor
for thsm. Their sad lot drew mo
toward thsn; my sense Of justice
enlisted me In their service, ]
saw them IN slavery. on, that In
this Christian age and In this
Christian land tina dire word
should have expressed n reality
Can we gver sufficiently repent
that we reduced our brother man
10 be q chAttsl and bought and
sold him for our own hasa prof.
itf America at last struck down
hls nhackies: but II lacks the
courage 10 be logical, and in tho
pathway Of life Il pushes cruelty
10 one Hide the colorvd man NJ n
he were an inferior being with
Acfas contact with degradation. !.
10 no olvilised country In South
AmsTio0 and IN Europe can you
find men socially branded a. in
the United states for the simple
accidents of shades OF ooloring In
the face. reJolosd In my soul
whan slavery ceased: I win ~.
juice IN my soul when this social
prejudice shall cease. ana In the
meantime ! win work In the name
Of humanity. % religion and pa
tFiotinm 10 KIN n cut"
The Archbishop was careful 10
comment on the fact that In open
Ing . separate church for Negroes
u might BE- objected that he him
self was yielding 10 the prejudice
which he condemned and he ad-
mittsd that there was some truth
In tina objection. In principle"
he declared. "there should b. no
special churches for the colorrd
man. Both should kneel before the
same altar and cit upon the same
seat" lie favoFsd noparata
churches a. . temporary szpsdi-
ont, he pointed out for the con-
vpnisRee % the eolored who
might find u embarrassing 10 q.
tend. churches where they were
made 70 feel unwelcoms but they
were 10 undaFntand that al Cath
ole churches In HE diocese were
open 10 them n they wiahsd 10
attend them.
Frufn the opening of the nsw
church, The SISTERS Of g. Joseph
were sent by Mother aeraphins.
Archbishop Ifeiand's sister, from
a. Joaephs Academy al Nelson
and Western 10 help In the work
IL The mlaalon. T'hs Northwestern
caFOnlcle stated that q Sunday
school 'swaa organised with ela-
ter Emlllne and Sister JoasphA %
~ Joseph'a convent and academy
IN charge, beth of whom arc held
In kindiiest remembrance and re-
gard BY tho p0plla On whom they
here spent much Mealous labor.
Their work was not ccnfined 20
The sunday school but they Vis-
TIED The ehildren and their tAmi-
lice IN their homes ard eRdeav.
ored 10 gather others into the
rOld, their efforts being hiSassd
with happy rssHltA"
Writing 10 the Third Colored
Catholic Congress- held at Phlia.
delphia IN iso2, Archblnhop IrO-
land rejected the proposal 10 have
separate schools Tor white and