St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-07-01

prejudice forced them 70 abandon
q location at Rice and Aurora).
The church was built at a cost Of
81, 900 and the first Mass was
said there on December IS. 1892.
IN his sermon on that occasion
Archbishop ireland said. This IL
the day which ! have long wished
70 see, when should be able 10
dedicate in religions name a
church IN st. Paul, for the special
use Of my colored brothers, and
IN doing 80 give them q solemn
proof Of my respect and love for
them. From the earliest days Of
my youthful priesthood I have
felt myself drawn toward them.
pnd as opportunity offered and
other time taking occupations
permitted, I have labored for
them and induced others 20 labor
for them. Their sad lot drew me
toward them; my sense Of justice
enlisted me N their service.
saw them IN slavery. on, that IN
this Christian age and In this
Christian land the dire word
should have expressed q realityl
Can we ever sufficiently repent
that we reduced our brother man
70 be 3 chattei and bought and
sold him for our own base prof
itG Anerica at last struck down
Mis- shackiea; but Il lacks the
courage 70 Be logical and IN the
pathway Of iife Il pushes cruelty
70 cine side the colored man As II
be were an inferior being with
some contact with degradation. :.
IN 40 civilized country IN South
America and IN Europe can you
fnd men socially branded a. IN
the United States Tor the simple
accidents Of shades o. coloring In
the face. 4 ru5oiced IN my soul
when slavery ceased; ! win re-
ioice IN my soul when this social
prejudice shall cease, and IN the
meantime ! win work IN the name
o. humanity. Of religion and pa
tlaotisn 70 Kin L out"
me Archbishop was careful 70
comment on the fact that IN OPEN
ing a separate church for Negroes
4 might Be objected that he him
nelf was yielding 70 the prejudice
which he condemned and he i'd
nitted that there was some truth
An tho objection. TN principle"
he declared. there should be no
special churches for the colored
man. Both should lneel before the
Same altar and 81 upon the same
seat He favored separate
churches as q temporary expedi-
emit, he pointed out, for the con-
veuience Of the colored who
might lind It embarrassing to at
tend churches where they were
made 70 feel unweleome but they
were 70 understand that an Cath
ole churches in his diocese were
open 70 them II they wished 10
attend them.
From ne opening Of the new
church. the Sisters OF 81. Joseph
were sent BY Mother seraphine.
Archbiahop Ireland's sister, from
81. Josephs Academy al Nelson
ana Western 70 help IN the work
Of the naiaaion. The Northwestern
Chronicle stated that a Sunday
school ''was organised with Sis
ter Emiiine and Sister Josepha Of
o. Joseph's convent and academy
n charge, both Of whom are held
n kindhest remembrance and re-
gard BY the pupils on whom they
here spent much zealous labor.
Their work was not confined 70
the Sunday school. but they Wis
tied the children and their FAINT
Hes IN their homes and endeav-
ored % gather others into the
fold. their efforts being blessed
with happy results"
writing 10 the Third colored
Catholic Congress, held At Phila-
delphia IN 1891 Archbiahop Ire-
land rejected the proposal 70 have
separate schools for white and
colored children IN the following
words;
80 far as the diocese Of st.