Show ARCHBISHOP IRELAN SERMON N 1 A JOHN OH IRELAND D the h hs 1 great s at Catholic prelate Jr has ha given giyen his parishioners rs another word wor of cf f warn w rn lug ng the second within a a month m mth against g their unfriendly attitude toward the national n on the te Philip PhlIp Philippine pine question ston The archbishops rela rehi Iona tiona with President McKinley Mr Yr Hanna Hann and ancl President Pre Ident Roosevelt justify some doubt as to the tile entire disinter disinterestedness of or his views but with all aU that he says some Kome om forceful 0 things thing that are entitled to lo consideration While he lie does not say bay so 1 specifically I It t in il i easy to discern that his sermon rmon of Sunday is i a reply to the most mo t radical of ot the Catholic editors eitor who have as assaulted a assaulted the administration for tor or its is policy pol toward the church schools In the tho Phil Philippines Phi PhilIppines and Its It treatment of oC church officials who have been n fomenting strife stife among the natives and delaying pacification cation caton according to the administrations administrations plan No matter mater what the merits mert of ot the case Archbishop Ireland states some general senera truths that tat should be emphasized emphasized emphasized sized Deprecating any step that might stir sUr up religious prejudice dice and strife he IB says The simplest approach among them Catholics to form a political party on the basis of oC religious interests would be fatal to those Interests and fatal atal to public peace It I is Is quite easy for tor a few fe to kindle a fire fre which will wf threaten ravage to a whole community anti ann which a whole community will wi find It i an arduous task to extinguish Proceeding on this lne he urges bi l hearers to be careful in their agitation of any grievance since a aquI r quiet t careful presentation of ot the case Is certain to tobe tobe tobe be heard with wih more force than tha It if it is accompanied by violent metho methods s The breadth of the declaration on the subject st of religious organization for tor po political purposes purpose gives give the archbishops value and stamps him as a genuinely In sympathy with wih the spirit of American institutions His Hi words may maY well wel be b heeded not only by Catholics but by all al who are ready to use church organizations for tor selfish and nonreligious ends |