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Show ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S SERMON. The sermon delivered icsterdny In St. Paul by Archbishop Ireland, nnd le-ported le-ported this morning In the telegrnms, abounds ln sound sense and patriotism its tone Is to keep cool, and leave the church's affairs In the Philippines to ihe head of the church, who has them In charge, nnd who understands them fully as well ns nnjone can, and who must not be presumed to lark zeal In maintaining the church Interest The sovereign Pontiff hns the matter In hand and he will attend to It; the Government Gov-ernment accepted his proposal to send rome authorized person to Home nnd consider tho riucstlons Involved. Gov. Tnft was sent, the negotiations proceeded pro-ceeded nnd thn scene nf them was shifted shift-ed from Rome to Manila, All was ln good will nnd amity and there Is no reason nt nil for elamor There has been nn complaint by the ecclesiastical authorities; and It can hardly be that the would remain silent under wrong When Irresponsible persons claimed that the church was being wronged In Cuba ami Porto Hlco, tho ecclesiastical ecclesiasti-cal authorities stopped the talk by prompt denial; there was nothing wrong. The Archbishop wnrned tho people to avoid miking themselves n people apart from their fellowcltlzens, fault-finding nnd alien In spirit, on tho contrary, they should enter heartily Into In-to their duty of taking patriotic part ln tho nffnlrs of the country, ln common com-mon with their fellow -citizens, tho chuich authorities will look out for Ihe church, ir It needs nn special vln-dUntlon, vln-dUntlon, Ho nssurcd his hearers that no Administration could be fairer or moio solicitous to avoid or remedy ani Injustice, and emphasized tho point that needless nnd vindictive complalnm nnd Irresponsible assaults do harm and not gooil No men can bo more dls-posed dls-posed to do what Is right thnn the men at the bend of this Gov eminent; they will do what Is right, a aulct pi Mentation Menta-tion of a cane Is all that Is needed It was n splendid nnd most timely sermon; ser-mon; It should do much tnwaid forming a calm and contented feeling nmuiiB Amer'"nn Catholics, and tovaid guiding guid-ing .m away from nny tendency to oh' o their religion Into political affairs. af-fairs. Wo wnnt no rancorous lcll-kIiiiih lcll-kIiiiih politics In tho United Stnles, es-peclally es-peclally as there Is not tho shadow of an excuse for forcing with nn alien labue Into tho enmpalgn field. It waa a great sermon |