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Show American Prelates in Ireland. (London Catholic Times, Aug. 12.) The Most Rev. Dr. Glennon, archbishop arch-bishop of St. Louis, U. Si A., landed in Queenstown from the Campania on Friday. His Grace was received' by Fathers Browne and English, representing repre-senting the bishop of Cloyne. whose guest he became during his stay at Cork. At Dr. Browne's residence he had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Scan-nell, Scan-nell, bishop of Omaha, and Dr. Garri-gan, Garri-gan, bishop of Sioux City, who were about to leave for New York after having hav-ing spent a pleasant holiday in Ireland. Here Dr. Glennon also met Rev. J. Ryan, president of St. Patrick's cor-lege, cor-lege, Thurles, representing the archbishop arch-bishop of Cashel, whose invitation to spend a few days with him he accepted. On Saturday evening he left for Thurles, where he met the Most Rev. Dr. Ryan, archbishop of Philadelphia, his predecessor in the See of St. Louis, who is also the guest of the Most Rev. i Dr. Fennelly. The people of the prosperous pros-perous Tipperary town must have felt highly honored on Sunday by the presence pres-ence of three distinguished archbishops in their midst. In reply to an address of welcome, ! presented to him by the Thurles Urban Ur-ban council on Wednesday, the arch-b'shop arch-b'shop of Philadelphia delivered an eloquent elo-quent speech, in the course of which he said the heart swells within a man when he comes to visit his native Place, and when he finds that there are hearts true and warm and thrilling with affection to receive him. One loves his country, and who does not, Is wanting In some respect; he is not a perfected, rounded man, with all the qualities of true manhood, in whose heart is not found the spirit of patriotism. pa-triotism. His Grace went on to explain ex-plain that there was something deeper in our nature than even patriotism, and that was the feeling for religion. In his case both were united in that spot. There he served mass for years, holding up the train of that great old archbishop. Dr. Slattery. With all that was holy, there was united all that was patriotic In the association of the place. There he first saw Daniel O'Con-riell O'Con-riell kneeling insid the rails, for that was a privilege granted to the Emancipator Eman-cipator of the Catholics. There he took the pledge from Father Mathew sixty-six years ago. There he saw that glorious and accomplished prelate who built up and decorated their magnificent cathedral Archbishop Arch-bishop Leahy, who shed a lustre upon the diocese, who, at the great general council of the Vatican, evoked the admiration ad-miration of the assembled bishops of the world, and who made the diocese of Cashel famous throughout the unl-I unl-I verse. Having referred' in terms of deep affection to Dr. Croke. that great patriot whom he met in later days, and who had passed away a short time ago, his grace said he was encouraged by these associations to go on in his career, for first impressions were the deepest and most permanent. As he came through the town that day and looked around hi mat the old houses he knew so well and approached that sanctuary, within his breast he felt the desire to reconsecrate his heart to God, and for the few years that may be left to him to more and more endeavor en-deavor to serve the God who had given him his vocation and protected him during all these days. In conclusion, Dr. Ryan said he felt his heart too full for perfect utterance. From his soul he thanked them and would ask Almighty Al-mighty God to bless them and theirs until the end. |