The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 186 S

expect a people to be satisfied where the majority
are not only governed, but crushed by the minority?
Much may be endured from an overwhelming
majority, but one-sided justice can never be tole-
rated from a sectional minority.
Men who have nothing to lose,may at least
hope to gain by any change.

The Established Church in Ireland is the main
spring of discontent among the Irish. That such
a Church could exist in their midst is a practical
proof of their subjection, at the same time that it
is an insult to their faith and a slur on their in-
dependence.
It is not a question of one particular religion,
but the religion of the majority—whatever that
religion may be. Two of the nations of Great
Britain have, by their example, shown that they
consider the endeavour to impose on the many the
religion of the few to be a righteous cause of re-
bellion.

When it was attempted to establish the English
Church in Scotland, the people rose en masse, bound
themselves together by solemn covenants, and suc-
cessfully resisted the Government.
In England, a Catholic monarch was driven from
the throne only because he was suspected of a
wish to impose his own faith upon his Protestant
subjects.
Who is there, then, unjust or illiberal enough to
say that Ireland should not have conceded to her
what England and Scotland have claimed and
won?

Actuated by these considerations, I shall feel
it my duty to oppose Major Pemberton's election ;
and I trust that the Ramsgate people, one and all,
will record their votes in favour of the Liberal
candidate. —I am, sir, your obedient servant,

E. WELBY PUGIN.
The Grange, Ramsgate, March 23, 1868.

THE LATE CANON O'NEAL.

The late James O'Neal, Vicar-General of
the Diocese of Westminster, was born in the
county of Roscommon, Diocese of Elphin,
Ireland, in the year 1794. At a very early
age- he resolved to embrace the ecclesiastical
state; this idea was, however, subsequently laid
aside, and, like. a great many other enterprising
young Irishmen, he came to London for the
purpose of pushing his way in life. Becoming
tired of the world, or, rather, adhering to his
true .vocation, he, at the advanced age of
twenty-seven, with the view of preparing him-
self for the priesthood, entered St. Edmund's
College, Old Hall, where he was admitted
to Holy Orders in his thirty-ninth year. Im-
mediately after his ordination, he became chap-
lain to the late Lord Petre ; he was next ap-
pointed missionary priest in Spanish-place ;
from this he was removed to Chelsea; after-
wards he became assistant with the late Father
Butler in Bermondsey, where he remained two
years ; thence he was finally instructed to take
charge of the mission in St. John's Wood,
where he died on Sunday, the 15th of March,
1868. In the Church of Our Lady, St. John's
Wood, which he founded, he was the chief
pastor for the last six-and-thirty years. Dur-
ing all that time no movement was set on foot
in London having for its object the promotion
of Catholicity in which he did not take a pro-
minent part. Regular and systematic in the
discharge of his duties, with consummate
justice and judgment, skill and tact in the
administration of Catholic affairs, he never
engaged in any work in which he did not
succeed, and the numerous schools and religious
houses which sprung up under his auspices
are living monuments of his zeal, piety, and
industry. The convent schools, in Blandford-
square, the Richmond schools, which were built
from his own design, the Convent of Good
Shepherds, which was in a sad state when he
took it in hand, is now in a flourishing condi-
tion owing to his exertions ; the institutions
about Brook-green and North Hyde, and the
Catholic cemetery, at Kensal-green, prove how
energetically he must have toiled in the cause
of religion and of education. He was also a
very prominent member of the Poor School
Committee, which was formed for the purpose
of resisting the Government in its attempts
to possess itself of the management and direc-
tion of the education of Catholic children ; no
one fought harder than Canon O'Neal, and
in this, as in every thing else, he succeeded, for
the terms he and his fellow-labourers insisted
on, though long and obstinately denied, were
ultimately conceded. When the hierarchy was
established in England, he was appointed a
Canon of Westminster, and, being a special
favourite with the priests of London, at their
request he was made Vicar-General of the
diocese. Upon the death of Cardinal Wiseman,
he was elected Vicar-Capitular by the chapter,
and continued to discharge the duties of that
office until the elevation of Dr. Manning to the
archiepiscopal throne of Westminster.. The
life of this good priest, this useful member of
society, this faithful and patriotic Irishman,
requires no comment or eulogy ; all who had
the happiness of knowing him, whether Catholic
or Protestant, loved and respected him, and
now that he is gone, recognise what he has
done, and regret him. Though his death was
rather sudden, it was not unexpected, as he had
been sinking for some time past. He received
the last rites of the Church from his Grace the
Archbishop of Westminster on Sunday, the
15th instant, and on the following morning,
whilst seated in an arm-chair, he quietly re-
signed his spirit into the hands of his Creator.
On the following Friday his Grace the Arch-
bishop, with Bishops Morris and Grant,
,and
nearly one hundred priests of the dioceses of
Westminster and Southwark, assisted ah a
requiem for the repose of his soul. At the
conclusion of the High Mass his Grace the
Archbishop delivered a brief address, during
the course of which he pointed out the amiable
qualities of the deceased, while the parishioners
who crowded the chapel were very deeply and
sensibly moved. His grace said :—He whom
they had come to bear to the grave to-day had
broken to them the Bread of Life for the last
six and thirty years. As long as he (his grace)
knew him, he had never heard any one com-
plain of him ; but, on the contrary, all were
in his favour. He passed away his life walk-
ing in the midst of men unnoticed—in the
meekneSs Of wisdom not of this world—in the
fullness of simplicity and charity ; they (his
flock) who had known him so long, who had
experienced his generous virtues, could tell
what he was. In all his illness he never ab-
sented himself from his duties ; no one was
more punctual and regular—no one-was more
unrelaxing in industry—no one had greater
fortitude in bearing, up against the monotony:
of the arduous duties of his avocation.
His heart was the very foundation of tender-
ness. We have never known one so compas-
sionate, so benevolent, so merciful. How many
widows and orphans and persons in distress
has he not relieved ? Many of them have
lost a father, We a brother and friend ; in fact,
he was our right hand—a light left us when
he departed from us. We know no one to take
his place. Long may the memory of his example
inspire us to the same holy life. Instead of
being surprised at the approach of death, he
appeared to rejoice. We had the happiness of
.performing a duty which we can never forget
—that of ministering to him the last sacra-
ments of the Church. They who had so long
been the recipients of his kindness and his ad-
vice would pray for him, for prayers for holy
souls are powerful with God. After the Re-
quiem, the funeral cortege, which was com-
posed of several mourning coaches and private
carriages, wound its way to Kensal Green
Catholic cemetery, where the remains of the
lamented deceased were deposited. Repiescat
in yace.—Westminster Gazette.

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