Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-04-16
FATHER pROUT,s PREACHING.

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You have heard, no doubt, of Pather Prou,
the parish priest of Watergrass Hll-,he high
est arabic land in Irelsnd Murphy and MaQinn
Coyne and Wilkins, and few other Growing
blades upon town." have immortalzed the littl,
man. But who was Prout?
"a 'fat, oily man. who had received a very
passable education in the college of Louvan
| (before the British Parliament sanctioned the
education of catholics at Maynooth College, il
Ireland) and came back scholar, and sort OF
gentleman, to be the parish priest of wild dis
trlct in Munster. He had few--save two Oh
three protestants who understood him--to whom
he could talk of books and men aud manners
lie hated politics, because he deemed the priest
hood meant for something holier than an alliance
with party squabbles. He had pe,cham for
good living He was q favorite ION account OF
his gentle manners) with females, and he haC
an especial contempt for his uncUtivated flock
Inglis, the traveller, met Prout at the table of a
Protestant gentlemen, and complimented him
on the fine manly appearance of his parishion-
ers, whose souls he had $50 long been the hap.
Ply instrument of saving"
! Prout in sulSy mood replied, "Not |, they
amt worth having their souls saved !"
| The polish, however, not much at first, rubbed
off the little priest in the process of time, and
during the last ten years he had, it would seem
a peculiar pleasure in appearing TO become more
countritied in his manners and accent than he
ever before was. Latterly his brogue was so
palpab!o, that "you could cut it with blunt
knife" as the man said Of the November fog OF
| London.
/ In such brogue did Prout deliver his famous
/ sermon Gle who give,h to the poor lcndeth to
the Lord" This is the text, and listen to me
while expound it oye In the first place, then
what's The meaning of the words? They must
have some meaning, you know First, Wei
get the meaning, and then, maybe, if we are at
tcntive, I'll give you the reasoning on 'em. In
this text, as you may sec with half an eye, the
principal word is the poor'--al the rest is as
azy as drinking punch; but lave out the poor
and ye'd waken the sentence, just as ye'd wa
ken the punch if you took away the whisky OF
didn't put il in, which amounts to the same
Wen, then, who are the poor? III be bound
that ye will say that it means the buccoghs,* anc
the crpples, and the blind people who are led BY
little dog and bit ola string. The halt, anc
the bind, and the lame, as the church calls such
sort of people. Now mind me--tis no such
thing. It's their business to beg poor souls
Just as lis Tom Murphy's business 10 dig, OF
Dan Rooncy's to drive Biancoul's car, or any
mans business to follow his own calling They
are used to IT, the crathurs and they like it, anc
long may 1t b. a provision for them and thei
corporate heirs for ever and day. But maybe
yell say that We are the poor. Why, if the
TRUTH told, ye are poor and nagary,+ but It's il
heart and not in pocket 'Tis what We werl
born TO- to dig and delve, and any man who wa>
| such an onladhalnt as to give we any money
wouldn't be lending it to the Lord in the Taste
but would be throwing it away, and lie out of i
long time, Jest the same as if be threw into the
river Bride Ut klahannich.
"loull be aXng, WHO'S the poor 2 The
poor mint in that text, is the cargy-them's the
poor. and my brcthren's the poor We feec
ye with spiritual instructon-as they cram
Christmas turkeys in Tippcrary--and all we u'
is, that yen feed US and clothc u.s. and give US
nag to ride about on to stations, and fairs, anl
weddings and on sick calls. Take my wore
for il, we are the poor. We toll not, naythel
90 we SPIN" but pon my truth, if king Solo
mon, III all his glory, warnt arrayed better than
We, lis many time he'd be wearing coat out
at the elbows. Al that We have to do is TO pu
the word 'clargy in the place of the poor anc
the text will read night lie that givCth to the
clargy lendeth to the Lord which is the real
version, and as Dean Swift said a century ago
There's the condition. so down with the dust
1--WE have the text--now for the application
No later than Monday week, went 10 Barthle
my to buy a horse 1t rained cats and dogs
just as il the earth and heavens were coming to-
gether There were ye-ye Improbable var
mints-there were ye, hundreds of yc, and ye
locked on while |, your soul-keepcr, your 'putl
10 peradise, your spiritual MASTER was getting
wet to the Skin. Not one of ye inquired if | had
mouth III my face; not one Of ye said Father
prout, may be you'd take a glass with me this
wet day ? or Father Prout, It's cruel cold, vii
you oblige me by accepting this tumbler OF
pinch le know that am not proud, ant
that il isn't one tumber OF punch I'd take from
my flock, but ten, ifthey'd give it. But We look
ed at mc, while got wet, like water-hly, ant
was obliged, in Nelt-detcnce, 10 dine with MuI
Roche OF kildnan--an honest man, though he
is heretc--God help him. There, TO youl
eternal shame, got as full as a tick and Mul
sent me home in his own carriage, which is
disgrace to all of you who belong to the true
church.
"Now, is This fulfilling the Scripture? VIVA
loan have We ever made to the lord through me!
The only way is to mind hiS application
dldn't buy the horse at Barthlemy, because was
ten pounds short of the price OF Pat . Donnell'>
bay mare, which have set my mind on. Now
you can make atonement Make up the ter
pounds among We, with a trife for new saddle
and bride, ard show that ye do understand the
meaning Of that blessed text Ifye do, may tho
blessing of God tall upon ye ali"
lis needless to say that Prout got the money
so his sermon had practical elftct--on BIZ
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