Nevada national., 1859-03-26
IT. Patrick DAY.

The DAY Of the Patron saint e. iulaad g.
now being celebrated iu iais place By music.
lca.iinr and da~ciu4. latanare allty m.m-
ories of Gao green Isle. vlt.. the good SAINT
toiled Tor the temporal and spiritual welfare
of its iuaahitant,-eX -eXurrAtlng from tae
land breasts ar1 reptiles .n.ril4l 10 mauaad
from ,ha hrelsis of h'- children .he seeds o.
superstition and pa-an.-u. Some regard
ST. Patrick and O.. bauelt. a. myth l. Is
mach moro. however. 10 a-cordaul. with
reason. 20 Iievr ;h.' ia time Of heroic
deeds all possibly or divine FIl>. Ireland
.. cciygl baue1is uud witnessed miracles %
this good and p.a.. m'li-f,r uf Christ than
that an ignorant aai ml.t,es,d peop!e
bouli create attIe aad imn So on their
cutrr r,eu'ymca. a ucDef m benefits.
which t.s newer received. @nd ol events
vh.ch .r,,r ifa.-;I..'.
BE tar ..H.l,. ,f s.. Iatr'ca seal ~ ian
c'cl-.h- ,'eu.atiap of h'> dag. after th.
LAPSE o. mauy centuries. amia-, She .. $3.50
ot the S.gr,-.0n ta- western s.aor Of aiaen
uhuo. j uc.l3. -aoA ,tat L.la', so4s la. i
c-atct-. ....,.is ..l.I .cad G..mor,s
fe.auraa.lh" present. a. pleasing oaca-
SION ic 10 b. 30 ui 3 m.mor'.s u our own
boz, 4.oa. I hrAo'I Oh. iaaa, Church
rrom thr errc'lNi,n 90 Christ, IL tbe canvcr-
sion o. Constantine. struggling 90 o5.turi,y
and danger aru,u-t tle double persecution.
from the cru follower of ih l-0 o, Moses.
and from ih. l,aru-d aud ior4a,ious Greel,
The poetic mvtho,o.',j Ci Mount Olympus,
| am taught that taat fist and might
Christian Emperor. was conducted b5 aa in
Visible guide 80 81. TAra-,au 9o>p crous
AL 10 the erection OF most extensive aud
magnificent cijy-a city tlat shall prove q
lulc 81 defense 'ar > ".w aud hllg re-
Tx a. not only a-,in-t,Lc c.cat Persian
E.ar. Choroe, a8l bi- maciau-.t the Worship
pers Of fire au1 q, ua; tui the still more
powerful anl dangerous enemies. The Calf.
and KoraA % fry 2"al ard bravery Of
whose follow q, gave oa un,esi>f.ble weight
and 6ccnue-s 90 O. edge oi their cimttcr-.
behold th- Byzantine wallis on, ihc waves
Of the Eo-p. ora.. .-a. ..i-- ils religion Of
Christ. nud the c.iy Of Constantine Intil
other and aorc po. 30 ta,ac.s are raised i'y
Divine Pio,ld.a-e Foo 8. conversion OF the
brave ga va~,.te l,h.sans o. ,ag north
and wcs.
We now uauo.d Rome slorn Of Der prov
iuccs: l.r Christian jcfs hy bpn.ra- 81
thou -,nd- '.l ia leti.-an aud pagan caP-
.iyi., We au4 t.5ea ca.. .iaa nu'n soa-
ing th. seed Of TIC Gospel successfully iu
the breasts OF t..o-e savage aud unEtarel
'arlurians b -co BE- 's.e. l-serJrd
by he. ,muelor-. -...'.. ly h-r.ai.sas. u-
.aricd by her leg.uas %. a.cicuirtnoanand
discip.i.rd yalcr Her poverty notgc.eved
by &. plenty @. Egypt ile Nile Is 30 longer
uuuiary to ,he Z ...,r. aa4 ,.esc-a, Car: axe
triumph. over cbHs,.aa Rome ID the midst
Of thj, utter auI hopeless de-o'a,ioo ,hc
dawn ur her future glory -aeus goay'ss from
The tomb ID &C. P.t-r and despl -'t1d we be
mold the vop 10. mighty, TIE potent sue
d. sgor Of the humble fisherman q Gall.lce.
We now behold this shepherd ol Christ
and Of Rome, mnrchiug TO NEE. aud to tarn
aside the actillg.ous hosts of harbarians
who approach to dsspoil and dcliie the pat
rimony OF st. Peter. lie meets .hem not
with the lesions Of Augustus Tragan. or
Antonne>; De approaches with power still
greater aud still more ensciual. that Of the
Cross and St. Peter. The shepherd has
saved bis flock; the Fiber rolls its waters to
The sea unslaiued by Christian blood.
Again. we behold the Pope, the successor
Of S.. Peter wien he had exhausted prayers
aud eutrealies against the cruel and obdu
rate heart OF his enemies, TO spare lis dock;
We behold The aged shepherd, in the midst OF
winter, breas,ing the snowy peaks OF the
Alps nor did he pause until be had grasped
The hand OF his deliyerer, "A hand never raised .
ia vain to protect his friends or punish his I
enemies. ] care not TO possess the colinesi .