The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-01-15
FATHER MATHEW.

light all our readers. II is as graceful in
style As i, is interesting in subject. I, is
from The celebrated DR.. MckKNzIE, of the
Press. -EDIroR Puor
The Rev. Theobald Mathew. better
known as Father Mathew, thu Apostle
of TEN erance." died OF the Sih of De-
cemher, 1856, at the age Of sixty six -
Having acted as Catholic Missionary for
over forty years, chiefly in Cork, it was
fitting that his life should be written BY a
native of that beautiful city" This has
been done, and we'll done-in frank. no.
bic, truthful, and generous spirit-bv John
Francis Mcguire. Member of Parliament
for Borough of Dnganon. editor and pro-
prietor of the Cork Examiner, and now,
for the third time. Mayor of Cork. 1t is
entitled "Father Mathew, Biography"
has just been published by Longnan &
Co., London, aud is complete in single
volume of moderate size.
A critic across the water reminds us
that " there WAS lady at Queen Char
lotte's wedding, \ Miss Smith, whom Wal
pole describes as one of those real beau
ties who nigh. have little troubled the
bride. This lady married Mathew, who
became Earl Of Landaf-ab Irish peer.
age and Of this Mathew family TheobaId,
or Toby, was a member" 10 fact. his
father was the Legitimate b, oth-r of the
Earl of Llandaf He married early and
respectfully, died early, and left his chill
dreu to tie care Of the Countess Of Liam
daft and her sis,er.in law, Lady Elizabeth
Mathew liberal and kind hearted woman
who gave them good education. Like
their father, they were Catholics, but the
legitimate and noble family of Mathew,
Earl Of Llapdaff. were Protestants.
The title, as will be perceived, though
in the Irish peeraee, is taken from Welsh
locality. The family of Mathews emigra
ted from Wales into Ireland, and in pro-
cess Of time, acquired large estates in
"sweet Tipperary," where they continued
members of the Church Of Rome. They
finally became observation-disclosures from
couyiction or for convenience, we shall
leave others to decide Mr.. Mathew. a
man of great landed property, carried
hospitality to a remarkable extent. Il
was this gentleman who entertained Dean
Swift and DR.. Sheridan in a princely man
ner. and there is in Sheridsn's life of S Wifi
description of the mansion with its forty
rooms for guests, like a ho'el-a sort of
| liberty hall, where every one lived as be
| pleased, called for whatever he tancied,
and only had no bill to pay when he de
parted. Dean Swift went 10 r. Maih-
ew's 20 remain fortnight, but was so
much pleased with his treatment there
tina. the visit extended to four months
By one of the a5ominabe penal laws of
that period. if a Protestant rendered to
anv Catholic the sum OF five pounds (S25)
| for his horse, no matter how valuable the
animal was, he could not refuse it. We
have heard Of instances where the owner
of the horse shot it rather than thus be
iusultel and robbed. Mr.. Mathew, who
sported an elegant equipage drawn by
four blood horses had excited tho envy of
a poorer Protestant gentleman, who &C
costed him ia the streets of Cashel, and
rendered him twenty pounds for his horses
Rather than incnr he penalties of pre-
nunire, Mr.. Mathew was compelled to
|
paltrv penal price. To avoid such incon-
vpniences. Mr. Mathew became one of the
legal Church. In the next generation,
the family were fully recognized as good
law P'o'es'ants, and the wealthy, popular,
and influential Squire Mathew, who mar
rei the beautiful Miss Smith. was created
Earl of LInndaff The title has not been
| no extinct.
Theob"Id Mathew, born on October 10 h
1890. at Thoma>town, near ancen, CASH
el Of the Kings, in the county of Upper
arv. was kindly cared for in bis YOUTH
His mother. the widow, who lived res
pec,ahI2 on their farm. had set her heart
upon seeing one of her sons in the Church.
They were older than Theobad-were
life. and declined going into training for
the priesthood. SO Theobald. aged
twelve, and his mothers pet, promised to
CRAFTY her desire His noble relations
were too liberal to interfere, and. with
their concurrence he was educated at the
Academy Of Kilkenny, and thence went to
St. Pa,rick's College, Mavnooth, in 1910.
| Ills UltgIdpuer IneiiIbUS III ~ cullouS
fact that "the Apostle Of Temperance
when a student at Mavnooth, retired from
the College to save himself tion exnul
sion. his offence being an addiction to con-
VITALITY and socialtv, harmless enough
so far as it went, but yet exceeding the
stringent regulations Of the establishment
He passed from Mavnoo:h into Other
training. and was ordained in 1914 the
only objection his superiors took to him
being that he was TOO popular priest -
soon he passed from the secular TO the
loves, and poorest Of the regular ord rs
in Ireland-the Capuchins Of Kilkenny,
and his fame as preacher and confessor
soor spread through the city but his
bishop having Suspended him in eonse-
quence of false report, he proceeded to
Cork. ..r...
When he went to Cork there fingered
many and pleasant memories Of another
eminent Capnchin, Father Arthur O'Lea-
~, who raised the little Conven, and 1T
tie Chapel Of the Capuchins, in blacka-
moor's Lane, near the South Bridge
lOLeary one of the best scholars, able.t
writer's, and purest patriots Of his time, The
frie,d o. Curran and Of Fox, and the oc-
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