The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-17
CITY INTELLIGE NOE
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ST. PATRIoK's DAY The FENIAEs-
OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY.-To-day Is recognized
and honored as the anniversary of the birth Of
81. Patrick, the great and good patriot saint Of
Ireland. The crash OF matter and the wreck of
worlds have been STAYED off to allow the celebra-
ton of the day once more. Every Irish man and
woman will devote the DAY especially to the
wearing Of the green-that is, every one who has
faith in the approaching birth OF the Irish Re.
public and who hate Orangemen, as II those
members of the Irish race were ivan av the
vlry sarpinsn that the patron saint OF the Emu-
raid Isle drove from the sacred soil.
This is the day big with the fate of Sweeney
and OF Canada. To-day the drumbeat, which
follows the sun around the globe as the dag
which greets the morning sun is displayed, will
sound such a reveille throughout Canada that,
at the mighty Iub.a.dub, thousands ay hun
dreds of thousands OF brave Canadians will
start up, seize their weapons, rub their eyes,
and peer through the mists OF the morning for
the advance OF the great army of Irish in
vaders. To-day the house of every Englishman
in Her Maiestys possessions will be indeed a
castle, and there will be such loading of
cannon with powder and shell, such prepara-
ton OF Enfield rifles, such securing of Queen
Anne muskets, that the bold foe will shrink
before the click Of the locks, and the dull thud
of the ramrod sending home the deadly car
fridge This is the great day of the Canadian
crisis, and woe be to the Fenian marauder who
disturbs the peace OF the faithful province.
should the bold Sweeney dare to put his foot
on the sacred soil, dreadful will be his punish
menI, lOT tne hduuck6 nave got Juer DlOOQ
up to fever heat, and they will do terrible
things.
As TO where st. Patrick was born it is impos.
sble to tell, but that he was born is certain: it
therefore little matters what country was his
birthplace. ireland was his home, his country,
and he dearly loved her. He came into the
world about 372, and when only seventeen years
of age was carried off by pirates and sold into
slavery in Ireland. His escape to the continent,
his ordination as deacon and priest conseCra.
tion as bishop, and subsequent return to Ire
land, and his actions there, are facts too well
known to need repetition now.
In New York the day will be celebrated by
grand parades. In our city We shall have ap-
propriate religious services In the Roman Catho-
lie churches, appropriate performances at all the
theatres, and body of Fenians are to receive
this afternoon the newly adopted flag of the
Irish Republic at National Hail. The Very Rev.
DR.. p. E. Moriarty will deliver an Grafton at the
Academy oil Music this evening on the subject of
"Ireland; the Apostle; the Nation; the Fath.n
A number of Circles OF the Fenian Brotherhood
and Sisterhood will hold meetings and give
social entertainments this evening.
The Right Rev. Bishop James F. Wood cele
brated the grand pontihcal mass at st. PatrCk's
Church this morning. The usual panegyric of
the saint was delivered by the Rev. Charles
King. S. j. Haydn's grand war mass was per-
formed by the choir. The church was densely
filed with people, who took the most intense
interest in the public devotlons.