Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-25
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CORRESPONDENCE.
MEMPHIS. March I-lh. 1856
Rev }. A. Rotehtord-R and Dear Sir:
At a meeting OF the Hibernian Mutua
Relief Society, held this day, it was
Rese'Ued, That the thanks Of the II
NJ. r. Society, are eminently due, sn,
are hereby rendered, TO the Rev. Fathel
ROtchford, for the able, lucid, and pa
tTiotic address delivered by him this day
and that committee offve be appointed
10 wait upon him and request copy o.
said address for publication
In pursuance Of the above action, Tho
undersigned on behalf Of the H. NJ. r
Society, and Of themselves. would state
that all We're delighted and edited the
glorious memories OF the m3rtyred dead
were resUscitate the eloquenee en-.
tranced, whilst the illustrioUs deeds o
lrelanTs sanity heroes edited all who
had the pleasure Of hearing you. BUT
Reverend Sir, As many 0f the cOngrega-
ton and others who desired 10 hear you,
had not an opportunity, and as suck q
gem Is deserving OF examination and
ought to be preserved; We therefore,
pray that YOU would be pleased 20 fur
nish copy Of your panegyric for publ
cation
Hoping a favorable response, we are,
Reverend Sir. with sentiments Of respect
and esteem, yours most respectfully,
SAMUEL TIGHE,
d. AAGEVENEI, sr-, :
THOS CONWAY, 3
j. FEALG,
EDWARD TIGHE,
Msssrs- sam ael Tighe, II. Msgsveney, sr, and
Others
Gentlemen . Your note, asking a copy
0f the panegyric delivered on the I7Uh
inst, in St. Peters Church, has been re-
ceived.
Though I do not perceive any good its
publication may effect, and though il
was never intended for the perIsai Of the
public. vet I will not refuse your datter-
ing request.
Herewith I send you a copy, and
thanking you for your kind appreciation,
remain, gentlemen. respectfully yours,
j. 4 ROTCHFoHD, %. B.
81. PFrER.s CHURCH. March Il lst5.
SERMON.
The memory Of him shall not pass away. and
his name shah be In nest rom generation 10
Nations shan declare his wisdom ana he
church shall show forth hLs praise t3ccl aslas-
ticls ENELN- l3- a.
This is a day Of eXUltati0n throughout
the entire world This is the anniver-
sary Of a renowned apostle Of God. This
is an occasion when IL Is meet to assem-
bic before the altar and pour forth the
prayer Of gratitude % the Infinite Being
FOR His benehcenee to man
To-day the pulse of the Celtic hearts
thr0bs with peculiar feelings Of religious
delight and the enthusiastic cOmm0tOn
is experienced in every cline from the
rising 20 the setting sun.
Here in our own native land a million
tongues proclaim the grandeur of the
feast. and the names Of ireland and Ire
lands apostle resOund from bluff 10 blutf
from city 10 city, along that immense
valley drained by the Mississippi, bring
ing JOY and consolation % the Catholic
heart; there in those vast metrOpoiises
Of the East the green flag Of Erin waves
In murmuring sadness at the head of
PROFESSIONS vOciferous with dsmoBstTH-
lions Of delight, whilst reli zion adds her
golden inspiration; there, too, in patriotic
France j. seen the same almost maTtyed
emblem Of a nations glory fiuuuHug be-
side The banner Of the Empire, whilst the
martial troops Of Napoleon, headed by
Mcmahon. march firmly and gladly b
some Celtic air: there, too, on the ever
classic shores Of the Tiber, in thst beauti-
ful land Of the poet and painter, where
worth and genius ami vIrture are yet
encouraged, this day is not forgotten,
and Italian love and Irish wit cOmmingie
70 give zest TO the occasion; there, too,
I'm that nation Oi historic humiliation,
where sorrow has lost its bitterness, and
tyranny its stiHg-Where poverty and
Ignorance have been encouraged by base
legislation, but where virUure is pFscticed
and the God Of the universe adOred-yes,
in Ireland. srill sOrr1wing, still hoping,
five millions Of as noble hearts as ever
c0Ursed with the purple flow of life, offer
on this anniversary their prayers % their
God for His generous and His af13ictIng
dispeusariOns.
But what Is greater than the acclama-
tons Of men and the p0mp Of the world
i.. that on each altar erected for the con-
tinual c0mmemorati0n Of the sacrifice Oh
the cross, is h0nCred, amidst the stuPanG-
Gus mysteries enacted, the name Of tie
glorious apostle Of Ireland.
Similar feelings have assembled us
here on this glorious occasion, and sinai
lar considerations prompt Us 20 add Our
mite 70 the homage due this chosen ser !
want Of God.
The Church is diyinely marked by her +.
selecting the eun0biiBg emotions Of the I
hearts and attaching them 10 those who I
were above the s0rdid interests or ambi- I
ton Of life. thus fulhlling the injunction I.
ofSt Paul Of " rendering honor 10 whom I
honor is DUE and calling upon her chill /
dren 10 initiate the example OF those I
whose riches were virtues, and whose 4
actions are recorded on the pillars Of
Heaven
The heroes OF this world are adulated /
and admired why not eulOgiZe the he Z
roes Of the Church
That one builds his reputation on the .
mangled bones of his many victims--the I
other wins his renown by Christian char
ity. That one erects his monuments on I
the smoking Olebz1S Of anation' shattered I
libeEty-the other is euthroned in the I
virUuous hearts Of the children Of God. I
No worldly ulsusOleum heralds the lat
ter's name 10 future generations, but the
archives Of the Church preserve his un- 1
diving deeds, and his monument Of pre-
cious gems Is erected on the ''eternal hills z
Of Heaven"
such was the character Of him whom 1 I
eUlogize on this occasion, and whose rare /
virtues are engrafted on a nations graft 7.
tude and a worlds admiring gaze.
Ii would be impossible for ~ ~ enu- I
merate all the virtues Of this illustiOus .
saint without an unnecessarily proloDged /
detention, and hence, We VIII but dis 4
course on the prominent features Of his I
life, aad portray the great deeds OF bis I
apOst0l2te, and the immortal cOnse- I
quences thereof.
The most authentic records announce l
his early life la France, Of which, how
ever. bot little is known except thaL at j
the age Of sixteen he WAS carried away 4
by pirates, then inlesting the seas, 10 that /
land which subsequently, became the I
scene Of his extraordinary zeal. He who 4
was afterwards TO disenthral the inhabI- I
tants Of this c0uutry from lbe shackles OF 4
Pagsuisin was, b. wonderful pispensG- |
ton, reduced To slavery himself. Here, L
for six long years, he guarded the fiocks 4
On the hills Of Autrim-studied The Ian
gaage of the nztivss-aud disseminated /
fhe first seeds ri Inc Christian faith
from his native land and The Z
Of friends, he schoOled HIM /
self 10 the practice OF humility and (
prayer; and nOW i W2s, We fancy, That 4
The 6rst aspirations roT the conFerst0A Oi /
ireland were enkindled ip his heart, and I
The solid fabric Of bis gesl received its !
fOBpdation.
But God, whose iaterp0sltioa .seela5
ever influencing the career OF our calntss !
afforded him an occasion Of escaping 70 I
his native home, thus adding another /
link b the golden chain Of charity
which was ever afterWads 10 bind him 4
10 the dearest interests of the Emerald j
Isle. Not unWillingiy he Obeyed tbls .
impulse Of Grace, which gave him the /
Of preparing himself for 8 4
sublime though arduoRs E0caIiaD, HIS 4
was not the mind that thought Of the
vanity and applause Ct the world-his ]
was not the soul that longed Tor the am
bition Of life, but one which coveted the (
salgatien Of the souls Of his fellow men
and the pecoHpense Of the Just,
MS vocation was not uuregardSd. The
natural ties that bind the society We're
shattered. His patriniony and friend
snip were sacrificed in order that he
might become the instrument in the /
hands Of God for the election Of The Irish
people % the faith OF Christ. Finally,
about the year 482, he received from
Pope Celestine the apostolic commission.
he was conseerated Bishop, and then
commenced with unprecedented ardour.
me conversion Of that people who had
siOmbered for unknown ages in Pagan
darkness. Nounwonted display attended