The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-26

is in Ireland.
From the latest ecclesiastical returns it appears that in
matters of religion the people divided follows Ro
man Catholics, 45O5OOO Established Church, $685. 900
Prebyerans other Protestant dissenters 10000
There are bishoprics the English Church, 510parshe
and 172 cergymen The net incomes of each of
the bishops is $22960 The Bishop of Armagh has the
pumpest plum, Sal $40 annum to live upon after pay
ing all charges and The Bishop of Derry stands
next with met income of $685. nearly five thousand better
than the President of the United States The Bishop of
Cork has the smallest annual portion of these twelve
cesors of the twelve Apostles S1 520 The average net
value of clerical vngs ST. 3OO The total amount paid to
bishops and ministers is but the gross
receipts from church thes is nearly three million dollars
per This amount is raised by the taxation of the
whole community of than five and half millions
people, for the benefit of the six hundred and nneyhree
thousand adherents of the Established Church
The Pebyerions of Ireland haze decreased about 100000
during the last fifteen years. This the result of emgra
ton promoted by English tyranny. The Bishops of Armagh
and Derry above newfoundland who have done God
service by filling poorhouses emigant ships sharks bellies
and American graves with thousands of their tenants
the gentlemen in lawn who figured in the late Pan
Anglican Synod Lambeth and the kissing of whose gar
ments considered such gracious privilege by the Amer
lean Bishops Do the American people fully realize that
the English Church the English Government the bishops
of being the peers of the other? The followers of Christ
being the scourgers of the people? Surely if they did
American cleric would far forget the land of his birth
yield first his allegiance the head of the English Church
which is the Queen All members of the Church of Eng
land English subjects This they cannot squirm out
Of The American people should to this. 1t would be
far judicous and certainly defensble to make
the President the head of the Church the Queen of Eng
land There is not much doubt but that Andrew Johnson
despcable he isl could open communications direct
with the celestial kingdom well Victoria By all
means have American head instead of English
head.
Presbyterans of Ireland Scotch
Irish and are found mainly in Ulster There
gregaons in nearly all of the large towns but Belfast is
the UNCONVENTIONAL They energetic and active,
and the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland in
point of ability is not inferior to that of any other land In
the time of Charles II royal gift made from the secret
service fund aid the Presbyerans of Ireland That free
and easy king probably did not copper whether INVENT
Presbyterans Churchmen The amount 900 per
annum James H. discontinued it, but after the arrival of
the Prince of Orange not only returned but increased
$4,000 per In 1892 further raised to S25
O0O and is about 00000-an annual grant from Par
lament This sdivded among the ministers who cassi
fed according to the number of families in their
TONS There 80 ministers of the first class who receive
$3.50 and Sd of the second class who receive
$3.50 For supporting the ministry and building churches
other than this the Presbyterians rely the voluntary
principle
ROMAN CATHoLIcs-There four million five hundred
thousand Romanists who build their churches and support
2291 priests without receiving cent from Government
There Catholics to Chrchman in the island but
the English Church maintains that it is just and equitable to
grind nearly three millions of dollars yearly to maintain
the establishment This is the iron that enters the SOUL
Politically dsfanchised in great measure denied equality
before the law compelled support the national church and
their besides the priesthood Of Rome exactng
the priesthood of Englandlandords exacng rents to
the arhing with thirty thousand soldiers in Ireland
with hope of change for the BETTER wonder that every
vessel every steamship passing westward the blue At
lantic freghted with the bone and muscle of Erns isle
The hopes and longngs of Irshmen the world
centrated in of that sad refan-he Emigrants
Lament:"
"They say there's bread and work all.
| That the shines always there;
But I'll not forget you, darling,
Were it fifty times fair"
Yes there is work. there Bread it is land of sunshine
fir ee labor free schools citizenship He be in
America All possibilities before him His friends write
to him, send him money-peces of god-which he might
toll for from the cradle the grave and obtain No
wonder he is dscontented And having tasted the
of freedom and citizenship he cannot forget his darling his
native land ground to the dust Here of Fenan-
ism "The Fenans have no ground whatever for complaint
said gentleman to me. "The laws are as good they