The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-27

would not look nderenty their neighborS tumbhng
into cofiness graves by the million. The stranger is
eased and the French peasant is fed by the hospaa6e
and generous rich Irsh but their on couatrynen die of
hunger at their 0ey DOORS
How can our people be saved and by whom? They
can be saved by the contributions of the Irish in Amer
ca and the bishops and priests of the Catholic Church
are the parties to collect this contribution It is useless
for any section Of people to undertake relieve the
universal distress that is devastating Ireland.
The Fenans are doing all they to relieve the FAM
lilies of the men who pnng in English dungeons for
endeavoring to drive the of Famine out of Ire
land. The Fenians, while doing all that men do
not competent to relieve entire nation. 1t will
take nation to relieve nation. Therefore, to
people at home it will require the unoosening of the
purse strings of the Irish nation here.
The bishops and priests Of the Catholic Church
raise millions where the Fenan Brotherhood cannot
raise thousands.
AS proof of this we have only to refer to the his
tory of our race for the last dozen years. There have
been twelve millions of pounds expended in Ireland in
twelve years for Church purposes This is equal to
$94 100000. The Fenian Brotherhood has not col
lected since its organization million Of dollars
It may strike unaccountaby strange, how
try so impoverished as Ireland could raise SO much
money. Take into account the additional money raised
for the necessary support of the standing clergy and you
can almost add six millions more to the twelve.
In the year 1885, the population of Ireland was nine
millions; to-day, it is four and half According to
natural law the population of Ireland should be- at
least 10000 900 Here is decrease of and one
half millions of people in twenty years.
It may strike our readers as strange why many
and gorgeous church edifces required while the
congregations melting away like If, in forty
six, nine millions of people had churches enough where
the necessity of expanding twelve millions to
modate onehalf? Had this money been expended in
saving the millions who died for of bread could
not the people afford to put up with Inconvenience
in the other matter? Does God think of brick and
mortar than he does of living men
Tt does not require costly edfces and golden affairs to
keep our people in the Church of their fathers. The
history of the dark centuries, when the hills the
churches and the rocks the aars attest the fidelity of
our people not marble fronts and stained windows but
to Faith
There seems to be mania in Ireland to-day, for grand
churches while the people dying of famine unptied
the congregations fleeing from plague and the grass
growing on the pathways that lead to many country
chapel.
We have heard men preach that famine was from
Cod that people, dashed from Ireland might carry
the faith to foreign lands Surely this is basphemy
against the Lord He cannot require this eternal sacrl
fee from our people, where they lose faith than is
gained.
Take your few converts, whom half dozen mission
aries could make at revival and put them in the scales
AGAINST the thousands of our yruou countryWOmen who
become lost and the millions of the descendants OF the
Irish emgrants who deny the Church of their fathers
and they make sorry balance.
In heavens name, then appeal to the bishops and
priests of the American Catholic Church. to order COL