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


fering reader That's just what would like to know
ourselves and what we resolved if within the range
of human possibility to ascertain. The celebrated Lord
DUNDREARY-a very distinguished Englishman was
constantly in the habit of exercising the powers OF his
brilliant intellect on things which no feah under
stand" While worthy Scotchman's definition Of me-
taphys-to which his countrymen said to be griev-
ously addicted-was that it was something which
nobody understood, and which the who talking
about it did not himself understand" Something
ceedngy similar to this profound definition is greatly
fear about correct account of this great PanAn
gcan mysery-which, like the seaserpent, has lately
been unfolding its very unreasonable and somewhat
unnvtng proportions to the eyes Of astonshed uni
verse-as at all likely to get. 1t is mysterious
religion-whether Pagan, Christian, or Mormon,
compound of the whole three it is somewhat difficult to
say-whch has been got up by the leading clergy of
the Church of England the object which is to
the people of that country and the remainder of the
universe from the accused practice Of thanking for them
seves and of restoring them to that happy and holy
state in which they will only do they bid by their
clerical lords and ladies' We say ladies' for
syely virtuous woman-now best known as Queen Vic
toria Browns the head of that eminenty respectable
institution called the Established Church of England
beg its pardon, the Anglican Church.
But do not let readers away with the idea that
this religion-so sublime and goriousis intended
to be confined to the limits of what is facetous
termed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland" Not by long shot. Our pious English par
sons not small stuned in their ideas that
comes TO- They have souls above the buttons that Off
ciate upon ordinary coats. The religion which they
have lately invented restorative really do not know
at present whch-is intended, like all other great
" faiths from that of Mohammed of Arabia to
that Of the late lamented Joseph Smith, Esq, of
Ilinos-to be neither more nor less than universal
religion. Other churches may grow at this, and very
probably will But we cannot help that. Our business,
faithful historians is to tell the tale as it was
told to u.s."
Before proceeding to point out how this sublime design
is to be accomplished shall say word two respect
ing the nature of this great Pan-Angcan faith which
is about to redeem and gory the entire human family
1t is generally believed that it originated among the
Heightened people of central Africa A very nfuen-
tia divinity has long been worshped in that favored
part of the world. He is known to Americans and Eu-
ropeans Mumbo Jumbo. Fetish is the general name
| by which the immense series of ceremonial rites
of his impressive worship is distinguished; while
the obeah represents the tremendous secret spiritual
power by which his priests and prestesses are able to
kill to make alive the remarkably intelligent COM
munty to whom they administer the duties of their
Offices in the discharge of which they can, at their
sovereign pleasure either exat their dusky disciples into
angels of light transform them into rats spiders
very horrible power indeed and one which is believed
in with faith sorm and mistaken that although itmght
move mountains, mountains could not move it. Now,
this excellent African faith when it was adopted by the
Pan-Anglican saints first of whom was the pious
king called Henry the Eghth-was duly baptized like
the present Prince of Wales in water from the river