The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-18

ORANGES OF country OF home OF the country Of
upon which, either In sunshine in storm, either In JOY
In SORROW memory still loves TO dwell and VIII con,
tinue 70 love to dwell until fe's latest hour And on
children Of St. Patrick here in the land Of their adoption
and OF their affections, assembling bsfo God holy
and TO egister their OF fidelity and
their FIRST and their best tribute the altar oil
ana their country ST. Patrick, although the apostle OF
Ireland well the apostle and saint OF the vaholic
church. His virtues and the fruits OF his labor are OF
the church. of the whole churc ND all
her spiritual children entitled 10 ana reoice toShare
therein St. Patrick although prominently the aRste
Of nation, was, through his sprituai aesond'
ants the apostle Of many nations And, especNy, |
may claim him as the apostle OF TINS country IN
which SO many Of his children lind happy and peaceful
and a secure abode Therefore II is that ndebtd
not simply children OF Ireland but as an Irish peole
and Catholic people IN TINS inc anu OF youi ,S
cia relations, not only debt OF unbounded gratitude
but also great duties and sacred Obligations l WIN no,
beloved brethren to speak TO you OF what s suct
well known and oft told tale OF the particulars and tht
life and labors Of st. Patrick With these you are familiar
You know dispensaton OF Providence
by which his lot became In early life bound up, as IL
Were forever with the lot Of Ielandhow was that by
hostile excursion into Gau or called France,
capturing the CITY OF Tours and carrying away many
prisoners, he brought with him the ooy called
him until received the episcopal conservation, and
thus led captivity he was sold as slave 10 chief
tar In that part OF Ireland called Antrim. IL was
when al the age that he thus found himself
bondsman in a foreign and heather land And we can
readily imagine what be the feelings thai filled his
youthful breast when he thus found himself separated
from family and country and friends and all that ne hed
DEAR and condemned as would seem 10 MIN LOT All e
future days of his life the condition of bondsman
Yet Providence had in store for him great things ana
gave him this first trial because, as We know ana as me
history Of Patrick and Patrcks country has ever proved
that virtue most lourishes in soil that IS waered py
aalictons tears, and that the school that has given
| severe school Of adversely And he himself tells
us that it when he was suffering from n,
hunger and want when exposed to all the rgors OF
incement seasons when wandering about the bleak
mountains Of Ulster tending the nocks OF his ptiess
MASTER heart bleeding at the sad and cruel separa
tou from all TO which had chung dearest "a Ire
then il was that he gave himself up TO God. He then
formed the resolution that he would devote himself 70
the good and TO the welfare OF the bcnighteo ana
| heatRen God accepted his ofer and he was told 10
| addition that the day Of his deiverance was at hand
| He was conducted by an guide. Ho made his
wav 10 the coast where he found vessel ready to sail
for France-to his native landand soon was restored
to the embraces Of his family and friends ba, ne aa
Resisting all their entrcaes to remain with them ne
| sued his way tho monastery which had been 9ere
| ed by his uncle, St Martini Of Tours. and vaor.
| he assumed the religious habit There for reaas
he prepared himself by study and prayer for tells ms
thai during those years the voices ns S sr
ing heart and in his soul-the voices ma wishes
ana ,m u bis CONVICTION to ST. Grmans under
whose spiritual mastership he had ben W tho will
with his advice repaired to Rome 70 pnntiin whom
he recognized the great divnely apoh'a riprity and
Church-the great centre Of spntaaiaa ns entered
h sa,es Of that far famed city We may iagne the
feelings that filed his breast wnen u, sacred bv
e bo ana' Of SO many Hustrous saint and mar
tyrsp when he breathed, as y were, ,,ound on the
snsy nao on WhcS their and
up the same blue azure skYpostles Jetor and Paul
the spot where the gorio their Divhs Master; when
he kneeied In and 5y sacrifice uIn their tenhsIba
he celebrated thso longer proud pperial Rome-for
her powesmpire had been wrested I'm her brow
diadepwhich had ruled earth for 3 many ages had
scsrbroken, and her long vl, ,Sa ,sgons lay
der foot BY, ruthless and bar susDsn str am
ger sun she was Rome. ,.'he city Of
mace where grew the victory Of jesus Chit nmsaf ' oe
earth II was Celeste the saint VINO held sat Ggh re-
sDeeea to ask bis 70 be that
Apostle the Green Isle, whore he had spent liz eAav
mpo is w. q ssA s D with 1 opss
Pauanus had already been se 70 Ireland, and the
orsr Om Cod Sa. Patrick p s
time present himself IN furhrance OF his mission 10
d the n nd hs him
Qn or heart and with tha,ks to God and trusting in
10 thu far OF land where he had been held as slave
paba that h ss a wet attempted 70 land :. spot
way, aions Inc coast vi he came to : N more ore
to receive md where he people we're ready
vered many them. It hassensd tsst s ANU con- -.
lest converts was the andtvo dsn9h,aa h
meet assembled majesty a Tax wSsn ne Tsn 70
fsress interview with the King I'd Druds, and ST.
when they celebrating their SUI vorsh,n Th
King and chieftians and Druids wiling 10 hear him
He appeared before them and spoke to TIM Of God the
and eternal He puccsd P invisible 1m
green sward. and held i up as emblem Spsin the
cross the sign Of salvation and preached 70 the C,ss
crucned, and Of sslf-denial and humility OF emnsr
ance aud chastity Of meeknes and forgiveness sd fra
ternai love- Fearlessly pursuing theme he bean 10
show to them the alsity, and the superstition andthe
@ Which you ssy
which you bow down 70 and adore, only rises at the
comma Of God II cannot shine and endure
mseraSly into the abyss Of eternal woe. . The
king listened and his heart moved, and bowling to
that believe than die" fne king was baptized Ie sea
many with him embraced the crucinx He Afterwards
ss ne an Invitation from the King Of Munster Angus
country and there great numbers Of tho people listened
him. believed were baptized and aggregated into the
bosom OF the Church He returned Ulster and aft err
wards visited every part OF Connaught; he established
the sees Of Dromore and uogher, and at Armagh he
still stands in is original FORM but whore alas no sue.
sessor Of 81 Patrick now ministers at his altar; but
not Or No had been at arst unsuccossfui in Dub.
na,t ~ ,rssra ascouraged he visited again that
sSou. the time Of his arrvn : 80 happened tina. jus.
family Of the king with sad severe sact,on b.
son had died, and the poor, heart blsken mother
had heard OF the fame Of ST. Patrrk,s wo,ts "a
Miracles sent 70 him and besouaht HIN 10 cong ma
pray beside the corpse OF her darling SON 81
could not deny her prayer but went and ~ oy tne
side Of the dead boy and after prayer hs ~mcneo MN
with his crozier-caled tho staff snus Cnrst-ana
restored 70 e and npturousycroug 70 the embraces
Of bis ovsroyed mother Thl The king and bis whole
token OF his gratitude tha,he bestowed 81 Patrick
that very piece Of grou whore the Cathedral Of s.
Patrick In Dublin now lands, and which, IKE the e.
and devoted TO >, foreign worship After labor
ing for nearly 6fty years appointing priests, con-
secrating bishop and establishing sees, having seen
churches built monastsres and converts multiplied
every handSt Patrick cd, having the consolation
before his sses closed in death Of seeing nearly
the whole island converted 70 the faith. And what is
remarkable. without the enusion Of single drop Of
blood For the seed OF the faith planted in lrish soil
seemed TO fall as once on congenial so IL opened
gladly 70 receive H. II struck its roots deeper and deeper
and wider and wider, and II grew up with vgor and