The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-22

sheep and commits fearful depredatons not in the line of
eating but biting and nbbling them to DEATH Now am
audng to Organization that is in city and that is
almost dead but which they trying resuscate for the
purpose of getting money Money again, you ee is
what bothers him. They have called meeting for the
purpose of leading of the good astray if would
keep silent; but thank God will not warn all not to
attend this meeting for know what they have to say
Their Emnences Cardinals Wiseman of England and Cullen
of Dublin after close examination in council at Rome
pronounced anyone belonging to this Organization in state
of mortal SIM He then went to describe what would be-
of such mortal sinners How the evil spirits would
drive off the good and take possession of after DEATH
How Fenanism would die for the leaders did not think it
would do any good unless getting the money money AGAIN.
out of the foolish people He cited the of smart and
cute fellows from ST. Louis his way New York. who told
in Chicago who opposed to Fenanism that he
going for share of the spos that Feniansm would
not amount to anything but would do more harm than good
He said he knew there money money AGAIN. afoa
and he going have his share And this is the way
with the whole of them. He wound by saying, Ireland
that great Catholic nation going be freed
in mortal SIM"
Now why, in Gods name don't these great Christians take
the in hands themselves and show the way free
great Catholic country? Now this "wolf and sheep story
is very old and good for children 1t is but Little Red
Riding HOOD from the pulpit. Those very watchfu
Shepherds such sleepes PASTOR who to be
vgilant their Irish ocks make but very sorry
figure when called for of their stewardship
There flock (naion the top of Gods green earth
that has been devoured by wolves the Irish sheep But
then the wolves of the English breed and with
power to buy and the divine right of English wolves
the Irish sheep and consequently the good shepherds
could think of crying wolff The fact was if they did
cry wolff they might get devoured themselves for your
Saxon wolf is epicure but would devour shepherd that
would between him and his quickly he would
devour of the sheep Consequently, it is safer to
pound matters by crying wof" to the Irish breed in order
drown the cries of the sheep while they being devoured
by the English fellow"
The best part of the story remains to be told.
The meeting which he denounced Fenian meet
ing at ALL 1t meeting of large portion of his Irish
congregation who DESTROYS to build another Catholic
church in Joliet Joliet has large Irish population and
has only church and priest The church is very
small and capable of holding onethrd of people
Even though the ground and enough of money to build
another church available at moment for the last half
dozen years. and papers that effect have been laid before
the proper authorities for mot be made pub
lie but which know and money is not the least part of
IT'D we have been Kindred in undertaking.
Father Farley has the whole Irish population to himself
and ocourse is financially opposed building another church.
His yearly is greater than that of the Governor Of
the State Build another church and you will bring another
priest here and the "sheep can't be de-proected in
od for you will have two parishes thereby reducing Father
Farleys AS Father Farley will even go to the
expense of getting curate you must infer that his sick calls
numerous, and that he is often called out O nights
prepare the departing soul for judgment There you
mistaken The who crowd the Catholics of Joliet
into onethird their natural siz and shouts wolf Fenan
when onehaf his congregation desire to and consult
the necessity of building church, sraegs of no
caber. So he easily come flank movement on
those unhnking people who take notion get sick and
die in the middle of the night lie will anser sick call
unless certificate from doctor is produced! What matter that
unreasonable people die without the last rites of the
Church. the shepherd must sleep while the flock sleeps
Now have written length than intended but
the ofeven eight burst out When
people talk of the failure of Fenanism free Ireland such
our paor-and their legion-who have used