The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-03-22

I'"S'""s WY "PP''"'S'sl! 3NST't'S. hpYffoiaSS
Of ireland by the successor Of him tic
whom Christ said-.Ia willlgivc to thee
the Keys Of. the, Kingdom Of Heaven
| Aepca. the frsts condition is verified g
the. ileitsr., Christ through his Vicar,
declsred--''Yo u have not chOsenmo, but
I have chosen you" 9Tl bpa ,lYl-'t !'s',
Thsnp. 1T US skamipe, and fce whether
Isl. Patricktbas fulfilled the, latter copdi.
ditions-has he brought forth fruit, and
has tl,ht'fruit rtn,nined? ,lWells VIC con-
sidcr that he proved these propositions
beyond tie possibility Of q doubt. The
history Of fifteen centuries tg i bear ample
Testimony to these evident truths THAT
st, Patrick brought forth fruit, and that
This same fruit has rcu1aincd..N 1' ~ 80.
However, Father Burke was not salts!
:dcd 81 giving merely, his assertion, but
'gaveus .lhsa history of,ases, Of nations,
and ofpeoplcs since the days Of St, Pat
rick, all3ofwllich loudly assert 'thatthe
PatrtnaiSaint brought forth abundant
fruit, and that that fruit still remains,
The fpc." lhp., his fruit lsas, rcmaippedin r.:
'ality is,bcyopl the bare; possibility Of
doubt. Docs not the world see, that!in
sout own day, the Church Of StsPatrick
is as vcr'ludt aud nbloomingF no'wiih-
Standing the bloody ottdcal'througH 'Hlicl,
it has passed for, the ast Three Hundred
years, is lie day on which st, Patrick
gave up his Pure 7'sodl to his Creator !?
! Consequently, tlleh, we must see 1hauall
The characteristics left'us by; Christ'lIim a.
self, by which we are to'kuow bisn Apos-
lies, arc to be found ialsoyiu St. Patrick;
50 we'must logically couclnde that be WAS
selected by.CLrist---thaths work was tho
wotk ofGod rahd'sealdd with the impress
Of .he,NIost Aligh.py! haiasl.pasys isa
! Thercome lhis reasons why the Itch
OF Marchqshouldi be allela mc,nonbleb by
the Catholic CIuroh--tho day onlwhich
,St;Pntrick received the tribute due to, his
'lalors.siiThe lb.sl1and most satisfactory
reasonthat can be given for holding this
day in,dccp 5veneration, is because che
Church, the evcrifaithful guardian ofthe:
.deposi! ofthcdloly iGhost,qtells ihor chill:
,,lrrn,in the Language ofSt.i l'aultothc
Romans, '.TriLHc t6wliomtribu.o is due;
honor toiwl,om honoris due1 INowlthut
was the day. on>Iwhich; St. Putricky our
spiritual father, received tribute, ;in Ilua.
SScn,so rich that the heartlidfnnun is lot
capable to conceive its greatness; un
honor so bigh'and exalted that!it isiar
beyond ,hd'reach gof our imagination to
,iatlIhm.;o Mloreoveryif. by the ties Of Na-
ture; weafey forced to give llonor and
respect To- those on earth hlour Limit
ed capacities tcllausare worthy of honor,
most decidedly itanust be ,laudableito
sivcshonor aid ve,lerationi to those who
were honorable ,'l thcislshst OF uod, ,'aud
who have drawn whole n'tl'ns.i tiial
were ibe,,lslieai iii dslkh.ss! ana ", !ae
shnd9wof desth.i ito the knowledgeoflIIs
admirable elnysts'ics ana HIS iadoraIie
wlll'ijihssc,3 and lmsuy io'hor equally
,coseut reasons, were given as an answer
TO- the last prop'sltlons ,ysn 81 af.
rather burke also ,cxf:at1ea ,iwny 'le
children .;i OF 81, Patrlck iove .ney saanrocS.
Their patron SAINT usea y US an lslustra-
flo'i--.i'ot as iai t4eologlcai argument
WHEN lexpiainlns Me mystery @a9.he
blessed! aitlnhy 70, Tue Nmseo oasnel;-
''h s,'. q l'reei ~ one eouMioel!a Y gs,7o
ih's ,sias 'lsar ias possipe',o '9e erGer
which Father bafKe. 1ol'9weai s,wa',e qe-i
l!Terihs !he pah'gyr'c u Afs,anus Ha'fol
SAINT. nc tiiel' SAID 40, = tlat We
have partially seen w'at ia'holiS irelana
ms done tor the religious woria, let us
Wv hcr ialu nceph no1ner uepattmc,Ns'
Al'er hlH,orlealiy aild lai'o,u.iy;dePlcIhs
'w'lnt irislllfalor, talent anu INDUSTRY nss
tffowh mo the, Ga'ahce %! c'S'l'Aa,lqn gu
t't'Eastr . ,uoria w'ats IN ? WORD ,tlrisi'
genius had done ior the '''ora'l anu tlhSa,
etl' elevation o. huroPeaa !, l. eoan'r.ss ~
us. .iie sa'dn .akeia speedy nisa. oveli .l'is
's,l'ane republics s aud nos'es ,ao snare
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