The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-20

VS. '0iJ "ouusOW0Iy delivered. "
think the reverend and eloquent father d
full justice to the subject and the occasion
ana also to himself. The crowded audien,
seemed to feel the deepest interest in ever
word that came from the lips of the oratc
OF the day, and now and again responde
with loud bursts of applause but when b
closed, it seemed for about ten minutes. o
II the house had been taken by storm. A.
many of our readers did not hear this m
interesting discourse, we give the following
as containing the principal and most mate.
rial part of it:
REV. p. F. FLYNNs GRAFTON
| Exiles from Erin-I think am ;ust;f.d i,
80 designating most of you-and Won who are
present through curiosity or love, frankly
CONFESS o! That never before in my life have
arisen TO ADDRESS an audience, feeling nv in
lhaoility and consequently my embarrassnent
more than do on this-to -me-prand and
memorable , occasion. I am called upon to
Iair brow OF Catholic Ireland on this. the f,.ast
Oh ner national Saint, and though am in the
e S'ea OF most beautiful garden, surrounded
no Inoicest flowers, the most exquisite
pants the rarest and most delicate exotics
,snouSn can pluck every color, Gull every hade
nanoIe every tint, though the fragrance is ex,
didiv invig1ratlng Intoxicating still can
u
though :! could die to crown the fair brow of
Erin as IL was never crowned before I con fess |
[o am unable discharge my labor love- On
nart;c;n.d 1a =, Witnessed, am proud to have
s,on OF the Irish societies of the Crescent CITY
10 ae marcn was long must have been fatiguiny
f 10 nor know II any speaker shall address you
liter me, but am determined not to keen Won
ong, 1or know that all your better halves
ma tney must be good to be better than the
ra .. +h; Of the day celebrate,
ands your g Patrick's potsh and I am certain
nere Is or there ought to be, waiting in ven:
eaceiul and happy homes, the dearest old
Ds and sieags G sst boys darling
;.e cr9lskeen lawn" and am not the MAE
18th soul so dead as to keep YOU long from !
len happy surroundings :
lou S4 al are familiar with the life and labors q
st. Patrick. His fame is worldwide. his =
ame is IN every land, and in all the churches- +
you VIII lose no information if condense q
sot ,;S me world sometimes makes a G
eaC noise about its men of genius, it's heroes. Il
poets. It's statesmen, it's saints Nations and "
u wv clties and towns, contend for the y
'n a9 OF the great mans birth. st. Patrick is y
viewer, Tx his birthplace in Ganl and the a. q,
ne about the year 1877. Calpurnius, Roman ~
s q. % was MS father, and Conchessa, niece
tr;ci. vas h o, tours was his mother. When 70
:ation OF heroes and warriors. Though not h,
tuG appropriate, l may remark upon the W
pIopanslt . of my countrymen that
mouth; is most certainly born with pnn w.
on his shoulder or with blae kthorn stick in w
hand. me Irish of those days often ravaged Io
se eo ASH CT England and Ganl From one of Ca
10 pa!ds, under King Nal, they brought vo
~ fatrick and his two eisters prisoners. rel
rick was sold as slave to Milcho. and the w;
lie ktn an%eg Of Ireland he acquired was ste
oradia in the county Antrim, and while az NV
,loyed he conceived the idea of CONVERTING HI H.
ana, and was. perhaps, unknown 70 hinseaf an,
pi;rng 1or that glorious enterprise Nv the
mug tne language and studying the habits In,
1ers, by fasts, and vgils. Himself a Chris. poa
be ne gleesd to see the Irish people plunged Ian
ne, the slave of man, but the frse.born you
OF God, vowed to liberate the children of use
tha from the slavery of hell Oh, how y rha
ha Ha, now strange, how incomprehensible hea
atelv reared ,.ea ans youth OF sixteen, don
O. from conntr, 49,. ~ coIh away from deaf
% OF tender, affectionate mother. and 10 -
stad aS ogeg to an unfeeng master ls
among strangers is q bitter one. Oh. how His
.oung heart must have burst almost to nr;e.
He wos sIo 'c nave oied within sinfu
ne. and Iiasted on ns: Mo!o eAtnguished NIT
as these ,,n.t 49, NN'P'i.i'ions. 4noaghts the
amt no he tra,,iIs occupied the mind of will
n. or as foot.sor IN 5he presence Ofhis that
fter dax aona .ha and weary he toled He
~,
snai not DC so. Did he, like Abraham ~.
est misfortnua hill ~ no consiuered his fused
7 No His iifa sbaiI De. I, MS greatest Trinit
but n life teem;na 80. hoI We d waste or dersts
the memorv of SIyh;L o uPeIhaturai could
md kpptloms. a lite 49, io 1u,iived EN- stoopi
beuediction ava h .nae snaIi De held in the K
ch ia and sboil H. III aine, tne glory this s.
light crown that shall aSa n.est Je"ei IN and pl
i Catholc Ireland, when other nations r"Inta
life shall NOT he - o wioowhood. beauti
II creation for .Ir.od1r - 'no history can +
he blue vaults of hea,.. . tu resounds for ye
'hich regulates tho -: 'n''S Almighty racy:
: rave chosen You, have appointed r Gom 9.
md It'll. INTO ireland and bring that 'Tis ali j
I IA .io'i OUT the darkness of pagauism St Patn
admirable light. Bid her people arise ma
enlightened; tell them that alreody tho. That tim
ete Lord is arisen upon them. de-,
s,n years slavery, Patrick escaped, and But eloq
bless them long s0 WITH 6f his ms lamiy He
10. Anxious and agitated, his soul bio Now from
pc, ieeiing mighty future was before VT, thr
~ Ias uncertain in what country his St Patri1
'a pc cast, till the following vision kin
which shall relate in his own words The prais
,se name was v;o.n nocturnal vision, q Thus did
and, with innumerablo letters, one Of And hene
nanded to me on reading it 1 found The re
Il Ub;Ia rao5H. me voice OF the was not
me- ynnr,a ~ IL thought heard preach i
cried OF " Sne voice OF many persons, 30 goin
,ao 81 II WIN one voice We county
,gs, ua no1y youth, to come and walk into Ker
IssS u.s.. was greatly affected in nv was mar
ould read no longer, then awoke.h the trutl
was no longer doubtful. Ireland was remembe
the 49, Cne CONVERSION OF Ireland gence an
ori- eh!Shoy work, the blessed and of marty
OF ork OF his remaining years. At once while til,
himself under the guidance of St. the desc,