The New York herald., 1870-11-16
LECTURE AT COOPER INSTITUTE.

Rev. Father Keuiing "Irelnnd As 1t Is
aud Was''--NIayor Hall ON "New York's
Charities"
Rev. Michael Keatng, late secretary to that great
and good man, Father Mathew, delivered lecture
last evening In Cooper Institute before at least 500
people, most or whom were Irish, upon the subject
OF 'Ireand as 1t Was and as 1t Is. ana Her Ever
Steadfast Connection with Francen the proceeds Of
which are to be given exclusively towards the COM
pleti0n OF Father Matthew's church In Cork, Ireland.
The lecture was announced to commence at half
past seven O'Clock, but 1t was quarter past eight
before the speaker put in an appearance. The time
of waiting, however was pleasantly ~ whiled away
by listening to the inspiring notes Of bass drum,
the manipnlator of. which fondly, but de!usively,
imagined he was a musician.
Upon ascending the platform Father Keating was
joined by Mayor Hail. Judge Bedford and several
other municipal lights the former gentleman intro
duclng tile lecturer In few well chosen and ap-
proprlate remarks in the course Of which he said
that New York ia q charity foster-mother-she
yields sustenance to the offspring Of the stranger
without doing injury to her own. This very night the
Founding Asylum Fair Ii raising money that will
doubtless be spent upon the unfortunate children
OF our adjacent cities. This very night fair Is
also held for the purpose Of raising money to
French soldiers and distressed French families, and
we meet here tonight to give with alacrty mite
for the building of an Irish church edi1ce New
York In her charitable impulses must ever bear in
mind the text, "Bcar yc one an0ther'S burdens -
She cannot be really the political capital Of the re-
public nor the capital OF It's literature, its art its
science, Its manufactures and It's commerce without
also sustaining her right to be- at whatever sacrifices
the capital Of national, and, II may be- OF cosnO-
With this Introduction Father Heating com.
rnenced his remarks He first referred to the great
love OF country which has always distinguished the
Irish character, and which he termed q Godlike
attribute, lnasmuch as the Son of God wept at the
destruction OF Jerusalem. Ireland was a nation, he
SAID, before any now existing nation was ever
thought oil, for she was inhabited fifteen hundred
years before the dawn OF the Christian Her early
laws which to this day the basis of the boasted
English cOde were liberal In the extreme and under
them Ireland nourislad ana prospered In an almost
marvellous manner. Until the fourth century her
population was wholly pagan, but, thanks to that
NEST illusrious AMI piois SOUL ST. Patrick, 1t was
converted into Christianity, and that too, with
out the shedding OF one drop Of blood. Immediately
schools, academies and various other establish
ments OF learning sprang up throughout the length
time 30 popular mad these schools become that
persons were sent to them from every portion OF the
then civilized world, and even England, proud and
princes TO the land she now professes desplse for
purpose Of having them educated. (Appause.) J
From this point tho speaker went on to show how
Ireland continued to grow In prosperity, until
when PROSTATE and bleeding from every pOre
because Of the dissensOns Of her own people, Eng.
land stepped In and conquered herr from that
moment her star began to grow dim. lie drew .
very graphic and narrowing picture finer pros.
trate and well-ngh ruined condition, and held up
England to the execration OF his hearers, because Of
her base and villan0us conduct towards the 'tOuld
sod" Notwithstanding the announcement that
something would be said about the ssteadiast con-
noctiOnh Of Ireland with France the lecturer only
made a passing and very slight alluson to the sub