The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-17
ST. COLOMBA.S CHURCH.
Father Haggerty tie RiOf-Zeal Without
Discretion--Old Fcuds Ought to be Buried

Orange aud Green.
st. Colomba's Roman Catholic church, at which
Rev. Michael McAleer is pastor, is almost the
scene Of Wednesdays tragedy, being on Twenty
fifth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues The
congregations yesterday at the different masses were
unusually large, 1t being expected that illusions
would be male in the sermons to the riot. Coming
to and returning from church the people fingered in
the vicinity OF Eighth avenue ana Twenty fifth
street examining with much curiosity the
marks left by the bullets the walls,
windows ana shutters and discussing the
incidents OF the dreadful day. The sermon at the
half past ten O'Clock mass preached by the Rev.
james Haggerty, Of Cork, Ireland.
The discourse was almost exclusively devoted to
the riot. The apostles, the preacher said, once,
when our Lord was
INsULTED AND REvILED,
asked Him II they should not call down fire from
heaven on the heads OF IFS prosecutors. In these
days ana in this city found men who unwilling,
apparently to leave 10 God the defence Of
HIS Church and the religion 1t teaches, de.
sire, If not 10 call down fire from
heaven at least 10 have recourse to physi.
cal force for the purpose OF Furnishing men
whom they regard as the enemies OF their religion
AT THE BOTTOM or THIS FEELING
was presumptuous seli-con0dence ana distrust in
Providence, VINO had accomplished so much for Ire.
more blessings IN store for that land OF saints. A
single century ago there were but 500 600 Catholics
In Ireland, ana Df those
THE MAJORITY WERE STEPPED IN IGNORANCE
ana poverty. What "a contrast the condition Of the
country aud people today presents, when Catholics
are numbered by the million when churches and
schools abounda and the people in the enJOymentOf
at least comparative liberty and prosperity. Not
content with what God mas done for Catholic Ire
land, there are some ardent spirits VINO, allowing
mlsdirected zeal 10 outrun discretion, and ignoring
the restraints 0l law and the cOunsels Of prudence,
ny
aimed al their faita and nationality. TO this class
belong the misguided men VINO had recourse to
arms the oincr day because few Orangemen
chose TO parade the streets. Let the matter
be viewed IN the proper light and those
than wrath To besiow any attention them was
al once wrong and in1udlcious. Lett TO their own
insgnlhcance they wOuld hardly have been heard
OF.
ne deeply regretted that even a small portion OF
the Catholic lrishmen OF New York had disvbcye cd
the injunction Of Their Archbishop and
CAUSED THE SLAUGHTER
that they al so depored by going TO the OF the
severely censureu the HERALD for. what he
termed It's attack on the Archbishop, when on the
Friday preceding the riot 1t declared, he
s3Ih, tlat II there was Dloodshed 1t would
very instant the Archbishop was issuing Instructions
10 MS clergy 10 caution their nocks against inter-
fcrnR with the parade. Tue journal IN question,
TOO, ne sald mad mad tue presumption 10 upbraid
the Archbishop Tor the manner in which he spoke or
the Orangemen IN his sermon on sunday, the 9th
inst.n "
Having pitched into the HERALD to his hearts
content Father Haggerty advised his counfrymen
to bury Tor ever the feuds and animOsles OF the old
land, At the
NEXT sT. PATRfCK's DAY PROCESSION
ne hoped that the societies would parade under ban.
neys u orange aud greed. The QTangemen in New