The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-13


able to substantiate a serious charge
against him. That privilege is yours. my |
friends. All, how proud am tonight as
an Irishman and priest, a preacher OF
proud / am tonight to be able to tell you |
that not vestige of ancient slavery or OF |
unjust laws is now around yOu that you |
are free man in q free land that the !
shadow that clouded the happiness of the
| Irish race has cleared away from your sky
America. Here the way is free; the road
| to fortune, to fame, to honor, to power, Is
open, and oil that America asks of her sons
is brightness of intellect, purity of heart,
arm. And where is the man in America
to- day, where is the race in America to-day
that has brought from any foreign or an
cient shore unto the shores of Columbia
brighter intellect, purer heart, a more
honest and straightforward purpose, a
that have come forth to this glorious land
from the time-honored old Ireland.
Rouse mp, o ye sons of ireland! o ye
r men of Irish blood, I ask you not merely
. as a priest, but ask You a. brother
!: that God Almighty gave you and don't
/ turn them out Of your heads with liquor.
), Be spirited. A spirited freshman is noble
d Irishman. The Almighty God has given
y you more than ysur share OF lnteliect
\
moments ago belongs to the race. We
a we're never such fools as to be blind upon
t, any question of religion, and We were never
y such fools as to take up . lie and believe II
re to be the truth. Be loyal to your intellect
., which God has given you: No penal law ne
ne curse of ignorance is upon yeu IN this liant
10 of law, of knowledge, Of intelligence, per
in feet, magnificent, glorious Columbia. Th'
. road to fame, to honor aud to power !
re open, and oil that America demands o
,rs her adopted children is that, in addition t
Of brightness of intellect, that they have hon
of esty of purpose and straish forward man'i
mt ness, with that energy and determination q
,re mind and OF hsnd chat God has lavishe
,er upon the Iiishman, and he is only wantin
nd l,pion that creates all these, aud has create
w. them in Ireland for ages; when be forge
~ his duty to the altar, second only IN \
|. I sacredness to the altar OF Gods Ho
me Church, namely, the altar Of his domest
wn hearth in it's purity and unsullied Low
der America leads the way to fame, fortul
nan and power. The nations of Europe q
nd striving in that way; the schools OF Ge
ven many, the schools of France, the chlidr'
~ of England, the children of Ireland, are {
are in the race, and for the first time In the ~
orr tory of our nation for q thousand yeal
sen the Irishman has q fair chance to pro
orc what God and man have done fer him. A
vho nv friends, in the day when the cycle
ST ages and the issues OF history snal. w. ~.
hts telligencc, the worth of every nation II
here has sent ID PeopLce " o. 1870, -
ave Irish element in this great country will
t of the brightest gem in the imperial Gro
the that WILL resi- .oI eeeo .,.a nrnws
this among the nat'ons, upon ,, S.e fro"So
% to great Coiumoa, euI Ia .ho onnrass
ie." tue refuge OF tue sCIea :nO. 'n 70 ana,v
red. the fair parent, iaiI anu a.. 40
nber ton that sue aooP's' AZ S.as 10y "a, ~
met 6rigntest gem III neA :.aW;a.noa and
i'll to faith, the purify SIe 10y ~ - ~.
You strength OF oear otu e;i
y in transpianteo upon he' IVA"