The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-26


sbs people of Ireland. Z ana with you to-night1
bound up in the strong bonds Of faith aud OF
your gallant struggle against
the foe of our land God iPoured down His
Blessings npoh khe trishs and the devil brinRsd
In tho ourse of drank enpess and iateMRerance
to thwart the benefcsnt designs Of Heayen;I
You arise to Danish this curse Of the deyal
Won may shine upon our country, and the bless
ingB of our restored nationality seal forever
the Happiness Of the Irish race. The temper
alto Irishnssn 10 tho man OF hope ioE aIeaa1o.
In the temperate Irishnan see the man yno'l
will bring honor upon his Own name In th@
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the temperance fold, and then tho gallantry
and genius and nobility Of tho Irish character
will establish for rs leading position among
the various races that dTsil mere, hnd h snS
of the population Of this yonng rspnnncs
Aye, and more than that, tho old Motheriand
will throb for joy-she will revive ana get
cheer her in her sorrows and aid her in renew
ing her national life.
Now, my friends, have three toasts to pro-
pose to you before we part o,.as Inc tho Virtus
of temperance, which will lead the irlsh PEG
pie to happiness and glory: Men OF !reian i
. cheer for our glorious religion for Tue sake
of this the great cardinal virtue! (Cheering
and music by the band.) Now for tho great
virtue Of temperance, which you arc sustain
ing under the patronage and direction OF our
mother, the Church; for this honors Slrsm Inc
which promises for our race honor, and Tor our
nation freedom. A cheer for the virtue OF
Temperance for it's own sake. (Enthusiaselc
cheering) Finally, for our native land, loI
her freedom to be won through the heroism OF
her virtuons and temperate sons For the
liberatien of Ireland join me, Irish temperance
men of New Jersey, in three cheers. Cheer
H set tSe sg ~ iof
brothers of the temperance cause: IL IS late
and you and are tired. We will part now
Catholic Temperance Society, we can rise
bright and early in the morning 10 atlenu "
onr business, and we won't have a headache.
Three cheers were then given for the
| Rev. Father Hennessey, the Passionist Fa-
theirs, the Bishop Of Newark, the clergy
generally, aud the President of the state
Union, Mr.. J. w. O'Brien, who was called
| for by the societies.
said:
Brothers-After hearing Father Burke's ad'
| dress before the State Union at Paterson, our
| noble Bishop exclaimed, This is O. glorious
| day for our temperance movement" now,
after Father Barke's cheering words to US here
tonight, may we not feel proud to be temper
ance men. May we not cry ont this indeed is
q great night for temperance But when the
cause Of temperance is put before US as Inc ~
! the old lahd are shown to us 10 connected 80
directIy with the success Of the Temperance
movement; when these glowing sentiments OF
| the Inns of Ireland's beloved son. whose name
| is the glory of our race to-day in every lana
whose genius and Piety. and may not ado
patriotic championship OF hrs native lano, hai
man. woman and child that sprang from 1rist
soil, may we not exclaim in the Joyous, the III
umphant feelings of our Irish hearts to-nigh
that this has been o great day for temperate.
and a glorious night for our native Ireland
Give YOUR thanks to Ireland for producing
Father Burke; your thanks to the order Q
preachers; your thanks ana your G Sm; nisn
patriot priest, the champion ana TREND OF gu
cause, by three parting cheers, for Fathe
Thomas Burke!
An outburst of cheering now arose n!
over the entire multitude, up and dow
the streets, which goes beyond all descrlp
ton. An immense calcium light, born
Inv the St. Michael Society, was turned OF
tie portico where the ciergymen stood
filling the scene with a flood or liSht
rockets shot Tito the air; the bands al
: struck up simultaneously, the torches AM
transparencics were Lifted In Inc ar, tn
cheering was again taken up, and reVer
berated out into the night, windows Wer
thrown open and the inmates of surround
inp houses seemed to share the enraptnre'
and enthusiastic feelings that swayed tn
: dense masses in the streets below. NO
thing to compare with 1T has ever take,
pIace within our recollection, except, per
f haps, the ovation extended to Bisho
! Bayley in the same city BY the temper
auce Union last winter. The Jerseyme
have paid a handsome tribute to Fathe
Q Burke, which must be as pleasing to tn
l good priest as it is honorable to the !oVin
e irish hearts from which 1t emanated. q
- late hour tho societies all marched
~ttheir respective halls, aud the Catholic ten
' perance display wac over. 81.