The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-12

NG STAR AND CATHOLIC MES
clear and distinct rccollsctions of Ireland's
green hills and CLASSY, lakes. ana OF tne
hopes of their failure, but also OF the future
of those of that race, born on American
soil, who never bcheld q blade OF lrisn eIss:,
and whose Irish love 10 the more HasfA0u
and glorious on that account.
I am not unconscious Of the dimcnis task
have undertaken for myself. 1t Is easy
to describe a man to tell his heigntn ana
the psculiarities of his appearance. ~
not 80 easy to describe race wno nS
nation; Out Of a m|.l.0ps race o, W we must
distil their characteristics, their philosophy,
their literature and their religion, an3, DO
tho man who distils the otto OF roses, oo ".ar
the aggregate extract of national cnarac.er
Where should begin g dsser wtb ' the an
Gent Briton, naked and painted oise
Would begin with the Saxon, servile anu
slayish. with an iron collar around ms |
neck Or with the Norman, PROUD, "tetSa
and licentions Z But when 1 speak Oh sno
grand Celtic race, the task DecI Sa'a and the
one. In that race we see the oolu anu Suo
| brave. who could not!be reduced to slavery
There never was any serfdom In Areiauu'
No historian can 60 there and find an lrlsn-
man with an iron collar around MS necA:
The Irish are not only h bna aIsn remark
able for being the most ancient IN their
lcivilizatton. There was a civilizStion IN
1.-The East. in PbGnicia and Persia. IL pes
sed away, and left the world more deso'a1e;
). And Greece, too, had her c!vlllsation, anu
that. too. passed away leaving darkness IN
its stead. Fifteen centuries before Christ'
the Irish were civilized people. Our !rish
forefathers in all their history never ylelo-
ed to servile pagan worship IKE the se SER
of Rome. Free and unshackled they walk
ed their green isle they Oeh ta meridian
, splendor, and then sink to rest In the "at-
era of the west. and knowing no better or
, more exalted faith, they said "this is god OF
! of day. This was the highest and most ex-
3 allied form of pagan worship: -.
I St. Patrick into Ireland, to find men cap
. able of bearing and comprehend!ns the
Z 7 Great faith he taught 10 find perfect dis,
q cipliue, lawyers, philosophers. Jurists a AM
q poets. The stranger was received, anu .n TX
:. story of the true faith was preached
:, Prince. pagan priest and Druids rose NJ
= and said this man proclaimed true faith
~ ST. Patrick loved God first and next I'M
~ Green Isle of his adoption. He taught TIL
"A love. It was the burden of the gospel, ant
At he instilled it into the minds ana heaf'S
a The speaker here spoke of the love OF tn
"a Irish people for their native land and con
va tinuing, he said it is easy to describe shc
ca q people. was once aceosted by q strange
bt who desired me to tell him how the IT'S
"a are; to describe them. l told MIN, II 70
v: want to get along smoothly with an ir.st
10 man, lie is the gentlest and the politest
~ mep: if YOU want to be rough with him d
n. ia the hardest to dea. with If you wish :,
al argue the question of his religion, ne ID u
az firmest of men in his faith and II 20
; ;as want to please his heart and brighten b
ID face with smiles talk to him about I'll
I'D beauties of his green island home: :,
he 1 am no prophet, yet l can tell you u
I'm future of the Irish race. LII propne'
NV concerning man and his futnre, ne m'
~ die. 1t is not so of nation nor of the futu
its of a race.
i've God has not created nation to destr
49, them. but as man m ust himself work out I
in salvation and safety, SO it is of a race. IN d
bar must work out their own destiny, ana II
w. istics of a people will write the probe
.ha of their destiny. The Irish history is wit
ita out a stain of dishoner.-
ra- The speaker alluded to many histor
ish events showing how nations had vioia'
rue the rights and liberties of other nations
r of whose sins had recoiled on them. There
aise NO such recoil in Irish history. Inc hon
rty, killed the apostles: Russia fell to the schi
in of the Greek Church; and England
pleased with Henry villa holy man,
doubt, for he declared himself pope,
ana a successor of the apostles. LangnG
ion. There are no Such reCOlIS ia Aioiouo'
,oot and steadfast she has maintained her
lo tional characteristics, and she is nat
nest to- day because she is Catholic:
and The divisions among the irish pei
the next engaged the attention OF the spea
Gov who said the real cure for these divis
AVA was to go into the North of Ireland-to
II. fast-and convert the orangemen.,
them true Catholics and they Will Dec
true Irishmen.
"a oueen Elizabeth had no title to
.r.a throne, yet stil such as she was the
' "nr- took her. During the period Of her
very she slaughtered the Irish clergy and s
'eing their blood screaming to Coo YET
were nationality and Irish faith still remain,
the hearts of the people. Persecu tiona
failed to drive the IrishmspEoI the the. ca
,nog- he should love Ireland best. Irels
vipc pe s and frelapd's love, like the
, far cred union of man and wife cannot be
for cred. You cannot do without us an
,rt of cannot do without you, and altogethe
orc boupd to Irish nationality ana