The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS FoRBIaN NEWS.
IRELAND.

IRELAND.
Father Burke in Gal,uuy.-The Aloysian
Society of Galway, founded by Brother
Paul j. OConnor in 1880, and now num-
bering over 200 members among whom are
many clergymen and merchants, on the 10Th
ult presented Father Burke with splendid
address Of thanks for his glorious vindica-
ton of Ireland while in America. From
Father Burke's answer we take the sub
joined passages:
~ am proud to tell you, that in the city
of New York, 1 received an Address from
Society of Galwaymen bearing tho title
of the "Paul j. O'Connor Club" many of
our fellow-citizens who are members of it,
men who by their virtues, talents and in
dustry, won their way to wealth and indie
pendence, told me that among the tender
est recollections they brought with them
of the Alloy sian Society and pupils of Broth
or Paul j. O'Connor. In some of the great
Cities of America that 1 visited, I often
witnessed with regret, the Indifference
to religion of people OF other countries
not 80 with irishmen, as soon as it was
announced that Father Tom Burke was to
preach, every Galwaymen came to hear
him, and when the faithful Irish people
thronged around me and received my name
with honor and applause, valued not
their applause only in as much az 1t prov.
ed the love they had for the Catholic Church,
VI WhlCu i stm pEiCSU anu lOT OGE ucAt
mother Erin, whose child 1 am-but when
they would crown mo with honor, I laid
that crown frat, at the feet Of Almighty
God, and then at the feet of Brother Paul
j. O'Connor. 1 have seen in America num-
bers OF Galwaymen, some older than my
ounding In wealth-open- hearted and gen.
erous. Ever ready to distribute their gold
with q liberal hand, when the wants of re-
ligion or the necessities of the poor re-
quired it; I have seen them again strug
Cling with adversely and seeking consola-
ton in religion 1 asked myself where did
they learn this virtue and the answer was
that they were taught by him who ia here
with US day. And this love of Faith
and Fatherland is the Distinguishing char
acteristic of the Irish race in America
recollect, when describing the Irish charac
ter in some of the great cities there, 1 told
them an Irishman is usually q tall sinewy
and generous, but ever ready to strike
blow for the old Faith and the old country.
This trait Of the Irish character is we'll
known in America. remember when
travelling in Railway carriage near the
banks OF the Mississippi, about 5000 miles
In the same carriage who was employed on
one Of the Levees of the Mississippi
Northern Yankee, who was sitting near
him said to his companion in my hearing,
not knowing that was an Irish priest
look here friend-you'd want to look sharp
lar, l guess, is an Irishman an them sort
| of fellars can't stand q word about the
Pope or about their own country-so you'd
betther look sharp now and mind don't
say word again the Pope or the Irish or
guess that chap would fetch you lick
over the bridge of the nose while you'd
be lookih' about you. Among the many
graces Almighty God has vouchsafed to
bestow upon me, l believe not the least is
that he permitted that an Englishman should
be sent over to America to oppose me there,
as gave me an opportunity of striking a
blow for faith and fatherland. know that
many pure prayer was offered by the
faithful sons of the Old Country, and by
the fair daughters of mother Erin to beg
of Almighty God, that he would send an
angel to strengthen the Irish priest in the
contest in which he was engaged. 1t is not
for me to say whether the angel came, but
the Protestant press of America affirmed
that the angel did come, and aided me to
strike the blow for the old faith and the Old
Country"
ENGLAND.
"GltTamon tanism" and Liberalism
There has been brisk passage of arms
between the Pail Mall Gazette and the Spec.
tator, as to the amount OF reason contained
IN the theory of persecution propounded
| ny tne rst-nameo paper. The original
position of the Pail Mall was that "relipion
is matter of opinion and probability that
whoever claims to know much more about
it than other people, and in particular who
ever claims to be the exclusive guardian
and authorized interpreter of a Divine re-
veiation is condemned ipso .facto, and that
the fact that he makes such pretensions
disentitles him to any advantages which he
may claim from public authority: also
that UitramOntanes, as coming under this
category, would some day be told that
Englishmen will not be bullied by them.
and will consider seriously how far they
will permit them to bully their "dupes."
Both the Spectator and the SATURDAY. Rspiep
protest against this doctrine, but it is the
Spectator with which the Pail Mall is speci-
ally angry, perhaps because that organ had
characterized its EXAMINATIONS as "5opsen-
sical bounce" Accordingly we had a fresh
article on Monday repudiating the inter
probation that 'forcible putting down or
'persecuting,' in the sense of making the
profession OF the Roman Catholic creed in
any way penal" was what the writer ad-
vocated. What he meant was, s'that if in
order to obtain certain objects in reference
To these an hiarfa cd