The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-06

gton which fully verlnes tuls hae'on"' ""
diton. There was q time in the seven
teen tn century when the whole Cathohc
population Of Ireland was reduced 20
remnant-it has been estimated ut oo ,oou-
and shnt up in the province OF Conna9 1so'
which by the Act of Goth September, io2o,
Irish nation" They have multiplied IN
ratio beyond the increase OF the EngI.sh
and Scottish races, aud at this day IN Ire
land, and throughout the world, overpass
twelve millions. Ireland was never whoIy
deprived of it's bishops and pastors. aus
always steadily replenished. 1t retains 20
this tlay it's episcopal and episcopal
Sees it's provinces and diocese, It's en1're
hierarchcal and parochal form IN un-
broken succession and vitality
The statistics for the Catholic Cnurch l"
Ireland are as follows
| !. The hierarchy consists OF four Areh,
bishops, Of whom two are Prihates' a"o
"a Bishops. ., ,o,o
? TWENTY light dioceses. with l,o7o
parishes, and lao priests.
3. The public churches aud chapeis are
4. One university, e5 colleges, ZIG sup
erior schools, and about 1000 primary
schools. S-s,-
The number of Catholics in Ireland
according to the census OF 1871 WAS 4''4i'
933
The condition of the Catholic Church IN
} ireland is so self evident as to render ali
further description needless. one ohiy
, remark may be added. The great act OF
Q justice whereby the British Parliament ana
y public opinion of these Kingdoms made
s PREPARATION to the Catholic people OF
Ireland, by the establishment OF the
q Protestant church, was brought ABOUT oy
g two distinct cause.-the one. just and
9 generous reputation, by the non Cathoile
a. population Of these ingdoms, of the reli.
| vi i,,;u sti
d centuries; and the other, the moral powel
10 of the Catholic race of Ireland. No people
i. have a higher appreciation OF justice II
,e their rulers, "a Sir John Davies declared
le in the midst Of their suffering in the seven
teenth century and no people Co. are re m neo
70 pie more truly Christian are to he foun1
III The attitude of the Catholic Church |
England, Scotland, and Ireland, toward
,h all the forms of Christianity which ex's
I'll around it, is not one of hostility, out
w hopefulness. 1t believes all the Chrstia
Ri doctrines that the separate communions II
ia England believe. 1t would faIn tlaC the
"a. all believed all the Christian doctrine
a, which it believes. 1t wonld not dtmIn!s
n one jot or one title of the truths who
ce they retain. Its mission Is not TO pa
re down, but to build up. Its labor is not
nv destroy but to fulfil. 1t is, in its spirit an
mt in it's action, essentially constructive an
it. conservative. 1t desires that showers
is blessing may fall upon England IKE tt
,m early and the latter rain aud that "ta
all land that was desolate'' may rejoice, TN
IN. the wilderness may flourish like the lily
ed Every fresh Eighth that springs up oy'
ID England is cause of thankfulness, ard
DIV growing light has been visibly descend l,I
ICE upon England for three generations. ~
me Catholic Church bears the Heart Of Hi
er. who will not :.break the bruised reed, nj
en- quench the smoking flax" Its mssie
ain is one, first. of truth, then OF peace,
DIS. charity, order, benevolence, and benel
tu- cence and, that these things may I
Ike handed down undiminished, it stands il
rcI hexbly for the tradition of Christian ed !
ms cation, which, from the mission of
lis Augustin to this day, has never yet bee
in broken. Its thoughts towards EnglaI
But are thoughts of peace. They who mi
use trust it do not know the Catholic Churc
,ne They who would stir up Englishmen again
Die il, whatever be their intentions, are n
his the friends of our common country.
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