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

utBu 0hO vWt0UnD UCSO0t WSS>~~ Vn
Of heroism.
During the delivery of the address, the !
several Branches Of the Association march q
ed up to the Church, ~ that in few mo-
meuts the street was packed 90 ngnuy
with people that one could scarcely turn 10
the right OF lefs. AT the conclusion OF Mr.
McGloin's remarks, Father Burke bowed
and. after the enthusiasts cheers or well
come with which he was received had died
away, addressed the multitude ~ follows
Hen of Irish birth, and Irish blood, and
Amerscan cisisens-I have to thank you ZOE
tho kind welcome you have acc0rdea me-
have to thank you as q Cataoic P.aes
God that am Catholic priest, however
unworthy am to have this great grace
and / give thanks to God that am, 10 tne
| very last drop of blood that throos through
my heart, an Irishman. .;..;on
The President of your grand asscciaIon
has kindly referred to q contest that mas
taken place in this land between one OF
England's greatest sons and one OF Areian1s
least sons. Voice: "Not sou Gensie-
men, the cause must have been a just one,
on the side Of Ireland, when one SO sman
and incapable as 1 could pack the lie up
and put it down the Englishman's tnroat,
and, with the blessing of God, make nun
swallow it. [Laughter.] But Knew cur sa.
cause. was just; that we. were fighting f9r
the Catholic faith, and that had historic
truth and justice on my side, ana INA. =
! had Almighty God in heaven and hls cause
to defend. And as live, and as nave
truth, and justice, and God on my sue, ~
Froude or five hundred and fifty OF them
may come, ], Tom Burke, will not ask any
body to help me knock any or all 81 them
down. Laughter.] - NV
have received, gentlemen, aof ~ s,a my
stay in America, hearty welcome IN n,a ths
;; waters Of the lightly river that hews Dy
your Crescent City are pure and iimpla a.
: mountain stream, there have Iouno my
l ceuntrymen as loving and as hearty as
find them here to-day. Far away upon 'nd
L the heart of Erin an green in its ahectlons
r and as tender in its sympathy, as it is here
9 to-day. And, must add, it seems to me
: from the welcome you gentlemen havs
q given me, that here even the lrish near
u moro loving when shone upon by the otign
It sun and glorious sky of this great city
y America. Applause. Thanks DO to Go'
l. that there is this popularity about Tn
D Irishman: wherever he gees, bis nativ
land and the cause Of Ireland are e.ss "
le Of these. And there are two grand ldea
a that are conspicuous in our history, namei1
~ a love of the faith for which our 1aInel
oh died; love for the grand Ireland ie
u which our fathers shed their oieoa. ~
8, plauss.1 l met an freshman who mad I'VE NV
10 for many years in q tropical climate: LIZ
We man told me he had brought cut with Ill
ng from Ireland a little shamrock. ne hops
De that wherever he went he would ma sS
3D. that would nourish it. "But, fatner,
fresh here in my heart. So long as n
his heart shall throb that shamrock will new.
3 cease to bloom there and never lose
ur- colorn That Irish shamrock, showing
lie, its triple leaf the myRtic significance OF o
ere holy faith--the Irish shamrock-biooms
up- the heart Of every Irish maid and naoth
} to aud Irishman under this Southern sky t
,nt. day. NV best wish is that this Irish shaI
ngs rock will long continue to bloom In y
yes heart Of every man amongst you, IN an
nix GRANGE, and as q priest and Irishman wi
her every man amongst you may remain u
ned Irishman, and that he may be the father
ON generations Of true Irishmen who Will "a
, to their voice in the sacred cause OF !iber
n OF and will ever be ready to strike blow
had its defence. [Great APPLAUSE
to Father Burke then retired, and Ora
now Marshal Grant dismissed the processl
nus nus Thus ended what was certainly m
md splendid display, creditable in the hlgn
his degree to the Irishmen of New Orleans
YER manifesting in most striking manner
AN 1:a love and admiration which they feel
Father Tom Burke, Ireland's Vindicatol
holy rcr,np
por-
call -h;,h +o.L ,,oca i, the evening at
nial, VAN. 80 .s ,;.t.
d as o'clock In 81. Fatrlck q CHURCH, "aS A'S'o
en-. to by about two Thousand persons, e'
say inch of space in the immense church b.
I nas occupied. In the sanctuary there v
,hich about twenty-five of the Rev. clergy,
hurl- many laymen who could not find
standing room in tho aisles. The phol
S SrIt rapher present on the occasion, hay
| was failed to secure q favorable position
Irish hearing, we copy tho following repo
Az 20 the lecture from the Picayune:
q onr This occasion and the place we ar
ction tonight are both sacred. The occa
was is nothing less than a time of special
nd fhn rRnd