The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-01


time would fall to describe at length, one Of
the most useful and acceptable was his HE OF
Father Mathew. His was o Kindred spirit to
cised such vast influence for good over Ire
land. He warmly .sympathized With the tenn
Perapcs movement; 1t was the last subject on
lived longer It was his resolve to have adopted
the principles Of total abstinence himself, and
to have made them the rule for the education
Of his children. Rome aad its Rulsr, 10 q book
the world was raging against Plus TX, and
when the storm which has since burst was
gashering, Mr.. Mcguire went to Rome, and
time that seemed like the time Of the cruci lax
Ion Of Christ, whom all in Jerusalem, save His
own immediate disciples, were enemies and re-
vilere. The book rendered an important ser
personally testify. most exact aud accurate in
formation about the Vatican Council, both NJ
to its preliminaries and @ to it's proceedings.
cis Mcguire devoted himself to that labor Of
love, he gave another proof of what had AL
ready been proved In 50 many ways that to
be an Irish Catholic is to be devoted son of
lie Ireland--a Catholic of that genuine and
special stamp, such as are to be found only
amongst the men of that country. No other
have myself en- oyed the privilege and honor
of the friendship OF some Of the most dis
tinguished Catholic Iaymen Ia Franee and
throughout the continent, of men like Mon
tslembert and Donoso Cortes and CORES;
bnt can affirm that there were qualities In
which Mcguire outshone them all. It 10 the
Faith which un:tes country, and by such
ed to herself and to the rest Of Christendom,
and SO enjoys that social unity which we In
England lost which we lost the Faith. There
is no land in which the love of the priesthood
is to be compared with that of Ireland. 1t is
not the cold meagre official respect or the
gratitude for benefits received OF services rem
dered-these are to be found all the world
priests and Catholic people. But Irish priests
are loved aud honored with warmth and
heartiness that has no parallel elsewhere. Well
may it be %, for in Ireland the priests are the
pie. It is to the priesthood that the Irish owe
the preservation of their existence rs O. Poo
pie. The clergy saved the laity in the storm
will be the laity's turn to save the unity of
the Faith. That most insidious Of ali policies
is again to be brought to bear upon Ireland
the policy which teaches to divide ana
being made to separate the clergy from the
laity. Nomentous issues await the result of
the struggle for if the Catholic faith ia safe
in Ireland IL is safe all over the British EN-
Of religious instruction. Irishmen have to
preserve the perfect integrity and inviolable
purity Of Christian education, the formation
Of the mind s OF the Ireland q, OF the future. &c,
to stand firm in that line and defend the cause
of God which is committed to their keeping.
1 am confident you will not fail in your duty.
What an intercession is going mp at this mo-
ment on behalf Of your country, from the null
titude of Ireland's saints and martyrs and coz
fessors in heaven from all the holy priests and
laym en- of ireland who have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood Of the
Lamb. You have the same Faith as they had
and the same fidelity. May God grant you
the same perseverance May He bring you all
at last to that true country, where You shall
hear that there shall be no more conflict and
no more BORROW, for the crown is WOMB On
the eonelnaloa of his discourse the Archbishop
assumed the plain mitse and cope; and de-
soendlng on the catafalque,; gave the absolu-
tons and recited the usual prayers.