The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
TRUE GLORY OF A NATION.
RICHARD O'GORNJN'S SPEECH ON
81. PITRICh'S DAY
saints rs R"iormrrs-A Glorious ('hriatinu
hnniNcrsnr, The . -mnr'h 81 Fourteen
Hundred Years Ago Hope for ireland.

evening
, ne Pr y. G. 'c'ro'e The anniversary OF an uoiy
ncuri, WHO ia, /. vor abinion,'i ri t r. vfo
sak Of tlecip .'ut. '"'
Richard Gornan, being called on by the
President, responded as follows:
notice. sir, That in this toast 10 which you
have invited me to speak, and, indeed In all your
list of toasts and sentiments. the name Of Saint
Patrick nowhere occurs. Whether this I've mere
accident. know not. II may be that. ON fun
consideration YOU have come to the conclusion
that he who would speak about saints, ought to
have something saintliie In his own character,
and superior sanciity may not be special at
tribute Of tho knights ~ Saint Patrick. or
YOU may have been unable to nx with
certainty tho day on which Saint Pat
rick actually was born; or you may
have shared, perhaps, the prevailing idra that in
this nineteenth century, saints are somewhat
out of Place. that tn .ir mission has been super
seeded aud their occupation Is gone. Iut what
ever may have been tho cause Of the ls-lon, II
Is clear that am not specially called ON to speak
about saints And yet. sir with your good
leave. will say word ah,u, them for an that.
Saints. think, are much misunderstood. We
are apt TO regard them chiefly from merely re-
li-ious point " view. through the linn aud soft
cucd li-ht as it were. Of stained glass windows
and clothed In more than human silcndor. We
forget that they were once MON active. enor-
gci!c' busy mti the tbiu'cr'. H-ita'ur-. 'atcs-
men, phil sNphcr-. and pNiuuthrOpi-t- of their
cav tNr0Uth many iihot-. prNations. aul p.ril-.
striving AWAY tp defeat Wrnus and tu defend
tho r-ii They were iIirst rsfnrunrl fn ti,
true s'nse; seeking To- better the condition OF
mankind. NOT ly ar,l uflll' int pennlfi.. u.l.n-t
crime "ni adding tort IRE tu torture. until the
W j.. more i' lrr aui bate for Inc sting of it,
lash. than tritstod and loved hccaf.c ~ the pro-
tc.tinn u affords. This o. the -tylo uf modern
reform. THE r'forWci4 Of olI tD1, ann'ht and
Hs n e. ID Nf
root If the evil. Tucv deVOind their live. tn the
Wur, ~ cleansing rur,l,..i., and cuf.nti.ft tho
heart. uf mru. ana -trlN, CO. r.fDrm all -.ricty
ly reforming the character of rpch of its menu
| nrfS. saints, know nrr not the fashion nova
could now and then revisit tie l1'mrso. ~ the
moon. We could mud ample cui'nt ucut for
instance, wcre Goo tlI. world neaiu. don't ,ou
tlin'. ~lr. that tno' could find dragons Zoo com
'.'iv,Wl unt have very Tar 10 travel ia search OF
rur DAY.
But enough about snnit-. ~ whom ! was not
a- el lls. .aD SOW for tAe special matter ~
tfc tll.t " line day we cclehfi'c. tho glorious
uhr-tnn aunifci iy OF aIcoile.' our friend.
wat We Are soon 10 celebrate the rlo-
r"ns am ivc~nry ~ the American people.
The centennial birthday ~ the United Siatcs.
fnr nrira Nuulred ycars Oud has -huwcrod ON
ilis Republic ni lIlt chuiro.t lir--Iugs with 4
lINrral. cyrrnltvl.h hand -innrn.e territory ii.
nbAhir resources a land iuAi flowing with
n'l Aand honey it needed eul, NDortn awake ne
. a., ii'.,.i. lin ''n 't,Iy .nlnly
,.f.I,.,.Il \n,v ro iio",lfi.. ,it,.,, az,
count of g. steward hir aid Invites me t'li.ons
T. thure % man hcrr whose heart does u't thruh
WIN "'lNl "a, desire i.i our country ml pass
'."'' 'lr'.+. lnr "f.'r' ,r perm -
W - nave 'ren va lfr.ui "r dr-''hi % ~
lr.A race, this i oar country here our home
, 'nr nome ~ our ,hiiIr'n. the "'ne ~ oar
I'VE on tht land no ttucr Americans than We
axe, W." 81, ltl,' i',s h,ie cav
,i. 49,. H. ,,i - ~, IA r.", d, H." 1890 -
show If nu,..ts ~ Ia n~ ,r .i., %, ~
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Mont If a., ,,'',I linz ~. ,.i fr,i. re
l,i W, KY, ~ ~. il,-Itss
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tnln1' we "aNe inAur' p',l we men we are "s
li'n,, s.oT nNTofon,' h.Aihy; lna!st,igus ana
c1tel nt al.,. in M. ls..er ,Yd i,,yer l'aliti.
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auinnp the y3ri',,. r.,r's nf ,,hn,i ,,r ,s,'ie i
composed, union among various Religions all
OF wof,nip. not ieainms and bo,Iils IN t..,'r,
o4- r.yAl.' "a, hccomr, nl.u who strive Min lif
fercilt lights and ~ deterrent road. a. arrive ~
the same Li,h and noble end The sal, ,'i,n of
man Ii W. can show this. all GOOD men vii
ar,ro,e and cry Veil done 90 ''''' w."
80 .,.'-9 .'......
i"N"4"HN "'"H'Lp iHN"s An''
Bat aftcrall itis only her hunlredth birth day
that mi, American nation Is about 10 keep the
day We celebrate, brother Knight. II 81. latrlck
j. the fourteen hundredth brih da> Of the Irish
year or two one way or tie other signifies
lttle-dbout fourteen hundred years asO. Pat
tmie' bishop II the lt!nW CNtoic Church. sat
IN mo great nan ~ Tara. with the chieltains