The New York herald., 1877-12-17
EMIGRATION TO THE MINNESOTA PRAIRIE
LANDS.

Tho Hon. Dillon O'Brien, OF the Minnesota LscisIar
turs. delivered . lecture last evening, before tho St
Paul's Temperance Guild, ut Institute Hail. Eighth
avenue, near Flfty-fourtn street, the subject
"Cathoc Prospects in the West" Tho lecturer was
introduced by the Rev. Father Brady, who com.
mented upon his services in behalf OF temperance
and Cathoicity, and in improving the condition Of
the Irish population Of this country. Mr.. 0'Bren
said that Bishop Ireland OF St Paus Minnesota, last
year originated q scheme Tor tho settlement OF
number OF Irish. who ut present In poverty in
our large cities account OF their crowded condi-
tion, upon tho government lands OF Minnesota He
obtained the nagement OF twelve sections of land
In Swift county, In tho southern part OF the State from
the ST. Paul's and Pacific Railroad Last year he sue
ceed finally establishing 450 families upon this land,
and had granted lots to 450 men besides, who will this
year transport their families to their new homes
The lecturer awct upon misorics Of the lie OF
tho poorer classes IN ovcrcrowded cities ana con.
trastcd II with tho health and abundance that
prevail on the prairie lands He showed that
the Bishops company would give every facility to
provision has also been made Tor tho spiritual well
iare Catholic settlers. He said that he addressed
the irish ana Catholics Of this city In par:
going on in this country, and u
and he believes tha. their OF spirit and
bcst interests will be fostered by placing them ON the
land AT the Same tmo ne wished no one TO take ms
advice alonc, but to examine carefully into the scheme
and act on his bost judgment
CAN THE ETHIOPIAN CHANGE HIS SKIN
Taking the above sentence from his text tho Rev.
Dr.. James N. King delivered a discourse the WASH
ington Square Methodist Episcopal Church last even.
ing. He contended that tho powcr OF habit was the
most terrific known to The early habits OF men
have such Titanic power the mature life that
continuous struggle ensues, but which seldom
succeeds in breaking down tho vice. Onco on the
path OF misery the sufrcrings ronly become more
and moro cndurabe to the victim. Habit viii recon-
Gle itself to everything but change Man mover be-
suddenly bad. 1t is by degrees, slowly but
steadily that he becomes until at last tho desire TO
indulge strong drink turns into natural appetite
for It, The same is true Of man who has the habit
OF lying. II may have had Its origin in the tcling
an Interesting story until at last the habit becomes
ngraincd and he thinks he cannot transact any CON-
mercial business without lying. a man is thiel
whether he steals court house or loa
Dc denly V''a' saiss @ The @ desire TO TO possess % 6,m-
Little by little he becomes thici. In these times,
when there appears to be an epidemic OF "pious
iall there has been" whenever the newspapers
reveal new scandal. No; these pious frauds
just detected have been thieves all their
lives, aud hare been walking. straight line
pcrdition ever since they made the first mistake
Pity tnom nowf No. Pity them at the very outso' &
prcclpcc that has az last engufed them. The sam,
with adultery, which has desolated SO many home
family ana friends AN adulteror years ago, wheu
no hrst placed an estimate upon womant
virtue Let Il be remembered that tho people
will talk about the who first hampers with virtue
and SO they ought TO: IL Gods method thus u
protect virtuo The habits Of neglect OF The claims
God spread most alarmingly among tho mnttu
and once under tho dominion OF this habit II requ
almost u revolution to change IT, In TACT, can
leopard change his spots or the Ethiopian his ski
No. Hence when q man has done wrong he Is ap
say he could not help II, but habit should under Z,
condition lessen a mans guilt.