The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-03
IA THEIR MNAMARa'S PROJECE
The Pope and Cardinal McfToskcy Attacked
In u MHter street Mission.

The temperance Lyceum, at $40 Water
street. one block above Jerry MrAuley's Mis-
sion. was the place OF an extraordinary dcmon-
siration last evening. For weeks past tenn
pcranco meetings have been held there
and tho Rev J. v. McfSs~ars a lecturer
or Father Mcnamara. Ss' he ia more fnmliary
known. hus been tho director. His audiences
have boen large. and his record book shows
that from all Glasses living in that ncighbor-
hood. 1ongshorcmon. stevcdorcs. anu others.
he has made many converts and thai from
among iho dcpravcd folks. who for years have
mado TINT ncighborhood terror after night
fall. he hns secured not n few. He came
among them. he says. entirely unknown but
bent on the accomplishment Of great mission.
and thus far his success has been greater than
he even hoped for. His labors have been di-
rcctcd particularly toward Irishmen. whom he
wished TO save from the curse OF rum. and they
have not only listened 10 him. but havc signed
his pledge in goodly numbers. He told them,
too. TINT he had another great purpose To- serve,
which in proper time would be made known to
them and two w'eks ago il WAS announced thnt
on Suudny evening. Dec. 2. he would tell his
people what he proposed to do
Last evening. in anticipation OF something of
which II few socmcd TO have an inklng, but
none know exactly. tho little room WIS packed.
soon after Z o'clock. Father NJ 'Nlnlnra. APP
pcarrd on tho little platform. and called u choir
time and tune 10 the air Of Irish Molly O"a
new song. entitled " Tho Irish Volunteers"
The chorus WINS:
Ilurrah for dear Old ireland AMI hurrah for Lheriy
beneath our green aud yellow plunc- pnlci men wei
While green and yellow pum"s adorn the irshv vonn,ccrsi
and in II the whole audience Joined with n will.
falher NJ Nnmara said he had encountered
grrat opposition 10y Catholic clcrgymen who
had warned members OF their congregations
not to attend his meetings had forbidden the
sunday school children to hear him. and had
far ftD th.lt
the public schools to Instruct their pHpis not to
go near him. In one instance he sgid n teacher
stood in the street. lusi outside the Iyr.un, and
warned the children that If they entered they
would be- surely cursed; hut he thanked God
that the parents. IKE true Irish men and
lngs. and attended in such numbers rs he saw
before him; lie gave out another song. the
chorus II which was TO hc sung in Irish.
All" said he, I'VE will now hear a little OF
that good old mother tongue. which some Of
you have forgottcn-morc shame TO ye-which
you are teaching your children, ireland has a
land rich and fruitful. a people. a language.
hnd religion. What more do you want Sure.
that cannot be found in dear old Ireland"
me song was sung. the speaker and the chill
dren leading and the audience joining in the
chorus. The tears ran down the chcoks OF
many gray haired Irish woman ~ N" nearly
forgotten words slipped over her tongue.
There" said the father don't that sound
swc"trr than any Italian music you ever hcard?"
ana there was liberal shower Of applause In
After patriotic Irish songs had been sung by
several men. Father Mcnamara again rose To
came to the front Of the Little platform, He an
nounsed himself . 4s uncompromisnely op-
now governs and controls the Catholic
Church" Tho Italian Feclesihstics." said
he. have basrly employed the influence Of the
CATHOLIC relgion for the purpose Of keeping
down the Irish. and have uotoriously and sitri-
lcElously used the Catholic religion to hetray
an! degrade the Irish people. / t. moi and VIII
rF IN fla a mo lks fttxs -
iather and mother: but do formally sever my.
self from any and all dictntiOn or intrrfcrcnceof
matters. and eNcommunlcaie them entirely
from the Church Of Ireland Which. though
Catholic. Is Irish and not Italian. Christ was
not an Italian. but II jew. and the mother Of
Christ. belonging tn the same nation was d"-
earcd 10 be one OF tho chosen people of God.
Thr cunning Italians, as soon as they got an
gt control Of their bodies also. They
hn,e ,n, mahe de-, slayes OF ne Irish people.
No, and they wont.'l NOu are right. my
friend. they Will not But. as YOU know, have
iipr some TINE pnst had an qnnoun'emnnt Of
The greatcst Importance ~ make 10 you. Before
the time had not arrived but now It has. and /
have markrd out thus sunday night 10
tell you. Nou know that for years | have
been connected with n number Of advanced
Irish nntionalists. who have been Independent.
who have wished To- see lrishnrn govern Ire
land. and who desire to cut away rom all those
who use our relgion 10 degrade and use us. II
IL no part OF my religion that must submit 10
could not have said that in NV York. except IN
fear of being mobDed; but now intelligent
lr.shmen ARE reNling and thinking moro, and
| can speak without fear We must shake
on all foreign yOkrs, and the first AMI
worst Of all Ia tho yOko OF Italian
ecc'sias Our mothers taught us 10 be-
CathOli,s, hut not to lie down and hc trOl on
and run over by these Italians. | am moi op-
posed to hu. ling handsome cnthedras. NJ;
let them be built ny beautifully hcloro high
Heaven; but. If lrishmen and women furnish
the money 10 build them. let them alao have the
credit OF II. II we sent less money To- Ilaly we
would have more money here 10 build them.
But for my annOunecment,' he continued,
n, | have, as ! said before, cNcommunicatod all
Italian ccclrsiHstics. and | rcIudiatr their au-
thOrity, On Christmas night the solemn fcs-
tlvHl Of tho birth Of Christ, at midnight. ! Will
hero. in this room. celebrate a solemn high
mass. shall have simple altar erected. and
before II we will bow together. IL will be the
first ono celebrated here; but II will be repeated
regularly aftcrwArd. and | will devote the best
energies II my lf,to you ns Your priest. II will
he the first church of ireland free from Italian
Influences. and we will start II in the name vi
God anu of the Irish nation.
The Church that haincd such high souled men
Whose tame cnsh hriUcs our siftand--
For me enough. swear again,
That Holy church oi lfcland'
This announcement was evidently not unox-
pected by many in the assembly. and there was
hearty applause when Father Mcnamara ended.