The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-18

and clerical. n programme could he agreed |
nion which, would me-, i ~ n'nnrorn,e ,,ro',r,,,, ,,
ought io hc in perfect accord with IN" desires !
md aspirations of the Irish people ~ nome.
Tor Us vino have abandoned that country tput-
tempt to dictate any particular lin" 81 poiry 10
IT," rroplp who remain there. would hr an nr-
rosg1i assmmrlon w"h T"H @ nrSfie1 ,S bb by
our association with IRE" people. No' VIZ
must make their programme ours ana VIZ mus,
SUPPORT that programme with all ,tu"
moral and material aid which this trnns-ntlnn-
tic Ireland cnn possibly furnish; Nnd renrm-
her hat this ireland has NOR" thnn dYunnlr @ i,c
cirnt home of the race !tecf. This programme
thus agreed upon 1T the Joint conference Snpuiu i,
b. pr scntrd to England and proclaimrd to the
world and in thr rrcscnt condition of Europe;
Asn and the world gcncraily EhglnnI 'nn,u n,u
not snic,y nflur! TO reject 1t. SOM SUN ,lid l,id
~ this. were | temporary Dictator Woulu
romwrucr to urpunrp this present ,ycnr.
would tolerate 10 inNasipns o '"h,u'' "h,s' nn,,is n,f
nf amy Kind for however we'll meant they are
only lrltirrng away the hopes ana wns'lhE w w
energies OF 4 great Ernirmus s 't''i' frI mmrni-
lv certain that il would hc rnln'ntS success
ful. lat us not for one romept mnni M piS tm,y
rciooiion Of nm overture 80 lair III ltsrii' any
urrfrrrod with such an accompaniment OF
moral iorrr. But should England blindN re-,
jret IT, then rclyr yon t0 ,n, ii " prjrt
nnI tho lile ul the race. Milcho was Patrick :
master. hut Patrick. instead ~ snokinE tn
ont and did his hest to convert and save nun.
This friendly overture Milcho rejected with
sorn Now mark thv 1sGue arnaJ sSrs nS n uofr the
sight uf his former slave returning Win power
and mnJcstv sot fir" To- his own home. ana bnr-
ished. raging maninr. IN tnw names; ile
hcMthens had their Nemesis. This rrtrihutiNc
power still exists and still performs her tsrrl-
bic ullre in the government Of this world. After
the lapse oi centuries in the case oi nations, shc
strikes her imulncahe balance. Sho keeps
strict accounts between opprrsscrs ana op,,
when that iHtcful balance II struck. Jowcriul
nations are swept from the earth, ike Babylon.
in Il night. and the world that bowed ne%i3re %
them knows them no more. Let al wnom tnls
may concern take warning in time. ~
The Paulist missionary Father james I:
Ryan entertained u large audience last evening
in the Church Of ST. Paul the Apostle with his
lecture on " ST. Patrick and his children, inc
proceeds are TO I've applied 70 charity under the
direction Of the Conference of 81. Vincent dc
Paul. After tracing the life OF St. Patrlck
from the time oi ms ompInrv pnor sad M hrabss hpa bs
| lived TO introduce the religion OF Christ into
Ireland and when he dicS the country was Mt
| peacn; for the hand Of the despoicr had not YET
desecrnted her temples and stained her holy al, ~,
| tars with blood. nor had the foreign blgot yet
! incited her people to dIsconten' anu ipmend,ed
| discord among them. The aOors ana the iniu-
ence Of Saint Patrick made Ireland. in time. tue
seat Of learning OF the, world. IN, opened her
schools to all and provided food cloth ing shelter.
and books 10 students from all lands. They
came to her shores by ship loads. and one oi her
colleges in the city of Armagh gave instruction
| TO no fewer than 900 students at one tlmc.,
| The lecturer neXttraced the history OF Ireland
through the periods of the English and Danish
| inyasions aud comhatcd yehcmently the state
| ment that when the English invaded the country
| religion and morality We're ut a low ebb. Ihe
cause Of the English invasion was crime con-
| mitted by an Irish prince. lie ran away WIN
| another mans wife. n misdemeanor very COM
| mon to-day in many lands, but one when the
the irish made slaves OF English captivcs. but
| the Bishops inveighed strongly against tue
| practice and declared that the sin would one
| Iux hri he Heaven
the country. At last ireland fell under the hee
Of England's desp2tlsni; and ever s,nee mel
| sion England has never understood the lrish
people. She has never done them justice and
Father Ryan spoke OF Froude. the historian
| as one Of the grandest frauds OF the nineteenth
century--a, contemptible fellow: g viper tha
irishmen, beware Of frauds and humbuGs
Ssv your eye on the dynamite pa.siot and the fkir
mishing fund adventurer. they sre not non
Their so9Hfa HsS 6ne pnsrSbss%t obst IS TO T
YOUR money Pay no heed to those who tall
with more 6athcfskite than brains about estab
lishing the Irish Church in America. lrelnn'
is the only country for an Irish Church. an'
look out for the adyenturers who tel you other
and are no more the friends Of ireland then tn
men who write for the New YORK Herald. In al
article printed in that paper -. patrlhk h is caile
that could have been uttered only by renegad
lrishman. some scurvy fellow who lett lrelan
| for Ireland's good" .
The Rev. s. Malone. addressing his Catholi
congregation in Brooklyn. said; Wha
from his niche in Gods temple to IN
streets. to be made the subject OF laugh
t,r and derisonf Sver-tongued orator
lire your enthusiasm but hearken ye-ys ar
no better nor worse than the people of any othe
nation 1t is true that the Irish have rs thci
characteristic love even TO death OF their falth
II seems in Gods good providence that the
are the instruments he uses e. counteract tn
England for 20 the world over where the Eng
li,h tonEusr is spoken. and there you viii nr
freshmen. Does this apply to the Irish Cath
Ole polite clans who. for their own preternen
bring their religion and their race into politics
: II YOU are politicians. be American politicians
Your religion and its saints, and the apostles q
the laud, dear 10 YOU and your ancestry, do n,
need street UageHnts. Flock To- your churcl
| for there alone II the place to give honor to =
Patrick. and there alone Will YOU Eain III
strength to walk through this world with homo
, to yourselves. your religion and Ireland