The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-23
A strange scene in new York
Lnst sunday Might.

over, They got occasional glimpses OF
The interior as the door was opened TO
let some member Of the congregation out
and caught such words Of the discourse
as floated out through the window;
Women stood in the doorways and
louuged the streets, in many instances
accompanied by drunken men. They
songs and made coarse jests, but
none interrupted the meeting.
The meeting wa opened at hali-past Z
o'clock. Father McNamara spoke about
ten minutes on what he called the unjust
treatment that Irish Catholics had re-
ceiyed at the hands Of the Italian priest
hood, who had used them, he said, only
for selfish purposes, and 10 make money
ont OF them. In every instance where
ANYTHING was 10 be done for the church,
or for Italian e~cclesiastics, the Irish PEG.
ple were called on to furnish the money,
and were atterward ignored. Even In
building the Cathedral in Fifth avenue.
the speaker said, poor Irish men and
women we're called on weekly to contrib.
ute from their hard earnings, and then
the money was sent 10 Italy, to be paid 10
Italian workmen. The audience literally
applauded this statement.
The remainder OF the time until 3
o'clock was filed with recitations and the
singing OF patriotic Irish songs, and then
religions services were commenced.
Father Mcnamara, who lad retired u few
minutes before, reappeared clad In rich
robes Of white BLK, beautifully embroid-
cred in many colors, forming flowers. His
dress was the full ycstmentB Of an Off.
ciating Catholic priest. Approaching the
altar, he deyoutly crossed himself, and
blessed his people. He then said that be
would open the services with prayers in
the language that ought to be priced by
them, that which their fathers had used
centuries ago in worshipplng the Holy
One, that which, o nearly forgotten,
he should try to revive, the dear old Irish
tongue" The prayers and responses were
in Irish.
Standing before the altar, the Father
said that he had called the people to-
ecther NOT TO advance any new doctrine,
but TO restore in its purity the old-iash-.
Toned Catholic religion Of the Irish, OF
many, many years ago-the religion that
had been seized on by strangers, who had
no sympathy with the Irish, and who
used it only for political purposes and
their " persona ~. nnan ,ow
"ihe ltalian ptlsSls uo not esen nno"
our language, saia he, noi ~ We .,M"om
theirs. lhete Is NJ p;;.aai
US, and yet Ihey cialm 10 pe ~ sIii't u
masters. Inc anon ie.,sion aiI no'
come from itaiy. me apossies wefe Sems'
ana Inc virgin MARY WIZ 'em1 h1s
Christ was porn IN Nazareth III y s.aole
and IN poyerty-not IN 1he psaze oi:pie
DOR ana me pomp o. rome, aipy
maintained 70 keep 10 Injurious ihuo-
ience n snaii army Oh oafuihais, prin NJ
o ecciesiastic polentates, ana WHEN tne
whole world was called upon 70 pay iof.
on the w Oh eepIenpeI last = piTcia.
mation was Issued, ahu pian'ea pyiuIy ~
n City hahfark, Wnefe ~ coI1u pe feaI
oy al, eTcommunlSaIing tne ioPe, anu
all that class Oh eGclesiastics VINO seek 70
govern the Church, not ior ,s own gooui
but ior tneir own sloty, NY .oi peisona
power, place anu position IN thls wotiuL
class oil prless that uateu irom 'neIf
affairs 10 curse the iflsn people lot 10y.
ing l'eit naive ia ,l anu ttyins sas 49,
from strangers. these ioreig1 pfieS's
nave governed WIN IN iron hahH, ana III
irish ave opeyeG pllnaly; pal .hey WI
do 80 no more. ihe end has come ilal'
ian priestctalt viii nave power no ionstt,
n the 4ilsn oaunollc Sh.fcn, ~ al !s
old'lashloned beauty ana simplicity, Will
be restsred...
Then moving from the aitar 10 lle eage
oil the platform, me preacher saia a
brother would read the articles Of reiig,,
ion Of the Irish Church, which lie asked
should be atientiysiy listened 70, ana II
approved, so heartily seconded I1at mere
could be nc mistake about H. lie )
Where we're you pornT
Az toge!her, IN Ireland;
What II your reiiglonF
"Catholic."
"Have you noticed particularly how
the Ropes o Rome ave hell control owe
the Irish priests and"-
a Voice-les, and they have sold us
out" ,
Cheering md applause followed, anu
the father said, You are right my
friend; they have sold us ont, but they
wont have the chance 70 DO 1t again"
The articles were then read, IN sno
stance as follows: That the Irish Catholic