The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
ONE RELIGION FOR IRELAND.

THE REVEREND J. v. M'NAMARA FOUNDING
THE 'sIRisH CATHOLIC cHURcH."
A remarkable poltico-religious meeting was held
last night in No. 342 Water street by the Rev. J.
" McNamara and his friends. The meeting was
tor tho purpose OF fomenting the interests
Of the 'rish Catholic Church, founded
by the present pastor In September last.
The reverend gentleman claimed that Irish oricst-
hcod sympatnizs with his effort to establish purely
Irish Catholic Church, and that 100 900 people had
visited the new chapel since It was opened
seven months ago. The chapel was very
uninviting apartment on tho ground floor
which had been used store. Tho
seats OF extremely plain construction. A
number OF portraits OF Irish PATRIOTS together with
Father McNamara's s'procamation," decorated tho
walls, and an altar, concealed from view by dark
curtain, stood platform in the OF the room.
A class Of plainly alfred children found seats on
either size OF tho platform Eight stawart officers OF
the church, bearing different and
titles. wore decorated 10 deliberately gold ana
silver embroidered sashes OF the same style
those used by the Hbernians in their PROFESSIONS
Mr.. 7. J. Dunn. who WIS introduced the "cniof
bard" had on, in addition to the sash, gold laced
sword belt Tho door keepers used the insignia Of
stan officers the audience came In slowly, but by
hall past eight O'Clock tho hall nearly flied by
people who apparently belonged to the neghborhood.
1he exercises were commenced by the rcctal OF the
Liiany Of Jesus Rosary In the Irish tongue.
Tue meeting then open for speeches, songs or
from collection OF BALLADS composed by the founder
Of inc Church: Il was patriotic n sentiment. aud
was In these words
Great heaven above. doth Your impulse approved
Let the patriot's love be the sheen your shield;
Crownd with victory bright,
Or lie dead with your fathers. lama machree
Another song, 10 the air OF 'sThe Meeting OF tho
Waters" was Joined IN with great spirit by the
dience. Its first verse run as follows
Where's the slave who content. him 70 crouch the sod
Where the streams from the mountain rush curling and
Till they minglc their tide with the grand swelling
When the melancholy yet melodous strains OF the
eery men Women and cn,dren sang Win mpv,e !"
passion nnd depth oil feeling that wild, weird outburss
ing the long drawn notes that tho trickied
IRON the womens cheeks and stood IN the eyes Of the
men.
Tho founder OF the now church said in his address
that his efforts manly directed TO bring together
in bond OF union the hearts OF Irish Proesants and
Catholics They were there trying before God to
wipe out religious nosities among Irishmen.
There had la,eiy, be said, boon disgraceio
who brought it mad been rebuKed. the organ Of
Orangeism IN Canada had givcn assurances OF wish
10 cooperate with the new movement, and the
speaker had invited to Toronto tell people
there that freshmen have common country 10 light
Tor tAppiauscl the Orange Grand Lodge had
made statement 10 the effect that II they
can be shown that Protestants would not
have their ,hroats cut ~ tho Italian fanatics,
Il
able Platform for the purpose OF freeing ireland from
tho ioregners' grasp Al this point OF the proceed
ings man got up and wanted to say something. but
the speaker wouu not hear him. and he lett the
| ina Tho speaker did want tho meet
| Ing interrupted by Itaiana The neighboring
| churches had scut parties there do this
ana he protested and the prcss aud tho
| public that such was the He complained that
the thirteen priests OF st. Jamcs' Church near by,
had cursed httle children II they should come INTO
| that place, even when led by the hand by their
They had boon subjected 10 terrible ordeais
In and out OF tho confessional; both mothers a1d
| children had been insuited aud deprived OF
spiritual aid In ST. James Church II they should
| come the meeting. He challenged the pastor Of
that church. or the CARDINAL discuss with him Ia
the American press the merits Of the between
tnem. he would go into tho pulpit with them
aud be willing to die II he could
make the congregation curse the Pope Zap
plause) He commended that there was no freedom
IN Rome; believers must hear all aud say nothing:
they must gve up their individuality at the bidding OF
an Italian priest. ST. Coumb- kill never knew Romish
tyranny; ne IS the apostle OF the Irish Church. and
bent the knee TO tho Pope OF Rome. The
speaker wanted to know how IL was that Cardinal
John McCioskey, the son Of q poor Irish mmk
grant, became prince or the Italian
Church, and allowed Americs, through him, to
suited by tho College Of Cardinals, who had Invited
present the election the Pope and thcr
held that election while he was still at sea.
Tho meeting adjourned alter singing the sConcilia
ton Song" to the AIR oil the "Boyne Water"