The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18

cssItudes of life. tho alterations from happiness
to misery the onegrsal thing 10 keep is laith-in
(St Patrick's) which the Church held SO much In
reverence. he said that no such example OF mission
world St. Patrick lott home, kindred friends,
and alone unaided essayed the work OF convert
Of OF Christ How we'll no succcedsd ali these
succeeding generations Tor the last fourteen
hundred years have testified; Tor Ireland
on despite ire and sword to the religion OF which he
the seeds and which ructihed IN giving to the
Catholic Church militant one OF the most devoted
races Of people the OF the earth. st. Patrick
he deemed most extraordinary man, exalted In zeal
his iabors greater ana more far-reaching Than those
any missionary that ever lived.
THE PAULIsT CHURCH.
A rather lively lecture by tue Rev. James p. Ryan,
of the Congregation OF Paust Fathers on the sub
jcct OF ST. Patrick and His Children, was listened
80 lost night by some fifteen hundred people, At the
PaulIsts' Church, Ninth avenue ana Fifty ninth
street rho lecturer nrst related tho principal
the troubles OF Ireland during the invasion OF
the Danes aud at the time OF the English conquest
He reraned IRON recing tho prosecutions oil ireland
during the last three hundred years. as they were
known to ALL or tho English government he could
men and by Froude 'the grandest historical fraud
the nineteenth century, The greatest glory oil Ire
land was in ner priests mere was an enot IN certain
the Irisn people. There were newspapers, one ut
least, that seemed TO have TINS tor ia fundamental
purpose to separate hearts that God had TO be
joined together. The people should not desert their
pries.s Tor the sake OF some wild goose ed
itor" or for the sake OF those VINO preach
"thc green above the red," those who
always talking about Ireland's freedom,
for the sake OF making money, ana who had moro
words than brains Such men were not honest
They were dynamite patriots. The men who started
skirm shing funds were not honest. Neither we're
country. II they wanted to start Irish Church let
them 60 back to Cork. tLaughter) This was not the
"Don't believe them !" continued the speaker;
"thoy frauds, humbugs. They are no more
HERALD articles yesterday and to-day, who takes oc-
cason, without any reason or any cause on carth 10
insult 500 900 OF his fellow-czcns IN New York-a
mean. unmitgaed, contemplate scrlbbier that has
neither learning nor taste, that can find no better
subject Tor bis wittlcsm than the religion and The
SAINT Of Ireland. The man that call St Patrick
French carpetbags Ter is mean contemplate BIAS
phemer. No man could ever write that stun except
renegade lrishman; no man ever wrote such stun as
that except an freshman that had left ireland tor
Ireland's go0d."
But though they loved Ireland the Irish people
would love America mono the less-an lrishman's
heart big enough Tor two such loves Would Ire
land ever be irees Coo grant i'll II the day ever
should come said tho lecturer, and II mis- hearers
should be called tV draw the sword or point tue
gun in freedoms holy cause, he would say. God
bless the that draws the sword points the
gun" He mad only the prayer Tor all who undertook
that work, inlay the God OF battles and the God oil
armies prosper IT."
EST. coLoMBK1LLE''-A SUBSTITUTE FOR ST.
PATRICK
In the primitive church OF Father Mcnamara, on
Water street, there assembled last night three
hundred persons, male and female, to witness the
ceremony Of formally deposing ST. Patrick the
patron saint OF Ireland and substituting bis place
St Coombkc. The fault for which ST. Patrick
thus punished was his foreign birth.
The pastor OF tho church solemnly declared that he
for did not propose any longer to yield allegiance
to O foreigner and his audience uproariously up.
plauded. Then, amid shouting and enthusiastic
cheering, the substitution was Effected
The proceedings opened with address by Father
Mcnamara who announced that In honor of the
occasion resort would be had to their mother tongue
Ia the recitng oil the rosary. This was received
with much Satisfaction and Tor ten minutes the con.
gregation reveled in all the cultural beauties Of the
Celtic language. Next followed u patriotic hymn by
numoer OF small children under the leadership OF the
chief bard MIR. Dunn. The chorus produced at each
repetition much applause. II was then announced
that they would chase the slavish saxons
the heroes OF the past were next rendered
in song, aud "Rory Of the Hill' was gwen In an en-
core with pleasing effect The dolngs OF certain
recited, aud from the groans winch The mention Of
his name produced II was evident that he believed IN
both ST. Patrick and the Pope
shuie, shuIe, shule, agroo," with variations. next
occupied tho attention OF the audience Al It's con-
"We don't owe our Christianity to Rome said
Father MCNAMARA In opening. 'Our Catnoiclty
Patrick did not bring Christianity Ireland. b.
lore he ever tou3ned It's sacred soil II contained
churches und Christian Congregations
AN FRESHMAN.
ST. Patrick was not an freshman. He was, as the
HERALD 10 day said, French carpet-bugger do not
wish detract from the eminent services he has rem
dered to ireland, but the time has come for US to
throw on the allegiance TO foreigners.
ST. Patrick has been used by Italians TO subject Ire.
land to the thraldom OF her Saxon oppressors Pope
Adrian w.. Englishman. first extended the spiritual
control of Rome over Ireland and he did to oDlge
Henry the Second, and IRON that time to this the
Italians have sought through the Church to mako
Irish love Of country subservent England ana the
Pope
After q long account OF st. Patrick's ADVENT into
Ireland aud his France and recital Of the
glores OF the new SAINT, the speaker nodded TO some
OF his aids who the platform atired In regalia
that at distance might be taken for the huge collars
worn In ST. Pa'rck's procession Instantly
and the audience strained forward. Directly behind
Father McNamara was q large green curtain, GU the
front Of which displayed picture OF ST. Patrick
engaged in his historical occupation OF arriving away
the snakes
All being in readiness the speaker advanced slowly
the front of the stage and III solemn voice said
while the audience hushed their breaths: "Hero IN
the presence OF God ana with my hand upliftcd
TO Heaven, l declare ia the name Of tho Church OF
Ireland that the spiritual rule OF ST. Patrick has come
to CLOSE. Now, lot 81 Patrick pass away, and Let ST.
Colombkille in future reign" rho audience
their feet and cheercd vociterousy and the curtain
disappeared, ieaving exposed to view 81 Coiomokilie
full life size, plaster OF Paris cast, surrounded by
flowers and Legendary notices.
DESCRIPTION CoLoMBKiLLE.
In appearance the SAINT Is unlike mis-
predecessor. He Is OF about the same height and
general build flowing beard adorns his face. and In
his hand he hods stun very much ike The one which
is invariably TO be seen IN pictures OF ST. Patrick. ST.
ColombkIlle Is not Old apparently as his prede-
cessOr. AT rough guess he might DC forty-n He
possesses the merit Of beng purely Irish.
Alter prayer and some more songs OF patriotism
the congregation dispersed.
IN B.OUKLYN.
In Brooklyn there were several dscourses upon
the patron saint OF Ireland At ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, Star OF the Sea, Court street, near
Iuqueer, sermon was delivered at the last mass by
Rev. l. Toner upon ST. Patrick aud his mission The
reverend gentleman briefly sketchcd the historical
data appcrtaining TO the prth, abors and death Of
tire founder OF Christianity in the Green Llttc lso OF
the Sea- He took the ground that ST. Patrick died Ia
the year 49, In the seventy eighth year OF his age.
The SAINT was made the instrument In the hands OF
God to convert whole nation to the truths OF the
teachings oil the ChurcD.
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