The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-04
FiTHER M'NiM.iRI's tH.iPEL.
a Very Enthu.instic Audience Listening TO
his Fervid ENhoratious.

Father Mcnamara sat with his face to-
ward the altar while the little audience room Of
! his Irish Catholic Church in Wnter street was
being filled last evening H. wore tall silk
| hat. and WAS dressed in the ordinary black
broadcloih street dress of priest The altar
was drapcd as he did not intend to hold an eN-
| clusivcly religious service. several masses hav-
ing been said ", him earlier in the day. llc
| held prayer book. and several times revcrently
| kissed IT. Suddenly there WAS a commotion
Just outside the street door. Then Father Nc
NamHra put down his book seized II little rattan
cane. ana walked quickly to the doorstep. He
stood there a few minutes. ana the noise ceased.
| At =. the four representatives of the order Of
Druds dressed in black hroadcloth with the
eemmei and gldcd rcgalia crossing the left
shoulder. Patrick J. Dunno. Chief Bard. fol-
lowed with moro elaborate regalia. and after
him car" Murphy and Hudson ot the revived
Military Order Of tho Church. These last stood
hy the street door. and. when some Of the unruly
or drunken men that infest Water street tried To-
enter. they were cnsily handled by these muscu.
lar church militlamcn. Chief Bard Dunno carried
the revolver that Father NJ Namara had given
t. him ou the previous SUNDAY evening. Little
girls came IN and Father Mcnamara took them
to seats on the platform. Bareheaded women.
some of them with infants in their arms Were
given seats. Then the room began to be
" friends. said Father NJ ,Namara "a he went
| among the men who were seated OH the lett
hand side crowd close together Thanks ie
To God We are TO have many here to- night. The
The men pressed ~ closely together ms they
could on the rough wooden benchcs; Several
Protestants who had rend Of Father VI rNamnrn'
work came from Jersey City. j. Il. Van Nlcet.
PRESIDENT Of he American School League.
was So packed that il was almaost impossible TO
pass down the aisle. Then Father McNamara
tool, tho centre chair oi i've th9, stood on the
others. Around the Fathers feet. with their
logs curlei up under them. were many little
None OF that. my friends" said Father Nc
Nalnara as he arose with prayer book in his
d, agd ,e msn uefnn nny no s,anh 6n @ and cIap
because YOU have thrown III the. yoke Of relig
ioqs Gigotry and ipEtolGranee E Now am going
the Order OF Druids, who help me in church
mnnag"ment will knee. but you are 50 crowded
without kneeling. God will hear your prayers
whether you kneel stand. or walk rs You say
After the Litany had been said. Father Nc
Namara announced thei he should give up the
meeting TO his people iie inrtn1r said TINT his
show the world that Irish church history had
enough in i TO Ge @isny "ga chsr@Gr 5rsG
which he was trying. 70 eiiahlish - The
H6%h 6"me OF SYicf Srs fESs E%'h it, pny n%ys eSr T
talk; amen, came irSm diieren' p2ris Of The
nisrcnces within yon' said the Father. and
Chici Bard dunno led a chorus Of Children in
INK ei ne Grron. Then heads appeared at Tie
windows from The sidewalk but there WAS no
anRe Mre ~ Now n H s9as '9 snG 5r 5 an
revival Irish Catholic Church. II is our first
anthem anthem "PH Tn, You to 2n nd WIZ me- in lh
the anthem. and when they reached the chorus
he turned 70 the women aud shouted Now,
ladies, with will, Remember your Irish
mothers - and rs the chorus went on he said
Now gentlemen. That's it. That's beautiful.
| own part - ana by the time the song was half
| through every one WAS singing with Will. Old
men turned to their friends and shook their
| heads with Joy as they sang the women lost
| their dinidence and took up the chorus with Il
| will, and when it was finished there was an n
| thusinsm that could not he restrained.
Father McNamara continued: Rome could
always be bought. Leo Xlll can be bought by
| Pope's bulls-what name, bulls why not chl
| them calves. or cows; In fact. one mich COW
would 90 irn,qna more Eood il .hHn az We ropish
sued by Popes Ostcnsibly in the interest of Ire
land. but really t. cultural her more md more"
burst of applause that checked him minute
One dark laced man. who sat near the
Ma GI Bless sIS yoa for SP darne 10 tel the ruS
The bareheaded women placed their babes in
their laps 80 that they might clap their hands,
inued the Father know manlD..,.,..
know that children will be hindered from COM
ing here Fathers will be intmidnted, wives
viii be tcrrorIzod, but they .c9pnoi stop it,; This
freed from ROmish thraldum. Now want to
tol you one other thing before we stop, ana 1t
ollie Church have been here, They have been
closeted with mo. They have nskcd me what
many Of the Irish priests secretly sympalhlH
with me. Ii they can only he sure that you VIII
remain 5eadasi and others VII roipe Wltn You
places with us. am not talking Impressions