The New York herald., 1879-03-18
"sT. PATRICK AND HIS MISSION.

livercd in the evening at the Dominican Church by
Rev. A. p. Dinahan. Previous to the lecture Miss
Mary A. Farley played a number of familiar Irish
airs upon tho organ to the delight Of tho audience.
Mr.. Dinahan said:-The celebration Of this day
proves that ireland has not degenerated. To-Day the
minds of Irishmen wandered back to their own
land. and the day ftly celebrated her sor-
rows and her troubles. Owing to the sim
spot whore her children have not sung the
grand songs of their native land. and II Is o
proof Of the gratitude of those noble sons to Ireland
great apostle. 1t Is also an evidence OF her chill
dren's hdelity that thoy obcyed his instructions
ireland in her misfortunes and her trials, in her
truth. Though Ireland claimed that loEg before the
ffth century the strains of the national harp were
heard: We must admit that at that period she was
ress pagsnism melted away had already struck deep
root in every other land.
When Patrick made Bishop Of Ireland, undc
TERED by the obstacles before him. spurnng all di
cultes. he went to tho succor OF the perishing mill
the eoast me was deserted by shephers. who tho,ht
he and HIS comrades were pirates. Immediately
down came the shepherds and their master. who
faco to face the leader looked upon his
majestic countenance. cast aside his sword and
throwing himself upon his knees crawcd to Patrick d
feet and besought his blessing. This Patrick's
first convert AT Tara he mot the Druids In logical
contest ANA overwhelmed them. Ills work COM
plctc In an instant. II was genuine and iull sue
cess aud before he died he witnessed the firm estab
lshment of the Irish Church.
THE CHILDREN OF ST. PATnrcK--LEcTURE By
REV. FATHER JOHN rREANoR.
An entertaining and instructive lecture was do
livcrcd last evening In 81. Lsurcnccs Church,
Eighsy-fourth street. near Madison avenue, by its
PASTOR the Rev. Father John Trcanor, for tho pur-
pose Of paying of the church dobt. The subject
was "what America owes 10 the Children OF st. Pat
rick" Tho Irish race. said the speaker. formed a
largo part OF tho Bretish- American colonsts
and werc tho settlers OF many towns. Thus 500
Irish families at carly day landed and their
homes in the northern part Of the country. Like
all Irish Families their descendants were numerous.
In l123 the town of Belfast Me-. settiod by an
Irish schooliiaster named southern, from Limerick.
He left his native land bachelor. but made tho
acquaintance of aprety Cork maiden OH his voyage
over. and whon lane was reached time lost in
perfornliiig tho marriage ceremony. Two sons.
James Nhd John. were born. the former Of whom
founded settlement and called 1t Limerick. About
the same time Longford families canc across tho
sca In largo numbers, some beginning the town of
other places in Massachusetts,. Among these i'm
migrants were the Organs. o Moighans, o OFlynns and
O'koilys, many of whose descendants dropped the
o and their faith together III the Far West Daniel
Boone's friends comprised among their number
many Irishlnen--the O'aradys, Mcisrides aud OCal-
lans. These Irishmcn the pioneers Of Ken
tucky and the boldost OF explorers. Not visited
by their priests, and their children with