, 1880-12-24
lIsEIIAND'S WOES.

An Address by ur. IHepsvorth Of tito
Relief Fund Coniaittcc-Tllc 1Hlnnd's
Prcncnt md Prospective Condition.
Some Of tho Lecturers ConsnlUnts Xkcs
cctvcd with Dlnnpproval-1alsscs for
fright and Gladstono-CLocrs for
rurncl1.
Etsu York Sun, nee. II. ,
Before tho doors of Stelnway Hail were
thrown open lust evening there was n large
thrunE In front Of them, and rs soon rs they
were opened there was crowtllng for plnces.
Tho large audience hat assembled to hear
the Rev, Or. George H. 11cpworth deliver
lecture on ".r,e Present md Prospective
Condition OF 1reland." 11e was one of tho
committee selected to distribute the a350.000
relief fund among tho poor Of ireland. antt l'c
Ind been Invited upon his rgturii to describe
Its visit there. When ho entered, with cx-
Mayor Wtckhnn,, ho WIS greeted with up
plalse. 1lu was Introduced by thu cx-Alayor,
md he began his lecture by describing how
he WIS asked by Mr., Bennett, the edltor Of
tho Herald, to help distribute tho fund. ttThe
first QQuestlon WIS.," liz said, "' Is there
famine, n real famine, or Is 1t only tho ustal
cry Of distress p Tho crop Of 1871 WINS n
great disappointment. That of 1878 was
almost totnl loss, ard that Of 1870 Ind boon
tio,, '' Vas - without food. Ills ISnkis Ks lal
closed their. u0ors: There was almost no
,momGy ~ ci1ealason r., aIf.,,o Ao hsry , ',at0i sE
for n crust. Tlle world answered. llc
t!loi described how the committees having
tic three funds went to work.
In aa;a @ aavn t i; t u So yo se5 om;t ~ rhnt
there wins denth by starvation IL beyond a
peradventure. | visited the western part,
ieru By mere. and lluver s,swy such tnexprcs..
slD!e silciinE Maxe oeeM ~ M.'luIens u
ias ~ nia 'aa 0 Ind sod % thejr s'ssts sis
ems, They had pnwned the clothes Of % thelr
bod1ss ,a nu u'e c9tnes ot me aenM eat Iney
Saooa nosI I'D ut'fr ;ta,,,n kGcs, T,at .u lnSn ~
Wers two classss for PITY Out Of t. hoo9oDo .io{,
fiersofls CERTAIN propoTllon llltlst 10 SICK,
a'!a ntier th9 Grc!!lstanGrs @ ihnso n t Weto ~.
lioSt sltfe 10 uaf:. Wns sttMcK by tne nsi,ect
si,, III Wy caA save no ono eise' lct US s'Vo tne
ch!iaren.' ,,,.,. .,,,,a x., ,,o... NJ,
WIZ tnese !Hcls ~ ngtoIn you, Ky
raav gonIlcu ~ f ,r,n KIT efg " n
SrSss9t ep ifsIs'1s 81 i {St'Is. ,Es'an il ~
afflicted ctya not %it1 yposlsnasi but syai WITH
efER, neEo wS nys fha rt to III. mn t.rcst
Ireland. l went through Ire!a'ld rs an
Aer,ca', Mo,,, Mnw t9 1icls 8 Of , ny S en
pellGice li,,! a W.T. H.. M IVY ~ MGso
Tho position Or M Or ireland y III nllonaly ila-
lmraiieietl " Lno y nstofy OF ute a1, Wt I.er
soelMl Goln.l'oli ~ ~ eteuts ~ H.1sva. IVY ~
y ,,r,,t e ouIt,o, y. 'o ttet oS ErranH boo ~
aiWuys apolett nMuG tan HM.lcfmtoli ~. l,a1
wilat " soott iof Ea,g!ai1a ts Foou @ LOT itoata;
iucs 10 ts aien'n ana Ts at
yo1, s1tes 10 ecspt teso cr,clss WITH Rood wilt
tGr nciore T. ah ti'iHugn a;n xot 9te!, ,st sn nmy
Siap too, ~ ~ " !htIfn I'M t.a t1f!atr Gnn
ns 1lSysr nsen to5og';ls conquered Scot
lle %s!s !ntef'r9nte!t BY the hoy DR., ornls"
,,W;a!es Yas c9"nofeG," . H. contanauetGs NV,
sin'i.HS t1c,Mtl 1Ims itHGi ,n aeiGp.s" tH M
stHaS3 Yin vSe ,osy iro aq ,Sisyia l
tween The EnEilst'uhn nnd tho l!shnsn IN IN, t,e
so iee!nG as fTlstca s 4 s' IL 1 1t,,ia Mn,s
nmn mny to noes hcfor % fo mn 'IS thnt Il thn Irsi,
people ary net from ell e!'olce M 6, ~ agrleultural h
portnnitles fer Tug exercise q q diversity Of
'em'; SspSgH pSrogHyiics ii os' n1 m st a Mis
fnriaer. IL Is ono OF the Et Erentt@t .1,a', mas.
easeptoH ss S Of ossIc1tM nSa sclesc AM asS. ls.
tho potato, Eoo! or bad; Wheat ilel,!s are
fey; Corn agls are sel.ton' ,,,,, 1Het; rotato 10
ile.ts nIa il'et ,,';y ey;etywl'erc; Ihey hayo IL 10
old snylng, .l!l.,uek follows tto l!ow, III M ne-
cortlnnGo with That, he never io!lM,Ws , u 1ie
!tns M Interest ~ tile laiMl no e.lttlSaIos: ne
has no l!nnhclnl interest," III flio country ilor
lie Is tloraughlya sort. lle finds htnlselt
from year to year on the etlge OF fnn!lne.
H. stans ~ co',stnnt ieGr nd therefg;re ,ef
fets ss9eao e nt 'ri1s is s Ts .ysyss s' e & fRs
md notI!ilg to lose; LAppla'lss'] l cannot
conceive OF your clnpplllE,.., -.