, 1880-03-18
BISHOP BPALD1Nq.
AT TIE CATHEDRAL.

The Rt-1lev. j. +. Spalding, Bishop OF
pcoria, lccturcl at tho Cathedral, corner OF
Superior md State streets, to all Immense
audience, which Included many Of tho
prominent Irishmcn of tho city. The elo-
nuent prelnto was too we'll known to need MI
introduction. Ascending 10 tho pulpit, ho
spoke substantially as follows:
Ny DEA1t Ft1ENps; Tho charm there is In tho
study Of ovonta which have boon c0nsoorltci by
tImo springs from q deep and rational instinct
in tho hl,nnn heGrt. 1t La u part OF the dcsiru
past:a history; ior we oarnot thofroushly u,nler.
stand wh4t Ho Rre unless We know soinGthlng Of
tho courss Of evonts which hayo shipped sna
noyes ] dos. It Is essr but tic filler ' PRESENT.
each present naomont n tho lifo OF !! pooplo, in
ssS s oa senao q" BSss aS ssos wssS StRoas SR III
aes Sas esa'at'es eSa tspt he 'Ss' Sats'ss eaess
days t col consccratod e the froshsnlns ot nneemt
memories, devoted to tho rcylvInY OF II moro
S5 Sn q %SsS aey 3; ss s@ry q sss s a Il
soo ono q & the @ Most snoons III @ sus si ia
til It praper uiso thas thero GRO sho hss IL an nto"ses
charm Tor them III tho study nf their rast- It Is
imposstlt9 tor Us t. to understand % what they aro m
struggles and trials, Of ther supromo efforts. Of
tllelr pndylig hopo. doubt whether Any QUO
Qtla GfoF uVcH eNlANh ny
MohE l.AulpAL CONTRAST
that Is offered to tho travoior who passcs from
England Into ireland. Hero aro two Islands ~.
ting vest Ut tho continent Ut Europe, separated
from oAoh oth0r by II lttlo strip OF Water sonlo
nifty or sixty nllcs Wide, nike In all their ply
stcGl surroundings anl constituents, having
silnilnr climates, similar soil, tho ono twice Hs
lnrgu ns the other. Hound togothor by this close
tuxtaposit!on, 1t would scetn thu vGry tint OF
fate that thoY should 30 bau.ted together in lovo
or III hatre1l, In mutual hrlpf,tlnosa Or for cach
othors pAfn. Tho contT.4t, in spite OF this
similarity Of c2aMAtC, soil, aud BrGnGry, Is W
stan!inx that II soe1ns ut lint nght impossible
70 believe thnt Inau. and not Nature, has wrought
III England we sco evidences Of uatloual prog
ptFty QnQ freedom, al1d ln OnteEpEtsuB people.
Wealth ~ accumulated In auperAbulidn.ice.
salps 6aar tho best and highest achievement Of
tue earth tnto this mighty emporium OF eonl+
nltEce: az you ~ further anu turth0r north
from London this mighty Industrial lilo Is 50
that It Transforms the natural RppeArnnoe Of the
taluna, and Yreht cities havo l'oen built UP With
III IL Ecl!urAion: Tho population aoems ulmost
to1 du1'sa to exist upon 20 , smntl sp2t q e.Fth
land IN ireland, ind ut once you Ara in diHerout
world.
EVERYTHING nxAis THE 6rAAP or DECAY.
Evorywhoeo you behold tho monuments Of
tysany In the tecs ~ q tho peepo
t0wns AFo In lccay. MAny Ut the houses aro un-
inhubitcsl. Whole populations have becu bAn-
tshed fr'm c,unttcs. aud tho castla u tho land
un,i no human faces. You pass through those
er1lnllllnK Villages altf t6~ns, aud You 500 gray
hnirud 1nc, and won,tn.. Tho yhnnK arc INT
ensth. eM Thsyy sy have M SOUGHT sufugo lhroushSut
| tho habltAbe Elobu. They hayH loft tho old
| holne You SEQ 10 fuotories no thriving town
sDrinztne up. NC working Of tho miues Of QEe TINT