National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-06
WONDERFUL SERMON
BY CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM.
Very Wicked, BlsOted, aud Causilc Grafton by a
Priest Relative to Whisky and the Irish
Peoplo-Ils Eject on Ger
tain Congregation.

"w. J. "sonis us the following report Of re.
markablo discourse which was preached during
mission given In ireland by tho late Rev. Father
Petcherine, Russian convert to the Cathlio faith
Coon PEOPLE: There was an assembly held dur
ing the present century, and where do you think
II was held? By whom was II summoned 10 meet
aud for what purpose7 will tell YOU. The con-
gross was called together by JucIftr; II was COM
posed Of devils II met in hell, and It's object was
to concert means aud adopt methods TO pervert the
Irish people, to win them away from their ancient
and holy religion. Lucifcr presided, and laid be.
fore the Internal assembly the object for which he
had called them together
"our work." he said, us everywhere making
progress, and our cause is gaining recruits In every
country,
EXCEPT ONLY IN IRELAND.
We have succeeded in making the English good
Protestants, the sco.ch rank Presbyterans, the
Germans philosophers, the French infdels; we
are, in fact, doing finely in oil quarters, except
with the obstinate and intractablo Irish. Wemust
do something to uproot their religious faith we
must wean them AWAY from our greatest enemy
and most inveterale foe, the ancient church. Who
is there here among my crafty counselors to sug
gest the plans and methods to peryert the Irish
and draw them over 10 my standard" In re-
Spouse 10 this appeal up rose malignant old devil
q fallcn archongeD, who addressed his chief In
these WORDS. " MOST sovereign, dread master,
have given much thought to this question, and
know the means that will surely peryert the Irish
Send among them the plaques OF famine aud fever
there viii follow starvation and sickness. Then
put plenty OF money In the pockets ofth parsons
they will do the work for us; they
WILL TEMPT THE IRISH
while suffering from starvation and sickness;
Then surely they will give way" The proposal
was received with general applause and adopted
ns'n com Lucifer accordingly sent over 9 swarm warm
Of devils to Ireland, Some shook their heads
tho DOtnt Hpldg and thp rOttpd md
were destroyed; others clapped their wings over
the pastures and corn fields, and everything
withered away and was blighted. Fumine slalked
| through the land, and in its train sickness aud
their methods, Offering food and money as me
price for renOuncing the Catholic faith. But II
was no use. In their utermost woe and hunger the
Irish rejected the bride and spurned the empter;
they died In their
MISERY AND wRErCnEDNEss
rather than abandon the faith of st. Patrick. lat
this point Father Pe.chcrines audience could not
restrain their emotions, and burst out in q storm
dRRSyeG dc fs 81 L another
semby having first given orders to bring forward
the oil deyil VII had gwen the unluoky counsel
ner of hell aud tried TO hide himself but II was OF
| no use. He was dragged before Luciier, who con-
dsmned him in endure 1900 stripe, and to be
| fernal abyss. Luciter appealed now again to the
assembled council. Wns there no one to suggest
the certain means TO pervert the Irish, which was
the object of his constant aud warmest solictudei
After a long and painful silence an oily, sleek
faced old devil held up his hand 81 have IT. he
said; " / know the sure means
TO OVERCOME THE IRISH.
Luther and his Bible have done great deal for us
In England (nd Germany, Try the Bible Send
plenty Of preachers aud heaps of Bibles along,
with mani devils as can be spared TO help the
parse u.s. and then surely the Irish will be gained
over" This counsel was promptly acted on. Ire
land swarmCd with emissares of Luther and the
devil mylmidons; but all their efforts were fruit.
less. The parsons were hooted out OF the country,
and The devils feourss had 70 follow them. En-.
| called the great council together.
| THE UNFoRTUEATE DEVIL
who had given the last advice was ordered six
| thousand loshes and sent down to keep company
with Luther Lucifer, his voice raised TO the high
est pitch and resembling through the remotest
vaults OF his fiery dominion, Numbered: &" Is there
no one to suggest any better means to pervert the
| Irish? Cannot Internal malice ana cunning devise
some adequate di1bolicnl arfco to bring the Irish
| oourstandard?" There was long and momentous
| silence; there was an evident hesitation on the
Iart of the members of the council TO respond TO
| the summons OF their enraged chief. AT length a
very venerable white haired old devil, one Of the
palriachs of Lucifer's host was seen TO rise. Inn
mediately great sensation ran through the as
sembly, and the greatest eagerness was manifested
to hear what this old veteran counsellor had to
say. Even Lucifer himself drew forward his chair
| Of state and raised his hand to his ear that he
might the better distinguish what was TO be said.
great awe by them all, and justly so. 1t was said
that he II was who led Judas 10 beray his Saviour
that he i was who prompted Henry VIII. Of Eng
| land in his evil and bloody course; thnt he was
| the adviser Of Martin Luther, the evil genius OF
| Queen Elizabeth, and the constant
ooNrANIoN OF OLIVER CROMWELL.
| No wonder he was regarded with awe and rev.
| erence in that place by such an assemblage.
| Most renowned MASTER" he began 81 have
long medtated on this mighty problem, How 10
sednee the Irish from their religion has been my
chief study. have thought OF many plans aud
various methods, and finally, hit on the one
which an certain will not fail. The Irish cannot
| lpnnQpn "a a n n rn1i oil
ton has been tried in vain; the prison docs moi
lerriiy, the axe and the gibbet fail to appal
death seem q no avail they are unyieidin nsf e
the end. Parsons and preaching amount to moth
ingi
THE IRISH scoRN THE ONE
and turn deaf ear to the other. But have dis
covered and concocted the means, more poien
than all else to bring over the Irish in grea
large hell for the Irish recruits. WhisKy1that Il
the means and agency to conquer the Irish W her
all else fails. Send over to Ireland, ana whereye
the Irish people are to be found, great swarm 0
active devils Let Them be assigned-some to col
lect sugar. Others TO distill whisky and the remain
and deal il out to the Irish people WhisEy; punch
whisky punch is the thing TO bring down Thu
The counsel was received with applause, ant
Immediately acted on.
THE DEVILS WENT OVER TO IRELAND
and set to work in all parts The Irish easily tool
TO the drink" and soon hell was swarming with
| ihuS tiiS iiieh WIZ pciNSilcu.
| Lucifcr again called another assembly and II
the presence of all his hosts he loudly Gpplaudet
the,oid devil whose counsel had been thus crowned
with success. He assigned him q place and ranl
next to himself, and he is still there.
| lat this climax the people, who had been grow
ing more and more agitated, burst into sobs am
groans, during which the preacher descended iron
lho pulpit. The discourse is said TO have made 81
dSep an impression sion, On The people ,ha! they eve
SO they said, that they "sGw The devil stirring til
whisky punch."l-C dlholic RepieO.