St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
WEARING OF THE GREEN.
st. Patrick's Day Celebrated With
Appropriate Religious
Services.
Imposing Street Pageantry--500 Men in Line
st. Paul Unites With Min.
neapolis.
The Evening Devoted to Music, Literature
and the Drama.

apolis yesterday by the expatriated children
of Erin with imposing religious ceremonies
and grand parade of the Irish societies OF
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Saltwater.
Alto O'Clock the local societies assembled
at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception and marched to the
Manitoba depot to receive the St. Panl and
Saltwater societies. From the depot they
marched to the church and attended solemn
high mass celebrated by Father Byrne, aided
by the two Fathers McGolrick After the
first gospel Rev. James McGolrick assembled
the pulpit and preached an impressive ser
mon, taking his text from Ecclesiasties. The
| following is brief synopsis:
FATHER M'GoLRICK's SERMON.
He referred to the captivity of the saint for
six years in Ireland, during which Patrick
prepared himself for his missionary career.
While slave he imbibed deep love OF the
Irish people, who, though idolaters, had not
debasing worship. During the thirty-three
years of his missionary labors among them
he had converted the whole island to chris
tianity, and the work was accomplished
without the shedding of a drop
of human blood. He resanctifed their liter
AZURE and bardic love and the faith took such
root in the hearts of the people that the same
| doctrine taught by st. Patrick 800 years
ago is preached in Ireland to-day, and is as
green in their hearts as the Shamrock on the
hill sides of their native land.
Reference was then made to the high state OF
civilization existing in Ireland in those days;
how the island was studded with colleges,
| churches and monasteries and how students
| focked from all Europe to receive their edu-
| cation there gratuitously. Ireland was truly
the s:sland of saints and scholars in those
happy days of her history. The Danish and
Norman invasions were graphically described.
For 400 years the Irish fought the English
invaders for fatherland. Then the Irish and
the Tudors commenced their warfare and
scarcely a remnant of the Tudors remain.
| The English soldiers learned the Irish Ian
guage and in time became more Irish than
the Irish themselves. The Irish had fought
the northern hordes for 300 years to preserve
their nationality, and for 400 years they
fought the Tudors for the faith
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
ironically called the virgin queen" and
during the Cromwellian wars Ireland had
suffered from fire and sword to that extent
that the population had been reduced to 5OO,-
600 souls; $4,000 of the youth Of Ireland
were transported as slaves to the Barbados
and what remained were hunted from county
to county and killed by the ruthless soldiery.
The priests were hunted like
wolves, and had to seek refuge
in the Businesses of the mountains, where
they gathered their stricken focks and min
istered to them religious consolation.
Though price was set upon priests head,
there is not on record single instance OF a
traitor to take the reward. When an Irish
bishop visiting Rome was requested to bring
to Ireland the bones of martyr,
he exclaimed: 81 cannot walk upon
the dust of Ireland without
walking upon the dust of Irish martyrs"
He rapidly glanced at the penal laws en-
acted for the degradation of the people, and
said that despite all that Irishmen had suf-
| fered for faith and fatherland the same de-
sire for liberty and the love of God animated
their hearts to-day as in the time of St..
Patrick. Liberty must certainly come to Ire
land. There is only one obstacle in the way.
1t is the man who separates the priest from
the people. No man who has fallen from
the faith or is disobedient to the laws of God
and his church has ever brought to Ireland
anything but degradation and shame. The
love of faith and nationality go together.
Pay no attention to those dictators who assert
that the voice of the bishops and priests
should be disregarded.
THE PROCESSION.
After mass the procession formed in front
of the church on Third street north and
marched in the following order:
Squad of five mounted police; platoon of
police, sixteen in line, under command of
nf|t fha of
horseback; Sidwelrs band; Crusaders, about
forty in line; the Father Mathew temper
ance societies-the Immaculate Conception,
East side, and Holy Rosary-with ninety
men in line; STEMS band, OF st. Paul; di-
visions No. 1, 2 and 8, Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, of st. Paul, with $50 in line; d.
vision No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
of Saltwater, twenty men; divisions No. 1
and 2, Ancient Order of Hibernians, of Min
neapolis, 105 men; citizens in hacks
and carriages, headed by P. H. Kelly, of
st. Paul, and the state officers of the
A. o. H.-Messrs. Kennedy, Horrigan
and Rees.
James r. Corrigan was grand marshal of
the day, assisted by Mayor O'Brien, of St.
Paul, and Messrs. James Smith and Corn E.
Illus Barry, of this city. The line of march
was carried out as published in the GLOBE.
The streets were lined with spectators and
the societies presented fine appearance.
On reaching the Dominican church,
South Minneapolis the procession halted be-
fore the residence of the fathers and Mr.
Corrigan paid his respects to them ON behalf
of the societies. Father Collins briefly re-
sponded in a patriotic manner. When they
reached Father McGolrick's residence, on
their return, the grand marshal paid the
same honor to the priests of the Immacu-
late Conception church and Father
James made happy response. Mayor
O'Brien also addressed the reverend gentle
men on behalf of the st. Paul societies, and
Father James again replied, thanking the
mayor and the st. Paul Irish citizens whom he
represented. The procession then disbanded
and the men of the A. o. H. societies re-
paired to Market hall, where sumptuous
banquet was ready for them, the same
being given by the Minneapolis men of that
order.
Michael Mogan welcomed the St. Paul and
other visiting brothers, among whom was a
small delegation from Anoka under the
charge of M. W. Ryan.
Mayor O'Brien responded, and then they
sat down and did full justice to the good
things before them. After dinner speeches
were delivered by Mayor O'Brien, Capt.
O'Connor and Father Collins.
THE EVENING.
In the evening the Crusaders gave an en-
tertainment at Turner hall to full house.
The house was so packed that the weary re-
porter could not get seat from the young
men who acted as ushers, and so he slowly
and sadly departed. The following was the
programme:
Selection. DAM Orchestra
Chorus-Home of My Heart. Choir
Auuress. ............... ID. ByrneS
Solo. Observation-Disclosures. Miss Graham
OcicStiou. sOduI OTCucslTt
Firmly Stand My Native Land. ........... Choir
Duet, flute and piano, Mr.. Coughland and Mr.