The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT.
How st. Patrick's Day Was Celebrated
by the City's Irish Citizens.
Appropriate Addresses by Father Agnew,
Governor Porter, Father 0Donaghue
and OtherS-The Street Display.


Notwithstanding the rain, the celebration of
st. Patrick's day, yesterday, was a success, over
600 persons being in the procession. The wear
ing of the green, both by ladies and gentlemen,
was as generally observed as heretofore. AT 10
o'clock in the morning Rev Father Agnew, of
Scotland, the orator of the day, arrived from
Chicago. The procession, which began to gather
at l P. NJ, was slow in forming and did not move
until 2:3O o'clock. 1t was under command of
Grand Marshal James Deery and nine assistants,
with two brass bands in line. The marshals and
detachment of Metropolitan police, mounted,
headed the procession, followed by the Metro
politan police foot the Emerald Beneficial
Association Knights of Father Mathew, Ancient
Order of Hibernians of this city and Crawfords-
vile, the orator of the day, Governor Adjutant
general, Mayor members of the Council and
Board of Aldermen and the Clio Dramatic Club
in carriages, the Metropolitan Band, st. Patrick's
Total Abstinence Society, the sodalities and
societies of the various Catholic churches and
the Irish National League,
AT LYRA HALL.
The procession disbanded in front of Lyra
Hall, which was Immediately filled to overflow
ing No attempt was made at decorating the
hall, but the stage was flanked by the stars and
stripes and the green banner of Ireland Mayor
McN1aster presided and large number of dis
tinguished gentlemen, lay and clerical were
seated upon the stage
Mayor McMaster said: cit seems impossible
that st. Patrick's day should pass without the
traditional rain, and this day forms no exception.
l don't know why this should be, unless to test
the enthusiasm of the Irish American citizen
and he always stands the test. have the pleas
ure to introduce to you Father Agnew, of Scot
land, who will address you"
Father Agnew, after the applause attending
his appearance had subsidized, spoke as follows;
Although the Mayor mas introduced me as
from Scotland l shall address YOU as a fellow
countryman; for, though hail from Scotland,
my father and my dear mother have always
taught me that my heart belonged to Ireland. 1t
is q difficult task to say anything new on a sub
Ject that has been gone over so often. | believe
that the memory of st, Patrick has no parallel
in history. Other nations have their he
roes, saints warriors and statesmen. whose
gOries have been made by wars and conquest,
but .lrelands hero and patron saint leaves
blissful memory. unstained by wrong of any
kind whose mission was the good of mankind.
There is no other celebration so widely kept rs
this of st. Patrick Ireands sons all over the
world, in every civilized land celebrate the
memory of this saint. 1t has no parallel in his
tory. Many the sad pattngs that Ireland has
seen-no other land has seen so maryland yet,
wherever her sons and daughters may be driven,
their hearts still turn fondy to their native land.
No wonder the eXile's heart fills full on an occa-
sion like this. You know it is the memory of
our Saint that keeps us faithful to the traditions
of our country. and makes US her faithful chill
dren Many have said it is this faith, the faith
of st, Patrick. that has degraded us and made us
incapable of progress and of freedom How
strangely that sounds when remember all
that Ireland and her children have suffered
through long ages for their liberty and their
faith. We know there was day when Ireland
was the home of liberty. virtue and
plenty when the green banner unfurled
and met the heather Danes and swept them into
abe sea. What nation i'll Gods earth has suf
fered so much for liberty Ireland has under
the most brutal tyrants, Saxon and Norman.
Our country suffered everything ruin, degrade
ton, desolaton, everything for our faith and
our liberty. Irshmen were determined that
nothing should drag from them the faith that
st. Patrick had taught because that faith gave
them a true idea of what liberty should be.
What is Ireland to-day with its police, its rapa-
cious landlords and its Dublin Castle! Tho ma
ton is coming out of the west again. A Samson
is surely coming 20 pull down that temple,
tanned by hideous British constitution. We
only ask those who differ from us to read our
history, and they will then be more emphatic in
their utterances in favor Of our faith in ST.
Patrick than we are. Where would the idea of
our nationality have been to-day had it not been
for these celebrations! 1t keeps our cause be-
fore the world. The world, at last will insist
that justice shall be done where in
justice has been done so long Keep to
this celebration. You are doing it not
only for the Irish nation, but for the cause of
humanity at large and are widening liberty over
all the world. Workingmen the world over are
reading and talking as they have never done
before. They are demanding more liberty and
more justice and the brutal, despotic land
lord class must know the day is not far distant
when men will arise and claim for themselves
what God intended they should have. These
celebrations have helped the working classes
everywhere to know what is their due. The glory
of the national sunhurst will come upon our land
before long Gallant men day by day are gain
ing foothOld on the soil of their native land. and
circumscrbing the brutal despots who have
lived so long upon her woes Castle Dublin has
furnished, as has been said, a system that re
quired the ingenuity of the devil to devise and
the maliguancy of hends to carry out. Some
day it will fall. Some day l hope some such
procession as | have seen to-day will form and,
taking it stone by stone will pitch
it into the sea We might make present Of it
to the old boy himself to build Il
grand mausoleum in the regions below for all
the despots that have ever been on the face of
the earth, The National League should be the
tender child of your care. Give your thoughts
voice that the nations of the earth may hear.
The foreigner shall not remain on our soil. God
does not wish it ireland shall be for the Irish.
Help on the national cause and the league spirit.
When we have downed England, there is not q
despot in the world who will dare to enslave a
people, 1t will be the climax of modern history.
Our victory will be over such tyrant as has
not had an equal since the world began. ST.
Patrick must view our efforts for liberty with APP