The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-05
THE EMMETT ANNIVERSARY.
Appropriate Exercises in Honor of the
Distinguished Irish Patriot.
An Eloquent and Characteristic Address by
Rev. MyrOn W. Reed-The Musical
Selections.


the birth of Robert Emmett, the Irish patriot,
was the occasion for the gathering of crowd,
last night, which filed Lyra Hall, and it is
notable that fully fourth of the audience was
composed of Irish youths the larger per cent. of
whom were of the school-boy age. The mention
of the name of Robert Emmett was an occasion
for an outburst of applause.
The exercises of the evening were opened with
the singing of "God Save Ireland, by Mr.. James
Mission, after which D. J. Sullivan president of
the Indiana Irish National League, under the
auspices of which the celebration was held, pre-
scented to the audience the speaker of the even
ing, Rev. Myron w Reed who Mr.. Sullivan
said, was ''revered and respected not only by
every Irishman in Indianapolis but by every
Irishman in the State of Indiana"
MIR. REEDS ADDRESS.
In beginning his remarks Mr.. Reed said that
if he should in few weeks leave the city to take
up work elsewhere, not among the least of the
pleasant memories which would lnger in his
mind would be his associations with the Irish
people of Indianapolis 1t seemed remarkable
that Robert Emmett, man great in all things
should, in twenty-three years, impress his name
upon history in way that would make him
loved by all who love liberty. In reading the
biography of Emmett we are impressed with
what great and powerful and full life it
1t seemed to him, as he had been thinking of
this meeting, that life not worth living until
about the middle of the last century. No good
has come to man that has not come by
blood and tears. Emmett was not dissatis-
fed with death. The power of the dead is
sometimes greater than their power while living
1t is said of John Brown that ''his body lies
Wondering in the grave, but his soul goes
10
that it was given by God, 10 these martyrs, to
know, while living, that they are not dying in
vain. The people of Ireland with their faith
upon their cross, from which flows the stream
of all good influence, look forward to the
time when their nation shall be redeemed 81
call it a nation" Mr.. Reed said, because am a
prophet. have been reading the Queens book
and in abiding to the Queens book, he said that
he had failed to find single line in it that has
tinge of sympathy for any human being except
the royal family and John Brown Nobody
sympathizes more than 1 with the brave little
army-made up of Englishmen and Irishmen-
that has been hurled against the Arabs 1 say,
hereafter let those who make wars fight them
God is absolutely tired of kings They are
pretty but they are costly. Let's have cheaper
Prince of Wales, cheaper Gar" The Gear
tired to an iron safe, and now issues
his orders through key hole. Gladstone can't
go to his village church to say his prayers with
out being accompanied by half-dozen armed
England is that it has never governed Ireland
If it is granted that justice should be done. it
remains that it should be done in an aniable
way. England was never known to grant any
right TO Ireland in an amiable way. Gladstone
confesses that everything has been granted
through fear. In abiding TO the
death of Wendell Phillips he spoke of
him as your friend and my friend, and it does
not seem that man died before him." and in
passing allusion to Henry Ward Beecher, he
caused laugh by adding The can do almost
anything" The flag of free Ireland will yet
float in the air, he said. There We're mistakes
and errors in the American revolution, and
every for freedom is open to criticism; but,
nevertheless, he was not the man to criticise any
to make Ireland free. 1t is not well for
any man who does nothing to criticise
cause of freedom. He had been criticised for
saying that the cause of Ireland would be longer
than the life of an Irish informer, and II say it
again, too he added. In the death of man
like Emmett, in the prayers of the Irish people
which rise to God day and night, there is the be-
ginning of an ample end Not one man should
give up heart or hope, but he should work for
the cause in every way, and teach it to the
children teach them the love of country, for
there is nothing more to be loved but God.
Ireland is a dstressful country to-day, but it is
not by any providence of God. 1t is a distress
full country, but it is by the greed of man. The
people Of Ireland and those with the love of
liberty should justify the hope that the epitaph
of the martyr patriot way be written.
OTHER EXERCISES.
Following the address of Mr. Reed a memoir
ial on the death of Wendell Phillips adopted by
the Irish league, and resolution expressing the
regret of the Irish people over the contemplated
removal of Mr.. Reed from this city, were read
by the secretary, Mr. Dalton
The speech of Robert Emmett was recited by
Mr. Patrick J. Keleher in highly creditable
manner and an address on the Irish National
League was delivered by NJ W. Carr. The
music furnished was an appropriate and enter
tanning feature and comprised the singing of
''Taras Hall" by Miss Rosa McGlynn; duet
by Miss Ella Dugan and Mr.. Joseph Dugan the
Annie InS Abromet Shaun oFarrenD by James les
Hission, and harp solo by Mr.. Roscoe Metsker,
which was received with marked favor.
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