New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-01
FOR STARVING FISHER MEN
BISHOP oFARRELDs TALK ON IRELAND.
HE is HEARTILY RECEIVED BY A LARGE AUDI


the platform OF seinway Hall last night in the pur
pie robes OF the Catholic EpiseOpacy carrying in bis
| hani copy OF Leckys History OF England, both he
and Charles a. Dana, who to preside were cheered
Tor fully five minutes. The bishops lecture on
lreands Rights and Claims" tho proceeds ard the
starving fishermen the OF Ireland There
scarcely standing room in the hail. we'll the house
crowded In every part The bishop spoke for
lie has commanding appearance, seductive Dublin
accent rich In humor aud apt in illustration. Thus,
when he spoke OF tho early civilization OF ireland and
what home for scholars 1t was. he said IL q
mon thing then when any one had asked Where is lie -
| regarding anybody vino had left his country, to
reply "GOue TO Ireland" Just" said the Bishop,
we hear very often now in this country in response
| TO the same question, Gone to Canaia.'" This
| was followed by a prolonged outburst OF merriment
| Among those on the platform Eugene Kelly. ].
j. ODonOhue, ex-senator John Fox r. NJ. Walters. John
j. Rogers John Howard James Bryce Killen, j. p Far
rell f. ID. Farrell Joseph Leavy, Bernard Ieavy,
Matthew Leavy. L. J. Callahan. Edward l. Carey, d. j.
spessy Agernon S. Sullivan Colonel Frederick Conk-
ling, the Rev. p L. Connolly the Pew DR.. McElhinny,
the Rev. Fathers W. II. Murphy. John Lonaryan James
Doherty Schwenniger Edward slattery, Thomas Taafe
| j. Riordan and william J. Mcclure Commissioner
| EIansrlt, Edmond MontaneJ. w. O'BrienJohn Fl. SPELL
Commissioner Brennan, John ONeil, William Lalor
Miles NJ. OBrIen. Judge Browne, Dr. William A. Conway,
General James K. O'Beirne Hugh King DIR. John 4.
Nage. NJ ID. Gallagher, president Municipal Council
| Irish National League; Joseph Ryan, p.
Dewey Superintendent Jackson, Castle CIR
| den Commissioner Stephenson. Commissioner Cole
| man. Alderman ONeill and Justice John Heury Nc
Carthy l. J. Callahan called the meeting order and
Charles A. Dana, who presided and received with
| prolonged applause. said
! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: should indeed be insens-
ing which you given me. But feel that it is not
To apy thing have done except that have taken hold
peaed 10 the sense Of justice and OF right and or mercy
10 every human breast Applause We arc here to-
land. lAppsuse.l For the sake OF mercy the sake
| helpless aud to consider those ideas which must
appea to ey'ry free people and by & which every ever rec
allzed by the Irish people appansel as they are res
lzcd IN this irre and happy county But ladies ond
gentlemen. shall not detain you by any remarks OF
mine. am impatient "a know you are impatient to
! address US this evening. Applause.
Bishop O'Farrel then said:
IL docs not often happen that a Catholic
Bishop hi, for%sTG cssHirv on m pqSS p5Ss pa,
confined in great measure to the sanctuary and the
tcacnns OF reiEon but there are times aud there are
oc%sons so Ia that bishop ~ must Leave , MS
truth outside OF IT, ltIs IN snch crcumstance come
before Tonight to plead the cause Of sacred charity
that - yoo D NAV understand that bring not only my
| personal feelings TO the cause, but that pledge
to to0 the truth Of tie sehments that viii
aiyocao to4lsh LAPpaase The case Of the poor
We'll calculated to touch the heart Of any Christian maD
That distress Is one Of the fruits Of vile system o gov
ernment shat has spread its throughout all Ire
land consider starvation ignorance. broodua discon.
and uust occur pero iicaily in long
present system OF government continues to curse the
land App.1us. IdOnt adj nit that starvation In GSl-
! way ant Mayo IS visitation OF Providence.
starvation n necessary famine. believe it could
nave been prevented Dy those whI were charged wltn
the root of the nd pluck it ont. We destroy
tne bgtng effects OF the British system ID ireland
and then famine and starvation will come TO an end.
Michael DaviJt has just visited these islands where
| here vel thousand neOnte
the have every wear 10 20 over 70 Scot aud and
at nS %Ssk cs6nc he t to
wn he he y eonrernnF na What do one Too p0o p0or
creature borrowed 3 Cd TO to scotland to look FOR
Back u"abie to abtiin work She lad three Children,
one at the bre 1T and sue sld to the village doctor or
i,tt~ hahy bcbiIG y Viii Won nease remember that
these occur not In distant lands nor under
Brti-h Empre. and within twelve hours Journey
OF the most opuIent metropolis in the world lCries OF
" shame ~ Ana would urtler have you remember
tha matter what CnArc, A. Dana may do iarplanse,
and the remainder OF the NcwIOrk press poverty and
misery will continue to gnsw at the heart OF ireland un
Ill Br.h institutions are swept away o. notified and
that form of home rule granted which PArneil soeks
@r aas ml ta a a' efs G f't OF s
Irish eon srenS that they were sun dIscontentet
owing to the fact that sueh people DO not understand
Ireland is only small nation but ladies auI scatle-
men, what history she has! what an e1traor'tnary
the long cycle of ages for the uDhrokcn continuity with
which she has maintained the struggle against 0ppres-
ton IN ireland when other European nations were
painted savages. The imperial eagles Of Rome
waved over English son as they did oyer the
conquerng eeons OF CH'ar gain foothod upon irish
Breton laws IN lrrlant secured practically natnraza.
on Of tue land bnt thSn tnr EnsnsA came at uraSSea
these set up the ieudl system and gave thG and 70
hungry Engl sh and scotch followers Then bean the
much as foreign have been tue curse OF
the con try You remember no" readily the native native
There s not in tie whole OF human
HISTORY another such instance o; whera pagan people
>urrendcrrd practices and suprsnnS cOnEocrdted by
almost ~ the fist call Of the apostle
Bishop O'Farrell then traced dongs Of ST. Patrick
terrible OF centuries consequent and the
Danish invasion. He sketched eloqnenty the uaty OF
power which Bran BOru established, eliminating in
the complete overthrow of tue uvddors at the battle OF
Clontar. Then he spoke OF the English Invasion by
Henry IT, in 1l7l ana explained how the land Of
Ireland had been contiscated aGd again
and rebellion after rebe liion poured the poor people
and then crushed out III blood. lie continued:
nation lives in the past as well a. IN The present.
who does not stu y what she has been as well as
wnat she Is man IL made up OF his poyhood and
largely the hopes and the ambitions and tie prac-
uce of his youth Therefore we can ea,liy underSthl
the inextngushape FEELING OF nationality IN the irl.h
breast, and tho lifelong hatred OF All ltishmen Tor
Brit sh institutions Applause. s. Lawrence 0Tooie.
the archbishop OF DaDIn seven hamirc1 re years
fortunate country and perhaps ArchO saop Na!sn; i;
To"nsEa appaGs to-day %ay 1--we to see hGras Inc iast
ent (Rcuewed applause Aud the virtue OF our
people Il proyerbIal. The safety with which a rich
woman In ireland might walk unattended through any
thus lmnOri aliZed by tho pOel:
sir Kuirht / feel not the least a'arm
: O of Nill do me harn
For at ou@h they love woman and golden store,
SIR knight they love honor sLi VII tue more.
Continued applause
Bishop OFarrsll referred IN scathing terms TO the
massacre by Cromwell of women and children AZ Dro-
gheda and Wexford. denounced Queen Mary much
as Queen Elizabeth, although she was Catholic
heroic defence OF Limerick, tho pefhdy Of
william OF Orange IN breaking the treaty
md the thunderous OF vengeance with the cry
Remember Limerick and Saxon faith Z" from