The Irish standard., 1886-07-24
g the HOPE OF THE HOUR. I"
An Eloquent Lecture Delivered III New
City by Bishop 0 Farrell, Of Trenton, n.
j., to Help the Cause Of Ireland.
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE.
Ireland's History and Condition Reviewed
Not Merely Land Of Potatoes, But
Immensely Wealthy in Minerals.

Immensely Wealthy in Minerals.
".rhe Hope OF the Hour'' was the
tcpico the eloquent lecture delivered by
the Rr Rev. Bishop O'Facrel, Of Tren-
ton, n j, Thursday evening, Julyl5 at
Chickering Hall, New York city, under
the direction of the Irish Home Rule
Club. for the benefit Of the Parnell Par
liarnentary fund. Yhe beautiful green
silk gold fringed banner Of the club
was hung i'll front OF the reading desk,
and American flags were draped about
the rostrum. l was q most enthusias
tic meeting, and when. shortly after 8
y. m, the Bishop was escorted to his
seat by MIR. Charles Dana and Mr. J. 7.
Farrell, the intensity Of feeling that
was manifested showed how earnest is
the devotion to the Irish cause by the
people OF that city. Mr.. Dana ofliciate(i
in the capacity of chairman.
The Bishop was clad in his robes OF
office, anu his broad, gcod-natured face
beaued with smiles as he acknow-
lodged the cordiali5y Of his reception,
He said it was an obvious devotion to
the Irish cause that could bring out
such an audience in tbs heat of sum
mer to hear a lecture. He considered
it mark Of his own sincerity that he
had left the ocean shore and travelled
100 miles to give tho lecture, necessar-
lily in some measure familiar. But,
though the topic was familiar, the
Bishop gracea his historic sketch OF the
woes Of ireland with scraps Of poetry
and anecdote, He gave in terse SEN
tences the story OF Ireland's century of
penal laws and the shameful union
with England. He accepted with grati~
tu0e The tale Of Ireland's wrongs as
told by Mr.. Gladstone as the best re-
cord of the facts Of history which are
the Justification OF Ireland's present
demand for Home Rule. AS he dwelt
OH The UBIQUITOUS scheme Of Castle
reagii to bring about the union. the
bribery and corruption that signalized
its success, bis words were burning
with indignation. He spoke OF the fact
that it took tWenty-Iille years to secure
Catholic emancipation, twenty Years to
l,ssl-e even ~ tolerable land bill, and the
promised national education was never
given, so thai, a real history OF Ireland
co,,!n i,e, nsnt1 in the schools
Nevertheless, ha congratulated the
Irish people that the world has re-
spOndet1 TO the noble demand Of Glad
stone that liberty for Ireland shall be
not On tbs ground OF espediency, but
upon the ground Of right, Hewas glad
that SO far ireland has gained much
that tl,ree~fourths Of Scotland, three
fourtlls Of Wales, and one-haif of Eng
land had voted for Ireland. He re-
ioicea that Gladstone is yet strong, and
i'll the hope that though defeated now,
Gladstone and his plans will yet tri-
unph witt, a majority for Home Rule.
He did not even feel sure that it would
not be better for Ireland that Glad
stone should be successful with big
majority al his back. rather than that
he should succeed with so small ma
jority that he would be compelled to
pale Down his liberal schemes. He saw
hope for ireland in the fact that the
Irish tanse has right Oh It's side, that
tbav they nave not only numbers of
their own members, and numbers of
English members synlpathizing with
them, but they have right and justice,
and as God is just those principles of
right ana Justice shall not for all eter-
nifty be crushed.
Bishop O'Farrell tools: occasion to
answer a favoyite argument with some
Americans, who, not being We'll in
formed, are in the habit Of saying that
IRELAND ought to be satisfied With the
same government chat is given to Scot
land and Wales. He showed how the
case Of Ireland is quite different from
that OF Scotland that the whole sys-
TEN Of law and the administration OF
the law is not Of the wishes Of che peo-
pie, but of q foreign power that the
taxes are high and salaries are nigh.
He instanced The case Of Chancellor
Napier, who was too deaf to hear
causes: and had to give up his office,
but he got $4,000 for one year, and
$40, 600 for the rest Of his life. in all
$500 900 for not being able to hear. He
instanced one case where the Board OF
Public Works had spent $l,100,OO0 to
builda canal that was Of no use to the
people. Re spoke of the fact that al
though four-fifths of the national
school children are Catholics, all the
schee} books" mIst be approved by g
P'resby byterian clergyman. Some idea OF
the supervision of these books was sug-
gested by the fact that Samuel Lovers
pretty poem "A Baby was Sleeping,
f.