The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-17
1.-THE LAURENTIANS.
The Excellent Programme of
Last Evening.
PROF, FITzPATRICK'S ADDRESS.
The Members of the Literary Cub Furnish q
-- Most DELIGHTFUL Entertainment for
Many Friends.

SNSTy select ana very appreclaUlVe ana were
delighted beyond measure with the pro
gramme which was long, varied and sus-
tanned the attention of the audience
throughout.
The programme was presented as St
Patrick's Day celebration and though few
of the students are Irish, still they showed
by the earnestness, good behavior and
above all by the creditable manner in which
they acquitted themselves, that they are in
hearty sympathy with Charles Stewart
Parnell and the Grand Old Man.
1t would be difficult to discriminate and
say that any particular boy did well, for
they were all equally credltable to them
selves, to All Hallows college and to their
instructor Prof. John Z. Fitzpatrick. Rt
Rev. Bishop Seaman and his self-sacrific-
ing, devoted Vicar General Rev. Mr.. Kiely
have reason to be thankful, proud and
happy at the marvellous success which has
blessed this work Of their zeal and devoted
ness in the cause of education. The people
of the territory also show their gratitude
to these worthy men for erecting in our
midst an institution in which people living
at distance may have their children re
ceive a thorough mental training, while en-
joying the comforts of home and inhaling
the balmy air of our inland sea,
~ ONE OF THE MOST EQUITABLE CLIMATES
in the United States. The programme of
last night in which the faculty took part
would have done credit to any university
in the country. 1t is evident that the
students of All Hallows' college have
models who can say to them, "FOllOw me in
fields of literature and art"
Many of the professionals who took part
need no comment. The musical vocab-
ulary fails to furnish any words adequate to
Ia rrvni oh
of them are known to the Salt Lake public,
but that beautiful mezzo soprano, Miss
Mamie Kissick, made her debut before
Salt Lake audience. She sang Kathleen
Mavourneen in a style that brought the
audience to their feet.
The Introductory address was delivered
by Master Thomas Talon.
St. Patrick's has ever been faithfully
celebrated by the sons of Milesius, and this
day with its many associations will be kept
Gpb Monday, when the commemorations
E'hich have been made in centuries gone and
which viii be made in centuries to come
will be repeated with an undiminished en-
thusiasm. How strange must it not seem
to the student Of history that the triumphs
and conquests Of the Hannibals, the Alex
anders, the Caesars, the Napoleons, the
Wellingtons of ancient and modern times
should be comparatively forgotten, while
to-day the memory of this humble shepherd
boy is kept green by 2O,OOo,OOO faithful
Irish hearts.
To Irishmen the day should be one of sa-
cred joy, but the horrid code by which they
have been governed since the days of the
royal murderer, blends tears of dreadful
sorrow with smiles of gladness; still the
otr-in Of 10 of
their vows at the shrine ofliberty to remain
inseparable until they have made ireland
Nwhat God and nature destined her to be
tigreat, glorious and free, first flower of the
earth and first gem Of the sea-"
ALL LOVERS OF LIBERTY
and philanthropists celebrate the day with
aQ enthusiasm more Irish than that Of the
ID Sh themselves and no people beneath the
Sun, more heartily or have greater reason
TO do so than the 60,000,O00 freemen of Col |
umbia, the adored of the civilized world, |
for from the dawn of her freedom down to
the present moment, the sons Of Erin have
faced and are ever willing to face death and
dangers to guard the Union and flag of the
''free hearts hope and home"
In reading the history of our country we
find the names of such distinguished sol |
diers as Brigadier General Sullivan, Mad |
Anthony Wayne, the American Murat, the
sleepless chief, General Montgomery, the |
hero of Quebec who left home of refine |
ment and luxury purely to espouse the |
cause of American freedom, Commodore |
John Barry, the father and founder of the |
American navy, were all sons of the Emer- |
aid Isle. The Irish Brigade in the service |
of France, asked to come to aid the Amer |
leans in their struggle and many southern |
battle field was drenched with their Franco |
Celtic blood. The golden eloquence of such |
master minds as Barry, Burke and Sheridan |
flowed in the cause of American freedom |
with such an Irish power and pathos that |
made England pause and tremble.
In 1872 Ireland furnished McDonoughs, |
Shaws, GrOyans, Blakeleys, and Stewards |
In 1861
THB BRAVERY OF THE IRISH SOLDIER
and officer. whose name was LEGION, - the |
elOuuence of the Irish Meagher guarded |
the Union and flag with patriotism the |
Of which should crimson the |
cheeks of the narrow-minded know nothing,
bigots who to-day are so fear
full of the power and number Of Irishmen.
RSi tomorrow any international complica
tim necessitate the unsheathing of the
sword these loud-mouthed patriots would
prove to the world that their patriotism was
base seltiShneSS.
Apart from the motives mentioned his |
tory proves that Irish character though not /
sui pOSScSSSSl III lLCll /
Al Luusgs virtues which adOrn humanity:
love of home and country, love of law and
order love of literature, music and chivalry
are traits by which the Celt may be dis
tiuguished No matter where the Celt may
roam, let him revel in pomp and power he
will never be ashamed of his native land,
md he will invariably ere lifes sun is set,
steer his bark to Erin's Isle to visit the
scenes of his childhood, or it may be to kneel
on the green turf that rests upon the grave
of a dear departed mother who lulled him
to sleep in the cradle of her arms. Ireland
with its pillared towers and ruined shrlnes, /
ireland with its green hills and sunny, gol- I
Gen wales, Ireland with its killarnieS and J
Tauseways has ever had a weird fascination {
for the traveller and tourist and why should {
not its enchantment be doubly dear to its &
own eXiled sons!
Why with all its great resources is
IRELAND BEGGAR
amongst the nations of the earth? Why 7
IRE her people discontinued? Some say it is
he result of Ireland's national faith, but
,uch is not the case, for the Catholic church :
,oIds forth to the veneratiOn of its children
,nIv those who during lifetime were noted
or fheir industry in working for the wei V
aFleof their fellow men, and in no countries a
10 we find more peace, happiness and pros b
,eritv than in the countries where the a
catholic faith has hold of the masses. Ven
&c. San Marine, Austria, Spain and France
re Illustrations With regard to Ireland, we c
bould be really more struck with the fact, Y
hat the Irish people are in existence, when s
We consider the terrible resources which
ave been EMPLOYED for their determination Il