The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-24
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Green Ribbon GalOre-SOme-
thing of the Saint and His
Work i'm Ireland.

green ribbons fiuttered from numer-
able coats, and while there was no
public celebration, the patrons Of the
great saint were loyal TO his precious
memory and hearty in tn ir demon
stration.
The following timely article from
the New York Times, will be found
of interest to-day:
According to the theories and con-
illusions of educated Irishmen, st.
Patrick. was born at Tours, or In the
north OF France His father was a
deacon, and his mother was the sister
of St. Martin of Tours. SO tina: the
respect ability Of his parents is beyond
all question. He was educated &C.
cording to the best methods then 10
vogue, and was doubtless destined for
the Church, but when 1G years of age
he was carried away by some pirates
and taken to the north of Ireland,
where he was sod as a slave. His
owner utilized him in looking after
the sheep and swine, so that the young
man was left pretty much to himself
so far as human intercourse was con-
cerned. His master did not treat
him very kindly, AMI after six or
seven years servitude the future saint
ran off and made his way to the
southern coast of the island, where,
somehow, he found a ship that car
ried him to France, and so he found
himself, in due course at home.
Soon afterward, however, he dis
covered his true mission-that of in
PRODUCING Christianity into Ireland
and began preparing himself for the
work. For the next few years his
movements are not very Gear, or rath-
er the authorities differ so much that
1t is difficult to reconcile them. AT
ter time, however Patrick went to
Rome, and was ordained a deacon,
then became priest, and, finally re-
ceiving conservation as Bishop, he
was ready to begin the great work of
his life.
Regarding the date when Bishop
Patrick arrived in Ireland opinions !
differ, but as to his immediate success
there is abundant testimony offered by |
the old legends and more modern his
tOrians.
He was a statesman as well as q !
priest, and addressed himself first of
all to the chiefs, and through them
reached the people. He understood,
as did most of the early Christian mis-
sionaries, how to adapt the supersti-
lions and the pagan rites which he
fe--I ~-.is.;-s - 81 ----L:-c,- IF the
Church, and one of his first doIngs
was to light a Paschal fire on the Hill
of Slane in opposition to a Druidical
fire on the Hill of Tara, directly i
forninst it," and the light from Slane
eclipsed the light on Tara forever.
His work in Ireland may be summed
up by saying that he founded 365
churches, and planted a school by the
side of each; that he organized at
least one archepiscopal see, that of
Armagh, consecrated two or more
Bishops, established one or two COL
leges, and civiliz d the people gen.
orally.
The Irish antiquaries do not limit |
st. Patrick's operations to the Emer-
I'd Isle. Even that sphere was too
lifted for his genius and his powers.
Hestablished christianity in the Isle
OF IN and in the west of Scotland.
In latter country, it is true, he
did nd much, but he prepared the
way ~, Later Irish saint, Columbia,
VINO VINO light them out Of darkness
INTO Hsn most efectual and
Or sr trom fled at Saul, a place
not npSa av' Of the lnpatrick. and in the
apoe ld =, amid thetown his body was
ourls 1a He hadow of the whole |
peoP, stb as a releas looked forward
to oea.n a for his labm care and IS
Sas become blind and trials HE de
n UNITS age at the 'imeble. The
SAM been the subject ohis death
mas 80 aud ingeniousoy very
intr'ca.e estimates have ru'ations,
between SS and III years ears y Xhere
oe1 TSs educated Irish idea Oh
~ enshrines bis memory WIT
rle ste eu attributes of Chrlst IAN
lions which aserloe ~ W sunerhu,
that are miraculous OF n there
1ma' ho was brave man 'heiS
doubt, and that he was : s aIso adm
er? Ths aa assertion has been If G Caie,
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