, 1891-03-19
BISHOP BURKE,s ADDRESS.
A Wen Known CHEYENNE Preacher
Speaks OF ITeIand's Glory.

Denver News.I
The Fifteenth Street theater was well
filed last evening, the occasion being the
annual ST. Patrick's concert, and an in
teresting programme was presented. The
Right Reverend Bishop Burke of Chey-
enne was introduced by Father Corrigan
and made an address which closely held the
attention of the house and was received
with appreciative applause. He began
bv saying that he did not intend to speak
in any but an informal manner, as the
time allotted would not permit OF any
other, though it was difficult on
such an occasion for an lrishmau to keep
himself within limitations of time. They
were concentrating the conflicts and en-
durauces of their forefathers on the
leland of the Saints" and the worthy
bishop spoke foelingly of his pleasure at
being with them and rejoicing to-
gether in the faith once delivered
to their ancestors by St Patrick. 1t was
a pleasure and honor to speak to them
ard to rejoice with them. And why
should they not rejoice? They had kept
to the faith of st. Patrick, and the people
of Ireland could be regarded as apostles
they united a love of liberty and Of their
nationality which no power under heaven
could destroy. They had endured the
tyranny of Henry vii. of Queen Eliza
beth, of Cromwell, the penal laws of the
Georges, and nothing could prevent them
getting their national independence. The
reverend speaker quoted from Edmund
Burke to the effect that the penal laws
were as degraded a course as was ever fol
lowed by any nation towards another; a
course as degraded as ever proceeded
from the perverted ingenuity of man"
Through all these trials Ireland emerged
uubeaten, and was respected by the whole
civilized world. Irishmeu were almost IN.
digenous to America, though they were
willing to allow the honor of discovery to
Columbus, and lrishmen will Join 10 the
celebration at Chicago as periodically as
all other Americans.
lrishmen have come to America to stay
and to stay Tor good. They had taken a
leading place in American affairs, dis
tIDguished themselves by their bravery and
patriotism in the revolution and in the
civil war. The list of names was a l1ug
aud honorable one. And they always
were leaders in national movements at the
bar and bench. They had helped frame
the constitution and had helped preserve
it. When a French missionary in the
early days had come among the Indians,
he found there an Irishman who had been
made captive and yet through his bravery
had risen to be a chief lrishmen were
everywhere from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, occupying high positions, As wit
ness the mayors OF New York and Boston
and-even Of Cheyenne. To theirlove oflib-
eIty and nationality they united charity,
aud no more charitable people existed
than the Irish, and their charitable in
situations aud organizations were every
where. They united faith and religion
with love OF God aud love of country.
lrishmen were distinguished for their
social and domestic virtues.
In the United States, during the past
twenty wears 800, 600 divorces had been
granted, but Irishmen and their faith had
rothing to do with these denominations.
They could not boast OF so many wives.
but they could boast of many more
children, The descendants of the pilgrim
fathers were diving out and the IRISH we're
taking their places.
Bishop Burke concluded an able.
though brief address by invoking an
eloquent blessing.