Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-06-11

Maryland. And this, claim, was the
beacon light that once raised aloft served
to light the whole pathway to all Ameri-
can freedom. In proof of what Is here
asserted refer to Bancroft's history Of
the United States, vol. !, page 23s to 25s,
the part treating Of colonial days. And
promise that you will find there stronger
language in our favor than the words have
used. Bancroft was not a Catholic.
Again. our men were found signing the
Declaration Of Independence. | refer you
to the article itself. When, humanity
speaking, the aid Of French lrms became
absolutely necessary for the cause of in
dependence our pope was the man who Sc
cured for the struggling patriots the aid
needed, the aid Of the French arms. (In
proof of this an article was written in
The Ne'n Age, published at Augusta, Me,
on April LIST, 1887, referring to some pa
pers of John Pope Hodnett brother Of
Rev. T. p. Hodnett of Chicago, which pa
pers appeared previously in the Washing
ton Republican. None of these gentlemen
are Catholics, so far as know Our
men were at Brandywine, at Trenton at
Valley Forge, at Yorktown; and they were
not with the enemy. OF their later deeds
/ say nothing The facts are well known
to you. Some Of the men who fought are
here to day.
OF domestic enemies, from Benedict Ar
mold down to Aaron Burr from the Know
Nothings down to Jefferson Davis and his
comrades, thank Cod thank God. you
will search in vain for one of our flock
There is not a blush for US In the whole
record
So much for the voice OF history; now
for the map. pass over the fact that the
state in which we live is named from the
patrimony of French Catholic princess {;
pass over the fact that the mission OF
which am pastor was started on the is
land OF Mount Desert eight years before
the date of the landing Of the pilgrim
fathers; but glancing at the map Of the
country As it now stands, so numerous are
the important places bearing distinctively
Catholic names, that they stand out as
stars in a celestial map along the Pacific
coast runs the milky way. Now who un-
der the sun do you suppose founded these
places: And to day, guarding the solitude
of Lone Mountain on our Western border.
stands the same emblem once planted by
Columbus in the east, the cross OF Christ
Between these cmhlem-, We may say. We
stand in fact Let us. then, listen 10 the
voice that comes to u from the one vino
made that cross holy 1t comes to ~
calmly, soothingly. commsndingly, down
through the mists of ages Father. for
give them they know not what they 80 r
This b. our prayer II We remember aught
that bc unpleasant against our fellow man.
our brother. Away then. with all pr,ia-
dice Christ died for Al, men Let "a.
recognize in every one, then. the man the
Image uf Gnd. the nuhir>t thing on earth
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seems to me. What COD ha~ implanted ID
our nation a. IL, life principle lie hath
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