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still stranger IA, that In Rome, NJ
Church eiiice has ever been reared
TO the memory Of 81. Patrick.
This alone 4. convincing proof
that he was never recognized rs Rom
ish mis.ioniry. because All the patron
saints Of s,lons In Europe have
churches In RJme called after them.
The Roman authorities, seeing that
this Incident gave historians ground
for conicstlns Paifick's Rlmaul'm,
turned their attention to builiing a
church, aud there i Ono nov In pro
cess Of construction.
raricks system u preaching was
different from the ordinary method
adopted by the Roman priests. HIS
plan was 10 es'ablish iiitle colonies or
communities VI brethren wherever the
local environment favored II. These
communities were not rcllgiously $50
lated. In The sense u the mrllmyh or
modern monastery. Ia II, ~ course,
he established a school Of learning and
theology, IN harm my with the indus.
try aud trade which also formed part
Of hls system. III. special aim was 10
tame the stubborn rstocity u the ierce
Celtic chleftsln,, who made war on
each other on the slightest pretext. His
success was slngularlv remarkable.
Brio aud all the early historians OF
the British Islands agree on this point.
They also agree that the schools es,ab.
llshcd by Patrick and the missionaries
produced by them were Ear superior 10
the Romlsh. Il Il certain that spirit
Of nationality aud race unity was pro.
duccd In Ireland by tho Patrick sys-
TEN. When the Danes anI North.
mon invaded ireland In the
eighth and ninth centuries the
Celts united In driving them out.
The Danes were firmly entrrhohcd.
Dublin. Limerick aud Waterford were
founded 10y Danes. and they were the
most important cities In Ireland.
That the Roman authority did not
then prevail Ia ireland Is n fact well
sustained by the ''bull" given by
Adrian the 9TH 10 Henry II u Eng
land, empowering him 10 suWugato
ireland aud reduce II TO the Romlsh
faith. This Henry did, or attempted,
In ll72.
The history Of ireland from lie 10
the Reformation shows that the ator.
lglunl Irish were never recognized as
Romsnists. Wherever the Anglo
Roman Supremacy prevailed no person
VI Irish birth or parentsge could hold
any Of the church bencnce-, nor
could any Of the Irlsh priests inherit
property In tho way Of requests from
religious persons The laws made by
tho Anglo.Romanista wcru even worse
than thoso subsequently, made by the
Protcstants from 1904 TO 1910. One
law which In substance was, tina,
" n. dispute occurred between an
Apglo.Roman and'an Irish Christian,
aud the latter was killed In tho trouble,
all that was necessary was TO prove
ut the Inquest that The dead body
was that Of an Irish Christian,
10 relieve the murderer Of the charge.
This viii Illustrate the nature OF the
whole system.
AfIor the Reformation, the Anglo
Romans who would not adopt Protest.
antism were treated Just as they treated
thu Christian Colts. Uptlll this time
not word ever emanatod FROM Rome
against the conduct Of IL agents aud |
allies In Ireland. Then II began TO |
howl, and TO make capital Of the Pro-
testant criminal code, though IL own
penal laws few centuries previous
we're worse.
ireland owes nothing 10 Rome, but |
Il Indebted TO her for all her troubles.
Henry VIII OF England WIS not
very savory porsonage, yet England |
owes 10 him her independence Of
Rome. Much may be said against
Parnell, bat n through him independ.
eucc Of Rome could I've obtained, he
would los tho Henry Of Ireland. And
until ireland Is independent OF Rome
rs well m England, she can never be
prosperous, happy, nor peaceful.
About two ycars ago, very learned
Jew, the Rabbi Rosenthal OF Chicago,
published an article In Nenorah, jew.
ish monthly, on 81. Patrick. In II he
endeavored 10 show that the famous
missionary was converted Hebrew
Christian. Hc undoubtedly made some
good points. lie showed that Patrl-
cius was not derived from tho Io.
man word In the case Of 81. Patrick.
lie showed that n word existed Ia Ho-
brew from which the name was de-
rived. lie showed from Incidents In
the life Of the saint that the latter was
atRder by occupation, but that no had
resided Ia Rome for some time.
II Is 10 be regretted that learned mon
DO not dwell little more on the lie
and works Of that very great and good
man st. Patrick. Now the subject T.
handled entirely by u set OF Ignorant
IRISH priests, who don't understand the
mother.tcngue Of their own country,