The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-10-07
ERIN GO-BRAGH!
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ARCHBISHOP FEEHAN's ADDRESS.

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Irish people represent a most ancient
race. Their forefathers came from the
East more than so 0 years ago. 1t wss
about the tine when Moses led the Is
raelites out Of Egypt and when Cadmus
introduced letters into Greece. They
had then written law, a language and
a civi'ization. They are an ancient race,
and to-day, toward the close OF the nine
teenth century, have come out in their
strength and power and genius. We try
to keep alive the traditions Of the race
and to hope for the future. When the
Irish American people assemble to cele-
brate the exposition at Chicago they
come with an enthusiasm which will
mark this day with success. Among the
many people from other lands that go to
make up this mighty nation, there is
none that assimilates more readily and
rapidly with the American people than
the Irish.
There are no pc pie on this broad land
that love their flag more earnestly, more
deeply than the Irish, and, in the hour
OF distress, there are n ne who would be
more ready to come forward and rescue
it from danger and peril than the Irish.
But while they love the green flag, the
American Irish are still true to the Stars
and Stripes. They love the Stars and
Stripes, but still cannot help loving the
flag of their mother country, and there
is no one here to-day that does not pray
that the green and gold will soon float
over the mother home"
ARCHRIsHOP HENNEssY's WORDS:
"The Irish Race in the Development
OF Civilization" was the subject of Arch
bishop Hennessy's address. Among
other things he said: "The question of
''What has the Irish race done for civil
zation?' resolves itself into the question,
what has that race done for the mother
and guardian of Civilizations" What
has the race done for religion? To the
extent that it has benefited religion SO
much has it done for civilization. What
have the Irish people done directly or
indirectly for civilization? The Irish
race is q remarkable one. 1t received
religion quickly and with gratitude, IN
the fullest sense of the words. One man,
in lifetime, converted the whole race.
He found the country pagan and left 1T
Christian. The seed of God never fell
on better soil and Lever was richer
harvest reaped. s
In 800 years the Irish race gave more
to the Church than any nation before or
since. The number of bishops, priests
and nuns were so numerous that it
looked as if all the race belonged to
those orders. The Irish received reli-
gion as benefit. Colleges, schools and
other educational establishments sprang
up. To these schools came people from
England, Scotland and Germany. Every
thing was free, even transportation to
the island. To study and to teach was Il
national habit. ireland was the semin-
airy of the Church, it was the seminary
of Eur pc. God planted his seed there,
for he knew the day was not tar distant
when it would be needed elsewhere.
The mystic body of Jesus Christ never
appeared in any place tosuch advantage
as in Ireland. 1t was the island OF saints
and doctors.
Ireland was the educator of the world.
Not only was she educating them to the
Church of God but she sent out mis-
sionaries to teach the pagans In the
beginning of the seventh century
throughout Europe crime predominated.
ireland did great work for GOD in this
crisis. She sent her saints out among
the multitudes with the best results Go
back to the beginning Of the seventh
century. The religious condition of
France was wretched in the extreme, the
people were dissolute, there was simony
in the sanctuary. Then the work of re-
formation began. There came an Irish
saint. So 1t has been throughout his
tory. The Irish have been constant
workers, and these, ladies and gentle
men, are the claims I make for the Irish
race in the development of civilization.
HON. EDWARD BLAKE, M. p.
:. Edward Blake, M. p, next spoke on
"Home Rule" and was eloquent and en-
PERTAINING. He said in part: -Four
weeks ago,after seven years of struggling
upon new lines, after the settlement of a
basis of an arrangement of the Irish
question, after a debate in Parliament
more prolonged and more severe in all
it's respects, after two general elections,
after the fall and rise of governments,
you have seen the peoples house of the
United Kingdom pass by sufficient
majority the measure of Home Rule. It
was great event. It has never yet hap
pened in the history of British legisla-