Evening star., 1894-03-17
5 7. P AT RlCK'S DAY
Green is the Predominant Color on All
Sides Today.
HOnoring Ireland's Patron Saint
Services In the ChurchcS-WhO
Saint Patrick Was,

March II, 1894. This is st. Patrick's day
1t is the day when all the world visits the
shrine OF the patron saint of Erin, and
when millions of people worship there. To-
day the earth echoes with Irish melody and
shines with Irish color. The sphere uuakes
with paeans, praise and prayers, songs and
shouts, and flutters with green ribbons and
emerald plumes. Green graces the bosom
or the human race. 1t casts green veil
over the face OF nature, gives a graen tinge
to the complexion of humanity, lights up
every quarter of the globe, livens every
acre of terrene geography and throws an
arcnlns rainbow of green from pole to pole
All washington is today the color of
spring grass Her mountains of brick and
marble, her plains of pavement and her
deserts of concrete blossom Ike the leaves
or the rose. Verdant hues of varying de-
grees of startlingness bloom in every Tut
tonhole and flaunts on all lapels.
Even the Washington and GEORGETOWN
cable cars and those on the Metropolitan
line seem 10 be greener than ever Even
the wind, as 1t plays idylls through the
pare pare branches OF our trees, seems to sing
The Wearing of the Green"
The day was observed here with a deal of
religious pomp and circumstance at St
Patrlcks Church. Solemn hign mass was
celebrated by Rev J. Walter, as celebrant;
Rev. John Delany of Holy Name Church as
deacon; Rev. j. r. Mathews of St Cyprian
church. subdeacon, and Rev. j. F. Mckee
as master or ceremonies. Rev. Father Nc
Carthy. Society of Jesus, of ST Aloysius
Church delivered the customary paneeyric
on the saint. The music had been made the
subject of especial attention, and was
worthy of the reputation of the choir. The
occasion was full of brilliancy and tune
st. Patrick.
81. Patrick was distinguished missionary
OF the fifth century, whose original name is
SAID to have been Succath, Patrick being
the derivative of his Roman appellative
Patricius. The year of his birth is various
ly given as 377 and 3SI. and the place of his
birth is much in question. Some of the
chronicierS state that he was born ar Nen-
thur Patrick's father owned a small farm
near Bonavem Tabernie. Some maintain
that ne was born at what is now Boulogn-
sui-Mer, somewhere near where is now Kill
patrick, IN the estuary of the CLYDE
According TO the Saint himself his father
was deacon named Calpurmius and his
mother was named Conchessa. and. who
py some writers, is said to have been sister
to ST. Martin of Tours. When ST Patrrl,
was sixteen years of age he was seized. so
the story runs. by a band of pirates and
by them carried into Ireland and sold into
slavery to one of the chiefs-regnant of the
island of the west. After six years of can
tivity he escaped and made his way to
France At Tours he became monk and
later removed to the great monastery of
LeEns. 1t was in the year 43f that he
journey to Rome ana had audience with
Pope Celestine, by whom St. Patrick was
commissioned to preach in Ireland and eX-
tend the dominion OF the Church of Rome
In Ireland he succeeded Palladius, who
had been the reprcsen tative of the Holy
Catholic Church in that island, but who had
died. He was ordained in France and ar
rived in Ireland a second time it is said by
the majority of writer's on this theme, in
49,
1t is said that he established 365 churches
and baptized with his own hands 1900 per-
sons. He ordained a great number of priests
and blessed n mighty host of monks and
nuns After twenty years of missionary
work ne fixed his see at Armagh, two of his
disciples were ordained as bishops, and here
he issued those DEGREES which have provided
the text for so much controversy. He died
at Saul near Downpatrick and his relies
were preserved at that place till the time
of the reformation.