The Irish standard., 1894-06-02

IN AND AROUND THE CITY.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA.
Special Memorial Services, Attended by
Dudly r. Chase Post.

Special Memorial Services, Attended by
Dudly r. Chase Post.
The special memorial day service held
last Sunday at tho church Of st. An
.thony Of Padua was attended by Dudley
P. Chase Post, G. A. r., the veterans be-
ing escorted to the church by the Hi
bernian Rife company and members Of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians in full
regslia. A beautiful solemn mass was
rendered. Mr.. Beck presided at the organ
and Mrs. Rittman and White, with Miss
Flynn, Miss Kate Dwyer and Messrs.
German and Flynn were the soloists.
Rev. Father Molloy, asslsted by Rev.
Jas. @. Byrne and Mr.. T. Lowry, cele-
brsted mass. The sermon was eulogy
of the dead soldiers and was delivered
by Father Byrne, rector Of St. Thomas
Seminary. Taking his text from chap
ter 40 Eco, "Let US now praise men OF
renown and our fathers in their genera
tion," Father Byrne, among other things,
said:
1.-THE deeds Of our soldiers when COM
pared with all that history records were
grander IN their motive, more glorious in
their accomplishment and in their re-
suits more blessed"
"By the war the highest ambition of
our soldiers was attained. From year to
year new states are being added to the
union, new stars to our flag On some
questions sectional differences may
cause slight ference of feeling,
they can no longer cause difference OF
sentiment with regard to the union.
Labor movements, industrial armies and
such may cause little ripple Oh the
surface; they can never shake the foun-
dalton Of the republic. Its constitution
has been taken from the written page
and transferred to the hearts Of the peo-
pie. Like the laws OF Lycurgus, which
we're never written, it is interviewer with
our customs, our sentiments, our
thoughts. Speak to Us any language
but the language of liberty-liberty OF
the press, liberty of conscience, liberty of
person-and we do not understand you.
You speak an unknown tongue. More
over thus sentiment is as deep as the dis
tress Of the nation was great, as the tears
of orphans and widows are copious, as
the expenditure of the blood and OF the
lives of our soldiers was lavish. This
qualification of the republic and this in
carnation OF freedom we're the two great
results OF the war-results whose moral
influence is felt at the extremities OF the
earth. The breath of freedom is waited
over the Atlantic and over the Pacific,
and although distance may somewhat
chill its warmth, still it's effect is felt.
Tsars and aespots tremble; the masses
rejoice and clamor for their rights. /"
Abiding to the survivors, the speaker
said: "Arnerica has been generous to
her soldiers; she cannot be too generous
They saved the ship of state; to them it
belongs. While they were marching
through pestilental swamps or bleeding
on the battlefield, our merchants and
brokers at home were laying the founda-
tions of princely fortunes. We must
make up for our soldiers their lost op
portunities. Whatever the old soldier
wants let him have. He will not be long
among us, but the Union he saved a. d
the results he accomplished, Itrust, will
last to the end of time.'
The services throughout were of a very
impressive nature. Father Byrne's
scholarly sermon, glowing with patriotic
sentiment, was listened to with the most
profound attention during it's delivery.
A word of praise is due to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians for the splendid
manner in which they turned out on this
occasion. Though the notice was some
what brief, nevertheless they turned out
beyond all expectations and added greatly
in making the event creditable in every
way
RELIGION AND PATRIOTISM.
A Large Assenlblage of People Listened to
1ro.l HloarvsS Ma,n0rial Sermon