The Irish standard., 1894-09-29

| g good majority he WILL De nominated
for president in 1896.
TRUE HERO.
There are but few events in the ordi
nary period of life which give an oppor
tunity for the display of true heroism
The recent FORGET fires near Hinckley
afforded dreadful opportunity. There
we're heroes there just as there are heroes
scattered here and there the world over
People have read of the faithful, modest
engineer who saved 80 many lives by his
heroism. But there was another hero
there in the midst of that terrible ordeal
who did as much in the sphere in which
he was as human flesh could do. The
papers have had little to say about Rev
Father Lawler-the Catholic priest OF
Hinckley-but reference to his deeds
will be all the more inspiring on that
account. kWhen it became evident that
the fated town of Hinckley was about to
be destroyed, the Rev. Father called on all
whom he could reach and informed them
to betake themselves at once to the
neighboring sand pit, and in the hurry
and agony, loudly begged men, women
and children to follow him to safety.
Horrible to tell, many men, swearing
aud disappearing, hastened with horse
and wagons to seek escape through the
woods, but they were, at once, overtaken
by the fra which swept down on them
like tornado. The Rev. Father, seeing
that the sand pit was likely to be crowd
cd, went without hesitation to seek still
another refuge, and having found it,
brought many women and children to
this place of safety. Here, encouraging
the trembling refugees as they stood in
the understanding those who We're
sick and faint while his own head and
eyes were as if melting with the heat,
he tore his coat in two and dipping it in
the water placed one portion OF it over
a mother and babe to keep them cool,
doing the like with the other half to save
poor scorching children; his hat, too, he
made use of to pour water on the heads
OF his suffering companions, some of
whom died in his presence.
Father Lawler, now at st. Mary's Hos
pital in Duluth, has lost everything.
Both church and house are blottea out.
Vestments, altar service, household
goods, are in ashes. The good Father,
who in this fearful calamity saved so
many lives, makes no pretense to be
heroic yet it would be a suitable recog-
milton of his fearless Christian manhood
to rebuild both house and church and to
supply him with all that is needful for
religious service and renewed action in
behalf of Gods honor aad the peoples
good. The highest reward Father Law
ler seeks is the opportunity OF laboring
anew amongst his suffering people.
Such deeds as these are ali too few to
be forgotten. True heroism is beauty
spot in human nature aud Humanity will
not allow to go unnoticed and unpraised
the deeds of it's possessor. Ths deeds OF
Father Lawler are examples of the high
est heroism. The soldier as be marches
to battle is encouraged by the compan-
ions who march with him and inspired
to daring deeds by the sound of martial
music. He is actuated by motives m )re
or less selfish; the instinct Of self -preser.
walton, the love of family, of home, OF
country, of glory, and Of wealth all urge
him to do his utmost. In the work of
Father Law Ter there could be no such
motives, he risked his life for the love OF
God and humanity, No expectations OF
praise aud glory actuated him, it was
the work of simple, Christian man,
one of natures true noblemen.
The world can little afford to do with.
out the service Of such men as Father
Lawler and The IRISH STANDARD urges
it's readers aud Catholics in general to
assist in rebuilding church and house
at Hinckley for the Rev. Father.