Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-09
The 0uaksrs in Ireland.

AAAc Ls1NS4 11Ar NENbl
 'fsir Generations of Friends in Ireland" is the title of c little voluns by "J. M. R." which MT. Edward Hieks, jr., of Bishopsgste Strsst without, has just pub hshed. The book enclosts the story of . few Quaker families in Irelspd-of one family more especiAlly-from 1855 to OUT present time. Quaker families have d. ways, since the Quaker community came distinctly into existencs. played sn inpor- tant part tn the social history of Ireland. It is not by any means too much to say that the history of Qusksrism in Ireland The QuAkers In Ireland may have differed among themselves now and again on po- ht!csl questions, but we have never heard Of any difference of opinion among them when there was help to be given to the im- poverished or a new chance found for some victim of sudden temptation. The Ireland Almost evsryuhsrs they thrivsd and prosPered, mainly Secsuss Of thssr sound business qualities, their patience, their sohr.ety, their honesty and their self control-End indeed we may Add Also be- csuse of their b0undless sympathy. The Richardsons, the Wilson's, the wafehelds, the Grubhs, the Pikes, the webbs, the Dickinsons, the Gofes, the Martins, and numbers of other families have made themselves part of what we msy call the domestic history of Irslsnd. The Qaa- kers went through many perilous seasons In Ireland when men lived what Robert Burns calls ''s life If sturt and strife" But they passed throusS 1t all successful ly, aud what is more 10 the purpose, hon. orshly and honestly. Through the worst times they gave in to neithsr party. In the worst times they gave help to the suf- ferers on either side. They kept as 6 se- cret "the whits ness of their souis" In dsye near 10 our own, Father Mathew, in his temperance movement, had no more enthusiastic and constant supporters than the Q1sFers In every part of Ireland. "Whst noble creatures these Quskers sre!H said Cstholic friend to him one dsy. What pity they gre not with usl" My dear friend" :" Father Mathew replied, with his kindly smile. ''thsy gre with ns-in every good work we try to do"
 The QuAkers on the whole stood by O'Conn-iL They admired him and under stood him because of the philaDthrcpic rather than the political side of his char scter. Mir. Gladstone, ws believe. hss de- scri5ed O'Connell's chief characteristic as
 A fsTtNsA VI NAh eIsctly what appealed to the Quakers, who have surely shown themselves in all their historical carssr as urged on by 8 pAssion of philanthropy. No phlsnthropic move ment was ever started in modern Ireland but the Qaskers were in the midst of 1t and st ths front of It. h every Irish city they could always bs appealed to with psr- feet confidence to help forward any move
 nsnt for the spread of education, for the Tightening of labor. for the alieTiafion of suffering, for the advocacy of temperance. Their subscriptions were given to every hospital, to every dispensAry, to every l,t- sraIy or scientific society, to every organi- zstion which had to do with the feeding, the clothing and the instruction of the honest and industrious poor.
 Ireland is a country where humorous anecdotes are remembered perhaps longer than in most other lands. There are some storles, directly or indirectly referring 10 the Quaker personal history, which are still not altogether forgot en. In Cork there was and Is 8 great Qusker family whose name it is not necessary 10 ksption. In the days Of our grsndfsthsrs s ySSsHssr lady of this house was known to bs the heiress to 6 very large fortune. A reck- less and all but impecunious Irish squire, Sir Henry Hayes, formed plan for carry ing her of and forcing her to marry him. He did carry her of-sbduction WAS e common and not altogether unpopular of- fence st that time in Englsnd ss well in Irelsnd-but be could not compel her to marry him. She showed the indomita- ble pluck of her Qasker people; and no threats, and no fuTcs, and no brutality could prevail upon her to go through the marriage ceremony. She was rescued and Sir Henry was put on his trial He VAS prosecuted by the great advocate ard ora tor, Curran. As Currsn wss entering the court house Tn Cork he wac cheered by a number of admirers. we hope yon'n gain the day, MT Curran." was the cry. probably more out of concern for the sd-
 vooase than wrath sgainst the sccnssd.
 ''If gain the day." Currsn blAndly sn- svered. turning round, ''you'l lose the
 knighiI"
 There was in Cork later on a devoted Quake, champion of tsetoisiIsm and friend
 of Father Mathew, who used 10 give stir
 ring lectures on the moral and physical benefits of abstinence from tks use of i'm frcsive pRsssge which did him good service on many occasions. "Wh&s does the lion, the king of all casts, drinkf wsterl What does the eagle, the king Of kll binds, drinkt Wsteri" And 60 on This vas conclusive in gensrAl-ssttlsd the whole question; bat one memorable night in a Cork thester hired for the occasion its success WAS msrred- The appeal as 10 fbe sslion, the king of sil beksts," went of well enough But when the orator came | 10 "what does the eagle, the king Of all
 the binds, drinkE" hs hsppened to psuse for one ualucky second, and sn answering | cry came back from the gsllery-"Whis' key, 10 be sursl" The sndieses could not
 but shriek with lsushter-snd 1t wAs im- possible to bs eloquent and persuasive that II night after the sbsurdiiy of such an an swer 10 the orators thrilling appeal. The
 Irish people like their ioks even st the ex- pense of their friends. But they ife their | Qasksr friends even better than they liks their inke-Eud that te saving s great deal