The morning call., 1894-03-18
A MASTERLY SPEECH.


his address. His theme was treated In the
ArchbishOp's own eloquent and mastery
style. 1t was thoughtful and scholarly
presentation Of religious and political
history of Ireland from its earliest days.
During its delivery he was frequently IN
terupted with applause.
The Arcbbishop's mention of the names
of Emmett Gratjan, OCOlnell, Davlt, Par
nell and Gladstone were received with
great enthusiasm by the audience. AT
some passages in his address MS tones par
took of the pathOS which moved many of
the audience 10 tears. The address occu-
pied an hour and a half in IFS delivery and
was listened to with the closest attention
his Grace spoke as follows:
81 look toward land both old and young
old in lis Christianity, young in It's prospecIs
for tie future. ] Contem late a people that
has had long night. and will have an newt
able day"
leXt, l CONE IN compliance to the invita-
tiOD OF your committee 10 lut in words The
thoughts mat are IN your minds on this The
festival day OF the Irish race. A The jews DIR
ing The years OF their captivity, when accord.
Ing TO the words of the ophei. they sat weep-
Ing and waiing by The banks of he rivers OF
BABYLON, turned their < re toward their we'll
beloved CT Y of JeruSal m and consoled hem.
selves with thoughts OF its past glory and with
hopes OF lis future triumph on this day do
men OF the 1IlSh ace. scattered tbroupboui the
world. inStinctvely turn their Thoughts toward
that sea-grt isle SCI lie a gem amid the
waters OF the Western Ocean, from which OPP
preston has driven hem. And on this day IL
may well be permitted them 10 review its past
glorleS and cOn>ecrate themselves anew 10 tn
great work OF giving The land OF their affec-
lions It's place among the nations of the
world
This nnual celebration has a double character
Que OF religlon-the other of patriotism. One
Commentaries fact: The conversion OF the
Irish 10 Christianity through the apos Olate OF
man whose name this day bears, and whose
woi ndules 10 The present day in every part
OF the CHRISTIAN world. The other commence
rates The spirit OF Irlsh nationality. Both are
welded together by long suffering and exile
God and cOun ~ are united In every IRISH heart
and cannot be separated from the IlSh charac
ter. And as his morning saw in every civilized
laDd, lIiShmen and men kneeling around
, tneI AFFAIRS. breathing the PRAYERS 81. Patrick
taughl TIER fathers 400 years ago
thanking God for the gift OF faith, and
ASKING him that it may endure. so is 1t
IN Keeping with the Split of the daV. thai the
purely national side OF the festival should be
emphasized and the struggles of the old race
Tor the twin sister of eligion-hbeuy-re-
counted These are the two thoughts | wish 10
put INTO words. The Irish lace mas had for
1AOO wears twOfOd mission: 10 uphOld the in
tegrlty OF religious faith and 10 uphold he idea
OF tie right OF people 10 govern themselves
IN accordance with their traditions, special
characteristics and special needs; to establish
ana MAINTAIN ana perpetual e "a government OF
the PEOPLE, Tor the people and by the people"
To these TWO principles, the one the highest
and most sacred IN the spiritual OIGrt the
Other The htghes and most sacred ID the civil
oIdef, IS the history or the Irish ace, ole long
cOnSeci alton. In studying the history of the
human race we observe that the great basiiar
principles upon which its progress rests are
not the work of he entire race-Or rather not
the result Of the combined action Of ali the
races working together toward tn uplifting of
tile human family into purer forms of worship
more liberal forms of political life, higher and
more correct appreciation of the beautiful ana
The true, which finds its expression I'm more
cultured literature, but rather of special indi-
ri4l mari cn n If SIC
Work, which ma ks the advance of the sue
ceSSlVe stages OF progress, is carried on lnde-
pendently Of The great mass Of mankind.
Take, for instance the special Work OF the
people of Israel, who, during long ages. amid
leolstries and he degrading >upeTsti ions
lIat nave tHeif root In idolairy, always Kept in
mind and chung 10 il with unwavering faith, the
one centra belief of all true religion, or of all
true scleuce-the belief mat there Is only one
true God. the Orator. supreme absolute over
all. Under he yoke of slavery as Trey tOiled be
meath the lash OF Egyptian masters In the long
waudei ing of the desert, in he night of their
captivity, as well as amid the glolirs Of the
pam ST days Of their national history, This one
thought, which lies at The root of all progress,
tie GENIAL thought OF ali scIrnce, hat dIgnities
human nature since 1t lifts il up to the lncom-
parable dignity of beng he Image and like
ness, as we'll as the bandlwUTk OF the All-peT-
feet, burned brightly before their minds; ana
10 II, with loyalty answering, their thoughts
Went out in faith ana PRAYER, until He came,
clad in the garment of our humanity. The
worlds teach I, life aud guiding light.
As The jewish race had he special mission TO
hold fast TO and hand down the root principle
upon which The spiritual order is founded, so
the Cree had he special mission TO cast The
opel alton of the intellect into mOlds OF beauty
TO ERECT language as the vehicle of thought.
aud, by reaction on thought itself, to so cou-
meet II win the DeautlIul and the true that
Gree thought, az Greek forms of expression.
have entered as a substantial and determining
element into the thoughts and language of
eYery-ciYl ICED and cultured n ton.
The Romans had special mission, TO found
the social structure on The enduring principles
of law and thus place them beyond the reach
of human weai ness, OF passion, or C price, aud
anchor The relations OF men 10 each other as
members OF society deep down into the granite
of the eternal principles OF justice. And so The
irish race seems hav, IN The design OF
providence tWofOld missiOn--One thai affects
mans religious life, the other that affects mans
political life.
| speak first OF Its religious mission. since
religious mission Is Of all others the most i'm
Doranl. " hal man thinks about God, about
his soul and about the relation Of his soul 10
God as the Author of all lifr Is necessarily the
highest and best in him; and hence religious
ideas reach down deeper into mau's bedrI-stir
men more profoundly, lii men up TO greater
heights OF eDtbus iasm, bind men TO each olbeT
with stronger and more enduring links, create
Il Greer animosiiles Than any other They We
had determining and directing power In the
history OF the world greater than language Ii
eratuie or love of conquest. And If we cad
history arlghi W. shall recognize that all the
great developments of human progress that
have marked special eD0chs have be ages of
strong faith in the truth and supremacy OF re-
llglOuS IDEAS, 1hOu8D lney may nave been
wrongly dirrc ted
Now, as a matter of history. the Irish race
has been so closely bound up with the great
religious principles as embodied and organized
10 The Catholic church that In the minds of
many one name stands for the other. he race
has suffered so much for II, has chung 10 II 80
pertinaclOusIy during all these C ululies that
we at once look for qualities IN the race Itself
indep ndent OF religion o warrant us IN stating
that this special mission finds IN the race ft-
ness and an adapiabllity that will insure It's
success.
Christianity found them not a barbarOus peo-
pie but civilized. They never were a barbar-
Gus OF idOlatI0us people. Before the great
APOSTLE came they r. people dwelling I'M
der forms OF law, having history and tradl-
lions reaching back to the dispersion Of The
nations. While III, people OF Europe outside
the ale of the Roman Empire were Tribes sunk
I'm barbaTiSm aud superstition, clad IN The
skins Of animals, hunters and hsher> In tie
condition OF i'll North American Indian when
Columbus landed on this cOntlneDt-thiS race
cultivated the arts of peace and CIVILIZATION:
Cut uf from the main land by sea. IL enjoyed
peace and tranquility am The numerous wars
which tile ambition of the Roman people
caused. Saved from imperial Droconsuls ana
ploetoTs the genius of tie Celtic :. &c iOuDd In
us sea-defended isle full development. III
created Tor Itself language. distinctive