The herald., 1895-06-16

Catholics against the monarch Who dis
puted the pope's supremacy. and with
what success the wrecked ruins OF May
nooth cattle in the accompanying cut t
their own eloquent but silent story he
other historic reminder was Carton, the
palatial birthplace of another Fitzgerald
Lord Edward-who was the one OF
the College donor and the leaCer OF
the United Irishmen. This kinsman and
successor of Silken Thomas was also the
chief cause of the existence OF the college.
for if the United Irishmen had not
assuredly have not voted the endowment
in 1885, nor confirmed and augmented it
in later years. But difficulty in the
matters of loyalty and of discipline was
not the only source of anxiety the col
lege authorities had to contend with.
Every, year the estimates had to be
passed upon by the British parliament,
and for the first three-quarters OLA cen
fury of its existence the date upon which
the ''Maynooth Grant" would come up
for discussion was regular held day IN
parliament, which drew out not only the
choicest spirits of debate. but the most
acrimonious sentiments of party and re-
ligious passions. The government of the
day, whether it was Wing ministry
under Lord Palmerston, or Tory under
Lord Stanley. invariably supported the
Catholic claim, and justified the grant.
while the strong Protestant sentiment
OF England and of Ulster pointed to the
popular leanings of the students iowa ard
revolt or toward the agitations upon the
platform in which they were the chief
leaders when they became pastors and
guides of the people. While the college
was literally endowed, the grant for
its sustenance was thus constantly threat
I'D. and was frequently passed by only
shaky or slender majorit,es in parlia-
ment. But for over twenty years the OBJ
jections to the Maynooth donation have
ceased, and now all parties, Catholic and
Protestant, are agreed that the ideas OF
the Maynooth founders were wise and
necessary; that the annual output OF
GAO students is alike creditable to the ed
vocational resources and the patriotic in
SEPARATIONS OF Ireland, and that this great
and historic institution has filled use.
full end and deserves warm place in the
hearts and affections OF lrishmen.
The traditions against which the college
had to make Roadway have disappeared.
Despite all opposition, it has won its
place. From the limits of scant and
utterly inadequate concession a century
ago. it has grown to huge proportions.
THE culture and caliber of its students
have enlarged in proportion to the facili-
ties for their training. And now when
its scattered alumni see Maynooth col.
lege proudly entered on its second CEN
tury, it will be all the dearer to them be-
cause OF the triumphs over the past.
Many veteran Will recall the roman tic
scenes associated with the Geraldines
and with Sarsfield and think over those
happy hours OF exercise when between
calls or classes they talked over their
countrys struggles, and when vigorously
confined to sober and severe studies and
shut out from newspapers, their only
hints OF the activities of the secular
world CLEANED from an obllging attend
ant or from the gossippy driver of the
jaunting car who took them at vacation
time to the failroad station.
THOMAS BURKE GRANT. :