The Irish standard., 1895-04-27
bernianism, transplanted III loving
hearts and manly and devoted bosonls

bernianism, transplanted In loving
hearts and manly and devoted bosoms
from the land st. Patrick loved. s.ss,
4 No sectarian hates or religious bigotry
marked the course of this organization
] With charity towards all and malice to-
wards none it grew and prospered
! throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. Having adopted as Its motto
| the cardinal virtues Of Friendship,
Unity and True Christian Charity, Z, the
/ sure foundation was laid for the grand
structure which has since reared its
towering head to the very skies, and
which is slowly but surely attracting the
attention of millions of free men, and
promises much good to all the aims and
objects dear to us as Americans, as Cath
olics and as descendants Of the grand old
Irish race. The immediate and mate
rial objects of the organization are to
provide fund for the relief and mainte-
nance of its sick and disabled members;
! to see that every deceased member re-
lceives decent and Christian burial; to
comfort and support each other in times
of distress and affection; to soothe the
unhappy; to provide and care for the
widow and orphans; to instruct, to ele-
vate, to educate and ennoble our people,
all this comes within the legitimate
scope of the organization and may be
called the immediate and direct objects
of it's existence.
The gross amount of the accumulated
treasures of the various divisions in the
I United States already sums up in the
close vicinity of one million dollars, all
of which is available only for the relief
! OF its members, for the burial of de-
ceeased brethren, for the legitimate ex-
penses Of the organization, for other
charitable purposes, for any call for the
relief of mankind and for the good Of hui
manity without regard to race or relig-
| ion. The education and cultivation to
fullest evtent Of all the faculties where
with God has blessed lis, as much to His
honor and glory as to the welfare of our
| fellow-men is and at all times has been
a special object of attention in the ranks
of Fibernianism. With this end in view
musical and literary exercises debating
and oratorical efforts have always been
made an interesting addition to the cold
routine of business at all division meet
| ings Of the organization.
| Instances beyond number are on rec
| ord of how the nervousness and bashful-
! ness of youth have been conquered by
patient and honest endeavor on the floor
Of our meeting halls, and often has it
been our lot to see men whose first at
tempts were made under such circum-
stances afterwards achieve fame and
distinction ais debaters, orators, vocal
| lists, musicians, etc. And thus it is that
this school of men, which has filled al
citizens creditable alike to their country,
their race, their religion and themselves,
cannot be said to have existed in vain.
True, the vast majority of our MEM
! bership comes from the lumber walks
of life. The laborer and the mechanic
| the producers and the mainStay Of any
| Communications a proportion of this
organization which guarantees to It for
! ever the truthful claim Of being "Of the
| people and for the people, But its MEM
bers form no small part Of those engaged
! in commercial pursuits The profess
sions TEEN with young, bright, brainy
! Irish American members OF our organf-
Zation. Medical science owes 1t not a
few of it's brightest votaries and in the
| legal profession many Of our members
have achieved brilliant and enduring
| regulations. The judiciary is proud Of
some of our members, and has shown 1T
by the elevation to honorable and re-
sponsible positions from the bench of
the police justice to the highest tribunal
in our land the United States supreme
court. In the discharge of their duties
as public officers no class of citizens have
shown q greater amount of ability, hon.
esty, or general aptitude fol. the duties
assigned them, than have the members
of the Ancient Order OF Hibernians,
which OF itself explains the reason why
they are found in large numbers as mu-
nicipal, state and national officers.
In the legislative halls of the various
states our members are found playing
a prominent part in the fortunes of their
country, representing faithfully as is
their wont the wishes of the people. The
chambers Of congress have many times
ere now resounded with the eIcquence OF
their earnest, logical and patriotic ora
tions; aye, even the senate OF the United
States is proud to rank amongst her
brainest men at least two senators who
hold high places in the councils Of our
Order and in whose hearts is cherished
the beloved motto-"F'riendship Unity
and True Christian Charity" The
Irish people nave att all times been
famous for their military ardor and
matcfless bravery, and an organization
that purposed to be truly representative
of them would fall far short of its mark
did it not devote some of its energies to
the cultivation of those same qualities
for which our fathers were famous in
days gone by. @ '.@Hs
Let Erin remember the days Of old
FIRE her faithless sons betrayed her: I$
When Malachi wore the collar Of gold, y
Which he from the proud invader.
And in latter days we recall with pride
the prominent part played in the war Of
the Revolution by Morgan and his drill
ed riflemen dressed in the garb Of Ind
ians but composed exclusively of Irish
men and the sons of Irishmen.
Lack of space prevents us from devot-
numberless heroes OF Irish birth or de-
scent who have filled the ranks of the
American army from the time of the
"Boston Tea Party" to the present hour.
But in such an article as this mention
must be made of the honor and fame
achieved by the gallant 69th regiment Of
New York, of whom every man was HI
bernian; by tn 9th Massachusetts; !; by the
Hibernian Rifles of Illinois; and the
many other regiments Of Irish AmerI-
can soldiers whose bravery helped to
free our country and to rescue it from the.
blight Of disunion. Df the many officers
whose bravery and courage on the field
of battle secured for them just recogni-
ton and whose names have long since
been en1blazoned on our list Of honored
and illusIrieus dead, we pause only to
Blention the name Of our own gallant
General Phil Sheridan, than whom braY-