The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-18
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Father Hennessy of Houston Prea ches
on Temperance,
SCORCHING FOR SALOON KEEPERS
Hc Has No Liquor sellers in His Congre.
CATION, and Does Not Want ANY.
Assault to Murder.

| braton OF St. Patricks Day In Galveston
was marked by very strong sermon, ana
| one which created something OF sem
sation, by Rev. Father llcnnessy of Hous-
| ton. The day was celebrated at the
church named by solemn pontifical high
mass. Rt. Rev Bishop ~ a. Gallagher
was the celebrant; Rev. Father Weimar.
assistant priest to the bishop Rev Faith
ers J. VI. Reade and Jouannet, deucons
OF honor; Rev Fathers A. Badelon and
Thomas keeney, deacon and subdeacon
OF the mass; Rev Father William Lee.
master Of ceremonies. Rev. Father Thos
Acnncssy of Houston orator. In the sane
tuary were the following clergymen: Rev.
Father Jaquet OF the diocese of Columbus.
OHIO, Rev James Moran ana the pastor.
Rrv Bernard Loo.
Alards mas. WAS sung. with Profess.
a4r o.. o. Ludwig as director of the choir
ana orchestra. Professor II. Lcherman at
t.e organ and Frucr-~or Berry ana or
ene,tr' farnhhne the music Mrs Isa-
b. lia SICILY of Temple and Miss NJ. Grany
were tae so.osts
Father Hcnu7ssy began hts sermon uy
saying That other orators more gifted than
/ himself had from tae Same pulpit ex
Z to.iei the virtue. of ST Patrick, tciNus
h'| as tptiN. had broqshI the cross
Nl HltSl 70 his masters. the lrisa. llc
{ proposed today to take d. iue of thuugut
/ -u++e,t-t hy Cnr4illl Newman, when he
,i.-l iEat thc English language and the
/ iFlSu race were spreading through the
world ana t1a Irish being Intensely CatA-
pIc ai'i au t-gAsh--fea nation would
tr.. t.fl-I to every uutiuu of the globe.
! ital tir speaker believed, was the nd,-
9ta.l oi --" lU~A race. Ireland within her
st-l was NOT WGcn Ireland i'm AmertCa.
l.AS -ttn+ au' @.uriaai Republic Wa
,ai Cri.iH d. oppressed, altering Tor
/ thc right s.r lad commanded tine respect
/ OF ah mat on~. of aN good pcople ana ha
( believed Cos Intended tur sion Of hrI
psup.o ~ N. tar spreading OF christianity.
ln'0 conune uon hc Inferred TO the CHI.
pr sri. h-.d n houlae, IS tde Egyptian
I boss God delivered tg'm ami tney became
rifHt while trtr opprc-sor> fell to bar
Larien Israel continued glorious as long
. a- sH- fuifilcl tlr mission for which
srr Was chosen. aud when She forgot God
sac fell.
iie rrturrrl TO the shortcomings Of pOo-
pIe pi his race. esp. tntiy the mothers
WHO Wctn u0t bringing tncir children an
( to ln' hi-h raiimu-s of Christianity and
asked tr the Irish were not like Israel
( tarltttul their mission. 81 remember"
%. 7sli "tAat Salisbury recently said
something o. this effect Tho Irish are
1909 better than the lIuUutols.' want
rty who ire infinitely worse than Sails
bury gho irisumau who sells liquor over
hts counter to bis tc,l1wmau IS infinitely
n0l.ss jNau tho IiOttyutot. Selling the
q .ofn-1lullue poison That makes his fc
low-crt.tNIrcs SO very low that God him
self can't save him To think that our
race that suffered perepcutiou that our
own people should cruelty MS and make
ma cVou worse than hrutcs-for the brute
was made the way he IS, while our m e
| crahlc lrshmon drag down tho image 81
God from his own flesh and blood aud
/ ca~t him down in contempt. TO think that