The Irish standard., 1897-03-27
DR.. NcGL YNN On THE .CEL1.
The United States viii Dominate
the Whole of North
America.
HOW CHRISTIANITY WILL GROW.
"Anglo~Saxon'' as. Applied is an
Immense BIunder Says
Huxley.
HOW CHRISTIANITY WILL GROW.

The Rev. Edward M'Glynn. D. D., Of
the archdiocese of New York, lectured in
Mechanics Hall Boston, before very
large audience On the evening of Sunday,
March ID, for the benefit Of St. Cecilia's
Church fund His subject was The Celt
in the English Speaking World
He spoke first Of the phenomenal adj
vance Of this English language 1t will
be the language, he said, Of the poets
parliament Of Man, the Federation Of
the World"
Of the United States, the greatest of
English speaking lands, it is it's manifest
destiny in a few generations to dominate
the whole North American continent and
even the republics Of South America.
With the growth OF civilization Christi
ansty shall grow, and with Its coming
Will come the Kingdom Of the Lord.
He spoke of the uniting OF the English
speaking peoples and said this republic
had an important part 20 play in it. A
supreme court will then be established,
against which shall be rebellion against
the commonwealth of the world. Ma
tons will then come.to see that 1t will be
fortheir interests to adopt the English
speech %
Turning to the question of the Irish
race, DR. McGiynn discussed the phrase,
"Anglo-Saxon." He wanted to associate
himself with Prof Huxley. who said he
wanted to make a contribution to the
Irish question. Prof Huxley was a. Celt
what kind DIR. McGlynn did not know.
What he had to say, however, was a
matter of science He condemned the use
OF the term Anglo Saxon and said it
was an immense misnomer, 81 mistake.
An educated man ought not to assist in
perpetuating the blunder.
The British people, Dr. McGlynn said,
people Of Britain today, England, Ire
land, Scotland and Wales, even in the
southern part CT Eng and, are largely the
descendants of people who settled the
island before the Angles and Saxons set
tied there The blood of Englishmen is
much less Saxon today than many Of
them think. ~:
The Englishman who hates an Irish
man today because he thinks himself
Saxon while thinking the Irishn1an Celt-
ic, commits an Irish bull for he is as
much Celtic as the Irishman.
DR.. McGlynn pointed out this was SO,
going back to both the settlemnt Of Eng
land and ireland, The Gaelic Of the high
lands Of Scotland is the Irish language.
A Kerry man and the Scotch Highlander
both speak the same dialect and they un-
derstand each other in it. It is common
notion in Ireland today that all red heads
are Danes. English blood today is more
largely Irish han Saxon.
"This," said DR.. McGlynn. els Prof.
Huxley's opinion, not mine"
The most intense, patriotic Irishman is
scarcely Celt at all. This is an important
truth. These miserable race prejudices
should be abolished. The English people
themselves ought to be made to under
stand the truth.
The people OF Ireland 90 not want TO
change the language if they could. They
do not want to build wall around them
selves and to shut themselves out from
the rest of the world. He suggested an
amendment for the term Anglo-Saxon,"
saying that everyone should set his face
against the absurdiy as 1t is today.
He would call it anglo Celtic
DR.. McGlynn next discussed the char
acter of the Irish race, and pointed out
with fresh vigor their sufferings for their
!. religion. They gave up everything, land,
I liberty, language, but they held to their
/ religion.
# DR.. McGlynn, concluding, touched upon
the life and services in behalf OF re-
ligfon and humanity of Ireland's patron
!. saint, st. Patrick.