El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-17
GRAND MARSHAL 81 RYAN.

! er5 LO6 DSbScE we bTc, Eud LuOf q
we are cemcnted together nation ally.
The Jews rally about Moses, q plucky
many sided character, who created his
people out OF loosely scattered stock
| of shepherds. But | think that none
OF these nation builders has proved
more essential 30 national life than St.
| Patrick.
St Patrick appeared in Ireland
about 800 years sitter Jesus, and 1t was
h S lot to change the character and
destiny of this Celtic-Aryan race. His
good, honest Latin; but his vernaculsr
name was Su~ca,h, which means the
brave Que. Patrick is short for Pa
tricius. 1t is possible, according TO
some traditions. that he WAS actually
born in Ireland. at 8 place afterwsrd
called Fitzpatrick, which does not mesn
anything sanRuin .ry, but only Kirk
patrick, or the Church OF Patrictu.,
Al the age Of 16 be was carried off
, from somewhere by rowing band OF
marnuders, who came from tho north
ern part OF the island for plumber. But
l suppose We must take his own word
for 10. that his father was Calphornius,
who dwelt in the village of Bounaven,
only we are no, quite suro again where
Ronnsven was, Dunbsrion, Scotland,
b las claimed 40 be the Legitimate birth
place Of the saint, but abe moro recon.
investigation lesds us TO ihink that
Patrick was born abou. 1856, IN q viii
lege cslled Nemphthur, just outside of
Glastonbury; that his father was a
town counselor, a man Of high rank
and of marked character. So, putin e
al tue stories together, We get the
1rish saint born IN EnglGud, at q plsce
not far from Bristol, and :he way he
came TO be al Irishman 81 all was that
Irish robbers, making rsid into En-
gland, stole the boy and kept him
The marauders who had carried him
of sold him 10 chieftain of little
note, who cent the boy INFO the field
to tend his sheep. All that was besuE-
full and strong in abe lads mind WAS
fed by the lie he lived. A shepherd
boy and slave, alone on abe hill
tops, he began TO look off and far
away. BUT he saw no friend or help
err. Then he looked still farther, and
began to pray. He had no earthly
friend. and, therefore. began TO cul-
siVste the divine one and unseen. He
WA capable OF visions, gift not at all
uncommon with great brains. AL
Geniuses for religion have this vision
power, or, possibly, it is g touch of the
epileptic. II was so with Socrates,
and with Buddhe. Many OF the great
ssints, like Sd. Paul, got outside Of
themselves sometimes. SO the young
Patrick, even in his boy hood, was Rifs-
ed with seeing visions and dreaming
dreams. What finer sight does history
suggest than this young fellow, full OF
natural Inspiration, separated from
every earthly friend, lesrning to see
God face to face. In book that he
! wrote az later period he says: 81
WAS l6 years old, and In a strange
land. 1 remembered my sins, and
| turned with all my heart to God. He
| had pity on my youth and my ignor-
ance, and comforted me as father does
/ his son."
So, in the sweet love OF his poetic
soul, Petricius lay shere on the hill
side, watching those sheep, and feeling
| the warmth of Gods arm around him.
Then after six years he ran away: and
about this the popular tale has some
pious marvels. All We know j. that he
| reached home safely; but those were
| freebcoting times, and men ard boys
| were often a part of the freeboot, Al
| ter ten years or tt ereabCuts, Patricius
was picked up again and carried away
| to France, but there he was not KEEP,
long. His visions all the time would
not let him alone. They constantly
called him to go to the wild Irish clans
aad convert them into Chriatianity
After getting a sort OF ordination from
the French bishops, he arted to obey
the cGll. The story Of his work II
more charming than that OF any knigh
Grant. He was beautiful fellow
every way: in the prime Of his youns
manhood, and with all that faith tina
always wins. With these rel giou
fellows it Is always faith that give
power: not she cheap faith il theorie
that has not pOT err to move al anthil
of fash on, prejudice or selfishress; bu
faith in actinn-that will move noun
tains. Il pray Cod" says Patrick
"tl at he will help me TO p9rsevero
and prove myself faithful: and if h v
ever tried to do nnY good for the SAX
of my GOD. whom | love, may h. gran
"a l may pour out my blood for hin
with these converts of mine"
He went from clan to clan preaching
Christianity not a creed at all, but
noble morality. Early CRristianit
was simply mercy and love, in tn
place Of the bloody codes then /
vogue That thing in the new religio
VIII ch struck men was its doctrine {
forgiveness, mercy, good will The,
| had 70 cgtech sms and atonements
osus taught peace, and that was th
sum of sll re bad 20 say. "On ear:
peace; good will to men" The strus
gle of men and races was to give We
to love. The law bad been for all tim
IAN eye for an eye" Revenge is the r.
L zion of lower races and older times
, Jesus religion was the expression @
an entirely new idea. 1t Is what W
need even yAt to make US live ger
iernusly, and love the we'll being
others, in business and in social affair