Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-18
ST. PATRlCK'S DAY.
Excellent Program Given at
St. Monica's Church--Mu-
sical Talent of the
Highest Order.


Father Kelley Delivered a Stirring
Eulogy Upon the Sons of the
Emerald Isle and Exhorta.
tion to Irishmen Of Today
The seating capacity of st Monca'S
church was taxed TO the utmost last
night to accommodate the crowds of
people who were attracted by the su-
perior quality Of the talent which was
advertised to speak and sing.
The Rev. John Francis Kelley Of
Boston, who delivered The lecture of the
evening, is an lrishman himself and
POSSESSES The qualities necessary 10
please the audience which he had. His
lecture wus much enjoyed.
No effort had been spared to secure
the best possible musical talent Mrs
&. N. Field and Charles Z Lowe We're
the vocal soloists. Mrs. Field is II
soprano singer whose equal is not to be
found within radius OF many miles,
while Mr. loves melle@. and elastic
bass voice was a delightful treat 10
Barre people. W. A. briggs presided
at tho organ and rendered several in.
tricale and difficult selections in a man
"rr which proclaimed him master OF his
art.
The program consisted Of
| Organ Fan,asie,
W. A. BRIGGS.
| , Vo,al Select ions,
"a Song of Seasons; lIanley
! The Merry Merry Lark, Nevine
MRS. q n FIELD
3 Vocal Selection, Song selected from Moore
C.F.LnWE.
Lecture, "lslsis sssitira and Patriotism"
REV JOHN F, tsSfN1sy, ,t,.s&
I : .a ~so.srss, - S -
/ . "rg"h' March,
WA, BRIGGS,
| q Vocal Selection, Those Endearing Young Charms
| MRS. c. N. FIELD.
: Vocal Selection, Tipperary.
C.F. LOWE.
$ Organ Fantastic. Meycrbeer
w. A. BRIGGS,
After delivering short eulogy upon
the Rev. p. M. McKenna, Father KEEL
lev said in brief, "l know full we'll the
| love Irishmrn bear their native country.
There is no subject that awakenS their
interest more readily than the subject
of ,cir native land. Hence one can
scarcely find II point in Irish history 'r
!, feature in the character of rca' Irish
men that has not furnished the subj ct
for a lecture, either in this country or
the old world.
..In this respect the children of the
Emerald Isle are like the children OF
the Church. For Is centuries they
today it ever awakens fresh interest.
So the children of Erin never grow
weary of listening TO the history of their
native land.
"Iel us pass over the early history Of
ireland and come to the time when
Erin received the g spell. The thr' e
centuries after the death of st. Patrick
in 4s3 A. ID. were the three brightest in
the annals of the Catholic church. Ire
laud was not only the select garden OF
tiod but an asylum for the downtroddcn
of Europe, Neither the Roman eagles
nor tho storms of Gothic invasion con
tamnattd its purity, The greatest dis
linction a nation can attain is to battle
for the cause of right. This Erin has
ever done, nor proven herself unworthy
of the sacred Legacy beIueathed her by
St. Patrick.
"Afer successful oombals with the
Mortimer and Pagans, Ireland was
again forced to battle in the cause %
, right, but with Christian nation lik,
0 herself. not opposed in religion but it
$ race and tradition. | allude to th'
) Anylu-Norman invasion in ll72. Thi
3 time they were defeated. But the con
, unest was not easy and for long tim,
:, no heaAway was made but the Englisl
s rule was finally established at the clos
: of Elizabeth's rule after 400 years o
: resistance.
4 "Ihe Irishmen however could not b.
3 compelled to accept the new Englis
> religion Irish Catholics were the vic
= Tins OF persecution more marked thai
II any other people or portion Of peoples
e $3.50 was offered for the head OF
e. priest The faithful were obliged I
gather Tor worship like outlaws on tn
Oltak mountain side, in novels and i
'e caves. The eloquenco of st. Pau
could not portray what the Irish peorl
have suffered for their faith.
"On this day the heart OF every lrisl
man is full of patriotism and love {
e country which oppression has not des
a a troyed Let us thank God VIC hav
Nv preserved distinct nation and dis
y tinct flag. The uuconquered banner {
~. ~ an unconqurred race has followed tn
,f fortunes of an exiled people over II
g g the world. over mountain and sea,
i. the east aud west, in the north and til
4, south. the same banner OF green hi
~ ~ been all unchanged aud wherever Iris
Nc Nc valor has been put to the test the bal
10 ner of green has blazed triumphal
through the smoke of battle.
"Hold it aloft. sons of heroic sir"
never allow its folds to trail in Il
dust. The same banner will yet be u