Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26

1t is hard ladies ard gentlemen say whether this day
patriotic interest the land converted Christ by great St
fatric lie that sulce to the 18th of March
out the civilized world Ireland peculiarly constituted
CARDS nationality and religion with other nations
Both qualities hand hand in the Old Emerald ISLE and
have become closely interviewer that is almost impossible
to separate them That religion CT the Catholic faith,
and thus when we call any one patriots rsman we take
Tor granted he faithful of the Church This does
These latter only the great grand
ceptons which form the general rule Hence has come 70
and their descendants with all the pomp and glory that religion
and patriotism unite in paying the usrou dead II
character still have they suffered and died for the faith
given them BY the Saint we honor tonight If they have sus
asked Tor naeess grave til the blessed lsbt OF irsedom shine
apon it, ike the Great Emmea or lost eaaseah yet
have they borne keep alive the vital spark ndled by
rewarded Suffering prosecuted hunted down like wild beasts
murdered like dogs in their they possessed and re-
Their SIMPLE Irish faith >~~N0'
Il the political history of Ireland long sad story OF misery
and oppression embracing in it tragedy unknown to the rest Of
en her religious history is yet sadder and more pitiu but
(and thank the Great God for it that history sounds
her. her and her daughters the throne of God earning
for her and procaming that beautiful appea
Erin ''
This brings the topic OF little conversation tonight
the fidelity suffering of Irish their religion
need speak to particularly therefore, OF their devocn
country have said before this but another phase
devotion their God when speak OF the
we necessarily include the other. To Cahoica Paps
the English termed to be traitor to their blood
thirsty conqueros and this you all know simply love for
their own patriotism OF the highest character. For
who could love the chains that hacled him, who could kiss
the foot thar ground him in the dust On the other hand al
invariably traitors Gas the English called hem) belonged
the Catholic faith and hence their helh efforts for centuries
stamp and kill whatever OF Catholicism existed in
the bosom Of their Irish subjects.
The history Ireland like many other nations for
but tale OF internal dsensons and battles between
the various classes Fairly united at last under Brian
Bou Irish ctans the tenth century battled
with and defeated the Danes on the bloody field OF Contari
This crushing defeat for the Danish invaders but
Brian lived the victory While waiting the OF
battle he slain by Brodir Noreman who ever afterwards
OF beheadng with his bataxe the great Brian Boru
The Danish power entirely overlrown by this battle and
then the Irish qualified resist forever foreign
soidae and establish regular monarchy tor there
enough the Celt only united to resist foreign
invasion for all time to come But 1t was the DID, ola story
which has often proved the unfortunate characteristic OF the
Irish race-want unity Hardly the battle till dis
pues arose among the cheans supremacy and finally by
consent, Maachy took the relnS OF government
So much for the early political history OF Ireland and this is but
reflex of developments the civil life OF the nation
However, this is PEASANT We propose speaking OF the re-
planted the faith Ireland early IN the nth century ABOUT
A. D. 49, may dsappont OF to know that ne was
himself not born in Ireland The most probable account e
born France what IS now bohoSne louSl
many have claimed him Scochman At the age OF
taken captive and sold into slavery IN what is now the
county Antrim years OF swine herdin9 he was de-
uncle St Marion Of Tours Tor the prleSnood ne name OF
Patrick Patriciaus him by Pope Celestlne and IN
the first wear OF ponthcate SlXus ILL., Patrick started
for He made straight for lara the capital he'd con-
oversv with the and priests OF the " KING ana
obtained permission preach his doctrine Wherever he wished
The consequences OF this that the Whole nation became
converted Catholic faith and whether Patrick endowed
his converts with peculiar quality over and above other
saints or whether proverba tenacy OF the Irish for
Ireland every other nation has kept her a pure and
unsued through all the vicissides OF centuries Just as was