The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-24

that the Emerald Isle was never sub
Ject to the whitening and demorallzlni
influence of the Roman soldiery.
For when the world bowed to Caesar,
When the SaXons were his slaves,
Freedom found home in Erin
| And a bulwark in her braves.
Next he briefly related the principa
events in st. Patrick's life, describing
most vividly the Irish apostle. in tht
royal palace of Tara preaching witt
! the boldness of a Paul before the mgr
king, O'Leary, and his brilliant retlnut
/ of minstrels, and Druick. princes ane
| mobiles, on that memorable Easter sun
day when the first rays OF apostoll'
! light shown on the fair land OF ErlL
and Illuminated the natural good quail
| tiles of her sons with q supernatural
brillianoy which ages of persecution
have been unable to darken or obscure
The reverend lecturer then described
the golden days of Ireland during the
centuries Immediately following the IN
PRODUCTION Of Christianity-when she
was justly styled the Island of Saints
and Scholars" the home of learning
and piety: when thousands of foreign
students flocked to her universities;
when her saints and scholars were the
teachers and apostles of Europe; in a
word, when she truly was:
First flower of the earth
And first gem of the sea-.
After depicting the religious persecu-
ton OF the Danish and English in
vaders and then what the modern sons
of st. Patrick have done for the faith,
especially in America and Australia,
Father Murphy concluded in the fol-
lowing strain: Time does not permit
me to speak at greater length of St.
Patrick and the isle he loved. l trust
[ have said enough to increase your
love for rhe glorious apostle of our
race, to make you glory in the faith
he taught our ancestors and which we
have the glory of inheriting to make
you practice in still greater perfection
the virtues he SO eminently possessed
the virtues of temperance and chas~
tity, an ardent zeal for Gods glory and
the salvation of souls; in fine. TO make
you love more and more the ilse st.
Patrick loved OF course, as Alnerl-
cans, your first love should be for
America, your first duty to the stars
and stripes'-the majestic emblem of
unity and freedom. But, thank God,
the most ardent love for America, the
most answering fidelity to the stars
and stripes do not exclude love for Ire
land Ir' nd and America are joined
by undy1l ties of affection. Expert
ence proves that the IriShmen who
make the best American citizens are
those who possess the fire, the man
hood, the spirit of the Gael. In Amer
ica'S day of gloom. when the fate OF
the Union was in the balance, the Sher-
idans, the Shields, the Meaghers VINO
led the irresistible onset of the GaelS
and carried the stars and stripes to
victory at Winchester, Shenandoah
valley, Gettysburg, were men who
loved ireland, and whose
only regret on many q hard-fought
battlefield was that they were bear
ing down the brave and gallant South
erners and not their hereditary foes,
the Anglo SaxoTs.
"As l have said, the sun of Ireland's s
grandeur has been obscured
for ages. The Emerald Isle has had
a long and dreary winter, but the Win
ter is now past. We already feel the
soft and gentle zephyrs which indicate
the springtide of liberty and prosper
ity; and we can hope to feel the sum-
mer warmth when the sun of liberty
and prosperity shall shine in full me-
-idian Splendor over q. free and happy
and, to see the Mater DolOrosa'
If the nations wreathed in the glortes
If the resurrection; to see Erin as OF
gore loved and respected by the ma
ions as the home of learning and pi-
sty: but whether weeping or smiling, !
IL
Wilt ever be the same to me, and from |
he bottom of a heart that loves thee |
say: Hail. Hail! Land of st. Pat |
'ick, Columbia and Bridget! Hail !
Acushla Macree, where L spent SO
many happy days. Hail, land OF my |
orefathers; Erin go Bragh.
eWert thou all that I wish thee, great, !
glorious and free,
first flower of the earth and first gem OF |
might hail thee with prouder and hap
But obi could I love thee more deeply
than now?"
Before the lecture select Irish songs
we're given by Mrs Mccain, the Misses
1ioxs and Eggs, and G. Harris, Miss
Jamie Sullivan presided at the organ,
nd as usual displayed the superior
raining which she received at that
lost famous of educational institu-
ions st. Mary's academy.
Rev. Father Murphy officiated at
,reen River Sunday, and preached a
cry instructive sermon on st. joseph.
lie took the evening train for Rock
priugs. the great coal center of the
rest. where he was the guest OF
is friend, Father Delahanty until
Ionday evening. -
1t is needless to say that the good
eople of this place will not forget
'athar Murphy soon. He gave them
real treat and showed clearly that
2 is well versed in the history of his
atiye land and his elOquence is seldom
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