The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-18
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Moses and Aaron are examples of this
In the old time, and, in later times, so
are the twelve apostles. They received
from Christ the command to go forth
and preach the gospel, and received
also His promise that He would be
with them even unto the eno1 of the
world.
THE chief nations of the world were
converted but there were then many
little known countries, and among
them was an island far away in the
western quarter of the world, so far
away that no Roman Legion had ever
desecrated it's soil. Far away and I'M
discovered and yet it was to be a
power in the world, and is to-day.
Over three hundred years
passed when king of Ire
land set out with his
ships of war and harried the French
coast, burning villages and taking
many prisoners, among them a youth
of about 16 years: and this lad was
Patrick Sold as a slave, his young
| heart ached and bled for freedom, but
this being denied him, he turned his
heart to God-to that God that he him
self confesses he had hitherto neglect
ed. He began fasting, and to the
stripes of a cruel master he added the
stripes of a devotee. After six long
years of suffering and torture, he es-
capped from bondage, already a saint,
though he did not know it.
He returned to his native land, but
Notwithstanding his liberty, he thought
sorrowfully of old ireland, and fancied
that he heard a wailing voice that
begged his return. He decided to re-
turn. Ruth said to Naomi Thy people
shall be my people, and thy God my
Cod but Patrick said, Thy people
shall be my people, but ] will make
my God thy God. / will make you one
of the brightest gems in the church OF
Jesus Christ. And he has done it.
Before starting upon his mission, st.
Patrick spent thirty long years in
study to prepare himself for this work.
He needed to be well prepared for he
knew the Irish people and he knew
that they were not an illiterate, but
an intellectual people. Ireland was civ
! iiized, because 1t was never barbarous.
1t was colonized by the most cultured
| people of ancient times, the Phoeni-
clans, and it has an authentic history
OF l 300 years before the Christian era"
The speaker referred to this fact
| again. later in his address, when he
| spoke of the present condition of Ire
! land when he said that despite the fact
! that Ireland was civilized while the
/ y
! lived in rude dwellings,, and yet that
! the English, synonym for perfidy,
/ treachery, tyranny and oppression,
were the cause of Ireland's woes to-
day, and that they are Ireland's foes
as long as they have the power,
though, thank God, that will not be
! long"
The speaker also paid a sym
! pathetic tribute to the Irish
blood. that. all over the world, has
stained the earth in the cause of free
com. Read the history of your own
fair country" he said land note the
story of Jasper. A beautiful monument
/ has been erected to him. When you
! pass ii raise your hats, not only in
memory of the brave man that it COM
memorates. but of the Irish blood that
has been spilled in freedoms cause"
The speaker also paid a tribute t.
the A. o. n. which, he said, after God
has done more than any other thing to
preserve the faith and the Individual
ity of the Irish people. To this organ
izat.on, he said. is owed the chair Vi
Gaelic language in the Catholic Uni.
/ versity at Washington, and much Of
the praise for this institution is due t.
your national head and fellow citizen
p. J. O'Connor." The speaker was ap-
plauded repeatedly during his address