Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-03
An Account of the Efforts of the
Elders in That City.
THE WORK IN DUBLIN.

Ths following is from a letter by FL
aer Heber j. Burgon, dated Dublin, ire
land Sept, g.
The civ of Dublin has a population
of between 900 900 and 100000 people,
and bv far the larger part of them are
Roman Catholics, who are prohibited
nv the priests from reading tracts, or
hooks. written upon religious topics
otber than Those they Themselves give
,bem 10 read. They are Not even al.
loved to read the Bible. eSld find out
Tor themselves the things which were
taught by our Lord and HIS Apostles.
Ii was about the year 1873 a. D., ne
coming to history, that the Catholic
religion began 20. be preached in this
city b. the much'loyed st, Patrick.
The story is told by the Irish people
chat after st. Patrick had passed
through most all the other parts Of Ire
land. converting them from paganism
70 Christianity, he came to Dublin,
where he WAS met by the king Of Dub
In whose son had Just died and whose
daughter had Just been drowned in the
river Life.
The king was greatly grleved for his
children. but hope and JOY came to him,
yhen he heard Patrick was coming. The
king went out to meet him, accompan-
led b. all his people. The king knowing
how great patrlck's fame was for
WORKING miracles, said, II promise you
that J. and all my people, shall believe
the gospel If you raise my children
from the dead"
Patrick prayed with many prayers to
God ana as was usual with him. God
gave the saint what he desired. and
the prince and princess arose to life and
yigor again.
The king and the whole host believed
then In the faith OF Patrick, and { ey
Were baptized IN the wen, now called
Est. Pauick's we'll"
b. the story true or fllse, know
not but If the peOpl Dublin did
make such a promise ! asst congratu-
late them for their Observation-Disclosures
N not breaking It,
LII a person could see the number Of
Catholic churches and q "ents, ana
the number Of Cathoiic osts and
nuns and then stand IN ont Of n
Catholic church and serve the num-
her Of people who raise their hats as
they pass by which tells that they are
Faplsts. they could see that the people
generally stIll retain their belief in the
teac ings OF st. Patrick.
Il was az the period Of ST. Patrieks
Missionary rk In ireland that so
much love the Dear little sham
rock Wa '1stiled In the hearts of the
people. iccame so closely bound TO
the,r faith and the home of st. Patrick.
The tradition comes from their early
ancestors that st. Patrick made use OF
lhe Shamr"ck In explaining the pro-
found mystery of the Trinity. Noticing
lhat the people did not understand he
0e7t his head considering on some other
way to explain 1t, when he saw IA
!Ie'f', green, dr@y Shamrock growing
H' feet 7 pulled the plant and
'io cd II TO &c people,
Look said he, "on this little plant.
has but one stalk or stem, and yet
has three leaves, equal In every re-
spect In like manner there Is but one
GOD, but In that one God there are three
persons dlstinguishable from each 9TH
Grand perfectly equal in everything
The people then understood better the
nature OF the Trinity, and they be.
leyeJ firmly in the teachings Of the pa
iron saint,
From that day to this the people of
goa IN Ireland have had great love for,
ms dear little Shamrock
Not only have the Irish people a great
loNe Tor the Shamrock, but also for
'heir native land. and the memories of
their own government | find that a
great many have their religion and pol-
lucs very closely interviewer so that
they me generally either Roman Cath
oQes md Nationalist together, or they
are Proi'Stants and Unionlsts, and
emong he Catholics one would almost
naNe TO convert them TO both a new
syhl'n Of religion and politics to get
them to change either
Notwithstanding the difficulty in get