The Ordway new era., 1906-03-16


Ireland was. the author az,
vided into a large numbe, ~
districts. each OF which was
n tribe. the aggregate Of A ma Ua
clans or families which believe
tney were descended from ,
ancestor. At the head Of The M.
II king who was elected f,n-
tain family"
me success OF PatrIck's enter
depended on the kings a, N. \.
and chiefs Of the clans n, =
accepted the new faith. his cl,, n,
generally follow his example Al, Z
on every account the process q =
fishing the Christian wor,sb
priesthood in Ireland mus, bed, /
above. and not from below
Patrick had eXorcis,s In hb
and II was not unlmpor,an, thr
Christian, going forth to peru,t
heather. had such equlpu,,.
superstition. He was able Ia
the heather sorcerer on -
ground. because he belIeyet i
sorceries which he condensN
was rs fully convinced as Ii. =
that the powers OF magician, !
real. but he knew that ,hos. -
were strictly limited. vhersu
power OF his own God was lIrt,a
st. Patriek's Place In Hissp
Succeeding chapters inel.a.
rick's labors In Dalaradia. Msa.i
naught. his visit 10 Rome. ,he II
tion OF Armagh and eccles!is!d
ganlzation. the denunciatioa Q. u
Gus. Patr!ck's confession dead
burial. A. ID. i6l.
In describing 81. Patrieks -
history, Prof. Bury declares III
nearest likeness TO Patrick a
haps he found in St. Bouii,n
Saxon Winfrid. He. too. Ike ~
and COLUMBIA. had both TO OH
further his faith In regions vtl
had never penetrated. But n
rick and unlike COLUMBIA. h u
touch with the rest OF ves;fn q
tendon. St. Patrick did Dot b
the Scots what wulflas cd h
Goths and the Slayonic ass's
the Slavs; lie did not transax
sacred books OF his religion isa
or found n national church lfta
What he and his fellow.vorisa
was to difiuse n knowledse
in Ireland.
To the circumstances that h
ed this line of rolicy and III =
tempt to create a national eee'e
al language must be ascribed "
OF the schools OF learning va
tinguishcd ireland In the s'r1
seventh centuries.
1T is true" says the au'ho'
the Irish church moved On O.
lines which Patrick did not q
plate and would not have aE
The development OF the o'si'1
which II was his task TO ins;iias
,,rye,v modified IN coloriny a.
formation by the genius 'e',e
n would be untrue to say VI
work was undone. The sn
learning. for which the seos .
famous a few generations iA'
death. learning which eon''.s
his own illiterateness. owe 'itl
to the contact with Roman la'
the acquaintance with Ronaa
ture which his labors, more -
thing else. lifted WITHIN VIZ
OF ireland"
Judged by what ne ae'u.
passed. st. Patrick, In pf%
oninion. must be placed al'ss
Inc most efficient OF those W
i,svond ps,e ID the boundaries Of ths
empire. He was endowed In y
measure with the quality o. -
sinsm. and stands in quite y
rank from the apostle oil hnJ J,
whom this victorious eneIs. .,,,s -
siasm was lacking-Aususscs, = =,
messenger and instrument !"
the Great.
"Patrick was no mere mes
instrument. He had a s.IUis r.,s,ivl
ality and the power Of in'', y. ~
depended on himself. or. . as I A
have said, on divine g'iidan.,.
xy.tu.. Sy, ~ or Leo. or any ' suDs
own Judgment. Yet ny 1910
Augustine. no less tnan ..s % ~
was the bearer Of the Roma. -,
.It VA, patrick with HI. Is. ~, p
who bore to their shores ~, III q
Rome,s influence. along WV m
cred mysteries Of Rome .ssosu
wonder that his labors :. 't ~
been almost unobservsu u...r-nrs)a =
the 0ermans by lanS ~. n. stfeste
,sneaSing the worIo ! ~ ~
the Hans we're rs..s pek
tHonrk tsnnsisnt enp'ls ~
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