Evening journal., 1906-11-12
KNIGHTS TURNOUT
in FULL UNIFORM
Blessing Of New Statue Of
St. Patrick at New CaS.Ie
a Grand Occasion
speeIaI 10 The EvenIn. Journal.

NEW CASTLE, Nov. l2-"Hail,
Patron Of Erin" and Hibernian's
Champion Saint, all haill We're the
hymns so pleasingly sang by the chill
'dren's choir Of ST. Peters Church yes
terday afternoon on the occasion Of the
blessing Of the beautiful statue Of st.
Patrick.
Last winter Rev. Frederick V. Camp
bell paid a visit to a meeting Of Divi-
sion No. 3, A. O. H., and having ex-
pressed a desire to see a statue Of ST.
Patrick in st. Peters Church It did
not take the division long TO donate the
required cash, The statue was i'm
ported from Munich and has been
erected in St. Peters Church for some
months past. At o'clock yesterday
afternoon the members Of the H.ber-
Ian Knights from Wilmington in fun
regalia and Division No. 3 turned out
TO the blessing Of the statue.
AS they marched from the hall TO the
church they made a splendid appear
ance. The new statue was placed near
the Sacred Heart altar and beautiful
flowers were placed among the scores
OF candles. The effect was very pretty.
Following the blessing Of the statue by
Rev. Frederick V. Campbell he deliver
ed an eloquent and forcible address.
Father Campbell said I'm part:
MY Beloved Irish Brethren: In the
name of Patrick Of Armagh and i'm rly
own name / bid you a hearty welcome
here when you gather to do honor TO
him who was the light and taught the
faith OF the true church We gather
to honor the maine OF one born 145O
years ago. name honored by millions
in the past. at the present and viii
much be in the future We do not
honor him for being a great potentate,
nor for being the founder of nation.
nor for carrying the country's banner to
victory but we honor ST. Patrick be-
caused he carried the true faith to Ire
land.
Christ chose the royal road Of the
cross and the Irish nation has been
subjected to persecution down to the
present time. Like Him, wealth.
honor and position We're offered, but
the Irish people remained true to the
faith planted by st. Patrick. That IS
why we honor that great and good
saint to-day because he brought that
faith to us. lie was the apostle Of
Ireland and did great things for Jesus
He has been well compared to st. Paul
II matters not Of what nationality he
was, but we know he was carried TO
Hibernia when a boy. Kindness has
always been a part OF their nature and
St Patrick received his share When
Patrick went back to France the Irish
people Of years to come begged with
I.f4f !.
to come back. He went to Rome and
under Pope Celestine went as an
apostle to that part Of the world then
unknown, Hibernia
Troubles have taken place. but to the
honor of the Irish race be It said an
irishman has never been the founder Of
heresy An Irishman may become
a bad Catholic but never makes a good
Protestant
There are Protestants in Ireland,
but they are the descendants Of the
hirelings Of Henry and Elizabeth, who
were sent to Ireland to proseltize the
people. but they refused to cast or the
yoke of Christ and accepted hardshins.
starvation and death rather than deny
the faith Of Patrick of Armagh. Moth
ers, when their breasts refused to give
milk, cut their breasts so that their
starving babes could drink their blood.
Never one moment did they swerve
from the faith and honor Of an apos-
tate king. They are just as firm in
the faith to-day, and viii until the
last irish soul is delivered to its Gre
ator. An Irishman may stray from
the path, but deep down In his great
big kind heart is the old faith and he
comes back Just as a lost child goes
back 10 its mother.
when the end was near st. Patrick
went down on his knees and prayed for
the faith to ever burn. Irishmen have
carried that faith 60 every land Of the
world and their descendants love the
land Of Patrick Of Armagh and pray
that the day viii come when the Irish
nation will take her place among the
nations Of the earth. when they can
still love God, their country and free
DOM"
The visitors returned to the rooms
OF Division No ana were loud in
their praise OF the beautiful statue.
They paid a compliment to Father
Campbell as an orator and words Of
general praise were heard regarding
the singing Of the Irish hymns by the
children's choir under the direction OF
the Sisters of 81 Etran.ge