The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

in all lands. She has been prosecuted
from the beginning; she shall be per-
secuted to the end. Christ. her found
CT, predicted this. but He gave her the
consoling assurance that He would be-
with her all days even TO the end of
the world" and that the gates of hell
should not prevail against her" and
this is the reason why she is perse
cuted. because she is divine" and be-
cause she is divine. she must teach
'the truth, the whole truth, and moth
ing but the truth" and many there are
who do not like the truth, because it
treads on fer pride. and restrains
From this was ! born" said Christ,
''and for this l came into the world
that should give testimony of the
truth" Yes. my friends. and for this
was he prosecuted. and for this was
he crucified, because he did give tes-
timony to the truth: and for this is the
Catholic Church harrassed and perse-
cuted in every land. because she is the
custodian of His truth, and its sole
cuted for her faith? Let her hundreds
Of churches speak from their smoul-
dering ruins. Let the blood of her
martyrs tell the grim story of their
slaughter. Let the millions of her ex-
lied sons. forced by oppression into
foreign lands, answer the question.
God knows! Ireland was prosecuted
as never was a nation before or since.
Her lands We're cnnfiscated, her
churches We're burned, her schools
were destroyed. and her people strung
UP in the MONDAY sun. and left a
prey to the vultures; but after seven
hundred years of persecution, the hand
of the spoler grew weary. for he saw
he was only propagating those germs,
which he sought to destroy, and vet
Ireland today stands one of the grand
est and most loyal daughters of Holy
Mother Church. Yea. she is more, she
is the only really Catholic country on
the map of the world.
The gem may be broke by many
stroke
But nothing can cloud it's native rar:
Each fragment will cast light to the
last
And thus Erin, my country. though
broken thou art,
There is a lustre within thee that ner
can decay.
Spirit that breathes through each suf-
fering past.
And smiles on thy joy on st. Patrlcks
day"
People say Ireland is poor. IT. Is the
most fertile country on the face of the
earth. The Irish are poor, but why :?
Because they would not accept a re-
ligion generated in the perverse heart
of a murderous king. The Irish are
poor, but why? Because they pay
twenty-five million dollars year to
an unjust government for the purpose
of forging the chains of slavery around
their necks. The Irish are poor, but
why? Because they realized once and
for all the teaching of Our Blessed
Lord. What does it profit man if
he gain the whole world and suffer the
loss of his own soul" Make them a
free people in a free land, and see
what they will do. They will, as had
been said, Bring back to Erin the
glory as that has fled from it, They
will restring the national harp and re-
kindle the ancient oratory. They will
rebuild the halls of Tara and flood
them once again with the music Of her
bards. They will reopen the doors of
College Green, and fill her courts with
the eloquence Of her statesmen poured
out for the defense of their country,
and in the praise of her God" The
influence of the Irish has been felt in
every age, and their deeds are immor-
talized in the history Of every nation.
We will not cross the seas to emu
merate an unending list of such heroes
for now fair Columbia, our concern,
is with thee. 1t was an Irishman who
founded her navy; his name was
Barry. The gallantry of the Irish SOL
dier in the war of the rebellion is inn
mortalized in the history Of our land.
| Washington himself was their eulo-
gizer. 1t was an Irishman who sac
| rificed most for the placing on fair
Colombia's head liberty's crown, and
| who was one of the proud signers of
the Declaration of Independence. His
name? Charles Carroll. 1t was an
| Irishman, assisted by M LEnfant,
who laid our federal city, Washington.
His name was Dermott 1t was an
!