The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
H.BERNIANS' CONCERT AND LECTURE AT POLES
 TOMORROW EV-NING
Rev. Father Hussion's Ad' dress on "Faith and
 Fatherland."

delivered by Rev. Father James V. Illusion, of St. Charles church, deems this an Opportune time to briefly state the origin of the order in Ireland, and it's establishment in Am erica.
 Irish National Organization.
 It was only natural that the dis banded soldiers of O'Neil and Des- mond, and later on the remnants of the gallant army of the confedera- ton, and their countless sympathiz- CTS should effect some kind of an or ganization.
 The habit of military comradeship of extermination, were alone suffi- cient to draw together the, chief men of the native Irish, that they might take council with their priests how best to save their nation and religion from total ruin.
 help would suggest some organized subject of mutual information and communication, while the hatred of a foreign and persecuted religion, would only too easily make the cler- gy accessory to such an association.
 The mass of the people as yet spoke only Irish thereby special ,.s- sociation. was but natural and and easy, while the fear of detection was considerably reduced. English ignor- ance of the native character and contempt of its capacities did the rest.
 There is too much unity of purpose and similarity of method in the his tory of the Rapparees, the White Boys, and Ribbon men, to see in them and kindred societies anything but necessary forms of such organization as could be carried on secretly for the welfare of the great mass of the Irish Catholic nation.
 In the absence of all constitutional liberty for Ireland they were brave protest against that frightful mis-gov- ernment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, that cruel and selfish English absolutism which a Pendergast and a Lecky laid bare with final justice.
 ton mean at all times a measure of resistance, and resistance means such organization as the sufferers are able to create and sustain.
 By the year 1700 the old war chief tains of the Irish, the real governors nation, had been scattered abroad to enter the armies of the great na- tions of Europe.
 O'Donnell O'Sullivan, O'Neil and O'Reilly in Spain; Dillon and O'Brien in France; the Browns and the l Their blood was shed on every bat tlef1eld of an heroic century, but for alien advantage; their imm emorial counsel and experience were lost to the broken, subdued and impoverish- ed clans, who were left to themselves at the worlds greatest period of transition, just when they needed at home all the resolution and prudence of these old governing families. Religious Origin of the Ancient Order The bishops of the Irish were hunt ed like wolves, forced to steal in and out of their native land. It Is a tradition in the Ancient Order that guards of the poor parish priest when he said mass in the open air.
 Establishment in America.
 It is 75 years the 4th of next May since the A. O. H. was founded in New York by a handful of Irishmen as branch of an order, that was then called "o1d'' in Ireland. This cient Order, is as beautiful for it's simplicity and straight-forwardness, as it is touching for it's candid Cath olicism.
 It is as good a patent of nobility as was ever conferred on King or Kaiser for there is wanting in 1t no essential of the Christian religion, no element of our liberal modern hu- manity
 Letter from the Brethren in Ireland
 to the Brethren in New York,
 May 4, 1886.
 Brothers, Greeting: Be it known to you, and to all it may concern, that we send to our few brothers in New York full instructions with our au- thority to establish branches of our society in America. The qualifications for membership must be as follows: First, all members must be Roman Catholics and Irish or of Irish des- cent, and of good moral character and none of your members shall join any secret society contrary to the laws of the Catholic church. and at to shall be: Friendship, Unity and True Christian Charity. You must love without Assimilation, hating evil, cleaving to good. Love one an other with brotherly love, without preventing one another. Let the love get not hospitality to your emigrant brother that may land on your shores; and we advise you above all have natural charity among yourselves. Also be it known unto you that our wish and prayer is that cities or towns, you will do all that is in your power to aid and protect your Irish sisters from all harm or temptation as the Irish woman is known for her chastity all over the world. Some of them may differ from you in religion, but, brothers, you bear in mind that our good Lord died for all; therefore be it known unto you that our wish is that you do all that you can for the Irish emil grant girls mo matter who they may be, and God will reward you in your new country and doing this you will keep the high standing and honor of the Irish race in America. Be tt known unto you that you are at llb- erty to make such laws as will guide your workings and for the welfare of our old society, but such laws must be at all times according to the teachT you these instructions as we promis- ed to do with young man that works on the ship, and who called on you before. Hoping the bearer of this copy will land safe, and that you will treat him right, we remain your i brothers in the true bond of friend ship, this 4th day of May, in the year of our Lord. 1886. Patrick McGuire, John Reilly and
 twelve others
 The press committee fails to see anything in the origin of the A. O. H. 1 in Ireland or in this country that any one of Irish birth or extraction should l not feel proud of. We are now fully 1 satisfied that our entertainment Sun day evening will be a grand financial success, but we expect this entertain | ment to be more than a financial sue 1 cess, we hope that many of our race and creed after listening to Father Hussion's lecture will affiliate with 1 o6