The Irish standard., 1912-02-24
LOVE OF THE IRISH
LA|TY FOR RELIGION
To This Cause the Preservation of
the Faith in the Country Must
be Attributed.
Struggle to. Preserve Nationality
and Religion Goes on After
They Emigrate.
Wonderful Growth of Catholicity
in Liverpool a Boon to the
Cause of Home Rule.

Sergeant Moloney, K. c., who is well
known in Liverpool, in the course Of
a lecture on "Catholicity in Liver
pool" delivered the other day in St.
Teresa's Hall, Clarendon street, Dub
lin, said he had had many opportuni-
ties Of entering into the homes of
some of the very humble Catholics in
Liverpool, of seeing the lives they
lived in that city, of appreciating and
admiring the intense love of the Irish
population for their native land, and
Of being edited and instructed by
their devotion to Catholicity.
One thing more than another that
and situation, was the struggle they
had made to preserve two priceless
treasures - the spirit of nationality
and the spirit of faith. Hunger, bad
government, and bad administration
of the laws drove them from Ireland.
They had nothing to take with them
nothing in many cases save the lit
tie pictures which he had seen in sew
eral homes-Pius the Ninth (then an
exile himself), and Robert Emmett,
who, it is said, was the last martyr
for the Irish cause.
eI1
tion canvass, and wherever those two
pictures were he invariably received
an Irish welcome and felt assured of
the Irish vote. Bringing back his
hearers to the year 1867, the learned
speaker gave brilliant, instructive.
and exhaustive historical survey of
the progress of Catholicity in the
great city on the Mersey, showing the
vicissitudes and elements of opposi-
tion with which the Catholics under
monarchs, corporations, etc., had to
contend.
If the faith was preserved in that
city-if Catholics could attend to their
duties without Interference, it was
due entirely to the people-due to the
increased intercourse between Eng
land and Ireland; due to the persever-
ing, determined, and undying love of
the Irish laity for the religion that
they had brought with them to their
enforced exile. Having quoted statis-
tics to show the wonderful growth Of
Catholicity in Liverpool, he said a bet
ter and a more kindly spirit was now
extending in the city.
Catholic Truth Society.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Council of the Catholic Truth Society
of Ireland, held in Dublin on Friday
i'll last week, an encouraging report
was read Of the booklets that had re-
Gently been published By the society.
The Very Rev. ]. T. Murphy, c. s. sp.,
Clareville, Blockrock, presided. The
report contained the following impor-
tant statement:
AT our last council meeting, held on
october 10. 1911, a member suggested
that this society should take some
steps to counteract the rationalistic
and socialistic literature that is being
circulated at present in this country,
Subsequently at the sessions of our
conference, held on October II, Fa-
ther O'Loughlin, honorar;. secretary.
announced that a gentleman, who did
not wish his name to be mentioned
had authorized him to state that If a
fund were started for this purpose he
would contribute sum of $3.50 to-
wards it.
Several other contributions were
Immediately offered, and others came
IN later, SO that at meeting of the
committee of management. held on
November 8, he was able to announce
that he had received $3.50. in addition
to the $3.50 originally promised him.
The committee Of management then
appointed a special committee. in.
Guiding Professor Magennis, Rev. Dr..
Mccartney and Rev. T. A. Finlay, 8.
j., as extern members to determine on
the means to be taken to enlighten
our people as to the true character OF
those really Christian move-
ments. The adoption of the report
was moved. by the chairman, seconded