The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-02

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professor at Pavia; also Dungal, who
wrote ION The Two Solar Dclipses Of
30 A. d." as well as a Defence Of
Images Against Cladius of Turin"
Germany had Arbogast. bishop Of
Strassburg; st. Killian Of Franconia
In Wurzburg Ito be distinguished from
another Killian. disciple OF Column
banus. and abbot Of St Martins mon
astery at Cologne): Album Of Sax
ony: Demcad Of Cologne: Marianus
Scotus Of Bavaria and Franconia, a
poet, and commentator, and a scribe
who wrote gratuitously for the poor
widows and poor clerics Of Ratisbon.
III You ask me-" writes his eloquent
Irish btographer, what will be the re-
ward OF Marianus and pilgrims like
him. who left the sweet soil of their
native land. free from every noxious
beast and worm, with Its mountains
and hills. its valleys and it's groves
suited to the chase, the picturesque
expanse of its rivers, its green fields
and Its streams yelling up from the
purest fountains. and like the chill
dren Of the patriarch, Abraham, came
without hesitation unto the land
pointed out to them by God. this is
my answer: they will dwell in the
house Of the Lord with the angels and
archangels Of God forever; they will
behold in Sion the God of gods, to
whom be honor and glory for eternal
ages"
Possessing only long slaves, .eath-
ern wallets, with drinking bottles fas-
tened to their girdles. these apostolic
men explored other lands as Poland,
Bulgaria, Russia and Egypt.
Characteristic Of Their Race.
The lives of these Irish exiles illus
trate in a striking manner some of
the fundamental characteristics of the
Celtic race. AS In other subjects In
the natural order, so. too. in the his
tory Of people there are fundamen-
tai laws guiding its destiny. There
are immutable principles governing
its manifestations down through the
long ages. The lives Of these mis-
sionaries are an example Of the spir-
itual destiny of the Celt.
Other immutable qualities in the
history of the race reinforce this GEN.
trail attribute. A vivid Imagination. a
CLEAN of mysticism, fiery. enthusi-
astic nature. saddest pathos accom-
panying the punishment that in our
fragile nature seems to be the result
of the defence of the right, unfailing
humor given by a gracious providence
to uphold the sufering-these are
some characteristics, some contribu-
lions of the Celt to humanity, and
they attractively set forth his sense
for the spiritual. his interest in the
other world, his love for the unseen
things that are eternal.
1.-THE dreamer lives on forever. but
the toiler dies in a day." These gifts
would have been of little use to hui
manity were they not accompanied by
another unvaryins characteristic OF
the Celt his restless genius, his wan
dering impulse which. apostle like
diffused the other gifts to the ends
| of the earth. This wandering mis-
sionary spirit Of the Celt Is not q
thing Of the past. In medieval times
it was indeed. prominent. The har-
vest fields are changed according to
the circumstances Of the time and the
opportunities of language, but today
in far-of Australia. in South Amer
lea, amid the SHOWS of Canada, and
beneath the Southern Cross Of Ar.
gentina, at present commencing mis-
sionary work in China-wherever the
Irish exiles are found-they are full
filling the mission Of their race.