Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-16
81 PATKICk'S MEMORY WILL BE
KEPT SACRED by SONS OF
ERIN IN TULSA.
TOMORROW IS THE DAY
Individual Celebrations Galor,>---Dag0
and His Oranges Better
Look Out.

Diga orange" at his little stand on
Main street is liable to be tho victim
of an Oklahoma bomb outrage" to-
morrow. And the storekeeper who
would dare to display orange colored
tapestries In his windows, or the flor
list, with an eye for business Of ap-
preaching weddings, who exhibits
orange blossoms tomorrow will get a
decidedly unpopular reception
For tomorrow it's the wearin of
the green that Will predominate and
II an orange man so much as shows
his head, or rather his colors, he'll
find out that ST. Patrick was a pugillts
as well AS a snake charmer.
Sure Mike.
AS usual there will be no special
St Patrick's day observances in Tulsa,
for there Is no local chapter OF the
Ancient Order OF Hlbernians. But
there's Irishmen a-plenty here and
there Will be all kinds Of individual
celebrations OF the occasion.
Do you know much about st. Pat
rick? Maybe II few genuine facts
about his life will interest you.
Was Slave.
Patrick began life In Dumbarton,
Scotland, in the year A. d., 2S7. He
came from noble stock, his father
nlkInD htq
magistrate. Pirates carried him away
to ireland in his fifteenth year and
sold him into slavery. For six years
he served as shepherd slasse, H.
escaped and was recaptured lie es-
capped second time and went to his
home in Scotland.
4 Real Martyr.
When he received the divine call to
devote his life to the conversion OF
the Irish, his parents opposed him.
They said he already had experienced
enough sorrow in that land. But he
was ready to forego comforts. to en-
dure hardshlps, to leave home and
native land IL thereby the Irish
could be saved To bring him to
speedy decision the angel Victorious
came to him in a dream. saying: The
voice of the Irish. We pray thee
holy youth, to come and henceforth
walk amongst us!"
Started ut the Top.
He began his mission among his old
slave companions. He started first
Of all to give the gospel to his old
slavemaster, who. hearing of St Pat
rick's approach, killed himself He
aimed first to convert the chief OF
the clan itself. BY this method he
wrought all over ireland until every
tribe heard and received the new re-
ligion.
An Evangelist.
lie established 35 churches. bap-
tized by immersion 10000 converts
and ordained so preachers. He es.
tabllshed schools mills, factories and
stores for general merchandise. His
schools supplied all Brittany with
lOi t'lllul ne lll6Nlll-
ed into his converts the principles OF
industry, sound morals and good gov.
ernment. The most celebrated OF
these schools was at Armagh. At one
time it had 1000 students. The Dane,
destroyed 1t in the eighth century.
An Author, Too.
Do t,,tr l..
Epistle to Corotcus," and "Confes-
slons.' The former denounced Cor.
ticus for killing converts on the
northeast coast of Ireland, the latter
is Patrlck's autobiography. These
books portray lack OF classica
learning. Patrick calls himself un,
learned and rustic. In his style he Is
crude and archaic. His sentences are
ungrammattical and Incorrect, but
clear and compact. His written style
in Latin corresponds to Mr.. Moody's
in English. Patrick seems to have
qualified himself In much the same
manner as Mr.. Moody.
A Great Preacher.
He was an ideal preacher. Simple
but never commonplace; earnest but
not confused persuasive. but not
dogmatic; aggressive, but always rea-
sonable. Convicted that he was an
ambassador from Christ, he backed
up his preaching with the authority
Of God Almighty.
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