Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
is MORE RESPECT SHOWN ST PATRICK THAN IN LOUISVILLE

saints in the Roman
Patrick takes the lead
of keeping his memory
over the world on st.
y men of Irish birth or
many who are not Irish
mire the great apostle of
Q delight in paying honor
led memory 1t seems as
but yesterday. One would
so much has been written
bout st. Patrick that there
BIN or occasion to say any
Ie, but on each recurring
Try we read and hear some
" or interesting about our
mt priests in the pulpit,
the magazines and news
politicians on the stump and
bn in the halls of Congress,
to dig up something new or
ng about great and glorious
trick And well they may,
re was no other saint like
st. Patrick was a gentleman"
not bit of boastfulness, but
toric truth. OF all the ma
saints st. Patrick alone is the
man. The others go about
helmets and swords and breast
doing wonderful things in the
bf fighting and occasionally ac-
fishing something heroic, but
EXACTLY sanity. But st. Patrick
Is to be we'll deserving of the
omen of saint and equally
thy of the Irish comment, "He
gentleman"
sowhere probably in this country
here more respect shown to st.
rick on his anniversary than right
re in Louisville. It is universal.
be sure this respect varies and
often crude. But we see the coal
Art driver, the ash man, the grocery
agon driver, clerks in stores, mer-
hants, bankers, politicians, Cath
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hite. all wearing a sprig of green
nd having a good word to say for
b. Patrick. There is a reason for
his The early settlers Of Kentucky
nd of Louisville we're Irish, and
hey early inculcated love of st.
Patrick with all they came in con-
act OF course Catholics of Irish
birth or descent venerate st. Patrick
bs a saint, but there are those out
Bide of the church who venerate him
as a law-giver, as a man and
patriot, who accomplished wonders
in bringing enlightenment to the
Emerald Isle. II must not be for
gotten that there was st. Patrick's
day celebration in this country as
early as March IT, 1897, when the
Charitable Irish Society met in Bos-
ton and marked the occasion by the
Determination OF that venerable asso-
citation. Both Catholics and nom
catholics belong to this society,
(which still flourishes. It would be
p difficult matter TO say when the
first st. Patrick's day celebration oc,
turerd in Louisville, but there is no
reason to doubt that the Irish fam
lies who lived in the block house on
forn Island. in 1850 or Whereabouts,
lid not forget the day when II came
hround.
Each nation has it's own saint. The
English have St. George. the Ger
mans st. Michael. the French st.
Denis In the United States we
fave st. Washington. st. Franklin
nd ST. Jefferson; all OF them some
What mythified In popular estima-
Ion. II Is one of our strongest
lessons for cultivating history that
he more we know OF our own nation
builders the better we are and the
nOre we are cemented together
ationally. No other saint in the
alendar appeals to the sympathies
all sorts OF believers as does ST.
atrick. II Is as a national bond OF
III. 4. L. l. al.N 4.
accomplish the most valuable re-
ults. ireland Is unified about st..
Patrick None Of the nation
builders has proved more essential
o national life than ST. Patrick.
ST. Patrick appeared in Ireland
rBut 400 years after our Saviour,
It was his lot to change the
pie character and destiny Of this
tic-Aryan race. His real name
Patrielus, which is good honest
in, but his vernacular name was
path. which means the brave
kor warlilxe. Patrick Is short for
lcius. II is possible, according
me traditions. that he was
ly born In Ireland, az a place
7ard called Kirkpatrick or the
b of Patricius.
Patrick's family was highly
ktable one. His father was
urnius, a deacon, son OF Potit,
sst. Conchessa, his mother, was
bee OF ST. Martin OF Tours. in
II Is probable that she was
ght a captive into Britain, and
married to Calphurnius. The
ring Of this union, our saint,
called al HIS birth Succath or
u, signifying warlike. Pope
tine afterward gave him the
OF Patricius, a mark OF honor,
kthe ancient Roman Senators
Ter mobiles we're, called
and the same title was IN
applied 10 the Christian
when Patrick was In his
year he was carried cap
Ireland by pirates. Here
70 Milcho. petty prince
who gave him the care