Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04

TwENTY-FIvE YEARS IN IRELAND.
BY Rev. ThOs. o'Reilly.


mot condemn proud and unjust Eng
land. How 1t must gall him Il
think that next June Catholic Ire
land viii shake off the yoke of sew
en- centuries of oppression-an,
home rule an accomplished fact
Ireland shall renew her youth amonl
the nations, still Loyalty abiding b!
Rome rule.
\, Mr., Engle wakes strong on rum
Truly It is a strong subject. HI
poures the Walls of his wrath OF
Guinness Lord Iveagh and sees IL
him the fiend incarnate. We re.
joice that we can agree with the
tourist this time, for Guinness Lord
Iveaugh is a staunch Protestant
whose ancestors renowned the Pres.
byterian religion and accepted the
Episcopalian form ON receiving q
title from the British government;
truly a case of mixed drinks in re-
ligion. We could gladly spare Mr..
Engle's valuable presence in Dick
inson county and assign him the
pleasant task of preaching temper
ance and prohibition to his profess
tant friend, Lord Iveagh.
The tourist strives hard to con-
meet run and Romanism, but with
the same success which attended the
efforts OF his Protestant brother, the
Rev. DR.. Burchard, whose immortal
trio-rum, Romanism and rebellion
ruined the political career OF a
great American statesman. Can 1t
be that Mr.. Engle never heard Of
the slums of London? His ears ac-
cdstomed to@the sweet organ tones
of the Sunday school would be
shocked by the profanity Of White
chapel. We. don't blame him for
not having visited London's "hell
upon earth"
But why draw so much attention
to the poverty of the overcrowded
districts of Dublin? Can it be that
the religion of the barefooted ur-
chins in Dublin renders them more
odious in the tourists eyes, and
that the Protestant atmosphere of
W~hitechapel, London, prevented him
from hearing the murdered victims
daily cries; for murder is at a prem
ium in Whitechapel.
We are grateful to Mr.. Engle for
his heartbreaking generosity in Eac-
ing the inhabitants of Dublin slight
ly above the unspeakable Turk. Hon
est writer that he is, he fears his
prejudice would unduly influence
him in describing more fully the
sad spectacle of Irish poverty. But
this pillar of truth could not omit
slur that al infallible pope and
poor Inhabitants of Dublin were as
connected as cause and eff
Pect. Is then poverty a crime? What
criminal the man of Galilee must
in the eyes of Mr.. Engle who
praise for none except the ag-
rich. May we ask the tour
st, Mr.. Engle, to give us the extent
# the Savior's wealth? Surely in
his the great Redeemer will be
ound in close relationship with the
'oor Irish. I,
1t would seem that in Dublin the
ervice of the Master is not attend
d by the upper classes, despite the !
harm Of a renowned boy-choir. On [,
he tourists W admission, the ,
'atholic churches have the audiences :
here. Truth is mighty and shall !
1,
We were greatly surprised to read .
nat our Kansas representative of !
ustice and righteousness would :
In a second class carriage
lille having only a third class tick
:. Does not his conscience urge him I
make restitution to the defrauded
company?
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, may
you what adjective you would A
to describe the efforts of a Eu- d
'pean traveller who would pretend q
give a correct analysis Of Ameri- v
In life after a two days sojourn in Il
Ir land? / fear that ever your well a
,knowledged literary facility would s,
) bankrupted before such a colos- r,
4 piece of impudence. Remove Mr.. II
ignorant hatred of the pope, I'll
i'd at the same time remove the 81
guide-book to Dublin which u