Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
The Spirit of ST. Patrick, Like The Irish
Race, Has Spread All Over The Earth
St Patrick Represents Both Kinds Of lri$h Fighting
Spiritual and Physical. His Birthday
Deserves Honor.
To-day is st. Patrick S Day,

Today is St. Patrick's Day Congratulations to all that
have Irish blood in their veins
Some say that born Ireland That is prob
ably But he CELT and his blood was lrlSh as his
ideas and his fighting character were Irish
AS the Irish blood has spilled all the world in
fights all kinds the spirit of ST Patrick has been spread
all over the world and many good battle it has fought
the typical Irishman and whether he was born
the Green Island the shore of Normandy across the
channel makes no difference.
He the Pagan Irish Kings the Witches or
any danger.
He travelled far his teachings travelled farther
the snakes of Ireland the old legend says
He drove the snakes of suspicion and black terror out OF IRISH
Kings and their subjects and that was more important
writings and teachings and his words spread knowl
edge and a better idea all over Europe
The Irish may well be proud Patrick celebrate his
birthday name their churches in his honor.
His quality that of the pioneer the quality that has built
up this country and every other country.
He was pioneer ideas taking the truth throughout the
lands and pioneer his travels going straight preaching
condemnng and regulating until the wide stopped him.
he had any idea that there anything the other
wide he might have tried ahead Of Columbus
and got here first.
This newspaper congraulate the United States upon the
fact that so many blood their
have this country bringing his and honor with him.
great blood blood of the Irish 1t working
long any Irish Kings any Irish
cities
We look upon Ireland the home of the Irish Ce but
the whole of Europe wherever there fight
ing and the whole of the North has been their home
Their blood has been kept pure that little Irish Island
To the English Channel to England and then to
again Ireland than the ordinary adventuer cared
for And of the Ces wandering everywhere crossing
every mountain those that settled Ireland retained
the purity their blood their strength their moral and physical
fighting character as they did not do elsewhere.
But those Cels of Ireland the the Cets that
lived the Balkan Mountains the Ces that gave the blue eyes
the Greeks the Ces that declined pay any compliment to
Alexander the Great the Cels that afraid of nothing
cept that the sky would fall on them
Some American citizens take narrow view of St Patrick
and the meaning of his birthday This day is not merely
gous day clarifying of the greatest figures in the oldest
and greatest church in the world
gardless of religious faith
St Patrick stands for courage for thought for energy
for fearlessness the face of oppression and danger
the spirit of St Patrick has animated guided and upheld
thousands of religious teachers missionaries self sacrificing
and that spirit has also upheld and made he
of thousands of fighting from Scotland to the Argen
tine and from Consantnope Europe and the At
lantic and continent to San Francisco
Whoever honors St Patrick honors noble courageous
fighting the best of the word.
And he DESERVES honor