The Irish standard., 1918-04-27


Another example of his felicity expression as we'll as
sody OF judgment is to be found in his reputation
base suggestion that Poestans might be subjected to
injustice or persecution under Home Government
He declared in 1886:
I'VE banded together in our struggle for our national
rights, and Catholic Irshman assert my belief that
never again would the Catholics Ireland lift hand or
voice to obtain the Irish Parliament they not know that
the edce of national freedom which it would raise would
be based upon the most perfect civil and religious liberty
of every 1rshman, of every class and creed"
With reference to his oratorica powers recent writer
has said
LAS an orator one in the House Commons occupied
| more distinguished place than Mr.. Redmond
persuasion, dignity moderation in tone, skill in ar.
rangenent clearness of exposition, and logic of
character were some of his most marked attributes
He was always the cultured Irish gentleman Even in
the dark sad days of the Parnele split when passions
high and fierce he led expression in
reference to brother Irishmen of which he could be
ashamed"
From English comes this graceful and dis.
eliminating tribute to his parliamentary eoquence:
Other men rise to speakhe rises deliver Grafton
He advances as it WERE with his colors flying and his
drums beating It is no longer skirmish, but general
engagement All his rhetorical legions brought into
action with pomp and circumstances. His commanding
his strong utterance his unhurred give
certain dignity and authority to his ghest word. He
could make the multiplication table impressive
lips with the solemn cadence of Homeric verse. hear
him Mr.. Speaker SIR, is alone liberal education
the art of saying nothing with immense seriousness
If Ireland for the time being cold in
her great statesman also in the of Parne
recover from that indifference and will atone for it
in the future with many recognition gratitude
appreciation of his splendid services
ST. MARK, THE EVANGELIST, THE SECRETARY OF
THE FIRST POPE.
st. Mark, the Evangelist whose feast day April 25
be regarded the private secretary Pope
of Christendom ST. Peter 1t is this faithful intel
gent servant of God and of his that many
of the details of the great happenings the initial period
of religonthose minor phases of
which serve to lend vvdness to the narratives
the vcssitudes the Church as we'll as to
afford collateral and corroborave evidence their
These conmatory only to the first head
of the Christian church. but also to the personality
history of Lord Himself and constitute most
precious heritages of all literature.
He converted the faith by the Prince the Apos
ties, whom he afterwards accompanied to Rome, acting
there his secretary interpreter When St.
writing his first epise to the churches of ASIA he aec
onatey joins with his saluation faithful
companion, whom he calls my Mark" The Roman
people entreated St. Mark to put in writing for them
substance of ST. Peters frequent discourses
e This the Evangelist did under the eye and with
sanction of the apostle and brief
but graphic gospel impress of St. Peters char
acter that the Fathers used to it Peers Gospel"
st. Mark sent to Egypt found Church of
Alexandria Here his disciples wonder the
world for their piety and ascecism so that St. Jerome
speaks of St. Mark Father of the anchores who at
later time thronged the Egyptian deserts Here too
set up the first Christian school, the fruitful mother many
lustrious doctors and bishops governing his see
for St. Mark day seized by the heath
dragged by stones into prison.
On the the torture repeated having been
consoed by vision of angels the of Jesus St.
Mark went to his reward.
1t is to st. Mark that the Slight touches
which often give such vivid colong Gospel
and help to picture ourselves very gestures and
looks of Blessed Lord 1t is he who notes that
In the temptation Jesus with beasts" that He
slept In the boat ION pollow that He embraced the
little children He alone for commanding
Words Peace be still" by which storm was quelled:
or even the sounds of His voice. Ephpheta and
Taitha cumi by which the dumb speak and
the dead to rise. So oo the looking round about with
anger and the sighing Deeply long treasured in the
memory Of the pentent apostle was himself converted
by his Savors look here recorded by his faithful in
terpreter.
St Mark is the patron saint Venice where his relics
are sheltered in Of the beautiful and imposing
churches of the world and the Venetian Re-
public bear the inscription peace be to Thee Mark NV
Evangelist"
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Buy Liberty Bonds-all possibly afford of them
But do not lay the fatteng JUNCTION soul so
doing fully dischargng your patriotic obligations
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