The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-09
and her children go forth to do for the
world the mightiest work that has
been done through all the ages"
Reverend James Grattan Mythen.

been done through all the ages"
Reverend James Grattan Mythen.
Reverend James Grattan Mythen,
who spoke in the Twin Cities several
weeks ago, is Archdeacon of the Epis-
copal Church in Baltimore. In the
Civic Auditorium, packed with 10000
people, he spoke in part: British
propaganda would make it appear
that the question in Ireland is not
question of race and love of liberty,
and love of homeland; but is miser-
able quarrel between two religious
factions With all due regard to my
Roman Catholic friends and brethren,
the great leaders, save one, of the
past century and quarter in Cath
Ole Ireland have been men of the
Protestant religions. Beginning we
will say with Grattan, with Wolfe
Tone, Emmett, MITCHELL could go on
for an hour with a list of them. I
want to say to you again that we
Protestants in Ireland and Protestants
of Irish blood, rejoice that an Irish
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Honored at Mass.
On Sunday, July 20, President De
Valera attended Solemn High Mass
in st. Peters Church, of which Rev
erend Peter C. Yorke is pastor.
The aisles were crowded when De
Valera, as the Catholic sovereign Of
"a Catholic people, was escorted to his
seat in the sanctuary.
He was accompanied by his two
chap1ains, Reverend Robert O'Connor
and Reverend Maurice O'Keefe. A
guard of honor composed of the
League of the Cross Cadets escorted
the President to his place. Father
Yorke celebrated the Mass and the
sermon was preached by Father Au-
gustine of Dublin, Ireland
+. Life of De Valera.
Eamonn De Valera was born in the
city of New York. His father, who
was of Spanish extraction, died when
the child was about year old and
his mother took the boy to Ireland
to live with her people. There he was
raised and nurtured in the atmosphere
of Irish patriotism and Catholic devo-
ton. Much of the fascination that
attracts you to De Valera is due no
doubt to the romantic courage with
which he helped to lead the Easter
rising of 1916. He was one of the
Inxr I'd ot~io TO xIrhn frial
Pearse as their leader, founded the
Irish Republic and kept it's flag flying
over Dublin Castle for four days. They
did not hope to withstand the 100000
British soldiers in Ireland longer than
twenty-four hours; but they calculated
that the executions following their up
rising would reveal the brutal tyranny
which English censorship was hiding
from the world and that their
martyred blood would cry to the ma
tons for justice. The current of
events for three years shows the wis
dom of their plans and the fruits of
their heroism. Patrick Pearse, the
president Of the Irish Republic, was
the first to be shot Fifteen others
shared his fate with patriotic joy.
Eamonn De Valera was seventeenth
on the list condemned to die. In the
condemned cell during the last night
allotted to him by the British govern
ment, he composed a beautiful hymn
in honor of the Sacred Heart. In this
composition of a man facing death
one sees the simple childish faith of
| the devout Catholic as the real source
of his unconquerable fortitude. In the
cause of justice he realized that it
was a privilege to suffer and die in
union with the sufferings and death
of Christ.
| But the murder of the Irish patriots
had already reused the world Echoes
of the horror and Indignation felt in
America for such brutality were al
ready heard in London. The British
government weakened and on the
morning set for De Valera's execution,
a reprieve came forty-three minutes
before the time set for his death.
The man who deemed the cause of
Ireland so holy and so just that he
faced death with hymn of praise in
his heart, now faces America with a
confidence equally fearless and asks
with persistent determination: "Recog.
nize the Irish Republic, Redeem the
pledges of your President"