Show relands patron sa saint int t v f az A 0 wit w IT war A waif dw V 5 flo IT PATRICK PATRICKs A tone stone lay deeply S ST bedded in the clay until one 0 of strong band hand uncovered it heaved it loft aloft and made it the capstone of a go noble edifice this is I 1 lit description of his life he ile was 2 centenarian waiting for his death when he wrote it and ind to his eye eyes the career Q of f the apostle of ireland was a blend of human worthlessness made capable of oil lofty achievement by the call of god it li Is humble estimate of his a great mans hare share in remaking a great nation and itis correct as to the bumble humble beginning and the mighty accomplishment and nd the abiding of humility la in the bosom of the man who wrought 50 0 o elgh not without reason has 1123 the noaie of st patrick been held la in through thee these many generations there ll 11 nowhere a teacher whose services for learning exerted wide an influence in a time 60 0 o c critical for all culture TI there ere Is nowhere not a statesman aft whose activity eo so completely reformed the character of 0 f any people there Is nowhere such a national hero whose fame is sounded across fifteen centuries and can still stir tit emotions of ardent enthusiasm far beyond bis his nations shores bores there Is nowhere a aint saint whole whose teachings are blended like his with the destinies of his nation so that the invocation of his name can be at once the cry of patriotic devotion and the expression of religious generl tion ray T P mcdonough |