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Ale. ,s why we have the eist to the Aichuishop and Clergyii on Behind list this na,ning. ueyond it all I want yin.,yin.,wue . meoriniang the to, 1, 1.0 1.11.1k for one that i, eat (a all ..iiiit ,t represcliti in mg hue of 1,,,iiiiiit workers who have .,the 11010 tne iie,d of their earthly emirs: those saintly men and women WI, bore the burden or the day. anda wish you to offer it al respect honour to the living and as a Tribute to the dead. The Vicar-General Replies. "In the first place," the Monastic. saes, "i nave te thank the proposer of the toast for tne beautiful speech that lie has just delivered, so Catnohc in tone amt spirit, and so beautituny ai.d eloquently expressed. i always like to near eln Hynes speak, oecause ho lies always something goon ts. say, and he is well able to say it. I regrct very much that the Archbishop is not here this morning, and know that it he were ,0 Perth he would be delighted to be present to witness this great demonstration, but he is on the way back. and when he does return he will be grad to hear of the great .,uccess of it.- e. ei i
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this jourFur some weeks past in Irish -Austranal the reports 'of our the various through lian Societies, correspondHibernian Society branch of emeuts, have been the medium importance phasis being laid upon the SoHibernian the of members of all Holy Comciety attending a General at subsequently meeting and munion as far as the Breakfast, to celebrate. was event the of commemoration local of the concerned, the Golden Jubilee foundation of the Society in Australasia. On last Sunday, therefore, the. happy affair function was to- eventuate. TheFollowis now a matter of history. Districts older the of lead great the ing Wisdom of the Society-the proverbial a of the East-no better method fot of organisation fundamentally Catholic such s exulting over aed welcoming but by a joyous occasion was feasible public, co-operate manifestation of Faith.
The practicability of the event was. branches in naturally. confined to the Although a the metropolitan area. special train was run from Fremantle, bransuburban of scores of members no ches to whom the train was of disavail, had perforce to walk lone tances, and hu-riedly to be in time.
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his faith until I o established a church in the sunny hael of Australia, and today we have in Australia a Hierarchy of which we ale all justly proud. (At/ \Vc have thousands of devotMeuse.) ed priests, wha second the efforts of their chief paseir. and we nave thousands of devotal nuns who give their life and energy ror fitting children for their plaece in eociety, caring lor the outcast, for thole in hospitals. awl those who need to he assisted. Why di, I refer briefly to the prienets of the Church? Beeetise in the progress of the Church in Australia i believe that the Hibernian Society has borne
an honourable worthy and strenuous part---(applauseh-and if my c ord he not sufficient. then T can summon to my aid express ons used by the Archbishops and Bishops at the Hibernian Communion Breakfasts in the Eastern They :toed up States. (Applause./ one after the other, and said the Church was indebted to the members, of the society for loyal support in all the activities of the Church (Applause). You are faithful to the Chursh, but. brothers and sisters, you aye not forgotten the cause of Ireland. You are, and always have been, faithful to the cause of your country-applause-and it is not the wish of anyone in Austra. lia, nor is it the wish of the Hibernian Society, to dictate to the Irish people at home. You have always supported thee chosen leaders of the Irish petple, and to-day, when Ireland has chosen her great leader-(applause)--one 'of the noblest patreots who has ever given his talents to the cause. De Valera(great applause!-you are prepared to support him to the end, and though we all pray and hope that the present negotiations will Le successful, we do not know-we cannot say-but supposing they do not, you will take your place again as supporters of the chosen leaders, and while ;en have been consistent supporters of the cause of Ireland I mafritain that you have been always The good Australians. (Applause.) fact of you supporting the cause of Ireland does not interfere with you in the cause of Australia. I believe that a good Irishman is always certain se. prove a good ...glean of Australia. It you are faithful to the ideals of you. society, vcu are true citizens of Australia- 'I have been delighted, too, in noticing the bond of union tilet exists between the brothers and sisters of the. I notice that in your meetsociety. ings Von cell and address one another as brother and sister. That is a sign of the grand bind of Charity you are pport united toseg-aer ln for enerete and strength. toe the tlientht of your But. again, while Church. and society you are charitable one to another you are always prepared to hold out a hand of Charite and fellowship t" New I must say that every man. was delighted to be privileged to eelsbrate Holy Mass this morning. The fact that I was able to celebrate it is due to the generosity of two priests. and I wish to thank them. First of all it was arranged that Father Moe, should celebrate. the Mass, but weeri I.e knew that I would 'like to say It he eielded his place to me, and Naive! Callan, of Fremantle, was good enotigh to arrange for Father Casey to say I wish to thank Mass at Subiac',. them for their generosity in atiowine I me to be present here. Applause.) would not like to miss this breakfast and I think it 1s only my duty to be here, because I regard your coming to the Cathedral this morning and approaching Holy Communion in a body
The priests are, ef (Applause.) course, fulls 0 ,upied, and it ,s very difficult and ineenvenient for any of them to attend a function like this early on a Sunday morning. 1 have to extend a hearty welcome to the representatives of the other societies. The C.Y.M.S. le represented by Mr. Jack Waldron. the I.N.F. by Mr. Ryan, and the Y.I.S. by M. Walsh, and the Seif-Determinaton for Ireland League by Mr. Dohenss and I am not sure whether there is a representative :if the, Catholic Young .Ladies' Club or not..'! We are very glad to see those societies represented here _his morning. I co gratulate you 3.1 the splendid showing the Jubilee Communion and Breasfast. you have created this morning, and I the tribute 1 wish to thank you for hope that on the next such occasion we you have paid to she clergy. Tee best will have twice as many as this mornof relations have existed between them ing." (Applause,/ and the Hibernian Society-, and I am Bro. T. J. Hynes, P.D.P., Toasts sure they will to the entt. Weile you "Archbishop and Clergy-" are true to your Faith we will be true 1,1U. A. j. ii lies, WAlu loce to pro to You, ann,hence in the future the pass: u,e west bond that Mr. Hynes spoke of so beat:toe Av('nue:eke. teully will exist and remain to the saiu; i nave to prupase hies Weis, 4110 1 nu so wan a great ueai of encl." (Applause). pleasure. i regret tne ausence of his Monsignor Veiling Proposes the ,..race at our ce eoration, oecau,e 1 Oe:"Hibernian Society." neve teat n were is ate- tenetrin anott.1 that ins )hate tztk,s The Monsigni r, continuing, chid: a special iltligt.t. III IL is 5.) De piesent am here to propose the toast of the at a ceietwatun wnen tne organise,. Hibernian Society, and I feel that I 'Jouy et our teatimie: mannood give have got caught somewhere- (Laughter I celebrated Mass puthic heinon,ration of their raitn hi and applause.) this morning, and -1 thought that would a way, such cis has happened this be enough, but somehow the secretary morning. ,re compensa to .11 got hold of me during the week and extent, however, when tnrougn the eittwine, oi 'Inc ktecord- we have -dad told me he would be so pleased if would take charge of the toast. I am placea before us tnat oeautnu, panegtvery sorry I cannot do it justice, but 1 ric or tne Pioneer Priests in Austraam delighted, brothers and sisters, to be lia preachea by me trace gluing hie h.retuum 01 masses celebrated at at. here with you this morning (Applause). .'.lai-y s in eeynney, the mother unieret. . This is the Jubilee celebratioe uI your society. and it it a time when hearse 01 Australia. :Applause.) el/caking are filled with gratitude for the proto the toast, 1. would ask: \VIA), is A during the tnat sucn a toast tiguiee on our pro- gress and success achieved The Hibernians lapse of fifty years. gramme this morning: Stay is it have reason to be proud of the. success that such a toast figures on tne proof the society during the laet fifty gramme of ail the liibernian Losrunu. years., I belieee. the Hibernian Sewon Lireaslasts: Why it is that a ei.ey as we know it in Australia was toast ot this description occupies a proin Victor a; it has expanded, minent place on the program.ne ul- started arid now it is well represented in every every Catholic function thruugheut It scents to follow the. proAttstraliar The reason is nut obscne,. State. gress of the Church. There roe feanor it 'its understanding difficult. It ture that has always impressed me in is siinpty tnat wonderful love, syui connection with the society. It is this: pathe, a id respect which exist -between there is in the Hibernian Society our eateatie priesthood and the laity. characteristic of permanency. t his, then, is particular great (Applause.) mean by that, when the Society is esly appropriate for a Hibernian Comtablished it seems to remain. Agaiii. munion Breakfast, because it is from you are fortunate in this happy event the spirit ot tne land 01 our soeietya that your celebration coincides with origin that this great land ha,, kept the grand Centenary celebrations of the true to its glorious heritage of Catholic establishment of the Church in euetraFaith through teat long line-that lia. A definite seed of the Faah has courageous and saintly line-of priests been planted in Australia in agony and and Christians from the clay the first convict priests lauded at Botany Bay a hundred years ago. (Applause.) It -is the history of that hundred years, that wondrous record of indomitable endeavour by priests and people alike to develop and propagate the sees. of Catholic Faith transplanted, here and nurutured by exiles' bitter tears. From that distant day to the present time. the good' work has gone on, and will go on, please God, till time shall be no For fifty years the more. (Applause.) Hibernian Society has done as share in the fight, and in its Jubilee rear pauses for a moment to view with pride the monurnente in city and town erected to the honour and glory of God: hospitals ,orphanages, asylums churches, convents, and schools. Here and there they stand, monuments to the zeal and piety of our Catholic peoThat great Queensland prelate, ple. Archbishop Whig. speaking on the DURABLE, INEX PEN SIV subject of Scocieties, has said: "The Hibernian Society was founded in the old pioneer days in Ireland, and its first duty was eo guard the priests in will
Assembling at the Society's city headMureuarters. the li:bernian Hall, in ray -street, from whose flagstaff an Ausfloattralian and an Irish flag proudly ed in the breeze, from 7.30 onwards numbers grew, until a few minutes to eight o'clock the members assumed marching order, and proceeded on the roadway to the rlathedral, headed by e large quota of lady membeie from various branches. It must be tecord. ed as a proud day for the District Board and members, because fee progrese of the march was characterised by such numbers and apparent optimism and good falowship, enlivened by the display of the Sodety's .nimitable regalia, and the fact that the greatest honour and homage to the King of Glory was about to be paid in return for Ilis multiform favours and blessing received individually and collet tively on that as well as other occasions known best to the members them. selves. A special Mese at S o'clock was arranged .and the Vicar General, the Right Rev. aheisignor Yerling, was the celebrant As the assemblage filed into the Cathedral all or any confusion was obviated by the ushers. Bros. W. Brown, H. S. Parker, J. O'Farrell, and J. Tully. At the commencement of the Holy Sacrifice, the church present eel an inspiring scene.' One of the very important features of the occasion was the singing during the Mass of the most beautiful hymns by a trained choir of girls from St. Joseph's. Their sweetest of sweet voices, blending in' harmony as they did, and the choice of hymns (including "Hail., Glorious St. Patrick"), so appropriate and exquisitely rendered, created a stirring impression. There was no one present who was not uplifted, and whose recollection of the circumstances could not but be for ever cherished. Members apProached and left the altar rails in orderly manner, and later va cated the church under the ushers' di rection. Before the conclusion of the Mass. Monsignor Verling addressed a few brief remarks, mentioning that time did not permit of any lengthy disCharacteristic of the lovable course. Vicar General, he said that he had offered the Holy Mass for the spiritual and temporal welfare of all the members, hoping and praying that God would bless and guard them, an grant the Society continued progress and prosperity as a great bulwark of the Church in Australia. The Mass over, marching order was the mountains at the celebretion of Those days are gone for ever, Mass. resumed. and to a member, everyone filed into the Hibernian Hall to their but the Hibernian Society still exists, places at the tables, which covered aland pa -day it is the foremost bodymost the whole rea. It was a hernia guard' for the Liehops and priests, but instead of sworcn' of steel it guards The tamost enthusiasm prescene. His vailed and the menu provided was all them with- gold.' (Applause.) that could he desired. Sister (Mrs.' Lordship Bishop Shiel, speaking at a similar function as this in the Eastern Keogh, the caterer. who was assisted States, spoke these pregnant words: by a competent staff, provided a full and excellent repast, which was enjoy- "A great leader in a critical hoist gave ' to his followers a splendid motto: 'Pro ed by all. Patria' (For God and Courts ' Deo et Opening Address by District President try). Many Christian nations adopted Bdwards. that motto as :heir emblem. As time Went on some forgot their enthusiasm The D.P., Bro. J. E. Edwards, prefor their God in their enthusiasm for sided, and opened the proceedings by their country. tor they was one nation announcing apologies for absence from that never forgot the first part nor the function from Father Smith. of proved false to the second, ar.d that Highgate; Bro. J. S. Dowling, ex-Cc., (Applause.) and Bro. P. A. Bryan, Editor of "The country was Ireland. Hibernians proved faithful to the counRecord." try of their fathti s and their own counContinuing, the President said: "It is They had never forgotten the; with very great pleasure I have to wel- try. first part of that motto, "Pro Deo." come you here this morning. The maniHibeinianism the Hibernian Societe, had and Moreover, Faith of festation done more than any other society to given by the n,embers going to Holy attheir Dee" and "et Pattie" ;n and up "Pro body, link in a Commupion an inseparable ?send. We have in the tendance at this Breakfast. is one which words of Australia's greatest democrat every Hibernian might be very proud his Grace of Melbourne-(applause) I feel very proud of of. (Applause.) an opinion of tee work of the society being at the head of the Hibernian Sowhen he Said on the reception tenderciety in this State this enorning. The ed by our society to the Apostolic Dedifficulties that had to be overcame in to and legate: "Everywhere I go throughout order to get to the Cathedral Victoria T meet the members of the this hall speaks volumes for Catholicity are we of which Hibernian Society aud during my four and love of the rociety or five years' residence in Melbourne I members. I have pleasure in welcone have witnessed and appreciated their ing Monsignor Vetting, and I must say -
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o, your Faith and Cateolicity, as a determin shun that you will always be true to the traditions of your society, and will Allow me, be Catholic to the core. congratulate you oe in conclusion, this grand demonstration, and as hope and believe that the Church during the next fifty years will male great strides, so will the Hibernian Society I give you, then, the also progress. toast of the Hibernian Society." (Ap plause.) Bro. alt- O'Dea, lez-N.P., Replies. The cx-National President, Bro, M O'Dea, in replying, said he wished to thank the officers of the District Board for the honour they showed lion ie. asking him to respond to the toast. He appreciated very much the gird references the Monsignor made to the work the society had done both in connec tion with the Church and the cause of Ireland's freedoes "The society;' the speaker continued. "has been in exist ence a little over fifty years, but as early as 1848 au attempt was made in New South Wales to establish. a Catholic Benefit Society, Apparently up to that time, the Church lied many organisations round her, but there was no benefit society. In 1860 odd a so ciety was founded in Victoria, with two or three branches in Ballarat and Geelong. The Catholic Po Matt n te very poor, and at was a struggle for the net* society to exist on its own. A conference was held, and it was decided to weld these societies into one. A meeting was held in a hotel in Victoria. Thee met and discussed the matter, and settled on everything bat the name of the society. Each one had a different name "Catholic Men's Society," "Hibernian Society," "Irish National Society," etc. After a long discussion, the question was put to an arbitrator, and he suggested the name "Hibernian Australasian Catholic Bene fit Society." eerom that day on the society has steadily and substantially progressed. We have not the same field for recruiting as other societies. We can only recrek our members from the practical members of the Church. Our population ,s only about oec-fourth of the population of Australia, and you will admit that the Hibernian Society has more than held its own in Australia. Speaking from the Cacuolic standpoint, I will sat, so far as eta pearance is concerned, that this morning's ceremony was one of the finest exhibitions of Faith I have seen as a member of the society. Referring to the progress of the society so far as the Irish National question is concerned, I am going to say here this morning, and I say it without fear of contrarlictien that there is no organisation in Austra-, lia to -clay that has done as much fox the cause as the Hibernian Society (Applause.) jou feel proud of beta" an Irishman of the Hibernian Society -'applause)-and I hope the old pioneers of the society will never be forgotten. They laid down one of the finest organisatiors ever 'established. in Australia. and it will live as long as Australia lived became there Is fie getting away from the fact that aline the Church lives the society will. (Applause). I will ask any one here this morning would he or she feel as comfortable in any other hall in Perth as you do in your own? ("Hear, hear"). You are in your own home. I think we should extend and put good club building on to this hall, where the young Hibernians car meet and enjoy themselves in their own way. (Applause l The District Secretary Replies. lire,. J. J. O'Farrell, RS-, also replied on behalf of tas Wee. district of the Society, saying that in the first place he sincerely thanked the Monsignor fur coming to the rescue splendidle in the absence of his Grace. "Tile Vicar General nut only said Mass for us," he went on, "but at a moment's nutice, when 1 asked him to take on tne second toast of the day he willingly did so. (Applause.) As District Secretary of the Society I am pleased to see so many young members present at this public function and it is a sight to make any member feel glad and proud. Australians are fond of enjoyment. but they are not lacking in their duty. Today we have the Hibernian Hall beautifully and centrally situated in one of the principal streets of Perth. Bro. O'Dea bought the land, and I will give 'him credit for it. but he left the new board the task of replenishing that building. (Laughter.) I am going to say without hesitation this morning that the society has turned the corner. (Applause.) We are eleven hundred strong, and we have in the so'.iety the cream of Australian vigour in the shape of the young men and women I see here this morning. All our funds are in excellent condition. This hall is decorated with our colours; St. Patrick's tanner in the background and the two flags representing Australia and Ireland floating from our flagstaff to -day. I thank the mover for his beautiful address in proposing the toast of the society, and trust that he may be Long spared amongst us." (Applause.) es a public demonstration
Father P. Lynch Proposes 'Australia. The Land We Live In." Father P. Lynch, after celebrating two Masses three and four miles away arrived in time, expressed his pleasure in proposing the toast of "Australia." said:-"It is fitting that this toast should occupy a prominent place on the list, because although our society takes its name from Ireland it is Australian by birth as mu. h as the wattle or the kangaroo or the wallaby. While faithful to the traditions of the Old Land we glory in the citizenship of this new Austral land, and say "Australia First." (Applause.) Following the exampie of St. Patrick, who became more Irish than the Irish themselves, we look upon this land of our adoptioa as another Motherland, faithful to her fortunes and faithful to her hopes and asAlpirations and national ideals. though orators of Imperial stamp tell us that Australia was not a nation until the Gallipoli campaign, we
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Australia will therefore justice. maintain that Australia was always and Every support Ireland. (Applause.) As surely as welcomes Archbishop true Australian in nation Irish the Providence created ..1fannix back to Australia. We the Atlantic amid Irish Sea, SO surely and trust that little Ireland will hope send did He intend Australia to be one disDr. Mannixes to Australia-then tinct nation when He girded her ex- more Australia, as God's dwn country, will pansive coast by the Indian and Pacific Politically, Australia became be an accomplished fact." (Applanree Oceans. Brother W. A. Brown (D.W.) supa nation at the dawn of the present century, when the six States combin- ported the pievious speaker, thanking Father Lynch having "honfor ed under one flag a federated nation, oured the toast of the land speaking one language and animated be An land my birth and the of kindred hopes and aspirations. and I live in and for wrote:you the splenBrade, E. J. poet. Australian did manner in which he referred to our "The sum of human thought was hers: country, and expressed the love for AusThe harvest of the past tralia by its sons and daughters. (Ap'Was ready to her hand, plause.) We are passing through very And left her free at lass strenuous times, and although I am To mill the golden grain of good rather young to be a prophet, I think And cast the husks away: I can say that the nations pf yesterday Rich dowered by the centuries, are rather uncertain as to their toSo fell her natal day." morrows. These are also times when "The point of Australia's debt to Ire- the day may not be far distant: when Australia may need to know her sons .d. justly stress and land has been often and daughters. (Hear, hear-) It' is for The recent centenary celebrations emphasised the bond of gratitude that this reason that I am pleased Father binds Australia to the Celtic Mother- Lynch spoke in the strain he did.' (Applause.) speaker paid a glowland through the labours of Father Therry and the pioneer missionaries. ing, well -deserved tribute to the "choir But on the whole, despite unparalleled of little Australian girls, who sang so beautifully throughout the Mass that privations at the beginning, the seed morning, mentioning the spiritedness of of Catholicity was sown in congenial the hymn to St. Patrick. His remarks soil. Peter Lalc:r, of Eureka Stockade, met with loud applause. and other Irish leaders of Australian have their democracy, could never "Ireland a Nation" Proposed by Bro. names handed down to a grateful postray were it not that here 'neath the J. Monaghan. Southern Cross they were allowed to Bro. Monaghan, in proposing the breathe the very atmosphere of liberty. toast, elrelana a Nation," said:-" In And Ireland, which is about to come to common with the other speakers, 1 deher own, will never forget the moral sire to offer niy praise and satisfaction and material support freely given by at the delightiul tai,; mornAustralia in every movement for the ing. and -for the, gathering wonderful display of uplifting of our down-trodden country. Catholicity in the City of Perth. We feel that we have everything that feel in proposing the toast of ".Ireland is best and worth having here is heart a Nation," that amongst this gathering and soul with Irelarid in her present of Hibernians I am in exceptionally heroic struggle for national emancipacongenial cornier:my. (Laughter and hon. (Applause.) Of the great and applause.) We are aware of the wonthilimited resources, or as politicians derful work that has been done by the phrase it, the marvellous potentialities Hibernian Society in Australia fur the of this young land, it is almost unnecpast fifty years on behalf of Ireland, essary to mention. Natfire has showand I recognise that there are other ered her choicest favours in abundance societies who have performed their Her mineral, pastoral, and agricultural part not only as Australians, but in, resources are well-nigh limitless. tin sympathy with Ireland in her snorts told treasures of wealth are Lidden for freedom. -Inat great heritage that within her vast confines, while the clihas been handed down to our people in mate and seemly can compare favourAustralia, and was built up by a wonably with those of other lands. The derful pioneering capacity that nad, greatness of a nation. however, is not not fallen on ground. The to be estimated solely by the extent or fact is apparent barren here this morning; the variety of its golden treasures, not by old Faith is burning still in cur men, its pre-eminence in commerce, nor by and we have great hopes for the imits prowess in war. Lowell truly says: mediate future. We are all ewer.: (beThe measure of a nation's true success cause you know the history of Ireland is the amount has contributed to the better than i die that thought, the moral energy, the intel- ways been a nation.Ireland nas al(Applause.) lectual happiness, the spiritual hope Right through history Ireland has beeu and consolation of mankind.' Judged a nation, and the revival of that nation by this high standard, Australia has is about to take place almost in the not been found waneing. immediate Though (Applause., Goseparated by thousands of miles from ing back topresent. 11GS, Ireland, through unthe old world. this island continent has fortunate circumstances, not neglected the finer arts, literature, by the instrumentality was invaded of Henry II, science, spiritual development, and all and down through those long periods those adjuncts that help to make the she struggled on, when in 180t1 Ireland soul of a nation. Her poetry, racy, of lost her Parliament in Castlereaglas the soil. breathes an atmosphere of time. His nauie reminds me a comhope and consolationLindsay Gor- pliment which should be paid of him, and don says: that is that he knew the back -of a razor from the front. and that he applied the "Life is mostly froth and bubble: right side to his throat. (Laughte...) Two things ea nd out like stone -However, since that time the social, levelness in anther's trouble- -patience constitutional, and political laws of :he in your own," country were all violated one after another. As one industry cropped up These lines of our own Australiae, bard faithfully rep asent two of the leading it was crushed. Then you will hear people ask, Wla is not Ireland as features in the chivalrous, tolerant, generous character of Australians. (Ap- prosperous as ally other of the nations in the British Empire? plause.) I 'till let Brady conclude Evea supfor me: posing we had forgotten our Gee. even if we had thrown aside our nationality "Serene, secure, and self-contained, a the same as the Scotchmen, we cduld nation in her pride, not be standirsg to-day our Indifferent to the quarrels old that faces to the dawn, firm in with the princishake the world outside; ples of our fathers and God Ahnighty. .For this ideal should we strive for this -(Applause.) We Irish hold in venour :ends should thirst: eration the traditions Our people That forty million freemen yet may and especially St. Patrick.of (Applause hold Australia first." Ireland is not a nation for a day or an (Applause), hour or for a month or a year. It is a nation for centuries, and Ireland Bro. J. Sheedy Replies. is still a nation-(applause)-and will remain a nation. (Applause.) Read Bro. J. Sheedy, in reply, commented: the history of Australia-a wonderful "I suppose it is that I consider myself country (her flag is flying on top outa typical Irish -Australian that the D B. the hall)-and what do we find? put me down for reply to this toast. side We find that the Irish have figured I am a very pose' speaker, therefore I prominently. They have laid the will not detain you at any length. Fr. of Catholicity, and there is Lynch, in proposing the to8st, and the foundation a branch of material progress but enthusiastic manner in which it was re- not what is of Irish origin or accountable; ceived, clearly substantiates the fact Irish diligence, The soul of Ireland that Australia is God's own country. to is properly awake at the present time. (Applause.) We should make it our day of liberty is approaching business to see if it is not possible to Ireland's ---applause--and is about to consummake Australia even a better country the hardship that has- been handthan what it is to -day. (Applause.) mate down by qur forefathers. Their We want to keep the iron heel on mili- ed wcrk as been blessed for tarism out of Australia; keep it free. wonderful centuries by our people, and todaywe (Applause.) Australians will support (Continued on Page 2.) the country that is fighting for right a nation geographically.
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