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“IMMACULATE VIRGIN, PRAY FOR US.”
VOL. XVI. PHILADELPHIA,MARCH 15 1888.
NO.234
NEW YORK APPEALS TO GALWAY FOR
HELP.
LETTER FROM DOMINICK LYNOH, OF NEW YORK, TO THE REY,
AUGUSTINE KIRWAN, WARDEN OF GALWAY.
{Archives of the Diocese of Galway. Copied by Rev. Joseph P. Spelman, C. C.]
Diocesan Liprary, College House,
Galway. }
New York, 20th September, 1785,
DEAR SiR:
Tho’ you may be surprised to receive a letter from this place at so
great a distance, yet am persuaded you will not be the less pleased, as it
comes from one who always entertained the highest esteem and respect for
you.’ From the interest you at all times showed in everything that con-
cerned our family, I have no doubt of your frequent enquiries about me,
remember me to you and your worthy brother in the most affectionate
terms, which I have now the pleasure to reitrate.
As to my present situation, have only to say that am happy in my
family, God having pleased to bless me with three fine healthy children, two
, boys and a girl, I hope he may have sent me to this country for some
* good pu: se, You must be informed that before the late Revolution, the
Roman ‘Catholick Religion was never allowed or exercised in the State.
Upon the peace, Government thought proper to make no distinctions, nor
to give the smallest preference to any persuasions whatever,
Therefore ours on being carried on with prudence and moderation is
upon equal footing, and every member composing it entitled to all
privileges that any citizen can enjoy. In short they may be elected to the
Srst post and employment. On my arrival here seeing everything so
favorable, I thought it would be a disgrace to our religion not to havea
place of, Decency for divine Worship. I therefore used every effort
’ in my power to forward such an undertaking. I prevailed on some few to
engage in the purchase of a Lott of ground for that purpose wch. we
have effected, & are now preparing for the foundation. Yet tho’ great our
exercions may be it will be uterly impossible for us to compleat this
laudable plan without foreign aid, and assistance. It is therefore, my Dear
Sir, 1 apply to you for your kind and good interference in our behalf
to carry on this work of God. Enclosed I send a petition from the
Trustees. I have no occasion to recommend it as I am sure you will
do what is possible in procuring a liberal collection, weh. will reflect
eternal honor on the Town and County of Galway, and don’t doubt in
we time but it may be in the power of our Congregation to return it. ten-fold
~orrwnmentiny have get my heart on forwarding this business, and Cannot’ point’ out to
you the very great advancement it wou’d be to our Faith, our having
@ decent Church, with a good preacher, wch. woud be the means of
awaking in the breasts of thousands a religion in weh. their forefathers
were educated, but for want of opportunity, they had not in their power to
exercise. Consider the extent of this State, and not one Church of our
persuasion erected in it, the more glorious this work will be when comple-
ted, weh, under God I hope all benevolent well disposed Christians
will assist us in doing. As we cannot proceed much farther without
supplies, whatever collection you may make, I request you will remit to your
relation in London, Mr. John Kirwan,
Begging your blessing and prayers, I am with sincere regards to you,
your good Brother, your worthy nieces, my old friend your nephew,
Nicholas, in weh, Mrs, Lynch desires to unite with me. Believe me ever
my Dear Sir, Your most aitte Kins’n, & assured h’ble serv’t,
DOM. LYNCH.
The above letter is written on foolscap, and is yeJow and torn. It
came sealed, with the address on. the outer fold. It is stamped (Dublin
Ship Letter).
{Copy of Petition which must have come enclosed in the above letter, It is
on the same class paper, bul w written in a different hand].
To ALL WORTHY & PIOUS CHRISTIANS OF. THE TOWN AND
County OF GALWAY,
The Petition of the Trustees representing the Roman Catholick Church
of the City of New York. Established and Incorporated by authority
of the ner Zegiaintare of the said State.
Humbly SI
That your pereeloners desirous of propagating their Religion in this
city (which until the late Revolution was not allowed), did immediately
after their Incorporation, purchase a Lott of ground for the purpose
of Erecting a Decent Church thereon,
Expenses in forwarding the! undertaking. But notwithstanding the
{ and contributiuns of their members and citi zens
J], whom it is pel a have suffered and been much distressed by
Fre late ir great sorrow that t without the aid and
ood Christians abroad, they ¢: cannot Recomplish their
Donations, thereby enabling us e con] i over ray.
glory of God, and as in duty bound the Congregation wi ever Bt pri
to Galway (
above, the following are Peculiar
and or Of the names ey Morris '& ad Bourk. Lynch aod Morris are of the
* Citie
fourteen tribes of Galway, which was known and wet called, as the ‘* Citi
which were satisfyed by my Bro. to whom I frequently mentioned to| erected in it. Ie therefore used every effort to forward this work of God,
and have been at considerable other | ®
To Dr, Pritirs, Tuam.
My Lorp :— ‘
As every thing yt. contributes to ye propagation of ye catholick faith is
considered a worthy object of every zealous prelate among whom your
Grace is peculiarly classed. Its therefore I make bold to enclose the
petition addressed by a few of ye inhabitants of New York, to ye benevolent
& well disposed of ye Town and County of Galway, which I recd. some time
ago from a Mr. Dominick Lynch, a native of this Town, who lately settled
there, and by what I understand is among ye first class in the mercantile
line, & who is well known here for bis integrity and uprightness, | His
letter to me on the occasion is truly edifying, & shows yt. he has warm
wishes to promote ye cause of God and Religion. He tells me yt. before ye
late Revolution, the Rontan Catholick Religion was never allowed or
exercised in ye State, yt.! upon ye peace government thought proper to
make no distinction, nor give ye smallest: preference to any persuasion
whatever, yt. every memher of our communion was Intitled to any
priviledges yt. any citizen éould enjoy, in short yt. they could be elected to
ye first posts and employmc nts,
In seeing everything so favorable, he thought it was a disgrace to our
Religion, yt. in extent of State, there was not a Church of our persuasion
and prevailed with some few to engage in the purchase of a Lott of ground
r ye purpose, which they have effected, & were then preparing for ye
foundation, but notwithstanding their exertions this young gentlemen says
yt. it will be utterly impossible for them to compleat without foreign
aid this laudable plan, Tence took
& in order to urge this matter more fully he says yt. having a decent
Church with a good preacher, will be a powerful means of awaking in ye
breasts of thousands, a Religion in which their forefathers were educated,
but for want of opportunity they had not in their power to exercisé. He
further adds yt. he hopes it may be in time in ye power of their congrega-
this young man expresses himself by which it appears yt. propagating and
extending ye faith is ye ‘praiseworthy object he holds in view, an object I
am sorry rarely attended to by the laity in those days. _Its probable yt. pe-
titions of a similar nature with the enclos’d have been sent to other parts of
the Kingdom: my being pitched upon here must be owing to yt. young
ge ntleman’s not having ye honor of being knewn ye Grace. I must own I
ceive it, is great, its establishing our Religion where scarcely any trace of it
were to be observed.. [am sorry however to remark yt. there is little pros-
pect of a success among ye laity here, a zeal for forwarding matters of this
nature, which ought to animate every cbristian breast, is rather languid
with us at home, I therefore apprehend it will operate but very feebly
in answering Calls from abroad, Ill expect however some little aid from ye
few clergy of this narrow district, whose views its to be hop’d are not so
confin’d ; and who attending to ye spirit of their vocation, must be happy
urheartagyé good fy Uolug,"tuo* it-were in- the most- remote parts-of the
universe, My motive for troubling at this time Yr, Grace is to entreat yr.
kind interference with the worthy prelates now assembled there, as also
with ye clergy of yr. Archdiocese, if the scheme meets with yr. Grace’s
approbation on whose time I am sensible I have already trepassed too much.
I therefore beg leave to subscribe myself with great humility and respect,
My Lord, Yr. Grace’s most h'ble & most obe’t serv’t.
AUGN. KIRWAN.
Gatway, Feb,: ye 2d, 1786.
LETTER OF BISHOP OARROLL, ANNO 1797.
Un Archives of Galway.)
BAtto., Dec. 5, 1797.
Very REV’D AND HON’D SIR:
Miss Joyce, delivered to me the letter with which you did me the
pleasure to entrust her : and on account of the honour she has of being
allied to a gentleman of your respectable character and station, as well as
out of my sincere regard for her personal merit, I would not deligate to any
other, but executed myself the office of uniting her te Mr. McDermott,
& are now at Philadelphia, and I have no doubt of their doing well. If on
any occasion it be in my power to do any matter agreeable to your wishes,
make free, Rev. Sir, 1 pray you to command my services: for I am with
respect & the ® highest esteem, Hon, and Rev. Sir,
Your most obed't & humble St.,
+ J. Bisior or BAurinone,
Maryland, even as to the public exercise of the Roman Catholic Religion,
and in Philadelpbia there is a public popish chapel frequented by a poor
set of Irish people whose priests have generally been Jesuits from England
r Maryland.— His. of British Dominions in America, London 1773, p, 114,
In 1750, the same work mentions in Philadelphia 15 Roman Catholics
were among the number of deaths in that year.
Roman Catholics abound in Maryland, where the county Courts grant
meeting house licenses to dissenting ministers, which are sometimes
negatived by the superior court.—Jbid, p. 125. .
[From Du Simitiere Papers, Philadelphia Library.)
Boston, March 15, ne
Died at Dover Feb. 23, Mrs. Christian Baker. She wa 3 born there in
March 1683-9, Wh eo the town was taken and destroyed by the Indians in
's death a strong desire ed ney to return to the land
tivity w on oe exe change of prisoners in {ter return she
ot ED cae, Thos. B r, then of Northampton, where she renounced
the Errors of the Hos ligion and joined with the ‘Church under the
care 0! An aie mope was made to reco recover her
ne a Romish Iriest who sent a long and affectionate
by Mons. Signa *y Canada, which being laid before the late Governor
oa ee “Kirwan, sent the petition to the Archbishop, erase. ils
letter explaining aad’ supporting t the prayer bears dat
have his letter).
Burne t, his Hacelleney wrote @ solid id and | dudicions confutation of the
its rise the application to those parts: | Rose
tion to return tenfold any compliment paid to them on this occasion. Thua| a,
have every wish to forward this business because ye object, as I con-| Within 60 days.
within a few days after her arrival, They left this city immediately after, ee
The Papists are tolerated in this colony (Pennsylvania,) as well as in bye
THE FUND.
c A.
In this Class Jeremiah J. Sullivan of
Alexandria Va., died February 26th.
Oro of his death $25 was at once
pak
The W. &. O. Fond ot the Lc. B. U.
keeps up very well. It 8 $200, Since
the Lancaster Convention September 1886
the Fund has cost members who have be-
mi iv
calls in a month and this terrified the
timid payers who thought of their money
but not of the money to come to their
heirs and the Fund, But if
retaries will collect 25 cents a month,
sec!
whether there be call or
ments will be lighter,
not, the pay-
Deaths do not
a month
would have paid all calls since Lancaster.
It has not been that much for those who
were members since Class B stat
ssessment No. 25 was called under
date February 10th on death of Miss
Tlackett of the Shamrock Society of
Philadelphia who died Jan. 7th of pleur-
isy, age 20 sea
Assessment No. 26 called under date
of March 5th on “teat of John Meany of
e United Sons of Erin Society of St.
Louis He died Jan. 8th of pneumonia,
thes we have youth and old age
sing aay i the samemonth, May they
att calls @ are dated 10 days in advance
80 that membe: me) have two society
meetings at which 7
Secretaries most be very careful
strike off the namesof all who donot rey
pames must
ported to the ‘National Secretary. Never
mind the promises to pay at pext t meeting
or waiting for laggards; let the names
come off ut end of 60 days if ‘aot ‘paid for.
They can go on when they do pay.
INSURANCE FOR INVALIDS OR AGED
PERSONS.
.-~The London Economist hasthe follow- __
id from its special correspondent at
“The fair success which has bee
achieved in Germany by the organization
of provision for the sick and the insur-
ance aguinet soeldents to workma
8, and called to life by
the aid of thet ‘trades unions, whose busi-
to a more
dimcult task, the provision for towalid or
rsons. The minute of erman
government on the subject has just ap-
peal a the official papers, and shows
the principles upon which the law of
provision for invalids or aged persons is
and it is by this means laid
before the judgment of public opinion.
Ina weeks the German board of
roe economy will assemble to discuss
les, and immediately after-
wards! the ot itself will be laid’ before
the Federal Council and the Reichstag.
The minute alone sufficiently shows that
when the legislators will have voted these
ropositions, one of the most formidable
persons will be shielded against poverty
brought up by inability to work in con-
sequence of desease or age. This
come an irene i the service of society,
which profits jabors, must be com-
pared to the sales, crippled by defend-
ins ngthe country, and re; in this
light, the contribution of the employer
and the state is but an act of levelling
justice, The following are the chief
points contained in the minute: ‘1.
The insurance against inability to earn
theirdaily bread, where it is not already
provided by other insurances against ac-
cidenta, is valid for the following persons:
‘hose who are employed as workmen,
helps, journey: men, apprentics, or domes-
tic servants with a fixed salary.
di Officials, or ‘inne or trade anneaticy
ceed 2000
whose yearly sa lary does not
marks, (c) All persons employed and
receiving a salary oa German ships of
every description.’
—My young disciple, don’t hunt for
new things, but study to improve upon
the old ones ; every flag stone, and most
of the boulders, have been turned over
jnciples therein advan number of her posterity of
fare generations is seventy- two, of Sieh fifty-seven are now living.
already by the novelty-hunters.
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