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AN GAODHAL.
chase, and becausc those sentiments were
evoked, not in consideration of our insignifi-
cant person, but by the sacred cause in which
we have participated, as expressed in the words
of the address which follows : —
"Whereas, The Philo-Celtic Society affords
the Irish people of this City of Brooklyn an
opportunity of acquring a knowledge of their
national Language and Music, the cultivation
of which should be the pride of every Irishman,
and, if neglected would tend to extinguish all
national pride among our people, and deprive
future generations of a noble inheritance ; and
wheras, the existance of tho Philo-Celtic Soci-
ety is due to the patriotic and indefatigable
efforts of our associate, Mr. Michael J. Logan :
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of the
Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Orchestral Union, rec¬
ognize in him a zealous and efficient teacher,
and wishing to acknowledge a small part of
our indebtedness to him for his exertions in
our behalf, hereby present to him this Gold
Pen as a small token of our esteem ; and
Resolved, That the above Preamble and Reso¬
lutions be read at the meeting of the Brooklyn
Philo-Celtic Society, and an engrossed copy of
the same presented to Mr, Logan, signed on
behalf of Orchestral Union.
James McDonnell,
Hugh C. Finn,
Patrick Archer,
Michael J. Heeney,
James Murphy
John F. O’Brien.
We would ask those who ignore the lan¬
guage as an important factor — the leading fac¬
tor — in cementing a people together for na¬
tional purposes, to lay well to heart the lesson
taught by the above Preamble and Resolu¬
tions, and by the fact that, two years ago, we
were presented with a valuable gold watch
and chain by the Philo-Celtic Society of Brook-
lyn and the N. Y. Society for the Preservation
of the Irish Languaage.
THE IRISH LANGUAGE.
The usual meeting of the Gaelic Union was
held on Saturday. The following subscrip¬
tions were received for the “Permanent Prize
Fund ” since last meeting : New York Society
for the Preservation of the Irish Language
114 and 116 East Thirteenth Street, New York,
$25 (per Francis J. Ward, Esq.); Very Rev
Ulic J. Canon Bourke, P.P., M.R.I.A., Clare¬
morris (second subscription), $5 ; B. Murray,
Esq., 90 St. Paul’s Road, Limehouse, London,
$1; a Friend, 50c. The following very im¬
portant communication was read from the Sec¬
retary of the American Society : “Enclosed
please find draft for $25, the proceeds of which
you will please hand to the Treasurer of the
Gaelic Union. This is the first installment of
a subscription list opened by the members of
the New York Society for the Preservation of
the Irish Language, the entire proceeds of
which it is their wish to have offered, through
the Gaelic Union, as prizes for proficiency in
the study of Irish among the children of
schools wherein the language is taught. Re¬
mittances in similar sums will be made until
the fund closes, and in the meantime we shall
be glad to have the favor of any suggestions
which the members of the Gaelic Union consi-
der best to promote the object in view. It is
our wish to have the premiums offered in cash,
and in such a manner as will tend towards
awakening an interest in the language among
the scholars of the primary schools of Ireland.
Our efforts shall be directed to enlarge the
fund so as to enable the Gaelic Union to offer
a regular graded scale of prizes to the classes
of every school in which Gaelic is taught. In
acknowledging receipt please forward us any
recent pamphlets, reports, &c., you may have
published, and oblige yours, Francis J. Ward.
To the Rev. John F. Nolan, O.D.C., Hon. Sec.,
19 Kildare Street, Dublin." The best thanks
of the Gaelic Union are due to the friends of
the movement in America for this indication
of their practical sympathy with the effort to
establish a permanent prize fund of worthy
proportions.
The Preservation of the Irish Language Indis-
pensable to the Social Standing of the Irish
People and Their Descendants.
(Continued.)
Where is that parallel to be found?
In Russian Poland.
Is it a felony in Poland to cultivate the Po-
lish language?
No; but the Russian language has been in-
troduced into the schools, law courts, &c., so
that in a short time, unless the Poles are more
patriotic than the Irish, those following liter-
ary and other professions will be obliged to
learn the Russian language, and the natives
refusing to cultivate the State language, and
having no schools to cultivate their own, will
naturally become illiterate, and the semi-bar¬
barous Russians will probably apply to them
epithets similar to those applied by the igno-
rant English to the Irish — such as “the igno-
rant Poles.”
MR. LOGAN — Please answer the following
in your correspondent column:
Where can I procure Rev. Bourke's “Easy
Lessons in Irish" in this country, or if I send
one dollar to Gill & Son, in Dublin, Ireland,
will they send it to me? I am trying to learn
Irish from THE GAEL. Have you any Irish
Copy Books, and what is the price?
MAG.
Bourke's Lessons will be forwarded from
this office for $1, and the Irish Copy Books
or 20 cents.
With this, the January number, NOLAN
BROS., STEAM PRINTERS, 517 FULTON STREET,
Brooklyn, cease to be the pnblishers of THE
GAEL. All communications must be addressed
to the Editor and Proprietor, M. J. Logan.
