Philo-Celts.
Let every reader of the Gael residing in Brook-
lyn note the fact in their tablets that the P. C re¬
union and ball will come off on Thursday April
23.
The annual election of offices took place on the
15th with the following result: —
President D. Gilganon. 1st. Vice P. F. Lacey,
2nd. Vice, Miss Irene Moran, Recording Secretary,
P. Walsh. Financial Secretary, P. M. Cassidy,
Cor. Sec. M. J. Logan, Treas. Miss Mary Guiren,
Librarian, Miss Ellen Donnelly. Sergeant-at-arms,
T. McGuire.
We have received a communication containing
resolutions expressive of cordial sentiments to¬
wards T. O'N. Russell on his exit from Chicago
City, from the Chicago Philo Celts, We
thought we could publish the resolutions, but
they were crowded out. We would direct atten¬
tion to the encouraging letter of Mr. Nyham of the
Co. Cork.
In reply to many inquiries, we would say that
no better Irish reading matter for learners could be
had than Gallagher's Sermons, as prepared by
Canon Bourke. A literal translation is on the
opposite page, with a vocabulary at the end of
all the words used in the context.
Let the readers of the Gael not forget to circu¬
late it among their friends, and we hope our Irish
American editors will call the attention of their
readers to it from time to time: by doing so they
will be promoting the Gaelic cause, for, with their
support, the movement could not fail of results.
It would appear as if the long talked of Colum¬
Cill’s Prophesy was appearing on the political ho¬
rizon, and who knows but the Gael will yet be the
National Journal of a free Ireland. At the same
time, let not our friends forget the Gaelic Journal.
Bourkes lessons are reprinted, we have been noti¬
fied that a parcel of them have been shipped to us
so that those who ordered them will have them
in a few days.
M. CRANE
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GAEL GLAS CRITICISED.
"GAEL GLAS" may be a sincere enthusiast, and
a firm believer in the fulfilment of his "dream,"
but, in this practical age, his plan of organization
for the "freedom of Ireland, and annihilation of
Protestantism," is not likely to obtain the requis¬
ite number of disciples to enable him to emulate
"Peter the Hermit." Moreover, as the "autono-
my of the Irish Nation" — the mission of the Gael,
can scarcely be consistent with the "extirpation
of Protestantism" — the promise held forth to Gael
Glas by the old woman of his dream, you could
not be expected to give his project serious consid¬
ration, however desirous you may be to humor
him by giving it a place in our columns. While
no sensible Irish Revolutionist can see anything
practical in the programme, no sincere Catholic
can but regret to see subjects which he must ever
regard with reverence, exposed to redicule by being
associated with such visionary projects, — powerless
for good but still capable of injuring the Irish
cause, by exciting the disgust of its supporters of
all religious denominations, and pandering to the
bigoty of its prejudice antagonists by affording
them a plea for their polito religious argument a¬
gainst Irish independence, namely, that it would
be followed by Catholic ascendancy and the perse¬
cution of all who held to different religious creeds.
Your's sinerely,
MICHAEL CAVANAGH.
The Gael is placed in a kind of a dilemma in
regard to the construction to which Gael Glas's
letter is susceptible. — First, because we would not
take Ireland to-morrow as a gift under the condi¬
tions which Mr. Cavanagh's criticism would lead
one to infer underlay Gael Glas's modus operandi.
Secondly, because of our thorough belief in the
efficacy of prayer, and that the power to work mi-
racles is as strong today as it was two thousand
years ago. We believed Gael Glas's idea of com¬
passing the "annihilation and extirpation of Prot¬
estantism" was by prayer, as St. Patrick convert¬
ed Ireland, and we believe so still, because any
one who reads his letter will see that he condemns
dynamite, secret societies, etc. and quotes ancient
authors to show that the crimes of one man may
cause the destruction of a nation. A man commi¬
ting himself to these sentiments cannot mean agg¬
ressive action. England Catholic in the illegal
possession of Ireland is as repulsive to us as Eng¬
land Protestant: and Protestant or Catholic, Eng¬
land would not wield the Irish sceptre for twenty
hours if we had the power to wrest it from her —
aye, and would stop at no means to effect it, — in¬
cluding John Mitchell's.
Béidh an Ghaedhilge faoi mheas fós.
