THE GENEROSITY OF GREEN ERIN.
Hibernia has cast her mite into the Pope’s treasury. The faithful Irish have subscribed for their common Father the sum of £207. Of this amount, £100 has been contributed by Dr. Cullen himself. Heretical Churchmen have been accused of putting sovereigns into charity-plates to serve the purpose merely of decoy-ducks; but let Dr. Cullen have the credit of offering his Holiness the genuine sacrifice of £100. We cannot but respect the devotion which express itself in forking out. Dr. Cullen cares at least £100 for the Pope; how much the faithful Irish at large care for him, we shall perhaps know by-and-by; at present, the figure seems to be a fraction of a farthing a head. In the mean time, they should bear in mind that they cannot possibly do anything so certain to please the Holy Father as sending him a lot of money, – that nothing could more highly gratify his paternal heart than the receipt of any given sum, except the receipt of a greater sum; and they may be quite sure, in spite of any doubts that some wear brethren may suggest to the contrary, that, whilst the largest donations will be those most acceptable at the Vatican, the smallest contributions will be thankfully received.
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