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A Month's Visit to Connaught and It's Mission Stations
A Month's Visit to Connaught and It's Mission Stations Author:James W. Taylor Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. MISSION STATIONS. Kalliaa—Sabbath School—Opposition of the Priest—Congrega. tion—Importance of Ballina as a centre of influence—Sabbath Profan... more »ation and Accident—Mutta/ara—Ordination—Old Presbyterian Settlement—Moyne Abbey—Beautiful view—Batty- fflen—Popish Crossings—Beauty of the Glen—Careless hearing of the Word occasioned by Mass being said in a Foreign Language—Schools—Doonbristy—Downpatrick Head — Stations—Bealderig Coast and School—Foundation-stone of the First Mission Church laid— Dromore Weil—Schools —Interesting Family—Death of Two Sisters—Backslider awakened—Lough Conn—Castlebar—Preached to the Scots Greys—Turlough—Reek—Stations at Bal—Round Tower- George Robert Fitzgerald—Careless Scotchman—Straid Abbey—Fojford—Contemplated Model Farm—Roscoiumon County—Camlin Klation— First Dispensation of the Communion in the Presbyterian Form in Boyle—Sabbath Desecration —Clogher—Taking the Bull by the Uorns—Boyle. Saturday niyht.—Arrived at Ballina wearied and way-worn. This town stands beautifully on the hanks of the Moy. It is not of ancient date, but is one of the most important and flourishing towns in county Mayo. Visited the Sabliath school. Its general attendance is about sixty ; and, with few exceptions, n2 all the scholars are children of Koman Catholic parents. The priest raged and stormed when this school was commenced. Oftener than once has he come to the school, called out Roman Catholic children, and horsewhipped them for attending. Schools and teachers has he denounced from the altar. In the face of this opposition, the children persevered with steady firmness ; and the attendance used to be the fullest the Sabbath after the priest's visit. Addressed the children, and taught one of the classes for a short time—was much pleased with the Sab- b...« less