American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-18

dlngv white all sewed over with sill k
posies; some had gold friuges and
spangle, and good deal of it is white
muslin fabric but tho substratum is
made up of black peticoats. Preaching
religion for q Bishop is purple dress
aud white lace polka. AS, of course,
all this religion is according to tho pat
tern shown by the Saviour while he was
on cath. we think it strange the evan
gelists did not tell us who did up the la
ccs for the first head of The church and
his twelve bishops; who was baggage
master in their travels, or how they
transported their official robes from one
place to another. .....
lf"IHe Catholic" will enligh,on us
as to the Specification Of these things, we
will gladly learn, and devote any rea-
sonablo space in laying such iuforma-
tion before our readers.
"Visitor" thinks it silly in Us to look
for handsome men in the procession,
but we should like To know where we
should expect ,o find good looking peo-
pie if not amongst those whose vocation
ought to make them look good.
Have we not the authority OF the
Catholic church, for thinking that the
Virgin Mother of the Saviour were the
perfection Of human beauty? Ii is not
by the beauty ofform feature and expires
sion that all their artists seek TO express
the divine mission of both? Would
they not be shocked at Madonna with
high check bones, fabby, sensual lips,
and receeding forehead ? Is not the
head of the church the viceg of the
Saviour whom they represent as perfect
in form and feature Is he not "his no.
liness,' aud should ho not exhibit the
beauty ofholiness Certainly, if Bish-
op Hughes is right, and the only way
toJndge of substance is by form. Ifthe
church is right at representing the
Saviour beautiful through the pow
er of holiness, might we not reasonably
require reasonable share ofgood looks
from the men who profess TO be the sol le
guardians, consigns and trustees of
5ail the stores of grace which are to re.
store and beaulify our lost world 3
! They represent all the apostles as hand
some men, and we maintain that their
protesting successors arc morally bound
TO be good looking. Every ugly sinner
IN the priesthood should be deposed, and
set TO making railroads, and carrying
work his ,vov H., ,,n.,,;eaa,''t,a;
,vhere b;s E,rn ,,o,,Ia o',,,aoI;s. i:
substance, and give the lie either TO his
As,o III. Cn,,,,o
nciohbors fiionLs and oil nT,nr ''l''> nnn
nections of onr cross arainoJ sarr w.
suogest tb., "v;s;,ar :; a;, ;,,: w:
ate Them nv o(,cr;,,r, -, ,n,,.. 'i ~.
casional masses for 1L,.r rr.9sa g "L ,Lo;,
,oor harrasseI sonls WY, s"N'
sunnlv tbem oil nil, ha,;, r.
purao,or,, o,l,,, INc ''
n ,6e ort;cIo ~ nana,a, NJ ~ 1 ''1". r
opv Of tbcn, to ,.oll, 49,, .. ,.'o 'o
pebbles IN locero,o ,J,,i,. k,',l;a, ~. Lo,'
rass their souIs W. o,,onJ - ali ,Ia,
land If onv of ,bo,, ohnnu 'Iu 10
"Visitor'; for absoln,ion bn ,oav saGI,
grant il, knowing ,bei, souls bo,o hoay
= 1rr,;Gol ,r "00'
free pass TO heaven ,bronol, ,ho %,.' n'o';,
Of his sufferings unon eas,, 10 ao,I,
not do bc,,., ibon 90 oa,,,a .,I IT,,
next door to Ms '''' '"o ''''
IfSolomon had beep :, ,our,ho. l.,
he would likely have bcen corsiJaroh III )
more astonisbed Than anvbodv also on'y
we imapipe his cooi,o,;ons ,von;J han,
been to this effect. "Can !, bn rnss;
pie that the nconla of this c;,u Ldl;om,
That Jesus Of Nazarelb wos tbo CLr;J
or are they looking for the Snyionr Va,
: to come In NV dav I built q ,o,ny,I,
for our Worship and Sacrifices vL;ch 81
tvped Soyinnr ycy N co,,o W..
He did.come He built no tctnoles. bu,
a, his cruciGctiou tbe vol, nr H.. IrnI.
of Holes was rent in twain sbo,v;,,o'
that The temple was no mnrs halo :,
that as he had said to the Samaritan 900
man, men should no more WORSHIP o;,hn,