Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-06-07
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nan the soul was nothing Matter and time
were the masters Of the world. At his voice
everything returns to order. Science and
philosophy become secondary. The soul
has reconquered its sovereignty. All the
scholastic scafIoliing falls as an edifice ruin
ed, before one single word-.taith
''W hat a master, and whata world, which
can effect such revolution With what
authority does he teach men to pray. He
imposes his belief And no one, thus far,
has been able to contradict him first, be-
cause the Gospel contains the purest morali-
ty, and also because the doctrine which it
contains of obscurity is only the proclama
ton and the truth of that which exists where
no eye can see, and no reason can penetrate.
Who is the inscnsate who will say No to the
intrepid voyager who recounts the maryels
OF the icy peak which he alone has the
boldness to visit. Christ is that bold voy-
ager. One can dcub;l,ss remain incredu-
lous; but no one can say, E IS not 50.
''Christ having but few weak disciples,
was condemned to death He died, the OBJ
ject of the wrath Of the Jewish priests, and
Of the contempt of the nation, and abandon
ed anl denied by his own disciples.
The manner Of Christ's death, his resur-
rection and ascension are then given in de-
the APOSTLE and first preachers of the Cos
pef. introducing the following aas0eson
''You speak Of Caesar, of Alexander of
their conquests, and the enthusiasm which
they cnkinIled in the hearts Of their soldiers
But can you conceive Of dead man max
ing conquests, with an army, faithful and
entirely devoted to his memory. Ny armies
have forgotten me, even while living, as the
Carthag genian army forgot Hannibal. Such
is our power. A single battle lost crushes,
and adversely scatters. our h6A
'sCan you conceive of Csesa AAs the eternal
Emperor Of the Senate, and from the depths
of his mausoleum governing the empire,
watching over the destinies Of Rome? Such
is the power Of the Christians: and such is
the perpetual miracle of the progress Of the
faith and Of the government of His Church.
Nations pass away, thrones crumble, but
the church remains. What is then the
power which has protected this Church,
thus assailed by the furious pillows Of rage,
and the hostility of ages? Whose is the
arm which, for eighteen hundred years, has
protected the Church from SO many storms
which have threatened to engulf it?
Alexander Caesar, Charlemagne, and
myself founded empires. But upon what
did we rest our creations Of our genius p
upon force. Jesus Christ alone founded his
empire upon tore and at this hour millions
of men would die for him !
I'm every other existence but that of
Christ, how many imperfections Where
is the character which has not yielded. van
ished by obstacles? Where is the individual
who has never been governed by circum-
stances Or places, who has never succumbed
pto the influence of the times, who has never
compounded with any custom or passion
From the first day to the last, he.is the
same; majestic and simple; infinitely firm
and infinitely gentle.
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