The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-25

There no hostile foot should ever tread within its
charmed circle no violence should be committed.
Once there the fugitive claimed and found refuge aud
asylum, and no armed hand dared to assaf him Nay,
tho roadside there stone crosses erected
some Of them stand today and he who could lay his
hand ON the cross was secure from harm. Ave, even
though the pursuer's sword raised TO say him, he
was shielded by that universal which thought
i sin 70 stain the symbol OF salvation with blood Again.
Il was decrced that women, men having women in
Their charge, ecclesias,ics merchants should go in
,ne MIDST Of war unframed. The shepherd and
ms mock, the ploughman and his plough,
were sacred. The vinedresser might prune vine and
gather his grape the oliyegrower might tend his olives
wilhout rear OF molesation for ALL the great civil
izer-the Churchspread the ample shield OF its proec
ton And the Church lacked courage 70 enforce
its Jaw once Roman emperor, angered against a re-
oelous city, ordered that when was taken its citizens
should De put to the sword. bishop heard OF the
Order and warned the emperor that such act would
ne crime. The emperor sent 10 withdraw the ORDER
put the messenger came too late The city had
been taken, and the wretched inhabitants had
orazen It ont and TO church the next sunday
II nothing had happened; and with all his escort-a
splendid company-he appeared at the church porch;
but there, in the doorway, stood the bishop in mre
and cope, oushning IN splendor the monarch before
hun Across the door he set his crozier TO bar the way
and then he said:tstand back your presence woul1
desecrae this sacred place. With inside ths
church whose hands were stained with the murder Of his
feow could not dare 10 proceed with the sacrifice OF
the mass How could suffer your presence-you, who
are the slaughterer of thousandss' The Bishop st.
Ambrose, the Emperor Theodosius, and the sacked
city was Thessaionica BY these means by
estness and sagacity by training self restraint
ana forbeaance by creating certain hours Of calm and
peace in the midst of conflict the Church strove to
from their vices and focs and IL II failed in
that 10 mitigate Their horrors War lost half s barbar
ism, ana the gentle spirit of religion, ininsng itself
strangely into the customs or the aud the BATTLE
turned the descendants of the Northand Vikings into
gallant knights educated them in chi AIRY and taught
them that courtesy and dignity Of demeanor that sens
uvcness OF honor that respect for weakness that
ercDce for woman, that exquisite combination OF cour
age and gentleness, of strength aud refinement which
were found long ago among the warriors Of Ascaon and
Jaiathe heroes Of the crusades-and found thank
God IN the character Of tho true gentleman of to day.
But the age of chivalry is gone All things-kingdoms
cities, systems, habits - and perish
So wrote Edmund Burke IN that noble passage where all
the chivary OF his own high nature flashed out In anger
at the insult that France DEGRADED into raouasm had
cast on fair and innocent woman-Mare Antonette.
He was right France will never be able 10 cleanse from
its escutchcon the stain of that murdered adys blood
''The age OF chvary Is gone That OF sophsters,
aud cacuators has succeeded Progress-tbe lug.
gernaut Of idoatry brushes under its remorseess
wheels many harmless superstition kindly tradition
and and gracious hao,t Of the past Woman asks
sion. the tender regard for her and weakness,
the homage Of the heart with which every man
not wholly dehased delights 10 regard her. she Sights
and repudate and demands instead liberty and equality
Be 10 So The world does move. War acknowledges
cidence many the boodest battles of modern times
have been fought Sunday There IL small immunity
for vine dresser or olive grower now, and fancy
what short work foraging party would make Of the
shepherd and his flock. Our improved projecties spare
neither shrine nor spre and modern would laugh
at the superstition which wond spare foe because he
had sought asylum by the altar the The world
has moved. Relieved Of It's ancient restraints,
war has resumed all it's pagan fcrocity with
the additional improvements in thu machinery for KILL
ing which modern inventivencss has devised A more
complete disregard OF the immemora rights OF war; of
courtesy Of chvary of Christianty-a harder lnsens
bilty 10 the waste of human lite have been shown
than by the armies Of the civilized nations within the
last twenty years. Witness the sack OF K.rtch,
fortified, ungarrisoned city in tho Crmean war; the
'Loot' in China, the devilish vengeance wreaked
mouth; the wholesale devastation OF Poland; the
atrocities Inflicted Crete to day. These are
some Of the Instances Of superior civilization Of
knowledge and enlightenment exhibits to an admir-
Ing world Cromwell the mcrcess hero Of the Purtans,
mas found an euOgst Frederick Of Prussia has Car
Isle recommend him When shall full justice he done
TO Alarc and Ala be recognized the paccator and
benefactor OF mankind But modern philosophers have
devised happy knack Of dealing with all disasters not
their and lu themselves into cOntencnt with the
easy conviction that "whatevcr is is best"-a very
philanthropy hesates 10 relieve human suffering from
fear lest such suffering should be the result OF
and sin, and every attempt to mitigate IL should thwar
the vengeful designs OF angry God Far from OH
lar from US be this impious thought Tho God
structon: not Mars, the avenging and triumphant;
not Palas Athene, all armed, tho personiGcaton of
where round the celestial festive board only
seated We pray 70 "our Father" and his chill.
dren, white men black men, red mcn-thev that dwell
in The palace or langush in the jail. all living on his
bounty and hopeful Of his and forgiveness With
US Catholics CHARITY is not a matter OF reason
o. calculation sentiment, but Of duty and
religion, and to our charity no barrier be
known, nor can any difference Of race creed. or
language exclude any sufferer from his right to
place in the great brotherhood OF man why are Won
here ,o-nighy Not TO hear me speak; know it well.
an but voice, family striving to give expression to
your desire TO aid the of Christian charity which
for near nineteen hundred has been the Of
true civilization, OF the true republic, Of liberty,
equality fraternity reaching far the broad earth
extends, as deep as the sea of human sorrow-not in
word alone or seeming. not in any action that man
might play, but in work, in acts Of quiet, silent prac
thropy may sigh; religion feels not only for suffer-
ing. bu. with suffering, and flies 70 its relief
sorrow that every natural tie, every generous
pulse, every wise purpose, every manifest duty call
ing comes 70 you from far away, ma from beyond
the Atlantic. not doubtful sotened subducd by
distance from near hand and in tones too real
too clear. poignant to be unheard or forgotten.
Here in this American rcpublc-hcre among people
Knit together by every bond that common language,
lineage, inheritance, interest and hope could
here among states not yet one hundred years united
have come civil dissension, discord, civil war; Aye,
illinitabio fertility, unendng loneliness humanity
weary OF the error, foles, crimes OF the elder world
might not without reason have hoped to End its lost
Eden.
Here, where nature loved TO trace,
A. II for gods. swelling place,
MD fse ,Ge I paradise sss S ssiS s nah mAa
.ser,d man IAN, snn an" r,s q distress
And tvsmple. brute like. DER each flower
sor claims the culture Of hrs hand
e bloom along the fairy lsnd
And sweetly woes hnl-but to spare
strange, that where all Ii peace beside
There passion riots IN her pride,
And strife and discord wildly reign
10 dsrkcn DER the fair domain.
It's as though the fends prcvaild
against the serAphs they assaird
And hx'd on heavenly thrones, should dwell
The freed inheritors Of he'll
shall ! 90 ont Need l say mores Do you not
know that throughout the Southern Satcs there dis
stress, hunger, misery in every FORM least Of
which money may relieve There the pride OF the people
Is broken, their hopes are wrecked their dearest fond.
est memories finger ovor graves The storm Of war like
the red blast from he'll has swept the land and
left utter desolaon In us track In regions, but few
ago rich IN fertility and bloom, neither homestead
barn. fence nor harvest can now b Sheep
and shepherd, pl0ughman and plough cattle and herds
man. sewer and seed, all are gone and few remain,
those who are too weak to work-the widows and the
orphans Of the blghted land There comes from no
loud voiced lamenation-no mendicant appeal But II
your hearts steu they hear the low Sigh Of hearts