The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-02-09
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or dement's h M5 VIeWH, -he n"o GAVIN S'
llence on numerous occasions that he was
willing to incur Inconvenience, censnre, ana
more or less obloquy in maintaining cause
to which he is sincerely attached.- of nhr
doubted ability, he sometimes permits his
feelings to obscure hjslbetter Judgment
thus comes in collision with authority t"
which, howeyef, he invariably yields when
calm releoeon comes to his aid We do not
indorsel his views in many particulars, but
-netertAeless admire his consistency-a rare
Virtue in these days. We give some ex-
tracts from eof his latest letters to a New
York contemporary, with the reservation re=
>ferred to aboye.-EE EDS. MoRNING STAR AND
=CAf1toLIc MESSENGER.
Prayer and petition are very good and
useful. As men. We are bOund--and 1.-The
dictate of nature Written in Ollr hearts,fp pre-
claim the 0rshlp anu sui Pill
cate the Almighty and Alf.seeing author OF
existence. As men and Christians we are
still more bound to adore and to,thank and
to implore the All-lOving purchaser OF our
spiritua} ransom. But let us pray to doom1s
day both as men and as Christians to our
Creator and to our Redeemer for our tenn
poral release from the chains OF this worlds
enslavement, lour chains still continue to
are 80 many mockings OF God unless sus-
tained by practical action. Moses was not
content with praying for victory against
Amalec, but-'sHe said to Joshua: Choose
out men, and go out and fight. against Anna
lec Tomorrow / will stand on the top of
the hill, having the rod of,God IN my hand
Joshua did as Moses had spoken, and he
fought against Ama1ec. And when
Moses lifted up his hands, Joshua overcame
but if he lot them down little, Analcc
overcame. And Aaron and Hur
stayed up his hands on both sides.
And Joshua put Amalec to flight BY tAe dye
of tho srord.' (Exod. cxvii.) Here we
have fair illustration of how God would
have people. that seek the land of their inner
itance to act By all means let there be a.
Moses at their head--one who will advise,
themin peace and pray for then, in war; who
will confirm their resolutions and decide
their waverings. let them know also
while the prophet prays, Will bravely mar
| shall his stmen," land go out and fight
against Amalec.' " Who will presume to say
| that the arm of the Lord was too shortened
to strike down the Amaiacite III the Hill of
the Raphitim, as sftsctuaDy without as with
"the edge of Joshua,s sword ~ No. God
will not perform miracles for people who
fail to employ the ordinary means which He
in His wisdom has amply ftFnished them.
/ And just as I was writing the last lines OF
the above, the post has brought me the text
of his Holiness late allocuti0ti, in which he
1 fully recognizes he=yalue and importance
and necessity no less of argument, ofsuppli.
cation, and of money, than ofearmies and
of bloody battles in the sustainment Of his
cause. ''~<>t
"While Saten,'' ''says his Holiness, .'hi'
, sateIlitea, and his children do not Cease t
let loose their fury In the most horrible man
/ ner against our divine religion, against us
3 and against the chair of st. Peter, oppressin,
and tormenting the populations of most un
1 happy Italy, 30 long devoted to us, the Cos
: of mercy and goodness unveii Himself in al
: open and wonderful way to His Church HI
: port of His all ll-powerful might. And henc
f it is, venerable brethren, that all the prelate
: of the Catholic world, closely united to u
9 by the bonds of faitL and of charity, unani
b nous in supporting the Holy See, an,
a moved by one solo thought, one. common
T sentiment, constantly defend, some by tn
# living voice, others with the pen, the cans
n of Catholicity, ourselves, and the Holy See
+ Even the laity in the great public assem-
>. blies of Europe raise their voice for the pro
l. lection of the Catholic Church and of thi
It Holy see, on behalf of our temporal xpowe
es and of the -soSereignty- of that see--AhOv
Il all, tho catise of our temporal )pot''cr has, i
! the Senate of Paris and i'll the Corps Legis
a latif, just been spiendidJy and magnificent
| defended, with almost unanimous votes
h and with the applause and to the joy of a
ID good men. heCatholic populations, deep
.r ly execrating the abonlinabie periidy of ou
L. enemies, have hastened and rejoiced to ties
~ tify their tilial affection for MS by public an
y brilliant demonstrations, to proclaim the
le piety and INSTRUMENTATION for the Holy Sc,
to and to assuage its sorrows by frequent csf
ii trib,ltions; and the faithful of both sexe
L. even the poor, have brought us the aid
he their money. And we can point anon
re ecclesiastics as among laymen, to the most i
t. lustrious writers who, in their speeches
r the midst Of great POLITICAL assemblies, glor
is in defending and supporting the venerab
ie> and indispntable principle of righteousness
E. of truth, and lof the Holy See and the
Mt have defended them with ardor and talen
ot victorious!y refating all the falsehoods
is the adversaries. And how many men of tt
id noblest birth, in almost all countries, full