The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-12
MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC HEssEAa AA'
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. APRIL -, 1858.
AID FOR THE P0FE.

The unaccountable Indifference, we had
almost said the criminal apathy, whcn
seems to exist in regard to the present "
sition of the His Holiness, the Pope, Is any
thing but creditable to us rs Cath'A'.'
Have we realized how immense the danse'
which threatens the Chair of Peter7 nave
~. manfred what our duties are Ill the
nremisesq Let us attend to what - passing
around >s,s, and if we cannot clalm -'he
merit of-setting the example OF "elaon-
s+r,+;no orr filiaf> attachment to the-f4eaf
,f Christ let us at least follow that OF others
who have a livclier faith>and more gener-
ous ;mpulses. Holland, a Protestant king
dom. great preponderance Oh whose
Catholic population belong to the workpg
.,.sses. has collected in five months some
thing like $3.50, 600 in gold. Other popula-
tions. insular and continental, have vleo
with each other in liberal contributions 10
this holy cause and We've OF the on1teu
States, alone present a spectacle OF stohd
Indifference!
The New York Freemam's Journal, to
which must he ascribed the high honor OF
srst IS setting this ball in motion" in the
limited States, contains letter from its
Roman correspondent, Gen. Carroll Louis,
paragraph from which, being pertinent,
we append: /
His Holiness has been much gratified by
the receipt of the first remittance from the
United States, in favor of the Pontlhcai
army: small rs it was it has been vaiued
like the midor's mite, because of the feelings
. nv which it was dictated. 1t was matter OF
surprise to Europeans that the United States
alone should he inert when all the rest OF
the Catholic world was pouring IN Its o11er-
inps. \ valid excuse for this seeming IN
difference to a cause when is common 10
all. was difficult to find. All that American
Catholics abroad could do was to express
their hopes that their cOreligionlsts at
Nome would wake up Mt last to sense OF
their duty Thank Heaven! that trust has
lot been misplaced and one Cathollc paper,
ut least, has been found when hao the cour-
sn, to take the initiative. AS very dis
7tinpuished ccclesiastic said, in connection
with this subject, yesterday, In matters OF
faith and discipline, the first steps must be
taken by the prelates, but where, as In tins
case. the duty of Catholics is evident, 1T is
unnecessary to wait Tor cohsen' winch
cannot consistently be refused" AS
class. the Catholics of the United State are
moor. but they have many wealthy men
@amone -them-fiftY- cents from each one
would pay off the entire deficit OF the papai
war department, and when once the move n
meht inaugurated by the Freemdns Jour.
saI becomes general, feel confident that
the people of the United States will rank
trst among the supporters of the Holy See.
So much by way REORGANIZATION Now
chen for local action. The initiative was
taken last week by the French and English
Catholic journals of this city, in whose col
uulns lists were opened for the reception o
subscriptions for the object indicated at thu
head of this article This is done no
merely with the sanction, but at the In
stance of our Most Rev. Archbishop, VIII
30 recently was the bearer OF the Hoi
Fathers bcncdictiOn to the faithful unde
his charge. Let us show our gratitude an
love by generous response. louisiana
Catholic Louisiana, show your faith by you
works.