The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-25
InslQnIficant Catholics.

The Csyistias Adpoedte tAMethodist pa
per of this city) speaks very disparagingly
OF the magnificent Catholic demonstration
of the 11th inst. BY way Of intrcduction
to its own remarks, It charges other city
papers with exaggeratioHs;', "Seyeral OF
the city papers, it says, gave highly col
ored estimates of the celebration9s
These several city papers are in q bad
way. This dignifed reproof of tho 4dro-
cate may be followed up with worse things,
if similar indiscretions are INDUCED in for
the future. Let the Times, the Picayume,
the Bee, etc., tremble at the Methodist
frown. The Advocate hath spoken--gentiy,
indeed, but significantly. It is true,
that one-half the readers of those papers
are Catholics and that their Methodist pa
irons are probably about one hundred in
number; it is true that the estimates given
by those papers are all under-colored in
stead of being exaggerated, and that this
sacrifice of fairness on the shrine of Pro-
testant bigotry ought to propitiate it's ex-
acting censorship over the press-but such
is not the result. 1fr. Wesley's followers
are not satisfied. The press has not car
ried the arithmetical Precipitation of sub
traction far enough. Let it, therefore,
hang its head and do better for the future,
unless willing to break it's chains of servi-
tude TO an intolerant spirit which was once
as vigorous as it was ,exacting, but has now
grown old and decrepit
After giving the press this left-handed
notice, the Adoocate daguerreotypes the
affair in the following lines, as remarkable
for their terseness as for the lofty dignity
with which they dismiss so trif1iDg O mat
ter:
There was great crowd of people looking
on at the tinsel and drapery of the occasion;
10 actors themselves were respectable in num-
bers, and for the most part knew each other a
yreat deal better than they were known.
" The actors, for the most part, knew
Zach other n great deal better than they
we're known" Poor insignificant crea-
.ures! Who knew themq What differ
snce did their proceedings make to the
world looking on? They were human be-
ngs, it is true, but that was about all that
,ould be said for them. If the Christian
AdUocate folks had turned out, then the
great world would have had something
worth it's hundred thousand spectators
Then would there have been great men
md wise men, wealthy men and popu-
ar men-in fact, men whom every body
would know. At least, a Methodist de-
would have had this advan-
age that if its members were not actually
Known, it would not have taken long to
ind them out.
They were not known Well, we
shall not speak of judges and dignitaries,
IF men eminent in-tha-- annels=o lrs,v s.Ertl
Medicine, of orators and statesmen, of men
If letters and men versed in the mysteries |
If science nor wilBwe even refer to those |
'olid men of business before whose bank
accounts true Professionalism always takes |
,ff its hat in reverential awe, no matter
what their creed. Some, it is true, of our
the most distinguished in |
III these caflfngs, graced the line of the de- |
and crowded it's platform |
they, however, did not go there to be
and we shall not blazon their |
James.
But let us look at the rank and file. See /
hat long line of stalwart men. Perhaps
Tou don't know them, Mr.. advocate. They
ire we'll known, however, to Suffering hui
nanity. Wherever there is poverty or
distress, helpless widowhood, decrepit age.
sickness, unconsoled death-in
IL such places those men are well known.
tern and soldierly as they may look. And,
riend Aduoeate, if you yourself had been
much among such scenes, you, too, would
ave known the "societyof st. Vincent of
'aul.n
Look, too, at that rank of modest,
etiring wOmeni Probably your friends of
be world may not have formed their &C.
uaintance in the salon and the ball room,
ut many have met them on the battle
cid; many again have seen them in the
ospital; many others, when stricken by
,me deadly plague, have felt the motherly
FITNESS of their ministering hands; sol
lat after all, good Advocate of Christiani-
:, the world-your worlds not so igno-
int as you would have it, that these are ,