The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-06
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
The Church in spain.

The Church In SPAN.
Come short time ago the press throughout
=. country published a speech delivered in
~. snanish Certes by Senior CASTELAR, Judg-
80 Nv the flourish of trumpets' with which it
20 introduced. it might be supposed that it's
uments we're irrefutable. The truth is a
% deal or the material Of which it was
.,,osed might be found in the deliverings of
rxeter Hall, so far as it was made applicable
| the Catholic Church. The press of this city
...a,ed TO treat their readers with this TRADE;
10 so-called religious Journals dwelling with
a-.;eular unction on what they supposed to
% most damaging onslaught on "Popery,H
Va refer to the matter now to snEeth these
,ockers of Castelar, were either grossly ignor-
nj or shamefully trucp1ent in giving only
ucb norton as suited their insidious designs.
bsv boast that all who leave the true Church
=. not merely it's enemies, but champions of
b.otssts,tism. The tFuth il that such persons
"a simplyinfdels, with not particle of pre-
LECTION for Professionalism. Az an evidence,
"a give a.portfon of this same speech, which
| he journals above alluded toltook good care
omit: -, sfg.5 .'aiilt. 'al !, $50 y q ~
aWeI1, 1 am about to say thing, which
nave to say with intimate faith, as IL 1 was
hresentinp myself before God, that IT God
Ibould ask me, in the DAY of Judgment am
(ccount of the good or bad use have made of
IN few, intellectual faculties-I am going to
Five to the Chamber, opening my conscience,
IN nv. religious thought. i do. not belong to
| he world of theology and faith; ! belong to
he world Of philosophy and reason. bnb II at
nv time had to return to the world after i
,ad left it, would certainly not embrace the
Protestant religion, whose iciness would dry
I d my soul, my heart, and my conscience
HAT Protestant religion which is the eternal
neuy of my country, of my races and of my
history. l would return to the beautiful altar
hch inspired within me the grandest senti-
|nents of my life; would return to bend my
knee before the Holy Virgin, who claimed with
Der smile my first passions; would return TO
soothe my spirit in the scent of the incense, in
he notes of the organ, in the light beaming
Through the stained glass windows of many
Eoors and reflected in the gilded wings of the
kngels. eternal companions of my soul in my
Infancy; and on dying l would seek an asylum
ear the cross whose sacred arms extend them
Ieves upon the spot l most love and venerate
bpon the face of the earth-the tomb of my
BROTHER, [ A spontaneous burst of applause
ERECTED this declaration of the orator. Yes,
Gentlemen, if have any religious pfedilection
b | have any prediction of7sentiment and
II faith, have it in favor of Catholicism
| True, this man is free-thinker rccreant
Eatholic-what you will. But there is at all
vents no strong love evidenced in his remarks
or the Protestant faith. The strong conclu-
ling words of the foregoing must move the
oldest heart. The man could not wholly sup
Dress the glorious instincts which he inherited
kOm the civilzer of the nations. Why did not
be Methodist organ of the Church South give
bis portion of Castelar's speechf Why did
bot the Southaoestern Presbyterian delight its
leaders, with this glowing passagef Was it
because the orator on the same occasion thus
poke of Calvinism-even while reviling the
thurch7 .-..--..-
y u am the truth, said Professionalism, to JUS
ffy the execution of Servetus, and the severe,
Die cruel, the implacable Calvin enjoyed him.
.elf at Servetus' agonies, and while he died
snashed his teeth in the eternal agony OF
aDaticism."
As they are such admirers of this famous
Spanish orator, we furnish the above extracts
Pom this great speech, not doubling they will
BADLY lay them before their readers. Not ex
eeting this act of candor If not justice at theiI
bands, wc~recommcnd them to ponder on the
words of their AagNus ApoNO--"I would Ger
lanIy not embrace the Protestant relig ion
whose icness would dry up my soul, my hear
pnd my conscience-that Protestant religion
which is the eternal enemy of my country, o
Sny race and of my history"
VIII the Picayune and Times, in the interest,"
pf the truth of history" append this portion
70 their mutilated report of the eloquent
Castellrs speech ~
SAL LN-IIE RURLLCS CHnoL- BnARp.-At.th
meeting of the Public School Board las
Wednesday evening, the following interesting
fcene occurred-the subject under considora
lion being the paying of teachers:
Mr.. Lagan was certain that at times, whel
money was in the Treasury, the teachers hat
pot been paid Us they ought to have been. "Ol
pne OCCASION" he said, addressing Mr.. Mennt
when the teachers were clainoring for thei
poney, you absented yourself from the otiic
end went off galavanting on an excursiOn wit