The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-27
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
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with Romanizers, and says that thera 49,.
be no peace until the poisonous elsna,.s ~, :
driven ont of the Church, is soreIv 49,, -.
how to get over the obstacles in the H. !,
unity. In despair, he asks "What sbaji z
doneW He thinks he sees his wav c,aa. :, -
forcing one or the other party out ~ f4,;'
Church. But he no sooner arrives at tb; o .sssi
clusion than he sees s." lion in the wny ), ty~
the roar: - = -
q" vast deal of the irritation ex;st;nss. 2
both parties Of our communion arises from on ~
feeling OF responsibility for the We've DuS
practices of those who disagree with us T Taa
irritation is exceedingly unfortunate q ehrtrSs
should be the home of peace aud Iowa 4
should set an. example to the world Of U,n;t ie :
and fellowship. 1t is hard work for fba 10y
best of us to keep in the strait and 10y rely
way that leads to life, and we want the ala ~
our feiiow-dlscipies. not their anger and oppo-
sition and yet it is q painful fact that tS;s
mutual repugnance is Increasing and inteps; q
flying What shall be done? One wav +Ias
we think i OF is by forcing one or the other par
tion we shall all probably agree that this l.
impractcable. The Low Chnrchmen arc ~ -
going to leave the Episcopal Church-ethnsoyS
have made up their minds as to that point
Persecution will only make than,
stronger, and indifference will but give them
better chance to operate. The Churches
which stand upon the Evangelical side ara ny,
merous and powerful, and no serious attemnt
will ever be made to crush them ont. Rst
with equal certainty we may say that Pusev
ism cannot be crushed out either. In England.
where 1T is howned upon by the hierSrchvf
condemned in the courts, and hooted Mt Inv ~.
populace, it still holds its own and staadii '
-eTeases much less can we expect to see il
abolished in this country. Dislike st. AIbans
as we may, it is an institution among no and
like the Canada thistle, fresh shoots are
sprlnging up in every direction; some flourish
under the Mortified gaze of the vigorous pre-
late of Massachusetts, and others have takan
permanent root i'll the very soil SO carefnlI,,
tended by the double cpiscopate of Ohio ..
thrust is sometimes given ut some outiving Ind
or flower, but no one presumes to take up the
scythe against the offensive. stalk, much less
to apply the spade for its utter extirpation 4.
The idea of preventing a man from
worshiplng i'll his own Church as he pleases
the endcavor to put down either Low Church.
ism or Ritualism by the force of authority
makes us shrug our shoulders. Whatever We
are as Churchlnen, cannot forget that wa
are Americans. These episcopal mandates do
not seem to square with the Fourth of JULY
One portion of the Protestant Church COM
pared to a Canada thistle! The Evangelical
doctrines are to be made to square with the
of the Fourth of July Well
may another correspondent ask, "Why is it
that our Church leans to Romanism so much
more than the Presbyterian 1t is certainly
not owing to national idiosyncracy; for ali
orc' the co"ahy crea families. diriaed."' The
only way of getting clear of this maze is taking
1t for granted that
-" AS God blcsscs the Presbvterjans we mnst
make up our minds to think well of them also.
he encourages the MethOdists, and so we must
wish them success; he makes many Baptists
ana so we must allow them u place IN the
vineyard; and, as some people appear to be
ooFh Iuseyites, we must even say, that if Hea-
ven tolerates them triH try to bear Nth them
OO'
This is called Gods unity-a unity in diver
ity. Aye, such Funity as combines the disci-
lies of Matthias the Prophet, Mormonism and
'ree Loveism. But no sooneris Gods unityn
recommended than new phase is put on the
natter, as the following paragraph will show.
- High Church errorists may. and doubtless
VIII roar ana threaten and complain. But they
must not be minded any more than you would
hlh9 the father, maddened with drink, who
rance to rescue his children when his house
vas burning around. Necessity like this must
rlulhph over law that owes it's existence to
ne ma madness, folly, ignorance and pride of
ihueu power. The peace of the Church
mould meyer be wantonly disturbed, but stag
ation is onl y cured by the most violent agita-
lon. ANA while souls are perishing all around,
M empires are dosing them with the opiate
| Rome, noise and conflict shaking and dis
nrbance are the true cures. Remember, the
ora came not to send peace on the earth, but
sword Better far better the loud cries Of
rife than the silence and stiffness that reighs
hen the wf1ofe Church is orc ctarnel-house-
nd the only living things rituaIstfc worms
'edIng on corruption"
Yet in preceding paEt>Ffe-aFe told 4" the
hnfcti should be The home of peace and love.
should set an example to the world of unity
I'd Fellowship" Loving brethren! What adj
'rse sentiments they imbibe from the same
pS1non source, the Bibiet
TRACT DIsTRrBUToRs.-The disreputable
lcks resorted to by many persons claimingt to
respectable, to seduce children into places
Inch their parents OF guardians would not
notion, we of this city are well aware of.
lother of these practices is condemned in the
Lowing paragraph, which we find in an Eng
b paper:
complaints have reached us of two elderly
Iaen ladies (whose names were given to us)
eklng IL practice to walk around the Park
sly IN the morning, dropping tracts along
WALKS This is a very Objectionable and
~ SILLY and possibly dangerous proceeding,
entirely unbecoming respectable ladies'"