The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-19

ST. YNoENT's ORPHAN AsYLUsr.-Th sweet
ness of infancy, when surrounded with the
comforts of home, is a subject engraven on
the heart, causing true regret that such love-
illness should emerge into even charming child
hood, instead of continuing perpetual tableai
sirant of Innocence.
The helplessness and tenderness is the same
whether the natural protectors are spared to
cherish them not. But how sad and fearful
is the condition of the orphaned infant, unless
q spirit inspired by the love that the Saviour
expressed by taking them in His arms is i'm
parted to some who viii befriend them in the
same manner. This the Sisters assume to do.
Aid they must have, or strength and ability to
carry out their kind intentions will fail The
st. Vincent's Asylum, if visited, would furnish
more impressive lesson than we can give.
Owing to the criminal negligence of the State
authorities, gaunt want now stares them in
face. In this day of sore need, a few benevo-
lent gentlemen have come forward and organ
lied festival, to be held at the Fair Grounds
for their benefit Oh the Goth and 9th of this
month. Those who have the matter in hand
are untiring in their efforts to make the affair
worthy of public patronage, and we hope their
laudable endeayors will be seconded by COM
munlty which is never appealed to in vain
when the orphans plea is laid before Them
NEW ENGLAND MoRALs.-There are persons,
and journals even, in the South which affect
to look to New England as the seat of all that
. is pure and cody. The 1daatic Monthly OBJ
trudes the demoralizing story of Mrs. Stowe
about Lord Byron, and now a Boston clergy
nan shocks the community with the announce
nent that he will shortly publish book with
the object of showing that "Socal purity can
only be obtained by the utmost freedom to
harry" The Hartford Comm CouraRt, pub
iShed in Mrs. Stoves town, commenting OH
his last work, says that the progress of free
owe in Boston is already alarming, and that
he Hub will in time be the Constantinople of
America instead Of the Athens, and that we
may live to see the harems fronting on the
Boston Common, and the Turks of Beacon
street sitting on their piazzas smoking mar
yiae and surrounded by bevy of women to
Keep off the east wind. These are some of the
iyilizing examples of sanity New England
CONTROVERSIAL FAIRNEss.-In CHANGING over
he UGtchmdR, n Baptist paper published in
Boston, find allusion to the manner in
which the so-called religious press conduct po-
emical arguments. In reference to the at
acks of some of it's Puritan brethren on the
catholic Church, it says: -.
No ultimate good ever came from methods of
controversy that involve any uHfaifness any
aCk OF candor, any violation of the spirit in
ulcated and exempliied by Christ and His
APOSTLES. Both justice and sound policy re-
uire careful abstinence from all expedients |
which dishonor any Christian principle or put |
b jeopardy any of the rights of conscience |
ruth i'll action well in teaching is al |
Rays the most effective antagonist of error.
'airness in representation as well as in discus
ION and differences, always succeeds best in
eligious controversy. Good ends never sane
ty Objectionable means. Good intentions
ever justify repreheusibie methods of attain.
lS the most desirable issues. 1t is wise rule
D use no weapons of attack or defense which
should condemn if used against ourselves
$ Baptists, we have suffered too much from |
he disingenuousness of others ever to be found
initiating their example.
Protestant SISTERS OF CHARITY. - The
ects are constantly eliminating the re-
gious orders, particularly the Sisters"
till they vainly endeavoring to institute
,mething similar among themselves, under
he title of ''deaconesses." Unless in few
ises-German-their attempts have proved
bortive. So as they cannot succeed, they ira
uce. Professor Neyin, a Protestant divine,
rites thus in the Mercersburg Rericrc:
such an institution as that Of the Sisters
Charity can never be transferred to purely
rotestant ground, no such gronnd either
uid or would ever have given it birth. At
mpts are being made in orr day TO
rnIsh Protestant version of the same idea, t.
what claims to be a higher and more
angelic form, for the purpose of supplying
evident want, but nothing of this sort will
er equal the original design, or be more,
deed, than weak and stnnted copy of this.
the most narrow and cphemeIal scale.
and !
ms, has ever had power of its own to produce 5
Iarge amount OF very lovely religion"
1NroLEnANcE.-on Sunday two weeks ago,
shop McQuaid, of Rochester, New York,
iivered Il scathing reply to the late address
Episcopal Bishop Coke before his Conven- |
IN. 1t is reported in full by the Rochester 5
pers. To show tue intolerance of EpiscoPa-
ms, he said: :
As an example of Protestant intolerance, | !
shop Mct1uaid cited the case of st. Lulie's !
'spital in New York City, where, until a I