The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-05
The Voice Of the Church.
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We are informed by the telegraph that
"Cardinal Cullen forbids the sending OF
children to the national model schools, on
pain of Church punishments." We are not
informed what these Church punishments
are, but taking for granted that there Is
some foundation for the telegram, we re-
ioice to know that the Church among oul
English speaking communities has at length
taken n stand so much needed.
All pastors in this country teach, and al
intelligent Catholics believe, that the faith
and morals of their children are in immi-
are sent to anti Catholic or even non
Catholic schools. This is perfectly well
known, yet how many continue to do it
yes how many thousands, here in our OWE
city, simply because they are not positively
prohibited from so doing under pain of ex-
clusion from the Sacramento
OF course we well know that patience
suited in taking any step so important il
it's bearings and results. 1t must be wei
pondered how many will be hardened il
their evil doings and driven away alto.
gether from the Church by q step wAicl
leaves no room for compromise or recess
sion. 1t must be remembered how many
dangerous occasions are encountered 10y
their parents, and yet those parents art
not placed under the ban by any genera
and sweeping proclamation of the Chnrcl
authorities. In a word, it will not do to bt
communicating every body for every de-
parture from prudence and decorum.
Still there are exceptions to all rules
even to the rule of forbearance. Patience
sometimes ceases to be a virtue. Wher
universal and predominant over all others
when it has been seized upon by enemies
of the Church and of society as their favor
tie and peculiar weapon of attack-wher
all the enemies of Catholicity are eagerly
watching its progress as their darling
scheme of perversion, and the Who'll,
Church is trembling with anxiety ani
using every means of persuasion, argumen
and expostulation to thwart it's banefnl in
fiuence, that special occasion of evil ma,
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of the ordinary rules of forbearance.
When, in spite of all these circum
stances, certain ungrateful Catholics vii
persist in giving public scandal by patron
izing such institutions after the issue
| fairly made up between the Church an
her enemies, after it has become an avowe
struggle for and against Catholic faith,
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| their ind Inference or their folly Let the4
be forced to take stand for or against
"They who are not for me are against me,
and when once-the- opposing banners ar
fairly unfurled in an open field, it is tim
that they who are against us should b
driven from lAeycamp.
We are not competent to say that thi
point is arrived at in New Orleans on til
school question. That is for those to de
eide within whose vocation it comes, an
who have the lights and inspirations neces
sary for so momentous a decision. But s
far as Ireland is concerned, we have ever
confidence that Cardinal Cullen has acte
carefully, prudently and well. We con
gratulate that country on being in a posi-
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Church authorities is compatible with pru
dence, and when the poison of perversio
in its most disguised and popular form ca
be at once branded and neutralizad.
In our-own country, patience may carr
the day, without its being necessary to hav
recourse to such rigid measures, but W
hardly can,hope it, and shall be surprised
we do not finally come to the Irish policy
which says to the Catholic, "You cannc
use the national school house and at til
same time approach the sanctuary Of God
/ FASHION IN Doors AND SHOES--A long di
useage might say obsolete tashtonhids fair 10
anain In VoRnB Already critics in the field aTguiT
truth h faslinI