The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-31

AND CATHOLIC MESSENGER,
process of education, and this it cannot doi
the. State may control that process. Il hai
always maintained, Is one of it's dearest privi
leges, the right to train the intelligence Of tta
children, and has always protested against any
such claim of the State as q usurpation, and an
error Of Paganism. The advocate, therefore, haa
misunderstood the facts.
| On the subject of negro rule, the attempt
to fasten upon us and the clergy the charge in
dicated in the subjoined quotation, ia totally
unjust. The advocate says:
| 1t has been . year since one Of these Fa-
were in power, for it would break mp tho pub
lilo schOOls." 1t SCENE, now, that no only ut
tered in advance the sentiment Of the Catholic
organ.
We know not Whist priest Is referred to, o.
what wero his sentiments, but our record on
this point is too clear to justify any recourse to
| such remote sources for information about it
We never rejoice In public calamity because
Of particular advantages that may ensue.
The fifth charge il indicated BY these words
of the editorial raEeared to: Why are these
men trsiests) - much opposed TO tho edu-
fcation Of the masDesf Why are they (Jes-
nit Professors) "net willing that the poor
should have little leaning a. well - them
selvesf"
This il simply amusing to the Catholic read
ar, who knows full we'll that there are no poor
er men on earth than tho Jesuits-that they. in
fact, take and keep the vow Of poverty. And
then our paFochial schoolsl Whose are those
five or six thousand children attending them
Arc they tho richly dressed offspring Of wealth
and luxuryf A glance at the humble garb Of
most Of them ID sufficient to show that the
Church is now, - she has been in all ages, an
impartial mother; that if she makes any dis
tinction in her love, it is in favor Of "Christ'a
poor" .n qs5i, ..taagss>
Neighbor of tho Adsoeass, brnsh up your his
torica1 lore, and you win remember that nearly
all the great Universities Of the boassed nine.
was born-that in those Catholic days it was
customary not only for tho clergy to educate
poor literary aspirauts without charge, but for
the laity in easier circumstance to give them
gratuitous hospitality during tho period Of
study that every monastery wass schoolhouse,
and that talent, no matter under what obscu-
rity of birth OF means, was sure to be developed
to its fullest capacity of usefulness. Is it only
now, then, that the Church ID going to oppose
the reasonable education Of the masses, and
going to do it, too, by such means a. we SEQ in
operation every dayf
The last charge 10 one where our neighbor
entirely loses it's patience, and adopts the OF
hard names. It calls our honored and beloved
clergy yipsrs. It elafs that tho State has been
warming these vipers in its bosom by giving
appropriations to Catholic charitable institu-
lions.
1t is evident here that the Christian advocate
has forgotten its duplex character. It has alto
gether dropped the role Of Christian, and speaks
simply as Advocate Recorders Court Adcocatt
at that.
As long as men maintain in society the repu.
tation of honesty, why Willy each other with
opprobrious epithets, on account of diversity Of
opinion IF a man steals you may call him by
a hard name; but if he differs with you in the
propriety Of q school system, you ought to treat
him and his opinion with respect, for, ever
though wrong, he may be sincere. We are faa
from supposing that the CAristiaa advocate, foa
instance, has fallen into total depravity be
cause of its favoring view 70 which we ar,
totally opposed. On the contrary, we have M
doubt that it's editorial corps and their friendl
have many estimable qualities, and that the,
battle hard for many principles which we holi
in common with them. We have, then, M
right to be enemies.
As to the appropriations, it can hardly be pos
sible that our neighbor seriously finds faul
with the State for its iberality towards tn,
destitute 1t makes out formidable List O
yearly contributions, but has it thought of til.
immense amount Of misery thereby a1leviated
and of crime preventedf The thousands of lit
tie orphans whose trembling limbs have beer
warmed, and whose craving hunger has beer
appeased by this noble generosity of the State
cannot argue the question against the elegant
writer in the advocate, but their gratitude goes
up to God, and speaks moro strongly than sr
guments could, in favor of the noble State %
Louisiana.