The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-15

cordiuely 90 out into the world acting as Pro.
testanfs. We maintain that this 10 not SO, anu
hold that to be bas IaTe y the church
door AsChristians we should aid al poor and
suffering, but we have bestdes special duty
of MS and of our Church. Many who answer
right willingly to tho call for charity coming
from pastors lips seem generally to forget
that duty of keeping together and helping each
other to which we now refer. Complaints Of
this kind may be beard all around us, some
times Ia whispers, sometimes loudly, but oiten'
are sorry 70 say, with great deai o. .Ia ann
of the dissenting sects, and yet each OF these
latter can support a Literature OF It's own, ana
can keep those organs wholly devoted TO lss
opinions in q most stiourisbing condition. But
OF our literature find 1t impossible TO speak
as hiphsly -4s-eetfd- desired, while our Press
even does not receive efhat extensive support
which might fairly be expected In LABOR, IN
trade, aud in the professions, the fact IS. stili
the same; we may often hear people complain
ing that they get no help from those OF their IN
own faith. We do not mean to imply that IN
such matters these tho whole body OF society
should not be relied on ; but we do say that
there are many cases IN which we neglect sne
helping each other in life. Neither. must 1t be
supposed that object is to bring about that
narrow minded idea of living 10 the world as
an exclusive sect; but it is surely only fair
that when Catholics have the choice of eni-
ploying, and 80 helping, one of themselves,
they should do sO and not, as is too frequently
the case, give the stranger the preferences. al
common with many others, we would often mp
pear to think that what is done aud resolved
BY us when collected together nnder the roof
OF church should have no effect upon our
conduct to each other in the open light OF the
world. There can be nothing more narrow
minded than this having Sunday thoughts
which are not to be used all the week; yet now
prevalent it is in this country we need onfy
look around us to discover. This want OF social
unity is partly the result of living among those
of an opposite religion, but 1T Is also the CON
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bring their Catholic sympathy no further than
the church door 1t has, moreover, come down
to US from those darksome times, when ours
was regarded rather as o tolerated sect than as
q free religion; and though this feeling is so
manifestly cut of place at the present day,
there are many who End much difficulty in
shaking it off. We have, indeed, heard it said
by Catholics, even latterly, that things Catho-
lie are often unworthy of support; yet, sup
posing this to be true, what has made them so
but the want of that support which should
have been gladly given in the first instancef
Our clergy are daily adding fresh triumph 8
to the already brilliant result of their labors
but there is plenty of noble helping work tn;
can be better done by laymen. The perseeu-
ton that once oppressed us has died out for
ever; then why do we SO often act timorously
and with less real energy than we did e In It's
times hemmed in our actions, and left us hardly
room to live and move, has nearly come to an
end; while the few examples OF it that remain
serve only langhing-stock for those whom
it was once article of faith. The strength
and truth of our religion Inns done this; but
might we not gain more extended influence
still if, throughout daily life, we pulled
more evenly togetherf 1t is surely time that
we should strike. off whatever. old letters of
fear and federation may remain to hinder MS,
and go more boldly on our own open course
before the world. Let us, then, besides being
one IN our high belief, carry that unity more
freely into our daily life, and while supportin g
our Church along its onward road to greater
increase see if We cannot, as Catholic men and
women, working together in the world, help
each other more than we have sometimes done.
Us that are now dying fast away We shall less
often hear our want of social unity, nor care
at all when it is said if it be proved untrue.