, 1869-11-21
"MOTHRR MARGARET"
A Remarkable Character mud Cnth.
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The dinerenees between Catholics aud Protas-
appear quite insignificant when their wtdd diver.
gencd o9 eOpFlctkon concerning the tdekl M pS3c-
s T. neaxat nso yes Tns
atone hsa Me1Js operated ~ bar Aka1nst those
elaborate eaoTts towards self.tulture ard spiritual
~fs sooo dellgat No judg1nens il here pissed On
0hkh tss1J night or WIoug. Bat "a an actual
and nis1o1leai fact our statement can hnfdIy be
theory OF the two great bodies Of Western Chris
xtAb1 are scandal and auazeEe1t TO one another.
The a. art Of disgust win whicn the vnlgsr Prntes
tant heAI1 Of VOWS. Mort1neatiooa, and c&llhaey,
il returned BY tie Romanist in 4 bitter contempt
mn hatred Of the profane teotc1s 1t these holy
meana Of grace. However. among these turze
tenlton 10 hDgef. While Mother Ma1RAres alum
dainty con1rns cur opening rcEhrt, her oriRt.
nalty and s,sor are qnite tufnc1crs to a1saet snd
yeward Undivided attention.
The outline Of her l'1e u as fonoF The dauRh-
suprosec1 In IS. B. Left an orphan and destitute
At . ye1r3 old, her EchnollnE was ecanty and
imperfect, nAd ntver through llfc was Ght able 10
MASTER the lrts OF either spelling or cphcsing Up
70 the age o. y her sontrs oi hving was domestic
fton Of ltruerce and power 10 her OWL commnni-
y. ard. before her death, had become the "foun-
q .,es Of III
nve cousentA, built three churches, established .
hospital for lncuEahleE, three orphaaases schools
l0E 21t Elketftt uAUuGl k4E pun.
The character Of this remarkable woman was
evidently yeTy Heh, strong, and sympathetic
WHEREVER placed, she seena TO have nt oace a.
puted While this result vas ohtrlned without
suspicion ol self-lo1e desire for rule at such,
abe teened clearly TO have teen endo Ned quite rs
much With " PaEen eelf-AskeYtion Is Christian
self denial" She u1en TO lament that, someho~,
she had never TeallJ been under control She had
TWO great adtantaEcs-onc was very atroag
BODY, the other, very rapid. clear judgment,
within certain hiuita. Her physique is deecnhed
~ gnre admirable, having something msgni1cens
about II, aud ithal striking dignity Her intel
, 1ect would. GO DOUBT have grown % q coWmen-
hurnte tthture hkd Ahe no. nj eatly period taken
acfsre and e1tEene measures 10 stunt It. Ia carly
book I'll. pa ns s ~
Ra1ded a. SIN and, After hard strugge, a1c.
ceetted 10 completely IN crushing ali lmpalaes Of
shs q s q sa nes ts ss
mentAsy facts Of European geography even wneo
tneae Me,s thrust Il her Wy y ne e..xs9s!es
to Rome toee,hes." Gays ons Of her nun. "she
Nonld never tet ne show her our route % The
9sn .nta TO 90 g.
Mother Margaret carried out unn,1ch.ogly, and
selected to ioiss. Indeed, nothing cau Az oe oG mora orc
etinulsttpG and wholesome than the picture
drawn Of thus Eide Of her character. In these
II re1feshln1 TO See what tneJ amount 70, and
how they we're met by n vigorous uncompromising
mind: When he pride Of intellect il Febnked, Il
,s well 10 see whal the pride Of ignorance and
pietJ can achieve. When the horrors Of sEepti.
cism sre snnddered over, 1t Is benefit to have
thus resealed 70 Us The seaGy aide OF faith. The
portrait pm scented By It Of grea. spiritual beauty
AID tenderness, combiutd with d pEostzat1ou OF
intellect which IA little short OF savage.
monstEou,. Theological s3eupeEatlvos are not ID
our Hay; but It s dlr1cut 10 see how ID Impartial
judge could acqu't her Of The constsnt Practice Of
e1tR fIv Ar zh6 AAsI1x 80
would not equal15 nbeoiye any South Sea Islander.
Al ill-carEed 1rsge Of the Virgin. which hasl been
gt5en bel, WAS carried about by her, his house
once in great distress ot med asd BODY, she says:
MEs- l. vas with NC, and carried my image Of
The blessed Virgin before me; and that was my
me- n TIN: time" On another occasion she
carried the Image through long Journey all The
,o1S Wn} n nes am, Tss tone ot ass .e are
who heard her "Head the act Of consecratlon
before her image. and with > k,nd Of lmpassioned
q tss house" wben as the % nme o. III The 'S Fapsl
aggression, .ome rahid Pfote1tan,s were reported
70 Lave the intention Of dsesstrg up m et1g7 Of
Moaer 1ss se by II see nes
ashe wtnng her hands In nRonT, and turning her
face 70 the val, exclaimed repeatedly, II shall
Dut ali tuia devotion to tha Virgin dd NOT e1ciu
vein q QuAlotly opposite feellog, which re-
esalsa ;a !sels II socn ss int .he VI.
son REQUEST, OF, as In her exclamation on her
0ea,hbed, when wriihiug IN the torture OF spinal
seessd vnRa ea r. t. ~ ass eq s sa sas
tack uould Aoun cure her v eouA" t1taltcs not
% %oun.l a book Eas published tu1l Of praises. Of
gazet, II was 30 delighted that was determined
shout hes. 80 took 1t before her tneaolng her
her aloud. Il Ibis u not FeIlchism, Whist III
But Mother Margaret 1upes1nstoo did not stop
sciences ana uor human culture. It's, indeed,
most gEl1catt thal heteas In this book no read
q Ff91esaanttsu is eret expressed, but ony oou-
that 0! an.no.,tJ mingled With fear, Whau sud.
denly she saw the Two bridges which span the
Men1 stralta 4he exclaimed, "0h. how wonder
begin TO tnnE iaey hare no need OF God" Her
nioassnn! proceed, to sa5 that the sentiment eon-
veyea u there "ot!a WIS one 70 Which she often
ga!e exp5csslpn "Eheu she heard Of men CAL
etAsln8 the distance, or the Rize or the w4gtt OF
tue spn, noop, and planets, ahe Mas commonly
% n1f % tSs
| exceed the average clerical standArd. further
advance in the came direction we would faln hope
discoveries came 70 nouRht And wat does tne
reader surpo&e was one Of thcse wonderful dis.
eoyeriea over the failure Of which she Fejotced
| Esen this, that, IN epte OF storm a,9nls aud
meteorological theories, the wrrcfa On tho Eng.
! llsn coast increased instead OF diminishing Ia
| failure Of the nrsr Transatlantic czhle4r What
\ can Be thought ot = syGem capable Of leading =
,na,nsa,ssd wo%sn oE mus, II truth Be- sa,d
to'ta Of her creed. while her virtues we're he.
1 own thus TO e1uk IL the misery and sudden
pss es ss
ss)f mad craven dread Of the Sea- turning pate as
The nere thooRh, q esosMu4 the Channel.
and beauttul na the ore We haze Just seen Ia oiI-
oas and repn!siye- Not only waa ane frank, sym.
pathetic, and eonntifni to fault; but ehe never
seeias i9 hare bad unze Of vanlty, seltlovc, Of
PRIDE From An ea1lF peroj, nothing tnat could
oe called her "lrterest seennA to have occupied
nst ss teoqSats 70. a. Instant Whether th,s ":
her creed, those WIN best know The history Of
| the Roman Church viii be most dsted 10 decide.
q ooe pu
humble origin ratled this virtue 10 heroic proper
fions IN the presence Of the g-aud folks With
whom she wRs lattcrIy thrown 10 contact. The
krowtn Of her fame and influence never corrupted
| her, bat rather tho revtfte. Sac wcat doEn on
her Knees 70 lltt1e novice to whom she had
| tpeten halshsy, ahd would not rise till She had
tinplored forgiveness Sotcrtety aud applause she
dreaded, AID might. 20 doubt latteEly. aftet Cata'
had far more brilliant carecr than she chose 70
accept Though strict disctrllaanau, she waz
| Eingn'araJ discreet. shrewd. and kindly, and wal
nes'ate!y aooIed BY heF nnus. There WA moth.
| ing Metu or yeIntlonR 10 her government " She
restrictions "Dour make monatatns @ Of rnoIs' uis
1uC rA1Q ~ OHGA III sue 8Nl4 NfF-
e Dase the religious llle burden, especially 70
By .isdoda. "Eat ven and sleep wei, sas would
! She vas capable also Of one man lashes OF an.
Etf, looking like tonpess'' when 1ncensed.
nnt ore xoId or one smile NON our mother
fectt, also, and more directly Connected wtsn hes
religion. abe showed An unexpected sobretJ and
tic Evi ole sn,ea % oitea % siss sach s tsas.come mic
aspect 10 the lives OF kAtntA Bhe never eeca8 to
have knonn or encoa1aged. y this
superoy oyeP eF as4 r.Toos Fseacn
pora.5, curc d'Atl .She did not Ike the enemy
q sous to be mentioned even in s1ase dtsconrse' =
20 vain he 1fes to be talked or she seems nel.
thes to have bad anything Of that morbid yaulty
people lamenting over Their " 1uwortnlness u
and heartily ,nto Any worf .n.sa xss before her.
| tu1 ex1elsor there was deep veil Of melancholy,
and re are told her SEASONS Of spiritual co0sol8.
rs nsk 1E ~ e ass T. nat i tss
| specifies Of fesr and a1Arm which gathered round
| her curing her Lat long sort11tEE i,atas. A1tel
dreadiu! tnue1!ngs ttom sp,cs. tisease, she died
Tssre Is certain k'Jle 0! comment vh,cn many
Mht make On reading th.s ltfe 90 oosiona anu eaay
more tsso bsrtyy ailade 70 i We mean 1s eon.
tenptuous rdlcule aud bitter dl4appronauau- Il
seen1 poAnnie 70 do oes:er thAa that. No,ne,
1 4a1fAAE% Att4NAeA k4oN4SA NQiEu ~ pelQ96 Q1
| MI. ITO End the highest cand1ct Of lic.r and
koivcd II n the sa5 We haze seen. Her solution
! coLE6ted 10 large extent IN nut.llt:ou, tn cut
noE % those data Entca roah.cd her loreapna
| conclusior. She dinerrd from he queer RnsaAu
teet nov getting notorious Only IN thls, inAs
| whereas they nuttlAscd the hoiJ, She rnuu1ted
tue Mtnt. An5 pToo.em y eaEv u you may etnt.
ra:c l,s dlfaenues: ard The officially Is precisely
tntJ, TO corc1lats tho head Ard heart, And not u
cruc.iJ e.thef. Bnt Hul cAndi oaAerrer s4y th1t
! IN sa4 reapect The nnodera world has teen mach
| mora successful theu Mother Margaret: The
head y 1efs kstelJ enough on the shoulders, and
rot ut9Je u done for It's culture; bot are the no.
bss EaaaonA Of the heart equally fostefed and ted1
/ IL " Rtc&1Se they Afe nDs th4k Lhf Nerld u
Euahaed With hat unrest which ~ see ion III
] esdee, And that tho iRnobto p2s1aous aea NzI1n6
kNo0ItY, q Ns10J ll1n4 IN Al conut11eR aeern ta