The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-16
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-, frands which so amaze tho people, and
plieu as well as demoralize the country.
mtpS the contest between capital and labor,
Examinations of employers against work
inSmen and of workingmen against employ
pstha t contest in which too Frequently the
en- TT men grow richer and the poor men poorer,
p s.;, noyerty makes them desperate-and then
uns violence, the encounter for life or death,
come; etorv is on the side of physical strength.
and .;s eestest would disa1pear if all practi
Al n WI haIiayed that lesson, Blessed are the
es nyy in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
Esaven.p If the rich man wonld understand
n lot he must be poor in spirit, not suffering
~ ,iai heart to be fixed on riches, not using his
nn1aaIth to grind out more profits from tie
,.horer, but to dispense the blessings of which
"a has made him the steward only, and to ia
a essass the comforts Of the people by multiply
;aS works of useful industry and laborefs
, ,Dn not be jealous of others possessing
srsater wealth than they-but seeing how
ssanital was used for furnishing them with
~drk. thew would be cheerful with their honest
rs;ns and apply them to the comfort and the
Ebristian education of their families, 80 ~
Sneh lessons as these viii BIC, taught in this
,bnrcb and not only taught In speculative
manner, but explained. practically applied, and
ssnforced too by all the means and motives
1hirh the Catholic Church supplies. Explained
md apnlied in the examples of the saints every
Sav held up in the church Enforced by the
Commitment of all the virtues of the Cross
s sIna siaht of the Cross ITSELF and Of the Vic
finn of our sins and of the divine Pattern OF all
virtues. Enforced still more by the use of the
sacrament, giving strength to practice what is
beyond the power OF man unaided. =, w Without
me We can do nothing" ~ ,a 5a-,i,,--4
And one other great influence will be con
nected with the church--an influence already
snoken of by that venerable pastor, who knows
What is doing in your city, for HE himself has
been the doer of large portion of it, He has
spoken of yeur scholastic schools now giving
daily Christian training to MI those hundreds
of happy boys and girls whom we see at this
moment enjoying themselves around us.
Your church will increase your schools, and
This increasing schools will in time make
necessary an increase of churches in their
turn. =, IN.
Here let me say word of kindness to those
who belong rot to the Catholic Church We
hear complaints among them, know not how
we'll founded, that they cannot bring the body
Of the people under the Influence of their
teaching. have noticed in their conventions
and other assemblies, various discussions of
the means to remedy that state of things. Will
they be offended if offer to assist them by
pointing ont one principal cause, and they can
easily devise the remedy. 1t is the unhappy
system of education, which pretending to ex-
clude sectarianism, has established one sect
with all the wealth and influences of'the gov
eminent to support 1T, and that sect the most
dangerous, the most oppressive, the most In.
tolerant of all sects, the sect Of the Indiffer-
ents. sect which claims 80 ait in Judgment
on religion-that il, on the rights of God-and
requires their neighbors- to accept their iudg-
ment as infaliibIe; to decide where Code re-
iigion may be admitted and where excluded;
and to compel their neighbors to submit the
immortal souls OF their children to this de-
esion, or else to pay o double tax for the priv
ilege, of choosing for themselves when and
how their children shall learn to know and
love and serve Almighty God. 1t is this intol-
Grant sect of Indiferentists that is drawing
children and grown persons from the Surround
ing churches. And it would draw yours away
likewise ii 1t were not that in the Church You
already have learned that Catholic teaching
and received those Catholic sacramento which
have strengthened you to make such noble
sacrifices to preserve your chfidren's souls by
making religion not Sunday dish, but the
daily and hourly atmosphere in which they
live.
Let me mention one incident. know of a
ease In one of our public schools in which the
teacher of music had prepared to teach the
children Christmas hymn. The Saperiatead-
emit himself minister of the gospel, directed
him to rub il Oft the blackboard, where it was
ready for the class, because, he said, number
OF his pupils were not Christians. The Super
intendent could not be blamed for such was
the rale; and such had to be the rule accord
ing TO the system, since the school belonged
equally to Christians, Jews and any others
but Oh, what system Where Christian chill
dleh cannot be taught at Christmas time q
song l OF welcome to their infant Saviour
inns church, then, will strengthen directly
anu indirectly the schools of your ieongrega-
Lon, and help them to train ND the cbildren in
the practical exercise of the virtues which will
piease GOD, sanctify their souls, ard contribute
most largely to the welfare of the country.
sustice eNalteth nation-but sin 1nakpfb
peoples miserable."-(Prov. xiv, BAY To- = =. ~