The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-27
NUMBER 49,
France.

bless poor France, and although ala
is at the present moment unfortun ase, n
count upon her. God is trying her, bus He,
will not abandon her. You may certainly
say this" Such were the words Of Pfsn@
TX. lately to o Frenchman who was aNous
taking leave of him to return to Efanoo.
Such n thought must gil the mind OF All,
who wish well to her. 1t must also 30 ux-~
Fermost in the minds of all Catholic FreneE--
men. A letter has lately been published
purporting to be written by the Slsephsrdess.
of La Salette. This letter has been PRINT
ed in the Lyons papers. Whether anthems. =
tic or not, there is at the moment no manub
of ascertaining. We give below an extraaS
or two:
God is angry with the multitude Of sas.ssa
and because He is almost unknown and for
gotten. Who can stop the war which is.
doing such harm in France, and will Break
out again in Isaly7 Who can stop ths-
scourge2 France mast, first, re7sgaisc,
that this war is purely the hand Of Goas.
Secondly, she must humble Sarsels3.
aud with mind and heaE beg psIsaon OF
God. Thirdly, she mnst promia-,- ySfA.,
heart and mind sincerely TO serve SSaianS
to keep His commandments witheuS huun&S .
respect. Some pray to the goesa Sod fol-
is not what the good God desirea;s Hb de-
sires the conversion Of the, Freasi,.. Tho
Blessed Virgin came to France aas.i France
has not been converted, but is bes@Dls zsoxo
iE:a a,sy, .ass sssss Sssssaa sss ss ss
bled. TIL 3Dcus OF vanity nals gTi7s.
Paris, who A3n save IT, if fervea5 araJsrs
are not directed to the heart Of ,5S,a xanskI
God ~ &#
All must admire tie spirit 'anai 7oDe otS
the foregoing Unhappily while sdaairiDssr1
the sentiments, we fail yet to aisssru- say
thing like a return to God il ste puHln7
conduct of those now governing France.
NWhy should we close our eyes SO she srsss' y
Irreligion is spreading threusasae tho ooaar--
try; the most shocking and blasphemenspar-
odies of Our Father, the Hal Ma'sy The
Greed, the Confteor and the Coess2GflGt7sssfss
are being widely circulated IN hS leaSes'
throughout the towns. Tho ''Gh-issssna
Brothers." whose only crime % A,as shs.N
occupy themselves in impartiag Christian
education, are uppressed-religiSus oTdsrss
and communities are forced to Ey. The,
London Daily Necs gives the following aS--
count of the ultra press. One would natus-
rally suppose that at time like the preas-
ent other thoughts would have prevalent
The ultra newspapers are never tired Oh
abusing the Priests, who are courageoE,ssseT
and honestly performing their duty. Yes
terday 1 read letter from patries, rs
which he complains that this caste OF croWs>
are allowed upon the field of battle, anra
asks the Government to decree that ths-
last moments of virtuous citiTens, dying
, for their country, are not to be troubled by
this new horror. To-day a citizen writes.
as follows: "Why are not tho National
Guards installed in the churches Nof
, only might they find in these edifices dedl'--
Gated to an extinct superstition, sheitaa
from the weather, but orators might frozns
time to time from the pulpits deiiTa1
t speeches. Those churches which are Doc
required by the National Guard night
, serve as excellent stables for the oxen, DE
sheep, and the hogs, which are now hss Sf -
D out in the open air"
Y Gambetti and Garibaldi are Fisunsiog:
( wordy proclamations. But prayer aud tSss
g efforts of the truly Catholic and asTSas
G element in France will, by the Aseosioss Of
d God, cause the right and truth to FiamPh
|. in the end a bright day is still g.-reserYs'
Il for France.