The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-17

sixteenth century. She had no difficulty ir
procuring the necessary works for this object
~ 1.ge porsion OF her fathers library consisted
~ ~ Volumes on Presbyterian church history
Sheology ana controversial subjects These
, spared neither time nor pains to study.
tS us ate alter long and laborious investigation
sne only conclusion to which she could arri va
was That Presbyt erianism, either the name or
!ne thing could not be discovered to have ex.
s tssea before the sixteenth century, date full
niteen hundred years after Presbyterianisn
ought to have had its beginning. X H. ha tha
religion of Christ. o. - ~ 10 'no
she did again refer to the Church history.
sh nu .n0ngn she was familiar with those names,
sue patiently re-examined every thing that
was known respecting them, and whatever
Etner scots were mentioned to her as NO many
I'M 70 the chain that connected Lutheranism
s.|She searched, but all that she could dis-
cover was that there were each so many distinct
scots, having little or no similarity in church
reai;;S,, 10 "nlIy In doctrine, no connection in
MISS Seward relinquished her Investigations
III !nat quarter almost in despair To her the
r ra;ga world was now blank, and SO re-
was accidentally thrown in her way The
plaasi6ie theories there propounded, and the
.uehors subtle reasoning, at first captivated
ness being pfoportioned to the hopelessness Of
me despair she had before experienced. Keen
ng steadily in view the main question, she fol-
.. o oraS ont every collateral point, then with
U Mntect until she had completely mastered it,
men , II was, and not till then she drew her
~ ~ A sssSiusions, nsmeiy, that the valid
Jug IN the course of her Investigations new &
nd unexpected light burst upon her mind. :
= had been so accustomed to hear the Church
,;th ZONE evily spoken of that, as is the case
lto her thoughts that any good could be de- u
veo from source so unholy. What then was II
o. asston'shment to learn that while the valid
IN Asvn4 l
denied, the Anglicans themselves {
Id the Anglo-Americans admitted without re- n
rye the validity of the Orders of the Roman +
is admission the more remarkable did IL an
'ar, anu tue more did she long to possess the IL
cans OF exploring the field now open to her al
e ''nh inese, after many disappointments and 81
nee furnished by her amiable and devoted 10
end, Miss Crawford. Among the Catholic ii
f Episc,opaiian works thus Obtained was the d.
aume already mentioned, Primary of the to
leart 6uoyant with hope she chose that book ~ ~
owe all the rest, and she slackened not her OF
ger pace nor suffered her eye to fail or her OF
her studies was unfolded to her delighted to
q astonished mind, in all it's immortal per Sc
lion ana grandeur. Step by step she moved in
ms "a Sne course OF time, through eighteen I6
noreo years, examining every change, search ~
every seeming flaw, tracing and retracing iu
way, caViiing and suspicious, lest what she We
"a a might simply be a snare to catch the un- an
y, VI deiusion to beguile the weak-minded. We
{, no; she is convinced, and with swimmino bn
and throbbing bosom she sinks upon her no
'es, anu raising her heart in love aud vener- ,Io
On TO God, thanks Him for His mercy and | We
dness to one whose forlorn hope had almost we
ght Der to despair. She blessed Him she COZ
ssed the author of that book. whoever If of
int be; she blessed her friend for the nos fat
non OF It, sno she now implored more grace the
hght 70 crown her Investigations with sue cis
aulae had become 90 perfectly absorbed in t ts
Q entirely forgotten the flight of time and VI, Sie
was taken completely by surprise ut the DIS
den interruption, it seemed to her of the Dol
ant who entered the library to announce ant
dinner was ready, and at the same time to con
d his mistress q note. Tb'
eng eASameo, pressing the seal to her con
that well-known, familiar hand. Dear and
why have you 30 long neglected your for fail
friend p 'ail
le broke the seal and read that Miss Craw OF
Kew DIR. Bogus, and that he had sent her a TO {
'age stating that it would give him great an |
sure to redeem his promise to- morrow cha
ming. The note continued, I" No reference The
made to You, dear Pauline, in my invita- of a
, bus nevertheless you understand how .;om
icularly shall expect your COMPANY, You S,'.
not, however, regard this simply as an in 20 r.,
ton, but, recalling to your mind our last ea1'
ersation, consider it "A + then aid .o,.d.s cha
Der two.' I think L can assure Won that NOR
. will be no interruption to our iste-a-tete. day
o early, that you may be certain of being the
before the doctor, aud believe me ever half
anectionate BEL" he q
fear that 1 have not the courage to admit Gs,,
lis interview" musingiy said Pauline and tsnt
inner w. ~ S"io' desc
Ito be continuedJ larg
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