The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-15
VIEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY IS 1871

~ seat, ana INSISTS that am bound to occnnv e
Wnich hsve promised to do, on conditi
S saa' =. . feesave SO much of the honors of t
with me at Eglenton after the ceremouie o ~
That We shall be very happy to do n;
sewara." responded the bishop.
tn thu a,ane soon AFTER Withdrew, and returne
sunday, Of all the days of the week Fl,
OF off'gh test. and best, awoke the village,
s al Leno ;, to the consciousness of t6ei
superior Importance, on that day at least, az
peciaAy OF 50 many of them as had children +
De confirmed. In view of the protracted an /"
r mnrni, Enough pleasing services of th
morning. Il was of some Importance to kee,
the youthful candidates asleep as long AZ ms
sh; put 81 idea of sleep was banished from
sun as h a n eye; With the first beams of the
ano such bnzzing and bouncing as that w hi ,,
now aroused the humble cottagers had not fn.
long time invaded their peaceful domic;l Hl
In due time the children were decked in TINS haS
pure white babiliments The pirIs install &c
Dohnets were covered with snowy wells a NJ
o,c, %Iea with wreaths of white roses Nine
mencement of the ceremonies, Lone he ILL fore
o oha' n9ur the candidates had assembled Mt the
m u,o sSs9foo.hosse, and, arranged in pairs,
towards ~ Go Mth nt little Marie at their
nocents. tn old UNCOVERED walls resonn,iaI
so,f she Peais or their merry bells. The wv it.
which ito sofy the very Itself
Ieeg, and the flowers all seemed to briohteyy
with Joy as the long line approached wh;Ia
see solemn oid oaks and the ancient denizens
OF the mountains and the valley nodded tha;s
dignifed approval. '" 'neir
e,a AS sne procession entered the church the or
g gwad ana a. choir welcomed the youthful band.
slowly ny the a Saesed presence they
where they bowed in deep devotion Will. LIES. ~
venerable bishop with his clergy and attend
, amss aavanced towards the altar and com
The Inc long-expected moment arrived. The
bishop bishop. after Mass, turned towards the con-
ef yn%t%3,,, ana 1or moment regarded the band
y yEulhiul candidates with a look of calm
a. aIehght, and then, in language so plain that
= sne e. mum blest might understand, and at the
meanna e 81 a., 10 oe edited he explained fully the
h9 eaI1 OF The Sacrament of Confirmatinn
-, When the bishop had finished his discourse Z
Inc children and several converts of matnra . .
,Se arose rose ana moved forward towards the t
= tnere to receive athis hands the ineff.hie
mt OF the Holy Ghost.
Eariy in the afternoon Miss Seward enter Il
aimed aimed ne her Right Rev. and Rev. guests OF "
ehllemen, and-PaHline,s own RELIGIONS f.aI h.
ngs, an united to give the tone to their con NJ
'nn;o, IL was grave without being sancti Il,
u with charity. Our heroine thought + n in
ood oppn rtunity to disabuse her mind 81 J rs
'I hea lingering Prejudices imbibed, she scarce th
rcnation of the Sacred Scriptures in ice ~,
atholc Church. and some reference havinS ale
zen inadvertently made to the subject of her mt
oughts she 1nquiringly observed: ali
bshop, since the commencement of mn a.
sests gatlons of the Catholic faith, / bave we
ten IN neis surprised that Pedestrians, who diff INC
rec to charge it with suppressipp the RihI:s a.
astonIshment has not been Diminished nv tre
'r sn 1xhi Of the fact, that in ali the be,
practices of the Catholic Church arc nas
r1ed by copious reference, to the word IF mo-
-, Mhich certainly contradicts the assertion. the
,ic side of the question:" 10 -
:, why IT is thus, Miss Seward" replied the "
i !. they must explain who fabricate non
sa groun .1 assertions. AS to what NAV ~.
nId sinn Sno Sa'noIic side OF the question, the
,ws that }ro,1 sha' eVery educated person brel
'e from the bands of their inspired authors. III
catholic Church seized them with boly | reaS
lence transcribed them with scrnnnIons hro,
ctitude; translated them into every know can,
que, and disseminated them among the mig
n IN dispersed throughout the world; so hea,
. IN Ine fourth century st. Augustine wit | We'll,
'eS tnat The number of persons who have dow
lsiated the Scriptures from the HebrevS tiIle,
~, creek might be computed, but that the and
IN no. ~ suose VINO translated the Greek into insts
nnt;i no ho' &c computed And from that Rods
umsl the fifteenth century holy priests Blu
,tar Jsn Suo .eCiienenV OF the study or hesit
I 70 tha s tnelr undying attach Sam
!, To tLa wouI e vi ooo, py devoting their brell
ouraole materials, transcribing retrans tall,
ing and translating them, as the 1n wearied her +
nGbont +bo oI9sS OF Jesus, scattered least
most hoiv foitb ;' won new trophies to the 6
ms, empires, continents and the very denix
Us OF the seas, until the Bible was. dis, time
mated in the vulgar tongues of Syria. Of she "
IF T,,b;na @ d. anu oI many other places, the tt
tally, ETC. Yet are charged with sun, obi.c
ing the Biblel And no sooner was the to pSyr
N art OF printing invented, than we be- she "
the same pious laborers avail themselves the f.,
advantages throw aside their reeds and unrnn
nS instruments, and for generations. in oIa~i
cases for almost century before even IA
rn,s ,or;,+3 a:.: was known, issuing dark
'"' P'1A'e" 'ui'i"ns VI tue Holy Bible. he fel
CHAPTER xvI nothiI
fairest lily of the romantic vale of 10. ,oa S
vas little Marie Agnes, or as the villagers. mant
ularly since her confirmation loved to Marie
'r, st. Agnes. sac was Paulne's almoner wron"
t was her delight in this character to abont
the sweet odor of her innocence and then y
On hearth. . oue
Is S AS sisII 1nuIne had lntlmated to time