The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-03

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mon to speak out freely, and 70 dive utterance
to the convictions OF their heaxts. He admired
that, for how werc men to b Convinced il
tneir thoughts were concealed--how win them
20 truth unless they were openly asked He
was also pleased for another reason. Some
s@o that Home was the centre of despotism.
l as said to himself, "Here within this very
Peter here men got up and spoke out their
convictions In opposition to the great majority
ana even to the Pope himselfn Docs not that
Of speechf Where you find such men truth is
safe in their hands. Certainly 1t is. He au-
cured from this conflict, this trial of faith, Q
renewal Of that holy faith and increased en-
ergy in the Church. The blessed, Lord gave
the world a6 example of how faith was i'm
creased one day when going across lake with
HIS disciples. They were together on the
boat, and when they were some distance from
shore the wind came down and the result was
2 storm. The disciples began to fear, and ut
s sno same tms the Lord was asleep They
The Lord rebnked the winds and the waves
and everything was calm, and, turning to His
disciples, : ID them, saying; Where is
those words had application at this time to
those who seemed % if something was shaking
within them. Although the holy Church was
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the Lord was not aware of the danger. He
believed it not. He opened the eyes Of faith.
Although the Lord might appear to sleep, yet
when Mn 1 the real danger cameIif it should come
stil! the rage of passion, bringing them TO
that harmony and unity which belong to His
holy Church awakening acts Of faith: Let
of faith look above those disputes and CON-
tests, for the blessed Lord was always in the
sleep Of the holy Church. According to the
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among the Apostles who were divinely inspired.
1t was in the nature of things, and, therefore,
there was no reason to be discouraged. That
very fact set aside many Of the arguments that
had made all the Fathers agree unanimously,
perhaps by exclamation, to all that had been
proposed: What would have been the
crushed out oil independent support; that she
admitted Of no freedom of speech, and then
dragooned her members. She had brought
the cry nowi The cry was that disintegration
had begun; but unheeding the clamor, the
holy Church went on with her work. Among
the objects of the Council was to divine and
declare the truth, while there were other
questions to be determined, including the
discipline of the Church. The Council might
yet last for one, two, or perhaps three years,
and not the least important aim was to win,
not conquer, the whole world to the fold of
Christ. Those were some of the reflections
ne thought proper to make to the congregation.
Council on which he would speak on another
occasion. He alluded to the erection of q
basilica in honor of st. Paul convenient to the
church, and in concluding remarked that he
was exceedingly glad the congregation had
got on 80 we'll. He saw the church crowded,
and the surroundings disclosed healthy re-
igious feeling. He was grateful for having
now returned frmer Catholic. The Rev.
gentleman, who throughout was listened to
with the greatest interest and devout atten-