The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-12
4 Voice Of Warning.

Il meeting them repeat, with stronger q,
% Pnssis than ever, the heart.cry OF 1
chnrch-"Unite." And every day tb
9 passes clearly proves that that cry 10 ,
y false slarm.
We must take and make stand for Ho
Church's rights and for our own. Irene,
aoos are the forces arrayed against us an
oack OF them all 10 that Unseen For,
"eicn Is fallen angelic Person of might
powers OF awful malice, of six thousap
years experience in evil. He has tlirecte
every attack that has been mada .oo;n.
truth. He is the arch plotter against tn
pans OF Providence. He never wearies 1;
us awful work of hate land in our davs
aaiess every sign deceives, he is more bus,
snan ever. Has he presentimept that hi
''me 10 shortf Does lie forecast the near
approaching endf Has he seen the angel
preparing the last walls of wrath tn mn,
shem out upon the world -
We know not but we do know that he
mas gone forth with increased malippitv
On and that he is raging among the nations,
ne world like helmless ship, is rocking
IN the first swell Of coming storm wboss
eerriole waves are gathering ont on the
oeep' - gathering for destruction. The
foundations OF human society are shaking
as II an earthquake were beginning to
rumble beneath them. Above us and
around US and beneath Us are owens of i'm
port dire. What does it all meant
Is catastrophe near and will it be the
last1 Whatever it may mean, it indicates
the present duty of faithful men. And
that dutyf-
In the presence Of such evil we mpst Inv
Union of faithful hearts, reauimate and
earouse faith, in order to be ready for the
worse and the worst.
And this we must do order to savo
urselves in the day and from the power of
hat awful Evil One who ia now in one
is last RACES.
Influenced more or less by his snir;t o,d
ovea more or less visibly by his power :
% human forces which surround US. and
nose aim is to make this earth Goddess nv
aking 1t churchless and to make IL
urchless by making ourselves upfai.bfpl
For God, in this world, has but ono home. u
lat home is His Church. There alone. in o
Is Truth, His Mercy, His Power
we, he permanently resides. The church G
His palace in a foreign country,-and n
~ We guard that Palace. "Tear it m
wn,"-sbout His and our enemies; "raze Iii
10 lts 1oundations;-leave not a stone fir
On stone,-we will have no King but Ell
sar." And we, the guardians, what do sl
When there is war against tie Catbo,ic ~
urch, there is war against God. Every sill
w struck at it is struck at Him. Every til
rpatlon of its rights is crime against to
majesty. That truth is deep down in cal
~ Cathoiic Heart. You believe that.
know 1t. You feel it. To arms, then mu
ceful arms of Faith, in union, for God. sha
rselves and Holy Church! s
listen! Is there government on eartb c;e,
ay, whose friendship for the Cburcb i. 1to
, sincere, above doubtf Nay-Is there are
oVernment on earth-one, only one. NOT
one that is not secret or ayowed "
~ OF our Church IF one-name IL, nv ,
hey not all, in their disregard of Right Par
IN their worship of accomplished 8,
," in terms more or less congratuiatofl like
''o '"o''es'ous victor Emmanuel, The
by his treachery, his hypocritical evil
'rfuges and his robbery, combines such
n his own person the triple character com,
- " 'uuas Ascariot, Pontius Plate the \
'arrabbasf No,-the governments of Ar
arc ~ooiess and this is why they Cath
''"""oneu MS charcA. Unto
" are against US solidly. There is no asked
blinking the fact. Kings wish their to GU
IS, and governments wish their Iaws even
ershadow the Altar. They hate the soon
and hate the only Hand that bears we 70
o hand of the Catholic Church.
must we unite against Kings7 Yes
against Kings. Their earthly mower
Ter than ours but our ROYALTY ia
than theirs. We, too, arc Kings. ACC
&C our lineage to tho King of Kings. "opln
a royal cradle did onr 49,, Episct
but ut royal Cross and in the pur- aoove