The New York herald., 1871-03-20
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY 20 s7l-TRlPLE SHEET.
| that man would choose to accomplish any work
where ur in ancy ~ actnn was reuuIrod.

that man would choose to accomplish any work
where Driilisncv OF action was required.
ENERGY AND DASH OVERRIDE PRINCIPLE
nowadays and steady perseverance,; yet these are
essential 20 permanent or real success Inc oospe.
oil Jesus Christ j. too simple ana too restricted ior
modern action and modern enterprise, anu tnoieors
u writes upon It's banner, as protest agaihs uou
and against His Gospel that no good can ONE OUT
OF Nazareth Yet we are taught FROM our earliest
ihiancY--yea u may have been Tue very nrst
mothers knee--that the cottage OF Nazareth,
with the divine infant Jesus AS the feiture,
was tne school OF heavenly wisaoin; ana the
pracuce OF those sublime lessons n, believe, Inc
only salvation Tor modern society. Whatever then
be your duties, fuliil them with humility ana sin'-
pies which to-day regulate the acts OF men. The law
OF God must be the standard, and the only standard
which IL 10 regulate Your acts. DO not, therefore,
engage IN any unlawful occupation, no matter how
bright or how promising may be the rewards or
mites OF Judging OF the effects dishonesty asl have,
from the position hold. You may by some chance
or
DISHONEST FORTUNE
buiid yourselves up u nome ana amasS wealth, but
You may rest assured that more quickly than you
accumulated that fortune that had its foundation
upon dishonesty, wili your chlldrenaye, II not III
the hrst The second, or even the Third generation
the time VIII come when your children win yet melt
II more quickly than the snow would melt under the
warm ana genial sun Of the spring. IL IS hard,
uusound principles which regulate trade ana bus
III this age OF ours. for man to acquire compe-
tency by honest means; but one cent gained IN hon
esty viii have Gods pleasing smiie upon IT. wnne
the wages OF dishonesty are burning your 1BGcrs
and causing misery ana wretchedncss, Don't, then,
repeat engage in any unlawful pursuit, IL Is Just
rs bad 10 be gambler "a IS 10 be thief In your
business, matter what the usages OF trade may
be, give fair weight and measure; don't pas, OF one
article for another. Tell the truth. IL goes the
iarthest. And IL you are Il workngman give
AN HONEST DAYS LABOR FOR 4 FAIR DAYS PAY.
Be upon vour guard and do not let quicHnesS and
sensltiyeness lead you to become mOuthpeces OF
discomfort. Do not let yourselves be warped into
imaginary wrongs. and thus deprive your chilureh
Of bread, by men, designing men, who are too Idle
TO work themselves and profess TO be the
protectors OF associated labor Remember that IL
Is the law the law Of condition that IN the sweat
OF our brow we have 10 eat our Dread. Therefore
let me ask oil you 10 enter the cottage OF Nazareth
aud there you viii see your model and fellow
laborer, nor merely Joseph. but Jesus Christ Him
self. Seek TO reproduce IN your life The same spirit
Of industry contentment ana love. study the pic
ture OF the Holy family again and again; IL Will give
you higher idea OF the sacred character and re-
sponsiby OF family life, ana Will teach you not 10
work Tor the empty and changeabe opnion OF man.
Ana you, my beloved brethren who have come
Is expected from You. Chastity is the fruit OF the
suffering ana the cross that II has sharpened has
entered some Of your bones Yes, the cross was me
companion of your childhood, and It Is the cross
| that has made our women, the daughters Of Ern
acknowledged by the world to be pure and chaste>
acknowledged TO be models OF virtue and chastity
| But you young men, who possibly may know but
little OF what your foreiathers underwent and whom
now IN your ignorance you perhaps despise wen
as the land oil your birth-you should remember
THE HIGHEST PRIVILEGE THAT you HAVE.
| is more than fortune; 1t is more than success; II
| Is than crowned prosperity. and that l. the
privilege thar you Catholics, and next 10 eln;
Catholics that you are irish Catholics. Your work is
| noble. glorious. fou are
THE SALT THAT Is 70 PRESERVE SOCIETY,
especially In this great city: preserve 10 from that
inndellty which stalks aoroad. You IN the walks OF
| lifewhether you are busfling along the streets,
whether you are standing at the desk IN one of
those great stores In the law chamhers-let your
words be pure Tree from obscenty; and you ol tnc
| gentler sex, remember that ST. Joseph has always
been patron OF purity, OF simplicity and humility.
DO not be carried away; do not be foolish; do not be
blinded with vanity. by excess Of dress and outward
show. An overdressed girl wants no one 10 tell her
| character: 1t is already written
SHE HAS HER slGNB0ARD Tp,
and every in the city can tell that The poor thug
has at least weak head and very uncerIain heart.
| Try and cultivate the holy virtue oi purity. Be
| modest III your dress; De modest IN your outward
manner and carriage in the streets. oh, the divine
! in1ueDcethc UmnIpoteut influence, was going
| to say-of good Christian woman can preach more
forcby than the voice OF The most eloquent preacher.
| Your pastor has alluded 10 me as the protector
| OF the destitute and The lawless. Within
city, and seeing the crowd Of boys ana girls about
| those newspaper offices, could not look into
those faces without seeing unmistakable evidences
OF the blood that fows III their veins. | could not
look upon some Of those poor creatures-from five,
six ami up to fifteen years OF aee-without feeling
sadness at my heart, and tears came inroun-
tariy TO my eyes. thought III crossing the ocean
| had come to- land where lrishmen were free
where tney nad cast aside the shaekes Injustice
| anu nlisrule which had chained them so long. BuI
when looked At those children in the streets. inc
, victims OF ignorluce the victims OF wee ana tie
vctIms OF drunkenness, oh, what sad aud bitter
! thoughts came 10 my mind
HAVE you NOT BEEN SLAVES LONG EN0irGH
| in your own land--long enough hewers of wood and
| drawers OF waiert Alas, you have But those pa
rents who send their children IN the streets TO pic,
! up a few coppers by selling newspapers and the
Ike are casting them into degradation more vile
and lowly than that slavery which once cursed this
country. ask you, then, as Catholics, ASK You rs
lrlshrnen TO set your faces anu raise Your voices
| against any children being
/ DRIVER INTO THE STREETS TO GAIN FEW PENNIES.
Believe Inc 1t VIII be long before the boy the
! girl who whnes AT your elbow 10 sell you those
papers-lt will not be many years. see II daily -
| my own experience tells Hc-bef0rc that gtl ,yl
he degraded into a prostitute ana that boy into
Iowdy q felOn. He concluded by urging uDou the
| different s0cieies-leigious. temperance and
| ulbernan--tO combine ana prevent Catholic
parents from sending their children the streets tl
! earn a few cents in the way described.