The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-29
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every Coalition Of evil, and whose Old
Guard has never yet met . Waterloo, We
lift our voice and cry" Rally the. ranks!
Fall inta line l--ForwaEdw ~ ii
Is it only our ono weak voicef Were
it,-it would NOT b. worth needing.
But-Attention Soldiers Listen!
From the Vatican Mount of Catholic
Oracle,-the mount upon whose lofty,
virgin SUBMITS Faiths strongsst bulwark
has been built from the earthly Homo Of
heavenly Truth from the Holy Of Holes
Of the Church Christ land from the Vicar
and tho Victim, from tho Warden and the
Watcher there, . veice, command
Ing with authority ;-snd tho Voice says-
From the mon, who wear tho Mitre and
carry the Shepherds Crook to guard the
Flock In the Ono Fold against the raven
ing wolves, gdetk forth . Voice; and the
Voice says-" UNrrE"i
Along tho lines sounds the Watchword.
Do the soldiers sleepi
From the men, who. wear the Cassock,-
the Virgin Martyr Robe Whose face is
turned in pity towards the world, aud
whose arms arc ever extended to save,
while from their lips floats, over the sinful
and the sorrowful, the eternal "Dominus vo-
biscum )" from these who pass before men
like Dream of the Divine, like Shadows
Of the CruciHed, there riseth Voice ;-it
repeats" UNITE"!
From the lips Of Catholic Genius which
discerns the spirit Of present facts, which
sees ON the page Of To-day the shadow Of
Tomorrow, which looks beyond the Face
of the Present and, with almost SYPHILIS
power, penetrates into the Heart Of the
Future, ascendeth voice. Its cry
UNITE"!
Say, soldiers! Does it stir you at your
posts Tor do you listen, listless3
From olden Prophecies of Sacred Scrip
ture whose wrath. sandalled feet are hurry
ing, across these days, to fulfllment;-from
vague stories and dim traditions that have
come down like clouds from the Past and
gathered insour horizons from many mod
ern predictions that have crept into the
world out Of Monssteries and Converts
bearing warnings to this generation, comea
the cry" UNIrE"!
Out of these strange presentiments
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the souls of the Faithful, cometh the same
, cry" UN1rE"!
Along the lines the watchword ringl
from the highest chieftain in command ts
8 the humblest sentinel at his far-of post.
Does the Camp still sleepi Do the war
riors love tie bivouack better than tn
battle7
It Do theya- Hearken! The foes ar
9 gathering; - Gatheringa Nay, alread!
gathered. Rank on rank-and their line
:. they stretch afar and above them sound
their watchword-" UNIrE"!
= They are united ;-and wef Sleep w
+, stillf Alb! if we do, against our yer!
|, dreams of ease and security shall strik
l. the cry of the Church in her Gethsemane-
n "Could you not watch one hour with me u
y and if still unawakened, that saddle
cry,-"Sleep on now.-and take your rest
it is enough, the hour is at hand behol
the Son of Man is betrayed into the hand
y of sinners" $50
y But the church shall not be betrayed
Is Yea, anything, everything before Betrayal
> Who says sol Whof The lips of million
70 whose hearts are but one.
1t one,-lf united, why the cry "Ontte'
Yea;-had we NO reason to give save OF
:, own presentiments our feeble voice woul
IA still re- echo the cry Of the great, warnin
n. Voices-"Unite." Woe to us if we hee
v. not the Cry! Woe to us if beneath til
rs mysteries of these Vesper-times of th
IN world, we walk our ways and hear note
a. hearing, comprehend not. For we walk o
,e precipices,-before us Darkness and be
n meath us Abysmal deptbs,-and in I'll
y depths-Horror!
!" But are we not united I'VE are.
q Our Intellects, in the fullnsss of the On
~ Truth by the bond Of Faith-the change
:. less Catholic al believe ";-Our wills, i
the fullness of the One Obedience, throug
the same law, under the One Authority
y the unconditional Catholic 81 obey ";-ou
l. hearts, in the fullness of the One Promise
the beautiful Catholic "I hope ";-ou
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