The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20

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reward an hundred-fold in the life to come.
These, then, arc tho secrets Of their success.
Their motives pure, unsel6sh, unmercentty.
their labors untiring, undivided their Their hS wa
solely devoted to their labors, and their labor'
While speaking of these religion. eomm sa,
ties pardon me. my friends, II divert icI
moment from my subject; but the fact Wiz ~
by. What other Church than tho Catholic can
present such beautiful such regulated anu .0
effective organi5.tion. e. th es;r oh aa
institutions, and sec under whose mansgeme1cc
they are. According to the statistics Of 1870
are in America today 1876 apn uSSsSe psher
benevolent and charitable institutions suoa -
| homes for the aged, etc.. all under the controi
and management OF, and most o. Oh 'n Csthofc
nations. Besides these, there are schools, col
leges and convents by the nInat tSs v;dov and
| the orphan, the nged and the infrm, the sick,
the blind aud the decrepid, there 10 another ctass
os1 sSe Of society,"
| sins charity imposes an impenetrable veil.
The Catholic Church does not forget even
With shelter and home. Go TO the large
cities Of the United States-.aye, OF tho worio G
and in ali of them you will find houses, known
tha.e wGs,s von will see hundreds Of those
moor unfortunates, unknown and unobtr1nve'
leading quiet, retired ana inouS'1i'u'
cared for and contented. A..
What Church does or can do all this but the
Catholicf And yet, with all her WORKS anu
charities, what Church is so reviled, 90 petse-
cnted as shei What people are SO maligned,
40 slandered and opposed, as are these same
good sisters Is it not \ striking taot' ~
But to return to my subject. Inc nves y.
these sisters, and the rules and principles Dy
, | Svhich they are governed, render them eminent
" tit for their calling; and to my miaa, oh %e
life and aim of those who educate tho aG Tago
y ters of our land cannot be too pure, too eleva-
vated. too holy. For the influence OF waman .
position in life is too great too important, "
. training, which so moulds and shapes AN; ana
r hinges her mind and character for her LIE time'
to any other than those whose own nves, cnn nd
so aetby ao of 8. oe important an undortaEing
;, %mybt spend hours in e1patiating on the in
j. fuences of woman in life, in pictuElng 70 yHo
}. I might tell you Of her widespread influences a
If for GOOD or evil in society. I might give you
inn1merable instances OF her teilng lnnuSI hs
If not directly at least indirectly thr1ugn ne
d husband, brothers and sons, aaon ne S Som
e. merce and politics of our country. we Gai II
h read of her baneful influence in the lobby haii
Of wash ing Saints all she has done for
Q. rbnrchi could tell you by the hour OF IN
e. boiv influence flowing forth from the Conven
walls and LIVING anS soe and
Ks no. 10 to- move that Eugenie is responsible to
st the terrible destinies OF france mighG quoe
y history by the Page, 20 ssnatoss and warrior
YER and made them proud that they 'ee'e hom nn1
IA That were there no Cleopatra, Anthony woul
60 have welded dihorens % aes rac9r the deeds
I'd, Snartan braves might tell you from tn
nj. Bible that woman's influence dyed the nnn .
of of Herod in the blood of the Baptiste! ina
rts were there no Pharoah's daughter, there we
till NO Moses no Eve, there were no sin no MAJ
rim there were no Messiah! II womans inhuene
ice then. over the deeds and destinies of men az
hat nations has ever been so powerful, SO gres
yer what must be the Importance OF her educatlt
or upon which that influence SO much DEPEND n0a
yer How can we measure it 1t can be CONNIE
surated only with the influence she WieIe
ry- And how can we comprehend or measure St'
her By its magnitude, its extent Ana wnat
-ar, thati World Hide, lifelong But does ~ e.
t is here. If man, as we are taught to beile'
lost carries with him, into the next life, the 7,
and ords of his deeds done in this, then "e won.
you intjnence follors him there-and its ehect
the efernal! therefore, too, do 1 assert that
e of religious education of the heart and mina
lem paramount, as the Catholic Church teacn
for to their literary training, because the one IL
,uld the world-fnite and temporal; the other
all heaven infinite and eternal! ,onoa i;
pass friends must ask to say few WORDS 20 J
le it and will close. These are the happiest a.
Ole of your life; you do not believe it or aPpre
is and see some o. yop bnt repeat
rch, you, they are the happiest, because the free
Ca responsibility, clouds and care In a.
vine the St. Vincent's Academy. You are now alb
ID adsu to y OF vaasen
that those loved at home; this is only the better
for sud a.sa d1In oa
The al. ,ost wears application; but during
DO sS1ss
rules tbsaa lind Sisters here, who have taught
igion Sratched over you with such maternal G
ment paoomhar too VIII t. have said to you nj
that - ;mnortance of YOUR education, and the
fiuence of woman in the world. These Ia
istics o coo here around you, were once SC
emily y;ris os Won are, and thought as little .al
sue. fhe cares and responsibilities of their fat
and as as you do now of yours nevertheless
rules, cares and responsibilities came to them,
once will also come to you. Therefore, prepare
ccess: educate yourselves we'll, SO that you ma!
re not fit for any position you may be called up'
It and fiji in after life. God may call some OF "
1fon the cloister-to lives such as these good 81
an for lead, who can tell 7 But you all will be
grants Ao"o' '" ,s...t.,.a ,;,,s -oses in bloon-
or the Some at the bridai~some at the toni
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