The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-05


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There will be an esprit du Corps like that
of an army. There will be higher cour-
age. One lifted sword IL easily broken 3
let.a Thousand flash united, and the light
Of their fash leads to victory.
Therefore again We say If the individual
Catholic of strong faith shown in sincere
practice needs, for his greater safety and
protection, union with others like himself
with ten-fold more reason do the lax and
lukewarm need it.
The lax and lukewarmf Are they many1
Alas their very number is the saddest
and most urgent reason we can give for
our cry to Union.
Who can number the men in the Catholic
ranks, who, otherwise possessing every
quality which honors manhood, lack the
one grand characteristic of practical Cath
olicity.
To lack that is to be weak against the
world: To want that is always faiths
danger and often faiths death.
They are those who lead not sacra'
mental life.
In theory and by conviction they accept
all. In fact and through carelessness they
practice little or nothing. What will rouse
them better than the power of Union 7
What will fan their faith into fame =
What, quicken their sloth into energy p
What rouse the Catholic energies that are
sleeping in their hearts into resolution p
! What-but Union
Do you want still other reasons7
The civil and temporal rights of the
Church are certainly, in great part, depend
ant on the Catholic laity. They are the
natural defenders of these rights.
They have tue right to defend them by
force; and when force, as now, would be
futile, it is their duty, by every legitimate
influence, by assertion, by protest, by petit
ton, by demand, to save these rights.
These influences separated produce no ef-
fect;-united they have weight which
the world feels.
But in these days of Freedom is there
any danger that our civil and political
rights, as Catholics, may be disturbed
| Every danger in the world.
Plus the 9th rs temporal Power is as
| sailed. His temporalities are robbed by
| the modern Barabbas.
He held them by titles less dsputable,
sounder and stronger than any Kings
crown in Europe is held. Europe's govern
ments and those of the Western world
look on with unconcern or with secret
pleasure. What means that His Tempo
ralities are the condition and guarantee of
his spiritual Independence. They destroy
ed, that is disturbed. What means that
The Catholic Church, in it's central seat,
becomes dependant on political power, for
the exercise of its spiritual rights.
What means that TITS only the begin
ming. Evil is logical. The children OF
Plus the 9th over the world had better
look to their temporal rights. Depose the
Head, first. IT'S more than half the bat
tie. In little while we can do the same
| to the members.
What means that 7 The Church, may
pray as she pleases-as long as we please
to let her. She may believe what she
| pleases-as long as we like to let her
But she shall not be a Power independent
in this world. This world is ours not
hers. We are for Human rights but she
claims to be divine and the highest exer.
else of human right is to diminish and de-
stroy the divine.
| She is in our way. She is a.restraint
She must bend her lofty brow and lower
her cross to our civilization. So think and
talk her enemies. But she will not yield a
title of her earthly or her heavenly claims
Therefore as a Power in the human order
she must be removed.
Men of the glorious Catholic Faith Be
sure-our words are not vain and our rea.
sons are solid. VI.
You need to unite. Special organization
is worldwide want. You, each by your
selves, are in peril. You altogether viii
be strong to meet it and sure to triumph
But if you be still unmoved their are
other reasons great and grave why yor
should rally while the Voices still cry ou
Unitel- a. J. r.