The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-09


to come into Europe to take the place of
those which are now said to be decaying.
We have shown that liberalism has reached
it, acme, been found wanting, and is dying.
Its efforts in Italy, Spain, Germany, Vienna
and Pesth are but the last commissions of
an expiring system. The natural child of
liberalism -socialism-must alse disappear
before the common sense of mankind.
What remainsf Will there be in Europe
the alternate anarchy and despotism of the
Central American republics without any
ends Must We despair of Europe's futuref
No, thousand times no! We look to the
future with hope and consolation.
Common sense and religion will win the
day Christianity has still the regenerating
power which che showed in civiliziDg the
barbarians. Christianity has been tn
principle of national life since the Redeemer
established it as world religion. The
spiritual life must be renovated By truth
and morality. Christianity is both. We
Christians, hope, therefore, for the CONVEX
sion of the popular mind; we begin even
now to perceive signs of regeneration. reno
walton, renewed energy and vigor in mental
convictions and civic virtues.
Gods punishments are proofs of his
mercy. He chastises to convert. The first
punishment of France, in 1889, was not
enough to teach her to repent. Louis
instead of Christian. The PROSTATE
armies of Metz and Sedan are the result of
c0rrupting and enervatipg intidelity. God
chastises ambition and pride in nations as
we'll as in individuals. The republic has
shown itself incapable, because it possess
ed neither honor, principle nor religion.
The victories of Prussia are q blessing of
God for France. The Prussian army is but
the instrument which God has used to
punish culprit nati0n-a revolutionary
irreligious and frivolous system of govern
ment. Victorious Germany, too, will be
taught to reflect when it sees the blood of
lts thousands of slaughtered sons, and the
miseries which the war has entailed on its
once happy families. Wars teach unruly
nations to reflect. Will the present war
suffice to humble Europe, and cause her to
redectf We know not; but God will send
other Establishments if this one avails moth
ing. Dark clouds are already rising in the
east, which may soon burst over Austria
and Germany. The rod of Gods anger will
be felt by Austria again, for her lessons of
1859 and 1866 have been forgotten. They
have only made her throw herself more
fondly into the arms of the devil In Italy
! the secret societies will yet avenge on the
house of Savoy the blood Of the defenders
of the Vicar of Christ.
- But the German Empire has been re-
established under Prussian Emperor.
Yes, but this is only an episode in the &C.
Emperor of Germany is entirely different
from German Emperor. The old German
Emperors represented the idea of Christian
monarchy; the Protestant Emperor in
Berlin represents modern CRsarism. His
Empire cannot last long, for history tells us
that empires of sudden and accidental
growth lose rapidly the power which they
as rapidly acquired. But is not Prussia's
triumph the triumph of Professionalism in
Europe4 Such question is easily an
swered. Professionalism as O positive reli-
gion no longer exists in Prussia or else
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exists everywhere, perhaps more in some
Catholic lands than In Prussia. On the
battlefelds of Woerth and Gravelotte the
catholic Church was not represented by
France and Lutheranism by Prussia. Ca
tholic Bavarians, Westphalians and Rhine
tanders fought for Prussia, and would be
astonished to hear that they were fighting
for heresy. Priests and Sisters of Charity
accompanied tEem to battle. Who, on the
other hand, would call the Turcos Catho-
licsf Or the French officers, who never
heard mass and who curtailed the number
of Catholic chaplains to the minimum
Were the French soldiers, who drilled on
Sunday instead of going to church, on
whose barracks, in some cases, was written,
No admission for policemen, dogs or
priests !'-were they the Catholic cham
pionsf No, the Christian soldier first APP
Peared, in this war, with Charette and
p Cathelineau in the Loise army, demoralized
and destroyed, however, by the mad-cap
radical, Gambetta, and his infidel associates.
In fact, the Prussian army was more Ca
tholic than the French. The latter must
be won back to religion from the enerva-
ting influences of Freemasonry and Vol
tarianism before it can regain its prestige
The only hope for France is in her Jealous
clergy, in the vigor of the old Catholic
provinces, and in her humiliations, which
ought to bring repentance.
The resulting of Catholic renovation is
heard all over Europe. The rising genera,
ton will bring Italy back to the Church
The spirit of the Tyroi and of Westphalia
is spreading through Germany. The Ultra
montaDes in Saxony, Bohemia, Steyermark
show the energy of this renovation. The
peasantry of Austria and of large PORTER
of Germany are still uncorrupted. Hun
gary is steadfast in the faith. The seizure
OF Rome by the Sandman robbers hal
reused the Catholic heart of the world ant
neipeo on the cause of regeneration
Where the Catholic faith was supposed t.
family.
The deceived nations want peace, free
aom, order and authority. These blessing
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