The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-27

they were dressed in the morning, they were
sat down, Catechism in hand, to commsS
given portion to memory before breakfast
Then there were hymns and texts, and com
mandments to repeat, until the time when
they were taken to the chapel, to hsten 20 .n1
points, or settling the destination OF .sne
heather, and other instructive and enbghten.
ing topics during which the :y eSnger rom rom
which they were with diBenity rouset ny ~
jerks and trowns, and adgontitions IRON u .no;
parents VINO enjoyed .,she discourse w. +,snn ~
it being always Sunday in heaven" seemSo
dreary, and Jemes Gray In his very javenle
days had 1eciared his wish not 10 go I1e 4S
since tnen, although ne did not cary ouo S.o
rg.o rTas OF nhs parents, ne P,1 ts rs,cous
tfnsn ana the Baptist creed were synony asa If
DackslioinR by the members OF MS cuISu
when he married Marion Rivers who boldly
averred herself ono Of the most advanced o.
the Anglican Church party:
Perhaps each had thought to win the otnet
TO their ParticuIar view bus 1s was a1s pos =
so; anu aor aong lime s dss,. nau aTs in
silence, and grieye over their divided feenMGgs
Gray had lived happily together, in so Tar as
all else was concerned EVA was YET 700 49,
for any diMculty as to her religious eo9;a' a.
to ARISE, and each one, IN tninkng o .. ~
Geavorea 70 put on the evii Gay u .Ss Iicht.
But as Marion struggled on towards me nE fx;S
nearer and nearer, until with one 6rlgnt v that
illumination from tho Holy Spirit she saw ~, snae
me roman Churcn alone 10 the one sauG oraw
mp between them Which when she deolaled from
cthangea nenei, resai'ed IN Sno sep"'"'
those she best loved. ot rho
p. Inc news ha maae eo Graw vent to. they
6spGiss cnape! James 0ray VEN ;,.o. The
ai!uaea 20 ~ Ia Ptho scas;on II a sermon of
minister improved tne occasich an ;s;S;ons adj
- tta as ~ sn"is and ali agreed
vances OF inc ene.uy u soI IL, GU .iS not
with Mrs. Danvers thas mr. gray couiu ~ noe
nave as.e1 ah no NV one Who had
mar. No aarsst md Tearest for the truth.
~ never occur 1. ;nsa~sh w;T, wh;eh wonld
10 MS u.s.. santanne smnlsn in the heat
n ne .asH n''A VIC 'e"'e'0 'p'A'. ~
OF nas a;n,ic,s .o,. NOT ont If the Ground %
na Jus 1o ~ ,US ,;fa Tho way
saia Srs' 5esiy. the ahnna1 ~, she occasion Of
ialu nl.n ouSsuo .ne thap .ft.r th~ e~cit;ng
t nau vou are aI1s n foo, resigned under
trnss you are ao,e 70 ice, aes'e ysrv sweet
Inns heasy o.spensAsion. LII, la ~, md rnn
itle oook ~ aW ~ fnr si,a roor anderer.
know we tnait at' pray ivl Ino Pot y. tha faid
S v 80 ~. ~, JsaE fr;and - ranaated Nrs
hand.
| He thanked her with Silent bow; he b ad
there marked out for comment and sympathy
| it hurt him that Marion, his Marion, should he
prayed for. and spoken of rs poor wan.
It was With feeling on sgpsi snai
in his library, refused to be seen by one OF the
friends who besieged the door-even Mr; Berry
himself, bearing the "sweet little book, !
which was brought in with that gentleman's
+" Christian regards and s, mR pt and ,.uss
Gray ont Of town; 80 the answer was to all in
euiries. Mrs. Danvers shook her head mys
teriously. and whispered, My poor brother
crushed by this blow, my dear, utterly crush
"a" when she was questioned.
. Little Eva cried bitterly when she was intro
, dnced TO the strange rooms and strange face
surrounding her ut her aunts; but she grew
used to the change, and was won over by tn
gifts of sweetmeats, and dolls, and play things
that came like rain upon her. Every enc VIII
r went to the Baptist chapel-every one, that il
on visiting terms with Mrs. Danvers-came Z
3 acme token of commiseration for her deserte
!. state which she was capable of appreciate ne
There was much less excltement amiost Hr
8 Gray's former High Church friends. 'Anothe
0 zone OVER they would say, looking round q
: r to decide who would be the next to pass tn
? Rnbicon. and leave the shadows of truth fe
Q the truth itself. And so with them it was br