The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-23
Se=eiog Star and Catholic Messenger.

sso1oing Star and Catholic Messenger:
-..ss1 7xsss s1sD17. Arm a. 1871.
- c.,hoI;, children -
c.tholi, Schools necessary 10f U"' '"
u7r Ireland, for nearly 3OO YEAR, tRpnI;c. hi
--.;an and penal laws preven.eu sJmca. =,
cut,or living the benefit OF proper ouu" "
ton to Their e5 l.n,s9on and sorrow they
Lbose e+ 3 GOOD fight, preserved cue .a,' fe
fougnc aaS IL down pure and unscatheoI III
S,ture generations. But we III t LIZ Ionc in
nnt of danger, and we sha.a oi,to;n the Il
strgas,ional rights to which we are entit.eu ii
eTu asr for nothing but to be pus on 'oOS c,
we s asS souality with others, and that' en- b
;oSinr the same advantages, w. nh;,dSen, i,
= Catholic education e TO Ga" can be more g
1n s:..hIa vet many oppose 1t, some o,
egul. .' ore boots filled with PreJudlces. anu e
;nns to keep up the old ProtesSahS as
Ger dancy and monopoly o, Dc eu thamsalyes in /
e eo VAN, of the doctrines of the Church
aiosl many Catholics, well instruct
~ worldly affairs, are in this unhappy
.tatel. or being infected with the spirls o.
religious indife.e,Gas,smt 70 c she loss Of faith
Tn;s onnosition to the rights of Cathonc
.anaots to bring up their children In the
Pr"ssession of the true faith is carried on
Nth great activity, not only In Irelanu'
When it was found impossible to pervert
Catholics by inducing them to accept an
srti-Catholic education, our enemies P.o-
nosed to gain the same end ny unitine
children Of every religious persuasion IL
the aame school, and by banishing every
thing religious from the common course OF
;nstruction. No prayers, no sign OF Lne
Cross. no Catechism, no religious practices
~ instructions were to be allowed IN tnose
mixed schools; all books cont oman Ii aux
Eera to be carefully banished, but the
+eachinp department might be conhded 10
.,,asters and mattresses of every persuaslon,
or even to persons protesting no rengl0n az
Al, The absurdity of this system Will ap
..a.- evident to any one who reflects that
E. excludes from education our most lmPor-
tsnt duties. and what should be always
dearest to our hearts. Our great business
on earth is to acquire eternal naPP.nsvs. >,
and our Lord says What doth it ProhS
man to gain the whole world If he lose III.
own soul = and they seem to have at near
no other object but to make the future gen
erations irreligious, to eradicate the tru
spirit of Christianity, and TO pI3pasHWy
the kingdom of darkness on earth. w
cannot hesitate, Reverend Brethren, as Z
the mart we should take in this warfare
We must insist ON having Catholic SCHOOL,
Catholic books, and Catholic masters l.
their children in ignorance of the doctrine
of Christ, or in soul destroying lno,ne
ence to every religion, we can only oepIo
their folly, and express our regret IN
Ehey should abuse the liberty they eDJo
TIndoubtedly, the warfare in education
most arduous, and we must be prepared
--, Encounter great difficulties in it.. The be
wav to secure success is to have recoul
TO prayer, and to the patronage OF PoWs
fnl intercessors. Let us, therefore. our,
The present days of devotion, beg OF u
to assist us in obtaining good system
education 3 and let us recommend our |
fitious to the patronage of the Holy lott
Of God, the Seat OF WISDOM, anu ~ . axc
lent of ali educators, under whose gua'
ianship our Divine Saviour began gradn
" to display the Divine powers W
Which He had been sent to redeem -
world. In the books of Moses we read q
the Fryptians were saved from the rava
of famine by the wisdom and forethou
of the first Joseph to whom they app
for assistance; in the same way, IL we e, ~
recourse to the second Joseph, ne WIN
tect us from indifference to religion, II
infidelity, and from the other evils WE
accompany bad education. Throngn
intercession, we may expect to OBTAIN =
free schools, good middle schools, an al,
good Catholic University. The Churcl
her late decree, tells us to go to JOSEF
stc ad Joseph let us listen to her inN
tion, and, Frustrating ourselves before
great Spouse of the Virgin mary, &c
6umbly lay before him all our wants. a.
beg of him. in the fervor of our heart
in full confidence in his mercy, to st
out his hand to assist and protect us
to obtain for the future generations OF
land the grace to walk in the footsteps
to initiate the example of onr l
Saviour, over whom he watched WI
much zeal and faithfulness. The pes
onr Lord Jesus Christ DO with you al
"t PAUL CARD. GULL
March Is, 1871"
IRrsHMEN AND THE CIVIL SERVICE
the examination held recently ,oE ..
"a l,r,E els dRnar1