The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-12


Was IL mot saaa of old--and does n
ID every DAY despen the deep truth: "I
se'eots tho weak to coufound tho strong
!. Ming OF the Kingdom Of Him, !" who
= Kingdom shan have no end!n Put yor
q crowns on,--lift your sceptres together
'A'se your swords, together-form you
y f'yAi ranks'-clash your buckiers togethe
-And unite, In the service Of the King Z
, aeaven against the Kings of earth!
assert your royalty and tho rights q
y your A'ngiy race. Yield not one of you
, pIeFogatives. Ye ara more than the peer
|, otyour enemies. All their owns together
are weaker than one thorn of the crown q
your Christ! The flashing jewels of earth.
u'aoems have always been jealous of the
simple thorns of His crown.
LIS the old story sung by David three
'"oosaha years ago: "The Kings of the
earth stood up and the princes met together.
against the Lord and against His Christ. {"
Anu we, the. Kings, with our crowns of
ruth must stand up; and we, the Princes
OF Christ's Principally, must meet together
for the Lord and for His Christ.
But not only are kings arrayed against
our church;-but the spirit of all temporal
governments is antagonistic to her. Their
laws OF marriage and Education interfere
Win her mission.-Directly or indirectly
lucy are constantly thwarting her divine
pisns' Their policies are 80 many obstacles
70 her Principles. And unfortunately nnm.
oers OF her children have become and are
becoming tainted with the Influences If
that world-spirit which resists the Shirt
that dwells within her.
Again, all over the world there exist and
mere are forming secret associations, bear
ing different names, but animated NV ono
les'f e,-to rid the world-of the Catholic
,nurcn' 70 destroy in the breast of the in. {
'ividuai Catholic that love which links him I
o his church, and by bride or threat IN ,nra 1
;atholic young men particularly from the i
ractice first and then from the nrof.ss;a y
their Faith.
'here Is a sample of the spirit of one Of i
aese Societies lately established in Italy c
ne statutes OF the society are published L
the Gasetto del Popolo of Turin, a reyo- ii
ltlonary organ. Here are some of them OF
ARTICLE 3. Every one cla;m;rr ,s,,;.. O,
EN- oersEip must have for political basis Ttali.m
10y ana tor religious principles free thought =,
az Nc n,use Deiong to any sect Or schism what, ~
or antagonistic to Catholicity. "A"'- til
ART He shalt be bound to snsto;n ,,,
10 ana spread the policy and duty Of an ali. q"
&c between Italy and Germany. In religious of
ans ny supporting Protestantism' ''o'S u"
aRr: o. TO devise and prosecute tho oho,; me
n of the Papacys the removal Of tha " PonI MI
hts of mr;e sha 'he suppression of the civil
a Anf. o. In case of foreign war tho soc;etv sic
~ once proceed to operate upon its field -.
-, nc tapm, even bsfore hosttss shall have 'e
va formally declared. Ma
Il, ,nemhy burning as many churches as DOS Tho
re, and especially the Vatican. 80 p''- '"e
SO whose p eGimIeiilng all the priests, and
me ne nation, to emigrste; and ~
hird-In exciting The masses to tbs b;.tori- SIN
ET' u ioMs1 o. the sicilian yespene. NE.
SO swear upon his honor to observe nerfaciIu AM
70 STATUTES, and shall sign a COW whic5 HEl
n 10 Kept in the archives of the society. or.
och Is the Programme of the Alfieri So [
y. 1t Is one of many spread through m
7. In every European country there anti
associations identical in pripcin)es If cha
SO extreme in policy. &"
nat such societies can do is evidenced gyat
ne bloody reign of the Commune in char
wro
Gu societies, in revolutionary DAYS Bait
Ehese' spread with amazing rapidity. that
are rallying- centres towards which are
men flock by instinct. In the face of is W,
unions formed against us, what be- mere
our plain, imperative dutyfAcain- effec
""0 Unite. ward
there other reasons for an immense wish
Tic Union Many more. Is such an drop
likely to be formedP MANY have. and
us that question. We answer-tbat. ia w
Ah'"ieose such an Union is child
low In process of formation. We will tism
e CONSTITUTION. Next week sary
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