The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22

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Light,-whsrs there 10 NO tenderness be-
eaase there 10 no truth ;zdown among thas
human rabblo who never kneel TO pray
who mover look aioft and sAy g believe -
who seldom knew the rapture Of tear, who
scatter jest and jibe and curse; down among
that wild mob that laughs, shouts, bias
phones that scowls at the sacred snd
reviles the jast-that hates tho holy and 10
FESTIVE under restraint down there are
the men ready at any hour and ct anyone's
summons to do tho work Of CspciAxion.
Down among the masses they Turk, Ike
wild beasts in their lair, their fangs CULVER
ing for blood.
They are Christless- Goddess beings found
in every age under different names yet
ready for the same work.
10 our age, these men, in their rage are
called Comm unists these men, on their
good behavior, yet with the same deadly
purpose, waiting their chance and their
hour, IRE called Internationals. And not
for nothing are they 90 called. They are
nation among ell nations.
Their bond 10 hatred Of Law, Order,
Right, Justice, Religion-GOd. The strong
est guardian Of these 10 the Church. Hence
they are ready to be the executioners.
They turn their backs on Calvary they
toss the name OF Christ into the past -
AMI on the ruins of the Old-on the tomb
of truth-on the grave Of God they wish to
found the Kingdom Of the Future.
What Kingdoms Hath it another namei
The Kingdom of the Antichrst.
These men are in earnest,-in terrible
earnest and they have auxliaries from
many other associations linked to them by
the bond of a common hatred Of the Church.
These men are at work,-heart and soul
at work to compass their end. Their clans
are scattered in every land and wherever
found they meet together, think together,
talk together, design together-that when
they strike, they may strike together.
These men are active, watchfui, sleepIess.
Not all Of them yet know their own end.
Many are unconscious of it,-many would
deny it,-many would shrink from it if they
knew. Nor did many who went forth on
the Good Friday evening dream that ere
they returned they would have swelled the
rabble and the shouts of His enemies. Yet
they did 80.
These men, who are opposed to all rules,
have rules strict and stringent for them
selves. These men, who hate law, are
under the sternest law. These men, who
repudiate all Government, are themselves
under a government most despotic. These
Iacn, who reject the sacred, band together
and bind themselves together by most
sacred oath. These are the men who wish
to destroy the Church, bury the Cross and
chant the De Profundis over it.
What are we doing to defend its We
Priestsf We held it aloft as We held it
from the first, as we will hold it to the last,
living for it and ready to die beneath it.
What elsef What are the Laity doing
Are they to be nothing but mere, passive
spectators in these hours of the Church
life of Christi Are they to stand inertly
by, each separateYndividual saying his own
prayers and fondly cherishing the wish that
the Church, without any aid or effort from
him, may Triumph Is there no work for
the laity-no work of defence7 Are they
to 60 quietly on their ways in these days
of the Church's trials as if there reigned
perfect calm Mot so,-not SO it used to
be in other times. Not sc-not so should
it be in these trial-days. Are the laity
willing for their work They always were
whenever the summons came from those
who watch upon the Church's towers .
and when it came not,-from themselves
arose the inspiration that pointed out their
work and united their wills to do it. What
is their duty then7
The character of their duty is determined
by the cause which calls it forth.-What
is the causef A worldwide conspiracy
against Catholic Truthful surpation of the
temporal rights not merely of Plus the 9th,
but of every single member of the Church,
for Rome belongs to us all collectively 3
an organization opposed to the very exist
ence of the Church ia disposition on the
part of more than usual to combine against
the Church. Thistle cause what then
the DutyR IT'S said in one word. That