The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-08

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young and inuoeSat maiden, a. eactiy, al
kindly. ana - lovingly .: the voa,en Of mel
placed b. the .peoiel .ds.ire Of the holy Adsli
" nd who is 2dsausr, Bishop Of Puy, and
poor counsel 10 stranger tram shas could not
sibly have ever known, or seen, or heard OF
previously Z" asked the maiden:
Thou hast stated, my child" replied the
matrou, '"tby claim upon the time, the heart,
the labors, aud all the wealth at the command
of Adelmar. Thou hadst stronger claims upon
him than if thou hadst been the daughter OF
On emperor, and possessed Kingdoms. as thy
dowry" =.
"Indeed!' ,e3claimod the maiden, somewhat
puzzled Ivy the words thus addressed to her;
II beseech yon, lady, to make me comprehend
have never known the name nor title until
now"
"You were,n said the mntron, wounded,
captive, stranger, friendless,: helpless and
because yon were these, and in addition TO
these, apparently an unbeliever, that It w9s
the duty Of Adelmar to see you cared for. tend.
which you stand in need, because Adelmar is
Christian bishop, and he 10 bound not only to
preach thas which Christianity commands but
t. hss BE- ts.Osss 4ss
arms of young Irish soldier, who was bearing
you to the tent Of the Benedictines, whore the
wounded are attended to. Tho Bishop of Puy,
who is not unskilled in the healing art, had
you therefore laid frst on couch in his own
tent, in order that he might the sooner staunch
the wounds You had received. In SO caring for
| for repose and perfect cure was in that Portion
| of the encampmeut which is particularly rs,
signed as the quarter for females, and as those
quarters are under the especial care of Gun
hilda of England, the wife of Baldwin, Duke
| of Boulogne, he sent You, my child, to her who
is now addressing you"
! sNoble, generous LADY," exclaimed the maid
en-, again bursting into tears, and again kiss
ing the hand of her hostess, "a mother could
not have watched over ME with such tender,
nnceasing love as you have done, aud" here e
| lost in deep thought" and so to act towards
astranger-so to sustain the helpless-so to treat
with love one who presents herself before you
as an enemy. is-Christianhy!' Yea it must
! be SO, why does a minister of the Christian
| creed not only preach but act on such maxims Z"
Eyes, my child" observed Gunhilda, this
words of the Divine Founder of our faith !:
Love your enemies; do good to them that
hate yon, and pray for them that persecute and
eff SUCH" said the maiden, abe the pre-
cepts and the practice of the Christians, pray
yon, lady, to explain to me how it is that Cru
comes it that there are now thousands Of mon
in arms besieging owns. destroying our forces.
doing wrong to those who have never done
them Erong and all this in order that they
as they call it-frofn its rightful ownersT
"My chiid," replied Gunhilda, those who
now hold Jerusalem rs II it were their own are
not its rightfrl:owners.they won it by the
sword, they hold it by the sword, and by the
sword shall it DO taken from them. The Cru
saders have laid seige TO no city that Was not
men who have held those cities, or who no W
hold them, are persons who either have bar
barously e1terminated the Christian iuhabit-
them in state Of degradation, Of bondage
nay, of absolute slavery. Whatever towns
have, up to this time, been captured BY the
followed by cruelties practlced upon tho for
eigners, tho Turks-by whom they were garri.
; soned-you will find such cruelHes have been
, perpetrated by those who had suffered from the
oppression of the Turks, and who had been 90
| brutalized by merciless domination over
them, that they have themselves at last be-
come nouglit more than Christians in name
, Look at Antioch, whose walls are DO " 6eset by
Christmas. Arc you not aware that there arr
: Christians at this moment within its wallsf"
, ~ am,,' replied the maiden " and have
the Christians in Antioch were treated with
! harbarous inhumanity by his associates in com
! mand of the CITY,"
: And YETI continued tho English matron
1.-The Christians of Antioch are of its ancient
, inhabitants. To. them rightfolly it belong
= and in their hands should ba tho government
, of that city, where the Christian name va!
first proclaimed. by him who YVES appointed
Chrsts vioegerent on earth, and by who's,
rightful and lawful successors In tho chair OF
st. Peter have been summoned together th'
I warriors Of Christendom 10 come to thes'
, lands, and thereby to put an end to tho deed
of barbarous inhumanity that are praoticet
: upon the Christians who dwell in these lands
. as we'll as upon oil Christians who, animated
/ with feelings of piety, travel from Europe Il
Jerusalem TO behold the place vhere He, whom
r they believe to be their Creator, their God ant
), their Saviour, suffered death to win Heaven
: for them and for all mankind. a.. = Christian
a ana exhorted to submit patiently to a WRONG
r done to myself; but q Christian, / am bount
/ to prevent wrong being demo to another; ant
r above all thiags, a. . Christian, IL is my dnty
+ even at the loss of my own life, to rescue reli
6 sion from oppression, because, in 90 doing,
r labor to secure to others, to countless genera
t tions of others, tho means of obtaining thei
' salvation"
Generous lady" said the maiden, "you hav
8 acted with such tender humanity towards me
a that am disposed to place the most implici
j faith in everything you say. l have reasons
a also, which shall explain to you hereafter
q for asking how it was that he who is suppos
i the living prophet of the Christians-he who's
- | predecessor was at Antioch"
: "Thou must mean, my child, the Pope, SUP
> pose," interrupted Gunhilda.