The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-08-25


alt the evils that ffli the world may be traced, p
as to- their source, to the want OF edncatien- '
Christ, cur Lord, my f3enda. waan6t oply The q
Redeemer Of the world, but He was also 9 prop =
het. The Scriptures speak OF Him es teach
er "Grace poured abroad from His lips: there '
fore, Lord, let us bless Thee for ever" The 2
Scriptures speak OF HIM as prophet Of this
wosid. Moses says."I will send pu'o thee Prop
het of thine own nation, IKE unto me. Him
shalt thou hear.si Now, upon solemn occasDn ]
! The people went forth TO meet Him with accar
nation and with joy, waving palm branches Se-
! fore Him--a sign Of their gTatitnde---for He who
! came to them was. blessed, coming in the name
Of tie Lord, Iarasls' King. And they cried,
/ aHossauuah to the Son of David" But, in the
midst Of theis tumultuous gratitude. we read in
i the Gospel that the Son oi God --vho saw the
city.-sVept over it bitter tears. He said :'"Oh,
Jerusalem, the time will come to thee when
thine enemies shall encompass thee abound, and
Z strsighten thee od every side. They shan cast
Il Q trench about thee, and beat thee fiat with the
gfonnd; and they shall not leave of thee a stone
l1pon stone" What was the cause, the sign,
' Of this terrific prophecy He Immediately
added the reason Because thou hast not
known these things that are good for thee BE-
: cause OF thy ignorrnce oh, Jerusalem toeretose
Z shall all thine enemies come in upon thee" Is
q not this what be said And to the Jewish
q priests: "Hear me ye are not OF my priests.
). He says Because you have rejected knowledge,
n will rjeet you, and you will no longer fahi
) the duty of the priesthood unto me because
my people were silent because. they have no
% knowledge" Elsewhere. the Prophet says !;
% "There is no truth there is knowledge Of God
W lin the sDd." He Immediately added that "cur-
p sing lying in6deiity, adultery, abound: because
81 To cap the climax Of oil that the Ompipotent
ID says on this point, we have the Apostle and the
en- inspired writer saying Of the Jewish people I'll
- they had known, if they had knowledge, they
he1 never wouid have crdciied the Lord ot Glory.
ch And Inassinx from the evidence Of the grane
c 0f words Of Misunderstanding at this great fac
mt simply with eyes o} reason rdo we not know
,n | nv frye,de that there are two lives in man
led that man is wonderful being in whom two dis
,en tinct natures meet Almighty God has creates
nes in this world the mere animal aud materia1 ms
ph ,ure-the animal that reasons not, that oh
ofj feels and lives. The trees OF the forest grow
10 ~ .ha aowe,s OF the 6eld = they reasoa no
fe neither do they feel, but they live. The amin,
re-, object that lis in man has not feeling, but on
viii existence. On the other hand, God has create
higher eH order bm.e Gl pn!ft IL that thu
s are 9ure spirits in that they ore utterly dlsaso
rem. ated from everything gross corporeal, and N
and terial, in that they are pure lnteiigenGe, Pu
b us love, gifted with power and virtue over Inc WI
my Observe the diferenee of these TWO great ran
his that only feel and things that do not feel
onr ali. but reason-:he animal and the angel
nde Then comes man-the golden link IN the cr
our tion of Golju whom the interior creation
, the the superior meet iu whom the vangehc soul
,rch. the prime spiritual eesence-nnd the mere
my mal-the mere ma:erai tnins-etr. $50,
gust fore, man is being made up OF two nature
enre- the anoelic-spiritnal, Godlike-whlch Is
allied, soul and the materiai-animal ahu o.ont. y,
"a re- which is his body. AS these are elements
sub.diyisions, united 10 mans hte, 80; a..r IN .ne
ad iieLthe life Of the body and the life OF the
which the life Of the body with its appettes, with
yery passions, with its strong, almost ungovern
ssaoe desires, and with its animal propensties
of lie life of the SOUL with its lofty aspiration
bjecss everlasting glory The body must eG ooon oo
Ent "a the SOUL The body must be exercised 80
YOU the soul. Now, the life of the soul, the exc
dSonS of the soul, the, food Of the soul, assel
We knowledge; and, therefore, it is as neeessar
ieA 20 the soul as food for the body. The soul W.
tbeure obliged to exercise as wellas our inferior
fooC in moral nature. If you neglect either one
setsn other, its power failss a little infant ~
re brit into this world ifyou neglect that chilt
ch, e stint That child in its food, it grows poor
Il!,prpe pnny aad weak. IF you give that child nc
vii, for, tenance, it will die. And why Because
:. z ThtI mortal. The SOUL on the other hand, whe
oFis 4 prIved Of food, grows not at all it canno
int of because it is immortal but IT can remain
When ttsame state Of hepaessuess OF infancy, lmoet
arrows iqess it receives ament, strengthening, the
attest quesof instruction, education and morality
e going toAause)
iGs intirm Man differs from all other creatures ii
cbkhe will torld in that he has been created by Ain
i'll be bad cd to live in society. Every other ann
hcr hand face Of this earth leads isolated so
:ib.v look q INDEPENDENT Kfe each one living for
harvest m ald &e is created for society, to live
For an feow-nAn, 70 enter Into their cares, to con
,s5Vhat. wa fheA, 10 take portion Of the publ
he reap." de- of sfiety, to move through life, no
moi opiv forhimsa, but for those around him.
nj tas stat of society is rude that has no
i onestion cs,ntiunhton Of intellectual feeling;
caIcelv he MIN sho Is utterly uneducated is incaP
eed, If he ful6lIpg his obligations to society.
ofsiho mn man .ttady without instruction and wha
eSTcs thai YOU fl as regards society T. He is inc
M. Sv he of calmuuicating with his fellow-man
Ia, toad sgsbnumpaions = fatellect or Of power b
.June to4 cSr1Aia beeauseAe d utterly upnstxusted
!, gronnS isItkI greatest enemy of sceietS Why
Re can cara ATery power of his soul = left anti
4 stand in The bgec hatur,1 lies dormant within blu
i time of gentA thopghi,. no solteniag remembra
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