The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-22
History Standing sun

. WI arc told thas BiSmifSk recently
made a shore speech ii reply - seme glori-
ncation toast, In which he expressed htpl
self perfectly contented with dffairs as they
now are, end would, IN fact, Alike that CHS
tory should stand still for . while"
.Mr. Bismarek 10 quite satished with the
hand that he now holds, "a some OF our
ellow-citizens would express it, aud is in
mo- hurry aor anew deal Of The cards! As
the boys say, no would like to gait while.
his name 10 mp. ,Uafort0Rstely for that
gentleman, he can't emit still he plays the
game ont; history will not stand STILL
The Prince Bismarck has been success:
full man.a Under his inspiration German
uniacation has been accomplished and
Prussia is the strongest despotism in the
world. Her armies boast Of holding the
caampion's belt. Their Pride-ia unbound-
ed. They arrogate to themselves supremacy
ia military science and prowess. The
mighty, the historic, the world-adnired
France lies humbled in the dast az their
feet. Austria trembles still with the mem
DRY of her recent Establishment. Italy
atands at her door. hHtin hand, IKE beg
gar. and even frozen Russia warns up to q
certain degree of uneasy fright. The
world has nothing more to give Prussia,
the wheel of fortune has already placed
her ON the pinnscle- Of success' and any fur
Their progress must be downward. NJ
wonder that Bismarck wants history Il
stand STILL" - .~{
Bismarck has had two dreams. One va
to conquer tho world, the other was t.
overthrow God. He considers the frs
realized. Now let the world lie quiet lie
Z" history stand still awhile and give hir
> q chance at his second dream. He wonl
= like to grapple with this mystical Coo
., this so-called Almighty. He is a Germa
PHILOSOPHER. ) He smokes his pipe, ant
looking through the smoke with half close
4 eyes, he can't see any God. He thinks th'
q ANYTHING which observation-disclosures sc
. is not worth seeing, that, it does not, il
" deed, exist. There is no God. II the
y should be one, the might Bismarckian il
to telleet would have been at fault for ono
" the ipfallible Bismarckian vision woul
'p have to recognize its own faliibitity. II
10 possibility of such a thing is more than
can stand. There cannot be two God
,e- and Bismarck considers himself one. I'll
he God of the World scorns, the God
III, Heaven, whom nobody can see, and nea
Ill., to hunt hin, down aud get rid Of a rival.
IL So Bismarck would lfketo have :" hi
'n' tory stand still while he makes war
y: God and His Church.
80. Poor fool. The fool hath said. in
Nc, heart there is no God. He forgets Jali
III the Apostate, who fought against cbri
1c- He forgets Napoleon the Great, "
m. warred against: the Vicar of Christ.
ers has not read history, OF forgets that fri
nc the successor of Nero down to Napole
on III, every hand that has impiously rails
l,s itself against the Chair Of Peter has be
palsied. '<IVa,
He would have ''history stand 81
Do, awhile Let him remember that JUL
has Caesar wished the same thing even VIII
his Brutus was uushesthing his knife. /
on him remember that this too was the wish
err the rich man who had filed his bar
Fy, even the newer and larger ones be
not built, and intended to enjoy life. And
AL. God said to him: 'Thou fool! This nil
his thy ssul shall be required Of thee"
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