Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-21
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tA'ANo iva VI IlfStS-
We take the following admirable little
paper from the Catholic Tinth Magazine OF
February:
''Prie.t~ are not like other people. They
cS',cc' to no trrs'sd differently In the 10Th
century when everybody has rome ~ S~e
cvcrv;hin: exaetlv in the rrnncr wa,. T. J..
well 'hst we shnnld ct rid of snv old
world fsncies. AMI set down some sober
co'"mon sense rules for the treatment ~
priests
Il The nrst duty 81 priest - 'n live
on nothing. The work 81 priest l. sr,iri'-
ual ard h~arenlv: when. therefore he ip~-
came a pricsi h. yave NJ food Air and
water shon,d ron,rn' him
- Re particularly careful therefore 10
give him nothing. IT T. IL necessary tor
vour neichhor'- SAKE - ru, something in
tho pla't. sec 'hst voH have \ rorr~r or two
shont WON. silver shoulh never -. -iv-r
unle-> Won desire To make y show: fhcn vou
nav Put fhr~~r~u- rir~, IT, or even !,
slxr~rcc ~ Ess'rr and Chustrnss. r. care
IN ~ this: IL is highly dangerous for tho
clergy to become tor rich: for isv rcnrlo
'hcrr Is M danger In II. hn' " Is m. ruin ~
~" c'.r-y This = vhv Al rood C..hoiir<
ere en- glad In Soc tho pore lose NE throne
II Won love vnnr priests therefor. tr~.,
rour silver and gold IN " r ro~kct. az
cnur<" " 'h~rc u = coli~c'lor tor arv.hIrc
or arvhoiv else. give fr-civ. sn~h shines
come s~iinrn aud make Won vel ,hnu.i,- ne.
hu' never 10 v~ur ow- nries-.. n. mich,
positively h~-in ~ think ,h-th~ w,-,~,
fnod. and that air and water were no,
enough
- Whs'~vcr carr the i,iiv NAV f-kr In
srcpirr their priest NOR he snrr that So a
f.,~ Ill
therefor. hc'icvc vHur nrics. irhc tn. Won
he - poor T. Is only nne ~ his vy-v- ~
addln, 20 hts enormous w~.lih .nsI yr,,in .
rannrv ont - NOR ncnri'- rockets rrhe
al, ws Won that ~ Is Obliged 10 Srend ion
and nriv receives f7n. shu, vour ~sr- Tho
thing is ridicnions how ewr he sr-nd ftnO
ont ~ Gao. II he tells Won he 81 IN doh,
speak IN him seriously for III. very wrnr-
20 get Into dr'g. sni Il all comes OF his
want Of hnsinc-s habits
- As 4 prirSr wants nothing for him.
self Il Is clear that he rnust h,ve -rc,,
4 A. 10 give IN others. This indeed 4. his
e'rat duty ff ,nu nre ~ Won TAKE care
that Nc p'ori'"s Won with port wInc. and
all other nec"sSsri~s of life Whenever he
roin"s - Won. tell him how much Won re-
Gnirc III se things Ifhr mi s,o m, Won
90 nv talking NJ Confession r. askiny va,
only irving IN save his ,nonc,. anil cnr,e
steadily back 20 'h- port wine lot him
/ know 'h@t i,js The dp'v Of = gopi shepherd
: IN iced his rnek. II Won hNrrrn to have
I NOR" children ihsn Won know well wh,, 20
40 with. IL i the nriest'- du,v 'otake them
/ III vour hands lie must cio,he them. snd,
( iced Thorn. and send them IN school when
anyhofy i ~u' of work 'hc rrics, + houui
10 End him INDEPENDENTLY II he lost
Nj nlace tor had condnct.
-. Re very careful never - thank him
for these things. or show him any gr.,i,ude
II : this snrf ofihing which makes priest.
proud Who should h~ip Won n not the
rricst' and Whist i he dol : bn, ut. ,,u,r ,
| Besides. ri course. II Nc dp-. II for one he
must do IL f"r oil. ard n he took nei-hhor
| Smiths child why can't H. M easily take ali
the children In the Mis-ioni
IS Some priests " ~ 90 On with tina, old
| IA ry that their grand wo-k l. IN the
soul. and trat they have a right TO look az.
| ter yonr sonl. and even IN r~prove ,ou. Do
| not give WAY {, this noti.,n. Il IL not A
nineteenth centurv idea You must ken
ronr priest humble and good. aud not lc,
| him grow trrranical See therefore. tina,
| YOU never take a scoldiny from hun n he
socks Won, tell him 81 his own fanlis: and
| " h. will 70 on. tell him you will never 90
l hNak EOI won
| have him at vonr d.-aih- he'd
- Never bet priest punish your child
Take him away. and send him tn the Ma.
iinnal School. II he loses his religion. nj
cnnrse II : tie priests fault WHIST riyh,
had he 10 whip him?
8. No priest has anrihingto do. There.
| farr. never. on anv prrtencr let hi'n k~~p
/ Won waiting; rush In np1n him At all hours
| and talk tn him till you are tired Of talkinr.
| II he does not visit vnu often ennnyh. or IL
| he passes nv yopr door and -nes into an.
OH house. listen To no exca.rs abon,
hurry and work; be sure you never make /,
up with him
sermons ought TO he made tn su
Tie pope. What other Amusement f. there
on Sunday; lf they don't suit YOU. there.
TORS. III him know IL. II keeps him hum.
hle. Tell him aft-r each So, mon hat NJ
was too long or too short. too cxcii-d ~
too dull. Young people especially should
10 this
BY these rules the priest will he kep,
~ Il. fou see In the dark ages the shrp-
he Ion. ed after The flock hut now m.
h.ck are so fun of Hight ihst th-v can look
af>er thens''iv an their shepherd too "a
IN ueh has Christianity advanced