The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-13

in that object, retired as speedily 81 they had
but a young Irish knight, Philip Of Brefney,
who now lies Ia his tent, greatly confused but
not dangsrously wounded. The third was
employed themselves in pillagiug the tents,
and Staying whatever women and children
they encountered: Well. my Lord and Bishop
to tell 0 that Of the
ments. who employed themselves In the Pill
lage of the camp, and in the murder OF help.
less women aud unofending children, there
was not one-no, not q single man-returned
alive to Antioch. had the satisfaction this
morning Of presiding at the decSpitation ..
the seven hundred dead bodies; their heads
by their comrades in Antioch. OF these seven
hundred heads, there has been 1.-THE OF seven
ty appropriated to you, as q demonstrstion
how anxious the Crusaders are to avenge the
wrongs of those who are peculiarly cenfded
to your care"
'::Thanks," said the bishop: for your 1.-THE Of
gagged in defeating the invaders of the women's
tents, they shall have this day distributed
amongst them by me seventy marks OF gold"
grateful to You for yoar gessrpsity; hut hois,
my lord, is the proof that there aresthicvcs, ct
the very least.as l think, tsaitots-ia .ie
Tanks, by whom the robbery, in the firssin-
stance. was committed, have been slain. Not
one of them has lived to carry off the spoil,
Of Of to be on
-
the body of Q dead Turk, when each corpse
was examined this neutrality-suspicious. 1t lay
within the encampment, or in the ditch, or on
the plain outside; and yet, it must be known
to your lordship, the tent Of the Lady Gun
hilda alone was filed with gold and sil:er and
priceless gems and ornament more precious by
their make and the cunning skill with which
they were contrived, than on account OF the
rich materials of which they were contrived,
than on account of the rich materials of which
they we're composed Now, all these have dis
aDDeareG-ther6 nartiCI6 them
be found in any part of the camp. The Turks
did not take them-the Turks did not take
con, with q grim smile ; +" then who has taken
these treasuress Who can have taken them
but villains who are in the midst of ms. and
who are now unknown to your lorkship and
the princes and generals who head our expedi-
toni" .I.f
"Tby reasoning, Guy observed the bishop,
appears to me to be unanswerables agree
with thee, the spectators are in the midst of
US. But who can they BET 1t is not-cannot
be possible, that any man who duly prepared
himself for this great and holy pilgrimage
who, before he assumed the cross, and grit
himself with the sword q soldier of Christ
had fortified himself with the sacraments; it
| is not possible any such can now have fallen
so low, and become so base, as to sell his hopes
of salvation in order that he may unduly pos
sess himself, for q few years, or days, or per-
chance hours, of the property of another"
"Ihe true CRUSADER at Clermont," said Guy
No man who has ever shot an arrow, levelled a
lance, or drawn sword against the infidels.
has dishonored the cross on his right shoulder
| by permitting his hand dishonesty to grasp
auy property belonging to brother Christian.
! No, no, the wretches are not to be found among
those who fight your battles. but the wretches,
have no doubt, if sought for will be found to
| be some of those strong and able bodied idle
| fellows who follow our camps, and live, or pre-
tend to live, upon the alms of the benevolent.
Beggars, my Lord and Bishop, have been al
camp; and with those beggars there are pill
grims, of whom will only say this that if
they are able to march along with US, they
us. Why should they be allowed to hang on
the skirts of the Christian army when it is
going into battlef Why should they be SO
privileged, who, in moment Of danger, are
the first to run away; and who, when we gain
the victory, are the most active in gathering
spoil and the most urgent in seeking from the
fighting. q portion of his foods Why, my
Lord Bishop, do you tolerate those pilgrims
trudging after us wherever we go!Sy why not
Because" answered the bishop, "their
sins may have rendered them unworthy to
take part in such o struggle. Remember,
there IS no man rightfully and duly partic
pator in this enterprise, but the man who had
previously obtained tho sanction of his spirit
ual superior-the religious of his bishop the
layman Of his priest-that he who is SO pre-
pared, and is slain in these battles, is in the
eyes of the Church martyr, and by his pious
death has purchased Immortality. The pilgrim
is almost universally man performing pen
ance for some past transgression; and unless
We examine into the case Of each, we cannot
tell in what class of penitents he stands. He
may be one of the weepers CFlentium), whose
duty it is to remain during the time of divine
service outside the doors of the church, clothed
in sackcloth, lamenting and gfoaning, and en-
treating of the faithful, as they enter within
the precincts of the church, to offer up their
prayers for him OF he may be one of the audi
tors (Auditores), whose place in the church is
in some remote corner set apart from the con-
gregation, and on whose head the priest each
day is to lay his hands; or he may belong to
the standers-by (Consistentium), who are allow
ed to unite in prayer with their fellow Chris
tsns. although forbidden to partake with them
of the Ever-Bessed Eucharist. To whatever
class of penitents these pilgrims may belong,
to the first and lowest; or to the last and high
est, still to each and all this heavy doom is
assigned: they must go barefoot, they must
be thinly and poorly clad, they must never
ride on horseback, nor travel in any vehicle,
nor wear rich garments, but are bound to weep
in sackcloth and ashes. And if the crimes for
which they are performing penance are of