The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

| NEW PUBLICATIONS.
My Crleical Friends. Catholic Publication So
| ciety, New York.
1t is much to be deplored that journalist,
| criticism in this county is 80 often led to ;ts
conclusions by other considerations than thos,
based ON careful and intelligent examination
OF the merits of book. The practice of al
lowing claims quite foreign to those of the
book itself, to exercise decided influence in
swayiDg the critics Judgment, has to some OK
tent, brought discredit on this branch of criti
cism at least and rendered the public mind
less prone to accept its dicta, than il Just
to authors or fattering to journalism. We
| have been led to this reflection by the
strong conviction that in the book whose title
| is given above, We have o subject in the high
est degree worthy the most exalted encomium
| and deserving Of an earnest and sincere re-
| comnendationto oar readers. Primarily most
potent demonstration of the errors and absur.
| dities of that Anglican anomaly styled Ritual
| ism, this last and perhaps, "most excellent
| Of Mr.. Thomas Marshals efforts, is equally adj
mirable as an unanswerable refntation of tho
destructive theories of modern Rationalism. OF
higher order as a controversial work than
his Comedy of the Convocatienn it never
tbeless possesses many of the peculiar charac-
teristics of style and expression which rendered
that production SO attractive, and in its expo-
sition of the glaring weakness of its authors
Rltualistlc friends is certainly not less felici-
tons in delicate humor. We regret sincerely
that our limited space deters us from venturiup
on a review of the work as extended as ;ts
merits undoubtedly cIaiEa and deserve, but in
default of this, we have 10 hesitation in testi.
flying to its high excellence and recommending
it to our readers as q work that cannot fail to re-
pay perusal.
1he Lenten Monitor, OF Moral Reflections and
Devout Aspirations on the Gospels for each
DAY. from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday
BY Rev, P. Baker, New York: The Catholic
- Publication Society, 0 Warren street. New
orleans r +. Gogarty, Camp street.
Lcnfen Thoughts Drawn from the GospeI for
each day of Lent. By the Bishop of North
hampton. New York: The Catholic PubIi-
cation Society. New Orleans: P. F. Co
garty.
These little Lenten Volumes are quite on
perfume. Every Catholic who desires to spend
the holy season of Lent in q devout, accepta-
bic manner, will find them conducive to medi-
tatlon, and great aid in concentrating his
thoughts on spiritual subjects. During the
molly season of Lent, we should endeavor to
eradicate from our hearts tho noxious seeds of
pride and ambition lest they infect and pois-
on our immortal souls. We should in an es-
pecial manner, at this holy time, contemplate
the sufterings of our Redeemer, His shame
ful and ignominous death on the Cross. We
should humble ourselves to tho dust in order
that our humility may meet with o glorious
recompense and procure for us place in the
Kingdom of God. These little volumes are
replete with devout instructions, meditations
and aspirations appertaining to Lent, and are
well calculated to prepare the children of the
Church for their Easter obligations.
Pho fogrdphic Tie,rs, or Moral and Religious
Truths Reflected in the Universe. By F. X.
N M~ni Gori, ~ d; of the Society of Jesus.
+. Gogarty, Camp street.
This book comes to us in the best style of the
art. It is a charming, delicate vol.
lme, and reflects much credit on the taste and
Judgment of its publisher. From the beauty
If the exterior, we are led to infer that the in
erlor, or contents of the book, must also be
beautiful, nor are we disappointed. The work
8 unquestionably the result of scholastic vi
'ils 1t is aphoristic in style, but the delight
III aphorisms are 30 harmoniously blended as
o form, as it were, a continuous narrative.
Everything in the material and immaterial
world, seems to have suggested to tho learned
disciple of Loyola food for religious contem-
'lation nature in all her complex modes and
spects; life in all its multiform phases; art,
cience, literature, all have passed through
he crucible of true alchemist, and have been
transmitted into pure gold. This book is
dapted for every rank, sex and condition.
lere all may commune through nature with
atures God. The dreamy, poetical enthusi-
st it will charm into grateful joy as he listens
natures myriad voices procIaiming God in
IL things, all things for God The laborer,
Professional man, scientist, musician, poet, all
Ill find in these spiritual meditations, ideas
'garding their theories or occupations at once
1nobling and elevatipg.
TIE Posi- OFFICE DEFALcAT1oN We stated
st week that Postmaster Lowell and his
'shieE, Douglas, hadb arrested by the U.
authorities for embezzling $4,000 of the
overnment funds 1t now appears, as the