The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-30

their swords for ever, to forget their at, ifss
ana that they are all brothers. Sucha voic
now to oe beard. The language Of Rom,
has made itself universal in order that it ma,
1e the organ of . universal religion. Whel
'ne nrst revelation was made, the Language
OF the hnsaan race was one; 90 it was neces
ssry That, when new revelation was about
TO 90 given to man, they should be broug ht
PACK aga,n to unity Of language, in order
that revelation might DO universally re-
e"lved, and be transmitted to future ages
Inc great Roman cOnquerers hid no
thought, whilst they went forth to copo uest
with their countless warriors, full of ideas
OF huma an glory and lust OF booty, shat they
were she staple iastre ments of him who
was raliag In the heavens, and whom they
knew not. But 80 it was. Aad We see
how Gods designs were carried out. We
see, IN course OF time, the aged fisherman.
from the Galilean Lake, vending his way
toward she great Roman capital. AS he
walks along the Via Appia with his scrip
and staff no is the synabol Of simplicity
and human weakness. But mark yoa we'll
that old way-worn form. There walks the
hrst OF the great race of Popes. He re-
presents no osnsemPtible power, that |
weak-loeking wayfsrsr. He bears with |
him seoret source Of strength which will
give him courage against all obstacles.
Though he looks SO moan in his Jewish
garb, yet he is eosqaernr such as the
world has not vet sseB. He has no legions
at his back, no surroundings of earthly
might to make the world tremble before
him. But he bears with him something
mightier than Roman armies, aud far more
irresistible: it is the Cross of Jesus Christ.
March on, old man, to the great city that
8 called the mistress of nations and 0mni-
potent. Fear not; thou. shalt subdue her
With thy poor wooden cross, and plant in
ler midst thy everlasting throne. Yea,
nan shall establish there shall be the rst
throne which the world
las ever seen. The throne of Cambyses /
las passed away; the throne of Alexander s
las crumbled to dust; and the throne of
he Roman Caesars will soon be buried in
he wreck of barbarian invasion. But
he throne of the fisherman will stand firm .
'hers he planted it, whilst everything
ronnd perishes and crumbles away. Ma. a
ions and kings will mistake it for hu- II
IAN thing, and they will, in, their blind o
age, rush againat it to overturn it; but a
hey will dash themselves to pieces in the
round in scattered fragments, whilst that q
1rone itself still remains immoveable. So a
len, the fisherman conscious of his great u
'lssIos, enters iato the mighty city which
cd had been preparing for him those
ing ages. That was a solemn moment q
ut. Other conquerors enter into the cap ti
ais OF Kingdoms with great nen,p and a ie
lightly array of armed men and perhaps IL
eir hold upon the subdued cities is of lie
'ort duration. The tide of human affairs to
1ickly changes, and perhaps the conquer
3 themselves are in their turn the con-
Tered and the captive. But this meek old a
an has no armed force to awe men into pl
omission. He is tho centre of no pa W
ant. He walks on his way in silence. hi
3 has nothing but his staff and his scrip 90
ID his little wooden cross, which in reali m
is his sceptre. But he enters Rome to ar
Ike lasting possession of it. Not all the tn
erld ia arms will ever again be able to -
AXE permanent conquest of that city,
my stery will hence forth hang about il =
-ever. 1t will always look like CITY of +
3 past, and yet it will hold within it the
Q of all peoples and nations to come.
degrees, other kings shall leave it alto
Their to Peter and his successors, "a if
'red away by the mysterious presence of inv
rist's vicar. And if, in the course of
IS, men dream like Rieuzi of the great to
Us of ancient Rome, and long to see the
pagan prestige OF the city brought 6
TX, and then come with their mailed l.
ads and strike the mysterious power 2. 1
It God has established there their mailed
Ids shall wither, and they will fall back g. S
cken by Heaven in their turn, as Oza 4 =
8 in past days for his irreverenee.-CaM-
World.
IN ATRoCIoUs HABIT.-There is a habit DIRE,