The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-21
lgorr,ne Star and Catholic Messenger.
WKW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. sBPTEMBpR 81 is''
From the Catholic world.i
A N G + l. A.
rnAxsaArtp IRON TIE cERMANoT
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CHAPTER VIII.
frotraTs,
(Coniir ued.)
CHAPTER VIII.
,rorals.

a1.psPpnssin sides Iose up abruptly, where the
moss hung from the Old oaks, Whe!e hnngen-
fSro plucked the tender bea-d Of the young
PREDECESSOR of history, took place the ineoi'aten
sttsck of the doctor ON the poison or material
ism which was destroying The body and soni OF
Slowly and carefully tho doctor advanced
as naaipst an enemy " no will deteho ms po-
sition to the last But how As ne aseonisp. ,n
rhen upou being attacked, Frank showed no
6ispositlon to iefeud that most highly vaurteG
Sontrine of modern science - materials
This was ALMOST as puzzhps !" fht kitmisbnr
- tbs doctor set TO work to close with the
enemy, and strike linn down,
"I have looked only cursorny az az ahs s.n,i.j
;npa of the nateraIists YOU nave stuuleu
+hec, cor.f,Ily: and Won will oSlige me nuch
IL YOU would give mo the foundation on WHICH
the whole structure OF material'sm rests. ;.
"The mator'a listic system - very simpie'
.,swered Prank Materu!ists reject All ex-
istepcs that is not sensibly pefceptlo ihey
deny the existence OF invisible ana snperseusi-
HE thinrs. There is no spirit in man or any
where else. Matter alone exists, BECAUSE nia'-
fer alone ranifests It's existence
81 understand The nats I t.aIi,~ WIN oa'a
be s9nviIeGa n sri.us nor tangible, then
tbere is pone. Is it cot 20, friend Richard =
Is Won have included in one sentence ITO
-hois Of materialisrn, said Frank coolly.
AT cannot undentaud," said hNngenbeIs
r,es;tatipgly, " how the materiaiists can make
assertions which are untenaSle 70 .ne con y
monest understandings. Why, thonsas can
"Thought is q function Of the brain" .,,o
..,.ihia can Lecet tho snpersensible. How
nattor-the brain-can produce the animate
rial. the spiritual"
Richard was silent.
mountable dificulties," continued tho Doctor
81 know perfectly tho oreanlzatlon OF tn'
human body, well as the function anu p ti,
pose of each part. The physician knows tn
stomach, ard all the noble and igpobie par,
Of tho body. Bnt no ply sician hnomS RI
blood stops, the pulse no longer beats, ts
lungs, kidneys, nerves, and oil tho rest , Seas
their functions. Tho man IL dead tho NO" toy
is goue. What, then, is THE Viviiylpg 'orGe
In what does IL consist What color, WIZ
taste, what form has it No physicia
knows. Tho yiyifying pT.noipIS n ,t rs !,
Yet it exists. Thoretore the tundsment
dogma of mnterialsm is false. iheto !.
".Tno yi,ifying principle is "'So in animals
GCertainly: and in them also intangible a
mysterious. Matcrialism cannot oven sra
before animal life; for even there tno wv
ing principle ia an i" mateFiai ~ wis, O,
ofbumap spirit, because he cannot get c.
Ception Of it." -,
How could this be possible y cried
doctor. "The conception is picture IN
mind an apprehension of tho senses Spllls'
helm is as unapprouchable by the senses
the Vivifying principle, OF when also s. mnn :
form no CONCEPTION To deny existence
cause you cannot have q conception Oh ~,
foolish. The blind would have the same n
to deny the existence of colors, or the o'
that Of music. Aud who can have q conc.
tioD of good, of eternity, OF Just'ce' OF Wiz
No one. These are existences that 90 MOI
nDder tho senses, To be Logical, 'ne mas
good, nothing noble, no Justice i"r we IVA
NOT yet seen nor felt nor spelt these INN
Virtuous actions we can, OF course, soc I
these actions are not tho cause bnt tue COP cor,
qaepce, not the thing working bnt Inc tnt
wrought. AS these actions viii oonvlt
every thinking man of the existence OF Writ
and justice, so must the workings of the spi
move its eXisteDce." -.
" Precisely" replied Frank. Waterfall
o.ly surprises and c"ptTateS ono ,ahO ti e
seen. read the works OF !oGs anu bncn'
only for diversion; my object was pFeo'S
"Yeu read for diversion What did you "
to ferges3"
"Dsrk clouds that lowered over my min
"Uave your secrets that ], Your old frit
aaa woll.mcaping advisor, should not know
Frank was confused; bat his great resp
for the. doctor forced him to be candid.
"Ysu know my views of women. Nhei
toll you that Angela, the we'll known Angel
saliDgen, has torn these opinions up py
roots, you will not need further expianaGlo
"You found Angela what told you
glad" said Klingenberg. And his disput
Sountenance changed to pleasant expressi
al suspected that the Angel OF Salingen mi
= Deep impression you. 1 did not guess
read il in largo characters on your chez
Have you made avowal"
"No; it will mover como to that"
"Why not 2 Are you ashamed to confess
you love D beautiful young lady That
childish and simple. There is no place b
fer shame. You want noble, virtucus "
Yo1 have Angela in view. Woo her; do
DO q bashfnl boy"
"Bashfulness might be overcome, but
SsAs conviction that am unworthy of her."
"Dnwostbyl Why. then Shall l prs
y0u Shall exhibit your noble qualities, q
00aVince you why you are worth more tn
any young man that knowi You have
AngeIA's religious tone /; but the strong int
0neo of the wife the husband is W
known. In two or three years l shall not
ooRnise 10 the ultramoutane Richard Frank
former materialst," And the doctor laugh
heartily.
as Is questionable" said tho young ms
whether Angela's inclination corresponds
Mine." ,
"The talk of every true lover" said the d
tor pleasantly. "Pluck the stars of Beth
hem, like Faust's Grethe, with the Ietra
she loves she loves not-she loves But J
ara no hAshful maiden you are u man. PIop