The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28

3 >. From the Philadelphia Catholic Hcrald.l
\ Men often speak of good manners as an
ish,lsrIt. speak of them "a oaty.
What. then, are good manners Such man
ners az the usages Of society nave recog.
nized as being agreesoie to men. Sucn
manners take away r9depeee, anu aen TS. w
the brute creation all coarseness. Ihere
are a great many who feel that good man
ners are effeminate. They have feeling |
that rude biuntuess is o groat aeai more
mauly than good manners. Tney are greas
deal more beastly. But when men are
crnvaed In communities, the nrt OF living
together Is no small art. How TO ainihish
friction; how to promote ease OF ihter.
conrse how to make every part OF a man 5
life contribute to the welfare anu salis'ac-
tion of those around him, now 10 keep
dnwn offensive pride; how to banish tue
rasninrs of se'fishness from the intercourse
nf men how to move among men inspired
Nv yerious and conflicting motives; ana
vet not have collisions-this ID the ionction
| ofpoud manners. "a
r Ia not effeminate to be refined. ana
in this Iaal no man should plead inaolhty.
tries. there maybe class in foreign LANDS
Win have no opportunities, there may DC
chose whose toll is So utinuous, whose
"nnortunities for knowing constitutes
GOOD manners are 80 few, ana>%hose lgno'
rance is so gross. that they are eheasaoi 10
but this Is hoV 1uS Se"'o
souud of.my voice.
That a man is q mechanic ID no reaso
ubv he should not be o perfect gentleman
N T affirm for every American citiZen VI
D. r;oht to be not simply IL man, but sooso
ID hammered man. have seen men ae 'n
y anvil who were as persecS Inn,
Of men of books or men of society: kho
in M raason why man who tans hlues sho1i
to not he a gentleman. know no reason WI
he a man who digs in the soil, man W,
ce ,yorss in metals and woods, man WI
an huilds, should not be perfect gentleMa
~ There is nothing in mechan.fa' , p;nhc
DO Which is Incompatible with the higne
No. Not only is the violation OF good ma a
AZ ars inexcusable on ordinary grounds,
till If ia sinful. When, therefore, parents a
ot- Guardians and teachers wouid lnsPtlo
nos Young with desire ior tne ,a m =,
. rood society, it 10 not to be tnonsns "
oci. So arc Accomplishments which may
cen sccsnted or rejected. Every man 10 DOT
be 70 nhserye the laws of politeness: IL s
IS, . ynrassion of good will and kindness.
its promotes both beauty in the man VINO no
, srv sesses it, and happiness IN toss Sv wo
OH the should lie part of religious training.
80 Th.ra ia a great deal of contempt
ten. ,resaed for what is called etiquette IN
some cietv. Now and then there are eemen
M. etinnette which perhaps might wei %
the culed but in the main there Is Jua, :,
'nce, con for ali those customs which como u
spicrc The head of etiquette. There Is a re
- t.,e. which has regard to the facility Oh !,
va of coursa. There is reason IN tho aVo,u
ines, IF offance, There is reason IN col col
dress, and happiness. And no man can ano
iness' violate these unwritten customs OF e'lq
It the - wishes to act as Christian q
Mgr man. ,ool, also. of a tendency VIII
AuIay h,a1 Tv our institutions-th wan
vencration. There are various way
which this want of veneration SHOWS
lerein We often hear that there Is no9 ., .ne
ess'on resnect shown for the aged that more
mat. 70 be, We know that there is very
o aa rosnect shown for magistrates ana M
,iou fit ntt;",;tv. This is partly due, thll
Sspres. ti,s institutions under which we live.
IT who of the unfortunate effects derived no
ny mi early stages of demecratlc tra't ti
% En- nie nf sense Of personal soVeie ayyo,und AZ
is not Id e,se. Under monarchlcai
ere us 800 men are taught to revere the
charac- AVID glorious in government; no
a signs If reverence does not prevail TO any
counte- extent among us. discern 80. 81,
These tbis respect. Children, nowaoaJ
Its off. hroneht ~ to be pert, to be saucy
lent of Inonst Without restraint. Inc
priests, arnncbt mn to have very little regar'
7eo ny for their parents or for their SUI
9Sair in. And. although there are frea
nents OF Christian housenelus "rS T. sen,
roLested rightly bred IN this '.Lot not
1 of the there has been decay VI InaV
was the which used to prevail, the rIhI'
loquence which was to make children tnooes'
n, ut the ,,notful We bring up orr chii
principal e. IA and smart aud impertinept.
ank him Do Wtu ,rt.ex which carries wi,
led with inns Gov" COW .sJ,ii,,,nv of veneratior
speaking spect S'.i9 'es 'iI''r ,arsrlf in a t
made was aged this ietu'ns tha sakp Of
ms of the little society rltes ~. ~. hr;,ht,eas
ID by the others happy-oh, "naE 1ii 10,
,nt of the tn life What beauty, "haO "uo'
Tvs to Christian character
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