The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-10
CHAPTER III.
Quod Frat Demonstrandnm.
fCnnfinuad.l

(ConunuodJ
r,o, arrived at the plat form. KlingenberE
..aoa s,Ient for some time adTirlng the iano.
soape The view did not 81 seem nna -, home,
-vbose white walls surrounded by vineyards
and corn fields, glstened in the sun.
cit is worth while to come up mere oi'ehei'
SAG )" A n worE," said Richard as he drew
near the statue. The doctor paused moment
and examined the flowers.
any "Do YOU observe Angela's fine taste in the
Arrangement of the colors I" said he." : Ano
the forget-ne-nots! What deep religious
meaning they have" 49,,
They returned by another way to Franken-
n0s Huge,S's pious work." began Richard after
,1ong nnuse reminds me of o religious Gus
tom against which modern civilization mas
thus lar warred in vain. mean the vener ;a1
ton of saints. Yo" as iES GatSalio. must
deplore the teuacity with which my chureh
cIings to this obsolete remnant OF heatheh iuo
latry" u,;.o. Won al,uded to yes.
tardavm said the doctor. 81 must, IN fact,
smile. my dear Richard! But ! by no means
smile at the tenaoity with which S your iTn
latry.' smile at your queer IDEA OF tne ao'
nerStion of the. saints. ], a. reasonable man
esteem this veneraton ana recognize ,, us sn
mirable and beneficial influence on human SO
This declaration increased Franks surprise
to the highest degree. He knew the clear
m hnUU H. Sannened that he wished to defend a
custom 30 antagonistic to modern thought.
IYon fnd fault" Continued khpgenoerR,
with the custom of erecting statues to these
holy men in the churches, the fosest' the
fields, the houses, and in the market"
EYES do object to that"
"ifyou had Objected to the lazy Schiller al
Mayence, or tho robbers poet Schiller, as ne
raves at the theatre in Mannheim, or TO tne
Vus Adolphus. whose statue is erected as 81
insult In a Gerpau city, then you would b'
right. ., ,.,;n Ia. its Justification" re
torted Frank ''They erect public monuments u
the genial spirit of that man. to remind ms
his services to poetry, his ASPIRATIONS an" h'
:" 1t ia praiseworthy to erect monuments t.
the poet But do not talk of Schiller's patrict
ism, for he had none. But let that pass ~ ~
is not to the point The question is, whetnet
Won consider 1t praiseworthy to erect monu
meuts to deserving and exalted geniusT
"Without the least hesitation, l say yes
But see what you driving ut, DOCTOR
know the remorseless logic of your differences
But you will not catch me in your vice tai
time. You wish to infer that tho SAINTS Ia
surpassed Schiller in nobility and greatness :
soul, and that honoring them, therefore,
. more reasonable, aud more justi6able tina
hono.ing sShiisT 9 Tspp% w tne men fa
narrowness and Tigorism. They oespiseu To
world and their friends They carried Tn
contempt TO o wonderful extent-to renui
citation of all the enjoyments of life, TO voiu1
tary poverty and unconditional ouedlenc
But All these are fruits that have gown on
stnutcd, morbid tree, aud are in opposition
pro0ress 60 industry, ard to the eniigntect
eivilization of modern times. The DARK az
mioht we'll honor suoh men, but our tim
cannot Schiller, on the contrary, that gem
man. Taught us to love the pleasures OF III
By his fins genius and his odes to pleasure,
frirhteued sway all the spectres Of these O
thnsiastic We've of life He preached q sour
tate and q free, upconstrained enJoyment
the thinVa of THE beautiful earth. And I
this reason preoisely, because he inaugurat'
this new doctrine does he deserve mOnu'"0n
in his honor" - r.;o,d - "a
the doctor, in o cutting tone that "Ss Vs. son on
times peculiar to him, " that you 40 noI S vs.
advantage of the modern doctrine OF unco
strained enjoyment Why have yon PreseIts
fresh your youthful vigOr, and not dtsSI pat'
it az the market of sensual pleasures why
vour mode of life 80 often n reproach 10 yo,
Sissolute friends Why do you avoid the I
sorts of refined pleasures Why are the o
Gnettisb, viIiated, hollow inclinations OF
great mart OF the female sex so dtstasteful
These are peculiarities Of my nature /
carbohydrates that have no claim To al
" PeSuliaritios Of your nature-very right