The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13
R,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
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HNW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, JULY Is ls7s
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

- leans: p. F. Gogarty.
10 has often occurred to us that vernacula
edition Of the system of Philosophy taught b.
the Church in her colleges, would be widel,
beneficial and highly acceptable to the reflect
ing people Of this country.
That we were right in this opinion, is do
nonstrated by the unusual demand for thil
work, necessitRting . second edition within
less than Q month from the issuance of tn
first. Tho easy familiarity with the Latin
language, characteristic of the students in the
higher classes of our colleges, and tho superi
ority of that language over our own as o me-
dunn for the accurate and concise expression
of philosophic thought, have always rendered
our professors averse to substituting English
for Latin in our philosophic course The works
Of Fathers Tongiorgi, Liberatori and others,
written in Latin, have always, in time past
constituted the text books of our philosophic
classes, and, for the reasons already mentioned,
will probably continue to hold their positions;
but outside these halls of learning, there are
many vigorous minds, eager to explore the
ss'rs ssoognita of philosophy, and only prevent
cd from so doing by tho ignorance of, or lack
Of familiarity with, the language in which tho
only real systess of philosophy is preserved.
This difficulty Father Hill seeks to obviats.
His work 10 no moro ner less than an English
adaptation Of the Latin text on logic and
entology, as handed down from the clearsst
minds that have adorned the Church. AZ far
ss it goes, tho work is q success, and iris to be
hoped that Father Hill will feel sufficiently
encouraged to complete his proposed plan by
adding to the present effort similar trsatises
on Cosmology, Psychology, Natural Theology
N Ia xvsn thAy, I,
tho inquirer q connected synthetic system
commencing with the definition Of terms, an
explanation of the various tools and imple-
ments of reason, and compromising within
it's scope o satisfactory inquiry into the science
OF Being in the abstract, that Of the World
around us, that of ourselves, that of the Su-
preme Being and the rules of right conduct rs
deduced from a contemplation of God, tho
world and ourselves.
To the student it is almost needless to say
that oven with the aid of this valuable work,
he must not expect to master the subjects of
which it treats, without close attention and
hard study. There is no royal road to learn
ing, no short cut to science between igno.
rance and know ledge the interval is invariably
the same, and except. the aid of an indication
the true path and the means to pursue it, the
searcher after knowledge must rely upon |
naught save his own intelligence and applica-
zion. Elements Of Philosophy points out the
path and supplies the means to follow it.
Ost of Sueet Solitude. By Eleanor c. Dnnnelly |
Philadelphia: j. b. Lippincott & Co.
Tho authoress of this new and excellent con- |
tribution to the literature. of our country, has
done us the honor of sending US a copy of her
W ork; and it 10 our pleasing duty to accept it !
with moro than q passing word of welcome.
The book 10 entitled to the highest praise,
its gifted writer to our truest gratitude. We
nave before us q collection of genuine poetry,
Feplete with tho inspirations of genius and
the deep reflections of the scholar. There is
no sickly sentimentality in its pages, no mere
phrases made for rhyme or measure no anna
tory sonnets in which love of the creature
ignores tho claims of the Creator, and man is
made worthier than his God! Miss Donnelly
beems Indeed to have taken to heart the
beautiful moral sent from the old Cathedral
over the sea" and in every line from her pen,
every word from her heart we see the influ-
pnce which shaped her thought into such ex-
Ruisite form and beauty. The legends in the
book resemble perfect statuary, whore, at 9
glance, one reads alife-lpng history of glorious
merit. angelic patien CO. or the m arvels Of Gods
Infinite grace, and their remembrance stands
within the mind of the reader fresh, pure and
Is distinctly marked as are the wonders
wrought by the chisel in marble or in stone.
The war poems are exceedingly pathetic and
Femanly. The miscellaneous subjects are
graceful and instructive, while every delinea-
ion of thought or character, is pleasing and
Flevating; indeed any one of these poems is
efficient evidence that Miss Donnelly is
lowed with that divine gift of genius without
which there never lived a poet.
Miss Donnelly stands by the side of Adelaide
Proctor, equal to her in purity of thought and
nelody of expression, surprising her in the
|uoyancy of her hopes and the oheerfulness of
er muse, and unlike her, in that no dark fore
'oding, no thought of her country's injustice
les upon her fancy to repress sadden its
eautiful inspirations of patriotism, humanity
md God.
hlany of Miss Donuelly's poems are already
ell known to the public. One, suggested by
be war, and entitled Missing" has glanced,