The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY NOR
der him tho friend of humanity in some of its
most affecting forms.
"a neat, useful, and necessary volume could
be written with the appropriate title, Hints
on the Education of q Christian Child Among
the chapters which this book should contain |
would be one, Teach them Charity We are
told that of all earthly music, that which
reaches farthesJ into heaven is the breathing
of loving heart. Eliminating from the
| thought the sentimentalism which it contains
let US make use of it as q foundation 1or tne
less beautifully expressed, but more practicai
assertion, that of all prayers to be heard the
surest is that of the worthy poor for the char-
liable child. Though many years have passed
since we heard the words, their music Still
Iincers in our ears aud a thrill is not unfelt as
| wa record the blessing asked for us by the
poor mother who blessed us for the charity we
were enabled to give her through the kindness
of our parents 1t needs no labored argument
to prove that of all lessons, charity to the
moor should be one of the first taught Chris
tian child If the mendicant appeals to your
charity let your child DO the messenger to
bring the words and the gifts of your generos-
itv. Let your children look upon poverty
teach them to speak words of comfort, and to
do acts of kindness to those who appeal tor
. aid. Teach those whom God has given you,
!, that poverty is not crime and that the rlch
o man of to day may be the pauper OF TO- uorro"
t In the city which you inhabit, are there cbarl-
table institutional If SO, take your children
:, to visit them, and after the visit ask your lit
tie ones what their Impressions were' ana
g they would not like to do something to aileVi
E. ate the misery they have witnessed. Parent
| too often imagine that when they have cla'
= their children we'll, Lave sent them to goo
70 Catholic school, that then their Obligations ar
n completely accomplished. Such IS not tine case
i nei Their tho teacher nor the Clergyman can
n more than tell children how to be charitapIe
er on the parent depends tho fulhlment OF u
~ principles, which in church or SCHOOL can
r.. merely ineulcated If we refer to the histor
n. | of the Church, we will fud a special blessin
an the norton of those saints who in youth wei
IN the protectors Of the poor. May we not a.
III if the extraordinary sanctity of the Cure dA
was d ct in part due TO the blessing which yea
,v previously had been given the Christian far
~ i,v Of the yianneys by the sanity Benedi
~ Joseph Labre, who, as poor beggar, had be-
ba harbored under their hospitable roof7 Az
on, who has not read of the early charities OF
a.; Charles Borromeo, Louis of Gonzaga, al
at Francis de Sales? Let tho lesson of char
.a ba one which from constant repetition will
:; ,oma mart of YOUR children's nature Dol
- an Won will procure for them the richest p
- zion of their inheritance, the blessing OF I
nor poor" oz;d.n+,v ba DIV
~ by Withdrawing children from the Phren
I'd, roof a goodly portion of the evenings the o
0u! time in which parents and children can gen
ear ally meet. Yet, what practice more comm
'aiu than that pursued by parents who send u
'n'' children off 20 play that they may have q II
nee ilv chat with the neighbors 1t is doubt
oeo wise not to allow even our own children
anu much freedom with This would degei
iten ate into familiarity, and contempt would
inU0 the necessary result; at the same time pare
H. should spend goodly portion of their TIM
Jug the company of their children, studylnSt
Se1- character, training them to proper vle'
~ On the daily occurrences of life, removing
hoy. the,o q fault-finding or critical spirit anS
NOT stating that in all circumstances they shalI
o,r press themselves il q charitable and Chris
=, +o snirit of companions or neighbors.
49,, children have become old enough it ls
H., nolicv to allow them many servants. we
,rate 70 he democratic in spirit and practlce'
a de- CONTRARY to such spirit that our boys
that girls should be waiteu upon W
they Let them learn @ho"i'nS syn . :.
9 the Even II they nave no" "Iu nia,tn, !
bears their own SHOES o"'O 'N'., ~ -
uthor or iucuTaole "eaA ne'" 49,,
an be tinGutshed treuch ee'i'' ,c 80,
ice of popular preachers Of the first half Of this
ct has tury, used to say that he had strong faith
n, and school where a ycurg man had occaso
1thing to warm himself oy pA"' 1,s.o .
name feuro of speech, which meant that tn
ia rem. preparation for afterlife is little haFd4