The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE IS 1874

another Pope will. Though the certainty ~
TINS should not weaken the force of the desire
tna' one who has been as far as Calvary ma,
have even on earth, his day of resurrection.
desires are poor things if they do not bios
som into acts. The approach of June 10th call,
MS to use what means we have for the restora
ton of the Temporal Power. Those means
are, alas few, and, in the eyes of the world
they are very ridiculous ones. But the Gross
conquered the world, which laughed ut 1t. and
the same process of conquest is going on over
again in our days. Out of the so-called Pro.
testant countries religion has almost gone, in
the many changes through which it has pass
co. to be adapted to the changing measures of
| each generation. certain decorous standard
still remains, indeed, which 10 dignided by
the name of religion but as religion Ia the
binding together of men in common vvorsbin
| it does not deserve q name so respectable. In
q few years, so far as We can Judge Protastans
| Christianity will be byeone system, such "a
Platonism or Epicureanism, or that revival of
| which Julian was so ferveut an apostle. But
as Christianity loses in breadth it Ia gaining
in depth, and when the two armies meet II
will be harder than ever to overthrow it, And
We are not far ont If we say that what has 30
deepened Christianity and made 1t more com
pact is the more thorough Romanisrn of il
That this should keep it's place in Christianity.
and go on binding everything that goes by tho
name more together till Romanism and
Christianity are convertible terms even in the
Judgment of the unbelieving world, is the best
prayer we can make at this time
For in compactRess there is always strength.
When every move of the Holy See is felt to
the furtherest corner of the Christian world. |
when the minds of the Pope and the Bishops
are Gil az ei2n beat, when the priests receive |
from the Bishops and the people from til. |,
priests, then is the perfection of the Christian
system obtained. Never was this perfection
nearer than NOW, when the attack on the !
Church is becoming universal. We read of !
times when Bishop would have to stand |
alone in his laEl in defence of the rights of
the Church, every Bishop in his land, but him
self, doubling, and fearing to offend the Civil
power by too startling protest in favor of
justice. There are no such days now. Never
was it truer than now that if one member of
the Episoopste suffers, the other members
suffer with it, And it is the grand Pontificate
OF Plus TX. which has produced this perfect
exterior oneness in the Christian world.
Is not, then, a natural utterance of our graf
itude, one great and united effort of prayer for
the trianph of the Temporal Power as the
10th OF June comes nearerf The events we
have from time to time built orr hopes on
have gone like shadows, and like shadows
have left NO result behind them. Looking ont
upon the world, we see nothing that eau make
as hope. The success of monarchy in Spain
and in France is still q dream the Colossus
has, as yet, shown no sign of falling; the an
ti-Christiau spirit triumphs over freedom in
once free Switzerland; and Italy still deties
all the elements of disturbance tha at have never
ceased to threaten complete collapse. From
Austria there is no hope, and no other of the
Powers cares how far things go against u.s. In
;he judgment of the Powers our future is to
Do future of humiliation till we learn that
we are of no moro weight in the world than any
'sher System of voluntary association. 1t is I
lime, then, that We should lift up our eyes to I
he hills from whence our help is to come !
Tot, indeed, with occasional chances as we are .
Icing now, butwith steady, changeless gaze
# undoubting and expectant faith. Perhaps l
his only is wanting to bring us the dawniug I
# o day which will have no like till that 9
ther day shall dawn which will weed the 1
;ingdom of God clear of all that is not Gods. =
Ye have not because ye ask not !" are '
lords which often pOndered over, might lead
o more fervent action, and to . grander sue
ess than has yet followed the prayers and @
be 1abors for the restoration of the Temporal I
over q