The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05

,ntI, any Now sncb man believes that his
Church was founded by God, and sna' SnS
niles of his Church come from Goo, anu
that God will give man grace 10 neo 1t;avas
own rules. just as any one BOZ % thsyows of
marriage. Now, there is many a y. na ha t ~
has not the means to marry, ana II no 20 10
Christian and goes by tho Scriptuao The
knows he has got to live as chas!e 40 a ,n
priest; and every man that marries nao% he
that IL NAV turn out that his wife may 10
laid up for her life, OF she may pecom aHnr
!nnatic or he may be soldier, or D sai,o.
or become prisoner OF war, OF ne mss;
bound to 60 abroad, or accept an epp "D lie
wife for wears. Now. no religious protest.
ant viii deny that it would be the du1y %
snch A man to live as if he was slpSlo
man, it might be for years or as long "s n
lived. I say that NO Pretestans sna a INV
not ibertine would deny this, ana any
minister would tell him that he would nave
helm from God to stick to his dnty. mere
Won have the case of really enforced ceHoo
en-. for the man never meant 10 ieao s
gle life. He chose the other sta.e' f Gny
circumstances turned ont different 1roin
what he expected. Bat the case OF pries11
ia different altogether, for it is not en1orcea
celibacv with him, for he chose democracy,
ana it did not come upon him when he a'o
not expect it," o. |
| "And what did he Say 10 tha''
asked. +bo+ be
UWelI." said he, {" he answered tnat ne
wondered he had never thought OF ina.
particular view of the case out as p!s
it, lie really had nothing to say ag gast;on
and admitted its bearing on the quest'on.
only, he added, that was supposing , sne
case Of really good and religious men, ouC
he was afraid the great majority OF nien
would think themselves excusa6le II tney
; did not keep to the rules OF 'he oo'f''
very as1 vS 49,, said I. But would society
excnsa them or would they publicly admit
that they did not keep their obligations, ana
defend their breaking of them T." &c
nnb,;e OPINION amongst those who were not
fibertines would condemn them, ana even a
man who was at heart o libertlne wouiu
r not dare to avow his principles IN oeeen'
f society .,o+ even
a Protessants admit the principle OF vows o.
a celibacy, and that they may have 70 20 20
= kent even when they were not Volahta1,ly
a taken mp, at least, only indirectly VI VI
8 every man who takes n vow OF mal a az.
. takes Indirectly vow of eelibacy, and oe-
. canse this is implied in his marriage vow
>. and he nnuss own that it is, society. there
:. fore. binds him to keep it, IL ever MS ciu
d cumstances bring him into the dim Gum -.
e .Now, 60 on, Van" sara ~. 4. prit H r,
- Won told me how you had them fast ovel
-, marriage vows and the vow OF possible cen
~, ~ hacy involved therein. That was an nn
common Egooa point Of yours, van, VI
es which 1 congratulate you. now wiz"
"a came nextf' ,..e.s II;
~, ID aOh.', said he, t4Then he shifted III
~ Ground. for he saw he had got begged, AM
was afeard Of getting in deeper ) an" -, ~
,is says that, anyhow, marrled cierSy r ~
,f- that which the Protestants hao' was ''ee
frosa suspicion" 81
no - How can you say that r. says l: ID
ne yon never hear of ministers going off wit
,st other mems wives and other nen gong
nov with their wives, and divorces and scar
dals ia the law courts along with sucn ma
if tiers 7" ha .h,
"a these are exceptions. The great body
on, ministers Of all Denominations steno Wei
lad high for morality. -,
,ne admit that the Catholic clergy do, and tn
- to 90 no further than the States, the prizes
no., mo- stand lust as high, and should say cha
tvo OF two higher than the Protestant mlnlste'
IN and if they do, then you cannot say na'
ntv ried clergy has any advantage IN In's =.
ont meet either: and, as for suspicious, notEf
his can be q greater proof that they are u
. a,o snsnected by Catholics and Protestar
oil who know them and can form Judgeme
4 is about them, because you hna the pre- &c
'.E' Visiting in every house, and they are W
;aat coined as the best friends of the famaiy
nas Catholics and Protestants, laymen, u.
, To bands and brothers, and fathers OF sALnlii
in The priests are under mlcroscopS o soei,
lest the STATES anu you ,now ,em IF tn
as q welcomed ny a.! "no - thosa Who do
lied are suspected, u Jus' OS inst the peo
that have no right to give an opinion, 81 81,
1hat they talk all at random about VIVA. :. !.
don't understand, merely from 'nel. y
,uro notions, or being bad themselves, they
him, help suspectlng o'n tho,,va got on
ason British coat of arms at the EmbassJ-h
! The the soft qui NAL q pense. I'm told that me
o, oIe sShame to the man that thinks evil t6s
MAN. %a1 to say, DIRTY suspicious are the pIoof.
way them dirty lectures, like what Murphy rpm
o get giving over IN Eug' ,d ~, ,"e,n Kind of E
sep q the COMPASSIONATE ""' A''
bind Sects. 1-,nsn sa;d T
'''''A "Oh, he shifted his ground again,
said, anyhow, it seemed co mn, t,,ar JH
gs" human nature as WE c cIe,o ~ to he mar