, 1873-05-15
MAY HYACINTHES,


poro Hyacinthe hnving fulfilled tho ono In
junction Of Scripture to taho unto hinlsolt q
vito, has promptly and without unnecessary de-
lay alao fulfilled tho other, which bids mankind
to multiply and repleniBh tho earth. In these
respects, he has Hlown himself to DO a provident
family man, good citizen, md q conscientious
tAeologian. Poro Hyaointho ia now pere In ro-
nlty rs vol as in nnme. Thoro ia something
very ghaetly In tho idoa of father without OIL
spring.-a father who has nothing moro vital to
contemplate than siull and bones, or crucinx
and rosary; about whose knooR no chill
namo and nature to 10 offspring, hut wanders
through tile world singular entity, one-Rded,
angular, an apple without stem, Jug without
q handlo d book without print, with, IL the old
saying be truo, somo wrotohed woman souao-
whero dragging through life and pining away In
the shade becauso Bho has boon cloctcd to bo IN
affinity, and never finds tho complement which
can mako her solitude Btate Of blessedncss.
Pore Hyaointhe long ago atatod tho rcaHona why
he had entered upon tho stato Of marriage, and
sufficient not only to coyor his own case, but
thas OF ovory monk and priest in Chris-
tondom. Apart from these considerations,
thoro aro physiological grounds upon
which Pere Hyaointho might hayo baRed his
cause. Mr.. Francis California shown very con-
olusiyely that the Church OF Rome has hinderod
tho progress OF civilization by It's regulations
with regard to oolibacy. During tho sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, tho priesthood and
othor holy ordora Of that Church embraced in
their membership superior class OF mon, not
only in theological dogmas, but in politics,
scienco, litoraturo and the nrts. It included tho
best intellect Of Europe but TINT class OF mon
did not as they might havo done, produce
generation to follow them, which would cor
tainly have been generation OF superior
beings, who, with increased advantages,
would havo given to tho world a higher
status OF civilization than was established by
tho inforior class, upon whom the work Of popu-
lating tho Garth devolved. stirpiculture, there
foro, became of lower ortlor OF character. Tho
race did not reach the high plano 1t might have
ducod itBolf In n highor type OF tho species, in
stand OF preserving It's brains on dusty library
Bhclyea pressed and dried like leaves in an horba
rum. There is still-although not to as
largo an extont aB in those days when
tho Church was tho arbiter and the ro-
poBitory Of tho arts aud sciences-a largo
amount Of waste intellect In tho Catholic
Church, oxiauBting itself in the. prosont aud
doing nothing for the future. There is today
many parish priest whoso colibaoy is robbing
the future Of its Fouolon many q Bishop
whose single blcssednesH involves the 1oas OF
some notwithstanding Thomas:a-Kempis;
many Cardinal who might bequeath his rcd hat
to a future Wolaey, or feel tho delightful poa-
sibility that q Richolieu might ctana some day in
his rcd ahocs, woro 1t not for tho obstacle
Of his vows; aud thera has been many
Popo who might hayo combined tho good
nosa Of Plus *. and the literary and
esthetic muniaconco OF Loo K. in aome future
occupant Of tho Vaticnn, but for tho fact that
tho Popos have not paid household bills for two,
and poured their joys and sorrows into family
bosom, which at tho same timo nourished a
future hope and family glory. To all OF these,
Pore Hyaclntho las sot III example to be omu-
latod-in tue humble rural parsonage Of aomo
village priest, aud among the traditional glorles
OF tho Vatican, and the SOLEMN splendora OF st.
Potor's. His marriage and it's prompt result
gives point to the toxt, sit is not good for
man to bo alono.' 1t is o sermon
thoy should ponder. Poro Hyaointho is as good
man double aB ho was single, rs eloquent
man, as Industrious, frugal, charitable, and re-
ngioua. In reality, he ID moro so. because lo
now has additional helps to sanetity, won,ans
from tho petty hindraneos and clogs OF lifo, and
little chlld to show him moro clearly that king
dom whose Maator ho serveB-" for OF such is
tho Kingdom Of neayen." Heroafter Poro Hya-
cntho will pEoacl hotter sormonH A now olomoat
hos entered into his theology which will brush
out tho dust and asllos, warm up, mako it moro
genial aud kindly, put life into tllodry bones, send
the warm blood through tho a]lriyelod veins,
and commend his words to tho souls Of tho
people. by the rite OF marriage, and ita happy
and prompt result, le haa become one Of tito
people, and will know them bottor hereafter,
and l!a loart will warm towards all mon, women,
and childron. Moro llyacinthe is an Ameri-
can woman, and all American women will offer
hor congratulations over tho little Iyaointhe,
which, Hike ita counterpart Of tho garden, has
oonle up iu May, aud they will send tho earnest
wish to her that 1t may bo la fair and beauti-
full AR those also.
The sicknoBa and decline OF Kate Bakar, who
has been detained il the Chicago jul ~ AZ lm-