The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-15

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still, raise the hand and the sword,
and make themselves cruel persecu-
tors of the Church Of Jesus Christ.
But this Church; no, it will never
fail, because built upon rock, firm
and immovable. And it is for this
reason that to-day it is an object of
wonder to the world, to angels, and
to men. She is prosecuted every
where. She is prosecuted in her
clergy; prosecuted in her people.
But her strength causes even her en-
emies to say, eve did not think Of
finding so great faith in Israeli Do
| speak the truth? You yourselves
bear magnificent testimony to this
truth. Oh! yes, l repeat with the
prophet Isaiah, cliff up thy eyes
and see. All these are assembled;
they have come to thee: thy sons
have come from affair."" These sons
and these daughters have come from
distant lands "bearing gold and sing
ing praises to Cod Yes, you have
feared neither the hardships Of the
voyage nor the distance of your des-
tination towards which you were
bound, crossing the wide ocean to
PROSTATE yourselves at the feet of
Most Holy Mary in one of her sane
tuaries in France, and thence direct
your steps towards this Rome, des
tined by God as the See Of his vicar,
and for that reason made mark for
the anger Of unbelievers and their
blasphemous profanities. But not
withstanding this, God with his ON
nipotent right hand points her out
in her most noble form as the teach
er of truth and nourisher of faith.
May God bless you, beloved souls,
and may he, the Lord, turn his gaze
towards your country, new land, a
new and vigorous nation, where the
products ofnature and industry -four
ish wonderfully, and where the Cath
Ollie religion enjoys unbounded liber-
ty. There the true believers are
:, multiplied, and numerous CONVEX
sions have necessitated the erection
Of many new dioceses. But while
i. we beseech God to turn his gaze on
this his new. vineyard, let us beseech
him also that he may defgn to re-
move from his vineyard all that does
not belong to it, and that while the
Lutherans, the Calvinists the Angli,
cans, the Methodists, and so many
other sects are wandering over the
f immense superfices of the United
, States, it may please God to bring
the light of truth to so many mil
lions Of souls that they also may en-
, Joy the fruits Of Divine redemption
May God confirm from the high heay
en- these few words which his unwor
thy Vicar addresses to you. An6
p you, who for short time left YOU
country to come to Europe and re
3 ceive in Rome the blessing of thu
Vicar of Jesus Christ, unite with M
f in prayer, to obtain from God thu
p multiplication Of laborers for thu
. cultivation of such a harvest, in or
y der that sowing good seed ever
( among difficulties may in good time
reap the fruit in benedictions-Qu
5 in lachrynis seminant in exultation'
ct benedictionibus metant. Ma,
}, God reconduct you to your homes, il
}. the full spirit of charity, which bein!
e difusive, makes your relations, you
Y friends, and your fellow-citizens par
4 ticipators Of it. Let mothers be con
n soled in seeing their children grow
: up in the holy fear of God; father
f in beholding the fruits of their hon
y est traffic and commerce multiply
k Let this benediction extend over tn
o whole of that great continent, ant
4 make it more worthy ofheavenly ia
o vors. Finally, may it accompan.
G you on the voyage to your country
on the voyage through life, and ma
it be with you at the hour of death
f in that moment when you will yiel
v your souls into the hands Of God, t
n praise him and bless him all ages
r BENEDIcT1o Del PATHS EFT Fill E
!, SPIRITus SANcT1 DEsCENDAT sUPE
9 vos EFT MANEAT sEMPER. Amen.
s'THE IMMORTAL JACKSON. "-Thes
e are reported to have been Presiden
. Grants words at Stanton as h
. stood on the platform Of the ca
9 when reference was made to s'Stone