The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-19

The war made upon virtue in Heaven by
goddess Intelligence before the angels wer'
perfected in glory, and ever since carried or
either covertly openly, always and every
where, has in our day assumed q guise more
speoious than any her etofore put on and gone
forth to tho grand attack with intents more
deadly in their consequences than any previ
ously disclosed. The guise is that of the vol
in the garb of the sheep; the intent that
which actuates the wolf in pursuit of the
| lamb.
| The man having established his invincibil-
ity, the Church is now to be attacked in the
child, and 1.-THE schoolroom is to be the battle
| field. 1t is here the enemy must be met and
put to flight as he has been other fields.
The pen, in the hands of one entirely wise,
is mightier than the sword" The sovereignty
of the Divine design must DO indicated in the
authority of the parent over the child
The way is evident-the will has but to re-
solve itself into the required consent, and the
parental trust naturally and speedily finds it's
way into the bosom of its divinely commits
stoned teacher and mother-the Church.
The child is compared to a piece of wax,
which may be moulded into an angel or formed
into q devil. Parents, name your artist, and
take on yourself the responsibility of the choice
you make! Do you ask for lightT The Infal-
lble Pope has spoken. Hear him: "Yop are
compelled. under pain of grievous sin, to keep
your children away from those schools from
which the authority of the Church is excluded"
The duty of declaring this important truth
to the faithful is particularly imposed by tho
Holy Father upon the pastors of the Church
throughout the world. Thus the voice that
cried out to st. Joseph, "Take the Child into
Egypt" is now again heard sounding along
the Christian line: "Take the children in to !
the Catholic schools"
Among the pastors who have needed the |
warning thus authoritativey promulgated,
Rev. Thos. J. Kenny, of St. Theresa's Church
in this city, is notably distip guisked. The
note-sound of his response has gone abroad
and gathered together his children closer and |
thicker about him. The moralizing influences
of the missionary priest follow in his footsteps,
sweetens his life and shines out through all
his labors.
AS preaching of itself sutlices not to save
so the faithful pastor finds it
incumbent on him to go out amongst his peo-
pie, make their acquaintance at their homes,
the Church and the nature of his mission.
In order to leave no ground for pretext, and
to help the deserving poor, the sons of the
distressed parishoners (and others) are re-
,eived chcerfully and educated with the other
pupils, the identity of those on the free list
being carefully concealed from the rest.
Whenever the aggregate of the mites brought
n monthly falls short of the moderate sum
for the mai ntenance of the Christian
Brothers in charge Father Kenny makes good
he deficit, On like principles, springing
from themselves, the Sisters of
;harity conduct and keep up the parish school
or girls.
Besides the large number of orphans in the
'emale Asylum the following numbers receive
uition in st: Theresa's parish:
chool for boys Erato street. number Of pupils. .gyj
L. Slheoh see 81 .-------.-..ISJ
pa'sh --..---..-.---..---.-....SS0
Here, as in almost every other instance
here Catholic church aud school exist both l
'Sether, the body of the church is reserved
n the accommodation of the scholars at some
ne of the Sunday Masses. Too much, we
link, cannot be said in support or in praise
this beautiful feature of the teaching an I
ierity of the Church. a
What a nice thing it is to get caught and C
sinned by fashion Now we are told that the t
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