The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

God sends YOU forth as lamhs In the midst Vi
,oires Among those whom you VIII nase
70 combat in their errors, IN order to enhgut,,
an them and draw them back within tue iolu
Of the Church by divine grace, some .ueiS
are who are deaf 10 all warning-chi'dien oi
n,aIedic,iop. st. Peter would call them,
& Those are the blind, and leaders OF the
Mind. aud thoss. ron will have to abandon 10
themselves" Ubi non est dudttus, non e.
fyudos <sega,onen,- there Is no hear
ing waste not your speech. There are also
many otteis who labor under Illusion, aHd
those yorI ought to invite by all the meacs
wf,ich an ingenious charity can suggest, asd,
if possible, draw them even to the feet OIL
our divine Redeemer. 1t behooves you to
employ all the means possible; but all means
ere not in the hands Of all.
Those among you who are PROVIDED WIN
a great mind and large instruction Will De
able to combat the giants OF uuoellei.
Others. TO whom God has given less pene'
tration of mind, may also aid in the triumph
of truth bv making such talent feti as they
have received from God. Look at David.
He was so sure Of being able to Stay the
bar,phty Goliah that he hesitatcd not to pre-
sent himself to Saul, Offering to light the ter
rible monster against whom no one OF tiie
Hebrews had dared measure his strenSth.
Saul hesitsted; bat after having heara the
re cital of the young shepherds eXplohs-ot
his victory over the bears and the hons
he began to take confidence, and command
cd that the beardless warrior should be ar
rayed in the royal arms, with the helmet ana
ali the rest of the king armor. DaVid then
clad him us the king desired, but scarcely
was this weight set on his back than, trying
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cried out. AZ cannot go thus, for [ am not
I,sed TO it, From this / conclude that all
are not fitted to combat certain giants of I'M
belief. because they have not the armor fit
ting for this kind of combat. But il they
cannot fight directly they can combat them
by the authority of al exemplary life, by in
struction, by consoling the poor, and, as all
comes from God, by fervent mediation on
the Passion of His Son. who, from the
height Of His throne Of mercy, searches our
hearts, listens 10 them, and grants their
prayers.
David, embarrassed in his wcighty armor,
laid il eft, and contcntcd himself with taking
five smooth stones which he had picked out
Of the bed of the torrent, and it was with
one of these, launched from his sling, that
he struck the forehead Of the giant. " be,
tumbiny to earth, lay there corpse-a spec
tacle of confusion for the PhilIisiines, who,
terrified, betook themselves to flight; sub
iect of iot for the Hebrews, who cnaunted
hymus to the God of victories. But, you
know, the five stones are symbolical of the
five wounds Of the divine Saviour, and those
wounds, which are balm of life for all those
who adore and look upon them with faith,
with love, with perseverance, are also Il cause
of maledictiop and neglect for those who de-
spise and blaspheme them.
Do you, my dear sons, draw near to these
wounds, and especially to that which leaves
open the entry to His Sacred Heart. In
these days the Catholic world does draw
near to this source Of charity. 1t is thence
that you also ought to draw that yigor
which should accompany you when you fight
the battles Of the Lord. And then, animated
with The spirit of God, you may call all the
world to penitence. ".Scind,te corda ues
ira open out your hearts," you will say to
the souls confded to you by your pastors.
"Soften your hearts, Pgnitentian agile, do
IRnance," you will cry out 10 them, that
you may become worthy of the divine mer-
cies." But never will sou say to them that
it behooves us to accommodate ourselves to
tue present state Of affairs never will you
cease replying to the attacks of the enemies
Of God on the prcteXt that this state Of vic.
lence must die out. TO those who think in
this manner woman makes answer for
me-she who addressed to the priests and
the chiefs of Bethulia those memorable
words, "And who are you VINO tempt
God?"
AS for you, dear sons, end as began
beware of false prophets; and be assured
that all those churchmen who abandon them
selves TO their own uncontrolled judgment
are impelled by pride, by greed, and by an
other low passion.
will end with story: Twenty-siX years
ago there presented himself to me an eccleS-
iaStic-since dead some years-who had for.
gotten the sanctity of his character and vo-
cation. He was engaged, EGhappily, in the
revolution, and he had labored hard to rise
to high position in the State. In the course
of the very varied conversation that we had
together be spoke of the ecclesiastical body,
and hesitatea not to propose to me to take from
the clergy the most precious pearl with
which it is adorned-that one which stamps
it with the greatest respect in the eyes of the
people. All! well. May the disasters Of
others serve you as q motive for fear to keep
you always faithful to God. Around you
also prowls the common enemy, seeking
whom he may devour. In word, beware
of false prophets, and to defend yourselves
against them strengthen your confidence in
God, in order that, by the mediation Of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, he may protect and
defend you in life and ut your death
May these few words be for you as re-
membrance of me and an encouragement to
preserve you to the Church, for which l
would so gladly multiply good ministers, for
place ourselves in the hands Of God, because
unless the Lord himself guardeth the town,