, 1874-09-16

brcaltorH which H0tno one Bonb tnle must Draves
tompta1tlou, aud stand firm and unuhaakon, lEko
oaks Of century, III tho fiorccst wi1lus OF popu
lar oppoatlon. 70 bo bold, thcn. is q noblo thing
In a Ufhhop md bold bishop Whitel,ouac WINS.
typo composed Of mon like st. Francis Xavicr
and st. Francis Do Sales, who to bo1dncBs, lonrn-
Ing, oloquenco,> Eol!ness, mud wtadon,,. ltnltctl
that wonderful Gft' OF personal magaotia'n ai'tl
oycrpowering fascination which droW aftor tllom
tho loart OF thousands aa tho heart Of ono man
Int 1t sconls to me tint bis place is Immediately
after them. lilo stands among that company or
prolatcs WHO, from Athanasius down, have
guard OF the following Church, not daring, not
ntendy,-no i]inching in thotr faces, no hut
tor at their hearts,-raatly to quo ;lo,, at siielr
1 Fortress '''',o con,mitiosl @ to thcir trust,-te
warrior Du!opy defenders Of the faith.
Not warriors lilo Julius, nishop Of lsomo, md
thouo'old Prince Bishops Of Cologne, who. VIII,
helmet On hoad md lance in hand. lod on thor
Kuighta aud tncn-nt-artna to tho atorming Of
soma town, or tho sackirg OF sono castle, hut
warning only with spiritual nrms,-yos, panop!ieA
often only with eilont pationco aud houndoss
to net tho pure Christian soldier thero fs ucodcd
fierce determination, stern manners, nnbonding,
mud tntoorant will. Wo fight for Christ when wo
simply stand firm whore Lie i1na placou us, strike
no blow, parry no thrust, but stand likc MI anvil
which tho waves dash in vain.
But thls bo1dnons must rost on u principle, and
na that principle was the guiding ono IN tho
whole life Of tho dead Bishop aud ~ the koy-
full moutloa. rafor to tho bolof In tho divine
ortor anl constitution OF tho Catholic Church
Of God, tint it Is III the body Of Christ, joined
to its load, and impossible to DO separated.
do not moan sentiment on TINT ,point.-hn
opinion that Catholic principles arc tho beat OK
uoa,tiun Of our I4orl'a will, Or that hdoous ox-
i,odoncy thut tho Episcopal, Church ia conatl-
tuted moro Ia conHonanco with our State uoy-
reasonable porauasion; I mea1, q conviction, iu-
grained INTO tho very life, 10 that man mcrgos
lia personality. mud all tho honor and opinon Of
Lilo world into the one dnty Of serying the Church
Church il tho body Of Christ. simply bccauho
it iH tho wav OhyiAt fas appointed for Ills meet
ing with tho Sons of'nlon-a conviction wliirh
obiigcs man to think that his eternal saliva
tion will be perilcsl beyond redemption II llo
admit any other alternative than obedionto to
tho Catholic Church MS tho way Of obeacNco to
CHRIST Well docs tho toxt express tho feeling
hnto in Wow.
On ST.. Paure way to Jerusalem tho weeping
elders OF tho EplloAtan Ciurcl, noot linn for II
few last words Of counsel. 11o spoakB Of thc
dark, mysterious future; nothing is oear to him
savo tho whisper of the Ioiy spirit royoaaltlg
to his aoul that III every citS bonds mud ancslons
await him,-bonds which lie might easily have
shaken oil II l,o woul'l hive ronoanccd Christ;
af1lictious Which he might hayo turnod into 1oya
# hc would have rolaxod hie .lnfaltor'ng moa-
aago But llo says with grand lcrotsm:
None Of these snsa tans na With nssl r orsS
,ie ,l d9ar 3a un,9 a ts unsry wc have reccyod
NV ;is 1nrI Jssus TO testify tho Gospe, OF tho grace
,s nr 5ioi. H.
,vhot n him wns Roman amphithoatro or
1,h",snic haired F? What to hin, tho roar OF tho
lious or tho tnmult md thD outcry i'll tue Toni
plo Court7 His duty was 10 preach the Gospel
~ tn ttnf lin
III H. m n,;ai,aI SJn ~ hta cn,,ra"
''',u 49,. . -, ,,,a,n .,,,rs NOV, nm
Toae " 'atso .Ans' :e'. T.. ;..,, f,o,,, AIN
70 MOI ,tnehn mu,ua iao1, hJu o, ,,,na nt J
mouth OF tho sleoplnS ntsnon Mo.n M snoy ny
form sno oos~ 'e6o"u 40 "1'to "po't A'' a'"'o'
atoae 1.a,n,;,
think II happy inspiration that az rona THIS
vico ' tho sunday after hs death. t!.eBe words
flsod tien,relyos IN my mind, uH tho right words
with which to Aead ti''s sermon
Mono Of these 'hsnea inofo me:
Ana T Of o, ahs8 s oxos a'a
tno nnlto;l nress Of {. noWerful city c!anorcd TO
lin lin to do nof BID ho uyer fntcr bocaao for tho
to him thought him too inyen,,ns nrsaa+n' n No
i,solf ei VIII whicI would ayo been oasor. bnt Which
would have involved some sacrifice Of principle
Did auy accusation no matter hoW no" ,a,, ,
charitable no" Ialse .ioyo n t ~ m y!,s,
tho sitonco OF calm cohVc1iou ~ t!6At All "uItt
no lived mud moved lio saa 10 11o otcu ,,,,
know no such word Us eSpcdloncy; Know ohiy
tho principles Of tho Church Of Christ;" T.; Andi l.,
do not believe that QUO aet OF hls il,e can 10
cited which was done because " WIZ y ,},
to do it, and not be:ause , nsu noE thnk II 'n9
absolutely right thing to do' -,.. ill.,.
llo stood amid tho ram 10 o. oRPos,tloa2 2n1 mSe
that soldier at tho gate ct Pompen WHO tonn9
hnaalf on guard When tue hlsslng snowoe oi, vi
nslcs: darkened oil the air aroma: He moso1 a
not, for his duty was to stand sentinel: ne haa
no word tn 50, and there ho stooa VINO nlsmoe sa
and higher tho deadly torront roso anu t,S tn1lG
aftor all tho centurloa WAS hia aSeleton 1ouha
stondy at his post, glarng tho dsau elsy ~ T. u u
had guarded tho living. Low truly doos that
sentiment Of Lacorda'ra apply to hlm: ~, ,...
Alages have como, ono after the o,har to tho door
OF TIN Church. They have knorked there WITH b,is. "
ne I'd boot md the ostsna hss I Hnsassa @MST oaS
ss fna %astsn M ~ sors nxd u spfu ney w bnys s,
H. ps y Gasse AZ ~ Ymchanec, Wa mover changer
Va: cvorytua in cnsugctl in this wsrlsl; astronomy
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