The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-09-12


tsrior respect from her maynard cons, ana ~.
left their hearts - untaned ~ ever.s n,
forcing them to avoid vico. sho heiehte,,s
their respect for virtue, by bending their nm.
TO the voice Of Religion, she taseAt them !.
submit to lawful authority. and By aIIov;..
them time to exercise their reaasn, aha ,,.ss
them realize that they were snpsrior "a ~.
brute.
By forcing them to practice hahsts Of eentl.
meas and forbearancof The man Who ce,r
wait for his revenge, or delay his sshsnefors
pressing his neighbor from Friday everiuo :.
til Monday morning, would be very aptte,,,.
still longer; for what began 10 habit, q n,,s \
Difference to the commando OF ths chuysA q
would very likely end as . virtnes sakaia.s.,
OF the viii to the law Of his HeaveuIy Mast.,.
We need not tell our readers that the iar.
of the Church have always been inpassd npos
all men aiike-that they are ~ binding nm,
the king ~ upon his yassal, upon the losa !.
upon tho serf and it was this calm, impszts.,
rule of hers which made il tolseabls 70 AT
glasses and caused il to be obeyed by al man.
We all know the glorious example se3 by thsI
Emperor Theodosius, OF submission 70 the vo;c.
Of Religion. In . moment Of anger, he hsd
csused the inhabitants Of q rebellions city b
be exterminated, and the streets Of ThessalonI..
ran red with blood. What IN example d.
cruelty and injusticsl Why should the per
man hold back his hand, when the king mnn
dered his fellow-men by thousandsf Bet liz
Church, in the person Of st. Ambrose, foghad,
the proud monarch to enter the consecrsha
! house Of God, che refused even to offer d
divine sacrifice in his presence, and upraidng
him with the crime Of David, she conamanda
him to follow the example Of the royal psai
tent. The Emperor humblcd himself and
obeyed, and religion and humanity gainsan
| immortal triumph"
| o glorious Church of Godi She would teash
men to make perpetual truce with sin, shs
| would make all earth q scene Of Eden psa.s
nor enter into her maternal plans. But patient
and jealous, she still speaks in this age Of ds
belief and disobedience, in tho sane calm, ysi
Incorporating tone ~ in she carly centnria,
and with the same fearless hand, aha lays ha
censures and penalties upon Thorn.
Civil law, adopting her wise regulations, hu
provided for the security Of life and properly
and man is comparatively safe against To
aggression of his fellow-man; but the righhd
God and the salvation OF souls are ignored b.
You'd the circle Of her sacred influence. In
other words, che call aloud to-day, in the person
Of her chief Pastor, for another Truce Of Cod
truce to inhdelity, contempt Of authority,
disregard of Gods holy laws, persecution Of
her anOinted sons, oppression of her little opss
Of the fold, insults to her conseeratsd virgins.
and nameless other evils, from which, a .
tender mother, she would shield her Ghildzsn.
not only with view to their eternal happinea.
but also because of their temporal peace 81
prosperity.
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| Not that she ever counkenGnccd the doing g
WRonS-Eor abe always deacunced sin ct all dmes-eat
abe consecTnted certain portions Of Tins. ans imposed
0everor penalties upon any wrong committed duriAs
those peri0de.