The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-12-05

The illustrated Catholic Family Almo,,.
York: Catholic Pnblication Eo.;a.sc New
Orleans: c.. d. Elder. io'y' New
This welcom6 Mstle Annual for 1919
Ms with its accustomed fund Of ;s.N s. =
reading and instructive matter
casual reader or the Indifferent c.sha,.s sas
aware Of tho great worth Of thea 49,, = aes
volumes. each Of which furnishes not q. re
dozen articles, which more than repay q. W
chaser the trifiiDg cost of the book. A. eax-
our exchanges comments: "The list o. ~. ~ y !
of the Popes 10 alone worth the sube.,;..
price > aud VIC fully endorse this opni.. fs =
we glance our eye along this roll of n. 5, 81 y.
dred and sirty t'oo most honored names, str,,..
ng back, in one unbroken chain, from D. - /
TX. to Peter the Fisherman, we realizs -
90 fat, stale and Improbable is Macap,.ss
euphonious sentence in regard to the p..s1
tcing lost ETC.. in the taeilsM Of fable for A..
this shining track no dimness lies Ona ~
broken CLEAN of light passes on from saint J.
martyr; on, from martyr still to saint unit, !.
crowns the name of him who unites in hia ~.
venerable person all the virtues of the one ~
all the heroism of the other.
And we read not names alone, but bi,.,
place also, with date of accession and dsan
and the length of pontifcate, as kept in Il.
Basilica of st. Paul, Rome.
One of the incest points in the book i, N. Z
Difference, as shown by Longfellow 10 regard n
the manner of converting the Indian III
colonial times by the Pilgrim fathers and q,
tholic missionaries. We cannot refrain from
quoting the suggestive lines:
Alden laughed as he wrote, and still the captain CO..
Look you can see from this window my 5razsn AOsa
High ne roof of the ehureh-a preacher who speak,
Steady, Straightforward. and strong. with irrs.i.s
Orthodox hsbing conviction right into the hearts Of
the heathen.'" Miles Sandal
Thither they turned their steedS; and behind spu
Just as the sun went down, they heard a murmur IL
And 10 meadow green and broad. by the bank Of 4
the tent of the Christians, the tents of the
Uneer towering oak, that stood in the midst of tn
Knet ths Black Robe chief with his children. srns
High The trunk of the tree. and overshadowed "
beneath it," -ErangslaI
The portrait and sketch of Cardinal Ne
Closkey-our own American prelats-the only
Prince in Americas another remarkable
| feature in the book. The scarlet robes and
armorial shield, represented in the sketch,
make us realize the grand and living power Of
that Holy Church which, from its centre of
unity where it has dwelt for eighteen hundred
years, stretches out its hand in benediction to
this new land of ours, and lays its highest
honors on the head of one of its roblest soma
And yet how fitting and how sublime 10 this
fact when viewed in the light of history and
of faith! Fitting, indeed, that on the approach
of the Centennial of American freedom, the
Catholic Church should crown the honored
brow of one who represents Herself in this Re.
public. The difficulties in the way of prastis
ing his Holy Religion when a youth, bis
arduous easeer in manhood, his well meritsd
honors in later age. typify Her own early
struggles, Her own painful labor, Her own
glorious victory during the last hundred years.
And more than fitting is il that tits country,
discovered by Catholic seaman, explored By
| Catholic missionaries, and sared By Catholic
hands, should offer to the world, on its glad
Centennial, q Cardinal-prince, as the glorious
| climax of Catholic zeal and faith aud heroism.
Yes, sdred! For will any reader of history
deny that "the arms of Catholic France and
tie gold of Catholic Spain" gave life and vigOs
to the weary band of patriots, strengthens
the hands of Washington, and secured TIE
overthrow of English tyranny at the memoir
| bic battle of Yorktown, where the combine
forces of Washington aud De RochambeaS.
with the fleets of De Grasse, gave reality tot
glorious dream of American Independence! !
And in connection with this matter, the
article on "Irishmen and Catholics in the
Revolution" will be found of great interest
and information.
That on 1.-THE Bible in the Middle Ages'h
another chapter which ought to be carfullyrid
by every Catholic, so that he may be fully pre-
pared to answer all the malicious ISLANDERS, Of
ignorant objections so often made in regard 70
the study of this holy book during the Middle.
| Ages. :,
Bot we would never stop if we spoke Of ~
the merits of this little book, modestly callsds
Catholic Almanac.
The Typography is good, the illustratiOn'
pleasing, the tables of statistics full and concise
and everything in the book makes it q desirsO'
| work for binding and preaeryation as the IN