, 1875-09-19


TRIBUNE ''Ca1holio Is very 1na1gnaa1 ena
any doubts should sa thrown on the truth OF th
story regarding Louise Lateau, her trance ant
har stiemats--thfs ereat uiracle On which. &C
,:--t .,r.t,,oi;o y ,o7.ra1 hooto b.ra haa,
eoto"s ~ AA1o4e' oo'o1"' ooVA0 -" 'e Do1'
written Which prove notnfng' anu tne 1ngenu1I..
of eminent men has been exercised N Valn l
| would indeed be vain for me, after learning al
ths. tn trv tn throw any furthe. light upon th&
s,,h;a,t mar b,va mr. ou,, n.r,icn'sr on;nio,
ooo!ee~ ~ <...;'t,, tna.,;ru ,o-,k7 ~,
On the mattet' put aaat.iu cteoaAIs MUM o.
| such opinion at naught. With regard to the
| truth or fsisshood of the circumstances related
.o,rarn;re Jonise I,ateau. 7 will not erpress al
..S;a. - ,-;11,v ~ daf.na ruv ri,n1nn.r
opin1on, no1 "lu W - .,esA
Religions and opinions generally thrive BY being
spoken Ill OF, aad C.tholcity will, very likely,
s1rv;ve ANYTHING that TIE Tn1BusE. or any other
ss,.,.1 49,, s.1 ~ q, o,.,t ,o.;nst - Ixor13
Io"tn71' 10y - 49,.
however. outnoiy venIo!e u Mns ,:.11 :nss % hoso
.'lnoden miracles are Just ever 70 little obso.
iete' OUT o. place' a1au au1t .ao !ees sau aoout
1nem .ae oeite!. tne.e "a9 LILY Mueu uen
pinned Inen 'aten ~ suea @ sa1es' anG "nea ~ "aa
1an1 Hefest 70 oouot @neA' o1t 14o,1 Inv .
thougnb ana sealAHu SINCE, anu 10" luoeeo at
the p1esens oay mll cato ~ ses up sgAn nsi rno
bfoken idois OF lgnolancs auu supelsslaon. Inc
To1ia nas become goou ueAt wy hheptcA LOT
stories OF miracles 10 ontsln mncn efeaence' e1,
cept among ne ignorant aha uneaueaIsa; ana
to put such things g1aFety forward - heavenly
manifestations as ons ca!cu!a1ea 70 ollng 11o'Gule
on t1ose Hno tatnoa euc1 aosotu1ses. 4ne
tafnonc Coulcn nas no neea o1 sucn aoVenti- =
tous a.es, y - soas!ains ose .nan .ns apostie
OF supefstuon, anu u neeu not tue ald OIL sacn
:, miracles 70 MAINTAIN ms positlon among inc
Churcnes. acre are enough ol tneso "eu-1n-
tentloned iablea to 70 placed 10 It's account IN
the past "1thui-t :-ading any more 70 the list,
and Catholclty fo1Sets lta grand mlsslon and
noble deeflt: when II etoops 70 countenance
puerlllties. -:'e time tor these things ls gone
-, and, ! hcl o. forever. Aan needs no super
Laturnl nlustTatlnns to confirm eternal truths
no miracles to point his destiny and support his
faith. Lbs 1alth that needs sach conhTHahon
is only the faith OF creduhty and Ignorance, and
connection with those pseudo-mizacles, which
are still occurring from time to time in out-of-
the-way places. the better for it's character.
The miracles Of past centuries may impress
the ignorant, but Will only awake smiles in the
enlightened while they are one Of the greatest
aids to progress Of tina. :. inGdelity =" OF which
We hear so much. Parhaps in the DAYS when
the Church had to deal with q rude and unculti-
yated people it Was necessary to cali On the aid
Of the supernatural as an incentive 70 faith, but
rreHent DIV Is An Insult tn the human unacr-
standing. Blind bolief will not 20 far in this
are of INQUIRY. for men have eaten too many of
1tbat forbidden Tree to swallow such childish
VII With regard. however. to Louise Lateau snD-
,,osa ~, ~ IL cia;r,.d for hsr 10 tr%a
pose that s;,a ives tor anna tirna wi1hot fnof
3h.t sto la 4rsncsa a,d 4hst et;nnsts 1o,
.nna.r m Le4 nar.nn 49, wbst 5eaa 4
nrnra Snra1r mt - annarpatnr.l ;Ttaroos;t;on
r. p1ov;dance parh.na doc'nra A. +at ,,rdnr'
sfand - a1d scianca cannot a41'a1 - ~, h,,t
II svarvthinr that doctors do rot rndsrs,,,od ~
and sc;anra cannot eyn;,;n ha cons;5a-a1 ~;
se-Ia,'s tha.' icccfz 1,,Te.,Ha
s~~AN seAAA~~sN~