The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-12-26
TEv PUBLICATIONS.

This work is of no unusual character that
it cannot fail to excite interest even apart
from its truth or error. The author, VINO mas |
never before appeared in public print cia'nnS
to have discovered ga new system OF lnterpfe
tation by which the Seals of Revelations and
Prophecies, or the Mystical and Ffgurative ex-
prsssions of the prophetical language are
made known to u.s."
1t may certainly occur to our readers tnas
this claim is q presumptuous one; as during
eighteen hundred years, the divlnes ana
scholars of the Church, nay, even OF the Worio'
have sought in vain for a true Interpretation
of the mystical language of the prophets. But
vbateyer be the force of this first impression
in regard to the work, we may hnd an easy
aolution to the difficulty if We conclude that the
wears are ripe for this Interpretation, or that
ttAese are the days spoken Of" When in the DEGREES
of Gods Providence, the time has come lor
things to be made known, 1t often happens
that His means and His agents are Oh tne
humblest and simplest nature; therefore We
must not refuse to examine this Wonoer1ui
work because it is presented to us by one VINO
claims neither the prestige OF the scholar nor
the halo of the saint. These attributes some
times follow instead of preceding good Work.
st. Peter was called to the glory OF the apostle.
ship before his lips had burned with eioquence,
or his heart had throbbed with the ecstasy OF
divine Love.
Before the Apparitions of the Celestial Vision,
Bern adette was only sickly child, good aad
obediept, but not unlike most girls OF her age.
The author of this most singular book may
have special favors reserved for his future,
which may cause one to overlook Whatever
| may be wanting in his past.
| The present pamphlet is but the first OF
proposed series of numbers, in all of which this
wonderful system of ofinterpretation of propheti-
cal utterances, will be more and more fully
applied and demonstrated, showing that there
is an universal rule of exposition, or key to
the mysteries of the inspired writer's Of Gods
| holy truths.
The present number contains complete in
depreciation of the twelfth chapter of the
Apocalypse of St. John, and is really wonder
| full subject for study and meditation.
The auchor assures that rule all in
spired prophets, when speaking prophetically,
have invariably used the same words in the
Same mystical and fgurstive sense, and many
extraordinary passages certainly appear>very
plain when subjected to this method of in
| depreciation.
| We understand. that at first the author
intended to publish only key to the prophet
cal language, or, in other words, sort OF
distionary of mystical words and meanings
but as it was necessary to give proofs of his
method of Interpretation, he deviated from hit
original plan so as to furnish not only mean
iugs for the mystical words but to offer al
universal rule of exposition which he claims Il
have thoroughly demonstrated and establlshe'
in the course of his writings.
The book is exceedingly interesting, aud
We are not prepared, as yet, to receive all it
teachings, we can at least read it with atter
tion, mediate upon it's meaning, and eve
hope that the beautiful system thus presente
to the world of reading language hidden fo
eighteen hundred years, may draw man
! minds, not of the Fold, to investigate the claim
y of that wonderful Church typiied in tn
Apocalypse as a woman clothed with II
5 Sun, and the moon under her feet, and on h'
head q crown of twelve stars" and which
= the work before us is described thus:
81 "A Church, invested with the true Faith, Il
in true source of Spiritual Life, with the change
M bic Doctrines beneath her feet and having g
>, the glory of her controlling power the Kingdo
10 of the Twelve Apostles"
The Three Pearls. By Daughter of Chart
- New York: Catholic Publication Society.
= The names of Saints CeclllaI Agnes u
~ Catherine are a sufficient explanation of t
c title of the work before US. The name of t
no writer is not given but We learn that
W profits of her work are intended for the 81
~ III port of little orphans to whom she has con
d. Grated all her energies of soul and body.
lo' lives of the three Virgin martyrs are first II
ln- in prose and then sweetly sung in verse, WI
no both the prose and verso arc informed "
learning and skill. The poem in honor OF
in, Cecilia is, We think, the finest of the three,
We. each is a pearl of rare thought and beauti
ry, utterances.
rst The book apart from its contents, is wor
600 of selection as q Christmas present, fol
i've clear type, and elaborate binding make
Eve beautiful volume for the parlor table, whil'
Zoe, graceful poems give it an intrinsic VIC
n in which will cause it to be appreciated by all
sme Catholic readers.
IS Ballads, Songs and Poems: By William Col