The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-14

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when, bearing a cowardly soldier answer to the
name of Alexander, he cried out " Rascal
change your name or your conduct
Fin" of last Sundays Republican, is no
Celt, even if he took the trouble to go over to
Ireland to be born. We do not claim as Irish
the progenies of Crom wells murderous soldiers
or the hireling butchers of '9s If he were an
Irishman, and had really given to the poor or
the Church, he would never talk of 1T; his
mite OF his talent of silver, would have been
bestowed with such great heart that he
would regret nothing bat his inability to null !
tiply the gift a thousand fold. "No, no." says
Thackeray-a man who hated the race of the
genuine Finn McCoul only little less than
he hated the indestructible Church of God
Ocean Swift was no Irishman Though born
in Ireland, the Dean was ungracious giver-
"no Irishman ever gave but with kind word
and a kind heart"
Still less is "Fin" Catholic If ever he were,
he is now one of the "weeds which the Pope
occasionally throws over his garden-wall."
Catholic would not crouch behind the enemy's
trenches to riddle Holy Mother Church with
small shot. Should genuine Catholic per-
ceive faults in those whom he regards as Gods
| ambassadors to him, be remembers that priests
| are men, not angels and as men, and even as
Just men, obliged to repeat daily with the rest
of the faithful, "Forgive us our trespasses !"
Over such failings, like the great Constantine
he drops the mantle of charity, knowing that
the priest is one whom the Hand of God hath
| touched, and from whom, from his Divine
Master in days of old, virtue Eabitually goes
forth.
Gins" inconsistency is amusing. Charity
must be assumed with him, for he cannot sus-
tain the role. If his practice does not trans
cend his preaching, he must be a terrible crea-
ture. He says Charity is kind, yet he acts most
unkiudly towards persons who never injured
him; Charity beareth all things, and he will moi
bear anything; Charity thinkeh no eril, and be
eudeavors by anonymous, and, therefore, ire
} sponsible, journalism to inoculate others with
the poison of his own evil thoughts against
, his brethren, charging upon body numbering
, hundreds of thousands what, if indeed it evel
occurred, is the fault of one.
Now, Fin" we never impute to other faultl
which we ourselves are incapable of commit
ting; therefore, you must be the hard. hearted
wretch who slammed" the door in the hungry
mans face; who would not let the orphan il
on certain cold night who gave the tract t.
b is the priest that refused to bury you after 81
2 touching an appeal to his better feelings
e Why, if the priests had proper sense of thei
n own interest, they would be glad to bury yo
q IN every cemetery in the city. for, most worth
FIN customers like you bring them mos
trouble and least credit.
"And Nathan said to David: Thou art tn
u man." Now, Fin" initiate the Royal Penitent
i and say, " I have sinued -
Great is Fiu's love for the poor. He is pre-
It pared to tax the churches for them. Yes, an
IT to disburse the taxes minus some ninety pc
- cent, which would never get nearer to the poe
. than his own pocket. What heroism!
- If Fin" were a church. going man, he woul
think it enough to pay ruinous taxes for ever
thing he uses, except air, without being take
for the house in which he uses his natural ri 81
- to worship God according to his conscience
If church property were taxed congregation
t. not priests, would have to pay the taxes,
IN Fin" knows well.
e Does Fin" forget that Catholic church,
l. are the only grand edifces free to tt
10 poor, where they are not made to feel out
&c place, where there is any prospect of 1.-The
al eyes being satisfied with seeing, or their ca
filled with hearingi" If he will enter Cat
=, ole church before daybreak, he will see Il
poor throng around Gods tabernacle and VIC
g" ship unabashed, side by side with their wealt
y Ter brethren. And let me ask him whether
Ell himself ever heard a priest of the Catho
elr Church say harsh word to Gods dear poo
he For lucidity of expression or elegance
ay diction, Fins" style will never immortal
,r- him. His method of dealing with what
tie wishes his readers to infer to be facts, is son
W. what bewildering His logic is cloudy.
or priest refuses grave to poor defunct tt
a. priest is avaricious; therefore all prizes
~. whether donors refusers of graves, are a,
WI ricious. A parallel: Judas was an Apostl
Judas was avaricious therefore all Apost
ay are avaricous. Or, better Judas was
ch, Apostle: Judas hanged himself; therefore
led Apostles hang themselves!
cd Even grasshopper plaques may be turn
es to account by the thrifty sons of the We
rod Many eff the Kansas men, who were charp
10" with the distribution of the grasshopper fuI
ion are now wearing gold watches and diamo1
nd pins for the first time in their lives VIII