The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-04
The Apossolate Of the Press.
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London Rsgister.I
The progress Of civilization and n
achievements of science may be 90 nv
are being 30 used, as to subserve dirssSj
the hottest interests Of religion PilerinS
pes have been made on steam packets -
in railway trains. The Pontincial BensSN
ton has been repeatedly. flashed, bssJ
now, to death beds by electric teleRnsnS
The Fourth Estate, hitherto in mapy III
one of the deadliest foes of the Chu,X
may have its machinery applied at win 4
the right as we'll ss in the wrong direcsas
Out of sense of this has grown up n
great organization known already far n
wide all through Christendom as the W.
of Saint Paul. The ApostOlate Of &
Press-a theory yesterday, gives proa3s
to-day of expanding into an instihE
worthy of the Universal Faith. NJ. ca
Schorderet, the Director of the Wort
St. Paul, has under his hand at this n
ment one of those mysterious grain
mustard seed that, planted in insinsz
canoe, may expand, under the blessip y
Divine Providence, into a growth OH
jestic dimensions. Not quite year ~
at Paris, the General Assembly Oh
Catholic Cummittee of France passed
series of resolutions that expressed in al
markable way the whole genius Of n
movement. Catholics were remind
thereby that they had devolving upon u
a twofold duty-first, that of combass
the bad Press, and, secondly, that Of IN
agatipg the good Press. Towards the
fIment of the former duty the membsa
the Catholic Committee Of France vi
asked, and not in vain, to set themstss
practically to make known in their req
tive localities, the teachings of the Saas
| f.,rhslIs,.
condemnipg subscription to bad jouni
the purchase of bad books, and lendiusls
wholesome publications--apd all this 4
der pain of a grievous offence, unleai
liged to do so by State or Mission. II
wards the fulfilment of the second d
the members of the Catholic Commta
were asked to use every active mean,
their power to elevate the Catholic h5
to the dignity of an apostolate, BY q
mission that it receives from the Chults
by prayer and charity, and by the lafI
Jesus Christ creating purity of inteniM s
to maintain by direct subscription,
propagate the journals which serve e
cause of the Church, and which, IS
TX. says, are founded on the doctrina7
! that Ap stoiic Chair to which have
copfded the supreme teaching and gu1
! ianship of faith and morals The dealS
becoming more and more keenly reg
) nized all over Christendom to Orgausss
good Press Confraternity, under the pau
age of St. Pau! to whom, az the Patra
the Press. an altar will be dedicated iis
3 Blessed Sanctuary of the Visitatloi /
Paray- le- Monial, where. all the Csh
{ nations have met IN pilgrimage.
I metto of the Association has been "
from the words of S. John Chry sossou.Y
3 "Heart of Paul is the Heart of Jesus
: is worthy of note that the "Associatia'
9 Plus TX" in Switzerland, in two u
i largest meetings-oue German, at SasaI
o the other French. at nio-adoptedt
J. foregoing resolutions. The General
a ing, again, of the Catholic Committ1y
: the North of France, assembled at v
t between the 18Th and 10Th of last NOS
8 Der, expressed, by it's first resolutiOu,
= desire to see the work of st. Paul 81
lished, promising to that end its san
o and co operation. Only couple oil Z
!, after the last mentioned date, that "
# the 18Th of last November, at the w
e erly Meeting of the Catholic Unla
Great Britain, similar assurances
:, unanimously passed by those assem-
on the occasion In Willis Rooms Y
,, Petre being in the Chair, and the Eljj
's nbigh being the proposer of the re-
If ton. Subscriptions in furtherance OIL
ii Work of st. Paul-in other words, fot
q establishment aud organization OF
Apostolate of the Pressure earnestly
# Quested to be sent, among Others, to u
# Schorderet, at Fribourg, in SwiiEe1
and to the Right Rev. MOnsignor C
10 at the Catholic University College, kscs
n son. The Holy Father has again and Y
IF in the most emphatic manner, accoFdss
% the project his Apostolic BenedictioD;
% Cardinal Arch bishop of Dublin, the II
p, nal Archbishop of Westminster, wiz
is the venerated bishops their suhFaH
, have each in turn given the enterprise
- express approval and encourage
l. Funds are pouring in. The work y
Of Paul ia already prospecting. The APs,
Of late of the Press, under the patronsgsa.ss
:. Apostle of the Gentiles, and under
81 direct favor of tue Holy See, bids iaIli
1T rejoice to think, to develope. before'
p, longer, into powerful and fOurish'nsI
stitution.
= In another c. lumn will he found the ",