The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-28
An Important Inauguration.
s,RCuRIsHor MANNING SPEAKS TO TUE
YOUNG MEN.

YOUNG MEN.
His Grace the Archbishop of Westmin-
s.er, as we find by the London Register,
dnted January 23i, delivered the following
address to the Young Mems Catholic Asso-
citation at ST. Joseph's Church, Highgate,
uear London. The report which we quote
IA as follows
Ais Grace the Archbishop assisted Pom
sifcally at special service last Sunday
afternoon in the above church, for the pur
pose of inaugurating the Northern Branch
Of She Young Mems Catholic Association,
IN connection with ST. Joseph's Retreat.
In addressing the large congregation pres
spt the Archbishop said :: The work for
whieh we are all met together is to in
sDgarate branch of the Young Mems Ca
1hoiic Association in this parish. am come,
therefore, with all my heart to aid the work.
II IL right, and l may say 1t is necess airy,
ibnt men should unite themselves together,
and that they should unite themselves
lpsether for the reasons which l will draw
wa briefly. In the beginning, when, by
Abe preaching OF the Apostles, men had be-
xun to believe in Jesus Christ and to be
baptized into the Catholic Church, there
-aas in all the nations, wherever the Apos
lles went, multitude of men who believed
ID she faith of our Divine Saviour. Bot as
gel Shere was no Christian Society in ex
stence-thcre was no Christian world. All
rhund about them was an unbeieviug
world the society in which they lived
the very atmospheric which they hrenthed
WAS Il society anti Christian, aud perse
ruting the very name Of Christ. Therefore,
N III ose first days Christians drew together I;
ii sy were members of one body, members
ii one Church, members of one family in
which God was the Father, and Jesus Christ
he elder brother. But besides this they
drew together in all other things. They
}iyea as much rs they could in common,
having one heritage. In the Book of the
.Re,s We see that they sold what they had
and laid the price thereof at the feet of the
Apostles, 30 that all things vere dispensed
u sommon, Aand 20 man had any thing of his
nwD. Thus the first Christians lived.
They lived apart from the world which sur
nDnnded them.
CHE WORLD WAS HEATHER;
3hs world WAS corrupt ; the world hated
ahe II aud persecuted them, and they there =
5ntf drew together cut of the world, and
lived in the Cataconbs of Rome, in the
,hnEeSts of Egypt, and in the hiding places
NM great cities out of the sight of men. By
silJAWipg to one another in fellowship they
supported and encouraged each other. Aud
bang thus united, when one of their u UNI
hkJ happened to be arrested, and brought
bsSnre n magistrate, or perhaps martyred,
abey talked over their loss. Sometimes
Bhsn they met in common for tie celebra
Eiup NJ Holy Mass, or common prayer or
WnIsAip, aome brought tidings of the suffer
DDgs and perhaps the marty rdom of other
mt mbers, and thereupon they confurted one
smother. The early Christians lived in
dangerous times. In one sense, perhaps
il b safer for us now, but in another sense
is il even more dangerous. 1t is safer be-
eaEss we are not in fear of being cut of
from our faith but it is dangerous because
5nnp Y q man who can stand in time of ad
gsGNlty against temptation falls in time OF
prosperity. Many "a man who can stand the
ATOM aud cold of winter dies when the
1n1Atner sun comes round again. That ia
many n man when his faith is assalled
DAhn no is hardly tiled, when all are
against him, has great courage to stand up
against temptations, and even die before Ii,
RR0}d yield but when the sun comes
sEt, and the world begins to smile, aud tn,
people begin to look kindly and friendly
nY,VN him, then he begins to got cold, ant
IN ihe sunshine OF tho worlds society aut
friendship there is the greatest danger. I
SNSsD 10 prosperity may become careless
All though before he believed in his fait
n hrart and soul get, from associatin
With those who do not believe-from read
S7I their books, etc he begins to act lik
. man who does not know where he j.
And so the enemy is powerful, both j
ineS OF persecution and prosperity,-i
time Of persecution he will try to frighte
men from the faith. Well, now, dea
AEethTen, do not know which is most dar
= ReTOns. In persecution a man is ever o
abe watch, his energy is aroused, his coul
age is up, his eyes are open, and like
SGlaier an warfare he is always on the aleI
1sss the enemy should come upon him VI
AWaTes. But in the time of peace an
prosperity he takes off his armor, puts u
&is arms, goes asleep at night, is care
9RbS and contented, aud then the enem
ssznes upon him. Well, now, the times j
Vhieh we live are not like the times in I'll
AsginniDg-tbey are not like the times on
ASDdred and fifty years ago. One hundrc
and atty years ago Catholics had to sufft
SOT their faith in good many waye. Eve
&sey years ago Catholics were hardly recol
-zized or looked upon in the came light
heir fellow countrymen hardly admitte
5RtO society, or cOnfded in or trusted bI