The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-02
Tho CstholIe World.

BILE sonnet by Aubrey de We're on the " Centen-
airy Of American Liberty" These grand lines
strike the keynote of the number, which 10 full
of home interest The World has done well to
draw aside the curtain that has concealed some
of the finest pictures of our national history.
Those who look upon Catholics as aliens and
pilgrims on these shores will find, on perusing
The Catholic World, that they have been labor
ing under most ungracious mistake. Most Of
the articles tend to this false and foolish
impression. The first article "The Catholic
Church in the United States, 1776-1076," gives
in the most interesting and comprehensive
manner the story of the struggle of the Catho-
lie Church from it's early obscurity in this
country up to it's present position. To Protes-
tants and Catholics alike this article must
prove intensely interesting, while to the stu
dent of whatever cast of mind or character of
thought the wonderful and rapid growth of the
great Catholic body in these States presents o
problem full of solemn meaning. The article
which deals with the subject of the growth
and progress of Catholicity at large among MS
is, % it were, hauked and supported by several
others dealing with certain features Of Catho-
lie life in our history. OF these, Catholics in
the American Revolution" is one of the best:
The writer is evidently at home in his subject,
and the general reader will be astonished to
find the prominent and most important part
which Catholics, both at home and abroad,
bore in the struggle for our national independ-
ence, while he will be ashamed at the return
which many would make for it. Typical Men
of America" holds up Columbus and Washing
ton to the admiration and imitation of Young
America. "A Frenohman's View Of 1.-THE
1T" in question being our American Republic
socially, politically. and morally considered,
furnishes rather q som bre back ground to the
general feeling of iubilstion Americans ought
to experience on their hundredth national
| birthday. True Americans, however, Of every
| class and creed, will sadly acknowledge the
truth Of the keen dissection to which their
country is subjected by this Frenohman. while
they will in turn enjoy the keen dissection
which the Frenchman 10 made to undergo OF
the hands of his American reviewer. Charles
Carroll of Carrollton 10 another Of the many
articles in this number that will attract very
wide and general attention. "The Irish Home
Rule Movement" We are informed, is from the
pen of A. II. Sullivan n. P. for Loutb, editor
of tho Dublin Natio~, and one Of the hopes OF
the Home Rule Party in the British Parlia-
ment. The article is written with that bril-.
1 LnRoDoANASO
the author is renowned both in the columns OF
his paper and in his place in the British Par
lament. As an exposition of the aims, hopes
and history of great national movement It ii
likely to be- closely studied, particularly by
our oitizens Of Irish blood and birth. " TIT
Trsnscendental Movement in New England ii
a sharp, witty, but good-humored review o
Mr.. O. B. Frothinghams recent work on ths
movement. The reviewer, oddly enough
shows himself rather better informed on Sh'
subject Of the book than the author. "Th'
Catholic Sunday and Puritan Sabbath is
timely and strong article, and though come
what Oaustio, fall OF VII and Ecod ssnse.
bears hardly on those who would make thei
own narrow tenets the standard Of conduct {
all men in this country, however much the
t may differ from them in creed and fashion {
a thought. "The Eternal Years - is concluded
!: "sir Thomas More" grows better as it pre-
a ceeds; while in the " Letters of a Young IIisl
}, woman to her Sister new and promisin
Z serial opens delightfully."-. The Catholic WOr
,, grows, if possible, better and better ever
: month, and we congratulate it on it's hiR
!, standard and increasing prosperity.
u 1t appears from the debate in the House {