The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-16

general literature, il is at once instructive and
entertaining, and the low price of su bscri ptior
makes it available to almost every class OF
people.
One magnificent article translated from the
German, entitled " Diamond or Glass is q
valuable acquisition to the Record and although
intended for non Catholics, it contains 10 (, rma.
ton which those of the Faith would also do
we'll to recall to mind
Strayed from the Fold" by q lady of our
city, is well arranged story with Catholic
principles, and will conclude, we suppose, with
due Catholic morality. 1t is, however, to be
devoutly hoped that the fair author will not
conveniently kill the rich, old and unloved
husband, merely to make matters easy and
pleasant with the two lovers of the tale. Let
her teach the world that the Catholic Church
thoroughly understands the second question of
the Catechism, and max, her children know
that God made them not to be happy in this
world at any cost, but to love and serve Him
first, and thus ensure happiness in the W orld to
come.
" Old Lies and Ne,v" is also a fine, able refu.
tation of the slau ders which are at ell times
poured out against the Church.
The sketch of Rev. F. W. Wenipger, ST.,
will be found interesting by all who admire
those heroic soldiers of the Cross whose lives
have been identified with our country 9 gro with,
and whose iabors have added to her temporal
as well as spiritual prosperity.
The american Catholic Quarterly Reriew Phila-
G. D Elder.
The third number of this admirable Review
is duly at hand, with matter for thought and
instruction sufficient to last for more than an.
other quarter of year.
Calm, digni6ed and learned, every article is
q treat to the scholar and source of edifcation
to the Catholic. We have read, in somewhat re-
IN arkable work upon the prophetical writings,
lately published in our city, q description
of the terrible Beast described in the Apo.
calypso This Beast has among other charac.
teristics, the feet Of a Bear and the interpre.
tation shows this TO mean the tendency of
heresy to tear down, to trample under foot, the
Church of Christ-the Catholic Faith. In
deed, as the author remarks, heresy is moro
busiiy engaged in trying to tear down the In
falllble Church than it Is in building up it's own
changeable and pitiable scots.
The truth of this Interpretation is daily be-
coming more and more apparent, for works on
science seem to have but one settled idea, that
of vilifying the church of God. How different
is the course pursued by the American Catho-
lie q larterly Review, and other works of
kindred nature. Here Truth, tho beautiful
mirror of Gods projections, is held mp for all
men to look at-earnest hearts and skillful
hands are ever brushing off whatever dust or
stain the scoffing world throws upon it's sur
face. So far from concesling the doctrines of
the church, or yelling them from observation
or surrounding them by q meretricious glare
Gas the world afhrms) every thing is made
clear, every thing explained, and no one can
be blind In our generation, in regard to the
Church as she really is, bat those who are de.
not to see.
The feet of the Bear certainly does not apply
to the church in whose behalf such able hands
are toiliDg aud such bright minds are working
rs those whose labors are placed before us in
this excellent Review.
If non-Catholics would but regard the Mir
ror of Truth IS shown them by Catholic wri
ters, the world would soon become, as God in
tends it to be some day, all of one Faith and
all of one Sheep-fold. But they gaze upon it
only when impious hands have smeared its
surface with foul aspersions, or covered it
with degrading lies.
If men knew the Truth, they would believe.
If men saw the Church as she really is, all
bright and besuteous, rejecting only the per.
fections of her Eternal Founder, and giving
back to man g true image of what he is in tho
sight of his all-seeing Maker, they would rally
to her side and rejoioe to be numbered among
her own. 1t is this kno Wedge which makes
us turn away our disguised eyes from the So
called best literary and scientific reading of
the age, TO works suoh as the one before ss
where Truth is undisguised and Falsehood has
NJ place-where Gods mirror is 90 purely
bright, so clearly true, thai no, man can gaze
within its depths and say: 1t is q lie!
Father Thebaud's magnificent article, "The
Church and the Intellectual World is bat
short, rapid sketch of subject which would
fill volumes; and yet, in his concise and tren-
chant style, it gives the reader Unlimited food
for thought and action. 1t is one of those
bright passes of the hand which shows how
fair the mirror is, in which the world has seen
itself for eighteen hundred years, with all it's
pride and all it's imperfections.
The Rev. Henry Formby furnishes the first