The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Our Public Schools Are They Free for AH or Are
They Notf Lecture Delivered by Hon. Ed
Court ef Arisona, Feb. 2nd, 1875. New York:
=. u. Egan. New Orleans: c. D. Elder.
Count De Maistre, in his thong htful work on
Inc rope says 1t is q general rule that in Eng
land hatred of the Pope and of the Catholic
sys'e" 40 IN inverse ratio of the intrinsic
dignity of the persons. judging by the action
of Gen. Grant In regard to Judge Dnnne we
are drawn to the conclusion that this same
feeling in America is in direct ratio of the HIGH
position of the person who thus hates
Judge Dannes views on the question NJ
Public Schools are the teachings of the Cstbo
lie Church, and being at variance with those
promulgated by the President, he is forthwith
set aside from his high position by sectarian
and ungenerous authority.
AS the pamphlet before us has reaehSd
circulation of over SO, 600, it 10 to be hoped that
the distinguished Chief Justice has not suffered
injury as well as insult by the action referred
to.
AS the work with all it's solid information ia
for sale at ten cents copy, it is scarcely worth
our while to do more than call attention to the
excellence of the treatment and the great i'm.
portance of the subject 80 ably handled by the
learned Judge.
The Rols House of Loretto or, An Examination Of
the Historical Evidence Of its Miraculous Trans.
lation. BY the Most Reg. g. e: Kenrick Arch
bishop of st. louis. Philadelphia: Eugene
Cummiskey. New Orleans: P. F. Gogarty.
Archbishop Kenrick has done very kind
! thing towards Catholics by publishing this
little book, which enables them to give salts.
factory reply to the questions that are some.
times pat to them in regard to the Holy House
of Loretto, the history of which is generally
known in this country, while the authoritieson
which it rests are as generally unknown. The
work before us is plain exposition of historical
| evidences on this miraculous Translation, for,
aslthe learned writer observes cit is not an
article of Faith, but purely historical fact, to
be judged of like all other such facts, according
| to the amount of evidence that car be adduoed
in its support"
| We will only say to those who feel no interest
in this prodigy of Gods power, that perusal
of the work will excite in them lively desire
to be acquainted with all the evidences Of the
| fact, and will most assuredly strengthen them
in that Faith which teaches them that with
God nothing is impossible"
Suppose, dear reader, that you could be COZ
WINGED of the fact of stone house, thirty feet
long by thirteen wide, passing through the air
from Nazareth in Asia to Dalmatia in Europe
| thence to Italy. where, after several removes,
it finally settled in its present situation near
the shores of the Adriatic Sea, would you not
have more faith and confidence in God, and feel
more satisfied with his divine protection which
thus overlooks even the stones of an humble
dwellings
LaHarpe, once the great infdel, replied tt
his SOOTHING friends: =" L believe because have
| lieve."
There are two places in Italy very deserving
of the travellers interest, but which are general
ly overlooked by him-namely, the Republic of
San Marine and the Holy House of Loretto
both of which overlook the Adristic Sea. The
little Republic has existed since the third
century. The Holy House, oo-eval with Christ
ianity, has occupied it's present site since the
year 1854. Addison, in his classic Language,
gave description of the first, aud now Arch
bishop Kenrick does the same for the second,
and as these works are the only ones in Eng.
lish on these subjects, it is to be hoped that
Americans at last will become better acquainted
with these two facts of history, which, apart
from all principles of faith, are at once a
glorious record of Catholic institutions and
marvellous sign of Gods interest in man.
| ne NeU CTteIHS 4hOHWty netRW JoT HeO ""g
1876 Daniel Il. Whitaker, III d., Editor and
Proprietor.
We have not had sufficient time this week to
critically read this excellent periodical; but as
it has already made for itself q name syn
onymous with prudence and moderation, be-
sides being marked with evidences of great
talent and erudition, we do not hesitate to
recommend it to the purely speculative and
philosophical reader.
The first article in the book, "History OF the
Working and Burgher Glasses" Rysthe French
writer, De Csssagnac, is very ably reviewed by
the editor of the New Orleans Monthly and il
undoubtedly very interesting work to the
American scholar. The ideas, or rather facts,
Concerning slaves and freedmen will be reao
with much amazsment, and yet we think tue
author will find no one to disagree with him IN
the assertion, "that always the emancipation
of slaves is the first and universal cause Oh
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