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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
BENEDICTION.
Extract from Father Newman's writipp.l

Extract from Father NewmAn's writings]
The Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment is one of the simplest rites of
the Church. The priests enter and kneel
down one of them unlOcks the Tabernacle,
takes out the Blessed Sacrament, inserts it
upright in Monstrance, of precious metal,
and sets it in a conspicuous place above the
altar, in the midst of lights, for all to see.
The people then begin to sing; meanwhile
the Priest twice offers incense to the King
of heaven, before whom he is kneeling.
Then he takes the Monstrance in his hands,
aud turning to the people blesses them
with the Most Holy in the form of a cross,
while the bell is sounded by one of the at
tendauts to call attention to the ceremony,
1t is our Lords solemn benediction of His
people, as when He lifted up his hands
over the children, or when He blessed His
chosen ones when he assembled up from
Mount Olivet. AS sons might come before
parent before going to bed at night, 80,
once OF twice a week, the great. Catholic
family comes before the Eternal Father,
after the hustle or toll of the day, and He
smiles upon them, and sheds upon them
the light of His counEenance. 1t is a full
accomplishment of what the priests invoked
upon the Israelites, 1.-THE Lord bless thee
and keep thee the Lord show His face to
thee and have mercy on thee; the Lord
| turn his countenance to thee and give thee
peace" Can there be a more touching rite,
even in the Judgment of those who do not
believe in it How many q man, not a
Catholic, is moved, on seeing it, to, I" Oh,
that did but believe it !" when he sees the
| Priest take up the Fount of Mercy, and the
people bent low in alteration!
| 1t is one of the most beautiful, natural,
and soothing actions of the Church.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
EXTREME UNCTTON.

But it is at the sight of that tomb, the
silent portico of another world, that Christ
ianity unfoldsi it's sublimity. If the greater
part of the ancient religions hare copse-
Grated the ashes of the dead, not one of
them has thought to prepare the soul for
those unknown shores from which il never
returns.
In order to Gee the most beautiful
spectacle that the earth can present, you
must see the Christian die. That man is
no longer the man of the world, he belongs
DO longer to his country all his relations
with society have ceased. For him the
calculation by time is ended, and he dates
now only with the great era of eternity. A
priest seated at his pillow consoles him.
This holy minister commuues with the
dying one upon the immortality of his soul,
aud the sublime scene that the entire
antiquity has presented but a single time,
in the first of It's dying philosophers. is re-
newed every day upou the pallet of the
loves lin statiou) of the dying Christians.
AT last the supreme moment tas arrived !;
Sacrament has opened the gates of the
world to this just man, Sacrament closes
them upon him religion balances him in
the cradle of life; Its beautiful songs and
its maternal hand still will lull him to sleep
| in the cradle of death II prepares the
| baptism of this second birth !; but it IS no
longer water that it chooses, it IL oil, the
molcIn of celestial lncorruptbihty. The
! libereting Sacrament breaks little 10y little
the earthly ties of the faithful one; his
soul, half escaped from his body, becomes
almost visible upon his cOuntouance. All
ready he hears the music of the Seraphim !;
now he ls ready to tiy away towards those
regions where that divine Hope, the
GauS liter of Virtue aud of Death, is beckon
| ing him. In the meautime the angel of
peace, descendiug towards this righteous
one, touches his weary eyes with her
scepter of gold, asd closes them delightfully."-
to the light. He dies, and his friends do
not hear his last breath; he dies, ard, long
after hs is no more, they keep silent around
beyond (this earthly with delight Chateau
| BRAND.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
MASS.
Extract from Father New man s writinGs,l


To me nothing is SO consoling, so pierre
ing, so thrilling, SO overcoming, as the Mass,
said as it is among us. / could attend
Masses for ever and not be- tired. lt Is not
a mere form Of words-it ia great action,
the greatest action that can be on earth.
1t is, not the invocation merely, but, II l
dare use the word, the evocation OF the
Eternal. He becomes present at the altar IN
flesh and blood, before W hon angels bow and
devils tremble. This is that awful event
which is the scope, and the Interpretation
of every part of the solemnity. Words are
necessary, but as means, not as ends; they
are not mere addresses to the throne OF
grace, they are instruments OF what "a 1ar
higher, of conservation, of sacrifice. !hey
hurry on, as if impatient to fuihl thelr
mission. Quickly they go, the whale is
quick, for they are all parts of one integ-
raj action. Quickly they go, for they are
awful words OF sacrifice, they are WORE
too great TO delay upon, as when II was
said in the beginning, What thou doest, do
quickly" Quickly they pas, for the Lord
Jesus goes with them, as He passed along
| the lake in the days of his flesh, Qolck! J
| calling first one and then another; quickly
| they pass, because az the lightning which
shineth from Que part of heaven unto the
| other, 30 is the coming of the Son of Man.
Quickly they pass, tor they are az. the
words of Moses. when the Lord came down
in the cloud, calling on tue Name ut tie
Lord as he passed by, =" The Lord, the
Lord God. merciful and graci ,us. long suf
fering. and abundaht in goodness and
truth" Aud as Moses on the mountain, so
we too maze haste and bow our heads
to the earth, aud adore" So we, all
around, each in HE place, look ont for the
great Advent, waiting for the moving of
the WATER" each 10 his place, with his own
heart, with his own wants, with his own
| thoughts, with his own intentions, with his
own prayers, separate but concordant,
watching what is going on, watching its
progress, uniting in it's consumm alton; not
painfully and hopelessiy, following hard
form of prayer from beginning to end, but
like a concert of musical instruments, each
different but copcurring in sweet harmony,
we take our part with Gods priest sup
porting him, yet guided by him. There
are little children there, and old men, and
simple laborera, and students in seminariee,
priests preparing for Mass, priests making
their thanksgiving, here are innocent
maidens, aud there are penttent sinners
| but out of these many m,nds rises one Eu-
charistic hymn, and the great action is the
measure and the scope of IL.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27

The "great elm" on Boston Common
was blown down on Tuesday last. 1t suf
fered severe injuries from gales in 1860 and
and 1869, but each time recovered its life
aud vigor. The news of its fall soon circu-
lated around town, and in a very short time
a crowd gathered, and even up to midnight
there was quite q number of visitors. The
usual mama for carrying away portions of
the old ~landmark as curiOsities, was ex-
hibited in q large degree, and at the first of
the evening the tree began to vanish with
amazing rapidity; but later guard Of
police was stationed there to prevent an
part of it being taken, The tree was very
rotten, aud It's trunks and larger limbs
looked like dram or sewer pipes, SO hollow
were they. The tree is represented upon
the oldest map of the town known to exist,
which was engraved IN the year 1922, and
then was of sufficient siZs to have attained
distinction. 1t is reasonable TO believe
that it was growing before the arrival OF
the first colonists. Probably IL was grow
ing in 1880 Upon Its limbs it is supposed
that some OF the early executions i'll the
old colony took place, and IL Is certain that
during the Revolutionary struggles al
America this tree was one of the places OF
constant resort at the Sous OF Liberty, who
frequently caused it 10 be illuminated with
lanterns on evenings of rejoicing and on
festal occasions. IL also served the pur-
pose of popular feeling aud indignation,
for many has been the Tory who has been
hung in effigy from its branches. Perhaps
on this account it acquired the name " b.
erty Tree" which 1t bore in 1884. The
first measurement of the great tree OF
which any account was made was takon
in 1925. The dimension was as follows
Height, 81 feet; circumference, 81 feet s
inches, 3 feet inches from the ground, and
the branches extended in diameter sc feet
1t was as handsome in form as large in sizC
and venerable in age. Later measurements
in 1914 showed that the tree had not ceased
| to grow.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
1NOTYER LIE NAILED SECOND
TIME
ICincinnatl Telegraph. :

o,r readers have no doubt seen in the
press of the country frequent reference VI
late to the Shepherd Of the Edtfey. ~ nHo
been again ana again asserted Wy ." h
who hold that lying is always iaw'ni "pon
it III iuure Catholics, thai TINS ]ou' hsI o. 10
I.onis that il ia still in existence, and that
il recently contained the following state
ment:
"If Catholics ever gain, as assuredly they
will gain, though at distant gay, On inl,
mense numerical majority in the Onlteo S'a| t19
religious liberty as ut present unuefeVooo Will
be ut an end"
The quotation Of these Anti-Catholic pa
pers is a triple lie. The Shepherd Of the
Vdlley was never an official Catholic pa
per. Secondly, it il not now Published In
st. Louis, it expired more than twenty
years ago. Thirdly, no such statement can
be found IN it's columns. The doctrine at
tributed to it is base aud mendacious
mutilstion that not only tortures but en-
tirely dcstroys the statement of the writer.
Here ia the exposure OF this infamous and
scandelous fabrication. The article from
which this extract is supposed to be made
was written by Robert Bakewell, now an
honored Judge in the State OF Missouri. 10
1867 the first dishonest copy of his words
appeared. In the ST. Louis Guardian of
January %, 1867. he exposed the falsehood
contained in this quotation. For a time
the tongue of calumny was silenced But
as soon "a the remembrance of Bakeweli's
REPUTATION began to die out, the same lie
was again started on its travels, and it has
been going ever since. Last week the
Cincinnati Gazette repeated it editoIiaffy.
In the hope that another blow may give TO
the lie q death from which there is no re-
surrection, we reproduce the exact words
Of the Shepherd of The Valley That paper
said "If the Catholics ever gain, as as
suredly they will gain, though at a distant
| day, an immense numerical majority. 10
the United States. religious liberty as at
present understood is at an end. So sag
our enemies"
BY the omission of the last sentence, $50
tants is converted into Catholic sentiment:
Blackwell said that the enemies of Catho-
lies predicted that they would destroy re
ligious liberty in this country if they ever
had the power. There is nothing sur
prisipg in this statement, as it is lie re-
produced at every election. But never
was there more fraudulent and audacious
misreprese htation than that which attri-
butes to Catholics the assertion which he
expressly attributes to their enemies.
Lies have been classified in English litera'
ture, but this stands alone in it's enormity.
We look for q correct quotation of the
Shepherd Of the Valley in the Gazette and
other journals that have oViely traduced
Catholics. If they should doubt the ex.
actness of our quotation they can easily
obtain the original. Both the Shepherd o.
the Valley and the GaardioR are oe tile IL
the library of the st. Lnnis u University.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27

THE FIRST SMoKER.-Every one knows
that tobacco was fret brought into repute
10 England by Sir Walter Raleigh. At
arst he smoked in private, not wishing it
10 become common; but sitting one day
absorbed in meditation, with pipe 10 his
mouth, he called to his servant 20 bring
him a mug OF beer. The fellow, as soon as
ne entered the room, was seized with terror,
threw tho contents of the mug into Sir
Walters face, and running down stairs,
bawled out, "Fire, fire, fire, help, Sir
Walter has studied till his head is on fire
and the smoke is bursting out of his mouth
and nose."
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
AN ApvERr1sEMENr-ANp AGoop ONE

AN NORTHUMBERLAND AGoOD ONE.
George Stadly has advertised himself
very neatly in q Paris paper lately. He
printed in the Figaro his card, with the
tight hand lower corner turned, and with
note to 1.-The two hundred aud sixty four
French officers of the Army of Metz" who
had frequeuted his american restaurant /"
in Hamburg during their captivity in Ger
many, informing them where they might
see him in Paris throughout the month of
February. In explanation of this quaint
advertisement the Figaro states that whilst
at Hamburg the officers in question boarded
at this restaurant and were often very
short of money, but never got short
commons on that account that when they
left they all owed more or less to Stadlv for
meals or borrowed money, and that since
they have sent forward their cash
from garrisens in all parts of France and
Algeria and paid the last cent. Every
body this way will be very glad to hear
that there was that sort of restaurant ia
Hamburg, aud will admire the good
memory of our countryman's gallant
guests.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
81 Ven. star ana Catholic messenger.
.TSU oEIHANs, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 81. 1876
BINGHAM rMENT.

The sails we see on the ocean
Arc an white as white CAL De
Bnt never one in the hRrbor
as white a. the sails At sea-
And the clouds that crown the mountain
with plrple sud gold 10. ;e"t,
Turn TO cold gray mist ana vapof
Ere ever we reach the height.
The mountains wear crowns OF glory
only when teen from star
And the sails lose all their ThiteneSs
Inside of the harbor bar.
Stately and fair is the vessel
That co nes not near our Deaoh
Stately and grand the mountain
Whose height We may never reach.
On Distapcs, thou doar enchanter.
still hold in thy magic veil
The glory of far-oH mountains
Tho CLEAN Of the far.of sail!
Hide In thy robea OF rplendor.
oh mountain cold and gray
oh sail in thy snowy Wilderness,
Come not into port, pray
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27

THE VALUE OF TINE" What does it mat
ter if we lose q few minutes in a whole day 90
Answer-Time table (days in q year, 3l3 ;
work hours in day, 81:
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27

We trust that the above will touch the hearts
Of those who call in to sec US, just for min
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
Election Notes.

1t is Tilden or Cooper in Indiana.
Fillup the ranks boys. Forward march!
But for the decentralization produced by the
perfuy of Wolcott and Olleman, the lnde-
pendents would have polled $4,000 votes.
If the Republican electoral ticket in Indiana
is withdrawn, Peter Cooper will carry the state
in November, by $4,000 majority over Tilden.
Independependent vote on State ticket;
Hendricks county, 35l; Montgomery, 500;
Marian, 800; Vigo, 1900; Boone, 200, etc.
Full particulars next week.
Mr.. Newsom's vote will be the test vote for
the Independent State ticket. He is the only
candidate for any prominent State Office, nom
mated by the February convention. who
stood and remained on the ticket to the end /.
The Independents who were driven to
harrison or to Williams by the perfdy OF
Wolcott and Olleman, were the only men who
were sold and delivered. Please think that
over and you will be satisfied that the state.
ment is true.
Please remember this: If you have made up
your mind that the doctrine of the Independ-
ents is right, and that you will vote for the
Independent candidates as representatives Of
the principles of that party, no power under
heaven can sell you out. But if for any reason
you turn aside to vote for the old parties, you
are sold.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
CURRENT NEWS

The fever intesneots Ct Savannah the
18th, were only six, filling OF Of more than
one-half ron the preceding day.
The Republicans Of the second con-
grrssionAl district Of Illinois, west side Of
Chicago, the 18th, nominated Geo. 3. Davis.
Jack Monral, . herder on Rswhide
Greek, ffteen milrs from Fort Laramie, Vas
killed BY party Of four Indians the night Of
the loth
A fire ct Toledo, Ohio, the 10th, IN the
lumber yard q the Mitchell < Rawland lum-
Der company, Destroyed shout 3,e00, 30 feee
Of lumber Loss ~, 600, fully covered By IN
suraDce.
Ira ". Bart. signal sMesr. Who passed
through TIE yellow fever epidemic at Mem.
phis, died q savannah the 9eh-
The one nillion sut against Wn. n.
Tweed asd lie ssven nnfiga ut agEinst
Peter 0ueeney 49, snlIGd = Nsw YMk the
9Th sd adjoH1ed to Nsve0kes-
The Preuidsnt has directed TIT thssx
ecutive depaztusu1s = sasssd the ~ .ks
Tie dsU - auns ~ Ne unvsi1ing e the r.
W7liah Irsaas1, Gtfsf G1ssksf thsto-
Fnn q - I'D anie pe9 Qani
- CAmaD An1Dsu1s - - -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

swfal; 70 80 handreds Of strong nm on
the top Of the smouldering ruins, grim
With soot and sweating IS though it were
mid summer. working with might and
main, their countenances wearing IN ex-
preston Of unearthly earnestnsss and
terror. Then to look 1t the vast surging
crowd Of human beings blocking mp the
streets, almost IS far IS the eye could
reach. Fathers and mothers hatlees and
bennetless with streaming gray, hairs,
weeping and shrieking wives and little
children, in fact relatives and friends of
every degree, pressing through the crowd
to the front, and IS each bleed ne black
ened body was carried ont. there was
renewed rush to see who it was. The
sOace of ten to fifteen minutes had not
elapsed until the workmen began to finG
their unfortunate victims just where they
fell at their posts. Pencil cannot ade.
quately portray, the f5ightful scenes
which uncovered IS the debris and heavy
timber we're removed. Men who bat .
few minutes before were young stalwart
noble specimens Of manhood were
found nothing bnt burned
and blackened masses Of
flesh and bones. In number Of cases
bodies were found with their heads
blown clean off. Others with legs and
arms torn away, others with their en-.
trials scattered abeut among the ruins.
A number Of the dead. dying and wound
ed were carried into the Office Of the firm
which is located across the street from
the nail factory but which was not in
jured BY the explosion. Fere : numner
Of surgeons had already been brought by
the firm and with rolled up sleeves and
bloody arms they were doing I'll they
could for the sufferers. The scene here
too was > thrilling one. Many of the
sufferers were grooming with agony,
others were having their eyes closed in
death By priest and clergyman, while yet
others we're lying still and dead, horribly
mutilated. 4ls
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
MINNESOT ITEM S.

A COMPANY Of home militia is to be
o,nanixed in WMonA.
School district No. 20, Goodhue county,
has elected Mrs. S. Gliden dircctress for
three years.
Ar the late annual school meeting at
Ltchfeld, not . Ia ~ WAS present-not
one cast vote.
TRE village Of Granite Falls elected =
lady school dlrectrcss in the person of
Mrs. J. 0. Russell.
Ir cost man in Dodge county $500 to
carry ON uuwarrantsd liberties with an
other mans wife.
TnE city Of Mankato has been reduced
to l6 IL mills on the dollar IS compared
With % mills last year.
A LaRaE number Of ladies attended the
Farihault school mssting and voted, but
there was no lady candidate.
NEAaEr twenty ladiss participated in
the annual school mssting ct Wslla Fa5i-
hault county, vho unitsd - eject . male
director.
Ar the annual soheol s1oetisa = Wa
bashav some 1fty lo1ies vsse pss1snt.
Mn. ]. J. StsnA he ely la1y Gn1D.
Was Defeated.
Tur aaasai school .ssaingef - N
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE.
Salt Lake Letter, oct. It'll

There are no definite developments yet
from the conviction Of Lee. That is to
say, although he threatened and stormed
by turns, Lee has not yet told anything
Of any consequence. 1t is generally be-
lieved that somebody in the South has
got documents fixing the ordering of thu
Mountain Meadow massacre on the
church, but it is now thought that Lee
has them or can get hold Of them. 1t is
said chat w. H. Dame, holding then Is
now high rank in the priesthood. and by
virtue thereof colonel in tho Nauvoo Lee
gion and commanding III the South, gave
. written order ITO exterminatc the emf.
grents and leave none who could tell the
tale" to Haight or Higbee, who were sub.
ordinate officers in the militia. The Nau.
voo Legion Was the legal militia Of the
Territory; there Was . state Of war, Utah
being in armed rebellion against the
Washington government; Brigham
Young. Is Governor, had proclaimed mar
tial 'aw, or did about that time, and It
would be in some sort justification Of
Lee, or any other subordinate actor. could
he show that he WAS legally militia man
or officer, and acted in obedience to or
ders. II such was che case with Lee, he
will no doubt show it should he ever
stand IN imminent dsnger Of execution,
which it is doubtful il he does rs yet.
No one has ever been executed for muir.
der in Utah since have been here
nearly eight years-and there have been
several cold.blooded mcrdefs committed.
The courts somehow seem to be made to
shield the criminal, and obstruct justice
and right.