The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-28

to answer before God, for you are sworn to
speak the truth The old gentlemen whom
Yea, sometimes"
what books -
"Tbe Bible.'
"And other books as wellf"
Some others, my lord"
Tell me the u ames.'
81 cannot remember"
Did you believe what he read to you"
"Yes, my lord"
':Did he bid you come to confession to him 7"
"No, my lord"
"D.d he not bid you come and receive Com
mun,onf'
"He may have told me to go to Communion"
odd he not give you Communion in the
form of o wafer :"
He never babe me come to Communion to
| him or commanded me so to take it,"
Come, my girl, you are clubbing. You
know well enough that you have confessed
| your sins TO the prisoner"
"You asked me, my lord, whether he had
| babe me confess to him, and said no."
"You have sometimes told him of your sins
when they troubled Your
"Aud have received a wafer from him, which
he has given you into your mouth 7"
| "Dd he not tell you it was the Sacrament =
"No, my lord"
'You knew it W as 7"
"No, my lord not as to swear"
"Do you mean to swear, young wench, that
you did not believe he was giving You the
| Sacramento"
~ ooald not tell for certain, for he never
said so'
"He were o white garment at the time be
| gave it youf"
| "Methinks he might"
| "You know he did"
"Many wear white garments beside priests"
she answered.
After some further questioning she was
rated sourdly for her obstinaoy aud told to
stand down. The judge then asked the pris-
oner whether after hearing the testimony of
these witnesses he would not own to his guilt.
A smile passed over the face of Father Joachim
| when the Judge put this question to him, for
Gas be hath himself recorded) he wondered
at the absurdity and iusiGnifcance of the
testimonies" upon which it was proposed to
condemn him.
"Is it thus" said his lordship wrathfn,Iy.
"that you treat these solemn aocusettons:"
al humbly beg your lordships pardon" 70.
turned the prisoner, if unwittrgly seened
to slight the authority of the court, bar smil
irg 10 passion of nature over which man
hath free course or power, and l hope and
trust your iordship will not impute it to NE
as a crime"
: ~ shall not be displeased with YOU" re-
joined the judge, conciliated by his humble
demeanor, IF DOLLY Sou will state the truth
touching your guilt, and desire you answer
for yontsef."
- an ready, my lord, to do so bnt L have
u humble petition to your lordship, which is
that be granted full and free liberty, with
Don't hipdrance, to answer every Election and
! lead for myself, and further desire that your
lordsbip will degn to reflect ON my behalf that
8 descend Tin the absence of any other advocacy
to be my advocate. And forasmuoh as all
earthly judges should initiate the Heavenly
Judge, Who, az Advocate, ten Thousand times
mitigstes tho severity of Il judge, since HE
! hand of mercy is infinitely stretched beyond
the hand of Judgment; wherefore 1 beg your
: fordship that may find the favor of advocate
;. from on, rather than the rigor of judge, es-
a pecially in those things which according to
law may be advantageous or disadvan taGeous
Q TO me, which understanding not how ust
for the best, desire your lordship to vouchsaf,
to come to my assistance, and would hesrcct
s you to consider this, that MY life aHd concern.
0 may be of less consequences n yGcr eycs than IL
d those of many Others sin GO em hnt . private
q person, yet my little il in truth nnnh TO M
Q since it ~ my all nnCh iat's or Solo
nous to them, and as great q gift of God t,
: me as theirs to them, and therefore God ha
r laid as great an obligation me to defent
II myself and my life He had on them TO
:, theirs, and hath also laid on others as strict
" command not to impair Or prejudice me in tn
y least, as if l were the greatest poten tate
l. Therefore, being thus brought before You
b fordship to deal by me accordingly, as pre-
sumo from your prudence aud worthiness yoI
: will not refuse to do"
The judge who was evidently touched by hi
manner, assented, saying, Speak for your
self"
1T is true, my lord, that on a certain nigh
p about two or three years ago was at Rogere
! fathers house; but on that occasion l ueVe
I saw this witness"
e ALBEIT" returned the judge, " he swearetl
b ne made his confession 10 you and that yol
gave him wafer or Communion alone in you
/. chamber 7"
d Were it likely, my lord, that in hous
where was acquainted with them save thi
g witness, who declared he had never seen III
u before, that should say Mass for him alon
Z" aud hear his confession and give him the Sac
rament without any one else being present O
II knowing of itf | therefore desire Your lord
. ship to ask him when gave him Communion.
The jndge then called back Rogers an
questioned him. Toe witness seemed confused
n and said that johnson had never spoken {
him about Confession or Communion, and tina
he did not know what he had said to him, bu
that he gave him bread like q wafor. That
of his own accord asked him to hear his col
T. fessiou, after which johnson gave him tn
wafer which he took. The judge then repr
NJ manded the witness, asking him how ii
~ he'd never seen the prisoner, and If the pri
oner never spoke to him of Confession OF Con
n munion, be- could tell who he was. Sure
said the judge, they do not give Commune
l on such terms ~ Tbereupor Rogers varie
~ his statement by saying that his father ha
OF told him 10 go aud confess to Mr.. johnson, al
thRt he would give him Communion.
ne The judge accepted tue varied statement.
Even if it So" returned Father Joa
him, " there were proof in this of my prizes
he hood, since every Christian mans duty o