The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-05-06
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 6, 1877

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versions. instead of trembling sonls led h
srte,Ca OF mercy. We tell men half tn
trnth, the half best suited TO our own pusiIIa
} tbat anu tnelr concelt; and then we wonde
sha' 80 rev are converted and that of tbos
low so many apostatize. Wears SO weak AZ I,
10 surprised that o1r half truth has not spc
.eoueu as well as Gods whole truth. Wher,
ness" "o 10 NJ non
ror announcer striking passage, refer you to
p 4io OF Spiritual Conferepc es," by the same
anthor, TOO long to be cited here.
| lou 800, then, that you cannot in any wav
GUN ten@nce error without shining against
| "oo truth. Hence, if Protestant, of what
eFer denomination, should ask You to con-
'iionte' IN any wayrfor any object having in
VIC" the propagation of his errors, you must
quake On human respect, and soy plainly: I
cannot DO II. 1t is not consistent with nv
principles. can help to feed your hungry or
WISH Your sick, or practice towards you apv
o'her II n OF philanthropy, but cannot aid
you In Spreading false doctrine, for that were
to sin against Gods truth.
some Will perhaps say, Protestants sometimes
contribute to our church funds. True bot
'ney Vio4ate n o principle thereby. All churches
are the same to most of them. Others object: |
~ oe 40 not help their churches, they will not
neip 10 build up ours, What do you put the csc
Sects founded by Luther, and Calvin. and
o'her wicked men, on a par with the Catholic
Ihurcb, the Bride of the Lamb, established bv
Jesus Christ Himselff Or do you foolisbIv
imagine that Gods Church is to be sustained | q
~ an arm of feshf The Church of God has
lot been founded, and is not sustained. bv anv !
nan. She is the pillar and the ground of d
ruth, founded ON a rock, against which the t.
~Ves Oh hell eau never prevail. We do not
erVe the Church, or attract souls within her
aie' by rendering to the prejudices of the
ring, but by avoiding sin, nay, the yery an CT
earanoe of evil, and practising faithfully the Il
Dime virtue which that Church ipculoates ~
BON every one of her children. o, if Catholics in
ouId but treat with their non. Catholic Al
enos from this standpoint, how many of the ~
1cere among them would be attracted to ar
IDS truth! ne
Every one complains, "Tbe times are bad tn
'ney Is hard to be got" But let Mother De
ose festival, or some similar entertainm"nt tic
heid for the benefit of some heretical work. ito
10" easily you can procure the money to POI POI
there, and even bring your little children. a
y some among yon have appeared at festi aw
OF this nature who. have not vet con. but
'uted to the support of the little orpbaps hnt
III we are Trying TO bring up in the faith of treI
r lost parents or sboyCu rberselyas :, , pro
vybar n oo,,.. - =, gioI
vas ieSehtiy given Tor rem
e poor children. tion
is not pleasant for ne to speak in this A.
i'm lint n,nsr .ou 80 a. -, 80 emil
to-. A.. ,,,O0, ~ 'O1 VIZ '-"'"' IL you com
t' '"o H1oFSl 1heoIogy" OF Arch bishop do L
lick, or Father Konings, You will sea that ton
We not exap0eratad tia anil. ~ .ha -, or at
,iI,, s,,oI s- ~ 10'o VIM veal
-'' eP'e"u 0l'oneous doctrines by giving stron
u any way. Wo be to us priests if we opini
n mi Of
We have to answer before God for your OH q;
, and we should sign our own condempa. rate.
If we failed to tell you the truth. st. rous
vonId mot aI1ovy Tho .;r fore
'10 S"'inS VI meat tbaG and
'een ohereo TO IDOLS, though it were pub labor
sold in the shambIes, If there were danoer and
'he weaker members of the Church might KanS,
And through thy knowledge bot d.
thy weak brother perish, for whom Christ it ono
y If such circu MS pection ia necessary in
} lawful or indifferent, what would the boaI ~ =
Apostle have said of persons who profess is in Fl
Catholics, and yet openly contribute to of doz
of false doctrine, as those me Inc e
lone who appeared at festivals, or pur- good q
tickets for entertainments, having for mense
bject the spread or the sggrandisement o oy @
form of error Heretofore you NAV have Iio1id
in ignorance; now you can no longer liq aid
hat excuse qHe RALLY md .r,l - CESS, al
az we'll os ;-...sI- -, '-'' Out- sugar /;
" -" "'uiy' "oFoau as well as for Ir
e' what yon profess to be, docile child. article
the Church, true CatboIica equator
,Iova al, atoL = ..- aud CO
"a 'SHOPsIS ID very inferior eggs in
splendid sermon of Father Giesen as IL could n
from his lips but such m IL I, r. in two.
al narb,Ds ot,..i -, ~ via u" made o.
r., N iOL the WElteT' no less made In
70 PIeaoner' snare in the glorious re- Trade u
~ ,..si.. !, 'uOsS VINO instruct For Ii
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