The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-25

The woufd-be martyr and confessor is again
free, but for two more months is inhibisea
from the exercise of his clerical functions IN
the diocese of Rochester.
Suits have been instituted against several
other Ritualistio ministers who will undoubt-
eddy take Mr.. Tooth's "heroic conduct" a. o
precedent for their own, and 90 We may soon
hear of other martyrs and confessors. IL the
Rituslists are really sincere, IL they really be-
lieve the doctrine they pretend to believe, II
they are convinced that the Church Of God 10 .
visible body with q hierarchy descending in Q
direct Tine from the Apostles; If they really
believe that the Church 10 the my stical body OF
Christ, and that 1t has o priesthood forever
according to the order of Melchisedeeh; in
ine, If they believe that the Church 10 Catholic,
that it was founded by Christ himself and
that it 10 not the creature Of the State, the
present attitude towards them of "the Church
of England IS by law established in these
realms" ought to convince them that che Is
not the Catholic Church, but the nero creature
of the State. Day by day this is proved
to them, and still they go on in their blindness
deluding themselves with the idea that fhsF
are Catholics, and like little children play thai
they are saying Mass.
To the rejecting Catholic there ia something
strange and deplorable in this, the holy Saeri-
fee is traverstied by men pretending to be
"priests" and their deluded followers worship
WHAT bread and scine. do not say that this
s formal idolatry for if they really beliers that
the bread and wine are no longer present after
their ministers pronounce the swful words of
conservation their idolatryi 10 only intsateTial.
But it is terrible to think that men with no
shadow of power or authority save that given
to them by the Queen Of England, according to
their articles of faith the head of the church,
and source of spiritual and temporal jurisdic-
tion.' should dare to srrogate TO themselves
the sacred funotions of the priesthood their
"Mass' lie indeed ga blasphemous fable,' to use
the Ian guage of their Articles. And how sad
1t is that 90 many poor souIs should rest salts
fed wita what the low church section OF the
Anglican communion style, "Ecclesiastical
millinery" and by it be kept ont of the church
of the living God, where, indeed, they could
save their souls and find that peace which
passeth all understanding. Let us hope that
some good may come out of the Tooth brush,
between the courts and the I" Ritualists."
Now that Lent has CONNER BED the season
in London has begun, and fashion reignS
supreme; balls, parties, receptions, concerts.
theatres, operas etc., are inc OEuoE VI INC uAyI
or rather of the night This 10 the manner in
which the English keep Lent. There are
special devotions in all the Catholic churches
which the faithful attend at very devoutly.
In most of the churches the music heard at
High Mass is of o congregational character, for
in obedience to the order of the Cardinal
Archbishop the organ 10 silent during Lent.
The London papers day after day have long
editorials on American sffaira, sympathiEing
with the Democratic party; they can not nm
derstand how the ermiDe Of the Supreme Court
of the United States could have been dragged
through the mire aS it has. Hitherto the
English have always held the Supreme Court
in high esteem, regarding it as above party
influence or corruption. The conduct Of Judge
Bradley especially merits their disgust. The
London Telegraph remarks that it is impossible
to suppose that q man Of the unstaiDed rcputs-
ton of Gov. Hayes will take the seat awarded
to him by fraud 80 manifest and 30 unscrupu-
Ions.
There il NO ecclesiastical news to commuDi
cate which you have not already by telegraph,
The Right Rev. Mgr. Chatard, d D., Rector
of the American College in Rome, is here, en-
rOute to the United states. WEB
On the 18th, in New York, Capt. BogarduS