The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-07-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


is largely compiled from o learned French
work published in 1s43. by Count Kossely de
Lorgues, and entitled {" La Croi1 dams lee Den1
Mondes."
1t gives us a new insight into the almost
superhuman labors of the great Discoverer, ana !
shows us his simple title to be considered |
saint as well as q hero. There 10 something
more than beautiful in the present movement
to clear this great name from all stains OF
calumuy, and to adorn it with the halo OF
sanctity. 1t would seem as though Providence
designing great things for this young Republic
ould first prove to the world it's right to DO
all Catholic, by the great fact hat Catholic
mind conceived the design of searching it out,
and Catholic faith and heroisn carried ont the
splendid purpose.
If ever q land on earth has a right to cala
itself Catholic, it is this America of ours and
it is pitiful to hear ignorance and prejudice
still speak of The Faith as foreigner on our
shores. Called into existence. as it were, by
the brain of Catholic, brought into the light
of actuality by Catholic hands, sprinkled in q
baptism of Faith with Catholic names, and
developed into q giant republic by Catholic
blood and money, the United States is noble
| gift-perhaps the noblest-cfsred by human
instruments tality to great and Holy God.
The adoriug and Intelligent love of Colum-
| bus is we'll shown by the names given to his
discoveries. San Salvadorl The first tribute
| to the Saviour. Santa Maria de la Conception
The second homage is paid to the Mother Of
our Lord. Trinidad! An act of Faith in the
great mystery of Triune God. And so on
with all the names that he bequeathed to pos
terity. Faith and loyalty. devotion and duty,
| r,Vtp niplas Of hia a
and surely the faithful practice of these vir-
tues exempted him in his dying hour from that
woful cry of regret recorded of the great Car
diual: "Had but served my God with hdD
the zeal served my king, He would not in my
age have left me naked to my enemies
He, too, was left naked to his enemies; fol
the Discoverer of new world died in an inr
, at valladolid, alone, poor'and insulted but NJ
sad selfreproaches, no remoIse of conscienc'
, oame to embitter his last moments. He hat
done his work nobly-the worlds iugratitud'
f was not q eign of failure. A nobler Hear
than his had died amid torments insult ani
' abandonment.
"fnto thy hands, Lord, I commend m!
spirit." These are reported as his last words
y and they show his perfect faith and trusting
. love in Him who had directed all his days, ant
d in whose hands his name and his memory, hi
, great deeds and his heroic life, his tried sou
Q and humble spirit, were alike sure of justice.
l.. We truly congratulate Father Knight on th
O result of his labors, and We rejoice that on
great Catholic hero has had, at last, so eloquen
q defender and go noble an apologist
Let this book be widely spread, for it cor
tains noble lessons for our American youth, an
q splendid example for all true Christian
j" The following thought, drawn from its page
is the real moral of the book, as we'll as of eu
a somewhat lengthy notice of it: If Christian
s+ were bat true to themselves '-as was Colun
bus-"the world would have been Christia
:. centuries ago."
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We street.
I'D The Jubilee number of this illustrate
or Weekly, as one must call the issue of JuI
m 25th, is very fine, and must give as much satl
faction to it's patrons as it reflects credit up'
o- it's able manager. The full-lenRth portrait
n His Holiness, Pope Plus TX, its views OF {
Peters Church, and of several interesting p
y: grimage scenes, make this number one OF u
'i' usual interest. Tho literary matter is al
IL" interesting and entertaining. while it's descri
a1 tions of places, events and personages, cow
large amount Oh NaluaoIe lnioi"
ty The dolefnl ef6gy of ozimus still illumina'
he it's pages; but We have learned to look upon
d. in new light. 1t is monument to the fol
,as of imasination--a statue to the beauty a
expression of pbysiognomy. We are told t
face is q wonder of mobility, of wit, of hum
etc. The form itself betokens oheerfulne
etc! Our imagination has all along been
:" fault, our appreciation of the humorous, defe
e'- i've, our knowledge of physioguomy, vt
limited but we intend to study the desi
H' with view to !emedying these three-fold
'no fciencies. Wereally thought the face had
0': ,. one xpresson--unutterable lugubriousne
lie but we hope by long continued and most
tient study to find in it all that its admir-
'oN claim.
1t is said of the IlioneIs that although
ers head and arms are wanting, still the suppl