The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-21

the people do not blame me. blame society
thnt wants to he psmpered, wants sensuality."
Victor Hugo, says the same. and so do all other
modern writer's W bo wish to please the people.
We read of strikes, of rebellions, of COM
muuism-why have we suoh disturbancesf
Rich men think that man Is but On animal.
not under the restraint of His holy law they
seek pomp, power, in other words they
desire pleasure, and in order to obtain it, they
grind down those under them. The employees
their station in life they desire pleasure, and
thus brethren occur these revolutions.
We are in the midst of deluge of corrup-
ton and sensuality. Shall we despair NO.
just as in times gone by there was by Gods
mercy an ark of safety, in which Noah and MS
| family we're saved, so IN the midst of this
delugs of corruption there 10 another ark, the
ark Of Jesus Christ, the Church of God. The
Church teaches the eame principles our Lord
taught in order to conquer Satan and save
mankind. The Church breaches the same
truths j. aus preached in order to rescue the
Pagans who deified their passions. who made
gods oat of them as Venus and Bacchus, the
God of wine. The power OF Christ was sufh-
ceut to save even these. was 30 powerful Is to
; eform the Psgans, and 1t 10 by the same
| II oths the Apostles preached that our modern
| society is to be reformed. What does Mother
| Church teach She teaches us that this Is not
! our true home that it is only by leading
lives of selfdenial, of modification, by bear
''g our crosses, that We can reach our true
Father-land.
Sow beloved Christians the Church teaches
that in order to do this we must labor; man
born of woman must labor, because in Paradise
after our first parents bad sinnef. hey were told,
man YVES bound to work, to earn his bread by the
sweat of his brow unless he 30 labered the
earth would bring forth nothing but thiStles
and tborns.
The Church teaches that man in his fallen
condition is incapable of guiding himself,
therefore BIO should instruct himself should
study, and this is intellectual labor, and If o
man does not work, does not labor intellectual
ly his mind will not be ltlvated.
Again, the Church IT, aches that man nnst
work. must labor very hr-d overcome hrs
evil inclinations, to control bis aOpet ties; Uuie
he pracblce self denial he cannot be my dis
ciple." He must labor morally or else his
heart will produce nothing hnt thIstles and
thorns, only evil of every description. Is
thus physically, intellectually, and moral
labDIiUg society rescned in times past
from barbarian, from Psgauisnl, aud We innst
escue uIodern society from II GteriaiIsm, from
self. lUvism from that greet love of pleasure,
from pnTditiop, by the same meOns
ST. Pau praCticed modification for rear lest
he Who bad preach cd 30 much to Others shonld
himself be lost. You, members of the Total
Abstinence Society practice the commands OF
the Church, well knowing that every good
work done for 6 I'd and ia HIS nanIe, will be
rewarded but you even go further than simply
to obey her commands, you are not only tenn
of q lawful ell loyment - lrdu!ge IN laWIul
drink. l must say, deer brethren, yon give
good example to the world, know fHat there
arc n great many in the world who lauR n AND
scoff at you bu { remember that oar Lord said
that The world 10 under the dominion OF Satan,
that he is the prince, the chief of tnls "orld;
then do not heed their laughter, or acofing' or
sneers, for they have not the love OF Jesus or
His doctrine at heart.
st. Paul says that Christianity was SUM
bling block TO the Jews and II fooiIshDess 10
1br,4f 2 hA NlIa
of your society is q stumbling block, and to
the people of the world it 10 too!ishness.
say it is q stumbling block TO many good
people, for if asked to join the Society, tnty
say "Oh, am not q drunksrd and they WlIi
not join Just as if the Society was composed o.
reformed drunk ards. There are gentlemen 10
it who never made bad use of liquor in their
lives, but this will not convince many Chris
tiapH and therefore it is to them q STUN bling
block, We priests aud re ligous make vow
of chastity, of perpetual vlrginlty, ont must
We therefore refuse to associate win al others
who have not taken this vow IL 10 the Same
with the Total Abstinence Society.
You have all no doubt heard OF Daniel
OCoupell how when he was eDdeavOrinR to
carry the Repeal Bill, to liberate Ireland from
the cruel laws of England, he was told that be
wac losing time and doing more harm than
good. What does O'ConDell answer In his
own quaint way he tells story. " What docs
a woman do when sbe wants TO chnrn She
pours the milk into the cburn. Inen what
does abe do in order to make the liquid become
q solid mass Why she pushes aud pushes
onarter OF an hour-wou'5 do-she pushes for
hsif an hour-won't do yet. SO she pushes an-
other half hour, and goes on pushing and push'
ing and pushing, till what wac a liqdld becomes
a solid mass-becomes butter" Wemy trlendS
mnst push on, must go on and 90 on. Toa
EnoVy how this solid mass of which O'ConneIl
! peaks became O rock, which fell on England
aud crushed her cruel laws. You know bow
sncossSful O'Connell WAS, SO l cay, go on, go
on uushing. You have been doing 50 for ave
wears, apd God has blessed you and swelIea
your numbers to six hundred, bat e., on eoot-
S0eously, and in q few years yOu will be num-
bsred NOT by hundreds but by thousands' bnt
in order to do this you must stand on CAtnOIlS
grounds, you must do all for Coos SAKE an"
Be- satisfied if He is pIeased with you
This morning, when saw the parade, saw
the banners flying, heerd the music PiSyingi