The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-05-06
4 TIMELY SERMON,
Editor Morning Star:

n hoitor Morning Star:
a AT the tables of princes, says an old spiritu
"f''er' there are servants who carve for 4
oiners' eating nothing themselves. So at AZ
MONS some people find much that ia likely
t Dc useful to their neighbor, but never ann
anything to themselves. Aud he recommcn,
MS disciples to be guests, rather than carver,
Cne banquet of the word of God
AT tie risk of going, literally, thoneh not i
SPIRIT against this quaint authority. wi
care little for your readers from a .ermo
preached last Sunday in st. AIphonsps, cbnrot
which struck me as UNIQUE and most ;,str,,
i've. The preacher, Rev. Henry Giesep. need
NJ '"tFouootl"n to the people of New Orleans
p'vus 0nom be has labored so long aud 81
lou cannot listen to him for te,
n Il. without realizing that you are under
JUG ih"oence of powerful, aud, what in the.
osys Is 1arer AN original mind. A slapc,
S' his magnificent physi4ue-like Saul over
topping ms brethren by the head and shoulders
-lehihoed me what "a celebrated queen said
Oh her nooie-looking chancellor: "His soul is
worthily lodged"
having read the gospel of the day, the Rev.
amer repeated from it the verse: "And wban
ie-'ne spirit of Truths come, He will CON-
'oe world OF SID, aud of justice, and of
o"s'Nent. And be proceeded to develop the
nrs1 part OF the Office of the Holy Ghost in the
CnuFcn' namely, to conrince the ,por,G of ain
MS he does through the Pope for the Uni
'ersal Church, by Bishops in their dioceses. bv
'as'ors TO their focks. The present Sovereipn
o"Uin nSs condemned tie errors of his time as
ney nave arisen, although most of these errors
re very popular, aud very pleasing tn onr
orrupt nature. He has condemned and anatba-
lspZed the liberalism and latitudiuarianisn
the age, for be is Pope not to flatter onr mas
ops' but to teach us the truth, Under the
10 dlspessation, the truth was not as CLEARLY
nH"n or taught as it has been since the
'nlng OF Christ. and hence, as the Fatbers of
10 Cnurch agree, different reckoning will be
Aeu aC tne Judgment seat of the Catholic
noer the lnfallible teachings of the Church. r
ID the pagan who knew not God
ln connection with this eubject of Truth. 7 n
II no" lay my finger on an abuse which has G
'en'iy cfept IN among US. Some of our neo. b
3 even OF those who endeavor to lead pious a
eS ana assist at daily Mass, have appeared e
ieo'ures' Iairs concerts, and other enter Y
htnents held for heretical or sectarian nur. Vi
es' Understand we'll, 1 do not mean that tr
should refuse 10 be the good Samaritan To w
OIL oor separated brethren who need vonr III
hon there is question of feeding the II
CRY, or nursing the sick, or clothing tn, tn
ed, the Catholic Church knows no distipc-
between Jew or Gentle, bond or free. B,t ia,
''o 9oui money Your influence, your time loo
presence Tor tho propagation of error, is Ke
o another thing; aud you cannot dc so in 1 b
smallest degree without being ACCESSORY 70 vii
SIN OF your neiGhbor, an impeachment to the aid
eFslon OF your Protestant friends and a dec
oal 10 your weaker brethren. And lest Won anc
Id think me too severe on this poipt ssa sou
: the s"eet-tongued Father Faber says on tior
anne subJect-Father Faber who was once Pau
'testant minister, and an authority in the had
'ch OF England: licl!
ne browning disl0yalty to God is heresy. that
the sin of sins, the most loAthsone thing ba g
a Sod LOOKS down upon in this maliopanf
l. Het now little do VIC understand its mus
sive hatefulness! 1t is the polIntine Of died
truth, which is the worst of all imp1ri. thin
Yet how light We make of It'll We look
and are calm. We touch it, and do nor 8Fe@
Ter. We mix with it, and have no fear. to b.
70 u touch holy things, and have no sense the
crllege. We breathe its odor, and show bo,o
~ OF detestation or disgust. Some of ms nNEo
its friendship; some even extennate its chase
we DO not love Gcd enough to be angry their
rItabIv trntb foI f fr th men enough to of
he touch, the taste, the sight. and eli acted
OIL heavenly mi ndedness, we can dwell plead
this odious plague in imperturbable yard
utility, reconciled to it's foulness, not
Mt some boastful professions of liberal at no
ation, perhaps even with solicitous rem Of
# tolerant sympathies. Why are we sd The
ow the old saints, and even the apostles
abundance of our conversiOnsf Because 10 Ih'
We not the antique sterDness. We want Issued
S 01r sPlrit, the Old ecclesiastical good,
ere and IL IL soi,a PpeoaOse Is than
hfnl. We lack devoticn 10 truth = oomps
&c soa,s truth. Oar zeal for sonls e many