The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Young ChsfdreH BY Catholic Priest Printet
at che New York Catholi ProtecSory West
chester. New Orleans WIN. Joyce.
Inasmuoh as the truth taught by the Churcl
is one and the Same, this little book contains
of course. nothing new; but it offers to th,
student large field of instruction, and CON
denses into q small volume q valuable amount
Of dogmatic and moral theology. It includes
also prayers for morning and night, devotion,
for Mass, Litany of the Blessed Virgin and Of
the Saints, and the manner of serving ut Mass
There can never be too many books of in.
struction, for truth is illimitable and all IL.
beauty, brightness and worth can never be
entirely understood by flesh and blood. Trntb
is always simple, and yet il is always su blime.
IL satisfies the peasants mind, and yet unfolds
the fairest vistas to philosophic research. and
| hence 1t is that books without number have
oeen written and will continue to be written
upon subject known in all it's fullness only
to Almighty God.
Ane Church has received the whole dsposit
OF revealed truth, but what single mind has
counted all that untold treasurer The words
" In the beginning was the Word" written by
an inspired writer eighteen hundred years ago.
have furnished food for thought and media.
ton to the deepest minds, and still they chal.
lege the human intellect to fathom all their
gu blime mysteries.
Protestants are slowly doing away with all
mysteries of faith-one single sect still retain.
ing the mystery of the Trinity-and by this
course they are just as surely leveling them
selves to mere materialism, striving to forget
mans spiritual nature, and ignoring the
spiritual world to which we all belong.
Our eyes, perfect as we deem them, when
assisted by q telescope, see wonders that were
unknown even to the minds conception. Our
ears, acute as they appear, can, by means of .
simple shell, gather up sounds of which we
were all unconscious; and yet man strives to
decide, unaided by the revelations of faith,
the causes and effects that exist
around him.
Every little book of instruction, every little
catechism is q sounding shell that gives to the
ears Of our soul sounds that are unheard in our
daily lives, truthful telescope, that makes us
zoe details of duty never dreamed of in our
human sciences.
This modest little abridgment will serve to
open the eyes and ears of faith, and to teach
'ound doctrine. The splendid exposition of
Bishop Gibbons entitled "Faith of Our Fs-
hers" may be compared to a magnificent 4
suspended in the vault of our young
Republic to enlighten all who seek it's rays;
'ut every other book of Catholic doctrine ap-
proved by the Church, has also its mission of
to fulfill. One mans mind may
perhaps prefer q simple taper with which to
pursue his studies, while another may require
nany lamps with which to see his way; bat
lone is there left an excuse for remaining in
and among the many luminaries Of
cred to old and young, this little book has
learness and simplicity we'll adapted to the
bjeot which it holds in view.
he Catholic Record April, 1877. Philadelphia:
Hardy & Mahoney. New Orleans: c. D.
Elder.
This excellent miscellany of Catholic know
EDGE and general literature is not appreciated
y Southern readers as it deserves to be. I'm i
'rtunately, in the impoverished condition in
'hich our people fud themselves at present,
atholic periodicals have first to be examined
l regard to their demand upon the purse, and
'condly, in regard to their claims upon the
ltellect; but the Record we are happy to say,
deserving of patronage upon both of these
at requirements.
The terms per snnum are 81 SO, very small
I'M for nearly 800 pages of solid and enter
lining reading matter, including choice selec-
ctions from the leading journals of the old
orld, and the whole devoted to the progress
the Faith in America
The number before us closes the sixth year Of
is monthly magazine, and its course during
at time has made it fsyorite with all classes
readers. 1t employs not O few of the ablest
'tholic pens of the country, and abounds each
'nth in scholarly essays on the varied sub
IT'S of religion, science and literature.
one of its most talented writer's is lady of
10 city, whose graceful historical sketches of
inent English characters have elcited gen.
u admiration. The article from her pen in
April number is on "The Corporal Beauty
Christ" theme original as it is suggestive,
which is treated with equal dslicacy and
dition. 70 us, however, the corporal
uty of Our Lord is best typifed in the cor.
cal beauty of His Church. The very CLEAN
her Vestments brings the Master to our
Id; but it is neverth eless beautiful fancy
picture His sacred person to these eyes of
b, 80 that these human hearts of ours may