The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-06-17
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This book has been cordially Welcomed
by many bishops of the Church, and the in
telligent Catholic public generally that we
have only to add our mite of praise to the
abundance of appreciation already given.
Bat the gifted author is resident OF our
city, an adopted Southerrer, as it were, 30 we
have also to congratulate ourselves upon her
literary success, and to glory in those talents
which refute the calumny that piety contracts
the mind, and the atmosphere OF the cloister
deteriorates the intellectual faculties. The
author of Daniel Deronda says in that novel
that nun is only another name for 1dtocy out
in our opinion the humble religious VINO mas
given us the Life of Father H'fnauer, could
teach the proud lterateur much that might
console her heart, enlighten hex mind' ana
purify her pen productions.
We have already given in the columns OF the
STAR. extracts from the work before MS, and
we need only refer to them to show the gifted
mind and facile pen of their author. The book
is entertaining as we'll as edifyins, and not
less valuable as the biography OF great and
good man, than it is rs an incentive to virtue
and an ornament to Catholic literature. Its
charming illusions to some OF the best minds
of that day, such as Werner, the poet, Acker-
mann. the arch Sologist, Schlegel, the great
phil osopher, and many others, are OF great in
terest. And such is the talent of the writer
that she has but to name person to make her
reader forth with interested in him. The few
brief paragraphs referring to the illustrious
Werner, poet, convert, priest and apostle, make
him thoroughly known, beloved and honored.
But it is for the illustrous subject of her
work, the Rev. Clement Hofbauer, that she
elcits the warmest admiration and the deepest
reverence. Following him through his humble
boyhood and struggling yet aspiring manhood,
she pictures him to her readers as the humble
yet energetic soul who never did any thing by
halves. 1t was his opinion that a priest who
did bat half his duty, could hardly be saved.
He is considered as the second Founder of the
REDEEM torist Order, aud his zeal, apostolic
labors, persecnt ions and devotion in the
countries he evangelical, are admirably de-
lineated in this little volume. His love for
Poland, the difficulties of the Russian mis-
sionaries, his apostolic activity in his German
Foundations, his colony in France, these many
details of men and times and places show the
value of the book as one of reference, while the
whole work aboupds in information regarding
manners and customs of most pleasant and
entertaining nature. In a word, we learn
from its perusal the good one man can dc
when he works for God, for through the yea
| of this humble priest, who could not be called
q man of genius according to worldlings, The
| scandal of a German national church wa
frustrated, and Bavaria saved from a siriila
calamity.
Father Hofbauer yearned TO visit Awefic:
in order to spread the light of truth and The
benefits of his order What joy he would have
experienced conld he have seen the success
, of those desires as we them in our mids
to-day, as carried out by his faithful Sons AM
imitators!
Ard perhaps, in view of the good it may &C
com plish, he might also have rel iced at tn
success of that devoted nun who has portage
his life, his virtues, and his heroism in sue
strong, clear light, that we acknowledge tn
I; radiance all proceeds from Him, of whom
3 is said He 10 glorious in His saints
The only word of adverse criticism we shal
, say is that we regret to see, in her fine remark
> regarding the republic of letters, q persons
allusion to Queen Victoria which might hav
been left unsaid. The principles ennnciste
are indeed correct; but We see no necessit
for illustrating them by so pointed an example
The beautiful words of our Holy Father i
his late address to the English pilgrims whe
speaking of the protection afforded to tn
= church throughout Victorias realms make |
# respect even the name of her who thus b.
t friends the Faith. Besides, our gifted write
n will please remember tha5 Plus TX. holds
q reserve q jewelled chaice as gift fc
Englard's Qaeeu in the event of her conve
, sion. If this ever happens, We would not liz
= to remember that the intellect that bowed :
d last to the sovereignty Of faith was "stupi'
% and not above the ordinary capacity of gi
of fourteen"
IS Tie Uomders Of Prayer. By Henry T. Wi
i llams. New York: Henry t. Williams.
The writer of this book is also the publshe
and belongs to some one OF the many sects II
y cluded under the general name of Protesta
- tism. 1t appears to be simply collection
wonderful events brought about by the pow
~ of prayer. In one instance poor man pra!
IL for q nsp hat and obtains it, another perse
's needs q se,Cing machine and brings her desire
a l Aoro EF1ro from