The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
american Catholic Quarterly Reeie,s. April, 1877.
Philadelphia: Hardy and Mahony. New
OrleanB G.. d. Elder.

| contains only seven articles, but each one ID
rich in thought and replete with suggestions
Father Thebaud's paper on "Ths Church and
the Princes of Europe" is, as usual, calm
clear picture, in which the cause of the present
condition of Europe aud the Church in their
mutual relations is outlined with telling effect.
1t is popularity of Father Thebaud's writings
that he only sketches the design of his work,
but all the necessary points are there, SO that
even q tyro can fill in the lights and shadows.
Every paragraph from his pen contains innu-
merable suggestions and leads the readers
mind irresstibly onward in the pursuit of
| further researches.
"What the Church Owes to James II. - is
| an article for which We earnestly thank Mr.. j.
G. Shea. 1t is noble tribute to a long and
often abused map, whose greatness and good
ness must eventually burst through the clouds
which Protestant hatred and Catholic preju.
dice have thrown around his name. We glory
in the facts revealed by this able paper, and as
American Catholics we rejoice that our young
Republic owes to James III. her proud charao-
teristic of a union of States and a land Of
liberty" How many of our contemporary
writer's will acknowledge the facts thus laid
bare is question prompted by curiosity. We
are almost willing to wager that a hundred
years from to-day there will still be found
Protestants who will call this truly royal king
" q bigot and a tyrant," while Catholics will
assert that he was cowardly and unjust.
To u.s. James II. has always been the noblest
figure in English history since the time of
Edward the Saint. His noble efforts to pro-
claim and enforce perfect liberty of conscience
would have made him hero had he been a
Protestant; but as his whole life was a bril-
liant proof that he valued his soul more than
his crown, and that he desired nothing more
than liberty of worship for all his subiecte,
the world could i'll afford to leave such laurels
on the brow of Catholic, and hence he has
been DETAINED and slsndered until his name has
become synonyme for tyranny and cow
ardice.
"The Public School Question" is again
splendidly handled by Father Bayma, 81, and
is an article to be read by fathers and guardians
with earnest attention and careful meditation:
"Last Summers Expedition Against the
Sioux" by Gen. .Gibbon will prove interesting
to some of our readers, but it convinces us
that the Indian is by far the greater sufferer
by our American policy than is the white man
by bis red brothers just indignation at that
same inhuman policy. No doubt Gen. Gibbon
is good soldier, but there seems to be very
little human feeling in his heart, and his de-
tails of the Custer massacre should read as
" the particulars of Gen. Terry's failure to
burn, slay and exterminate tribe supposed to
be under the fathery projection of the United
States"
We mourn over the brave men who fell on
what they thought was field of glory, but as
to any massacre business about it, we think
that intention was confined to the three or
four strong columns who tried to draw their |
ret around the silent Sioux, but failed in their
we'll arranged plans, because of another plan |
which overrules all the designs of men.
Father JAcker's learned paper on THE Red |
Man Gauged by his Speech" is we'll deserving
of study. This friend of the Indian is doing |
noble work in behalf of his protegees, and we
are edited, as we'll as instructed, by his re-
searches and his ZEAL
The two concluding articles are by DR.. Con-
coran-whlch means that they treat to
the scholar and of rare value to the searcher
after truth. The first is a scathing no.
tioe Of the Apostate Schultz Roman Caho-
hct'm" The second is a reply to some
one who found objections to Father Hills
paper, Tho Immortality of the Soul" pub
ished in the last number of the Review. The
1rst pleasure we derive from DR.. Corcorans
writings is the beauty and elegance of his
style, and then follows the deep enjoyment of
bis clear and logical reasoning.
The Book Notices are particularly full. The
writings of friend foe are treated with
equal fairness and courtesy, and no one can
complain of the gentle yet firm spirit brought
to these literary examinations.
The April number of the American Catholic
; Quarterly is indeed welcome visitor, aud
while we admire every article in it's pages, we
nave, of course, our preference for such ripe
as displayed by Father Thebaud
and DIR. Corcoran. The military article is
hardly up to the standard of the book; but
the information and views it unfolds no
doubt compensates for what it lacks in depth
and elegance; but as American Catholics, we
repeat our thanks for that one article on James
Ii. which makes us understand still more the
strange and beautiful significance of the motto
Time unveils truths" which was adopted by