The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-09

SI shall peyer forget the sublime expression
Of his couDteDsDce in Propouncing these Wotos
Nov appreciate the noble sentiments which
inspired him, bat then i could Dot. aud aftei
] be bad left me, hardly knew what estim att
20 place upon his character l concluded n
| Last hst the strength of early impressions toc
! DO erfnl for reason or time to remove, had re-
solted in rendering bim correspondiDgiy pre-
sdoed sg1inst the contrary opinions. ne
.eArs be expressed of my irfoenee appeared 70
ne o proof thst he himself felt the weaknee.
Of bis doetTioes. 1 determined 20 avoid al
eoo~ersation that eOuid shock bis fAvor1ta
ideas, bat soon perceived IL iupoasiblei ir
tne sabjesL Yet my affection fog him steadlg
increased. Feeling great desire 70 convince
him of his errors, propooeo o Pooho oieecs
sicn of them in onr assembly. AZ expected
all ny frierds united with me In mbasi1g
Nsrc:er, who nevertheless stood his ground
crfinchiasly, and AFgded 80 well that. to nay
regret, 5000 learned that my next dearest
friend had become q convert TO his cause Thiz
was Valfcrt, With whom you are aeqoaistsd-
His logical mind snd extraordinary talents bad
given bin pre-eniDenes among the oshe. ss7-
dents; consequently his conversion made q
great sensation j nov began TO believe thas
Uy friends religions syssen nerited more
earef1l exanination than bad hitherto giveo
Is, bat dld not bring to the Investigates that
spirit Of humility which is the source OF en-
iigatepnenL I saknowledgsd shis ts vAlfori.
and hs responded, smiling, that - long ss
human reaeon WA my Idol ste tTae God eoolc
have 20 place IN my heart / asked him iroai-
cally if the Gad he sdorsd vAs tae God Of weak
miods only
"'Weaf,' said be mildly. altsoagh his nAsa-
raj disposition wAs very sassy. Gay hc1o4s
ratber. The tz1e Aderers OF o1r Gad oakhf 70
be humble IN sbesr own eyea- ard eve1 In tie
syas Of oshers- We mast nissrass oarseives,
and rely inPlieitly 0POa Hla ssO u tie ooly
source Of trait
.I ahau pos nv dear Blanche. dwcl upop
the srruRB then pgofessea for an AffAid Of
leaving falsa inPceszioos upon your mind /
shall oonsens nEself With ssiling yo1 thaA,
forced TO admire several tsasta Of Christianity,
/ adNissed those which we're nos beyond the
eonpreheassoa of the human mind. and re-
iscsed al osherA i admired the ethieA OF the
Gospel, bot believed its precsp:s for the Uoe4
part irspplieAble 10 tee realities Of life"
No doabf yoa will understand AsrcieT's
opiriors much better than I could then. He
said :sat man 10 born With strong dssPosi-
tioa 90 evil and absolute iueapseity for
choosing what Is good he rested this doctrine
opca Scripsure, upon ipconie.tsble facts, and
his Own observations Perfectly coovlEcSd
that iatellees or itself, is Incapable Of discov-
ering the truth of khs relations existing be-
tWstn the Orator and his ereatares, or whAt
this divine Master requires of them, be cobse-
Q qaentiy dedaced tie very logical inference
that . divine revelation Was Absolutely neces-
ssGy. BE thence corciuded that this reveia-
,ion proved By history ard the miraculous es-
Isbiish Rent Of Christianity, hsvirg been given
os. our first duty, after carefully examining
and convincing ourselves of its divine origin,
WAS 30 give it implicit eredencs and humSly
What snrpAsses our ompfe6eCsion," esid he,
proves the divinity of Him whom we adore.
Be would not be God if feeble nortais could
understand him"
"I confess 70 you, Blarehe. that always re-
tAiaed the most violent pref judiees againaJ these
doctrines as long as l was blinded By nay proud
philosophy; bot ss my arguments made TO in
preston upon Fsifort ard Mercier, We reSol7e ed
with o1e accord TO drop the sukjscs, and let
our future conduct decide which of Is had
CHOSEN most wisely.
" Sometimes, troubled with fts OF detection,
whilst my two friends appeared so happy, Aer-
cier especially, I often epvied what l called
their illusions They st least had 8 EXed Oh
jsct in view; but As for myself, knew nos the
1 Iwss going. Those feeble glinnerings Of
ligat which from time to time gave me
glimpse Of my unhappy state soone upon me
more frequently, aod tcrmen ted ne the more
the world. l could hsve preferred believing
az error 70 The torment of believing nothing
at all. Ny pEIds was being pur:sted.
"Wh!!sr living the sociery of Faito:s md
MevcIer, ard 6evorInZ myself - s'u9s, 7a6
81 cieut sources Of p1re erj '!n1rn n mo- l."
driuk from the enpoisouFd cgV % th7 ""-. T..
Oar distractions ver- c-h-hitni ~siEs. 80 ne
times il he III -li-t If h'NrIrIs tDl. - y 1icA
furnished o iue1 1au-T l. . -ut,J-:s- Of convsT-
ss'ro irLe- over lie t tue tirds sorr"aDd-
lag gsT.-. We w-r- aii thTee enEhuslas ic 3D.
n-'-Es E 7a's.=; b,t Ya!foIE AID lhy 's conf
.I1< &irrC'-.- Iu conf uiplsi'rE ns Cr-s :
E-.E'- s,rE- ~ eIc.rlruced degr' o ot irts J.
tecjgsi hsFolls-- U E=r(y- icceolaFel -nsiaie 10
-I-. T.. L ~-r. he ~ lest iGsecS, a.
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rtarteE Z re 80 t--:.asS o-d not scpeAr q I;te
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AZ. Ezl.srr, said ro- day. The Gie II pie
CANT pAftic'Ps-e 4 "ii the s%rss it!osI"Es OF
,rn C.a1tr-. Con cgLiS-= now .hst Snar eV
dyc-ftae uz- rot iEcc=.s=t yoUr app De-..S
- zouhr,' --sd q. tgAE asn less + ppy
tbsa Aerc'er For .nfsccy - bas hn:oe Te-
igJon-s irgst yoke Eui t:.- re5u't has been rn
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