The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-06-17
The ARMY au d Navy.


marines participated in the'late celebration
of the Papal Jubilee. SO far as we heard,
no one took any exception to it at the time'
no one regarded il in any other light out
side of it's strictly religious aspe ct than as
token ofrestored fraternity betwe en- thepeo
pie and the troops. Recently however, the
| fact came to our knowledge that some
ingenious individual had pondered over
the subject until his very able bodied re-
searches had resulted in the discovery OF
| q mares nest. Who the individual is, we
know not, but he strikes print in the col
umns of little New York weekly called
the Church Journal.
The discoveries of this muscular Chris
tian are twofold; LIST, that the proceedings
were irreverent, having been had on
Sunday, and 2nd, that they were revolu-
tionary.
The only thing that really astonishes ne
in the article, which is an editorial, is the
acknowledgment that the demonstration
took place on Sunday. The Church Jour
nal is supposed to be an Episcopafian Or
gan, but it's horror at Sunday parades is
80 thoroughly Puritan that we expected
to meet the " Sabbath at every turn. The
fearful let down from Sabbath to plain
"Suuday " affords so strange contrast to
the general Praise God Barebones twang
of the argument that one would scarcely be
more taken aback at seeing Hamlet chew
ing tobacco: -
We must not be construed, however,
as having any objection to the Sabbath,
provided it is confined to the day before
Sunday.
But although our Journal friend seems
to corcede tacitly that Sunday is not Sat
urday, be retains all the Anticipated Bine-
law fanaticism as to it's mode of observance.
No "cannon firing, trumpeting, drumming
and fanfaronadng" for him. We know
n OF what his objection to them is, except
| that they "make the sacred hours hideous'
Who is to blame for the thunder and
lightning that occasionally come along Of a
Sunday he does not explain. The Journal
man goes so far as to say, without giving a
reason therefor, however, that Sunday
ought to be "devoted (all of it, and not
merely an hour or 80 in the morning,) to
religious duties, public or private" He
does not find this any where in the
Bible, he does not find it recognized in
practice by the government of Prussia, the
leading Protestant power, he does not find
it practced by any living Protestant indi-
vidual, for there is not one who does not
every Sunday indulge in some species OF
relaxation or other occupation not strictly
a "religious duty" he finds it in the "Blue
Lave" only. There is always something
of folly as well as Of ferocity in fanaticism
No wonder that such stuff as that has los
ts hold upon the American people.
Next comes the Revolution. This is in
geniously discovered in our New Orleau
attempt to upset the Italian Government
How some people can smell rat Th
whole proceeding, quoth the Journal, was
, to plain reader:
D A huge political mass meeting held b
American citizens in an American city, VII
flags aging and guns firing, for the purpose
creating revolution in Italy and Germany.
True, the people were called on to pay
complimentary tribute to an old man VIII
:" was just accomplishing his fiftieth year
the Episcopacy, and who was endeared
q them by his heroic exemplifcation of ever
v virtue taught by the Church of which b
a is the head true, the people forming tt
II procession had not the faintest intention
" iuciting any body to a revolutionary on
d break; but tie Journal man has perused Il
s. speeches delivered and the resolutions rea
r on the occasion, aud he has discerne
> " Revolution" in them. He has discovere
20 a mysterious intent about the celebration
which, as he says
gives il an Importance for the W no
y country, aud which may lead to the necessii
d of some diplomacy on the part of Mr.. Evart
!, And all because certain Catholic soldie
= desired to participate in Catholic demon
= sFration and were not prevented from
l. doing by their officers.
In what way is the United States, or
n !. Mr.. Evarts, responsible for this paEticip
" ton of the sodiers7 Are they not freeme
as regards religion at leastR Certainly,
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