The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-07
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The australian Duke Price 10 cents.
Tho Tision of Old Andre,p, the Wearer. Price
cents.
Ths Iwo Victories and other Tales Price 10 cents.
New York: Hickey g. Co., Publishers new
Orleans: G. d. Elder.
These three pamphlets belong to the series
Of Catholic publications entitled the Vatican
Library. They sre beautifully printed, on
good paper, and equal in every respect to any
issued by the non Catholic press to day.
Tho small price placed upon them 10 for the
purpose Of disseminating them largely among
the people, so as to aot rs San sntidote," to
quote the words Of our beloved Plus TX,
"agsinst the impiety Of the perverse and filthy
press"
They should be bought wholesale BY sH
Catholics, for the purpose Of distribution
among friends and acqusintances; for the
beautiful thoughts and noble sentiments ex-
pressed within their pages, may implant love
of virtue, an admiration for holiness-nay
more, they may sare a soaI.
Old Andreto's Story is an excellent antidote
sgsinst despondency, and that give up feeling
which overtakes one in the present hard times
The ItUo Tictories is q story of what CONVEX
sion once cost in Merry England, and is ex-
ceedingly touching.
The Australian Duke is an exquisite tale Of o
noble heart, who loved riches in 9 Christian
manner, and who, being in the world, knew
how to be not Of it. 1t is peculiarly adapted
to young men, and is as interesting ss it is
instructive and enhancing.
Mary, the Model of Christians. By Rev. F. Ga
brini, 8. j. New York: P. O'Shea. New Or
leans: c.. D. Elder.
This beautiful work, which offers Mary to us
as the model of Christians, consists of fifty
two meditations, as many as there are Satur-
days in the year, that day being especially
chosen because it is oopsecrated 90 her by the
Church, and pious souls are accustomed to
perform special works of devotion on that day
in honor of their Mistress.
The name of its learned author is q guaran-
tee that the work Is worthy of careful perusal,
and the name of it's illustrious subject must
claim from all devout souls q special and low
ing notice.
The plan of presenting Mary as the model of
all Christians is well carried out, and the in
struotions, prayers and invooations are pecu-
liarly beautiful and impressive. It would
admirably answer the purpose of manual for
the month of May, for Mary is presented to MS
in these pages in SO noble and ravishing q
manner that our hearts are filled to overflow
ing with emotions of love, admiration and de-
votion.
The Church and Gentle World. By Rev Aug. j.
Thsbaud s. J. Vol, /. New York: P. F. Col
lier.
Father Thebaud's grand work upon grand
subject has been before us for some days, but
the intellectual feast furnished in its pages
cannot be partaken of hurriedly and indiffer-
emily, but must be enjoyed slowly and earnest
ly. The design of the work is to prove the
divine universality of the Church, and her
mission in regard to the world-that world
which was given to her as an inheritance, and
whose conversion she must accomplish accord
ing to the will of her Divine Founder.
Father Thebaud shows, with profound skill
and learning, this universality of the Church,
not alone in our own day, but from the very
birth of Christianity; and he also proves, with
equal force and eFudition, that the world Would
now be of One Fold. had not the Church, in the
execution of her heaven-given mission, been
hampered, interfered with and pereecuted by
Modernism on one hand and Professionalism on
the other.
Another design of this book is to convince
the earnest mind that the spread of Christian
ity was q supernatural work, by which he re.
flutes the infidel proposition that, given GER
tain forces, certain results must naturally
follow.
1t is needless to say that the grand subject
detailed in this work is framed in language
whose elegance, terseness and beauty are
obaracteristics of every production from Fa-
ther Thebaud's gifted pen.
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