The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-03


Plus * has been truly the man according
to Gods heart he has been the man OF this
age. To an incompatible sweetness that won
| for him all hearts, he has added immoveable
frmness. In the midst Of ell the weaknesses
of modern governments, he has always shown
himself the true monarch, who despises their
astutent 81 and their threats. Universal teach
or of the great human family, he has pointed
ont all contemporary errors; guide and pastor
of the world be has shown. t !, all the path that
leads to Heaven, whittier he bimself has finally
ascended, after q prolonged and desperate
combat.
It is there that, to-day. We in spirit love to
con tenn plate him i; from Heaven he will con-
tinue to protect us. We have already expert.
Catholic hearts, 1 repeat are convinced that
his prayers have obtained successor 80
Leo XIII. already occupies the throne of
Plus IN: true, this throne is in prison. The
crown which has been placed upon his brow,
to-day, is the crown Of thorns which Plus TX
bore for nearly thirty.two years.
How long will the trial last We know
no'; but do know that his numerous chill
dren throughout the world will offer up pray
ers to the Lord, in order that the fetters may
Major Henry st. Paul then read q most elo-
quent preamble and the following
RESOLUTIONS.
l. The Catholics of the Diocese of Mobile, in
communion with their brothers over the broad
surface Il the earth, bow in silent submi ssion
under the dire athction which an all-wIse
Providence has visited upon His Church.
2. They reassert, proclaim and profess their
undying allcgiar to the faith of their fathers,
a faith sealed by the blood of martyrs, from
Peter, the fisherman, in the dawn CT the
Christian era, to the onsecrated victims who
fell under the shot of the Commune, in these,
the closing years of the Nineteenth Century,
3. They ever will cherish in Plus TX the
memory of one strong in faith, great in virtue,
gentle in prosperity, firm in adversely, and
whose truly Catholic heart emit braced within the
same burning love, all those who sincerely and
earnestly lift up their souls toward the GOD OF
mercy and forgiveness.
a They never will, they never shall forget
that while the Potentste. of the world were
watching with cold, selfish eyes the life and
peudence, the Holy Father was the only tempo
raj sovereign whose voice was heard on the
side of peace, aud the only one who openly re-
cognized her flag at that of one OF the lesltl-
m mate powers of the earth.
5. And LASTLY, with hearts full of gratitude,
they tt a1k, in the name of the twelve thousand
Catholics of Mobile, her whole souled. generous
people for the broad, liberal, and willing sup
port they have extended to them on this
solemn day; they thank her noble wemen whose
beauty, purity and charity have made them the
emblems of the highest type of female virtue
they thank her gallant SONS, whose brilliant,
martial array has added 80 much splendor to
this sad and solemn occasion; and no less CRATE
fully do they thank those noble ministers Of
Religion whose eloquent lips, forgetful OF diff
ferepces of creeds, have from the pulpit paid
butte which virtue, fortitude and meekness
never fail to exact from pure, ger erous hearts
HENRY ST.. PAUL, Chairman,
JNc. II. GLENNON,
E. II. FoURNIER, SCommittee.
THos. MANsER,
E. P. BRAUN,l
After the reading and adoption of the
resolutions, the Right Reverend Bishop
Quinlan rose, bis majestic form towering
over the platform whence the oration had
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voice which never fails to charm as we'll
| as to convince, he said it would be poor
| Acknowledgement of the kindness and lib
erality of the people Of Mobile if he-the
| bishop--in his own church, should allow
them to be dismissed without expressing
| from the bottom of his heart, his undying
| gratitude for their kindness and liberality.
| 1t WAS q bright illustration of that broad
| spirit of true Christianity which, while
! honestly striving in search of truth and
even ready to die for it, knew, however,
| that the foundation of all religion is that
Divine Charity on which the common
| master of all of US has built His Church
1t was with feelings of tender pride that he
saw amongst the multitude which were
paying homage to great AID good man,
SO rnany distinguished members of differ
ent faith-thoSe with whom it bad often
been his honor to cross willing lance,
and who had with equally courteous weap-
ons, challenged him to the friendly lists OF
controversy. In the just tribute paid them
ty Major ST. Paul, Al the resolutions just
read, he fully concurred, and he would
ever cherish among TIE most precious
"Reminiscences OF this day the eloquent and
heartfelt tribute which 80 many distin-
guished divines of the Protestant Church
have paid to the pure aud Christian life OF
the deceased Pontiff.
In the present days of infidelity, in pres
ente of the bold advancing hosts of ra'
. tionalism, it was a sweet consolation to see
3 how many of our brethren were making
common head against the common enemy
! His heart was too full to express his feel
) ings, and he could only repeat that he
never would forget their generous cooper
I alton. In these feelings,he was authorized
to say, his venerable superior, His Grace
/. the Archbishop of New Orleans, fully
# joined him, ard here stood the old man
l. over whose head have swept the storms o
. . three quarters of century, and who ha'
come to witness and to honor this grea
~ sOlemnity And here the worthy Drelate