The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-07
Translated from the Paris Univors for the FrsSmanss
JournAlJ
tconclnded from last week.)
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THE DIGNITY or LABOR.

This state Of things disappeared 90 the in-e
fsit upon .ns great body Of society. From che
very drss, Labor was honored 90 Q asuperhuMsasa
dignity, Sor Jesus Christ, tho true Son Of Goex
3 R9 Ds S So Ss,s sse.
HE own blessed hands In m humble work
shop in Nazareth. 10 was BY labor that t6Sr,
earn h their I iivinS' % Ss not to ~ Be burdsn 3
their brethren and 70 be able also 70 sue
cor she indigcnt.
seemed st . loss for words adsquate 20 expEess
their strong deaire to recommend and extos e
By holding 1t In the very highest esteena.
81 Ambrose and 81. Augustine q sxsSlisd
Chrysoetom shows that labor, In that 10 IN izz-
posed upon us a. an expistions also sarves 20
otrengthen our moral nature; Finally, labor
but also to asslst his fellow men.
WHAT LABOR OWES TO n5oNAeTTcrsM.
Every true and besatiful thought connected
with labor springs from Chriotisnisy, Oh new
from the bosom Of the Church, and the
erted powerful inhneace to give tho89
Thoughts Q place in events and In Institutions.
Monastioism, especially devoted 70 labor. and
take iss place In society, and brought . glc-
rious and pow erful impetus 60 general pros
perity. Separated by thirteen centuries from
the origin Of this great institution, hsvinG
grown proud of our Industries and Of onr sd
va6oemont, We k1v6 lost eight Of the times
through wnioh IL lived, Of ell it has done and
Of all for which the civilization, even Of our
day. 10 indebted TO IL.
What praises must We mot render 10 thoss
poor monks, who gave snsh . great impetus %
oonfoxtablei
We live in an sGs when labos increases, In
which the man who has large capital seeks
none, exerts himself 70 acquire, BY labor, the
richea be desires bat the men who ConRre-
Rateda together undee the discipline ci the
A. R~n.t H. Awra~ w.
times, &C 3 time when no one took pleasure in
working, and when he who had setrong eg1
thought he could make NO better ueo Of 10
20 COW the seeds Of carnSge and ruins Ara
yet In spite Of these disastrous oircumetanooaS
thoy spread over Europe that had besp .
erine it with 9 rich aud luxurisnt vsgetation.
Let uo, in Imagination. 60 bsek % fhoga
times snd let us consider, dearly bsloveds
Thss AN an ecaJVj @s SivnS SnG who rsioIeins IL =
humble garb. sasiafed with , fare that kept
them Aliv0, suspendea thsiF prayers to 70 inso
planted the seed, which In the time Of harvest,
was TO supply bread 20 tie poor, Co the pill
grim and 20 whole countries. Thoy also e1~
erted themselves 70 tho utmost 70 open roedSs
and build bridges, 90 IS to make transit from
one country so another more convenient, ara
20 mako commerce more easy and secure.
What advantages has not sooiety acquired
from the experience Of these men. who, multl-
plying their labors and their efforts with
patience that nothing could weary, and unit
ing their strength and their light for ono
common object, encoeeded In draining Marshes
In Turning rivers, in collecting the ecaftered
Teters 90 ao 60 assist the irrfgation Of tho
meadows in snch an Ingenious manner, thns
according 70 the authority Of an illustgiouR
historian, men Of modern times, netwithstand-
in q the pfogress of natural gOie1Ce5 can learn
something from these old inmates Of the
cloistafs
It was NOT slone che primitive sgts and those
atTsotlY Indispensable 70 agriculture, thae
owed their existence and their impulso 70 the
labor Of the monks inSpirod and directed by
the Church. Mechanical aFta and the enc arts
had no surer xesrea6 nor better hsid foF thefe
doVelopment, than tho Chnsohes, episcopal
or were moulded, end she latter emitted thoaD
snnrlrg khet Voro snhaoausnflY 20 be tra1a-
formed ine0 spiendoT wonderfully bRilliaa1.
II then, labor 70 . source Of wealth, AnG tg
pEblfo wealth IL an evidence OF oiviliz8tiO0
aud OF human perfection In N exterior eu&
physical regard it can not be Questioned thas
th0 UnuEon na8 IB1OnBsg5BOI0 0IlIEIS 10 1uO
gratitude OF all, and that warfare EndeF-
taken aRaluSt her, IN the names ana for the
interoSta Of civilization w0EId be % sense
iesa 90 it would bo unjust.
vuI.
This manifest folly and i5iushce are atIl1
mOro evident, IL We consult cur civil hiSegEyS7
which the enemies q tha Church tuii - teey
are Of unSounded hatred and prejadIoens elth8r
YTkatf aenrly beloved, - it proposed 50
eheraoa she fihnRah, ~ deeE1slnG Ahsf sha =
frosnsbls 9f f1G5ogltG fhe3 1lEisi1aol41 sra