The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-05-11

lates, but does not enslave, as the
Sunday Law. Men find themselves
placed here as strangers, in this
vast universe. Without a hope
offered to them by Divine %reveIa-
tons, their circumstances would,
INDEED, De extremely l%orlorn, par
ticuIarly where the powers and
operations of nature are dull, or
imperfectly sensible and unknown.
The issues of things are involved
and yelled in mysterious darkness.
Vain and Improbable then, are all
earthly advantages of any human
being upon the other. You, who
may 90 to-day a destitute wan
derer, in this inospitable desert,
may, tomorrow, gain a shelter
from the bitter incIement blasts
and storms.
What does religion mean? what
does it profess Peace to all
mankind ; charity. love and sim
plicity in our affections. That is
religion in its broad principles
there is no other in the world
The Catholic religion profess all
these doctrines and promulgated
them since 1900 years. She does
not require any Sunday Laws, OF
any other, to dictate to her church
what she has been doing ever
since, in order to hatter the tym
panum ofstrangers, or drunken lel
lows, taking the church for a store
or a stable, in their unconscious
state OF inehriation, and mad de-
meanor, and crying loud "Vive lie
Sunday Law"
1t took that poor fellow, two
columns OF the Meridional, french
side, to tell the mishaps Of hi;
drunken spree and he is rejoicing
heartily, that three men of this
parish have forged a chain to tie
the yoke upon his neck.
"Bene, bene respondere,
Dignus, dignus est intrare
In nostro docto corpore."
That poor fellow would have
done better to work all day tina
Sunday, than come and offer one
of the grossest insults, in the TEN
pie of God, and if be had not beer
overloaded with nonsense, he
would have kept silent on tina
drunken spree of his, for his FAM
Tvs sake and for his own fame
and not ploughed up and harrow
; ed down SO badly, two columns o
the Meridional, in transposing
substituting, adjectives, partici
) Piles, in6nitives and mutiIating a
an awful strain, the french Ian
guage. Considering the poor fel
) low, moonish with a partial eclips'
of the brain, at that time, W.
charge nothing for his quietus.
! We may not be so generous to
i. wards Messrs. Candle Bug ant
{ Oscars stubbornness. 1t depend
altogether, how we feel disposed
f.. before we get through. We gen
orally keep enough materials an(
ammunitions in store, to storm tn
enemy's works by surprise, so yo'
: better lookout we will let GU
big guns play upon the weak part
: of your Notifications, next tim
religion, and mo1e particularly Of
your fanaticism.
But we will quote from a gen
q tlemen of this town, what one q
! the trainers of the Sunday Lay
said If it was in my power, as
have the will, l wonId make al
. the jews swear on the New Tests
ment, instead of the Blble,' know
ing and considering that the jew
recoynize only one Holy BooE
!. the Bible ; is it not pushing f
> naticism too far? is it not time
nip it in the bud Compelling
:, man to embrace a faith or religio
!. in which he does not believe J.
. This is the motto Of all the advt
8 Gates Of the Sunday | aw. excep
; may be, few honorable exception
9 and those who are drifting dowr
ignoring the new current {
, events, and how far fanaticism ca
, carry its victims in the abyss.
). Venez, nations arrogantes,
Peoples v%ains, ct voisins jaloux,
Voir les merveilles eclatantes.
:. Que lie jury opere pour vous
:. Respectfully, F. F.
The ANTECEDENTs OF DISEASE