The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-03
F4TJEE BURKE'S SOLEMN UORDS O1
CERSINE.

There is nothing in heeven, noting "o
earth, for which the Almighty God tas 80
great n regard as His own Name. When
He epeaks of tho people of Israel. He says ::
~ will be their God; l will he in the
mids. of them. i will give them every
grace and every gitt," and He tells US thnc
He will crown His graces by putting HIS
Name upon them-"and My Name shall be
amongst them" Whom the inspired Evan.
gelist wants to describe to us the glory OF
heaven and the brightaess of Gods saints,
he tells us that the highest glory in heaven
will be to have the name of God written
upon our foreheads. "For / bebeld a.
hundred and forty four Thousand, and they
followed the Lamb, for they were the hrst
fruits of the Lamb, aud they had His Name
and His Fathers Name written upon theiF
foreheads." And THE is the Name that the
Hebrews Of old were not permitted Z"
mention, even in praScr; yet tins ID the
Name that tic half drunken wretch, the
man who is neither drunk nor s"ber-the
man whose tlushed face and blood shot eye
and shaking hand easily show hiLl to I've II
druDkar,i though lie ia not dTark-"lll take
unon every occasion. 1t is nothing but
"God" here and "GLd" there; and perhaps
that awful habit OF cutsing In which the
Almighty God is called upon to execute
vengeance. az, fpr iustaIce, when q n'an
SAYS, damn ou :" "Elast you y or wien
n man tells another il anger t. Ego to hell y
or auy of thuse things. Consider tho insult
that man offers TO Almighty God. Listen ::
l will put 1t before you in three words as
clearly as -poA-irhi PIE -Tte egtestest- -insnlt
that a man cac offer to God is to pass sen
tence upon his fellow man and theL call
upon God to execute It. According to the
laws of tie land. il man is found guilty
if he is tried for any crime and brought
before Judge and jury-when his trial rs
over, aud the jury lind him guilty, then the
Judge sentences him. For instarce, attci
ttial for murder, tho judge paases sen
tence upon him, and it is that ION such I"
day, at such an hour, you ale to nc put 10
death" Who executes the sentence
Will tho judge do itY Ah, no, he Is TO
high and dignitied u parsonage. Will the
sheriff do itf No. Will the hun'blee It
peasant do itf No; but when the day y.
execution comes, wretcbed creature who
vss never seen before, who arrives II the
night time, and has mask uPon tie face, 10
order that no man may know wfo he is
| the common hanGman comes with I" ElasS
| upon ha face, aud puta the rope round the
| mans heck, apd launckes EIm into etArnity
Now tho man who curses his felIOG-ma
| and says to him, Damn you" ""Biast on,
"To he'll with you," that man puts God
| into the position of the common hanGman
He says, "You have offended me an
not able to damn you; | cennot sehd you
to hell; but | ask Almighty God to do it
| to carry out my seEtcDce." Actually, tina
man puts himself in the position o. the
Judge of his fellow man, snd then, witt
| imruSence aud audaclty past all believing
| he calls upon the Eternal and Omnl1cteu
| God to execute his sentence, and damn hi
fellow creature! The greatest insult tha
can be offered to our Lord and eur God.