The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-15

Love and tenderness have nursed you, TO
develop in yonr hearts also noble sent. ;.
metrts Honesty aud truth have surrounded
vou TO plant in your soul also the palm of
rectitu.le and character. Instruction anu
precepts were offered to you, to open 10 you
also the portals of knowledge and WISDOM.
Religion directed YOU, to teach you TO walk
the ways of virtue and piety- 1t was the
Lord who revealed himself TO You rs the
only authority in spiritual as Well us IN
material nIatter-your Advise Father. Ana
now. behold the blessings of this Gay i ne
brightest glitter of the most pres lous JcWe!
must fade in comparison with the eterhhi
spiend0r OF the gift which tins shrihe ~, mas
laid by for you, its future defenders. Inc
treasure itself is trnth and It's oOhgatiens
how to gain, to preserve, to prOmulgate the
lessons. the aim of which is the welfare OF
its disciples. The prophet Malachi gave Il
the trademark There shall rise unto you
that fear My Name, the sun of righteous
ness witt. healings in its wings, Mai. HI
DOL are his sacred words. whereby he wishes
the young Hebrew to be consecrated at ms
entrance in the earnest of lite. kenSloh
wishes to instruct and confirm you IN the
way that renders You justified before the
tribunal of your unbiased consciousness,
that makes you useful to society, th;tL
causes YOU to be pleasing III the eyes Oh
HIM whose Name is as much praised ny
working picty as by pious prayers.
Who is justified before himself Man likes
TO deceive himself and the temptation ana
practice of going astray III this wee otteh
begin in early childhood and end Win lhe
end of his earthly pilgrimage To try to
deceiye oneself is the greatest fault and in
reality the source of all sins. Naturally you
wish to number among the good IN what
ever circle you may move. There exists a
Judge in your bosom. who requires your
justification. But you will see many that
wish not to convince this judge, but Try 10
bride linn Man is ingenious III palliltlhs
his own fault by volumes OF excuses, tHonSh
he does not apply the same Iule III JndSihs
the weakness of his feliow-nan. So often
he persuasies himself he would have acted
differently. if 1t would have been possible
and lie forpefS that he was master OF the
event whose duty it WIS to make 1t posi-
BILE. You hear them call vanity noble pride )
ayarice masses under the name OF prudent
parsimony prodigality is necessity only I;
bad habits are merely the manners OF bet
ter society shallow phrases take the place
of moral wisdom, and blasphemy is called
the dogma bf of the free-thinker. All OF this
YOU sec daily practiced before you with its
enticine attire and instead OF self-inquiry
and real value you find base counterfeit.
But as surely as sun eliminates earth, from
time to time the sun of true self-knoWledge
penetr;ttes their hearts, and II you would
now initiate the given example, shame and
repentance will be your portion, but You
are not justified before the judge in. your
own breast Therefore, my beloved eiili-
tlreu, love truth as your life. Avoid wrong
doings and if you have gone astray never
cover your fault but correct 1t with up
riehtness. Be severe judge of yourself, a
mild one towards others F; forgive every body,
but never pardon your own nisdccds. Prac-
tice daily self-inquiry and never do any
thing t. please men that could dispiease
God, your Benefactor.
fro BE CONTINUED.