The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-20
TIE PAA51S OF cR1RITY
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tifal poeEe, describes the sea-fui eou.e,,.N oAN
which would ensae IL She sun rere -
from its place in the hsAveas ba. i, 800
ne. dearly beloved, that there 10 49,. :. u
vhOse removal wOaia prove, in mary rs,D...4 80
- disastrous a. that described b. The go,
poet in his quaint yet rnaste-ly name, -
Enn 10 Charity, which warns the h..,t -, 1a'
and HlIs the world with its bsa.sf,, Aa
heroic virtOss- II We 90 down into n. -.
ct the family. do NE no. Sc hsv ~.
charities Of o Rost er's leTe peryss. a.
1oephezs Of hoAsf The new.su-, 80 ~
Of the most helpless Of created bs;s,, - o0'
trusted with perfect eon6dsaesb By Cod sip,sa,
- the care Of . ano;hsr's l0vs-ihat love vsi.s
endures While life exists and which ia ssron...
than eve1 death isself
1t il o remarkable fact thai Ron. r,,-
Rome, With all its wealth and power r;th ~
ia elcqaeIee ao@ aria, With al its sdmi,.s..
of tia great, AID 1I Its spprec.ation Of n.
beautiful, FEVER knew tie meaning NJ q.
wOrd-Csa-isy. Anorg its uaay pablie no,.
rGeats. rsAred in honor Of lie heroes an,
its kings--ttere was nc: one eoisee erected Il,
the benefit of tie poor.
Rome placed her warriors upca thu ri,,.-
eles Of lame bat lefs her little ora to p.r,,
sPon tie roadside. She had crown, .,a
,snrsls for her philosophers and sases; but M
compassion for she poor, and TO sympathy s,
the Athietsd.
And do ~e rot zee tie same thing to-asyin
pagan China. whsre thousands ct i.noe.D.
babes are thrown oat upon the roads 10 dis
Charity cane into the world with Ga, Ssy;,,,
jesus Christ and the religion He ssssss.b.a
las constantly incaleAsed, from that tsy ,.sl
this, tie same divine and most eonsolirr i.pop.
Christianity teaches
ALL TEE PHAsEs OF cKARrT
Is bids MS zee in the poorest, lowlies. besss,
, prince Of the celestial kingdon-an heir 70
the throne in Heaven. krox Of 10 bssts,
way 10 make yen zee this tLan b. telling Won
the story Of LazArus-shat poor, diseased and
iithy wretch who knew not via: kind,ss,
meant, except sIeh IS vas given him BY
iogs. Those brpte-tTierds of tie begci- lick
ID his sores, bat otherwise be was neglected,
.bsndoned ard forgotten. Ard yet beneath
Lose rags which covered OILY !ostbsoss
orts, becss:h that Hesh 50 diseased that yer.
uia lived upon il, yes, in thai repulsire beg
,Ay. dyiag SD destitute of Al human con.
OFT thsE lis oniy resting place WAS 9 6urg
,ill-!n ttis poor vrs:ch tie angels ssr
,lorio1s sool, crowned with sancsityirg grace
I'd beautiful in tie e. e. of lie Greater. Inst
,eggsr was prince fer whom > throne and
;rown were waiting. whom angels =ere pre-
'a-ed TO escort into the coa-is Of Essren, and
- or 81 TO-
II tie ponp AID Eplendcr @; A. earthly king.
Another story which illustrates Iii. phase
f charity is that of ColGm5iai AID tie oeggzr
sbom Re fund btfJre bis door. TIE Sailt,
Sho MSS . married man, AID one who well
new al the pecrliarities Of his Epoos., 30
couer saw fhe miserable plgls OF tie sick I'D
I fsring wretch who asked his trlp, than Re
esolved to bring hin 70 lis orr !cxc:i1zs
ONE. TerGeTIy lifting il his ans, AID p:s.s
pg against his rich garments, tie roos nsa
. hc 50 foul rage sesrcsiy covered rs naked
ess, Columbiui carried bin home, bcra hin
o his own room ard laid Kim down 1poa is
WI -ich and luxurious bed.
While tie saint Was eieaasir .he eores Of
he bezEar ard washing his enseietsi liabsr
lis good wife entered tie room aud took ID S:
single glance the y Lols condition Of afai1!
(We will ret presume here 70 report lie
everend lecturers words for the excellent
inner, the quaint intonation, and tie lad.
rous Suggestions are beyoL the reach Of any
vritten characters. But after describing the
crrert of indignant eicqaenee which poured
rom the lips of the tidy wife and careful
ard making his hearers EYE
athy for the assonished wife almost eqsSl to
heir admiration for tie Saint, the speaker
oatinued y
The good woman, having exhausted The
rhole vocabulary OF IeprosShes, vent lp 70
er own room and sst down to mediate Upon
be ruin of her sheets and the desoiatiou oil
er Counterpart. Bot she was . pious Gins
ian as we'll IS q most careful housskee2sf'
nd her faith told her that her bUsbsn3 Wss
oirg Iigat-thAs he was performing an setO'
ir.ue. and that she ought TO so and help him
Acccrdir giy she descended the staiIs, vent
he room Snd quietly opened the door. Co!um'
I'M, having 6oished his charitable sct Wa
pgsged at dis devotion, while the bed, whose
ilken sheets were whittier than tie driven
cow and whose stately pillows bore no ssSin
rom pu.-id wounds or bleediDg sores, bshoia'