The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

OReilly. New York: Peter +. Collier.
We are somewhat late in noticing this ad-
mirable book by Father O'Rsilly; bat our
delay was caused by o desire to give to our
remarks q longer space than is generally at
our command, end not for lack of any admi-
ration for the work. Every thing that we
have seen from Father O'Reilly's pen has
charmed MS by it's grace, III earnestness and it's
worth but in the book before we recognize
his ncb'est bandiwork and the best evidence
of his enlightened zeal and cultivated genius
The name of the book indicates it's plan and
purpose, AID IT'S beautiful lessons and wise
cour sells cannot fail to form, if properly heed
ed, those true men so truly needed in our pres
ent times and oircum stances.
Father O'Reillys book is not written for the
priesthood nor for those holy souls who are
sanctifying themselves in saclusion and prayer
1t is offered to men of the world, busy with
the cares of life, burdened with the responsi-
bilites of family, and weighed down by
private toll or public labors. He draws the
picture of q happy home, and shows how much
the husband and father can do to preserve its
happiness and ensure it's peace and honor. He
shows how Christian youth must bs God
fearing, chivalrous and dct:fnl, having pur.
pose in life and putting his whole heart in the
obi ect before him.
His ideal of the true mans home is SO beau
tiful that it must make all who read it desire
to possess and enjoy the same. Every true
father is to initiate God in making the earthly
home like the one in Heaven, and he points
ont the great need Of to-day, viz: truly Chris
tian homes.
The duties of true husband are well de-
fined, and the powerful Influence he brings to
bear upon the companion of his life is sketched
in clear and convincing colors.
The lawyer, the physicisnr the statesman,
"the toiers of the pen," all these are brought
within Father O'Rsilly's affeotionate remem-
brsnce and instructed in their respective
duties all have share in mis- counsels, por
tion of his wise suggestions.
True Men as We Need Them! Yes we need
them indeed, in our homes, in our business
places in our offices of trust in our depart
ments of State, in our courts of justice, in our
schools of knowledge, everywhere, the world
needs true men-but fails to find them!
Bat Father OReilly teaches how they may
be formed, and points out the precious resources
in the breasts of our American youth and men,
which Twill yet develop into noble fruits of
Christian virtues and chivalrous examples.
Man, and traces him through the tyrsnt, the
miser, the drunkard and the brute. We par.
tioularly admire his beautiful words to fathers
in regard to their sons; but in fact every word
in the book is as precious as truth and zeal
and firm conviction and love of souls can
make it. We give one quotation from the
book, which shows the spirit of its writer and
the high aim he has in view:
&c in
conscientiously and invincibly attached to
principle. fearing, elf-respecting, nobly
independent while reverencing the rights of
others-iucspabla of betraying their cono
science, their trnst, or their honor men unit
ing to the vigor of body inherited from chaste
and temperate ancestors and sustained by per-
piety begets THAT digniied and gentle cour-
tesy which is oily the Hover and perfume OF
Christian charity"
The book in its present form is large, with
handsome binding, and too expensive, we
fear, to be within reach of all for whom it is
written. 1t becomes, therefore, duty of the
publisher to issue cheaper and more conve-
nient edition, for we believe the book is oal-
oulated to do more Good among our Ameri-
can youth and men than any other work we
know of in the English language. This is say
ing great deal but we know we'll the dis.
position of those of whom we write, that we
feel assured only q work like this, charming
in it's style, interesting in it's incidents, on q
level with the world in which we move,
coming home by life-like touches to the heart
of every mnr-ofering advice aud guidance to
every caes of meu-dealing with the nearest
and dearest interests of human nature-point- t.
ing out the creative forces of happiness in the
home, and showing the special responsibility
of every man in his various relations of life,
can fix the attention, move the will, and shape
the actions of those upon whom depend not
only the welfare of homes, but the prosperity
and salvation of our country.
d CGtechism of the Catholic Religion By the
Rev. Joseph Deharbe, 8. J. New York The
Catholic Publication Society Co.
From the size and general appearance of this
book, which has just reached US, we suppose it
to be an abridgement or condemnation of q
General Cateohism by the same author, which
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