The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13
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OUR SISTERS.

i OUR SISTERS.
another Interesting Letter From Their
W Big Brother.
Now that we have made the acquain-
tanceSof our Sisters we intend to pro-
secute it On amicable terms for all time; /
il not in overt acts, surely in inviolable,
Invisible and irrefragable communion
Of soul. 4. !t4ss il. .t VI .3glls 4lsl NJ
Near the completion Of last, we !
promised to giyeour sister a eFarsionT
airy fusion of facts and nggestio.rls % TO J. |
how they may act towards the sur
rounding society Young men in partic-
ular. igisE s IA ss gu
The most essential, and BY far the
most conducive impetus to success In
any wake of life, is to demonstrate the
courage Sof our cOnyictio ions. That
whatever we profess, do, or practice
we shall give it prominence, pref
and predominance, akin to its value,
its Importance, or if religious belief,
what it inculcates. Here we lad bet
ter consider ourselves. What are vel
What is our our obje and how can we
best obtain that objectl The first and
most necessary consid eraticn is to-
know ourselves; by 50 knowing we can
more easily discover the object OF our
existence and the easiest and most ct
fectual means Of omplishlng the de-
signs Of our Creator IN creating us.
We are finite beings; that is, we are
limited in the extent and use Of our
knowledge and power, as compared.
with the Infinite and Omnipotent Crea-
tor; yet through His illimitable aud UNI
fathomable wisdom and power we are
supernatural, imperishable, and at the
time fallible and dependent creatures.
Supernatural, because we are not Of ma
ture, but of natures God; imperisha-
BILE so far as we Gun never be destroyed OF
consumed; falible and dependent for we
are susceptible to sin or error, wholly de-
pending OH the author of our being, for
our very existence. ssss
Therefore dear sisters, we may safely
conclude that the most important OBJ
ject of our lives is to know and to do the
will Of our Creator, however sdesicca-
tive to our desires or incongruous to
our inclinations. There is apreyalent
and increasing error among the present
ard rising generation to either ignore
Ereligi0n or store it away into obscure
icorners or unused closets, like an old
manuscript, until it is called forth to
substantiate some personal argument
or satisfy some caprice of the posessor.
We have actually heard some of our sis
tiers say religion IS good enough in
Its place, but keeping it always before
one mind. and bringing it into use all
the time is disagreeable and We don't
have t. do it, Now this is a very
foolish and ignorant if not criminal
! expression.
Religion must be always uppermcst,
! because it is the only connecting link
between the Creator and the creature.
\ which must never be broken, must
never be even be strained with indus
]. nressure, fearing lest i might snap
permitting inc weak. though
incorrigible rebel to pre-
cipitate itself into intricate
contumelious errors, where it might
grovel, rebel aud howl with notorious
inconsistency so contrarious, contro.
vertible and mutable, characte ristics o.
| the sectarianism Of the present age.
| Now, girls, what we would have you
| do, is not to act while in the company
OF mont Catholics as though the veneer.
able institution you have the stipend.
GUS blessing to be member by the be.
nignant Greater, was something that
you condescended to remain a member
OF, g Because you know, my folks were
Catholics, and, uf course, we were
brought up that way, but we think any
one else is just as good as a Catholic. :
Such speeches as those only degrade
you in the estimation Of intelligent peo-
pie, for they prove you lack the courage
| Of your convictions. You are not ex-
pected to make an ostentatious display
or unnecessary parade Of your creed
but We would havi you understand how
indispensable 1t is to your temporal and
eternal welfare. How it Is your duty
to thoroughly understand that its not
necessary to take anything by blind
faith. You must, therefore, be pre-
pared to refute the objections with
which the enemy inspires your nom
Catholic associates, or in respect fo1
yourselves, in justice to the Church and
her millions of educated believers, you
will have to shun the company Of skep-
tics. IT you choose to remain in ig-
norance, you will also have to remain
in obscurity, or try and be content with
Catholic society, who may excuse your
ignorance, for intelligent Catholics have
suffered enough from Indifferent, in
eligible and illiterate votaries. Some
are so DESTROYS Of non-C Catholic so
ciety while calling themselves Catho-
iics--not even understanding the funda-
mental principles Of religion that they
always find themselves at disadvan-
tage, and subject their brethren to dis
grace by not having the knowledge OF
the courage to explain their religious
1belief, yet they persist in keeping de-
rogatoTy company.
! So, dear sisters, il you have mania