Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-09

II exclaIml H rppy and most privI- .ged daughter of a most munih ceut fa- tner, G.ld the Creator of all wealth, sh III 1 saS By this VOW of poverty Ih u hast exchanged Lhe per,shabl-
 goods of this world, for, as Our Lord
 nImst If Las 1t Ia the gospel 'Th ss treasures Tn heaven, where beither the rust nVr moth consume, and where | thieves do not break through and
 stea';" thou hast nlpped of Tn the bud
 that hide~us passion for greed, that
 damnable thirst fo. gcld IS the uuiver' sal means for the gratlticatlOn Oi all un-
 lawful desires, sOid the great cJrrupter
 Jf go1d morals; thou hast Ia ssd an im pa, sable barrier against the great cure of
 SOmar, frequent cause tUr the wreck 1T her virtue, the Incentive Ot crimes unknown and unnamable am bitten.
 But I hasten again to my object which Is to show how wonderfully the 4dRpta;IOn of the Nun, as educator IS in-
 crraSed and enhanced by her VOW of .vrrLy. As she Cannot own 1t money
 Is no ObjecL to her iu teaching. Wheth
 ar Der pupils pay or pay not for the tui-
 JOD; whether ttey are rich or poor, ID
 no wals Is she influenced thereby ih the
 Chi C anu N'hO ciiC Oc5JONo OU bilo CslIlOs
 If sine were to weary of her ardous la,k.
 1t certainly cCulu not be because pe-
 cunIarIly unTenumerative, or because
 she ioDgs for another vocat on better
 calculated to materially requite her 1T
 vices. Not pulled or attracted with iha
 IOpOrtui lty of mt hey matters, earthly
 'oacerns, and the ma erIal improvement
 # her cOndi ion Iu life. she puts the
 rl ~f h ~l
 discharge of her duties of e1ucatIon
 Alter satisfying her VOW to G Id, her
 Z i'd Je Sels are banked ia the IeceDt ve
 minds and hearts of her pupils vi icb
 he l)viEgly strives to enrich with Ii 6
 icqurement of lIteIa ure and Ihe fii-
 :ulL bianches of learui0g, the bless ings of good nor ls anI the higtly esteemed
 habits of a true Christian life. As year
 ,fC-r year shs JuInS out on the world new crop Cf Der gUld-her admi- ratly equipped and fitted pupils retiaed
 'n the clnvent's crucible with ihe gen. 'e ire of her unC y'ng love ani untiring f tfITt', her own heart swelis with Ce- ght and amidst her utter want of the
 ;uOd or t1is world, she feels rIch-r tl an
 all the mIiliOnaIres together. And at the end of each year, ale more gre d.. IS 1t were, Oy the los sre pr O sicaiN
 ustains, she goes and l..ys ii another supply of the raw material and crnde
 Ire, to bs treated by the g. nle pro- s that her noble heart know 90 wtiI h W 70 apply, untlringly even up to an ex
 r-me e d age. If d. IS often ths case, the arduOus L. sS has not caused the Iresh
 1ssom of Ter youth tO fade and witLer 1riuglng her down uOa an early grave.
 OF the wholesome and far reaching inrTessiOn made On ihs luIs Of the young by tne daily and constant spec
 acle of the Iractics of poverty m Ih- ! Nun, which entails privatioD, ecnnony. sImI licity in dress and taste, at an age when for them fnery. comfort, enjoy ment and Ilels1re exist such a tyranuy on their warm inexperienced young heirrs, l sl all not speak row but leale |. U to your future meditation.
 At last what IS the bearing of the vow Cf chastity on the mission os the Nun as aD educator. In pledging her elf t0 chasi ty, tte Nun takes her sc- lemn farewell of all he lawful and pure joys and comforts attending wifehood and motherhood. This IS the finest and brightest jewel in the wreath that CT cir cles the brow If the young Nun. And yet what an Object of pity sEe is. or ils account, to many peOpiei Why, they sav, so charming and accon nplished q yOung lady with 20 brIliii nt future ref lre her, to rrmain au old mai in lifel We'll. my friends If the pOsslbi ity of iihfully keeI ing his VOW, h,ve not much to say here; l shall sImpIy point 10 the thousands Ot Christians, of every age, Fey and cO1Git On in life who from -te yer: rth of the church down t. the pr, s-nt day have be- n earnest, true and strict observers of this singular W.T.
 ue of chastity. The possibility of a -aIrg IS by no means contingent upon It's rslative impCssibi fly for some or even great many Ot us. All that you ;an argue therefrom k the impracIic- te'rb llty of that thIrg for you, for Peter, for Frances and others, but in n way dCes this imply the iU.p-actica- lIlity of that same thing fer me fer Paul, for Mary. The pracjica bihty of iO- O'ute chastity for many has been md still is an actual ani undisputable act; and no amount of CnreasOuIng, O, IIa's and gratui'ious sneerIng WiI ,nange the fact. There $ her questiOJ # very special vocation. so t. be ear red out through very specIaI means, stringent regulations. lntendtd d for LUI Or very few chosen peOI le who are ad- ni tad 70 now It after long and most borough and teaching probation.
 Now judged s'lely from it's apparent ', rldly merit, is he iats of the Nur. 70 worthy of commiseration? St, Paul n his 1st epis' le tO the COrInIhiaEs, iays: "COncernIrg virgins, I have uO commandment Cf the LOr0. but l give counsel. It l. good for a man so to }e....1t virgin may te she ha'h nOt nnDed; nevertheless such sbal have ribulatIon of the flesh ... he TefO;e 10th he tr a. giveib h,s virgin daughter n marriage dC eth well. aud h. tba l , veth her not dOeth Uetrer. And nInk l O that have the iIt of Cod >O much for The quotation on St Paul Now If you b-l eve nrt In th, nSpiration of the great apOs ls O lie entilss, yOu must Oubt-dly admIi I,m t. ha' @ been keen observer of uman nature and profound mOralis,. rho had 'Ong been a man of the WoriC imsslf, what an urquestonable might therefore, must not the views of Ih, p stle on chastity have m estabI shiuc - he possibility, the honOrablenes an ~ he pre-. min, ne of absolute chastit,I however, have not Ger tain peTs, ms Rr met" repuvnancs for the matrimor onds? Are such OthCrc 50 to say. leo thereal, leo supernatural, for tue, ma rImonl.i relaii IDS? Si.ce when Is event lawful carnal grauticaticn the - Indispensable or highest goal fjr al? 2 there not union of the soul with rod far purer and more enraprur rg nan the uni )n of man to wife? IT nol }, why IS the vast soil of this f-eest JuntTy dotted with SO many cCnvsnts