The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-22
Mission.

Rev. Father o'Connor, of New Orleans, and
Rev. Father Leauter, of Grand Coteau, Jesuit
missionaries of the Roman Catholic church,
commenced q mission here Sunday, which will
cOntinnc two weeks. Immense congregations
greet them every night, Tuesdsy night fully
800 people being present. And well do they dc
serve a cordial welcome. 1t has never been
our pleasure to listen to more scholarly, clo-
uuent, dignified, refined sermons. 1t is q
pleasing contrast to the vulgar harraugues of
Sam Jones, and Morrell, and Montgomery. and
other sensational sO-called diSseminators of
the teachings of God who go around the couri-
try and, shielded by the sacred mantle of re-
ligion, spit out calumnies and insults at the
community and its people. Mcssrja O'ConEor
and Leautier appeal to the reason S-Nh ire
-sistihle and not by Word-paintlnG
lurid pictures of hell with its cracking and
swapping and darling tongues OF flame iarlng
the very cye-balls OF the luaking trlnsgrcss0r
preparatory TO bathing him in the botto,nlcss,
foaming sea Of fire and brimstonc. They res
pect tho feelings of members fo;hrr deiolnliIa-
tons, and nothing is said to offend anyone.
1t is truly Il pleasure to hear them.
Four sermons are delivered every day, as
follows In French, at +. Il. M, Q Il. IN. and 3
p. H.; i'll English, ut 7:30.-St. Landry Clarion.
1t was with much pleasure, in looking over
the column of the st. Landry Clarion, saw
the account of the Catholic Mission in opelou-
sas, and the commentator of the Editor of
the Clarion of the reverend gentlemen con
Quoting the meeting is conccc'itd 10y
all who heard them.
But when the editor built Il man of stray
with an ign0ble reputation. and named 1t sam
Jones. it was in order TO make n comparison:
I don't suppose those reverend gentlemen need
any lnyidlOuS comparison. True beauty OF
greatness needs no comparison. Little editors
like little dogs. often bark at great things, as
the little sharp nose banks at a passing tram
and the only wisdom shown is i'll keeping safe
distance behind or like the man that Sought
noturiety iii saying his dog barEcd at Geo.
Washington. Or like the man that named his
dog after lis r!4cn Y ard then hung his dog.
SO, the editor might bring himself into notice
by naming his dog Sam Jones aud take him
over to tie Slilows and hang him, and then
advertise be had hing Sam Jones.
If the Wise editor would adopt tie moral
| teachings that he lauds 50 highly. probably
the WORD painting iurid pictures of hell with
its cracking and swapping and darting Tongues
of flame laping the very eyt-halls OF the qnak-
ing transgressor preparatory to bathing, HIM IN
the bottonliesS fOaminS sea OF fire .and briin
stone would not have such Il terror to him.
U. I. BLACKSHEAR.
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