Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-05-25

tence OF God. its author, its affec-
tions are almost entirely turned tc
vanity and lying. The erring will,
blinded oy perverse passions. has
need therefore ol guide 70 point
out the way and lead it back to the
paths OF Justice so unhappily abau-
ooned. This guide, not seiected ai
random but designated especially
oy nature, IS no other than the in
teiiect. but II the intellect De ifseli
lacking IN true light, that Is, Ia the
knowledge OF divine hhlngs, i will
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muiou - 'ne uo,liage ol our mina ny
mope, WITCH - tus nouage oi our VIII:
oy e'nT.y' wnicn Is .ne homage OF
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!ects tne wnoie Oh map 10 ms supreme
naser ana ruler. 90, 700, only the
uoc.rlne OF Onrist MAKES known 70
Us shs true aho moSt ioity dignity OF
man, oy showing MIN 70 De the son
OF tne ceiestiai rather who IS in
heaven, MADE 10 ms image and like
ness ana aestined 10 i've with Him
~ esernai piss. bus from snis very
oighity ana from the knowledge that
man mas OF III Cnrist oeouces the OBJ
ilgatlon ior all men OF loving one
ahotner IKE orotners as they are !;
commands tnem 10 i've mere below
as cniloren Oh lignt not In riotlng
ano arunkenness, not In chamoering
ana impurities, NOT IN contention and
envy ihom. KIN. I'D; ooliges them.
TOO, 10 place all their solIcltude In
6od, since he mas care OF us CON-
manos us 70 stretch forth q helping
nano 70 tue poor, 10 40 gooo 10 those
VINO DO evli 10 US, 10 prefer the eter-
nal good Oh the soul TO the fieeting
GOOD OF time. ana, not to go too far
INTO detail. Is u not the doctrine OF
Jesus Cnristwhich inspires IN proud
man the love Oh numi'ity, which is
the source OF all true gloryf Who
soeVer snaii numole nlmself ne
Is greater IN the Kingdom OF heaven !"
Mattn. xviii. ~. From the same
oocsrihe we learn prudence oil the
spirit, oy means Oh Wnicn we are en-
apieo 10 snun tne prudence oil the
nesn, justice wnich teaches US to
give everyone his due, fortitude
wnicn makes US ready to suffer all
Things, ana oy means OF which we
DO, In iact. suner all things with
generosity TOT tne sake Oh GOO and OF
our eternai happiness, ana, nnally,
temperance, through which we tnd
u possible 10 love evel poverty, and
actually 10 glory In the cross, and
pay no neeu 10 contempt. In nne
the science OF Cnrlstianity is afount
not only OF iignt ior the intellect, en-
aoiing IL 10 attain TO truth, but OF
warmth 20 zoe VIII, wnereoy we
RAISE ourselves up 70 ooo ana unite
ourselves win nim TOT tne practice
Oh virtue.
moi inoeeo tnat we mean to say
ina! a Knowieoge OF reiigion may not
oe lolneo win q perverse VIII and q
oao IiIe. tmouio 10 1oo tnat tacts
ulo uot only 700 aounoantiy prove
tne cohtrary;l nut we 90 maintain
snat tue VIII cannos oe upright nor
conouct gooo Wnlie tne intellect Is
.ne save Oh Grass ignorance: a man
using ms eyes may certainiy turn
aslue ron tne rlgnt pain, out the
one VINO mas oeCome DINO IS certain
% Walk inso tne mouth Oh danger.
BESIDES, tnere Is always some hope
Tor tne reform Oh evli living as long
As ene iigns Oh .aitn Is not wnoily ex.
tinguiSneo whereas II as result OF
ignorance want OF faith Is added to
corruption, the case hardly admits
OF remedy, ana the road to eternal
rum lies open.
oucn, tnen' oeing the unhappy
consequences OF ignorance In matters
OF reiigin, ana SUCH, on the other
nano, the necessity aud utility ol
religious instruction, seeing that no.
oody can fulni the duties OF a Chris
tion without knowing them, it only
remains 10 inquire as to whose duty
u IS 70 eliminate TINS ignorance from
tne minds OF the people, and TO Inn