Year: 1872

loved, cherished and suffered for in days gone.
Now,


against all this, and that Is the teachings OF our
holy religion. II IL In its teachings and In TINS Az
slstance which y AFFORDS us tnst we may nnd pro.
lection against those evils, and by IL we may De
assisted to guard against them. We are bound at
the same time In particular manner-every one
OF us-to feel, as the Scripture says, that we can
not live for ourselves alone and that we are bound
as individuals living in society, who are more or
to testify for truth and justice and for the preser
walton OF


LIBERTY, ORDER AND CONSERVATISM;
and IL Is In religion that will find guidance and
strength to do this. There are men-historians
they are sometimes called, scientists AZ they call
pss Thew e has ~
good In times gone by; but that nowtt must give
way to science and TO progress. These men may
they know less about the real history OF Gods
Church upon earth than they do OF those stars
them. Il Cannot be denied as long ago suggested
by the Holy Gospel, that terrible tempest has
come down upon the ship Of Peter, which, as you
Fathers the figure OF the Church that our blessed
Lord is, as II were. asleep In the ship % he was
troubled or dsmayed on that account; the ola
vessel has withstOOd many O storm,


TnE OLD CHURCH HAS FOUGHT MANY BATTLE
tempted. with all its strength to crush out the





fierce attacks of the barbarans who came down
upon what IL now the farest part OF Europe, and
established what are called the Christian socete
that civilized the world. She lived through the
French Revolution, which great historian has
compared to q deluge which swept over the earth
away the Church reminded him OF the Pyramids
which, according to the old Egyptian tradition, was
the only work Of man that survived the Flood. II
still continues, and the bark OF Peter will be pre-
served as 1t was upon the Lake Of Genesareth
Man cannot change the work OF God. He Is still,
and always will be, with His church. There is
wonderful power in our holy religion, not only to
guide us in matters OF faith, but In regard to oil
questions that interest the human mind. Probably
there 10 not one among us who has not been sOme-
times surprised at the ease with which very sim
pie Catholics who are uneducated in science,
tions, seeing what Is erroneous In them and
pointing out even their end. ] have often


onr " a wsG na@
to notice that there was ething emnenty con-
seryative in the Catholic mind and an instructive
selves clear OF the miserable iams OF the day.
Catholics are sometimes led away by false IDEAS in
their heads on account Of injustice they may have
suffered in the past. Sometimes they become the
Instruments OF designing demagogues and false
patriots; but who ever heard OF


GOOD CATHOLIC JOINING THE INTERNATIONALs?
Whoever heard OF even o bad Catholic joining the
associations or any similar gatherings These are
great questions, and they are continually coming
up In our country, and nom the manner In which





future veal or woe OF this great country. Thus, 1t
Is very important, as we are In this country, that
we, as Catholics, should recognize the dangers
round us, and by performing our religious duties
guard ourselves against them, and also, as good
citizens and lovers OF our country, to do all IN
our power for our country. We have
no right to wrap ourselves up In q sort Of social
indinerence, as so many people seem disposed to do
We are to be careful that we do not play into the
hands Of error even in ordinary conversation. We
are to be careful that we do not allow false princ
IT..
ters we should be careful about words; for words
are things and perhaps there is nothing in this
world at present dong 80 much mischief as


GOOD WORDS BECOMING OBSOLETE,


or being turned from their true meaning. That
good old word, duty" SO full Of meanin.! and so
to God, our country and our family, seems TO have
passed away, not only from the mouth, but also
seems SO much the embodment Of that od-iash-
Toned patriotism which, next to the love OF God
was the strongest feeling formerly in the hearts OF
hunters have made Of IT. We ali remember 1 P'Se the
thrill which passed through our minds when, at the
beginning Of the late miserable war between France
and Prussia, the leader OF the republican party,
when 1t was proposed that the French nation should
recognize their dependence upon God and ask for
Ills assurance, rose up and said, 'ln such times as
these the only religion OF q Frenchman Is patriot
ISM" Perhaps in the whole course of the war
there was nothing SO much wanted in France as


THEY DID NOT LOVE THEIR COUNTRY.
They loved themselves; they loved their own
ends; u was rem remarked by an eminent Englisnman
book about it, that nothing surprised him so
much as the utter absence Of patriotism. They
were willing TO sell their country and their city to
the enemy In order to carry out their social plans.
Patriotism can exist only in the heart that is will
% the cSe s. Of Ss
"llbertyn which are now 80 common In the
mouths Of men. Excellent words they are, which
country; words which the greatest enemies OF
liberty are always talking about; men who
which only means evil. We have had some OF It
here within few weeks. certain eminent and
successful statesman has put in the minds Of men
that charge which was used against our Lord-that
he was not the friend Of Cesar, and when the pa
gans pushed on the prosecutions against the early
their country and their country's gods, we are not
so much surprised when such words were the ut
terances OF Jews and pagans, But we are sur
that, following the current Of my thoughts,
going INTO these details have % spoken IN manner
unworthy OF the dignity Of the occasion. still these
thoughts were and are In my mind, and have
pirate thoughts for us. II had more time
would like to dwell upon them more carefully.
pec as our eesn Sa saa and ss GutV %
ss upon % SsS Ct @ s eFds' e sS Sy





our blessed Lord brought to the Jews. We know
Gods Church win never fall that the chair Of Peter
on the Christian altar shall go up even from the
rising to the setting sun. We have become In some
measure Indifferent to the sunerings OF the men,
bers even or Gods Churcn. The Church shall abide
forever, but we are not certain that we shall al
ways abide In IL unless We faithful to her teach
ings ana graces The Apostle tells us that at the
last day there shall be first


GREAT FALLING OFF,


and our Blessed Lord marks the time by the little
faith that shall be found among men. IL il I'M
p0rtant that we should recognize the danger for
ourselves. have myself known the purest-minded
men deceived by these false teachings, and
hardened against all truth. As members OF Gods
holy Church, we do not belong to a corporation
that has no soul. We are members Of the Church OF
the living God; members OF body OF which Christ
is the head; members Of body In which, II one Of
the members suffer, all the members must suffer
with 1t. therefore, as Christians and Catholics,
VIC should have


A UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY EOR SUFFERING