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VOL. XXII.
NO 386
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| SRIPROPS FOPRPAL
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY BY
MARTIN I. J, GRIFFIN,
711 Sansom STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
‘ Devoted to
Church and Country.
TERMS:
50Centsa Year in advance.
AUTHORITY.
To the Editor of the Republican: Register :
The Rev. Father Costa, in his very
eloquent sermon on last Sunday, tried
on his hearers the great
. necessity of obedience to lawful acthority,
saying, “‘all authority comes from God,’”
ecclesiastical, civil and parental, and
that unless we became as little children
Archbishop Ireland, representing the
Catholic church at the parliament of
religions at the Columbian Fair in
Chicago, read a paper from which the
following is an. extroct: ‘‘The great
theologians of the Catholic church, an
Aquinas, a Suares,a De Lugo, taught
that all political power comes from God
‘hrough the people. It is an age of
liberty, civil and political: 1t is the age
of the democracy, when the whole people,
tired of unrestricted away of sovereigna,
become themselves the sovereigns and
exercise with more or less directness the
. power which by divine institution was
always primarily theirs, He ee
The“ narrow-miuded: Neapolitan schoul
of theology, which grew up during the
nineteenth century, fed of the air of
Bourbonic absolutism, must
accepted us the interpret of Catholic
history, or Catholic theology.””
So Archbishop Ireland, instead of the
‘ . °
religious world, . wit
in the name of his Church, the divine
right of the people, and warns all against
the teachings of the ‘*narrow-minded
Neapolitan theologians’? that preaches
the opposite doctrine, jife to the
great archbishop is the prayer oo N.
7 ae
“Not long since we called attention
to the pernicious influence of the unceas-
ing Prohibition agitation, which mus'
be held responsible for the enactment of
most of the laws which are unfairly re-
stricting the liquor traftic. e then
warned the trade that it did not properly
in the Prohibition movement
York Wine and Spirit Gazette, June
3th, 1894. °
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“Fair Play?’ a leading rum organ of
Chicago says: . .
« “Itappears as though the liquor in-
terest will have a hard struggle to hold
its own against its enemies this fall. On
every side the cold water people are active.
. ‘They are holding their conventions, and
have taken up the fight with the old-time
vigor; both in work and words ”
80 IT WILL BE.
Do the whisky organs claim that pro-
hibition is a failure and that drink -sell-
ets have nothing to fear from it ot
at all;on the contrary they areconstantly
reminding their constituencies of the nec-
essity of guarding against the ‘‘encroach-
ments’ of the *aonster.”, High license
was, when first adopted, as strenuously
» opposed by liquorites as it was favored by
loyal prohibitionists. A few years trial of
Ube system resulted, as we '* a
change of front for both, Drink-sellers
are now its strongest advocates; Prohibi-
. tionists its most active opponents. The
Gothenburg plan, the dispensary law, the
tax method—any system which regulates
the traffic must invariably result in giv-
ing it added strength and protection .—
Union Signal.
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The Prohibition party offers the only
Opportunity for the individual citizen to
Wash his hands of personal aud moral re-
sponsibility for the continuance of the
drink trafic. Samuel Dickie.
LETTE&S OF MOTHER SETON 70 REV, JOHN HIOKEY, ST, MARY'S
COLLEGE, BALTIMORE.
My Blessed, Blessed Brother,—I am at the moment of parting with our
truly dear little friend whom everyone here will sincerely regret, notwith-
standing the little scales which no human soul it seems can be quite free
rom. :
[tell her all I would to my own, at such atime, William is surely one
of the most estimabie young men in the world; what a precious Diamond
to be so covered with the cares of this world—but how can he help it—be
you gentle and considerate to him you blessed man of God feeding on sweet
meats every morning and rejoicing your heart with the choicest wine,
Had his dispositions to virtue and religion been cultivated as yours have
been he would be already your equal I believe—believe—but not sure
Now your patience is to be tried I know by the sending back these
books—but our Reverendissimu says so—he said we might take what we
wanted, the rest must be returned to you,—if you fiad Mr. Lucas fretted
about it my blessed friend please to take some large and small catechisms
for us, half dozen of little Dictionaries and half dozen of the Taskand some
little books of Eternity such as you sent before,and put him in good humor,
but if he does not mind the disappointment let all drop as I ask these
things of my head, and that is not the common channel. v a
Good little Sister Margt. is gone to takecare of the dear orphans in
New York to let Sister Rose return to Philadelphia in the place of Sr, Fan-
ny who has been at Death’s door and perhaps is so still. .
Sister Jane and Sister Susan have the school and we have some new
helpers who carry all on to my heart’s contentment with great’ order and
peace. Sister Cecilla too is very sick and is coming home—our dearest,
Lord smiles on us you see—it will be a true act of love to Himif you would
write Sister Rose, and tell her it is by my request, the good things you say
of Charlesin your letter to the Mouat. We xre allrejoicing at A Elders
last step, you may be sure we were told from the altar to unite our ecommu-
nions for him as well as for the still happier Mr. X. and C.
LI am so much better—cannot die ‘one way it seems, so I try to die the
other, and keep the straight path to God alone. The little daily lesson to
keep soberly and quietly“in his presence, trying to turn every little action’ ~
on his will, and to praise aud love through cloud-and sunshine, is ali my
care and study. Satan offers his battles from time to time, but our beloved
stands behind the wall and keeps the wretch at his distance. .
So much for your mother’s little nothing part—but oh! mind your own |
go great and glorious, for whether in action or at reat you are forever his
Priest BLESS them bless us ALL.
Yours, E, A. S. allin all,
Mon’y, 6°6, 1819.
Will you please to give the letter [ incd. to Mr. F. Mitchell to his son
in yr. college.
Send, or not I
commit it to you.
My Biessep BroTHER:— ,
I wrote this hard word to Wm. and now my heart fails me to send it.
May be if you wd. give him the warning it would answer better. He dont
see with our Faith eyes, and perhaps I may hurt his soul ia trying to help
our Sisters. Oh this sadsad world of night and illusions—Why dont you
and I, and all poor hearts that see things in God, die with gratitude for
peing so blessed, Ellen you will find after living in clouds of divine lighs
goes away,in darkness quite eager to escape from her torrents of grace, and
who makes the difference, who but | our God, not your merits or mine my
Brother, {live in the midst of so many beautiful souls in the silence of
daily tears and inexpressible sorrows to see how faint is the light even of
the most luminous, and when I am tempted to depart from my humble pa-
tience and waiting for his own moments in others souls [ find my own’ only
grows darker and more perplexed. Happy: happy you blessed J. H. who
have an authority to push others oun—yet REMEMBER, your old mother
begs you, that the whole spirit your divine model was in his ‘learn of me
Lam meek and humble of heart.’”
Would I dare remind you who know it so well, only for this case of
Wm: and Ellen whom you can only serve by drawing their love and vener-
ation, and being their elder brother they might deviate a little almost with-
out thinking of it. - I never bad a heavier heart for a child that left us than
for Ellen, but who knows how it may turn to the greater glory of our only
beloved. Do. do pray for yr. mother in him. I try to hide Iam sick, but
it is pushing times. Sr. Margt. sent totbe N. York establishment, Sr,
Fanny dying—only our God unchangeable, glory, glory tobim forever. Will
you give these to our dear cli]. when you see them in ch,
My BLEssED FRIEND AND FATHER AND MOTHER. .
We cannot now receive your good postulant Anne if she is even likea
little angel is in the way—We cannot and must not receive poor Mothers
or rich ones, while their children are unprovided—besides the good young
widow could not but have a mind much distracted by these offers she has ~
had which would make the little daily trials of community life very heavy
to her—and also, more postulants have applied than could be received till
Conowago establishment takes place, if indeed our dear Lord will please to
nt it—this is the substance of what our council said to your proposal,
‘A letter from our Elenor last week gives me every reason to think the
dear good little Susan must be gone to our true Home, happy child what
better could we wish for her—if the idle trick of taking off a warm garment
to go to ball, has caused her illness; still, it isin the order of her sweet
providence L hope to save her from the ‘evil to come,” for it does seem that
our best young people even, have but half their senses, or rather are all sen-
ses, with very little Faith.
gral
My heart and soul this week past bave been under the press of the
Beatitude ‘Blessed are the pure of heart they shall see God!” O! my Bro.
take these words on yours, and my Sunday dear communion I will beg our
God to write them on it. Happy happy are you to live all for kim, every
bent of your heart’s affections, every power of your soul turned wholly to
him, without even the mixture of the innocent sojouruing awhile with your
old Father and dear brother. How much Purer is your service where you
are above the mist of earthly attractions. One thing I hope you are con-
vinced of (I as a wretched sinner know it well) that. wherever we meet a
little prop of human comfort, there is always some subtraction of Divine
comfort, and for my part I am so afaid to cause any such subtraction that
J feel a reserve and fear in every human consolation that makes chem more
my pains than my pleasures, yet the liberty of children of God [ hope in all
—I only mean to say we snould be too happy when the providence of ou
God Keeps us wholly to bim3elf.
Your Father and Brother here are doing what would seem far beyond
human possibility, but God will support and in his own time give them’
help no doubt, You are remembered and lored het . too much to make it
a safe place for you unless you are sent by God himself without the least
agency of your own, and even then I fear my Brother would grow lean.
Pray for us and pray for yr. own poor Mother.
Emmitsburgh, Feb, 28th.
My Brortnr. Your letter came safe—the one of poor Mrs,French, alas
I knew, yet [ must believe we see the worst and sumething will come out
in her favororexcuse * * I do not like your other let-
ter, uor some things you wrote Ellen lately. You and 1 speak all for eter-
nity, but take an advice from your old mother. I ama hundredto y our
thirty in experience, that cruel friend of our earthly journey. When you
ask too much at first you often gain nothing at last—and jy the heart is lost
all is lost. If you use such language to your family they cannot love you
since they have not our microscope to see things as they are. Your austere
hard language was not understood by Ellen, who, dear soul, eonsiders
your letters as mere curiosties. She loves and venerates you but do not
push her-away. As to your simple word ‘“‘Barber,”’ &c. for which I respect
and love you tenfold, she could see but unfeeling reproach, and perhaps
some disregard of the dear command of our God.
Gently, gently my Father in God and Son in heart. Do you drive soin
the tribunal? I hope not. The faults of young people, especially such faults
as Elenor’s must be moved by prayers and tears because they are constitu-
tional and cannot he frightened ovt.. I have said much harder things to
her than you do, but turning the tune in her own heart and not on her poor
dear family, quite as respectable even as tothe point yoa press on so val-
liantly as half our Legislature, Senate &, How can you in such acountry
as vurs dwellon such a motive of humility—a much stronger oneI think
isin the little secret I will carry to the grave.
I once told you, how I wished to do as you have done, and I will tell
you in return, that all the illusion and spider web of earthly weaving is
broken, and.nothing now more bright and steady than the Divine Lamp he
feeds and trims himself, because as I suppose I staid in obedience. Oh this
Master and Father we serve, you in your glorious embassy, I in my little
errand! how can we be happy enough in bis service. Do not be roygh
with William as with Elenor—be his friend, his Father—then when warm
in his heart and your power secure,use it with the sweet spirit of our tender
compassionate Saviour. All goes on here as usual. Ellen is in retreat with
our first communion for St. Soseph's day.
Pray for one who remembers you always. ‘All your concerns mine, our
dear Saviour and God. You know in E. A, S-
Do in compassion send your little mothersome beads and Agnus Dei.
Emmitsburgh, March 29th. [1818 or 1819.] .
How truly mortified is your blessed Reverence this 1820 to write your
poor old Valley mother three lines in a whole sheet of paper. Some pol-
itics of eternity I suppose. So with all due respect I will say also as little
as possible, .
I wrote Mr. Mallard.as he directed me every particular he mentioned
in his letter and sent italso ashe also directed to Mr. Joseph Simms,
Philadelphia.
Our terms 125 Drs. pr. year and the extra charge of 10 Drs, for French
and 44 for music and the use of plain dark clothing is I believe the cnief
information that can be offered on the subject, As you know our hoase is
very simple in its pretensions. » We never had such a set of good and happy
children as now. Xmas communions I think rejoiced the angels. But we
have only 30 communion children, Our school feelsthe dearth of the times
His only will. . .
Yr—poor little bad devoted Mother, E. A. S.
My Fatuer, BroTHEr, FRIEND: .
We see when our Lord wills a thing how quick itcomes about, the good
Eve hardly said the word but she was admitted, while anotber might apply
for halfa year without success, Our Superior isso taken with her cousin
Caty Dello, that her recommendation obtained bis quick assent ; and for me
[had well marked the hand writing in which ber application was made,
Your letters and. scapulars came safe. Poor good, dying Sr. Jane was
present and I let her share the kiss of peace, which she did with starting
tears feeling so well-her condition to be hopeless in the senseless
language of this world, Oh my father friend cd.'I -hear my last stage of
cough and feel my last stage of pain in the tearing away my prison walls
how wd. I bear my joy, thought of going home called and by his will, what
a transport.’ But they say dont you fear to die, such asinner must fear;
but 1 fear much more to live and know as I do that every evening examine
finds my account but lengthened and enlarged—I dont fear Death halt as
much as my hateful vile self. Remember poor good Jare—I cannot tell
you now about accts, or money, she 1s too sick.” You shall know my Father
Friend another time; itis very long since I heard from Elenor and or Wm
You pray I hope for my poor very poor dear boys. :
al
but goes away toa city, and with Protestant friends,
is all-Do, do remember me before him, “
B, V. M. 2d July,
Yr. ELA. Ss,
Our Mother, .
4 July, 1820,