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MeneKalMtraning5, THEDANUBE.
SUBIACO,SATURDAY,OCTOBER6,1877.
RUSSIANINCAPACITY.
PRICE6D-
TEEGREATOFFICERSOFSTATEANDTHE CORONATION.
Russianincapacityhasbeencuriously illustratedoflatebythecontriversofboth theAsianandEuropeanplansofcampaign. Theirstrategy,suchasitis,istooevidently traditional,exposingthemtodelays,cliffculties,andcalamitiesinnumerable.The resulthasbeen,certainlyinAsia,theconspicuousbreakdownofthatbrazenidolwith theclayfeet-theRussianarmy.It mobilisedinNovember,1876,andentered RoumaniaonApril23,1877.Itcrossedthe DanubeintotheDobrudschaonJune23 intoBulgariaonJune27.TheMuscovite forceontherightbankoftheDanubeatthe presentmomentisabout180,000men,of which50,000areintheDobrudscha,andthe restinBulgaria,betweenSistovaand Tirnova.TheDobrudschaforceisstuck fastinaparticularlyunhealthycountrybetweenBabadaghandMatch*ontheeastern sideofTrajan'sWall,unabletoadvancefor wantofsuppliesofallsorts.TheBulgarian forcehadbeensimilarlysituatedina devastateddistrict,ofwhicheventhewells aredry.Itsufferedtwosharprepulsesat Biela,andhasoccupiedTirnova,whereit metwithnoresistance.Thisispositivelyall itdidinafortnight.
WAR.
Weareinclinedtobelievethatavery largenumberofpersonsswearandcurse almostinadvertentlyandwithoutreference tothemeaningofwhattheysay,if,indeed, theyarefullycognisantofthat,andforsuch asystemofperfectlyinnocentoathsand curseswouldbequiteasefficaciousasthat nowinvogue.
slangandwordsmis-need.Justaswhen personsfeeldeeplyoraremuchoutoftemper, theyexperienceacravingtosaythingsthe reversetopolite,sowhentheydesiretobe funnytheyappeartobeunabletoresistthe Nolanguagecanpossiblydescribetheinclinationtoallowtheirsportivetendencies superbsceneryofto-day'sjourney.ItfartobetraythemselvesintermswhichareretranscendsanythingIeversaworconceivedmarkablefortheireccentricity.Oneis, ofwoodlandorofriverscenery.Itisthetherefore,justifiedincomingtotheconchpartoftheDanubewherethewatersbreakelusionthatourvocabularyofunexceptionfromthegreatbasinofHungarythroughthealemodesofexpressionisweakandunmountains.WhenwefirstleftOrsovatheequaltogreatoccasions.Yetwhenweturn hillswereonegreenwildernessofmassivetoexaminethewordswhichmostfolkemploy, andunbrokenfoliage,andtheviewsuptheirrespectiveofthosewhichtheyareprivivalleyswereverysweetindeed.ButsoonJegedbyrecognisedlexicographerstocall hugeandshadowycliffsbegantoshowintouse,wefindthatmostareeitherprofane, themselvesamongthewoods,onceortwicevulgar,indecent,orliterallywithoutany theDanubepressedhiswatersthroughmeaningatall.Manyaman,ifheisangry awfulwallsofsheerprecipice.AtfirstIwithanenemy.willcallthatenemya thoughtitliketheRhine,onlymuch,very"scoundrel"byprefacingthewordscoundrel muchsuperior,becauseofthewoods,insteadby&descriptiveadjectivewhichwedonotfeel ofmiserable,tame,formalvineyards;butcalledupontoprint.Yetitmaybepointed presentlythemagnificenceandalmostfear-outthat,inthemajorityofcasesthemanis fulgrandeurofthescenerydrovetheRhinetotallyadifferentsortofscoundrelfrom utterlyoutofmythoughts.Thewoodswerewhatheissaidtobe.andthatnorealforce principallydeciduoustreeswithanimmenseisaddedtothechargeagainsthimbythe profusionofwalnut,andtheywereallmannerinwhichitisembellished.Again, mattedtogetherwithwildvines,clematis,ifsomeindividualsdesiretobeparticularly andverylargewhiteconvolvulus,whilebe-emphatic-iftheywishittobeunderstood tweenhisbankstheriverwrithedandthattheyarefullydeterminedtodocertain boiledoverbarsofrocks,effectuallyfor-things-theirIwills,lamgoingtos,"&c.,are biddingallnavigation.Butnowthecliffsheadedbysortsoffearfulpropheciesofwhat receded,andtherecamesomemilesofwillhappentothemiftheyfailtodowhat incessantwood,withbeautifulvalleys,theyareundertakingtoperform.Buttheprothroughwhosewoodygatesweobtainedex-pheciesarepalpablyabsurdandevidently quisiteglimpsesupthemountainousglens.haveItomeaningsofarasthosewhomake OneinparticularIremember,ofconsummatethemareconcerned,inspiteofthegross loveliness.ItwasontheServianshoremannerinwhichtheyareput.Casesin andfarinlandthereroseahugemountain,pointmaybemultiplied.Ifwitsofthe inshapelikeacrouchinglion,andtheminororderdesiretobejocosewhentheyare valleybroadenedout,andleftthemountainabouttotaketheirdeparture,theywillinstandingaloneagainstthesky.Thencameformyoutheyaregoingtomizzle,slope, alargesealikebay,withaServianvillagehookit,sked-daddle,"&c.Youngladies, andchurchonatongueofgreenfields,Thewhosewishitistobethoughtjolly,will broadriverwentbygently,wheelingapplytothesweetestthingstheepithet solemnlyinglossyeddies.Itwasasceneof"awfully,"andtothemostamusing perfectloveliness.Notafeaturecouldbematterstheadjective"fearful."Yetthereheightenedorimproved.Thencamethesuitoftheeffortsofsuchpersonsastheseis cliffsagain,nolongerwhiteandhoary,butthattheyrendermanyoftheirspeechesimadeepmottledred.ForthenexthourIteespossibleofbeingsatisfactorilyanalysed,and wellnighbesidemyself;haditbeentheexposethemselvestotherebukeofdistimeofmanycoloredautumn,insteadofcriminatingcritics.Themisfortuneisthat brown-leavedJune,withitsheavygreen,Ithecriticsthemselvesarenotthemselves shouldhavelostmysenses.Redcliffs,blamelessinthematter.Plain"Iwills" maskedininfinitelyvariousdegreesbyfoli-and"Iwonts,"andintelligent,ifbold, age,orstandingabruptlikewalls,orshoot-statementsoffactsfailingtosatisfythem ingupintospiresandpinnacleslikecastles,justastheyfailtosatisfylesssuperior hererecedingfromtheview,therethrowingmortals.Unhappily,thereisnotmuchto themselvesforwardandshuttingthewatershopefrommereeducationinthismatter,for upintoanarrowturbulentrapidtheseeducationsimplyseemstohavetheeffectof werethefeaturesofthescenery.Tomakingmenswearby"Jove,"by"gum," describethemisquiteimpossible.Atlastandby"jingo,"inthedrawing-room,and weturnedfromthecliffsandsawthedeep-byswearingbysacredthingsandbythings woodedhillsaboveDrenkovabackedbythethereverseofsacredwithadditionalzestwhen deep,dullcrimsonofastormymeet,andtheygoabroad wearrivedabsolutelyweariedwiththe strengthoftheimpressionsmadeuponusby thescenery.Suchaglnriousanddivine minglingofgrandeurandlovelinessof nature'ssmilesandfrowns,asdecksthe royalDanubeallthisday'sjourney,Inever sawinmylifeandIbelieveIshallnever forgetthesilentastonishmentinwhichI travelledformanyhours.Ialmostenvied thebirdswhowerefreetodropanywherein theleafywilderness,orontherockyledges, ortosuspendthemselvesintheairoverthe middleoftheDanube.-'TheLifeand LettersofFrederickWilliamFaber,D.D.," byJohnEdwardBowden.
PIUSIXANDTHEDAUGHTEROFTHE GOVERNORGENERALOFALGERIA.
Wehavealreadyannounced,says Galignani,themarriageofMdlle.Chanzy, daughteroftheGovernor-GeneralofAlgieria, withM.Crepy,sonoftheTreasury-PayerGeneralintheArdennes.TheSoirrelates acuriousdetailoftheceremony.Theyoung couplesignedthemarriageregisterwitha penwhichhadoncebelongedtoPiusIX. WhenquiteachildMdlle.Charms,was presentedonedaytotheSovereignPontiff byhermother,"HolyFather,"saidthe littlegirl,withthesimplicityofherage,"I shouldliketotakeawaywithmeasouvenir ofRome."Thebenevolentoldmansmiled attheinfantinedemand,andtakingupa penlyingonthetablenearhim,presentedit tothechild,afterblessingit,andsaid, "Takethis,monenfant,itwillservetosign youractofmarriage."
STRONGLANGUAGE.
Notafewpeopleseemtoexpresswhat theyfeelinordinarylanguage,andeventhe moststrait-lacedaretemptedoccasionallyto usewhatmaybetermedexcrescencesof speech.Theseexcrescencesofspeechtake manyandvariousforms.Amongtheleast refinedsectionofthecommunitytheyassume theshapeofoathsandcurseswhileamong thebetterclassofpersonstheyadoptthatof
Thelifecostofwarisasubjectthathas receivedjustnow,notinappropriately,a mostimpressiveillustrationorappraisement. AstatisticalaccountofthePrussianskilled andwoundedduringtheFranco-German War,accordingtotheMedicalExaminer, hasbeenpublishedatBerlinbytheMessrs. Fischer.Thetotalnumberofcombatants, eitherkilledorwounded,amountedto88,867, comprising4,658officersand84,209men.Of theofficers879,or18.8percent.,werekilled onthespot;1,447,or31percent.,were seriouslywounded1,979,or42.4percent., wereslightlywounded;and353,or7.8per cent.,werereturnedsimplyaswounded.Of the3,779woundedofficers,495diedsubsequentlyfromtheeffectsoftheirwounds. Thewounds,takeninconnectionwiththe instrumentsproducingthem,were-56,062 fromgun-shots5.084fromshells218from sabres595frombayonets236fromfragmentsofstone,earth,&c.(thrownupby shells);in2,598thenatureofthecausewas notreturned.Thefollowingnumbersgivea goodideaofthepartsmostexposedtoinjury fromgun-shots.Itseemsstrangethatthe headshouldhavebeenstruckmorefrequently thanthechest;-Head,17.4percent.arm, 131;thigh,10-6;chest,8.8;hand,8.1 knee,2.7;back,2'3.Thefactthatthe casesofsabre-wounddidnotexceed218 wouldseemtoindicateasparinguseof cavalryduringthewar.
ECHOESFROMTHEVATICAN.
Humanbeingsaresoconstitutedthat thereareoccasionsintheirliveswhenthey experienceanalmostirresistiblecravingto stepoutsidethelimitsoflegitimatespeech. Itis,therefore,welltobetoleranttowards slangandmereverbalextravagances,since itisprettyclearthattheyareoccupyinga placewhichifnotfilledbythem,wouldbe filledbysomethingagreatdealworse.But societygenerallyerrsgreatlyinbeingindulgenttothosebeingswhorecklesslyswear andcurse,notwithstandingthattheyhave beenwelleducated,andcanactlikegentlemenwhentheyarepleasedtocondescend todoso.Asitis,suchpersonsseemto imaginethat,exceptwhentheyarein companywithladies,theymayfreely indulgeintermsofspeechwhichwoulddisgraceaLondoncostermongeroraLiverpool "rough."Norisitaltogetherunreasonable thattheyshouldgetsuchabeliefintotheir heads.Theyarenotshunnedonaccountof thebadlanguagetheyuse;providedthat theyhavegoodclothesontheirbacks,and plentyofmoneyintheirpocketsnoone venturestointimateopenlythattheyare ungentlemanlybecauseineverydozenwords thattheyspeaktheycommitagrossoffence againstgoodtaste Iftheoffenderwere cutnowandthen,ifhewereshownthatthe useofobjectionabletermswerenolonger consideredagentlemanlyaccomplishment, hemightbeledtoreformation,whichhewill neverbesolongasheisnotonlytolerated butpracticallyencouraged.Heonlyneeds tobecoercedtoreform-outwardly,atany rate,-anditthereforerestswithothersas muchashimselftoseethathedoesso. Cursingandswearinghavebeenbanished fromthedrawing-room.Theyshouldnow bebanishedfromthoseplacesinwhichmen congregatetogether.Notuntiltheyhave willthepublictoneandthepublichate becomewhattheyoughttobe.-Pberal Review.
AboutnoSovereigndoestheworldknow somuchasabouttheHolyFather.His every-daylifehasbeenagainandagain described.Howhistimeisportionedout, hourbyhour,theworldhasbeenrepeatedly informed,Buteventhenon-Catholicpublic nevertiresofhearingalloveragainabout thediurnalroutinemarkingthepureand venerablelifeofhisHoliness.Asaffording ourreadersthelatestevidenceofthis,though theparagraphsubjoinedwillyiedthemnot oneparticleofnewinformation,hereiswhat isnowgoingtheroundofthenewspapers, afterappearinginsuchorgansastheParis FigaroandthePallMallGazette:-"In winterasinsummerthePoperisesat6a.m. Hethenspendshistimeinprayeruntil8 a.m.,whenMaasiscelebratedinhisprivate chapel.Atnineo'clockhebreakfasts,and afterwardsopenshiscorrespondenceand transactsbusinesswithhissecretary,CardinalSimeoni.Hethengivesprivatereceptionsinhislibraryuntilabouthalf-past twelve,whenthesemi-publieaudiences begin.Atthesedeputationsarereceived andaddressesareread.Theseconcluded, thePope,attendedbythoseamongthe cardinalswhoaremoreintimatewithhim, walksinthegalleriesorsometimesinthe garden,untilhalf-pastone,whenhedismisseshissuite,andattendedbyMonsignor Reed,hismajordomo,readstheofficeofthe day.At2p.m.thePopedines,afterwards takingasiestaforhalfanhour.Therecital ofthebreviaryoccupieshimtillhalf-past four,whenhevisitstheHolySacramentin hischapel,andafterwardswalksagainin thegalleries,or,whentheweatherishot,is carriedintothegarden.Onreturningheis againoccupiedreadinghiscorrespondence untilsunset,whentheprivatereceptions recommence,andarecontinueduntilnine o'clock.Afterwardsacircleisformedby theinmatesoftheVatican,andgeneralconversationiscarriedonforashorttime,when thePopepartakesofafrugalsupperand retirestohischamber,"
MostoftheMinisterswhoconductand controlpublicbusinessarecomparatively speakingnowhere,saysthePallMall,ata coronation.TheLordChancellor,theLord PrivySeal,andtheLordPresidentofthe Council,indeed,arevisible.Butthe:importantmenofthedayaretheLordHigh Steward,theLordHighConstable,theLord GreatChamberlain,andtheEarlMarshal; theFirstLordoftheTreasury.theChancellor oftheExchequer,theFirstLordofthe Admiralty,andalltheSceretariesofState areforthenoncelinobscurity.Theoffices ofthe@relitChamberlainandtheEarl Marshalarehereditary,andconsequently alwaysexist,theonenowheldjointlyby LadyWilloughbydeEresbyandLordCholmondeley,andtheotherheldbytheDuke ofNorfolk.ButtheofficesoftheHigh StewardandHighConstableofEnglandare inabeyance,andareonlytemporarilyrevived,thefirstforstatetrialsandcoronationsandthesecondforcoronationsalone. InScotlandbothofficesarehereditarilyrepresented; thePrinceofWalesisthe hereditaryStewardandLordErrolisthe hereditaryHighConstableandinIreland LordShrewsburyisHighSteward.Atthe coronationofWilliamIV.andofher Majesty,theDukeofHamiltonwasLord HighSteward,andtheDukeofWellington wasLerdHighConstableatthecoronations ofGeorgeIV.,WilliamIV.,andtheQueen. TheLordGreatCamberlainandtheEarl Marshalcarryoutthearrangementsforthe coronationbetweenthem,andallfourgreat officersattendtoreceivetheregaliafromthe DeanandChapterofWestminsterinthe JerusalemChamber.Theretheyarelaidout onatable,andarehandedonebyonebythe LordChamberlainoftheHouseholdtothe LordHighConstable,andbyhimtothe LordGreatChamberlain,whodeliversthem severallytothepersonageswhoaretohave themin LordGreatChamberlainhastheprivilegeofselectinganypeer hepleasestocarrytheswordofState,and heusuallychoosesthePrimeMinisterifhe isapeer.LordMelbournecarrieditatthe coronationoftheQueen,asLordBeaconsfielddidtheotherdayattheopeningof Parliament.Buttherestoftheregaliais notattheLordGreatChamberlain'sdisposal. St.Edward'scrownisalwaysbornebythe LordHighSteward,whowalksimmediately beforetheSovereignintheprocessiontothe Abbey.AtherMajesty'scoronationthe otherregaliawereassigned-St.Edward's stafftotheDukeofRoxburghe;thespursto LordByronasdeputytoBaronessGreyde Ruthyn,inherownright(lateMarchioness ofHastings);thesceptrewiththecrossto theDukeofCleveland;theswordoftemporal justicetotheMarquisofWestministerthe swordofspiritualjusticetotheDukeof Sutherland;the"Curtana,"orpointless swordofmercy,totheDukeofDevonshire thesceptrewiththedovetotheDukeof RichmondandtheorbtotheDukeof Somerset.Oddlyenough,theonlyhereditaryclaimtobearanyoftheregaliaisthat tobearthespurs,whichpassedcenturiesago fromtheHastingsestotheGreysbymarriage, andcamebackinthesamewaytotheheirgeneraloftheHastingsesandthe3reys,the lateMarquisofHastings.Onlyoneservice inrespectoftenureisnowperformedatthe coronationitself-namely,bythelordofthe manorofWorksop,inNottinghamshire,who isboundbythegrantofHenryVIII.to findaright-handglovefortheKingathis coronation,andtosupporthisrightfirmas longasheshallholdthesceptrethatday. InthereignsofEdwardII.andEdwardIII. thisservicewastoberenderedforthemanor ofFarnham-RoyalinBuckinghamshire,then heldbytheLordsFurnival.-AtthecoronationofHenryIV.itwasdischargedbySir ThomasNeville,LordFurnivalbycourtesy inrightofhisdeceasedwife,theheiressof theFurnivals,andthroughthemarriageof hisdaughterandheiressthemanorcameto theEarlsofShrewsbury,whoexchangedit forWorksoponlikeconditionsoftenure withtheKing.AtthecoronationofJames II.,theservicewasclaimedbyLordThomas Howard,brotheroftheseventhDukeof Norfolk,theHowardshavingderivedthe manorofWorksopfromthemarriageofthe heiressoftheseventhEarlofShrewsbury withthethirteenthEarlofArundel,and hisco-heirsareLordStourtonandLord Petre.AtthecoronationoftheQueenthe DukeofNorfolkfoundheraright-hand gloveandsupportedherrightarmwhile sheheldthesceptre.Allthepresentregalia, bytheway,weremadeforCharlesII.,excepttheanointingspoon-theoldregalia havingbeensoldduringthe3,ebellion.
AfewyearsagoaplaycalledTheTicket ofLeaveManachievedanextraordinarysuccessataLondontheatrebecauseaclerkwho hadembezzled£800restoredthree-fourths
oftheplunderafterwitnessingtheper, formanceofthepiece.Thefactwasplacarded allover.thewallsofLondon.Aparallel casehasjustbeenenactedbyapoorcountry priestofLorraine,withoutanysimilarmice ensceneorblowingoftrumpets.About sixteenmonthsagoanarchitectfromFrankfortcalledHercknerlostapocket-bookcontaining£450inbanknotesatSaargemiind inLorraine.Allsearchesandoffersofrewardremainedfruitless.Somelittletime ego.however,theburgomasterofavillagein LorrainecalleduponHerrHerckneronbehalfoftheparishpriest,andhandedhim thepocket-bookwith£420init.Itappears thatthepriesthadlearnedintheconfessional fromoneofhisparishionersthathehad foundthepocket-bookandspentthemissing £30;whereuponthepriestinducedhimto returntheremaindertoitsrightfulowner. Inthiswayapoorcountrypriestaccomplished,withoutanyshowandatnoexpense, whattheGermanpolicewithalltheirposse ofdetectiveshadfailedtodo.Butthefact hasnotbeenplacardedonanywalls,none buttheCatholicpapersofGermanyhave spokenofit,andoneofthese,theLiborius Byte,hasbroughtittoourknowledge.
PiusIX.
Someofourreaderswillbepleasedtosee thefollowingEnglishversionoftheItalian linesgraciouslyreceivedbyhisHoliness,on theeveofthe3rdJunelast,fromtheHoly Father'slittleSwissGuard,JohnM.Pius Hutchison:-
ToTHEMOSTLOVINGFATHER PIUSIX.
HismosthumbleanddevotedlittleSwiss.
GreatPius,withoneheartandvoice, Romeandtheworldto-dayrejoice; Foronthysacredheadappears TheMitre,bornenowfiftyyears.
VicarofChristThyname,above Allearthlynames,inspiresourlove.
Tothee,frontNorth,South,EastandWest Thychildrenflock,andtherefindrest RestthatallChristianpilgrimsfeel Whenatthysacredfeettheykneel; Goldandgemsbringing,asofyore, TheywhofrontdistantSaba'sshore Broughttheirfullheart'srichtreasury
TotheGod-ChildonMary'sknee.
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ToChristendom'slong-prisoneddove. Father,acceptthegift,thoughsmall, Forwithhisheartheoffersall, POETRY.
THESOLILOQUYOFARATIONALISTIC CHICKEN,CONTEMPLATINGTHEBROKEN EGGSHELL.
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Mostqueer,--althoughmostexcellentachange Shadesoftheprison-house,yedisappear Myfetteredthoughtshavenowawiderrange, Andlikemylegsarefree Freenowtopryandprobe,andpeepandpeer, Andmakethemysteriesout. ShallIafree-thinkingchickenliveindoubt FornowindoubtundoubtedlyIant Thisproblem'sveryheavyonmymind AndI'mnotonetoeithershrinkorsham Iwon'tbeblinded,andIwon'tbeblind. Nowletmesee FirstIwouldknowhowdidIgetinthere Then,wherewasIofyore? Besides,whydidn'tIgetoutbefore? Dearme
Herearethreepuzzles(outofplentymore)
Enoughtogivemepipuponthebrain Butletmethinkagain. HowdoIknowIeverwasinside? NowIreflect,itis,Idomaintain, Lessthanmyreason,andbeneathmypride, TothinkthatIcoulddwell Insuchapaltrymiserablecell Asthatoldshell. OfcourseIcouldn'tHowcouldIhavelain, Bodyandbeakandfeathers,legsandwings Andmydeepheart'simaginings Inthere? Imeetthemotionwithprofounddisdain, It'squiteincredible;sinceIdeclare (AndI'machickenthatyoucan'tdeceive) WhatIcan'tunderstandIwon'tbelieve. WheredidIcomefromthen?Ahwhere indeed?
Thisisariddlemonstroushardtoread
the1stBookofKings-GouptoRamoth %loadandprosperfortheLordshalldeliveritintothehandoftheKing.After describinghowsomescoreofyearsagoSodidthemightofEnglandandofFrance Blunt,foraseason,thewildCossacklance, AndforcethewolfofRussia,indismay, OnPolishentrails,indespair,toprey, hegoesontoepitomisethelattercoursepursuedbyRussia,withIntrigues,ineveryCourt,bribes,swagger, spies, Andlast,notleast,anarsena:oflies.
AttendyeBritonsLetnosilvertongue, ThoughGladstone'sselfshouldwagitleadyouwrong
InspiteofallthetwaddleoftheTimes, ForwhichnosatirecanfindEnglish rhymes, Yourconntionsense,yourinstinctssound andtrue, Willevermeasuremenbywhattheydo; Andstubbornlyrefusetobackhiscause, Whokeepsnopromise,andwhobreaks alllaws.
Weighwellthisstrifetheserumoursfar andnear, Withmen'sheartsfailingthemfordoubt andfear All"Gog"and"Magog's"myriadsloos'd atlarge, AndArmageddon's"trumpetssounding charge WhyBecauseslavesinarmsdooneman's will, And"Peter's"roguishTestamentworks still; While"Ahab's"prophetsinoneburst combine, AndsomeinEnglandjointhecourtly whine "GoupandprosperI Breakwithironrod
Thebonesofnations,inthenameofGodI' happily,however,asheadds-
Theswelteringfenbreedsplagueand poisonstill TheDanubeisariver,notarill Withoutacommissariatnonecanfight, ThoughGladstone'sselfshoulddubhim ChristianKnight."
Withscorn,hesaysoftheintriguingfriends ofRussia-
They'vedrawnthemlotsfortheoldtiger's skin. Andsettledhowandwhere,andwhento win Andsomearetakingcreditovernight Forthenetvalueofto-morrow'stight Catherinesgreatgrandsoncomesinprincely style Withhischiefbackers,Gladstoneand Argyll. Proclaimshimselfhimselfalambwith batedbreath Andslipsatoncethebloodyhoundsof death. scanningthesituation,liesingsthusatthe ,'iiseofhissatire-
FromLesserAsiaMelikoilisfled, Armenia'svulturessatedwithhisdead. OneithersideofrollingDanube'sshore
OneshakeybridgesendsalltheRussians o'er. Onepaltryrailwaybringsthemscantyfood, WhilenonebutvexedBulgarianswish themgood.
ForsoothtosayyourPanslavistichosts Areweakenoughenoughwhenmeasured bytheirboasts; Thuslocusts,onlybytheirnumbers,scare, TilltheWestwindariseandfreetheair.
ThengotoRamothGileadinthymight Marshalthinearmies,andturnwrongto right.
tiallyCatholicasEcuador,althoughweare witnessesofit, Acrimewhichthreatensall.fromthe most.privatedomesticfiresideuptothemost publicplace,andcommittedbyaninvisible agent.
OurmostillustriousArchbishop,Dr.Jose IgnacioChecayBarba,wascelebratingat theHighAltaroftheCathedralthemost augustmysteryofourredemption,thedeath ofourLord,whichplungesthesoulingrief anddrivesawayallthoughtsofharm.The congregationwasimmensefrontthehighest civilandmilitaryofficialsdowntothe humblestclassofsociety.Oncoasuiningthe winehereceivedinthechalicehenoticeda strangebitterness,whichhementionedtohis assistantbutheconsumedit,asJesusChrist upontheCross. ThechiefSacristanandtwoCanonstasted whatremainedinthecruet,antitheytoo tastedthebitterflavor,whichwasnotin thewineinthebottlefromwhichithadbeen taken;buttherewasnouneasine,atom it. Itwasabout12o'clockwhentheillustrious ArchbishoplefttheCathedraltoptohis resilience,whichwasacrossasquare.andon reachingtherehecomplainedoffeelingunwell,whichhisgoodandworthys.iaes attributedtohislongfastbutliewasunabletotastethefoodthatshebroughthint. Agagingwasthefirstsymptomthatpresenteditself,buthewasnotabletorelieve hisstomachwiththewarmwatergivenhim forthatpurpose.Atlastafaintnesscame overhim,andonthedoctor'scomingtohis aid.hesaid."Saveme.(lector.Iant poisonedI"ButitwasOnlate,andheexpiredatthatmoment.half-past o'clock. Illspuresoulascendedtothehumusofthe Eternal,andtheheavensseemedtoopento receiveit.Hisbodywaslaidinstateina hall. Hewasfiftyyearsofage,smallinstature, vigorous,andhadtheappearanceofaman offorty.HehaulbeennineyearsBishopof LojaandIbarra,andnineyearsArchbishop ofQuito.
IRISHMENINFOREIGNLANDS.
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HOMETRUTHSIXRHYME.
TheEarlofWinchilseaandNottingham hasrungoatthefollowinggoldenrhymessomeofthem,aswillbeseenandfeltbyour readers-tohavethetrueringofpoetic satireinthem-onthespectaclenowbeing witnessedontheEasternfrontiersofEurope. Rigtitleis"InPhilippum,"hismottofrom
(OhforoneflashofEngland'soldidea AndsomeofthosewelostintheCrimea!) Go,withthyprophets,Czarandprosper too, AssureastheAlmightyspeaksinyou Butifa"lyingspirit,"afterall, DirectanotherAhabtohisfall, HopenotthatchucklingBismarckwill wearcrape, Orlendahandtofreetheefromthis scrape No,hewillbluntlyindicatethypart;Asplendidfun'ralandabrokenheart. Forifatlastwithoutadupeorfriend, ThegraspingdynastyofPeterend. Indecentblackthineobsequieshe'llgrace, Consolethymourners,andusurpthyplace
POISONINGANDDEATHOPTHEARCHBISHOPOFQUITO.
(TranslatedfortheN.Y1reeman'sJournal.) Quito,March31,1877.
(TotheEcIttorofthePanamaStarand Herald.)
Weareoverwhelmedwithgriefandterror. Yesterday,GoodFriday,adayonwhich thewholeofChristendomiscladinmourning ihhonorofthedeathofourRedeemer,the inhabitantsofthiscapitalwerecalledupon toputonmourning,inconsequenceofone oftheblackestandmostheinouscrimes thatthemostimpiousheartbustconceived. Acrimewhichhasstupifledusall,because itcannotbeconceived14acountry09wen:
fortheBourbonsin1791wasthatofan IrishCounttheirlastdefenderin1830was anIrishGeneral.Threetimesduringthe eighteenthcenturySpainwasrepresentedat LondonbymenofIrishblood.An AlexanderO'RiellywasGovernorofCadiz; hewasafterwardsSpanishambassadoratthe courtofLouisXVI."Itwasstrange,"said Napoleon,onhissecondentryintoVienna, in1809,"thatoneachoccasiononarriving intheAustriancapital,Ifindmyselfin treatywithCountO'Reilly."Napoleonmet hintonadifferentscene,foritwashis dragoonregimentwhichsavedtheremnant oftheAustriansatAusterlitz.Numerous Irishnameswithhighrankattachedto themwillbefoundintheAustrianarmy listofthetime.InthePeninsula,theMakes, O'DonnellsandSarsfieldsreflectedgloryon theirrace.AnO'lionnellruledSpainunder thelatereign,andto-dayaM'MalionisPresidentofFrance. WithinacenturythegreatLeinsterHouse ofKavanaghcountedinEuropeanAulie Councillor,aGet(idlerofPlague,aField MarshalinPoland,aGrandChamberlainin Saxony,aCountoftheHolyRomanEmpire, aFrenchCunt(unionistof17(xl,Gotland Cavaignae,co-editorwithArmandCarrell andEugCtleCavaignac,sometimeDictatorin France.andEdwardKavanagh,liiiisterof Portugal.Russiafoundamongtheexilesa Governor-GeneralofLivonia.Count TlioniondwasCommanderatLanguedoc; LallywasGovernoratPondicheery; O'DwyerwasCommanderofBelgrass;LacyofRigaLawless,Governorof Majorca.
TIIEMARQUISANDTHE(ABBY.
From"FinalReliesofFatherl'rout"we deriveageoir,anecdoteofamasqueradein clericals:"Yourgloriouscountrymen.Jack,"saidhe (toate),"andyours,reverendissime"(to ]'rout).theMarquisofWaterfordwas drivenhomeonenightverylate,orrather veryearlyinthemorning,byastalwartand swellish-lookingcabman.lieoccupiedat thetime;heAielibishopofArmagh'shouse inChatlesstreet,St.James'sSquare,during hisuncle'stemperaryabsencefronttown, Jumpingfrontli.enansoinehewassoon admitt(bythehall-gorier,whohad\tinted tpterhim.smithwhomhe(mimedtoeke the(dinerhalfaswiereign,anddismiss "cabby,sofarfrombeingsatisfied,expre,seilhimselfalrusitelytotheservant, flinginghimbackthehalfsovereign,sithough itappearedthathehadbeenonlyciesagsii bythe'Melee:.somethingunderanlieu, andI(IIinghimthatin((tieringhitslessthan asoveleienhismasterwasto but aHeir:ern:inandagentliemin.Finally.he queerinaloudsaieeautselehali-deer Oiathe-limednotthinkoftakingle-Wana ,ovslcien.andthathe'dhateit,too,-'tla:Sp himsoantiso,&e.
Inaforthcomingworkon"TheIrishman inCanada,"byM.NicholasFliedDarin, thefollowingpassagewillhefoundinthein troductorychapter:ToruardsthecloseoftheseventeenthcenturyMounteashel'sbrigade,servingwith CatinatinItaly,distinguishedthemselveson fieldswheretherefathersfoughttwothousandyearsbeforeunderHannibal.Itisa wasteofenthusiasmtogrowdithyrambic overmercenary:dour.liutatthistimea portionoftheIrishpeoplehadnoothurt'source.Inaremarkablepassage,inINhieli Macaulaydescribesthecrushingeffectoftilt penallaws,hetellshowIrishRowan Cathcfiesofability,energy,andambition, weretobefoundeverywherebutinIreland -atVersaillesandatSt.Ildetenso,inthe armiesofFrederickandinthearmiesof MariaTheresa.Alenwhorosetobemarshals ofFranceandMinistersofSpain,hadthey remainedintheirowncountrywouldhave beenregardedasinferiorbyall"theignorantandworthlesssquireenswhohailsigned thedeclarationagainsttransubstantiation. InhispalaceatMadridhehadthepleasure ofbeingassiduouslycourtedbytheambassadorofGeorgeII.,andofbidding defianceinhightermstotheambassadorof GeorgeIII.ScatteredoverallEuropewere tobefoundIrishCounts,IrishBarons,Irish KnightsofSt.LouisandofSt.Leopold,of theWhiteEagleandoftheGoldenFleece, who,iftheyhadremainedinthehouseof bondage,couldnothavebeenensignsof marchingregimentsorfreemenofpetty corporations."In1695,sixregimentswere atthesiegeofValenza.WhileIrishcampaignsweregoingoninItaly,thegarrison ofLimericklandedinFrance,andthesecond brigadewasformedofwhichthegreater numberassistedatthesiegeofNamur.In sevendaysNamurwastaken.Onthe24th ofJuly,1692,Sardeld-asgallantasoldier, andasstainlessagentlemanaseverlivedcommandedthebrigade,andwaspublicly thankedattheclose.IntheMarchfollowinghewasmadeaMarshaldeCamp.He fellonthefieldofLanden,leadinghis victorioustroops.Ashelayonthebattlefield,heputhishandtohisbreast,andthen lookingatthepalm,stainedwithhislife blood,hecried,"Oh,thatthiswasforIrelandI"In1701Sheldon'scavalrybehaved sowellthatSheldonwasmadeLieutenantGeneral.InthefollowingyearCremona wassavedbyahandfulofIrishmenatthe PoGate.Irishtroopswerepresentatthe battlesofBlenheim,ofOudenarde, Malplaquet;IrishtroopsfoughtAlmanzo, underBerwick.Howtheybehavedat Fontenoy,in1745,andtheexclamationofthe king-"Cursedbethelawswhichdeprive meofsuchsubjects,"havegivenamorethan commoninteresttothatbattle.Ithasbeen thethemeofpatriotsong-writers,ithas furnishedamoralforEnglishmenbattling forjitsticefortheirIrishsubjectsandIrish brethren.From1691to1765,morethan 450,000Irishmendiedintheserviceof France. UndertheConsulateandtheEmpirethe Irishrosetohighemployment.AsLouis foundmilitarygeniusamongtheexilesof theseventeenth,Bonapartefoundamongthe expatriatedof'98twogeneralsandfive colonels.OntherestorationoftheBourbons theIrishofficerswhohadrisenunder Napoleonadhered,aswemightexpectof chivalrousmen,tohisfortunes;butintheir placeanewgroupofFranco-Irishmade theirappearance,thedescendantsofthe menoftheBrigade.Thelastsworddrawn
"Theinsolentbullythenwaitedfora momentortwiitoseehateffectliepioileeril insidethehouse.
"TheMarievs.whohadjustturnedinio themuting-roomcifthehall,hearda;tthat thecabmanhadsaid,anti'wing.rather palIi.kltopolishingbulliesinthese(lays, madetilthisMindonthe1,01toellethis ParticularoneaprimetasteofInsquality. Perceivinghis,,uncle'sHouseofLouis costumehanging,Vpinthemorning-rooindie instantlydonnedit,three-deckerwig.gown, lawnsleeves,andall,andturnedouttothe cabman,whowasthenswearingmorefiercely thanbefore. Hallo.sirI'criedtheMarquis,coming outbeforetheporchofthegreathouseand tuckingupthelawnsleeves,aswellasthe tailofthegownforaction.isthatthesort oflanguagetomakeuseofwithinhearingof anarchbishop?Ifyou'renotofflikeashot thismoment.youprofanescoundrel,I'llgive youtherightsoftheChurchwithmyclinical knucklesandplantsuchasermononyourus jiontisaswillmakeyoukeepaciviltonguein yourmouthfortherestofyourlife. "Thecaimandidnotwantpluck. Moreover,heneverthoughtforamoment thathehadtheMarquistodealwith,and wasmuchtickledattheideaofhavinga turn-upwithanEpiscopalswell.Squaring uptohisMan,heshowedfightaccordingly. Theresultwasthathewaslickedaftera coupleoffairstand-uprounds,rattledoff inWaterford'sverybeststyle,andvery muchatthecabman'sexpenseasregarded hisheadandfaceinalldirections-somuch sothat,afterathirdroundhadbeen commenced,whichpromisedtobeeven hotterthaneitheroftheprecedingones,the fellow,whohadbeenbeatenbacktothe Square,turnedandranroundtherailingsas fastashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhe gotbackintoCharlesStreethomountedhis cabagain,anddroveoffatafullgallop,the terriblewagofaMarquisstillfollowinghim, andcryingout-'Won'tyouwaitforthehalf sovereign?'"
CARDINALCULLENONDRINK. Mr,ThomasWebb,ofKenilworth-square, Dublin,wrotetohisEminencetheCardinal toelicitanopinion"ontheeffectsofwinedrinkingontheupperandmiddleclasses.' TheCardinalsentareplyinwhichhesaid "Idonotthinkitenoughtotrytocheck drunkennessunlesswetrytocheckintemperance.Thesetwothingsaredistinct,and needdistincttreatment.Thereisagreat dealofintemperancewhichneverbetraysitselfindrunkenness.Totheupperclasses worldlyrespect,fearofshame,andmany othermotiveskeepmenandwomenwithin
thelinebeyondwhichtheywould detected.Buttheywreckthemselvesand theirhomesbyanexcessiveuseofwineand otherstimulants.Halfthemiseryofhomes arisingfrombadtemper.sloth,squandering. selfishness,debt,neglectofallduty,iscaused byindulgenceinwineandthelike.The sureandbestcureofthisistobringup childreninsimplehabits.andtoguardthem againstacquiringthelikingforintoxicating drinks.Whenalikingforthetaste acquiredthetemptationisatonceinex tence.Commonsense,aswellasfaith, says-Trainupchildrennottoknowthe taste,andtheywillnotbetempted.Iurge thisonparentswheneverIcan.antiIhave beforewemanyhomesinwhichchildren havegrownupwithoutsomuchashaving eventastedanythingbutwater.Theywill bethesoberfathersandmothersofthenext generation.Ifthefathersandmothersof to-dayhadbeensotrained,weshould nowharebeforeussomanyunhappyhomes andoutcast.children.Isaythisespecially ofthemiddleclasses.Thereisnoneedof addingthatself-indulgenceindrinkclouds theconscienceandallthepowersofthe spirituallife."Wearegladtobeableto publishwordsofsomuchwisdom,and itisourearnesthopethatthelessonthey teachmaybewidelytakentoheart.-(i,Melte Times.
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CommissionAgent.&c.,Newcastle.
ENTELYdescriptionofAgency Businesstransacted. Newcastle,April3,1877.
St.
Patrick'sChurch, FREMANTLE.
LIENewMarbleAltar, inanufhcturedinEnglandfortheaboveChurch,has alrcadvarrived.Thetotal cost,includingexpenseoferection,willheover£300.Contrioutionsareearnestlyreue,ted
Theonethingwantedintelckaphyht whichamessagemaybepre...Orallytransmittedoverawireandappearatthetlistant terminusintheexactband-writingofthe senderhasatlastbeenaocomplishedInau Americanelectrician,Mr.W.E.Saeyer. Thefieldopentothetelegraphicworldby thisinventionisalmostwithoutlimit,'fire instrumentsarewonderfullysimpleinconstruction,andeasilycomprehended.'fire systemiscapableoftransmittingovera singlewirefrom50to1511wordsperminute, againstapossibleaoor40bythelerstt system,whichisthatnewincowmen Butbythissystemaperson's(1,1ii., writingistransmittedbytelegraphthesun:. asthoughtsentbythemail,and,iti t, simplyaecomplishesletter-writingbytelegraph.luordertorenderitsoperationfully understood,itmaybedescribedasfollows -Thesettlerofthemessagewritesitupon ordinarywhitepaper;thewrittenmess.tge isthenlaiduponametallicplateandpassed betweentworollers,withtheOfectoftransferringthecopyortheplate,Sihichmaybe doneanytimessithintt-iihoursafterwriting.'thentheplateeentaininethecopyis placeduponasemi-cylindricalladder,aide!' Ravers,t'i Intik,andtheinstrumentisofinmutton,thewholeoperation tiptothisiaantraisingbeenac)timplished inIt's,timethanittakestowriteithereasbyteeV.tsystuntquiteanumbrrof tuiiti:.eia hetetethemessagereachesthe operatorfieinetalleplateisaconlitekir
Tile1101ySacrificewillbe oderedonceeachmonthfor .,.cars,forthedonorsand theirrelatives,livinganddead.
PAST/LAI,VISITATION.
TIIEBishopisgoingtothe EasterndistrictsonhisPastoral Visitation,andintendstoadministerthe SacramentofConfirmationinYork,on the7thinstant;iuIrislitownonthe 11th;andatNewcastle,onthe14th. AfterhisreturntoPerth,hewillproceedtoChampionBay,giveConfirmationatNortliai.pnnionthe28th.On the4thofNovember,willblessthe ChurchandgiveConfirmationin Geraldton;onthe11thgiveConfirmationinSt.Peter's,Greenough,from whenceliewillvisitDongarraandthe Irwin.
ST.PATRICK'SCHURCH, Fremantle.
I New'.;::lilt'Altarwillbe usedlorthefirsttimefor thecelebrationrd.thIlolySacrifice,on SU,DAY.1-tt,t;otober.
A lieprea..bedatthe secondMeat1.0a.m.,bytheVERY ItEV.M. V.G. Vetli,14willbechanted, followedshenrtithinat7p.m.
Theusitalofii..rtorii.stakenatboth Masses,willhedevotedtopayingoff' thedebtremainingontheAltar.A collectionwillalsobemadeduring Vespers,tobeemployedforthesame purpose.
congratulatoryaddresstotheVERY REV.M.GIBNEY,forthepurposeof markingtherecurrenceofhisPatron Saint'sday--(St.Matthew)-andfurther,tonotetheevent,inaspecial manner,byentertainingtheOrphan BoysataPic-Nis,andalso,bymeans ofout-dooramusementsofeverydescription.At10a.m.,onthe26th,the OrphanBoys,neatlyattiredintheir holidaycostumes,assembledintheir commodiousSchoolHouse,andinthe presenceofalargenumberoffriends andsupportersoftheOrphanage,who hadbeeninvitedtobepresentonthe occasion,presentedthesubjoinednicely composedaddresstotheVERYREV.M. GIBNEY.TheSchoolHousewasreally handsomelydecorated,andmottoesofa festiveandappropriatecharacter,were liberal),distributed,andadJedmuch totheappearanceandattractivenessof thescene.Theaddressitself,wasan exceedinglyneatspecimenoftypographicalart,andwasprintedonwhite satininblueletters,andwasexamined byvisitorswithmuchandpleasinginterest.Theaddress,wemayadd,was printedintheofficeinconnectionwith theOrphanage,andhenceasaspecimenofart,fromtheOrphangePress, attractedmorethanusualinterest.The gratifyingdutyofreadingandpresenting theaddress,devolveduponMasterJ. MOFFAT,who,inaclearanddistinct voicereadasfollows:-
DrawingofPrizes, Fremantle.
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%VEDNEbDAY,5thSeptember,inaid ofthefundsfortheextensionofthe ConventSchool-roomsispostponedto WEDNESDAY,5thDECEMBER. Fremantle,5thSeptember,1877.
Bazaar!Bazaar!!
TIlEpitbileaterespectfullyinformed that.\GR,ANDBAZAARof useful,ornamentalandfancyarticles willbeheldinSt.Patrick'sNew Chew!),York,inOCTOBERNEXT, ontheEAIItandRACEDAYS. TheBuildingCommitteehopeto havetheChurchsofartowardscornpleticea,toeabletouseitforthis pu. 7'helibc,alpatronageofthe public,trnestlysolicited. Yolk,22ittlAug.,1877.
"NI ofati,,.,ttwhilethelinesof.,srdinaate eon, o Overthecylittir,t;i1plate roe .1, ait',dilepointsUp011ro,Iving T.',f-ttIi,pilotistipenthe nick, sii,e,theelectriccurrentp,,ssr's 11,101111;1a ire!ilk!111,,,i111.Olepit tinglesalineet ronnectiouis broken,attIalotisitiaiteulnnchemically preparedpaper,placeduponasite,.11-instrumentatthereversinspoint.TheInoinstru mentsoperatesynchronously-t.c.,the momentapointispassIngoverthesurface ofoneinstrumentitisfollowedexactlyby thepointoftheotherinstrument.Aningeniusmechanicalarrangementperfectsthe transmittingpowersandpreventsthepossibilityofoneinstrumentgainingoverthe other.Atthesametimethepointsare movingoveritssurfacetheplateismoving slowlyhorizontally,sothattheentirssurface istraversed.Thetransferredmessageis, ofcourse,inreverse,butisbroughtstraight byrunningthereceivinginstrumentinan oppositedirection.Eachinstrumentisfitted toeitherreceiveortransmitatpleasure. Therateofspeedvariesaccordingtothe closenessofwriting;thepointstraversing theentireofthecopyitisimmaterialasto thenumberofwords,onlythespacethey occupyrequiringagiventimetobegone over.Ordinarywritingwillbetransmitted at50toloowordsperminute.Themessage, asreceived,isalreadyatoncefordelivery, andappearsinclosedarkbluedottedlines onwhitepaper.Thereisnulossoftimein countingthewordsatthesendingstation, asisnowtheease,nordelayingettingto thehandoftheoperator,butinaquarterof aminute'stimefromits'beingreceiveditis silenlyspeedingitswaytoitsdestination, andautomaticallypreparingitselffordelivery.Thewonderfulfacilitiesofthe systemrenderitpeculiaryadaptedtoalarioi andhurriedbusiness.Itistheftuitofmany yearsofcloseapplication,!luxeOnperfectionwillswhichitmakesitsappearance. Thewaiterofamessageis,ofcourse,as usual,suppliedwithblanks.Inthesystem proposed-andwhichisnowbeingprotected bythecompanyformedtoutilisethisgreat invention-forwhatevermaybewritten upontheblankhewillpayaninsatiablesuet ofmoneyifsunder250milesitover,double thatamouir.,instamps;tobefurnishedby thecompany,andusedthesameaspostage stamps.Whateveriswrittenuponthe blank,whetherfirewordsorfifty,willbe sentforthesameamount.Itis:_somuh blankpassingthroughtheinstruments,and nocognisanceistakenofitscontents.A companycalledthe"UnitedStatesPostal TelegraphCompany"hasbeenincorporated underthelawsoftheStateof/sewit'saricfor purpos0'pfconstrnecinglinesand-open-
NOTICE.
APUBLICMEETING
NOTICE.
PERTHCATHOLICYOUNG
MEN'SSOCIETY.
ALLpersonshavingintheirpossession,anyBooksbelongingtothe PerthCatholicYoungAlen'sSociety, arerequestedtoreturnthemimmediatelytotheIAA:Irian,asanew CatalogueoftheBooksisbeingprepared.ByOlder, C.1'.REILLY, Hon.Sec. Perth,allOct.,1877.
St.VincentdoPaul'sOrphanage, Subiaco.
THESistersofMercyacknowledge withthanksthefollowingdonations:- £d. Friend
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DIR.ECTORY.
OCTOBER.
TotheVeryRec.M.Gibney,V.G. VERYREV.ANDDEARFATHER,Forthefirsttimewehavethejoyand pleasureofbeingallowedtowishyouatruly HappyFeastof,yourHolyPatron,St. Matthew. We,yourOrphanBoys.approachyouour DearandRespectedFatherinhod,with heartsfullofsincereandfilialaffection. Whatcanwedo,theleastofyourchildren, tomakeanyreturnforallthekindand fatherlycareyouhavebestoweduponus; studyingourinterestsforsoulandbody,and providingforallourwantwiththeanxious solicitudeofthefondestparent.
VeryReverendantiDearFather,weknow thatyouaskbutonereturn,andthatis,that we,would.oneandall,learnthelessonsyou havetaughtna-begoodboys,andduring ourresidenceinthis,ourhappyhone,turn togoodaccounttheinstructionsgivenusby you.VeryReverendFather,andbythe goodantidevotedMistersofMercy. \'ehumblyhope,thatourchild-like prayersforyourhealthandlonglife,witifbe heardbyourHeavenlyFather,ourBlessed Lady,andSt.Matthew. Askingyourblessing,wesubscribeourselves,yourobedientandgratefulchildren, THEORPHANMM. Subiaco,Perth2GthSept.,1877.
OFtheCatholicsofthecityof Perthisherebyconvened,tobe heldintheBoy'sSchoolHouse,Perth, onTUESDAYthe9thinst.atNO. p.m.,forthepurposeofconsidering plansfin-theerectionofanew(Boy's) SelliolHouse. Al.GIBNEY, VicarGeneral. Perth,Octr.1,1b77.
StPatrick'sNewChurchYork.
CONCERT.
ri111EBUILDINGCOMMITTEE
1 Lavemuchplea,ureinannouncelegbrutaCONCERTofvocaland instrumentalmusicasilltakeplacein theSchool-house,York,onMONDAY tadTUESDAY,22ndand23rdof tobernext.
Tileproceedstobedevotedtothe BuildingFund. nomseats,26.;BuckSeats,Is.6d. DoirsopenatNOp.tn.;tocommence atop.m. York,September8,1877.
7.-SON.XXafterPentecost. 14.-SUN.XXIafterPentecost. 15.-MON.6...retett.Virg, 18.-THUR,S.Luke,Evang. 21.-SUN.XXIIafterPentecost. 22.-MON.S.Phitumena,Virg.Mart. 23.-TUES.OurMostHolyRedeemer. 24.-WED.S.Raphael,Archangel. 28.-SUN.XXIIIafterPentecost.SS. SimonandJude,App. 31.-WED.S.Syricius,1'.Conf.Vigilof AilSaints.FastandAbst. NOVEMBER.
1-.THUR.FEASTOFALLTHE SAINTS. 2.-FRI.GininiemorationofAllSouls. DayofDevotion. 4.-SUN.XXIVafterPentecost.
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Theaddresshavingbeenreadand handedtotheVeryRev.gentleman, MasterGRACE,oneofthesmallestboy's intheOrphanage,presentedtheRev, gentleman,onthepartofhislittlecompanions,withabeautifullyprepared bouquet.TheRev.FatherGIBNEY thenaddressedtheOrphansandtheir friends,inaspeechrepletewithexpressionsofhisthankfulnessforthe kindaddresswhichhadbeenpresented tohim,bytheOrphanBoys,andthe pleasureitaffordedhimatseeingthem socleanandneatinappearance,andsurroundedwithsomanymarksofcomfort.
"Beindefatigableinyourpurpose,andwith undauntedspiritresistiniquityandtryto conquerevilwithgood,havingbefbreyoureyes therewardpreparedfill'i1104rwhocombatfor thenameofChrist."-PiusIX.
SATURDAY,OCTOBER6,1877.
THEBOYS'ORPHANAGE, SUBIACO.
WEDsmsDAY,the26thdayofSeptemberlast,'wasadayofrejoicingforthe OrphadboysatSubiaco.Onthatday, ithadbeanarranged,topresenta
TheRev.gentlemansaidhecouldnot, however,havedonewhathadbeen effected,wereitnotfoitheself-sacrifice anddevotionofthegoodSistersof Mercy,who,sincetheiradventtothe Orphanage,haddonesomuchtorender theInstitutionsosatisfactoryinevery way,andtomaketheorphanchildren comfortableandhappy.TheSistersof Mercy,theRev.gentlemansaid,devotedmorethanparentalcaretothe trainingandeducationoftheorphan children,andthereweremanyofthem thenpresentwhowerequiteoldenough tounderstand,andtoappreciatetoo, howmuchtheyowedtheSistersof Mercyforallthekindnessandattention theybestoweduponthem,andhe sincerelytrusted,thatinafterlife,they wouldmanifestbytheireonduetand goodbehaviourinsociety,thattheyhad profitedbysuchgoodinstructionsand examples,astheydailyreceivedfrom theSistersofMercy.TheRev.gentleManconcludedaveryinteresting speech,byagainthankingthechildren fortheirhandsomeaddress,andwishing themall,ahappyandpleasantday. Theorphanchildrenandvisitorsthen repairedtoanicegrassyspotonthe 'bordersofHerdwans 'Lake,whereina
shorttime,amusementsandgamesof variouskindswereintroduced,andinto whicheveryonepresent,botholdand young,enteredmostlitartily.Dnrieg theday,abundanceofgingerbeer,and creaturecomforts,intheshapeofbuns, sandwiches,cakes,sweets,&c.,ssere distributedamongthelittleones,anda repast,ofamoresubstantialnature,providedforvisitors.Theamusements werekeptupwithunabatedardour untilnearlysundown,whenthewhole companyretnrnedtotheOrphanage, wherehavingpartakenoftea,'proceeded at8o'clocktotheSchool-room,which badbythattimebeenneatlyfittedup asatemporarytheatre,forthepurpose ofwitnessingtheperformanceofthe amusingplayentittled"BoxandCox." ThecharactersweretakenbyOrphan Beers,andsome:residentsofthe Orphanage,andwearegladtosay,that thepiecewaswellrendered,andgave evidentdelighttoeveryonepresent. Theplayhavingbeenconcluded,the evening'samusementwasfurtherenenhanced,bytheperformanceonthe harmoniumbyMr.Cartierofsomeexcellentmusic,andthesingingofsome capitalsongsbyMr.J.T.Reilly,Mr. O'Callaghan,Mr.Artlagh,andseveral oftheOrphanBoys.AtacomparativelylatehourtheVERYREV.M. GIBNEYrose,andagainthankedthe OrphanBoys,forthehappymannerin whichtheyhadmarkedhisFeastday, andalsothevisitors,fortheirkindness indoingsomuchtoaddtotheamusementoftheevening.TheRev.gentlemanalsoparticularlymentionedhow muchtheInstitutionwasindebtedto theSuperioress,SISTERMARYFRANCIS JOSEPH,whohadbroughtallher knowledgeandexperienceinthetrainingofchildren,toforwardandpromote thewell-beingoftheSuhincoOrphanage.TheRev,gentleman'sspeech broughttoaconclusiononeofthemost pleasantandagreeablegatheringsthat havetakenplaceattheOrphanage,and nodoubt,Wednesdaythe26th September,willbelongandpleasingly rememberedbytheOrphanChildren.
RELIGIOUSINTOLERANCEAND PERSECUTIONINGERMANY.
NOTHING,inmoderntimes,hascaused suchprofoundregrettotheCatholic world,asthelongcontinuedandbitter persecutiontowhichtheCatholicsof Germanyhavebeensubjectedto,since theenactmentoftheFeicklaws.Prelatesofthehighestdignityin theChurchinGermanyhavebeen ruthlesslydrivenfromtheirSees,their propertyconfiscated,andtheirpastoral chargescattered,Priests,whoseonly crime,wasaconscientiousadherenceto thefaithoftheirfore-fathershavebeen fined,imprisoned,andbanished,and religiousorders,whichwerethepride andtheboast,oftheircountry,have beensupressedbythetyrannicaledicts ofthepersecutingEmperor,whonow directsthedestinies01theGerman Empire.Thelawswhicharenow afflictingtheChurch,andtheCatholics inGermany,haveneverbeenexecuted indiabolicalcrueltybyevenNero, Domitan,orJulian.Thepresent "SummusEpiscopus,"oftheNational ChurchofGermany,hassuceededin puttingintooperationlawswhichare asluruponanynationwhichlaysthe slightestciderstocivilization,andwill remainafoulstainonthecharacterof theEmperorhimself.Onlyafewyears ago,andreligiousdissensionwasunknowninGermany.Protestantsand Catholicslivedinpeaceandharmony, andonlyrivalledeachotherinthe interchangeofmutualcourtesyand forbearance.Itistrue,polemicaldisquisitionswerenotunknown,butpoints ofdifferenceinreligionwerecalmlyand dispassionatelydiscussedinphamplets andbooks.Itisonlywithinthepast fewyears,thatithasbeenthoughtin GermanythataCatholiccouldnutbea goodcitizen,andthatdevotionto Catholicism,wasopposedtocivicvirtue.TheEmperorWilliam,likepersecutorsofold,hascalleduponhisCathoe liesubjectstoobeyhislawsandedicts, butasweallknow,thatratherthan forfeittheirallegiancetoChristand IllsChurch,theGermanCatholicshave heroicallysufferedpersecutions,and
trials,whichforbrutalityandrefined cruelty,onthepartoftheEmperor's minions,haveneverbeenexceeded.
"Untilyesterday,'saysarecentwriter, "itwasasclearlyunderstoodinGermanyas elsewherethatthe,'atholicChurchisthe mostpowerfulcomer,ativvelementinhuman society.EvenFredericktheGreat,though hewasaslittleaChristianasJulianthe Apostate,receivedandprotectedtheJesuits, becauseashissagacityperceived,menwho werealwaysthefirstvictimsofrevolutionary madnesscouldhalenothingincommonwith thosewhosubvertkingdoms.Radetkzy madethesameobservationinourownday tohisimperialmaster,whohadthegood sensetoactuponit.Evenhereticalprinces, andGovernments,consultingonlytheirown interests,respectedthelibertiesofthe ChurchinGermany,andthoughttheyfound theirprofitindoingso.Catholicsheldhigh officeintheState,aridsomeofthem,includingatleastonewhoisnowinprison, werepersonalfriendsoftheKing.Itis nottheywhohavechanged.Theyaretodaywhattheywereyesterday,andwillbe to-morrow.Inordertomakethemappear disaffected,whoseloyaltyhadneverbeen questionedbefore,itwasnecessarytoinvent newlaws,inC)nteniptoftheconstitution, whichtheirframersknewthatChristians couldnotobey.Theartificewassuccestful, asithatbeenonmanyotheroccasions. WhentheservantsoftheEvilOne,wishto provoketheservantsofGodtorevolt,they knewhowtodoit.Isittrue,"said Nalmelioilenosor,"0,Sidrach,Misaeh,and AWhin:ism"whowerethedisloyalsubjects ofhisday,"thatyoudonotworshipmygods, noradorethegoldenstatuethatIhadset up?"Quitetrue,theyreplied;andthenhe castthetaintothefisryfurnacewithmuch damagetothosewholaidholdofthem,but noneutalltothetnselves."Obeythe Emperor,"wedtheRomanPrefectstothe primitiveChriatians,"andsacrificetothe nationalgods."NonpossumasWastheir tranquilnitswerastheprccientpersecutor knewitwouldbe.TheintellettualJapaeses, strewedmissesonthegroundinorderto ettchthedissipleeofSt.FrancisXavier. anItheirtrapalsowasextrtraelyeffective. TheGermanpersecutionhasnoteventhe meritOfnovelty.Itproposestoconvictthe Catholicsofdisloyalty,andinordertodoit. isobligedtoimitatethelegislationofthe BabylonianKing,ortheJapaneseDaimio OfcoursetheGermanChristians,hitherto themostloyalcitizensoftheland,donot oneythenewlaws,andwoulddierather thandosowhichisexactlywhatthe authorsofthoselawsintended.Theywill notworshiptheGoldenstatuewhichthe Kinghassetup,comewhatmay,and,like Nahuchodonosor,heis"filledwith thecountenanceofhisface"ischanged against"theverymenwhowireoncehis associatesandcounsellorsForthisreason, justthevenerableministersoftheMost nigh,truerfriendsoftheirKingandcountry thatPrinceBismarckandDr.Flack,languish inprison,wheretheyceasenottocry,like thecaptivesoftheBabylonian"Blessed areThou,0Lord,theGodofourfathers, andthynameisworthyofpraise,and glorioitsforever."Notareproach escapeethem,butonlyapastoralexhortationtopatienceandfortheide.Theywill notevensaytoGod,astheymight,like"the threechildren"ofIllselection"Thou hestdeliveredusintothehandsofour enemies"thatarcunjust,andtoaKing unjust.andmostwicked"beyondallthat areupontheearth."
Amidallthepersecutionswhlenhave unhappilyMenontheCatholicsin Germany,itisgratifyingtonoticetheir loyaltytotheirpesecutingEmperor, andtheirundyingattachmenttothe CatholicChurch,andfidelitytothe HolySee.TimehasstrewntheProtestantPressofbothGermanyand England,thattheCatholicfaithhadtoo deepaholdontheGermanmindtobe rootedoutevenbycruelandrefined FalckLaws,anditisnowabundantly manifestthatCatholictrainingand education,hasmadetoolastinganimpressionontheCatholicmindtoeasily erasetheinstincts,andfeelingsof Christianityfromamongthepeopleof thatfaith,andthefidelityoftheGermanCatholics,undertheirseveretrials, isasignalproofthattheEmperorcannot cutthemoff,ashedesired,fromthe Orbit;Catholicus.Thepersecuting spiritoftheGermanlaws,cannotbutbe deplored,butrocentevents,displaya causeforevenmuchmoreuneasinessto reflectingminds.'Ihatapolishedand refinednationshouldbecomepersecuting,iscertainlytobedeplored,but thatitshouldloseitsChristianityisof muchmoreseriousimport.Thatthe Germans,whoarenon-Catholic, arefallingawayfromChristianity,therecentdecisionofthe NationalProtestantChurchtoabolish theApostles'Creed,onlytooclearly manifests.TheReformedChurchof Germany,itwouldseem,hasbeenso reformedintheseourdays,thatwere LutherorZwinglitoappear,they wouldbeappalled,Christianityhas beenoastout,andinfidelitysetupin
itsstead.What,itmaybeasked,will beendofanationwhoseSynodhasdecreedtheabrogationofthe:_postIee' Creed? TheGermanProtestant NationalChurchhasdoneso,tothe griefandsorrow,itisreported,evenof thepersecutingEmperorhimself,who rightlydeclaredtothesliming-;.;110 thatabeliefintheDivinity ofJESUSCHRISTisthecorner stoneofChristianity.Trulythe Stimulus Episcopus," of the ProtestantGermanChurchhashie handsfullinhisvaineffortstoretainin theNationalChurch,eventheeentblatieeofChristianity,andinhisfutile efforttostampoutCatholicism,and Withit,Cuerseteerer111Fatherlatid.
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SOMEexpressionswhichfellfromMi'. SHOLL,theResidentMagistrateof Roebourneatapublicdinnergivento himonhisgoingawayonleave,have hadtheeffectofsuggestingtheitemscityofenquiryintothetreatmentof thenativesbythesettlers.Mr.Suomi, inreturningthanksforthemanner whichhishealthhadbeen'Irene,centplimentedhisentertaieersbybeari testimonytotheir"law-ahiditignes andhumaneandjudiciousutilizationel. thesimplepeopleofthe:oil.Whether Mr.SuoLl,,feelingaspeopleareaptto feel,whentheyarereplyingtoatenet, indulgedinasomewhatgreaterat.tele ofspeechthanhewouldhavedelson anordinaryecru-ion,orwhetherht spokeguardedlyasonew:meknows thathiswordswill;neverinpisol, maybecometheobjectofentenent,we, donotprostinetoguess.Butthe complimenttowhichhegay,ueffete, wasonewhichthosearoundhintwere likelytokeenlyaplireciate.Itlets beensaidthatif'youwishbullfavor withalady-donotflatterheron pointsabout,whichshefeelssecure, butonthoseaboutwhichshefeels doubtful.Ifsheisbeautiful,but thoughtratherdull-donotpraiseher beauty,butherwitifsheisclever butsomewhatplain-bestruckwith herpeculiarstyleofbeauty.Andcensideringhowmuchhasbeenillnaturedlysaidabouttheroughways anddoingsofcertainpeopleofRoebourneandtheneighborhood,Mr SIIOLLcouldhavescarcelypaidhis hearersamorewetcomecompliment thanbytestifyingtotheir"laweibidingneSS"and"hurnanity."Itwouldhave beennothingtosaythattheywerea jolly,goodheartedsetoffellows,we° paytheirdebtsandsticktotheirfriends. Thesewere Iointsonwhichthey weuldfeelthattheywereperreetly safe.But,totellthemthattheywere singularlyvirtuousonthevet.:obit onwhichtheworldttccit,edC1,111 beingfrail,wastofilltipthemeasure oftheireelcomplaisance.Plea-edto heartheirinnocencevindicated,andat beholdingthemselvesheldupasmodels ofgraceandpropriety,theytookcare thattheirpraiseswouldbeknownto theworld,andsendareportof\lr, SHOLL'smil),speechtothenewspapers. Butwhatappearedsonaturalandappropriateamidtheclinkingofglassesand thedrinkingofhealths,struckthecalm criticalreaderofthenewspaper,as extravagantand-almostincredible. Thecompliment,didnottellhalfaswell inprint,asitdidattheRoebourne dinnerparty.But,iftheatmosphere intowhichitgotwaslessgenial,it carriedthewordsofthespeakermuch further,causingthemtoappearfirstin theMelbourne"Ago,"andtheninthe PortlandGuardian,"accompanied howeverwiththeexperiencesofothers besidesthoseofMr,Shod-experienees whichwen.toshowthatthingswere notquitesoroseateintheirhueasthey appearedtotheeyesofthatgentleman, butsuchastothrowintheshadethe evildoingsofQueenslandandinthe slaveStatesofAmerica."Such agreeableremarkswerenotslowin beingwaftedhacktothedistrictwhose peacethirtywerecalculatedtodisturb, andbythelastmailfromtheNorth ltkest,wehaveauindignantrepudiation oftheirtruth.The'upshotofthe
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THECHILDREN(.1,MARY.-Thechildren oftheSodalityofatey,availingtheinselves eftheapproachingfestivalofSeMatthew, (whichtookraceonFridaythe20th eelsetid,er,last).tomanifesttheiresteemand itopectforthen.SpitlampDirector,theVERY Itisv.M.GIBNEY,selectedTuesday,thelath, asthedayonwhichtopresenttheVery Rev,gentlemanwithacongratulatory Addres.s,analentertainhimandthefriends of:heSodality,ataMusicalsoiree.The entertainmentandthepresentationofthe Address.tookplaceintheYoungLadies School-House.attachedtotheConvent.The echool-Housewasbeautifullydecoratedfor theoccasion,andpresentedamostpleasing andcheeringappearance.TheMembersof theSodalityassembledinlargenumbers,and, withtheirpeent:andfriendsquitefilled thetele:sem.eels,,eiise.Onthearrival elHi<Leetee I'dhopandtheVIRY y.a,;tetepen.,Miss ,,terels. hlessiteitlyantiMiss C.Cdeletecameft,esiniandreedthe ineimemgAddress:-
VEavi:ETANDDEARFATHER,A:Aine:ire pintocelebratethe fess:ofsourIlnlyPattenSt.Matthew. W(hailitsapproachwithjoyanddelight andtweerespectfullytoofferyenourbest eingratillailens
Weknow,;he'Rev.Father,thatyou 'antemostee cesanalgoo,'wishesof antspititteedel.!seeandseesially"The ChiltreeieStele-" refonwe,inour le,.Ikees eiim sties m,as;it_ I:'1111.'k".1.IV, -trIourpeee,e,iii eeeogt,o,1woe,'inIles metwithallour II, , 131 .,pvclellaFather, Nillyit1: (i1:11Itislantyoueveryblessingandsparetelmforinatiymansyearsover penrdote,leek. Wehavetakenthelibertyofanticipating yourfeastforseveralreasons-amongst which,oneis,thattheelstfallsonafast day,whichgivesitthecharacterofpenance ratherthanTesti,ity-hyourpresentarseeseemem,eewilt,withyourpmminion, keepfirstthefeastandthenthefast,and irearesureSt.Matthewwillnotbedispleased.
Wenave,aidedbykindfriends,who heartilyanIwarmlycu-operated(andwithoutwhosehelpwevoteddolittle)-preparedacereertwheeloti!topewillgiveyou pleasure.!leggingturacceptanceofa triflingpresent,also,ourblessing,Very Bev.i,nddearFather.
Weareyourobedientandgratefulchildred,''Tne.CutienteeorMART." Perth,9thSept.,1877.
'DieAddles;havingbeenpresented,andthe Stees.neillyandRoduredahavinghanded theVeryliegentlemanseveralarticleswhish hetibeensubscrileilforbytheMembersof timeStrielitya:aspecial:narkoftheir &petite)endesteem.theVeryRev.gentle:it Dentamidpseelngspeechthanked theI,!Hsi,el,etNIaIT.forthecompliment h.''hadpaidhim.iup.eeentinghimwith Lceaielereemmetleestheyhadgivenhim thatevening.entl:eelforthemefulthings thatacconinaniedit.Ilecouldsincerely assnietheehildrenof3Iary,thathehighly valuedthekindexpressionscontainedin theirAddreeeandwhilehethankedthem forsuchaproofoftheiresteem,tiehoped thattheMembersoftheSodalitywouldcontinueinthatcourseofpracticalpietyand virtuewhichrenderedanyaddressemanatingfromtheirbodysodeservingofapprecia- tion.AttheconclusionoftheVeryRev. gentleman'saddress,thegleetManyhappy return:oftheday."wasverypleasingly rendered.Thegleewasfollowedbythe overture,'GuillaumeTell"-Mr.Carrieron theHarmonium,andMissSpencerandMiss E.SmithonthePiano.Theeffectofthe combinedinstruments.wasmostpleasing,and theperformersweregreetedwithroundsof applause.Totheoverture,succeededthe favoriteandprettysong.withchorus.-"Kiss me,goodnight,Mother,"byMissQuinlan MissQuinlansangverynicelyandgives protniseofbecomingapopularsongstress. Mr.J.F.O'Callaghanthencameforward, andsanginhisbeststyle,"TheFour-leaved Shamrock,"whichwasenthusiastically received.Mr.J.T.Reillyherefavoredthe audiencewithanamusingreadingfrom MarkTwain-"AskingtheGovernor"whichcreatedmuchmerriment.Afterthe reading,MissRodaredaandMr.J.F. O'Callaghansang,inacharmingstyle, thepopularduett,"TheWindandtheHarp," afterwhichMissReilly,MissI.Reilly,and Mr.earner,(Harmonium),renderedina mostspiritedmanner,the"Riflegallop," whichbroughtthefirstportionof aninterestingprogrammetoaclose. Afterashortintermission,thesecondportion oftheprogrammewascommencedbyMiss Family.MissRodorede.mindMr.(lacier,who renderedinbrilliantstyle"TheCanaryBird Quadrilles,"Mr.HermanMollthensung,in amosteffectivemanner,apretty11014Ole
titled,"WhentheSwallowsHomewardFly."
Mr.Mollispossessedofafinepowerful voice,andasaconsequence,his"song," wasnotonlywellsung,butmostflatteringly received.Mr.Moll'ssongwas,followedby whatmustbeconsideredthe"vocaltr'umph" oftheevening,andthatwasthetrio-"The ThreeSisters,"byMissRodoreda,MissC. Rodoreda,andMissQuinlan,"TheThree Sisters"weredeservedlyandrapturouslyencored.Mr.J.A.Lucasthencameforward, andgiveinhisusualhumorousandagreeable manner,oneofMrs.Caudle'sCurtain Lectures,whichfairlyconvulsedtheaudience. Mr.J.Nunanfollowedwiththatbeautifulsong, "ErinMayourneen."whichhesunginfirst ratestyle.SucceedingMr.Nunan'ssong werethe"ComoQuadrilles"byMiss Fancily,MissRodoreda,MissH.Fondly, MissSmith,MissSpencer,MissE.Smith, andMr.Carner,(Harmoniumandtwo Pianos)andtheexecution,styleandtime leftnothingtobedesired.Mr.J.F. O'Callaghanthengrveamostamusingsong whichwasenthusiasticallyreceived.TheSong, "GodblessthePope,"broughttheevening's entertainmenttoanend.Asacompliment totheVeryRev.theSpiritualDirector,the entertainmentandaddress,musthavebeen mostgratifyingtohim,personally,andthe veryexcellentmannerinwhichtheyoung ladies,whowereallpupilsoftheSistersof Mercy,acquittedthemselvesrespectively, vocallyandinstrumentally,musthavebeen mostpleasingtotheirTeachers.
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HighMass,at10a.m.,theVicar-General, theVERYREV.M.GIBNEYwillpreacha sermonisaidoftheAltarfund.Inthe evening,theVesperswillbesolemnly entoned,andtherewillalsobeBenediction oftheMostHolySacrament.
RAILWAYATGERALDTON.-Thefirst eighteenmilesoftheGeraldtonand NorthamptonRailwayhasbeenopenedfor publictraffic.
ST.PATRICE'SNEWCHURCH,YORK.WelitemuchpleasedtohearfromYork. thattheworkofmakingthenewChurch readyintimetoholdtheBazaartherein,on the24thand25thinst.,isbeingvigorously proceededwith,andfurther,thatthereis everyprospectofthepromotersofthe Bazaarbeingenabledtodoso.Wesincerely trustthattheforthcomingBazaarmayprove assuccesfulasitsbestwishersdesire,and thattheBuildingFundmaybeconsiderably augmentedthereby.Whileonthesubject oftheBazaar,wewouldcallspecialattentiontotheConcertofvocalandinstrumental musicwhichistotakeplaceintheSchoolhouse,York.onMondayandTuesday,22nd and23rdinst.Theconcertwillbewell deservingofpatronage,andapartfromthe factthatitisbeinggivenforthebenefitof theChurchBuildingFund,everyonewho purchasesaticket,wecanguaranteewill se" obtainfullvaluefortheirmoney.Inadditiontoanumberofladiesandgentlemen residentinYork,whohavekindlyconsented totakepartintheentertainment,several popularvocalistsandinstrumentalistsfrom theMetropolis,willalsorenderassistance. Arealmusicaltreatmaybeconfidently anticipated. -0-
POT'SNEWSCHOOL-HOUSE,PERTH.-We rejoicetoannouncethatstepsareatlast beingtakentoerectanewschool-houseon thegroundrecentlypurchasedbyhisLordshiptheBishop,andaswillbeseen,from anadvertisementinourissueofto-day, publicmeetinghasbeenconvenedfor Tuesdaythe9thinst.,toconsiderplansto ensuretheerectionoftheproposednew building.Wesincerelytrustthatthe meetingwillbewellattended,andthatthe projectwillmeetwitheveryencouragement andsupport.
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-TheusualannualSoirée,inconnection withthePerthCatholicYoungMen'sSociety, tookplaceintheBoy'sSchool-house,on Thursday,the20thSeptemberlast,andwas ineveryrespect,oneofthemostsuccessful entertainmentswhichhasbeengotupfor sometimepastundertheauspicesofthe Society.Theattendanceofthegeneral publicwassolarge,thatmanypersonscould notfindaccommodation.Inadditiontoa mostliberalsupplyofcreaturecomforts,to supplythewantsoftheteadrinkingfolk, theevening'sentertainmentwaspleasingly interspersedwithspeeches,songs,readings. awlmusicoftheverybestandclassicaldescription.ThemusicalportionoftheprogrammewasentrustedtoMr.Carner,andhis pupilswho,wearepleasedtostate,acquitted themselvesmostably.Amongtheladies andgentlemenwhofavoredthecompany withsongsduringtheevening,wemustparticularlymentiontheMissesRodoreda's, MissQuinlan,andMessrs.O'Calloghan,Moll, NunanandGlennan.TheSoireenotonly affordedunalloyedgratificationtoeveryone present,butthefundsoftheSocietywere benefitedthereby,totheextentofnearly fivepounds.Asmanyofthegeneralpublic weremuchdisappointedatnotbeingenabledtogainadmissionatthelateTeaMeeting,wetrustthattheCommitteeof Management,maybeinducedtogiveanotherandasequallyasgoodanentertainmentatanearlydate,inamuchmore commodiousbuildingthantheoldSchool. house.AtthespecialrequestoftheCommitteewehavemuchpleasureinconveying thebestthanksoftheSocietytothefollowingladies,whogenerouslypresentedthe SocietywithTrays.viz:-Mrs.J.T.Reilly. Mrs.P.Reilly,Mrs.Scollard,Mrs.O'Callaghan, Mrs.Gugeri,Mrs.J.R.Jones,Mrs.Kelly Mrs.Boledaras,Mrs.Mansfield,Mrs.Moll Mrs.Lucas,andtheSistersofMercy.Also toMr.J.A.Lucasforhisveryexcellent reading.Thechairwastakenbythe President,Mr.J.T.Reilly,whodischarged thedutiesthereof,inhisusualsatisfactory manner.
PASTORALTOUR.-HisLordshipthe BishopleftPerth,enrouteforYork,on Wednesdayeveninglast..Weunderstand hisLordshippurposesvisitingthevarious townsintheEasterndistricts,andwillbe absentfromPerthaboutamonth.
SOCIETY.-ThefirstTea-Meeting,underthe auspicesoftheFremantleCatholicYoung Men'sSociety,tookplaceintheBoy's School-horse,onTuesdaythe25thSeptemberlast,andwasineveryrespectacomplete success.Thosewhocateredforthesupply of"goodthings,"forthewelldecoratedtables,aswellasfortheamusementofthosepresent,ontheoccasion,left nothingtobedesired,andtheresultoftheir effortsmust.havebeentothemhighlygratifying.Theusualformaltoastswereenthusiasticallygivenandrespondedto,and duringtheeveningseveralexcellentsongs wereverycreditablysung.ThePresident andOfficersofthePerthCatholicYoung Men'sSociety,wereamongthenumberof thosewhoreceivedspecialinvitations,and theirpresenceaffordedtheirFremantle friendssincerepleasure.
THEWEATHER.-Duringthepastmonth theweatherhasbeenunusuallyfine,and thecropsinmanypartsofthecolonymanifestawantofrain.Therainsthisseason,it isremarkable,havebeenmostpartial.In theEasternportionofthesettledpartsofthe colony,thefallofrainhasbeenveryslight, whileinthesouthernandnothernportions therehasbeenraininabundance.
CATHOLICYOUNGMEN'SSOCIETYPERTH.
-TheCommitteeofthePerthCatholic YoungMen'sSociety,beingdesirousof renderingtheSocietymorepopularwithits members,andattractivetoitsfriends,have verywiselyresolveduponhavingmonthly reunions,atwhichinterestingreadings,&c., willbegiven,aswellasselectvocalandinstrumentalmusic.Admissionwill,weunderstand,bebyticketonly.ThefirstconversazonewilltakeplaceintheHallinwhich theSociety'sweeklymeetingsareusually held,onTuesday,the16thofOctober,inst. Wecommendtheplanadoptedbythe Committee,whichwehavenodoubt,will effectwhattheysomuchdesire.
THEPUBLICHEALTH.-Fromthereport oftheColonialSurgeon,forthepastyear, whichhasbeenpublishedbyourcontemporaries,thepublichealthduringtheperiod underreview,hasbeenmostsatisfactory.
THEPERTHREPRESENTATIVES.-Much dissatisfactionisexpressedbythecostituents inPerthatthereticenceofMessrs.Leaks andRandell,onpublicmatters,andthat too,atatimewhenpublicmenareexpected toventilatetheiropinionsontopicsofmore thanusualpublicinterest.
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themstillmorestronglyintheirresolution tohavefortheirchildrennosystemofpublic instructionfromwhichGod,religion,and theprinciplesofChristianmoralityareexcluded.Aspressureonourspaceobliged t.stoomitfromthereporttowhichwehave referred,specialreferencetothedoingsofthe ladsinconnectionwiththecelebration,itis duetothem,orrathertotheirgoodconduct, thatweshouldmakeamndsfortheomission.Inafterlifeagreatmajorityofthem will,wearesure,havereasontorejoicethat theywereeducatedbytheBrothers,andwe wishthemalsotorememberthatthegenerationwhichwillthenhavepassedawayprized mosthighlythegreatprinciplesofCatholic education,andapplaudedmostwarmlythe goodfruitsitproduced.Indisciplinedranks theboysassembledinfrontofthepalace, andthenmarchedingoodordertothesite oftheprincipalstoneofSt.Joseph'schapel intheCathedral,whichwasabouttobelaid bytheirvenerableandbelovedArchbishop. IntheCathedraltheyoccupiedaverylarge spaceindeed,anditwasacheeringsightto seesuchacongregationofboyswhowere beingshelteredsocarefullywithinthefold oftheChurch,fromthedangerswhichso generallybesetthefaithandmoralsofyouth inthesetimes.AttheconclusionofMassthe boyssangverynicely,inparts,threehymns, includingthefollowing,whichis,webelieve, thecompositionofoneoftheirmuch-respectedteachers:-
HYMNFORCORPUSCHRISTI, ANDFORPROCESSIONSOFTHEBLESSED SACRAMENT.
THEPawsEXEIBITION.-TheGovern. menthaveappointedaCentralCommittee inPerth,forthepurposeofsecuring,if possible,therepresentationofthenatural resources,&c.,ofthiscolony,attheParis Exhibitionnextyear.Theundertakingof theCentralCommitteeisdeservingofevery commendation,butweverymuchfearthat thereisnotsufficientpublicspiritinthe colonists,tohaveWesternAustralia thoroughlyrepresented.
IMPORTATIONOFSHEEP.-Wearemuch pleasedtofindthatourVictorianfriendsare notdisposedtoletourfinepastoralcountry inthenorthernpartofourcolonyremain idle;alreadyseveralthousandsheephave arrivedfromVictoria,andarenowdepasturingontheMurchison.Itonlyrequires thepluck,energyanticapitalofmen"from theotherside,"tosendWesternAustralia ahead.Afforourselves--unlikeoneofour M.L.C.'s-wehailtheiradventwithsincere pleasure.
JARRAH.-TheGovernmenths.veappointed aCommissiontoreportuponourJarrah Timberandalsouponthebestmeansofincreasingitsexportation.Wearenotinsensibleofthegreatvalueofourextensive forests,butwehavelongsincegivenupthe ideaoftheirbeingspeciallycalculatedto advancethecolony.TheCommission certainlycandonoharm,butthegeneral publichaveheardsomuchaboutJarrah,that howeverinterestingtheCommissionersreportmaybe,itwillprovestaletoWest AustraliansEveryonewhohas,asyet, entereduponJarrahexportation,havehad thepainfulnecessityofregrettingthathe hadeverdoneso.Jarrahnodoubtisamost usefultimber,butthefactis,itsexportation doesnotpay.IftheCommissioncan suggesthowa"Jarrah"tradecanbe profitablyundertaken,theywillhavedonea goodwork,forwhichthecolonycouldnotbe toothankful.
LEVEE.-HisHonortheAdministrator (Lieut.ColonelHarvest)heldaLeveeat GovernmentHouse,onthe13thSeptember last,whichwasverynumerouslyattended.
METEOROLOGICAL.-Thetotalrainfall duringthemonthofAugustlast,wasaccordingtothereportfromtheSurveyDepartment,328inches.
GOVERNMENTAL.-HisHonorH.E.D. Harvest(Lieut.Colonel)assumedthe AdministrationoftheGovernmentofthe colonyonthe7thSeptemberlast.
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CITYBY-LAWS.-TheBy-Lawsofthe PerthCityCouncil,werepublishedina SupplementtotheGovernmentGazette,of the11thofSeptember.
PUBLICWORKSINPERTH.-Weareglad tonoticethattheGovernmentpurposecarryingoutsomeextensiveadditionstothe newpublicofficesinPerth,andtendersfor theworkinquestion,willbereceivedupto Fridaythe23rdNovembernext.
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FREMANTLE.-Weunderstandthatthe newMarbleAltarwillbepermanentlyfixed inSt.Patrick'sChurch,onSunday,the14th inst.,andwehavebeeninformed,thata specialMasswillbesungonthatder.At
ARRIVALOFTHEMAILATALBANY.TheP.&0.Companysteamer,withthe HomeandforeignMails,reachedAlbanyon the4thinit.
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Ourreaderswig;bepleasedtohearofthe safearrivalofthe"Amur,"fromAdelaide, afterapassa.:eofnolessthanninety-five days.Thevesselwasgivenupaslost,and asaconsequenceherarrivalinFremantle, washailedwithsincerepleasure.Weappend heretotheMaster'sinterestingreport,which wetakefromtheFremantle"Herald:"LeftAdelaide,onJune23rd;experienced strongheadwindsthefirst24hoursafter leavingthelightship,butgettingafairstart fromBondslight,everythingwentprosperousforabout14daystillreachingthe Meridianof120deg.EastLong.Thewind thenshiftedtoN.W.,barometerfalling rapidlyshortenedsailtoclosereefsand finallyendedbylayingtounderreefed mizenstaysailandgoosewingedmacntopsail; fromthattimethewindkeptveeringfrom N.W.toW.byS.withterrificsquallsfora periodof8weeks,theshipstandingtothe N.andS.alternatelythesheepwere obligedtobetakeninthecabinforafortnighttosavethemduringonegale observedthetotaleclipseofthemoonwhich wasatthefullexperiencedtwofearful galeslastingfortwodayseachfinallygot astartroundtheCapo,buthadtheillluck toexperienceaNortherlygaleforthree days,whichmoderatedintoaSoutherly breeze;weheadedforRottnestagain,but whenwithin30milesofthelightwewere againbaffledbylightwindswithstrong Southerlycurrentsatlastwegota Southerlybreezewhichbroughtustothis port.The14sheeparrivedingoodconditioniwhichaftersuchroughtreatment,was morethantobeexpected.Thelowest rangeofthebarometer29.5,thebarometer varying.30.40infineweather.Frequent Easterlycurrentswereexperiencedduring thevoyagetherebycausingtheshiptodrift very'rapidlyduringthefrequentgales, driftingherasmuchas200milesin6days twoorthreesuccessivetimes.
ArchdioceseofMelbourne.
(FromtheAdvocate)
TH1CHRISTIANBROTHERS'PUPILS.
0111come,cometo-dayandblesstheLord whomadeus Fromsorrow'sstrain We'llnowref,ain, Andsing,singwithjoy. Allworldlythoughtswenowrepel, Withblissfulsoundaourvoicesswell, Praisinghimwhoheredoth We'llsing,singwithjoy.
Oh!come,cometo-dayandblesstheLord whomadeus ToGodabove, Withheartsoflove, We'llsing,singwithjoy. WepraisetheEucharisticBread, (HowblestthosewordsthatChristhassaid)* hisveryFleshTheBloodHeshed Wepraise,praisewithjoy.
Ohcome,cometo-dayandblesstheLord whomadeus MayHisSweetname Oursoulsinflame, Tosing.singwithjoy. FromNorthtoSouthineveryland, Theyjoininoneunitedband TopraisethiswoaxofGod'srighthand, Andsing,singwithjoy.
Ohcome,cometo-dayandblesstheLord whomadeus OenlandsofairCouldITforbear Tosinghymnsofjoy? 0sonsofthisbrightsunnyclime Come,oneandall-inhymnssublime WellpraiseourLordthroughoutalltime, Andsing,singwithjoy.
Ohcome,cometo-day:andblesstheLord whomadeus1 ThisWoRKsogreat We'llcelebrate Insweethymnsofjoy. ThisWORKwepraise,0dearestLord TheFather'sco-eternalWord, AndMary'sSon-bethouador'd Insweethymnsofjoy.
Ohcome,cometo-dayandblesstheLord whomadeus' Ourvoicewe'llraise Inhymnsofpraise, Andsing,singwithjoy. Mayyoungandoldchantforth,:oursong, Mayangelchoirsswelloutthethrong. Mayheav'n'shighvaultthesoundsprolong, Andring,ringwithjoy. FeastofourLady,"Help;ofChristians," SpecialPatronessofAustralia, Melbourne,24thMay,1877. ATT.xxvi28-28.
Theselads,wheneverassembledinconnectionwithanyreligiousceremony,makeevery favourable,impressiononallwhowitness theirorderly,respectful,andevenreverential 4emeanour.Asmentionedinourreportof thecelebrationofhisGracetheArchbishop's EpiscopalAnniversaryattheCathedral,on Mondaylast,.anoutsevenhundredofthese boyswerepresent,andtheirdeportmentand conductgenerallywassoedifying,thatifit hadbeenobservedbytheCatholicbodyat large,theimportancetheyalreadyattachto aChristianandCatholiceducationinyouth wouldbemuchmagnified,andacomparison theycouldhaveformedwouldhavecossfirmed
Thevoiceswereaccompaniedbyaharmoniumcreditablyplayedbyoneofthe pupils.Aftertheceremony,theladsagain formedinfrontofthepalace,andinalittle timetheyweredelightedbytheappearance oftheirArchbishoponthebalcony,who seemedmuchpleasedwiththeirdemeanour, andthethoroughlyCatholicspiritbywhich theiryoungheartswereevidentlyanimated. HisGraceaddressedtheminafewcomplimentaryandkindlyphrases,andthesebeing aptlyapplicabletotheirage,andthecircumstancesunderwhichtheywereassembled, affordedthemmuchgratification.The Archbishopconcludedbybestowingupon themhisepiscopalblessing,and,asniaybe imagined,thethreecheersforhisGrace whichfollowedwereloud,hearty,and prolonged.Andsoendedaveryhappyproceeding,inwhichtheladsplayedacreditable part,whichmostfavourablyimpressedtheir friends,andreflectedthe!sickestcrediton tIseirteachers
DecorationDayinNewYork.
RICHARDO'GORMANON"THEMEMORY OFTHEDEAD."
Weclipthefollowingextractfroma lettertoourcontemporary,theMelbourneAdvocate:-
OneofthedayswhichtheAmericans liketocommemoratehasjustpassedthe30thofMay,onwhichtheypay tributetothe"memoryofthedead," byvisitingandstrewingflowerson thegravesofthesoldierswhofellin thelatecivilwar.Theceremoniesat theCavalryCemeterywere,perhaps, themostinteresting,asthe69th Regiment,accompaniedbythesurvivorsofMeagher'sIrishBrigadeand theCorcoranLegion,attendedthereto decoratethegravesofthevariousIrishAmericanregimentswhowereinterred there.Theassemblageofcitizenswas thelargesteverseeninthecemetery.
MajorIforgan,whoservedinonoof theIrishBrigaderegiments,spokeas follows:-
"Whatapleasingyetsaddutyitis forus,thesurvivorsofthelatecivil war,whohadthehonorofsharingin thecompanionshipofthecamp,bivuute, andbattlefieldwiththoseheroeswhose graveswearehereto-daytoassistin decoratingandstrewingwithflowers. Manyofthembreathedtheirlastbreath inourarms,and,whilstgaspinginthe agonyofdeath,wereheardsending theirlastappealtothethroneofthe MostHighfOrthesuccessoftheUnion cause,inwhichfreedomshouldforever triumphorbecrushedbeneaththeiron heeloftheslave-holdingoligarchyand theirdespoticEuropeanallies,especially England,thatgavetheConfederate causesuchmaterialaidduringthe rebellion.Iventuretoassertthat thereisscarcelyasurvivingcomrade hereto-daywhodoesnotcarrya woundonhisbody,piercedwiththe bulletsfiredfrom'blockaderifles,' havingthestampoftheEnglish Crown'andtheLondonTower' markedonthem.Thedayhasalready comewhenthosebraveConfederate chieftainsandsoldiers,aswellasthe childrenofthosemisguidedpeoplewho strovetodestroytheRepublic,willtry toforget(aswedonvostcheerfully forgive)theirvainattempttodestroy thebestformofgovernmenttheworld eversaw.Thisisadaysetapartby theStatetopermithersonstoparticipateinhonoringthememoryofher deadheroes.Wearenowstandingon consecratedground,withtheStars andStripes'andGrecoFlagof'Erin floatingo'erus,withthesanctionof old'MotherChurch,'whosopromptly sentherministerstothefrontofthe battletoadministerthelastSacraments toherdyingwarriorsons,aswellas toinspirethelivingbytheirsanctified presence.Icannotpresumetomention thenamesoftheheroicsonsofErin whodiedasoldier'sdeaththatthe youngRepublicmightlive,whoseremainsarenowreposingwithinthe sacredprecinctsofCalvaryCemetery. ThegallantCorcoran,Haggerty, Henston,Kavanagh,M'Mahon.Murphy, Joyce,Horgan,Clooney,Duffy,Kelly, aswellasthebravefellowswhoslumber illthousandsofunknowngravesofthe South-thegallantRyder,ofthe88th N.Y.V.,theimmortalMeagherwhose presenceattheheadofhisfamous IrishBrigadewasaguaranteeofsuccesswherevertheywereengaged,I wishitwereinourpowerto-dayto decoratethegravesofthebrave Americancitizenswhofellfightingfor thelostcauseunderLee.Johnson, andCleburne,formanyofthemrest togetherinthesametrenchesto-day. Inthewordsofthepoet,theyareall (thosewhoworetheblueandthegrey) musteredtogether, "OnFame'seternalcampingground Theirsilenttentsarespread Andgloryguards,withsolemnround, Thebivouacofthedead."
ThefollowingisanextractfromMr. RichardO'Gorman'sspeechontheoccasion:-
hadimposedthedutiesandconferred therightsofcitizenship,sothatthey mightfeelallacitizen'sinterestin whatshouldconcernthecommonweal. Ontheseforeignborncitizens,then, theanxiouseyesofAmericanstatesmen werecast.Theyhadtakenlittleshare inthestrifeoffactionsfromwhichtile quarrelhadsprung.Theyfe'tno sectionalprejudices;ofbitternessbetweenNorthernandSouthernmenthey knewbutlittle.Theirhearts,grateful andloyal,beatwithequalloveforall theGreatRepublic,andlookedonit, inallitswideextent,astheirhometheproudinheritanceof'theirchildren. TherewasinthecityofNewYorkin thosedaysaregimentofmilitiacomposedaltogetherofmenofIrishbirth. Theywerehurtatthetime,andoffended atwhattheyregardedasagratuitous insulttothehistoricsentimentoftheir race.Theircolonelhadrefusedto paradetileregimentinamilitarydisplaytowelcometherepesentativesof theBritishCrown,andwassmarting undertheapprehensionofmilitary censure.Howwouldtheyact?The momentwascritical.Ontheirconduct, verymuch,dependedthecourseofthe wholeIrishelementintheUnited States,Whatthe69thregimentdid wasthisTheyforgavetheaffront theyforgottheslight.Theysawthe dangertotheRepublic,andtheyheard itscryforhelp.Theyremembered onlythattheywerecitizensofthe UnitedStates-pledgedtodefendits integrityandobeyitsconstitutional behests-andwithoneimpulse,one heart,onevoice,theyansweredthe summons,Wearereadycountonus tothedeath!'Onethousandmen werecalledfor;abovesixthousandat oncevolunteered;and,on23rdApril,the regiment,withoverflowing,ranksof stalwartmen,hurriedlyarmed, hurriedlyequipped,impatientof delay,roughand readyfor anywork,withsmilesontheirlips andintheirhearts,wheeled,company aftercomany,intoBroadway,andwith universalacclamation,withgraspingof handsandtearsatpalm?',andwords ofencouragementandgoodcheer-with alltheexuberanceofemotionwhich Irishfeelingscandisplay,inastorm andwhirlofexcitementtookupthe lineofmarchtothefront.'Thiswas thequickreplywhichthemenofthe IrishraceinNewYorkmadetothe appeal.Itwasechoedallthroughthe UnitedStates,fromtheHudsontothe Mississippi;andallthroughthewar, whereverthatstarrybannerwaved. Irishmenwerefoundamongitsloyal soldiersanddefenders,Howtheybore themselvesthroughthefiercestruggle, throughbattleafterbattle,contested withavalourandtenacityofpurpose rarelyshownbutonAmericansoil,it isnotformetotellyouto-day.A moreeloquenttonguethanminehas pourtrayedthecharacteroftheIrish soldier,anddonejusticetohisprowess.
people'sunsubdued,unsubduablelongingfornationalexistence.Tosuffer thatflagtobetouchedbydishonour wouldbedisloyaltytoallthepast,treason tohisprideofrace,falsehoodtoitsvital principle,tothegallantandchivalrous sentimentwhichforbidsabraveman todesertwhatisfrowneduponby fortune,butcommandshimtorescueit, andraiseittoitsduehonortheeyes ofmen.ThustheIrishsoldiercarried intowaradoubletrust.Hefailedin neither,andneitherthehomeofhis fathersnorthehomeofhischildrenhas causetobeashamedofhim.
Theformalservicesclosedwitha benedictionbyFatherGillen,whohad beenchaplainofCorcoranLegion.
ManysplendidcontributionsofIlitwers forthegravesweremadebythecitizens ofNewYork.Inseveralothercities "thememoryof'thedead"wasappropriatelyhonoured.
HisHolinessPopePiusIX.
Suchmarksofdevotion,loyaltyandlove astheHolyFuller,PopePinstheIX..was honoredwith,ontheoccasionofIlkEpiscopalJubilee,haveneverbeforefallentothe lotofanyotherlivingman.Fromevery nationundertheSun,notonlyfront two hundredandfiftymillionsofCatholic children,scatteredovertheworldbutfrom othersalsohasPio/Von°beenhonoredby deputations,addresses,andgifts.Wecull somefewofIlkobservationstothe"Sons ofErin'sIsle,"whichninnyofoursubscribers willreadwithpleasure:-
country.HehelduptheIrishEpiscopate asanexampleforthoseofothernations. Hefinallycongratulatedtheaudiencearound himwhichwassovariousinitselements,and yetwasasymbolofthatdesiredunionand concord-sovarious,yet;whichwasallin unionatthefeetoftheVicarofJesusChrist IllsHolinessthensuggestedthatthe strengthofuniondoesnotconsistin politicalleagueswhicharebasedupon andanimatedbyselfishnessandcupidity,butinlove,andcharity,and faith,whicharetheonlyfoundationofthe socialfamily.Praiseshouldthereforebe giventoGod,anditsnameblessedforthisthatsomanynationsindifferentpartsofthe worldproceedtowardsthisplaceunitedin onesolefaithandboundtogetherbythe sweetbondsofcharityandlove,liketothe mysticchariotofEzekiel,%%herealthough animalsofdiversnatureswereyokedtogethertothechariot,yettheydrewitin unionandconcord.Andinorderthatthose presentandthoseabsentshouldalways preservethisunity,thischarity,andthis love,theHolyFatherbestowedamostaffectionatebenediction,whichwasextendedto theirfamilies,theirfriends,theircountry, andtheirnation.WhilegivingthisbenedictionhisHolinessrosefromthethrone, andwithavoicestillmorefullandimpressivethanbefore,althoughthatwasstrong indeed,blessedthekneelingmultitudeinthe mostsolemnmanuer. Aunanimous"Amen,"thatseemedto comefromeveryheartandfindanechoon thelips,resoundedthroughtimehall.The audiencewasineverywaymostsatisfactory; timeappearanceoftimeHolyFather,hisvoice, andactiondenotedstrengthandexcellent health,andthedevotionandloveofthose presentweremanifestonmanyadimmedeye andtremblinglip.-CeylonCatholicMessenger
SowingandReaping.
"Butthepopulationofthecityof NewYorkwasthen,asitisnow,made upofmennotofnative,butofforeign birth,onwhomthewiseandliberal drovisionsoftheFederalConstitution
Thathewasfearless,ready,gallantin action,recoilingfromoneperil,breastingsurgesofbattlewithavigourthat neverfailed,enduringwithalightheart thetoilsandprivationsandhardships ofthecampaign-thathowasgenerous, mercifulandpitifultothevanquished -thisistheconcurrenttestimonyof friendandfoe.ThesearehuttheimmemorialtraitsoftheIrishsoldier, knownandrecognizedintheEuropean wars,inmanyahard-foughtfield, fromFontenoy,toWaterloo;andifhe hadactedotherwisehere,hewouldhave shamedhislineageandeastdiscrediton thecharacterofhisrace.Fornotfor himselfalone,notforthepassinghour alone,notforthesakealoneofthisRepublic,whichishisandhonoredhome, didtheIrishsoldierstrivetoachieve distinction.Forthesakeofthewellrememberedislandofhisbirth-to upholdherancientrenown,tokeepher historicfameuntarnished,toprovethat herarminbattleisasstrongasofyoie, thatthoughdiscrowned,disarmedand denationalized,thereislifeintheOld land-yetforthis,whethertheIrish Irishsoldiermarchedorfought,there wavedabovehisheadanotherflag, sidebysidewiththeflagoftheUnited States-thegreenbannerofIreland,on which,livingordying,hiseyeswere fixedwithlove,theSymbolofsacred memoriesandhopes,theensignof,her
FatherP.Dowd,ParishPriestofthe ChurchofSaintPatrick,inMontreal, memberoftheCongregationofSaintSuipice, anddirectoroftheIrishCanadianpilgrimagedeliveredanaddressinFrenchtothe HolyFather,filledwithsentimentsofaffectionanddevotion,inwhichhereferredtothe longdelaytheCanadiansweresubjectedto ontheirjourney,andrelatingtheconfidence theyhadintheblessingofthePontiffreceivedpriortotheirdeparturefromAmerica. TheHolyFathergraciouslylistenedwith deepattentionandinteresttotimebriefand tellingsentencesofthevenerablepriestwho addressedhim.Ontheconclusionofhis addressFatherDowdpresentedhisHoliness withthegiftssentbyhisfaithfulchildren ofCanada.Amongstthesewereamagniticent;niitre,timegiftoftimeSistersofCharity oftheGeneralHospitalofMotreal,andan ice-pitcher,withdrinking,cupsandtray,all ofmassivesilver,thegiftofMr.O'Brien. Butmostcuriousofallwerethegiftsofthe theIndiansofSackatchewan.Enclosedin aboxwereslippers,gloves,andwatchpocketsworkedinadmirablemannerbythese Indians.InscriptionswrittenintneIndian tonguewereattachedtothese.Theslippers hadthefollowing:-"Thelastbornofthy childrenkneelatthyfeet."Awatchpocketboretimefollowingtouchingrequest -"Father,blessmydeafanddumbson." Gloveshadthefollowing:-"Madebythe littlesavagesinanorphanasylum."The HolyFatherexaminedthesearticleswith muchcare,especiallyapairofchauve-pieds madefrombuffaloskinwiththefurwithin, andtannedwhiteontheoutside.While examiningthemhisHollinesssrepeated:"ImieipoveriIndiant!ImieipoveriIndian:7" -MypoorIndians. ThegiftsbroughttohisHolinessfromtime empireofBrazilandtheArgentineRepublic werenumerousandvaluable.Amongstthem wasarichchaliceandpaten,twolargeseeshellsfilledwithgold,andacasefilledwith largeandsplendidspecimensofthemost beautifulbutterfliesfoundintheseregions. TheHolyFatherexaminedthiswithmuch curiosity.TheBishopofParapresentedan elegantlyboundcopyofaworkwrittenby hisbrother,Dr,FrancescodeMecedaCosta, entitledFloresdomenCaminero. Alittleboydressedinblue,thesonofa distinguishedpersonageofBrazil,waspresentedtohisHoliness,whoembracedhim withmuchaffection.Thelittlefellowwas sixyearsofage,andliewaspresentedtothe Pontiffofeighty-sixinorderthatifhe shouldlivetobeeighty-sixhemightrelate toothersthathehadseenPiusIX.eighty yearsago.Thispresentationofthechildto thePontiffwasatouchingscene. HisHolinessthenaddressedhisbeloved children,congratulatingandrejoicingwith allontheirpresencehereto-day.Hefirst andespeciallycongratulatedtimeIrishpilgrimsfromCanada,who,beingabandonedin themidstoftheAtlanticthroughtheaccidentwhichoccurredtotheirship,hadfor theirguardiansGod'sangels,whofilledtime sailswithwindandbroughtthemsafely throughtheperilswhichbesetthem,until theyreachedthedesiredland,and,finally, Rome.Hecongratulatedthepilgrimsfrom BuenosAyresandBrazil,andalltheSpanish andPortugueseracewho,inspiteofwrongs afterwardscommitted,havealwaysthe honorofhavingplantedtheCrossinAmerica, andofKroft1prOpagatedChristianityin thatnewland: HecongratulatedthepilgrimsofIreland andagainrepeatedthatitisthroughunity alonethatconquestscanbegainedinthis worldItistheunityandtheconcordof IrishEpiscopatewhichwasthecausethat thefaithhadneverdepartedfromamongst them,inspiteoftheSweepingpersecution, whichpassedfromoneendOfthelandtothe War,batrezeilinedet**,rootedintheir
Thereis,perhaps,nodepartmentoflabor whichcontainssofewunreasonableexpectationsasthatofagriculture.Thefarmer whosowshisfieldwithonekindofgrain, neverhopestoreapanotherandifheleave itfallow,heisnotdisappointedbecauseit yieldsnocrop.Itwouldbewellifthis simplelawofnaturalandinevitableconsequencescouldbeasfullyrecognisedeverywhereasitisinthetillageoftheland. Unfortunately,however,thisisfarfromthe case.Thecomplaintsthatarecontinually madeabouttheunfairdistributionofthings, showastrangeconfusionofmindastotime connectionbetweentimesowingandreaping oflife.Menareeverywheredeploringtheir lackofcertainadvantages,whichthey imaginethemselvesentitledto,whentl.efact istheyhaveneverpaidtheirprice.They bitterlymourntimeabsenceofaharvestfor whichtheyhaveneversowntheseed. Somelaborhardtoaccumulatewealth,and succeed.Theirhousesandlandsandstocks' bringinprincelyincomes,andtheircapital steadilyincreases.Yettheyfeelinjured becausetheirwealthhasbroughtwithitso littlehappiness.Theirhomesarenotgladdening,theirfriendsarenotdevoted,their,' servantsarenotfaithful.Theyforgetthat theyhavenotworkedtotheseends,and havenorighStoexpectthemtheyhave cultivated,notaffection,norconfidence,nor sympathy,butwealth,andreapastheyhave sown.
Others,ofadifferentorderofmind,hare sownbroadcasttheseedsofaffectionand goodwill.Theyhavelaboredtomaketheir homesattractive,theirfamilieshappy,their friendsbeloved-torelievedistress,to soothesuffering,todispelignorance.They havebeenbenefactorstotheirrace,andthey reapfullytimeharvesttheyhavesown. Manyrisetinandblessthem,theyenjoy loveandconfidence,gratitudeandgoodwill. Moreover,theyseethedirectfruitsoftheir laborinthejoyandcomforttheyhave created,intheimprovementandelevation forwhichtheyhavestriven.Doesitthen seemhardthatsuchpersonsdonotpossess overflowingcoffers,thattheycannotlivein luxury,orleavelargebequeststotheirkindred?Thisisnottheharvestforwhich theyhavesown,whythenshouldweexpect themtoreapit?
Sothosewholaborforpopularityand fameshouldnotmurmurbecausetheyhave notthesweetsofprivatelifethosewho shrinkintoseclusionshouldnotbesurprised thattheirinfluenceissmall;theindefatigabletoilermustnotwonderathisweariness, northeidlerexpecttoenjoytherewardsof industry.Eachone,withmoreorlessintentness,hasbeensowingdifferentseed,and willreapaccordingly.Toexpectaforeign harvestissurelyasfoolishasforthefarmer tolookforwheatwherehehasplantedoats. Thepleasureswhichfollowwrong-doing, andthosewhichspringfromintegrityand virtue,thoughSodifferentintheirnature,are oftenconfusedlymingledinourexpectations. Welookforbothwhilipayingthepriceof onlyone.Theself-induIgentmanwonders atIdsweakenedhealthand'energy?theintemperate'manbewailsoonipliuninglyhis lossofworkandfriends,'Matrembling nervesand.shiftless1)4:Warty.Thecrafty andUnprincipled'Manofbuisnessyet.lesires therespectofhiefidlow-rnenandthe'stability'bilissuccess.Thegaming,selfish politicianhopesforthehonarand'gratitude thatawaitthehigh-mindedanddisinterested statesman.Thefollyofsuchillusionsisbut toomanifest.Theygather,astheyhave sown,thepleasuresoftheappetite,stimulons ofthelineerip;the'mono,bought'withdishonor,thepositionearnedbyfraudandfalse promises.Thebitternessthatmuttfallout Is-also'aninevitablepirtoftheirharvesteinkniscrOtityYnin;disOrsee,isltoontempt
-theymuatreapthewhole.Theiiisof healthandvigour,of}tenor affectionandgratitude,ofself-restsettoe.a goodconscience,arenotforthem cannotreapwhattheyhavenever!dallied. Ontheotherhanditisoftensaid,',ittctly thatthosewhoarepureandtrue.!add,.u1, virtuous,bemoalentandse:bouer.fleme. notreceivetheirreward'Thttai, knownandunuippteciaii...Itfoe lv ingoodsandlimitedinp. euu;!, isaccusedofinjustice1,hswshowmo wealthandtawandslab'ash tweet benefitsuponthe;2...41.A..tins,thenohs resultsforwhichtheyhate'shore?Ate thesetheaimstheyhave1-d:ohs ? Is1111,theharvestforwhichtheyhavetoiled? he honorabletradesman,forinstanee.isoss suddenlysuccessfulinbusinessthanhis unscrupulousneighbor.Wouldhepaythe aPr priceofextragain?Wouldheexchange hispenceofmindandeons(Shustiessofreelitudeforthecustomwhichfraudhaseathad? ifnot,ifhehassecuredaWelterrewardArll aricherharvest,hashereasonableeroau forcomplaint?Thesamelawhullssood ineveryvirtue?Feehhasitscivilterne). pense,sofull.sorich.soabundanttie,ness whoenjeyitwouldex-II:meteithooneat:1 lowertype.Itis,infact,not0111:01,r arbitraryrewardandpenalty,butofilatittal andinevitableconsequence.Thatwhielt :Postardentlydesireandntostssesseny workfor,willbeours,withallitsattendani issuesbuttheharvestforwhichhave neverlabouredletusnotexpecttoreap.-CeylonCatholicMessenger.
InfamousDesignsoftheJc..w BankersoftheWorld.
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TheFinancialGrievance.
Chancellorof,theExchequerinareport (ItasitupfurtheIrish'TaxationCommittee inSti2.Butwearenot.dependentupon thewordsofSirStaffordNorthcote.The ti_IiiresdrawnbyMr.IlenryfrontthereturnsoftheIlouseofCommonsareenough toplatethecaseicetimesover. theMeanieofIrelandatthirty-twomillions ayear-asumwidthallowsfurpropertynot irelidedintheineome-taxreturns,andfor ,..iii;km, ins,springfromare-valutesi -aml theMeanieofEistelatulat emslred:littorts-three'Milian,.wefind 'au.It seightandit-liilfmillions 111laaaiuu,oruric-fourthorherincome, auI.:ie.:avidseventy62111millions,oroneeightofherin,omeInotherwords,while Ea:standlaysonly2s.N.Outofeverypound stetsing(itherincomeliabletotheincometax,IrelanpaysOs,3.1.inthepound 'rid,I...,isimlicputohle,itispreyed,aswe Itaisahl,Ityhe(..ideneeofaleirliameniary Et-tilts onthisonofactbyitselfsue wituhlhewtllititolakeourstand.ItIs right-isitanythinghotflagrantrobberyhatweS111,111,1becompelledtopayintaxation:(s.:II.outofeverypound(ifourincome, whileourneighborswholiveontheother sideofthel'hannelpayoutofeverypound oftheirsonly:2, ? Englishmen.I,inetattempttoexplain aeitythisdamning.tactanymorethanthey defendthefraudulentincreaseoftheIrish debtinthefirstsetenteenyearsoftheUnion, andtheconsequentimpositionofthesame taxesonEnglandandIreland,buttheytry toeasetheirconseietwesbypointingout thatIL,ypaytwo(}rthreetaxeswhichare nnhremntothepeopleofIreland.Tithis Ilenryripliesthatthetaxesinquestion :ireveryittilingindeed.Estimatedonthe thesc.&of;wit.proInceinEnglandthey woulditreproduce,hesays,justC32,(mO ayear thatistietimpart:nitexeitipnenimaleinourfavorMr.Henrymight have;ellethatallthoseimpostsareincludedinthesumalreadymentionedascontriloitedEnslaraltotheimperialexchequer,andthatstillEngland'srateperpalm,' isonlyaboutahalt'-crown,whileIreland's IsInorsthanfileshillings.11liathypocrisy, themthereisinthisargumentaboutour lain,exemptfromtaxesto other sahteetsofthe(twininthesekingdomsare liable Timeerandreply,however,;tothe Irisheompl.entremainstohenoted.Inthis matter,sayssirStafforilNortheote,Mr. Ehwe,as rest,wittakenospecialnote :toe portionofthecountry ..V oftaxationWhichis cifset1,,t,arnlitItitearswithundue ,nelityonIrelandor:myotherportion,it istilemisfortuneofthatportion,notour fault.ButisnotthisprovingtheI-Iome Ruleease?isnetthisfulfillingtheproplacksofthepatriotswhopredictedinthe Iiis',parliamentthatincorporationwith Englandwouldleadtothefinancialruinof ?-ANat
Russia'sHolyWar.
Ourreaders,searesure,willnotthink wehaysmisappliedthespacewedevotetodaytothereportofMr.MitchellDelay's latestexpositionofthefinancialgrievance ofIreland.Thesubjectisoneottieutmost importance,andithasbeentreatedbythe lion.memberforGalwayinamanner thoroughlysatisfactory.Mr.Henrybegins atthebeginning.OneofCastlereagh's argumentsinfavoroftheUrfonwasthat Irishtaxationwouldbelightenedbythe veryfactofthepoorcountryIrelandjoining handswiththerichcountryEngland;but Mr.Henryshowsthatwhereasin15years beforetheUnionIrelandpaidinimperial taxationlessthan£2,250,000ayear,in15 yearsaftertheUnionitpaidnearly, £10,000,000ayear.Castlereaghalsopromised-andthisiswhatwewishtolay particularstressupon-thatthetaxationel Irelandshouldbeproportioned,nottothe financialabilityofEngland,buttothe financialabilityof'renditselfbutthat promise'waskeptbyfraudulentlyincreasing thedebtofIrelandtillitboreacertainprearrangedproportionofthatofEngland, whentheeventwasmadethepretextfor amalgamatingthedebtsofthetwocountries, andimposingthesametaxesonthepoorand therichcountryalike,"Nothingmore
withimpunityuponhispersonorhisproperty byanyone,andeverycrimewillbelothove,' byafittingpunishment.Thelife,liberty, honor,propertyofeveryChristianwillbe equallyguaranteed,towhateverclassherosy belong.Vengeancewillnotguideourarts. whichwillbepresidedoversolelybyasentimentofstrictequityaswellasbythejinnintentionofcausingorderandrightprogres.sicely tosucceedthereignofdisorderand Yet,afterallthesesolemninin.ainemtients ofthejustice,benignity,ail.],,tiirri,sity whicharetoregulatethecoursepursuedby hiscommandersintheSacredWar,lie,as theirrulerhasthusundertaken,inoliedien, tothedecreesofDivinePiovidelice,Vino, wearecompelledtoask,now,arethefacts -notoriousandbeyondthereachofdenial -astothefrightfuldeed.stomtitebothby seaandbylaud,anduponbothcontinents, bythesevauntedchampionsofci,zation andChristianity?TheirwantonboinhardmentofItustchukwasofitselfavildaimn ofalltheordinaryustreesofwaramong theplace,oldandyoung,teen,:111.1%voileII, andlittlechildren,weretiereu.itenmer withrecklessbrutalityto.1(steno:ion'the veryhospitalswereshelled',ilk deliberation.Sincethen,atkaiak,neat. Sistova,theentirepopulatienmeteimissaered-atSlovestithevillagerswere todeathpiecemealbytheMuscovite-it:dry -atPitonathedeadwereappallingly mutilated-atUtchKilissatheArmenian Bishopwashalfstrangled,andthenmilli everytokenofindignitycarriedallinahull insensiblestatebyhisassailantsintoeaptivity.FifteenhundredfamiliesofSoulsbournKeleh,flyinginterrurin1,ttbearathof Closewhohadnominallyconictoavengetheir wrongs,diedasisbutto() Enown,from sheerstarvationamongthe(miterialins ofawarostentatiouslyventurts1uponit viewtovindicatetheinterests(4theoutragedsubjectsofthePorte.Anoilieia!;tad thoroughlywellauthenticatedrepatofthese andothersimilaroutrageshasbeenInought totheknowledgeofthegreatPowersof EuropebytheSultan'sG(tvernmentina diplomaticdocument,whichformallydeclaresthatdeedslikethese,thehorrorsof whichanycommentswouldonlyweaken, arebecominggeneralalonetheIndopassage oftheRussiantroops,bothin1.1nrepeandin Asia,leavingnoroomfordoubt,according totheSublimePorte,astotheprossamme ofmurderanddevastationadoptedbythe enemy,inordertostriki,',roeintothe country,andtoexterminatethetion-renhatantpopulation.FromthencielthorInselof Earswelearn,throughtheSpecialCorr,: pendentofoileofourprincipalcontemporaries,thatimmediatelypriortothe RussiansretiringfronttheinvestmentIn 'slimstrongholdtheyfloggednearlytodeath withtheknouttwo-and-fortypeasantwomen fromoneoftheneighboringvillages,theinhabitantsofwhichweresuspectetofhaving behavedtreacherouslytotheinvaders. Finally,fromShumlatheSpecialOn-respondentoftheTelegraphsendsthislamentableannouncement."Terribletales,"says thetelegram,"havedeerreceivedhere(,t themassacreofMolt:munelans,andwellauthenticateddetailsarciota'illmybanis. Onthewhole,"headds."andb011litiIt, concludethatthewarisassumingacruel andasavageaspect,andIfeatthathorrible scenesareabouttobeenacted."Suchisthe HolyWarwhichhasbeendeliberately entereduponbytheRussianAutocart.As thestruggleintensifies,astheluseovite hordesadvanceingatheringmassessouthwards,asthefieldofstrifewidens,the horrors,cruelties,andsufferingscausedby thisWarofHumanitymultiplyanddarken appallingly.Shockingaccountsaredescribedbythelatesttelegramsaspouringin hourlyintoShumla,showing,inghastly hues,thedeplorableconditionoftheinvaded districtsofBulgaria.TheRussiansoldiers areunderstoodtheretobeguilesteadilyand systematicallyburningthevillagesasthey advance,spreadingdesolationfat':111wide througheveryportionofthecountrythey aretraversingBulgaria,thatwastohe ameliorated,is,inconsequence,atthis momentsufferingallthehorrorsofthat worstofallwars-awarofracesandofreligions.Itisasserted,besides,quitepositively,thattheRussianshavearmedthe Bulgarians,andaredeliberatelylettingthem "revengethemselves"ontheTurks,theresult,asamatterofcourse,beingawholesale slaughteroftheMoslems.'Turkishwomen andchildrenarehasteningintoShinulain crowdsforprotection,andRussia'slimy Warisfastassumingaveryterriblecharacter.
heEmperorofRussia,wehavebeentold tillalongbyhisapologistsiathiscountryhehimselfformallymakingthesameannouncementonlytheotherdayinhisProclamationtotheBulgarians-hasdeclared waragainstTurkey,hasdrawnthesword, andhasflungawaythescabbardforthe honorandgloryofGod,andinthenoose sacredinterestsofjusticeandofhumanity. TheCzar'sownwords-authenticatedbut yesterdaybyhisImperialsignature,upon theoccasionofhistroopscrossingthe Danube-areworthrecallingtomindatthis moment,inthemidstofallthehorrorsnow beingperpetratedbyhissoldiery,bothin EuropaandinAsia,intheoutragednamesof JusticeandHumanity,ofGodandofReligion.AlexandertheSecondbeganhisProclamationbyannouncingtotheBulgarians thathistroopshadcrossedtheDanube,and thattheywereentering,again,aterritory wheretheyhadalreadyseveraltimesbefore fought,"fortheameliorationoftheChristianinhabitantsoftheBalkanpeninsula." Russia,hetoldthem,still,asofold,"bears thesameloveandthesamesolicitude towardsallthemembersofthegreatChristianfamilyoftheBalkanpeninsula."He hadconfidedtohisarmy,besays,commanded byhisbrother,theGrandDukeNicholas, "themissionofsecuringthesacredrights" oftneirnationality-rightsconstituting,as hewentontoremark,"theimmutableconditionsofthepowerfulandregulardevelopmentofcivicexistence.""Russia'sobject," saidtheCzar,"istobuildup,butnotto destroy."Further,hedeclared,insomane words,oftheEmpireunderhiscommand:"She(Russia)iscalledbythedecreesofProvidencetopeacifyandconciliateallracesand alldenominationsinthosepartsofBulgaria whichareinhabitedbyitpopulationof variousoriginsandbeliefs.Ilenceforththe RussianarmswillprotecteveryChristian againstallviolence.Noattackwillbemade
ditionsarcsofavorablethatout50,000men wouldbeequaltoanyarmythatcouldbe broughtagaiLstthem,andthatisEgypt. WiththeBritishfleetatCrete,50,000 BritishtroopsinEgypt,antitheback-door opentoourIndianpossessions,wecould hiltEgyptagainsttheworld.Egyptisthe spotwhereourIndianandEnglisharmy joinhands,andtheonlyspotwherevvecan putforththekvliolepowerofourEastern. andWesternEmpires.'l'osend5o,000 mentoGallipoliwhentheRussianshave conqueredTurkeyistocourtdisaster,to place itapositionofdanger, anxiety,:111,1ridicule,withoutanycorreS;wildingadvantage.Tosend5iyarouictito Egypt,aid]thepowerofbringingtotheir assistanceres000orItio,otto nice from Afiglians,Ghoorhas,&c. -istophi,ourselvesinanImpregnable position,la:tette:illyunassailable,and,moreover,apositionwhichwillformanyyears tocomegnarltheonlyhighwaytoIndia. civilizedraces.Theunitinedinhal,aaiesofEgvpt.not(SonstantitioploortheDardanelles, isthekeytoBritishinterestsintheEast, atiiiIsinrevtittheycanhemosteasily ;111,1mostsin,lyprotected.Butofcourse thetactthatsets,neetipyEgyptandhold itasainsttilehot inarmsdoes11,1 shIlnisliIIx1,1CHlitTthatweHal'the li!'11torIllitis(airinteresttodoS41. It, isperfe.alywellunderstoodthatRwasiais willing,evenanxious,thatwe01011141occupy Egypt,andthatlicrinanyisnevertiredof urgingust(1,,so.ButEgyptdoesnotbelongeithertoRussiaortoGermany,butto our:illy,Turkey mullthisdisintetested :teeniest:tohesnovonustheproperty11f alittlborit1140os,arilysuspectitissomewhatofaTrojanern-thereareliabilities tacliedtoit.IfEnelateloccupiedXgypt Russiawouldnaturallyfeetherselfatfull libertytooccupyConstantinopleorany minrpartoftheTurkishEmpireshe desit, andifGermanysawour5osisto Onitwellembathetiinadistantoccupation :le.ate' fi..C1thatourlamertoassist Trams,ineaseofiie«1Wastothatextent chtoinkheda:1,indeed,itisnotatall certainFrancewouldregardsuchoccupationwithindifference.Butitisquite possiblethat,afterall,circumstancesmaybe toostrongfurus,:1111that,withallits dangers,illeolivellittliocs,antiinjustice,the occult:I:ionofEgyptmaybecomeanecessity. .kt itisit,Itntlythepolies',ifnot tileactualduty,ofIsle:andtokeepherarmy inhatiaslong;issuepsssioly(.111110SOill 1111,Storeaters,achsandconflictsthat thicatennear(rItolioItalluustappears thatti,ereiiithesergeofaInd,ersalwar, ofNita:hthatragtugillTurkeyislinttill, prelude.AspatItwouldlightuniversal cowl:no:aimsTheconditionofaffairsthat existsinEuropehasneverbeenparalleled sanesttheworldwasmade.1ivemillionsof thepiekedturnofthegeneration,drawn ltsentheworksofindustryandcivilisation, artnotassoldiersneverwerebefore,with anusofprecision,witheverydevilislidevice forcompassiigdeathunawaresandbywholesale,1,sitlyalword,asign,toengageeach otherin.e;Ganhat.Ilasthehumanity thatshriekedatthesuddenoutburstof crat,Ilyof liashi-Basouksnota words.iy:istainstthedeliberate,premeditatedcrueltyofthegreatrulersoftheearth, \vimdebasethebitssingsofcivilisationto theilepurposesofwar;NOWfortheir glorykeep21percent.ofthemanhoodof Eurepeinidleness,intrainingtoteartheir fellow-creaturestopieces,andturnthisfair worldintoashambles?'Talkofthecoruees, awlthefuiccdlabours,andthepetty tyranniesandexactionsthatahundred yearsagodrovetheErenekpeasantryinto thewadfuryofrevolution Whatwere theycomparedtothecruel,deadlytyranny ofmilitaryserviceatpresentexistingin Russia,Germany,andFrance-thetyranny thattearsOilpercent.oftheyouthofEurope intheprimeofhieandvieourfronttheir occupationsawltheirhomes,makiugtheir carerInlifetooutterablank,theirhome,' adesert,andthosetheylovedependenton charityalitlthepublicdole,tosendthemto klitindi.tantlands,torendandherent,to dieortoreturnmatimed,diseasedoiscripples, ratherthanasgiantsreadytoruntheir course? Andforwhat?Forpersonal glory,forapoliticalcrotchetofwhichthey knownothingatalcareless.Iamafraidwe cannotclaimforhumanitythat,likemercy "itsqualityisnotstrained."'nosewho lastautumnclaimedasortofmonopolyof thisgreatestofallChristianvirtues,who execratedthecrueltiesinBulgaria,WSWlook onunmovedandmakenosignwhilstthousandsuponthousandsofRussiansand'lurks aretearingeachothertopieces,Circassian prisonersarcbeingcrucified,Circassian TheSituationAdmirablyEpito-villagersstarved,'Turkishcitiesshelledand bombarded,'Iurkishhospitalsburnt,and 'Turkishwomenandchildrenmassacredand infantsflungfromthewindow'sintothe Inasingularlyableletter,signedEdwardstreets,whilstthesmellofdeathissteadily Sullivan,recentlypublishedintheMornmgsettlingoverthewholeTurkishEmpire. Post,thepositionofEnglandinarelationtoDoesitnotseemtherearestillthoseamongst theGreatEasternDifficultyisthuswiselyuswhostrainatthegnatandswallowthe andablyscanned- camel Servethemright!"isthefnWithapopulationof30millionswecould,patientcryofhumanityitistheirown ifwechosetoadopttheforeignsystemoffaultletthembepurifiedintheirownblood; conscription,putintothefieldaslargeanawaywiththem,awaywiththem;smite, armyasanyothernationinEurope,butwehew,hipandthighwhilstmanyfanatics havenotdmeso.WecanputintotheevenregretthatEnglishtroopsarenotin field50,000men,excellent,nodoubt,ashasthefieldtoassistRussiaiuhernobleworkof beensaidofthem,"thebestmilitarysamplerevenge?Butisitsoclearthatitistheir intheworld;"buttheyarebut50,0un,fault?IsitsoclearthatRussiawasnotthe whilsttheirneighborscaneasilyputhalfainstigator,asshenowclaimstobethe millionoramillionofmeninthefield.Coni-avenger,oftheseatrocities? Revengeis monsensetellsusthathaviugonly50,000itissweetbutcannotevenrevengebebought theheightoffollytorisktheminacontestattoohighaprice? Already,itissaid, withothermilitaryrowers,exceptwhere50,000RussianshaveSeenplacedhorsde thechancesofwararegreatlyintheirfavor,combat,andthewarisonlyjustbegun.And underconditionsthatpromisesuccess.thisisonlyonesideoftheaccount.I Thereisonepointofvan;,,,rrouu1,anI shouldsaythatforeveryRussianitwould oneonly,thatIamawareof,soerethetie,-be to..ountthreeTurks.Andyet,with mized.
inchghastlyfiguresstaringthemintheface, withaknowledgethattheymustbeincreased tenortwentyfoldbeforethewarisover, humanity,throughthemouthsofjournalists andmagazinewriters,talkswithperfect equanimityofanothercampaignbeing necessarytoenableRussiatocompleteher work.
HiddenSprings.
OnMonday,October9th,theceremonyof openingthefineHalloftheAustralianHoly CatholicGuild,wasperformed.The buildingwascrowdedtoexcessduringthe deliverybyARCHBISHOPVAUGHAN,ofthe followingAddress..1
(Continuedfromourlast.)
Speakingofthefutureprospectsofthis fierceschoolofuniversalinnovation,anable publicistsays"Positivism,"sohecalls thephrasehespeaksof,"claimsthefuture asitsown.Progressisachiefpartofits ostensibleprogramme.Itoffersitselfasthe embodimentofallthatisknownwhichcan bebeneficialtosociety.Thescienceof socialphenomena,withthepreliminary studiesofbiologyandphysics,areits substance.Sofarfrombeingconservative, itisinthehighestdegreeinnovatingand revolutionary,foritwouldorganizesociety onknowledge,insteadofonusageand traditionasatpresent.Ifideascontinueto progressastheyhavedoneforthelasttwo hundredyears,thefutureisassuredtothe positivespirit.Theonlyconditionof thingswhichcouldkeepknowledgeand Positivism,whichisidentifiedwithknowledge,fromsupremacyinEurope,isforce. Sheerbruteforcemightbeorganizedto suppressknowledgeintheconservative serviceofsomeoneofthedifferentinterests ofmodernsociety,suchasthatofCatholicism,ortheCommunisticproletariat." AnddonotthegreaterChristianDenominationsexhibitdailyevidenttokensof thatenervatingspiritwhichisproducedby breathingthefoulairofsuch"modern thought'and"modernprogress"asthis?
Beforethelandslipabsolutelymeltsintothe sea,doesitnotsteadilysoftenatthebasein thewater,andgraduallydissolve,andthen losingitsclearoutline,slipoutofsight altogether?Isnotsuchaneffectevennow discernibleintheoriginallandslipwhich,in courseofyears,splitupintothreehundred fragmentsastheconsequenceofitsfall? ThekeeneyeofMr.Greghasalready noticedthis.Hediscovers"adispositionin themostlarge-mindedProtestantDivinesto modify,ignore,eliminate,orcoverwitha mysticalandnebuloushalo(asColeridgedid) someoftheleastcrediblefeaturesoftheir creed.""HowmanysectionsofChristians," saysMr.Harrison,"arereallyseekingto vapourizeorsublimatetheirreligion,onthe pleaofmorehumaneandcomprehensive ends,butperhapsrathertoescapefromthe bondsofthedefiniteandsystematic? The troubledairresoundswithPan-Christianities, Pantisolatries,Eirenica,thefraternizationof Churches,andtheamalgamationofsects. OnesectisexaltingTheism,bygettingrid oftheGospelwhilstanotherschoolimploresustosavethereligionofJesusby givingnpourbeliefinGod.Churchmen andDissenterswouldexchangepulpitsas freelyasmigratorycuratesandsomeburn withzealtouprootthewallofdemarcation, whetherinformulariesorgraveyards." Thus,whilsttheselargetractsofthe Supernaturalareshowingsignsofdecomposition,offallinginandfallingout, collapsing,andthenmeltingaltogether,and thisforwantofthatwhichinthenatureof thecasetheycannothave,viz.,afirmunderpinofLogictheCatholicChurchrising sheerfromthegranitesquareofDivine authoritativeteaching,hardensand strengthens,ratherthansoftensandenfeebles,undertheinfluenceofthenewsun inthenewfirmament.
"OneChurch,"saysthesamethinker, "showsamarkedcontrastwiththis tendencytoevaporate.Amidsttheeagernessoftheresttoescapeoutsidetheirown skins,andtofindanewyoustoinpure ether,Romehasbeendistinctly,systematicallyhardeningherownsystem.Sheis makingherformulaefarmoredefinite,and hasapplied:hemwithstartlingcourageto alltheproblemsoftheworld.Inallthree partsofreligion-indoctrine,worship,and government,especiallyinthelast,sheat leasthasbeenshowingnocowardiceofher opinions--nodesiretoapologizeherselfinto ametaphor.Therein,doubtless,inherown lightsheisright.Thatprofoundstaff, whichfromtheVaticandirectstheCatholic army,astafftowhichthatofVonMoltke isasapettyandclumsymachine,haslong beenatworktorefiteverypartofthe Catholicorganism.andtomakemoreunmistakablethemechanismofitsdiscipline. Thegrowingsuccessofthistremendouspro- jecttheinsignificanceoftheOldCatholic bubble,andofallattemptsatrebellion, haveshownhowtrulytheschemewasinthe airandalivetothespiritofthesituation.The sagacityofPapalRome,comparableto nothinginhistorybuttothesagacityof ImperialRome,saw,nodoubt,that inthegreatandfinalbattlewithRevolution, aReligionlikeaState,oran army,musttightenandnotloosenits cohesionitmustgiveitswholeintellectual andpracticalmechanismmoreunhesitating authority. There-assertionof Ultramontanisrn,inwhichPrinceBismarck, &actedlikesomanyRomanEmperorswith
thedeliriumtremensofpower,seesaspectre threateninghislife,isreallyasoldasour owngeneration;itbeganwhentheCatholic staffrealizedthecrisistobemet,andresolvedonthedesperateissue-S.Puns contrainundure.Suicidalitmaybe-but. Rome,atanyrate,willnotdienephelocephalus,norswearthatshenevermeantanythingbyChristianity."
Twothings,then,arecruciallyindicative ofacomingstruggle;thesofteningofthe land-slip,andthehardeningoftheCityon theRock.
Thegradualmeltingawayofpositive belief,andtherejectionwhollyorinpartof acoherentschemeofdoctrine,andan organizedcodeofpractice,isoneofthe portentoussignsofadarkanddistressing future.InFrance,Spain,Italy,Belgium andGermany,itisthesame.Ineveryclass theApostlesofMaterialismaretooefound. Theacuteandactivepolitician,themanof science,thelitterateurandthepolemistby profession,aswellasaswarmofintellectual adventurers,whohaveeverythingtogain, everychangebeingachangeforthebetter forthem,are,daybyday,doingtheworkof thewhiteant,andlooseningtherivetsand nutswhichkeeptogetherthegreatframeworkofsocietybelowthemselves.
But,dismissingothernationalities,look atourownEngland,withwhichweareso inseparablyboundup,whoseinfluencemoral andreligiousisbroughttobearuponuslike atide,antiwitheverytide.Humanlyspeaking,whatshebecomes,thatweshallbewe areingreatmeasureherreflection,orher shadow,liewouldnotsay,hermimic.This questionthenisbroughthometouswitha specialsignificance,via.:Whatisthe mentalattitudeofherleadingthinkers,and ofthosewhoformthehoneandsinewofthe people,whosementallabourersthosethinkers are? LetMr.Greg,agentlemanofwide personalexperience,andakeenobserverof Englishintellectuallife,reply.Ilesays, emphatically:"Ibelievethatthestrongestmental power,thefinestthought,thehighestintelligenceamongstus,isyearlydiverging moreandmorefromChristiapity,isdiscardingallfaithinit,assuming'Cowardsitnotso muchahostile,asanisolated,neutral, almostsupercilious,attitude-anattitude whichmayperhapsbestbedescribedasone ofsilentrenunciationanddisapproval-of looking,and"passingbyontheotherside." Thepreponderantintellectineverylinestatesmanlike,legal,scholarly,scientific, literary,industrial-isnolongerbelieving,is, asarule,distinctlyunbelieving." Issuchgeneraldecompositionofthought asthispossibleamongsttheleaders,without passingtothemassesbelowthemI LetMr.Gregagainreply"Averylarge proportion,"hesays,"probablythemajority, oftheoperativeclassesintownsaretotal unbelievers;andthesearenotthereckless anddisreputable,but,onthecontrary,consistofthebestoftheskilledworkmen,the mostinstructedandthoughtful,aswellas thesteadiest.Thehard-headed,industrious, readingengineersandforemen,membersof mechanics'institutes,thenaturalleadersof theartisans,arescepticsintellectually,not morallytheydisbelievebecausetheyhave enquired,argued,andobserved,andhave beenunabletoobtainfromtheir Methodistfellow-workmen,orevenfrom ministersoftheGospels,satisfying answerstotheirdoubts. Amongst themanufacturingartisans,andthehighest descriptionofcitizenlabourers,itmaybe stated,withevenmoreconfidencethanof theranksabovetheminthesocialscale, thattheintellectofthatbodyisalready divorcedfromtheprevalentcreedsofthe country."
Andinproportionasthelesslearnedclass andthelesscriticalarefedwithinfidelity bythosewhoshouldprovideforthem anotherkindofnourishment,inproportion asthemassesaretaughtandencouragedto rejectandscorntheSupernatural,theyturn roundandscornandrejectthosewho,having repudiatedallauthorityabovethemselves, wouldstilltenaciouslymaintaintheir ownauthorityoverthosebelowthemselves.
"Everywhere,"saysanableEnglishpen, "therearesignsthattherespectforgreat nationalInstitutions,forcentralasdistinguishedfromlocalideas,isdiminishing. Everywheretheself-sufficiencyofpopular opinionisincreasing. Everywhere thedifficultyoforganizingopinionisgrow- ing,-theresiduum,aidedbytheballot, realizingmoreandmoreclearlythatthere isnotrueresponsibilityforpoliticalopinion atall,andthatanarbitraryinclinationto accordsupportisatleastnoworse,ifno betterexcusefordeterminingasecretvote, thanareasonforthinkingthatthatsupport willresultinpublicbenefit.Allthesigns ofthetimesgotoshowthatthepeople believelessandlessthattheyhaveanything tolearnfromtheirpoliticalleaders,and indeedholdthatthoseleadersaremuch rathertheirowninstrumentsthantheir sagaciousandrespectedadvisers.
Lookatitwhichwayyouwill,itseemsto promiseforEnglandaperiodofmeanand capriciouspolitics,inwhichtheleast scrupulousmenwillcometothetop,andthe mostscrupulousandmosteminentwillbe cowedandsilenced-inwhicheitherthe HouseofCommonswilllosecontrolofthe wildwhimsofthepeople,orthewildwhims ofthepeoplewillgaincontroloftheHouse ofCommonsandwhichofthealternatives istheworst,itishardtosay."
Suchthenaretheelementsamongstwhich thefuturewillhavetodoitswork,elements whichalreadyofferindicationsofthe virulenceofthatpoison,thepowerofthat HiddenSpring,which,asyet,hasnotfairly
foundaleverage,orexhibitedonetitheofits genuineelastidty.
Now,whatistheHiddenSpringofthe possiblesuccessofthatunseenattraction which,massivelyandsilently,almostwith thesleeplessnessandcertaintyofgravita- tion,isdrawingtheworld'smindoutofits oldmoorings,wherethereiscomparative peaceandrest,intothat "dark Illimitableocean,whereeldestNight AndChaos,ancestorsofNature,hold Eternalanarchy."
TheHiddenSpringofMaterialismis centredin,andderivesitsmainenergyfrom theSeot,theChurchoftheRevolution.the InternationalSecretSociety,whichisweavingitsnetworkaroundtheworld.He(the speaker)usedthegenericterm"theSect," asthisMaterialismismadeupofanhundred independent,yetatthesametime,sympa- theticcentres;all,whatevertheirmutual relations,aimingsteadilyatonemark.Just astheatholicChurchformsthecentreheartoftheSupernatural,sodoestheSect formthecentre-heartofMaterialism.Were itdestroyed,weretl.atimpalpablewideextendingnetworkrakedaway,werethe ChurchoftheRevolutionabolished,andthe secretCraftcommittedtothewinds,the Supernaturalwouldsoonregainherown and,infact,turnthetideofhumanenergy oncemoreinthedirectionoforderin Society,truthinReligion,andmoralityin diplomacyandPolitics.Butthisiseasier saidthandone.TheSectalreadypossesses astrongholduponsocietyitisskilfully manipulatedandpersistently,naydoggedly, toils,withoutdiscouragement,atcarrying outitsvastambitions.Infidelityamongst leadersofthoughtandpublicthinkers, Atheismamongstskilledlabourersand artisans,andfrightfulimmoralityfromone endofthegamuttotheother,composethe muddywatersinwhichthisconspiracycan plyitstradewithbestadvantagetoitself. Letuspointoutafewofitssalient characteristics,thatitmaybeseenwith whatmannerofanantagonisttheSupernaturalwillhavetodeal.
"Friendship,"wearetoldbyitsRitual, "isthesacredbondwhichunitestogether alltheBrethrenofourCraft;for,however muchscatteredtheymaybeoverthefaceof theearth,theyallcomposeoneonlybody, becauseoneistheiroriginandonetheiraim onethemysterywithwhichtheyare initiated;onethepathbywhichtheyare led;onethegaugeandmeasureappliedto eachandallofthem;andonethespiritby whichtheyareanimated."
AtthepresentmomentthisCraftissaid tonumberseventeenmillionsofmenbanded togetherforsecretendsbysecretoaths throughouttheworld.Andoutofthese thereareachosenfewwhorepresenta HiddenSpringwithinthevastmachine. Theobjectproposedtothemselvesbyillose whocomposethisCentralCellofoperation isasworld-embracingasthataimedatbythe CatholicChurch.Theintentofthese sectariesistodointhefuturewhatthe Churchhasdoneinthepast,topossesscreak up,re-organize,andrenewtheworld.
TheobjectoftheSect,sayaleaderofit, "isnottolaydowncertainprincipleswhich mustberespectedwithinthenarrow'nclosureofitsassembliesthewholeof Societyisitsaim.TheLodgesareSchools wheremenmustbeformedtocertainconvictions,sothattheymaybeabletostruggle withvigourintheprofane'world,and especiallyinthepoliticalarena."The Altar,theThrone,CivilSocietyasatpresent constituted,are,undertheactionofits breath,tomeltdownintoanInternational Communism,whentheimpossibleequality ofallmenshallbeachieved,whenthe AlmightyGod,and,consequently,dogma andChristianmoralityshallbeexpunged; andwhen,outofthemostunmitigated Materialism,thefutureperfectionof humanity,likethePlicenixfromitsashes, shallarise.Norisallthisinthesedaysvery carefullyconcealed.Suchisthepublic teachingindeedofaforemostmaster.He saysboldly,thattheBrotherhoodisinduty boundtoplaceitselfnotonlyabovedifferent religionsbut"aboveallbeliefinanyGodwhatever.""WeareourownPriests,our ownGods,"exclaimsanother,"andthis unlimited,complete,universallibertyisa right."ThissecretCraft,which,duringthelasttwohundredyearshasbeenaccumulatingenergyandwidelyextending,isorganizedwithgreatcunning,andsoadaptedto theconditionsofSocietyandthechanging positionsofhumanthought,thatonlythose whohavebeen"schooled,'tested,andfount' ,worthy,aregraduallyandcautiously admittedtoafullknowledgeofitssecret aims.Thismany-sidedmachineismadeup offromthirtytoninetyHiddenSprings.or circlesonewithintheother,whichrepresent thevariousgradesofinitiation.Thosewho arepermittedtooccupytheoutercircleare sofarpractisedwith,aresofarthetoolsor instrumentsoftheprime-movers,thatwithoutbeingawareofit,theysimplyactthe partofornamentaldummies,orshowfigures;andareparadedbeforetheworld, thattheworldmayfeelreassured,that,a blindoathofsecrecynotwithstanding,little harmcouldattachtoaCraft,howeversecret, solonguDukesandLords,andmenof largeestate,andofhighcharacterwere membersofit.HowcouldthatSocietybe subversiveoftheThrone,whichispatronized byRoyaltyitself? Howcanthatbe destructiveofruleandsocialordertowhich somanyStatemenofeminencegivetheir names?Howcanthatbetheinstrumentof acommunisticlevellingwhichcounts amongstitsmembers,men,whosewhole statusisintimatelyboundupwithancient lineage,andhereditaryestate?So*NO
thevulgarworldof'theprofane'asitlooks on,andadmiresthegorgeouspageantsand thepaintadmasks.Andsoplausibleand tellingisthisargument,thatitwouldbecomecogentenoughtobeconclusive,wereit notpatent,fromdocumentaryevidence, first,thatthosewhomasqueradeforusalong theoutercirclearekeptinignoranceconcerningthehiddenaimsoftherulingfew; andsecondly,thatthoseaimsareabsolutely andradicallysubversiveofthoseinstitutions onwhichtheactorsontheoutercircledependfortheirverylife.Theyaredancing onavolcanowhichtheyarehidingfromthe world,anddonotknowit:-
"Ingallanttrimtheglidedvesselgoes YouthontheprowandPleasureatthehelm Regardlessofthesweepingwhirlwind'ssway, That,hushedingrimrepose,expectshisevening PM."
Tomeetinlargeassemblies,todisplaya strangeaLdgorgeousdress,toenacta numberofmysteriousrites,topractise occasionalactsofgeneralphilanthrophy,and enjoygoodfare,anddrinkto"Loyaltyand Charity,"notonlyappeartobeharmless amusementsinthemselves,butwillberegardedwithfavournysocietyatlargeas tokensofunionandgood-fellowship,and, therefore,also,ofstabilityandorder.Such isthesuperficialviewofthebusyworld, andoftheuninitiatedontheoutercirclewho havenotbeensufficientlyschooledinthe principlesoftheirowndestructiontobe trustedwithmoreresponsibleofficesthan thosewhichspeakofconvivialgatherings andgeneralbenevolence.Sosmilesthe outermaskasitdisplaysitselftothepro faneinalltheparaphernaliaofauthority,and alltheluxuriousprideofclass.Butwere youtorestoreit,andstripthefiguresof theirstageeffects,wereyoutopenetrate fromtheoutertotheinnermind,something elsebesidesconviviality,gripsandgrotesque costumeswouldbediscovered.TheSect, letusdoitthejusticetosayso,isnomere shallowplaythingusedsimplyforturning graveandthoughtfulmenbackintoboys. Thesmilingcheek,andthesunnyeye,and thefrankaddress,whichfronttheoutside world,herearenolongerneeded.They makewayforsomethingmoreprofoundand radicalthansurfacepolishandgraceful manners.Tothesecretmoverstheripple onthesurfaceissimplysomethingludicrous, whenproposedasanendinlifeforthey areeverdirectedtowardsanachievement whichimpliesanLltitudeofaudacityand ambitionscarcelymeasurablebyordinary rule-anambitionwhichforeversleeplessly, andwithexhaustlesspatience,pushestowardsitsgoal.Andjustasthosewhoare settoplaytheoutsidegamearekept ignorantofthesecretsoftheSect,so`the profane"worldisdeprivedofallknowledge ofthemwhatever,bysolemnoathsonthe partofeachmemberofthecraft. Theimpalpablewallwhichprotectsthe Sectfromthescrutiny,nottosaythe vengeance,ofthegeneralpublicismadeup ofthefollowingfearfuloath,oroathstothe sameeffecti"IswearinfluenameoftheSupreme Architectofallworlds,nevertorevealthe secrets,thesigns,thegrips,thepassword,II thedoctrines,orthect.stomsoftheSect andtopreservewithrespecttotheman eternalsilence.IpromiseandsweartoGod nevertobetrayanyofthem,eitherbywriting,byword,orgesturenevertocause themtobewritten,lithographed,orprinted; nevertomakepublicanythingofthatwhich hasnowbeenconfidedtome,orofthat whichshallbeconfidedtomeinfuture.I pledgemyself,tothisandsubmitmyselfto thefollowingpenaltiesifIfailinkeeping mywordTheymayburnmylipswitha redhotiron,theymaycutoffmyhand,they maypluckoutmytongue,theymaycutmy throat,theymayhangupmydeadbodyina lodgetilltheadmissionofanewbrother,asa scourgeformyfaithlessness,andasaterrible warningtoothers.Thentheymayburnit, andcastitsashestothewinds,totheend thattheremaynotremainasingletraceof thememoryofmytreason.SohelpmeGod, andHisHolyGospel.Amen."
Suchistheabominable,andhewouldnot hesitatetocallit,criminaloath,whichwe areassuredisadministeredtothosewhoare tobeinitiatedintothesecretBrotherhood. Thevictimentersonhiscareerbyloading hissoulwiththefearfulburdenand responsibilityofanoath,bindinghimbefore Godtoasecrecy,thebearingsofwhichhe couldnotpossiblydefine.Designsofthe mostheinouswickednessmightbeunfolded tohimwhilstthushismouthislocked.And hecallstheKingofJusticetowitnessthat hewillnotbringthecriminaltothebar,or movehistonguetoexpose,forthesakeof generalsociety,towhichheowesit,the infernalmachinewhichmaybepreparingfor itsdestruction.
Wellmaythosewhostandontheouter edge,andwhomaybegentlemenofunsullied honour,bekeptinignorance,thoughthey mayhavebeenentrappedinthecagewith itsironbarsofasecretoathtoGod.Well maytheybeallowedtorestuntiltime,and theschoolingof"modernthought,"andthe pressureof"advancedideas,"haveprepared themforanother,andthenanotherrevels. tion.Wellmaythenumberofcircleshave beenmultipliedfromthreetooverninety, eachinneronewithanotherveilremoved, andanotherabyssrevealed,accordingasthe victim'smindhisbeenseasonedtobearthe shock.
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