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The Pope Veto ill Polities.
This was the subject of Mr. Cook's
last lecture this year on the Boston
platform. It was substantially as follows
:
Vicar General Pivston has said:
"Whoever affirms that he will take
his faith from St. Peter's chair but not
his politics, is not a ^ood Catholic."
Tit*. Uultimnrn ('nil Ibvoillill nf f.nvllll'll
adopted a platform of principles: the
concluding paragraph of thai astonishing
manifesto says: "The absotute
freedom otjthe holy See is indispensable
to the peace of the church and the welfare
of mankind ; we detnaud that
this freedom be honored by all go'vernments
; we pro:est against theassumption
by any government of the right
to afl'ect the interest or control the action
of our Holy Father by any legislation
to which his full approbation
has not beeu previously given ; and
we pledge to Leo XIII. the loyal sympathy
ai.d aid of all his spiritual children
in vindicating his perfect liberty."
This is the familiar doctrine of
the superiority of the ecclesiastical to
the civil power. It has not been common
for this doctrine to be thrust in
the faces of free citizens by Catholic
laymen. Here Is a proelamatiou by
American citizens that an alien power
in certain cases has a right to exercise
a practical veto over commonwealths,
k Congress, and even the President. J
fthave no large indiscriminate charge to
^ftniake against the body of the Roman
^JCatholic church ; but the clerical party
obey its bishops, bishops the Pope,
I and the Pope the Syllabus, of which
ft the central doctrine is the superiority
V of the ecclesiastical to the civil power.
In reply to the question, Does the
Pope assert a veto puwer in American
Eolitics? I may say that the Syllaus
of 1804 contains certain propositions
which are in favor of that doctrine
; ou these comment has been
made by Bismarck and Gladstone and
many others, all to the etiect that they
vitiate the allegiance of Komail Catholics;
they assert the veto power of
the Pope in politics. The encyclical
of 188o is in the same strain, ami the
latest encyclical is that published in
"The Pilot" of February 15 last.
This last says, "Jt is an impious deed
to transgress the laws of the church
under the pretext of observing the
civil law." J say that is an impious
doctrine. Again it says, '"If the laws
of the State are in contradiction to the
divine law," by which it means the
luw of the Pope, "prejudicial to the
church, it is a duty to resist tlieni and
a crime to obey them." It is a political
crime to proclaim to American
Catholics a doctrine as dangerous as
that. It adds: "The church alone!
lias been invested with the power of
governing souls to the exciusiou of I
the civil authority, for it was not Cie-j
sar oui reier 10 wiium me ncyi> m,
heaven were given. The church cannot
grant its patronage or favor to
tiio.se whoui it knows to be hostile to
it. Parents ought to oppose their!
children attending schools where they i
will imbibe the principles of ungodliness."
Calliolias must be prepared J
for a contest, ?o it says repeatedly. Iu j
the light of this encyclical we under-1
stand the assertion of the Roman i
Catholic laymen in Baltimore. The)
Pope is given authority In matters ofi
. faith and morals, and I make my best
how to Cardinal Manning for being so
frank as to give lis the statement.
"Politics are within the sphere of
moralt?."
Itc may next be asked, are there any
recent instances of the exercise of the
veto in politics? Pius IX. declared
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certain acts ot tne government 01
Piedmont to be null and void ; at another
time lie annuls a law of the
kingdom of Sardinia. In 1863 certain
acts of the government of New
Grenada were declared null and void.
For these things many South American
States have expelled the Jesuits.
It is utterly benighted to say that
Rome has changed her principles on
this topic. Roman Catholic laymen
do change uuder the influence ot' our
free schools; but in the parochial
schools the glorious jmlrotinn which
many of them have shown will begin
to wane. I am attacking no man's
religion. I am assailing political Romanism
and in the name of the documents
of the Pope.
A third question is. By what means
will the Pope be assisted in making
good this scheme? First, the massed
Catholic vote, which begins to intimidate
politicians. Secondly, the power
of the parochial schools will help the
Pope. Thirdly, the power of the confessional
will do so. Bishop Gilmore.
of Cleveland, advised his priests to
refuse absolution in the confessional
to those who hud not voted according
to advice. An ex-priest sat in my
study lately and told me that to-day
it is the custom to go to the political
leaders and say, uThe Church wants
such and such men elected," and he
named a particular Governor who was
elected in this way, and who did not
forget to reward the Church suitably.
The Christian Statesman.
A Scrong Diet.
One of the most popular fallacies is
the idea that the consumption of a
large amount of meat is necessary for
health or to maintain strength. It is a
fact well known that the strongest animals
are vegetarians. No farmer
would think of feeding his horse.* or oxen
beefsteak or roast beef in order to add
to their strength, even if this kind of
food were as cheap as corn or grass. The
elephant, the strongest of animals, is a
vegetarian. The same is true of the
human race. The gatherers of rubber
gum in South America travel all day
among the mountains, penetrating
dense forests, elimbini: amonir the most
precipitous peaks, carrying till the
time upon their shoulders a load increasing
in weight until it reaches one
hundred and -fifty to two hundred
pounds, yet they subsist upon purely
vegetable dietary, the chief article of
food being plantains and bananas.
The Uoinau soldiers, who built such
wonderful roads, and carried a weight
of armor and luggage that would crush
the average farm band, lived on coarse
brown bread. They were temperate
in diet, and regular and constant in
exercise. The Spanish peasant works
every day, and dances half the night,
yet cats only his blackbread, onions,
and watermelon. The Smyrna porter
eats only a little fruit, such as olives,
yet he walks oft' with his load of a
hundred pounds. The coolie, fed on
rice, is more active and can endure
more than the negro, fed on fat meat.
The heavy work of the world is not
done by meu who eat the greatest
quantity. Moderation in diet seeuis to,
be the prerequisite of endurance.
Pie who thinks himself a saint be-j
cause lie loves those who love him,!
those who belong to his set or sect or
company, those who love holiness; or
because he does good to them who do
good lo him ; or because he leads that
ne may receive as much again, perhaps
with ample interest, will fiiid, by consulting
the utterances of Christ, that
he is only acting as common sinners
o. (Luke 5 : 32-34.)
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Dcacon Lcc.
Deacon Lee was one day waited upon
by a restless, ambitious, worldly
church-member, who was laboring to
create uneasiuess in the church, and
especially to drive away the minister.
The deacon came in to meet his visitor,
who after the usual greetings, began
to lament the low state of religion,
and enquired as to the reason why
there had been no revival for the last
two or three years.
"Xow, what do you think is the
cause of things being dull here?"
The deacon was not ready to give
his opinion, aud after a little thoughti
frankly answered :
"I don't know."
"Do you thiuk the churches are
alive to the work before them ?"
"No, I don't."
"Do you thiuk the minister fully realizes
the solemnity of the work before
him ?"
"No, I don't."
"Then don't you think we had hot-,
ter dismiss this man, and hire an-1
other ?"
The old deacon in a tone louden
than his want, said:
"No, I don't,"
"You talk so little," replied the
questioner, not a little abashed, "that
no one cau find out what you do,
mean."
"I talked enough once," replied the!
old man,.rising to his feci, "lor sixpraying
Christians. About thirty!
years ago I irot my heart humbled ami J
mtr fr\nmio I hmi! lnrl n iwl uirni* a i 11 /.r. t 1? ? f i
uij bviiguv mi uuv\t anvt ^ > v-t ciiivv i iuh
I've walked softly before God. I;
then made vows as so.'emn as eterni-;
ty ; and please don't tempt me to'
break them."
The troubler was startled at the'
earnestness of the hitherto silent, immovable
man, and asked:
What happened to you thirty years!
ago ?" !
"Well, sir, I'll tell you: I was)
drawn in a scheme jnst like this ofj
yours, to uproot one of God's servants j
from the field in which He had plant-j
ed him. in My blindness, 1 fancy ill
a little thing to remove one of the!
'stars'which Jesus holds in His right'
hand, if thereby niy ears could be
tickled by more flowing words, and!
the j>ews tilled by those who turned
away from the simplicity of the (iospel.
We flattered ourselves that we
were doing God's service when we
drove that holy man from the pulpit ,
and his work. We groaned because
there was no revival while we were
gossiping about and criticising him, I
instead of upholding his hands by
our efforts and our prayers, the very j
instrument at whose hand we harsh-j
ly deniauded the blessings.
"Well, sir, he could not drug on the
chariot of salvation with a half do/.en |
of us hanging as dead weights to the I
wheels. He had not the spirit, as we j
thought, and could not convert men :i
so we hunted liiiu like a deer, till,
worn ami bleeding he lied into a covert
to die.
"Scarcely had he gone when CJod
came in among lis by His Spirit to
show that He had blessed the labors
of llis dear rejected servant. (Jnr
own hearts were broken, and our wayward
children converted ; and I resolved
at a convenient season to visit
my former pastor, and confess my sin,
and thank him for his faithfulness to
my wayward sons, which, like long
buried seed, had now sprung up. Before
I could reach the good man, the
Lord had taken him home. (.!od had
denied him that relief, that lie might
teach me a lesson that every child of
His ought to learn that he who touch
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The Assessed Value of Wives.
A recent opinion rendered by the
Virginia court of appeals shows that
tlie law recognizes a graded valuation
of wives.
The complainant had sued for damages
for the loss of his wife, who had
been aeeidental.y killed through the
negligence of the defendants. On the
trial evidence tending to show that
the deceased had been a superior wife
I was offered, and," presumably inlluenced
by this, the jury gave the eomI
iilainant a verdict for $0,000. The defendants
objected to proof as to the
character of" the wife, and carried the
frsue to the highest court of the state.
The tribunal holds that such evidence
was perfectly proper as means
of estimating the damage suffered by
the husband."
"If I he character and conduct of the
wife," says the court, "ho such that
her death will cause but little sorrow,
suffering, and mental anguish to the
husband, then the fair and just proportion
of the damages to be awarded
bv the jury will be measured accordingly.
liiit if, on the contrary," the
i.ourt add-?. "tlie wife be loving, tender
an.i dutiful to her husband, thrifty, indii-ti
ion-1, economical aud prudent?as
he eviuenee in the case proved Mrs.
McCoiinell to be?then her price is far
above rubies, and the loss of such a
ft irV, of such a helpmeet, of such inJiuenee,
of such a blessed and potent
ministryandeompaiiiouship, isa proper
element of damages to be considered
by the jury in fixing the solatium to
be awarded lo the husband for tearing
her from hi* heart and home."
J 'ruui the Jinffato Saturday Tidings.
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Sudden changes of temperature make
bad work for those feeding stock to
fatten. It is sometimes curious that is
thf change from coin to warm mat is
most <imuled. All grain-led stock get
"oil"their feed," as it is called at such
times, unless great cure is taken to
diminish the ration. The natural instinct
of a fattening animal will not
prevent it from eating too much and
injuring its digestion. One reason,
perhaps, is that after a very cold spell
animals become extremely thirsty, and
when the warmer weather comes they
are tempted to drink more than is
good for them. With moderately
warm weather in winter the water
mu>t he nearly ice cold, as it is also in
early spring. It is very possibly the
tilling up with the cold water thai
causes the lassitude fell by men and
the brute creation in early spring.
The cold drink chills the digestive organs,
and with these inactive there is
nothing to'maintain animal heat, and
the entire body becomes chilled, cold
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of shaved ice, says the New York
Medical Time*, may he preserved for
twenlyl'our houis with the thermometer
in the rami at !,'0J F., if the following
precautions are observed : x'ut the
sauccrcontaining the ice in a soup plate
and cover it with another, l'ul plates
thus arranged on a good, heavy pillow,
and cover it with another pillow, pressing
the pillows so that the plates are
completely embedded in them. An
old jacU-plauc set deep is a most excellent,
thing v. ith which to shave ice. It
should he turned bottom upward, and
the ice shoved backward and forward
over the cutler. i
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TtY REV. JOSEl'H A. COLLIER.
(Continued.)
Owing to the general distrust upon
this subject, uud to the few efforts
made to obey these precepts, we cannot
point to as many proofs of the security
of the right way as might be
desired. There have been instances,
however, in whicli its fearless practice
has been rewarded by exemption from
imminent peril. One of the most
beautiful and affecting of these is related
of David, 1 Sam. chap. 24. He
had been for a long time pursued by
Saul, who was eager to take his life.
From place to place his enemy had
hunted him like a wild beast, but without
success. At length, having been
informed that he was in the wilderness
of Engedi, he went there with
three thousand men, intent upon his
capture and destruction. While upon
tins mission of hate, he providentially
tiirnofl .luiild i 111r? it /'iivn in wliipli l):i.
vid and his men had concealed themselves,
and there slept. Here was tin
excellent opportunity for David to rid
himself of his foe. He might have
reasoned thus: "My life is in peril.
If 1 now slay liini, I shall thereby
save myself. If I permit him to live,
will he not employ the life which i
sparp in compassing my destruction?
Will not my forbearance expose me to
yet greater injuries?" His sense of
[duty, however, prevailed over his fears,
and he fomented himself with cutting
oil' the skirt of Saul's garment, for an
evidence that he had Tjeen within his
power; although even for this his
heart afterwards ''smote him." When
Saul had arisen and departed, David
{followed him, presented himself before
|him, and assured him of his kind feellings
and desire for his welfare. What
j was the result? Did that bitterest of
i foes seize this opportunity to gratify
! his hatred ? No ; the fiery enemy suddenly
became the humble suppliant.
| Melted with contrition, "Saul lifted
| lip ins-voice acid wept," ana sum u>
David, "thou art more righteous than
I, for thou hast rewarded me good,
whereas I have rewarded thee evil; .
. . . wherefore I lie Lord reward
thee good for that thou hast done unto
me this day." He then predicted David's
future triumph and royalty, implored
his mercy towards himself and
iiis seed, and went home without .so
1 much as lifting a linger against him
for whose blood lie had so long thirsted.
There have been many other instances
in which a similar treatment
of enemies has resulted in a like man-|
ncr. These have principally occurred
among a class who have been the most
conspicuous, in modern times, for
their obedience to these precepts?the
Friend*, or Quakers. Most nobly have
thev exemplified and vindicated them.
Km bodying them as a distinct and
prominent feature of their creed, and
accepting their most literal interpretation,
they have, boldly put them in
practice upon the most trying occasions.
The remarkable success which
has attended their efforts, is a sullicient
answer to the objection under
consideration. Well will it be for the
church and the world, when all Christians
shall heed the lesson which has
thus, for two centuries, bean practically
unfolding before them.
During the Irish rebellion of 179S,
the peace principles of the Quakers
were put to the severest test. Viewed
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with suspicion by both parties, and
threatened and insulted upon all sides,
they yet had the courage publicly to
destroy every weapon among them,
and firmly adhered to their reso'ution
to do trood to both parties, and harm
to neither. It is a remarkable circumstance
that throughout that fierce and
bloody struggle, these peacemakers
were generally uninjured. However
wild and reckless may have been the
i fury of either party when victorious,
i their cry was, "Spare the Quakers;
i they have done good to all, and harm
| to none." Their peace principles af|
forded them an equal protection in
their intercourse with the savage tribes
of North America. It is a well-known
and significant fact, that during the
mirlv spttlomMit, of this cuuntrv. tliev
were generally exempted from the hostile
attacks of the Jndiaus. Of this
the history of the colony of Pennsylvania
affords a striking example.
It is related of Robert Barclay, that
he was once attacked by a highwayman,
a pistol levelled at him, and a
demand made for his purse. Calm and
self-possessed, he looked the robber in
the face, and mildly assured him that
lie was his and every man's friend,
and willing to relieve his wants ; but
being free from the fear of death, he
was not to be intimidated by a deadly
weapon. He then appealed to him
whether he could have the heart to
shed the blood of one who had no other
feeling or purpose but to do him
good. "The robber was confounded ;
his eye suffused with tears; his brawny
I arm trembltd; his pistol fell to his
iside; and lie fled, abashed, from the
presence of the hero who had dared to
j 'resist not evil.' "
During a violent persecution of
v. ii risuaiis m nance, m uie euny pan
of. the last century, M. de St. Claude, a
man of eminent piety, was imprisoned
! ill the Bastile. At the same time a
man was confined there who was such
a monster of ferocity that no one dared
to approach him. He seldom spoke
without the most horrid blasphemies,
and violently struck all who came near
him. After exhausting every expedient
to overcome this brutal disposition,
the governor of the prison persuaded;
Claude to undertake the task. He was1
shut up with the inhuman wretch,
who at first abated none of his vio-i
lence, but constantly assailed him with I
angry revilings and savage blows.,'
The humble Christian responded to
them with mild, forgiving words, and
patient endurance, and prayers. Such
a warfare could not long be sustained.
The monster was conquered. L.ooKing i
in the face of his companion, he castj
himself at his feet, and embracing
them, hurst into a Hood of tears. He
implored Claude's forgiveness, and entreated
him to teach him that religion
which had influenced him to such nolile
conduct. He became from that
time a meek, peaceable, and pious {,
man; and even when restored to liberty,
it was with difficulty that he was I
persuaded tc leave his Christian friend.r
We do not affirm that such would be
the invariable result of obeying the!
gospel precepts. It is, however, the
(jvncral tcndcncu of that obcdicncc.
Instances have occurred in which for-;
bearance has been attended with con-;
sequences precisely opposite. The ;
lives of the Christian martyrs, and especially
that of the divinely forgiving, i
and yet crucified Jesus, show that love!
will not always disarm an enemy. |
Hut that such will be its ordinary ef-:
feet seeins reasonable, and is confirmed;
by human experience. At all events,!
those who make use of this objection I
should try the experiment of the prescribed
course of conduct, before posi-j
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tively asserting its insecurity. It has
never yet been sufficiently tested, nor
will it be, until Christians shall awake
I fnrt?v? t^nSx Irtn r* In/1 IAavai* aa ai?/1 tn
liuui lucii usug luuiiicicutrj anu iu
the exercise of a simple faith in God,
try to discharge plain duty. They
will then discover that in tnis, as in , ^
every other respect, duty is interest,
and that the Right Way is the only ^
safe way of conducting social intercourse.
"Who is he that will harm
you, if ye be followers of that which is
good?" 1 Peter, 3*13. "When a
man's ways please the Lord, he mak- eth
even his enemies to be at peace CM
with him." Prov. 16 : 7. "Say not
thou, I will recompense evil; but wait
ou the Lord, and he shall save thee." Y"$
Prov. 20 :22.
Bad Tempers.?Of all things which
are to be met with here on earth, there
is nothing which can give such continual,
such.cutting, such useless pain as
an undisciplined temper.
The touchy and sensitive temper,
which takes offence at a word ; the irritable
temper which takes offence at
everything whether intended or not;
J the violent temper which breaks
j through all bounds of reason when
once roused; the jealous or sullen ternper,
which wears a cloud on the face
all day, and never utters a word of
complaint; the discontented temper,
brooding over its own wrongs; the severe
temper, which always looks at :s.
the worst side of whatever i9 done;
the wilful temper which overrides every
scruple to gratify a whim?what
an amount of pain have these caused
in the hearts of men if we could but
sum up their results ! How many a
soul have they stirred to evil impulses,
how many a prayer have they ftifled,
how many an emotion of true affection
have they turned to bitterness ! How
hard they make all duties! How they
kill the sweetest and warmest of domestic
charities! Ill teinDer is a sin
requiring Jong and careful discipline.
Sam Jones in Boston.?God never
made two men alike, and, if he did,
one of them was of no account.
'pi-*** rallanr t 11avfl fn rl^al
I UC littlUCOb ICilvn A "hiv fcv V?vm*
with, is mj' wife's husband.
It is about as hard to get ready to
hear a, sermon, as it is to get ready to
preach one.
I have been a pastor, but I never allowed
any one but the cripple or the
sick man to ride me.
I left my feelings at home, for I
thought some fool in Boston might
hurt them if I brought them along.
What's the use in shouting when we
are in debt. Pay up and then shout.
Let us keep the pies and cakes for dessert.
The New York Age says : "A young
woman who thought she was losing
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daughter of a seventh daughter
for a love powder. The mystery wo- r'M
man told her : '(jet a raw piece of beef,
cut Hat, about half an inch thick.
Slice an onion in two, and rub the
meat on both sides with it. Put on
pepper and salt and toast it on each
side over a red coal fire. Drop on it
three lumps of butter and two sprigs
of parsley, and get him to eat it.' The
young wife did so, and her husband
loved her ever after." .,'$5
"Would you mind," asked the editor
in a conciliatory tone, "if I left off
the first and last verses of your
poem ?"
"But there are only two stanzas in
it," gasped the poet.
"Yes, I know," atthbly assented the
editor.
- . . - ? ' Jill