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the simple faith of his childhood to the end." Would it not be well for us all if this could be said when the ,Oh, a prayer of thanks is a trilling earth recedes from us in death ? thing To give at the close of day is Ah, but we hear you say this To the God above for the boundless not possible, as the world and its love machinations destroy in us this He scatters along our way. trustfulness which belongs to childmay all which we It's a trilling thing hood. It is not the world, but sin We mistrust God give which does this. With never an ounce of loss, and His infinite mercy only when we Yet it seems somehow, that we never have betrayed His standard-turned bow, from the Path of moral dut, The The head till we've felt the cross. world cannot rob us of this simple It's a trifling thing for a man to faith of childhood if we but wear unstained our baptismal robes. Poets say, Wordssuch as Longfellow and " I'm grateful my love, to you, For the good you've wrought and the worth have sung of their lost south. It is true something departs never joy you've brought, But if we live in God's And sour heart of the truest flue." to return. to keeping that something that has deIt's a trifle, yes, but it seems parted with its nostic illusion will me, be replaced by the stranger faith of Worth all the time it may take by Life, at best, is cold, and for love the soul-a faith tried sometimes tribulation and sorrow. untold, Let We are not trustful enough. to Some hearts have been known He will boar us lean upon God. break. us up. There is no sorrow He canOh, I know some men who give all not assuage. There is ro burden He have, they cannot bear. God is love ; God is too. give it willingly, And mercy ; God is the help of the afflicgold they ted. Why be concerned about And get in return all the our earn, future ? In God's hands there is no But never a kind " Thank you." The sweet All is eternity. It's a trifang thing, but it helps, I time. spices of the wise men-the gold, think, frankincense and myrrh which they To smooth off the rougher Parts, brought to the crib at Bethlehem And I bold 'tie due to the honest were hut preludes of the suffering and few, agony in Gethsemane and on Calvary Who give to their 'work their yet the dark shadow of the cross, hearts. troubled not the heart of Mary on It's a trifling thing that's oft over- that first Christmas morn as she held in her arms the Redeemer of the looked and la:ionrgled., surrounded by shepherds Where most 'tie needed and earned, So try now and say, when you're of We but doubt the infinite love favoured each day, The " Thank you " that ne'er will God if we cease to be children in faith. It is faith which is the true he spurned. the soul-infinite faith, If it's only the work that you're measure of infinite love. given to doAnd that of the meanest artGet down on the sod and say to Vocations to the Teaching Brotherhoods your God : " I'm grateful with all my heart." one reason, no doubt, why there is not a greater number of vocations JOSEPH I. BREEN. to the teaching Brotherhoods is that their work and life is comparatively The Faith of Childhood little known to young men. So few ever How often do we not read in the except it larger cities, have summing up of the character of some come in contact with Brothers, and it our exemplary Catholic who has Passed is not to be wondered at if " He maintained youth have no desire to devote themto his reward
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Altar Society lines. Best Wax Can dies, Wicks and Floats, Charcoal, InChildren of Mary Manuals. All Societies Medals in stock. cense, &c. Prayer Books, Holy Cards &c. Sacred Heart Association Badges. oiaLiNTRY ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. selves to a life of which they know little or nothing. The School Brother's life is a bfusa a fruitful and happy one. After years spent in a normal school of his order, fitting himself for his future work, he goes on the mission. in a school in one of our cities he forms one of a religious family or Perhaps six or eight who are engagell heart and soul in the aPostolate of educating Catholic boss and young men. This is the Brother's life The consciouswork, his vocation. ness that he is doing a wfork so Pleasing to God and so necessary to Church fills him with a sense of the Peace and happiness which the world does not understand. The ..oung religious is associated with others of like ideals and training. The haPPiness or success of one is shared ha all the sorrow or burden of one is borne by all. But they have a way of bearing burdens that, instead of disheartening them, draws them nearer to God. The vision of a lonely and neglected old age never worries them for they are assured of the kindness and best of treatment where they will be allowed to spend their declining years Peacefully preparing themselyes for the summons to their eternal of home. Nor does the thought death frighten them, for the dying religious sees in spirit a host of gloinrifled souls whom he has been instrumental in saving lovingly terceding for him before the Judge " They that who has promised : instruct many unto justice shall shine, es stars for all eternity." There are doubtless many young men desirous of leading a more perfact life, who have a dread of the responsibilities of the Priesthood, hat to whom the work. of religious education appeals strongly. A recent writer has said : " The teaching Brother who is imbued with the spirit of his noble calling has an enviable vocation. He shares the merit of the priesthood without assuming its res;
ponsihilities."
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R Campaign against Moral Filth The immoral literature in Ireland is not Irish. It is not written or printed or published in Ireland. It is an English product imported main ly from London, but Patronised to a large extent by many young people in anon Parts of the country.
Against this evil-against the reador selling or importing of bad literature-newspapers, magazines or books-a crusade has been inauguratell and is being energetically carried on through Vigilance Committeesformed in all the cities and towns of Ireland. The spirit of the wove ment may be understood from this resolution Passed la the Central Council of the Catholic Religious confraternities of Dublin :" Resolved-that we, the Confraternities' Central Council, pledge our selves not to purchase or allow into our homes ana of the objectionable English Sunday papers or any other PaPer or journal, local or imported that publishes the filthy and unnecesstay details of divorce or breach of Promise cases or objectionable adverand that we co-operate tisements, with the Dublin Vnilance Committee under the guidance of our spiritual directory; or Parish Wiest', in their efforts to stop the circulation of such, immoral and dangerous literature." Resolutions substantially the same have been passed b3 numerous other Coancils and representative bodies. And there is active, practical work, as well as resolutions, as for exam in Cork' where the Vigilance pie Committee reports progress es foling
lows :
" Ninety-two booksellers and news vendors in the city have signed a pledge : tst-Not to have or expose for sale any immoral, suggestive, or irreligious literature, whether papers, Periodicals, or books. 2nd-Not to display Posters containing headings in any way suggestive. 3rd-Not to have on sale any objectionable postcards or pictures." Of course the clergy too are in the good work exhorting and warning the people against the pernicious English stuff, and exercising their influence with newsagents, persuading them to give up selling the " Penny dirties"-as the Dublin Leader designates the objectionable London papers. Father Condon of the Augustinian Order, Dublin, hinds recruits for the crusade by a Pledge which covers in these words the whole field of aggressive operations : " I promise as a member of Christ's Church, not to read, distribute, or in any way give countenance and support to Papers, books, magazines, or any. form of literature that is objectionable because of its hostility to my faith, or to the lofty Purity inculcated by the Gospel of (*heist. And I furthermore promise to withdraw my custom from those dealers who for the sake of filthy lucre, crntinue to sell three papers and Periodicals which the voice of Catholic Ireland condemns as a menu" to the purity and a Peril to the faith of her people." '
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