A FEW WORDS FROM THE POPE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1287, 13 September 1872, Page 4

A FEW WORDS FROM THE POPE.

[pall mall gazette.] Tho Pope seems to have given some very sound advice to certain devout Romatrfadiea who waited upon him the other day with an address and an original cde, written by one of themselves. " Beloved daughters (said his Holiness) I have received with pleasure all that you have done and spoken, and I recognise the goodwill by which you are actuated to labor always for the glory of God. At the ascension of Jesus Christ, two angels upbraided those who remained in astonishment and motionless with their eyes turned up to heaven. Jesus Christ had fone up to heaven to open its gates to us ; le had ascended, all radiant in His brightness, and attended by the souls of the just whom He had just delivered out of prison. It was indeed natural that those who had seen a man go thus miraculously up to heaven — that those who had come thither with Jesus— should remain fixed in wonder, gazing upwards in their amazement. But the angols came, and said to them, ' Why stand ye thus looking idly up towards heaven V Go rather to the upper chamber— the angels seem to have meant — go there and pray with the others. You see, then, dear daughters, that it is always wrong to stay still in idleness ; yes, even when we are looking up to heaven to see wonders. In a word, we ought rather to act— rather to act than gaze. This is what you have to do always and everywhere you can — whether at your country-houses, or amongst your lrienda y or in the midst or* your families. Yes, there is good to be done by you in your own houses. Even in your own houses you may have some little disorders to cure ; some of those belonging to you need setting right. If so, sot them right charitably, and strive to bring them to a good life. Keep on praying fervently ; keep on working and setting a good j example in all times and in all places, and then you will not have to be upbraided that you, too, " stand looking up to heaven." A few such words as these addressed to English ladies by some political pope in whom they feel confidence would be of great advantage. While they are looking at St. Stephen's they are too apt to forget that " there is good to be done by them in their own houses." Woman must not think that though his Holiness the Pope wishes her to "set right some of those belonging to her," he would approve of her "nagging" at man unuecessarily. Man should be approached with the greatest tact,[and if kindly and judiciously treated is by no means incapable of becoming an agreeable if not an edifying companion.