The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-19
Might.
powder.

right" is heresy which has never hoo.
. entirely killed out. Not an age passa.
q without its temperance under auspices =,
the most formidable character. From n.
earliest days the error of this principle was
, recognized, and for the preservation ~
society, compromise was found neces
sary. The mere arbitrament of foro.
proved to be too destructive for the al
vantage even of the strong themselve.
and, to prevent incessant warning. man
were obliged to agree that justice should
prevail, and settle, by it's DEGREES, the CON.
troversies which would otherwise be On
fatal in their prosecution and so doubtfD,
in their issue.
Modern Statesmen, however, seem IN
have but feeble convictions in this regard
Provided they have the power, the Justice
OF their course is a question that gives them
but little concern. This is manifest in
the robberies of Church property so coollv
perpetrated of late throughout Italy, Spain
and Switzerland, and in the fragrant per-
secution of the Catholic faith in GERMANY.
The general tendency in the direction Of
arbitrary force is just as manifest in this
country where the obligations of con.
stltntion are quietly ignored whenevera
party majority desires it, and partizap
Judiciary is in sympathy with that ma.
jority.
This all comes from the fact that the ma.
lions are forgetting God. They forget
that all power is from Him, and foolisblv
imagine that theirs is inherent. Not onlv
is their power from God but it is utterly
Insufficient to control their people properly
without the direct influence of God unon
them through their consciences. Where
there ID no religion, no love of the neigh.
Dor because OF love for the Creator, no fear
OF punishment nor hope of reward in a
Iuture life, subjects and citizens have los,
all their nobler motives for obeying the
laws. They have nothing left but the
fear of detection in wrong, We know
mat among thieves and robbers the fear
ot temporal punishment has a salutary
effect, but it is insufficient to make them L
5ood citizens; and yet this is all that gov.
can do. To make such men I
'ood you would have to impress their
minds with the truths of eternity. With.
ut this belief in eternity, without the
llvlne element in government, the voice +
# God echoing in the hearts of men, there
an be no good government. 1t will be
ither despotism or an anarchy. Order
lay oe preserved exteriorly, but it will be
ne order of Penitentiary.
1t is precisely this that the ambition Of
lch men as Bismarck seems to contem.
ate. He virtually asserts that the State
- rlgh6 TO dictate the religion of its
'oJects. But if there is God, it is He
one that can dictate religion therefore,
cording to Bismarck, there is no God.
ia no divine religion. 1t is evident that
GOO has given US commandments, they
ust be ooeyed no matter what law NAV
passed to tie contrary by civil govern
ents. 1t makes no difference in this
gard, whether the Church is the inter-
eeer OF Gods commandments, as by the
'uoilc doctrine, or each mans conscience
That interpreter according to Protest
ltlsm either way the believer must
oy uou rather than man. Yet Bismarck
49, mo You shall obey the State, even
matters purely religious, or be stripped
your property and cast into iail.n
ms is evidently on the principle that
snt makes right. 1t is very convenient
.'rlne Tor those in power, and they and
IT trends look quite contented over it,
lie 1t works we'll. But it can't work
Il long Eliminate Gods law from the
sciences OF men, which you do by max
them dlsobey Him, and you make a
of thieves, murderers, conspir-
8 ana reVolutionists. 1t is the mighty
the royal whose insolence of pride
introduces this satanic doctrine
'ng the simple minded masses, but
Sc masses know how to apply it when
get the power. "You shall obey the
70" is just as logical when that State
controlled oya blood stained French
'ocracy as when by sneering atheist
Bismarck.
nu though such doctrines do not ORR