, 1875-10-28
f)nr Educational System Declared to Do
g Persecution Of the Ro.
man Church.
aT1c Church lnSAIlible III Herythlng,o y
nnd Consequently Must Rule
Tho State.
Gatholos Eiust Bo Catholics Politically
and Must Voto in the Interest
Of thu Church.

ri tho Caln0llc tlllG1.
The reverend Bpeal;or took for lila ioxt tho
.ords Of II. paul. "1llis In tho victory which
.anaucrs tho world-o,,r faith" Persecution IN
,he Inheritance OIL carth loft by JoprH Ch,ist TO
,;i4 Church. Tho Church nllst ho prosecuted.
persecution, Ia tic condition in Shfcl, tho Chu,ch
mnst lse, sud III whscll all her childten
must aharc. Persecution ts The divine Btigmn
;,ppres4ed upon tho brow Of Tho Cht1rct, by the
h.nd Of Him who, from the cratlo 10 the cross,
,od from lilo crosa 10 The tomb, was t,orsecnted
Awe are standing on the threshold Of = war IN
th;s once FREQ, but now cnsIaved, land OF our
birth ard o,lr adoption. 1t becomes OF tl,e great
ts. Importance to us to know wIlht re are bound
h tni,eyo nbnut porsueution md what wo aro
hound 10 do 10 tho time Of persecution. In tl1o
arss piece, 80 are bound to belioro that pcrsocn-
ron will not destroy The Church. All that which
!. b,;t up by tho hand Of ,,,nn uau also bo
nailed down by The hand Of man. We ECO That
tyers day In our oxpetio,lce, and We find Tho
,taIca.ion of theBe principles Of cannon scnso
gntton upon oyory rago Of tho worlds htstory.
Tbe works OF mall carry In themselves tho Eorn
4. their oNn destruction, tho aeed Of thoir own
downfall. Tllo CAurcll-thnt organic Church
rbch oxiats now aud Which lns oyistoa through,
III aeea from tho timo OF JeauH Christ that
Church which Ia orsall,xed under ita Bishops,
etsh is In communion with vipiblo bead
"a indcstruetibic bocnuso founded by
Ca.Al, who promised. "Ilou art n rock, and
N this rock will bulll my Church. an1 the
.,sea Of hell pl1ll not preyai against l.ar." Tho
anou,ies Of God havo dono all in their power,
h,ys sought to prevail aEaluat her by pcrsccu-
Lou Of every eaclirtlon-perHccntlon in tho
.har8 Of ttsAboaicn! sortureA; III tho Rhnpn Uf
aaei deaths 1t tho staEe. on tho block. In tho
E.sphitheatrt, by Wild beasts, III Tho dungeon
In tls Bhape OF oxiIo and cxpatrlatioa III tho
.hape of fines and confacatiou ot property In
,he xhapo OF exclusion from offices Of public
lrst and etncfumcnt; III the shape Of bed noo:,i.,
md caiulnny, Md s!anbor and In the nhnpo of
aapnrcrlcd journalism and Rncret societios. We
" bound to bolloyo tint persecution Is work
oft tyno Church. ~ If they haYo pcraccutcd
ne" s1ta Christ. ''thcy will rorsecute yoa, he
e1rte The servant il not gr.:ater than the mas.
lef" Thcss things | tell ynu-Hcpc dirf
roais-tha. When they havo haaupenol you
~ Pick ont among Ill those who call thom-
islssa Christians That body OF mon tlsnt has bucn
perssstently prosecuted nipcb tho first aEos Of
Christianity, aud you will have tho trao Chutcl,
oi Jesus Clr1st. Loot at tho Church now. IL
laa not persoeuten ou overy bido III Gotlnnry. IN
Egsio, III Italy, in Snnth America, even horc, in
td.ea iroe United States? Tell me what arc tho
Irs that sre made every dag in tho different
Legislatures but poTsecutiouB Of tho CHtholic
Church! What in ne nltGAt'1g Of compulsory
e'acation' What Is The meaning o( raising np
IL pvslic schools, in rioldtion of dc |o,rs Of
r4dy aad justice, aut persecution ofhe Cataots.
Church! What III tho meaning Of thu hue Ard
tfy aal is rliscd every day aSIlHHt candidate, If
bshsppcns to DO q Roman Catholic, htlt j,oraccll-
tiou against tho Church: What MAS tho Know
Sothtgg mqyement but oppor''ion to tue cnthoIie
chtgcG2 Did not they bnru onr cnnveAta de-
I!toY our churches, tcar down cur schools! Ii
bqt that persecution? ? lilo Catholic Church,
Eaether III Europe Or Anor1ca, II, Asa or Africa,
has aaays inon s,oraecuted, AB CHRIST suffered
throughout his career un earth, aud was crowned
sith tlorns, so tho Church, which Ia tho body
pt Christ has alwaya suffered, and MUS. sufEor
70 the end Wo mist LolIeve, too, that porBecu-
toa II benefit to the Church. It ls 10 tho
Church what fire In TO gold. 1t separates the
sood wheat from tho tarca sowsl hy tho
I'll one. How is 1t tlat tho Apostato that
kares the Chur .l1--tAe lustfu1 ex-Csrmclito-
ntsetiyed By respectable people with joy aud O
tettain atf Ut triumph, aId tint they wll! crowd
aspablic hall to listou to the ialtnoral outpour.
lDgs Of an eT.nuu who has loft her convent aud
kleadng . life of lmnIoralItv,-tllat t4ey will
feon their k,'orH a,d llc|1 tho arittio from tho
boots OF oTery professor "ho npostaiizeB from,
4as Catholic Church, especially il iln has been
Professor Of history and phllosophy III uniyet-.
aty uLdef tho protection Df tim man OF blood
sad 'soa Iheao faets alone aro magnificent
Cha1cb. Lastly, NO tnltAt beiieye that peraecl.-
Won tti sna. As tho hfs Of Christ wna transi-
aoa iron suffering 10 glory, that Of tho Church
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS transition from sutYoz-
ngto elory snd from glory to suffering. aud
sll BE- until tho final eud, whom there will bo nc
saGatng.
Ibe Persecution that is waging against tho
Lauren Will also eul. When, l iont know.
aod alono knows that. know that events arc
usseasag last, mud II tho higns OF tho timea dc
~ oa. II Am not mistaken, tho oceptor o1
ccatope ID paaalng faaL out OF tho isGIlda Of the
German Elnt!se .nto the Aauds OF tlte Empire =,
So'nA Who WI! ovoErun Europe with bar baroul
nAdes Us untis like Attiia, he will BtHnu before
tlh gates of Rome, aud tAen' will bo converted
aoa Aaa tte gseat schiam that has separated
tssaa and the East from tho Cnurcll ior sG
sa.5 @la5 years and thu Fast aud tho WeAt vii
aoHs In Ta Deun,, tho echoes Of which Hit
.s - from p7!e to pole, Tue limo ts not fur on
.Isa sa 'aeie VII cosne time OF peace aud quiet
ia tssh 4Ahielity and Observation-Disclosures
n,a ~ religion has lotg ceastd to erist; it i
~ saatHq on Ms last legs, and an snrt II can'
~ Iar-nH De s.oep from the .}1ce Of The earth
ME- M sSsoic'us!ou, Tho sIcakcr Aumoulshsd then
sAN VA tle!r sltst duty as Catholics to pra,
H. H. w. w. Church. a sacoad duty Was 10 work fol
N.Y. MI tsontcn' How inanY Of yol,, for instance
tsas Il poiIt-whether Xnorantiy don
tss'H toH-to separate your politics frntn your re
ssa Jour socia! life from your soligiuus lifo
e,,t ,1oeo -. Ia!tsa hRa nothing at all tD do Tltl
T. ot1es. They Will my religion il good cuol,gI
SUI ~ tne ehurch On Gunday; good enough fur tn,
tnn nessaonal - good enough whore therp'e aueH
ssa.s. y he.F'ug sermons; but whom thero IL
fSss fSaen . q Our socla! life, Of our political life
rS~.. ~ &lon must DO put aaida. This is thei
ssnms'pe, and anu sorry to aay great man
hs 9p taess principles. Thls pr1npiple IL moth
e ll. ~ shs pFtucipIo OF tntueiny, Of stt,cism;
az a{aeeal and social Gthtlsul. There ts 10 si4c
~ ea - y az aato!wte independence Of he Stat
hm" aN thurch. Tla Church, a. 70 are a.
uo sosst, ~ believe ~ Catholic, III tpfaliibe. 81.
nAtols lu faith sha Ii iutA!Iiblo tn aome
my mots; the il inGlllule II. ererylhfng-i
&ats &o" a. EeH az in fat4h, ard II Joilosos Nat III
fS1s,Saa Saa nese'. " dbsottttsly separate from III
d. ~ nat ne declaration Of independence G
esasae Sae from the Church IL simply ,,oluict
ln,s.n'!. uod has appointed tha Church ~ hi
V.Eptsef IN morals, aud ~ no State Gun exit
ion its y, morality. no Slate eau exist separa
~ nhts X Ihtsrch, n }0!loses that a CathoIto NM
a, ~. Sastotto iIt his social in his political Gf
Ms. a. IN his religious tifs.
sbnss' hxe, tor example, the question {
Nosse! 9! education, How many are there {
~ 40 ,eh'o the education Of their chlllre
e. II nsaos OF school-teaohsra, ins.eAd OF dt
Chm ~ "a tlelr power to build up those Of u
hn,shh ,ihesa people don't work for Il
n.s ~ suoy work tnto tho hands Of tho Gu,
eatsas u!g Church, sud II the Church Ia pera
AnHt of &ln al, r