The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-05
THE SAVIOR or SOCIETY.
THE RICH AND THE POOR.

Cincinnati Ts,egraphJ
The country stirred from one end to the
other by the railroad strike and terrified by
the riots that follow tic suspension of
labor, Is seeking for some power to effect
IN adjustment OF the claims of labor and
sapital, which will be lasting and secure
tall justice to both conteDcing parties, as
we'll as peace to society. 1T turns to civil
legislation or to public Intelligence to fur
pish q remedy for the evils under which
American society is low eGftering. 1ts ap
zeal to either OF both or TO any other hu
nan power will be in vain.
Modern society, whose peace is perodi
caiiy broken by the revolutions Of labor
and bread rios that acquire from time TO
time marked growth in their violence, Is
experiencing only the runlsb ment ii in
Voked upon itself wien 1t withdrew from
the guidance Of the divine suthOT,sy of the
Catholic Cbnrch. The Cply power which
coaid preserve a laRtiog peace between the
different ranks Of meu cf which Society
must be ever constituted; the only power
that csu enforce justice upon the r!ch and
poor alike, upon ;he capitalist and tie
EorkingmaD, is the Catholic Church. The
only tribunal whose decision in the bour of
conflict between LABOR and capital will be
Impartial and will be accepted is the tribu
aal of the Confessional. That is Gods
sourt where law bearing an eternal sane
tiop, eompeIs the rich, under pain of eter-
"a. punishment, TO deal justly with the
Door AID eoumauds the poor, under the
sAme dread penalty, TO respect the Iights of
property. This Is the power which kept
She ranks of society moving IN peaceful
harmony for hundreds of years.
Modern society has cast of the authority
Of the Church, torn down the Confessional,
she strongest rampant of pablo peace,
aleneed its divineiy authoritative voice
sAat restrained the Iapacity Of the rich
ana took all the pain from the prlvAtions
Of the poor by the hope Of an eternal re
ward for their patience and observance OF
she laws of jlstIce.
xodern society has buil: its goddess
,ehools, taught men to laugh at eternal
pupishment as q medival OF exploded
supersti;iop. Il has preached that the &C
eumulatiou OF wealth and the enjoyment
Of luxuTies IL can purchase are the highest
object tie ouly poTpose OF llfe. From the
xs;Dlng has sprung the belief that property
a robbery; tuat urtq1al distribution o.
wealth IS lrjastIcc that tie very existeuct
Of capital i n CpFTess.uG - labor. The
zhirlwiEG ot riot = -Le fruit or this lrre
lig,ous sowl~r. Mo-eIa eooiety has re
moved the Ca.i.sz.r ma. q; IL led it, place
With yLe .caRJ.G. TIE sCA,ts OF sOciai jus
.ice bas n.eu tDa.ctvd away IRON the OF j
iudce to whom society submitted, and IL
a substitute, society can Only turn 10 ~,
bludgeon of the policeman and the nayone
of the soldier. In the secrecy CT the Comics
Aional eternal justice aud divine chart.
auited to protect equally the poor and tn
rich. Both have disappeared with tn
Confessional ; and brute force remains q
the only guardian Of the feverish peace II
which ETY. muat exist, until the divlnel,
appointed ar bitter of the great social ques
ZION ia restored to its former sovereignty
In the Church and the future which sh
promises to the poor al well as to the rich
and the mode of gaining which she point
ont as the psth of justice, conslsted th
fulflIment OF all the wishes and the repar
alton of all the, ills of earthly existence
To the Door, the Sf1icted, the unhappy
aVen after the destruction OF every othe
hope,there remained, before our moder
pagan society WAS formed, this consolln
belief-whIch no misery could disturb tn
life waa but passage OF life eternal. Rigt
and wrong were distinctly dehned an
the most perfect reliance was placed IN To
political system and religious order Til
Door did not doubt the existence of HEAVIER
and man in view of this abode OF PeaC
and happiness, did not violate the laws
society. This was the belief of society
where all ranks were justly harmonic
and cemented together; condltion OF ht
manity, in which this world, tuIl OF ln'
quality and misfortune, found an exptar'
t,on between the past, which had produced
and the future, which would repair ali /
evils. Present sorrOw, was ctteriGiIy poru
By the future hope of justice
:" Thou shalt love the Lord, thy GoI
with thy hole heart and thy neIShoor {
thyseif" was a pTecept confessed oS societ!
In time past mankind sinncd, anu tuelt
fore is this life in vale OF tears But li
is but journey God, by his death' II
deemed man from sin. UnGer thls conVl'
tion the poor man possessed guide and
ronsOler ia every occurrence OF his Ill