The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22
COMMUNISM.
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! Communism, which is undoubtedly GA.
thering strength in this land and threat.
eDlDg to spread it's black wings of death
over the whole land, is not only a theory
OF mad fools, and a curse to society, but
one OF the West blasphemies that could
be offered to the Creator 1t ia the most
advanced and therefore, the most loath-
some stage of human PRIDE undertaking
to reform the work OF the Creator. IL ie
the boldest and most impudent impeach-
ment of the goodness and justice of God.
| Communists forget the truth, that of our.
selves we have nothing. 1t is through
Gods goodness each one has what he has.
AS we have right to nothing, no one can
justly complain that he does not possess
more. Inequalities in this world are no
wrong, because all things-the smallest as
well as the greatest-are pure gifts, and
the distribution of them, therefore, can not
CHend In the least any law of justice. The
proposition, that equality ever did or ever
can exist in the world, is the most trans
pareht as well as tie most pernicious ia se-
MOOD thai human pride ever invented. Men |
are not born tree and equal-they are born |
dependent aud unequal. Ineq uality is a |
law OF the universe which no theory of |
communism will ever be able to set aside.
Euman reason will never accept the
glarlng falsehood. 1t may do violence to
farore can only propagate itself by violence
because truth ls ever a lion in it's way.
The only victories it will ever win will be
recorded in the ruin of society, because the
The progress of human society depends en-
'irefy upon It's close adherence to the laws
of God, to whom it owes it's creation,
There is no doubt that men su bstan tally.
nat Is In having body and soul, are equal.
ihelr origin, being creatures, are the same, {
md their end, the enjoyment Of God, has
he same nobility and Is blessed with the /
anne posse sslon. Justice will be equally q
fn oil f.r u;,,k i, l.
hlngs belong. But here equality ceases. All {
hugs else are accidents and over them in- ,
quality reIgns. This accidental difference
VII remain. God has written it upon the
ace OF all creation. The tramp of all the :
bglons of Communism until the end Of
line can not blot it out. IL will survive
III the fiery food OF social revelation only G
he ire that will finally consume the earth \
vii end 1t. The battle cry of heaven +
galnst the first sin of! pride, " Who is ike
rod" always tortells the inevitable defeat 81
1 those who initiate the fallen angels in ?
helr resistance to the DEGREES of God. "
lothing can resist God and live =
NO human power can enthrOne in the
'orid the maxim that property is robbery, Is
that all men should have an equal share
!, earthly goods, because tue powers by RI
hlch these goods acquired are un.
quail and only the Creators baud can Ri
mango their condition. Man can accom- 10
llsh this feat, when he gives the swallow y
'e size OF an elephant, or lifts the valley ~
the height of the mountain. Orde. IN
'eiety depends upon this all pervacing 20
equality. Destroy it and hopeless confu M
on enters. Chaos would come again. =
AXE away the individuals right to &C. ~
lire property, enterprise would then
ase, commerce would perish, trades pc pc
oaid De abandoned. Adopt the teachings CO
Commu nism, and the earth would be- a :;
aste. The reign of beggsrs would begin g,
lere would be riot of plumber as pre- bal
10 to universal starvation. God has NJ
AVN the p an of human eociety. Those,
10 would build ia any other way, are to
'"ocAAbS az d outiulnB Wnlcn mus TALL Ra
d crush Them Cit