The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29

always remained IN due honor, for the
and ground OF the truth" teaches those very
| doctrines and ptcccuts 10y which the safety and
! quiet ot society are to bc preserved. aud the
! horrible plant of socialism plucked out by tho
| For although the Socialists. perverting the
| Gospel itself that they may the more easily de-
! ceive the unwnry have hcen wont to wrest II
20 III" support o, thGir own opinion, yet SO
no greater. could exist. For what par
| tcipatiun hath Justice with injustice, or
| what fcllowship hath light with darkness ?'
/ They iudesd do not cease tu repeat, as we adj
/ nit that Hll mon are cgua hy nature one with
/ another ani on this account they contend that
/ neither arr honor and reverence due to majesty
| nor obedience 10 laws. unlo-s pcrchance they
! themsclyrs may have been pleased tn sanction
| thcm. Contrlriwisc. according to tho Evan
gelic touching the equality Of men is this that
! having all of them received tho same nature,
! they are all called To the same most exalted
| dignity of the sons ~ Cod as also that one and
| the same end having been appointed to all each
| is to- hc Judged 10y the same law. receiving pun
/ ishmrnts or reward according to his desert.
/ But inequality in authority Hni power flows
| from tho very Author Of nature. " Of whom nll
| Moreover. following the Catholic doctrin" and
prerepts, IN" souls of princes and subjects are
| So lnked together 10y mutual duties and obliga-
tons that ooin the lust Of arbitrary power is
easy, stable, and most ennohhug
Indeed. tho Church .sedulously ncucates
upon the subjected multitude the apostolical
! precrW; Lhcro ~ no power hut from God;
| and those that are ordained Of God. There
/ lNff. ne tilhl feslStctn inN power rNSlStpfn tho
| orinance, ot God; and they that res ist pur-
! chase 70 themselves damnaton." And again.
! il bids them be subjected Of neccs-
! Tor conscience sakc:" and 10 render
| to all men their dues; tribute to whom tribute
| Is due; custom To whom custom: fear to whom
! fenr; honor 10 whom honor For So He who
! created and governs all thingsordercd IN His
! the midmosi. tho midmost through the
! highest. should zach attain the ends ap-
pointed them. Therefore. as in the heav-
/ puty EinvIom it4plf IIe Iaerppt that
thcre should be distinct choirs Of angels.
the one, subject to the ether; So also in the
| and diversity Of Offices so that not nllshould
b, apostles. not all doctors. not ali pastors SO
society many orders diverse in dignity luris-
| dictiou. and power: SO that tho state. even as
members. some more noble than others. but all
mutually necessary and solicitous FOR the COM
mon wo-being.
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRINCES
But in order that the rulers Of the peorlcs may
use tho power granted to them for cdin'ation
| and not for destruction the Church oi Christ
| most iltly warns them that evcn princes hnva TO
dread tho severity ot the supreme Judge:
Wisdom she exclaims: Give ear. You
that rule the people, and TINT please yourselves
by the Lord and strength by thu Mos; High.
who will examine. your works and search out
shall be for them that bear rule. For God viii
| not except any mans person. neither viii he
for He made The The little am and the " great. and liz
hath equally care Of all. But greater punish
! ment is rca iy for the moro mighty; never
thees- II should happen at any time that pub
| lie power should b. welded rashly and immod-
| eraiey by princes. the teaching Of the Catholic
| Church does not suffer subjects to rise up
against them. lest the tranquility OF civil order
| b. more and more ucrfurhed or lest society
suffers therrfrom greater mischief. Should
| matters come 10 that pnss that no other hope Of
safety Is visible. II teaches thnt the remedy j. 10
ha hastenad hv the merits Of Christian patience
| md ht ffftr fA q "a
! decrres OF Legislators and princes shall sane
tion anything or shall command anything which
| the dignity Of the Christian name and duty and
| the Apostolic precep, teach US that we ought
10 obey God rather than men.
THE QUESTION oP MARRIAGE.
Moreover. this salutary virtue oi the Church
| which rebounds TO the most well-ord"r"d rule
| and preservation OF civil society. domestic So
se,y also which is The germ Of every state and
kingdom. OF necessity ieels; and experiences.
For you know. venerable brethren. that the
true foundation %! this socety, according TO the
grounded IN The indssolu6le union u man
and n woman. and IL built IN n the mutual du-
ties and obligations existing between parents
and children. masters and servants. You
away by the maxims Of socialism; Just
a. also the nrmness being lost which II
acquires from religious marriage, necessarily
the, very authority Of hc ia'hrr oyer M chiid'
are greatly relaxed On the other hand, the
Church teaches tina! marriage honorable iss
tho world God himself instituted and
irrevocably decreed Tor tho propagation
and preservation Of the human race has
been given an even greater strength and sane
tity by Christ. who conferred upon II the dignity
sacrament ond Tiiled s mr tpm ~ shInid on, ypiis
teaching MS that rs Christ IS the hend Of the
Church so is the man the head 4t the,
TO Christ who embraces her with tho
most chaste and perpetual love. so also
II is fitting that women should be subject to
their own husbands and by them, in turn,
should he cherished with faithiul and con
stant affection. Likewise. tho Church So mod
crates tho exercise Of the authority of the father
and the master that, II is sufficiently strong 10
keep sons and servants IN tnhelr duty @dnty: YET YET
to Catholic teachings, the authority OF
the Heayenly Father and Lord flows down 10
only taxes ron nun ~ orlElh M hnn sQ'ihtEli' W w
hut also necessarily borTows rs nature "a KIND.
thrlr parents IN the Lord nnd 70 honor Their
father and lh"ir mother. which t. the
first commandment. with = promse.n Bgt
And you. fathers. provoke not your
children 20 anger, but bring them mp ~
the discipline and correction Of the Lord
Again. to servants and masters, by the same
Apostle the divine precepi is given that the
lords according to the flesh. rs 10 Christ
to. the Lord" but that the masters
Lord Of al Is IN Heaven; Hnd there is
no RESPECT Of persons with God. i al these
tncy concern ar'oriing 10 the ordinance of the
Divine will assuredly ov,Ty family would pre-,
the remarkable benefits having their source
there would not he .coniin"d within me home
walls alone but would foW out most richly into
the Governments themselves.
As TO THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
Moreover, Catholic wisdom resting upon the
precepis of natural and DIVINE law PROVIDES
also most sklliUlly for pullit ana domestic
tranquility Iy those principles which She holds
and teaches concerning the rlght OF ownership