The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-02-02
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to have erected on all sides houses. aud re-
fuges, where they received, nOurished, and
cared for, and shs takes them beneath her tu-
! telsGs. Further, she enioins on the ROB, as Q
striot dnt2, TO give their super6uoua wealth 10
the poor, and she inspires them with fear by
the thought Of the divine Judgment which will
condemn them to eternal punishment " they
suooor not the ind gent In their necessities.
Finally, she relieves aud consoles the minds
Of the poor, both by proposing to them the ex-
| ample of Jesus Christ, Who, being rioh, desired
to become poor for our sake and by recalling
to them the words in which He has declared
the poor happy, and hos hidden them TO nope
| for the reoompense of eternal felicity. Who
does not see hat this 10 the best means OF put
! ting an end to the old conflict raised between
| the rich and the poorf For ~ the evidence OF
facts shows, If this method is rejected OF do
| spised, 1t neoes ssarily happens either that sne
| greater part of the human race 10 reduced to
the vile condition Of slavery. rs was to be seen
| long ago amongst pagan nations, or that nu-
| man society 10 agitsted by continual troubles
and devastated by rapine and o.igana,gtS, "S'
Since this is so. venerable brethren, as Mt THO
commencement Of our Pontthoate, we' with
| whom rests the government OF tho entire
Church, have already pointed ont 10 peoples
| and priuceP tossed by n severe tempest, the
| port Of safety, SO, at this moment OF supreme
| peril, again, and with emotion, We lifs mp our
| apostolic voice to ask and bessech them, In the
| name Of their own interest, and Of the safety
of statep, to takefor their instructor tho Cnuron
which has taken such great part In promot-
| ing the public prosperity OF nations ana 10 te.
| coniz, that the relations Of government and.
| religion are 30 intimately connected, tnAt'
Whatever the latter 10 deprived OF, 90 fns DIM
inishes the submisson OF subjects aud the
me- jeety OF power.
tho Church of Jesus Christ possesses, for avert
| ing tho plague Of socialism, power wnion 10
| to bo found neither IN human laws nor In
| ma agestarial repressionS, nor In the arms OF
soldiers let them ut length reestablieh that
| Churoh in the condition, and with tho liberty,
of which she Is ia need in order 10 exercise
her salntary iuluence on the entire human
| society.
| AS t. you, venerable brethren, who under
,tand the origin and the nature OF the eViis
accumulated in the world, apply yourselves
with all the ardour and all the StrenRtn OF
your minds to deeply instil the Catholic doc.
trine and make it penetrate into tue SOUS Oh
| oil men. ~ -.
| shnll be Rccu Stomsd to have o hliAl love for
| God to reverence His will, to show Difference
| to the mSiesty OF princes and to the laws, TO
abstain from ell covetonsness. and to preserve
faitbfully the order which God has establish
ed ns we'll In civil az in domestic society. You
must also take care that the children OF tue
Catholic Church sbould not enrol themselves
in the exeorable sect, and should not Gsslst u
in any way, but on the contrary should eno"
by their good actions aud their straighttor.
ward conduct in all things, how stable and
hAupy would human society DO II all It's
members dstin uished Themselves by their
virtues and by the regularity OF their con-
duot. ,,,,.
ad ohi.hv amoCgst men engaged in the differ
ant industries, or those who labor Tor their
hire, and who, dissatisfied with the condition
of working men, are more easily ehtoeo W
the abatement OF riches and the promise Oh
wealth, it. appears opportune to us to euoour-
age the formation of societies OF WORKING men
and Of artisans which, establisbed under tne
patronage of Telig giOn, are eaculaCsd 10 feu0es
all their members content with the'r Iot anu
resigned to labor, aud lead them - spend
peaceful and tranquil lfs.
, That He venerable brethren to whom Te
hre obliged to refer the beginning aud the suc-
cess Of oil good. may favor our undel tAklnRS'
Wo have an additional motive for hopes III
prompt resistance these days, wren We sG.e arc
celebrating ne anniversary Of the birth OF oar
, | Lord: for Cbrist who, being born, brought
, new salvation to the world already oia, anu
almost in q state Of dissolution OWING 70 Lne
, | ex tremity Of it's eyiIs, ordSins that We also
ahould ho pc FOR it, For "the hand OF toe LoTd
is not shortened that it cannot save neitnef 10
His ear heavy that 1t cannot hear."
| In these sacred days We wish you, venerable
brethren, and the faithful OF your Churches
every happiness and every JOY and We Ter
yently i'm pore Of Him who gives all good RiltS
, | to men toat there may appear anew 20 men
| the goodness and the Humanity OF God our
Saviour, who, after having snstohsd as from
the power Of our most terrible enemy hae its
ed as mp TO the very exalted dignity OF onlIo-
rem. And in order that We may enter more
, readily and more fully into the Dj2yment OF
these wishes, join your prayers 70 Oars In In
yokinQ Gods mercy, aud Ssk the patronage Cf
the Blessed Virgin Mary, immaculate from her
very beginning, and Of Joseph, her spouse and
Tboae sufFrn9es We b ave all confidence. Mean
while, as q pledge OF the Divine gifts, We give
from the depths Of our heart in the Lord, the
Apostolis Benediction to you, venerable
| bTetheTn, your clergy, and to Ail the tAitnIal
people.
Given ct Rome, near Ct. Peters, 2Ssh Decsn'
; ber. ISIS, the frst year Of our POntifcate.
LEO XIII, PORE.