The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-03

The ropes last Encyclical letter has
been published in full in the New York
papers, and is an interesting document. 1t
mathematics the Socialists, the Commun-
lists and the Nihilists as death dealing
plague among the children OF men-a
plague that is creeping into all the ilbers
OF human society" It is a document that
for once will be received with favor by
Bismarck and all the powers that be in
Europe, and is well calculated, in that re-
spect, to establish much better feeling
between the PapaCy and the heretical gov.
eminent Of Germany. The Pope lays great
stress on the idea OF grades in human So
ciety, citing the example of the heavenly
host, which is hierarchy, where
there are grades among angels. lie dc.
clares that governments are OF God and
those that resist resist the ordinances OF
God, and purchase TO themselves damna-
tion."
The Pope also addresses himself vigor.
ously to the question OF marriage, reciting
its conservative importance to society and
its pre.cminent relation to religion and
civilization. He also dwells upon the
rights Of property as contradistinguished
to every species Of agrarianism, but ut the
same time maintains to the fullest extent
the duty Of the rich to ameliorate the con.
dition ofthe poor, and under this head ho
puts in good word for the Church, us
follows:
"Since these things are so, venerable
brethren, We, on whom in manner rests
the government Of the whole church, as
from the beginning Of the Pontifcate, 10
peoples and princes tossed by dreadful
tempests, We have pointed out the harbor
where they can safely betake Themselves,
80 now, in this latter day OF dangerous
confusion, We again lift our Apostolic voice
TO them; and again and again we pray
them, rs they value their own safety and
that OF the State, that they receive and
listen to the church, who has deserved so
well for her contribution 10 the prosperity
Of kingdoms, as teacher; lot them fully
perceive that the principles OF government
and religion are 80 Joined together that by
how much the church is diminished by 40
much are weakened the loyalty OF the sub.
lects and the majesty OF sovereignty. And
when they shall find out that there Is in
the Church Of Christ greater strength
for averting the pest OF Socialism than Is in
human laws or In the alliances of Magis-
trates, or in tho arms OF soldiers, they will
then, at length, restore tho church to that
condition OF liberty wherein she can hap
PLY communicate her own heAlth.giying
force to all human society,""
1t strikes us that there is an important
omission In much that is otherwise good
in the Popo's EncyclICal letter, viz: his
failure to go to the bottom Of the popular
troubles in Europe, especially in Cierma.
ny. While he attributes these troubles In
a large degree TO 4 turning away from
the true faith, or, in other words, 10 here.
sy, yet men who see as deep into the
foundations Of society as Leo NH, know
that, leaving outany consideration Of that
sort, the root Of the trouble is in the In.
tolerable expressions that arc hid upon
the masses Of the people by these very
princes and potentates whose authority is
so nightly upheld by the Pope.
As a matter Of fact tho condition Of the
poor Inns become simply intolerablc in
Germany. The people are robbed Of
their earnings to support the most gigantic
military establishment that the world has
ever seen, and robbed Of their children 10
supply that remorselcss establishment
with It's soldiery. As Prof. Ioos said
after his return from that country last fall;
the cry Of the people, everywhere heard
is that their children arc born with soldier
hats on; that they no longer belong to
their parents but to the government, and
that the parents arc mere slaves to toll for
the government.
This was a theme worthy Of the pOpe's
encyclical, but unfortunately his letter
was written more for Blsmarck's concilia.
ton, in pursuance Of the recent under.
arrived at, than for the Fighting
Of great popular wrongs. Very different
was the rcbuke to the Pharisees, tFor