The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-02-02

ont to them all, in the name of God, olive ear
you that rule the people, and that please
yourselves in mnititodes Of nations; for power
is given TO you by the Lord and strength by
the Most High, who will examine your works
and search ont your thoughts, for most severe
Judgment shall be for them thst rule. For God
will not except any mans person, neither Will
He stand in awe of any name greatnessi Ior
He hath made the little and the great. and he
hath equally care of all. But greater pun
ishment is ready for the more mighty"
Nevertheless. IL it happens that princes rash
ly proceed to excess in the exeroise OF their
power the Catholic doctrine permits not the
peopls to rise up in foroe against them, for fear
that the tranquility of establiahed order shonld
be more aud more troubled, and that society
should thereby receive greater Injury. AND
when the excess comes to point at which no
hope of safety seems left, Christian patience
learns to seek q remedy in meritorious conduct
and in urgent prayer to God. Bot II the ordl-
nances of Legislators or princes ssnotion or
com mmand something contrary to the divine or
natural law, the dignity OF the CHRISTIAN
name, and duty and apostolic precept, pro
claim that we must obey God rather Than
men. Thus domestic society itself, whioh 10
the foundation Of every city and OF every
State feels and experiences this salutary power
of the Chnroh, which is exercised for the con-
| servstion of civil sooiet and the maintenanoe
| that the rule of that society has, according TO
| the natural law, its foundation 10 the indisso-
| luble union of man and wife, and It's oblect In
the rights and duties OF parents and children,
masters and servants, ono towards tue otner.
You know also that the theories OF socialism
almost totally dis olive it, for having l0st the
| strength which it receives through religious
marriage, it naturally sees relaxing tue po " or
| of parents over their children, and the duty OF
children towards their parents.
| On the contrary, the Church teaches thai
marriage, honorable in all things" Whion
| God himself instit uted at the commencement
| of the world for the propagation and the per
petuity of the species, and which lie has made
| indissoluble, has been made still more Dinulng
aud holy by Jesus Christ, Who mas oon1ertea "a
| on it the dignity of q sacrament, and wished
| it to be type of HE union with the Church.
Hence, according t. the intimntion OF tne
| Apostle as jesus Christ is Head If the Churoh,
| the husband il head of the wife, aud AS the
Churca is subj. CT to Jesus Christ, VINO em-
| brace, her with o cnaste and perpetual love,
80 wives ought to be subject to their husbands
and ought in return be loved ny them Win
| faithful and constant affection.
| The Church regulates alike the power OF the
father and of the mother, so that 1t keeps
| children aud servants to their duty, wltoonI
exceeding bounds. For, according to Catoollc
teaching. the authority of parents and mast ers
| is only ap emanation from the authority OF tne
Heavenly Father and Master, aud tnus no'
only does it derive from this its origin and lta
power, bat 1t also necessarily borto"s Hon IL
| it's nature and it's character. Wherefore the
apostle exhorts children to obey their parent!
ia the Lord and to honor their father and
mother. which
with "a promise. And to PArerts ne ssys
"Aud you, parentg, provoke not your chliuLe
to anger; but bring them up In the discipline
and correction of the Lord"
The precepC which the same apostle gives to
servants and masters is that those be obedien'
to these according to the hesh, as TO Chrlst
serving them with ali good will Rs Cod Him
self, aud that masters should nov in-tteat onsi
ser wants, remembering that God is the AGstei
of ali in Heaven. and that there Is no respecl
of persons with Him.
II all these things were observed Dy each o.
those whom they concern, according 10 tn'
J, dispo,itian of tao Divine VIII, esOA family
would Bprd n picture of the Heavenly reS'
deuce, and the noble result. when "onIa D.
the consequence would not b9 cuutiued WITH
the W alls of domiciies, bus would be scAttereC
over states themselves. w
As regards pubic @nd d0mestio tFanGHility
Catholic Uisdom, supported by the prec1pth
the divine and natural Law, very PrGdenuI
nrovidrs for il by the ideas which IL adopt
and teaches With reference To the right OF an
thority, aud the division OF property, which II
acquired for the necessity and the utility o
life. TIE socialists on the contrary, represen
the right Of property as being o human nven
ton, repugnsnt to the natural eqnaiity DC
tween men, and, preaching 10 favor OF com
muuity Of property, they proclaim thet men
should not patiently bear poverty and thA
they may with impunity violate the possesSionI
: and rights OF the rich.
: | The Church recognizes much more uSefo llJ
and wisely, the existence of inequality betIeer
men, naturally dissiDilsr by the strength o
body and of mind, and that this ineqosutI
) | nTescribes besides that the right OF property
> and authority originating in nature itsel
must be maintained intact aud iGVioiste ts y. ~
3 the hands Of those who possess ~ ios 80
. knows th at robbery and TApine nave been con
: demped in the natural Law by God the Author
! and the G uardian of all right, in such m an
l per that Il is not even permitted to coVet tn'
I goods of another, and that thieves and robbers
q like ndulterers and idolaters, Sre excluded IRON
4 the Kingdom of Heaven.
. Nevertheless, like 9 good mother, she neg
Q leets not the care of the poor, and omlts not v
;. look to their necessities; for, embracing then
J. To her maternal breast, and knowing that tho!
y represent Jesus Christ, Who considers eS doo'
L for Himself kind act dore for the Ieast OF tn
- moor. sbe holds them in great honor che as
a siste them with all her power sac 10 oaretu