Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-05

cOnnne the priest Wltnln limits that neither God
nor religion can permit. The priest is not ap-
power from the people. He receives his power
from God, and the people are commanded to
seek the law from his lips, 'for the priests lips
should keep knowledge" "He that hears YOU
hears Me, says Christ, speaking of His priests,
and The that despises you despises Me-" $50
teach" are words that leave no doubt as to the
right Of priests to teach, or the duty of the
people to listen.
Because the people supply the means for the
support of religion they frequently assume that
they. only, are to manage the Temperatures of
the church. Frequently, even under the plea Of
assisting in the management of the Temperatures,
the laity also assume to dictate to the priest in
spirituals, the more when he teaches the law of
God on matters appertaining TO government or
the duties of subjects to rulers. The assumption
Of this class Of men is that in matters of state
the priest must be silent. forgetting that govern
ments and states and the relation of citizen to
citizen must be founded on the law of God and
that the priest is guardian, and, under the drec-
ton of the church, the Interpreter of the law of
God, and that consequently In all matters of
civil life appertaining to faith and morals the
priest has right to speak, and the people are
required to listen
This will no doubt be doctrine offensive to
modern liberalism, that seeks to eliminate God
from society. and to teach that all power comes
from the people. But because doctrine ia UNI
popular it does not prove it untrue Truth is
very often unpopular. Christ nor his doctrine
was popular. Governments and states and peo-
Piles are alike subject 70 the law of God equally
as the huDlblest. Governments have no more
right to do wrong than individuals. ''Ali power
comes from God. and the church is the witness
and guarantee of revelation, as we'll as the in
terpreter thereof. From her the world must
learn the law of God and the law of man must
ever be subordinated to the law of God 1t is
untrue 70 assert that all power comes from
a onraln
whom princes rule, and the mighty decree JUS
tice"
Guided by these doctrines. Catholics can easily
see that though they may be associated with the
clergy in the management of the temperatures Of
the church, yet they must never forget the rev.
erence and respectful obedience due to their
pastors. nor the loving and mutual cooperation
due them in all the works Of religion. Let,
therefore, the laity heartily cooperate with the
clergy. being ever mindful that in unity there is
strength, and in love and harmony there is peace
and union with God.
INDIAN AND NEGRO MISSIONS.
We commend the Indian missions to the kind
consideration Of the clergy ard the generous
charity Of the laitv. The love Of the Indian for
1.-The black robe" is well known. Schools,
priests andrelgions are needed. Where it can
be done withsut injury to home calls, we most
earnestly urge that collections be taken up and
forwarded to the bishops in whose dioceses the
Indians are. to be used under their direction for
the benefit OF the Indian missions. We also
commend the missions established in the south
Tor the conversion of the negroes. Under the
care and jealous labOrs of the Fathers Of the
Holy Ghost and the clergy Of the south, much
has already been DONE In seyeral of the south
ern states missions have been established and
schools opened, into which quite a number of
negro children have been gathered.
Wherever churches have been built the
negroes have shown ready willingness to at
tend; FOR are conversions difficult to make.
So far the main difficulty has been to get
churches built and schools opened. In the
more wealthy congregations Of the province
there might be for few years an annual coiiec-
ton taken up to be divided equally between
the Indian and negro missions. Where this
cannot in justice be done, we urge that at least
one collection be taken up and forwarded, share
and share alike, for both objects.
NTEMPERANCE.
The question of intemperance is one that, un-
fortunately too often presses itself upon our
notice. 1t is one of the great evils of society
an evil affecting both public and private life
The widespread habit of drinking is too we'll
known, and its sad effects too often brought into
the home circle, there to blight the tender afec-
tons OF the wife and blunt the natural reyer-
ence of the child. so widespread is this habit of
drinking that it now largely enters into poll
tics--so much so that it is dangerous for legis-
1ators to attempt to restrainit. Even the at
tempt to regulate its sale on Sunday is met with
d
There can be no doubt that intemperance, like
all social evils. is matter for legislation; as also
abuses in the sale of liquor. q Prudent and mod
crate legislation On these sabjects is to be COM
mended, and should be encouraged and sus-
tanned. Sunday should be made more sacred,
and legislation encouraged. that would hinder
ar coin Of linr fI,o{1
there be established ''liqq0r truce, ?" that from
Saturday noon to Monday noon men would
agree not to drink outside their own houses,
not only would intemperanee,be greatly dimin-
ished, but much OF the desecratiOn OF the Sun
day would be done away WITH
While, however, seeking to restrain and lessen
intemperance we do not wish to be under
stood as teaching that the moderate use of
liquor is a sin. We seek to restrain the abuse,
not the moderate and legitimate use of stimu-
iants, which may not only be permitted, but be
OF positive benefit. In such cases it is no sin to
use liquor. The sin is when the use has become
abuse, and against the latter we raise our voice.
and, in common with our fellow citizens, seek.
within the limits Of reasonable individual free
dom, not only to lessen the evils of intempe-
rance In private, but to regulate the sale of
liquor in such manner that Christian virtue
shall not be scandalized by it.
SCHOOLS.
Religion must form q part of the education of
the child. Education without religion may have
the glitter Of science, but it will not have the
essence of virtue. Virtue must be the founda-
ton Of education, but religion is the founda-
ton Of virtue; he..~ we hold religion must
form part Of the daily education Of the child,
and must be taught co-Ordinately with science
and cognate branches.
Deeply impressed with the necessity of train
ing Catholic children in the faith of their fathers
while waiting change in the public school sys-
TEN. in which our just rights as citizens shall be
recognized and conceded, there remains to us
but to appeal to the generosity of our ever faith
full people to continue to support our Catholic
schools. We know too we'll how heavy the bur-
den is and how unjust it is that Catholics are
forced to support their own schools aud at the
same time be taxed to support public school
system from which, for conscience sake, they
can receive no benefit.
Wherever, therefore, throughout the province
Catholic schools are not yet established, pastors
will use all diligence that they he established,
being ever mindful of the instructions sent by
the Holy See to the American bishops. to see
that Catholic schools be everywhere established
and that in them not only science and profane
be taught but also religion, the
queen Of all sciences. 1t is, therefore, our wish
that the church and school go handin hand; that
where the one is, there also shall the other be.
On the first convenient Sunday after its re-