McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-08

that they have not accomplished their
entire duty until the want it supplied.
we desire that the history of the
United States should be carefully
taught in all our Catholic schools, and
have directed that it be specially
dwelt upon in the education of young
ecclesiastical students in our prepara-
tory seminaries. So, also, we desire
that it form favorite part of the
home library and home reading. We
must keep firm and solid the liberties
OF our country by keeping fresh the
noble memories of the past, and thus
sending forth from our Catholic homes
into the arena of public life not parti-
sans, but patriots"
The subjects of the cooperation of
the Christian home with the Christian
school, of Christian marriage and the;
indissolubility of the marriage tie, arel
treated upon, and in this connecticut
the havoc wrought by the divorce laws
OF the country is deplored. The inn;
portance of home virtues, good read
ing, especially of the holy scriptures.
and of supporting thoroughly the.
Catholic press, is impressively de-.
clared. The dissertation of the Lord s.
day is most severely condemned, and
upon this point the letter says:
1.-THE LORDS DAY
is the poor mans day of rest. 1t has
been taken from him, and the laboring;
class are seething volcano of social
discomfort. The Lords day is a home
day, drawing closer the sweet domes-:.
tic ties by giving the toiler day with;
his wife and children. But it has BEEN
turned into day of labor, and home
ties are fast losing their sweetness and
their hold. Now, far be it from us to!
advocate such Sunday laws as would
hinder necessary Sunday work or
would prohibit such popular enjoy-'
ments as are consistent with the sa-!
credness of the day. To turn the
Lords day into day of toll is blight,
ing curse to country; to turn it into
a day of dissipation would be worse.
There is one way of profaning the
Lords day which is so prolific of evil
results that we feel it our duty to ut
ter against it special condemnation:
This is the practice of selling beer or
other liquors on Sunday, or of FREE
quenting places where they are sold.
This practice tends more than any 9TH
er to turn the day of the Lord into al
day of dissipation; to use it as an oc-
casion for breeding intemperance.I
While we hope the Sunday laws on this
point will not be relaxed, but even
more rigidly enforced, we implore all
Catholics, for the love of God and their
country, never to take part in SUCH
Sunday traffic, not to patronize or
countenance it. And we not only di-
rect the attention of all pastors to the
repression of this abuse, but we call
upon them to induce all of their flocks
that be engaged in the sale of liquors.
to abandon, as soon as they can, the
dangerous traffic, and embrace more
becoming way of making a living.
And here it behooves us to remind our
workingmen, the bone and sinew of
the people and the especially beloved
children of the church, that if they
wish to observe Sunday as they ought
they must keep away from drinking
places Saturday night. Garry your
wages home to your families, where
they rightfully belong. Turn deaf
ear, therefore, to every temptation,
and then Sunday will be a bright day
for all the family. We invoke bless
ing on the cause of temperance and on
ali who are laboring for its advances
ment in true Christian spirit. |
forbidden societies. is the next
subject treated of, and while Catholics
are instructed to shun bad or danger
Gus secret societies they are counseled
to take part in good and useful Catho-
lie associations. always remembering,
however, that the surest guide is the
church of Christ.
The letter closes with an appeal for
the generous cooperation of Catholic
people in the work of foreign MISSIONS
and missions among Indians and ne
grOes.