The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-14
GOOD THEOLOGY.

q Archbishop Gibbons, In a Sermon at Balti-
more, AIIudes Seriously an& Severely to
the Disturbing Elements Among Our
Foreign Born Citizens, Who Have No
idea of the Nature of True Liberty.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 10.-Upon the
occasion yesterday of the dedication of
the Church of the Holy Conception, (Ger-
man Catholic Archbishop Gibbons refer
red to the recent disturbances in Chicago.
Upon this subject he spoke as follows:
The Government of the United States Il
Government framed by the people for the
benefit of the people. 1t welcomes to our
Like the sun that SHINES Ior All, ~,
our benevolent Government sheds It's
race, nationality or creed.
1t lifts al oft our glorious flag as protee-
ton and guarantee OF equal rights TO IL
Every man in our country has an oppor :
tunity of making an honest livelihood, and
in many instances may secure an inde :
large, influential and conservative portion
of the population of Baltimore. They are
recognized as law abiding citizens and
Industrious men. They have contrib
uted much to the material growth
of the country and the deyeIoDment of its
resources. Whilst the great bulk of the
emiGrants from Europe are honest law
abiding men, vet the events OF the past few
days, which have occurred in Chicago.
clearly shows that there comes to this coun-
try a small but dangerous class of men, who
"
ism and NihIlism. These men are land
pirates. preying upon the trade and industry
of the country. Their fayorite weapon is
dynamite. Their mission is rather to
pull down than to build up. Instead of try
ing to strengthen the hands of the Govern
they strive to amper and destroy it. In
stead of blessing the mother that opens her
arms to receive them, they insult and strike
her. If these men had their own way, in.
dustry would be paralyzed, honest labor
would be unrewarded and gaunt poverty
IN fa
share for themselves and leave only NOR
sci for others.
country, but 1t is a liberty based upon law.
order and authority; and liberty without
law, degenerates into license. We have no
large standing army in this country to
uphold the law, and am glad of 1t; stand =
ing armies are great drains upon the re-
large body of men to lead lives of en-
forced idleness, Our strongest force con-
sists IN the law o. the land luolclouSIy exc exc
cuted, and this law is upheld by a healthy
public opinion. The greatest bulWark of tn Q
United States is found in the intelligence
virtue and patriotism of our native and
adopted citizens. Every citizen Is a soldier.
So long as our fellow citizens love our
common country, cherish her institutions
and are ready to protect and defend them at
the risk of cir lives, we have nothing to
fear from Anarchism or Nihilism. Anarchy
is foreign plant 1t is a poisonO us exotic
which grows only in dark places, and which
VIII wlther and decay under the genial sun
and pure air of America.
LAS we all desire the perpetuity of our free
institutions, so we must condemn in eve r.
possible way any attempt made to disturb
the public peace. hamper the execution 0i
the laws or naralyze industry"
The Archbishop then exhorted the peo-
pie to beware of dangerous and forbidden
societies; to beware of demagogues, and
to be always ready to grant to others the
same liberty and tolerance they exact for
themselves