The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15


ism in any Of their forms as CONTRARY TO
the law OF Cod and destructive Of
the best interests OF society,"" and
he quotes from an allocution OF Pope Plus
TX. which bcwailed ''tho evils which have
sprung from the utterly unjust coniisca-
ton Of Church goods and estates, aud the
reckless spollation which has, In a great
measure, prepared the soil for the growth OF
those most perniciousan aud fatal errors, social
ism and communism" lie also quotes from
Pope Leo's encycllcal Of tho 2sth Deem
Der, 1878, In which no declarcst that Cath.
Ollie wisdom, relying upon the precopis Of
the national and divine law, has produced
the security Of the State and the family
by lis iencts concerning tho right Of do
main and the division Of property, .
which, springing from nature itself, must
be kept sacred aud inyiolaio TO every one"
The Monsignor, who has long been in con.
troyery with George aud MoGlynn on
these questions, also quotes from Pope
Leo's letter TO Archbishop Corrigan, OF
New York, In which he comments that
prelaic for bringing before his supreme
tribunal the false doctrines concern.
ing the right Of property dissemn-
aicd among the people in newspapers
and public assemblies" Over against this
DeIayeleyo sets a quotation for Pope Jeo's
PASTORAL Of 1877, while still Bishop Of
Pcruga, the problems Of the poor and Of
poverty were more Immediately under his
consideration. lie then said that "in
view Of 30 large a portion Of hu-
maniiy prcmaturely worn out by pitt
less cupidi,y. We may well hsk whether
the adopts Of this goddess civilization in
stead Of aiding the progress do not rather
send 10 some centuries backward 10 that
period Of mourning when slavery crushed
70 large a portion Of the human race. and
when the poet sadly exclaimed; Human
ity lives only Cor lew privileged beings. -
This Il morc 10 the original purpose Of Tia,
church which was founded in communism
and brought 10 the earliest believers the
consolation and content Of "things In com.
mon" ~ well NJ the hope OF everlasting
life" Christ, the divine head, answer
ing the anxious inquirer commanded him
10 sell everything he had aud follow him.
and lac bade bis disciples when commits
sioning them for the work Of Christian
ming the world 70 take no thought
u the morrow nor Of scrip OF
pune. "A tho Able winiercr said
recently In the Reichsiag, ~ quotod by
DE IAvaleye: "The social question II
very closely connected With tho religious
,ie church has never ignored Il. She di,
no, ignore Il when Il presented itself n
the slavery question, nor "a the scrvilud'
question; and she cannot ignore Il nov
tina, II presents itself ~ tho wages an'
agrarian question or, In other words, a
the question Of socialism" Actua,cd b
this spirit, Cardinal Manning. bcmoanin
the yioc-likc grip Of capital upon the iol
tunes and the lives Of the laboring masses
insists that tho church shall ''pro,ec, IN
workers who have accumulated the con
mon riches OF humanity" The able,
dependence Of the majority upona greed
minority, the priyaiions they suffer, N
expressions Of degrading poverty appca
ing constantly for mitigation aud rcli
siin the chief pastor Of the Roma
, Catholic Church In England 20 M
/, he cries out m one In the pain M
libulation Of tho depths no dcplorc
!. So, too. the only Prince Of the ChurC
A In tho United States, Cardinal Gibbon
seeing the progress that In this country
. being made toward the extremes Of 20
A crly and riches that In Europe are Il
, danger TO governmental stability, prophc-i
:. that the great question Of the future "
, not touch upon either wars trade
- finance, but will concern social liio nj
:. anclioration Of the condition Of the CIV
mas Of the population and especially
the working classes, Il Is Of the utmost Il
Is poriance tia, the church should fini ~
L. tain the humane tidc Of the question nj
,e yield her support TO those who claim j.
% tee for the multitude who compose /
10 body Of the human family" Hut how
Al this Justice 10 he obtained. That IL I
ei question the solution Of which IL TO 4
L. the church as well as tho power Of I
" State. Hitherto that power has bc
10 squandered In the form Of privileged lcp
ho laiion, In charters Of great value confer
Is. upon the few 10 mako them hchor a
NJ the poor poorer The corporations u
or brough, into being by the voice Of
p people, threaten today their peace, ,h
ny lives and their future through signr
at Trusts, each one Of them Commu
NJ with ,cn,acles like the devil.fsh, reach
ny on, 10 every direction and grasping
IT. holding mines aud products In comm