The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22

, Address BY Bish op Cbatard.
tthe National Convention OF Chsrjt
Organizations held il India ~ polls ~,
week. RI. Rev. Francis :. Chatard. bisho
OF Vincennes. delivered the follow il,
we'll received address on s.Chsritv
How IL Its Work Best Done ?"
I'VE are told that the social order a
0 the world Il profoundly disturbed: the
0Ithere is resiIess, uneasy surgiog ar m,
masses which means trouble. W. -
also told that this comes from : want o
charity. OF consideration for the right
oland feelings Of our neighbor. aa
afraid there is great deal or truth Il
3 this. But am checked q once BY ths
: rlobjection that am out Of order: To-
D outdoor charity is the theme OF ths
-levening, and this meaus the dispensing
. lof material aid. Well. 1 think II the il.
door charity be all II should be. the out.
door charity will be all the better regu.
lated and it's beneficial effects be more
lwidespread. II is undoubtedly true
that the charity Of Christianity civilized
The world. In meeting OF prominent
who brought about the
new kingdom Of Italy, at banquet on
the Via Condotti In Rome shortly after
1870, Terenzi0 Mamani spoke Of the
two civilizations. the pagan and the
Christian he looked forward 10 Z better
lons; the third epoch. he said. had
dswncd. Still he gave great credit 10
the second civilization. 10 which be and
all present owed their enlightenment
and culture. This second civilization
lsprang from the truth that men have
rights; thst they are equal IN this. that
their sacred aud inalen Z BILE rights are
TO be respected; that the image or the
Crestor 10 each man makes him an OBJ
Ject OF consideration, gives him an in
herent dignity that calls for recognition
and for treatment corresponding 10 IT,.
even IL that man he clothed in the earb or
poverty. A recent poet has recognized in
beautiful language this spirit Of Christi
anity. He says Of the author OF Christi
anity:
.sn,. This Babe. born ic~lily.
Bring earth great gifta Of blessing and of bliss:
Date from that crib the dynasty Of love;
strip his mSused thuuderbolts from love:
Bend 70 their knee Rome's Crssrs. break he chain
From the slaves neck: set sck hears free again
Bitterly bound BY priests. and scrfbes. and acrolss
should Mercy TO her vacant throne restore
Teach right 20 kings and patience 70 the poor;
snoula y hls , sweet name 81 names oerthrov.
0f golden equities. and brotherhood.
of pity. peace and gentle praise q good.
30 speaks Edwin Arnold.
The spirit Of Christ % The opirlt o.:
charity. God, aye Tie apostle. q char-I
Ity. d love. end (ho charity which 3 g. \
moo u The love % 00d shared by mno.'
whereby ho loves. nvt. God, and 80,
ondIy bic neighbor for Gods cake. TA1o,
love o. one's neighbor urges HIM. com
pele him 10 do good 70 bic fellow man
IN need. He that hath the substance or
this world and shall see hia brother ia
need and shall refuse 10 have compae-
sion with him, sHow ~ asks the spoe-
tie 81. John. doth the charity Of God
abide 10 him ~ The spirit Of Chriat ae
shown here is the spirit OF the good s.
maritan. And II is this spirit. and THE 4
spirit only, which will restore the die
turbed relations Of men. aud these il
will restore effecsuaIly. II must be the
epirit OF the rich especially; il IL they
who are 10 provide the mesns and con-
troll the disbursing Of them; both The
one and the other call for foriitude and
prudence; fOrtitude u undertake great
tbings for the people and 70 make sscri-
fees Tor the poor, and prudence that
these sacrifices be not thrown away. but,
dispensed with discernment 10 thosel
who really are 10 need. This brings usl'
to the practical question or relief. Here
We find ourselves face to face With the
two syetems, the system OF stare relief
and that OF organized work b. individu-
ale. While much 10 said il favor OF the
State taking care of the poor, any one
who has had Z little ex perience Of its
works, an incli0ed to think, will not
be enthusiastic over Il. The only really
perfect way Of caring for the poor e
where TO the prudence IN dispensing
through organized effort IL added the
pretidiDg influence OF religion; for the J
needs Of the soul ere more importsnt
than those Of the body. What is noble
IN man is his soul; the body IL 70 per- le
|sh. TLe aid to the body IL to be made
subservient to the help given to the soul. !
Raise up . man morally, while strength
sniDg him physically. And you not need
not proselyte. A mans faith IL bic =
,wn business. No one can believe ex-
:ept what he wants TO- But you can sd-
Use him 10 live up 10 the tenets OF his
relief, and aid him 10 know what Chris
ianity is. II he shows disposition TO 2
eek the knowledge. AZ the man who y
destroys another's faith In Christianity p
; the most Of oil wanting 10 charity, 90 2
e who helps man 10 be . Christian
hows himself 10 be truly charitable. "
'his is the secret Of the success OF the y
rganized societies OF the Catholic d
hurch- The great religious societies o. 2,
Zen and women, like ihe orders found z
d by st. John Of God and By ST Csmil- y
1s Of Lellis TO attend the hospitals, the y
isters Of Charity, the Little Sisters OIL q
be Poor, the Sisters Of the Good She > o.
erd, and the many Others. Of which the 4
test IL the order just begun q Biskrs,w =
y Cardinal Lavigerie 10 extinguish sla- sn
cry In Africa. Among the lsy associs- q
ons, numerous Ia every time. in ihis q q
y stsDds pre-eminent the Society or q
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