Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-22

Archbishop Ryan,oi Puuaielrbla,iu
sermon delivered 10 tuo n,mu,rs Of
the Catholic summer school - Plate.
burg. n. v, spoke Of tue upYigh and
It's mission in lhe world. IL t,o course
NJ his address leo stated tUat ,nis intt.-
tuition, roiorf,n5 u csurs, 10 the
Catholic cburgU, is sEs ..fy shat this
age aud this nation I, rui .ig mood, In.
timAting thsl vl,u5Jt II .r latter cat.
not b. pro.yr, i. H. So. words as
quoted wett'
Now this great insiitliion. 'lunlod by
Christ aui blessed with such marvellous
unity and stability, IL pruHi oily what he
needed In our age and country iu order
TO give religious uni,y lu many diverse
denominations aud permanent stability
20 tho state itself 1t us then go forth
from this summer school with increased
knowledge, both sacred and proiauc, but
above all things with profound convic.
ton that we have In this institution uf
thC church what tho age and nation fH.
quiTe. Aud let us provo bv our individ.
uul lives tho practical influence ut that
institution In governing and sanctlfyiug
tho individual, und, therefore, with a
power TO influence the whole nation for
good, and thus preserve H.
IL seems almost incredible that a
prominent prelate At this time should
stand up anu claim In oil seriousness
that the church Of Rome IL tue barbor
Of refuge TO suffering humanity. That
Institution was fairly trioi for cen.
turtles but failel 10 bring shout n better
condition. five turn few pages OF
history and pause at the time before
the Reformation, when II hold sway
over the Christian wotli, anu look At
the then existing conditions, there n
very little, indeed, 10 bear out the
statement Of the reverend gentleman.
Socially mankind was divided In two
classes. One exercised the most cruel
dsspotism, by this grace Of the church,
over the other. Superstition and ~.
noranoe were the characteristics Of the
age, MS witness the prosecutions for
heresy and prosecutions for witchotali,
the sale Of indulgences and the toiu.
dhlous inirigues within the very gates
Of Rome. What did the repre-
sentAtivss OF Ronisnism at tina!
time ever DO TO ndIu,t the
deporAble conditions or to spread
light and knowledge among the peo-
pl6f What ia there ON all the pages Of
history since tho beginning OF papAl
reign TO indicate that an effort was
made to promote liberty ana progress
and advance the cause OF humanity
Suppose there had never been q
reformation and revolution, what
would the world have beon7 II Ia not
necessary to draw on Imagination for
an Rnswor to that question.
In one Of tho dispatches story IA
told that is interesting 10 this conueo'
ton, A poor orphan g,rls enters a
convent. In the agony u temp Vtions
TO which human nature IL subject che
whispers her CONVECTION ~ somo
spiritual counselor. The result ~ that
In order TO atone for her sins she tor.
tured her tender body by sticking
needles into it--'hat IL, II the
punishment Rctua'ly was self.
infictsd--untU fhe row 10 at the
point Of death. And Is this
what iS offered as the balm Of q lead
which humanity na-ds. Anyone ac'
Qua'n;od with the rr.s principles Of
Chrl,,isuity or wish hulnan nature
ku,-s that such alleged iue'us OF SAL
walton R.s not Christian, bat pagan,
They u.tvfly fell 10 cleanse from B'n,
to ,eu.va Fu'i, or to ,wplr, moral
sIrea,tr. Aui!tisto 10 feared tina,
the remedies ulr-rt Wy thst Institution
Tor 81. rtbgr lie Of humanity are equsl.
ly nlwgr's,s.
NrchHBG.p RyAl'i speech, how.
ever, Is o,Fpifcant - revealing the
Tes, sim Il the i.titullon he Foprs,
scu,'. Itis nothing loss ghNn go In
huyayo the h0le uatiup i.r good anu
thpa pusrrve II pos 70 l.s existence dee
pra",nn Ramun nuyncg 10 Jhiirual
M 90. It's only rlsut 'hat,uIs bIsU
puu0s- Of Rome's Tuu'e,snf,.vrs
should he pointed out. mo olv,,us Of
u Uutri 5lslss are inte,esttI la IA %
maver.
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