The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-07
SHY OF NOVELTIES
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND BIDS HIS
CONGREGATION LOOK BEFORE
LEAPiNG,
pERlLs MENACE THE NATION,
WHICH CALI. FOR WATCHFELNESS
AND THOUGHTFULNEsS FROM
IT'S INDIVIDUALS.
ALL MoBs ARE CONDEMNED.
The Element Discourse Was Sing
uIarly Appropriate to the
Day.

St. Paul's great achievements of last
week are made the subject of an in
teresting sermon by Archbishop Ire
land at the cathedral yesterday, of
which the following is a summary;
The city of st. Paul has witnessed dur
ing the past week celebrations that will not
soon be forgotten. What was the inspiration
of those celebrations, the great central idea
towards which music, eloQuence decorative
displays, the popular applause, conyerged and
sought to enhance and emphasize? 1t was
America-our country. Was religion concerned
in those celebrations? 1t was concerned IN
them and the lessons which they taught are
the lessons which religion teaches. and those
which l now desire to repeat from GODS
sanctuary.
Religion and country come very close to
each other. Religion is the EXPRESSION OF
Gods mind and Gods love; it expands itself
over all Gods works, whether in the realm
of nature in that of grace; 1t commands
all that God commands. loves and blesses all
that He loves and blesses, and. consequently,
il loves and blesses country, and commands
devotion and attachment to country. Ceun-
tries are of divine institution, because man
is divine creation. The author of man
has wifled whatever is needed for mans
security and life, for the development of his
faculties. Man is made for society with his
fellows; man, living apart from them, is
doomed to misery, to barbarism, to death.
God then, has ordained the family. and civil
society, or country, and the preservation OF
ervation of the family. This is the teaching
of reason. which is confirmed by revelation.
Let every soul be subject to higher powers,
writes Saint Paul. ''for there is no power
but from God Therefore he that resisteth
the power resisteth the ordinance Of God.
Wherefore be subject Of necessity, not only
for wrath, but also conscience's sake" Love
of country and obedience to its laws are Chris
tian virtues Christian commandments. The
patriotism of Christians becomes doubly
sacred ordained by reason and by faith, and
should be doubly bright and warm. Patriot
ism, active, energetic, effective, is a test of
a mans Christianity How valuable to pat
riotism is religion! Patriotism cOnsecrated by
religion rises at once TO heaven and comes
back to earth perfumed and strengthened
with the fragrance and grace of heaven. And
how precious to country is the patriotism
which makes it's appeal to the conscience of
man; to Gods voice in the soul of mani
The appeal of patriotism may be made to
mems material interests, to their honor to
the majesty of country's law; 1t never can
equal the appeal to conscience; for the power
of conscience is above that of all interests,
above the suggestions of honor, above the
fear of the laws terrors. Conscience has
the strength of God and it makes all sacri-
fees easy and sweet.
There is love of country manifested in war.
This past week we have honored the heroes,
the martyrs of war. War is dreadful be-
cause of the misery, ruin, death, which
necessarily follow in its wake, and the dec
laration of war by a government is terri
BILE crime, when the gravest interests not
imperiled, the honor and the life of the coun-
try. Pursued for ambition through hatred
of men or nations, for ACKNOWLEDGMENT of ter
rttory, war is a heinous crime against 'hu-
manity and God Pursued for defense of
country's honor and eountry's life, is
sacred God allows it and authorizes it; and
the sacrifices which men make in war receive
from God rewards measured by the heroic
obation of self which those sacrifices imply.
Gods Bible in a thousand places shows that
war, in due conditions, is not wrong. are
wars always to be in the history of hui
mainly? l reply by another question:: Are
men in the future to be lifted upward to
that high intelligence of duty and that high
lave of justice, that amid peace nations will
be secure, and misunderstanding will be set
tied by tribunals of reason? We can look
forward to the idea; can hope for it; we
can and we should work toward it. Is the
ideal condition of humanity to be soon a
reality? 1t is not at all certain. and most
likely at times in the future as in the past
there will be war, and the courage of heroes
viii be needed to safeguard the country; and
the country is forgetful of it's duty to itself
when 1t does not encourage and cultivate this
noble and sublime courage in the hearts of
its sons.
There is patriotism in times of peace. The
chief duty of patriotism in times of peace is
to obey the laws of country. Laws the
expression of what the country deems to be
necessary or useful for its welfare and Sc
eurlty and hence defiance of law is defiance
or country, violation OF law is less or more,
as the case may be, an attempt against the
security and the life of the country. Let
Christian citizens ever remember the Apostles
IuJuACllOH. be subject HOI Onty IOr WEaLn,
but also for conscience's sake" Sons of Gods
Catholic church, remember your duties to
country which your religion imposes, and in
serving country you honor your church
Observe faithfully civil laws; never oppose
the authority of society; take part in
movements which disturb social order. Mobs
r1otous aggregations should never count one
Catholic adherent. Anarchy is a dreadful
crime before God, for it is the subversion of
society which He has ordained.
duty of patriotism is the voting a pure
hailOt. Gods religion Sa0rn0lU he
ballot box, in which is contained such mo-
mentous consequences for society.
A duty of patriotism is to respect the rights
of other men, and confine our own rights
within the limits which we allow to those
of others. Society demands from its members
mutual forbearance mutual respect. And
here is the great peril, that each one seeks
but self, and views others only as instruments
for his ACKNOWLEDGMENT. or as barriers which
must be removed to allow greater expansion
to self. Society is made up of inequalities
necessarily so. Men are unequal; unequal
in intelligence, in will, in energy, in industry
IN self-restraint, and, consequently, they
unequal in their possessions and their social
power. We must respect those inequalities
which give to some men more than to others.
If fortunes were equally divided at this min
Ute among citizens, inequalities would come
in before evening. Property is the extension
of the individual, the extension, the product
of his faculties and his powers; his right
to property is his right to himself The DOS
sibility of extending oneself, of gaining prop
erty, is the stimulus to social development
and social welfare. Hence anarchy which
coyets the property of others through Illegal
means is the deadliest foe of society and re-
Ggion.
The present times are days of restlessness
Good comes from this restlessness; but evil
also comes from it, New theories are pro-
pounded. new remedies are offered to cure
all social ills The freedom of America makes
the country a favorite field for doctrinaires
Catholics, no less than others, will discuss
those theories and those remedies: but in
their love for country. and for religion, when
there is question of practical application