New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-13
CRIMINAL. SAYS FATHER DtCEi.

THE, RECTOR OF ST. LDos ATTACKS TIE so
CALLED CHRISTIAN SOCIETY OF TO-DAY.
In ST Ieo's Church. in West Twenty-eighth-st,
Yesterday morning Father Ducey preached on
Grimes OF Society and Crimes OF Religion III the
DAYS OF John the Baptist, and the crimes ana
Frauds in the Name of Christianity and Religion
by Society in the Nineteehlh 'eh'u'S' " ''
amorg other things:
IL have heard 1t often asked. IS so-caIed 'hrlS-
tan society to-day criminal? say, unquaIih"dIy'
Yes For there 81 evidence that 1t constantly ana
occasionally violates the rules OF God and the rights
Of struggling humanity, for the low product OF
gain and sacrifices divine principle to low and vu-
gar human exoediency. II is crime before the
bar of Gods justice TO remain silent IN the pres
ence OF power wrongly exercised for the privileges
Of the few against the rights OF the many Inc
bead If John the Baptist Oished up as sacrihce
-, o,,re 10 more alive to-day than it ever was In
,ba valley OF the Jordan. The tongue Of John the
pau,is, to-day warns the Catholic priesthood
throughout the world that they must be fearless
and faithful in proclaiming the truths or Jesus
Christ against the frauds In the name OF religion
and frauds in the name OF society. and call up be-
g. re,icious fraud and social fraud the fact that
on December 25 1897. the pure and living voice OF
Jesus Christ will again assert itself before the sod
power Of the world and all the UNJUST power OF mo
world. that the just power OF dod stahoS LOT uho
enc, rights OF the people and this Jesus Christ Will
do from His throne In the manager OF Bethlehem
..The nrlests OF Gods churches are to-day the
,,oice i'm the wilderness OF the nineteenth century
oyarice grasp and lusts. condemning these powers
as ylolators OF Christ's truths. The priests Of
Gods church must and viii be true TO the spirit
NJ Christ and the direction OF His Vicar Leo Xill
Cor the glory OF God and the rights Of the vast
nultitudes and persistently protest against the
corruDting power OF Churchianity and The corrupt
ing power OF money kings
20 God what combination corrupt religion ana
corrilpt society make against the rights OF the
neopei How powerful a cOrruptor - gold when II
ia res even to drag down heaven 10 the level OF
IL -. mt % N "A
tcmpt God as Satan did, we'll TO Cypress the
people when the people seek TO attain and ENJOY
ibcir God given rights. The corruption OF society
n is sad 10 say, and the power OF It's leaders be-
headed John the Baptist and crucihed Jesus Christ.
Tho same elements at work to-day 10 cruelty
every pure principle that dares TO assert Itself In
The name Of God and for the rights OF man.
''To-day my friends where luxury ana money
mower rule human hearts are crushed. humanity
= driven 10 despair and hopelessncss. and II a
e. INF gilmrrer Of hope comes into humanitys life
IN our day II comes through the Catholic Church
frc m the voice OF Jesus Christ which penetrates the
gloom OF the present conditions. Were this not
Go humanity would give up the hght Tor the at
eminent OF victory In favor OF truth, justice and
S:nd-clyen rights OF humanity. which have been
stolen from mankind By heartlessness OF greed
and gain. r ...,a,,. .ooto,,. O.. boor+Iess % a
Nv IN our day Is a crying sin against Jesus
1Sbrist than was Herod's crime against John the
panttst We must proclaim the rights or the peo-
ne We must proclaim the present social order as
" y,ol,tIon OF GODS revelations ard o. The law ana
deacbirgs OF Jesus Christ