Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-05

PAFtV a
Mend us Ways--He Has an Abiding
Faith In the Perpetuity of the RE-
public.
BALTIMORE, November 4-Cardinal
Gibbons took occasion at high mass To-
day to say few words on the subject
OF the coming election in his regular
monthly sermon to his congregation
at the Cathedral. The Cardinal never
takes any active part in politics, rarely.
OF ever, casting his ballot. but to those
who are fortunate enough to be In his
confidence, he does not hesitate 10 ex-
press himself freely upon the issues in
yolved IN the contest He takes tho
position that there need be no alarm
upon the part of any one over the
result of the coming election and as
serts that there is nothing in tho
situation to warrant the belief that the
election of either candidate will. in any
wise seriously affect the future welfare
and prosperity of the American repub-
lie. The Cardinal said:
Render TO Caesar the things that are
caesar 5, and 10 God the things that ara
GOD "-Matthew XVII.
Every man in the Commonwealth
leads dual life-a private life under
the SHADOW OF the home, and public
life under the aegis of the State. As
father, husband or son. he owes GER
tain duties to God as well as to his
family; as citizen, he contracts GER
tain obligations to his country. These
civic virtues are all comprised under
the generic name of patriotism.
Patriotism implies, of course. not
only love for ones country but also
an attachment to its laws, Institutions
and government, filial admiration for
its heroes, its statesmen and men OF
genius and Christian philanthropy, who
have contributed to their country's re-
nown by the yalor OF their arms, the
wisdom OF their counsel, by their lit
erary fame, or by their public benefac-
lions. 1t includes also an ardent zeal
| for the maintenance of those sacred
/ principles which secure TO the citizen
/ freedom of conscience and an earnes.N
determination TO consecrate his "a
and his life. IL necessary, pro arm
fools, in defense OF altar and fires.
OF God and fatheIland.
| God has planted in the human heart
an imperishable love OF country.
'Breathes, there the man with soul 50
! Who never to himself hath said.
| This is my own, my natlvs landg'
| The Esquimaux elings TO his natal
soil though living in perpetual winter
and eternal SHOWS, where his eye rare
ly rests on a green spot OF mother
( earth. The hardy Swiss and Highland
ers are fondly attached TO their bleak
| and arid lands. and they would not
| willingly exchange their rugged noun
tains for the sunny plains OF Italy.
| Next to ReIigion,
patriotism has inspired the most he.oic
deeds of courage and self-sacrlfice. I
tory, both sacred and profane. abounas
with examples of sublime fortitude en-
dured by men and women too, for their
| country's sake. Gideon, with three
hundred picked men, attacks and routs
the numerous army OF the Madlanltes,
and frees his country from a foreign
| yoke. ] might mention Debbora, the
prophecies and judge OF Israel. who
conquered the King Of Canaan and his
army. / might also mention Judith
who, at the risk of being consigned 10
shameful captivity, when her people
were oppressed, goes alone into the
enemy's lines, enters the tent Of Holu.
| fernes and strikes off his head.
Assyrians are put to flight and II
| is rescued from a powerful eneN
When Judith returns home the poop
sing cantieles OF praise 10 her honory
and the high priest and elders cxtol
! her, saying, Thou art the glory OF
Jerusalem, thou art the Joy OF Israel,
thou art the honor Of our people"
The people OF ancient Greece were
conspicuous for their Loyalty to their
country. Leonidas, King OF Sparta,
with three hundred men, made stand
against at least ten times their number.
Xerxes, the Persian KING, sent word TO
Leonidas, ordering himself and hia
men TO lay down their arms. Let him
come and take them" was the bold an
swer. When told that the Persian
army was so numerous that the heavens
would be darkeued by their arrows. SO
much the better. said Leonidas, we
shall fight In the shade" Only one OF
the Greeks survived. but the Persiana
were repulsed. Greece and Europe
were saved. Had xerxes succeeded.
Europe would have become Aslatic. and
The Trend Of History
would have been changed.
The Roman was singulariy devoted
to his country. CiYg Romanus sum;
/ am a Roman citizen. was his proudeak
boast. He justly gioried in being a cit
izen Of a republic which was eonsplcu-
Gus for its long duration, for the yalog
of its soldiers, for the wisdom Of its
statesmen, and the genius OF It's writ
ers. One Of the greatest poets has sung
that 1T IS sweet and honorable TO die
for ones country" So execrable was
treason regarded among the Romans.
that the traitor not only suffered ex-
IRENE penalty IN this life. but he Ia
consigned after death by another poet.
to the most gloomy regions OF Tartary.
Every student OF history Is familiag
with the name of Bsutus. the first cons
sui, OF Cincfnnak9a and z Heraciina
Coolies. And wfsre st3ziI we find Q
heroIsn more sublime and disinterested
than that displayed By the Roman con-
sui. Regulusz After being defeated In
cenfiaasd ON Third Pa&s.