The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-24
RELIGION AND MORALS
They are Inseparabie. says the
Pope.

They are Inseparabie. says the
Pope.
From Pope I<o Kills Late EarycIeaI
Letter 90 Jesus CgfIst our Rrleemer
God alone i ufe an other things PER
take az ufe but are not ufe christ
from an eternity ard by hrs very nature
is the Life JUST as PIE - the Truth
because he s. God ~ Cod From Him
a. from lts most sacred source All ne
pcrvades an ever viii pervade creation
Whatever g. Sc by Him whatever lives
Lives by Him For by the Word 'au
things were mude. ana withou, Him was
made nothing that was made The
whole object % Christian doctrine an1
morality BE- that I'VE being dead 70 sin.
shauia ilve To- iustice." Il Peter o. 2it-
that is 20 virtue and holiness Ia thls
consists the moral ale. with the certain
hope q happy eternity This justice
tn order 20 BE- advantageous 70 salvation
IT, noufishcd hy Christian falth This
jrst man hveth oy faith Galatians 90.
ID. without faith % Is Impossible 20
p,ease God" lHebreWs xL o. Conse-
quently Jesus Christ. che creator ami pro-
server Of faith. also preserve ana nour-
ishes our moral life This he docs caieny
hy the ministry % His Church To her
in His wise and merciful counsel lie
has entrusted certain agencies which en-
SENDER tac Supernatural ufe. protect ana
revive q q 30 should fan
This generative and conservative power
~ the virtues that tnakc for salvation g.
therefore lost whenever morality b dis
ISOLATED from divine faith \ system Of
morality basel exclusively on human rea-
son robs man ~ his highcst dignity and
lowers him from the supernatural 20 IN.
merely natural life Not but that man IS
able uy the right use % reason to know
ana - obey certain priuciplcs 90 the nat
urai Jaw but though h. should know
them al and keep them inviolate through
l'e-and even this g. Impossible without
the all OF the Erace Of our Redeemer-
stiil i is vain for ans one without faith "a
promise himself eternal salvation. II
any one abide n0i Ia Ne ne shall b. cast
forth a. branch. and shall wither. and
they shall gather him up and cast him
into the Gre. ard be burncthr John XIV.
o.. He that hveth shall not b.e condemn
90" MARK XVII icl.
We have but too rnuch evidence 81 the
value and result OF morality divorced
from divine faith. How g. 81 that. in spite
Of al the zeal for the welfare ~ the
masses. M ticus are fn such straits ami
even distress and that the evl Is daily
on the Increase We are tod that society
s. quite able itself. that d can nourlsh
without the assistance o. Christianity. and
attain is end hy It's own uuaided erforis
Public administrators prefer purely sec.
ular system Of government. All traces O..
the religion Of our forefathsrs are daily
disappearing from political life ami ad.
mlnisfration What blindness once ths
idea Of the authority Of God az the Judge
Of right and WRONG Is forgotten. Law mus
necessarily lose les primary authority and
Justice must perish. AMI these are ths
two most powerful and most necessary
bonds Of society. Similarly. once he hop,
and expectation Of eternal happiness Is
taken away. temporal goods viii b. greed.
IS sought after Every man VIII strive q
secure the largest share for himself
Henceforfh arise envy. jealousy. hatred
archy. uahlnsm. There r. neither peace
=s-.oza nor security az home. Pubic me-
O. stained with crime.
50 great IS This struggle OF che passions
ana SO serious the dangers involved .ha'
we must either anticipate ultimate ruin
or seek FOR an efficient remedy. II T.. OF
course. both right and necessary 70 pun
ssh malefactors. 10 educate the masses
ard by legislation 10 prevent crime 81 ev-
cry possible way; bur al this u by no
means suficient Tho salvation 81 thu
nations must BE- looked for higher. A