The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-05-05
CATHOLICISM THE REFUGE.
An Able Paper on Catholicism By
BENJAMIN 2. De Costa.

FL Religiouists in America are now di
, vided itno two great camps, the Cath
t Ole and the n0n-Catholic One camp i!
held by disciplined army. the Other
by discordant cohorts resembling {
mob. The situation daily grows il
gravity. Few seem OF realize the fact
: yet we view situation that never be
fore was witnessed in the history OF
the world When too late, non-Cath-
olics may realize the sOlemnity of the
present times and recognize the blood
guiltinesa incurred by Henry VIII
Archbishop Cranmer and Luther in as
saulting Catholic unity. Today nearly
nifty millions of the population stand
apart from both camps awaiting the
outcome of the struggle, so momentous
TO society and the nation
/ NON-CATHOLICS CONVERT THE
NATION,
And they are resolved that salvation
shaIl not come to the people through
the Catholic Church,
In the meanwhile the example of men
like Professor McGiffert and Dr. Hills
IN abandoning false associations is sig
nli1cant. 1t proves that all are not lost
to moral considerations; fer it is motor
lous that the honesty that would not
do duty in corrupt political party is
oiAipiC AOI lllCillDC-l snip III not a rev
/ sects, wherein men remain false to con-
! science for lOaves and fishes
Every departure of men like those
mentioned IS morally encouraging, but
may any other significance be attached
/ 10 such cases? is there any sign of
/ d general movement for a revised
! creed. TO meet en- a low plane. a failing
/ faith?
Yes, says the preacher of Madison
!
/ posed Of a few of the essentials" A
! lew viii answer it: but on this adj
vice non-Catholics viii find the descent
to Avernus easy. There is a wild I'M
-est but
A REVISED CREED DOES NOT
MEAN UNITY AND PEACE.
Therefore non-Catholics will be likely
L. remain in the condition described by
Blahop Henry Potter as the condition OF
the Episcopalian denomination. which,
he IamentS. is one of a congress of in
teldependent bodies, without a head 10
think or a hand to act.
mus lar every attempt at unity has
slSnally failed, notably the Episcopal
han ChtcagO-Lambeth plan, rudely re-
PEELED, by the recognition Of the fact
that the Episcopal body was simply a
part of a house divided against itself,
ana without the right to suggest, much
less dictate terms
mere are those among nOn-CathOlics
VINO hold that any plan not including
catholics would fail, yet of corporate
ullon there is no hope, since Catholics
could offer no compromise, being ire
VG2ahly bound by the terms imposed !
upon them by Christ and the Apostles !
In the present attitude Of non Catholics |
corporate union is an idle dream. and |
the conflict viii go on
What is the D1t1CpL2 VIII II he e,,a
rlila tactics against an organized army. !
ambush against an open field? How |
can divided non-Catholics meet and |
conquer an undivided Catholic host?
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS |
NEVER so STRONG,
united and well equipped as today. It
is perfectly loyal to its head but rec
ognizing his lack of organization. the
often claims and fire.
quently undertakes to say, that this is
"a conflict between Rome and Rel-
son." and that Reason must avail. That
is what the infideI tells the non atho-
lie. This play on Rome and Reason"
Is only nj TO go With the campaign lie
which declares that Rome is opposed
to the Bible"
The truth is that Rome is semi.
nently the Church of Reason Auuinas
and all school men and doctors prove
We hear Luther, the founder of Prot
who arrayed religion
against reason. bitterly reDTOaching the
Catholics for their defense CT reason
saying that Catholic persons measure
the VII and work Of God by Ieas3n."
which can do nothing else than bias
pheme,' as reason is the devils pros
-itUte
Today, therefore. as in Luther's time
in Ia 10 E A
ROME IS THE CHURCH OF REA-
SON,
md with the church of reason non
Catholics who intellectually are bank
'upt cannot recken. being wholly want
ng in those mental resources which ;
done secure the favor of mankind
\on-Cathoiics SIMPLY pampeT the pride
u men by offering a choice Of one hun
ired and thirty-twO creeds while living.
md brutally leaving the bulk of man
lind to shift for themselves when dead;
While the Catholic Church follows them {
n faith and prayer into the great be- :
'ond. As the result of three hundred
ears of occuDation in this country.
he non-Catholic has put the bulk of
he population outside of all religious
rganization. What it has done for
eople in the undiscovered country re-
Mains to be seen.
On the other hand, the Catholic
'hurch Is steadily growing in favor. ,
- Mr.. Mallock and Lord Macaul9y
how
7 IS THE ONLY PERMANENT 4
THING ON THIS EARTH.
is more and more a surprise, being B
bic to meet the religious issue at a [
inc when other agencies are falling \
lone it is able to deal with science in
aigion and anticipate the needs of all '
rental activity. For the last two hun
red years the study of philosophy has
cen preparing the way for a complete
of the Real Presence, a
nth now shown to be equally con-
Jnant with the Bible and reason. h
Rome is the Bible church and TIE
lurch of reason. Theological Rip Van '
must wake up and discover
he situation. The Reformation" is
cad, and Henry VIII and Craumer \
We only in the hundred thousand di-
Drces given in America in the last
yenty years In the meanwhile the
atholic Church is the church of the
lmily and of sacramento marriage. \
eple who want to protect their
lughters are educating them under
lie care of the Blessed Virgin and B
lus they viii have daughters who will I
1T be married by one judge and I'M l
arried by another.
Today one of the largest and most \
sFcnsible denominations is wrangling b
I'd distressing itself about the eternal I
,rditiou of infants and heathens On \
e other hand, the Catholic Church z
ands as ever the Church of Eternal \
ope, calmly looking for the largest =
suits from the plan Of salvation. in |
feOrdance with 8quinas. who holds \
at every soul born into the world p
ceives grace sufficient for salvation, \
not frustrated by opposition to light. b
This is the Church that non-Catholics