The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-06
CATHOLIC OPINION


In reading Socialism and Labor one
commences to realize that he Bishop
Spalding) is the one man in the English
speaking world of today who is attempt
ing to make that new philosophical syn
thesis which the world needs and de-
mands. His message is carried far, too
because he has the good sense not to
wish to Undiscover America and uninvent
printing. He has always shown the con-
servatism of one who wishes to make
substantial progresS.-New Century.
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In a telegram from London of last
Wednesday, the absurd mistake which We
recently corrected with regard to the
phrase immaculate Conception is again
perpetr9ted 1t is evidently the idea of
non-CatholicS to send such messages
that it is TO the birth of our Savior that
the term applies. The density which pre-
walls with regard to this subject is truly
amazing. However it has a hopeful side,
when properly considered. We believe
sheer ignorance of our religion is really
responsible for much of the aversion with
which non-Catholics regard it. Did they
really understand what it actually signi-
flies, prejudice must vanish with miSeon-
ception. OF course, there are some who
do understand it and still persist in hos
tility to it for unworthy reasons. These
we may not hope to reach; but the great
mass of the other sort offer the most
tempting material for the patient and
kindly missionary.-Stan and Times.
The daily press has inaugurated a
movement in Mexico City. Mex, for the
establishment in that country of ma
tional Catholic church similar to that in
Manila. The correspondents down there
have either run short on news or the
Protestant missionaries are beating the
bushes in the hope of increasing their
Christmas gifts from the home Office
Church Progress.
Regardless of Mormon Shoots religious
habits and associations, or his qualffica-
tions for the senatorial toga to which he
is said to aspire the Salt Lake City Min
isterial association, in it's campaign
against his candidacy tramples on the
constitutional Inhibition of religious tests
for public office. If Mr.. Smoot is an
enemy of the law the preachers have only
to prove it to prevent his election. The
mere fact that he is a Mormon and even
an official of the Mormon church does
not in itself constitute an fnsuDerable
barrier to Mr.. Shoots ambition, pro-
Vided he can secure the requisite number
of votes-Monitor
In an editorial on the recent attempt
to assassinate King Leopold Father Pho
Ian Of the Western Waterman INDUCES in
these reflections: Kings had better look
out Bad as is the example of the ricn
they can claim that their wealth is the
fruit OF the labors of their own or their
forbears' brow. 1T is not so with kings.
Their wealth represents only rapine con-
fiscation or extortion. There is only one
condition on which the world will longer
tolerate them, and that is; they set a
good example OF correct living. Piety is
the last safe refugeSo royalty. If kings
try to save their souls and give their
people a good example of Christian liv
ing the latter will condone the question
able methods of their enrichment and
submit to be taxed for the good they do.
There never was a time when it more
behooyed crowned heads to be devout.
They hold their scepters as priests hold
their livings. upon the express condition
that their lives shall be above reproacn.
A dissolute monarch is cut down with
as little compunction as a mad dog is
shot on the. public highway. He is d
costly corrupter of public morals and can
be removed as any other public nuisance.
We are not advocating regicide or an
archy; we are simply stating the new
code by which monarchs are to be judged
and the new bill of rights the c'aadless