West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-04
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Advises Agitators Among
Catholics to Hold Their
Peace.
AMERICA is ALWAYS JUST.
Public Agitation Not Necessary-Any-
how, the Friars' Question Is In the
Hands of Pope Leo-Crokers Do
Not Represent the Church.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. A. Archbishop
ireland, preaching Sunday morning in
the cathedral, said in part:
THE Apostle Paul gives this coun-
sci, Not 20 be more wise than it be-
EoOveth to be wise, but to be wise
unto sobriety, and according as God
hath divided to every one the meas
IRE of faith In the mind of the
apostle, things most excellent, if made
use of in undue measure and without
proper regard for circumstances, of
time and place, change into things
perilous and hurtful. And this is un
doubtedly what is happening in the
case of the fiery zeal in defense Of
Catholic interests. which seems to be
COyeting an explosion at the present
time among certain classes Of Ameri
can Catholics: The interests of the
church, it is said, are made to suffer
at the hands OF the government in its
rewly acquired dependencies, and the
call to arms is sounded from the ros-
trums of Catholic societies, and
through the columns of Catholic pa
Iers, to the perturbation Of the whole
Catholic body, and, indeed, of the
whole country. The moment has
come to say to Catholics, BE wise, be
jealous, unto sobriety and according
as God hath divided to every one the
measure of faith, and such the coun
sci | take the liberty to give to my
hearers.
CIamorers Don't Represent Church.
Who are they, who complain and
protest and call upon Catholics to be
Up and doing? Are they those who
might claim to represent the church
III its general, or even local interests?
Has the sovereign pontiff spoken?
Certainly he has not complained; !
rather has he been heard from in
very different tones. Have the &C.
clesiastical authorities in the de-
tendencies invoked our aid? In no /
instance have they so acted; where !
they have been heard from, as in the |
case of Porto Rico and of Cuba, it i
vas to tell us in plainest words that
they had no grievance, although from
II 1CS POL1OiO1C oOdISCO IL AOO OCCA, OA
several previous occasions, dinned
into our ears that the church was
ICbbed and prosecuted in both those
islands. Bishop Blenck, of Porto
Rico, openly rejoices that the Ameri
can flag. rather than the Spanish,
guards his diocese; and the hierarchy
in Cuba are thanking God that church
interests there were settled by the
government at Washington before a
Cuban parliament was allowed to sit
down in Havana. The archbishops Of
he states meet together once year,
in Washington-each one representing
the whole hierarchy. 1t an,not be
said that they are needless of the wei
fare of the church: and yet they have
sounded no alarm. Whatever conn.,
Ilaints have been heard comefrom
individual Catholics or from societies
of Catholics; in neither case is there
warrant to represent others than the
men themselves, or the societies
themselves who do speak Societies
of Catholics are organized for pur-
poses of their own, usually with the
intent to secure special aid or comfort
tc such as are members thereof. Re-
stricted TO those purposes, they are
within their sphere and are entitled
TO respect. To venture beyond those
purposes and assume general direc
zion Of the church is quite another
thing. 1t must be remembered that
there are hundreds of thousands Of
gcod and influential Catholic laymen,
members of no mutual benevolent So
Ciety. who have commissioned no So
ciety to speak for them. 1t must be
remembered also that soldiers of the
church. as soldiers Of an army OF
whatever kind. whether singly or
in companies or regiments,
must await the action Of the comman
GERS before they undertake to act for
The whole Organization. Be wise ac-
cording as God hath divided to every
enc the measure of faith
America Willing to Give Justice.
'Nor is public agitation necessary
Ia America TO redress grievances. if
grievances do exist, whether such
grievances have origin, as is more
often the case. from mere inadvert-
ence, or, as it more rarely happens.
from malice aforethought on the part
pf individual officials of the govern.
Ipent. say it adyisedly, and | am