The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-10-31

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mediately after this apparent with.
drawal of Himself, "being awakened
like mighty man that hath been sur
feited by wine" Cps. LXXVII65), "He
shall break the heads of the enemies.
Cps. LXVII:22) Gin order that all may
know that God is the King of the
earth" Cps. LXVI:S), "and that the
Gentiles may know themselves. to be
but men" Cps. IX:24). This, venerable
brethren, we believe and expect with
sure faith. But it hinders us not from
endeavoring each in his own way, to
hasten the work of God, and this by
not only persistently praying, Arise
o Lord, let no man be strengthened"
Cps. IX::20), but also-what is more
importglt-by asserting and UNFOLDING
in Word and deed and in the most
open way the supreme dominion Of
God over men and all things so that
His right and power to command mag
be truly appreciated and respected by
all. This is required of US not only by
the duty which nature imposes, but
also>by the welfare of the human race
Who is there, venerable brethren, that
has not been filled with trouble and
CONSERVATION at seeing the greater
part of men, whilst deservedly boast
ing Of the progress of civilization
fiercely fighting against each other
so that it would seem as if all were
engaged i'll a battle against all. The
desire for peace, no doubt, is to be
found in the breasts Of all, and there
is no one who does not earnestly long
for it. But to wish for peace with
out God is absurd, for where God is
absent so is justice, and where there is
not justice it is vain to hope for peace.
1.-THE work Of justice shall be peace"
lis. XXNII:17). We know we'll that
there are not Il few who, animated by
this desire for peace that is to say, for
tranquility and order, group them
selves into societies and parties which
they call parties of order. Hopes and
labor lost! There is, in fact, but one
party which can bring back peace
amidst the disturbed state of affairs,
and that is the party of God. This
party, then, we ought to promote; to
it we ought to draw as many as we
can if we are truly inspired by the
love of peace. However much we
strive, venerable brethren, to lead men
back to the recognition of Gods
majesty and power, we shall never
succeed except through Jesus Christ.
"Otller foundation no man can lay"
SO tile Apostle warns us, "but that
which is laid, which is Jesus Christ"
Il Cor. IIT:2). Christ is the only One
whom the Father hath sanctified ana
sent into the world" John X :36), 1.-The
brightness of His glory and the image
of His substance" QIeb. I:3). The
true God is true man, without whom
nobody can know God as is necessary,
for neither doth anyone know the
Father but the Son and he to whom it
shall please the Son to reveal Him.
Matt. NI:2D. Whence it follows that
to restore all things in Christ and to
lead back men to subsection to God
are one and the same thing. Our eff
forts, therefore,. should be directed to
this end-to bring back the human
race into subsection to Christ; that
being done, they will already have
been brought back to God--we mean
to God, not to that being, inert and in
different with regard to human affairs,
imagined in the dreams of the ma
teriulsts. but to the living and true
God. one in nature, three in person,
the Creator Of the world who rules
all things most wisely, the most just
Legislator Who Furnishes the guilty
and rewards virtue. Now, the way to
Christ is open, namely, through the
Church. Wherefore ST. Chrysostom
rightly Says: ".rhy hope is the Church,
q. thy salvation the Church, thy refuge
tine Church (Hom. de capto Eutropio,
II. g.. For this in truth Christ found
ed it, establishing it DIT the price Of His
blood; and he made It a depository Of
His doctrines and otfIis laws, giving
it at the sane time an ample wealth
of graces for the sanctihcatloh and
salvation or nien. YOU see. then, VEN
cradle brethren, what is the duty en-
trusted alike to us anu to you-to re-
call to the discipline Of the Church
human society which has wandered
away ftolh the wisdom Of Christ; the
Church will ensure subsection to
Christ and Christ to God. And if with
Gods help we succeed we shall rejoice
in having made iniQuity yield to
justice; and for our happiness we shall
hear "a loud voice in Heaven saying:
Now is come salvation and strength
and the Kingdom Of our God and the
power Of His Christ (Apoc. XI1:1O).
In order, however. that this may he nc,
colnbllshed coifofmably with Our
wishes it ID necessary that by every
me,i1ls and by all the eXertiohs In Our
power we should radically remove
the terrible ana shocking wickedness
characteristic Of this age by which
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