The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-09
EASTER SUNDAY At J. MARF'S CATHEDRAL
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arrived at the tomb, angel IN whlte stoou 0elolo
them and cried out: 'IIe is risen. lie is mol mere .
bah! save thyself come down from the cross,
shouted the infuriated rabbe and the triumphant
answer, coming forth from the tomb rolls on
through the centuries "Heis risen, tie Is not here
Through the world it echoes-"He is risen. as
He said" The Apostles preached 1t and they knew
whereof they spoke. "IIe is risen'-it is a confu-
sion to the deniers of Christs Divinity. Tor well
founded as it is, it cannot reasonably be denied
"He is risen vt is the tocsin OF faith inspiring
that belief without which there is no salvation.
"He is risen" is the promise and the hope OF
Resurrection Oh the last day.
Now the lesson to be learned from this days
mystery, brethren, is that we make our Resurrection
like unto that of our Divine Lord We must
quer with Him and by Him, not so much the tenn
poral death He has undergone and to which we
are all Justly condemned, but death thousand
times more cruel and dangerous-the death of
sim We must braFely endure the hardships of His
warfare, if we would share the glory of His vic
tory. He is our leader, We must be His loyal sol
diers. And 1t is a constant fact III human history
that men always and everywhere need leader. In
the first place man is social animal. From
the beginning we find him organized into clans,
tribes towns states nations. Even within the body
polite he forms clubs, societies, factions parties
Philosophers may discover the evils of such asso-
soations and moralze on them, but human nature
Is too strong for Philosophy Theoretically we may
admire the stern temper of those who are able to
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of their actions; but practically we find that
no man is sufficient unto himself. We are born to
the ranks, children the regiment No matter what
banner we follow, we find ourselves in some state
IN some party. 1t perehance move our ancient
seats we incorporate ourselves at once into some
other nation, and set at learning the watch
words of some other faction.
In the second place every society must have
mead; every army must have general. Govern
ment necessary If the society is to be preserved
fha
ton: 1t matters little in the scheme of human |
affalrs how the leader is provided He may be born
to the othce ne may seize it by force be may be
CHOSEN to 1T by the suffrages of the people. This
much is certain, the position is rooted in the neces-
stiles OF things, and where men are organized they
must have some captain to direct the organiza-
tion.
Again, in the third place. as the king or presi-
1ent acts Tor the community, he must have the
loyal support and obedience of the community
There is no government absolute that it can ex-
ist against popular opinion. Where they is no
loyalty there can be no leadership ruler
may rule for a time by fear and force,
but if his people are mot reconciled TO him
GO ne must. In the last analysis the Gar of all
the Russlas holds his position by the same tenure as
the President of the United States
NOW, brethen, what is true in civil affairs is to a
great extent true in religion God does not deal
Win each one OF us directly in the sense that He
communicates TO the individual scheme of belief
and conduct for himself. When Christ came unon
earth lie did not try to visit every country or n
speak to every man face to face The efforts of His
punilc LIE were for the most part directed to the
framing and confirmation of the Apostles and IN
the foundation of society whic, wouId do His !
work when he had assembled to the Father The
Shurcil therefore, responds to the human need
Tor society, We are all commanded to belong to it.
TO near It's voice and to obey. It Is the means by
Whlch we are put IN line for salvation We have
indeed our own individual personal work to do
Just as the traveller who is on the right road must
hlmselt III move on if he is to reach his destination
ne ohureh ls the road, and beside this road there
nation. @ii Ue''i7
=, The Church. being society. must have q hood
ne visible Church earth has as its leader tbe
successor Of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome But the
: ope rules because he is the Vicar of Christ The
Ivlslpie IN Head of the Church, of the Church in
heaven; OF the Church in Purgatory of the Church
N earth, is our Lord and Savior. Jesus Chris
de is our King, we are His subjects. He is our ]
1aptan, we His soldiers. He is our Leader. we are
His disciples Ooi' VIC are
II the safety and permaneney of an earthly gov
rnnent demands loyalty how much more 1oyo1
re we bound to be to our King and Sayior2 Men
thougt u little to sacrifice their fortunes in
he cause of their lawful sovereign, and it IS written
Il 'he wisdom OF every nation that it is sweet and
Gei5 10 Gle Tor the fatherland. Christ has higher
iaiihs ON Us 1t Is question not of orr bod;ee -
ut OF our souls; it is question not of few vesrs -
eafs OF ii1e, put OF the everlasting years of God -
Is question, not of the earthly fatherland that
oon deyours its children, but of that sweet conn.
y the heavenly City of Jerusalem. the blessed
lsion OF peace, where God shall wipe away all taars
nd there shall be no more death nor sorro, 80 80
ain. - 'oifo"' nor -;
And as IN civil affairs loyalty becomes the more ds
lCenslhed because of the personal worth and pal m
ntry OF the leader, so it is with US There hoe te
ever been such right loyal prince never so tender
master never so brave knight as our Lord Jesus by
nflst Henee it is that the history of the Church c
as been rs SO full of examples of loyalty to His tn
rson When the Apostles first went out thew ront
: martyrs or witnesses For love of Him thew tes. ar
ned @ before kings and princes in the synaeopnes ha
The Jews, IN the assemblies of the pagans Tbev tn
ere asked only one thing by their persecutors wi
"a "a mat was to deny Christ. 1t seemed little is
ing to the goddess heather to saw but one ne
p ord against man who had died a felop's death pc
el' sooner than say that word they endured all he
ings' having trials of mockery and stripes Of ch
nds and prisons. They were stoned tbey were in
WI wn asunder, they tempted they were slain po
IN the sword-they of whom the world was not
'I1hS' VINO does not feel thrill of exultation re-
that scene in the Asian theatre even though ba th
'hs at lt through the msts of seventeen cenr;e ms
lere Jne aged POlvcarr Nctopds ,o