The Irish standard., 1904-04-30

national leader who is not conversedly.
materialist proclaiming war to the
Anife on Revealed Religion. The au-
thor appends a long list of names in
substantiation of his claim. "Chris-
tlanity today stands for what is low
est and basest in life,'' says Prof.
George D. Heron, the gentleman who
holds the highest elective office in the
gift of American socialists, that of
international secretary, controlling the
international propaganda. While
Marx, 'the founder of Modern Scien.
tific Revolutionary International So
| cialism," in unmistakable terms sound
| ing in the middle of last century the
tocsin for universal revolt, declares:
1--WE shall do we'll if we stir hatred
and contempt against all existing insti-
tutions; we make war against all pre-
vailing ideas of religion, of stata, of
country, of patriotism. The idea of
God is the keystone of perverted civili-
zation; the true root of civilization; the
true root of liberty, of equality, Of
culture, is atheism"
The matter under the caption, Free
Love brings out with hideous distinct
ness the logical practice of atheism
| when related to it's disruption of the
marriage bond. The validity of Gods
law of purity being denied there is
left no standard to guide mankind save
the inclinations of the flesh and the
persuasions of the devil when under
the intoxication Of sensual emotion.
Thus it is avowedly the purpose of
socialism to destroy the sacred institu-
tions of family life. The only hind
rance to the immediate execution of
their philosophy with the thoroughly
'class conscious devotees is found in
the presence of the policeman's club.
For it is considered an act of heroism
in the interest of the oncoming revolu-
tion ''to establish free families along
the socialist way;" that is, to break
families by divorce, etc.
Homeless Children is devoted to
showing that socialists contemplate
supplanting home life by state rearing
and education under Goddess instruc-
tion. In preparation for this change
the international socialist Sunday
school, is being organized in all the
large cities in the country to pour di-
luted doses Of "class consciousness
upon the plastic minds of innocent and
hapless children-pray, God forefend!
Two socialist leaders are introduced
in proof that the application of free
love as far as may be is now no barrier
to holding the highest places within
the socialist camp. The author tells
us that it was the recognition Of this
fact that occasioned his moral revolt
against the party and led him to make
study of it's philosophical literature,
which, he claims, is not generally
known by the rank and file of the
workmen who make up the large ma
jority of this political cult, while those
| III >oASAoA VI SAC patty udSL1uO dLc cu-
tirely conscious of the ultimate aim
and end of the revolution" citing it's
20 articles Of abolition in substantial
tion of this position.
1t is remarkable fact that this book
coming from sources wholly outside the
direct influence Of the Catholic Church,
steps into the purely secular field do
ing valiant battle for the principles
which the Church holds dear. In the
preface the author says: 1T is my per-
sonal conviction that upon the religious
ASPECTS Of this great issue the fight now
centers around the Catholic church,
which is the only church which has
boldly taken up the gauntlet thrown
down with scorn and defiance by So
cialism. This church is not only in
ternational, or rather universal, and
so equipped to meet the power of the
international enemy, but it is erected
upon basis-upon religious science
which gives it the strength to cope
with the aggressions Of the approach
ing foe. There are, 1 am aware, many
persons who would rather see hell
reign than that the Catholic church