The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-07
He Says History Proves 1t to Be
Dominant Characteristic
of Church.
UNITED UNDER ALL NATIONS.
Reason for "OnenesS," Prclate
Asserts. Is That the Faith
has the Guidance of
the Savior.

1.-The Unity CT the Ccurch' vas the sub
ject Of the monthly sermon C Archbishop
]. J. Glennol. delivered IN :he New Ca
thedrai chapel. Maryland and Newstead
avenues. yesterday at the 1920 mass. He
said. in part:
''In every instance where our blessed
Savior refers TO tire church he was 10
establish ne declares that unity must be
its dominant characteristic. Every ale
Eury or smile c. parable wdere the
Church-his krEdcu--is portrayed evil
fences this: a house buiit on q rocE. 4 tree
growing up with Ereat. spreading
branches. 4 net cast into The sea. or a
shee2foid. In every ~iGstzrce tre-e is that
ioreless' or unity that IS evidently i'm
piled.
"Of the sheepfcld. ne SUNS UP tAa para
bic in the moral. There ssan be but one
fold 2rd one shepherd and St Paul. fol-
lowing that teaching, tells the E3heSians
that they mist keep ihe unity of the spirit
In the bonds OF rcacc-ione faith, ono
Lord. one ba1tisna.'
How admirably the Catholic Church
has preserved tiat unity, Indeed. it re-
qufres not the glowing rhetoric of Macau-
lay to tell TIE marvellous history of her
progress ana her uuhrcken unity. Open
the pages Of history and you see at once
that tie Catholic ca --Ch stands or unique
In al the movements that have Affected
humanity. Without a sword to defend
her zee has marched from conquest to
colQucst- Every nGuCn she met has been
to-ier an enemy; every way that she has
trodShaS been marked BY martyntOm-and
Men that fo-sook thee hart thou not forsaken;
Races thst knew thee no, hast thou known
Thoughts that have slept hast thou doubted not
wor<hipea CT straase gods to make thine
ORD
so she hss gone forth until her name
Is known in every nation and faithful sons
the world over ciTe her the willing obedi-
cncc Children " their parents.
SAME IN All LANDS.
'In this, Indeed, she stands alone, tina
she could march through strange lands,
reach tribes and peoples heretofore IN
known. SPEAK various tongues. find a home
under every nadcna. banner and AT the
same time teach the same truths and
bring together ell the peoples ard nations
to one grand unity OF faith and spiritual
Ard ms unity is not the incidental
feature OF some epoch or century. II ap-
plies TO al The nations and to all time,
thus rising up as the only changeless
him IL 2 changeful world, the only thing
that endures where men and institutions
are ali lated TO die.
"T know that explanations without num-
Der have been offered for this strange
phenomenon. but they failed to explain.
Parallels have been presented of other
movements. religious and philosophical,
but neither in their purpose, methods or
results could any parallel be established.
But one solution is adequate a solu-
ton that must be sought, not IN the wis
dom of the church's rulers. because hui
man wisdom has been often known to fail:
not in fitness of Catholicity to suit ma
tional aims or crafty national ambition,
because this is impossible when a religion
becomes international and worldwide: not
in the patronage of human passion or
greed. because Catholicity opposed the one
and the other; not in fate. for fate is fit
ful-but in the constant guidance and pro-
lection OF him whoJ declared that his
church should be one, and that he would
be with ii to the grand consummation."