The Irish standard., 1905-10-07
RACE SUICIDE
Hest Reverend Dr.. Kelly on
S Important Topic.
Duty Of Catholics 10 Plainly
Set Forth.

topic that is of tremendous Importance
to both church and state, the problem
of race suicide. His Grace spoke of the
alarming tendency of childless mar.
riages and deplored the evil as it exists
in society at the present day.
Il The subject of his discourse was
"Baptism;' Preceding Abuses" His
Grace took for his text: Suffer the
little children to come unto Me, and
forbid them not. For of such is the
Kingdom of God" Mark 10.
His Grace said: This Divine utter
ance, if but one word be added, will be-
come an exact of our discourse. The
word is baptism. Thus we read: Suf-
fer the little children to come unto me
by baptism, and forbid them not For
of such is the kingdom of God. Yes. let
not the sacrament of regeneration be
hindered by Vaccinations of our foe
through preceding abuses, particularly
by nameless detestable practices affect
ing life itself 1t would seem that our
social atmosphere, impregnated by sec
ularism, is fatal to Christian principles
At all events we have now to combat
vicious conspiracy against fecundity
and fertility in rearing up future heirs
to that life that now is and to that
which is everlasting.
Against such an alarming evil let
all take thought. Revive the principles
of faith, form a just estimate Of the
true malice of these abuses, and apply
the Divine remedies of the fear, love
and Grace of God. Shall we not strive
and endure all that may be necessary
in order to bring little children to the
Inheritance of that regeneration which
was ardently desired by all ages, which
is now secured to us in the Sacra-
ment of Baptism.
The verdict of Catholic morality
against the preventors or destroyers of
incipieD' human existence is twofold
murder The reasons are convincing,
for two lives are taken away--the nat
ural and supernatural To God alone
belongs the power of calling into life
from non-eXstence. He and He only
is the first cause. BY His institution
and cooperation life is impaired by
creatures to others of their own kind.
These creature parents know not how
the result of their free act is attained.
They are like instruments in the
hand of an Intelligent worker.
Their choice lies between acting or re-
framing: between acting according to
the appointed way or defrauding their
functions of full perfection and
defeating their intended issue. by
not acting at all they would not
incur guilt unless a manifest obligation
bound them to act. But, when having
determined to place the act, they delib-
erately prevent its effect, guilt is incur
red corresponding in all respects to
the preordaned blessings unlawfuly
hindered. So, the responsibility of
having defrauded of its natural fruit
a life-giving function rests fully on the
self-absorbing delinquents in question.
Life possible is right belonging to ma
ture, even as life actual.
The sacred Scripture declaring the
works of creation tells us the laws Civ
en- to the various species. The firma-
ment, the seas, the dry land, the glor-
ious orbs of day and night We're estab-
lished in admirable order. The green
herbs and plants were made seed-bear-
ing and thus reproductive-so were the
reptiles, birds and beasts-so, too, was
man. TO them all God said increase
and multiply and till the earth. Yet
to each in Il manner suited to its ma
ture. Man being free, was left to excr-
else the power given according to his
vegetable species by provisions of ma
ture, what happens in the animal spe-
cies by instinct should be procured by
a man in the way of elf-directed ac-
ton. Should he willfully oppose tho
will of God and cunnngly render abor-
tive the institution of the Creator, he
is responsible for the effect which is
plainly the extinction of life, and there
fore murder Let the following quota
tions be considered: And God blessed
Noe and his sons. And he said to them
Increase and multiply and fill tn,
EARTH. All the fishes in the
sea are delivered into your hand, ant
everything that moveth and liveth shall
be meat for you: even as the greer
herbs have l delivered them all to you
saving the flesh with blood you shal
not eat, for will require the blood o
your lives at the hand. and at the hant
of man; at the hand of every man an,
of his brother will l require the life o
man. Whosoever shall shed man
blood, his blood shall be shed: for MAJ
was made to the image of God" Ger
.. Sea tle Sanctlty OIL human lllt
Paramount Importance is attached I
man by tie Creator For man all othc
things on earth are made. In tn
violation of the sacredness of life eve
in a single individual reason mus
admit the equivalent of the destructio
of all the works of God. Wherefor
the law: Thou shalt not kill" Tho