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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
THE CHURCH TO THE RESCUE?

If the following press dispatch, with the deduc-
tons therein enunciated, is reliable, the seemingly
inevitable has come to pass:
Rome, June 19.-The Pope has issued en-
cyclical encouraging Catholics to participate in
public affairs, While seeking the advice of &C.
clesastical authorities, the encylclical says:
Catholics should retain complete liberty of
action regarding their temporal interests"
Members of the clergy are recommended to re-
frain from participation in party strife.
The encyclical has created a sensation. Its
object is to induce Catholics to enter public life
so that they may be force against the threat of
socialism"
war" between the Church and any considerable
! clement of society is assuredy contingency that
all Catholics would deplore. But the condition of
affairs that obtains i'll the worlds social indus
trial and-political realms at the present time
would seem to preclude all alternative on the part
of the Church
Taking advantage of the discomfort Just and
reasonable that is all-prevaling in the ranks of
wage-laborers, pernicious class of agitators
would viciously prevail upon the masses to have
recourse to Goddess and iniquitous measures of
relief Boldly asserting that the grievances -
labor are due to the influences of religion. they
would persuade society to disrupt Christianity and
seek contentment and happiness III the ''fesh-pots
'of life Denying the supernatural the providence
OF God and all spirituality they would inaugurate
reign of gross materalism and sensualty
The Church may not ignore this reprehensibc
tendency nor view it in spirit of inactive COM
plaeeney, without proving recreant to her divine
mission which IS to mankind from tie spiri-
tual and moral ruin wrought by its follies and pas
sions; and the Church shall not prove recreapt.
for "thc gates of hell shall not prevail against
her"
Whenever it becomes apparent that there is at
work an influence of evil that seriously threatens
the moral and spiritual interests of society Hov
Church must bring to bear me- anathema against
this evil, and her every influence must be exercised
to check It's destructive progress The veal of
the human race absolutely depends upon the say
ing influences of the religion OF Christ, and this
can be eficaciously exercised only by the Catholic
Church.
That Socialism is such an influence. rnanv
honestly or fegnedly doubt 1t is the writer's con-
Tiction, however that its true character cannot
much longer be concealed
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
MUTUAL OR PROPRIETARY?

Before entering, in detail upon an eucidatior
of the characteristics that distinguish the iudici
ously from the recdessly managed life insurance
company, we propose to briefly advert, at this time
to the points raised to the relative merits of the
mutual and the stock" plans as applied to
these institutions.
That the mutual plan is, in theory, the ideal, all
well-informed students presumably, agree. The
idea of permitting set of individuals to CLEAN a
| profit upon the hfe-insurance contracts paid for
by the many, is naturally and necessarily repug-
nant to human nature So generally is recognized
and sanctioned the principle that the Ife-insur-
ance business should be 50 conducted that no one
class profit at the expense of another that even
stock companies have, in the MAN, deemed it advis-
able and expedient to conserve the more salient ml1-
tual features in the conduct of their business
To cite the case of the Equitable (now so promi-
nently before the public as illustrative of this
point provision in the charter of this institution
IS designed as prohibition against deprivng its
pohcy-holders of sum in excess of $1,000 per
annlm, OF the earnings or Savings" upon the bust
ness transacted for the benefit of the stock holders
l. e. seven per cent upon the par value of their stock
great volume of its business
AS, however, it has developed that the manage
ment OF the Equitable has, by Legitimate" meth
DDS, grossly circmvented the obvious intent of this
provision of It's charter, and has therefore shorn
1t OF It's intrinsic purport and value this particular
expedlent stands condemned in-as-much as it fails
in adequately conserving the sacred interests Of the
insuring public.
On the other hand, the champions of this pe-
cullar system cogenty maintain that there is IN
herent III the purely mutual system the possibility
OF ruthlessly subVerting its most salient feature
and that their contention that through the nstru
mentality of voting-proxes, the management of
purely mutual companies may be effectually |
wrested from their policy experience seems
to fully confirm
Is, therefore, the insuring public facing "tbe
Two horns OF a dilemma" absolutely at the mercy
OF designing spectators of their sacred funds?
Not SO, let us hope
We have before us the charter provision of one
very prominent mutual company which seems. in
measure to preclude the possibility of the "proxv
abuse" above alluded to- it limits the voting power
OF any one individual and the right of the nse IF
proxies to such as have been issued within sixt.y
days OF the time of the meeting. and absolutely
PROMPTS the use of proxies by any of its officers
agents OF trustees. As this company has
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

With the Reformation began the decline of the
influence of the religion of Christ in the civilized
world Heretofore there prevailed neither wide
spread pauperism nor formidable labor disturb
ances; neither an arrogant and oppressive plu-
tocracy nor discontinued and peace-menacing
pebecide. How horrible the fruit of that rebellion
against the Church of God! Shall the disaffected
mass of humanity ever be vouchsafed the grace to
see the monstrous error, with all its balefu con-
sequences, that was thus committed; and wisely
estimating cause and effect to happily restore the
blessed reign of goodwill and peace under the be-
nign guidance of Holy Church?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Our Rock Springs correspondent announces the
contemplated departure of Rev. Charles O'Connor,
at an early date, for visit to his native land
dear auld Ireland" That his future lot is to be
cast with a community remote from his present
parish will be cause for keen regret on the part
OF his devoted flock. Our fond solicitude and best
wishes shall attend Father OConnor whitherso-
ever he may wander wherever he may sojourn.
Sincerely have we learned to esteem this Jealous
young priest one of those exalted mortals--a
devoted an earnest and an ardenty aspiring en-
bassador of Christ
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

1t is with emotions of compassion and chagrin
that we make the sad announcement: The yuor-
Gus editor of the Catholic Citizen has had poured
upon his metaphorical coca-nut nauseous dose
of dubious praise by a Socialist fellow-edtor: and
all because the first mentioned scribe employed only
gratifyingly inhocuous language in his illusions
to the rash and reckless propaganda favored and
championed by the grateful scribe last above men
toned. It's, forsoot, too bad! But, after all, it
serves him right He should have been more care
full of his reputation
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

ono of the best management records of any like IN
stitution in the country the salutay effects OF tins
provision seems to be established.
Even this last mentioned system is, however, by
no means ideal Under it the election of officers IS
necessarily controlled by small per centage OF all
the interested poIicy-holders; this objection being
rendered somewhat less important, however, by the
fact that the limited number participating IN each
successive election is not necessarily liked
coterie"
To summarize the points touched upon and, If
possible, arrive at some pertinent and helpful de-
ductions
The proprietary" system-implying that under
which the stockholders have absolute control and
receive all 'profts"-is so absolutely obnoxious as
to justly condemn it in the esteem of the public
The compromise" system, as typifed by the Equit-
able, is essentially unsatisfactory, because of the
opportunities afforded the INSCRIPTIONS for spoa-
ton. And, finally, the purely mutual plan has
proven far from perfect i'll its practical operations
What, under the circumstances, can be done to
safeguard the interests of the army of policy hold
ers in these institutions?
We will venture one suggestion which has oc-
CURED to in this connection: There is an in
surancc department in connection with every we'll
regulated state administrations Let there be- under
its supervision, annual election by the policy
holders of the various companies in each state OF
representatives to the different meetings held for
the purpose of elecing the directors of such COM
panies In this way, it would seem, could the
of these Supremacy important institu-
tons be effectuaIly controlled by their poicyhold-
ers, thus ayerting cataelysm of corruption that IS
50 lamentably menacng to one of the most sacred |
interests of the American public,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

If Christianity is an absolutely essential factor
IN American civilization and progress, it follows,
even as the night the day." that the Catholic
Church must prove the salvation of the nation.
Professionalism, the religion of negation," is itself
IN its logical tendency, subversive of all super
natural faith, and cannot, therefore, long remain
positive factor, either for good or evil in the af
fairs of mankind. Evil, Sufficient unto the day."
has 1t wrought by nurturing spirit Of soul-bIight
ing agnosticism. When the day of this lamentabe
influence shall have passed. when Professionalism
shall have died the death of other and past "isms"
then shall the ancient faith-"ever old and ever
new1-once more exercise its legitimate influence
Tor the salvation of the nation and the race.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The public is told that there has long existed
relations of intimate friendship between President
Roosevelt and Mr. Bonaparte, the latter of whom
has recently been chosen to the position of Secre-
tary of the Navy. This fact sheds new light of a
gratifying nature, upon the character of these
most estimable gentlemen. As the sterling char
acter of the President has been the more conspic-
uous before the people, it is in order to eongratu
late Mr.. Bonaparte, in particular. upon this mani
testation of qualities of mind and heart that have
endeared him to great and good man.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

1t is by means impossible that an alliance
may be formed between the present beHgerents
Russia and Japan for the exercise of control in
the far east. Such an alliance would be regarded
by many a menace to the interests of the United
States in that region of the world. Is it not
pity that should be subject to apprehensionS of
this character? Our imperalistic tendencies may
involve the country in many deporable imbrog-
lio Shall the epitaph. inscribed over the ruins of
the one-time glorious Republic, be: "Insane Com
mercialism"!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The disclosures of rank venality corruption
and crime in connection with Chicago labor
organizations afford additional proof that men, in
whatever walk Of life, are lamentably prone to
yield to the dictates of vile selfshness and base
passions unless restrained by the fear of God Of
these misdeeds the unofending masses are the
helpless victims. The crying pity is, that men who
pose as the friends and would-be saviors of the
common people doing all in their power to
discredit the religion of Christ, which alone and
only can Undue society with the saving principles
of righteousness Theirs is a case of the vicious
leading the blind N
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
INFALLIBLE AUTHORITY A NECESSITY
Continued from Page ~

terent interpretations have been proposed as to its
meaning This is simply guess work: and guessing
at the truth, especially supernatural truth which
we are commanded to believe under the most severe
penalty. was never intended by loving Father who
sent His Son to redeem the human race and teach
1t the truth Here, too, it may be stated that tho
Bible without some infallible authority indopend-
ent OF itself, cannot be the Judge. b',ccusc ID it
cannot settle Its own canon; (2) it cannot establish
that the Scriptures are sufficient. on # r,pnor
decide or determine their genuine sense
n statute book IS record of laws or legislative
ac's we take the Bible authentic record of
the revelations actually made. but we know from
me book itself that 1t was not the original medium
OF planting the Christian faith. Long before the
revelations made by Christ to His Apostles wcrc
committed to writing, they were published oralI-
by them to the public. Authoritative teachers and
oeheylng Christians there were prior to the Bible
and to those who already believed the Bible could
not serve as court. Then it follows that it was
not the original medium of planting the Faith or
communicating to man the revelations which Jesus
orally communicated to His Apostles. What. then.
is ITS Chief value! 1t consists in this. that it
faithfully records, in authentic manner the
revelations spoken by Jesus to His disciples and
by the Apostles to the first Christians We can
then produce 1t in evidence as a record of the rev
citation, but not as a court
But every record, to be of any real value must be
authenticated The Bible cannot authenticate it.
self and until authenticated by some competent
authority which is independent of it, it cannot be
addueed in evidence. Such is the process pursued
IN our civil courts when any record is introduced
by defendant plaintiff That record must he
hrst authenticated before the court viii admit It
as evidence As applied to the Bible. this authen-
tleation OF the records which it contains is simply
settling It's canon. and until that is settled it is
useless to argue with belevers-or semi-beIevers.
Now, where IS the authority that will settle the
canon! That authority must possess the same
qualifications as the authority that decides the
meaning of the words, "This is Nv BODY II must
be independent of the Bible, and # must be- in
fallible n
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The laws of nature, It's true, are not inviolable
on the part of the moral being but woe to the
individual or class that will fatuously oppose them
The penalty for their infraction is inexorablv
h1ed' and the payment inevitable. If women viii
force themselves upon equality with men, it
must necessarily be at the sacrifice of their most
sublime prerogatives, which now render them the
tenderly cherished objects of all good and true
men; dearly cherished objects for which the noblet
among the race of men are ever ready to sacrifice
all else that IS dear, save only God and principle.
Can there be found aught in the vulgar priv
leges peculiar to men that could justly be deemed
fitting compensation for the loss of this exalted
estate.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Divine love spells mans salvation The Sacred
Heart of Jesus is the incarnation of that saving
principle. Holy Church in promoting devotion to
the Sacred Heart, confers priceless boon upon
the race Of man. With hearts filled with emotions
OF iervent gratitude and devotion for Holy Church,
because OF her divine soieitude in behalf of the
children Of men, should We dutifully and blissfullv
yield our souls-wealth Of love and devotion to the
Heart Of Jesus, whose precious blood was so low
lngly shed as the price of our love and salvation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
CARD FROM BISHOP scANLAN.

feel it my duty to protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing the
name and garb of priest sister or anyone else,
is authorized permitted to solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with the
catholic Church without having from me permission
III writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such document, he or
she as the case may be. should be regarded by all
fraud and an impOSter. l. SCANLAN.
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Is 1t not probabe-nay, obvious-that piously
devoted Christians, as rule lose sight of the i'm
portance of the natural graces in the ardent pur-
suit OF the supernatural? Realizing the supreme
Importance of dealing honestly and sincerely with
their fellow men, are they not prone to attach
over-much weight to the all-suffciency of the
sublime virtues of justice and charity If the finer
courtesy and amiability in the relations of man
and man are merely natural virtues, may they there
fore safely be regarded with disdain? Surely. not
so! Our God is the God of nature as we'll as Of
grace, and the natural graces, if of secondary i'm
portance, are none the less essential in the make
up OF the ideal man and woman. These can only
be typified by individuals who combine with pious
devotion to God the finer social qualities that can
not mature in state of perfection unless mr.
tured in heart imbued with the highest Chris
tan ideals. Is the perfect manly and wonfanlv
character here suggested an impossibilitg in the
descendants of fallen Adam?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

President Roosevelt is the principal factor in
the negotiations designed to end the war between
Russia and Japan. Through his friendly interven-
ton have been brought about preliminary steps
which wall probably result in peace conference,
to occur IN Washington or some other city in this
country Thus Is once more demonstrated the high
esteem IN which our strenuous Chief Magistrate
is held throughout the civilized world That his
fond efforts may be crowned with success is the
wish Of all well-disposed men and women.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Register of Students of Law
The Board of Instruction of TechnoIogv~ l,r
mission, degrees Instruction.
Register of Students Of Technology
Public Lectures
The Chapes."
1.-The Library"
The chronological Museum
THE Psychological Laboratory
1.-The Chemical Laboratory
"The Chemical Museum"
"The Physical Laboratory"
The Astronomical Observatory
The Herbarium."
Sociological Museum
"Affiliated Institutions
'Holders of Scholarships
Directory"
Under the first above caption appear .l- -,r
lowing which may serve for the guidauro TO-. .L.
interested readers: For vcarbook,. .lIu.....
ments and general and specific informari. e
< etc, address the Dean of faculty
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

In recording last week What the Angels Saw"
i. G., the wonders upon which the visitors from
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City gazed with sur
prised admiration-we omitted to mention the fact
that they beheld natural environments of unsur
passed and inspiring beauty and were made con
scious of the existence of climatic conditions, in
the matchless Salt Lake Valley, unsurpassed in
delightfulness and salubrity by their world
famed pleasure resort"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The insight into the almost ideal condition Of
the workingmen under the system of TRADE Guilds
IN the Golden Age of Laborp-the Middle Ages
afforded by John J. Bealins article should suffice
to remove all doubt that the Catholic Church is tho
staunch, devoted and efiicacious friend of labor
There is, however, in our midst mendacous class
OF agtators that will not, therefore, cease in their
efforts to foment spirit Of antagonism against
the Church on the part Of the toiling masses. The
one thing that these men do not want is goodwill
among men," With them argument will pre-
vail There is but one way to render harmless the
lying Vaccinations of these would-be breeders of
revolution, confusion and disaster l. G., to unmask
them before the world, and exhibit them in their
true character. The revolutionary Socialists are
the enemies of God and society. They must be
- they cannot be persuaded.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The appelation LAY Jesuit bids fair to become
one highly and universally esteemed in the more
estinable circles. It's being applied, by revolu-
honary Socialists to non-clerical Christians who
are so lnconsiderate as to speak the unvarnished
truth concerning that reprehensible cult We
note, more in sorrow than in anger" that there is
one Catholic editor who is seemingly too obtuse to
sense the trend of affairs
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

In the Catholic Columbian of June 18th appears
the salutatory of the management, ~The Co
lumbar Printing and Publishing Co." Under the
management of its former proprietor John A.
Hustler, the Columbian attained to high rank of
usefulness and esteem in Catholic Journalism. Nav
Its future career prove one of unabated usefulness
and prosperity!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Among the contents of the last number 4.
Johns Quarterly is an article entitled ~r.,r.-I..
and the Church" IN which is briefly rcyiev.. Nh.
works of Thomas Moore, Percy Bv--lr sink.
Lord Byron and Ralph Waldo Emmcr~ou from. f.
standpoint of the cultured Catholic rcadrr r.....
Phelan of the Western Waterman, pronounce. Il
Johns Quarterly ''our literary magazine a.r...u,r
lence7 In view of this high estimate if -..rrr
meet with welcome reception in every ,r..-.I
Catholic household.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

1t Is fondly and hopefully announced that
President Roosevelt will not enter into an alliance
with any foreign power for the protection of our
far-eastern interests. The pity of it is that there
should exist the slightest suspicion of motive for
such an alliance. What disturber of peace and
tranquility is the spirit of Imperialism!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

The Indian Sentinel for 19O5-19O6. reaches me-
accompanied with the following special notice.
particular attention is called to the editorials
pages 30-39, which treat from the ,taudm.r. s
the Catholic Indian bureau the question of -a. ma.
of Indian tribal funds for the support and oIa..-
ton of Indian children in Mission or -o.ra-i.r
schools, and the agitation occasioncd by tine pr.s
dents recently declared policy in that regard
This booklet is published annually Iy the
Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions. at qlI
street. Washington, D. c.. and is offered at m,
price of 25 cents per copy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

The Intermountain Catholic goes into nearly
every Catholic home in this diocese Its circulation
in Montana, Idaho, Colorado Wyoming, Nevada and
many other states is very large Only reliable firms
and business men advertise in the paper. All sub
scribers will find to their advantage when about to
invest, purchase consult on business matters to
read the list of our advertisers We not only
recommend, but ask for them the patronage of all
readers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24

Doctor Cronin, the venerable editor of the
Catholic Union and Times met with painful acct
dent while boarding street car in his home-eity
lBuffalo) few days ago. but we are glad to be
assured that there will be no serious consequences