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

realization of the souls existence, in the
world of today demonstrates clearly
the domination of materialistic ten
dencies: and since the Church exists be-
cause there is a soul, she cannot but
condemn the present condition OF
things and urge drastic measures of
reform. conceived on an obedience "te
the five senses of that soul Here,
says Doctor Kerby, finally, "Cathoh-
city enters judgment OF Socialism.
Whatever error in doctrine, ignorance
of fact, fault in method, distortion OF
emphasis, malice in propaganda we
may charge against Socialism, unde-
niably it is in the main d protest
against the supremacy of the indus
trial order in life and an effort TO
equalize conditions of life for all men.
Its essential tenet is collective owner
ship of capital-a certain. unfailinS
means, il is claimed, of social saliva
ton We may take the most extreme
and hopeful form of the proposition.
such. for instance, as the words OF
Edward Everett Hale at the worlds
parliament of religions in Chicago:
The twentieth century viii give to
every man according to his neceSsl-
ties. tt viii receive from every man
according to his opportunity or &C
cept the most generally adopted term
SocialiZation Of capital-and still. as II
stands historically. attractive as it is
i'm many ways. Catholicity mistTuSts it
deeply, and I think must do so. Catho-
licity represents a spiritual philosophy
which is to discipline and shape life,
Socialism in its least offensive form IS
philosophy based on life: and the two
PHILOSOPHERS are. here and now. 10
great extent exclusive. Socialism's
philosophy certainly tends to eliminate
the spiritual senses by diminishing
1rr-DH llxT
What Catholicity regrets and con-
demns as an accident and an abuse in
the present order is found in Socialism
enthroned as a principle and sane |
toned as A law. Socialism comes with |
no sense Of the souls reality, no sense |
Of sin. Of discipline and penance. of in
dividual responsibility. It's analysis of |
social wrongs omits sin as a factor, its /
constructive reform cOntemplateS no |
spiritual power. no reassertion Of the |
supremacy Of God and the sanctity of /
His law
"Catholicity believes that mans
heart is chiefly to blame for social
wrongs: Socialism hlames our institu-
tions. our environment Catholicity /
looks on the social question as mainly
one of sin. Socialism sees no sin. sees
only social questions. The Socialist
takes advantage of class hate and ap-
reals to it. Catholicity would eXtingu-
ish 1, by the charity Of God. Thus
Socialism presents an analysis of social
questions which includes no element i
of sin: it proposes a plan of reform
which makes no note Of grace. Catholi-
city sees sin omnipresent. and the re-
doeming power Of Christ intended to
il. She looks 10 conscience i'm
her final bope-conscience whose torch
IS lighted by the hand of God. but in
Socialism she hears only of institutions
10 replace it. and these built on an un-
spiritualized humanity. Catholicity
looks for repentance in the heart con-
triton on the Inns and love in the ewes
0f all reform but she finds i'm Social
ism the heart unmoyed to feel its guilt.
lips sneaking only words of spiritual
and eyes brilliant only
with the hone of present conquest
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