The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-14


this life are pressed by Satan into service for his
perverse purposes What is dearer than life? But
without good name who can live? Did not Job
in his misfortune curse the day of his birth Had
it not been better for Judas not to have been
born? See these examples of Sacred scripture
Be tactful; do not be caught. In this case you
must not suffer the little to come to baptism
Forbid it at such price although the kingdom of
God should be its own.
To Survive AS Christians.
The refutaton of this specous wisdom is the
inviolability of life according to the Divine law
With one exception--necessary self defense
against unjust aggression-human life must not
be taken away by private authority. Such crimes
visited with the extreme penalty of all civiliza-
ton and likewise of religion
Let then seek to continue among the ma
tions, and to survive as Christians-'Suffer the
little children to come to Ne, and forbid them not
For theirs is the kingdom Of Cod Let US have in
every school sesands~areSpus education. Strive as
Christians and patriots to save the children.
THE remedy consists in practical faith hope
and charity. In other words, the fear of God, the
love of God and Gods grace. Religion as set
forth by the Catholic Church, according to the
word of Christ, is the salt of the earth By it
our vices, from youth to gray hairs are kept sub
ject to reason; throughi its virtue relish is ac-
quired for every good work.
Religion is truest illumination OH every
practical question, for it joins us in spirit with
God, who is truth and holiness and sovereign per-
lection. Now religion says: You have been
placed over all other creatures, and you are to
glorify the Creator of all by fulfilling His will
You free but responsible. Perform acceptable
fidelity during your time of trial, till your Lord
comes to ask account of your stewardship, and
you viii enter with praise into the JOY of your
Lord. But if you say in your heart; Ny Lord is
long a coming! If you act sefshy and seek only
the things that are your own the Lord shall come
in day that you hope not, and at an hour that
you know not, and shall separate you and appoint
your portions with the hypocrites. There shall be
weeping and crashing of teeth. SO we are in
structed in the Holy Gospel. This is what relig-
ion sets against worldly wisdom: Thou shalt not
kill the wicked shall go into everlasting punish
ment but the just into life everlasting CIat
xiv, 25.)
Obligations of the Married State.
Upon the married the duties of their special
vocation and engagement incumbent. They
must abide in intimate, faithful and lifelong as
ISOLATION as fruitful trees planted in Gods vine
yard. To enter this state no one is bound in our
dispensation. But when undertaken the state of
husband and wife obliges both to strictly consci
entious fulfment of all essential duties The
views of sef-love are to be subordinated to the in
stitutions of God. Whatever is contrary is to be
avoided always and never wilfully brought about
Herein the wisdom of the world is death
1.-The wicked and ungrateful child is to our
grief and shame, no rarity nowadays What then?
Perhaps some one will answer Blessed are the
wombs that have not borne and the paps that have
not given suck. Is it SO! By no means! What
then? Surely this: Let parents look to the educa-
ton of their children. At home love and patience.
piety and edifcaton should attend upon the grow
ing child. At school that teaching and that train
ing must be secured by which the lessons of the
Catholic home will be extended and confirmed AT
church the assiduous hearing of the word of God,
the regular reception of the sacraments have to
be considered as duties to God and to ourselves
The vices of youth must be watched and re-
pressed; while obedience and humility, modesty
and pety are to be constantly exercised
"When all these points of Christian discipline
are rightly cared for there remains two others.
each of which is of daily, aye hourly avoidance
of all evil occasions far as we can, even at the
cost of sacrifice. Amongst occasions two are
above the rest Observation-Disclosures to associate
with children or others already the prey to vice.
Also liberty to read newspapers, books. etc. which
cater to irreligious sentiment and to corrupt curl
osity.
LEAD us not therefore intoN temptation o.
Heavenly Father but deliver us from evil, Amen
Give this day and every day our daily bread
And thy will be done in us here on earth as it is
done by angels and saints in heaven Forgive our
trespasses in not suffering the little children to
come to Thee. For the future they shall not be
forbidden theirs is Thy own Kingdom: haowcd
be Thy name'