The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-28
BLOW At SYMBOL OF GOD
WAS MURDER OF PRIEST

governance of God. And because the
murderer had revolted against Gods
authority his rebellion went to its ut
termost logical conclusion in action;
he revolted against its presence in the
world of human law, and broke until
it gushed human blood; he revolted
against its outward symbol, the priest
and slew him.
Logical Murder.
THE murder was logical. The an
archist was never truer to his diaboli-
cal principles than when he Stays a
atholic priest and Stays him at the
altar of God. It matters not that the
individual priest possesses little of
the worlds power or goods, nor de-
sires them for himself; it matters not
, even that he is a follower of that
blessed Francis. who chose Lady Pow
erty for his bride and gave his great
love to the poorest things and the
most unloved. Wherever he is the
Catholic priest in some great way car
ries in himself that Church of Author
ity and of God and externalizes her
to men He is an officer in that great
army whose tramp is around the
world; whose discipline is most per-
feet; whose organization is most mi
nutely refined; whose banners are for
ever set against the enemy of diSOr-
| der and anarchy in the hearts, in the
speech. and in the actions of men as
opposed to just human government
and divine rule.
Yes, he was logical. He might hate
the ministers OF the other Christian
! bodies, but not with the similar hate.
the component hate that Stays, for
/ they, alas, are too divided to be dan
gerous to him . He might hate king,
| for he rules; but kings come and go
and kingly policy have their chances
and their changes. But the Catholic
priest is slain TO live, and the Catholic
policy. the Catholic accents of moral
| ity are unchanged and Interchangeable
| as the throne OF God. He saw this at
home in Italy, that it is not the parlia-
ment of the king that saves his crown
| to him; it is not the army of Italy that
saves her from the spelling of Social
| lists and the red-hand OF the anarchist;
though weakened by many OBJECTIONS,
/ the one strong, coherent, unyielding
! power is still an imprisoned Pope and
/ an nl-used church.
! Socialist Hates Church
| And hence the whole foul brood
| of them-the socialist who breaches
| and the anarchist who translates the
sermon into red deeds--cOme here
I hating the church and the priesthood.
/ Here they learn to hate all other
| things that are consecrated to US
/ the power OF our president. the wis
dom of our senates, the majesty OF
/ our courts, and the quiet dignity of
our homes.
Great God. brethren, what are We
doing. of what are We thinking A
great president of our country is slain
| by a degenerate who was nerved 70
! $50 need by socialist and anarchist
/ yaporings. We read that anarchy has
/ its seat in New jersey; that she sits
! in council in New Orleans Or Chicago
I They have a propaganda, red press.
/ AN AnpeaI 10 Reason forsooth: we
are made aware that some OF them
come here from southern and eastern
Europe in every shipload. aud With su-
nine ifsdifference we look on. Have we
found the pearl beyond pEiee that we
/ NAV roll it into the dust Ike child's
pIaything? Have we grown SO cod IN
! our love toward. the fair yestal, lib
ertv. that we feel no indignation when
tthe r,lffian and the stranger treat her