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which Socialism makes progress.

which Socialism makes progress. He
said:
1t is only few months ago that a
Socialist leader in one of the west
ern states on the heels of the cleo
ton Of Socialist as mayor of large
and important city exultingly an
nounced that the Socialism has to
fear and that the coming struggle
would be between the RED and Black
internationals," meaning by the black
the Church.
He made it clear that Socialists are
aware they have nothing to fear from
the Protestant bodies. The latter,
complacently look on while the Col
lectionists," more euphonious desig-
nation than Socialism, to the minds
IF some, make their open inroads for
the grand invasion and the conquest
Ct the world, their leaders fondly
dream of. ....0
Professionalism, disorganized and
consequently unable to oppose solid
and coherent front of the enemy, has
no conception of the magnitude of the
impending crisis. 1t has not the eagle
eye that can see far into the future
and discern the Importance of the
coming alignment of the forces of So
ciety on the one hand and of the foes
lr z COpiofv nm tho othor
Professionalism would temporize and
flirt with Socialism instead of fight 1t.
An unorganized mob, unofficered and
with everyone in the ranks shouting
his or her opinion of how the cam
paign should be waged-what earthly
chance would it have against the
we'll organized, if lawless, hordes that
Socialism plans to pour over the
world as the Goths and Huns and
Tartars poured over Europe hundreds
Of years ago? The situation that soon
will confront the world is much the
same as in those dark days, when The
onrushing tribes of barbarians from
the north swept down upon Rome.
Under the conditions of civilization
then it was a world struggle. 1t will
this coming battle between Christian.
ity and Socialism.
How Socialism Deceives.
1T is easy to say Socialism medi-
tates no attack on Christianity. Ger
tainly in this country at least Social
lists do not proclaim nti-Christianity
as one of their prime articles of be-
lief nor do they yet emblazon it on
their banners. To do so would be
very bad policy in this nation and
their leaders are far.sighted and
shrewd enough to realize this. But
che has only to read the works of the
apostles and the high priests OF So
cialism to see plainly that success
full Socialism would do away with
Christianity and with all forms of re.
ligion substituting in their places tho
worship of the state.
1t is not too much to say that with
Socialism in the saddle we would
again see the so-called goddess of rea-
son enthroned on the altar of public
worship as she was in unhappy
France in the dark and bloody days
Of the revolution. And where Prot
estantism makes serious mistake
Is In the assumption that Socialism
is merely anti Catholic It is in real
ity anti Christian.
AS in the sixteenth century it is
the Catholic Church that is called on
to interpose herself as an impossible
barrier to the onrushing flood of So
cialism. AS in those days when the
Turks threatened all Europe with de.
struction and exulted in the dream Of
conquest which would replace the
Cross of Christ on the steeples of ev-
cry church with the Crescent of Mo-
BANNED, it is the Church which steps
into the breach and hurls back the
foe. The Catholic Church always has
opposed Socialism. It will always.
The Church and it's valiant sons
stemmed the tide of Mohammedan
invasion. 1t is the same Church that
will prevent civilization from being
overwhelmed by the flood Of Social
ism.