The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04

and society, but it is religious dut
incumbent on every Catholic. T
principles, of truth and justice \
down by the church will establish anu
preserve peace in the social order.
Father George also delivered the
second lecture January % on the Par
taking of the Middle State in Social
Reform" He accounted for the grad
ual growth of disorder and dissatisfac-
tion among the classes by showing
that it is due to deviation from the
teachings of faith and to the intro
duction of the doctrine of liberalism
into economical and political life. The
factors of the middle state which he
dwelt upon were mechanics retail
dealers, farmers and those who live
off former earnings. He recommend
ed the formation of unions in all these
departments of activity.
On the same evening Mr.. G. Stelzle
of Minneapolis lectured on ''The Par
taking of Catholic Societies in the
Work of Social Reform" He recon-
mended, especially, practical social in
structions at every meeting in order
to cultivate a sense of social justice.
All must be made to feel an interest
in such subjects for the reforms
sought are for the benefit of all. They
should make their influence felt by
molding public opinion and legislative
action. Above all, the members of the
society must be practical Catholics in
both private and public life.
The third lecture of the course was
given on January 20 by Rev. George
Plank of the Church of st. Agnes on
Religion With the Socialist Is Pri-
vate Affair" In the course of the
lecture Father Plank proved that the
natural law demands religion in the
private as we'll as in the public
life of the individual. The state and
the family must have religion for their
foundation
Socialists desire to eliminate reli-
gion from the life of the individual
and society. Their whole program
rests on atheistic principles.
On the same evening, Mr.. G. Stelzle
of Minneapolis spoke on the New OBJ
legations of Women. He portrayed
woman as wife and mother She must
be so educated as to understand the
position in society for which God in
tended her, that is, to be the help-mate
of man, the soul of the home, the edu-
Gator of the child and the preserver of
faith in the family. He recommended
course of social science for women
to enable them to meet the conditions
forced upon them by their social en-
vironment.
The Federation was most fortunate
in securing the services of Mr.. David
Goldstein of Boston for a couple of lec-
lures. Mr.. Goldstein was formerly a
leader among the Socialists; but he is
now one of their most skilful oppon-
ents. His first lecture was on "The
Tactics of Socialism" 1t was a severe
Indictment of the methods of Socialists
as expounded and practiced by the
recognized leaders of the movement.
This lecture was published in "The
Catholic Bulletin"
! Ine second lecture was on Inc
Passing of the Middle Glasses, as Pre-
dicted by Socialism He based his
lecture on the statements of the Com
munist Manifesto of 1S48, which de-
clared that the middle class, under
! the present state and government,
would soon be wiped out; that there
would remain only extreme riches on
the one hand and abject poverty on
the other Socialism would prove the
only savior for the middle class, be-
cause under a Socialist regime the
amassing of riches would be impossi-
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