Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-04
LAW DOOMED, SAYS SCANNELL
Government Soon Impossible at Pres
emit Rate, Declares Bishop.
HOLDS EDUCATION AT FAULT
Points 60 Science and Progress of
Material Aspects of Civilization
az FOrerunners of Re-
IiEiOus Destruction.

Right Rev. Richard Scannell, bishop of
the Catholic diocese OF Omaha. in his SER
mon at st. Cecelias pro-cathedral Sun
day morning, took occasion to deplore the
tendency Of many people TO stray away
from the church He predicted that II
something was not done to destroy the
spirit of paganism. as he called the move
ment, human government would be almost
impossible in the next twenty-five years,
The bishop said, in part: This is Pas
sion Sunday and the first day of Passion
time, when we should be mindful Of the
passion of our Lord 1t is necessary for
us to be always mindful OF the death of
Christ and to protect ourselves against
the allurements OF the world. Those who
would live on good terms with the world
can never be reconciled with worshiplng
the Lord. The ways OF the world are un-
Christian, inasmuch as they oppose Christ
or deny Him. 1t has always been So even
in the early days when the .pagans OPP
posed the Christians, even to the extent
of sacrificing them for their belief This
opposition terminated only when the pagan
peoples of Europe were converted to the
Christian church. The critics of the
church OF those days said religion was
superstition and was the enemy Of the
rights of the people These charges were
made by pagans against the Christian
church. 1ooA
Declares UnbeIief rampant.
This opposition has come down to al,
| mosI our own time. Thea civilized nom
Catholic world thinks too much of worldly
pleasures Unbelief is being demonstrated
In all parts of the civilized world. Ram
pant il is under different names some
times anarchy, socialism and the like. It
means the denial of God and denies future
life. The denial of God is proclaimed
everywhere This Is very serious prob
lem and is the great danger of today.
THE attitude of the world today toward
the church is atheistic, and atheism is at
the present time the gospel of thousands
OF people. This is due to a large extent
| to the materialistio education the people
are receiving in our colleges and UNIVERSE
ties. The young man of the present day
as he grows up and as he grows older will
die with his face turned away from God.
He largely looks upon religion as a mere
legend. There are many great scientists
and men who are capable of doubling the
tects, who lead others to believe the same
way.
Thinks Scientists Dangerous.
Modern scientists seem to know every
thing. They do not believe there is a God.
This is the great danger of today. The
world seems to be drifting toward pagan
ism, especially the so-called educated
classes of the present day. This is a great
issue. Human government will be almost
impossible In twenty-five years IL this
movement continues to gain. False educa.
ton has been the cause of all this. True
education will remedy it. A Christian edu
cation is needed. Striving TO attain his
ends by corrupt practices is in the mlnC
OF man today. All literature, magazines
and papers that are likely to fill the minds
OF people with disbelief In religion should
be excluded from the homes OF not only
Catholics, but non-Catholics as well.
IF you lose your morals your fate ii
sealed. The pasanism Of the world viii
continue to go on II some action is no
taken. Keep out of your homes all paper,
that tend to belittle Christian faith anC
! morals"