The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-29

DONOC, I'm ITO AOOhE00 Al TIE
PRo-cATHEDRAL, DECLARED
THAT THE TEACHING OF CHRIS
TIANITY is THE ONLY ADE-
oUATE SOLUTION FOR THE So
cIAL QUESTION: SOCIALISM
OFFERS NO REMEDY-DEPRE-
GATED INDIscRIMINATE AT
TAcKs ON WEALTH-LARGE
AUDIENCE LISTENED TO HIS
ADDREs INTRODUCED BY
FATHER CULLEN.
The Most Reverend James ]. Keane,
Archbishop of Dubuque, was given a
great ovation when he came forward
to deliver an address on "The Social
Problem" in the Auditorium of the
new Pro-Cathedral of st. Mary, Min
neapolis, last Sunday evening. The
church was filled with his former par
ishioners and prominent citizens of
Minneapolis who knew him when he
was pastor of the Pro-Cathedral par
ish. He was introduced by his sue
cessor, Reverend Thomas E. Cullen.
Archbishop Keane declared that
wealth is a contributory cause of
much of the present-day discomfort,
but it ought to be protected from the
indiscriminate attacks which have
been made upon it of late years and
from the adverse legislation which has
retarded the development of industry
along many lines. He declared that
Socialism was unable to afford any
permanent relief from the social evils
of the present, and that the only
adequate solution is found in the
teaching and ideals of Christianity as
promulgated by the Saviour two thou
sand years ago.
The following is stenographic re-
port of his address:
81 regret that the choice of sub
ject for this evening was not left
altogether to me. That's my apology
for introducing note that is not per-
fectly harmonious when l address
myself to the consideration of the
social problem of our day.
"That there is such a problem, that
it looms large and that it is menacing
is generally allowed, at any rate by
the publicists of our time. 1t has al
ways been a habit to feign, at any
rate, despair of the future. The child,
hood of every generation has been
troubled with the visions of disaster
and the prophets who have the public
ear usually tell us that society is in
dissolution. Today the sea-dogs oi
conservatism protest that the actual
troubles can find their settlement only
in legislation. They say that the old
order in the economic world must
pass away. Those who mingle with
their fellowmen and study the
habits of life and forms of thought
which obtain generally are not much
moved to despair.
Every generation has had its
prophets of evil and those who OBJ
serve carefully will see that the world
moves on very monotonously, the null
titudes are still exploiting their own
forms of pleasure, making much OF
little and little of much and suffering
the supreme test of bright hope, mar
rying and giving in marriage Yet
society is much disturbed and par
TALLY disorganized.
Wealth a Great Power.
"The introduction of the machine
into the industrial sphere put into the
hands of exceptional talent and SUI
perior executive ability a powerful in
strument for the accumulation OF
wealth, and wealth is rich in incen
tives both to good and evil. One
admires the captain of industry as he
exploits the resources of nature and
brings the wealth of the world to the
surface making the world the
richer and happier by his great
achievements. On the other hand
the voluptuary whose aim is to in
dulge and to enjoy what others gather
is sorry figure who fills one with
dismay and disgust as he exploits his
fellowmen to satiate his greed fol
greater gain. Displaying his super
fluffy to excite the envy of multitude!
and tending to incite to rebellion, ht
furnishes day after day plea for the
designation of the great civilizinE
principle of private property and mini
mizing the worth of talent rightly
directed.
wealth quite naturally incites mer
to prodigies of industry and quite as
naturally leads them to prodigies oi
carelessness. The development OF
mans faculties required for success:
in the accumulation of wealth is cal
culated to keep from him the higher
purpose and noble pursuits of the best
life. Then if he combines with 9
great greed the exceptional powers he
must possess he becomes metal1zed
suffers a deterioration of spirit, loses
the power of sympathy and has nc
pity.
Old Relationship Passes.
''The introduction of the machine
was either the instrument or at least
it's introduction was coincident with
the beginnings of great fortunes, and
it introduced into the world new
type of man, one devoid of property
and dependent almost entirely upoT
the chance earnings of his natural