The daily sentinel., 1914-04-13

"rhe Principles of socialism
are utterly opposed to the prin-
ciples OF Christianity. They are
mutually destructive Co each
other, r,"-Cardinal o'ConneH.
The above statement appears on
the head OF Mr. David GoIdstein's
card announcing his lecture. Chris
tianity versus Socialism" Cardinal
O'Connell. Mr.. Goldstein and all their
followers are laboring under the mis-
taken idea that the world has accept
ed the christianity OF Jesus Christ.
aud under this mistaken optical or
mental illusion, We most heartily
agree with them when they say that
the principles of Socialism are utterly
opposed to the kind of religion in
actual practice in the world today:
for the religion that is in actual prac-
uce today is the same brand OF reli-
gion that was in actual practice when
Christ came. 1t is the kind OF reli-
gion that sets up Mammon as the
goal We have got to reach In order to
exist, and that kind OF religions is as
utterly opposed to the christianity of
Jesus Christ as laid down IN the New
Testament as the principles of So
cialism are as utterly opposed to the
principles of the religion that Is in
actual practice today The world has
not yet accepted the christianity of
Jesus Christ. When IL does there will
be no quarrel between the church
and socialism. Christ said: "Ye have
made my fathers house an house OF
merchandise. and He drove them
out; but Immediately they all got
back in and Our Fathers House" is
still an house OF merchandise today.
AF.a a1tfH o II. 4.
of today, and we get TO feeling so
good we almost have palpitation OF
the heart, but we cannot exist inside
of the church, and when we 20 out
where we do exist. We get out into
world where we are ruled by a
competitive, warning, mammon. prof
degrading system of government.
and you all know the rest. Do you
think the world has accepted the
christianity OF Jesus Christ?
The Centurion went to Christ and
denounced himself for being an army
official. He says: Il am not wor-
thy that you come under my roof"
and what did Christ do? He did not
denounce the man. No. He said He
had not yet seen so great faith.
What Christ did denounce was the
competitive system of government
that created army officials and that
same competitive system is still Gre
ating army officials today. Is that
the christianity of Christ?
A certain rich man asked Christ
what he could do that he might re-
ceiye eternal life. Christ told him
to obey the Ten Commandments. The
man said he had observed them all
his life then Christ said: GO sell
that thou hast and give it to the
poor" Now this rich man was an
object OF pity in the eye of Christ.
He did not denounce the man. but ne
did denounce the competitive system
of government that made II possible
for n man to get into the deplorable
condition he was in, and men are get
ting into all kinds of deplorable con-
ditions today undSr that same COM
petitiye system. Christ said: 1T is
easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich man
to enter the Kingdom OF Heaven
Now some people try to make out
that Christ here denounces the rich
man, and some even try to make it
appear He is denouncing the camel
because he cant get through; but, we
say He is denouncing the competitive
system of government that makes it
possible for us to stave off the King
dom of Heaven, and then can you
imagine that the world has accepted
the christianity or Christ?
When the devil came to Christ,
and offered him the world and the
riches thereof, and would put him in
the high places In the affairs of this
life If he would only stand by the
competitive system of government,
Christ said: Get thee behind me,