Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-15
Fr.La Farge's Address
AZ rie. Pa, on October 2oth.
1913. at the Demonstra.
t'on OF The Holy
Name Societies.
The Rev. Ia Fargo.
: Descendant Of Com.
modcre Oliver Hazard Perry.
CHARACTER. THE BASIS OF ParR,c.



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lContinued from last week
the payment of a debt to Him I,
whom all is due, all honor. all ser
vice. all loyalty.
Gentlemen, have no need I.
tell you to be religious men. You
presence here is an act of religion
a solemn and public profession o
your faith. have no need to tel
you to be patriots. Blind indee,
must be be who will doubt that tn,
flower of our Catholic men. mem
bers of Church which for centurie,
has stood for the freedom of III,
spirit against the tyranny and law
lessness of The flesh. that such mer
VIII be the first to sacrifice all fol
their country's interests, once the,
preeeive them.
But what are our conntry's in
terests today: mean her supremel,
vital interests: What interests ar,
most in jeopardy, and most in YOU,
power TO assist? If ask a hundred
men this question, they will give IN,
Anndred answers. Reform oul
taHf, our currency. our banking
laws. and so on, say the economist
Stamp out the white plague. say.
the health officer. Teach better
sanatIon; give us improved housing,
restrict the hours of labor. say the
social workers. Curb the greed OF
employers; legislate for the work.
Ingman: restrict child labor and
inMuitous liquor trffiac: teach pa.
triotism to our immigrants; bring
balk men to the land.
All these answers are true to ar
exfent. They all touch deeply oul
country welfare, and each of thes,
mbments YOU have in your power te
i'sfher. But our country calls tc
ysss gentlemen, To enlist YOU,
minds and your strength, you,
hearts and your souls, and all your
resources IN Il campaign which con
Germs our country's welfare more
than all else besides. IF we win II
this campaign, all else is successful
If we fail in it, all other movement.
are wrecked-our army and navy
will dwindle away; capital and labor
will never be reconciled: legislatures
will legislate in vain: neither prizes,
nor preacher, writer nor philanthro-
pist can accomplish anything. Ii
is campaign against foes deadlier
than British seamen or Indian
marksmen-foes worldwide in dis
tribution, diabolical in cunning.
foes that threaten every home, that
spring at us from every corner. II
Is campaign that each of you can
wage, and are called to wage: that
taxes all our faith and patience and
charity, and | call on You for this
campaign rs men of principle, men
who will appreciate our country's
supreme needs and stand by them:
| mean the campaign for the moral
education of the young"
Mind what I mean; not educa-
tion without morality, mere tools of
knowledge thrown into an unprinci-
pied hand; not some so-called moral
education that is not really moral
educations, because it leaves out all
reference to God, and tries to make
people moral without hope of heaven
or fear of hell. Not mere impartino
of information, however salutarv but
education, in the fulness Of the word
the training of our young to respect
those heaven-taught principles of
right living which, as / told you are
the foundation of character and pa
triotIsm, and to develop their God
given talents of minds and heart for
His greater glory. BY that our coun-
try, yea, the very physical existance
of future generations stands or falls.
What use are our laws it our chill
dren are not taught the sinfulness Of
violating the Fourth c Commandment: +:
What guarantee have you for life
or your child's life in the doctors
hands II the physician has never
been taught, Thou shalt not kill.
What was the Slbbath-day holiness
taught in early ;ears to those min
ing company directors. who have
driven the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Lead,
like modern Athanasius, out of
his see because Of their desecratiop
of the Sunday: Will anything but
4 Catholic conscience empty the
dance hall, or hold inviolate the
marriage-bond, or bring content to
the suffering, or ensure veracity for
our press, or keep sacred the oath
of Office, or restore wealth robbed
from the poor? Recently a promi-
nent Methodist minister complained