The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-04
WHAT is CAUSE OF WAR
Free Lecture at High School Hall
Next Week.


held at High School Hall on Wednes
day Feb. 8 at O'clock. p. M.
1t is announced that Mr.. Goldstein
will deal with his subject under three
/ headings, giving the causes Of War
| and the way to establish peace in our
domestic, industrial and government,
al relations. Mr., Goldstein win make
plain the Christian attitude ON these
three phases OF his subject, while he
exposes the false teachings of radi-
calls.
What causes family disruption
What solution do Catholics offer for
divorce and its kindred modern evils
What causes the industrial conflicts
of our time? How would Catholics
establish industrial peace?
What is the cause OF War?
Does the European war prove
Christianity to be failure?
What is needed to establish and to
maintain an enduring peace of ma.
tions?
What has the Church done for IN
ternational peace? What can she do
today?
Does obedience TO the Pope in mat
tors OF faith and morals conflict with
the patriotic duty of Catholics TO
their country?
Is there higher form of patriotism
than that taught by the Catholic
Church? These are some of the ques,
tions Mr.. Goldstein viii answer in
his address at the High School hall,
Wednesday evening Feb. .. His
arguments are said by his friends to
stand the tests OF right.reason, but
his enemies are not so compliment
tary
Mr., Goldstoin is a convert to the
Catholic faith. having been baptized
on May 2lst, 1905, which was two
years after he resigned from the
Socialist movement. Mr.. Goldstein &
fearless. fair and uncompromising at.
tiiude in defense OF Christian prin-
ciples against the assault Of oppon-
ents has at length wen for him a very
high standing in the comniuility in
which he lives: And il has won for
him thousands OF friends in the
United States and Canada MIR Gold
stein has the distinotion of having
been selected by His Eminence VIII
liam Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop
OF Boston, as layman to present the
Catholic view Of sociological prob
lens in 1907 and year after year since
that time lie is sent to the annual
conventions of the American Fedora
tion of Catholic Societies each year
to represent Boston.
The announcement that Mr.. Cold
stein is to speak In his home city is
guarantee Of a packed house. IN re-
porting the opening of the Common
Cause Forum last season the Boston
Journal says: Catholics and So
cialists by the thousands hocked to
Franklin Union Hall last night TO
hear David Godstein a convert to the
Catholic faith, tell of his journey
from Socialism TO the Church. Al
though the hall was filled 5000 others
in front of the building clamored for
admittance until long after 8 O'clock.
when they were finally convinced
that not another person could be ad,
mitted"
MIR Goldsteins sound reasoning
and convincing logic is said frequent
ly to arouse the ire of his opponents
who invariably flock to hear and quiz
MIN, despite the attempts OF the Ma
tional officers OF the Socialist party
to set members to ignore Geldstein
and ask him no questions" The
press reports that they come with
the hope Of causing embarrassment
to the speaker, but in every instance
Mr.. Goldstein has met the enemy,
disclosed their tactics, and complete
ly defeated them" In answer to
California Socialist who made an at
tack upon Mr. Goldstein he replied, in
part The charge of being profes-
sional turncoat has in fact no slen-
derest thread to hold on to. My re-
cord is simple. have not changed
from one organization to another
nor back again. have been as
sociated with one trade union during
my life as a journeyman--that is the
Cigar Makers International Union of
America, of which | am still men,
ber in good standing and in which |
am proud to say hold &c year old
card. | have been associated with
but one political movement re
signed from the Socialist party
twelve years ago, after a futile at
tempt to induce it to repudiate it's i'm
moral teachings. | have been con
nected with but one Church-the Ro-
man Catholic Church-into which
was privileged to enter ten years ego
last May the twenty-irst
Moreover l am not a turncoat
with regard to my religious conyic-
tions, am but belated follower Of
cur dear Lord. Being a Catholic
means not a denial of great Jewish
traditions, but rather q recognition of
their greatness by reason of their full
dllment. The Catholic Church is the
fulhllment of the law which was
placed into the hands of the children
of Inrcrt o,l f,,,t;4,,t;a,, A.