The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-19
FUNERAL OF COLONEL KING
WAR AND PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR - COLONEL
KING THE LOYAL CATHOLIC.

dom of the people of Israel, and Anti
ochus levelled to ashes their altars
and hearth-stones, Judas Maccabeus
cried out to his fellow-countrymen
Let us arise, and go out against on1
enemies, if we may be able to fight
against them" and when counselled
ky timid friends to take to flight, he
said: God forbid that we should do
this thing, and flee away from them:
but if our time be come, let us die
manfully for our brethren, and let us
not stain our glory" The leader OF
the people of God was no advocate of
peace at all costs. He marched to bat
tie: he died for his country: and for
ages his name has been praised and
venerated. 1t is the great apostle,
Paul, who wrote: For he (the prince)
is Gods minister, an avenger to exc
cute wrath upon him that doeth evil"
This is war-war waged in the name
of the Almighty God-war against the
evil doer, who menaces the individual,
the family, or the nation itself. The
peace is worthy of men: but the Al
mighty, also, is the God of armies,
when war is necessary.
Peace, at all costs! In our munich
pal administrations shall we for the
lsake of peace dismiss police-guards,
close court-rooms and prisons? Why,
then, in national affairs, for the sake
of peace break up our army and our
navy or so reduce them to frailty of
proportions that the nation be impo-
tent to defend it's righteous preroga-
tives?
Let the flag speak it's mystic lam
guage-the flag of America-the flag
Inow entwining the mortal remains Of
the man, who was the first to pledge
his life to the salvation of the country
in the fateful year of 1S61-Josias r.
King!
*sH~~,
Josias r. King is .v4rser among
the living. May the spirit which
lquickened into burning flame his love
lof America, still he with JUS, still b.
the spirit stirring to very depths the
souls of the American people! With
tout that spirit America is lost: the
IStar-spangled banner crumbles into
death and disgrace. The fatal day will
have come to America-may the God
of nations never permit it's dawn
when, through it's own gifts of ma
terialistic prosperity and social felic-
ity, it's citizens so engross themselves
in wealth and pleasure as to forget
the higher visions of the nations life
and honor, and be made incapable of
sacrifice even unto death in it's behalf
May the spirit of Josias r. King, the
spirit of the millions of Americans,
; who with him leaped forward into the
battlefield to save the nation, be i'm.
mortal in America, that America itself
; be immortal. 1t is said by some that
henceforward no war will come to
America, that no preparation against
war is necessary, or that, should war
perchance, ever come, the time for
, preparation is when danger is present
That war do not come is our ferveni
tions, made of men, are and will be
we are never sure that war will not
, come. Misunderstanding as to the
, interpretations of rights and of laws
are possible at any moment: outbreaks
: of pride and of ambition are possible
and war follows. We know the intri
cate complications of international re
lations: we should know the contin
, gencies involved in those relations
America no longer finds safety in iso
lation or remoteness from worldwide
, interests and movements. The inter
:. ests of America lie far beyond her owT
borders: other nations believe tha
ders, even, perhaps, across those o
America. Let America be ready to de
> fend against all peril, the integrity O
!. it's soil, the policies it holds to be vita
, to it's welfare, the honor that shoulC
q ever attach to the flag, the symbol o
! its strength and it's hopes. Nor le
America confide TRANQUILITY in it's lat
! ent undeveloped forces, to be brough
:. into efficient activities, when the neet
3 is right at hand. Common sense, in
telligent observation of history's page
!, tell too plainly that no nation can b
. weak today in preparedness and stron
. on the immediate morrow in. power @
action. The country should at al
times be so marshalled that no 70
y should even dream of threatening it O
= bidding it's flag droop it's folds in sui
U missive fear, were this only for on
. single day. This, the patriotism ths
II will save America: the patriotism tha
a. should ennoble every American citizel
le Peace-yes, when peace means SAT,
y ty and honor: but war, when safet
e and honor sound the call: and ths
war bring no disaster let America b
g. ready always to meet the foe, whenc,
Of soever hand is uplifted against th
al Star-spangled banner.
IL The Archbishop then dwelt upon til
Id military career of Josias r. King, WI
s. entering the army as a private soldie
be retired from the service with the rar
IN of Colonel. AS he had been in Il
IL days OF war the good, the brave 81
It, der: so, in the days of peace, he W;
lr. the good. the dutifuI citizen, winniI
'e- always from his fellow.citizens estee