Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-22
THE C0LDSTE|N
LECTURE PROVES
BIG ATTRACTION

The lecture given at the City Opera
house Friday evening by David Gold
stein of Boston, under the auspices of
the local knights of Columbus lodge.
was largely attended and everyone was
we'll pleased with the words of the lee
turer. A couple Of selections by the or
chestra opened the meeting and then the
speaker was introduced by Judge A. A.
Matthew of the municipal court, who
spoke briefly on the aims of the Knights
OF Columbus. On the platform besides
the speaker and the presiding officer were
Thomas Delaney. Rev. Father Joseph
Chaganon. James Coyne, John Graham.
E. W. Mclaughlin and Paul Durrette.
Mr.. Goldstein dealt with the subject
Of peace and war as it applies to the
individual, the family, the industrial
life and the governmental relationships
giving the Christian position in con-
trast to that held by radicals In deal
ing with national and international
peace Mr.. Goldstein said in part Bad
will, denying Gods law and setting up
our own in our domestic and CONNER
cial relations. is no foundation for ma
tional peace. Just so long as there
just so long shall the clash of arms
be heard and the only peace we shall
have will be armed peace, with its ever
increasing burden of taxation. This
being so, the maintenance of an army
and a navy is necessity today But
every time We see regiment or a bat
tleship it should be reminder Of our
personal and national disobedience to
the law Of Christ. 1t is indeed an
evidence Of MANS inhumanity to mar
that makes countless millions mourn
The world will not have peace at the
price of peace, and so nations are del
uged with blood. 1t is interesting to
note that those who deny the power
OF the church, cannot forget her claims
Ever since the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war, 1 have been frequently ques-
TONED as to the contradiction between
the law of the Catholic church and the
acts of Catholics. They want to know
how 1T is that the Catholic church
says: Thou shalt not kill" and vet. IN
the armies Of the opposing nations at
war; Catholics are found killing one
another? Why, as the law of the
Catholic church is against killing. does
NV AsoiiiC put a sup 10 the war by call
ing upon the Catholics of the several
nations at war to refuse to fight !,
Questions of this character as often
show sincere ignorance of the law
and the power Of the Church as they
do hostility to her. What seems TO
some genuine lovers Of peace to be q
plain contradiction between the law Of
Catholics and the acts Of Catholics
quickly gives place to a common sense
view. when the facts in the case are
pointed out to them. OF course the
sincere man holds the self-same fper
verse opinion even after the Iplainest
Of answers. Thou shalt not kill. is
indeed the law Of God, and the Church
Is the divine interpreter of the law.
The Church says: Thou shalt not kill"
But, interpreting the law, the Church
says that you and I have a right to
our life; that. if an enemy, out of re.
venge, or if mailman threatens our
existence, we may cut him down, and
the law Thou shalt not kill" is not
violated. The Church teaches that the
State has right to it's life; that the
State has right to maintain and TO
perfect that life. If then. the State
takes in battle the life Of an invader.
the law Thou shalt not kill' is not
violated" r