Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-22
b|s|l0P G0RMlN GIVES CHRISTMAS
MESsAGE TOMEMBERS Of CATHOLIC
DIOCESE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Urges Greater Devotion Church Work and Warns Against
Restlessness Of World-Dcpores Unholy Ambition for
Power, Wealth and Luxurious Living-Must Climb to
Higher Levels.

| us in the Holy Eucharist
WORLD RESTLESS.
/ This thought presses itself upon me
| with all the force and reality of It's
/ truth when ] mediate on the birth of
Christ and all II meant for a distracted
world. We look out in our times on
| a restless world. More than average
! comfort and unsurpassed prosperity
| fail to make men happy and content
ed. Dissatisfaction and suspicion are
arousing the revolutionary elements In
| human nature. The golden rule and
! the divine commandment are swept
side by the unholy ambition for pow
er, wealth and luxurious living. The
| inddstiici. domestic and social life will
never piogrt ss normally unless found
! ed on tht basic principles of justice
and charity. This IS no new or start
ling doctrine it is a simple truth adj
vocated by tho Master Teacher of all
mankind you, who stop to read and
reflect. viii ind 1t in every thought
(! and oct OF the Savior from Bethlehem
40 CALVARY.
/ APPEALS TO CATHOLICS.
II appeal to Catholics. above all 9TH
+, ers, to realize this teaching. to grasp
its far-reaching and full significance
and to make 1t practical in every phase
of life 1t is their duty. II Is no hu-
man dogma. but command from on
high-coming down from the Father
! of Light through His divine Son, VINO
spoke to us in the flesh and who abides
with us that our lives may be perfected
in the conscientious performance 'ot
every Chris tan duty. call upon
Catholics to set the pace in Fostering
good and Graduating the corrupting
: influences which destroy the highest
ideals in life and stifle those finer inn
: pulses which give nobleness to char
acter. Catholics must not be driftwood
| floa ting on the poisonous stream which
| is fed by the deadly sins of unbridied
! passion They must stand iirm anu
/ straight and strong, individually ana
collectively, for those principles which
viii hiring about a new era wherein the
| teachings of Christ shall dominate and
! influence more universally public ana
private life.
saint Peter raised his voice against
those Christians whose lives were ike
! clouds tossed with whirlwind, anu
| 81. Paul. with all the vehemence OIL
his burning soul, cautioned ms ioi
tloyers to be steadfast in the faith anu
not to be moved by every wind OF doc
trine.
! LIVE FOR PLEASURE ALONE.
"The fascinating pleasures OF the
world are attracting young and Old.
Too much SO for an age when shouiu
be serious and Christian. Men anu
/ women seem to live TO a large extent,
for the things which crafty the senses.
They chase after the things which de-
light the eye, please the ear and are
| yejyety TO the touch. This inordinate
desire for bodily qualification destroys
all relish for spiritual things. 1t could
not be otherwise. The carnal and the
spiritual opposed and cannot be nur-
tured by the same food, nor do they
| flourish and grow strong in the same
atmosphere. A lust for the easy, Tor
tho things that please, will develop q
distaste for the things that are hard
and that require sacrifice in their
getting. Even the Apostle Saint PAU,
whose sanctity privileged him to be
= the greatest of the apostles of Christ
chastised his body to bring 1t under
| subjection lest he should become a
castaway Men and women OF all times
who have left their impress on the
world tire med themselves in the school
OF uusterity.
CLIMB TO HIGH LEVELS.
I'VE must climb to that higher life
up the rugged stony cliffs. But II is
! worth the sacrifice. 1t will make us
strong and courageous. In WORD, IL
will develop noble manhood and beau
/ tifully chaste womanhood.
The holy season of Christmas turns
our thoughts towards saner and
better life-towards a life more in
harmony with Gods divine will. II
gives to us. at least for the time, a
new outlook on life's responsibilities.
1 This is not due, perhaps, so much to
our own efforts or To any great change
in our mode of living as to a special
dispensation of Divine Grace. which
he hSla uAt1d q
Christmas time and lift us above the
sordid into a plane where spon-
taneous charity and good will become
the motives of our actions.
! CONGRATULATE PEOPLE.
ITO my people in Idaho, over whom
Providence has placed me to serve, !
wish all the joys of a happy Christ
mas, and pray that the spirit OF good
WILL which prevails and makes life %
happy and blessed may continue dur
ing the whole year TO inspire them
to cooperate faithfully in the work
towards which we have set our hand.
That feeling will impei greater activ-
ity and will make the work pleasing.
and above all, merstorious for time
and eternity. Progress Will depend on
the good will OF all. and by united eff
fort we will labor on TO the accom-
plishing OF all that can be desired and
expected from this generation.
During the past year much has
been done in the way OF building and
organizing, which Is visible proof
of the sincerity of orr faith. note
, with joy the establishing Of Holy
Name societies In goodly numbers
throughout the diocese. II Ia consol-
ing TO know that Catholic laymen are
! banding together fc/ the publication
of speech. which Nin also lead to
cleaner and holier lives. ! am sure
the Infant Savior on this Christmas