The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-21

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once f~ecoEul1ed. with the initiative
taken by The Knights o. Columbus.
the unaelnah spirit % the Catholic
Young Mems Association. and the en-
thu1ianFn shown b. the ORGANIZATIONS
Of Catholic We realized that
Il was necessary 10 unity our activl-
ties. with this object In view. the
Hierarchy established the National
Catholic War Council Under is d.
Tection provision was made for the
moral and physical welfare Of our
Catholic soldiers aud sailors. Chap
ihins wesa supplied for the men In
camp aud for those In service abroad
In every possible way. our people
showed their appreciation OF the men
who were Offering their ives for their
country.
How well deserved and how pro-
ductiVe Of good were these patriotic
efforts. IL plainly 10 DO arcn from
the record OF Catholics Ia every
branch OF the national service We
are proud Of their loyalty. We honor
their heroism. We are grateful for
tho example theV have given us. lot
W. "a them the highest tribute by
Initiating their fidelity to duty. their
sacrifice Of self and their devotion 10
the Of freedom.
Amcrica's Pledge 20 the World.
We went into The war and ended
Il. In any material sense we had
nothing 10 gain We fought to make
the world a better place for all man
kind. In prociaiming a purpose.
We held up our COUNTRY and Its iusti-
mtluna a. the hope OF humanity. The
pledges We gave must be redeemed.
As our Holy Father. Pope Benedict
XIV, declares. the American people.
retaining a firm hold on the princi-
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Christian civilization. are destined to
have the chief role In the restoration
Of peace and order on the basis %
those same principles. when the VIC
lence o. these tSmpcstuous days shall
Our Present situation.
Though the a h. ended, our
country IL not yet restored TO It's
normal condition. On every side,
there " unrest and agitation. The
conflict OF class with class makes
progress impossible. II threatens TO
undo the splendid things which the
union OF all our people accomplished.
II ~ importing into our country the
very evils which brought disaster on
Europe. II America Ia TO be pre-
served. for It's own sake and for the
sake OF humanity, a remedy must be
found for our present situation
Need OF n rniHl
This Is not a time for makeshifis.
The facts are before us. plainly and
roughly. They cannot be set aside
with more experiments OF formalities
that smooth tie surface OF things, but
leave the virus beneath. Rightly or
wrongly, the movements which are
shaking the foundation OF order. come
out OF mems souls. They embody a
demand FOR right. They may be stay
cd for q time or diverted; hut u, In
keeping with American principles, or
der a 70 rest on the willingness OF
the people and their free co-opera-
ton. their souls must be reached.
1hey must be trained TO think rightly
and TO do as they think.
Let us not deceive ourselves IN his
matter. Ignorance n an evil. as such
Il must be removed. Hut II Is not the
only evil. What we AVE chiefly 10
fear = educated intelligence devoid
Of moral principle-the man who uses
his knowledge 10 abuse his freedom.
This Il the dangerous type. To con-
tinue its production or allow Il to
multiply would not be the part OF
The Wars First lesson.
The first and most essential lesson
In true education n that which the
War has taught us. For a long time
the attempt was made 10 regulate hu-
man affairs without any reference 10
God. II was thought that ihe adj
vance Of civilization, the progress Of
science and the growth OF
had made the peace OF the world Sc
cure. Religion was excluded. In great
measure. from public life. q en-
tiyely from the council OF nations. II
was a vast experiment. conducted
with all the resources Of power and
skill. And now We see its results,
We cannot anord to repeat the eN-
perimeut. il we are TO build anew,
We must build on "a sure foundation,
not on quicksand. The stone which
the builders OF the modern world re-
Jected. must become again the head
Of the corner. In the teaching and
example OF Jesus Christ, mankind
must learn tho way OF salvation.
There h no other.
There are many indeed who admire
the Christian ideal and yet claim that
Christianity should be modified 60
/ suit the demands Of our age. But
40 these demands are countless, ana
as some OF them are openly al Nail-
ance with the spirit OF Christ MOTH
ing will be gained By yielding TO
them. Too much. IA fact, has already
been lost In these vain attempts IL
satisfy the world with a diluted Chris
uanity. In the final iasue, o only
particular doctrines have been set
aside. bat the central truth, namely,
that Christ Is the incarnate God, has
beer questioned OF dehied. Those
who regard Him simi " as the per
feet man, eel Justified In interpret
ing Ills doctrines according TO Their
particular liking. They mas continue
10 speak Of their version as Chris
%tianity: and they may ind u made
auate in the present condition Of the
world. But this b. no warrant fol
saying thai Christianity has ceased
10 be a power Tor ruth and right
Justice and charity.
Christianity requires hat we accept
two fundamental principles as the
basis Of our human relations. These
are the principles OF justice and char
ity. The application Of these In prl'
Vntc aud public lie ~ D. first Htep
toward the restoration Of peace and
order.
Justice obilEes us TO give every man
his due. lust because he Is q man,
h prescrihes respect fer the rights OF
the individual. OF society ana OF me
State. II binds us 10 h keeping OF
agreements and 40 the Observance Of
law. II forblds Islander either 81 a
person. Of n community. or OF a wnoie