New Britain herald., 1930-05-06

tution.' It has a platform with such blanks as taxation of church prop erty,' 'secularization of marriage divorce upon request and repeal of laws against the. dissemination of ccntraceptire information and de- vices. The doctrine that happiness here and now should be the motive Of conduct; the slogan of ths worlds graduating class in philoso- phy is Religion must be destroyed and Religion deserves no more r3- spect than a pile of garbage Tn : report under the caption: The Men ace of Cohesive Catholics finally points to its one real antagonist - Roman Catholicism is the enemy With truth at least in this instance have the Atheists spoken. History and experience have taught them that the Catholic church, and the Catholic church alone, founded, governed, and sustained by Jesus Christ, is now as ever the inyinCiblS foe of Atheism and every other con- spiracy against God, religion an1 morality which the world has in spired. That church of the ag,s which resurgent organism calls an anachronism, against which Pro = estantism protests about which fanatica rage, is the one encmg' which the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism fears n America. What a privilege to b. a unit of such church and what q service to our Ration may we not render by reason Of our Cathode faith.
 Washington's Praise of Religion
 Tn his farewell address, the first President of the United States said: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead 10 political prosperity, religion and morality are indispens- able supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor 10 subycrt these great pillars Of human happiness, these finest props of the duties O. men and citizens. The mere politi- cian equally with the pious man, ought 10 respect and cherish them. 4 volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let 1t simply be asked where is the security for property. for reputation. for life if the senst Of religious obligation de4rts the oaths, which are the instruments Of
  And let us with caution indulge the suppostion that morality can ba maintained without religion. What ever may be conceded to the influ- | ence of refined education on minds Of peculiar structure, reason anl experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail il exclusion of 'eligious principle
 With these words of Washing 1 ton in mind, let us now hear tn
 words of our present President ut- l tered a year ago on April 22: More l than nine thousand human beings ! arc laWlessly nilled every year ir 1 the United States. In many of ou great cities murder can apparentl 1 be committed with impunity. '. 1 Even in such prcmeditated crimes | as embezzlement and forgery ou, i record stands no comparison wit. 1 stable nations. No part of the coun. i try, rural or urDan, IS immune. Life | and property are relatively more l unsafe than in any other civilizcL | country Of the world Later in his ! address he adds: Finally, I wish tc 1 again reiterate that tho problem ot | law enforcement is not alone q
 function or business of govcrnmen.
 If law can be upheld only by eli l forccmcnt officers. then our schcme i Of government is at an end