Evening star., 1938-09-26
D. c. FIRST IN SIN,
ARCHBISHOP SAYS
More Temptations, Perils
Seen Here Than in
Other U. S. Cities.

Washington furnishes more tempta-
tons and dangers than any other city
in the Nation. in the opinion of Arch
bishop Michael p Curley of Baltimore
Archbishop Curley, who addressed the
Washington Retreat Leagues annual
communion mass yesterday at st.
Matthews Church, made this state
ment in stressing the need for re-
treats in the District particularly, and
at the same time advocated one day
retreats for those whose duties pre-
elude their taking the regulation three
day rest at the Washington Retreat
House. He referred to women particu-
lArly.
If any women need q rest. may I
say that the women of Washington
need a rest; rest with Christ, to
talk to Him in familiar way, to ask
His divine aid?"
The archbishop did not elaborate
on what temptations" and dangers
he referred to, and in stressing the
need for shorter retreat periods said,
"A retreat of even one minute is
worthwhile"
Keep Out Of War, He Says.
Speaking before an audience of ap-
proximately 1000 at the annual COM
munion mass of the league, Archbishop
Curley urged that the United States
keep out of foreign wars.
For what are we f1ghting?" he
asked. Twenty years have come and
we have not made the world safe for
democracy. We have made a world
that is prepared today for war. Hope
and pray and say in all sincerity
we have no business fighting wars for
others"
Archbishop Curley urged all Catho-
lies in the archdiocese to contribute
to the Red Cross and to Catholic
orphans. Collections for orphans will
be taken in Washington churches SUM-
day.
Following the service 500 members
Of the league took breakfast at the
Mayfiower Hotel, where they heard
the Rev. John S. Spence, of the Shrine
Of the Sacred Heart and spiritual
director of the retreat league, add
further to the archbishop's words ON
the foreign situation.
Fear Only Breeds Hate.
Diplomats and politicians strive
frenziedly for peace by arms, treaties
and conferences" he said, but their
efforts only create more war. Foolish
men! They think peace means only
absence of war But peace means
love. 1t cannot come from fear which
only breeds hate. They do not know
what they are seeking and do not
60 to the proper source"
In applying the word retreat" to
the International situation, Father
Spence said aptly:
There is no more effective way to
find peace than by withdrawing-bu
not to a Bavarian chalet for contem-
plation of ways and means of sei1ng
other peoples lands, nor to an Adriatic
resort to consider ways of appearing
more monstrous in the eyes Of the
world"
Also at the breakfast the Rev. John
Gallagher, S. j.. of st. Aloysius Church,
predicted the downfall of the Ameri-
can Nation by internal war unless
restraints are placed on a horde of
barbarians who infest the streets OF
our cities"
Church Persecution Seen.
"The only force that is going to
save the United States is the Cath
olic Church fighting for the inviola-
bility of the home" he declared. The
church faces persecution worse than
anytime in the history of the world
in the warfare in the United States
today against the family and the
very center of the family, mother
hood"
Father Gallagher attacked divorce,
childless marriages and birth control
and lashed out at the "so-called
child labor amendment, which denies
support Of poor families by Juniors
when it is sorely needed" and the
Harrison n-Black-Sheppard bill, which
Threatens to diminish Government
aid to parochial schools.
Assisting at yesterdays mass besides
Father Spence and Father Gallagher
were the Rev. Edmund Wilbur of st.
Matthews. the Rev. Thomas Dade OF
st. Patricks Church and Msgr. Ed
ward L. Buckley, pastor Of St. Mat
thew's.
Archbishop Curley also oficiated
Yesterday at the dedication Of St.
Matthews new parochial school next
to the church.