The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

Gods Judgment and then will be willing to affirm that judgment" writes Rev. Alison J. Smith, whose article quoted. It is most desirable and it would be most certainly well come if more Christians in all de- nominations had his viewpoint and meant 1t.
 New Morality, No Morality
 Things which should be decent and even sacred now have their antonyrns in full operation. Tn res- pect to marriage and the family, that statement will startle nobody, but even juridic concepts are fall Ing by the wayside before the new morality, which is 'no morality" One thing leads to another. Tn recent book, My Philosophy of Law-C -Credos of Sixteen American scholars all save one find the basis of law in facts, without moral principles and without religious faith. Tn the field of art, Q gentle man who should know (Dr. Charles R. Mercy, Marquant Professor of Art at U. of Penn.) had this to say in the New York Herald Tribune: Never in the history of civilized art has humanity cut so poor flg- ure. Whatever is base, whatever is open to derision, whatever is ugly as human existence, is made major theme not only by the most signifl- cant fiction of our time, but it's arts as we'll"
 Plus KIT says, "Our troubles have one bitter root, terrible in its fertil- ity, the ignoring of Gods majesty, the complete neglect of his heavenly commandments" Terrible in its fertility" is certainly correct, for this sad seed of morality grows quickly in many fields.
 Widespread sin is in Q large sense a manifestation of pessimisrl, of despair. Frequently, 1t presents apparently at least, an avenue of escape from the harsher realities of life and the demands of Gods moral law. For in most cases, at least for the moment or the day or year, 1t Is easier to break the law than live 1t. That is the way down. That is the road to failure. That is the sur- render to despair, for men or lla- ton or world.
 Gentlemen, Christ did not die on the cross for the salvation of man. kind to hear twenty centuries later Tt can't be done." He came to show us the way it could be done. And he gave us the means to do 1t. He came to show us the way humanity could achieve both betterment and salvation. The mechanistic and pessimistic Interpretation of life won't accomplish 1t, as the young minister whose words gave to you found out. But education in and adherence to the principles of Christian morality will do the job.
 Pope Leo XIII knew of what he was speaking when he said, "The supreme good of any nation Is its morality"
 Two generations ago, the Holy Father gave us frequent commun- ion. To this generation he gave Catholic Action, share in the P8ASeeAAOO0 VA oRAS04AAB OAAAbt GAA0 his doctrine; Christian instruction, without which there can be no morality. You have unselfishly vol- unteered as campaigners for Christ in this cause.
 "In God We Trust"
 Fortunately, the National Cath olic Evidence Guild is one of the finest collections of optimists in the country. You have to be to do your work in the highways and byways of towns and cities, when not a small part of that work is bringing to people @ realization of what God wants in Q world 50 accustomed to hearing only what man wants. Yet even when you are practically, if not actually, talking to yourself on some street corner, you are not alone any more than the twelve Apostles were alone as they went their lonely way to conquer the world for love of Christ. The Saviour was with them and He is with you. Tn the words of St. Paul, Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned :" On the coin of this country of ours there is inscribed the name of no Caesar, but the simple words. Tn God we trust" And God will bless your work.