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Show ! Russia seems disposed to court the mediation of the American and French government in behalf of peace negotiations. Success to her efforts! To determine tho character of a man we need only know the character of the ideals that he cherishes cher-ishes and has long cherished. Lofty ideals denote loftiness of character. There seems to be a complete absence of the spirit of conciliation on the part of the contestants 1 in the. Chicago strike. "Whom the gods wish to I destroy, they lirst make mad!' Will the. anomolous never cease to hold sway? I Tho first culprit to be disciplined under the whip- ping-post -for-wifo-boating law in Oregon bears the I name of McGinty. Shame! to thus bring ignomny I on a race whose dominant characteristic is that of i noble generosity. 4 All honor to little Norway! Great is her spirit I of independence, magnamity find diplomacy. In a most dignified tone does she proclaim her autonomy, I I whilst avowing her unabated esteem for her "de- J I throned"1 monarch and liis people, the Swedes. Thus I J ft re lhe "small" demonstrating their superiority over the "great:"' now in military prowess, and iigain in moral worth. So may it ever be! I : -f I And s there is Soeialism in Catholic I Belgium, and the editor egrigiously blundered when I ho asserted to the contrary! Well, he would prefer I to be convicted of an inadvertant misstatement of I fact, than as a wilful instigator to acts of law- I losses. Then. too. there is some satisfaction in I being afforded the opportunity of making a frank and manly acknowledgment: therefore Thanks! f - '"h mit;;b!o is to be reformed." Such is the wcl- 1 corse announcement from the seat of war. If her j colassjil rivids in .-the field of life insurance will I now wisely, juslly and reasonably emulate her I initiative and resolutely curtail their management Ioxpenses, some ten or fifteen millions of dollars annually an-nually may be saved for the beneficiaries of their t nrmy of policy-holders: assuredly "A consumma- lion devoutly to he wished." f : I Is President Roosevelt, due to his pronounced proportion toward strenuosity, inclined to trans- I 5-fjid the bounds of duty in his attitude concerning the disabled Russian ships in Manila harbor? That our Chief Magistrate is profoundly imbued with , a tense of fair-play "or square-deal" there can. S be but little doubt. It might, however, be wreJl for j j him to keep a close watch upon his peculiar pro- prnsitios, lest they lead whither he would not "ad- visedly" go. All men of strong impulses and strong conviction need to strenuously curb their I dominent tendencies. I . I And so Togo, the great naval hero of the day is, I according to eminent authority, a Catholic. If 1 Ihis statement be, indeed, true, how Mr. Robert . I Blatchford, "Socialist and agnostic," who woujd tecntcntiously refute the claims of Dr. Barry's con- I tent ion that "the future of civilzed nations de- pends on their attitude toward ' the secular or agnostic view of life and action" by the "two f words, 'Russia and Japan.'" will have to conjure I with his cunning and wit to prove that his oracular pronunciemento is aught more than meaningless ! jargen. For, be it remembered, it is recorded that f to Togo, largely very largely is due Japan's ! I evolut ion 'into a "world-power." However, lest we render ourself equally absurd with the "socialistic " and agnostic" Blatchford, we are prone to await I an absolute confirmation that Togo is a Catholic, I before positively affirming that Japan's "progress"' ' is not purely the fruit of agnostic principles and s forces. I f Tomorrow Sunday is Pentecost. Most lovingly lov-ingly should we observe this august and sacred feast, as it commemorates that day in the history of Holy Church upon which she was endowed with the spirit of the Paraclete. How sublime have her life and mission been since that memorable day! Even so shall they continue to be until the end of time. 4 In another column will be found directions concerning con-cerning Holy Communion. They are published for the guidance of those of our readers who have not yet made their Easter duty. Duly devoted Catholics Catho-lics do not require such direction; they approach the Holy Table at intervals sufficiently frequent to be properly conversant with the fitting conduct for such occasions. : f : With Trinity Sunday, June 18th, will close the season designated by Holy Church as that during dur-ing which each and every one of her beloved children chil-dren is obliged to receive Holy Communion under the pain of mortal sin. The. mere announcement should be all-sufficient. It is inconceivable that any Catholic reader should require to be urged to avail him or herself of the most sublime privilege privi-lege that the omnipotent God Himself could bestow be-stow upon His creatures. The "Diocesan Review and Progress Nnumber" of the Catholic Light of Scranton, Pa., dated May 251 h, is an admirable, and meritorious publication, consisting of 2$ pages, including a cover of elabor ate and artistic design. This number is profusely illustrated and contains much reading matter of a highly interesting and entertaining character. The "Light"' is one of our most valued exchanges, and we tender its esteemed editor our cordial wishes for a long, successful and prosperous career. , There remains but one week" of the "Easter sea- i son" of 190,1. Can it be possible that any Catholic reader of this paper needs to be reminded of his duty relating thereto? During this "Month of tho Sacred Heart" how earnestly should every faithful Catholic strive to more nearly conform his heart to that of the "nieo'k and lowly" and the. ineffably loving Saviour! Our religion is essentially a religion re-ligion of love, and by this special devotion to the Heart of Jesus, Holy Church would tenderly remind re-mind us that divine love is "lhe one thing needful." need-ful." Shallve not respond -with tenderly ardent hearts to her loving admonitions ?, . -r Because labor-unionism is t times rendered almost al-most intolerably obnoxious by the reckless and vicious tendencies of some of its adherents or even leaders, shall therefore the summary demolition of a jrood and lawful system be decreed Would not such a penalty if it were possible to inflict it be unjustly drastic and far-reaching? Must the 09 innocent be compelled to suffer with the one guilty ? Is our modern society incapable of meting out justice jus-tice to individual malefactors, and thus eradicating lawlesness save by counter lawlessness ? If so, shall we not confess that our modern civilization is a farce and a failure? Let us hear from the Parry-Root Parry-Root "demolition" society on these points. To the attention of all aspiring women, in particular, would we fain bring the second installment install-ment of the Rev. Doctor Creagh's superb baccalaureate baccal-aureate sermon, which will appear in our next issue. is-sue. Heretofore we were inclined to regard Bishop Spalding as the most eloquent panegyrist of noble womanhood and woman's sublime mission, but this ' illustrious essayist will now have to look to his laurels, since Dr. Creagh has entered the field. Our readers would do well to carefully "preserve this article and present it to. the first champion of "womaVs rights" who may be so fatuous as to proclaim pro-claim the time-worn falacy that the Church is an obstruction in the path of woman's advancement. Dr. Creagh's sermon, by the way, impresses us as the, nearest, approach to Bishop Spalding's peerless peer-less essays that we have come across in many a day. , f The baccalaureat sermon, delivered by the Rev. John T. Creagh, I). 1)., at Trinity College, Washington, Wash-ington, well merits more than a cursory perusal. The first half of this most admirable discourse will be found in this issue of our paper, and the re- J mainder will be published next week. It is replete j with lofty and inspiring thought couched in ! beautiful language. Wc would respectfully urge all to accord to it a thoughtful and studious per-, usal. Especially for the young does it carry a priceless message. The "soul-riches" so highly extolled ex-tolled may be lhe possession of all. Colleges are not the exclusive repositories of this priceless gem. ! The boy or girl, man or woman who matures a love for the beautiful in literature or art, and above all, for the sublime, spiritual and moral beauty represented repre-sented by true religion, holds the magic key to this golden treasure-house, and may become possessed of its blissful charms at will. Blessed is he who i has awakened within him an "infinite yearning" ! for all that is nobly beautiful and beautifully true. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Men rendered frantic by unjust oppression are, in pursuance to the dictates of human nature, very apt to go to extremes, in repelling and resenting their grievances. They often need the -counsel of sympathizing "non-combatants" to restrain them from committing overt acts of lawlessness. Were the public sympathy, which the wage-earners of the land as a rule so justly deserve, duly vouchsafed them when contesting their rights against corporate corpo-rate greed, there can be but little doubt that they would prove gratifyingly responsive to wise and salutary counsel. Deny the wage-earners this, and society must pay a heavy penalty, in the form of perennially disrupted peace-and tranquility. 'Tis the sheerest folly to expect a restoration of good- will and pca in our -industrial realms, t0 -be accomplished ac-complished by means of cunning or force. Christian Chris-tian principles, in their practical application, can alone prove fruitful of good in. the relations of employers em-ployers and employes. Is our society too thoroughly thorough-ly impregnated with the virus of mammonism, sensuality and agnosticism to avail itself of this koly and potent influence? If so, we are doomed, j hopelessly doomed! - - |
