Is the Heritage of Christianity Lost?
The "Western Watchman" (Roman Catholic) of September 28, 1911, has an article entitled, "Is the Heritage of Christianity Lost?" It speaks of the long period of peace which the world has enjoyed, the practical ceasing of certain kinds of war for conquest, declaring that since Napoleon's day we have had few great wars, and then says: "But that does not mean that the world is at peace. We never were so torn by dissension and discord since the time when a tocsin of war sounded for the first time. But it is now class against class, internecine and fratricidal war. Europe to-day is not a military camp, but a lurking place of conspiracy. The killing of Stolypin is only an incident. We are told Weyler is doomed in Spain. Assassinations of government officials are occurring everywhere. Strikes are in progress almost all over Europe, and they are more revolutionary than economic. Soldiers are shooting down armed citizens in France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and lately in peaceful Ireland. . . . In time of employment working men are preparing for a strike. The slogan has been sounded that there is an easier and shorter way for making money than by work. . . . We want an industrial world from which all labor will be banished; and a church that will ask no sacrifice or duty from its adherents." And who can deny the truth of the above?