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, Sermon :
Hev. j 'r. Duly Prcached to
0-1'1\ 1 tinting Cluss of
1.1 igh Schocl ,
.Lnst Stlnday Evening at
th Operu 1-I01l8e on
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'rhe Opra : House was crowded
last SUIHla ) ' evening , May 20th ,
to hear the baccalaurate sermon
to the g-raduating class of the
Broken Bow nigh School by
l ev , Michael L. Daly , as follows :
MmeAH GHADUATItS , LADms
ANI ) GltN'rI.HMltN : .
It is both a pleasure and a
duty. that is c.onferred on me Qlis
evenlllg. Ills a pleasure to have
been the first Catholic Priest invited -
vited to deliver a bacculauratc
address to a graduating class of
the Broken Bow High School.
It is lilY duty to say a few words
of encouragement to these young
people which may cheer them
atHl perhaps guide them along
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thc path of that ncwerlifc which
they are just now eutering. Two
mOtives , induced me to accept
this invitation. Onc I shall but
mention. I desired to prove by
my presence o this platform1
that-all assertions to the contrary -
trary notwithstanding-the
church of which I am an humble
minister is the friend of popular
education. The second motive
that induced me to address you
to-night is the character of my
audience-such an audience as I
have long desired to address-au
audience composed in great part
of people not connected with mown \ '
own church , but believers in the
truth of Christianity , ann , pos-
ibly also some honest unbelievers -
ers , who in the din of contending
opinions , can hear nJ certain
voice. I bclieve the time has
come when we should understand
each other better. 'l'here are
honest skeptics as well as honest
Protestants and Catholics. We
should all m et in a fair and
friendl , ) ' spiri t th6 t the unbeliever -
er , if convinced may bccome a
Christiau , and all Christians
meet in that unity for which the
tl'ounder of Christianity prayed
to His Eternal Father.
I have selected as the subject
of this discourse the latest but
not ( probably ) the last \ > hase of
unbelief called AgnosticIsm. It
is not Atheism which denies the
existe.nce of God , nor Dcism
which denies His Providencc1
nDr Skcpticism which doubts , but
Agnosticism or ignorancc : , as the
I tcrm means , which simply says :
"I don't know , and I can't know , "
and hence all religious inquiry
should end.
However , I do not intend to
speak to-nigh t on the philosophy
of ig'norance. My purpose is to
discuss ethical Agnosticism , to
show its practical effects on the
individual and on society and
what are the false principles and
the false views that underlie it.
Wars between Iqen may cease ,
but \vars between principles never -
er cease. Wars bet ween men
cease by victory , exhaustion , or
compromise ; but great principles
arc lI11morfal and work out great
results. 'l'ruth and falsehood-
oed a.nd evil cannot unite.
Mau's life on earth is a warfare.
I f he fol ow pa sion he has to
light conscience , and if he obey
co . dcnce he must baUle with
pass ' " until he decen < s into his
grav . Now to fight successfully -
ly this battle for the right
against the wrong , the true
agl nst the false , the pure aginst
the impure , he needs all the aid
with which reaSou and religion
can supply him.
If Agnosticism sweeps a way
the most powerful factors in this
assistance , it is most dangerous
to the inc1ivIC1ual , and to human
society. 'l'hree of the most potent -
tent inlluences that .act on the
human mind are those of fear ,
hope and love. .
We find that they have always
been associ a 'ed wilh the reo
ligious element in our nature ,
and have had God for their ob-
jcct.
Conscience fears to offend the
Supreme lldng by violating His
law and causc.s man to tremblc
when he has done so.
Conscience whispers in the ear
of the tempted one , God is not
mocked. He struggles against
the tr'nptation. Let the Agnostic -
tic w 'per in his ear : uIIow do ;
) "ou lulOW there is a God at all. "
'l'his turns the scales---he falls-
an adulterer or a dishonest man-
and with him fall the peace and
honor of a family.
M ) ' friends , if impurity and
dishonest ) ' and consequent dishonor -
honor are on the increase , it is
precisely because the wholesome
fear of God , arising from
faith , IS on the decrease.
Nor can it be said that such fear
is without reason , or invented
merel } " to deter from sin. No it
is the inspiration of sonscience ,
and as much part of our moral
being as an , } ' other clement and
cannot be ignored.
Again , man is deeply inlluen.
ced in the dark hours of sorrow ,
despair and rc..l1orse by hope in
one whom h regards a his
Omnipotent l ather. A l ather
and Omnipotent-Omnipotent
and a I ather with the will and
the power and the pledged word
to succor him. l'riendless , hOUle-
less desolate and alone the child
of sorrow wanders through the
dark passes of the Valley of
I'rears. How he desires that the
I end would come ! How he is
tempted to anticipate it by his
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, own act ! But religion points upward -
ward to God and whispcrs , "Be
patient for a little while. . He
who created you has care for ) 'OU.
A sparrow cannot fall to the
earth without Iris will , for it has
the claim of existence upon him ,
and you , made to his own image
and likeness , have the claim not
only to existence but to son-ship.
Lool , up aud hope an love. "
13ut let the Agnostic whisper to
this broken-hearted wretch that
there may be no God , that he
cannot know there is such a
thing1 that all that 1 have said
is but pIOUS poetry ; then life is
worth living no longer , and he
falls ; the victim of Agnosticism.
Let us look at some other
sentinels that guard society from
destruction. Look , fOf instance ,
at the sanctity and importance
of an oath.Vashington in his
farewell address , calls attention
to this point when he shows' the.
necessi ty of religion to main tai n
the young Republic he had so
gloflOusly founded. A man's life ,
property and character may be
stricken down by a false oath.
What maintains the awful responsibility -
sponsibility of an oath , but the
fact that God is called to witness
the truth of what is said and
will punish the l > erjurer though
the law may not discover him.
Vhy is it that perjury is b ou -
Ing so common and why IS It
that the law does not punish it
as severely as of old ? Simply
because faith in its true moral
guilt is decreasing.
I ook again at the anarchy
that threatens the world , What
right has one man to rule another -
other ? Are not all men born
free and equalVhy usurp
authority , only because you have i
physical force el1CJugh to crush
your slavish subject ?
My friends there is but one
true and rational theory of the
power of man over man , and it is
that God made man a social being - !
ing and order requires that soke :
shoulcl be above and rule others.
All power comes from the God of
society. Hence to violate the
Law of the land is a sin not only
against the Law , but against the
great Creator Himself.
It is particularly necessary
that we should remember this
great principle of authority. We
make and unmake legislators and
magistrates , and are liable to 're-
gard them as merely our crea-
tures. Of old God sent His
Prophet to anoint the foreheads
of kings , who were represeuta
tives of His power and ministers
of His justice. Now He sends
His prophet to anoint the foreheads -
heads of his pcople an they
elect their rulers , but these rulers -
ers have power to govern those
who elected them , and must be
obeyed. I have shown , if you
louse all consideratiol1 of God
auarchy must follow.
And now I may ask what docs
, Agnosticism substitute for these
preservatives ? What are the
great motives for the sacrifice
necessary to overcome our passions -
sions ? We are told , indeed ,
that in the long run it will prove :
more pleasan and more useful to
be good. Pleasure and utility
are the chief factors. Are these
sufficient ? Will nut men differ
about what is pleasure and what
IS useful ?
Max Muller in his "Origin of
Reason" gives a very striking
extract. A lady Agnostic who
had argured herself out of the
old motive which a belief in God
inspired and was left solely to
pleasure or utility as the cri ter-
ion and motive of goud lIe quotes
on page 488. he writes :
"j l1joymen t is good , and
frenzy and love arc good but
hatred also. Hatred answers
well when we cannot love.
Wealth is good , because it can
be changed into enjoyment.
Power is good , because it satisfies -
fies our pride. 'l'ruth is good as
long as it pays , but treason is
good also it it fetches a higher
price. Marriage is good as long
as it makes us happy , but good
also is adultery for'e'er } ' one
who is tired of marriage , or
happens to fall in love with a
married person. I ife is good as
long as it is a riddle , good is
suicide also aftel the riddle has
been guessed. But as every enjoyment -
joyment culminates in our being
deceived o1nd tired , and as the
last pleasure vanishes with the
last Illusion , he only would seem
to be trul ) ' wise who draws the
last conclusion of all science , i.
e. , who takes prussic acic and
that without delay. "
'l'his appalling extract will
seem exaggerated but is it. so
illogical ? If pleasure is the
criterion of good and cach one is
left to be the judge of the pleasure -
sure , where is the line to be
dra wn ? Utility is n9 fixed stan- ,
< lard. A thing should not be
deemed good because it is useful
but useful because it iH good ,
What one deems useful another
will reject as uS eless , and we are
left simply in a state of ethical
anarchy without principles.
'l'he work of Agnosticism is to
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destroy not to built } up , to rob I
man of faith am } hopc anc } lovc
in robbin ' him of 1119 God , and
leaving hUll in suprcmc ( lcsola-
tion and hclplcssnes9 without a
motive to livel
As to the CI\USCS that have Icd
to modern Agnosticism tbey are
similar to thosc that have lcc } to
infidelity and skepticism in aU
ages-the rebellion of passion
against the restraints oC religi nj
the rebellion of pride of intcl1cct
against paying lithe tribute of
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