VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD. By Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Becker, D.D.,
Importance of securing a well-trained clergy, 29; Nature of the vocation, 30; Rules
for knowing vocations, 31; Numerous and serious difficulties in the way, 33; Plans
for supporting the seminaries, 34; Duty of the Bishops to look out for candidates,
35; Duties of those in charge of their education, 36; Difficulties in the way of the
secular priest, 37; A priest's education, 37, 38.
SOCIALISM AT THE PRESENT DAY. By Rev. Aug. J. Thebaud, S. J.,
The political economists of a hundred years ago, 39; Introduction of new principles
into the old school, 41; Spreading the new ideas by political agitation, 42; Failure
of the Manchester school, 42; New principles adopted by the theorists, 43; Herbert
Spencer's ingenious theory, 44; The German sociologists and the Spencerian doc-
trine, 45; Develoment of disagreements among them, 46; State omnipotence as
taught in the German universities, 47; The great difficulty attending all systems of
political economy, 49; Answer to the arguments in favor of the State, 50; Bismarck and
the new philosophy, 51; The International, 52; The Labor Party in the United
States, 54; The German element in our population, 55; Dangerous character of the
secret societies, 56; Extent of the conspiracy, 57; Principles to which the growth of
the evil has been attributed, 58; Sketch of the true social ideal, 59; The theories of
the strict evolutionists not grounded on solid principle, 60; The family of primary
importance in every social system, 62; Morality is the universal substratum of social
laws, 63; Religion and the State, 64; No true human society without a belief in the
hereafter, 66.
THE NECESSITY FOR INFALLIBILITY. By Dr. Daniel Gans,
Erroneous notions about infallibility, 67; Where is the absurdity of the dogma? 68;
Revelation and man's erring judgment, 69; The course which reason should take
regarding them, 71; Infallibility equal in importance to revelation, 71; Faith not a
mere opinion, 72; The condition on which the essential unity of faith depends, 73;
Necessity of authority both in the family and in the State, 74; The moral law as
compared with the civil, 75; The voice of God the sole authority for conscience, 76;
Protestantism and divine authority, 77; Infallibility and liberty, 78; What kind of
government infallibility has given to the Church, 79; Granting its necessity how can
infallibility be absent, 81; Where is this infallibility? 82.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS AND HIS EPISCOPALIAN CRITIC, DR. STEARNS. By
A. de G.,
Is Dr. Stearns' book, "The Faith of our Forefathers," a refutation of Archbishop
Gibbons' "Faith of our Fathers?" 84; Causes of the great success ef the last named
work, 85; How the leaders of "advanced" thought claim to reject the supernatural
order, 86; Benefits resulting from the intellectual movement of our day, 87; The
"Faith of our Fathers" written to meet a want, 88; Its favorable reception making
Protestantism uneasy, 89; The age of violent controversy is past, 90; How Dr.
Stearns compiled his work, 91; His accusations against Archbishop Gibbons, 92;
Shortcomings of his arguments, 93; Examples of his "logic," 96; Dr. Stearns' charge
is garbling under aggravated circumstances, 98; Discussing the Sacrament of Penance,
99: Other instances of Dr. Stearns' acute mode of reasoning, 103; His book has had
but little influence, 104.