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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OCTOBER 9,
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us pay homage where homage is due. All
honor and praise to the brilliant and valiant
prelate of whom it is said: —
The guns of the Huns could silence
Antwerp, but they could not silence
Mercier."
Excerpts from Cardinal Mercier's famous pastoral
letter of January 1st, 1915, entitled "Patriotism and
Endurance":—
Courage, brethren ! God will save Belgium—you cannot doubt it. Even
now do you not perceive signs of His love for us ?"
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When on August 2nd, a mighty foreign power, confident in its strength
and defiant of the faith of treaties, dared to threaten us in our independence—
then did all Belgians
rise up as one man and cry Thou shalt not go
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I hold it as part of the obligations of my episcopal office to instruct you
as to your duty in face of the power that has invaded our soil."
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The authority of that power is no lawful authority. The sole lawful
authority in Belgium is that of our King, of our Government, of our
elected Representatives. This authority alone has a right to our affection
and our submission.
Promptly at 6 o'clock the following morning three
German Officers presented themselves before the
Cardinal with the warning:
"The Government will not let it pass."
To which this indomitable champion of humanity
replied:—
"It is done. It is written,—and it
will remain!"
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