, 1863-05-26

St. Louis Co: ference Of St. Vincent dc I,,ul.
St. John Conference OF 81 tinceht de faht.
st. Bridgct's Conference oil st. Vincent DC faul'
After the reading of the Church service,
Bishop Smith Of Iowa used the presentation
Irowe1 assisted by the mason) in performing
the ceremony for which they were convened.
The services were conducted by Father Dune.
Bishops Smith, Rosec.ans and Duggan, as
sisted by an the Catholic clergy Of the city,
including Revs. Peter Dowd, Francis Ballud,
John Eohnc, Vim. Keenar and John Daily,
who were ordained at the Church, at The pre-
yious morning service.
The articles deposited in the corner stone
were: Constitution Of the United States; MI
merous medallions and coins; copies Of the
several Chicago papers; Photograph Of tue |
large fleet that sailed from this port on the
opening Of navigation this spring; photo
graphs Of the various PROFESSIONS, and the |
following inscription written upon parch- |
ment:
Edis Collegia]is STE Mariae ad Lacum,
rEiEnarusa hnne lapsdem.
VI Ka1. Jun, $. M. MDCCCLAlI1.
S. Pho TX, I'ont. Max.
D!oc Chicaw Reymo Iacobo Uurgun Artist.
.narum Stat. Fed Abraham Lin:oln Prasidc.
F!equcntissilno u1bie slefo 4 popplo. :,
Conditore ct Cafolo Mcmillan Ct T. Mtnard OPT
dcibus.
Rcrmo.T T. q. RoHce.ans Iompeopolis inpart. infed.
Ep cohcoueiu i1a6entc,
ColEocntit
Reym oC1emens Snyth Dubuq. Episcopus.
The beausiful silver trowel uecd by Bishop
Smith, about four inches in length, was man-
ufactured by Mills, silyersmith, and bore this
inscription: 'sCorner Stone, st. 3tary's Of
the Lake University, Chicago, May "a, 1863"
After the ceremonies Of laying the corner
stone were concluded, Dr.. McMullia of the
University announced a col1ec ion to be taken
up for the benefit Of the new cdit1cc, after
| which Bishop T. II. RosecrAEs addressed the
| people, substantially Us follows;
| Address OF RT- REV. BISHOP RosEcRASs.
The Bishop stated that The ceremony just
| Witnessed furnished another proof Of the con-
tinucd solicitudc OF tic CATHOLIC Church in
| the cause Of education. The Catholic Church
fore tod, and Of giving the same culture to
all. They taught that mind nlust be prv cu,i-
nent over 1natier-that the spirit must have
! power over the flesh. After some three hun
drcd years, after the Catholic Church had
made tie idea popular, the world took hold
Of it, and proclai ined itself the advocate Of
education; and later we fluid the worlds pco-
p1e proclaiming themselves the exclusive ad-
vocates Of education.
The powers Of man nre three ,fo!d-phys ysfca1,
the properly intellectual, and the spiritual.
Education means the drawing ont Of all the
powers, or the development of them. To be
educated physically ii simply to employ those
mems which deyelopc thu parts Of the body
that give q person strong, actlye and Elsor
Gus health. To educate the intellect, it is ne
| cessary merely to fill the intellect with know
edge, but neither the education that brings
the body forth into all its perfect Development
nor the educa' ion which enables the intellect
to understand all that can be understood by
the nlitd, IL Of any value at all, except In So
far as they assist the spirit In the accomplish.
nlent Of the great end for which they wcre
crcated-that end being to serve God in this
life, and receiving the reward Of their service:
In the life to come.
Mere knowledge is good because tho nature
! Of the mind is to acquire knowledge OF
things; hut Its chief end, its highest attain
ment. is 10 know God. There is where it re
. poses; there only the intellect finds peace
where It rests in the great primal ltruth, Wher
it rests in the knowledge OF the infinite trutl
the cause of all that exists. So, then, al
; that science teaches tends to cnnob1e niau
E | because it teaches only knowledge Of th
, | things which God has made; all that the ply
steal sciences teach is Of His works, for 18th
: heavens show forth the glory. Of God. and th
c armament dec1aTeth the work Of His hands,
b All that any other science may teach mnst rt
veal to the human mind something that Go
I has made; but We must ever remember tha
e while 1t Is good for man to know, while
l. brings him nearer to God,-proyided that #
a. know in accordance with His viii, we mus
never forget that the same power which eli
Yates them also enables them to fill into
deeper gulf as the angcls which fell froi
> heaven descended Into deeper pit than an
Is which man can reach.
It The man Of intellect and science Is worth
l. Of nll honor, and, if he possesses . knowledg
-11k kt,nA r3A n&H
a good thing for him, and he will occnpy,
ID high place among the great ones Of earth
ID but If be misses that knowledge, and devott
20 It not to the honor Of God, the good OF Il
- human race. and the promotion Of the inte
le csts Of Ills brethren, It were better for hi
:. that the Church, while she desires the educ
tton Of the people, and promotes 1t at mo
u cost and sacrifice than any other Institute
h. on the face Of the earth, while she worl
harder and gives more out Of the scan
means which she possesses In order that ;
o. may haye the blessings Of education, yt
~ she never once pre,ends that education Of Il
-. intellect is the chief end of man. In crect1l
'o q University like this, Of which the corn
on ttone is laid to-day, she tells the people
ad ! enjoy its benefits and thus acquire knowledg
~ as far as they can do so. She invites all
W. come and be knowing, but she does not t
them that the end is there: she tells tht
nd that in being knowing in the knowledge
,rn the creations which God has made, if they
-, not use that knowledge in order to prou1t
lui the g1ory Of God, and give glory to the Cr'
ce- tor who is blessed for eyeTmore, that
Ia is better for them never to have enjoyed II
gin .-..
Let education flourish then as muchas J
aat will, it can never make any people happy
of itself: it must be Catholic education,
nv must be an education that combines At t
~, sanle time the Development Of the intellc
eo and the understanding, the strengthfng
he tho will in Justice aud good wor]
In This is not University where men are tang
that there may be . God, but that tn
is one. This Is not : place VIII
gar you will be: taught. TINT there may
nm . future Judgment, hut that there Is !;
on " that man may be called to an accot
i for the actions done in this life, but that
md certainly will be called upon to answer. L
ow that Kind Of education that will make strt
men,-men Of power, men who eau move
w world aud ret govern themselves. II !,
.tly make good citizens of tho republic, guard
re- their own authority IS part OF the Eose
,nent, maintaining just laws and resisting
just purposes.
vy, The Bishop closed By stating that In af
hat years when this University should hare
49,, come old. and its walls Inoss-coyertd,
children, and childrcn's children would
:cot up to bless those who had this day laid
7en- foundation OF an Institution, whose her
bv influences had been SO widely felt by me
- | all the higher walks of}ife.
'aa With the Bishops address, the ceremo
the we're closed.
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