The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24

child must be taught to develop the one
whilst it restraints the other. But where
are We to find this education for our chill
dren In our common schools7 All NO.
Ia our intermediatef Far from it. In our
high schoolsi By NO means. They ignore
moral training. They sheer at the thought
Of religious training. and eliminate from
their teachings the existence Of God, the
one thing alone necessary to make educa-
tion perfect. Dcny the existence Of Q God,
or, what amounts to the same thing, elimi- I
Supreme Being who win reward the good
and punish the wicked, aud what becomes |
becomes 81 your civilizstioni II you seek
into the cause why Society is SO corrupt at
the present day. you will find it to have it's
Of Che Supreme Being from your common
school system. But if We cannot get this
education for our children in our common
schools, where, then, are we to find it'll We
shall find it under the fostering care of Her
who alone can fulfil this sublime mission
our holy religion-she who, by her divine
mistress of morals, and, where our fathers
found it before us, in those schools under
the immediate charge of our "SoRgarth
Aroon." Here and here alone can we find it.
!. In this struggle, as we'll as in others, let
us recall to mind tho deeds of our ances-
mountains, taught their children how to
know and to love God. And if we, my
friends, but review the history of those ter
rible days in which our fathers had to fly
to the mountains, in the darkness of the
night, to taste Of the sweetness of educa-
ton, we shall find that from the deep
morass and thorny hedge arose some of the
brightest geniuses, the most distinguished
| orators, and the deepest thinkers Ireland
has ever witnessed. Let us not, therefore,
close our eyes to the issue Of the day or
the part we have to play in the terrible
Faith and the traditions of our sires depend
upon it. Yours, therefore, my beloved
| friends, be the task of bringing forth
faithful race of children who shall be true
to the cross and the shamrock, who, by the
purity of their lives and the extent of their
| research, will infuse q new life into the re-
animating form Of our beloved land, and
who will clothe her with the resuscitated
glories of the distant past. But if you be
false to the trust reposed in you, by not
sending your children to those schools
under the charge of your "Soggarth
of the glories of by-gone days when your
| mothers clasped you to their bosoms and
prayed God that the sun would never rise
| upon a recreant child of theirs to the
Emerald Isle. Speak to them not of the
hallowed memory of those bones that lie
Wondering into dust, from whose very
| marrow you imbibed the gu bstance of your
existence. Speak to them not of your boy
hood recollections, when your feet trod
upon the green sward of q SANITY Isle, but
Be Be- : y Standing J. disgrace Ir sSs' 'A''
In future generations to come"
The Rev. Father concluded his eloquent
discourse by reminding all Irishmen of the
deeds of their ancestors, and expressing
the hope "that the Cross would never be
separated from the Shamrock, nor tie
Shamrock from the Cross, but both work.
ing together in harmony, unison and love,
may contribute to the accomplishment of
each others aims and desires-the Sham :.
rock in aiding the Cross to a speedy liberia
tion of our Holy Father, the Pope, from
imprisonment, and the restoration to him
Of his patrimopy; and the Cross in assist
ing the Shamrock to make Ireland what
she ought to be
r T,f: :s aST a. Of y re sh earth ssh .
The religious observances of the day
were concluded with q few remarks by
Bishop Quinlan and the giving of the Papal
Benediction.
The various societies then filed out of
the crowded church and formed their line
of procession in>the following order: first,
St. Patrick's Benevolent Association, pre-
coded by the brass band of Phoenix Fire
Company, No. 6, St. Patrick's Reading
Room and Library Association, with the
society band, and, lastly, st. Patrick's Be-
nevolent Association of Whistler, preceded
by the excellent silver cornet band of that
thriving village. Then, with green ban
ners flying and sprigs of shamrock adorn-
ing each manly breast, and to the inspiring
strains of "Wearing of the Green" and
other Irish airs, they marched through the
principal streets of the city to Odd Fellows
Hall, and here your correspondent will
leave them to discuss a sumptuous COLA
ton and exchange CALCULATIONS on their
happy celebration of st. Patrick's day.
THEMIS.
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