The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-11


to be complete, must take hold OF tn,
whole man.
Instruction., the benefits of which canno
be, however. enjoyed TO the same exten
by every member of the community. nos
seseG t!ils advantage, that it prepares til,
youthful mind1or the loltier sphere of ed
, ucatlaI, where their pro,~.r direction !.
! given to all it's faculties. Instruction. in
our sense of the term, mag give us adj,
! men, learned ts.en, artists aud men of let
+ tiers. but left to itself it has Vet to prcscn,
us with nlan of morality aud virtue. A
mnu may he distinguished in art and
! science, il! literature and eruditian, and vet
be I'll" slave O.: the lowest and most icuoble
affections. aus. addicted to the grossest ex-
ccsSc<, h! winch muu's depraved will dis
honots ha:nE:i nature. Hence it has been
not inappEn.uiately said that instruction,
OF mca" lcaTiing, is, according to the pur-
poses which, it is made to subserve, either
hecnriGei!t light OK az iuceudia,y torch
!-Itcation, on tie contrary, fits the child to
become man deserving the noble cpithet
:; good citizen who, when occasion requires,
WI! approve himself q gallant patriot aud
VINO III any walk OF life he may tread. will
reject credit alike OF his country and his
'eligi"n. Mankind in general stands in
itcd q. education, to the blessings of
which ali thc children of men are entitled
shese blessings are within the reacl, of
everybody, and woe bctide those, who fail
to secure them for tlleirchildren.-Ter
Is the responsibility they assume in the
eyes OF men; ineffa6!y fearful is tie ac-
count they shall render before the throne
OF God.
1t is not enough therefore, dearly be-
loved Brethren, for You to provide your
children with Il certain amount of inforna-
zion, more or less comprehensive your
essential dutN Is to educate them, to make
moral and virtuous men out of them, aud
START them on Il career, in which, while Oh !
serving all their obligations as good citi |
zcns Oh earth, they will not lose sight of
The more glorious citizenship, which il
heir brthrlSht III heaven. Viewed in any
'tier light CLAN this, education is mean
hSlesS seInd, ant. instruction, or mere
book learning, citlle: a burdcnso,ue cncun!-
France on a bAneiul acquisitions.
Sut education, such as We l!Hv" skctched
III outline of il, must have !; more solid
ground t" rest-on than that supplied by
nG!crn systems, which are ut once vague
ND unsettled, inGcturIninatr and inco1H-
,!etc, and pretend for the acceptance of
hem t" none othei than IL human basis.
cannot rel for its efficiency on
acre opinion, which is naturally liable To
e contiovcrted, and consequently subject
, perpetual change 60 be fitted for its ,
obe and enrolling end, it must hinge
pom taiermni nIore steady, andcompletc- t
ovaAle.-lt-inust- be based upon t
eliGi"ns belief: in other words, upon s
Hed, eternal and unchanging principles
pom system ot teaching, in short, at =,
nee formal, positive and iuvariable, aud =
vested alike with divine sanction and J.
divine authority. Ill IL word, for Catho- u
cs who understand their duty as such. y
he question of education Is naramnunt TO :,
'ery other consideration, and must be- =
sentia!ly and emiEcutly Catholic. if it Y
i'll not lie drttauGed q: its noble ends. II
For cducation to be complete and sound, ii
rec factors, to use y mathematical /;
l"asr, ar" required: the priest, III the {!
lnlch /; the parents ut home the teacher W
school. Let but enc OF these agents be t,
ssIns, and forthwith the purposes of ed g.
alton are married and tie blessed intia- ~
&c with which !" is iraught are lius- H.
ltcd. CO
Your Pastors, dearly beloved Brc;h,cu. Sc
part TO Your children at Church the rcli-- g.,
'us instruction which is suited to their
e and We are happy to say that ali the iii
estS OF this diocese look upon it us in
.ir most pressing duty to provide for the pr
ISlouS instruction the Chi ldrcu in al
III f1ocks. But, in this matter, their yea p
uld be paralyscd if you neglected to CT,
ID your children to their catechet in be
uctions. to
IS to your own share in the education of is
IT children, and the grave Interests of
ich arc involved therein, we reserve the his
development of our views for another wi
more suitable occasion. The matter all
which we would now call your attention rel
re particularly, is your duty to seek cut spt
lly Catholic schools wherein to have uu
IT children educated and the teachings en-
which shall but rcec!Eo the instructions VIII
your priests. lido
n forming Il new parish, or laying the if,
of Il new Church, our first and spe
ing idea, ever since we have been wit
rged with the administration of this niZ
at diocese, has invariably been to look to
the erection of parish schools, and
reby to train up children from their sta
derest years to he either precious YES thi:
of tho soDrtuarv- ~ plifviDr Nom IcrS 10