National Republican., 1873-11-12
TIE BOY OF THE PERIOD.
Rbv. FATHER GAREsCHgs LECTURE.


Gnreschc Visits the Grave or Ills De-
ceased Bro,hcr-Eioaueut Lecture on
the Education and Training OF boys
Importance Of Christian TrnininH-Thc
Controlling Spirit OF the AEe IL Liberty
bravery and IIardiheod Of Boys-
se'f-Reiinucc, Enterprise, mud Indc-
pendcnce Of boys Not To He ChccLcd-
Christian Hcroisp, Commended.
large and apprecatiye audience greeted
Father Garesc0c last night at Lincoln hall to
hear his really admirable and entertaining lecture
on the "Boy OF the PERIOD" as con;rasted with
the Christian boy.
The reverend lecturer was accompanied 10 the
platform by Rev. Fathers Mcguire and coll, and
by Major J. r. Mallett, president, and Mr.. jas.
Lackey, vice president Of the Young Catholics
Friend Society-an excellent organization,
boys, for whose benent tho lecturs lwas de-
| lyerei.
INTRODUCTION nv FATHER NAGrRE.
The lecturer was introduced by Father Ma
| gnlre, who remarked that he had been requested
| by the president OF the society (whO was un-
| welD TO perform that pleasing duty. But he
thoughtan introduction was hardly nttcssary
| IN city where the late distinguished brother
| OF the lecturer had been so well known for his
| virtues, and where the name OF Garcschc was
as familiar as a household word, Ills reverend
| brother was battling on another field, and had
| come TO Washington to conduct mission, with
the happy resultt OF which many OF the audience
\ were familiar. lie (Father Maguirt) was sure
the numerous and enlightened audience would
| he amply compensated for their attendance by
| the pleasing aud eloquent lecture to which they
were about to listen.
lie theught Catholics did themselves injustice
by not patronlning Catholic lectures more liber-
| ally. lie hoped that they would manifest more
| interest In the lectures which were given for
their entertainment, lie had understood that
| q course OF lectures would he delivered during
the present season for the beneft OF the Young
Catholics Friend Society, society which had III
| view the education Of poor Catholic youth. In
| these lectures much valuable instruction would
be given, many false Impressions removed, ani
not a few gross errors corrected. II was the
duty OF Catholics to encourage them and the
cause OF education, In whose Interest they would
II would be observed that Father Garesche
/ appeared In his uniform as missioner. lie
hoped this would not be Objectionable to any OF
the audience. As the soldier who battled for
| his country was proud OF his uniform, so the
| soldier OF the cross always felt o Just pride 10
| his. lie took great pleasure In presenting
Father Garesche, who would now address them.
THE LECTURE.
| Father Garesche, who was eyidsntiy deeply
| Affected by the alusiOn Of Father Mcguire TO
| his gallant brother, commenced by saying that
It would probably be In better taste not to alludc
| to q matter that touched him so sensibly. But
he had visited the grave OF his brother that
morning. and had asked him In Heaven TO pray
for him (the speaker that he might ntly illus
ttate that evening the virtues which heightened
| the boyhood and shed halo OF beauty around
the manhood OF deceased brother, who had
given his life to his country. Yet It sometimes
mad been said that the soldier brother should
have been the priest and the priest the soldier
The subject he had selected was one upon
which he thought he had some written notes.
but, upon examining his trunk that afternoon,
he found, to his surprise, that they were thou.
sand miles away: and 81, relying upon the for
bearanco OF his Intelligent audience, he was
Obliged TO SPEAK In an impromptu and dlscurslye
manner.
He had often been struck with the various
forms OF education adopted hy parents.
Nothing was omitted to make the girl accom-.
plished, even TO the excess Of gliding rennei
gold and adding perfume TO the violet. But
the poor boy had to take care Of himself. IL was
true, when we looked at the grace and beauty OF
the one and at the rougher material OF the other
there was no need OF wonder that more care az
bestowed upon the education OF the gtri. Tor the
boy was differently constituted; he was rude,
seif-willed-the anxiety OF father. the worry OF
mother, the tease OF sister.
All knew when he entered The house. and also
jwhen be left u, by the slammng OF doors and
the noiso that he made wherever ho went. but
cast him not on. There he IL. bold IN front.
daring u you please, gay In every action. lie
commerce OF the nation. lie IL to become a
lawyer, and to plead the cause Of the widow aud
the orphan, the cause OF the country. lie Is to
consolations Of the family; or, perhaps, he shall
| enc day stand at the altar, and with uplifIed
eyes and outstretched hands Invoke Heavens
blessings upon asuppllcating people. He should,
| therefore, be cared for aud educated even like
/ the sister.
What was the spirit in which the nations had
| provided for educatlon7 There were nations that
looked upon the boy As the child Of the state.
i rhe Spartan hoy was educated so that he might
| be fitted to die at ThermopylG or Marathon.
SscS was s. 70 S to or to de-
boy was the property OF the father, not Of the
mother, for she was also the property Of the
father. But In vain We look therefor the virtues
| among these nations for the heroic virtues In
| spired by Blanche OF Castillo, the neither OF
Louis, who had instllled for his lessons faith
| that never died, hope that never faltered, q
| charity that was ever burning-who was coun-
seled by that exemplary Christian mother to
sacrifice life, and everything that was dear.
The Christian boy OF our day Is educated, not
| only that he may rank with the orators, poets
and statesmen Of the times, but, under the
yet higher and hoer sphere. Ills mind and
heart are enriched aud adorned with Christian
philosophy and virtue, and while the Christian
mother kneels and looks up and prays for her
infant boy, he Is drinking In the sweets OF vir-
tue with every drop Of milk from the maternal
founts.
But how is It iu our dsyg Are al, tho bows
now growing up true Christian boyss II we
walk In some priineyal forest, among tho grand
old oaks, we shall see the underbrush and the
saP'ings. So In the human race, we ind the
brush among the better growth, aud as the boy
Is reared SO will be the man.
The controlling spirit OF the age Ia llberty-the
spirit OF Independence that tries TO break or
bend every law, striving TO change, to repalr, 10
renoyate the forms OF government. 50 In the
mimic government OF the school. The boy OF
the period seeks Independence; he chafes untler
restraint and Ia always ready TO get up rebellion
so soon as he gets into pants he wants to be in.
dependent. The father Is regarded M q mere
governor; the mother-what does she know Of
boysf She never was boy; and Us for sister, II
she attempts to instruct HIN In arts polite he
mocks and ridlcules her.
This Ia no longer the age Of boyhood for now
so soon as hoys leave their cradles they begin 10
feel for the moustache, lie had once, when
teaching. Ieprimanded small boy for chewing
tobacco. lie had admonished him never to chew
again. "How can help It 2" sail the little FOL.
low; ~ have been chewing ever since l was
The boy Of to-day, so soon as he IL released
from the trammels OF the nursery, wants to be
alone; he wants TO have all the freedom Of the
stud that runs with the wind; he wants to aban-
don the peace and quiet Of home, and brave the
storms and dangers Of the outer world. lie is
ever dreaming OF some beautiful isle far away In
ocean; he has read Beadle's Dime Novels and
nsh,st wsa' 10 10 , Se flashing hunter or an lndan
OF the sea and forest-the heats OF summer ana
the colds OF winter In spirit OF self.rellance,
,a mers I, ne reverend lecturer related an anec-
Indian missionary, who once saw boy bal
aneng himself upon parapet, and, pointing
out the danger, begged hun to come down. "Ail
cam take care Of himsclf?"
This spirit OF Independence was oil right In
business. Ho believed In the daring tile All
venturous, the Independent spirit that openeJ
up the golden nelds OF California and rounded
OH the continent Gods blessing be upon the
Anglo-SaxOn boy's They were the bTayest |
boys he had ever met. lie knew OF none OF
greater promise; there was nothing too great or
uincult for them; they would undertake, n need
bs, 70 construct q railroad to another planet.
but the christian boy was not to be diyestel
OF true Independence Of spirit. From Catholic
Institutions OF learning, from colleges and con-
vent schools had gone forth true Christian he.
roes, and they had been taught TO nx their minds
upon the Man-Gol OF Nazareth as their highest
msdel. OF him tho father should bs repre-
sentative, and u mothers love the rule and les.
son. Though other boys be rude the true Chrls-
tan boy Will be Just and honest, and when death
cars away MS mother, II will be great consola-
tion 70 him TO be able TO say that he never
Drought pang to her heart or tear 10 her eve,
Wherever there Is duty there must be a sacrl.
nee, anu wherever q sacrifice there must be a
repression OF the human Will, and the Christian
boy must ever be ready TO stand up against
wrong IN the mimic school OF the world.
The reverend speaker then related many stTIk-
Ing instances OF the true Christian herOlsm Of
boys whom he had met. lie then referred to the
spirit OF seu-concet that nowadays, among the
boys OF the period, assumed to dictate TO teach
ers what they (the studenls) should learn. The
question with them was, would Latin or Greek
pay IL had been said OF Yankee boys that while
in the cradle they were trying TO make another.
Certainly It could not be said OF them, Us was