The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-27
VOL. XLlV.-N0. SS.
iss SSsL EDUCATION AND RELIGION.
lndi CdTHOLIC VIEW PRESENTED ny
:, YICIR-GENERdB PRESTON.
dread Consequences Of the separation OF the
Two Thines uow Christianiiy may be
Endangered, Private nDd Public Morality
Undermined, mud IundeIity ~trcngthonod.

lcomfnrtably filed the great auditorium. He
was introduced by Father John j. Kane. who
spoke briefly of the aims and system Of organ
sization " the seventeen Catholic literary and
social societies In this city. associated centrally
under tho name Of the "YOung Mems Catholic
Local Urlou," under tho auspices Of which or
'ganigntion the lecturer Of the evening was TO
appear To these associations Chancellor Pres
ION, In his opening, raid compliment after
which lie entered upon bis theme.
"Roliaion and educaton," he said, "neoes-
earily go hand In hand, and ought never to be
separated; yet tie attempt "a now being made,
not for ;ho irst time, but with an appearance of
success. to divorce them, and predict that II
this attempt shall succeed, our beloved country
will suffer a disaster, moral oisastor, which
shall Ice the ruin Of all our free aud glorious in
etitutious. We eunderstand bv religion the cxcr-
ciso OF those virtues rs which man adores and
serves God, and which spring up from our
moral nature In the sight OF God. By religion
also We understand that faith aud belief In the
Soctrincs God has been pleased to rc-
veal. for without faith there can DO no
enlightened piety. God is the God OF re-
demption. and religion Il the recognition
Of God 5. he has revealed himself to Us. may
also venture to say thtt the Christian religion Is
the oni, Que that deserves the name of a reli-
glon. and that Is the religion resting on the
elgtton God made TO n. n through the Saviour
Education Is the drawing out or developing Of
the natural functions OF man. Ihere are the
facultls OF the body, physiology; there are
those OF the soul, psychology; and there are the
moral faculties, ty which we come into direct
relaliofs with God. ethics ana religion; and
these faculties must he all developed in their
proper sphere and place, that there may be
proper education. aud that education Is alone
worthy uf the name which thus tremendously
deyelois together all tho faculties OF man.
In .lort educa,,on Is thnt development Of
III s.',' ,uuos','" ,l, - ,"'' uo'e'op'ne"' %
m"h 'acui'le7 ""l'h ",si p''p"le' n'n i"r u's
high .id eternal end. Eelisi IA and education
are naturally united; they go hand in hand and
ought tot to be divorced, and shall cudeayor
brie o. TO prove this ~ regsou by the experience
OF tbc past. BY the DECISIONS Of the Catholic
Church. and even by the testimony Of non
Cathuli themselves. Re son teaches that the
soul ~ Immortal. and therefore hath destiny
beyouu this life, tnat the soul l. intelligent.
hath free VIII, Is "a mural tcing subject to law,
nnd 50 subject 70 r,w ward and puuishment.
What en- that knowledge be to man that
smrls a,n concern, tne 9oay ana the end; OF
higher rntt Win ia undving deatinvf
Surely reason tells us that We M 81 not mske
~, g. a. ~ ~ " -, ~ w ne NV WV
iieionf now Without Godf The truths OF faith
ore the food OF the mo al faculties and the
hlHner pp" ers OF ne soul eau only hnd susie
s'",vs "lu st''",n ~ lne hhp"ieuse aug uhuer-
ai oi ''Hu. ntn,ou rs @ US 'nat u We are
snd M a1 a , u OH. % a n'snes. sns
MN. hsi Whence csn come the d. position t.
sitbcr ~, ~ tt rsii,nn daanad JIo 1n
,'rt ar 80 ti,,t & 49,. M 1. d,'hf anJ ,v.', ~ ~
sa,nfv ~ 20 VIII tha tritbs ~ faifh arc hnt
e,ibey ~r ,ncs" ronditlnns j. Irysfion,i c',,,rarv
H. tte ,irt.tes ~ c'r res',,., erd thsr.fs.rs
ro,trer,, ~, fs.f tnr ~ az 1.ii,i,f ~ g, rsason.
bia r,,t,lon Wh-t rnndttlnn 4. a cn,n,n,,nitv
in vcnirT a. in douht In reg,rt , p, I,,,on ,ni,
bbidIrg thi. and nnnther ~ A. AMI - ,..re
eake ai1 W,i,tng 10 mi e.ide tnat ~ ch ~ ali
shines il wosf In. pnrtnutY rhrV would NOT
romuront4e on worldly Goods or anyttiug thnt
tounl,ss trelr honor ar iitr nm th.V ARE MILLING
10 oomu,,nise on that which touehes me VEL
Iaro Of tneir souls 4 ulatl,el
= Tho I,cturer QUO 'eI from many council ,'e-
orees enrvcirnl ictters 1Ifter -nc.s OF errlesi.
nstical authorities aud hiztorians TO show that
In sIl rust ages .ince Cbristianity came upon the
sarth, religion ana educatlnn have ever gone
hand IN hand and that II mas, hy the wsest and
best of men been deemed necessary for the
welfars of tndiyldunls and of nations that thsy
Ehouln ever continue TO do 40
ain Ter d VS. however A new notion has
been calming pround that IL is tossible To- lave
Ynorolitv viTnout ,eliyIon and an eminent pr,t-
psfant divine has RECENTLY uubIi-neo "A bot H. In
which he sa,s:
~. =, 49,. ,... s.,.o q. . 80, ,,.,,o,,. an,
srnwtr - ~, m IMAM nv ritrf aro ,it,,r rt, ~
he want Of N ecItrr te,n lei Us ctllf secular NOR
Ity a morality which mas it, basis Ia iue natural JIG
taes of ms fence aud It. deot sphfr IN the neces
Hlms of THIS present me- ~ II neither lro sani nor
cNhohc othonuA nor net,i1u"A ~ ls ~ ~ ~
Sonu'l th" Nuuin ~ A'Y "a vt ~ ''', ~"