The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-01
4 NOBLE EXAMPLE.
?SENI 900 GIVEN TO ESTABLISH A CATHOLIC
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Philadelphia Catholic Standard. Aug. "a


CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Philadelphia Catholic Standard. Aug "a.
The late Thomas E. Cahill, whose exem-
;lgAzy life and character was briefly sketch
sS Eest week, has provided in his last will
aEG to stament for the establishment of a
+Csshol ic High School in this city. After
xeaero us beQuests to his relations, and to
3lTere Mt Catholic charities, Mr.. Cahill
Es&EeE the residue of his estate in trust
20 &he Most Rev. James F. Wood, Arch
tsishop of Philadelphia; the Rt. Rev.
WiIlis m O'Hara, Bishop of Scranton !;
Rev. James E. Malholiand, Pastor Of St.
Pst-ick's Church Walter Atlee, MD;
ESnes j. Gillen, Esq John G. Replier,
Esg., to found Catholic High School.
= The vaies for the government OF this
4sraool and the direction of the studies are
Bishop of Philadelphia. Its pupils are to
soasist of graduates from the Parochial
srhools over eleven years of age, and II
9Aare should exist any vacancies, after the
ssA@ission OF graduates from the Parochial
asSkGols, the vacancies may be filled from
sssh other Catholic youth as shall apply.
vThe trustees after two years are to be
Incorporated, and the school is to be
so4edncted "a an incorporate institution.
Ia case the bequest thus made in trust
4sfsould be found Insufficient to found the
Gentem plated High School, the trustees
Et5 SD6 u 10 Do Incorporated % Suc NAull
Poor = und, and to distribute the annual
iEEeune of the bequest among the poor of
sss Catholic parishes of Philadelphia,
sZsrough the st. Vincent de Paul Confer
.aCzees and the pastore of tie respective
parishes.
The above is brief but substantially
correct snmmary, We believe, OF the pro.
visions of the Eesiduery bequest of Mr..
.Eahil. The amount that will go to 1t
" aIIder the directions of the will may be
sssfeiy set down, according to the informa
c;soE thus far received, at hve hundred
czlossaGd aollars and We may presume
rSaaS ID will prove quite sufficient to enable
sSsirs trustees to carry ont the first intention
az EiIe :estator-the founding OF a Catholic
Aigh School.
OF the high Importance of this we need
-S1ot speak. 1t is what is specially needed
&a give symmetry and completeness to our
Tarocbial School system. 1t will, in the
,sNras place, supply what is now wanting to
.dE. in providing an institution where those
aT10 shall successfully study elementary
IArauches in the Parochiai Schools, may
-sJsstain Q thorough academical education to
saaN them for basiness pursuits, or thor
a0gh preparation for college, If they aspire
SsG che fuller and higher education which D
CoiIegiate course preeupposes.
In che second place 1t will probably lead
81 che more thorough graduation of the
{ z arschial schools and to 40 organizing 6
SzfnSW, that, instead of each one OF them
standing Independent of the others, they
&rSu all form parts of q complete system
- step which will greatly add to their
1aEeiency.
Mr.. Cahill's muni6cent bequest, there
G0Ce, 10 one which promises to result in an
.n6GndAnt harvest of good fruits, not only
I'm the immediate future, but for long years
90 come. His works will follow him,
1Haugh he now rests from his labors, and
zsa1y in generations yet unborn will rise
NR co biess his memory.
The thought in our mind, however,
1hile We write, is not 80 much the charity
Ieseh OF this bequeet embodied in Mr..
S<Ahill's last will and testament, as that 1t
ds bat the cIowning act of a charitable life.
There are not q few wealthy men who
2eSve generous beQuests to benevolent
p0rposes, to be fulfilled after their death.
Eut many of them make the mistake OF
Zpposing that by so doing, they will can
sGes want Of charity while they are living.
EkeEe have been instances, and those not
SseW, of men who made their money by
E1iUst means, or if they made it honestly,
yet boarded it up meanly, like misers,
nagaected the poor, or spent 1t only 40
asoTdi pg to their own selfish notions; and
sfhen, either to quiet an accusing conscience,
4sc 20 prevent 'Lheir memory from rotting,"
Left large bequests for benevolent purposes.
al is never too late to do good, and 1t ia
veil that persons who neglect to do it
speVsonalIy, while In life and health, pro-
: vide that after their death, the wealth
religion and the good Of their fellow men,
zskeIl at last go to those objects. Yet, after
al, e lily compepsatss for the neglect oi
{ sssslaEity during life.
"a GORE, in his Diary, tells us that the