National Republican., 1883-05-09
THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, SAINT.
Canonization OF John Baptist do Ja
Salle-His Educational Work.

balle-Hts Educational work.
Ncw York Herald.
Another saint is to be added to the caIen
dor. The venerable John Baptist de Ia Sale
founder of tho Order of the Christian Broth
ers, is to be canonized. Tie greatness of hi
work has been attested by its results. Tn,
sanctity Of his life made IL model for all
men. All that remained was for the Sacred
Congregation Of Rites to investigate and dis
ouss certain miraculous occurrences said q
have been wrought through his intercossion
This has been done, and the following decree
which has been issued was lately received nj
the chief institution Of the 0rdor Of Christian
Brothers in this city:
RoUEN DECREE
FOR THE BEArIRioAT1oN AND oASoNizATroN OF rHF
VENERABLE skHvANr OF GOD, JOHN BAPTIST Dr
Ia SALE. FOUNDER OF THE CONGREGATION or
THE BROTHERS oF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
By decree Of the Sacred Congregation Of Rites
dated May %, 1879, our most holy ialher, POI Z
Leo XIII, graciously conceded that the validity
OF the processes ordered by apostolic authority 70.
garding three miracles, said TO have been wroIiRh,
by God, through the intotoession OF the aforesaid
venerable servant OF God, John Bnptis, do Ia Sale
Sacred Congregation without the Intervention aud
Uotum OF the oonsultors,
Accordingly the most eminent and most rev.
erend ,rdinal, John Baptist Ptra, the poneus in
the aforesaid cause, at the instance of Rev. Brother
Robustin, proeurator general Of the Congregation
VI tne bIOLlefa Oh tle Inrlsuun SCHOOLS and DOS.
tulator OF this cause, at special ordinary meet.
Ing of the Sacred Congregation of Rites appointed
according to particular Instructions Of our most
vened at the vatican on the day here below
viz: whether tho validity of the pro.
with regard 70 tSs aoe RG is ies dISSssss IssSrss y
Rouen, Paris and Orleans Is we'll established ;
whether the yitpssses were duly and rigIty OK
legitimately applied In the case I'm point and with
the effect for which they were intended. There.
e 9 sais y. having
heard tho opinion and read the votum OF the Rev.
Augustine CapraIa, promoter Of the faith, gave
answer In the Affirmative Affirmative sen con-
stare.
FEBBuAHY 10, 1888.
A faithful account OF the foregoing having been
given to our most holy father, Pope Leo Kill, by
mo, tho undersigned secretary, his holiness
degned 10 approve and confirm the decision of
tho saerod congregation OH the fifteenth day OF the
D. CARDNiL:BARroLINI 6. r. C., Prefect.
?, LAWRENCE sALvATI, 4. II. c., Secretary.
John Baptistc do la Sale was born in
Rheims in 1861. In 1872 he received deacon's
orders Mt the hands of Ladislas. .Jounart, arch
bishop and Duke Of Cambria, and was ordained
priest by Archbishop SELLER in the cathedral
Of Rheims in 1873. Alive to the evils of ig-
norance, Dc Ia Sale, in 1850, gave IN his
social position, resigned his canonry, dis
tributed his patrimony among the poor and
consecrated his life to the education Of youth.
He gathered around him number Of young
men for tho work in hand. In 1885 he opened
q normal school, tho Duke de Mazarin fur
nishing the means for the education of teach
ers mot members of the society, who wero in
tended for schools In the country districts.
In 1858 Do 10 Salle opened u school of tech
nology, night schools, and Sunday schools, In
which, after. religious instruction, lessons
were given in mathematics, drawing, and
music. In 1901, pressed by tho clergy and
gentry of Rouon, he opened a boarding school
for tho education of the higher classes, In
writing Of this school, be says: ~ believe
Providence intended that schools OF this
kind shall help to support schools
for the poor.n In 169s the Cardi-
nal do Noaides on being asked by
Louis XIV where he would send the sons Of
tho exiled officers of the army Of James III TO
be educated, replied that he considered La
Sale the best educator In Paris. Tho king in
consequence sent fifty young 1risbmen TO the
Brothers boarding school to be educated in
accordance with their rank. Some of them
are the ancestors Of men who have done much
for France. In few years Do Ia Sale estab-
lished primary schools, boarding schools, nor
NAL schools, schools Of technology, and re(or-
matoIy schools. He died in 1719 with high
reputation for sapctity, His work goes on,
not only in his own country aud his own so
ciety, but throughout the civilized world. He
was declared venerable by Pope Gregory XVI
in l6d0 his virtues were declared heroic in
1870, and now the process by which the gem
uineness of the miracles is attested is declared
valid.
The first disciples Of La Sale, the Brothers
Of the Christian schools, came to New York In
ls4S, and the first young man that Joined
them was Francis NJ. Barat, now stationed at
Manhattan college in this city,