Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12

due course Of time ali the other " facni.
ties needed .,,, to constitute a, true uni.
faculties Win require st sWss than r ess
professorships; and as the success of the uni
versity will depend in great measure upon the
the chairs should from the very start be so en-.
lowed as to secure salaries which will enable
the most competent and distinguished men TO
the faculties OF philosophy and theology will, Of
course, be filled by priests, and for such chairs
1t is thought that an endowment Of $50, 1000
each will be sufficient. Others will be filled by
laymen, and the endowment of these is fixed
at 100000 each.
The university board deems It advisable that
in addition to endowments of chairs a number
OF bOurses. %, 900 each, should be founded, 50
that students Of talent may not, through lack
y, means, pc prevented rom receiving the best
The object Of this circular is to make appeal
70 the Catholics OF the United States, and espe.
orally 10 those among them who are possessed
Of wealth, to provide means TO endow the eight
professorships and bourses.
THE NEED OF A UNIVERSITY.
The circular goes on to enumerate what the
church has done in this country, and states
that this, however, Is the first work of general
and national significance undertaken here No
system OF education, it says, can be complete
which does not terminate in q university, and
since the Catholics have an educational system
peculiarly their own. they must have their
own university. where all the sciences will be
taught, and where theology, which is one Of
LENGTH len and depicts the the many a%ss'' bsnehss
to be derived from high culture and says.
Christian literature, and thereby moulded the
thought OF succeeding generations-Basil, and
an ha iier ais
cipline tn the schools Of Greece and Rome. And
II we turn TO the man who In our own day has set
sweet reasonableness such winning grace such
perfect mastery Of himself and his subject, rs
to attract the attention Of all who are I'm
pressed by justness OF thought clearness Of
statement, and eloquence Of expression, we
find that he is indebted for his mental training
to what is probably, the best school of literary
i've would not the writings Of DR.. Brownson be
had not his vigorous and earnest mind lacked
something OF the moderation, the serenity, and
the consistency which thorough intellectual
discipline alone can impart."
Wit tn relation to 3, the difficulty Of finding
the university the circular says that with the
proper endowment-eght millions being men.
the best talent in America and Europe would
be secured. Later on the university will form
its own professors. Against the argument that
young men of this age do not
CRAVE HIGH EDUCATION,
the circular says, unfortunately, with us as in
other parts Of the world neither the old nor the
young crave the best, unless in exceptional in
stances. Who would argue, because young men
are prone to sensuality. that therefore it Is I'M
to bear upon their lives? The absence Of desire
of more thorough mental training-which, how
ever, is not universal-is but another argument
In favor o. founding II university, which, by the
superior advantages 1t offers, by the flme Of its
professors and the bracing, intellectual atn1os-
entered is halls, will Be nf fascIn onss
and held by the charm which is never
free play and healthful exercise. The invigor-
atiny and refining power of university de.
Rends probably not less upon the quickening
themselves. The most gifted youths who have
been scattered through many colleges are then
brought together, having received enough edu-
cation to make them aware of their lack Of the
best, and just at time of life when the higher
Intellectual faculties have begun to assert their
supremacy over memory, which Is the lowest
among them.
Many ,s,, Of our prominent men, it says, leave
cause their work lacked finish The tendency
OF the age TO deeper consciousness, to clearer
| insight into its faith and hope, its aspirations
| and yearnings, is as irrisistible as It is pro-
nounced; and in this worldwide peering OF
eyes and outstretching of thought mental pas
and q blunder.
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
With relation to the belief that there IL q con-
| flict between religion and science it says: ut
is hardly possible to take up a leading newspa-
per or magazine without stumbling upon argu.
OF
| as being now SO well established that the dis
cussOn of the subject has ceased to be q living
| issue. Well-infOrmed Catholics, indeed, know
| that the church is not more the foe of science
than she Is the foe of poetry or metaphysics. OF
painting or architecture; but their knowledge
their oral and written arguments even, have
the the day. and true university, Wkere ali the
sciences will be represented, and where q
only national s and - s Stirling M Witness vi '
against the partial and erroneous views OF those
| who have not a sufficient understanding Of the
| the most effective means of counteracting the
tendency OF the study of nature to make men
indifferent or sceptical in matters Of religion,
physical sciences from other sciences, whose
office it Is to explain their data and to assign
on 70 sa 'es
| scientific research is In our day SO vast, the as
certained f.cts are SO innumerable, and their
| relations with the soul, with the mind, the con.
| science, with all that we believe and hope and
| love, are SO complex and hidden, that It Is
able TO take up and adequately discuss the
| great questions which are the subject-matter oil
debate between religion and science"
A GREAT NATIONAL UNDERTAKING.
In conclusion the appeal says: "I.et some Of
the energy and helpfulness which each mani
tests in diocesan aud parish works be shown by
all in this great national undertaking, which
| while It concerns every diocese and every par
ish, will be o fountain-head of strength and @
| locus Oh llgOt IOE tuo Wuole CuurcA In Amef1c8
and wnen. in five years from the 18th OF Au
gust just past, we celebrate the centennial an
niversary Of the conservation Of the first Amer
lean bishop, we may assemble for this com
memoration at the nations capital, in our own
Catholic university, thoroughly organized
and complete in all It's faculties. We exhort
especially the priests, whose abiding in
~ T ses ana patriotism G%iSis III
manifested in SO many ways, to take also
this great work to heart, to explain its merits
to their people, and TO insure its success by be
coming Its earnest and eloquent advocates
When numbers unite for . high and worthy
and what seemed most difficult Is accomplished
almost without effort. The church OF thu
United States To committed to this work enf
failure, therefore, II not to be thought Of Bu
It IL not enough TO succeed; we must succeed II
way WHICH will show that we are worthy O
monument 70 proclaim how meaningless e;
the words of those who say It is not pSssible &
get Catholics to unite for any great ptarn,ao out
side the domain Of faith and morals ret AM ~.
| share ~ what II for the common rood Of I'll
s0me VIII endow chairs, = greater n1mber vii
1oond Dourses, others will unite to endow I
| chair or TO 0und bourse, and the multitudl
| whose means are not 80 large g their hoafta
| will come forward with their confrfbntions
help bear the general expenses incidanfaI "a r
, vast An enterprise. The board viii meal aeai1
. Oh the 11th Of November next. md m hcuel
, ana beii9yeo That BY that time sufncfep
means VIII have been Contributed 20 onsh1
| those who are entrusted with Ire vorE "a ~
, oeed without delay 70 make this areaf Catholi
! project Q crest Catholic TACT"
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Jones M4Rsd g.
From TIE New York sun.
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