The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06

and Christian morality. The practical virtues
| we enjoin should be the same as those taught
In tho Gospel and from the pulpit The living
the grammar school, by professor and scientist
in the university, should be those given in their
own conduct BY priest and parent
This schooling and train ne rs compared with
the neutral or ungodly education impaired in
and more in favor In our own country. We
want to educate for the republic true Christian
men and women not pagan citizens.
excepting tho Jews, has endured and snrri-
feed SO much TO retain the sacred privilege Of
educating their sons and daughters Christians
as the Catholics Of Ireland. Tho great work
with which ] have been busy during the last
bSp %nSh IN Few mS VII T De IN ts
toour generous and fair minded public what
mighty struggle tho Iris Catholic population
like the privilege of having Christian schools
for the education Of youth.
The battle, rs yet is scarcely won; but we
firmly hope for tho victory.
AS ardently wish to SEQ every child OF Irish
tuition becoming in manhood or womanhood
useful and noble memb Der OF the community, so
do now with all my henrt pray both parents
the Catholic youth OF the country the highest
possible Observation-Disclosures illuminated
by the blessed teaching OF revealed truth;
and labor also together to give them that odu
eaton cav OF The heart moulded on the precepts
les, turning my steps homeward now in my
OLD age. after long study Of European peo-
pies and states, 1t is my wish and my hope 10
and the future from tho evils which are fast
destroying the Chrstendom of our fathers.
l nave no Tears from the growth OF tho He
brew race among IL. nor from its increase in
wealth aud intelligence, so long a. 1t is true to
Its own religious belief. and so long as our
great American people worship in mind and
heart the God OF their fathers, and also keep
true to the ideals which have ever been the
light OF American homes.
II there were any ono thing which could
wish my own countryinen and co-religionsts
10 do. to bind together In one great and indis-
working OF religion. 10 secure good and great
citizens to the republic. and to fuse into one
mighty whole the descendants OF liishmen in
America it would he the speedy formation OF a
sal Jewish alliance.
Believe me. mon do not know. for 1t requires
more than superficial observation and limited
experiences. how powerfully this blending into
gence, wealth and energy OF the Hebrew race
oil over the world contributes to make the
home OF the, jewish family what you haye
partly described 1t to be. and to enable tho
Jewish youth to profit by such instruction as
our schools give them and the Jewish people
in every land to rise to that supremacy of in
telliGence and wealth which promises them so
controlling position in modern social lilo.
Such nm alliance as L have in my mind
would collect together once and for all lime
tho fragments into which the protracted op-
in Ireland has split and ground race no less
noble than the Hebrew. 1t would be the re-
alization Of that glor GUS dream OF brotherhood
So long cherished by the saints, statesmen,
a little to restore dear old Ireland to herself
once more. 1t would be O priceless service to
our own free America.
Have priests and parents always or often
thought what glorious materials they have In
the children which fll both parochal school
and Sunday school? BERNARD O'REILLY.