The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
TRAIN THE YOUTH
Eminent DiVineS Talk on
Education.
1T WAS CATHOLIC DAY.
Leaders of the Church Tell How
Religious Instruction Should
Be Impaired.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Catholic education
day proved one of the most notable at the
Worlds Fair. Large excursions arrived
early from Cincinnati. Louisville, ST. Louis
and Milwaukee, and there were throngs
of outsiders FROM distant points, besides
the Catholics of Chicago. who turned out
in great numbers. The weather was brigh bit
and braciDg and Festival Hall was jammed
when the exercises began. Archbishop
Feehan of Chicago presided, and Bishop
Spaulding of Peoria, president of the
Worlds Fair Catholic educational exhibit,
acted as director of ceremonies.
Arch bishop Feehan delivered the ad-
dress of welcome and was followed by
Archbishop Hennessy OF Dubuque on
The Catholic View of Education" The
KEY TO his address is contained in the fol-
lowing sentences: ITO speak of educating a
man in this or that science, in these or
those sentences usually taught in our
schools. with view only to his comfort
here for few, very few years, and to
make no other provisions for his welfare
is to betray stupid, shameful ignorance of
who and what lie u.s. 1t is 20 deny prac-
tically the Immortality of the soul and the
supernatural order and 10 treat him as an
dullkldl. us Is SDSCI lHAleIlAlisms 1IOul
the contagion of such view of educa tion
and its consequences may heaven preserve
our country.
Religious and secular education should
net be divorced. and cannot be divorced
without detriment 10 both. As separation
of the soul and body means death and dis
solution. separation of religion and science
inevitably results in the corruption of the
latter. They who, for obvious reasons.
oppose religious instruction in the schools
say the proper place for it is in the home
and the church. Religious instruction is
not given at home, nor will it be, for the
excellent reason that parents, as a rule,
have neither time, inelin alton nor ability
to give 1t. AS to the SuldaY-school con-
Quoted by young ladies and gentlemen, a
moments reflection will suffice to realize
of how little value it is. 1t is simply
ridiculous as provision for this great
work. and what one hour in one day out
OF seven?"
The next speaker was the famous Catho-
lie orator. Archbishop Ryan of Philadel-
phia. He covered about the same ground
as did Archbishp Hennessy. with whose
conclusions he fully agreed, declaring that
holy; God being master In the temporal as
in the spiritual order, and it was therefore
essential that it should be impaired by the
religi0usly taught.
Judge Morgan j. O'Brlen of New York
spoke on What Catholics Have Done for
Education in the United States" and Hon.
j. Z. Gargan of Boston discussed "Catho-
licity and Patriotism" The meeting then
dispersed. those present scattering to view
the fair.
The Columbus caravels have been traus-
ferred from the Spanish Government to
the United States, in accordance with the
programme originally suggested. The plan
is to keep them permanently upon the
lagoon. south of tie White House. Cap
tain Concas, who brought them to Amer
lea, has been appointed Captain-General
Of the province of Cardenas. Cuba, and
Will leave for his new post of duty on Sep
TENDER 10.
The new liberty bell reached the fair
grounds to-day. An elaborate prOgrsmm g
of exercises is being prepared for the day
when it will be removed to its resting
place near the Administration building.
Frederick Douglass. speaking at to-day's
session of the Labor Congress, declared
that the salvation of the negro race lies in
becoming proficient in mechanical trades.
Herbert Burrows. delegate from the DEM
ocratic Social Federation of Great Britain.
expresses surprise that American abor
unions should seek to exclude the negro.
The total admissions to-day were 1S4, O13,
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