The sun., 1893-08-07
4 HABBr At THE CATHOLIC soaoo1.
what ne Says OF Hi. Treatment s.d OF the
Quality OF the Lectures.

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| Quality or the Lectures.
PLATrsBuRoH Aug. Gone Of tho most
interesting sights in PlattsburRh during
the sessions OF tho Catholic Summer School
was the appearance OF Jewish gentle
! man. his wife and family. all wearing
| conspicuously the tasteful badges Of the
summer School. consisting OF bow made Of
/ the Papal and American colors entwined.
| This gentleman was the Rabbi Weld. the pas
tor OF the Temple Emmanuel, the oldest,
woalthlest and most influential OF the Re-
formed Jewish congregations In Montreal
An Englishman by birth. with q face distinctly
Hebraic In its cast the rabbi dresses very
much in the fashion o. Catholic priest or an
Episcopnlian clergyman. Notebook In hand.
he has been daily attendant at the lectures.
and has followed closely every subject dis
cussed.
A correspondent OF THE Sun called on Rabbi
Weld for an expression OF opinion with regard
to the Catholic Summer School. To tho oues-
tion. What induced you to attend the Sum
mer School 2" the rabbi said:
u have been lifelong student OF philoso-
ply. mental and social. My congregation Is
body OF progressive men who have always en-
couraged me in my endeavors to keep abreast
OF modern thought. Last yenr followed the
courses of psychology and ethics in the McGill
University. Being an intimate friend Of ex-
Mayor McShane OF Montreal. my attention was
called by Mr. McShane to the printed syllabus
Of lectures issued by the Catholic Summer
School, was struck with what seemed q very
ambitious course OF studies and resolved to
run down to Plattsburgh to look in on tho
school for day or so and see for myself
whether the reality corresponded with the
prospectus. After listening to a lew Of the
well-considered and striking lectures OF the
Rev. Father Doonan. S. j.. OF Boston College.
and Of Father Lahm OF Notre Dame University.
I made up my mind that and my family
would remain for the entire session. Tho
favorable welcome extended to me by the
authorities and students, of the school
strengthened my resolution"
49, What What q? you think OF the actual work OF
Although in its infancy. the Catholic Sum
mer School is doing work Of distinctly
higher intellectual character than s at
tempted In other Institutions Of similar
taken on Tor this sumner. I 1T least. the aT. ape
the lecturers. especially the Jesuits, we're pro-
found thinkers. who had made thorough
parently we're animated with the single pLr-
pose Of enlichteninE their hearers irrespective
OF their creed The subjects we're treated in
me often to regret that the lectures could not
with the Very practical treatment of the diff:
cult. and. to my mind. all i'm portant subject Of
XaHsrs Coese New 5 1orH q mi snf5s ios
the time being supernatural revelation. he
tnt tba rstss
could only re obtained bv compliance. with the
laws imp1osed By the inanite will He never
ical and conclusive solution. and he was al
ways ready to consider and answer the many
In many respects he surpassed Prof Clark
Murray of AcGill: whom previously had con-
tho English % language. In iistenins OF1 to Father
Lahms exposition Of the rotation Of science to
revealed Ieligion frequently said to myself
but we are g. most in the midst Of it l could
see how. critically Father Lahm had examined
ly the Talmudlsts. SO deeply impressed am
with Pr. Lahm's researches that l have been
delivering next Saturday in the Pattsburgh
Synag9gue a sermon n! which have called Dr.
What impression did such close inter-
course with Catholics produce on your"
Everywhere was treated as one Of their
ting the information / sought: ,Althoush the
atmosphere Of the school was intensely Catho-
cassocks and the s. isters Of the religious com com
munities their various habits. yet every ono
nnd wSe had ~.
rs @ sshSR %b 6a ID eRd
ccllor,, OF, Philadelphia. / have had many
friendly discussions over the Hebrew texts OF
the Scriptures In q word. found the authori-
ties and my Catholic fellow students far more
liberal and tolerant than those who travel on a
platform OF ayowed liberalism and professional
toeration. | was not surprised at my treat
ment, since historically this 10 what should
look for. In the past the Roman Catholic
Church has always been the protector OF the
Jews. Nowadays 1t is Protestant Germany
and holy Russia that mob and persecute my
unfortunate co-religionists"
How do the views OF the congregation you
represent coincide with the Catholic teachings
Of our duties in this world and our destiny in
the next?"
We'll, that is very broad question and
one difficult to answer. With Father Halpin
have very much in common. Death can
never he the end-a to mo- Man ia under the
dominion OF law. and the operations OF that
law are not confined to the material things of
this world. do no. believe that there is any |
death in the spiritual order. With tho strong.
enduring. and never slumberinR desire for |
life. and the irrepressible repugnance to death |
which all men feel. to say that the grave |
closes in forever that magnificent thing that |
we call soul. intelligence. mind. IL to utter a |
sentiment that all that is best within us re- |
pudiates. The ory for never-endng life lie the |
cry Of universe Intelligent nature. and springs |
from desire that Is implant cd in every breast !
by the author Of nature: and in my judgment. |
it is a longing which the great framer OF earth |
and sea and sky Is bound to satisfy"
Close of the Catholic Summer School. |
PLATTsBuRGH. Aug. 6.-The second session of |