Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-16

perlty and good spirit shown must be in
some respect due to Catholicism. Again
earnestly thank you"
During the reading of the archbishop's
reply the mayor and members of the city
government formed circle, around the
speaker, after which the delegate spoke
few words in English, thanking the mayor
and the members of the council for their
presence and expressed the hope of some
day having the pleasure of visiting Water
bury again. Rev J. A. Mulcahy then in
troduced the church committee who in
turn presented the members of the differ
emit societies and Che public. who pushed
their way in one unbroken column into
the hall for over two hours, when the re-
ception was brought to close many still
pushing their way into the building
The number of people taking the arch
bishops hand was variously estimated be-
tween four and five thousand, and thous-
ands more who elbowd their way through
the crowd in vain effort to gain admis-
sion returned to their homes early in the
evening" not,thinking there would be any
use in further effort 10, reach the main en-
trance. 90
When the Victor Emmanuel society
srea6hed the archbishop President Bauby
halted the line sid his son, Charles
DdUDy. u SIdOudt0 Ol bu0 ESCAUO1
cIasssof '94 read ihfItalian the following
address, which Archbishop Satolh listened
to with much evident pleasure.
''Most illustrious and very reverend
father On this day, 50 solemn for us be-
cause the representative of the vicar of
Christ has been pleased to visit us, no
words of mine could express the feelings
of my heart. Unfortunately do not pos
sess the accent of the fatherland, having
been born in America. However, at my
mothers knee learned to love my coun-
try and to drink of the Catholic faith, that
faith which yet forms the grandeur of our
fatherland. While have not been in
Italy, yet know its history and this shows
me that Italy is eminent in Catholicism
and will support the same as long as its
faith remains. Therefore, the Italians of
this city to-day rejoice in your visit and
give you hearty welcome. Receive then,
your lordship, this expression of the deep
respect of our community and also as a
pledge of our love for you and of him
whom you represent"
The members of Company E, Hibernian
Rifles, were the last to be received, and
the services of the latter con-
tributed much to the good
order which prevailed throughout the
whole reception. It is doubtful whether
the men were in the majority. for long be-
fore the last of the line had entered the
hall the fair sex had fought their way past
the guard and appeared in the procession
early during the reception and continued
to increase in numbers until the interview
came to a close. "
Considering the immense throng of peo-
pie that took partin the parade and lined
the streets all the evening it speaks vol
umes for the management to say that no
accident occurred during the progress of
the whole affair. y
Rev w. p. Elsdon and Rev F NJ Hol-
lister attended the reception, representing
the Protestant clergymen of the city.
There was one colored man, John Shu-
macher, among those who had the honor
of-an introduction to the archbishop.
This morning Father" Sturges M. Judd
called at the residence of Rev J. A. Null
cahy and asked for an audience with the
apostolic delegate. The request was
years of age, expressed himself as quite
pleased with the archbishop's discourse
and is pleased to have lived to have seen
such an amicable feeling among all classes
of people as was shown at the reception
of last evening.
This morning the archbishop celebrated
mass in the Immaculate Conception church
at o'clock. The edifice was crowded to
the doors. At 10 o'clock visit was made
to the High school by Monsignor Satolli
and the priests accompanied by Mayor
Kilduff. They were courteously received
by Superintendent Crosby and introduced
to the teachers and afterwards went
through the different rooms. The arch
bishop delivered the following address in
Latin, and it was afterwards read in
English by Father Berdini:
Mr. Superintendent, Ladies and Gentlemen:
when arrived in your city received
cordial invitation to visit your public
schools. I cheerfully accepted the invi-
tation and feel highly honored in meeting
the superintendent, the teachers and the
board of education.
"For more than twenty years of my life
my principal occupation was that of teach
ing. First, humanities, then philosophy,
then theology, and this occupation was the
happiness of my life and would gladly
have continued in it were it in my
power. Consequently it is natural that it
should be gratifying to me to visit schools
and find myself again amongst teachers
and pupils when occasions are offered.
My intimate conviction is, that the position
of teacher is the noblest of all, as it is
the most useful and necessary. The
history of the origin and PROCESS
of the schools of a nation is
compendium of the history of that nation.
The great Athenian philosopher, aristotle,
teaches that there are three institutions
necessary to the welfare of every nation,
namely, civil, military and educational,
three institutions that are intimately con-
nected and inter-dependent, but amongst
which education should hold the place of
honor, as upon it the others depend. I
Ia
and mechanical arts would not flourish
nor give the benefits which society re-
quires unless they were preceded and ac-
companied by certsin amount of educa-
ton. You have visible evidences of this
statement in this country, where indus
trial, agricultural and mechanical arts have
reached their highest development; and
this is the result of the wonderful diffusion
of education.
II am glad to find myself of the same
opinion with you regarding the necessity
of the school educating the whole man; that
is. his intellect and heart, not only that he
may know nature and provide what is use
full and necessary for life, but. also, that he
may live as an honest. upright citizen, pos
sessing all the moral virtues that should
adorn a man.
"As the gymnasium is necessary to
develop the physical man, SO
is it more necessary to prac-
tice religion in order to strengthen
and nourish the soul and to make the man
just and charitable. This moral educa-
cation, SO necessary. must be animated by
the Divine spirit. There is a vast differ
ence between saying that the Constitution of
the Uuited States forbids the civil power to
frame laws about religion or to become in
volved in matters strictly pertaining to re-
ligion. and to say that the American Con-
stitution is Goddess or that American life
requires not the influence of religion; for
it is consonant to the spirit of true liberty
and we'll ordered government to educate
youth in this way, that is, to enlighten their
minds that they may not only.