The morning times., 1895-10-02

words will naturally come from one who
is known throughout the world as the near
est and dearest friend OF Leo XIII, the one
best acquainted with the ambition OF the
holy father for the advancement OF this
university, q sincere and learned friend
of the university, and the best exponent OF
scholastic philosophy IN the world; H.,
Satolli, who was received with long
continued demonstration of applause and
friendly greeting.
Ia Philosophical" or Philosophy and the
Kindred Sciences.
The speaker referred first to the origin
of the first PHILOSOPHERS, treating them
the term philosophy, the love or desire Tor
the requirement OF knowledge or man
and his environment. he briefly touched
on the aims and scope of the Eleatic.
the Eclectic, the Aristolelian schools, and
the metaphysical school of Pythagoras,
and held that all these were but the pre-
lude of the school OF Christianity"
MGR. SATpLLTS REMARKS.
The philosophical trend of the intellect
was shown to be common to all nations in
some shape or form, it all tending to the
perfection of ms intellectual endowment.
Philosophy was then treated as the gen
eral term, the mother ol all sciences and
inventions, as in its scope is included a
view OF the universe, its true function
being the development and progress OF
the intellect toward perfection so far as
that is attainable in this stage Of exls l.
ence.
Each OF the branches OF intellectual
achievement and activity may be gov
erned by its own laws and processes OF
ematics, physics, but philosophy, the all
inclusive, looks to the summau ton of
knowledge, to the world itself. 1t en-
braces within it ot only science, but the
arts.
Mgr Satolli did not underrate the value
of purely speculative, idealistic and theo-
retical PHILOSOPHERS. In discussing modern
PHILOSOPHERS he adyerted to the German
school and paid tribute to the zeal or Its
exponents.
As the result of Christian thought and
study, the true philosophy is the seeking
after the divine simihtude In all Gods
works and perfection in all OF them:
Every step taken in philosophy with that
intention only revealed new page, a
new work of the divine architect. With
all the powers at. its command, appro-
priated from all the sciences, 1t seeks for
truth as it exists In all the forces aud
manifestations Of the divinity, whether
they are material, intellectual or moral.
In this manner the speaker developed
the idea of the close relation OF religion
and philosophy, considered in its sub
lime sense.
He next discussed the adaptabiIity of
high philosophical thought TO the Amer
ican social idea, and held that such q
philosophy as he had spoken or was IN
thorough sympathy with American ideals
and traditions. He quoted from time to
time from the various encyclicals OF the
Pope, from which he strongly urged and
emphasized the great sympathy of the
Pope in the advancement of learning, but
generally and with special reference to
this university. In Conclusion, he said:
HIS CONCLUSION.
81 have thus tried to outline the place
which philosophy holds among the sciences,
and especially the relation which 1t bears
to theology and faith.
TENS of thought by contact with the errors
which existed about them has strengthened
their own position and enlightened the
human mind with truth. SO in this univer-