Evening star., 1896-01-18

I'D a great part of his time and his ener-
gies. The other man decides to have TO
mistress but his profession. 1t is his only
aim, his only thought: Which in the end
will do the best work?
Then, again, speaking of Catholic
priests the cardinal continued, Il wonder
If you realize how long it takes them TO
prepare themselves for their work. 1t re-
best of masters before they are deemed
worthy to have charge of church. The
boy who feels that he IS called by the Lord
to the priesthood, having alIeady received
large part Of his common school edu-
cation, has at the age of fifteen to go into
a college and to remain there for six years,
studying the ordinary branches, the sci
ences, ETC., in connection with his religious
work, and at the end of this time he has
six years more of theological training. He
Is associated with the best minds of the
church, and these twelve years are, a
rule, those of the hardest kind of study and
work"
The Sunday Question.
The conversation here turned to the Sun
cay question, and 1 asked the cardinal as
to whether he was in favor of the Eu-
ropean or the Puritan Sunday. He replied
that he was in favor of Sunday observance,
but that his ideal Sunday was not the
Puritan, nor was it the European Sunday
Said he: "I like the closing of the shops
and all kinds of business on Sunday, and I
lHlnk 1t Is d DleSSlllS lOT bdlIlINOF0 ana IOF
all of our cities that this is compulsory. 1
think all kinds of work should be stopped
on that day. hope we shall never have
the European Sunday in America. Sunday
should be a day of religious rest, but it
also should be day of innocent recreation
do not think it wrong for a man to go out
riding with his family on Sunday after
moons, nor to take walk in the fields. I
ness without dissipation, Of religious enjoy
ment without sadness or melancholy. The
Puritan Sunday goes too far. and the ideal
Sunday is the golden mean.''
TalmaEe On Worldwide Christianity.
1t was at the close of one of Dr. Tai
mages lectures on his trip around the
world that chatted with him on religious
matters. putting much the same questions
as those asked of Cardinal Gibbons as to
a universal religion. Said I: AFTER all
your travels, doctor, do you still believe
be altogether Chrfstian?'
''Yes," replied DIR. Talmage 'T have no
doubt whatever of that I believe it be-
cause God never launched a failure. The
only salvation for this world is the Chris
tian religion. Its acceptance by all people
and the carrying out of its principles would
form the browning beauty Of this wonder
full universe. God built this world He
cannot do otherwise than see it completed
in Its perfection and beauty Sin cannot
prevail. The devil cannot triumph. The
world is steadily moving on toward the
good. It is better every day. Its progress
In charity, philanthropy and goodness is
wonderful. We go back 200 years to find
suitable philanthropists to use as examples
or models in our speeches on charity today,
The greatest philanthropists Of tho world
are those who are living now. There are
20 many Of them that no one thinks Of
them Schools are founded, great hospitals
ere built, and churches are established a1-
most every week by charity, any one OF
which would have created 1 great sensa-
ton had II hesn built 200 years ago. We
Donation Of hundreds Of thousands Of doi-