The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-24

she has laid her finger on the canker
that threatens to destroy the lie OF
their usefulness to the mutton. She has
been charged with being in league with
he" enemy. because. like a faithful sem
tiDel on the watch tower. she has POINT
ed out the way through which the enc
my is seeking TO make an attack. But,
like the true mother that she IL, she does
what she run to ward on the evil her
self, crying out: 'Rcvit. me II you will,
only spare my little ones SO long as
the nations schools are built on the
slipping sands of II false philosophy.
she. will continue to build her W
schools on the udamnntIne rock OF the
great truths which alone can real them
up. She will continue to cry out that
the first lesson the child should be
taught is the lesson ef the %Catcchism;
God made us and grants us knowledge
that we may know Him. love Him and
| serve Him In this world and be happy
with Him forever in the next.
Moral Training In schools.
But you will tell me: We admit all
this, but the child can be taught relig-
ion nj home and In the Sunday school.
For shame. How many OF you who say
that really In your hearts believe 1t?
BE frank with me and with yourselves.
| wv 'N's A1 'hl AlllllNA LIN llCl VI AllbN'
families Of your acquaintance where
the children do not learn wiCkcdncsS at
home. tell me how many OF them are
taught their catcChiSm at home. EN-
cludc from that list the hard working
fathers T. mothers whO have no time
to teach II: exclude those who. II they
have the time. have not the "inClinatIOn;
exclude those who have the inclination
and the time but have not the ability
to undertake the difficult and stupcn-
dOuS task OF fitting n youth for the
mighty duties OF manhood. and tell me.
how many there arc left? To say that
the homes OF tn" misses nrc sufficient
schools for the proper education of chill
drrn In the paths Of the highest stand
ard Of Christian morality Is an insult To
Intelligence. 1t If n cruel jest upOm II
subject that II too sacred for testing.
But you may say the Sunday school IL
sufficient. What, 10 you believe that
Northumberland grammar can be proper
~ taught to t%houghtlrss children In les
SONS OF an hour In Il week? And yet
you pretend TO say that the greatest
subject In the world. the subject on
which hnnGs time and eternity, can be-
properly 81 taught. IL the honesty of
your boys Of less Importance than arith-
mc,ic? liz the chastity Of your girls of
'oS il'lllyHl Nlll HINIllliuI. lFt uS
stop with such trlillnE. Let us not jrst
with the God who holds us III the hollow
OF his hand"
Here the speaker made an eloquent
appeal to tho parents Of tho youths to
heed tho warning Of danger nj neglect
inE their Christian training In the
schools, II closed az follows:
"AS Il last word. | feel that the lalty
wli"in represent. would have IN" pdy
tho well mcrItcd compliment to the hc-
loved rector OC this parish, which his
earnest labor In our behalf have 80 well
earned during the short tine he has
been with uE. | have known him per-
eOnally longer than most Of you. how
ever. and | know TINT h. VIII dUprccatc
any compliment ! might n him. I
shall not offend his humility, therefore,
with fulsOmc words OF praise. but simp-
ly say that he has already fOuud n place
In our hearts, ana "" shall give gcnCr-
"usly to this work h" luvcs. with moro
willing hearts, bcCniH" the EchOnI house
Ia he erected here will Ecryr to IT," nn
over clopurn, monument Of his pricstly
H"D."
At the conclusion OF Or. WinErrtcr'a
addrrM. Rev. Father IiOutlOu nm
%nounCcd that the assembling" would nov
proceed to III" cathedral where ihc
bcn"dlclidn Of the holy sacrament
would Ulb9r the cNrrCIrGs.
Th" In" was then formed, and With
tllc Enirhta OF ST. George of the cattle.
drnl nctln@ aG escort, the clergy ana NJ.
tar lOyH marched 10 III" church. whcr,
th" r"rrirrs attending III" closing core.
muiIy Of Ia" lay we're conducted.