Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-09
HISTORY OF EAGLE RIVER
A Short Account Of Some Of the Most
Important Events in Its Life and
n Brief Mention of Some of I,s Lead.
ing Business Men. Both Past
and Present. by
Rev. Father Goepfer !.
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
In good school the minds Of the
children are opened, like the buds and
blossoms in the spring time: here the
intellects are enlightened and the
hearts fashioned; here morals and vir-
tues are fostered and preserved intheir
pristine beauty, under Intelligent, con-
scientious, and self-sacrifcing teachers
here to the earth's angels, is pointed
out the path to heaven and shown
the road of learning, success, and pros
perity on earth. Religion, morality,
docility and science, the necessary ele-
ments Ola christian education should be
written in striking characters, on the
walls of every school room, and perme-
ate its very atmosphere. Theseimpart
vigor to instruction, and secure the
success Of an institution, Children
must be surrounded by sanitary condi-
tions physically, intellectually, aud
spiritually in order to improve in body
and in soul; and, when thus favored,
our youths grow and develop, like the
fairest flowers in beautiful garden.
A sound Christian education is super
Tor and preferable to large fortune.
In the corner stone of this structure
we enclose, with some documents of
contemporary national and local his
tory, our prayers and promises that the
teachers of this school will ever impart
solidity, purity and broadness of educa-
tion to it's pupils and form them not
only into citizens full of secular know
ledge, but also and especially, into
Christians who love God above all
things and their neighbors like them
selves.
I Where Catholic school is possible,
it is only right to have a Catholic
school; but where such school cannot
be maintained, as is the case in an ex-
tensive territory like the township of
Dearborn, Catholic children do fre-
quent the public school, with the sane
ton Of the church.
The Catholic Church-the mother of
civilization, the promoter of learning
and science-condemns not schools
wherein religion is respected, virtue
and innocence protected. and sound
knowledge impaired. Butwith Divine
right and justice, does she protest
against infidel public schools wherein
the teachers are imbued, as in the
French public schools, at the present
day, with the Internal spirit of BIAS
phemous Voltaire. of an irreligious
sectarian like Jules Ferry, and where
in education is entrusted to the murder
Gus hands of the sworn Fenemies of
Christ and His revelation.
TO such teachers the Catholic Church
and Catholic parents will not, will
never confide the faith, morals and
character formation of their children.
Childhood is life's angelical period.
and angels in human form-the pride
and treasure of Christian parents.
should not be entrusted to wolves and
corruptcrs. In their early growth and
bloom, we keep from plants and flowers
the poisonous or devouring insect, if we
wish to secure a rich harvest; SO also
must we carefully keep away the enemy
from our children, if we wish them to |
prove credit To US, and secure for
them career Of usefulness and merits
on earth, and endless rewards and
glory in heaven.
a school should not be an infectious
dungeon, but a healthgome fortress
where our Christian youths should find q |
secure refuge against the agents oil
wickedness and Be trained up in learn-
Ing, obedience, virtue and yigor thatI
will enable them trium hpantly 10 meet
The fierce battles d liia, guard them
againss nfedelity and keep tlaern oh \
5he path of rig eousn6ss
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