Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-06
sT.%ALoIslUs SCHOOL,
Will Open Sept. 6-Why CATH
olics Build Parochiai
Schools. .ss

olics Build Parochiai
Schools. sss..
The solemn opening of st. Alpiains
psrOchial school II the German
EDglish Catholic, church, will 9take
place next Tuesday. Sept. @. h At 6
O'Clock a. NJ. solemn High Mass win
he held by Rev. A. Raster, aasisted
by Rev. j. Twohy. I. Lager, Of Roy
alton, Rev. Gospodarx. OF North
Prairie, and Rev. ). Suszit wihki, OF
Swan River. The children will APP
pear in holiday attire After maze
they will be conducted to the school.
Anyone not belonging to the
Sacred Heart parish and desiring to-
have their children attend the paro-
chtal school may call at the Office OF
Ven. Sist' Z Wheat : j., directress. An
additional class room has been
equipped and furnished for q higher
grade for those who made their first
communion. "1#&la
Those Christians-Catholics and
Observation-Disclosures certainly bringing
the most effective and logical sacri-
fees who define the word education
III the following words Of the famous
Webster: ITO educate is to instil
into the mind principles of art,
science, morals: religion and be-
haviOr. TO educate In the arts ia
important. in religion. indispens-
able" Washington. when retiring
from public life. In his message to all
the governors OF the Estates, then
composing the United States, SOL
EMMY and distinctly declares relig-
ion az the only source of true liberty
and material prosperity. writing;
"The free development Of all sciences q,
the unlimited extension ofcomn.erce,
the progressing refinement vi mOralr,
and ahoyeall. the pure and blessing
light OF revealed religion have exer-
cised the most beneficent influence
on the human race" Aud in his
farewell address the same immortal
Washington spoke az follows: "Of
all the dispositions and habits which
lead to political prosperity. religion
and morality are: indispensable sup
ports. Ia vain would that man
claim the tribute of patriotism who
should labor to subvert these great
pillars Of human happiness, these
tirmest props Of the duties Of men
and citizens" And again, the father
Of our glorious country says: BE
ware. Of the man who attempts to
inculcate morality without religion =
Now we all know that no religion
must be taught in our public schools
and according to, Washington, do
morality can be inculcated without
religion, consequently, Catholics are
bound to build their own schools in
which the teaching of secular kno W.
edge goes hand In haLd withsthatoi
religion. Sunday schools can exer-
cise hut very little influence ON the
souls OF the children. ,:...~.,... s
Cardinal Gibbons, in bis book,
"Our Christian Heritage" counts
our ''imperlect aud vicious system Of
education" as the second vi the five
great evils threatening our American
civilization. As to Sunday schools,
the cardinal has the following: "The
catechetical instructions given once
q week in our Sunday schools thouR h
productive Of very beneficial results,
are insufficient to supply. the rel,g-
ious wants of our children. They
should, as far as possible, breathe
every day healthy religious atmos-
plere. In those schools in which not
only is their mind enlightened. bnt
the seeds Of faith. plety and sound
morality ar Dourished and invigorl
ated. BY what principle Of justice
can yon store their mind with EARTH
~ knowledge for several hours each
day. while their heart, which requires
far more cultivat ion, must be con-
tent with the paltry allowance of q
few weekly lessons?" In order to
make our .n0n.Catholic. fellow citi-
Gems more clearly understand the
position, OF their Cath brethren,
do not deem 1t out Of place to adduce
the following works OF Archbishop
Ryan, Of Philadelphia, taken from biz
sermon delivered at the dedica ton
and opening OF the new Catholic high
school in Philadelphia. in Septem.
Der, 1850: -... w.. .n..e.. i,
1.-THE chief objection we have tn
the system adopted In the public
schools is not that they educate the
masses. but that they do not edu.
cate them Sufficiently. because they
omit one branch OF paramount i'm,
portance. With ali that Ia positive
In them 1.-THE public schools) We an
In harmony; It is only TO the mega