The Irish standard., 1899-01-28


puts on rouge. daughter and ap,
plause. Certainly intellectual culture
does not tend to make one coarse o,
hlppant, or awkward. In either mer
or women the most refining thing is s
refined mind, and this kind OF mind is
more winning than either grace or man
ner, or face, young or old. AS Browa.
ing said, All men love great poet,
so 1t is with this.
When boy a teacher said to me. "Il
you become a student it will give beaut,
to your features and transfigure YOU
countenance." Laughter) felt
needed that. There is nothing that
keeps the heart fresh so long as to open
the mind. There is nothing that gives
you such CHEEKY. brave thoughts, rs see
ing things as they are.
1t is one of woman's great contrlbu-
tons to the world that besides being
beautiful herself she spreads beauty
through the world. never speak OF
what her beautiful dresses cost, it does
not concern me, (Laughter).
See how many women become prema-
turely old! An expression of weakness
and helplessness comes to them. Let
them live outside that little circle where
in they live and walk and fret anG
there are golden apples hanging OH Tile
tree OF life. Throw open the door tc
her. (Applause.) Let every institu-
ton welcome her.
Where is woman's great influence ex-
ercised? In the home. church. nation!
1t is exercised in the family, in religion
in patriotism. 1t is exercised in man
ners, in speech. in conduct. Now, the
more you strengthen woman the more
extensive you make her field, the greater
her sphere.
All men who have achieved distinction
say they are what their mothers made
them. Is an ignorant mother better than
a wise strong one? No. In all conf
partnership the lower drags down be-
cause it is easy to sink and hard TO rise
An open and ambitious mind is the
greatest stimulus. A mother who sees
and understands will not only stimulate
but guide.
The women have great power in the
church. The church would not be any
where in some countries without wo-
man. Why is it that such numbers OF
the mon in I>rouno and Gonna f,tl,or ,o,n
tries have no religion? think it largely
due to the defective mental training OF
their mothers and wives. Their moth,
ers having no mental training, by the
time he is l6 or IS he sees she knows
nothing and drifts away from her inl,,-
encc. 1t is the cause of unsystematit
marriages. People live in the same
house, sit at the same table, and live
in different worlds-farther apart than
we might be from Plato to Aristotle.
think there is nothing which will give
more vitality, which will give greater
impulse to the Christian religion a.
real cultivation Of women's minds
What are they doing now? What great
power of temperance lies with women
and while they may exaggerate, this Is
the case Of every moral movement
Where moral movement is to attain
success 1t is reached through enthusi-
asm. do not believe the world would
be good if there were no alcohol in II
the meanest people in the world are
those who do not drnk--the Mohamme-
dams. (Applause.) Yet it is one of our
greatest curses in our cooler countries
Women are the great bulwarks OF
chastity and virtue; it is her instinct
and nature. Make her stronger and
wiser. and her influence will become
more potent. can see no danger anv
where
Now. in regard to us Catholics, We
here in America. have built up a system
OF schools by many sacrifices and much
arduous labor. We are. educating more
than IL million. Our sisters, without
whom we could not maintain the
schools, the noblest and most self-sacri.
ticing of women. the one power whic,
has enabled the church to maintain thc
schools in this country. is the sister.
hoods! (Applause.)
me education which they give ha;
advantages which | need not praise
Their success in making women sweet
polite and pure minded. gentle and KIND
unthinking of evil, is great
is conceded by friend and
fee. On this foundation must We
build If we would raise woman's mind
to the ethereal heights of intcllnctua
truth and splendor. without risking The
loss to her heart of goodness and love.
But we have no schools for womer
equal to the best of these schools
spoke of while ago. We have no .;choo
that can stand alongside a real univcr.
slty and give the women the Same o,,r.
catloh that men receive in the uniyer.
sity. That Is what we are going r.
nave. (ApplauseD That is why we arf
mere tonight. And the beginning has
peeh made. aud it is going to succeed
(Applause) If any one shall uttcr
word against the effort to uplift then
we cannot be that one.
We Catholic men cannot seek to 10.
Ter woman from trying to uplift her.
SELF from building temple of intellec.