The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-09
Make them realize what successful

Catholic University means to us, and
picture to them its actual present needs;
number over for them the hundreds OF
colleges and academies for boys and
girls hampcrcd, every single one OF
them, by want of funds
Make them see that in the great cos
mopolitan population Of this country,
the genius OF the world lies dormant,
and waits and dies for want OF oppor-
tunity.
Among us gcrminate the rich and YER
satile Celtic mind, the profound Teu-
tonic, the art-loving nature OF the great
Latin races. These are the people who
enriched the world in former times.
Why not cndow generous scholar
ships right and left for the benefit of our
unmonicd talent?
II a thousand scholarships were Gre
ated tomorrow in the various avenues OF
science, literature and art, for the ben
eft Of poor Catholic boys and girls, how
long would our present rcproacl,, that
in America we are behind in the race,
cling to us? Not ten years.
The Catholics OF America would lead
mankind. Out OF the magnificent posi-
bilities OF the conglomcratc races OF the
world we would give that world leader
in every branch OF human achievement.
The Intermountain Catholic has a
firm faith that the heroic generosity OF
our fathers, who, with everything
against them, yet in two generations
covered this land with costly temples
and magnificent asylums, still survives
in their wealthicr descendants, and waits
only the kindling tongue OF an eloquent
teacher to arouse it to deeds as lofty in
the cause OF religion and humanity as
any Of All earlier day.
But it is time to give over the anti
quated fashion OF scrmonizing to tho
rich man on the sin OF avaricious saw
ing. The millionaire will not give over
his darling project OF doubling his mil
lions for all the sermons that ever were
preached against avarice. Because he
takes account OF thousands instead OF
pennies, he. cannot recognize his picture
in those sermons built on old-lashioncd
lines, and which over the dead facts OF
bygonc sins try to lash the wrongs OF
this peculiar time.
Try the effect, rather, OF showing him
the glory and beauty OF heroic spend
ing. ..
Fire his imagination with pictures OF
the possibility tied up in his money bags
if applied to public uses.
lnstill into him tho truly modern am
bition to live to future generations as a
Christian founder
Speaking on this point, another Cath
oic writer has very pontcdly said:
There is another powerful teacher to
whom the rich man will bow as to no
other. That teacher is public opinion.
"Thc other day Il young man picked
up Catholic paper and his eye fell
upon a culogy OF a recently dead Cath
olic millionaire. He threw it down with
a burst Of Indignation I'm sick OF
such stuff, he broke out to a roomful of
astonishcd people. Here is the fourth
paper I've seen in week with col
unn devoted to the virtues OF this man,
who lived merely the life OF an ordinar-
lily good Christian, and out OF his mil
| To NIL 1r;1 H. II
a few thousands at time to great pub
lie needs
why didn't he do something really
worthy OF a good Catholic who hap
pcned to have SO many millions?
"'Why didn't he have the pluck to
leave million to the Catholic Univcr
sity? Protestant men have done such
things over and over.
"'Why didn't he found five hundred
free kindcrgartcns in New York or
Chicago?
"'Why didn't hc-' But it is need
less to follow the outbreak OF this un-
usual young man.
lie is quoted here only TO call attcn-
ton TO the fact that when public opin-
ion has been educated up to the point OF
uttcring such condemnation generally
against men and women who go out OF
this world and leave millions to their
natural heirs and paltry thousands to the
great public religious needs of Our pco-
pie, then only will Catholic interests
prosper as they should, and then only
will the church among us as it was or
daincd that she should.
MankatO Hibernians.
Div. No. I, A. 0. Il. Mankato. cclc-