The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-19
Women and Christia nifty.

In the darkest days If the Roman En-
pre-. w1"n all the world seemed rotten, a
httic band of devoted Christians chung to-
S"tl.tr AMI Roman matroHS fled 10 the
Stnctudries Of Christianity. In christ WAS
Their only salvation. and in Christianity
they saw the respect and dignity which wa.
their due. Even when the Mortimer swept
down Oh Rome. Christianity taught woman
nor irie dignity, and amidst tn. diSSOIute-
ness "f the times the shining virtues of the
blessed women saints stand forth like bea-
cons throughout the centuries. And 50
Christianity may b. said to have brought
honor t. the wOmaniy name.
Throughout the later days Of chivalry
woman. because OF her true position which
christianity gave h.r, was revcred and
h"uoTcd. But when the times came again
that there was degradation and men fell
10 b" hrutes. it was the woman Of true
Christianity whom. men stiil respected and
hoHuT"d. With pride can We point to Joan
Of Arc. who Is one Of the blessed.
In the development of woman religion
plays a dominant part. 1t gives her her
standing Religion Is the essence of all
educational striving. II is true that Mr..
!nEcrsoll mad" heIutifrl phrases about
women. but take infidelity as a whole and
Its scheme reveals that woman is only a
necessary machine in tho development Of
the race There is a great cry of woman's
rights. and of her privileges in the
churches. II Is the solemn purpose of the
Trinity College TO obtain for her her true
privileges.
There is no collision between the rumer.
Gus academies and schools and Trinity
College. 1t Is 70 give true higher educa-
ton to Catholic women. II IS proposed TO
send forth women armed with virtue. truth
and modesty, as. perhaps. many women
have gone forth from these very convent
portals. But here the woman's progress
In the higher education Is stopped. She
goes into society, while. if she would go
Iuto n college like the Trinity. her fnund1-
ton for true higher education would be
laid. Higher sense Of duty is brought with
higher education. and the education to be
given in this college means A .otalitv OF
knowledge as far as conceivable in any one
institution"
Appeal for Contributions.
Mr.. Paul BLACKWELL followed Bishop Glen
non and said that he thought the endow-
type Of charity to be found. He thought
that not only men should speak about il.
hut women In the audience should also
sneak. He thought that among the l0"o0.-
90 Catholics in the United States II should
be easy 20 maintain tn" college.
lie then introduced Miss Marion Lindsay.
the vice regent of the society I'm St. Louis.
She reviewed At length the history OF thu
charge Of Trinity College. and gave a de-
scripiion Of the site of the building and
it's appearance when II shall be completed.
she concluded with a strong appeal for
gifts toward tho scholarship for st. Louis.
ST. Louis
The members of the Socirty in st. Louis
are: Mines. Edward Walsh. Julius Walsh,
Charles Bates. John Delany. Festus Wade.
Erwin. George Doan. John L. Roland. Paul
Rakewell. Chas. Farrar. ID. u. Johnson,
Theophile Papin, Francis Drew, Ashley
Scott, ]. I. n. Morrison. Chas. Tracey.
!. X. Cummings. Hentinston Smith. Seth
Cobb. Holster Clvmcr. Miss Morton.
Miss Lindsay is vice regent. Miss Emily
Na.itt vice president. Miss Lille Berthold
responding secretary and Mrs. Walter Cor
don treasurer.