The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-05-19
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA.
Dr.. De Costa Foretells Catholic Pro.

Dr.. De Costa Foretells Catholic Pro-
gress.
DR.. De Costa of New York, who re-
Gently left the Episcopal ministry and
| Joined the Catholic Church, lectured at
Ansonia, Conn, on last Sunday even
ing. The Evening Sentinel says: The
/ discourse was delivered in the chapel
OF the new Church of the Assumption.
The occasion was one of two-fold in
terest first because the lecture was by
! man of national fame and, second
because the chapel for the first time
was used for public gathering. The
threatening weather early in the even
ing had but little effect upon the at
tendance, and at o'clock the room
was almost filed. Many had arrived
as earlv as o'clock in order to first
inspect the new meeting place.
The audience was made up mostly of
Ansonians, although Derby Shelton
and Seymour each had a number of
people there. a number of Catholic
priests occupied some of the seats in
front, among them Rev. John j. Fitz-
gerald. formerly of this city, but now
of Greenwich, and Father Walsh of
Norfolk, who is visiting Father Syn
mott.
The interior of the chapel is hand
some. The peWs are we'll arranged and
the room is lighted with both gas and
electricity
The lecturers theme was America
Historical, Social and Religious" He
showed that the Catholic religion is at
home in this country, since America
was discovered by a Catholic, named
after Catholic by Catholic and was
first colonized by Catholic. The Cath
oiic is proud of America, whether it be
his native or adopted land, Turn for a
moment to the remote past and notice
that we have in Genesis the earliest
reference to the appearance of dry
land. Biologists tell us that the first
land that appeared was a mountain
peak in North Carolina. The so-called
new world is the old. The continent of
Europe was built long subsequent to
the American continent. Moses might |
we'll be said to be the father of Amer +
lean history. 1t formed a long stride |
from Moses to the Mexicans, yet it is
not until the tenth century that we
reach the historical date of Central !
America
The speaker was especially interest |
ing when he referred to the future. He |
said, in part: How shall we forecast |
the future? Chiefly by a study of the .
rast. The origin of people points to
its destiny. The genealogy of nation
forms an important study. Blood tells,
and whether in a horse or a people
We hear ABOUT the new woman, but
America is to produce a new man,
composed of the blending of all ma
tionalities. The power of nature 20 as
races is illustrated by the
modern Englishman, the product of
many races. He is not an Anglo Saxon
We are not Anglo-Saxons. 1t is I'M
historical to say so, however popular
t may be with a class Our strength
S AngloN Norman. The Saxcns always
we're what they are today, a sluggish
ace. The future man of America will
De nc Anglo-Saxon.
A great revolution is to come in this
but how or when, one cannot !
ay. We do not now know how we are
o get rid of certain slavery any more
han they did in 1860, when confronted :
With black slavery. But Abraham
lincoln appe%ed; so Lincolns will
ONE when the time arrives. Present
vii conditions cannot last Every man
$ entitled to a chance to earn an hon
st living.
The Catholic Church will be heard
rom in the future as she has in the
asst. The missionary conference in .c
Jew York is the last the world will f
yer see. 1t was an attempt to gall e
anize a dying cause and to discount
iS lieICuledH eHOTIS OF the 1lSner
rite, who is pulling down the pillars 7
the house. Paul no longer speaks I
18th authority to the Protestant. while r
ne Catholic Church holds every part +
the Bible to be primarily inspired f
nd infallible. The Church once sup T
osed to be hostile to the Bible is now +
he unique and uncompromising friend.
The Catholic Church and the Bible
III yet do vast work in America
De Tocqueville Drophesied that ours r
i'll be the greatest people on the =
lobe. it will be great because Catho-
c, pure because devoted to the Blessed :
irgin, holy in so far as consecrated
} the Sacred Heart Of Jesus. All ma u
Qualities will perform their part. the II
-ctor. Farewell, "Anglo-Saxon." ONLY d
; a ghost did it, then, ever exist in II
mer1ca. Its unsubstantial shade, even y
ust depart
The future of America will not illus
ate the victory of any one race. but
conquest by the conquering races.
atholic education is to be a miohtv
ctor, as it means religious education.
he Catholic church in this country is
set beginning TO live. IT
The lecture lasted about one and q n
IF hours. although to the audience T
did not seem that length of time, and
any expressed regrets that it did not T
ntlnue for another hour at least, so 7
terested were they. :
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lions Savings Bank and Trust com =
ny was, established in 1873. and has II
ice opened more than twenty-four a