The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-28

thoughts of Cicero and Homer and
Virgil
There is a right and n wrong In
education as in other things. There is
but one God and men are born to
know and be redeemed by their Savior,
and the education which does not lead
men to n closer union with their God
Is not the education of n Christian.
That which leads to God is good that
which leads from Him is bad, whether
you call il paganism or advanced edu-
cationaism The church has always
viewed education in this light and all
ways will.
THE education of the mind at the ex-
pense OF the heart has brought forth
the evils that the Catholic church
knew would follow. Has barren intel
lectuality made conditions of morality
better? What of the banking and pos
tai frauds and the deep schemes of
men TO amass huge fortunes at the en-
pense of labor overworked and poorly
paid? THANK God, the Catholic church
is not responsible for this naked edu-
cation that knows naught of Christ,
that openly laughs at the doctrine OF
future life and salutes us with Live,
be happy, tomorrow you die
Education, devoid of religious at
mosphere, is the sole cause of the diff
ferences existing between science and
Christianity. We are in material
age. We stand for the highest mater
ial progress and today we seem to be
in the food-tide of it. But what is
science but a handmade, an assistant.
to Gods great scheme of the universe
and Ultima Ia human laatipvo
SCIENCE AND RELIGION NOT
HOSTILE.
God never made science and relig-
ion hostile-lnan has done that The
holiest names on the records of our
church were scientists. The same God
created science and religion, and He
cannot contradict Himself. There can
be no war between them, for they are
on parallel lines. One is spiritual the
other is physical. They cannot meet.
Look at the Catholic church as she
has gone through the ages. educating
the mind. purifying the heart, convert
ing the barbarian, nursing society in
its rude cradle standing ever at the
bedside of the weak, the poor and the
infirm, and bestowing mercy with q
".
Christ who first loved her.
1T makes ones blood boil in this free
land to hear this good old church of
ours held up as q menace by persons
of narrow minds and vicious hearts
She has been II menace. but II menace
to tyranny and evil. She wrung the
Magma Charta from the hand of II re-
luctant king. she has been the abiding
friend OF the plain, common people and
suffered much in their cause. She Is
the one great force that stands between
society and anarchy. She it is who, in
defence of our fresides, raised her hand
against divorce and said to Henry that
he couldn't set aside Catherine OF Ara
gon for any other woman, even if all
England should be lost to the church
in consequence.
SACRIFICES OF CATHOLICS.
What people are making more sacri-
fees for education than the Catholics?
They are Paying taxes for the public
schools and voluntarily taxing them
selves over again for the maintenance
of their parochial schools. They do
not want their children to receive an
education that has little or no element
VI 1Oit iii II. So tney Senu tHelll W tie
schools Of heir church. where their
hearts ana characters and souls will be
placed On an equal footing with their
brains.
THE Catholic church heard Christ's
mandate, Go, teach all nations fall
from His lips, and for weary round
of centuries she has been obeying with
a more than earthly zeal. MAY she
long continue to make us better citi-
zens and trlcr children of God. recog-
niZing Christ as the be all and end all
of every educational and spiritual en-
deavor."
Bishop Conaty spoke in glowing
terms of the progress the Catholic Uni
versity of America is making. He said
that tie university is not endowed by
steel lnagnates and billionaires, but is
supported instead by men not having
much Of this worlds goods, but always
willing to share their loaf with their
religion. 1t has blossomed, he said, like
the rose and Is now one of the most
credtubie educational institutions in
Amerirr.
Before and after the lecture the st.
Peters cathedral choir rendered a
choral number. The first was Doni-
Zetti's italia" the last was Am
Woerther See" by Koschat,