The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-10
Fifteen Department Sessions, Be
sides the General Assembly,
at Minneapolis.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SPEAKS.
Urges Importance of Truth, Espe-
cially in Relation to Public
Affairs and Religious
Differences.

| Alnheapois. MINI. July 9--HiSH-water
mark in the attendance at the National
Educational Association Convention prob
ably has been reached. and it is aIso un-
doubtedly the record for numbers present at
any meeting Of the association yet held. \
conservative estimate would place the num-
| ber OF visitors in the city to-day as con-
| siderably more than 20.Ooo.
good-natured rivalry has sprung W be-
tween Iowa and Wisconsin for the largest
I delegation from any State other than
Minnesota. Each State claims 2.6oO repre-
/ sentatives here Indiana probably Will hold
| third place on the list
The department meetings were all well
| attended to-day. and there were fifteen OF
/ them. Tomorrow there will be thirteen
meetings and on Friday. when the cOnyen-
/ ton closes. there Will be twelve.
! The feature OF the day was the great
meeting of the general association tonight
I in the Exposition building. The attendance
/ dii not fall far short OF 1000 persons.
British Educator Makes Address.
The Honorable Michael Ernest Saddler,
! LII. D.. director of Inquiries and reports
OF the education office. London, England,
the first speaker. and. taking as MS
: theme Hope" for neariy an hour held
has audience with one OF the most thought
| ful ana scholarly addresses delivered as yet
before the association He spoke OF eou-
cational work in England. and argued that
there Is close relationship between the
and that great good would result from an
interchange OF ideas. suggestions and eS-
psrience.
The principal address OF the session was
delivered by Archbishop John Ireland Of
ST. Paul. The we.!-knoWn church man and
orator was at his best and WAS warmly re-
ceived by the great ass6mblage-
Tomorrow morning another general ses-
sion will be held. when James Wilson. Sec
man Gait of New York. and Doctor Jacob
Goul1 Schurman, president OF Cornell Uni
Versity. Will speak.
IN the course Of his address tonight
Archbishop Ireland said:
Falsehood n Potent Cause of War.
i am one Of those who see in the Sc
quence OF the late Spansh-American war
the guiding hand of mighty Providence.
cnd the out5ursL OF forces long gathering
in the bosom Of the nation sure, at one
moment or another. to break out in a re-
sistless se!f-assertion.
Nevertheless. / shall never deny that
among the immediate causes of the war
there are to he numbered the exaggerated
statements. the lies, too. and the calumnies.
The ceaseiess appeals TO wild and reckless
passion which diSfiEurec and disgraCed the
uiteraEces Of certain newspaper writers
and OF certain other manipulatoTs of public
"A little while ago certain Catholic news
papers raised the cry that proselytism was
the order OF the day in the schools of Ma
Mia. the chief officials il was sad and the
teachers in the normal being regularly or
dained ministers. who divided their tine be-
tween the multiplication table and tract
THE matter was investigated, and IT was
discovered that the chief officials and the
. teachers in the normal were not ministers
and that their own good sense. as well as
the strict rules of the Government. con-
fined them strictly 20 secular matters. The
newspapers which had admitted into their
columns such statements have since. in
deed, repudiated them; but meanwhile.
much needless excitement was ralsed and
much hJrm was done
Newspaper the Peoples Mentor.
II I were to choose where outside the
manity l should have devotion TO truth
prevail. 1 should name the newspapers
The newspaper is to-day pre-emineutly the
mentor OF the people. Il is read by ali:
1t is believed nearly by all: its influence Is
paramount. its responsibility Is tremendous:
its province is TO narrate facts-to give the
truth, nothing but the truth and all the
truth-to allow both parties to a contrO-
VerSy to be heard: never to palliate or dis
tort: never TO omit when that which is
omitted may be OF relevancy in the for
nation Of public opinion: never TO publish
the doubtful and ascertain mere gossip as
well as ascertained news: never. above all
else. to put before readers error and false
hood.
argue from them for his tenets. but even
then let there be radiant. through limpid
lines. the fair love OF truth rather than
Journalism that is honest and honorable
Is one OF the nation most precious in
heritances That which places notoriety
as its tactics of war the stunning seasa-
tion rather than the calm statement Of
facts. is one of the nations dreSt calami-
ties.
Religion Another Name for Peace.
Religion should be but another name
for peace-the peace sung OF at the birth
Of Christ in Bethlehem. Yet In religions
name bow often families and communities
have been cruelty divided and whole ma
tions driven into bloody warfare. How oft
en- in religions name such passions have
been awakened that the pursuit OF religious
truth was made absolutely impossible.
This is what happens in religious con-
troversies We refuse TO hear the other
SIDE We are convinced beforehand that
we understand our opponents better than
they understand themselves. and the dis
pute must be waged our side Of the
case. Then we nstrust and misconstrue
their motives. They are a priori the un-
just; we tie lust; they have no truth and
we ali the truth.
WHY should II be thus?
'Tf we try we NAV discover that there IS,
as between ourselves and our opponents
much common ground upon which &c labor
for the common good and that there may
be, and are. on both sides conscientious
convictions which We ought to respect IN
practice II we do not approve N principle.
This done. we can easily persuade ourselves
that in this miserable world, where there
IS already so much toll and turmoil. we
should live in neighborly peace, without
breeding among ourselves In the honor Of
/ the God OF peace storms OF disco5d and
] hatred. This done. truth. wherever II
Is. VIII have opportunity OF showing
: itself TO those who are worthy OF Irow-
| ing it,