Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

Il nOoetfcil maze an aNOrNSS SunDay AZ
the 1lOth anniversary celebration at
St Patrick's church and the dedioa-
ton OF Carroll Hall. the new parochial
building and parish school The Rev.
Or. d. J. stafford. rector OF St Pat
ricks. acted as the master OF ceTe-
monies. Cardinal Gibbons. several
archbishops and other dignataries OF
the Catholic Church attended the ex-
e-cises. the former making an ad-
dress Immediately preceding that OF
the President II. B. r. MacFarland.
president OF the board OF commission
srV OF the District OF Columbia. was the
concluding speaker
The Knights OF Coluu bus formed a
guard OF honor for the President but
a squad OF policemen was necessary TO
open the crowded streets. Cheer after
cheer went up as the President and his
| escort appeared. He was met az his
carriage BY Father Stafford. and as he
/ passed into the rc-tOry a Chiidren's
choir OF 200 voices stationed IN front
% the church. sauy hymns
Or Stafford introduced President
Roosevelt as 1.-The man or even handed
Justice. the President % the square
Zeal President Roosevelt thanked
the rector and Joined in the laugh
I which preceded prolonged cheering.
Then he spoke In part as follows.
1t IS great pleasure 20 re 20 be
present with yCu To-day. 90 assist at
the dedication OF the school. hall and
T Tectory. CT this parish. am glad IN
ueec. 20 have been introduced Carii-
nal Gibbons. by YOU. the spi-ituR rep
resentsuve in 4 peculiar sense that
Bishop Carroll who played so lustrious
part In the Affairs % the Church. and
whose kirsfolk played rs ilust-ious a
Part 81 the Affairs OF the nation 90 the
dawning % this government. In greet
irg al OF you / wish 20 say that am
especially glad 20 see the children pres
ent (Cheers and appiauzeD You
know ! believe in children. 7 want 20
zee enough Of them and OF the rlcht
kind. Applause
Il wish to-day. In the very brles re
marks that ] have 20 make. TO dwell
I Upon this thought that while in this
country we need wise laws honestly
and fearlessiy executed. and while we
cannot arord 90 tolerate anything but
The highest standard On the public SER
wee % the government. set that JOB the
last analysis the future 90 the country
must depend upon the quality az the
individual home and OF tho individual
nan or women ia the home and that
very largely depends upon the way In
which the average boy of girl Is
brought up. Cheers aud applauseD
Therefore. q pecullar res possibility
rests upon those whose lifc work is 70
see 20 the spiritual welfare OF our peo-
rlc and upon those who make Is theif
life work 20 Try 10 train the children
81 the future so that they viii be
. worthy % that future The rules oi
. Eood citizenship are toleTably simple
The trouble 81 not En- finding them ont.
TIE trouble iE in living up 20 them az
ter they have been fO1ni out We
6 know fairly well what quantities there
5 are which. In their sum. make up the
: / type OF character We like 90 see in
: man o. wife. son or daughter. bat
am afraid We do not always See them
- well developed as We would like TO
| Wish 20 zee IN the average American
citizen Tie development u two sets al
. qualities. which ne can roughly indl.
cate as sweetness and strength-ths
B qualities OF the one hand which make
& / the man able 70 hold his own. an,
those which on the other hand max,
/ / hin Jealous for the rights OF other,
y Just as much az TO- his own rights
You probably know that / DO no
care very much FOR the coward or ia,
moral weakling- ] wish 20 see in tn,
man maniiness. in the woman woman
l1ess j wish 10 see courage. perse
rerance the Willingness 20 face work
TO face. you men. II Ia - necessary
, canger. the determination no. I,
sarirk back when Temporarily beatc.
Ia lsse. Sc each one will COW and then
bat 10 come UD again and wrsst ri
umph from wefeat. I want 10 see yo
\ men strong men and brave men. and il
! edition / want 10 see each man q
| you feel thai Il has strength and couE
aye are 3oined the qualities OF tender
e / nSsa toward those hs loves who a.
2 | dependent upon him. and ~ right deal
4 | ing With all his neiEbbOrs.
q Finally. J want 20 congratulate al
cs ue on certain successes that "
have achieved ln the century and
quarter that haa gone BY Of our Ameri
u can life We have difficulties enough
2 and We are long way short OF Per
fiction. ] DO not want 10 see any i'm
= mediate danger of our growing 10
2. | good. there is ample room for elfoi
= yet left. But We have achieved certai
results: we have succeeded ia measul
ably realizing certain ideals. We hag
:. grown 20 accept 10 as an axiomatl
tr~th Of oar American life that th
man n 10 Be treated on his worth as
e maa. without regard TO the accident
/ 81 his position. (Appiaase,) that til,
- not a government designed 20 favc
| the rich man an such. or the poor ma
n as such. bat IL IS designed 10 fave
every man. rich or poor. II he is a a.