The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-06-25

had three provinces there with 17oC
members, five colleges $4,000 students
ana many asylums, hospitals, and refu-
ges for the deaf and dumb and the in
sane.
ut was fifty years ago the Brother
Athanasius selected tho site for tho COL
iege here at Bay ST. Louis. Half n
century has proved the wisdom Of the
choice.
Last year the college burnt to the
ground, and today 1t stands more beau-
tiiui than before. With all due respect.
We may compare the rebuilding OF It to
the resurrection Of Jesus Christ. He had
his Good Friday, but also his Easter
Sunday; and as no rose TO die no more
so may we hope that this College viii
survive the vicissitudes of time to grow
and increase in strength.
Religious bigotry costs the State of
Mississippi $io0,oOO year. If it would
lay aside its bigotry, and install Catho-
lie Brothers and Sisters in its schools.
the benefits would be enormous to II
The average salary of a male teacher
under the present educational system in
the State, is $32.i6, and for female
teacher even less, averaging 5.Gg. Yet
the average salary for the two hundred
teachers in Catholic schools is Sls n
month, amounting to less than SAG. .00o
ayear. lfthe sectarian prejudice apainst
Catholic teachers could be overcome. the
State would profit thereby enormously. {"
Twenty five years after the order had
been founded five brothers left for Mo-
bile to take work in that city and yicin-
ity. In 1854 the venerable Brother
Athanasius founded the ST. Stanislaus
College here on the spot which was
found to be an excellent location by him
for the college. From q very humble
beginning the college prospered and
continued to be enlarged until, in the
seventh session, during the civil war.
the institution, like 80 many others in
the South, had TO close its doors. How
ever, in order TO facilitate the youth of
that time, and at the same time furnish
the brothers with means OF mainten-
ance college was opened in New Or.
leans near the Annunciation church
After tho war the college was reoponed
at Bay st. Louis, and the brothers re-
newed the success of previous wears.
But just when they we're reaping the
benefits Of the labors, exactly one year
ago, fire destroyed the fruits of many
years OF earnest and untiring labor in
the cause OF education. Little remained
OF the once much admired college but a
heap OF smoldering ashes,
But, undaunted by the disaster. the
brothers, with the assistance of loyal
friends, set to work and adopted plans
and specifications for series of modern.
up-to-date college buildings. tSuch pro
gressiveness in the face of great mis-
fortune is.worthy OF more than passing
notice and should command the respect
of the people of this and other cities OF
the United States.
Before outlining the history of the coll
lege the bishop dwelt upon the power of
God and His Willingness to aid his people
1T all times.
Passing to the subject OF education.
the bishop said that education was a me-
cessity, and every Christian child should
have the benefits of a Christian educa
Iion. No man can hope to succeed in
any profession OIL. business pursuit unless
he has been trained with long years of
study. The bishop said tnat the church
mad divine mission, to teach her chill
lren the history Of the church, as well
rs the studies which will fit them for po-
,itions in life.
"We have many objections to the Cod
ess system OF education in vogue in our
nidst," he said. "That education mere
y tends TO train the mind, and leaves
)ut the moral and religious training OF
he child, Christian education trains.
,he mind, and at the same time teaches
he child that his destiny is eternal and
las God for its end, and that all the ac-
ions of the child must lead to the one
goal, which is the enjoyment of the bliss
II God in hesyen for all eternity.
"The average monthly salary of male
,eachers in Mississippi, according to the
United States Commissioner Of Educa-
ion, is $32.iS, females $2669. AS the
lyerage monthly salary Of the Catholic
,eachers, according to my statistics as
Sept at Natchez from the yearly reports
If the schools, is about SIS a month, or
possibly less, by our undertaking to de-
ray our Catholic school expenses we
save the State al least 100000 yearly"
In conclusion the bishop said the gold
an jubilee of the college was Of great in
crest, as the students and the residents
II the town had the opportunity to cele-
orate three iubilees, the jubilee Of the
iogma Of the Immaculate Conception
would be made the occasion of special
festivities this year; the jubilee follow
ng the accession to the chair Of st.
Peter of another Pontiff, and the golden
Jubilee Of the college. He called the at
,ention OF the congregation to the fact
hat the feast OF 5t. Aloysius, the patron
of studious youth, was celebrated in the
shurch to-dav. He urged the students