The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-02

schools spread over the state Of Min.
nesota. This was Myers General His
tory. In Myers General History there
were Il great many assertions that
could by no means be proven, and
wherever the Catholic church was con-
ccrncd, the writer of this history ma
ligncd the church. When eXpostula-
ton was made and the publishers
were written to and advised that this
history should be changed, the whole
history was changed. The new
Myers book is an altogether different
book 1t is book that gives direct
ly what the Catholic church would
wish it should give in general history.
1T has taken out those evil things
about the church and the work of the
church.
I'm the same manner recollect that
dictionaries were published and defin-
itions relating to Catholic subjects
were directly opposed to the churchs
teaching. After writing the publishers,
they have amended their dictionaries
by the aid of good Catholic writer's,
and there is now not single express
sion, | think, that can be found fault
with by Catholics in Wcbster's Die
tionary, or the Century, or other stand
ard dictionaries spread abroad. So
that we have now no reason to COM
plain so far as the general books are
| concerned. There are found here and
| there some books on science and ma
turc in general use in the schools, and
| with these some fault is found There
arc, for instance, books that are
clcapcncd and spread broadcast,
books on nature and on so-called
science. and lists of books have some
times been handed to me. which, it
was supposed the people generally
would take and keep in their houses.
Many of these books on science and
nature read like a romance: they are
beautifully written and prepared by
the best authors Some of these books
|
on the study of nature are there beau
tifully presented. But ut the same
time, when they go to conclusions,
these conclusions are apt to be false
with reference to the teaching creed
of the Catholic church. Now, l am
sure the publishers of these books
would, upon fair eXpostulation, on
talking with them about the necessity
of changing some of those conclusions,
make the changes desired, because the
Catholic reading pubic has become a
great public. There are over twelve
millions of people in this country con-
nectcd more or less with Catholic
schools, taking an interest in them,
and doing all this work in support Of
their schools they are likely to be
heard when they have a representa-
tive to voice their desires in this re-
spect. So that the consequence is that
the president of our Catholic university
: very often consulted by the writer's Of
books before the books are published.
So, altogether, ladies and gentlemen,
think that we have good reason to be
glad that these things are taking place,
that these changes for the better are
being made, and that our mont Catholic
friends will understand us better.
} ''In the work of the schools here and
everywhere, under the charge of the
sisters, 1 see one particular good be-
. sides that of grounding the children
. well in the ordinary studies, in geog-
lHphy, arithmetic, rhetoric, general
, history and history Of the United
! States-with all these they are teach
! ing the whole being, the heart and
J soul of the child; they are producing
those to whom we look up and say,
These are good Catholics We point
J to them with pride and say, This is
, the result of their teaching
: "Tlere may be here and there a
somewhat extraordinary individual
} who has no need of school. They are
: self-made. self-educated, they say; but
, these are so few and far between that
. three or four of them in century are