The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-11
ADDRESSED
4 LARGE
AUDIENCE

There were fully 200 people present at
the Trocadero last night to hear Mrs
Pearl Mary Terese Craigie speak on "The
Science Of Life to the Catholic womans 5
club and its guests. The president of the
club, Miss Mary A. McArdle. presided.
She introduced -erafsie, wf1u safrt IN
part:
THE subject of my address is The
Science OF Life one OF the most difficult
in the world. a man TO be respected
in these days must work very hard in
fact we are worked almost 10 death
II was told the other day TO ask 100
people. regardless OF conditions or wealth
what II was In the world they wanted
most and the answer TO my question
would be a little more money.
I'm much OF our modern philanthropy
! tn re is often an air OF superiority which
is often very obnoxious TO those who seek
relief. The problems which faced the
saints In 1900 are not those Tolstoi IS try
ing 10 solve in 1906. In 1900 Europe was
rent by a religious struggle known as
the reformation. | think in the present
day we should look in vain for a parallel
OF those conditions which convulsed all
Europe in the time Of Loyola.
AT the time OF Loyola there was but
one thought in all Europe. and that was
what would be the outcome OF tho strug-
gle between Martin Luther and the Pope"
The speaker here gave brief narrative
of the events in the life OF Loyoa which
had finally resulted in the foundation OF
the Jesuit order
"R.uuced 10 its simplest form the phil
osophy Of the saint was this: Man was
made TO serve God and save his own soul"
\
lieved that every man had an enemy and
that that enemy was an evil spirit. t1e
wished men TO become acquainted with
their own souls and the passions OF their
own desires.
His energy was directed towards max
ing the strong more forbearing and giving
the weak more strength Now let us
compare the lives Of st. Ignatius and John
Wesley.
John Wesley was born in the reign OF
Queen Anne. For Ave years OF HIS child
hood he lived in most abject poverty, liv-
ing only on bread. and not good bread at
that. In those days extravaganza was
one OF the dominant vices Of the period
The speaker gave an interesting account
OF the early life OF Wesley. giving many
Interesting facts I'm this regard. The most
valuable point OF attack on Christianity
is not the Interpretation OF the scriptures,
! II.
Tolstof as a soldier. he was brave, rs
a writer ne was success and as re-
former he is one OF the greatest figures
OF today. "The Life OF Man" he says.
lis a race for happiness. but there Is no
complete happiness I'm human life" Toll
sto believes man has life before he is
born and after his death. There is no
end TO anything
st. lgnatius wished TO make man bet
ter, John Wesley wished 10 make men
stronger, Tolstoi wishes TO make men
happier Tolstol makes his appeal. not
for life OF hereafter, but for every place
i'm this world. II is now confessed that
the aim and end OF modern social
ism Is contentment. Nearly all the stu
pidity I'm the world Is due TO a want OF
imagination.
They are mostly mistaken who think
any part OF life can be made eaey by free
dom from ideals. / do not think We pay
enough attention TO the science Of the
young. Youth is not all JOY, but Is often
a period OF much misery. Youth has
apologzed for its defects
our glorious defect. 10 ! may use a par
adox Is the power 10 see all which one
wants 10 see and not receiving that which
one does not want 10 see
Following Mrs. Craigies address a re-
ccption was held I'm Empire parlor. the
assembly hall I'm which the address had
been heard, Joseph rally. &. Woodbury.
German. J. Harry Farrell, DR. Albert Y.
Midgley, Judge Henry Palmer. James I.
Conway and James a. Cahill acted as
ushcrs
Mrs. Craigic. Miss McArdle. Mrs. ] l.
Sullivan, and Mrs Bernard CcCabe. were
I'm the receiving line.
The hostesscs were Mrs. John McMan.
US. Mrs. Joseph Mccarthy. Mrs -tUf1n n.
O'Mcara. Mrs. Thomas O'Gorman. Mrs.
Thomas Monahan. Mrs. william Grimes
and Mrs. John Harson.
The ladies acting as presentation COM
mittee were Mrs VI Il. Milan Mrs. Bani-
gan. Mrs. William r. Gleason. Mics Taft.
Mtss Dempsey. Miss Cotton. Miss Craig,
Miss O'Douncll Miss Toehan Miss Nee
gan and Miss Kelly Among the guests
were Rt Rev. Matthew Hsrklns Rev.
Austin Bowling, Rev. Austin oToolo,