The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
ALL, SAINTS CHURCH
rs DEDICATED.
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throttIed under the cloak of high finance |
and thus breeding socialism and anar-
chism; that the existing laws are being
fiagrantly disregarded, and that the
home, the foundation of government,
is being disrupted by the divorces. He
blamed a generation without religion
for these conditions and predicted that
it would be only a matter of time with
these conditions continued until class
would be arraigned against class. He
pointed to history to prove that the
best governments have been those in
which personal liberty and religion
formed the second and third elements
Moral Training Needed.
Continuing, he said that it was the
aim of the Catholic church to provide
for the physical. mental and moral
needs of humanity. A physical training
without the other two produces the
brute with the first two combined and
lacking the third he said the re Is pro-
duced the strong crafty, business and
statesman who hesitates at nothing to
| take advantage of his weaker broth
err The moral training he argued
must come mainly in youth, and in the
school when the mind is in the recep-
tive period. He quoted Herbert Spencer
to the effect that religion based on
nature alone or on maxims, such as
honesty" is a good policy would re-
quire a utopian government in order
| that the human race would be bene-
flied as a whole
The people wishing to see their
rights protected as provided for under
| the constitution must aid in the check
to Iawlessness, and religion being one
of the foundation stones to those priv
ileges under the constitution, and be-
ing eliminated from the public schools,
the catholic church is shouldering its
share of the burden alone, he ended.
Bishop Makes Address.
The solemn high mass was said by
Father Smith Of Collegeville, he be-
ing assisted by Father Delaney as dea-
con and Father Simon of Collegevile
as sub-deacon. Bishop Alerding con-
ferred the benediction and at the close
of the services addressed a few words
to the congregation. He urged his
listeners to continue in the spirit in
which the institution had been built
and eulogized Father Edward Barrett
the pastor of the congregation, for his
zealousness. He concurred in the SEN
, timent expressed by Father Delaney
in his sermon, and said that the For
; Wayne diocese had always been {
, leader in the building of parochia
; schools Bishop Alerding appeared tt
be in good health His voice was strong
and firm, and he spoke with the ut
: most elaboration. Special music haC
a been prepared for the day, additional
talent having been added, which sup
? piled instrumental music and swelle'
. the chorus singing The new organ i
. not yet installed in the church, but i
q | expected to arrive in the near future
) The affairs from tho old church hav
4 been placed in the new edifice, as hav
! also the news, which are placed In tn
gallery. The main floor Of the new
church is equipped with new pews
q The latter along the middle aisles wer
Il yesterday occupied by the Knights o
4 Columbus and the Catholic Order 0
+ Foresters.
II Church Costs $4,000.
II The services lasted until after l
: o'clock, after which nearly everyon
! who had been at church went to tn
Il old church, where big dinner wa
. served by the ladies of the congrega
ton.
- The day was closed with services
the evening, at which the Rosary wa
= said and benedicition given.
The All Saints new church an
: school as it stands costs about $50
70 600. Eventually as the congregatio
grows and the school is enlarged
will be used entirely for school pull
poses and a new church will be bull
10 This, however, is still in the indefnii
q future
- The church in the new building is Il
= Gated on the upper floor. which has
= gallery, while the lower floor is devote
; to school purposes entirely.