The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-02

daily inculcated?
"Guizot, an eminent Protestant
writer OF France, expresses himself -
clearly and forcibly on this point that
l cannot forbear quoting his words: In
the midst Of a religious atmosphere.
and that religious impressions and rs.
l!gious observances should penotra<.
into all it's parts. Religion is not =
study or an exercise, to be restricted
to certain place or a certain hour: II
Is faith and law which ought to ha
felt everywhere. and which, after this
manner alone. can exercise all ,ts
beneficial influence upon our mind ana
our life'
In this country the citizens happily
enjoy the largest liberty. But tho wider
the liberty the more efficient should
be the safeguards to prevent It from
being abused and degenerating into III.
cense. The ship that is destined to
sail on rough sea and before strong
winds should be well ballastcd. TO
keep the social planet within it's proper
orbit. the centripetal force of religion
should counter-balance the centrifu-
gal motion of free thought. The only
effectual way to preserve the blessings.
of civil freedom within legttinnatss
bounds Is to inculoats in the mind os
youth while at school the virtues OF
truth. justice, honesty. temperance,
self-denial, and those other funda-
mental duties comprised in the Chris
tion code Of morals.
"The catechetical instructions siv-
en- once week in our Sunday schoola.
though productive of very beneficial
results. are insufficient to supply the
religious wants Of our children. They
should. as far as possible, breathe ev-
cry day healthy religious atmosphere
In those schools in which not only Id
their mind enlightened, but ths seeds
OF faith, piety and sound morality arc
nourishsd and invigorated. BY what
principle Of Justice can order, he says,
to make proper education truly soud
and socially useful it must be funda-
mentally religious. It is nea-
essary that national education should
be given and received; you store their
mind with earthly knowledge for sew
eral hours each day. while their heart,
which requires far more cultivation,
must be content with the paltry al-
lowance of few weekly lessons?
Nor am 1 unmindful of the bless
ed influence Of a homo education, and
especially Of a mothers tutelass. A
she is her child's first Instructor, her
lessons are the most deep and lasting.
The intimate knowledge she has a..
quired Of her childs character by con-
stant intercourse, the tender love SUBJ
sistinb between them, and the un-
bounded confidence placed in her by
her pupil, impart to her instructions q
force and conviction which no other
teacher can hope to win.
But how many mothers have not
the time to devote to the education Of
their children! How many mothers
have not the capacity! How many.
alas! have not the inclination!
Therefore whatever lessons I have
learned from reading, study, ref1ec-
ton, and experience, at home and
abroad, during many years, more and
more convince me Of the need of res
ligious teaching in our various insti-
tutions Of education.
year cries to year as they pass mo
by example to example, sin to sin; all
write in flaming letters the one deep
need, the one panacea, the most UNI
versal and farreaching remedy for our
bleeding body polite, our sin-sick
motherland: Let religion in thsF
schools And when say religion, III
mean religion-not sentimentality, not
philanthropy, not haze not dreams, but
religion; deep. high, supernatural
practical.
"That this can be. done and not Of
fend the particular beliefs of each rea-
sonable group of believers, I think to
be possible. practicable. God grant
that America may soon see the dawn
of this happy day!"