St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-24
GREETINGS At GRAND
COTEAU TO FAMED
CHURCHhEN.

oNNS
publish the toasts OF Masters Leo
Burleigh and Xavier Mouton, deliver
ed at the banquet at Grand Coteau
on the occasion of the laying Of the
new st. Charles College, on March g.
The first, by Master Burleigh, was
directed to Archbishop BIenk, and
the other, by Master Mouton, to
Bishop Van DE- Ven.
MASTER BURLEIGH's TOAST TO ARCH
BISHOP BLENK:
II, on a day 50 blest as this,
Our boyish hearts throbbed not with
bliss,
They were, indeed, both dull and cold,
And nowise cast in grateful mold;
For, on this day, do we not meet
Most loved Archbishop, thee to greet,
Whose heart, with love is all aglow
For dear historic Grand Coteau,
We meet a greeting to extend
To thee SouLShepherd, az, and friend:
For, ever we have found in thee
Zeal, kindness and urbanity.
We meet to welcome thee whose name
Is writ on Church's roll Of fame
For Rome, to see, was nowise slow
The luster of the wisdom glow
And she, to guide, has called on thee
Louisiana's destiny,
And in that vast and fertile field
Her saving sway, Ger souls, to WELD
This motto, on thy shield we view:
"0f Earth The Face Thou Shall
Renew"
By thee that motto's not belied
But well and nobly verified
For, as our Shepherd, all thy deeds
Zen win respect from alien creeds,
Thy words with charity replete
Are setting right mems erring feet
And on this day art thou not here
To bless a work to thee most dear
IT'S meet that thou, Of Mary's band
To Christ's brave sons, a brother
hand,
Should it, here, in Christian love, ez
tend,
And prove thyself a steadfast frienC
No marvel then that thou art here
To bless their venture and to chez
Them in their most exalted aim
For is not thine and theirs the same
No stranger thou, unto the work
Of teaching, nor the ills that Turk
In goddess schools that but impart
Mind-knowledge, while they stary
che heart.
Twas this sad thought that fired th
zeal
To work for youths eternal veal,
When strong in faith and rich in lol
Thy gaze was turned to Southland
shore,
At length enrolled in Mary's rank
By Mississippi's loWIy banks,
Thy task became. unto the heart
Of youth, sound knowledge, to in
part,
Unto their God, to raise their ken,
And make them honest upright me-
To fire their hearts, with virtue
flame
And make them glory in their Chri
tian name.
Christ's gospel in their souls to- so
And bid them blush for all that's Low
Their hearts to ferYor, to excite
! And set them on life's path, arigh
To lift the fallen, quell their fears
This was thy fruitful work of year
Forgive us then if we should dare
To utter here this heartfelt prayer
And, of the love, be it the test
We bear for thee Our honored CUES
May it for many a future year,
= Be ours, to greet thy presence her
J And long, may Alma Mater share
!, The fruits Of thy paternal care,
And when for US, life's tolls are o'e
! May we meet and greet on I'll
! heavenly shore!
MASTER MoUToN's TOAST TO BIsHe
VAN DE VEN:
] Right Reverend Bishop Van de We
J your Grace-We, the small boz
of this college, have just held an il
dignation meeting.
We are always watching the b
boys to catch them mapping, and v
have just noticed that they were {
: filled with the idea, that one gre;
churehman was amongst us THAT
what our professor called him tI
other day. that they forgot that v
have also another great churchma
whose name is C-o-r-n-e-Li-u-s Va.
. de Ven.
We, the small boys, want to 8