Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-18
TALKS Al TAINIrY CATHEDRAL
Rev. Everett A. moore of Dewitt is
Advanced to triestnood.
MEMORIAL PARISH DEDICATED
Council Organizes and Re-elects Sec
retary and Assistant,
MORAL EDUCATION FOR YOUTHS
Thinks that More Religion should he
Taught in the Public schools,
which, He Says, Are Defi-
cient In the Matter.

Congratulations for the clergy and laity
Of the diocese of Nebraska for the work
OF the last year and a plea for better at
tention TO religions and morality of educa-
tion were the most importan. themes of
the annual address delivered by the Right
Rev, y. L. Williams, bishop OF Nebraska,
TO the assembly of the Forty-fourth council
OF lis diocese yesterday afternoon.
The council meeting opened at Trinity
cathedral with the ordination service of
Rev. Everett A Moore OF Dewitt, who was
advanced to priesthood. Bishop Williams
conducted the ordination and was assisted
by Rev. John Albert Williams as chaplain
The ordination sermon was by Rev. W. A
Mulligan, rector of Christ church. Beat
rice, Others who assisted were Rev w. h
Moor, diocesan secretary, who presented
the candidate; Rev L. J. Mackay, rector
of All SAINTS, who read the htany, and
Rev. Canon tyler. VINO read the bidding
prayers.
At the close of the service the clergy
and the laity proceeded to the Gardner
Jacobs memorial parish house, which was
opened and dedicated by the bishop with
a service OF benediction and blessing. The
council then organized and reelected Rev.
w. h. Moor as diocesan secretary and Rev.
John Albert Williams assistant secretary.
Luncheon was served in the parish house
by the women's auxiliary Of All Saints
church
The bishops address was delivered at the
| conN ening after luncheon preceding the
routine business OF the council.
Religious Education.
In regard to religious education the
bishop said:
''lt needs no argument TO show that few
things affecting the very safety of the
home life is so necessary for the child As
an education which includes religion as a
part of its curriculum. AS true historic
branch Of the Catholic church we stand
committed to the proposition that the bap-
tEed child is to be taught the Lords
PRAYER. the Catholic sreeds and the Ten
ComIna nduaehts. and also al other things
(which he ought 10 KNOW and believe 10
his souls health. We believe that the
highest and best type of Christian citizen
snip is to be found In those who in infancy
were made members Of Christ in baptism,
and whose training in the definite princi-
pies Of revealed religion has been contin-
uous and progressive from childhood up
10 maturity.
Every child should be taught that there
are three institutions established by AL
mighty God as a means Of moulding its
character and fitting It for life's duties
and esponsibiities-ths family, the state
and the church.
Secular education is reaching more CT
the youth OF our land year by year than at
any time in our history, but It is an educa-
ton that is Goddess The only moral in
fluence in our public schools today land
thank God II is not a negligible quantity,
| is the moral influence and example of the
teachers. But for that it is to be feared
that moral conditions would be far worse
than they are"
Lack of Moral Teaching.
Bishop Williams asked that the matter
be referred for investigation to see II
Legislative methods could not remedy the
lack Of direct moral teaching in the schools.
The prosperity and material advance
ment Of the church were also discussed by
the bishop. He told Of the legacies left by
the will of the late Mrs. Worthington
wife OF the former bishop. which include a
humber Of beduests TO Brownell Hall
Clarkson Memorial hospital and the funds
for the aged and infirm clergy. Scholar.
ship funds were also established for Hobart
college and the General Theological semi
mary.
The diocese was congratulated by tn,