Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-22

Those who, believing IN tn. divine
promise. whatsoever viii lose his
life for my sake shall nnd IT," gave
b themselves for others. lived for 9th
orw. sacrificed themselves for others.
have bcquoaihcd The ligh, Of their
Hives to all men who follow TO such
post"riiy Is u debtor.
| We come together today Ia recall
he memory ana 10 crown The statue
ol such u man a man whose name
will ever stir like u trumpet the
hearts of not only the LOYAL sons OF
St Michacl's college. but the heart
of every man. woman and child With.
ip the confines of New Mexico who
has learned aud who knows oi the
sacrifices he made. the hardships he
endured. the lofty achievements he
accomplished for others.
What then does this statue signify?
What manner OF .nan does II repre-.
sent What qualities does Il cnibody ?
What lesson does II convey This
statue Is not the ciIigy of u soldier
who. by valiant deeds. did great scrv.
Ice TO The state or 10 the nation II
~ not the ci'igy of u statesman whose
memory Il II desired to porpctuatc
because Of some great principle In.
cuicatcd by him into our political
system. nor Of "A writer who has
brought uultiiudcs INTO kinship by
giving expression 10 thought held In
common and cherished By all of them:
nor IL Il tho uiigy Of an orator who.
by his cloquence and mastery of
thought and expression. swayed the
uiuliitudcs and controlled the dies.
iinies of communities Vet never
within our territory ~ least, has Il
statue been erected which spoke oi
q virtue that was purer. or com memo.
rated services which were more valii.
able than this statue We are about TO
unveil
II is the statue Of Brother BotuIph.
lie was norm IN Rnineiand or Rhen-
ish Russia In the year 1899 and died
~ santa fc the 3th OF February. 1906.
As the influence OF his lie had telling
effect IN moulding and forming the
characters OF those whom he taught
and trained. so The sublime character
ana noble virtues OF the parents OF
Brother Botulph influenced his life
and moulded ana formed the char.
actor Of the boy. ana developed the
Virtues which destined kin to the
career oi "A member of the Brothers o.
the Christian schools IL Is told OF
those parents that they were models
of every Christian virtue. -Four at
their sons became members OF the
Christian BROTHERS As "A young man.
Brother Botulph omigra'ed to Can
ada ana IN 1892 Joined the order of
the Bfoihors of The Christian Schools
at Montreal. Canada
t. tnught succossNely at Kingston.
tanada. Detroit. baltimore and Phi.
phia, and at the time his superior
ordered him 10 New Mexico he was
Inspector ot schools in New work Al
though ~ MichHcls was established
IN 1853, and from that time to 1870
was dpns q good work. Il was not
until the latter date that II tool, tis
pIac" as the leading cducat ional Ia.
sliiuiion for boys inl be iorritOr, The
The l'tuNinciac OF The orders a. m.
Christian Brothers. Brother pa,ric S..
had been clus.ly watching the car.of
oi oar departed friend. observed nj,
'ndumiahlr energy aud comnaudiug
ability. aud When IN, nclnand of II
hitlaols called for a .u1n - direct iis
dosi inics and provide an institution to
meet the growing demands ct The
people oi Ntw Mexico. ho selected
l'rother iotulph and his only dncc
lion was ~ 20 10 santa Re ana make
oi that college success. make n
credit no. onit 10 our order. but
credit also to our church aud 10 her
people
Upon has assuming charge. YOU. the
OH hflks lrgl h.4
know aud appreciate OF what the col.
losc consisted one storl adobe
buildings. poorly equipped and made.
quatc IN every way. To man of
liant heart aud wavcring tcnpcra-
moni, the command OF his superior
would have seemed impossible OF he.
Ing carried out, All who knew Broth.
~ Hotul lh. however, knew that ia
his lexicon there was no such word
as iail. Happy was the day, there
lore, for the then youth OF New
Mexico. and for the generations OF
youth that are 10 come that brother
BOulph. OF blessed memory. was pat
In charge OF oar Alma Mater Not
onls do We owe 20 his endeayOrs these
imposing. modern structures, lully
equipped with every modern cOnven-
fence and apparatus, housing Tor
years 90 come the youth of the tel.
riiory. wherein they receive ANA are
TO receive the Instructions impaired
by the good Christian Brothers. bus
also what Is oil far superior worth, the
influences of his lie and OF his work
upon he countless boys who, during
his administration. came within the
portals OF this building, and werd
equipped hy him aud through him ioi
The warfare of HE
II Is BY the example OF such men
NJ ilrothcr IBotulph thar the false
charges against the Catholic church
are the best refutcd How often do
We hear even in ihis day and in this
generation. that the Catholic church
Is opposed TO education OF all the
false charges alleged against the old
church. the most sonsoless and M
founded is that she fears science aud
g. the enemy ot education. Her op-
rOnonts. almost IN the same breath,
charge her with being me zoe aifd
the monunOliIer OF education The
behold her great religious orders OF
men aad women devoted 10 the WORK
at education. making more sacrifices
Brother liodulph. and his only dircc'