The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-13

MOTHER HOUSE OR AcADEM'
From Tuesdays Daily.
About twenty-five visiting priests
. and fifty visiting sisters attended
, the dedicatory services at the Moth
er House this morning. The serv
ices commenced at nine o'clock, anG
; Fathers Spirig of Mankato and Val
! Hoenackere of Madelia were mas
tiers of ceremonies.
i The blessing of the building took
place before the mass. The bishops
monsignOrs, priests, sisters and the
Loyola choir formed a procession
which marched from the chapel tC
the main entrance of the building
and then through all the main cor
ridors. The guests awaited them in
the chapel where pontificial high
mass was observed.
! Bishop Hebron of Winona gave an
address in English on the benefits
and advantages of the Mother House
school, and of the high calling OF
teachers. Monsignor Max Wurst OF
Wabasha then spoke in German
along the same general lines. The
Loyola choir rendered the music and
the service was a beautiful one OF
great solemnity.
! After the service the ladies of the
parish served dinner to the visiting
priests and sisters in the dining
rooms, and the visitors were given
an opportunity to inspect the build,
ing this afternoon.
Address BY Bishop Heffron.
Bishop Heffron said: ''This morn
ing we are here to dedicate this
building-to dedicate it to the wei.
fare of young people and the cause
! of religion of the Almighty God
congratulate the Sisters of Notre
Dame upon this magnificent institu-
ton, and wish them every success
in the future. l congratulate Man
kato upon having such an institution
as this in its midst and congratu-
late the community in general.
wish to express my admiration for
the splendid spirit which the city
government and the citizens of the
city have shown since the begin
ming of this institution, and for their
generosity toward the sisters and
their enterprise.
''The citizens have given gener-
ously for the building and the
grounds, and the citizens and the
city government have shown that
they are in perfect accord with the
school and Mother House. The city
has already donated much in the
way of approaches and has extend
ed the public utilities toward the
building. This is indeed most
commendable spirit. The city de-
serves it's reputation as an up-to-date
and enterprising one, and deserves
great success in the future.
| "This institution is destined to
advance the cause of Christian edu-
cation. Now, more than at any
time in the past the young people
must be we'll prepared for the work
which awaits them, must have knowl
! edge and skill. There is nothing
| in education that makes for such
knowledge, skill and for culture,
! which we should not teach the
young people in our schools.
! "The giving of such complete
knowledge depends upon the equip
ment of the teachers. The students
who go forth from this school will
be so prepared.
ond to no class of schools in giving
doing splendid work, the teachers
are well prepared, enthusiastic and
are working with the highest degree
of success. But secular knowledge
is not enough. Children must be
prepared so that when they grow
up they will have knowledge that
is more useful than secular knowl-
edge, they will have habits of life,
and ideals which will give to them
strength of character. Let not our
schools give children education, but
let them give Christian education.
Teach Habits of Industry.
"The sisters are doing just this
work. They are teaching their pu-
pills habits of industry, uprightness,
unselfishness, love for their neigh
bors and fidelity to duty. Daily ex-
ample placed before children is the
thing that will impress these chill
dren and give them Christian char
acter and cause them to grow ever
more resolute in the performance
of their duties at any cost.
"The question of personal rights
is a leading one at this time. 1t is
time to turn to a question of duties.
Duty and right are really reciprocal
terms. If men and women at large
would attend to the performance of
their duties their rights would take
care of themselvs. We must not
exaggerate our rights. There is no
danger of exaggerating our duties
in thought or performance. First,
we must know those duties, toward