The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-23
Hibernians. priests in carriages ard fire

Hibernians. priests In carriages ard fire
department.
The marchers embraced visitors from
Hammond Whiting, Gary Indiana Har-
Dor and Pullman. ]. ]. Sullivan, VIII |
liam Huber and Peter Wbelan, Sr, had
| arranged the parade and its success
demonstrated their ability to handle a |
big event, II this needed any demon
stration. The women of the parish
| served refreshments on the church
grounds.
Father Lauer was more than pleased
| with the way everything was carried
| out and he might well be. The sig
nificance of 1t all was greatly to the
| credit OF Father Lauer himself. The
| fact that the crowd that evinced in
terest in the event embraced besides all
| Catholics in town who were able to be
| there. a large representa- ton from other
| religious denominations, including adj
herents of the Jewish faith as we'll as
every Protestant denomination in town.
speaks well for the universal esteem in
which Father Lauer as a man and IN
influence for good in this community. is
held. 1t was a great personal tri-
umph for Father Lauer
Father wakefer prefaced his sermon
with quotation from Wordsworth. "A
noble aim faithfully kept. is as a noble
deed"
In part he said:
This occasion. so brimful of aim and
purpose. is in keeping with the spirit
of the age The age in which we live
is one of progress. The interest of
human welfare is advancing. 1t seems
we are anxious today to draw nearer
to what is true and beautiful in life
and let pass the things that are low
and depraving.
You have just Witnessed the i'm
pressive ceremonies of the laying of the
corner stone Of this new building 1t
has its meaning, for this day has been
set and this occasion blessed in view
of the bearing it shall have upon the
; lines of those young people. who now
for time shall dwell within the walls
of this new building
AS this structure, in order to be
permanent and enduring, must rest
upon a firm and suitable foundation.
So, likewise. the lives of our boys and
. girls must be reared upon a firm and
suitable foundation If they are to go
forth in the future as the men and wo-
! men of this country. 10 live out the best
, that is in them for God and their coun-
try.
This foundation for them should be
proper education. For the Catholic il
shall be Christian education, having fol-
its corner stone Jesus Christ, the sor
: of God
All important then is the subject oil
o education, and important, too. is the
: erection of buildings that shall give
. proper educational advantages
This IS a subject much spoken of to-
day and widely understood by diff
| rlo g
4 mean many things. 1t its simple form
it means the drawing forth and de
:. velopment of the powers of men Blu
/: how? This is the great eternal ques
: ton, and much depends upon it tina
J. concerns our happiness now and on
!; welfare hereafter. Education whethe
: it be gained from university halls, from
5, colleges, high schools or academies. o
: | whether from the street and loves
D walks in life, determines us in our be
!; ing and shapes out our course in life
n We are the results of education. o
), some form or another, consciously o
!; otherwise. We are the results of ou
8 environments and of the society il
t which we have been raised. These edu
cate us and give US ideals to live b,
o and set for standards of life
? The speaker then proceeded to poin
Ipeople have chosen. how unsatisfactory,
they have been as a consequence H,
pointed out that fame. position hono
and wealth sought after for themselve
: should not be mans chief purpose II
: life. but should be desired only in s,
far they enable and give VI
! greater power for extending good I,
lothers
The speaker continued to show how
= Christian education rounds out tn,
- individual in its completest form b,
:. educating his entire being body ant
soul, mind and heart by setting up TO
him first the standard of life that i
: within the reach Of all. Seek tn
= kingdom of God and its justice" and h
concluded by saying this a nobl
aim and If faithfully kept would be a
a noble deed