The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-02
Excellent Address Delivered
by Veteran Jurist At the
Public Reception Which
Was Held Sunday Even
ing.

The following is an address deliver
ed by Judge Henry C. Fox at the jubi-
lee held at st. Andrews church yes
terday:
This is a day of jubilee appointed
by the congregation of st. Andrews
church and we'll may the congregation
celebrate such day. A day of jubilee
means a day of rejoicing, and st. An
dTzws has many reasons for rejoicing
when we consider it's progress and
prosperity. This is manifest when we
contemplate it's grand temple for wor-
ship and it's magnificent school build
ing, which are not only crown of
glory to the congregation of st. An
drew's but to the city of Richmond
as we'll The material progress of St.
Andrews is an evolution of sterling in
dustry and effort on the part of its
members which rank among our most
eminent and worthy citizens. St. An
drew's has a right to be proud of it's
membership and of Father Roell, it's
priest, who stands a peer OF any per-
son in the priesthood in point of influ-
ence, piety and education. Another
not only on the part of the Catholic
church but of civilized communities
everywhere, and that is the conval
escence of the Holy Father after how
ering for many days in the border
land between life and death. His con-
valescence is a matter for rejoicing on
the part of all, with the hope that he
may be spared for many years in his
career of usefulness.
Not only has the congregation of ST.
Andrews reason to rejoice on account
of Its material progress, but it should
rejoice, in common with all, with the
material progress of civilized COM
munities the world over.
In this connection l desire to say
that l have little patience with the
chronic pessimist who is continually
croaking and declaring that the world
is degenerating and growing worse
misfortune and a snag in the river of
progress. Since the nations emerged
from the dark ages, there has been
a progressive civilization moving on
ward and upward, letters have been
broken and superstition and intoler-
ance have been relegated to the rear.
That greatest of civiliZers, the print
Ing press, has dashed ignorance out of
her domain. Education is a great re-
former, and science is revelation.
l have said that the world is pro-
crossing, that 1t is growing wiser and
better This I again affirm and en-
phasize. Education has civilized and
enlightened the world, and science has
produced wonderful results. Science
demonstrates, while philosophy theo-
rizes. When science demonstrates, err
ror must yield. The achievements Of
science almost convince us that mir
acles are impossible. In the last CEN
fury what marvellous things have been
accomplished. Steam and electricity
as motor forces, have been developed.
Railroads have been brought into ex-
tstence until now they extend through
your valleys, wind among your hills,
pierce your mountains, and over them
great trains, bearing both passengers
and freight, speed from ocean to
ocean. Telegraphs form a network
all over the land, bearing messages
with lightning for a vehicle. If an
Important event happens anywhere to-
day, the quivering wires bear the in
telligence at once to every city and
hamlet in the land. Aye, in the twink
ling of an eye, down unde" the sea
and up on other shores and around
the Gather it goes and in strange lands
the story is told. The telephone, like
wizard, does it's marvellous work. You
enter a closet and hold intelligent con-
verse with others miles away. You
recognized their voices: you under
stand what they say. and yet you do
not see them. Still more marvellous is
Wireless telegraphy. Messages are
sent hundreds of miles over the land
and sea, and responsive answers re-
revived without any visible means of
communication. Horseless vehicles
traverse our streets and highways, and
now machines bird-like are flying
through the air. Is the air to become
the highway for transportation? What
next? Nothing seems impossible. Is
there no limit to human achievement?
When we consider the triumphs of sci
ence during the last century. We are
confounded-the imagination is be-
wildered. Is the barrier between the
finite and the infinite to be broken