The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-04
CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL AssOCI.
ALTON
Eleventh Annual Convention Held
This Week in Atlantic CITY.

LILIES week ACl6uCIC C1ty,
The Catholic Educational Associa-
ton opened it's 18th annual session
by a Pontifical Mass in the magnifi-
cent Church of the Augustinian Faith
ers. His Grace, Most Rev. Edmund
Prendergast, D. D., Archbishop of
Philadelphia, was celebrant. Rt.
Rev. James A. McFaul, D. D., Bishop
of Trenton, preached the sermon. A
cablegram was sent to Plus x by the
Executive Committee in the name
of the Association. Rev. Francis
Howard, who has been Secretary of
the Association since it's inception
eleven years ago, resigned his posi-
ton at the Executive Meeting, held
June 28th. Father Towards devot-
ed work was principally instrumental
in giving the Catholic Educational
Association a National character, and
a means of harmonizing the entire
system of instruction. The thousands
of pamphlets sent out from the Cent
raj office in Columbus, Ohio, did
much to mould and guide Catholic
thought.
More papers were read at this than
at any previous convention. Accord
ing to the report Of the secretary,
there are now 1742 members in the
Association; this includes not only
single memberships, but also insti-
tutions of learning. In the Associa-
ton, there are fifteen seminaries,
eighty-five colleges for men, six col
leges for women and fifty-four acad-
emies.
In his sermon at the Solemn High
Mass, Bishop McFaul, took for his
text, Seek We therefore first the
Kingdom of God and his justice and
all things else shall be added unto
you. Matthew.
He welcomed the delegates in the
name of the Bishop and Clergy of
Trenton. He gave an outline of the
early history of the Diocese from it's
beginning in 1853 when Bishop
Bailey was consecrated First Bishop.
At that time there was not single
Catholic School of any kind in the
diocese; however, owing to the zeal
of the first Bishop, not only churches
but schools were started in the most
remote districts and these prospered
until throughout the State there is
now an entire and complete system of
parochial schools.
Bishop McFaul emphasized the
need of religious instruction in ed
ucation. He referred especially to
the address that he had given at St.
Zavier's College, New York, about
three years ago when his utterances
were criticized and misquoted in the
Press. He said that he had no apol-
ogy to offer for the statements that
he then made. He had prepared his
data very carefully and had verified
every statement that he had made on
that occasion. Those who had stud
led the trend of instruction in other
Universities had agreed with him in
regard to the erroneous doctrines
there taught by the professors. The
most sacred beliefs were called in
question; morality was considered a
shifting, unstable thing that changed
with the fashions of the season; dem
ocracy was considered a failure; re-
ligion could and should be changed
according to ones whims-these
were the doctrines that he had criti-
cized in his speech before the gradu-
ates of st. Zavier's College, and he
wished now to reiterate the state
ments he then made. Only in re-
ligious education would be found a
solution to. many Of the difficulties
and problems that face the Nation.
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