The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-17

BY MANY DISTINGUISHED PER
SoNS-ADDRESS BY MGR.
DUPRAT, DR.. ZAHM AND COL.
oNEL ROOSEVELT.
A recent issue of the Hiberno-Ar-
gentine Review of Buenos Aires gives
an account of complimentary ban
quet rendered to the Very Rev. J. A.
Zahm, C. S. c., at the Plaza Hotel in
that city. The occasion was graced
by the presence of many men distin-
guished in the religious, political, and
social life of the Argentine Republic
Among those present were the Right
Reverend Mgr. Duprat, the Ecclesias-
tical Governor of Buenos Aires, Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt, the Honor
able John w. Garrett, United States
Minister, Mgr. Antonio Rasore, Mgr
Casas, Mgr. Miguel de Andrea, Mgr
Lorenzo mcdonnell, Rev. Fidelis
Fowler, C. P, Brother Ambrose Flynn
DR.. Joaquin M. Cullen, DR.. Santiago
G. O'Farrell, Dr. Tomas r. Cullen, DR.
Miguel 2. O'Farrell, Jeremias Morgan
and many others.
Mgr. Duprat's Address.
At the close of the banquet Mgr
Duprat, who presided, arose and de-
livered an address in which he re
ferred to DR.. Zahm's great work in
the realm of religion, literature and
science He laid particular stress
upon the spread of Catholicity in the
United States during recent years
The clergy in that country, he said
had something to be proud of. Sue
cess in the spread of their religion
was achieved without state aid, a fact
upon which he heartily congratulated
Father Zahm. He concluded by ask
ing all present to drink to the health
and further prosperity of the guest OF
the evening, Rev. DR.. Zahm.
Father Zahm's Reply.
After the toast had been duly hon
ored, DR.. Zahm acknowledged the
warmth and spontaneity of the recep
ton given him and said that the en-
comiums passed upon him would be
an incentive to greater effort for the
future in the work in which all have
common interest Continuing, he
said:
Il am deeply grateful to Mon
seigneur Duprat for what he says OF
my own country and for his kindly
estimate of the character of the noble
work that is being accomplished by
the Catholic clergy and laity in the
United States of the North on behalf
of religion and humanity They are
indeed Jealous and energetic body OF
men and have deserved we'll of both
Church and State. They are not only
loyal citizens, absolutely devoted tC
the land of their birth or adoption
but they are likewise earnest and con
sistent members of the religion they
profess and practice.
''The intensity of their loyalty to
their country may be gagged by the
intensity of their devotion to their
Church. This applies equally to Bish,
ops, priests and people,.
Science and Religion In Accord.
"Monseigneur Duprat, in referring
to my humble efforts in the domain
of Christian apologetics, has alluded
to the fact that there can be no con.
flict between science and religion. He
is right. There may be conflict be-
tween certain men of science and GER
tain opponents of religion, but between
religion and science a real conflict is
impossible. When there is an appar-
ent difference in the conclusions of
science and religion, we may be sure
that it is only temporary and that a
more profound study of science and
dogma will reveal perfect accord This
is as certain as the fact that the Au-
thor of Nature and the Author of Re
vealed Truth, cannot contradict Him
self
Everywhere in the universe we are
compelled by a true philosophy to
recognize the creative act and an
everything Providence, and all the
great leaders of science, like Copper
nicus, Galvani, Ampere, and Pasteur-
to mention no others-are the first to
bear witness to this fundamental tenet
of Christian theology and philosophy.
In principle creavit deus coelum ct
terrain In the beginning God created
heaven and earth-and no fact of
science and no legitimate deduction
from any facts of science can ever
contravene this comprehensive state
ment of Holy Writ. Biologists and
psychologists and anthropologists
may sometimes fondly imagine that
they have disproved some of the fun
damental teachings Of revealed re-
ligion, but deeper research always
ends in showing perfect accord be-
tween the logical inductions of science
and the approved teachings of dog
ma"
Colonel Roosevelt Deprecates 5igotry
Of All Kinds.
Father Zahm. was followed by Col
onel Roosevelt, who dwelt on the So
cial problems confronting the people
of the Argentine Republic as we'll as
of the United States. 1.-TWO things" he
said, would be equally fatal; either to
shut our eyes to the need of social
and industrial changes, to take refuge
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