The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-18
DUBUQUE SUM MER SCHOOL
OPENED LAST SUNDAY AT DU-
BUQUE COLLEGE WITH AN AT
TENDANCE OF OVER 3oo-sER-
MON BY ARCHBISHOP kEANE.

In the presence of over three hun
dred Sisters representing the foremost
educational Orders of the country, the
first session of the Dubuque Summer
School for the teaching Sisterhoods
opened last Sunday morning in the
chapel of Dubuque College.
The Solemn High Mass was cele.
brated by the Right Reverend Mgr
Heer, Rector Of st. Mary's Church.
Dubuque. The sermon was preached
by the Most Reverend James J
Keane, Archbishop of Dubuque, who
welcomed the teaching Sisterhoods
and emphasized the exceptional posi-
ton which the Catholic University OF
America occupies in the educational
world. The Archbishop said in part:
1T gives me great pleasure to wei
come in my own name and in the
name of the college faculty this SPLEEN
did body of the teaching Sisterhoods
It's pleasure to me to offer the col
lege to you in the name of the Cath.
Ollie University of America. We re
sign its keys to you and earnestly
hope that you will enhance the spirit
of this welcome, so as to feel that you
are at home, conscious that every
thing is at your disposal and your
service.
eve begin this great work by i'm
ploring the Divine blessing, for it is
great work. There is, as everyone
knows, great conflict in the world to.
day. Forces are marshaling against
one another on every side. The vic.
tory will be that of the strong. Not
physical strength, because conflicts
are no longer settled on the field OF
blood. The strong of today are those
equipped by education. There is com
bat because a large section of the
world is breaking away from the SUI
pernatural, and is occupied in max
ing all the resources of nature serve
it. The present generation is occu
pied in the material aspect of things
and to make the best of these seems
to be the purpose on which they have
set their hearts. They have eliminat
ed God and the supernatural in the
training of the young.
Mission of the Catholic University
"The mission of the Catholic uni
versity is to strive for the mastery
still welding the old weapon of truth
1t believes that there is no greater
power than truth, nothing else that
can give man true freedom. You
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free it tells the world
1t believes now, as on that blessed
day when He spoke, that there is q
personal God interested in man; it be
lieves as then that Providence sent
into this world One Who was to give
to the world those truths. These
forces are gaining strength day by
day, watching for the ultimate con
f1ict, which must come. 1t must be
decisive. The movement is on: the
issues are pressing and the near flu
ture must decide. We, who are look
ing on, cannot fail to see the sign oil
victory on our banner. The conquests
of yesterday give us courage and bic
us move on with confidence
"That, venerable Sisters, is work
which, | say in all sincerity, is large
ly yours, in as far as this country il
concerned. This is a typical Catholic
gathering, representing, as it does, al
the divisions of our mighty forces O.
the teaching Sisterhoods. You have
come, many from great distances. K