Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-07-02

died at Vera Cruz, that the Flag might
live, never in all these years has a
catholic been traitor or q coward In
the hour Of need.
To those who would stir up religious
strife and bigOtry, (but we have none
such in Southern Maryland) and tell
you that Catholics are not loyal 10
our country We have only one answer
to make, and history bears witness to
what we say.
In this land We we're. the pioneers i'm
discovery, exploration, religion and
education. Long before bigotry was
born her priests had gathered together
the children of the forest into schools
where their rude and untutored minds
were taught the elements of civiliza-
ton and the domestic arts of agricul-
ture and home life, while instructed in
the eternal truths of religion.
Our Jogues and Brebeufs, and
Whites and Marquettes blazed the
paths of civilization ON the virgin soil
mid the gloom of primal forests by
unknown rock and unguarded torrent,
and laid the foundation on which were
afterwards erected the present struc-
ture of christian civilization. They
indelibly stamped their seal on the
land: they gave the name of Gods
heroes TO mountain, town and city.
st. Lawrence, st. Louis, st. Augustine,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, St.
Mary's City, st. Clements Bay, are
silent monuments TO the faith of the
great continent. We are not strangers
in a strange land. We came not here
today or yesterday; this continent is
ours. The graves of our forefathers,
the deeds they have done, the history
of their devotion and self-sacrifices in
every hour of trial and sorrow are our
title deeds To this favored land of
fabulous wealth and vast power; u
wealth and power to be used for the
uplift of humanity, and not for self
sggrandisement or pleasure. Human
nature demands the assertion of it's
own will, The gospel of Christ
preached denial of the will and love of
our neighbor; and unless this doctrine
will be put in practice our nation will
go the way of Egypt Babylon and
Rome, TO dissolution and decay amidst
the curses of oppressed humanity.
From the day that Father White set
up the stardard of the Cross on st.
Clements Island TO this very hour
when these good Brothers are giving
their lives for you, it has been the aim
of our church TO teach men TO know
Christ, TO deny their own will, to love
their neighbor ani thus use their great
wealth for the uplift on humanity and
the futherance OF the reign of Christ
on earth. With this end in view she
has. scattered all over this continent
stately churches, universities, acade-
mics, Institutions and schools and col
leges which are living witnesses 10 the
cause OF God and humanity.
What is the history of the Catholic
church but the history of education;
A struggle TO educate and raise the
people above the power or tyrannical
oppression and slavery. Her ll6 Uni.
versities that she has founded in
Europe from Bologna Paris, and OK.
ford to Aberdeen, Salamanca and
Cambridge, give answer to those who
tell you that she is the for to popular
education, not only history but her
vast array of colleges, academies and
schools from the Oldest in the land tc
to the last; from the old Jes.ite schoo
at st. Inigoes Maoor to Leonard Hall
from Georgetown to the Great Catho
lie University, cry out with one voics
and proclaim her the Queen of popular
education, the patroness of learning
In every age and country. She /.
never satisfied with an incomplete edu
cation, or one that neglects the soul
she knows human nature with knowl
edge and an experience more intimat.
and deeper than any man or institu
tion of the world today, as a conse
quence she recognizes the great neet
of religion to shape his destiny an,
give him an aim in life. No education
for her children will satisfy her tha
i leaves out the name OF God. To tn
public school system and To the secula
5 system of the State, she gives he
: blessings and Is first to recognise tn
D great work they are doing, as far u
! they go; but so long as they neglect b
q train the will and heart, as long a
they neglect TO tell the little ones tn
), story OF Christ, and set up His heroe.
Y His life and doctrine as exemplar.
u she only says, They are not goo
u enough for my children" Until ths
d day comes she with a loving mother
u care has built for her own, with n
endowment than the pence OF the poe
q and the good will of her people q sy,
= tenn of education complete from III
d kindergarten to the University unds
aegls oil religion, that Is the admirs
It tiOn of the world.
Fifty years ago when this questlo
II of religion and secular education wa
's debated with more vim than today: Il
" church then stood where she stand
u now. The advocates of secular viii
e out religious education boasted tn,
ID in half century education woul
" abosish all bigotry, crime and power,
e and even disease. AS the time pass.
= by. education and educational e
's pense and taxes increased, as also d
: crime, divorce poverty and disconten
q The reply, or rather the remedy, vi
. more schools, more colleges, free te
- books, free lunches, free rides, till /
* day educational methods take all II
responsibility of the child and |
NJ parents, the teacher does all the wor
nc the pupil studies what subjects
elects, not what men of experien
. knew will fit him for the battle of iii
" As n consequence every years a
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