South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-14
BISHOP CARROLL GIVES
SERMON FOR ALUMNAE
Montana Priest breaches at
St. Mary'S-ArChery
Contest Monday.

Rt. Rev. John p Carroll. d. D.,
bishop of Helena, Mont, preached an
excellent sermon to the alumnae stu
dents and faculty OF St Mary's col
lege and academy Monday morning at
the requiem mass held at o'clock for
the alumnae. The celebrant was Rt
Rev. Herman j. Alerding of Fort
Wayne. Father Carroll took as his
text the words There is No Place
Like Home" and opened his sermon
by referring TO the home as the
"hearthstone of humanity" where are
the dearest memories and all the
noblest inspirations of the human
heart have their foundation. He spoke
of st. Mary's as the home Of its al
umnae-a home around which the
memories OF their childhood cluster,
20 return TO which is TO encourage
self-retrOspectiOn, comparison of the
woman of the present with the girl
OF the past 10 discover if the high
ideals inculcated by the Alma Mater
had been adhered to faithfully.
He pictured Joan of Arc as the ideal
modern woman, a woman of the world
who filled a mans place without for
getting the divine mission of woman
10 uplift man.
Archery Contests Held.
Following the mass the archery
contests were held and at o'clock IN
the afternoon the prizes for all the
field sports were awarded The first
prize in the archery contest went TO
Miss Ruth keenan, of Fort Wayne.
the second to Miss Margaret Mere
dith of Trenton, n J., and the third
TO Miss Clarita O'Brien Of Omaha,
Neb. The prizes for the tennis doubles
went to Misses A. DOlan of Atchisony
Kas.. and Madelyn Brady of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and in tennis singles to-
Miss Marie McCabe. The canoeing
doubles were won by Miss Thieresse
MonseaU of Grand Rapids Men, ana
Florence Reilly Of Omaha, While the
canoeing singles went to Miss Lillian
kennedy of Niles.
At 1880 Sunday afternoon solemn
benedictiOn was given and the alum
nae held their final business nNeting.
In the evening at 1880 the alumnae
was entertained at an informal recep-
ton in St Angelas hall which was
prettily decorated in yellow and white,
the alumnae colOrS, which are also
the colors of this years graduating
class. A pleasing musical program
was rendered during the evening.
II Am the Way"
Rev. Father Driscoll took for his
subject in the baccalaureate sermon.
Il Am the Way. the Truth and the
Life''-JOhn XIV.-6.
rather DrlScOu SAID lIldl lh6Sb
words used by Christ to his apostles
pointed the way TO true Christian
life, and that one who initiated the
life of the Saviour would never go far
astray This ideal had long been drill
ed into the graduates by the sisters
and by their superiors. until ii had
come to be a part of their daily life,
was the statement mace by the
speaker.
Life is the dearest and most price
less possession of man, and he must
live this life rightfully The speaker
said that there have been many
teachers who have taught and wrote
how men should live, but that Christ
was UNNECESSARILY superior to all, for
his appeal was not made TO the empty
word, but set Himself up as an eX-
ample.
We can grasp that simple and pro-
found truth that everything in the
Christian religion is for Christian liv-
ing. Christ merited divine grace to
share it with US; He lived to show us
how TO live. The sacraments, the
teaching and ruling power of the
church, prayer and religious worship.
Christian education and the ministry
and purpose the promotion of Chris
OF Gods grace, the manifestation of
mission of the Incarnate Son is to
show us how and TO help us TO live.
Life. therefore, is the program OF
Christianity and by life is meant
Christian living. This is the purpose