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Church to preserve In the upcoming
millions OF her little ones the imme.
mortal Christian temper Of life. Q keen
OF the glorious dignity Of the
human soul. its high destiny. the IN.
nate equality Of all souls before their
Divine Maker. the fair equity which
ought to characterize human rela-
lions. private and public. the love Of
liberty created By her and nursed to
greatness and power through . thou
sand years Of conflict with the pagan
traditions Of State omnlpotence. This
sublime teaching piv0ts naturally on
the Christian concept Of God, His place
In the world and His Dealings with
mankind. Hence the ~fulness, clearness
and consistency Of the Church's teach.
Ing concerning God and the jealousy
with which shs guards IL native
purity.
The Catholic child. brought ND In
Catholic schools, u placed in the most
favorable conditions for imbibing these
great fundamental principles Of edu.
cation and for grasping also the true
meaning OF man, human life. all ma
turs and al history. The Catholic
school actually r~eproduces. for the
brief span Of childhood. an IDEAL world,
In which human thought and human
LIE move along tho lines of the d.
vine Win. In which the spirit Of
Christ's 0ospel y daily commanded and
exempli0ed. tn which the charms Of
Christian virtue and the eva conso-
Quenoeo Of IN Wrongdoing ars incul-
csted with prscision and authority.
and wherein the child meets It al
times . moral unity Of doctrine and
discipline
Perhaps. under perfect conditions.
the homo would sufice Tor such . de-
sirable training. but the modern homo
at least u VIGOROUSLY 20 helpless for
the religious training Of children. II
itself % often the mirror and echo
Of al the moral evils Of social
life. that It - no longer DO safely
trusted a. the normal guide and pro-
tector Of the minds and hearts Of the
young. The Catholic school furnishes
tho Christian atmosphere. lacking or
weak In many homes. and In that holy
atmosphere grow normally all good
impulses and tendencies. all efficient
motions Of divine grace. all the best
norms and principles of life. religious
and secular. Tho Catholic school Is
thus very truly . nursery Of all the
best qualities Of the young mind and
heart Of the virtues on which the
safety and sanctity Of the home itself
must depend
Nor Is the influence Of the Catholic
school confined to its own pupils. In
every decade multitudes Of them are
absorbed into the surrounding society,
in tho sense Of traditional Christian
and views. Indeed. II may
b truly said hat were It not for the
Catholic schools Of this country our
moral and social conditions. unsatis-
factory - they are. would be well nigh
intolerablA These schools r q steady
source Of pure religious influence.
drxWn from the fountainhead Of the
Gospel, Quickened and sweetened By
the imitation Of IT. sublime Author.
whose divine character and authority
are thus openly confessed and d.
Tended In our social life. A religious
spirit. L q. . strong. definite sense Of
the relations Of God and man. II Of ~
preme Importance for the state. even
when circumstances forbid the hope
Of religious unity. The burdens Of
Life are borne moro cheerfully when
the common heart turns easily heaven
ward. and amid the pressure Of private
and public disaster. nights the
demons Of envy and discomfort with
the peaceful weapons Of faith and love.
The advancing centuries bring many
Of human conditions,
but % Tar they have worked no
changes In the heart Of man. His
years on earth are yet few and trou-
bled. and his thirst for . perfect hap
piness yet unquenched It L. well for
him II no have been taught 70 look on
the endless crosscurrents Of human
LIE from tho anglo Of religious conn.
dence II he can say with the good
gray poets
Z ses the wrong tina round M usA
I feel the CUNT within;
Z hear with groan and travail esisa
The world eonfsss IL ain.
let IN the maddsnins mass Of things
And tossed By storm and food.
70 one axed trust my spirit clings;
know that 0ed = good
This indweIling. consoling and up
lifting sense Of Gods presence 10 man
hind. Of His boundless love and His
wise providence, u the very warp and
woof Of The mental texture OF the
chtld educated In the Cathollc schoolA