The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

morality fe-e not considered Thefr
close neighbcrs. the A-Ae1tsns. solxAs
beauty OF body and mind and succeed
ed insofar IS their monuments O.
sculpture aud literature testify As
sysr as morality served 10 procure this
end code OF ethics Was Included u
the training o. youth Virtue wSs nos
esteemed as s means OF attaining essf-
nal happiness, but as : necessary &C
scon pFlshmanr OF the Athe1ial, E-GGA
like modern men refrain from ryotaas
land vulgar language IL the presence
fot ladies. not because they consider y
sinful al any time. but because I6sT
consider IL had form
The Roman education Was o.
more practical nature Tie young
Roman ~as Arought up 10 serve The
stats not rs the Spartan BY hts brutal
strength as soldier alone hElI hE his
whole being Worship 70 their EcSs
and ss-rsce 20 the state we're SO
colsely united that they meant r-ac-
I ttcallv TIE same thing And SO he
p-acsiced virtues that would make
4 him . sturdy. proud citizen At the
same tin,s he INDUCED in some OF the
sroSssst vices because by even so Co
ing he servsd some Of his gods He
though. nothing or little os future rec
tcrnpense. He lived and died for the
state. IN none OF these states was
4 education thought OF for women: the!
were looked upon 81 inferior beings
Morality Of jessA
~ot an the nations before CArtst
the Jews alone p-aetsca6 ard fosrered
virtue IN the .ouag because II was
the VIII OF the great JshOyaa. God.
However. /. remained for Christ 10
teach the world the true ideal he
taught the world, that in the sight OF
God every man. wouaa or c1isd.
whether healthy or lcaly sac de-
formed, Is precious. bscarss IN II lives
al Immortal soul created 10 the IKE
mass OF God and destined 10 share
Gods company for eternity. There
fore, the best wss 10 he made OF every
one according 10 It's capaclEv: but be-
cause mans importance consisted N
his immortal soul and MS eternal d@
tiny. thai part o. man deserved tbs
arss and most important care He en-
auEcsaset the principal clearly when
he said: What doth Il profit man II
he gain tie Whole world and suffer the
loss OF his sollg What doth IL profit
. Ea1 II he had q worldwide rsputa-
ttoa for his skill and science Il he
knows no. hcE 70 secure his eternal
happiness The church has always i
kept tbs principle IN sight Il her edu-s
ca-ioaal policies
the church has again and again /
been accused Of being an enemy o.
science anu learning They viii tell
rs tlst since the so-caIied reformation j
science and learning has made great !
strides That Is trEe but not because
o. this While learning was not 50
general the numerous mo1astar.es /
especially OF the socalied dark ages
were csareS 81 Learning tina. reflected
their light Of learning and csviliEa- 4
rion TITO the dark forests OF northern
Europe BIT the principal reason o. ]
the great stride uus. be traced 10 9th j
chief cause II Lad Just fairly been /
dsTeToped a. sLa1 time What would .
our much soasIad et learning be to-
dsr without books and periodicals I
WHY ne cannot eFsl imagine how Es
coaE6 get esoaE
-OG- schools Of today as q class, 1
are the equal. 10 say the least, Of any /
OTHER class Of schools Her graduates
Stare equally with the res. II scisE- 4
tic and literary -fmrhs. The Cath 1
Ole c5ild L. ADORE al taught by Eord /
and example, 3 moral duty, and apply 4
ing this Immediately, II g thought /
that the preparation O. lessons and i
tasSs and the asa OF its tine Is one
Of these c-ttss- L Is taught that iaxi-I
ness Is vics and diligence g virtue
~ which God g pleased Tie teacher ,
possesses 20 certain degree divine 4
az-hcrsgy over the child AL this
telds 70 better application and disct
pine
Then also, IS is the ease o. nearly
al O. oar schools, tie education Is en-
trusted 20 the religions, WHO consider
tracking their vocsrtoa WIZ them
i Is ao- simply 3 node OF making
living, o. s-eppirg+stoas 70 . better
position No. viii then X is their
ltfsss work, a work Of lore To tuI
I'll this tsetr dirty. means for them
-ha crown OF lie Is rel IS TIE c-oEu
u heaven For thEs thsT LEI. the world
TO GeTcts their whose rsinx 20 work.
s Il tlsa wonder t5a- or pupils D.
st5ss receiving . religious training.
-ecesTs sp-e111d secular education I.
TIE Catholfc school. therefore, Is not
MY t-t@rA q christianity. but
50 for the church IN
s-e-i-s- s1s stu more particularly
80 fur tie parishes Il Thtc- they
ar,st
Il ccncl-stoa tie Rev. Father Peit
'=- congratulated 1hs grzdEases On
zsE-E successfully ps-Lzksa Of Euca
Il education and Ergs5 them eTs- 20
- the champions OF Christian sduca-
Scz no Eagte- wAe-e Tie! nay be
e:scsd 4 Efa lie reminded them
hs- education does 1o- stop with
n. zzst cozts1ae through
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