Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03
BISHOP 0'CONNELL SPEAKS
ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Inaugurates Series of Monthly Ser
mons Mt Cathedral Of the
Sacred Heart.
NEW BOYS SCHOOL ANNOUNCED
Will Be Opened at II North Laurel
Street Until Such Time as Perma-
nent Buildings Can Be Erected.
May Cost 100000.

With sermon in which he dwelt
upon the wisdom of giving school chill
dren a Christian education, Bishop D.
]. o'Connell. of the Catholic Diocese of
Richmond, yesterday inaugurated his
plan to preach to his parishioners at
the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on
the first Sunday Of each month.
In delightfully."- reminiscent mood.
the bishop told Of his accompanying
Cardinal Gibbons to Rome thirty years
ago, and of an audience he had with
His Holiness. Plus IN, prior to enter
ing the American College at Rome.
The Holy Father was speaking about
the Christian education of children, and
declared that every child born had the
right to knowledge Of his Creator.
the right TO knowledge of the Law.
OF God; that he should be taught his
duties to God and to his fellow-men,
and from the earliest moment should
be inculcated with love for Jesus
Christ.
The Pope asserted that the only way
In which children could receive this
Christian education was for them to
attend schools where Christianity was
regularly taught. and declared that
where Christianity was not taught in
the schools the chances for Il child to
obtain the Christian education was
small.
ANNOUNCES OPENING OF
NEW CATHOLIC BOYS SCHOOL
With this predatory "reminiscences.
Bishop O'Connell announced the open
ing next week of the Cathedral Boys
School at IA North Laurel Street
The school has been started primarily
for all Catholic boys of grammar school
age in Richmond, though those of other
dp m n "a Ia
rided the facilities are adequate to care
Tor more than the Catholic children.
Brother Marcellus. of the Naverian
Brothers. will be the director and
Rt. Rev. Monsignor O'Farrcll, vicar
general, will be the supervisor
Classes will assemble at SEAS in the
morning and be in session until $780,
with recess of n quarter of an hour
at 1918 and of half an hour at noon
Examinations will be held in January
and June. oral for the younger grades
and written for the higher. Monthly
reports Will he sent to parents and
guardians who are urged to cooper
ate with the brothers by taking care
that their children give Il sufficient
time to study at home to enable them
to keep up with their classes.
All boys will be Obliged TO attend
communion in a body on the first Sun
day OF each month.
Tho bishop dwelt upon the particular
pleasure 1t gave him to announce the
opening of the Cathedral school at this
time because. with the terrible condi-
lions prevailing throughout the world
he felt that never was there a period
when the necessity OF intoxicating Chris
tianity in the minds of young boys and
girls was AS great or more essential to
the reconstruction of the world as at
present
BUILDING is PRESENTED
BY MEMBER OF DIOCESE
For two years. he continued. he had
mulled over the project. hesitating to
ask for the funds necessary to build
Catholic educational center in Rich
mond because of the call from Europe
upon the purses of the kind hearted,
but with the entrance of the United
States into the war he felt that the
time had come when 1t was imperative
to have a center in the Cathedral par
ish for the teaching of Christianity,
where children could be taught the
grandeur and profit of giving to God
and the nobility of life which could
only come through love of Jesus Christ
When he preached the subject to
some of the members in his diocese.
tie bishop said he asked them for $780,
600. 1t was found, however. that ow-
ing to the cost of all materials and la :
DOR that the amount required would
be more than 100000. This, under the
circumstances. he felt to be too much
TO ask. but his problem was solved when
one of his parishioners purchased the
building at IA North Laurel Street and
gave it to the bishop TO use for the
school until such time as circumstances
would warrant the erection OF the large
Catholic educational center.
Bishop O'Connell regretted that at
present he was unable to start a sim
mar school for girls. but told his par
ishioners that such school would
come in time, and the sooner the more
sincerely ehe Catholics OF the city work
ed for the success of the Cathedral
Boys School.