Evening journal., 1919-06-20

| the human heart the parental instinct
he placed It under the guardianship Of
three great ideas that lie at the very
foundation OF mans moral dignity
social happiness and eternal destiny
the three sovereign ideas Of right, OF
duty and responsibility.
"The Catholic church the uncom-
| promising advocate OF the rights OF
man as well as the persistent inculca-
tor OF his duties. and the unnnching
advocate Of his responsibilities. The
Catholic church declares the right OF
Catholic parents TO direct the educa-
ton OF their children. She declares
also that this right has annexed 10 II
the correlative duty Of educating them
according TO the principles OF their
religion and she declared that this
right and this duty brings with them
the responsibility OF answering for
their exercise before no less a tribunal
than the judgment seat Of God.
Education in its literal meaning and
in It's largest sense. is the drawing
forth, The development, OF the powers
and faculties OF man.
To educate a man, as man. IS 10
draw forth, cultivate 10 train direct
the powers that God has given him II
Is to take into account the powers I
themselves and the end for which I
They have been given. and TO cultivate
them with a view TO the attainment OF
that end. You must. II YOU wish thor
oughly TO educate a man. YOU must
take into account not only his body.
but his soul; not only his present but
his future, not only his temporal end.
but his eternal destiny.
NO education that does not contem-
plate these things can claim to be com
plete and the failure Of any educational
system will be all the greater in pro
portion as the part that is overlooked
is the more important
ION the very face Of It. what claim
even 10 the scientific completeness. can
an educational scheme possess. that by
ignoring religion, necessarily ignores
the nohlcst part OF man and that by
combining 10 mere temporal ends and
interest, shut out all consideration Of
the eternal end and the enternal inter-
est. that gives 10 man his real dignity,
end 20 human life its real significance.
The life OF every being is measured
bv its action. its action is measured by
Us force-these three ideas-lfe. action
and fOrce-are strictly cOrrelaiiVe and
as they have been given by infinite
wisdom. they bring with them an
lther idea-the idea Of destiny. II be
granted that a being has life in which
10 act and force 10 produce action and
Z be granted moreover, that infinite
wisdom has given him these gifts. the
conclusion is obvious they were gwen
or a definite end and that conse-
they are the measure of the
iesliny OF the being TO whom they have ;
'een given
In concluding his remarks, Father
luigley said 10 the graduates
I'VE who are older. who have had !,
nore experience in life than you have !,
sd. beg 10 warn you, and that warning y
this. Hold fast TO the teachings that
on received here. When the day Of .
amplation comes and you will be asked J.,
o follow the traditions Of the world, =
emember what YOU learned here from i'
he lips Of the Sisters, call 10 mind the
that YOU received in this
hurch and the hours of prayer. Re I'd
ist the temptation and then Almighty r'
iod will bless YOU and you Will have al
rue happiness.
I
rom our hearts and we hope thaat God ~
sill hll to overlooking the cup OF your =,
Hiss; we trust that In later years when ~
ou are In a position 10 back on your -
lie that YOU will be able to visit and
ell me that YOU fulfilled the ideals
which ! have here put before YOU" oil
The services ended with hendction. 81
The singing was furnished by st oh
'atrck's choir assisted by Miss Ger cf
rude Messick. organist Of ST Patrick's TO
.hurch, with William Egglesion. an
.hsrles Tipka, Leroy Quill and Master te
iordon Charles as violinists.
The altar was very tastefuuy decor y,
ted with roses and ferns intcrspcrsed
nth lighted candles Or
The Rev William Mclaughlin. chap a
lin OF the L. : Army who just re- d,
entity returned from France. was pres "a
nt in the sanctuary TO congratulate the N
raduates. "
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