Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-29
ST. PATRICK'S YOUTH Wins
GOLD MEDAL IN ESSAY CONTEST

The gold medal donated by DR.. ]. A.
Black for the best original essay on
"Thc Moral Law by the students of
ST. Patrick's high school was won
last week by Arthur Rayhawk of the
senior class. Miss Dorothy Jerman
was next in merit, with Joseph Neary,
third, while Anna Pittman, Marcella
Farley and Percy Flanagan were de-
clarcd worthy of honorable mention.
The essays were examined by Rev.
Richard Fitzgerald, Chaplain of st.
Mary's Hospital: DR.. j. a. Black and
Miss Nell Stewart, of Central high
school faculty, and they agreed unan-
decide, yet, Number 1e'. namely
Rayhawk's composition merited the
gold medal
All the senior contestants are already
approved public school teachers, hav
ing passed tho Pueblo County exam
nations last winter and occurred second
grade certificates. They viii graduate
from st. Patrick's high school next
week. having completed the twelve
year course.
The prize essay follows:
The Norpt Inv
For when the Genulcs. who have not
the law, do by nature those things that
are OF the law; these having not the
law arc a law unto themselves:
W no tltN Ait "tIh tl lHF iA'lb
written in their hearts. their con-
science bearing witness to them, and
their thoughts between themselves ac-
cusinE. or also defending the another
In the day when God shall Judge
the secrets of men by Jesus Christ.
according TO my Gospel. st Paul.
Rom. II. 1915.
God has granted gifts TO all men
hut these gifts differ greatly in differ
ent men. Some are doctors. others arc
engineers and others are followers of
different professions. In all these
various cases. however. the Divine
Master has Implanted one gift which
III most useful and neccsGary for tho
preservation and Improvement OF civil
lization. In some u is weakened: in
others. strengthened Some disgrace IL
with sin. other. Elorify II with virtue
Despite all efforts To eradicate IL, the
gift remains Many think they have
II, but no ono has ever
succeeded In this glorious at
tempt II is conscience
After tho fall Of Adam and Evo.
man mad only his conscience to guido
him Rut the evil inclination left on
our soul by the Primal Sin slowly hut
surely uhlitcratcd the clearncss aud
strength of this gift, now technically
known az the Natural Law ht length.
tho entire world became 80 stepped in
wickcdrcss and immortality. that God
was forced by lurC Of ua TO send down
picked men TO maintain tho small
spark uf Righteousness that sun fought
and struggled IN darkness The carl
ieSt OF these upheld the truth by their
own efforts alone. but when Noses was
sent to us, God gave to him tho great
est aid ever given 90 tho siu-daScd
mind Of man The prcHloEUr, for that
was this wondruus rttt. Is tho cmbodi-
mrut NJ our conscience in a PLAN. pos
ftivr law. whose direct statements can
A.. a no IA
GU, tho commission Of q sin either
mortal or vcntal our conscience and
tho Ten Comma ndments are tho csscn-
tiai rarts Of tho moral law
Mans reason easily leads him to tho
same conclusions that the Moral Law
provides FOR II there is God, who
is tho Divine Author OF ali things. he
has .ho reasonable and logical right TO
require obedience. love and honor from
the human race, his creatures Reason
tells us that there must he a Supreme
Being. Conscience. IN accord with thiH
reasoning. tolls Us that We owe this
Being love and all the attendant at
tributes. The FIRST three preCopts Of
tho pecalogue make clear the manner
in which VIC may violate and IN which
No slouiH fulnil these obligations to
our Maker They refer to our dealings
individually with God alone. The
Fourth Commandment reveals to US
our duty 10 our parents or GUARDIAN.
who arc Gods closest and most nm
pnrtant representatives TO us on earth.
our eternal happiness 'entircly.
except in the case Of an especial grace
pf tod. upon tho religious training
planted in Our mind by n kind father
and loving mother or hy Cod
fearing guardian. This makes 1t clear
why our conscience dictates TO us to
love our parents. Also, why the DcCn-
loguo has the following condition in it;
Honor thy father and thy mother