Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-09

to serve but we feel we cannot trust
our children to such a system of ed
ucation unless under the influence
of religion"
1--WE cannot be blamed IL we act as
conscience directs. We want to
hand down to our children the faith
OF our fo~refathers. We glory in the
fact that we live in a country where
the citizens build and maintain their
schools and we fell, and not with
out Justification that there may per-
colats certain ~pernicious doctrines
which thrive in some institutions.
Unfortunately n some of our largest
universities we see not only signs OF
the decay of religion, but of its
downfall as well.
What will be the future of Amer
lea II this is permitted to continue -?
DO we want to live under a red
flag? This Is not soviet Russia
ruled by hyehas and other beasts in
human form. DO we want to revert
to paganism? Can you blame us for
the stand we take when we see this
going on?
so we build our parochial schools
and at the same time pay u taxes
for the public schools. This building
then s. another bulwark for the pro-
lection of America"
Bishop Walsh spoke briefly. we
have in Perth Amboy and Vicinity,
he said, "25, 600 Catholics having
children who will be served by TINS
high school 1t will be a bigh
school center and we nope that
when this center Is open 1t Will
boast of a full course, including
a four year commercial course, Ca
pable OF incorporating all of the
Perth Amboy high school pupils
and those in this vicinity.
iDo not discriminate between BOY
and girl. Give all of them the ad-
vantage of as much education as
possible. Even with the beneht Oh
only one or two years, their future
is advantaged.
EVERY one of us is eated n
placed here to win ouf way pach
INF while we are here we must live
in Gods way in order to see HIN
when the days of time are done.
LEI us man out our conduct in this
way. Then we will be perfect citi-
zens. The essential part of educa-
tion is to teach our children the
things of God. Things of time are
only secondary. We have no objee-
lions to the present school system
beyond the fact that 1t doesn't teach
religion"
The program concluding with the
singing Of the "Star Spangled Ban
mar Hunerede thronged about
The largo steel frame building dur
ioe the exercises ard listened with
interest to the telks OF the
Threatening clouds failed TO as
perse the audience and a Jew drops
of rain began to fall as Bishop
Walsh was concluding MS
The shower held off however, fan
ing to mar the success of the event,
which is a notable one In the MS
of st. Maty's church.
Large American flags had been
nlace6 on the steel Orders over the
section of the building where the
sneakers and invited guests were
seated. A scaffold had been erect
ed and decorated with flags, upon
which the Bishop stood when he set
the corner stone in place. A reeep-
ton committee, consisting OF Jonn
7 Quinn, John W. Kelly and Vim
cent Costello greeted each of the
guests.
Long before the time for the GER
en,on es people began to gather ana
take sdvanfase of positions where
tbev could best see and hear all
that was to take place A speclal
detachment of police was on duty 70
supervise the parking OF cars anu
prevent unnecessary nolse'