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EDITORIALS.

!'LE.\. :iE :FI :.;D wi .. lt r:H;h iss acof tll c Joun ::-1.\L th.J 1 w., 1:1. le :;: il<:t ll::> you lt :t ve been ~o lotog a~king for.

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WE ARE PRE PA RI:\'G to su rpris~>. yo n wit h new anrl better pnper, nnrl n. cover -at Lbc brgin ning of o nr nex t V\>luml:'. Th:tt "hn ll h:1ppcn in March 180 ~; please meet us there with comp li rn enLs. P . 1::). \Ve have not decide1l on the co lor of ou r spring sui t yet; suggestions r ecci \'etl at pn.r.

* * * THE RE:ADI~G ROO M :dso becomes nn accompli sh­

ed ftet. The pl:wc could not he more conve nient. It is nlready nen.t ly fi tted up nnrl rccdves ma nyv isiturs. T he Dub li n Review, the Cathol ic Worlrl, tlle C:ttholic Re·view, the CclJtury M11gazine, and a variety of weeklies are nmongst the re:-tcl:l!:J les. How many a p1·ecioos qum·t d'he·ure can be availably invested in t :.ese r ich stores!

* * * LITE RA RY '\YORK is gPing on acti vely in the societ ies an ri the daily cln.sses of belles lettres ; t he stu­dents in general and meru hers of literary a~soc iati ons

rl eser ve encouragement ou this head. By smithing we lJecome smi ths- we must work, think, tudy, read, wrilr, declaim; io a word we must practice ourselves in c. ur a rt, the divine art of letters. Of course it is not nlwnys plensa nt for those on whom we practice, i. e. the v ict ims who are obliged to hen.r us and re:.d us. Bn t all in the world ar'e about so circumstanced; we must bear one another's burd ens. ETgo S cribite f vr:iter ! write valiantly!

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* * ATHLETI C SPORT::; in every shape, are engaging

the a Lten t ion of college goers a t th is season; college j onrn :otli ;;m is full of in tei·esting reports, and also forci­ble hin ts on the necessity of such invigorating games. 'Ve are eert'liu ly enconraged at finding so mn.ny concur with us in t he opinion that a moderate use of athletics has become an indispensable adjunct of the school­room. Our own gy mna;;ium, which a year ago was a _ (1rcam, has, rnin1bile dict~t I becom e n ta ng ible, concrete thing ! an accomplished fact! W l,om shall we thank ? the Thespians ? and Lhe Club Moliere? Yes-and Bro. Lau zon who is go ing to bu ild more appliances. Three cheers, then, tor all of them ! : ! .... and a thousand thanks ind eed !

* * * "lF \\TE WOU LD be b~ne fited," says an ex change,

"we must re~td with a critic's ey e. ' Ve must read that we may obse rve t lw character not t.he stvry . The story is w or th bu t li ttle''-Tbis is not n. new, but it is a very precious precept :otnd one very apt for quotation at the hou r of our reading room's inauguration. Remembertbat the criti c's eye does not mean the fault-find er's squint.

l{cacl with an o~serv ing, a di scern ing eye, in or<'!er to be ab le to ns,;er t, after the pcrusnl of a book, the prevailing tone of its style, its principal charne ter , its merit, what tt p ro ve", where iL is defieient (nnd here put on yom gbsses.) Especially in fic tion, do not nllow yourself, rf!:lder, t0 be drawn nlong by the winrlings of the plot "the story"--There stop to study the chan• cters, exam­ine the style, notice the moral. Then say whether the boo];. excels, instructs, wearies ; and if you can praise or blame after you w ill ha\'e read pr\lfitably, anrl tha t not only for yonrself but fo r others a lso to whom yon may comm unicate the result of your observations,

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LIFE.

This life is a problem, let him who "an solve it Proclaim to the world the result of his work-

For many have tried, but in vain all their efforts One portion made pl ain, still a my&t er.v will lurk

In some hidden nook, and when least you expect it 'Twill dart out confuting those theories gr:tnd,

Thus showing to mortals ho w vain their endeavors, The key to Life's mysteries, God holds in His Hand.

Yes, Gocl is the keeper, Who with sublime wisdom Unfolds not these mysteries till man's work is done;

T hen gives him the key ;-lo, hi s intellect brightens : How soon all is solved 'neath Eternity's sun!

This maxim remember- ''God knoweth best, trnst him" His ways are most wonderful-see with what love

He guides us t.hrough dangers though passion may b lind us, And enters us safe in His Mansions above.

If thus we are guided by love, the assurance Is ~mrs that our angels will show us most clear,

When ways seemed tile roughest, and hours seemed the darkest,

•T was then that our souls were to Heaven most ncar. The knowl edge thus given will soothe us, refresh us,

That moment of b liss will a ton<.' tor much pain, And greater the b liss when we find a ll Life's mysteri es

In Heaven are solved, though E <:t rth's efforts were vain. G . .M:.

Tl-IE CHURCH AN D CIVILIZATION.

E ssAY RJJ:AD B EF0RE ST. P ATRICK's SocmTY BY

A . L. GRANGE~, PRES.

Rev. Moderator , and meruLers of

St. Patrick's Society;

The relation of the Catholic Church and our vaunt­ed civilization have these many y ears engaged the at­t ention of thinking minds; i t. is perhaps not without a certain t emerity thitt I have chosen this subj ect so vast ­ly grand and impos ing in its every point of view. I trust, however, ·tllat what I wi ll candidly expose may prove enter taining a t once acd instructive. The question is, What has the chnrch done for civilization ? To !lnd an answer to tLis inqui ry we need but open any work on civilization reganlless of the prejudice and antipathies of the author. Although philosophical ll istorians may not all grant as much one as the other, yet none wi ll deny that in Civilization the Church was a great factor.

Among these Mr. Gu izo.t, vi'ho gave much study ·to the question of civili zation and who is no mean au thority, says : ' 'Who is there but will acknowledge t hat christian­ity bas been one of the greatest promoters of ci viliza­tion?" .. . . and again, " It was the Chnrch which be~ame the connecting link, the principle of civilization between the Roman an<i Barbarian world.'' I could here. quote Hallam and_ others l>ut I do not wish to enter into too many details.

Let ns then enter upon our subject proper. Let us see what ci viliz~tt i on is, what ar e its requisites, and how the Church possessed those requisites.

Civilization is the social n.url individual progress rf man. No v, in order that society or t he individual may progress, three things are necessary, namely; intellectual, phys ical and moral development.. Now did the Church possess these requisites ? Slle did. And what was Wl'lut­ing in Pagan Civilizution at the coming of Cllrist? In order to und erstand thi s well let ns go back to tbe be­g inning of the Christi!'ln era and there study the cond i­tion of the Romans who were the most en lightened people of that time.

At a first glance we are apt to be dazzlec1. We see Aug ustus reig ning amid all possible pomp' and glory; literature and art are in an_exceed·ingly flourishing con­dition; legislation has attained a perfection well calculat­ed to elicit t he ad miration offuture ages , ~omu ch soLhat Roman laws have 11.cquired the name of written reason. In a word all things seem to indicate a high civi liz:tt:on and a soc iety based on immutable foundation~. But how does all this agree with our defin ition? We h:-we ther e in­deed physical and intellectual progress, but moral progress is wanting . T ear away that veil of outward show, pene­trate into the heart of society and you shall find nothing but corrnption and decay. Yon will see, as Balmes owell expresses it, that ••Morali ty is without reality , manners without modesty, passions withon t restrain t, laws without authority, and religion without Gocl," the last of which is the cau;;e of all the rest, for from tb e momeut that man, relying upon hi s reason, casts off (3-od ti·om society, he is going to barbarism, to self-destrnction. I t is us0less for me to prove this bst statement; it is a fact of which all w ill be conv inced if they only look at history. We ha~·e moreover a li ving exam ple o£ this in France which is making itse lf ridiculous before the eyes of mankind . W e see there a nation which since the middle ages had always been at the head of civi li zation, dwindling away

. into insignificance, and this from irreligion. There was then one requisite wanting to society :

morali ty, and it is by supplying to th iswantthnt Chris­tianity become the great civ ili zer. Home thought to ci­vilize t.he world by means of knowledge, but we see bow it succeeded. Fast on the footsteps of irreligion followed ruin and Rome, t he proud conque~or of the world, fell

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under e b&U.Ie-ax of nndiseipUned b=lrbarian...o;. Amid aU tbia contusion did the Cburcb begin its work of re­generation and ei"Hizat.ion. Contruy to tbe Epicurinn gluttony and ioWlllperance of tbe Lime lYle preached aobrie"y in all t.hinga. lMtead of pride and seif-love she preached humility, selt-J!.llerilh:e, :mel charity. In a word it complekly reveneti lbe idea or morals then existing. TIM\ emperon to wb~ th.-.se new rni~M of morn! were n eoot.inual reproach issued proclamaUoos t.:> tbe effcC't tba~ any one found preaching cboi~tian doctrines or

• indulgiDg io Cbrb!t.ian prnctic~ should sutTer <leuth.­Tbe proolama.Unns were unheeded. The Christians will­ingly laid down their lives for their faith, amhrvery day t.hei.r ranks thickened, till Rome's monsters disgusterl wiLb their butchery gave up tbeir ide.'\ ofexterminutinn. and chriBti:wi~y ftonrished snd spre.'\d its mild influence over l.he whole worhl. To rulers it tAught tbnt they wer11 only tbe dispensers of Gorl's auth<>rity, aml to subjeo\8, tbe rupee\ or auLhmity as coming from God. Tbua through the reign or feudalism it estahli!!hed pence and bsrmony betwee•1 the p('sse:~sors of temporal power ancl t.hf.' people, nntl at the r<ame time­prepared lnth for a higher civilization. During the mifl. die ages \lfO see the church continually "·orkin~ at thb prepamtion. First. it elevates t.he characler nr woman to its proper staofling: then it aholish~ shvery. and so un till at last meo have imbibed sound and hearty idea, nnd are ready for loe\ter forms of governmPnt, for no­bler ~ooinl relations.

Bot it is natural to ask, what is t.bat principle of in­Ooence without force, or compulsion t.houtwi viol.•nc.-, which i~ found in the Chnrd1 alone? It is the empire of the min•t . It ndtlre~;jC" its(•lf to the nobler pnrt of mnn, nnmely, to his renson. hi. inlcii~Wt, his will. Chri~<linn­

ily's ~lt•ry, is in not having, like other conq11er•)rs em­plnyetl fm·ce to convin<·e mnn. It came !nto the worlri, ex-}JO!led its rluctrincs and aJI nation~ emhrncerl it. \Yby flid they embrace it.? Decnnl'n thcy f!nw t-here J.Wnee nnrl quiet, berouse tb~y fonnrl tht>rc what for a long lirnf' they had been seeking in vnin, viz: true liberty whi('h conei ts in respecting tbe rights of others in orrler thnt O\II'S be also resJX'CWl. We ~'<ee thnt the Chnrrh intro­duced the two princi(llcs which ure essential to every society: the rcs1.ect of authority. and the reop<'d of

rights. Now our modml infidels in their hlin1f h:~trc<l of

everything which is chri!ltian, rlllre say that C'hristinni. ty i& opposed to intell!'ettllll progr~'· to S<.'ien<'!'. Dill these would-be learned men ever hear ahont the two great. ages of learning and art sitwn the Chriatinn era, one of .-bich was nntne•lal\er Leo X, one of onr pope!l. anrllbe other nfler Louis X IV, a catholic monarch?

1 admit lha' we do not give as mnch impott.'\nce to scienoo as &bey do; in the sense that we .lo not place it

aboYe Gorl and make of it the end of man. We treat science ns a means to a.n end, which enrl is truth. 'Yc believe that all sdl'nct> c-omes from God who is 1\U truth and that ev-t>rything which is against. Gorl i error a.nd consequently not ~ricnc~.>.

The same dnctrines which Chri:>tinnity h:lssprc.ad hn,·c rh-iliz~>d the worhl, dO<'trinrs nf true liberty. true ~.>qnnlity, :mrl r'rat<'rnity; these n~·l'CSSitnted a change in social morality and gnVPrnment. Thus from pngnn and c0m1pt the world llC'c,-.me Christian nnd moral and that through t.ht> untiring efforts of the Chut"{'h. It is not. strange thrn. that voices, generally so discorclant~ngrce in proclaiming the Church the Great Civilizer.

LOCALS.

-Clemency rulclh the hour! -The C:reek dass does not tow-<'r ahon ~5: - l>t•l you ontch on to t:,e star? s.'lys Blinks. - .A pl:lte:1u of sll'l:'k icc bridges the river from the

big rnvine to the little islan•l. - We are steering straightway l<> that old Christ­

rna." pine yonrlcr, see ~pic!? - )lr. Alex (-:;rnnger, of the phllusophy ch:;:;, becomes

a mate of the third corridor. His motto was always "excelsior."

- ~loisc B\,i~vert, our former t'la~-m'ltt', t~lkes lessons on the piccolo ft·om Prof. Therrien with a view to enter­ing the Yill:tgc hm11l.

-.Johnnie O'Brien. of the minim drpartmcnt, nnd D:micl antl Will CoHway, of the junior department of 'H-1, have Ht{'ly retnrne<l.

- .\t th ') ~ovitiate last 'Ve,lnPsthy the 8tlvinst, l\lessrs. l\Ie('ormick nnrl Harrin~ton were investe1l with the h;ll.it .. r clerics of St. Yhtcnr:<. May tl1ey ever be hnppy with tlw better shar<! th<·y h:n-e chosen.

- One of the laic ;.ehcmes is to huihl a tobogg:lll sli flc which IHitli<IPxtciHl sny frum the mirhlle window nf tlw ~tnrly ~~ ~111, with inclination to about home plnte, :mel th('nee down to the nether end uf the yare!. All in fn,·or?

- Brn. G :lll:tghcr promises tt) come soon again to sec h('''" we are progrc~sing in athl<'lics and show us more tricks. .

-Mr. Will Rcdmoncl, of Dl' Knlh, i!! the last arrival nmnng th(' !'.enior.<. -~hall we h:tve that spelling mnt{:h lwfi•rc Cbristma.~,

~Ir Dore? -Prof. nighllm, nft<'r an understanding with the

llirct'lnr, hr~s tlPei•lPII to give the boys nightly !C's~on~

in gymn:l.."ti.·s. Hi~ course has alrf'ndy n nnmerou~ nttPn­

dnnce nn1l if the expcns<'.s for button~, sn~p<'n • lers ck. do not C'Om<' too hc.H~· on the Prof. he will t'ert.'linly be t<'mptcd to kf'~'P a po~ition nthcrwi ~e lucrnth·e.

162 ST. VlATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL.

- Come along boys invent more schemes to bluff the Prof. in spelling.

- G ive us a smiLe Danny! -Joseph lVIcGavick has taken to checkers. - Get Lhe bas;; for that, will you Tom ...... . ..... . - How many more days be lore vacation Spiel? .... . - \Vho says Deering ean't perform on tlle rings? . . . . -The "immortal" Shakespeai·e is now amongst. us . . - The Seniors now daily enjoy a four o'clock walk. - G\.lS has become a regular little bookworm since

the reading-room opened. - Claude can't see how Roach and Duret eat so

much in such a short t ime. - "Switch off that box car ancllet the passenger go

by .... All right go head ." - The chicken dinners served after the J ul:Jilee col­

lations were mnch reli shed. -Rev. F. Dooling lately announced that the day for

"exeant omnes" is the 22nd. iost. - The li terary readers tha.nk Rev. G. Legris, who

adds the St. Nicholas to their table. - The staff cong:ralula.te Dr. Bergeron on the very

neat appm·ance of his office. vVe all smoke ... - The fram es for the Stations have at last arrived and

will be placed in position during the holidays. -Mr. Dore's table, or table No. 2,challenges any other

table in any game whatever from baseball to checkers. - Mr. J. Deveney has gone to Manteno where he has

made arrangements to teach school for the coming t erm.

- Rev. J. Lesage, ot St. George, Ill., lately present­ed the b:tnd and orchestra $10.00 each. They thank him sincerely_.

- Riding parties are now in vogue and most every week the students engnge Cham l.Jerlain's backs and are off for the aftern oon.

- The Juniors are fast approaching perfection [IS

foot-ball plnyers and it takes a hard fought battle for the seniors to beat them.

-Now that the College has bought a new wind-mill for the farm can't we have a skating pond this winter? Think it over, Brother £enecal.

- We wo11<'l er what is that mRkes Harvy so happy lately ? What if it should turn on t to be an appendage . to his name. Eh unck. I-Iarv? . ...

_Some of the new electric lamps have been placed in the study-hall and now there is a superabundance of light. Lum inous ideas at par.

- The weather bas been exceptionally mild, and consequently the out side sports have kept the campus alive as in autumn fairest d::~.ys.

-Last Thursday's evening occured the blessing of the picture of the Sacred Face which was placed in the chapel as a memorial of the Jubilee of the year 1886.

- Rev. F. Dooling -(J,:.:'1S,: V. Pntertaiiis his many friends with musical recit!tls and electric sbocks~Official callers are not treated to electric shocks.

- A hot game of "Shinny-on.ice't 1Was played last tburscl>IY at the river by expert' ,Junior skaters. The. most promising among the.m are Calvin, Knisely a.nd Parker. •

-New members of the Band - Viateut Lamarre ­John Kelley- Justin Ricou- Geo. Graveline-Geo. Roy. With these new recruits t.he Band now numbers twenty five.

-Boys, rleserve good notes to take bou!e with yon next week, and rejoice your parents by showing them evidences of your diligence, application and gentleman ly behavior. ·

- The minims played their las t prize-games lMt Sunday under the superintendence of Rev. G. Legris. There was m•wh of the animosity displayed on St. Viateur's Day.

- Mr. Uore hand les tbe dum-bell in all the curve~,

and Mr. l\1eGavick accompanies him with the indian clubs. Mr. ~ullivan practices on the rings and teaches the minims the tricks.

- Now, boys, that yon have succeeded in getting your reading-room, fix it up. If every one does his share you can, without heavy cost, make it one of the most pleasant rooms in the house.

- Bro. Lauzon ha s a neat workshop in tbe basement opposite the printing office. All directions for new turning pole, parallel bars, etc, are to be left. in the Bro's box before vacation.

-Last Thnesclay Rev. E · Rivard C. S. V., Rev. Lauzon C. S. V., and Rev. Lucier C. S. V. assisted Father Langlais in St Mary's, Il l. in solemnizing a re­quiem High Mass in honor ot Bishop Bourget.

- The best penmen this year nre, amongst the com­mercials, E . Bennet, J. Bennet, J. Moore, J. Roach, G. Brosseau, A. Mueblenpfordt, and W. Stafford; the best classi1·al penmen are J. McGavick, T. Lyons, S. Saindon.

- Rev. Fr. l\1arsile C. S. V. was pronouncedly lucky in signing the right nnmbers at the Kankakee Catholic fair. He drew several valuable articles, among others, a set of parlor chairs, elegant cushions, and perfumery. It appears we'll be allowed to try our luck on these fancy things ere we wend our ways elewhere .

-The exercise of tbe Jubilee took place on the 7th. 8th. 9th. inst. During the course of instructions given were agreeably heard the strange and eloquent voices of visiting clergymen am_?ng others two former students of St. Viateur's, Rev. Z. Berard, of St. Anne, Ill. and l<ev. F. Rielly, of Gilman Ill. The closing exercise, general com­munion , was most edifying.

- The debate in first grammar last week was entered into with great zeal and earnestness by the young par-

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SUPPLEMENT MENSUEL. ~:o+-~--

NOTRE FOI ET NO T RE LANGUE.

. VOL. II. BOURBONNAIS, ILL. Samedi, ll Dec. 1886. No 1.

LE SOURIRE.·

Rien n'est plus beau que toi, Sourire,

Lorsque tu voles te poser,

Aussi léger que le zéphyre,

Sür de.s lèvres d'enfant, comme pour les baiser!

La bouche fraîche où tu reposes,

Suave lieur entre les fleurs,

S'épanouit comme les roses

Que l'aurore au matin inonde de ses pleurs.

Le jour don nP moins de lumière'

Après de ténébreuses nuits

Que ton apparition chère . N'apporte de raytms aux regards où tu lms:

L'expression se transfigure,

L'auré<•lc de l'illéal

Semble illuminer la figure,

Telle une flamme fait resplendir le crystal

Est-ce l'âme qui 'se révèle.

Reflet de la Divinité,

Et qui sur notre chair mortelle •

Ainsi que sur ht cire imprime sa beauté?

Ta forme pure et diaphane

Annon.:e partout Je bonheur;

n semble que la joie émane

De toi, chaste Sourire, ineffable splendeur!

Tu nnéris surtout l'innocence,

Couronnes les fronts enfantins

Et comme ta seule présence

Pare d'un doux éclat la figure des Saints!

Dans le long exil de la terre,

Souvent nos yeux versent des pleurs,

Et, plus craintif qu'une chimère,

Tu désertes les traits que voilent les douleurs.

Mais, 1~-haut, tout chagrin expire:

Sur nos fronts alors, pur, joyeux,

Fleurira l'éternel Sourire,

Langage du bonheur et lumière des cieux.

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CONSTANTINOPLE ET LE SCHISME D'ORIENT (suite )

Pencbnt que l'Europe, victorieuse de la barbarie, confiante en sa :florissante jeunesse, s'avançait ainsi les bras tendus vers l'avenir, un point noir, menaçant as­sombrissait l'horizon politique de 1 OrieJJt. L'islamisme repoussé au sud reparaissait à l'est. Une. nouvelle puis­sance s'élevait alors sur la puissance d ivisée des Arabes et allait rajeunir en quehJ.ue sorte la guerre que le coran avait déclarée à l'évangile. C'étaient les Turcs, peuple d'origine tartare, qui embrassèrent, ·à l'exemple, du plus hardi de leurs chefs, la secte de Mahomet. Tout p liait devaRt eux. De victoire en victoire, ils s'é­taient approchés de Constantinople, l'avant-poste du monde catholique. Divisée entre elle-même, séparée du cent.re de l 'unité, que pouvait-elle contre un ennemi aussi redoutable, l'ennemi commun du nom chrétien? Les sophismes de ses philosophes la sauveront-ils des fu ­reLtrs prêtes à éclater sur elle? Les arguties de ses théolo­giens feron t-d ies rentrer dans le fourreau le cimeterre de Mahomet? L'éloquence de ses orateurs anêtera.:t-elle l'élau irrésistible des bataillons musulmans ? Hélas! non. C'est le jour de la rétribution qui se lève; c'est l'heurt~

du châtiment qui va sonner. Les armés des califes inon­dent les plaines de la Palestine, plantent l'étendard du prophéte sur les bords des lacs de la Judée, sur les r ives du Bosphore, en face de la capitale des descendants dégénérés des Césars.

Dans une semblable extrémité, Constantinople tourne les yeux du coté de l'Occident. Le cris de détresse que poussa Alexis Oommèue fut entendu. Le pape Urbain lut ses lettres au concile de Clermont, et l'Europe, comme un seul homme, s'ébranla au cri formidab le de " Dieu le veut!" Huit fois, el.Je se précipita sur l' Asi~ pour faire un rempart de son corps à la chrétienté menacée. Pendant deux siècles, elle proc1iguera ses tré~ors et son sang pour arrêter les envahissements de cette doctrine qui se propagea à la pointe du Glaive, qui porte partout avec elle la corruption des mœurs, la ruine des sociétés.

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ol'Ires chevale1·esques des croisés? Se jeta-t-elle tlnns les hms de ceux qui lui ap]Jortuient l'union, ln force et. le salu t : Comprit-eJJ e au bon:: de quels abîmes ses en em s l'avaient conduite? Renia-t-elle son p:lssP. de lilcltetés , de tra hisons eL d 'apos tasies ? .Il semlJb d \ tbord qn' ellc sabit touttl l'émitJ enee ,elu péril ef". l•• grandeur dts des­Lin Ges que son reLo ur }, l ' nn it.;, pouvait réalif.e r. Déj <t un empire chrGt icn éta it fond é à J érnsalelll ; la cro ix victo­rieuse re>'plendissa.it snr le tomben. l\ du Christ; l' isla.rnis­me était refoulé aux déserts où il était né, pomy mourir dans l'impuiss~t twe; le l'on ti fe Romaiu, Vicaire de Dien, Chef et P t-re de cette fami lle des nations chrétiennes, appnyé d' un côté sur J ésus-Cllrist eL de l':mtre sur l'Eu­rope, poussait. les génémtions naissantes dans les voies de la g loire, de la liberté et de la pros péri té. J amais la foi, hjus li t:e cllarn.i.sottne s ' é taient étreintesdan~ un plus é troit embrassement; j amais le rê\·c sublime rle l'uni­té brisée par l'Llérésic I1 e Lrilla nvec plus d 'espoir aux y eux elu genre !JUmai n. Qui pouvait prévoir la fi n des triomphes que les armées chrètienues venaëent de rem­porter en Ori.ent:, Quels prodiges le monde ne pouvait­i l pas opérer, sons la direction fi e ces pontifes im mor­tels, qui. avaient fl,tit naître au dedans une union si fé­conde, et pu susciter au dehors un si vaste mouvement? , L a dupli cité, la j alousie des G recs l'em porta e t ané­anti t pour toujo urs ces glori eux projets. Les exigences, les tergi versations de Comnène envers Ees défenseurs ~onlva plus d'une fois, clès le déb ut cles Croisad es, l'in ­cl ignation des chevaliers chrétiens.

L'empereur Manuel, nu milieu de ses protestations de reconuai sance po nr1e roi c1 e France, Louis VII, mettni1 les Turcs au courant des desseins de l'ai·mée latine et enfrmta par son in fîm e fourberie tous les malh e ur~ de la seconrle croisade. Isaac l'Ange livra les 100,000 com­battants de l'Allemagne entre les mains de Salad in, et surpa<sa par ses perfidic:,s en vers les croisés les souvenirs od ieux de ses prédécesse urs. Enfin l'ère si pleine cle promesses des g uerres saintes finit avec S t . .Louis expi ­rant sur les côtes de Tunis. En vain J ean Paléologue, pr'"-;ent au concile de Florence, emporta avec lui à By­zance la foi du g rand Con:;tautin; le peuple l'accnsa de trahison et s'endurci1; plus que jamais clans le schisme.

C'en estfait! Rien ne peu t plut> sauver cette vi lle coupable. Mahomet est aux portes de Constantinople; ses murailles abandonnées s'écroulent devant lui ; le croissant remplace. pour des siècles la croix St Jr le dôme de Ste. Sophie Ste. Cou vert elu sang chrétien , l'im placaLle vainqueur pénètre dans le temple de Dill u, s'assied, com­me pom recevo ir les hommages des vaincus, sur les autels où reposent les ossements vénérés des apôtses et des maryrs! Voilà le nouveau maître ques'r.st donné Cons­tantinople. Voi là celui qui se fera maintenant oMir et honorer à l'égal d'un dieu! La métropole de l'empire et d es préter:dus pat riarches œcuméniq ues sera. désormais

(Jt!!J!' , . î: ~~ .,

. )i··· ·~ ~;~. le sir"ge des rnuftis, la cnp1tàlë elu Înoi1dè anti- ëhî·étien!

A.i ns.i i Qmbait le Bas-'Empit·e, ap;ès plus de 011<1e cents ans d'existence, victime de son hérésie et c1c son aveng•lernent. CetLc chûtc eutraî n>t après ell e les pl us déplorabl<:•s cl ésastres, cl ont les conséq ~ton cos, après plusieurs siècles, a.l:U'i JJCnt aujounl ' hui l·e monde ent ieF: les Tur<.;S placés >t l'e JJtrée dn conti nc> nt cnroi)f<éù, eom ­me une pe1'pétuelle meJtace ,pour la cll rét ienté jusqu'aû siècle de Louis XIV; lit Russie conf<omman t sa sépar ::tlion avec le St-Siége et d'un jou.r <i l'autre pr&te <t courber l'Occicl entsons le joug tyra.nn·iq ue des c;za t·s; la déc répitud e el u pouvoir ottoman exc itant plus rle. troubles, panni l e~ nations, qu'antrefois Je succès de ses armes, et le cléJ~­melllb remen t de son terri toire ,\ la veille cl e j eter les pcu­pl•~s dans une g uerre génér:-tle. Et pour les infortunés hab itants de Cons tantinople, quelles n'on t pas éL6 J epui:; leurs souffm11ces ? Asservis, pill é~ , déslwnorés, assass in és, m ~lsS~tc rés, leut" pl.n intes t;t·is de douleur 011t retenti cl'uu bout du mond e <L l' ~wtre et s0nL parvenus jusépùl. nous . Le se ul récit de leurs maux a .:;uffi pour jeter l'E nrope dans la stupeur et t~d re t:Lire des ha in es et des ambi t ions séculaires. Mais aussi ils l'ont voulu . Quand les derni ers retranchements de Jenr vill e tombaient so ns les coups rle l'ennem i, ils repoussaient Jessoldats cle la croix uccou rtlS à leur se<.;o urs, en s'ùc riant : ·'Plu tûl le tu1:ban de Mohomet à Consta ntinople que la t iGre <l u Pnpc!" Ils ont refusé iusqn' uù. hL fin de sc ;:;o umett.e h la s npr( n ; ~\ie t ntdairc des s uccesoeurs cle Pierre, protectrice des droits i rn­prescrip ti l)les de la consc ience, eh bie1 J! anjon rcl'hu i ils gémissent trop j ust.ement sons le c imeterre des sultans

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et demain ce sera so us Je knout des cza rs ! Leu r rn artyre ne sem ~le pas touc;her <1. sa fin, puisqu' ils n'ont cl 'a uLre libérate ur qne l'auto~rate des Rttssies, le bourreau de la P ologne, le persé<.; uteu r de cette nation qt ti tant cl e fais a sauvé l'Europe par sa vaillan<.;e, et qui memt a u­jomd' hu i si héroïq uement pour sa rel ig ion , dans les déserts g lacés de la Sibérie!

L 'histoire e::; t Iii. pour attester ce . fait: T onte église qui Sfl s,>.pare de Rome hisse un père po ur prendre uu maî tre, un protecte ur pour prenrlre un tyrau. Et vour­tant, n'est-ce pas lù le but OLt tendent tous les gouver­nements actuels? Que v oyons-nous partout? Les efforls les plus aeharnés pour soustraire les âmes à l'autorité

-de Dieu, les tentatives les plus perverses pour asservir l' Eglise <\ l'Etat .

Que vo ulait la Pr usse en mettant en force les lois iniques de Mai? Ressusci.ter l'Etat-dieu de Rome. Que veut l'Italie en (l épouillant le St"-Siège de sa couronne et de ses prérogatives ? Soumettre J.e Vicaire de J ésus­Cllrist à César. Que veù t la Russie <"n marcllant vers Constantinople? Y établir le siege de la force brutale, d 'o ù elle 8touffera tou te liberté et tonte loi s ur la terre. Leti revers de cette ville malheureuse à la veille de passer sous le joug d ' Lm nouveau maître n'ouvriront-ils

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LE CEHCLE FRANCAIS.

de la catholicité, de visiter la capitale où demettre le Père commnu des fidèles! La ville éternelle a hien chan­gé depuis que les vandales piedm.ontais y ont p énétré; , mais le chré tien retrouve encore ici la patrie de ses ancêtres dans la foi: les ans peuvent altérer la face humaine, mais quel rst l'enf"tmt qui ne saurait reconnaî­tre. sa mère? C'e:s t bien toujours ce sol oü se mêle la ponssière de tant . de gé1~érations i.ll ustre~ et qu'a rougi le sang de milliers de martyrs; voilà les catacombes dont la nuit était plus brillante que le j our qui éclai­rait les géni es payens; devant vous g isent ces gi­gantesqu Js monuments d'un autre ige qui célèbrent le triomphe de la vérité Sut· l'erreur, s'élèvent ces temples qu'ont e111bellis les beaux arts et dont la grandeur fait rêver à l"Infini! En cont.emplant cette cité avec tousses impérissables souvenirs et ses destinées immortelles, qui peut retenir ce cri qu'elle arracha tt l'infidèle Byron:

Oh B orne! rn y country! city of the soul .' The o?·phan of the hem·t ?mtst tu?ït to thee, etc.

:Mais il nous tardait de voir le souverain Pontife, celui d011t ln dignité peut seule conv.enir à la majesté cie Rome. Avec quel empressement nous nous rendîmes an Vatican en apprenant qu'une audience .nous avait été accordée. C'était dans une circonstance solennelle: le Saint-Père elevait recevoir une adresse de. la part des repré~entants des différents cercles catholiques d'halle. Plus de trois cents prrsonnes l'attendaient dans la salle du Consistoire. Le pas des gardes retè.ntit sm· les pavés de marbre, le cœ ur se serre d'émotion, l'œil cherche cellli qui est le premier parmi les hommes. Il paraît !-Le voilà le vieillard vêtu de blanc! Il est courbé sous le poids des ans et sous le rincleau d'universelles rt:lsponsabilités ; sa main ne se lève qu'en tremblmtt sur la foule agenouil­lée sur son passage; sa chair a la transparence de la cire et ses cheveux la blancheur de la neige; ses yeux noirs brillent d'intelligence et de finesse; son vaste ft-ont, siège des plus grandes pensées, est plein de noblesse et de majesté. Il s'est assis sur son trône entouré de dix-sept cardinaux, les princes rle l'Eglise. Q'est le Docteur, c'est le Roi! C'est le Vicaire de Dieu, le successeur rl'innom­brabies Pontifes! L'oracle de .notre foi, le dernier rem­part de l'ordre moral, en oe monde, contre les coups sans cesse renouvelés de l' injustice et de la force triomphantes!

11 se lève pour répondre à l'adresse qu'on lui a présentée: il se redresse et domine tontes les têtes; son geste est fréquent et ferme; sa voix, sourde un peu, est tout feu et énergie; il parle ainsi pendant pins d'une demi-heure, répétant l'éternel non pnsmnu.o, des Papes qui a vaincu toutes les puissances de la terre!.. . Il finit en donnant la bénédiction Apostolique: ses yeux et ses mains levés an ciel semblent vouloir en faire des­cendre tous les trésors sur ses enfants. 0 paternité divi-

ne des ('(mes! 0 royauté fondée Sl'ir l'amou.r le plus inébFanlab le et le plus èloux!

Avant de ~ortir du Vatican, Mgr. Malatha a cu l'obli­geance de conduire quelques uns d'entre nous dans les salles qni avoisinent les appartements privés du S:1int­Père. Nous visitons aussi sa chapeJle: SOll prie-dieu est tout près çle l'autel ;son chapelet de lapis-lazulite monté en or, pelld au mur; nous nous en em,Parons; on le touche, on le baise à qui mieux mieux; les gardes re­cloutent un vol et nous ôtent des ma'ins cé précieux ros:lire sur lequel Léon XIII attache ses pieux ave, ces fleurs de l:t prière dont il couronne chaque jour le front de :Marie.

Il est plus difficile d'obten ir des audiences sous le Pape actuel que sous son il!ustre prédécesseur. Ben,ucoup de visiteurs p<•.rtent de Rom~ sans avoir eu la consola­tion de voir le Souverain Pontife. Pie IX, le pape aux grands événements, qui parlait si f~tci lement et si éloquem­ment, se plaisait à reeevoir ses enfants qui lui venaient de toutes parts, ce qui n'a pas peu eontribué- fait unique peut-&tre dans l'histoire-à établir les liens intimes qui u.1issent aujourd'hui l'épiscopat elu monde entier au chef de l'Eglise.

Léon XIII se pbit dans son cabinet d'étude. Le pen­seur et le diplomate dominent chez lui. Il ne p~rle jamais qu'il n'ait écrit au paravant; il sl1it les aff?Liresde l'Eglise de près et réserve ses audiences surtout poür les évêques. Ceux qui ont été reçus pri vément s'accordent à louer sa bonté et son affab ilité. Un élève de la Propagande me racontait que l'un d'eux, .~tant reçu en audience· par le Saint.-Père, avant son départ de Rome, se présenta de­vant le Pape avec une fb11le d'objets parrni lesquels· . .,e trouvait p:tt" h~sard ntw tabatière. Le Saint-Père, qui prise beaucoup, lu i demanda aussitôt ch1 tabr1c. Celui- ci lui répondit qn'il regrettait de n'en pas avoir. "Suis­moi, répliqua Léon XIII et voilà que, clans la pièce voisine il se met tout bonnement à remplir la tabatière du jeune prêtre qni se confondait en remerciements. ,, Prends toujoms, tu en donneras à ta mère." C'était faire du mêrn'3 conp clenx heureux. Qnelle admirable · simplicité unie à la plus touchante l;enùresse de cœur dans cette noble intelligence! Voilà que celui qui régit la chrétienté s'oublie avec le plus humbl e de ses enfants. Qui ne s'attacher:xit à un tel père? Aussi un des regrets les ph1s amers du pèlerin en s'éloignant cle Rome c'est de dire ad ieu à l'auguste Cf1ptif du Vatican. Comme les yeux se fixent sur ses traits paternels et ne s'en dé­tachent qu'avec peine: Ce dernier -regard a la tristesse poign~nte de l'adieu suprême. D'antres le reveàont entendront sa voix, tomberont à genoux sons sa main bénissante, q.u md je n'aurai jamais. plus ;;e bonheur! mais je l'ai vu une fois et ce sera te souvenir de ma vie.

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tWJIIIIIII&. Tbe eabjeclwas ~o&BellolYed that &he Confeder-1fel'e juaUJed in lleCODdi.og from the U niou.."

_.... oore ll1ld tioat\h lOr \he oeptivt:t were Tic-. torioa . Grandchamp's y al!lrmed his aide of the qdedioo wUb mach spirit.

- Rn. Father anile C. V. is itlvit~ tol.!aiat.oo .tne.day, December 10., at the elevation to the

s.cn.d minittfy ef BeY. Thomas Keatney, of \he raub of 88, and tbeD lhe etauneb upholder or the Journal Maft Our pred~or Ita tbe be:.rtiest weUwLbing of .a.. preaeat. stall' aad atudenta who all awa!t a visit and tbe ltd blaing of 8ev. Father Kearney.

-The Balld plsya alrady cbarmiugly. It i5 really utooiahing that \he raw recn1it& enlisted ill September are al:rady capable of pJayiog, aJmocst as grown arUa&a the diJI'lcult music which their Director bas lately Jat.roduoed. To tbe credit of all it most be said tb\ the practices ba"Ye been usidootJSiy attende-d, anti tM result f'ully l'E'p&fa their exertloll$. The •<Galop locantation" or ••V•uaoviana," toy Ripley, And "Ma­rengo," aJao by Ripley are \be best !!pecimen of our baodists. Tbey have, besides, learned "lA Marcio Fuoereo" and are soon to intone a new "B.uso Obliga­to" Wbf're Hugh will ron Barny OpflO!Jit ion as solo1st. Aodrew Kerr, of Kaukakee, now beaLs the snare drum and dON i\ "NA11)' llnJy." •

VARIETlES.

The llli11• in an editorial says the librnry or reading room ill bo place for '"rl\Cket;" t.bat those who pral'tise such Pf1'Dka do t.heir fellom~ more hRrm tbnn t.b~>y are aware of; that these JiW<mry eocinli ts defraud otbers ohooir ~ime, right.s and privilege3-~hey rob. Conclu­sion: n'!IJl'OOl tbe rules uf the plnct-; !!ilcn<'C, snlitu1le mUif. reign-DO OOi!IJ f~tep, no hoi~terOU8 laugh, nO uonect'e911lry Wk. Profit hy U.ese timely remarks, J'ehrl-era.

• • • E. U.

nsie, thou ttn divine which 80tne Hght-winged Fairy mu\ indeed bave atolen from heaven. how many t1

dull hour of \be at.udent.'s monol•>nous life thou ch~r· est in thy happy meMures! .... WhAt more JlCDuinc enjoymeot Uwt to listen to too orchestra's varied me. Jodies 110 artfully aud nqui8Uely weaved into one ripe IDellow eaaemble 1 a harmony in all which Oows along Uuoagb climbing ~· and again down rapid frtr· ~~ut'w>tl . .•. To Mar &bee-e tremulous swells, t.he ~t orcbea~ crab, the py all"'}~tiD, and the hundrerl cAh«r wa)'1 music bat or brellthing forth in cadence soft, or IU'ODg or gay-thb all ftlls the ear and through it the bean, \be eoul wiLb pu~\ delight .••• Did you ever ilGMtmllo the now o{ tb~ lonely flute or clarionet or

shrill piccolo discowsi.ng from a third story window some highland strain? no1.iced you ever how theso &otch or .~wiss arias ftoat gaily over the quiet air, in quest, a.s it 1te.re., of tbe.ir parent mountains, and l(lse themselves OYer Ute pmiries? It is true they soroetimes n!'CAl1 u certain spring birds or 'WAter fowl with long beaks a.Dd a peculiar err l 'I"bat is amusing I ... But do they n<a also after recall, uggest, $pe"!tlt mttny sentent.i­meuta the fancy loves to fondle? 'Tis true. Yes, mu ic, that " pbere-de5eended maid," the "nymph endeared, .. hath a charm, an " all comm:mding power" to breathe forth the passions, the tbuught..~ Ute subtlest sentiments o£ the soul: To these li.)rt.unate &Olls of the lyre, pipers and t.oowrs of kinds we say: bravo! Well dnnel More powt'r to ye!

• • • G. E.

The dowers? yes, I may write a line to these fair, frail compani~)m of our studious hours. Their gentle frngrance ruleth our spirit.s all. Lilies iu Winter! See \hem nt. yonder shrine, how lovingly they surround the Virgin! how confidingly they open t.heir beart.s to the .Motber! how, worshipful, they wnive profust!ly around her there sweet inceMe! Ob Rminble innocence l The sun's slrny gleams desceurl from the c:'loud.obscur­ec-1 heaven curious pe~p through the foldings or tho curtain to steal a pa..~ing kiss ... Like a vi iting angel the silent, ~>poli('SS !loow lrt~mblingly hovers at thenar· row sill without, ami sometimes ~to~ tQ sit.., in ron. temp!n.tion M it were, and compare<~ its own immacn· lntencss wit!~ the loYingly confiding worshipper within. I3ut soon the eddying wind toors it from it.s contem­plative cornor and thus ends the Tisitation of the sister angel, the t-iny flake of snow ... See over here how playfully this young ivy jumps fro~ Its cosy nest and sport.s in impish capers at. it.s borders, on its sides, ita bottom all around-in a word, like 11 creeping, tum­bling habe, it must feel an1l touch every thing wit.h lt.s little IM, glos.«y, mcddlcs•Jme little fingers. One shoot chfMiliCS to climb along the chain that rocks it.s nat.h·e rr:ullP; gr.ulually it mounts till now it reaches t.he top­mrl.'lt link and In.ughs at its sisters below lo see itself 8<>

high. .E.

EXCliA 'GE.

TM w~h Currr>nt is the name of a new, an•l DOW&j

visitor from Chicago. lt contains the ::oifted grains, the distilled quintes..<~enee or the week's univen.al doing!~; besides th(.'Se it tells ••Tales from • hakespesre," gives some very startling figures about France going into debt at the "'t'~ or t92,600 per hour, !!peaks of Wales, tbt~ New ~ortb and otber topics of interest.. The Ott~·

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is intended for school reading rooms. Come a,gain, Cur­rent.

The Penman's A1't Jow·nal is. fu ll of spl:enclid Cllrves and tn·acti cal ad vices on driving the pen. The article on "Signature'' is excellent alild it is much to be desired that what is. therein taught would be unive:rsal:ly practised, '. viz: "Sign your name legih1y.'' The illustrations are · quite n,rtistic, especiaiiy the study on "Facial Expres­siol'l:'' The example of "c0rrect position" is as plain and forcible as the accompanying article.

The HamillanOoUege Monthly is becoming more volu- · minous, it seems. A look through its twelrty pages of solid matter, ·all essays, poetry, editorials etc., leaves the general impression of a good paper. The su bjecLs are very d iversified and such as may be easily treated by studei1ts. The prenl!i ling style is, so far as we have read, an easy and simple, not affected and generally correct one. The essay on Glrarlemi\:grre rather presents ·him as a "b:utcher;" another column could have been writ.tPn to show as well how he was a patron 6f letters and a promoter of civil, religiuus, and temporal inte­rests.- It would be easier to name the few english authors who are an exception to the rules of ''He loved, he drank, he sang, and he died poor" than Yice versa as N. Lemmon tries to show in a very short article. Sallie ·G rimes is an old hand and manages cleverly enough the "Use of words." What N. L. says in an editorial on modern literature is very true and has o!t­en been proclaimed before; but it cannot be too often repeated. Your editorials are interesting.

The Index , from Suspension Bridge, has suspendE)d its visitations to our little v illa. We know not what to surmisn ... Could it be that its "pool of vulgarity" has run completely dry? And bas its huge, dirty hippopot­amus in its fall, tremendo cum tum·ultu, crushed the sur­rounding weeds, "the staff?" lt must have been a ter­rible fall! Sthmge we did not feel the shock! ... Say Index, if you are not dead, wake up, wash your face clean; let's see you play the gentleman once. What! pouting!! yon pouting!'!! What a transformation!

The Emo?·y Phamix, formerly the Emory Mirtor, contains a very readable essay, full of practical points for boys contemplating a college career. W .. e endorse what y ou say on literary societies; as for secret confra­ternities, be these what they may, they are always a subject of annoyance and disorder and therefore we would discountenance them. Most of the articles are of a purely literary interest, the best note of the Phcenix.

The Musical Record for November is full of good music, very iustructive literature on music and musi­cians. The Major and Minor notes echo forth the gener- . al tune of the musical world. A fitting proportion of humor enlive,ns the whole. The song "Proposal Apropos" sounds charmingly with its happy accompaniment.

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ROLL OF HONOR. ';t:

LA'l'IN COUE,~J£.

Gold Medal drawn by .. , ...... . ..... J. 1t:cG:t~ ick. ' - -, _, · -. ~ - · r ·-, 1 :

SILVER MEDAL.

W. CJonvey; F : D,tnclutand, anrl S. Snindon. Dist.inguished-J. Ricou, V. Larr.ari·e, L. GranacllarinJ),

P. Wilstaeh, R. Fitz-gerald, D. Cnhil l, J . Gorc1en, 1': Lyons, L. Falley, A. Bes~e, H. Lingle, T: Nor~oy l e, b ·. R}cou, A. Frazer

COMMERCIAL COURSE.

Gold M.edal .. . . .... . .......... . .......•. ' F; Lesage. Silver Medal ...... .. . ... . .. .. .. T . Burns and J. Moore. DisLinguishe1l·- J. Bennett, E. Bennett, E . Graham, J, Kelly, J. Bdton, W. Ly rn::i11, C. Leggett. A. Letout­neau, H. Baker, .J. Rnger, B~itLl, Adams, Cahdn, Ehr.ieh, G. E vrard, G. catfer, V. Qyri'er, G . Brosseau, J. Bt1tz.

CONWAY MEDAL.

Equal ly deserved by J. McGavick aHd J. ])foorE).

CONDUCT.

Senior depa;rtment. Gold medal. ... . . . ........ . .... . ... . R. Fi tzgernld . The following cleserve 100. E. Graham, P. Granger, H. Legris, A. Muehlenphford, J. Suortb, r. S"1ffer, T. Whalen and T. Burns.

CONDUCT.

Junior Department. Gold Med<tl ......................... . . W. Lel1man.

Distinguished- E. Raj otte, Uriffin llllcl T. Maloney.

Minim Department.

Politeness l\'le(hl. . ....... . . ........ .. ... L. Falley. V. Lamarre 100. Distingnished- Jas. Tierney, A. Fontanelle, H. Lin- ·

gle, A. LetournP.au, A. Mavcotte and E. Harbour.

GOING TO SCHOOL.

Education is a training and developing of the natural powers and faculties of m~tn,. bringing tlwm forth from the rude state of inaction to one of continual exertion. It may he considered under three heads, viz: pl1ysi.cal, moral, and intellectual. Physical education is a streng.th­ening and training of man's body, accustoming him .by different exercises, · to bear with c:ourage the fatig~es anc1 hardships which he may have to undergo through-

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out the GQU,FSe Qfhis life of l(J.bor a,nd of sweat. Moral edu­cation teaches hi_m the laws of right and wrong, the pre~ cepts which he must observe, the points proposed to his belief; it prepares him to sustain triumphantly the doctrines to which he adheres, and ev-er exh;orts hlm to lead a truly moral life by showing him its convenience and necessity. Intellectual education, or ectucation prop­erly, ~so calle,d,(yetin a restricted ~ense,) isa drawing out and perfecting of the faculties ofman's intellect. It be­gins in early youth and continues on with each year of r;nan's stay on earth. It instructs him in his bearing to the world aroupd him and to his fellowmen. B¥ it he gains a knowledge of the planet on which he lives, ann of those others which surround it.It helps him to the proper and beneficial use of the m:~ terials scattered throughout nature. It enables him to become a member of refined and cult~red society, and his success ·in the various stations of life is owing solely to its influ-ence.

Either, tllerefore, man must make use of intellectual / education or fall hack into a state of ignorance :1.nd ~ alm·ost barbarism. Hence may well be understood its -~ great necessity. The lack of opportunity has debarred. f' . many a fruitful genius from occupying a high pl:1.ce

' among the ranks of great men.

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"Chill Penury repressed their noble rag•~, And froze the genial current of the soul." In ages past education was not so easily obtained as

now. During tlle Middle Ages, the great boon of printing being unknown, it was scarcely possible to obtain a knowledge of even the more common branches. Hence, perhap~. the reason why we have so very few great men oftlln.t period. During the reign of Charlemagne, there was a certain revival in learning caused by his great taste for knowledge; but it was only transitory. The great revival dates with the invention of the print­ing-press in the 15th century. With the easy diffusion of books, knowledge was l ikewise freely spread and the educwtion of the intellect was placed within the reach of all, though we doubt whether the education of morals was benefited.

Many are the means employed in imparting education. This country may boast of its great success in this matter, for it possesses, perhaps, the best sy stem of public instruction now in use. The "Public School System" of the United States ie noted everywhere. According to this system all classes may receive a thorough rudimental education. Grer.t interest is taken in its schools. by the State; and funds, if they be suffi­cient to insure success, will never be wanting. The board of Directors gives its undivided attention to the welfare of the pupils and teachers, and no stone is left unturned in the effort to make the Public School Sys-tern a complete success.

But in this 'system there is one great deficiency, and that is its lack of religious instruction. All, Catholics included, must contribu te to the maintenance of the schools. But there is no Catholic parent who can partake

•of the benefits of the system on account of the deficien­cy o£ moral instruction. The Catholic Colleges and Univer11ities supply this defect. To these then is the Catholic parent obliged to send his children; and here they receive an education complete in all its parts, be- . cause it embraces not only the training of the mind and body, but what is of greater import, that of the soul.

The prospect for education in this country is one of the brightest. And if the moral education could but keep pace with the intellectual, America might be prouct of citizf>ns, remarkable alike for their learning and morality.

Jos. McGavick. 2n<i. Rhetoric Class.

JOHN B'S FIRST COMPOSITION ON THE REAUTIES OF NATURE.

Almost every one is affectect more or less by the beauties of nature, but there are many who, although, fully appreciating the innumerable lovely things of this life, when asked to write about them are forced to give up. Among this class the writer may be included. He could not write a decent composition on this subject to save his life.

He loves to be out in the cool fresh air about as well as any body and he hates to be cooped up these fine moon-lit nights; but these things do not give him -any sublime thoughts, and if they did, he would not know how to express them.

The first snow storm of the season gives some very fine thoughts, but it reminds · him that Christmas is coming and it is about time for him to shoot that straw hat of his.

Of course he knows that there are four seasons. Spring, when the birds are singing; then all nature so busy growing may be likened to youth when all is hope and happiness. Then comes Summer; every thing is now in full bloom and this portion of the year can be compared to manhooct. Next Autumn makes its appear­ance, and reminds one that he is growing old. Lastly comes Winter with its snow, ice and cold winds. This season makes one think of old age; the snow is like white hair; and the cold is like the chill indifference with which the world treats an old person; and as the world is glad when the old man dies and gets out of the way, so also do we laugh when old winter dies and is buried under the green turf of youthful, happy spring. (- If you want a good composition on nature, read Thomson's Seasons j he is good.)

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CATHO U C NOTES. Bisho p Cu r ti~ w:1,s well known for his zeal and devoted­ness:rus a tJriest and great t:1 ·ngs :1t·e expected from him 1n the po~'ition which te now bolcts.

Cincinn f1:ti nnr1 New York l:ltely held thei r di occ~n n P \·eparations a rc ;;tlre[tcly be ing rb acl e for the fourth synods to con fir111 the prorn nlg :t ti on of the D ecr res of ce~te;1nry of tbe di scovery oJ Am el'icn. by Cb ri s ~opher the h te Pl elln ry Council. . Columbus, whieh occurs in t he y eRr 1892. A 1no ng otll er

A br illi :111 t French 11 a vnl ofl'icer,Li eutenRnt Olivi er, · things, i t is Bp C>l\,e n of ereet i11g :i sbtue to the memory of h:'t s withrl rnwn fr om th e navy in ord er to re tire to·· t he . that tr ue hero. W'::el1ington wcu!d p10b:1bly be selected' r cli<r ious soli t ur1e .of J_,.t Tra ppe. · · · itS the fa vorm1 8])0t anc1'nt l.l!e un Ye iling oftbe monum ent

"' ' . The bhnr'l of 1\l:td nrns- one of the S unrla I slan ns 11 • wouln be p:-escnt th e P res ident of the United StttteP , 1.he IndiRn Occ:J.n-will commem omte in 1887 t he 50 th. the Empero r oJ Brni l, tin GJvcrn or-Gcneral ofC:tn:J. ('i fl , ann ivers:uy of the ope11ing of Chri st ian mi ssions and tbe :Presid cu ts o f th e f'i!'teen si ster rcpnbli c~ of :1m otw its inhabit:tnts. This cuincidchce wit h the floly South Amc rie:t. H eari ng of t h •~ p r oj cet, t he P ope sig_ Fath e~'s Golden Ju lJ ilee causer! him to grant th is nitied hi s in te ntion of co-operating iri . sneh a noble people n specinl blessing for that o0cas io11 . work by pub li shing doc um ents relat ive to the discov-

700 mem bers of the Illinois Catho lic Orrl er ef For- ery :omd <.'nr ly Li st ory of ..Am ericn, wL i( h n<. w r em:1 in i11 este rs and ne:1.r ly ns mnny mor e members of t he pari sh Vatic Rn L ibt·:u·y.

atten c'I Pcl hig h m nss nt the H oly Nn me C:nheclrttl, on J ohn G il;11:1ry Sl!e:1 , LL.D., in· Ids hi story of the Tb:ln k~giving clay. Vi c.1r General Conway wns the cele- Cn th o li c Church i11 tl1e U nited Statr>s snys : " 0 f'the 17'1 brnnt, an d B'a t.\1e r H od net, of S t. lVInlachy's chu n~h, prelates, li\-ing an ''! rl ecea'lerl, whase b[ographies it co n­preached a se rm on on '"1 he Chu rch ns t he Source of t a ins. 50 w ere b!l rn in Irehncl, 31 in Fr:wcc, 13 in

True Bencvolencr." Germ a ny, 13 in Mtry ln,nd, 0 in Penngyl. vania, 8 in ' Rev. Gecrge " 7asbington Bt•Wn e, nn Episcc,palian New York, 7 in Belg iu m, 4 in Sp n.in, 4 in Anstr in, 3 in

min iste r of St·t.li ,-.bnry, 1\'fary lnnrl , was r ecently bnptized Ohi o, 3 in Kentncky, 3 in Cnnttrh , 2 in Ita ly, 2 in the a Romn n Cn th oli c by R ev. D. E. Lyrn an, him <elf a con- ·west Indi es, 2 in S witzerlnnrl, 2 in Massn cL u sc tt~, ver t. M r. Bow ne is nho nt 29 y e"' rs o f age, possesses 2 in F lo ri.rl:i, 2 in Sou th Ca roPn:l., and 1 en cil in consi dcr:J ble lite i·ary abi lity, is i'l ll eloqtten t p reaeher Englnnrl, H ol lan d, Bohr rni a, Mexico, New -Er ltn s wi ck, andn t fi11~ mnsic i.a11. I-l e will prob:1 bly enter the Semi - Scotlanrl, V ermont , Maine, New Jersey , Gc lll'g i:t nnd ll ary of St. Sul 11 ice, Bnltim ore, nncl th ere prepare him se lf West Virgini a.

to be orc1aincrl n Ca t.bolic priest.. Thanbgiving D:1.\' was celebnterl at th e A meriean lYt:J.n]i o Gttri b:l\di, t he !:1st son of the notorious free- College in R ome by a banqnf't in l10nqr of the rf cent

·,boo ~ e r wb o cli rl so mn ch harm to t he Church in Italy , arr iv als otBi ~hnps Ke~ ne and Irel:l.nil , who carn e t o lnv was lately COl tvc r te rl to the Catho li c ChLtrch anrl bn.p- befo re the P ope th e plans for th e ptopo~e cl Cnth<~ l < t : tizcd in th e city of Tnrin. H e sho rtly after r ece ived University. Among those p re,.ent were Cnrdinn l M··­H oly Com m u n iou n.11 Cl Co11firmat ion n.t the httncl s of Cal'- zel!a; A rchb i;; hop Smi th, ot Ed in bnrg ; Bishop Brown­d in a! Alim oml:t of the sa me city . He is repo rt ed to be a zigg, of OAsory, Ireland; ALbot Smi th, of t he Denerl ic­ll:1nclsom e, live ly nnrl intelli ge nt youth of a.bo ut.sixteen t in·e Ord er; 1be Secre t.nr_y o f' ti;e American L ega ti on, years. It is hoped t h:1t he mny one dn y i· ,!p:tir some of n.n( 'l other Cltnrehm en and pri v:1t.e c iti zr. tB. 1-' revio u:> to the wrotw· rl o:1'" liy hi s nnscrupulons parent. t he banqn et Bishop hcla.:J rl hlessP-rl t he :urn s of Llte

c • . tt An ever-impressive ceremony la.tely took p1ace 1n 1e coll eg<.' , r;ain tecl upon t he cei ling of the l:trge dining

C:tth ct!ra l o t Bal tim ore. Rev. Alfred A. C u1· ti ~, a con- hal l. Tb e pniu t ing, which reprcseuts t he Vi rg i11 in tt vert, t he sec:re t.Hry ofC,trd ina l Gi b 1)ons, was eoosecra. terl ce le.stin.l scene as t he protectress of the U ni ted States, Bishop for t he see of \7\rilmington, D elaw are. A v~ s t r epresented by the nrms o f America, is t he work of tl1e co uco nrse ol' people wi tn e~secl the i mposing consecm- cclebmter1 arti st Torti, n·r,c1 w :1.s mu ch :1dm i rerl . tion notwithst:t;1cling t he inclemency of the wea ther. (Catholic R eview. )

L. K FOI@IAN. ·.r. FORMAN. B. E. COON. Office of

FOR MAN & COON. Praet ical house P>>int.e r s, >tnd DeaJm·s in Wall

Paper and Window Shades, l'ainters' Stock and T ools. P:tper Hang·ing· and D ecorating. Oue door so nth or l'ost Otllee, K ANKA KRll , JI.,r •.

DRAZY & SON. Genern.l Blnr:ksmith , Rep~ irs of Machines, Wagons,

Plows, and Horse shoeing. All work d•m e on short

Notice and g uaranteed. 'Near the River. Kankakee, 111.

GREG. VIGEANT,

ARCHITECT. Rooms 5 and 11,

45 LA SHlE STREET, eHICAGO, II.L

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FOUNDED 1869. CHARTERED 1874.

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~t. JJliat:eu~17 S. · €J01ll~g~, THE CoLLEGE affords excellent facilities.-for-.,1\tud.y .and;,. th~ ·acquirement of a thorough knowledge of

MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATlCS,·. C;iJA$S~C~ /MU~IC, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, and THEOLOGY. Most careful attention is paid to the,.liJHsilFless.,--tpa·in·ing of yourng men, ·and a thorough practical knowledge of BOOK-KEEPING and COMMERCIAL L-4. W . is il;nparted by skilled .Professors.

The b~st authors and most approved system of teaching •Bire adopted in al,l , grad~. of the College. Students ·may enter at any time. Term and tuition will begin with date of E)ntrance. • · · ·

Terms for board and tuition $200.00 per ~ilnum. ·· .f; ( ; · , · ; . · , • · Catalogues, and any desired information will be carefully given on application to the Director.

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No. 12 COURT STREET, KANKAKEE, ILL.

Dealer in Foreign and Domestic FANCY GOODS . NOTIONS DRY GOODS

C. H. ERZINGERS Is the place to get choice Ice-Cream, Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Oysters, Cigars and Tobacco. The large;,t Ice-Cream and Confectionery Parlors in the city.

Cor. Conrt St. & East Ave. K ANKAKEE, ILL.

CHAS. KNOWLTON'S

N.l<~W PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO,

Dearborn Avenue, 1st. Door South of QQ.urt St.

East Side, KANKAKEE, ILL.

PETER W ALZEM, Grower of

PURE ALTAR WINE. Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.

REFERENCES. Rt. Rev. Jos. MELCHOR, Bishop of Green Bay :11.t. Jtev. M. Elnk, Bishop of Leavwor~h.

REV. 1\i. L'MA-RSihE, c. -1:1. V .

. St: Viateur.is College, Bourbonnais ·Grove, Kankakee Co., Til.

SCHOOL BOOKS. LEGALBL.A.NKS.

~~ ~~ · ~ntiutm~· ·· · 8TA.TIONERY,

Books. Ne-ws, Music; . BASE-BALLS and BATS, F1SHING TACKLE.

K_.t\.NKAKEE, ILL. TOYS, CROQUET. B.A.BY O.A,RRI.A.GES.

R. J. HAN_NA,_ WHOLESALE .A.ND ltET.AJ;L

GRGCER ··· AND

COMMISSION MERCHANT 43 Court Street

KANKAKEE, ILL.

BRAYTO~ & CHRIS':['_IA~ DEALEUS in Men's, Women's, Misses' and children's fine and medium Shoes :' a,Iso all ·sizes and grades of Boots. Special inducements for

Students Two doors north of Post office.

J. ~alb~t DEALER IN

Hardware, Sto1!es and Tinware, l~ON,~AILSand WAGON STOCK

NO 13 EAST .A. YEi\'1JE, KANKAKEE, ILL. Jobbing Done to Order.

D. Q. SOHEPPERS, M. D.

292 Larrabee St. Chicago, Ill.

Dr. SCHEPPERS

Wtll be in Bourbonnajs on the lat. of each Month.

J. W. BUTLER PAPER Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers. A full line of Cards and Wedding goods

kept constantly ori hand. N,os. 173 & 175 Adams Street,

Chicago, Ill. FRED ZIPP.

Kankakee, Ill. The oldest Boot & Shoe House in the City, ----~::-:=-:----=:-=:---::=:-::-::::-:---- customers. will alWays have good Bargains. KERR BRO'S, No.17ConrtStreet,Kankakee,Ill.

. . F .A.RMERS. FIARDWARE', · 'STOVES, · IRON. ll ' Buy your Coal of and se your STEEL, TINWARE, .N,AILS, Etc., . Hay to Jobwork done in .anyp~rt'o1fthe County A; F. MEYERS. Cor. Court St. and S.ch"Qy er Avenue. Office and Yards atBourbonna.1s Cros•ma ot

KANKAKEE, ILL. _"I'elephoite Jo.1i.n~ filNi:u~m, ~-

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J. J. SCHUBERT. N01'RE DAl\IE ..1\.CADEMY, PROPRIETOR OF THE -~DIRECTED BY THE Sls:rERs OF THE

German French and American Pharmacy. -- .,. coNG~EGATION oF NoTRE DAME. l . .. 'Tbis Institution all'ords .every advant!l-ge !or

Cor. East . .Ave. & Merchant St. KANf.AKEf, Ill. :Young Ladles de,Sirous o.t-obtaln!l!g a solid and Keeps constantly on hand a !u me 0 ~ni,hed educa~lqp. _For .P,atticu)ars apply to

DRUBS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS ETC, E~C!,. • . 1\Jothet·Superior, Also a nne line <?! Toilet .Articles o! all lunas; Notre :D~me .A.ead.emy,

Fme Cu;:ars and Tobacw. Bourbonnais. Grove p-CALL AND S.EB ME . ...a:J ... ;· .. , , ... ,. __ Kankakl)e .Co .. , ln.

Kurrasch and Staga, Proprietors of

The Old Beaucllall;liJ. & Babel.) PRESCR[PT.ION DRUC STORE,

Where you can find the Largest assort. mem of Hair and Tooth Brushes Toilet articles Perfumery, Soa,Ps, Sponges and <tll varieties of Druggist Sundries. · .All should gi·ve tllem a. call, No. 5. COURT Sr. T.El.EPllONE. N o , 10

Prest~ Sanasack. : ... scH0oL nooKs. .. LEGAL BLANKs. A. Eh . h BOURBON AIS GRovE .• ILL. ..F R l .N R': · 'E . . :!\ :E L t A :M Y. . nc ·

- • · ·R N EAST C0'URT STREET General Store. Dealer in Grocenes, •·. , DJ!:""·LE 1: · · '-'l

Dry go0ds, Hardware, Cutlery, Glassware. ST A TI 0 NER Y • KANKAKEE. Also keeps censtantly on hand a large B,ooks, News, Music, . Dealer. in choicest Groeerie5, choicest stock of RE.ADY-M.ADE CLO'_£HING, . ~WJ~.ll~'ape.r,, w~~.d.o:w,J Shades. ,,bran~s.of Flour. Keeps on band constantly FAMILY MEDICINE. ·s· . ' " '"ANKA=..,.,.E IT' T· ~ ,a l¥g,e a~ortm ent of Feed and Produce. . ' · · · ·· ·· 1 •· ·-· ~· '.1\. .n::r. ' . <IJ.J.u~ ' · . Ple :-tse· call and see me before going

.ABd whOlesale Liquors. . .• TOYS PICTURES. BABY CARRIAGES. any place else. Thos~ . In · need o! choice Confectioneries

Canned goods, all •kinds o! Fruits, Fis~ apd Oy.stera.'vrlll .do weH~nd save mon~y,by calling on

T. O'GORMAN. East ~velme,

::K~nkakee.

JOHN G. KNECHT,

·Merchant Tallo!",

READY-MADE Clothing

Hats and·Caps.-Gent;s underwear.

Trunks, Valises, Furnishing Goods.

Wilson Bros' Fine Shirts.

J;.OUIS (jQ,UDREAU • •

StoveB, iron. N~lls and Wagon, \fOUd stock. Tinware:> and' Tin work of ali kinds.

. N o• 3 Court 'S:treet, · KA,NKAJ{EE, ILL. ·.

C. P. TOWNSEND. East .Ave. i door south of Knetcth 's Bl0ck.

. M;NKAKEE, ILL.

.A CARD. ....

H. L Crawford & Co., WHOLESAlE '81. RETAil

GROCERS No. 36 Court Street •

, , KANKAKEE, II,J,.

Ou.tfi<ts for CoLLEGE P APER s. •Send for estimates. WTYEBERE.,

To all whom it may concern. H · d t d h 0 p · Foundry, & Printers' Suppiies .

avmg a Op e t e ne nee Bpecim<;>n Book. a,nd E,sti:!;hat es upon Sys.tem to. all' my P. atrons, I will give applicllltion. ·write for Second-ha.nd list of

Presses and Machines. · a ft;rther di~c9unt of )Q. Per cent to 6-' & 56 Franklin St., C h icago, Ule>.

all . CJe~gymen,1 PrJ•fessors and Stu- Kankakee Ston·e and' Lime: Cumvany. 'NOS . . 2 AND 4 COURT · STREET.' dents of Bourbonnais College. Call INCORPORATED FEB. 2arcL 1867.

Proprietors of th<- Celebrated Kankakee fl at Kankakee, Ill.' at the Philadelphia One Price Cloth- . J.,irn ~ stones Quarries. · ·

--.-L-.-.D-, R-0-L:-E_T_&-.. :-B-R:-0:-::T=-H=E:=R:-.--, ingHall North W. Cor. of Court 'St. Fresh W ood bm necl Liril c

Buy the Emery $3 Shoe

-DROLET BROTHERS. 25 Court St., Kankakee, Ill.

C. WOifFE . • ~ Barber Shop. _

Under Umbach's Harness Store1 K,ank.ake\l, lll. · F.irst .Clas.s Work guaraJibe\111· .

St~dents especia11y inv1ted.

H.AND-M.Al)E Pure Wax'Ca!idies per lb .. 46 cts Moulded Wax Cangles·, " ". 38 cts: Bteartc Wax, . · " "- 20 cts Special Prices to parties buying In large quanti"

· tiel!. Catholic Prayer Books 25 ets. upwards.

CATHOLIC FAMILrBIBLES, WUh two latge clasps a.ad FancyE~ge $9.W·Sen~ ·ree to any :part ot U. s, ·on rl)ceipt.of price.

GRAHAM .&: SONS, Jmpor,.te:r~ o,! Church Gooda, Jobbers In Sci,oo

BOQks and .catholic Boo·ksellers. , ; · 113 8. pesp)~!l_les !it, .. qor;, M:on:oe, C)llcago, m.

Oonesp()ndence solliel.ted.

and East Ave. Kankakee) Ill. always on 1::\and .

. M. ~ohr~E}bner,_ Prop. KANKAKEE, ILL.

WILLIAM DARCHE.

Grocerie~,

. Dry Goods,

Yankee Notions.

BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.

BENZIGER . BROTHERS,

PrinterB to the Holy ·Apostolic See,

Publishers and Booksellers;

Also manufacturers an.d in;Jpo~tcrs of

~ihnrc'h · ~ttotm~td~ lnd

~ t~tfntut~. No. 206 S~mth Fourth St.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

JOSEPH GILLOTT'S . 'tttl ren~ .

GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. His O~ebrated Nymb&rs,

303-404-1 70-604-332, and his otlwr.styles may be had oj a.t{ dealM's

throu:; hou t the 1l'Or!d .

Joseph Gillott & SQDS. N e w- York . T

The '·JO UBNA,L'' is a fi rs t cl ass

medium for .''Al>VERTISING ." S p e­

cial attention p~tid to the printing o f

BUSlNESS CARDS~ BILL HEADS~ ETC.

~Terms reasonable.~

The STUDENTS, Editors-Prop.

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