College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Rss 'M We-ef H., - N, wwlwfffesz 'ev new lihera ly-lduncated lfleai Way, We will harken anew to the charge you presented, and sharpen our sights lest they waver to one side or to the other. We consider of particular significance for us the passage wherein Your Excellency quoted the essay, by Mazzini, on the Duties of Man: t'lVe improve with the l11llJl'OYBlllC1ll1 of huinanity, nor Without the improvement of the whole earn you hope that your own nioral and niaterial conditions will improve. G en- erally speaking, you cannot, even if you Would, separate your life from that of humanity, you live in it, by it, for it. Ask yourselves then, whenever you do an action in the sphere of your country, or your fain- ily: If what I ain doing were done by all and for all, would it advantage or injure human- ity? and it your eonsc-ienee answers, It would ,injure lllUllZlllll'AV, desist, even ilf it seenis to you that an innnediate advantage for your country or your family would en- sue froni your action. Be apostles of this faith, apostles of the brotherhood of nations, and of the unity of the human race -a principle adniitted today in theory, but denied in practice. Be such apostles Wher- ever and in whatever way you are able. Most Reverend Bishop, the Class of 1951 cherishes your wise eounsel, and pledges it- self ever to guide its destinies by the goal you have set. Indeed, because we have been privileged to sit at your feet and learn, and because we prayerfully hope the l?Vill of Good may give strength to your voice and wings to your words that they lllilj' be heard througllout Clll'lStGllClOI11, it with huinility and gratitude that We dedicate this book to you, hlost flic-verend Bishop John J. Wlright. P19

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