St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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nmmuimn IIIIIIIIIIINZ Ellli alunlg lllllllillllllll 7 ! ! 7 Y general dissatisfaction in non-Catholic bodies, for the reason that Y 5 . . I 7 ' ! I J illl! 'HIIIIIIIIIHIH Af,-'23 Another important element in development has been and is a zealous clergy zealous most of all, by their example. Lessons in good c1t1zenship should be preached here through action, the ex- ample of a good life spent with attention to a pastoral charge The greatness of such an influence is immeasurable, it has in it the calm of quiet occupation and indifference to the rasping voices of b1gotry hatred and political bickering. The priest then, should be a c1t1zen of thought, abiding by the conviction of h1s conscience having at the same time a good grasp of the issues at hand The opponents of the Church have taken courses which border on the hysterical and the results are sad. We see a the people desire to hear the Word of God from their shepherd and not a pol1tical harangue. The advancement of God's kingdom on earth IS the fundamental purpose behind all our actions, it IS the motive power of all our deeds. We have various natural means for the advancement of that kingdom' and the root of all means is the individual as a thinking unit. Better government better laws, and more respect for constituted authority, breed closer intimacy between the individual and his church and pastor, a natural result of public governmental health. We should, then principally by example, strive to overcome those disturbing elements in social life fin order to correct affairs politi- cal 1n this regard Shakespeare in his understanding manner has asked Cans t thou not minister to a mind diseased Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the foul bosom of that perilous stuj, Which weighs upon the heart The immense convention hall lies sprawled in the dazzling sun like some huge monster, and upon it is the appearance of desertion Upon entering we find the area confronting us strewn with confetti and other signs of merry-making and rejoicing, all used at the birth of the new citizen whom we have just con sidered -We grow retrospective and wonder. Was his birth in vain? Was his the life of a day? The fullness of our pride and confidence answers for us, and instead of a negative answer or even a doubting reply, we breathe a prayer for his continued progress progress not toward an envisioned Utopia but toward the ach1evement of the happiness God has appointed for man on this earth. l60ll lx X ga Ill W gn-.unmni allllllllllllllj slllr SIIIIIIE sllls 'lllllllllllllh Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, i

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wmumnr as . . . . . ,, that voters are not being taken in by 'hokum'. That there does inextricably woven in the action which made these differences more apparent The new citizen assisted in the rare feat of courage that took place in the aforementioned southern city His apostolic work has been noticeable in not a few instances and we must take cognizance of the heritage of years he has discarded. We find men in the great arena of political life unable to adjust their views of certain sharp differences of party policies who are nevertheless, very willing to carefully analyze the position of each policy and arrive at some certainty which they follow to their poss1ble disadvantage from an expedient point of view. The people of today are looking for the real meat of the political nut. Charles Willis Thompson, the veteran pol- itical economist writes. For nothing is more obvious than that political audiences are much less susceptible to dramatics than they were a quarter of a century ago. Platform pyrotechnics are more likely to engender suspicion than support. He further adds, after a review of conditions: These things may serve to show exist a percentage which can be reached and swayed through it, no one will deny. Ours is no millennium. People are approach- ing closer to the truth uttered by St. Thomas, The common good cannot flourish unless the citizens be virtuous at least those whose duty it IS to govern. f This consideration is a guid- ing star in their selection of a standard bearer. The system upon which is directly incumbent the furthering of a most desirable spirit is Catholic education. Rev. P. A. Halpin in his work The Instruction and Moral Training of Children has defined Christian Pedagogy as, a method of education which in all its details keeps in mind those great principles and those great facts which are taught and maintained and sanctioned by the Church of Christ. Such a school makes of its graduates with the recognition of their need, partakers in a work the effects of which are manifold. A citizenry zealous for better government in all its ramifications carries with it a wider understanding and consequent deeper appreciation of the Catholic Church, since the application of her moral principles cannot but secure results worthy of admiration and interest It will give a solid basis upon which to rest respect for law, the means to man s destiny here and hereafter-his own perfection Law, from the performance of man's first responsible act, is constantly present He will recognize the uses of legislation and will consequently recognize the twofold edge of a great force and consider well before determining to use it in attaining an end. 'Summa Theologica I 2 q.-'92 art. I. ki ll59ll N alllllll INIE slwls ' sl ls 'IIIIICIIIIIIIN 7 Jllhllllllllls Ill .lllllllj f-Ill: 'lllllllllllllh C

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fe img . it f U'llllI alillll lm. g E f :- S : Ill Ill E E E '- A X ,Mg 3 ', rx '1 .15 Hllllllllml X ,fr 'l . , . . H . . wx- I 0 X, 9712 r Y . l ' ' A 4 . . . . . . . . . . , . . - 1 . . . 7 7 . . . . 5 ulllllllfllllu Q - E lla - . - 5 . - 2 Ili Ulllnllnlr e Human Side of Cardinal Newman GEORGE P HAUSSER A B HE name of Cardinal Newman IS well known to every student of history and literature. Those who study history know him as the great leader of the Oxford Movementg those who study literature, as a man of unsurpassing literary endowments. But significant and scholarly as are the works and the genius of the man, there are few, indeed, who are acquainted with his human side. Men know him in his great historical, religious, political and social actsg few know him as he lived his life away from the crowded highways of humanity in the solitary solemnity of his little cell. The latter is the objective of this essay. It proposes to give the human side of Cardinal Newman. Throughout his youth he was ever a solemn, serious little lad who found greater delight in intellectual pursuits than in the rough and ready sports of the day. His was an unusual intel- lectual avidity which grew with the passing of years and won for him at the end of his primary course, a scholarship at Oxford University. Upon his entrance to the University he seemed little different from the rest of his fellowmen, yet, he possessed unusually deep religious convictions and was endowed with unexcelled powers of mind. At a very early age he found consolation in the con- viction that there were two, and two only, supreme and lumin- ously self-evident beings in the world, himself and his Creator This IS one of the great principles of Newman's life, a principle the understanding of which is indispensable for any adequate appreciation of the noble sacrifices of the man. Across every page of the Apologia this conviction stands forth in bold characters without it Newman s life IS a commingling of inconsistencies. With the passing of years his religious fervor grew more in- tense and it induced him upon receiving his degree, to begin study for orders in the Anglican Church. Here his powers of mind won the universally coveted scholarship to Oriel College one of the highest honors attainable at the University. Conscious as Newman must have been of his gifts of mind, he was never proud nor did he glory, in their possession. He was fully cogni- Q lx If will :ii T. wr? t .1 I . ' Lf ' gmlnnutig Ear'- 5 llllg llla :nnnmuun 51 He was born at the very dawn of the nineteenth century.