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Show EDUCATE YOURSELVES IN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE. In his sermon last Sundayf Father French urged the students to cultivate j a thorough acquaintance with the j teaching and practices of the Catholic Church. We hope that those to wnom this advice was addressed will fully realize its serious importance. Not only should the Catholic student be an exemplary ex-emplary member of the Church, but he should be able to explain intelligently the teachings of that Church to those who-seek enlightenment. If he fails in either-he is a sorry product. Mankind Man-kind in general are attracted by the truth, and nowadays, when bigotry is fast vanishing they are more than ever ansious to get a correct view of things. The young man who has the advantage of Catholic training is naturally expected expect-ed to be conversant with Catholic doctrine; doc-trine; and his opinion is often sought on questions pertaining thereto. It is no excuse for him that he is not a priest every educated Catholic layman should be well qualified, and should regard it his duty, to furnish the desired information. infor-mation. Xotwithstanding his obligations obliga-tions in this regard it sometimes happens hap-pens that during his years at college the student reluctantly and unprofitab-ly unprofitab-ly attends classes in Christian doctrine and dogma, believing such time wasted, and afterward, when out in the world, and consulted on these subjects he has to plead ignorance. A pitiable spectacle, spec-tacle, surely, and onc-'vhich we hope no reader of these lines will furnish. Notre Dame Scholastic. |