The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-20

| up IT an carlV hour, and the children OF
each communion be respectively taught
their religious doctrines by their respcc-
tive PASTORS Now, observe the end
of this sagacions plan, devised by those
temperate, .judicious, wise, prudent, po-
lite Commissioners. II is iofsoolh 10
brine about Cancellation roput an end
To hear- burning, and divisions OF po-
lilcal or religious nature would YOU
believe II Cancellation Is the object OF
this great process, fer Transforming men
by letters Of the alphabet aud mysteries
OF the multiplication table during luur
days oi the week and then DESTROYING
passions and prejudicos, by setting two
careful guardians Of those passions Two
pltted antagonist, to marshal those young
III hostile array ; IN tram them In eon-
roversies Of blood Yes, Of blood, |
say and If mol allowed 10 say it here. |
will sing il the desert uids and wher-
ever the Roman Catholic religion al
tains the superiority, II is "A controversy
Of blood and This, iorsooth, is 10 beget
uniformity Of thought aud Loyalty of
conduct this is 10 be the panacen for
lreland's woes and miseries out on
such dwelling But oh the Catholic
priests aae meek and temperate men;
they gave their testimony as learned
men They forbid The Scriptures Oh
not they God forbid, they said they
were mol opposed 10 the Bible, they on
II wished To add a little of the wisdom
nj the eonclase Of IRISH priests 10 the
wisdom of Paul ~ the apostes---to make
the word Of God innoceni---to take the
poison out of lis balm---lo add strength
10 the leanness Of Proie slant Bibles, by
Douay notes and commenlaries---to
substitute the prescription OF (Whal dye
call them y then Plimates. for that OF
the Chief Physician of souls Let us
see what kind Of education they give.
Ill quote from the report itself; is
needlolto be very particular III what We
say. The Brothers Of the Christian
schools examined - Well, what do these
Christian brothers teach - Answer:
No copy Of The Scriptures in any oi
their schools iIhere, lis written,
my Iord.) But observe further, Two
copies oi Pastornl's Prophecies in one
oi these schools y Is, my Lord -
no copy Of Isuah's or Jeremiah's, or
! Daniels Prophecies, bnt Two copies
oil Pastorlnl's'---and further, n Sketch
! 81 lnsh History III tofm oi tatechism,
which the commissioners describe rs II
most objectionable work, aud calculated
10 keep alive hostility between Ireland
and England So much Tor the religion
and the loyalty to be expected in the
schools ol the Brothers OF Christian
Education, --ihe elite otthe priesthood,
presume. But lei us turn to the gen-
lIef aeh---lel us see What the Nunne-
y schools leaf0ns, The Holy Scrip
lures are mol read many otthese schools,
j (lhere, : lis written, my Lord, we mnst
bc very Particular Then again, the
Free schools, what Of them No
Scriptures taught, bnl Catholic cate
ehlsm Iaoghi. Where Is your liber-
/ ally now Are veto be tWltled with
want otllbefallty, when such things Stare
Us III the faee tell yon that, II states
men shut lbelr eafs 10 these truths, God
will thunder on them his proyideulial
yengeauee---ii they refuse 10 listen, he
will give bemtanlne Of the word ollte.
| say lhat il, with such a report in their
hand, they will give pthe children, and
ask us 10 give our money 10 pay for then
education, IN schools such rs these,
whore the Bible is tobc excluded, and
cateehisms OF disloyalty and treason 10
be taught, the system and It's supporters
must 60 do~a and us hme Tiny shoaH
20 dopa ! Immense cheering.) As 10
youl kiidar street school, know mol
what 10 cal II; lisa poor mongrel l---a
spawn of the Thirty years Of the French
regolaion---a wretched compromise be-
tween all that our fathers contended for,