The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04

Mr.. j. A. McMaAter on the Bearings OF State
Schools on the Religious Education OF ths
PcOple

~~>-~~~~~~>~>~~~~~~~~~
MIR. j. A. McMaater on the Bearings Of State
Schools on the Religious Education OF ths
People.
Yesterday evening Mr. J. A. kcMaster, editor Of the
Ner Yo, Fserasn's Jousns delivered lecture on the
above subject, at Metropolitan Hall The audience
numerous A. o'clock, P. NJ, the lecturer. sccomps
MED by several Of the Roman Catholic clergy ami Others
| piesented himself and said -:
LADIES AND GssTL lit is my satisfaction feel
that the Of the which ovs other
esusesthe to which have dev oted my lifcdoes
not depend upon my arguments this evening upon
my ability generally to advocate them 1t is my salts.
faction to feel that you ladies and gentlemen, who have
honored with your presence this evening, have the
ssme deep convictions upon this subject that have,
and that your presence here the argument and the
eoquence OF the evening" and confess that this thought
relieves me from al embarrassment that must other
wise feel from the consciousness own multiplied
impefsciions and febeness 1t satisfaction to me
that night stand in the house OF my frsn Is
that stand here to offer sentiments that know the
great majority Of you slready enter tain, and tina.
stsnd here offer words that you accustomed to
oer 10 srotb and therefore Ihave OF hostile
inerp retaion words OF upfficndly criticism
have aaked presence this evening to hear some
little discussion the subject Of The bearings of
State schools upon the religious education of people
In addressing elf to this subject II rss
20 consider what light the State has to eddle In this
right to turn nurse ssd schoolmaster and take
Der its charge the Of cbdfen! In examining
this questisn must consider the stae under It's diff
erept conditions and must examine what the
dton Of the ate With which Se have TO The State
has existed heretofore ths0crscy. II has existed
under the condition CT paganism has existed Ia Ga
tholio times Christian State and it there
wards existed In certain countries Protest State
But ip of these respects have TO do with the
State The state with which have to do is neutral
Inefficient incompetent State in matters OF the soul
I and the immortal interests Of man If We bad TO
l. Ehara wand
! be no trouble in matters Of education, because
| there all power GENES directl, from Gcd-Hs voice,
tie State and. therefore, Goa hsyins tbs ~ rybt
TO educate he has the right do everything there
could be difficulty in reference TO the question Of
education BY the State. The pagan state Is corrup
ton OF the theocratic This is chief difference that
as the theocratc State God governs Immediately and
directly the pagan State makes gods own efter
its own moge presents them TO It's people for alteration
and worship and forces that Worship aad the
OF those gods upon them The service OF God know
to be perfect liberty and In like the worship
Of the state If pere,t slavery and the State
the petition its subjects elsves so
whatever eoucsson the pagan state may afford to its
people u at which the master his slaves CAris
tianity liberty into the world 1t would h.
/ pleasant and delightful thing to dwell upon the times
OF that hhsrty, and 10 what Is and what that
liberty and TIE condition of that opstlon Of
which Christianity brought into the world First OF ALL
by tbe regeneration OF baptism dignity conferred
ulon sbc soul Of man which was before unknown;
tat by the baptism Of the infant the parent taught
70 revwence in /. gilt Under organism, parents had
The NJ b. OF life death their children; but such
10 be mDst DE guaranteed by laws and for this
pGogded under the Christian theory sacra
ment. to Institute the family through marriage. The
family under psganisun, do you know what |. meant.
Ii open the documents Of classical Antiquity and
Learn th8t the family household slaves What
doee family under pure Christianity! IL IL tho
Catholic church alone that answer. Ii means the
nnisn OF hec one husband With the wife, and the
ehilGI ot this union bound together By bond per
petuol that death alone dissolve it. (Applauss
Nov FesTch paganism through, search Professionalism
through search through ali that before coming
OF Christ ard search s that has gone forth from the
Catholic Church, and nov where you ind this pecu
but in the Catholic Church you find marrsge in
dssoluhle end divorce mposble therefore where
can you ad high and holy action OF the Christsn "a
ny IL in this family that Christianity provided for
the liberty OF the individual especially the period of
The family stood between the state and the child
1t prepared the child for the State and IL
meanwhile the State from al injury from tie want OF
good morals tho part of the child 1t is thus that
arose personal liberty in the world Professionalism
huity very much what ;anism tneocracy
end paganim msde gods after its image and set
u mp TOR the wofthip Of men so Professionalism first
of all about 70 form cnurch-s after its image
IN which their own wills was the baptism and in which
its own siav.h aad political ACCOMPLISHMENT vas the
Resi- Presence and Professionalism OF necessity,
from the time of its being abrogate the Liberties Of
men uIdtr preestsns la, we kn,s very vel that
Marriage be dieeved b. divorce; therefore the child
has perpetual guarantee for its existence independent
State and thus the state comes again to subject
the child to its own inn ediate domuon take away
from the parent who has longer any right TO Il;
pr5testa-tis,D the direction Of ree on
may BE- taken fos gfented that il will the d
recion Of education which foss nom religion Zap
plsuse) But Il il iuporsnt to consider that wa h,ys
DothiDg to do With q .ocratc pagan, Catholic or a
Protestant state bot With State that itself
tirely indifferent and incompetent in all that which
ate 10 the et.rI al interests OF Oar STATE is not
Protestant state because have tina. the
Of Protest n: State is state which forms church
after lie evn viii and by force imposes seif on its be
levers Our state is not Catholic state because 1t is
the Of q Catholic state not simply TO extend 30
the Catholic Church guarantee FOR s its liberties but
Z Cstfoi Stat. prueeres tts subecon TO the Catholic
Church ali that which intrre.es with her interests of
matters Of religion ana the eternal iperests OF The
State with u may IL ple aces decree and faci III
but the minds OF the people the Tradition aud
the idea Of the family s sill living and Il rises up
beside these h.arh that its genial influences won't
10 hsllow. With the State may decree and declare
that state II do@s not know how discr inmate
true from false religion bu5 nevertheless, the
( Who compose tss Ststo have heard the story
Of Redeemer aod Ct an immortal life, and,
hence gara il is utterly impossible that they
bow they knees slaves to the State in
egop what the immortal Interests OF
tie soul. cloud spolsuse Liberty has come down
ftom beaver upon earth sad i i right aud proper that
should claim the right and the liberty Of seeking
tndIgi aoE, WIN. rish; hss thu state to NEEDLE
win education For my own part IN ~ili,Dg 20
part with iota Of tbs personal liberty which
claim. and il there que. ion ths al
mission exclusion q religion into The schools wond
object TO tie State assuming the functions q the family
ana parents snd would look upon IL with suspicion
ala1m especially when see the steps by which 1t al
ysDced In this country Of ours know that the central
zston Of roser ia the civil government Is not the psou
aItly Of mousrches for the history OF old French
ufdei republic testidee 10 the contrary; and 10
20 The ofthn1 In Of the United
stsrts particularly in this S,ste Of New York must
ray witness with alarm The close foo wing ia the steps Of
the ia French t,cobp democracy by Of the leading
and powerful zen 10 the state Ihaye feeling Of alsrm
ana appreciation when see them pro posing extend
this whole state subtle network Of aud Offices
under the sIecious of educating whi,n
rect rtighboIhOOd together binding them to towns
towns TO countee eno s hegcountie Of the state TO
Bureaucratic centre which stands hard by the door
Of TIE state Dspsi tutnt When l notes the
gr0Wirg stronger ns hey extend towards the centre
when ha, ,eigt bo- instead OF ex rcny their To-
ctl ibsrte bound 70 the TO vnshps and the town
sgips banded over bound % bureaucratic influence
think that republican and free people should be alarmed
the spcroacbm ents Of their government soc 10
tr system the proportion and the sot Of normal schools
them l0ested at centres NEST posed tbs action
81 pontjcal iIusIcs see tbem intended especially and
ezcluiyels Tor the bsung 81 teschss of the
schoos--end l know. ana every Who knows the
bAtory Of this question knows, that the brevet,
pateut CT this normal school system viii be
necessary for qualifications for any become ia-