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PURCELL, D. D., ARCHBISHOP OF CINCINNATI.
John baptist by tie Grareof God and fator Of
tie apostolic iSte, 4ArcaJi&hop Of Citeiaaati,t to
tie Cltryy and Lai(y Of our Dioctst. Grace,
and Me Holy GAott. Amtn.
ltnera5h BrtfAtra Of tie Clergy, and Eslore1
Children Of The L6;ty.
Our present most gracious Father in God,
Plus the Ninth, the Vicar Of our Lord Jesus
Christ in the government of the Universal
Church, haying ordered decree to be issued on
the 10th Of last November, approbatory Of the
acts and decrees Of the Second Provincial Coun-
Gil Of Cincinnati, which had been previously
submitted to the examination and Judgment Of
the Sacred Congregation Of the Propagation Of
the Faith, it becomes our duty to promulgate
them rs, henceforth, an integral portion Of the
laws Of this ecclesiastical province.
The cause Of education must ever enlist the
synlpathies and excite the lively solicitude Of
every order Of the clergy, as well as Of tie pa
rents and friends Of youth. It Was the proud
boast Of the citizen Of this State, who labored
more than any other to obtain legislation TO
establish and cndow the common schools, that
when they were once in successful operation,
the criminal statutes would be a deud letter.
There would be no more offences against mo-
rality. law or order. Neycr was any man mere
implicitly beloved Never we're heavier Pc
cuniary sacrifices imposed By the Legislature or
submitted TO BY the people; than in the vain at
tempt torcaize this Utopia. Tie system has
had fur triai for considerably more thun
quarter of century, in this and in other States
Of the Union. But what is the result? Are
crimes diminished: Are they committed,
especially in their most aggravated form only,
or mainly by the uueducated: The answer to
this returned to us from the Senate Chamber,
the hotel dining room, the streets Of Washing
ton, the Offices of State and and county treas
uries, the counters and desks Of banks, the jaii
aud tue jury room Of Hawesville, ny. Educa-
tion, without religion, is not ut all or only i
questionable boon. The hand and the heart
must be educated. as well as the mind. Doues-
tic education and the good example Of parents
must be Added to the instruction Of the school
room. Tie injustice OF tdIiny Catholics to snp-
31rt schools from trhieh they dtrife 40 beatHt
}otrtt} item TO tlnrafe fltir otr" th;drrn. Or, if
this cannot be, the Common schools should be
puced Oh such basis Us that Catholics may
profit BY them without the sacrifice Of faith.
I1eir rt(iyio", Ms uort Of God, lht religion that
conqner<d PlydnitM, aHd Liam, and llrhdri*ns,
sanrfio" dfrortt, dnd dfny tie. future Punishment
Of tie arteksd, and ltsse" Go*ptl truths tie n.ost
tstential uAd IooEs that fe4t1 open and thantitss
immortality, rtrtife Mt s.f:dyts ef tie na4jortty.
"nd ore camnt.dtd to tie eo46dt"ee and adm'ira-
sion u t1* Fnpt2s.
We are moi SO unwise as to think, so unjust as
to say, tlat Catholics have not to answer for
their full share Of the deprayity We deplorc.
Let the Church and the State, let Catholics and
Protestunts do What they may to arrest the
torrent Of evil, it will never wholly CEASE to
tlnw; for, while there nrc men there wall be
VICES. But we seek to control this torrent, to
confne it to narrower limits, TO lessen the vol
umc Of its waters. and preserve those portions
Of society which it has not yet invaded, from
the inuniatons. II Tie Sfaie, i or Ttli9ac r7t.
i-t"s srtN let ~ hdfe our ORR nvney to make oar
o,ch trpe,lMehts in orr o,ei rrdy. sre h0pe to
ttfd. If justice be denied us, Catholics must
only do what they eau to redress their part vi
the evils Of society,"
Now, what is the duty Of Catholics with re-
gard to the ri ght education Of youth:
In the first place, they must teach them the
Catechisn,. or send tl,ein where they will 1car1,
ito the Catholic school and to the church to
their own school, and to their own church, and
| not another. Secondly, they must provide for
them teachers who will know how TO teach
who will give them good example; who will
not suffer their pupils boys and girls. to be ex-
| posed 10 the dangers Of proniscuous, unre-
| stricted intercourse in the Same school-ruon,
and Fairgrounds and evening parties, where
| the passions are ptcmaturc!v developed, and
| religion and reason hu}l uo curtrol. They mlst
intcrdict the denloralizing reading Of ruinance=
| and novels. not to speak Of works Of still! more
| fatal description. And instead Of those they
must furnish them with only such books and
instructions rs will explain to them the end fur
which they were created. and the duties which
they must fulfill as Eo'd men and goud women,
| good Christians. and, ahnve all Or 10 10 say all
in nnc word, gnod Christians
! Tie b"urdin* aud day schools, taught by re-
lgions communities Of women, leave lis li,tlc to
H.. :. .,nf,.
various orders IF society. !" rain srW you iook
t"r II. l'ssi'fs 'rhom thy haze ,H"tn.sd aman9
th ""mtnx r;yhts parfy, he fr4f-lor<r<, n. >lir;t
rijYsrs, or The -uorMo"s. But yon wM fml
fh'm i" Mttr 1,ropfr <phtrt, J." Aeir si,,me<ti,
dsftS, ,and tie lud1tce q The reiigio"s aat{ mura!
! ftftats.
For boys whose parents can pay the required
stipend VIZ have our colleges. But those who
are not :" well favored with the goods Of fortune
we are not 50 well provided. We want normal
or training schools, where the instructors ii
youth nlny be prepared for their holy and high
vocation. We want .ody Of men who will dc.
vote themselves to this task fur life, from the
| most perfect the most sustaining of all motives
| -tAc pure loyr of Gol Ind Of humanity. Or il
| these cannot he found in sufficient number, We
want the endownents nf Catholic free schools,
| made oil such scale is to admit Of our giyins.
sufficiently ample salaries 10 trAchers to induce
| them tn pcrseycrc in their profession, and not
merciy regard il as Il StepPln. stunc to some.
thin. better. To secure the tir,t class Of teach.
| crs the fathers Of the late Provincial Council
addressed Il letter to the Sovereign Poutif, be.
SccchiuE him to use his high influence with the
| Superior Of the Brothers Of the Christian
schools in France to induce him to found Il
trainn. school for teachers in this province,
The Holy Father has already tlegned to comply
with orr request, and the answer Of tue Supcrii.
or Of the Christian School Ert:uers. which has
just been received, bids hope that this grand
object IF this Councils legislation will soon b.
realized
The idlcness Of boys when they lcare school
an idlene>s which is often mt wiful, but co,l>-
ru!sory-idle because most fruitful sources ot
vice, and one Of thu greatest evils Of society.
ft*not'smA Of Europe, mhi.A take qosny mtn
tram M!r. families Or tie streets for Il term Of
p11s ah} vw}~l Mr1a 10 SIRE IL Tie array, as a
r1"parH'irf Mt*sin.,. In thc service they acquire
habits Of obedience 10 superiors. cleanliness,
regularity and order. In large cities hundreds
OF hovslnd Young mcn are wasting energies
which they are anxious In devote to the con-
quest Of respectable position in society, and
therefore to the public .uod; but they know
not what to do-they are idle because no man
hath hired them" This is no false excuse We
have repeatedly tried to have virtuous aud iu-
sl1strot1s boys placed where they could learn
trades. Ut be otherwise us.fully employed and
| could moi If We leave them anuccuiied, ttlry
will cease 10 be virtunus Is there, then, no re-
source but To tnakc prisoners Of tlrm:-to III
| carceratc thcn1. with others like themselves, in
al1ouse Of refuge. We think there is, and that
it can be found in parents setting their boys
I" work when they cau aud iu Catholic com
nunities establishing Workshops and aerieult.,.
rAl schools. such as arc now used with such SAT
l.tacory results in Catholic France and England.
Had We the means, personal and material, We
should commence one without delar. We conf
nlrnd the project 10 the zeal Of our beloved
| clergy.
Given ut Cincinnati, on Ash Wednesday. 1859.
~. i. FrEcEtL, Archbishop Of Cincinnati
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