Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-22

rusLic SCHOOL QUESTION IN WARRINGTON
M. Editor; Under the above capxion there ap-
Peafed an article In the Star Of last Thursday,
PuPorung to be an account Of late proceedings Of
the Young Catholics Friend Society, which gives
ful.e an erroneous coloring To said proceedings
Ah tne nrst place, the writer says the Society L.
composed Of sub-soeietes. which is not the case
me Society 10 a unit, composed Of Gath, tics of
MS city The writer then yo.s on to say th,t THE
Society has naugurated policy which, n adop.ed
generally throughout tue couatry, would prevent
much asperty, dc. Now, sir. the So!ietv has
adopted no new policy. The Society was sstab-
lisbed as Is clear from the preamble to its Con-
stituton TO give more effect to individ exer-
tons for the good of society atlarge by providing
eve pray Felix to mark these wofds) for the
poor Catholic children of the city sound Catholic
eancation;" And now, would ask who can
object 10 this! No Catholic surely; and has any
one else any right To object to il, should think
nos especially when we do 1t at our own expense,
yes Delng Aw-abiding citizens, we submit to the
- tax In all Its forms. 1t always has been
the practice Of the Society in question to clothe
and school IS many Of the Catholic children of
the city as their funds will admit Of, which can
he proved by the reports Of all the Presidents, In
Guiding the present one, and would ask what
detriment results to the Public Schools from this
practice? i say none; but on the contrary, ben
eft. The Commissioners of the Public Schools
state in their reports that the city does not fur
nish means for educat on to more than half the
children OF the city Then Ii follows that every
Catholic child educated I'm other schools learss
room for one Of those who would have to go M
sdpeatsd II the Catholic child went TO the Public
Schools, .
The writer goes on to say that ssthe contest
waxed warm, and that the Rev. clergy took oppo-
site sides" Now, there was but one Of the clergy
at the meeting, and the amended resolution he
proposed, which was adopted unanimously in as
follows:
8. Rssolrsd, That the Catholics Of this city sup
port the present Catholic schools and exert them
selves to establish others"
should think that this resolution shows a spirit
existing in the Society quite different from what
the writer would wish to impress upon the public
mind; and of the resolution saw let all other
cities where the Catholics are numerous enough,
$50 thou and do likewise"
As to the election Of the president, the school
question had little or nothing to do with it, The
Individual who was nomin mated in opposition to
the present incumbent cared not to be elected; hi
friends made but little effort to elect him. and the
| successful candidate was elected by a meagre ma
Jority; so that there was no triumph for what the
writer calls 1.-THE liberal policy Of determination
and Christian harmony" Many Catholics are
anxious to know who this 'sFeIixs' is and, as far
as can Judge, the general feeling on the whole
matter with priest aud people. is that - Felix, -
whoever be be, is about the iast man Ia the world
to talk Of Christian harmOny,r seeing that il is
next to impossible 10 imagine any motive for his
communication, or any end he could reasonably
expect to attain by IL except mischief and wish
| To sow discord among brethren.
As for the - liberal policy; &C. if not known
already-as i believe ID is-it ought to be known
that in matters Of religion and education CathoIi
have but one rule. Ourselves alone" We dc
| not value education without religion; hence we
will not impart 1t without religion; hence az rain
we keep, as far as we can. our Catholic children
to Ourselves-our design being, In our efforts for
education, to compete, to rival to outstrip Others
If we can, but not to quarrel; to respect in oul
children and In ourselves the rights Of conscience
| without which we cannot have good citizens.