New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-24
THE s(HOOL QUESTION AGAIN.

uent N the ecnOOi case Is ha'IuS IL 500
oesree subsidized, and most Of the Catholic pupils
4, HAVING returned TO the schools, without we sup
nose. adv concession made upoa the point n dis
Lutte. But. though the difficulty msy have tA1s
been 20; rid of for the ne beng there is still left
behind what may, st any moment, prove the
around Of serious. trouble, not only as regards the
clsci pine Of the schools, and attendance upon
them, but, even, perhaps, IS respects the politics
If the ~.
The very calm and moderate letter addressed by
B,sbop F,tzpatrick-sho ia evidently man of
p4ace-io the Boston School Committee, makes II
cIt ar that the late movement in the Eliot S,hoo,
Hhste7er may have been the individual motives OF
The Rev. Father Wieet or OF the resisting pupils
aid hosevet il may base been checked for the mo-
mept. did really rest upon basis OF Catholic
opinion, Dot confined TO tue ignorant or toe ultra
Jealous, but shared in By the body Oi the Catholic
c cry inc udiDg ts most eminent and most mo Ter
ate members. The Bishop, while be very hand
sCmelJ d.csims aDy idea tbst the gentlemen who
pepDed the sch ol regulations hsd the sghtes. wish
or intention to disregard the rights or To do yio-
lerce 10 the feelings OF the Catholics, set ststes
three distinct grounds upon which the usage
introduced into the Boston schools does, 10
fact, conflict with the conscientious convictions
Of the Catholics. II is, according 10 Bishop Fliz-
patrick, entirely Misrepresentation 70 represent the
CATHOLIC opposition 70 t1i' usage "a indicative OF
hostility 10 tie Bible. Prosestsnts are in the con-
s,,nt habit Of looking upon the EDgsh translation
Of the Scriptures. a. icsy settled by hIng James s
t1snslatois as II il we're the very Bible itself, Sad
there is, az yet COMMON agreement among all Prot
es'snt sects, however they may differ as to It's
ris htfu Interpretation to receive il as such. TIE
Catholics DO not regard KING Jsmes's translation IN
by such light. To them, 1t IS not tue true Bible,
but the Bible q, seen through sectaan aud hefetcsl
medlum-ihe mud Bishop does not uss any such
irritating epitbet, but ne do in order to make his
meaning more plain-cOrtsinipg in It's very words
perpetual Prote.tsn, gloss. Nor It possible to
deny that tlis objection TO the received English
verson is by no means confined 70 the Citao-
Les II has been warmly urged By many Prot
e,tant sec,, and, 81 our resders sll know, q
new transla ion is at this moment on foot, based
mainly on this very objection TO the received YER
sion. OF the Boston clersymen who made the
school controversy a subject of Their discourses
last Sunday. the Rev. Mr. Gaylord, Unitarian,
obseryed that, If the Catholics took exception 10
tie alleged .ec.sran tendencies Of the Protestant
version Of the Bible, the Unitarisns who disbelieye
the doctrine OF the Trinity, and the UnWersalsts,
who disbeiieSe the doctrine ofeterna puOishments,
might make similar objection. And so unques-
tioDably they might; and so uuqlestiOnsaly they
would, il, like, the Catholics, they had distinct
version Of their own which they regarded as the
only true and correct one. Suppose the pending
project Of new English version TO be carried out,
is II not evident that controversy will speedily
arise between the sdhereDts Of the Old version aud
the advocates Of the new one, SIS 10 which shall De
used in tie schools
This objection 10 the correctness and authentic
character Of King James, translation might 40.
apply. g. least not so strongly 70 the use Of it, as
q mere readipg book because it might plsusibly be
as that the use of il for that purpose implies no
Endorsement of it, orthodoxy. But tits is not the
purpose Tor which that version, or portions OF 1t, are
used in tie Boston SCHOOLS. AZ the Bishop cor
r.ctly obseryes, "the chanting Of the Lords
Prayer, Of palms, Of hymns addressed 10 God,
performed By mary persons in unison, being
neither scho.s,tis exercise nor srecieat00, eau
only be recorded a. an set Of public worship" 10
fact It is 20 represented in The school regulation,
BY which this usage is prescribed. To use the
Protestant version, part. Of IL, for that purpose,
6oys certainly amount 70 recognition Of It's cor
rectpess; spd TO The ten commandments in Partic
u!ar, tie Bishop represents the form sDd the words
n which they are clothed BY the Protestant version
as Offensive - the consclences and belief Of
Catholics. 1asmuch IS thst form aud tbIse
words are viewed b. them, snd have DO, uufre
"quenrly been used by their ad7efsaries, a. 8
~ cans OF attack upon certain telets aud
practices which, under tae teachings Of tie
"churcb, they hold as true snd sscret.' II the
Boston people wish correctly 10 sPp-ehend toe
feelings aid sentiments Of the thOl cs on tbs
subject, they have only 20 call 20 mint those Of
their own sDces Ors upon very kindred matter.
We refer TO toe light il which the Book Of Com
mon Prayer Of the Church Of England was resafd
ed BY tie Puritan settlers Of Ne9-Englsnd. They
had DO fault 10 fDd WITH the docuiDal contents Of
tia. book, and, IS model OF Eoglish composition,
perfectly suited to tie purpose lor which it IA
prepared, i: might bear /. comparison With the re-
eeiTed version OF the Scriptures it.elf Ye. tee
associations connected with i. made it utterly 40
honen! 10 the FEELINGS OF the good people of New
England 70 employ il, or any par. Of il, FOX deSo-
tional purposes, though there are large
portion, 10 which, Standing By Themselves, it is
scarcely possible to zee that uey could have any