The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12

The ,dleness Of boys when they leave schooAn IDLE
which is often not wifu bus compulsory-dle De-
unable find anything to regard as one OF
The fruitful OF vice. and OF the greatest
evils Of society such an ecil that ue look on s 'ls
tory depotims C Europe, icch take young men from Their
families o. The streets for trnef years and compel them 10
sre IN me army as comparative blessing In the service
hey acquire habits Of obedience to superos cleanliness,
regularity and order In our large cities hundreds Of
boSs and oung wasting energies which they
70 devote TO the conquest Of respectable position
IN society," aud therefore TO the public good but they
know not what 70 dothey idle because no man hath
hired them" This is no false We have repeat
eddy tried to have viruous ana Industrious boys placed
where they could learn trades be otherwise usefuy
employed and could not II leave them unoccupied
they will cease TO be virtuous. Is there then no re-
source but make prisoners Of them9-to ncarcerate
them, with others like themselves, house OF refugeS
We think there is and that can be found in parents
setting their boys work when they can and Catholic
communities establishing workshops and agricultural
schools such are now used with such satisfactory
suits in Catholic France and England Had we the MEANS
personal and material, should commence without
delay We commend the project to the zeal Of our be-
loved clergy.
and learned clergy have already spoken Our dioce
and the provincial seminary ls our heart with joy
and hope It realizes all that had expected. The pro-
fegsors are pious devoted and learned the students dill
gent, obedent and ferveut the facilities for instruction
all the branches Of sacred and secular learning extern
give, the situation healthy the results which have been
already obtained encouraging An ungradgng and gene
support by the reverend clergy and their conega
tons is all that Is wanting Not IL all but IN some IN
lection for this purpose be made in every church, in
future, ON the came day-Whitsunday.
The Holy Father has recommended the establishment OF
college in Rome for the education Of American clergy
men. Similar colleges have been founded in
the Eternal City for England, Ireland, Scotland
Belgium, Germany, hungary, and the Propaganda
chiefly for the Orientalists. In letter ad
dressed to us by the Cardinal Perfect informed
that the Sovereign Pont whose heart CLOVIS with apos
oc charity, has presented TO the bishops Of the United
States large and convenient ediHce with elegant
church attached to it, that students chosen by them may
there be formed under the eyes Of the Holy Father in
soundDess Of life and Of doctrine for the sublime functions
Of the priesthood Of Jesus Christ Nothing therefore,
the document justly states worthy Of the bishops
Of the United States than to perfect the work which the
Bishop of the Queen City OF the Christian world has laid
the foundation Nor is 1t doubted but that American Ca
thocs will generously extend their hands to endOw in
stution from which the American will derive great
glory and by which the Catholic religion and faith will be
much illustrated and increased In the United States
The Holy Father evidently has his heart in this great
work. He loves country he seeks TO confer upon it
the greatest of blessings The Catholics Of the diocese Of
Cincinnati will sure make noble response 10 the
appeal OF the chief Bishop We would n hope that they
will not be surpassed their brethren in the doceses OF
Boston, New York, Baltimore and Louisville where col
have already been made for the American College,
We earnestly commend it to their pety and zeal and a
point the Sunday within the Octave Of all Saints for the
collection. Let one be found unprepared that day
And shall receive with gratitude private contributions
which shall be sent in the meantime and faithfully
the of beneactOrs be forever prayed
for by the priests OF this diocese educated abroad and at
home.
The subject of secret societies was not mentioned in the
Council The spritand Legislation Of the Church
ing them too we'll KNOWN But the recent ntroduc
ton Of order Of this description in midst, and
the questions that have been asked do not permit
be silent. All secret societies dsapproved many Of
them condemned by name, by the Church. In free
country like this there no necessity for conceament
They whose deeds evil love darkness They whose
deeds good need not fear the light Especially is it
prepostercus and unnecessary TO make those societies
secret whose professed object benevoence Besides
ia rreverent proane it is taking the of God
vain, TO appeal to the Divine Being by oath that
will keep that secret Of which, when he swears he is
totally ignorant Catholics need join any of these
societies for opportunities TO practice the virtues of cha
rty philanthropy. We have abundant facilities for
the Church. Those 10 which object joined
by Catholics until they have neglected attendance at
church on Sundays and fes.vals-negected Catholic in
struction and the Sacramento.
We have no doubt that there many of moral
and social virtues in the ranks Of some Of the secret soce
ties We seek not TO impeach their lives or their nten
TONS But Catholic not baptised in them or for
them. HIS first allegiance is to the Church. And If he
forsakes her communion for their membership the rdi
culous ceremonies said TO be enacted at his initiation,
funeral with music at which evil spirits may be supposed
to be dancing will be amends for the loss OF his
sou 1t was only on last Sunday that we had one of
those noisy funerals. The man who so buried had
renounced Odd Fellowship he died Catholics who be-
long to such societies sometimes do, Of derum remens
but he had lucid intervals from Sunday to Tuesday, dur
ing which he recouced 10 the Church and received
the last at the Hospital for Insane Mount
Hope, near Baltimore
At the prayer Of the Council the Holy Father has been
pleased TO extend the permission 10 eat flesh Sa-
urdays to the 1870 and the clergy Of this province
10 promote devotion for the relief Of the souls in purgato
~ are allowed 10 gay sing masses Of requiem twice
the month, on Double Feasts We omit other mat.
tiers 10 which the DEGREES Of the Council REFER which
will be more appropriately embraced in Diocesan statutes
We conclude beloved brethren and children in God by
e1horng all to increased fidelity and fervor in the dis
charge Of the duties Of their respective states in life
the practice of the Christian vrtues Let first see in
spirit and in truth the sanctHcaton Of SOULS and
people from the church, and the conversion Of the in
Vulnerable souls which Satan holds bound at his will in
the melancholy bondage Of error and sin.
Given at Cincinnati, on Ash Wednesday, 1850.
IT, B. PURCELL, Archbishop OF Cincinnati.
Petition of Archbishop Hughes and 2,144
Catholics OF New York, to the Board OF
Almshouse Governors.
At the last meeting Of the Board Of Ten Governors Co.
vernon Townsend presented the following
To THE GOVERNORS OF ALxsHousE THE CRY OF NEW
The undersigned residents Of the city Of New York,
composing portion Of your constituents and Of the
facts hereinafter mentioned feel called upon BY con-
trolling sense Of duty to recall and represent your no
That when children are committed TO institutions BY the
public authorities TO be maintained and educated the
governors of such institutions substituted tor the
ceased or impoverished parents of these unfortunate chill
dren and assume and hold in their place solemn and
sacred trust the full and faithful performance of which
their reputation as men and their conscences Christians
pledged and that the obligation thus incurred consists
in doing unto these little would have been the
duty Of their parents had they been living able them
That is admitted duty of guardians whether na.u.
raj or appointed by law, to combine with the intellectual
education Of the children entrusted TO their custody
care, religious training
That In this community there lie large number Of resi-
dents and citizens whom the principles and teachings
Of their religion and their conscientious convictions, i'm
pose and enforce the pous and continuing duty Of cduca
ing their offspring in the faith Of their fathers, aud Of
bringing them up they themselves have been brought
up, in the service OF Cod
That many children, Of parents Of like belief with
these residents and citizens. are, from painful causes
which neither the undersigned the public CONTROL TO
be At all times found within the institutions Randaps
Island, under the charge Of your honorable body.
That such children not permitted, except at insult
Gent and unsatisfactory intervals to receive such re
gous teachings their parents present. would mpart or
approves but on the contrary, they compelled 70 re-
ceve instruction from teachers OF another religious belief
and impressed with peculiar principles and doctrines
which their ancestors looked upon and untrue
and which their parents neither believed in nor coun
tenanced.
The undersigned respectfully, but firmly demonstrate
against the continuance Of this COURSE and submit that
s against the theory under which the law gvers have en-
trusted such children to the custody and control of your
honorable body, and liz voativc of the very principle
which authorizes the substitution Of public guardian in
the place Of parent.
The undersigned, therefore, would mos. urgently re-