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

RELIGIOUS TRAINING Of AMERICAN YOUTH.


RELIGIOUS TRAINING OF AMERICAN YOUTH.
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Social, Educational. Benevolent and Ncii-
giOus Institutions OF the United states,
from Catholic Point OF View-Letter from
the Archbishop OF Cincinnati, nad Petition
OF the Archbishop of New York.
PASTORAL LETTER ON THE DEGREES OF THE SECOND
PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF CINCINNATI, BY ruE MOST
REV. J. B. PURCELL, D. D., ARCHBISHOP OF GIN
CINNATI.
JOHN BAPTIST, THE GRACE OF GOD AND FAVOR or THE
APOSTOLIC SEE, ARCHBISHOP CINCINNATI, THE CLERGY
DIOCESE, GRACE HEALTH AND PEACE FROM
THE yAIHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST AMEN
VENERABLE BRETHREN OF THE CLERGY, AND BELOVED CIn-
DRKN OF The LAITY -
Our present most gracious Father in God, Plus the
NINTH the Vicar Of Lord Jesus Christ the govern
ment Of the Universal church. having ordered decree TO
be issued the 10th Of last November, approbaory of
the acts DEGREES Of the Second Provincial Council Of
Cincinnati which had been previously submitted 10 the
examination and Judgment Of the Sacred Congregation of
the Propagation OF the Faith il becomes duty to pro-
mulgate them henceforh integral portion OF the
laws Of this ecclesiastical province.
In the letter Of instructions covering the decree, the
Cardinal Project directs that the symbol of faith which he
doubts not was professed in conformity with laudabe
usage by the fathers Of the Council and which they should
be ready to affirm and defend to the shedding Of their
blood should be published with the acts This profession
OF faith was made by all the Bishops in the last in
former Councils. and published among the OF
the COnncil OF 1905. We shall s0lenny IT, such
is the Will Of Rome, all the future Councils which
God may permit 10 assemble for, TO the language
OF the Anglo-Saxon Apostle of Germany, St Boniace,
We have decreed and confessed that VIII maintain
the Catholic faith and unity and subsection TO tho Ro.
man church, to the end Of our lives" With that great
missionary profess ourselves ready 10 die il God so
WILL for the holy laws OF fathers, that may
with them the heavenly inheritance" aud with him does
every prelae Of this province rejoice 70 sign himself
Rnbop and disciple Of the Roman church, (Ep. o. l05
and a. With the Apostle Of Ireland. ST. Patrick (vid
Spicilegium Dacher, We say if questions arise let
fess that only that ark is salvation, and that
eats the Pascha lamb out of that house is profane.'
Finally we believe with st. Bernard, and in his words
address the Pope, saying You a great priest
great Pont you the prince Of bishops you the
heir Of the Apostles; in primacy Abe in govern
ment Noah; IN patrarchate Abraham; 10 order, Mel
(IIb de Consd.)
language in speaking Of the Roman See and faith, since
that was stronger which used by Christ when he said
to the FIRST Pope Thou art Peter, and on this Rock
will build my church, and the gates Of hell shall pre-
vail agalnstt and will give 10 thee the keys Of the king
dom Of Heaven; feed my lambs feed my sheep; have
prayed for thee that thy faith may fall confirm thy
brethren" To all of which Holy Ghost adds in the
Acts of the Apostles what said Of another that
the sick were laid by the waysde that PETERS shadow
may fall upon and cure them. We wonder then how
could have been sad and ead the pretended authority
Of venerable name, and said without cry of ren,on
saDce and Of Indignation from the Catholic heart of
United States, that we were here in nameess but
peculiar danger OF severance from the centre of Catholic
Unity Wemay, II Is rue-and the confession is humiat
iDg-be in danger Of this great evil of every
other while wayfarers in world of error and SIM
but If euer there ras n0tion, Epicopdte, that as de-
roed The chair ard the person Of Peter his successor in
the See Of Rome that nation is the Urei States that Eco
pate is ours In all our councils have ted this
devotion by our acts. We have awaited ourselves of
every opportunity that afforded u.s. in times past
send future priests and bishops be educated in
Rene We have yielded to IN sympathy Nth the Holy
and arrlauding mhen there scas qe,tio, of crolcn;S he
Immaculate And is fact as honorable to it is well
known to the world, that American preate scarcely
feels himself TO be bishop until, like ST. Paul he has
gone up to Rome to commune with Peter; until he has
knel at the shrine Of the holy Apostles and heard the
paterna COUNSEL received the blessing of the Supreme
Pontf-an earnest OF the guidance of the Holy Spirit and
OF the benson Of Christ his Aposolate Educated in
such principles and true to such traditions, should lose
our reason before VIC lost faith turned echsmatcs
We are, therefore, and God helping We shall ever be-
united in communion with his Holiness
concerning it, that Provincial synods are assembled
Their object is rather to safeguard the faith to illustrate
and adorn by Christian discipline, to promote education
to provide for the poor and the orphan establish
pure and elevated morality in the Of the clergy and
the faithful, for whom they egsate
Much OF the good that has been accomplished by
the American Church, which counts but sixty. n,ne
years since the conservation of her first bishop,
must be attributed TO the wise and efficient action
OF PROVINCIAL councils. By them, still more than
by increased facilities for travel have " been drawn
daily nearer to Rome BY them have been preserved
rom abuses which have mpered the faith aud obscured
the glory OF rome dioceses at least Of other Catholic
natons and by them has the uniformity of discipline and
the unity OF spirit, which the apostle desgnates us the
bond Of peace, been made TO distinguish clergy and
people.
The first decree of the Second Provincial Cornell of Gin
cnDa epons the observance of the DEGREES of the First
Provincial Council Of this city and of the plepary and
other councils held in Baltimore, while the bishops Of this
province were its suffragans. These with DEGREES
OF the canon law Of this diocese and such to be faith
iay observed Every pastor Of souls should feel it be
hs duty TO have copy of them, to read frequently
ana make the enacmen;s that them the subject
OF instruction to the congregation
The cause Of education must enlist the sympathes
and excite the lively socitude Of every order Of the cer
gy as well as Of the parents and friends of youth It
was the proud boast Of the citizen of this State who
aboSed more than any other to obtain legislation 10
establish and endow the common schools that when they
were once in succesafu operation the criminal statutes
would be dead letter There would be no more offences
more implicitly believed Never were heavier pecuparv
sacrifices imposed by the or submitted TO by
ne people, than IN the vain attempt to realize this Utopia
The system has had fair trial for considerably more than
quarter Of century, in this and other States of the
Unicn. But what ia the result Are crimes dminshedY
Are they committed especially in their aggravated
form only mainly by the uneducatedY ne am,wer 10
to this quesson is returned from the Senate Chamber
ne hotel dining roon the streets Of Washington the offices
the Jait and The jury room Of Hdoesvlle, Ky Nucation
n1taom religion Is not at all only questionable boom
mind. Domestic education and the good example of pa
rents must be added to the instruction OF the school room
The injustice Of taring Catholics support schools from
,chich they derire no benefit must cease and the use of their
money be allo,ced them 10 educate their o,un children
Or, Il this cannot be, the common schools should be
placed on such basis as that Catholics may profit by
them without the sacrifice of faith Their religion TIE
Mork Of God, the religion that conquered Pdganism and
kom and taybdrism must not be repiled an apostacy
uhtle sees that sanction divorce and deny the ure punish
ent Of ne Wicked and lessen Gospel truths Me most essen
ttot and books that teach open and shameless immortality
rcceire e surdg Of the majority, and are commended 10
the confidence and admiration Of the pupils
We are not SO unwse 10 think, unjust as 10 saw
that Catholics have not TO for their full share OF
the deprayy we depore Let the Church and the State
let CatAOC8 and PrOegtants do What
the torrent CT evil will never wholly flow for
while there are men there will be vices But we seek TO
control this torrent TO confne 10 limits to
lessen the volume Of s waters and preserve those por
tons CT society which has not yet invaded from the
undation. Ue State, eo,o citizens ,ct let us hare
our o'on money 10 make experiments, cum
,dy me hope succeed justice be denied u.s. Catholics
must only do what they TO redress their part the
evils Of society.
Now, what ia the duty of Catholics with regard To The
right education Of YOUTH
In the frat place. they must teach them the catechsm
or send them where they will learn ito the Catholic
school and to the church, to their school and TO their
own church. and not another Secondly, they pro-