The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-24


hopes are almost daily destroyed. aud oy snoss
who claim to be considered the benefactors o.
not humber, have, for tho last few years
passed under my eye-cases in which, on the pea
% ssa snvss 81 her darling boy
and under the sad conviction that he Is 10 DC
OF what to her is doarer than lie itselt-the iatn noe
and charity the Catholic religion that she Lever
per haps MIN more; while he Is deprived OF pa
rentsl guidances taught, perhaps TO Jorge. ner.so
become caous Of duty Ito honor and sucoor
his father and mother" and she. poor woman, has, IN
addition to q drunken husband, the wretchedness OF
child What say the advocates Of human rights to
this What say the believers in the commandment Of
God, "onor thy father and mother. that thou mayest
be- one lived upon the land which the Lord thy God i'll
give thee" Suppose sthe the cries OF the heart
broken mother-that latter ourselves that Almighty
will not for this cruel outrage Gas he is certain 10
do), subject US to condign punishment, and simply ask
what TO be the effect OF this disregard Of Gods command
ment upon human society," What the destiny OF raco
nnaeoce OF mothers lover WHAT the destiny OF
of children trained to disregard their obligations to pa
ren,s, 70 .ner couhsels 70 despse tne reson
perhaps to curse their memory Show ma such race
(and tho present policy continues you will SION be
able to do so-show'me such race ana will show you
one devoid OF affection, OF human sympathy, OF all those
tender ties OF affection which an Alwise Creator has
provided TO bind His creatures together IN social con-
cord That sad day for the civilization Of this
country when false philanthropy attempted, for its
SELFISH ends tn lower In the eyes OF children tho
standard OF duty their parents the sacredness u
tho very foundations OF the social structure. Teach
children 10 put low estimate upon the parental claim
lesson OF 70 all rule and all government
Take away from them proper reverence for those who
the instruments OF their being and who uOurish their
Infancy and whom Almighty God has made their first aud
spiritual guides and you take from them vital principle
a controlling power which can never be restored You
deprive them, in the very beginning OF their race
Of that subordinating spirit which win be found
uesd sep We b, sDs no 70 hs s
infants rush, ~ 1t were, from their uurser arms onto
The Stage Of life full Of sedependsuce and the spirit OF
sell conirolf That they sooner escape from their
swRddng clothes than they stalk forth In the costume,
the habits and se consequence Of adult ageS Look into
Saloons cars omnibuses and all places where
different ages resort and who would suppose
from what there that age or rank or sacredness
function hao really suy claim upon respect OF child
hood you:hf whore the mocssy and reverence,
among children which characterized
the age OF our fashers' will not say 10 answering this
Inquiry tEAt the system which separates poor children
from their parents the Of al this. But will say
shat when oil tits 10 sesn 70 exist when general tendency
throughout tho land Il becomes douby the duty Of every
10 abstain from whatever might In way en-
correct IT, Besides tae efec, Of this spng Of children
from their parents and their religion the rising
generation We must look TO its influence upon parents
themselves In view OF the large and constant immigra
ton OF foreigners into our country becomes most es
seutiay important 70 treat them With all that rmuess
and justice which tend 10 harmony aud contontmeut.
think you, will DO produced by roDbing them Of their
children and then those children OF their religion Put
yourselves 10 their pace. suppose you were
;ast with your little ones. upon foreign shore,
an 70 take hsm Op 'Vo
Them religion hostile to your own faithS Would fall
In your breasts spirit Of dsafectou and bitter
And could you expect ess from othsrsS Can you
,xpect that the poor however depressed experience
ucn injustice and nhumanity and have feelings OF
feseutmenp II you would have them good and psscea-
BILE citizens you must their rghs make them EEL
by acts that they belong to society OF Just men
poverty to deprive them Of their children and then 70
the children from their faith. But In excuse Tor
hs outrage IL 10 urged that poor children. though some
lines taken from parents having no means 70 educate
lbem nevertheless not subjected to any particular
lgious tra.nng-on the contrary, they arc seduorsy
excluded from all distinctive religion Now suppose fop
moment "a thing utterly impossible In age repiete
with fanacsm) thai this profession WAS carried out IN
good faith. thai these children really taught
pctve principeP or religion, what them Is the
gion Of Christ, we'll every system Of philosophy
aud every other system, made up Of distinctive prn
cipes7 Do you wish your children TO be Pagans,
what Is worse to Re cde:s' You shrink from tba
thought. Your Whole raure, your whole experience.
fee you see that gvea;eY evil could beral
try. But how are we 20 escape ~ The system pro.
our PROTESTANT ssy una. is giving il wider scope and
deeper root every Cav. And how are you TO check IT.
growth .oh,"says he modern pnlan!nrop!s., teach
Principles Of Christian morality What are these, pray
you, but Chrs,iarity seg' And what s Christianity
but system Of distinctive and uua'terable principles
distinctive and unae-sbe by the cecree aud mercfui
provision OF Aim gh.y Sod Bat you shut out distinctive
Christianity Where, :nen, Is your chrisao morality
without ~ 10 found 10 Be an Idle dream yes worse
fatal lure to inndelity acd moral corruption adduce
moa Schools IN This city. His confessions Of the
utter ~ tbs attempt &c teach with
out the distinct doc.rnss Of Chvetany cors,tute
burden his recent reports But need such
testimony-the atemp' erugs tie condemnation on 20
o. @ city @ Ssp are
fruits Of this new system o. christian morality without
Christian doctrine' Where that obedeuce 80 pareus'
that edDess Of the tie that regard 10 female
virtue that respect TO honor and Justice 10 our dealings
with others, that uuse.Esh reSsrd 10 the pubic good.
that conscientious observance or every relative duty
plainly and strictly enoEed by the precepts o, tho
blessed Gospel OF Christ" where are tbeyi Only seen
strive 10 do all that cod has commanded We boast Of
privileges in Christian land Our mouths are full
Of Of pity for Pagan children and OF exultaton
that ours born t" where tue true light shineth."
But why2 What ground have for this self congratu
Iatior' Plato and Aristotle taught as pure morality as
is pro'essedy taught by tia, mechanical system IN our
common schools. why is tie teaching OF our blessed
Lord hetterp will toll yNu. n not only teaches The
right way, but also prescribes means &C enable US
have supplied good thought, but that OF Jesus
Cnrnt pr vdes 20 edition the power Of good action
gives TO weak creatures wbo know what is right the
strength TO do what right opens only the fountains
OF knowledge, but slsN the fountains Of grace Phio
piers yea angels may rect steps but the grace
OF Christ alone enable to follow Their good counsels
suppose then, We teach children mora prcceps, but
keep them from Cos Ell teachiDgsthe channels o. III
vine grace. What do we do Cor them more than the
Pagan philosophers did for children IN her day. or many
Of the heatsen s,s doing or ,aem rev we see men,
nnuerce OF Christian morality, OF excluding them
from CHRISTIAN dutcs and sentiments. AZ well
we shut from the seed sown the blessed light
aud rain OF Heaven This attempt to divorce
things which Almighty God hath ioined together
IL, repeat flooding land with n0deity and corrup
tion. (Applause.) The reason plain, the result in.
evitabIe When you teach children particular re-
gion you teach them, IN e6ec That Al religion worth
less, that the notions CT men are as available
as the truth 81 God. IN other words, that
nddelity has elual chance and equal value with
faith in Christ Indeed. you GO farther You eradicate
from :be minds Of children these early gous impress
eions whose value immortal being cannot be est
mated and whose destruci ouce effected never be
fully repaired And what do y1u srostitutep Not ndf
ference ony-pot forgctuiness OF God only: but
tempt Of His Word, settled ssceon against His laws
You may succeed, you have succeeded IN roofing from
the minds of young Cathsics every germ Of this
holy faith. But this 70 what YOU have generally given
10 reiurn-a contempt fov a.. truth. for this Is the
natural the necessary product o an endeavor TO erad
cate distinctive religion from the mind OF young Catbo.
hes and to substitute spirit Or neutrality IN religion
say young Catholics Tor they stand In quite different
relation TO religion from AL other youth. Here, then,
ladies and gentlemen have before you some OF the
reasons which made the shment OF the
Catholic Reformatory House OF Protection FOR Destitute
Catholic Children 10 this city, These general
appcatiop. they address themselves all good