The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-02-09
CATHOLIC EDUCATION.

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took place in Dublin, lately, the object q
which WIS to promote the creation of CathO
= lie Schools of all grades, which should b
free from government interference-Or n
we would style il her-exemptinn from
= State control. The position of our owl
schools in this regard, makes everything il
connection with this subject of interest
some of the points involved in both colln
tries heing Identical The Church can neve,
surrender so vital Il point as the education ol
hen children to institutions where Catholic
doctrines and morals are not inculcatetl.
All attempts hitherto made in this State to
procure an equitable distribution of public
school funds have proved abortive; but we
d" not despair, but tlrat~by energetic aud
persistent effort -w..~will finally succeed in
receiving an equitable share of a fund to
which Catholics contribute so large IL pro-
port ion.
We append some remarks made by his
EmiLencc, Cardinal Wiseman:
| Education is one of the leading questions
rs SIIUfkrn of --fJy-utf,- il
praised and encouraged, and occupies the
attention OF scliites and statesmen; but uu-
fortunately, is very commonly employed as
an engine for as>;,ilng the true II gion and
Empire the Government of the Car en-
! pioys 1T for the purpose of forcing seAisnl
| on the Catholic Poles. In several States of |
Germany II ishnsed tor~the purpose OF up
holding Lntheranisin, CalvinislI, or Evan
gelism. Whils.>etluc:ItiOn is tuIned to sncL
bad purposes in many kingdoms of Euro,e.
1t behoaTes those who have the care of the
spiritual interests OF the people to exercise
the greatest vigilance and take the most
active measures to preserve their children
irom every danger of loss of faith or cor :
ruption of morals. We ought to make in
ccss;tnt aud determined efforts to secure the
tdueational rights of our Catholic people ! 6
(Applarse.) In my opinion, We ought in i
he hrst place, toinsist upon having sys- i
..,lI OF Catholic education for the Catholics
d ireland. we do not interfere with the {
.tilic:ttl"n OF -ethers, but we hold that we il
lave full and rndisputed right to have n
'atholics brought up in the knowledge and :,
Practice OF the religion of their fathers, In =
ne second place, we ought to insist on free q
dncatlon, totally-independent from the
oh,T"l Oh Lie State. Experience. teaches Il
Is tiiat government, and especially govern 81
iehts composed OF men of various religions. Il
'hcn they usurp the charge of schools. al
'ays spread irreligious opinions, and intiict q
rett wounds on the interests of immortal =
. 9"is. us Such have been the unhappy result
MI ether countries. lrreligion has been Il
lrcad, and ut the same time n spirit of G.
nri;iism and revolution. This was ure o
ieteaabN the great statesman, our country
nan, Edmund Burke. DR.. Hussey saws e. e.
we frequently agreed that if the Catho- =,
,. les were edtced or hulied from the ONLY w
e!lgien they have or can have, they mnst
lll INTO indifference into actual atheism ft
ITS concOmitant direct tendency. actual c.
ebeiil"n." Having laid down these two 81
fincipies, L shall merely add that we have z
right to Il Catholic University. With a OF
i'aiter and proper endowments I'VE have >.
!, fiSn! to proper intermediate Catholic p;
,ineatieh, and also to Catholic seminary n
itcatlon. ,~All our schools ought to he so re
ms.i.ntGd d. a.tts@ conducted that they shall Sc
"t only he free from danger to faith INT
nat they shall afford Il sound and full IN
't,iiolic education to Catholic youth. IN
- le'tcr addressed by the Sacred College " "
.iou will clearly explain in your pastorial z:
l'.i 'he "eSt1iEe of the Church about l.
'"t'tiltS tn, dangers of mortal sin. to which lii
one without grierous sin can exnos. ha
hstii unless under the pressure of serions W.
!" adequate necessity, and unless such ia'
rranti"ns be employed as may remove the en- en-
-. .Ailila'e stahger of sin. In the present
Se, whore, as his Holiness has deelnre.i Ia.
"se who frequent the universities incny m,
~ih'fiiisic and most grievous danger To st
'fit3 "f morals, as well as to faith (which he
absolutely necessary to salyationl vhn wi
~ i;.il I" see that it is next to impossible 60
"iSroNcr circumstances which woul.l .I
W Cal tholics w;tbn,,+ ; -" ""tt" al un
uh"hr universities The light and nm sia ia
t1ie minds OF youth, the errors wl,ic., l., hn,
rh Institutions are imbibed, almost ton
80" ,hc atmosphere, without being gra
uhteiicteu hy mOre-sO!id doctrine. +Loo fol
ry great power which human resne.t and
,a'nts OF companions exercise unon let
'n,iS nem, lead them so readily and 20 w. wa
'mc''Inely into tlr'1lanser of falling that m m,'
iy,.,I ,,'',,,- ~ ueh, reason can be con- beI
,I >o".ie men should he intrusted On
. 's' universities. Such being the case the
u, III your wisdom, will SO use the .ru,, Ka
mrs "i authority and reason in publish I
iiiis letter, that it may at length he has
arlS seen. as we'll bv oh ~ Is' s''h ~" iint
faithful what IL - Ni iSye IS DAv as
1 to do in L., -. '. .,ii otlN 10 thlnk of I
"a I'LL