The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-21
Our Common gtbOoI System.
Public Education in the United States.
A CATHOLIC VIEW

from the American Educational Monthly, OF
New York
'Enlishtened rulers all over Europe
have been profoundly impressed by the
lessons Of this and the last century Il
was once believed by InonaFchs that 20
enlighten their subjects would be to i'm
peril their thrones. Ii is now very clearly
seen that 1.-The divinity which doth hedge
a king has long ceased to be an oracle to
the people. The French Emperor erects
his dynasty upon popular suffrage. Hered-
itary right has come down from its an
cient pedestal to accept from the people
the confirmation Of lis authority. IL is
now too evident fer further doubt, that 30
ruler can rule modern nations by any ap~
peal to the mausyieum Of his ancestors.
The garish light of the sun has penetrated
every royal tomb, AMI has altogether an
uihi!ated the mystery which once filed
the hearts Of nations wiih awe and IN
questioning obedience. Public opinion
now rules the ruler. Kings and their
n njs,ers have now to elect between in
teligent and yirtuous opinion on the cne
hand, or revolutionary passions on the
other. The w!sest of them, therefore, are
Fastening TO educate the people; and they
are striving, above all things, to make
such education distinctly Christian and
not simply Dtoro}. for they well remember
the fate Of al nations who have staked
their salvation uagn the snfIicieucy oc the
natural virtues. While kings are doipr
this 10 presarya the shadow Of their royal-
~ from the aggressive spirit of the ace.
we. in This chosen land. are doirg or aim
ino to do the same thing. in order that we
NAV rear successive generations of virtu>
Gus and enlightened heirs 10 The rich in
haritancc of our constitutional democratic
freedom. Oars should be much the cas-
Ter task as we labor for no DYNASTY. but
strive only to make a nation capabie of
characterization, We are no less in ear
nest than the kings: and we NAV surely
examine their work and see what i oood
in i Tho Linrs trieJ ;ha nacran i,!ea of
intellectual cplrure adorned with the Gilt
terino neocraIities of moral pbiIosnpbv
and fbev added to il the maxins Of the
Christian caspeI. whenever ,hat could be
done without getting cntanaled in the con-
fictiuo creeds of The numerous sects The
schoo! was ike Plato's !ec!ure-roonl. only
that the sacred voice OF the EVANGELIST
was heard occasionally in such passages
as do not distinctly set forth faith and
doctrine, about which tie scholars could
differ. Secta;iayisT1. as Il is called. had
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share or the pobIic sciooj fund reserr;n.,
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vision so as to secure a faithful applca
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proper compliance with the educational
standard The public schools are organ
( lied so that every citizen shall obtain The
complete education of his child, in the
faith and practice of his own Church All
difficulties have disappeared, and perfect