Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-01-27
The Teachers Institute at OurweHsville.-
Rev Ar. Williams Mastery Retreat.

The Teachers Institute at OurweHsVille.
Rev. Ar. Williams Mastery Retreat.
OF all tyrannies on human kind
The worst is that which persecutes the mind !;
Let Us but weigh at what offence strike,
lis but because cannot think alike.
-DRYDEN.
Some mems minds are most dangerous
iabratorles. The greatest chemists canpo
more easily fuse and change the natures o
different metals, and produce new combina
tions, then can those erratic people color
distigure or destroy the plaiuest and mos
sacred principles, or the best known truths
of history. Like the Florentine founder
who broke his horse mould, because he coul6
! not produce The cast of a man from it, tht
| forgot 70 change the mould. So with pref
udiced men: you cannot change them, un-
| til you change the mould in which their
minds were east. Yoa must make them un-
learn nearly all they have learned. No easy
! task, indeed, for habit is second nature.
! Thus we see intolerance and persecution are
/ inbred in Rev. Mr.. Williams. His darling
| hobby he hates to resign. His portended
| flight is more disgraeeful than Mr.. Gilpin :
without hat or wig. Mr.. W. leaves his
Bible and religion as captives.
These two stormy letters contain contra
dictions His last complains (l)that | did
not state the question fairly. z. That ne
is unwilling to turn the discussion into con-
troversy about creeds. t3. The objections
We're not correctly answered. These griev-
ances | viii now easily show are imaginary.
|. My PROTEST did mention the Bible
and common schools, (see journal, Nov, 25,
1868 For instance, praying at Institutes
is called an ''unbiblical practice )" and
again, the first resolution would be very
proper, if there was no praying or Bible
reading our Lord forced no one; - many
teachers in common schools and institutes
do the very reverse, and imagine they are
pious, when, in fact, they are disobeying
the Constitution and plain command of
their own Bible; +" Besides, common school
Institutes should be governed by the same
principles as the Peoples Colleges. - The
assertion, then, is not true - Not a word
is said about the Bible or common schools"
&c.
2. Il am unwilling that he should run
the discussion into church doctrines"
Very modest and truthful He convenient
ly forgcts how he viliied my church in his
first letter: His system of Christianity
hood winks the nsuspecting-holds in ig.
constitutions and the whole Protestant pop
ulation amenable TO him and his church,
and Professionalism done everything, Cath
ollc:ty nothing. for the great American ma
ton; and in the very same letter, he says
he does not wish TO join issue with any one
differing with him in religion "a Jewel
of consistency surely.
2. | will again answer your objections:
/. There Is no prayer in Congress-no
parity-no comparison II purity, mis-
print, and you added the word but, !
''all are free to hear the prayer, or not. as
they think fit. Teachers are not on the
g. IL 4
you no good, Rev. sir You 'stoop to con-
quer," and that pretty low, too
,. Christ founded the Catholic church
men made yours p" Well is not the answer
correct2 | blame no man if he says my
creed Is man made, and his divine, if he on
ly believes it.
5. Catholics do not force their creed,''
&C., and he could easiy-by bit of his
mind '-shcw the contrary Why did you
not give the ''srft,tai, (obSoIete, Webster
says, it you could
+. "AllreliEious worship Is legal +" Would
you sanction Catholic devotion at the insti
tute2 No answer.
). We are willing TO accord free exer-
else of religion If so, why must persons
listen to you and others praying or reading
the Bible in schools or Institutes?
6. If We are denied the free exercise of |
our religion, then, as christian man. we
shall defend the faith. Yes, and your Bi- |
hle creed captives at my mercy now.
You could not venture to say anything in |
their defence | don't strike a fallen foe;
take them away; can dispense with them
4. Il said nothing about the Bible, &c. |
Y on forget the splendid School Scene
that COMEDY of Errors ''Prof. Shoe |
maker. Rev. Messrs. Buckley, Hayes, Guy /
sr aud everybody may pray and read the /
Bible, when and where they please. This |
IS endorsed also by ''the little girls, ) years |
the law says they should be |
over sac "a fiction of law, | suppose.
s. He pleads neutrality for the law
on should plead neutrality for your non
sense.
9. Free will is Gods Great Charter.
That's true Very well, sir; how do you
lare to deprive Catholics of free will in com
Delling them to listen to your praying or
reading a Bible in common schools or Insti-.
tutes?
The constitutions and laws cannot run
counter to God law If the legal officials
we're Catholics, would you say the law allow
ID the Hail, Mary, 10 be said the Saints
o be invocated, Mass to be celebrated, or
he Catholic Bible to be read in schools or
Institutes? [ asked these questions before,
Jut you could not answer
My charge against the Institute remains
intact; 1t is this:
You violated the Constitutions of the u
lited States and PENNSYLVANIA, the School
avs. and a pllin command of your own
Bloc. X O BRANIGAN K c. p