The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-10

sic or needle-work? They never have any
pupils but young men, who do not learn
tailoring in that shop; apd as to music,
whenever portion of their students wish
to cultivate it, not as study, but as an &C
cOmplishment, a teacher for that purpose is
employed from outside the Order. Conse-
quently, all those learned professors, who
frequently speak Latin and Greek better
than French, who are more at home in logic
and ethics than many practical educators
are in spelling and parsing, who devote
their lives to profound researches in chem
istry and astronomy, frequently wrestling
important secrets from the penetralia of
science-all these apostles of learning have
nothing to do but teach French.
The reverend gentlemen of the Confer
ence find nuns and priests unfit for the in.
struction of youth, on the ground that they
cannot have the sympathies and solici-
tudes of parents" In this respect, the rev.
erend pastors of the Methodist fold, I'M
doubtedly, have the advantage. They are
generally parents. But whether that in
creases their solicitude for the children of
other people is extremely doubtful. Atany
rate, the qualification of being parent is
one we have never before heard insisted on
for a teacher. If this New iberia doctrine
should prevail, just think of the number of
young ladies in this city only, and of bach
elors too, who would be Immediately dis
placed as "unfit to train children"
The reverend gentlemen will admit moth
ing for priests and nuns but their competen-
cy in teaching show to work mats for
saints" On this point we are not able to
disagree intelligently with the learned Con-
ference, because we have no idea what they
mean by mats" and they have as little
idea what they mean by "saints."
The last sentence in the above extract is
can be no objection to "facts." 1t is the
fictions; the creations of Imagination, tho
suppressions of Z" fact in the quoted state
ment to which we object. If it contains any
{" facts" we have failed to observe them,
but have no objection to their coming under
our notice, or that Of anybody else.
Who the pupils can be to whom reference
is made for confederation, is to us a mys-
terry. 1t is well known that the current of
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lists, our attention is constantly called to
great perturbations among the Protestant
clergy on the subject Of the favor in which
Popish institutions of education are held by
their focks. In Tennessee, recently, a Bap-
fist minister addressed his people in a very
candid communication on this subject,
wherein he urged them to something like
equality with Catholics in the merits of
their schools. In New England the most
earnest circumstances are made, but una
vailingly, against the general practice
among Protestants of educating their chill
dren, especially daughters, at Catholic in
situations.
1t is evident that, herein at least, there is
great divergence of opinion between pas
tors and people, and that this divergence
takes practical shape. We can imagine
cases where Indifferent Catholics send their
children to the schools of the Methodist
gentlemen who met at New Iberia, but not
when they have to take them from Catholic
institutions for that purpose. We hope it
is not from naughty boys who were forced
to leave such institutions that the impress
sions were received which are so sweeping
ly proclaimed in the extract above given.
We regret that the favor of our esteemed
correspondent Pelican" came to hand too late
for this number.
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