New-York tribune., 1869-05-10
SECULAR EDUC1TION.


BALTIMORE, May 9.-The pastoral letter OF
the most Rev Archbshops spaldDg and Sunragan. pre-
lates Of the province Of Baltimore athe close OF the tenth
provincial council May, 1869. read In the Catholic
Churches today On the subject Of education the letter
says
Bitter experience convinces us daily more and moro
that purely secular education 20 the exclusion o re-
lious training, Is not only an imperfect system Dut
individual and society. Among Catholics there can
not be two opinions about this subject ana we are happy
10 that this practical truth beginning 10 hud accept
| our our separatod brethren While we are graft
| fed ut witnessing many intelligent persons
| throughout the country embracing tEe ttuo
greater number are lost to Church There Is no cx
| aggeration saying what Bishop England felt t
! nay thousands of souls annually stray away from the
edncnton If we look for the descendants Of those nu
Catholic families which have emigrated 10 this
find that many Of tlcm have wandered away from the
faith OF their fathers, and not few of thcm are now
OF the Church Of God. The ouy way To arrest TINS ey
which We deplore. !. TO- make ample provision Tor the
The clergy are cxhorcd to establish paroclal schools
everywhere as soon practicable He expresses his
cordial appreciation OF the Catholic Publication Society
recently established in NewNork aud earnestly hopes
may receive from the clergy aud lay all the patronage
1t so well deserves Under the hcad OF tho Murder Of
the Iuuoeens the Bishop expresses the following strong
| language:
Thc abiding interest all feel in the preservation OF the
morals Of our country eonsti!s Us 10 iasy az @ noso
against the daily Increasing practice OF inAnucide, ese
caly before birth The notUrety which thls ul0nsrous
hat are @ ANNUALLY sacraed to Moloch to crafty an anaw
ful passion, sufficient uscauon for our audingt to
painful and delicate subject, which should not be
mentioned aWQug Christians. We may observe that He
crying sin Of fHfaHede most prerntent ,n nose toHneS
trEeyf he sSfcH Of education trihOd religion has been
Longest esttbished and been most sHeeess,y ed1 on
The inhul % crime might be compared to tho murder Oi
tho i'IuLc ats except that tho criminals In THIS case
exceed In G. ormity the cruelty Of Herod IitiSa sn 10
s6eSs i8,ocent Siooa cries to Heaven Tor yongcancc
in what language can We chfacSfiZe inc double Gult
those whose souls stained with the innocent blood OF
Their own unborn. unregeneratc offspring The murder
Of infant before its birth is. In s sight o. God aud ot
his Church, great crime "a Woulu De e khS oI
child after birth, with this aggrayaiing CIRCUMSTANCE
| that IN the former ease the unborn cLd dies de
priyed OF the essential grace oi bApu- 70 mo- eI ~
allowed, under any ctcumstanecs, to permit the death
of hsg STHSp @ because s Ds ed use tie
aud must not do evll that good my come from H.
Christ are strangers TO this unnatural vice Out words
therefore, are language OF Wsillus thah o Lcip
We have pore aud which an evidence of We grow
ing hccnoubuess Oi the tines may DC !,eaoneu Iol
bid for Indecent publications and ne frequency OF
immoral or positively obscene theatrical performance
generating spirit Of the unless they be highly sensa-
tgual, and calculated 10 crafty the most Iiulent
aGpetltes Wa canl hardly say HAo deserve haifohG,f
eondemnatioB-the actors Who pandcr 10 uo most VIZ
ated tastes, or the audience Nho eGCoaIHSC " infr %
presence, aud applaud the-e grossly inus.l'.c II,
lions Both actors and spcctatois appear 10 Ile Win
Sac9 6da 30 fhfF f f SH oG Ma M y 10 % our
warning against tie modern fashionable ganccs'
which are becoming more and moro the
occasions Of sus. These practices a'e so 80
upon them harmless aud indulge IN them without any
III wisdom of antiquity tho light reason aud Of exrc
rieucc, all concur IN pruaWng tLat thcse Au Oh chleI
i tSv be more Than lunan without dctrmen: TO
their sOu De present To- take pant ~ sucA anusr
mcns where the eve h dazzed by an array OF fascina
ing objects where the s0rscs are cupvated by chgdn
ing music, aud the heart swnyed 10 and iro amid tho
surrounding Saicty ana rNcilcllehl'
Inder COlyTeQ BRETHREN the prClafcS
say:
"As the fathers Of tho late pcnary council thought 1t
expedent that oil measures TO bc adopted gr the re-
| fcTfcd 20 the provisional councils, We deem 10
H Sar G" oGhon ' 10 ths '' mporan, ia"YS Subject
our coored brethren should have large share In
do province where they moro numcrously congIc
tatcd. our Heavenly father whose benign providence
well RS oyef .hG inquest angels IN Heaven cnions the
pastors Of his Church Tie duty Of mnistering with
We should exercise lvss vigilance IN laborlng Tor
sI3n @ m Sn MAGE and iene and or whom m
only begottcn Son did not disdain to die The church.
While careful peyey nnduy TO disturb The established
makes no distinction Of persons in te distribution Of her
heavenly gfs and she cnos alike her devoted mission
sionares whether they eyangelzo TIC white race Ike 81
Francis Do saes, or Tho J4paleSe lGe ST.
eena like blessed Peter Clayer. o, let us
then like our glorious model st. Paul become weak to
the weak that We may gain the weak; let US become
all thing 20 all men. mat We may save al remembering
thai Ike lm We arc debtors 10 allthc OIctk ana par
blriu, 10 jew aud Gentle, to bond aud free Ihe col
0red pcoplC uactable, and generally grateful for
our iuinisradon Their unsettled and abnormal
| den omaucip..on should the moro actively excite
| our svmpatfy. We that are stronger ought to bear
tbe uilrntics OF tho weak W. therefore desire that
scparats schools and churches he established for the
blacks wherever they may be deemed practicable ana
esucdcu Whcre special schools not erected for
tn every facility should be afforded for their religious
aud moral training fF as circumstances will permit"
Under the head Of " "ProtectorIes and Orphan Asyl
ums," the Bishops say;
we invite attention 10 tho importance OF establishing
nrotrctorIes aud orphan asyuns for the reformation and
framing youth, and say that 10 Is weknowL ana
Illuminating fact that large proportion Of the unpro-
in ou norc popuods ciucs tho offspring Ot Catholic
parent Some Of theso little ones are thrown upon the
A far greater number however, are cstrangcd from
Their homes early age, and become outcasis fom
th.lr Harcn Who lost TO all sense OF parental OBJ
ions ana appear think judging from their unnat
ula conduct that tncir dulles and responsibilities cease
before tlCr children hhv0 passed irOh tchder age
These NEGLECTED. youth thus released from parental con-
tIO! sOon associate with nSlOus conpaions Ioy ar1
often an rested for petty o1efseS, ana are committed
- !rftitIhOgB where indeed thelr temporal wants
.rn provided for, where certain general principles OF
morality inay be ineulcatch' bnt wheie inc positive
Teaching OF Catholic doctrine IA utterly ignored
prohibted boys net uufrequenty scnt OF TO
remote sections of the country ana consigned 10 alne
among whom together with the change OF name, they
soon learn forget their parent and To despse the re-
zion of their fOreathes II these neglected children arc
Tot rescued by they are IN danger OF being ruined by
vice or robbed Of tho precious treasure OF faitl:
ces Win be blessed with prGtcctories similar to those
model recently established IA baltimore ana new
| York"
The letter closed with congratulate ons TO the Pope and
saws tho reign Of Pins TX, who happily occupies the
chair of 1t Peter will bo Of the most noted annals OF
tbo Church whether consider the long duration OF
his pontifcate Tie momcntous events which have oe
Cured during the trials and ycssitudcs through which
he has passed or the sublime virtues which have signal