The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-03-07

Mexico and as much at home as IT
lis in the United Statca, it would show as
much actively there as here, in the cause Of
education and of every other good.
THE Public Schools Really Protestant
II is surprising to see the ease with which
the general public is imposed upon by the
leaders Of the public school movement with
the failaey that because there is no religion
taught in schools, therefore they arenot
sectarian. A school without religion IN
this country is 1Ssctarian. 81 s;ls, ss5 IA
1t ought to be unnecessary to prove this
proposition to persons not peculiarly in
terested in the question, if they would
simply observe the prociivities of the vari-
s1s parties who are Interested in it. Ca
Etholics, no matter how energetic in pro-
yiding means Of education for their youth,
are most uncompromisingly opposed to the
system, even when their opposition to it
costs them immense sums that would other
wise be saved. On the other hand, the
leaders of Professionalism are to man en-.
thusiastic in the support Of tile system.
The tenaciEy with which they hold to it is in
proportion TO their religious zeal. If they
do not consider the, system as working ex-
ciusiyeiE to the advantage of their religious
pretensions, without special reference to
the canse of education, then appearances
cannot be relied on. No candid man can
watch their course on this subject aud not
feel that they clutch eagerly at this pre-
tense of education as real means of per-
verting Catholic children, though they have
net the candor to acknowledge it, but, on
the contrary, disclaim any such object or
result. -sA
Yes, a school without any religion is in
this country virtually Protestant. 1t is n
real protest against the legitimate authority
of the Church. 1t weans the children from
Catholic influence, and SO from Cathohcity.
Now there is no doubt that genuine Pro-
testants would rather have mau of no re-,
lgion at all than Catholic. If he is nothing
in sreligion, they consider that as SO much
gained. They have better chance of get
ting him than if he were a Catholic, and
even if they don't succeed, at least Catho-
licity has lost him. 4 We do not here pro-
pose to discuss whether this is right or
wrong; We merely note the fact that Pro-
>testantism considers as gain whatever
Catholieity loses. Knowing full well that
CathoGeity must lose by the absence of all
influence in schools, Professionalism, there
fore gladly adopts the goddess system of
public schools, as a real auxiliary of it's own
eahse, and the next best thing to its own
direct control.
tits singular that sect protesting Chris
tianity should prefer irfelgion to Catholi- |
city. 1t is strange that it should alfyitself
.asiti, aEah ;sasdelitT in preference TO the 7
church which embraces three -fourths of |
Ghristendom. Men who have not the time T
or inclination to examine the merits of con |
troverted questions of faith, may we'll pom
der on these things, and judge unfayorably |
Of pretensions to loyalty which bring forth
such open alliances with undisguised trea-
son. =
AZ any rate, we may hope that an en-
nom Catholic and non Protestant
public Wil refuse to be any longer made
use ofto subserye sectarian purposes, no
matter under what speeious pretext. We
have. great confidence that it will see
through the disguised eagerness of Protest
ant sects. to secure. their own private ends.
While eraftily directing no efon te4
'he republican necessity of popular educa-
Jon.
If disinterested public will observe /,
it viii find that. Catholics are the
cal friends of popular education - that
hey are educating more children with less
means, under greater difficulties and with d
more success than the boastful sects that
ceuse them of favoring mental darkness.
will find Cathoficity to be the real pro.
aoter both.of republicanism and OF educa- 3
ion, and it will then decline to tax its
aembers in support of system cunningly Z :
evlsed and tenaciously sustained in hos X n
liity to their Church and in perversion of Z
heir faith. g
CONCERT AT THE JEsUIrs' CnURoH. h
lli the attention of our readers tn tJ,,, n