The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-01
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Protestant Guardians for the Poor
case of cruel hardship has recently been
brought before the English public showing
the obnoxious methods resorted to by Protest
anita to seduce Catholic children from the faith.
The Archbishop of Westminster, aud the lead
ing Catholic noblemen and gentlemen, have
taken public measures, through meetings and
otherwise, to bring the affair before the
superior authorities. Finally, it has been
drought before Parliament, and the London
-1Sases has telling article showing up the
bigotry and intolerance of the parties imph-
Gated. As the PAD Mali Gazette is special
opponent of Catholics, We give its views in the
case. as follows: $500 4 s''Dla't
IT cannot be denied that when the members
of religion professed1y liberal and tolerant
sstse sneh authority, as they possess in order TO
others, they bring special siiscredit on their
: own faith ,inasmuch as they lay themselves
b0pen to fhe charge of being guilty Of con-
apicnous hypocrisy, well as of . deficiency
in Christian charity. Indeed, If Mr.. Buckle
were now among us, it is probable he weuld
hardly feel inclined to modify some of his
canstio remarks on the conduct of religious
ANealots in general. ts.i = 80 - q "a
Il, We have the Orangemen in Ireland, Messrs.
WhalIey and Murphy in England, and the Mid
dlesex magistrates to represent ono section of
-sslzea eduHated aulasses in the Inetropolis and
s me sSs isss & che law, but ss more
clearly the spirit and Intention of the Legisla-
turs, are evaded or defed. iae sfb
Eti1lsIi Roman Catholics have from time to
: time made various representations as. to the
system of prcselytism which Is carried ON sys-
gard to the Catholic children educated therein,
e whose parents are either dead or otherwise
unable to take charge of them. They have
heen pressed to give the particulars of alleged
edases but to do this is, as may be supposed, q
matter of considerable difficulty. Ia no rank
is the spirit of narrow and nnreasoning SEQ
tariauism more largely developed than in tho
sa10Ner middle class of tradeemen and their de-
pendents, and they are, on the whole, fairly
poor-Iaw guardians and workhouse officials
< 1aftly from q love of small tyranny, partly
from the advantageous opportunity it affords
of thwarting an educated gentleman who per-
= apniies rival religion, and dealing blow at
the Pope, these persons, IL is asserted, play into
one anotheris hands, and between them the
Catholic children go to the wall MS far as reli-
q gious instruction IN their own faith is con-
cerned. 1t would be advisable to have returns
szAof the number of these children at present in
the various schools belonging to the work
houses, and their proportion to the others, to
ascertain whether a creed registry is full and
fairly kept in any workhonse, whether any
Roman Catholic Clergyman is allowed free or
occasional hcccss 10 the ehilaFea adult iR-
mates for the purpose of instruction, and the
relnnnerafion dc any, received BY him for such
service.
The Court of CIrancery deals with the chill
6iren of wealthy people, and rigid Justice regu-
lates these matters in accordance, with the
aRiahes or religion of the parents; and with re-
aEa gaeSi to children convicted of crime the same
equitable principles is rs far rs possibie OBJ
served. There arc Catholic as well as Protest
ant reforinatories, and the magistrates never
refuse to send the children where they may be
brought MP in the tenets of their own faith,
provided tho authorities are able and willing
boFeceive Them But the benefits which are
enjoyed by rich people and criminals are not,
lsR it would appear extended to the children of
tRo poor, and If this be SO, a serious grievance
np IS ssdissSS sSs Catholics
HaRN to their EERsdit IN flt 4lid, Rsteblished
selSe4ls or paaTef liiilsT nc guidance
Sss = ny NJ ~ Is ~ assert ass ae
III sSssdi tsbn Is Us It'd Iartieussss of sew
ezal eases iRssslsEeh hildgeaE have been unduly
'Ssa s II tSi On , fnith.
llool for, UaSli6tSc S5ys was, after ~ pass
at North Hyde and duly certified, and as long
ago rs June, 1854, Lord Petre applied TO the
Marylebone Board of Guardians TO transfer the
to North Hyde. About the Christmas Of 1856
3 Arebbishop Manning requested and obtained
-7sa rector Of AAaFylebone, and Sir J.J. Hamilton
one of the parish guardians, aud repeated this
request in person, adding that n school was
No action seems to have followed this, since
ahoEtly Afterwards we 6nd that DIR, Manning
naals . formal application in writing to the
ssif 1GsEFlebone Beard Of Guardians TO the same
Is erect, and 60 this the Board signiied. theil
assent ON February 10, 1867. But so far as the
evidences shows, the Guardians acted like the
unfaishSilR snRRans who said, go,p but went
not and in consequence further applications
& sssra sent by the Archbishop 70 the PooEslaw
Board in conformity with the - and 80 Wet.
"a. AI3 SOC. IL; the first Of which bears date
june %, 1858. In all they were twenty-sever
in number, and of these twenty-five ARP still
pending. On this the Board invited the
guardia4s to make any observations thel
might desire on the cases These gentlemen
scen to have had considerable difficulty IL
making mp their minds to comply with thi'
Invitation, and either the evidence is imperfect