The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-23

VIII not these gentlemen admit tnas every
child in the State has legal right 10 Do emu
Nov 'aecordiug to the report of the Board of :
Education, each pupil costs annually s .Ssps y
are about 10000; in tho diocese of Albany,
II 600; in the diocese of Buffalo, about Zu,oVoi
asvinms and literary and charitable institn-
tions, supported by Catholic charity and ca
tholic zeal Hence in this State we are now
educating 10000 children, not by legislative
ennctments, nor by taxing our neighbors. but
by our own free and voluntary contributions.
At S22 each how much would this add TO the
millions of school tax already in existence
BESIDES these 10000 children, whose educar
tional expenses we alone assume, there are IN
the city of New York alone 40,o 600 children lor
whose education there is provision what
ever made. Some are excluded because they
are too ragged to appear aiIiong the children "a
the rich and others because their parents are
careless about their instruction, and the greater
| part because they have no school room. Anu
| vet when we, with our economical means OF |
| instrncting, undertake to teach oil these chh-
| dren and to accept conditions which VIII pro-
portionately reduce tho tax by nearly wv
| thirds the present amount, we are soiehii my
told about elaim sa t and nr; pTts,n,ese
All but the tax provided for in the bill IS 70
"mal max ~ Romanistf These gentlemen y, are
looking at US all the time through snsir L tbe;r
neighbors' corn in their own bushei. Let me
inform the gentlemen that Catholic schools are
; intended to teach not to q make" Catholfcs;;
Catholics are made Catholics at the baptsmal
font not by Joining the Church, nor by change
! Of heart through the means. OF oxcitement OF
inAammatory Reclamation. We need no prose-
lyting institutions. We have no underground
railway system between New York and the
! great West, for taking advantage of our neigh
s0d epsie them forever from their parents
Q affections and from their parents taith. 70
n these gentlemen 1 would say, be Calm. we
9 40 NOT want your children. We would not
: even accept them unless you are perfectly Will
n ing and they are perfectly willing. You hare
It none to spare. You need them all Allow US 70
q attend to our children. If yon do not, we VIII
i, continue to remind you of that great precept
e of the Decalogue, Thou shalt not steal =,
l. Here is the grand objection to which am
s, asked to address myself, "hereically." Do the
y gentlemen here Admit that Catholics alone
st maintain the public schoolsf Perhaps they
le don't admit that precisely. But if the catho
ie lies Withdraw, the Protestants, jews p ana In
III fidels will follow the example OF the faomnh
lists" beg to remind the genttemen ,naS M
j.. deciafed that other denomination couio,
IN or 4would" accept the privilege they deny ~
The bill certainly neither excluded nor
III lies like it they could have At II Lney ~
pleased to remain as they now are, the Pa aot,
al q Peotestants. Jews and 1ptidels," are prepare
a to q follow the example of the Homanlsls an
no. abandon the system, then it is system OF con
paiso and ought mot to tbss tSI
nd mo q RHETORICAL excursion through ell the COZ
We ceptions' Of the Nation," trust shall satis'
)r. them by confessing precisely enc iA,th 'n~s
ter in me ON this question:
lat. am opposed to the public school systs
he NJ it now exists, because it 10 . huge ewind
e. on the public run by rings" for poiiteai OF
a aS sssames . righs which neither God nor Natu
tRo has vested in any poweron earth. me pareI
assert, is, by every right, DIVING ana nun" 10
T; choose to educate him at his own home ~
RED areside, pronounce any comPnlsion to {
re- contrary, either by Church or state; usn sur,
hop svsteu as IL is now conducted, because
makes no provisions for the education OF I
poor, whom we have the good OF pad f for.u
s4s to count in large numbers among our fre st
,ear Attn am opposed to the public school syst
hill because, from its very nature, 1t must ana "s
be- to exclude all positive religion
hat 70 Hare Is INV argument Either the comm
six schools are Catholic OF they are Protestant,
{ no they are Infdel We all agree that that, they C
aims testa1t or Inidel. If the former, by WI
vry, right or show of plausbility do the Christ
few ministers force us to patronIze themd II
r j. ministers should defend and patronlze lnht
ity. But perhaps they are a congloneratior
Catholicity, Professionalism and lnhdeitty.
'ious fellowship. On the authority of ST. Pau
,reat would not believe himself, were he or
each nnaI from heayenn TO ask me to compron
larry, ,.t Faith or dovetail my religious princip
man Perhaps they have no religion at all IN
erely precisely the principle npon which they
wv supposed to exist Let une ~ ~ @
mid then confine themselves strictly to the sys
for which they affect SO much love. 10 u
% Christian ministers, would say Hands
Gye control these i Inst int,
II of the Bible Fell-youF- Children that
itten ct 1eave God at the entrance to your sch
ok of to meet Him ut their return. You ana
seems not agree not Only uPot. ,srv natmre of
have I;n oN since YOU cannot gree among J
,liied selves concerning the nature OF God and
in its ture OF Jesus I tl;ss no O1ly abort
words, go have been edited by reading serm,
lthor. q Christian minister, delivered IN NeS
n this against the DlSlntS ci Sn0 h;1, q M oh
facts "s InrS ercurs;ons TO a
with conceptions of the Nation" these are my
their did aud conscientious opinions concern mn
,da IN public school system. am not aware tina
.sue " Copstitution of the State OF of the u
: ather states forbids Catholics, Professionals, Je
eason- Infdels, have their separate schools Sn