New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

I m ureImlpary sep to the utter disruption OF our
school system, that II may be recognized Oh ron M
tional basis and the Roman Catholics draw poIuon W
the school fund for their sectarian schools sbond
other thing Connected with TINS I've PomanIsts upon
the schools Is stimulated Ivy the TACT InaI u 6inber
ie of scholarship than their own that inelligent E0
nansts prefer the public schoos TO the f'oha pnaO
schools THIS fact lnteusihes the hate OF the koan
Catholic priesthood and makes them more determined 70
break down the public schools ,he face arst "a
last The struggle will come. and cahhOl DC uouBeu'
The Cleveland Leader says:
There 10 no sectarianisn about Bible reading II Is
SIMPLY religious act In which al sectS eau JOIN he ne
question whether the people OF OHIO are and should DO
Ard That question is answered at the outset by
lie Organic law of the State the Constitution Of OHIO
are essential 20 good government" This people. the
people Of the United States is Christian nation Cam
and worship it is nevertheless a people who recog
nlze Goa and accept the Bible as his revealed word
system Of popular education is. in fact, con,
spracy against the whole character OF the nation Me ~
IL in public instruction, we should not nave worn W.
pnblc reading of the Scriptures In the schools which
cOuld interfere with the faith OF any Cath0nc emu, %
real reason for the objection Of the priesthood lies In inc
fact that they cannot them sectaan and use mem
means for prUpagang their religion, anu eSn
cation, OF which the present is but the lhai hoNeme"
The Dayton Journal expresses itself very earnestly,
concluding thus:
Now 10 be consistent, this remarkable school Boaro
should make haste expunge every religious sentiment
offensive to Roman Catholics from every text DOok III
the schools To meet the views Of tho shnd Se ex
pnrgaed. TO satisfy inhdels, the words God JehoVan
sorG I bS S SnS oSs OF the school boDEs The
manists claimed that TO read the Bible In the pubic
thny Sropose to destroy what they secta
rianism In the schools IN order TO establish the wo1
If portion of the school fund is set aside for the
Catholics, another portion must necessarily NO
another for the Methodlsts another for the PIespyle
ans and so on to end Of the hundred aud odd secs
which claim existence In OHIO. BY TINS Time We snai,
reach the end OF the common school system Thele VIII
be such thng popular education ana ihe aeeay vi
democra sentiment Will inevitably iOllOW'
The Cincinnati school Board have perpetrated wrong,
aud they will be rebuked for 1t by the people
The Toledo Blade says:
TITS Islander 10 say that our public schools have been
perverted sectaran The school system has care
iuS eAGuue co y sort II ia not that our system is
liable TO sectaran perYesiOn that disturbances are hue
but because particular denomination lays uhdue sess
the necessity OF intoxicating It's peculiar views III c1
necon with secular education Let the trlends on INC
school system hold fast 10 the wise principles on when
has thus far has impaired to the sys
tenn the high efficiency II possesses To yield 10 the enc
danger to schools and 10 the best Interests 0f society
In general.
On the other hand the Catholic Journals proestve-
hemently that II the exclusion of the Bible from the
Public Schools is intended reconcile Catholics TO our
school system it will utterly fal OF Its purpose says
The Freeman's Journal Of this city
We tell respected cotemporary. therefore that u
the Catholic translation OF the Books OF Holy Wit wch
Catholics were to be dissected by the aOlest Catnpo
theOlogian IN the land and merely lessons 10 pc taken
from -such as Catholic read to their children
aud with all the notes and comments III tne popular
edition. and others added, with the highest Catholic IN
dOrsement-and II these admirable Bible lessons, ana
these alone, TO be ruled as 10 be read ia all the
lal degree the Objection Catholics have to letting
Catholic children attend the public schools 80, -
This declaration is very sweeping Out We VIII PROVE
its correctness . - o.,,, ,r, =.
your teachers! You ought to know ~hH III inuuuueoi
Second We will not expose our Catholic children to as
with all the children who have fg"t 10 attend
the Public Schools! Do you not know why
Third: The perfunct0ry reading " the DeSt or BlDe
lessons amounts 10 nothing as rule OF practical morals
Tie practical religion OF the schOOlroOm Is to nculcate
tenn be founded on fraud the teacher III our Public
Schools has no rght to- explain; even. any one
right 10 child to such school as much AS tho
Catholic The teacher according 70 the prograne has
right explain to child what is meant by tho term
the plain and undeniabe resolution OF the whole ques
ton is this: The State" the "City" has 40 more
right TO tar me for schooling my negh5or's children,
them. Tie utmost that DO granted ia, thar,
for abandoned children, the State may provide school
viii not suffer my child to go the poorhduse for its
dinner the clothes OF the auSh0ue so long
as / can provide for IT, And as little Will suffer the
child f'''' - ''''~'
Even more explicit is The Ee,O- York Tablet, which
Public School system to be the object Of the Catholic
agitation on the subJect
The School Board OF Cincinnati have voted, We see
from the papers exclude the Bible and all religious
instruction from the Public Schools Of the city, II this
has been done with view TO recOncing Catholics 70 the
1t does not meet any degree lessen objection
TO the Public School system, aud only proves
community OF Catholics and Proteatants for 1t proves
that the schools must, to DO sustained become thor
oughy goddess But 10 us goddess schools are sim less
acceptable than sectaTan schools and We object ess 10
the reading Of King Jamess Bble even IN the schools
than do to the exclusion Of all religious instruction
American Professionalism OF The orthodox stamp 10 Tar
less evil than German Inndelity.
In community IN which all are Catholics or all Pro-
testans, Ia which only Cathoicy or Professionalism
supported by the State leaving the religion to be looked
after by the spiritual authority, Is defenslble aud
erf fasf we. .6s case in their orsiD with New
England Common schools The difficulty begins
into Catholics and Professionals with both placed
footing OF perfect equality before the sate for the
State Is bound by The conscience OF each alike The
State has right to exclude tho religion OF either for
II never the educator, and obviously the religion Of
both cannot be taught in and the same school, ~
Since our community Is composed OF Catholics ana
rights aud the Goyernnent bound to respect aud pro
tect the conscience or fun religious liberty OF each IL
the CathoIc the Protestant objects IL must
then, either leave the whole question OF Ednca
ciple, 1t divide the schools, Is done In most
European nations into two classes the one for Catholics
and the other for Proestans with the education IN each
under the supervision and control OF It's respective re
Ous authority Nothing ess :han either the one or the
other will TO Catholics their equal rights and sat
isfy the Catholic conscience. ...-
The system OF Common Schools adopted in this
country is the main imitation Of the system de-
creed by the Convention which sentenced Louis XVI 10
the guiOne abolished Christianity and declared death
eternal sleep. The object OF the Convention was by
system of Goddess schools to root out religion from
the French mind, aud TO train up the French
youth absolute ignorance Of unbelief IN any life
beyond this life, and any world that transoends the
adopt and carry out the same system our
American youth must grow up thoroughly
unbelieviDg and goddess the order OF the
Cincinnati Board OF Education not directly foreshad
do well 70 their guard HRunst