The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
IRELAND.
Cardinal Cullen Catholic Education and
the Church Question.

Carulnui Nuilen ON Cat0Oilc Education and
the Church Question.
Cardinal Cullen delivered an address on the even
ing OF the Sd ins at the close or the session IN the
Catholic University He renewed his protest against
the nonrecognitlon OF the University OF 100000 OF
Catholics by the State, and complained that they
were left to struggle for themselves, while 500 900 OF
Anglican PrOtestauts had the full control OF one OF
the Richest Universities in the world. They had not
looked, however, at the rejection OF their claims as
reason for abandoning their rights He added the
following OBSERVATIONS on the subject OF education
and the Cnur Oh question:
They asked for nothing but religious equality with others
they asked for education for Catholics and being
ton Of their faith, they consent 10 nothing else
the time they did with Others
or to prevent them from gyng whatever education they
realized still should admit that within short space Of
time Which had since the time he referred TO their
SON 70 expect that University and Catholic sdscation 10
Fight and that Catholics would Be on foosns Of equality
Claims were so conormabe with justice and squsy thai 10
the end they must be triumphanty successful lAppause
the past few months deny Had the people
equality should os introduced into Ireland; Had not the
House OF Commons declared by an immense majority that
and penal laws and which had inflicted unheard
Of ey s Ss sSsp g:. OF Ts'. Mo NO Il
voice Of the country and that the Church bill prepared
be muated in the upper House and rendered unworthy
the nations s the old fabric Of
disappointed this year their wishes must be satisfied In
snort umc linear, near) ne might aud that perhaps
little delay would bring them fuller Of justice
The higher branch of the Legislature willing give
them.
He pointed out the injurious effects Of the exclusive
system upon the cause OF education, and deprecated
the mixed system as one OF the worst modes OF sup
pressing the religion and morals OF Roman CathO-
lies. He asked:-
Where could their children whose parents toiling
from morning till night having neither capacity
teach the truths Of religion learn these truths Protestant
teachers, while explaining the doctrines Chris
tanity might impart many things contrary the Roman
Catholic faith. Then the Roman Catholic child did
see his master either making the sign Of The at ap
pointed times going to and he might say, with
some shadow OF reason These practices difficult
flesh and blood; my MASTER who Is good does not
perform them and not processing to better,
will not submit practices which be repudates Again.
every Roman Catholic sentiment bauished from the
class books which fact alone might induce the scholar
think that there nothing valuable beyond them
He compared the system prevailing on the CONT
nent, and observed that hitherto the existence of
ngious ascendancy had precuded Roman Catholics
from demanding their Just rights in the matter Of
education, but now the last knel OF ascendency was
sounding and they might expect to see 1t shortly
vanish rom the land In which 1t had inflicted SO
many and severe calamites.