The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-04

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i or course Monks and Prfests Axes4n tG.| g
conrsa the Monks and Priests of Che Ozark Z
Aresn we're even more iGnorant and lazy
han tboae Of to-day tsEvery body" says i
hey were, and what asevory body "-omni, y
potent. though some somewhat mythical a
nersonace. twin brother 6f "They say"
ssvs. must certainly be true. And how q
could they help being ignorant Poor I
fellnws thew did not have tho advantage {
of our modern civilization and improve I
nients. &
tfeir days: but verysl1ttlc: Tits true they
established schools, colleges and 9nlversl-
ties. almoet without num6eE Ia which the !
Seiancea and religion were taught. But I
then they had no sscommon schocls ron
which religion was banishedvor in which
verv sickly religion was dosed out to pm
nils who would not, or could not, believe
Nor did they have d State Superb ntendent,I
who could draw q salary ptEnttuaiiy 90 the
quarter came round, make = report anu uo
nothing else.
IT ia true that the third General Council
oeConstantinople commanded the priests
ana monks to receivelat thHir schools, free
Of CHARGE, all children who could De lnGuces
| to frequent them. II ia tEneSbet the ln.Ia
General coq r. as.lsa sss: competent
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benefice be- assigned. to each catGearaas
church to q teacher, whose duty IL snouiu |
| be TO teach the clerks and poor scholars s =.
| the same church grqtuitonssy" lt1s Cru:a
that Innocent HI, hope q MO.an' rnnncii.
and extended the law TO par0chial c14Ic
| a. in the year 1915 tia true tnat Hole,
rims Ill. and other sPcree~o :Iy
the same. Itts true that the - ths fsrst
4 Church was thqs the 1oun c =, y are
Y II. IL nd Q00OOAo
4 counted by the hundreds IN Frapc9 M nhu
Fotber countries. But what OF all tnat - ns
4 people, in those benighted days. were no.
4 taxed against their will, to support scno0.s;
Il to which, on a0connt OF re.shcE ch;iaran
scruples, they could not send tneil y. ~
as they are, in this entignteneo ~. IT, o;d
sides in those monklsh scnoolse ~. Iny r,ara,s
i some attention to the cuturesok 1ns molea 70
and religion of the pupils, In aaaaIon Az ~
teaching them mere DooK EalIt 4o1a-
rate II in this day. They should nave ,s n
) the students, as is now the rute, grow Wy
in rank inhdellty, ana aiio" '
, ais to take care of themselves. ,,;oh
t We will not speak OF en9 sS ;.J ,,nnas.
were attached to All TIE PIiu. .,i ,,.,nr- in
, teries; nor Of the schools for me G. PUDa, o;a
which the humble disciples OF o s..1,aeia"'
. and of st. Dominic aaooIeu so ~ hr MOI
:, nor of the many schools endowed ny ;p .SSaS
n men and by kings, wnicn Me.e a p Why
CQ0 Charge VI II,
should wet Such things are, ra.nel ugI J.
for our age, which ignores al 1ne cl ean
J. which should Be given te suchy norrlu Eres-
= lures as monks, and Wn.chs claas -. W. w
Ilightenment and civilization ZOE lIsoli. s ~
therefore pass them by We nave us
like for ali such truths. Besides, !1ey al !.
s not consistent with the vulgar aoeas %
Rome and priests and mon s.
We did intend saying thinge sarcasei,
10 al,ont the uniyersities Of the 81 Dark gee.,
70 We would have done so 1AAWs not reas
g, q mn a little about them. Whea re mao ca
- amined and discovered that Home, O1I1lu
y RoInona. Paris. Paiua, Salamanca, naples
sa Cambridge, Paray Perugias N aiiaaohu, A. =.
=; Gala and very many other cities, IN nan.
- Countries, had their famous universlsies
- rith learned men, many of them MONKS
,.a n oat of them priests, graciYg 5hc enairs y
~ ~. the universities, we changed o<c MANA An
s i0 resolved to say little about them. z q
=. trna state of things, then, wassso very con
h .s trarv TO our notions now, andas II Is con
10 -, trary to rule to say that the people on ~.
~ ". Middle Ages were other than lgnorans,
"a will.let the universities pass. g..,S.
~ Bnt as said in the beginning Oh LUIS =.
"A Et;cle. monks and priest always nave peo
~, ignorant men andslazy.
~ It is true that they gave freely to tne poe
I'd in the ozark Ages" that at the naonas. a.
h;a les the wanderer found shelter, anu =.
lhs | hungry, food to eat. Bnt then sno lsr ~
n, ant monks were SO foolish as NOT 70 cs'