The New York herald., 1870-06-20
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY JUNE 2o s7o-TRIPLE SHEET

OF the House OF Lords IT must be borne in mind that
every peer may enter his protest and II should find
that the DILL, a. II comes up rom the House OF Com
mons, enacting for perpetaty secular education for
this country, should fail TO em6ody the three
principles l have enumerated, l shall enter
ever, that no such calamity will happen. Indeed,
am confident 1t will not. have great conhdence IN
Mr.. Foster In his broad and enllshtened prlhcpes,
and his Purtanical descent to which ne himself mas
referred; but have just come from country Where
the great question under discussion was whether
Pope. have nothing to DO with that,
but have not come home 70 England 10
xos the naoty I any s,e the
proceedings OF the House OF Commons. In my opin
Ion the bill, which is very complicated deserves
careful investigation. and men ike my honorable
friend Mr.. Balnes am sure Will not vote for any
clause In 1t without knowing the length to which it
IN ght be enforced, and The actual operation to
other questions OF great Importance I'm connection
with this subject OF national education IL is wen
known that the Irish Roman Catholic bishops have
ior some time complained that we have
UNCONVENTIONAL system OF education here.
ana that IL has not been extended to Ireland.
Although the report of the Commission appointed
u laquire into The state OF education in Ireland has
not yet been presentedit is no doubt In forward
state, and WIN appear when the English Education
bill shall have been disposed Of II the bi for Eng.
land gives perpetuity and permanence 10 denoLilna
tiona education the demand OF the Roman Cathol ca
will hardly be resisted 1t Will be said "we desire
equality In this matter also between England aII
Ireland and the mixed system of edu alton which
was established In 1881 wil be discarded. Now
what will be the consequences OF denomnatiunal
education in IreandY There are children OF Pro-
testants TO the number Of "a 900 In Ireland scattered
about In the various schools where the Roman Catho
lies form the great majority. The system VI the
Roman Catholic Church Is very absolute. remem-
Der some time ago Bishop Grliiths ON my saving To
him, 'II We propose any system OF education we
Shall not interfere with your religious viewsn reply
ing "That is all very WELL but every subject aught
is with connected with religion and unless have
the entire control OF the schools we shall not be
satisfied" The result then, in Ireland VII DC that
these "a, 900 Protestant children VIII be either obliged
to submit to beng taught Roman Catholic doctrines
or be driven out OF the schools altogether and that
think would not be htting for the House or LORDS
| to decide. Another matter to be borne in mind by
| the House OF Lords is that the Church of Eng-
land Is not now exactly the same Church II was
- the time of Archbishop Howley and Bishop Blonl-
| field. There is party In 1t now that Is always
trying to asslmiate the Church OF England to The
Church OF Rome, by Introducing gradually the cere-
monies OF the Church OF Rome into It's worship. step
by step this party introducing into our churcnes
much Of the Roman Catholic ceremonial and OF that
faith which ut the time OF the Reformation w aD-
jured. Hear hear) Therefore If we establish IN the
schools the denomnaional teaching oil me Church OF
England cannot be quite sure what in ten, twenty
or thirty years hence that teaching will be. remem-
| Der a clever work called "FOu Pay,n wherein the
two authors describe ship coming from Australia
| having as passenger returned convict on boa a.,
who, hearing o strange noise every night, watches
and finds II proceeds from some men boring no e
with gilnlet In the ships bottom, the conse-
quence or which IL that she founders ISolletuaes
thint that there Is gin,iet at srOrG at the bottom
or ne church or England liear, hear.) trust
the object Of those who are using 1t Will be deieaed
but cannot help thinking ta II behooyeS all mon,
| not only dissenters but low church and broad
churchmen-ail in short, who do not belong 20 the
rituallsts-to De waichtul In all they do, am take
care that this Protestant country snail retain ts
Protestant Bible, It's Protestant teaching, its Pro-
testant schools, and continue to hold its rank among
| the nations OF she world. loud and continued
cheerng,)