The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-30
THlRTY-SEyENTH YEAR
DR. NcGLYNN ON SCHOOLS.
ru, rJrHS or 4 LIBERAE CATHOLIC
CLERG IM1N.

lie doc. uot Believe that Reiision ana
Arithnctic should be Taught by the same
pcr.on lie wants no Sectar!anism In
,bc pubIic sshOls-IIc IL Opposed to any |
Au,u,pt TO Unite Church and Stote-A /
Propos Constitutional Amendment.
A. some doubts have been expressed OF the /
,rr,, Of cur recent rcrort Of an interview With tic
pgv Dr. VcGlynn, ni St Stephens Church, repre-. |
rntqtiye Of TUE Sun has called upon him to report
,pv,liag he might wish to say the subject. The
Rev. Dr. said Substantially as follows:
pR. ToLrSSs POSITION.
Ti,rc n, some uninten,ioual Inaccuracies In the |
.,7ort lu, t'cy were such us might naturally Green
hnar,i II rem memory Of conversation on so |
,-icAte su' set. lie Il opposed to Catholics or
,rsbyd} e u. king arricauon for state aid TO any
,enirl' .ca.oi or charity. lie is that the Rev.
yr r,..t.u dh not express the Catholic view on
rs r.'i. . * state dcncminational schools and
rcR.g '.' Preston has since admitted in a public
eicr t.. lie ,ioS tlis matter IL not necessarily
~ C.. JIG lew DR. McGynu did not mean to
l..oit l., ,a.hoiics do not Wish to unto secular
rir, uiot ciucniion. On the contrary, he knows
nst ala c.. les aud all good men do wish to unite
tc.uas 500 RELIGIOUS education; but great many
cathoL, .- well a. the great majority Of the people
of ti, cvantr!, do 10, believe that
RELIGION AND ARITHMETIC
Uu't " t"'Hihgf hh'S' "' N'NN'"0N"' -
IL the ..u.c ronu and ny the person. He does
believe that our public schools OF the chief
tlorics o. America, and that they should be made
lnsiiiuHons where Christians and inhics jews and
ucntles. may alike send their children without
their beng insu!tci by any book, or prayer, or
hymn thu 1, to thcm a badge OF the ascendancy OF
tc.t and without feT OF any sectarian bias what
ever. lie does believe that an inndel, aJew, or
so''"'''.aa" O., =" n"' 'uV ss a.os..s,.. ,no
ment as any one eiso pas ano ne oepreca'es .no
btort TO Keep the Bible and prayers ana seetsran
hymns in the schools. and the attempt to put Chris.
lianity and the Bible into the Constitution OF the
u,ited states as u,,eriv American and fna ticai
se1 s, -. .'' ~ s -, -,
ana as an s"smp' 10 unite e"erch anu s'a'o' "Hien
,houd be strenuously resisted by oil lovers OF pure
religion as well a. all lovers OF their country. He
~ moDss. ssonIs ihs Sn he Sands ~ saenays ana
NJ, in,rusted Co religious orders ss sucb, for the
''AsO" '""' WIS WV - -
WOULD Be UNION or cHuacH AND STATE,
and for tie other worry good reason that the State
shouId exercise the riat of strict exam nation In
spectior, and control and the immediate supervision
perions orders souId no, submit. lie dos believe
hat lie works that are most imperatively demand.
ed Of religious orders here. are those works OF
ts' ssIlr riolsei G Sy their vocation. '
0r1nr. to,chirgi snnsay .shooI. As
pn,lnus ofuefs ,eaeninR IN suhuy scno1.,n ,n r %
sisters OF Charity, engaged exclusively in works OF
and have never leen asked 70 do so;
Dr. NcGhnn spoke oili whicn WI en- was passed s,i ~
ps n H'i in 5e Committee @ Of u; Se seuate the
which HI WAS to protect the liberty OF conscience
Of ] in oSS% Iss: ,ss; s.rs e rsSS S BS
for t6i3 nc, Of Justice While they were 40 busy in
rrsrtIrs g mainialnins ,pprOpriaiions .slaror. :.
isiq@; mem en- Ter Of tbs tbs year. Lssisstars wcqld
No4Il nave aided tic ps.sare Of bin the ohject Of
which would be to take matter OF sectarianism
ard Is consequent 'heOO-eA bitterness and threat
'"'' orr ~ 1uv r,rln nv pot,-,cs
v--..., wi " IaS FIELD os foL,'s ,.,,
partie. were probably TOO busy in buying. selling, ana
ju.,ce ani statesmsnsl t p' In fact. the putting
stop to = matter OF doing Iapors, in the shape OF
.,'o, :, ,I Ibs gS,sndei msasSTe had
Tie eordtsI SpptoSai Of l. Suen,ia Catholic clergy.
mgasu'e inSorooracd into the Constitution Of eyery
Iust' and ntSte.maSlike measure. IL would be sub
stan,iai,y ~ ioiows:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
ASA tcr auendmen, 70 the Constitution TO euard
teect hurIy Of sciaee . -, ..So., c,,.. .. an,
h, rorn,aaing enpro rHuons OF sehooi iunds 70 any
Icshii ding III reading OF the plble or any other
eSnncuyelr rsigoas hoos al praying worship and
r. Toiii iin: nag ,t,ate. 10 commit to any but pub
ucH'1HS; Hyinrls, etc. -,,., .......,.,,ou,
Hertil ~ exiting lawsb by which approrrri,a,%ion' %
t.-S cSr,.tirs eities lows and VILLAGES L
cor, et or soli os iSasr II Mt IowSr thof
ina,Iet "a ne. ar 10 donate money ior tho payment
40 smells. o. flr any ON puip Sc, 20 any churci
an, % char ty ieeticn or iearning whci
~ al. ,' c,,,,ty ~ q p,onle and under he cxcu
syt co,1friiI al, ~, ~ "a az he ,eope
tsVn' ,rs e% Sing appoh.tncnts and forbiddnl
firrs c1s ~ ~ aims whether salaried O
hoi In ~ runi,c institution and forbiiding compul
s1r, aftn ,nsr M ar inning m any PRAYER worship
rci i1S ss-ic, or fnstrurtlon IN any public inEttu
to6 ad f1rb ddg any ins nit 10 the faith or religious
ernyto of nv Inn atos OF bubble nstltutlons or pu
pu, H. tnnitc scIoSis
nra t-i-, oil ,hl facilities citizens
ei,rg,1rs OF N denoml atons visit public ins itu
tlr. rf riartv and correction lmpart religious M
,rus,ls ~ e55pso at ion or ADMINISTER religious ord
M eos 10 .iuse Of their faith. or to those who
Freely desife II.
PLAIN STATEMENT,
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.,Ishs',eaI ~ ,n, sa Uatish W NN' f
DR.. McGynn-No II would bo a sort OF sbirtua
l,t97IyU which / would think II absurd TO at
tempt to supply while are suffering sadl.
from TIE want OF nscessdrles Archbishop Hughe
tnon.ht that 100 souls we're enough for the care
,nr nri.st Nnw ys have nerlIans % OOO sonls h