The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-02-14

yoaverp si,pply "a Friend of the
lSshoals," HiRthal volume you say that
The Catholic, by keeping his children
nu, of it; chs public schulz virtual J says
that it shall be Protestant, Ag4l". you
say thai common and Protestant are
with hinrsyuory7nous terms
Now, Friend off ,t4e Schools, +" SUI,
pose YOU knew nun in high health aud
happiness, andyau should 60 to him in
the official capacity, Of a,mountebsnk, and
say to him Friend, your hsal'h is ia
| ding fast. Come, tske these pills, or
YOU'RE goner,p Would. not every one
say. tim, in, ,ddiuon to being guack
YOU were u luuatic? ug.f y
Now, sir, recollect that $50 have had a
prcscrip'ivc right to teach, from the no
mcpt lint Christoph,r Columbus frat
planted the emblem Il salvation on our
shores, to the present day, We hare
admittedly ms good schools, academies
and colleges as the States can desire
herciore We DO not need your quackcry
You shy thu. ii is ridiculous for them
(ns J to prescribe laws for what'l'Iey (wr)
reject" This assertion is utterly false.
Tic Catholic Church does not, in Her
teachings or Holy Dogmas, Interfere
With your schools Neither does She
urrsrriibrr laws. or ,tamper with those in
actual existence, j. But the Safe says Ia
the Church This is u free country.
You eau worship G;odns youlike,' Very
we'll. The Church My'-"fhai is II
great prerogaIiye. aid weisust have its
benefit" llruee.. we. insis, that "ur
rlil4rsn.. whether they 60 to school or
from scinol, whether they read "r write.
study their geography ar astronomy. they
must do alto the glory Of Gcd There
fore wcdo,o, aid cannot love TO see our
children attend 'NI'al ynnt gall secular
sehmis." because far U. Christians there
| is no such thing as Il secular" education;
it mu.l-be-biilt upnn theology. AS the
Almighty. ,pcakiug through the lips Of
st. PAIL, Str!lr ,us-":Wleiliol you
eat ur WHEELER yru drink, or lrAute:er you
do, 10. ~ to he. giOry@ God"
NV. then. We n.k the State, Why vio-
late its loudly l,oastcd principles, anl ac.
,ualiy compel MS ia support institutions
in which this is mt donc? Further, wr
say lo'llma Stale" State. y"u do not rue.
ognize any particular fnru' Of religion, 1t
is not your iin'rnliou, 0 State, to melt in
to us ll,r teachings or Prcselings Of any
sect. or any aly body clnbrucing rany
Gets. No.. Then you remain indilrr-
cn,. aud you care not rhslllcr they arc
! GODDESS. iinliolialistic, or Whist they may
he. provided they exist. For Indifferent.
is,s. Atheists or ls.ionalists that might
pass of bu; stop and reflect little.
Why bcso asslduous in having the Prot
cs,unt rule of faiih-"Thc Bible and the
| Bible alcne'--presscd upon all without
mercy without considering the pledge,
of the State? Tic Catholic. the Jsr,
the Atheist and the Protestant are all
forced to drink their religious instruction,
from the same fountain. Now this i.
contrary to the sscred pledges Of the
State; and, indeed. has pretty strong
smell of Hypocrisy. Evidently these are
conflicting clcn.ents--Freedon, and Coer.
cien. We therefore ask our doe proror.
:iou. as we are already furnished with ad,
rqunte schools. We ask only cur own
aud it IL crying sin against justice TO re,
fuse lnan his honestly acquired proper,
t."
Blu, We now come to the important rart
of your malicious document. IS. sill
JUS, despoil II OF tho ornaments Of you
sweet rhetoric, and dress it up in ,yllo.
CYSTIC garb. Tllus-"We eannol yott
the Bible out Of the Schools any NOR,
than .re,rsn vote out the atmosphere OF
the sunlight" But Catholics hav.
CONSCIENTIOUS serurles agains, the reading
Of the Bible 10 tllei. children !" and will
not scnd them until the Bihlei. removed
Ergo- We will grant you The FIRST wing o
tbs syllugism but the second. taken y,
IT stniids, is not merely calumay, but it i.
impious--howcyer ". will Distinguish il
| Ii you mean the Bible rs the word o
| Catholic. Gl,ureh-nrrs,tyed he ii. s,,ns
delivered bv llrr from rch.ra,ion I,
generation 10 her nhildrruSuut;l mr..
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