The New York herald., 1871-07-02
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The English Roman Catholics and the Edu-
cation Question.


The English Roman Catholics and tho Edu-
cntion Question.
Archbishop Manning on Sunday, the 18th ult., pre-
sided at meeting held In 81. James Hall, London.
in furtherance OF the objects OF this association.
Owing probably to the very stormy weather the at
tendance was anything but numerous Several in
nuential representatives OF Roman Catholic doc
trines both lay and ecclesiastical, were upon the
platform; among them the Duke OF Norfolk, Lord
Hamilton, Lady Dunraven, the Duchess OF Argyll,
the Marchioness OF Lothian, the Bishop OF Brisbane
(Dr. Qulnn) the Hon. ii. Stonor. Major Gordon. Sir
X. Gerard Sir c. clifford, Lord Howard, OF Glossop;
MIR. Monsel, NJ r.. Mr.. Magulrc, NJ. p. Monselgneur
Pattson. Mr.. Dease, NJ. p. Mr.. Aubrey de We're,
the Count de Torre Diaz, Major Prendergast, Mr.. c.
Lane Fox, Dr. Doane, DR.. O'ConnOr, &C; Lord Petre,
Mr. Serjeant Belasis, Mr.. Langdale aud others sent
apologies being from various unable to attend
The Archbishop, in opening the proceedings, re.
marked that the meeting was OF double importance
at the present time: for important as the work OF
education always was they mad now an act OF Par
lament Just come into operation, by which system
in no spirit OF opposition, but as an incentive to
further exertion. The second reason why the pre-
sent meeting was more than usually interesting
was That the fund had now concluded 1ts first
period Of nve years ami was entering upon sixth,
which would be q time OF considerable trial and
Crisis to them. Five years ago they had El,5 500 en-
gagged for three years. 1000 Tor Ave years. flO0 FOR
ten years and 1850 without any limit as to time.
These sums constituted the income OF the
OF i've years, the annual income OF the
was to Impress upon the cahoc 'Isoi public the
need OF great exertlon 70 raise the income 10
abont double That sum. He had no wish to raise
he explained that there were three classes Of
schools and that there was one of them which 1t
was not intended to touch. The nrst class the
training schools for masters and mistresses; the
second was the scnools under the Reformatory, the
I,AW Inn no
called diocesan schools. which were costly insttu
tions beyond the strength of any missionary priest
| or cluster OF missionary priests. The first charge
on the fund the diocesan schools and next the
parish or missionary schools in the diocese, which
nOck. In saying that he limited the requirement to
about 81 500 year. 1t was because he ielt that any
thing that trenChed the missionary schools para
lyzed their action. Therefore the sum he wished TO
raise was to provide for the proper administration
OF the diocesan schools by means OF secretary
deserving masters and pupil teachers, and rewards
also to those masters who by their own active
| eXertions increased the number OF children attend
ing their schools; and he trusted one effect OF the
strength OF the fund would be to increase The means
| Of the several missions. When they began these
schools The number of children attending them was
ll,l0o. and the number on the books 9O00 AT that
children in the workhouse schools, aud many also
| IN the ReformatOry and Industrial schools. Smce
then TWENTY-FIVE additional parish schools had been
founded, and five RefOrmatOry, Industrial, or Poor
Law schools. Now the number Of children on the
school books was o. 77S. being an increase OF 5000;
1
IL l,1O0 and there were present on the day OF nspec
ton 14,ss6 the increase In the number brought
| under inspection last year having been 9J7 In ad-
| ditiOn to those who attended regularly there were
| many children who attended occasionally; and TAX
ing them at l000 II might fairly be SAID that the in
crease in the five years mad been 8. 600 But still
there were at least 5000 Catholic children who
wandering In the wilderness OF ignorance, and they
! should not rest until these were provided for
and every Catholic child was brought into Catho-
lie school, Five years ago they had four diocesan
| schools now they had eight, containing 1000 boys
under constant education, besides 600 girls at Nor
wood, who were perpetualv maintained through
the instrumentality OF theiund Three years ago 1t
| was resolved 10 give gratuity OF fl0 q year each
as an encouragement 10 the certincated masters to
exerti0n, also To encourage the pupil teachers by
small gratuties and rcwards and, urtner, that one
| shilling head should be gwen to the master or
added through their zeal beyond the attend
| ance, and this year f66 had been pail for the
| addition OF 12)0 children made during the past ten
| years. All these charges were borne 10y the fund
During the five years the fund had received f26 lO4
| and had expended f24,S04, the amount IN hand be-
| ing about 1880, but there were claims on nand
more than sufficient to absorb The whole. AS to the
| future there was much to encourage them, and
he referred especially to the eXertOns OF the Duke
OF Norfolk in reference TO the Crisis fund. III cOnnec
tiOn with which $4,000 had been raised to meet the
present special crisis in Catholic education, enue-
rating the grants made from that fund for es alb
lisnlng and supporting CathoIc schools for the poor
at Westminster, Tower Hil, Noting Hill, Stratord
Mile End, IslngtOn, West BromptOn, Victoria Docks
and other districts. In conclusion the most reve-
re.n, cllairmul appealed earnestly for the means OF
continuing aad increasing the usefulness of the fund
| for the ensuing five years. The Duke OF Norfolk
moved the adoption OF the report OF which the Arch
bishops speech was u resume. This was seconded
by Mr.. Hutchlls, and carried. Other germane
utOns were passed, be1g spoken 60 by Mr.. MOnsell,
Mr.. Bartram, Father Rowe, Lord Howard, OF Clos
sop ard Others all the speakers dwelling on the
senual Importance OF providing religious education
for Catholic children In Catholic Schools instead of
| leaving them dependent uDon the schools estap-
| llshed under the school boards.