The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

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tholic teachers ard Catholic preachers out
ing Is 90 ap ! syssen which 1ili reeospiss
tho rShts Of the minority and lslthQuGh
il 10 lar inferior to that 81 Prussia, Il Ys
still much superior 70 that Of the United
States. One great objection that 10 made
10, thnt We want TO use these separate
schools Of onrs to propagate the Catholic
religion In this country. We do not deny
petuate and propagate our religion by all
honorable means, for the religion that does
not work to propagate itself may be . re-
ligien In name but cannot be one In fact.
The second objection made is that to sub
sidize Catholic schools would be to estab-
sidy. We ask only for our own money that
we have paid into the treasury, that it may
be expended as we deem best for the edu-
cation of our children. We ask not one
cent Of any other mans money to support
our schools, and because it would be unfair
to claim it. We say it is an outrage upon
us to take our money and expend it in
building and maintaining schools we can
not patronize. 1t is one Of the causes of
revolution, taxation withontrepresentatio
They say we want to break up the public
school system. We only ask them to give
back to the Catholics the public money that
Catholics pay. Is it possible that it is only
the money extorted from Catholics which
keeps the system from going down. il
so, it is a sad admission for Professionals to
make, that they Lf themselves cannot sup
port one system, while the poor Catholics
are compelled to support two-the pubic
school system and their own.
They say our schools are not SO GOOD;
Money will do a great deal. They have all
their money and ours, too,. with which to
put up fine buildings, engage skilled teach
ers, and procure costly apparatus. We
have helped to pay for all this, and then
have been compelled to try to gather ht-
| tie money together in an humble way, to
provide for our own schools. Is it not hon
pressors to taunt US with . claim of superb.
ority of schools under these circumstances /!
Giveus our own money stand on an equal
! footing with us, then talk of comparative
| merits, but in common decency not until
then.
Church is behind the age. Is the age
ahead of God Has this new age any spe'
cial revelation Of religion II so let it pro
duce its credentials. Is the Catholic Church
| opposed to progress Is it opposed to thu
steam-engine, the railway, the telegraph
the discovery of science, or the study o
arts Docs the mother spurn its child No
There is NO light which streams forth from
nature which is unknown or unloved by th'
I Cath Ole Church! But if by "advance'
ideas" are meant those which seek to den.
God, overturn all reverence for authority
and deride all teachings of morality, tn
Church is certainly opposed to them.
Physician heap tbyself. He had ofte'
heard men who are accepted as the apos
of nj Actin
forth ideas es new which were only up t
the date of Cicero. They are progressing
but their motion is backward, and whs
thegSclaim as an advance is only retur
TOYS pagan philosophy taught by Plat
thousands of years ago. They charge, to-
: public school system of the country, br
the Government itself. 1t will not tax
long to answer the charge.
It is a part of Catholic'sfaith that it
his duty to be faithful and loyal to his &c
vernment, and the history of this countr
shows that there are no citizens more faith
} full than they. They proved it at the foun
dation of this Government, and have eve
shown that the love they bear is one OF tn
deepest emotions of their hearts. The
have shown that they have been, and eve
will be, ready when their country calls, t
+ lay down their lives in its defence, and n
, man can do more, and if, as God grant
go
march to glory, prosperity and power, 4
{ small portion of its successes will be d.
; to the love and devotion shown for it by i
Catholic citizens.
. No influence can be more salutary in til
republic than that of its Catholic citizen
, for they uphold those vital principles
! morality and law which are founded on I'll
Word of God. The nation that discar'
8 these is lost. But SO long as they are pr
4 served its life is assured, for it is writer
o "The heavens and the earth shall pa
away, but the words Of Christ shall endu
8 forever" No lecture ever delivered
/. Washington was received with more Ia
IL attention, and it ia hoped that it may
?, repeated here on another occasion.-Was
Z. ington Republican, Feb. 16.
q THE SINGER MAcHINE.-Every evidence I'll
+, can convey conviction the mind may be adduced
T. favor of this favorite machine Established facts
| lint neither