The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-03
Education.

That education is good, useful and, in
some degree, necessary, ybody admits
That in order to extend the fruits of educa-
ton, there should be some systemaof schools
and methods of teaching, everybody adj
mits. That q Pagan education would
never do for a Christian child-everybody
admits. That everybody is a good educa-
tor nobody admits. That, therefore,
educators should be carefully selected and
should be morally as we'll as mentally COM
potent :, everybody admits. That the
education given to the child is affected by
the qualities of the teacher-nobody de-
MES.
First question then.-Who should teach
and who should select the Teachers.
"I"-says the State" tho child is to
become the citizen IL must educate him.
knowledge is Power,-and the power
which knowledge gives to each increases
my power Parent! pass your child to
me.''-
"No,"-says the Church, -''the child is a
Christian,-a grander name covering higher
duties than that of citizen. l must
educate him. 1 alone have the right. 7
alone rule man in the totality Of his
being II alone can develop all his powers.
am the only, true and rightful educator"
Hold"-says the State" while I can
not admit all your high pretensions,>-I will
not deny some of your rights. Let us
amicabiy divide the great work of educa-
ton. You perform your share of the
duty and let me perform mine. Let me
have sole charge of the secular education.
l am of this world and as such let me
have sole and supreme control of education
in all its relations to this world. l will
educate man into the intelligent citizen.
You-old Churcb-are of the other world
and you will take charge of education as it
regards that world. You will educate the
man into the moral Christian. You will
teach him Religion. You will expound the
Bible and teach men how to pray. But
further than this you will have nothing to
do"
Hush "! says the Church, -" You know
not man. You cannot divide man or
separate his powers. His intellect,-his
will his conscience, his heart, - his
passons-they are all united in his one
person and unitedly they must be trained
and educated. You cannot take the in
tellect and leave me the conscience. What
God hath Joined together-you cannot part
There can be no division in the
education Of mans varied power ;-because
in reality one power cannot be separated
from the other save to the detriment of
each and all of them. Mans moral
powers are first, -man's religious wants are
deepest. My children, first and in the
fullest sense of the term, are subjects of my
spiritual government and in that govern
ment is implied the right to educate the
whole man. 1 am of God and men are
made for God and every detail of education
8 necessarily related to this mans highest
md. The Christian /comprehends the
citizen. Tho citizen does not comprehend
he Christian. eI alone, can develop man
nto the perfect citizen by first educating
i'm into the perfect Christian. Religion
must be first taught to him-last taught to
m-continually taught to him. And this
eaching embraces the entire man and
levates all knowledge"
"But "-says the State,-"I will have
o such rival of my rights,-no such pre-
ender to my power. Twill educate man,
Tho is my citizen, for this world. You, if
on like-educate him for the next world.
have nothing to do with that far-of
vorld. I will not allow you to have any
hing to do with this my world. Science
nd art belong to me. All acknowledge |
re my possessions and l will dispense
hem to whom, by whom and how please.
will make the citizcn,-you make the
christian"
"But "-says the Church." will you
cparate citizenship from Craftsmanship
Will you separate the Intellectual from the
Moral in MANI Will you-can you edu-
cate man without Christ and God in that
education. Will you divide the Intelli-
yence from the Conscience ?-WLat sort of
men in this worlds history have been
those whose intelligence has been ever so
highly developed and whose conscience
mas not been trained7 Are they safe men
in the State P-or upright Cor inst P-Is