Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-11-21
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1872 New
New Series, VOIumc ", No. Il.

taxes to support the common schools of the |
nation than TO pay taxes to support Protest |
ant chaplains in every military and naval /
school belonging to the natong Chaplains, !
whose duty it is to instruct the future officers
of our army and navy from the Protestant
Bible, Is it more unfair, ask, than to COM
pei Catholic citizens TO pay taxes TO support
Protestant worship in the pcuitentarics OF our
land These are simple facts, Catholic cti-
zens ought 10 understand them. Somebody
ought to beat it into them the idea, that this
is a protestant government and therefore that
part Of the taxes which Catholics pay, so TO
support the Protestant worship, which the
government sustains in penitcntaries and re-
form schools, in naval and military schools, on
ships of war; with regiments in the field. in
Congress and at military posts. On what
good constitutional grounds then, ask, can
you say Sir, that to use the Protestant Bible
in the national schools is an infringement of
the constitution" Why S,r, the fact of 1t IS the
constitution has always "iayored" Protestant
ism, and mark me, the articles Of coniedera-
t'N' SNi'iN ~ N'u SssillN, tHh uNibtb lilHt
Sir. the men who 'burned the witches" used
TO soorch the Catholics. Catholic American
| is too broad in all his sympath les with what
! is liberal TO justify this He condemns II and
mentions these hard stubborn facts of history
only as they bear on this empty cant ahout
! Catholic and Protestant rights The fact is
Sir, that the 5,Oo0,ooO Catholics in this coun-
try are simply the guests of this great Protest
ant nation, You have been made welcome TO
the freedom Of Tbs glorious pgatcstaptism,
! Contrast the condition Of your ehurcA acre
with that of Spain, Italy, Ireland and other
papal countries Why, here you have been
bountifully fed with roast beef and free
thought, and clothed, in spite Of yourselves,
| in broadcloth and at least the semhlancc Of
liberty Do not, then Sir, We plead With you.
Do not outrage Protestant generosity, for ii is
unlimited in this country, by crying, consci
ence, conscience, because we would teach
your children In school, as We do our own, the
pure morals of the word of God
As 10 your third point, space prevents my
noticing ii at present. No one will go further
than to establish iricnd,hipand brotherhood
between Catholics and Protestants. Ny Cath
0licity embraces my country ! love my
fellow men Of every sect and color, and have
a supreme love for truth, and | pass on 10
consider Whist Bible ought TO be used in the
public schools. ] reply, This is Christian
country, Christian in the broadcast, most
' charitable acccptstion of the term
Ne have seen That the genius fthc govern
ment demands an unsec.ar;nu Christianity TO
serve it al places, under its control. We
want then Oh unsrciarian Bible, out of which
10 teach the finest moral. Take the Douay
version there and You take u Bible with notes
and comments which notes and commt uts
art the distinctive symbol. OF sect True
loeie Of which you are master, would ebtab-
lisb the cain Of Glarh's Mminu,n commentar.
les or DIR. Hodges ciiyin.stic work, to the
title CT unscctarian Bible, just rs readily n
DR.. Chsl0ner's K. e. Commentary on the
Douay version.
repeat then, take Dr. Chaloner's annota-
tons OF the Douay version 10 the schools aud
You take the commentary Of a sect thcre-a
book use1 but little by that sect. Bear with
me-, Sir. II is the logic of IDEAS that Is leading
me so struggle ior light on the subject. Since
the Douay version uf the word of God has al
Rays she word Of man siisched to II, IL be.
comes az much the book Of sect as the cru.
c'Gy is the cmblein of sscct, or the Hail Mary
the creed Of = set. But we will have no see
tsrianism in the fchools--neihcy Methodist
Clark nor Presbyterian Hodge nor Roman
Catholic Chslloner. We want there the Bible
the pure word Of the living God without
any bumln eomtnent--we vsnt the Bible
there which "a declared unsectGrisn BY the
highest tribunal OF the nation.
Inis is the Bible that hsrmoni2es with the I'M.
seciaiian spirit Of our national religion. TLis
il the Bible which ought 10 remain in the
Scbouls Of this uIsccterian christian govern.
mcnt
But must cloee abruptly with kind re-
CARDS,
! CATHOLIC AMERICAN.
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