The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-02

tholic inmates would like very much to have
Catholic services
Dr.. Terce-Well, perhaps SO. / knew one
Catholic boy who went away to work for re-
spectacle Episcopalian in Connecticut, and the
employer sent me word that the boy would not
stay with him. but wanted to sec priest. /
wrote to the gentleman. telling him to let the
boy see the priest and choose for himself l
was once asked by French boy here to con-
TESS him (sic.) told him could not, and then
l brought Father Duranquet, who confessed
Ktporta-Would it not be we'll, sir, to make
such practice more general, and to allow the
Catholics to attend Mass
Dr. Picce-No; I think it would give rise to
debates and discussions among the inmates.
RtportGr-Do you not believe in the right of
every man to worship God without restraint,
according to the dictates of his own conscience3
DR.. PiercC-Certainly aud as an individual
would be most happy to have cergymen of
other denominations come here aud rfeHeA ia
their own way; but l am bound by the rules
OF the institution to do otherwise.
Nothing can be palmer than this, and we
ask, in all calmness and forbearance, can
such state of things be tolerated twill
the people of New York State, who partly
support this institution, allow such spiritual
tyranny to go on under their supervision
But the public have not heard the worst of
this religious oppression. 1t appears from
the same report that the children are &C
tually logged into submission if they object
public was prepared for some extraordinary
revelations in regard to the M management OF
this institution, from the fact that no less
than three boys are now confined in the
Iombs for attacks tone Of them fatal, on
its officials. Now, even supposing that
these boys may be disposed to extenuate
their own faults by laying the blame on
the officers Of the house, yet the very fact
of such widespread disaffection, and the
existence of such angry feelings on the
part of the boy 9, indicates very bad state
of affairs. In fact, it is now understood
that regular mutiny prevails in the Ref
uge. Let any one compare the manage
ment of tile Catholic Protectory, where the
| boys and girls are all Catholics, and all
under the control of their own religious
teachers, with that of the So called House
OF Refuge, and the difference will be found
very striking. 50 far from any violent at
| tacks being made on the Brothers who
have the care of the boys, they are regard
ed by them as their friends and benetact-
ors. They preside at their recreati9rs,
they pray with them, they direct their
| for the Sacramento, they care for them when
sick, they are, in short, everything to
them, and the boys soon learn to love them
and to consult them in all their affairs.
The sway of the Brothers is mild, although
firm ; and they really reform the, boys com.
mitted to their care, if reformation is at all
possible. Any true philanthropist who
really desires The Improvement of our I'M
happy Juvenile Delinquents, has only ~
visit the Catholic Protectory in Westches-
! ter county, to be convinced that for Catho-
! tic hoys and girls it can only be effected
by Catholic teachers and Catholic minis
trations. What the Catholics of New York
have a light to demand is that a Catholic
cha plain be allowed to visit regularly moi
only this House of Refuge, but all the
public Institutions where Catholics arc
amongst the inmates. This right the
American Constitution gives them. Let
them assert it as they ought, and justice
will be done then-N. y, Tablet.