The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-28
M1scsLLAMzous FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
Mr.. Disraeli ON Education.-In his 6 eat |
speech in the Free Trade Hall at Manches 4
ter, on the Sd inst, referring to the Educa-
ton Act and the policy of the Disorders
Mr.. Disraei-said: I" There is under the
Education Bill no favor shown to church
men which is not equally shown to Mop
men and the Nonconformist can establish
a school equally, according to population
of the districts in which they are founded
equally, If it is necessary, the minority
may find the protection of the conscience
clause. 1 cannot understand, 80 far as !
have observed, that they really can deny
the view which have placed before you
but no ono can for moment hesitate to
see that their opposition to the Education
Bill, and the influence of the clergy under
the Education Bill is real and determined.
The question then for US is to ascertain
what should be the course that we should
follow under such circumstances. must
express my deep regret and astonishment
that any portion, or q most influential por-
ton of the Nonconformlsts of England
will not say out of envy, for have NO de-
sire to use phrase in hostile manner,
men in the matter of public education
that the Nonconformists should have sane
toned to 80 considerable degree the ques-
ton of secular education. I hope upon
this subject, when the opportunity occurs,
that the people of England will speak in q
manner that cannot be misunderstood. I
hold that q national system of education
which is not founded in a recognition of re-
ligion would lead to o national disaster I;
and l am persuaded if that recognition
takes place human nature will not be salts
fed to stop at that point: it will arrive at
conclusions, and it will draw differences,
which it may be fashionable to call formu-
laries and dogmas of acts of parliament i;
but the conscience and intelligence of men
are more powerful even than acts of par
lament, and I am satisfied that system
of national education which either relin-
quishes religion or makes it subordinate,
will be the greatest failure that ever oc-
Cured, but more fatal to the State than to
the Church.
The TTar,oickshire Strike.-Several meet
| ipgs intended to rally adherents to the La
borers' Union have been held during the
week in Warwickshire. At one of these
was read letter from Lord Edmond Fitz-
Dixon, and two other members of Parlia-
ment, counselling moderation, arbitration
if possible-which was good advice-com-
pulsory education-which Mr.. Dixon was
sure to drag in neck and shoulders-and
migration to other fields of labor, which
point, Canon Girdlestone writes to Sir
Charles Trevelyan, that he is sending off
laborers to Lancashire, Cheshire, and
Yorkshire to receive wages of U.s., lbs. and
l9s. a week, and that he cannot supply the
demand; aud an agent of the Canadian
Government Emigration Organization
stated at one of the Warwickshire meetings
last week that the Government of the
Dominion were prepared to guarantee to
each emigrant wages of f3 los. month,
with grant of 200 acres.-Tablet, april 6.
| FRANCE.
Worknen's associations in Paris.--A num-
Der of young Catholic gentlemen in Paris
have been doing very good work. They
establishment of Catholic workingmen's
clubs. The first of these clubs has been
opened in the centre of Belleville, an un-
promising locality enough, but the club is
said to have succeeded admirably. On the
local committee, according to letter in the
-Bien Public, of Client, is a man whose his
tory is curious. He is wholesale shoe
maker, and bears the appropriate name of
| Crepin. 1t seems that he managed, at
some time or other, to give offence to
Raoul Rigault, who, as soon as he was in
stalled as project of police, put him in
prison, first at Mazas and afterwards at la
Roquette. Here M. Crepin made the ac-
quaintance of venerable priest, and heard
the name of God seriously spoken for the
first time in his life. He was an upright
man, and asked for explanations of what
| lie ulu nOG UNNECESSARILY duu, hlIeT Cuo Oe-
liverance of the prisoners by the entry OF
the troops, put himself under instruction
and resolved to make his first communion.
He seems to have shown simplicity and
freedom from human respect rare every
where, but especially 30 in Paris, and on
the morning of his first communion, when
asked by his comrades to drink glass OF
wine, he answered without affectation that
he could not, because he was going to COM
munion. His straightforwardness seems
to have pleased them, for they all accom-
panied him to Mass; and since then he has
not only closed his own workshops and
warehouses on Sundays and feasts of obi
cation, but induced many, of his neighbors
to do the same. Men of this stamp will dc
an incalculable amount of good among
French workmen, among whom neglect OF
religion, and even impiety, is very often an
affair of false shame.
The bordeaux Scandal.-The cold Ca,
tholic'' clergy in France consists, we be-
lieve, of NJ. Michaud, NJ. Junqua, and NJ
Mouls. The two last-named gentlemen
were already before their secession being
prosecuted by the Government for flagitious
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