The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-11


OF society. The priests of our diocese, q
@urseit, are convinced of the necessity ,
Cathoilc schools; they are all fully aliy
20 the TACT, that without IL parish school, i
which the priest has free access, and q
which he can superintend and control tn
management, parish itself is incomplc tt,
mere we must remark the vast progress q
religion in our diocese within the asst ,e,
years. Almost all the churches of the city
new ana ola, have connected with thea, pa
roch1al schools. 1t is for us il peculiar con
ISOLATION to see such schools multiplying il
the rural districts, and we trust that the
day is not far distant, when ;tlnngside O.
every church in our diocese will he over.
heard the merry. play full hum OF the a<lioin.
ing school.
Unfortunately, dearly beloved Brethren
the peoples zeal has more than one oc.
c'sion fallen short Of the pastors lcgiti-
mate expectations. We have known
priests to build UP schools at sacrifices the
most "nerouS and afterwards obliged to
c'osc them, because their zeal was not
seconded by their parishioners Others we
nave known to fall stillborn, because both
seai ana appreciation were alike wanting
tor their Legitimate success. \ good MANY
of our Catholics, we must, however reluct-
astly admit, attach but Il tritiing import
afce TO the question of schools, which is
however, the capital question of our time
ana q question, too, upon the solution of
which depends the future Of the family, of
society and religion.
There are ever, and it is with blush we
say go, some persons who, for a snail bit of
money, which they will spend uselcssly.
dangerously or wickedly elsewhere. will
de1raud their children of Christian edu-
catlon, send them to schools in Which, the
word religion. is never heard, and whss.
Nte problematic and restricted instructions
gwen them falls UNNECESSARILY short of Il
thorough educution
Herc. beloved Brethren, we n,ust probe
tste question which we are handling to Tho.
very Hnick. We are sorry to lave to diff
leg with gentlemen who stand high in our
esteem: and with whom we harmonic in
several other respects; hm5 it is due to our
c"'iHclehc', oar ciiarartcr and the sacred
ciiarGe entrusted {" us by Almighty God. !
to gave IL precise, free and full expression OF
HIS eternal truth.
Our public schoo! system, as organized ia
.his state, is cnplatcally Il social plague.
IL Is u" system of education at all but the
supple ana direct ncgatiou of such, since
u e8ci"@es all CrecdS, without which, edu-
.ation. US we have defined it, is Impossible.
ne p"hllc school system is not impeIfcct
'nly, It Is also vicious not ONLY drfac
i've, bat radically mischlevous its rG;.cts
~ rcission are most disastrous and are
qha'iE oaneful I" society, which. like AL
'ther homan institutions; has no ground to
thhd on outside OF religion.
For til" preparation of this work of
alkncSs "nikmcn and tools were required. ,
lie TOOLS, hiini Instruments, were probu- ,
ly unconscious of the vile PURPOSES tn :
ihlch they were put; but the workmeu !
'rre well aware of the Hnti-reiciouS and !
Hti-Seetai character of the nrfariuns work ;
Iey had undertaken. Ihcyzcauyllt up the u
'itchword trLgraphed from pole to pole u
y thc revolutionary sect, whose chief ;lifu :
Is to destroy ali heli,I IN the s,lpcrnntu- !,
n. pt .l.n
!iuh"od t!ic beautiful religious; sentiments j.
luch lnphrt SO sweet ana lovely Il charm y
that happy epoch in life. Such, how. :,
'rr, Is the result aimcd at. y system of :,
ctended cducati"n. from which cvrry re- &
5ioIS creed is excluded, must he, - :,
urse. !rrelisiou*. and any system profess J..
d!% IrreliSlous must be, therefore, ncccs- n,
r!ly inti-religious. ~
There arc certain characters blessed with ~
hpl!clty enough to enable diem to imHr- II,
that indifference in matters of belief H.
oceeds from !. discriminating regard for -.
rreeds in general, while it really i'm fr,
es an lndiscrimnatc disregard of III! mr.
1eds, which it casts aside as useless ium- 49,,
l, or regards as some relic of antiquity v.,
be produced on great occasions. This he
precisely the view which the child takes wi
education. Inclined as he is to see in w,
teacher a learned and educated man, rn
Ell he notices that that man, who is ft; rc,
I've Rim, speaks neither of God, nor of rr,
igion nor of religious faith, lie will o.
'ediIy arrive at the conclusion tl.at such H.,
estions are idle ones, that G od is bur an :, !
PITY name, or at best but !. drag cu the ,,t
&c! or huh&n prUgrcss-an iulpotcnt ON
sIunlEering in b!issiul indo.cnce. And ma
in the household, the parents chance to TO
AK OF God or "t religion, that child, thr
, j., 49, ucIion, VIII lccoS- to
49, ;t; H"7 oel!ci only Weaknesses mo
Ie pltcd or superstitions 10 be dcspiscd for
ere we but TO undertake Il ciicum- !
atial description OF the vices of which Er,
dep!orable system is pregnant, it would hay
-ri