Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-22

schools and were exhibitions of q system
they were the most corrupt and dishonest
of any country in the world. Men can
steal IN this country with impunity, pro-
vided the amount is large enough. That
children of the country go heels-oveT-head
to the devil must be attributed to the edu-
cation they receive in public schools,
which does not fitthem for the temptations
of the world. In these schools men of
science are honored and eulogized, but the
name of Jesus Christ is not allowed to be
mentioned with reverence
our school ChtIdrcu IIerse Thieves and
COMMENTATORS.
These children turn out to be learned
horse thieves, scholastic counterfeiers and
well posted in all schemes of deviltry.
Mr. Harley, of Pennsylvania denounced
the resolution, as it contemplated union
of Church and State.
President Dwyer said the resolution
meant no such thing, and he did not see
how such an impression got abroad He
advised that the resolution be changed so
as to simply favor Catholic schools.
Mr.. Harley proceeded, and said that the
Catholics had gained great victory in
driving the Bible out Of the public schools.
Father Graham, [interruptingG said the
Church did not drive the Bible out of the
public schools. The purpose was to put in
them q correct version of the Bible aud the
Catholic catechism. .. H
Mr. Harley" Exactly Now, ask you.
is it just or right that we should introduce
our Catholic cateehism among Protestants,
when we will not allow Protestants, who,
are in the majority, to use the Bible in,
public schools? 0
Mr.. Chance, of Delaware, thought this
fling in the wrong direction. They might
favor Catholic schools but they should not
denounce Protestant schools. Father But
Ter, of Kansas thought the resolution went
too far, it should not be forgotten that the
public schools of this country had served
as model fore atholic parochial schools and
in that respect had done good. The main
difference between them was on religion
only. Father Phelan again spoke and
said he thought the delegates from the
east had not studied this subject enough.
He frankly confessed that the Catholics
stood before the country as enemies of pub
lie schools and the reason therefor should
be stated. He considered these reasons
were embodied in the resolution.
As Soon Send Their Children TO tho Pest
H0nse as TO Public Schools.
They must say they would as leave
soon send their children into a pest house
or bury them as let them go to public
schools. They were assured they would
lose faith they were afraid il their child
left home in the morning it would come
back with something in its head as black
us nell' dlneE AlduRln Salu t1e
school system is nuisance and the words
in the resolution we've none too strong.
Mr.. Chance moved to recommit the reso-
luton With inetru etions 10 report Uu rty ur-
ing Catholic schools, which was carried.
| The following substitute was reported for
| the education resolution
! ResoIVed, That the system Of State edu-
| caion now established in most States by
its failure to provide the proper religious
! instruction for the young and its enlight-
ening the head to the entire neglect of
heart culture, meets with our unqualified
reprobation, that it unjustiy taxes large
| classes of our people who can not, without
offspring, avail themselves of its adj
vantages.
| The resolution was adopted unani-
! mously. a. NJ Kelly, OF Richmond,
was elected President and j. Greriire, of
| Philadelphia, Secretary.