The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-30
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Resolutions Of the Irish Hierarchy against
Gladstoncs University BiH.-The University
Bill is already as dead as Hector. 1t Is
strapgled in it's birth. The Catholic
Bishops have solemnly condemned 1t, and,
therefore, even If it passed through both
Houses Of Parliament without opposition,
it will remain O dead letter on the statue
book, it will not settle the question OF the
Irish University Education, and might as
well have never been proposed. The Bish-
ops met on Thursday in Dublin, to consider
the Ministerial u easure. Almost the whole
bench was present. On that day and on
yesterday they deliberated; and on yes
terday evening gave the public the re suit
they had arrived at in the shape OF the i'm
below. These resolutions utter no uncer-
tain sound. They are perfectly clear,
simple and decisive. They are as follows:
Resolutions Of the Archbisbops aud
Bishops of Ireland assembled for the con
sideration of the proposed University Bill.
1. "That, viewing with alarm the wide
spread ruin caused by Goddess systems OF
Education aud adhering to the declara-
tons of the Holy See, we reiterate the con
domination of mixed education as fraught
with danger to that divine faith which is
to be priced above all earthly things, for
Without faith it is impossible to please God
Heb. *. 81, and What doth it profit a
man if he gain the whole world and suffer
the loss of his own soulf' (Mat. xvi. 26).
g. "That whilst we sincerely desire for
the Catholic youth of Ireland a fall partici-
patton in the advantages Of University eda-
cation, and in the honors, prizes, and degrees
intended for the encouragement OF learn
ing, we are constrained by Q sense oe duty
We owe to our focks to declare that the
plan of University education now before
Parliament as being formed on the princi-
pie of mixed and purely secular education,
is such as Catholic youth cannot avail
themselves of without danger to their faith
and morals.
3. rtThat the distinguished proposer of
this measure, prociaiming as he does in his
opening speech that the condition OF Roman
Catholics in Ireland 10 regard to Univer-
sity education, is 'miserably bad and
bad and protesting to re-
dress this admitted grievance, brings for
ward a measure singularly inconsistent
with his professions, because, instead Of
it perpetuatcs that grievance,
upholding two out of three of the
Queens Colleges aud planting in the me-
tropolis two other great teaching institu-
lions, the same in principle with the Queens
Colleges.
4. "That, putting out of view the few
Catholics who may avail themselves of
mi xed educa ton, the new Bill, without it's
being avowed in point of fact, gives to Pro-
testant Episc"palians, to Presby terians, and
to the new sect of Secularists, immense en-
dowments for University education in this
country to Trinity College, some { sc, 900
or more, with splendid buildings library,
and museum; to the new University, E sc, 600;
to the Cork College, 100000; to the Bel
last College, f10, 1000, while to the Catholic
University is given nothing. Aud furthe-
al, T,kI liz;
are the great majority of the nation, and
-he poorest part of it are left to provide |
themselves with endowments of their col |
eees out of their own resources.
5. "That this injustice is aggravated by |
another circumstance. The measure pro-
1des that the degrees and prizes of the New |
University shall be opened to Catholics, |
but it provides for Catholics no endowed |
Intermediate schools no endowment for
heir one college, no we'll stocked library,
L ueeum, or other collegiate requisite; no |
staff, nor any of the means
OF coping on fair and equal terms with
heir Protestant or other competitors and |
hen Catholics thus overweighted are told
hat they are FREQ to contend in the race
or University prizes and distinctions.
e. "Tlat as the legal owners of the Cath
'lic University, and at the same time act
ng on behalf of the Catholic people of Ire
md, for whose advantage and by whose,
it has been established in the
exercise Of that right ownership, we will
lot consent to the utilization of the Cath
bic University to the new University, un-
ess the proposed scheme be largely modi-
led and we have the Same objection to
he utilization of other Catholic colleges in
Ireland.
z. That now more than ever it believes
the Catholics of Ireland to contribute to
the support of the Catholic University, the
only one institution of the kind in the
country where Catholic youth can receive
University education based upon religion.
8. "That We address to the IMPERIAL
petitions embodying these res
buttons, and praying for the amendment
IF the Bill.
Signed on behalf of the meeting.
1T PAUL Cardinal CULLEN, Archibald |
op of Dublin, Chairman.
~ GEORGE CoNRoY, Bishop of Ar
dagh and Clonmacdois; and
1T JAMES MCDERMoTT, Bishon IF |
RaphOe, Secretaries.
" Presby tory, Marlborough street, Fob 2s 1873"
-Gattrdy Vindicdtor March l.
ENGLAND.
The Opposition to the IrisA Unireysifv
5!h.-in the first place, the Nonconfor-